I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 269: Great Sage Heraka! Let the Red Saint Fall!

Inside the Heraca Straw Church, seven nuns, emitting a faint holy aura, were sitting in the hall praying.

This was supposed to be a solemn scene, but there was a young wizard 'harassing' them.

He was holding a magic book and walking back and forth in front of several nuns. He would lift their hair to look at their faces, and then squat in front of them to observe their skirts.

The one who kept harassing them was none other than Roland himself.

He was using magic to examine their clothes and bodies.

After observing the nun's dress that looked a bit like leather and a bit like silk for a while, Roland's expression became more and more strange.

He reached out and touched it, and found that the skirt was different from the physical body when he touched it. It seemed that it was still a spirit in nature.

"Part of the material should be divine leather. This silk material seems to be spider silk?"

Out of curiosity, Roland lifted up her skirt, as if wanting to touch her legs to see if she could feel it.

At this moment, a pair of hands angrily pressed down the skirt.

The nun could no longer tolerate this harassment, opened her eyes angrily, and pressed down her skirt.

Then, a very ethereal voice came out from the nun's body.

"Rabbi! Please show some respect!"

Roland stared blankly for a long time with his eyes wide open.

"Can you speak now? What did you call me just now?"

The nun could actually speak! But when she spoke, she didn't open her mouth.

The nun seemed to ignore Roland. She crossed her fingers and continued to pray.

Roland flipped through Alaye's notebook with a strange look on his face.

The information he had just collected was enough. This magic book should be able to collect all the information about the nuns.

[Name: Theresa Alaye]

[Type: Evil Heroic Spirit (First Stage Early Stage)]

[Attribute: Holy/Shadow]

[Identity: Insane Nun, Disciple of Alayeh, Chief Priest of the Heraca Church, Head Maid of the Alayeh Family]

【Master: (Various Magic)】

[Faith/Path of Truth: Shepherdess of the Holy Blood I (Beginner's Guide)]

Roland looked through the contents of the seven nuns and found that all seven nuns had evolved into heroic spirits.

The heroic spirit Roland did not know what a good spirit was, because there was no relevant literature among wizards.

But he knew about the heroic spirits.

Heroic spirits appear in many legends.

They are souls of pure goodness and are the embodiment of heroes with firm self-beliefs.

It seems that there is a branch of heroic spirit in the next level path of good spirit.

According to some documents, there are many branches under the Heroic Spirit - such as the 'Holy Spirit (Second Order)'!
These are creatures under the divine system, and are ghosts with pure divine attributes.

So, spirits with sacred attributes do exist and are very common in the south.

Once you become a Heroic Spirit, you are completely free from all ties with evil.

But the seven nuns are a little different, the attributes of shadow and holiness exist simultaneously in their bodies!

Justice and evil also coexist with them.

However, strictly speaking, they are not real heroic spirits but evil heroic spirits.

Deep within their hearts, they harbored a deep reservoir of madness and evil. This madness was buried so deeply that Roland initially believed they had all become heroic spirits.

Even though he had just thoroughly examined their bodies with various magic spells, he still couldn't find anything strange about them.

But their inner thoughts were revealed in the master's book, allowing Roland to use the Book of Alayeh to see their true situation.

These are a group of heroes with evil and madness hidden deep in their hearts, just like devils in sheep's clothing.

But it is not correct to describe them as devils, because although they are evil and crazy, they are also holy and pure.

Roland couldn't help but think of the goddess Heraclea. Her nuns were just like her, holy and pure, yet evil and crazy.

Coming back to his senses, Roland looked at the description of faith in the pages of the Seven Sisters' book.

These descriptions are very strange, because faith and truth coexist with them.

In other words, they have devout faith, but what they believe in is the truth!
They seem to be walking on a path of faith, but what they will ignite in the future is the fire of truth!

This means that what they believe in is the 'Heraka Avenue' rather than the 'Goddess Heraka herself'.

This situation is extremely strange and has never been recorded in any literature.

Roland speculated on two possibilities.

One possibility is that the nuns, when they were promoted, simultaneously touched the door of truth and the door of faith, thus embarking on a new path where faith and truth coexisted.

