When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 1075 The Secret Scroll of the Conch Palace and the Branch of the Sacred Tree (Part 2)

Surrounded by golden, petal-like fragments, two things are placed on the base.

A scroll and a piece of jade shaped like a tree branch.

The guards naturally dared not let Horn take it, but Duvalon approached and carefully fiddled with the scabbard for a while.

Finding no reaction, he dared to put on leather gloves and reach out to touch the scroll.

After confirming several times that there was truly no danger, Duvalon bowed slightly to Horn: "Your Majesty, the inspection is complete, and no danger has been found for the time being."

However, I still suggest you refrain from touching this for now, and instead let scholars study it, in case the church plots against you.”

Horn shook his head and stepped forward: "It's not that serious. Bring me that scroll."

Even after what had just happened, Duvalon was still uneasy, so he first unrolled the scroll for several scholars to examine.

There was no other way; attacks on Horn by remnants of the church and fanatical followers of the Catholic Church were not uncommon.

Even in peacetime, Horn often found himself inexplicably in dangerous situations.

The most classic example is the griffin attack.

Duvalon dared not let Horn get injured again, otherwise the public opinion alone would be enough to cause him a lot of trouble.

Knowing that Duvalon was in a difficult position, Horn was also in a difficult position, and in the end, he could only reluctantly wait for half a day before the scroll was finally passed to him.

I could feel the soft texture in my palm; despite the passage of a thousand years, the scroll was still as soft and smooth as new.

Some of the technologies used by Eltech, even Horn and his team can't replicate them now.

"Your Majesty..."

Seeing Duvalon staring at him nervously, Horn suddenly let out a soft "Ah!" and his whole body trembled as if he had been electrocuted.

Duvalon screamed in horror and jumped up to snatch the scroll from Horn's hand.

"Hey, hey, hey." Horn quickly hid the scroll behind his back. "Just teasing you, I was just playing a prank on you."

Under Duvalon's resentful gaze, Horn gently unfurled the scroll in his hand.

Similar to the "Celestial Maiden's Secret Scroll," it uses ancient Elven script written vertically.

While Horn might not be as proficient in ancient Elvish as scholars like Sylph and Kerpen, he could generally decipher it.

If my previous predictions were correct, then the "Secret Scroll of the Conch Palace" should record the origin of the Knight's Breathing Technique.

Unlike the abstract language of "The Secret Scroll of the Celestial Maiden," "The Secret Scroll of the Snail Palace" is written in a much more concise and clear style, and even includes many illustrations.

Horn's eyes darted back and forth across the densely packed scrolls, his expression growing increasingly strange as he looked, occasionally glancing at Sheryl who had a bewildered look on his face.

Just as he had predicted, the secret scroll did indeed record the origins of the Knight's Breathing Technique.

This origin differs slightly from the one currently circulating in the historical community.

The Knight's Breathing Technique should actually be called the Paladin's Breathing Technique.

This extraordinary method is said to have been created by Myrcella.

Based on his own physical structure, the Holy Lord developed a supernatural power that allowed mortals to resist vampires.

Before her ascension, Myrcella passed on this knowledge to the paladins in their fight against vampires.

But Horn had to add that the prototype of this breathing technique seemed to have existed before Myrcella was born.

According to early church teachings, only those with pure hearts could learn this breathing technique.

Therefore, the selection of this breathing method is always based on the best of the best, and only the most holy monks can learn it.

That was the time when the Church held the greatest power.

The pope even had the power to make the king kneel outside the papacy, forcing the king to kiss the pope's boots.

However, as the scale of the war grew larger and larger in the later stages, and with the printing and papermaking industries also emerging, the Knight's Breathing Technique spread more and more widely.

In order to seize money, food, and women, the church ultimately chose to spread its influence.

However, Horn believed that the paladins' constant acts of massacre and burying people alive rendered the church's propaganda about the holiness of paladins meaningless.

As for the Knight's Breathing Technique, it had long since spread among the nobility, allowing them to accumulate a certain amount of power.

Otherwise, given the church's inherently greedy nature, how could it possibly relinquish this benefit?

As the intensity of the war further escalates, the scope of conscription is further expanded.

