Don't call me evil god

Chapter 830 Drag Them All In

After the shock, Wallace quickly realized how outrageous the question was.

No wonder old friends say this is a top-secret commission.

The ritual related to [Past Glory] turned out not to be a glow magic?
It's outrageous no matter how you think about it.

This kind of thing has reached the point where "no one would believe it if I told them about it."

Unless there is extremely conclusive evidence, people will simply regard Mendel as an old and confused guy and regard all his words as crazy talk.

If Wallace had not been familiar enough with Mendel and knew his friend's character, and would not have spoken without absolute certainty, Wallace would have asked himself, if someone else had told him the news, his first reaction would probably have been doubt and disbelief.

"Do the Archbishop and his men know about this?"

Wallace confirmed solemnly.

Mendel nodded first, then shook his head:

"I told them, but... they didn't believe it."

"Archbishop Eugene talked to me personally. He told me not to worry too much and to hurry up and confirm the quantity of materials needed for the ceremony."

Wallace asked, "Then how did you confirm that it was not a radiant divine magic? Are you really sure that you are not mistaken?"

Mendel: "I'm sure! I'm sure! I'm 100% sure!"

"When I summarized and figured out the materials needed for the divine art of [Divine Healing], the feeling was very unique and wonderful. I had a hunch that by mixing those materials together, I could establish a connection with the gods! I could temporarily use His great power to make a miracle happen!"

"During this divine ritual, I didn't feel like I was connected to the gods. I even doubted whether this ritual could really work."

Wallace was silent.

Although his old friend was not a genuine Radiant Priest, thanks to his contribution of [Holy Healing], his attainments in Radiant Divine Arts were indeed quite profound.

"Why don't you just ignore the issues like whether it can be effective or not, and just do whatever they ask you to do, okay?"

Mendel glanced at his old friend and sighed, "It's not that simple."

"If the person who came to me was not Archbishop Eugene, I would be worried that he was a cultist who was planning to destroy the [Past Glory] barrier."

"Because I now have a suspicion that this divine ritual has more than one purpose!"

"In addition to strengthening the barrier, it may be used in reverse to weaken the barrier's effect, or even temporarily remove the [Past Glory] barrier from an area."

“This is what worries me the most!”

When Wallace heard the words "use it in reverse", his face turned green.

He wanted to cover his ears and leave immediately.

But he didn't have time to do so.

When he came to his senses, he had fully understood the meaning of Mendel's words.

"You..." Wallace swallowed a word beginning with "F" with great effort, and said through gritted teeth: "Did the Archbishop and others know about this before?"

Mendel shook his head: "It seems that he doesn't know."

"Have you spoken to Archbishop Eugene about this?"

Mendel continued to shake his head: "How is that possible! Do you think I dare to say it?"

Wallace first breathed a sigh of relief, then turned his face dark and said angrily:
"You don't dare tell them, and then you drag me into this when we meet, right?!"

Wallace realized what a big pit he and Mendel had fallen into.

It's not surprising that divine rituals are used in a variety of ways.

The magic of Davinson, the god of natural history, requires different materials in the same ritual to achieve different effects when identifying living and dead objects.

But the effect of this divine ritual may threaten the safety of the entire Reyak Kingdom!
There should not be many people in the Glorious God Cult who knew about this ceremony, otherwise Archbishop Eugene would not have personally found Mendel and issued a special commission to him. But when scholars like Mendel and Wallace, who had little ability to protect themselves, became insiders, the situation was different!

Their best option is to just play dumb.

Just pretend that there was no problem with the ceremony, let Mendel complete the archbishop's commission, leave, and then keep the secret completely to himself.

Then this is still a powerful divine ritual used to reinforce the barrier of [Past Glory].

Once the secret of Mendel's discovery was leaked.

The cultists must keep an eye on them!

Crazy cultists don't care about trivial matters. They always try to cause trouble whenever they get a chance.

It’s not difficult to kidnap a scholar. What if there’s an unexpected surprise?

Not to mention your own safety is not guaranteed.

They didn't dare to ask for help from the Glowing God Cult.

The reason couldn't be simpler.

For the Glowing God Cult.

The safest and most cost-effective way is not to protect Mendel and Wallace closely to ensure their safety, but to simply kill them!
Dead men tell no secrets.

In a sense, the risks faced by scholars are no less than those faced by professionals who directly fight monsters.

Because their job is to "explore the unknown", and the unknown itself involves uncontrollable risks!

Mendel spread his hands and said, "So, we are now on the same boat."

"I've been very nice. I originally planned to keep this secret to myself. After all, I have a pretty good relationship with the Glorious God Cult. So I wrote this letter specifically to hint you not to come to me, so as to avoid you getting involved."

"Since you're here, don't blame me for dragging you into this!"

"Don't forget, you dragged me into a lot of trouble in the past few years!"

Wallace choked.

He really couldn't refute this.

Most of these senior scholars have some "dangerous knowledge" or gray transactions that they accidentally discovered while exploring the unknown because they accepted commissions from the church.

The best way to deal with these dirty things is to drag someone into it first, and then both of you will swallow it together.

This can be considered an unspoken rule of the academic profession.

The reason for dragging people into the water is to guard against assassination.

In case the church really intends to ensure that the secrets will not be leaked by killing scholars, having a similar secret keeper can be used as a deterrent.

You can kill me, but if my friend finds out that I have been assassinated, he will spread the secret and make things difficult for you!
The church did not dare to blatantly turn the assassination into a massacre.

With the deterrent chips, their safety can be guaranteed to a certain extent.

Wallace had done something similar before, passing on the secrets he had discovered to Mendel.

By the time Mendel realized what his friend was saying, he had already been dragged into the water.

This time the situation is reversed.

Mendel dragged Wallace into the pit.

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(End of this chapter)