However, the promotion rate of the seven nuns on the path of faith is 7%, but the promotion rate on the path of truth is only 100%.

Each spirit has an 80% chance of touching the Door of Truth, so the probability of all seven spirits succeeding should be no more than 7%.

Moreover, if they have touched the door of faith, they should not be able to touch the door of truth.

But they all touched the two gates!
The probability is the same as winning the lottery!
Therefore, this first speculation is very unreasonable.

Therefore, Roland had a second speculation.

That is, Heraclea itself is a kind of 'Tao'!
This god himself symbolizes truth!

To believe in Heracha is to believe in the truth!

Therefore, her believers can walk out a path of 'faith in truth'!
But this probability is obviously lower. Is there any God in this world who is the truth in himself?
If this kind of god appears, the world will suddenly have one more truth, and many more laws and logics that should not exist in this world!

Then the laws and logic of the entire world were completely messed up.

The world may collapse in an instant and usher in the end.

Heracles does exist, but the world exists according to normal logic and laws, and has not fallen into chaos.

Therefore, the second speculation is also unreasonable.

Therefore, only the third speculation is the most reasonable - Heraka became a god by following the path of truth, and what he ignited back then was not the fire of faith!
Roland thought to himself, "I seem to have discovered a great secret. Your Majesty is a spy among the gods!"

Maybe we really shouldn’t call her Goddess Heraka, but rather the Ancestor!

She walked the path of truth, yet devoured many gods. Therefore, she perfectly disguised herself as a god who ignited the fire of faith!
But in fact, she is a wizard who has ignited the fire of truth!
She holds high the fire of faith and hides herself among the gods. But beneath her clothes lies the burning fire of truth!
She hid the truth under faith in the name of faith, and then preached like this.

Everyone thought that she was spreading her own beliefs, but in fact, she was spreading the truth!

If one does not discover the truth and only practices superficial knowledge, one will embark on the path of firewood faith and become a slave to God.

But if you discover the truth, you will step onto the path of truth. But you look like a devout believer walking on the path of faith!
Roland discovered that Lady Helaka's path might be the same as his own Alaye path.

He openly believed in Alayeh, but in reality, Alayeh was a false existence. It was Roland himself. So, he seemed to be walking a path of faith, but in reality, it was the path of truth.

The same is true for Goddess Helaka. It seems that she has placed herself on the altar for believers to believe in, but in fact, what she has placed on the altar is the truth, not her own statue!
Therefore, the seven heroic spirits followed the path of Goddess Heraka, the path of faith, but ended up walking out of a path where faith and truth coexisted!

But there are big problems with this road, so the queen went crazy.

Roland felt that his guess was almost correct.

Roland thought to himself, "I think I can guess why the goddess is 'mad'—she was exposed to both faith and truth at the same time, so she went crazy and became possessed! Therefore, she fell into madness!"
Roland originally thought that the nuns had created a new path of their own, and he planned to follow their example and walk the path of faith and truth at the same time.

But now that I see it, I can't just walk around like this.

Queen Helaka must have been forced to take this path back then - she believed that the wizards could not defeat the gods, so she sacrificed herself to join the camp of the gods, leaving behind this path.

In this way, even if the wizards of this world fail to expel God and escape from the sheepfold, they can still walk on the path of truth within the sheepfold.

This is a choice made out of desperation.

This path has significant side effects. Even if one cultivates to become a god in the future, they will generally become a "mad god" like Helaka. A mad immortal!
No wonder the three holy servants in the forbidden area were so crazy. Which normal servant of a god would be so mentally ill?

The system of gods in this world is close to the ancient Greek and Western European theological system!
But Helaka was so strange.

Everyone believed that Helaka was corrupted by some kind of pollution, which led to her mental disorder. However, Roland discovered from this incident that the Queen might have had problems with her own path and had become obsessed, which led to her current situation.

Roland thought to himself, "She chose the path of faith so that future generations could see the truth!"

Back then, the great sage Helaka had no choice. She believed that humans were doomed to fail and the gods would triumph. Therefore, she believed that the future world might be one without magic and without truth.