Thus, the Knight's Breathing Technique and extraordinary martial arts spread among the common people. Now, any armed farmer knows how to practice the Knight's Breathing Technique, and may even know a few moves of extraordinary martial arts techniques used in farming. Therefore, some shameless popes even promote the spread of the Knight's Breathing Technique as an achievement in guiding the people toward sainthood.

Some even claim that the nine-stage breathing method, which has existed for a long time, was "invented" by the church!

The knight's breathing technique was invented by the El people a thousand years ago, and you slowly invented it!
You're right, Pope Johnny VIII?
However, the Secret Scroll of the Snail Palace completely overturns this view.

Horn's fingertips brushed over the patterns on the scroll, which were anatomical diagrams of monsters and humans.

It is both similar to and different from the anatomical diagrams of the human body that Horn remembers.

The first three stages of the so-called "Knight's Breathing Technique" were developed by learning from the bodies of elves, while the last six stages were developed by learning from the bodies of monsters.

In other words, the Knight Breathing Technique, once it reaches the sixth stage, essentially transforms the user into a humanoid demon.

The idea that the Knight's Breathing Technique will bring you closer to Mysera is nonsense; it will only bring you closer to monsters.

Even more outrageous is that the final chapter of the Snail Palace Secret Scroll mentions the Great Knight's idea.

What was once a concept has now become a reality.

As for the breathing techniques at the Great Knight level, they are neither imitations of Mysera nor imitations of monsters.

Instead, it imitates cannibals!
The Great Knight actually exists in imitation of an ogre.

No wonder the Great Knight became obese and his IQ kept declining; now I know why.

Good heavens, the so-called Great Knight is actually a fake ogre. The more you practice the Knight's Breathing Technique, the more you will turn into a monster.

If this news gets out, the knights of the entire empire will probably go crazy.

One of the main sources of the rule of law for nobles and extraordinary knights is that the breathing technique allows them to get closer to the Holy Lord, which is why the Holy Lord has them shepherd the lambs of humanity.

Looking at it now, wow, the knights are monsters, and the great knights are ogres.

Now it seems they're aligned with the fact that Horn's nobles are the devil's lackeys.

After reading the secret document in its entirety, Horn closed his eyes to process what he had just read.

But the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

Based on his limited knowledge of biology, he believed that without external surgery, he could easily change his innate endowment simply by using breathing techniques and medications.

Can breathing alone turn a person into a monster?
Horn felt something was off. Although alchemy was outlandish, its underlying logic vaguely conformed to scientific theory.

But this Knight's Breathing Technique is so bad it's like Mendel's coffin lid was shattered by a Peashooter.

Putting all that aside, Horn put down the scroll and took the second item from Duvalon.

That jade tree branch.

It has to be said that the jade-like appearance of the jade made it hard for Horn not to think of the sword in the hands of the angels.

In terms of texture and shape, it is no different from a real tree branch, but it has the feel, material and color of jade.

“Could this thing be a sacred tree…” Horn turned his head and asked Sheryl with a smile.

But before he could finish speaking, he noticed that Sherley's expression had changed from calm to horrified.

Looking down, Horn realized that the jade had suddenly melted like jelly, and the liquid had evaporated out of thin air.

"Ah!" Horn exclaimed softly. After the jade branch dried up, a spindle-shaped seed the size of a sesame seed was revealed!
But Duvalon behind him could only sigh helplessly: "Your Majesty, don't use the same trick twice."

Horn blinked and then called the others over to look: "Sylvie, come and see..."

With a whoosh, the seed took off again, heading straight for Horn's head.

Although no one saw what it was, everyone present heard a "clang".

The next second, the seed wobbled and fell to the ground.

This?
Looking at the dizzy seeds, Horn inexplicably felt that there was a hint of grievance and resentment in them.

The seeds that had fallen to the ground took flight a second time, and Duvalon finally discovered them.

"Your Majesty, be careful!" he roared, lunging forward again, but it was too late.

The seed circled in the air once, giving everyone no time to react, before burrowing into Horn's chest.

Horn, who had been standing, immediately collapsed.

　P.S. It was originally supposed to be three chapters, but I felt that writing one chapter was too slow. The transition and setup chapters need to be faster, so I decided to combine the last two chapters into one to speed up the pace.

　　
　
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