Therefore, she would become a traitor, embark on the path of faith, and bury the truth under the skin of faith! Let those who believe in her have the opportunity to see the existence of truth!
Although this road has its problems, the sheep can have a chance to escape from the farmers' sheepfolds on this road!
Roland believed that Helaka had chosen this "evil path (where faith and truth coexist)" for the future of the world. He believed she had no choice but to take this path.

And you have a choice!
Wizards all over the world have a choice!
Compared to Helaka, they now have happier and more perfect conditions. They don’t need to take detours to spy on the truth, but can go directly on the path of truth!

Therefore, I must firmly follow the path of truth. Otherwise, not only will I be seeking the faraway path instead of the near one, but I will also be wasting the sacrifices of the great sages of the past.

No wonder my senior sister often said that for a wizard to believe in God is a betrayal!
They betrayed the pioneers and wise men who once supported this world, and they also betrayed the entire world!
All traitors deserve to die!

Thinking about it this way, everyone on the ship deserves to die, except for those blood-stained wizards who boarded the ship purely for escape!
Roland reaffirmed his thoughts: "Except for those who were forced to flee, everyone on this ship is a traitor and a traitor. We must not allow them to go south."

Once they enter the Faun's farm, not only will their bodies and souls become fertilizer for the growth of the Southern forces, but the secrets they hold will also be unearthed by the Southern forces and become the sword for their future attack on the wizarding world!

Originally, Roland felt a little guilty. After all, after helping him deal with the three-headed snake, he would not spare their lives.

But now it seems that all the dog traitors must die!

Even if these dog traitors cooperate with me later, it is purely to escape and it is a temporary cooperation for the sake of interests.

After dealing with the three-headed snake, they might attack our group first.

Therefore, at this time, we cannot be soft-hearted and treat them as teammates just because they will temporarily cooperate with us in the future.

They must all be killed!

Roland was never a good man, but now he has no moral burden at all.

Roland rubbed his hands in anticipation and asked the nuns about their latest understanding of magic and faith.

After chatting for a while, Roland's eyes became brighter.

They have learned a lot about the path of faith through God’s grace!
Singing hymns, playing musical instruments, etc. are the most basic professional skills!
It can be said that the evolution of the seven servants is perfect. If they go to college now, they can become professors!

If you go to church, you can become a priest!
And on this slave ship, they can also form a choir with the Red Saint!

The members of the choir are basically complete, now all we need is the lead singer!

"Let's go!" Roland waved his hand and took the seven nuns to the side hall.

The side hall was crowded with people. All the little Rolands in the church gathered here and were carving magic circles.

It's called the 'Holy Blood Confinement Array' and is a multi-magic confinement array from the Dry Blood Clan. It's effective against both banshees and demons. If a wizard is marked, it will also have a certain degree of confinement.

In addition, there are clearly multiple "connectable magic circuits" left in the center of the magic circle. It seems that Roland and his friends intend to engrave another magic circle based on this magic circle.

Roland counted and found that there were still about two hundred little Rolands in the hall.

He recalled and found that in his memory, he actually failed to take off the shackles for the first time. After the shackles were randomly put on dozens of people, they ran back to his body.

So the little Rolands did it again. This time, after randomly selecting more than 20 people, the shackles were on the Red Saint.

Roland used his crystal ball to observe the Red Saint within the cocoon and confirmed that she was indeed now wearing handcuffs and leg irons. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After observing for a while, Roland frowned.

At this time, several little Rolands came over, and Roland asked, "Why don't you change her name?"

The Red Saint still bears Roland's name, which makes Roland feel a little uncomfortable.

Several young Rolands shook their heads after hearing this. One of them took out the experimental log and said, "We are considering the next step. We may need to use Black Bone, also known as Professor Bernard's 'Puppet Suturing Technique'. You have to make the decision on this matter."

From the explanations given by the little Rolands, Roland understood the whole story.

To sum up, if the normal method of enslaving the Red Saint is too risky, consider using a crooked approach.

Under normal circumstances, a 'soul slavery contract' would be made between the master and the servant - not necessarily a written magical contract, for example, Heracles' Bible of the Dead was also a kind of 'contract'.

No matter what type of contract it is, once it is signed, the master will be able to do many things to the slave.

For example, he could extinguish the soul of a slave at any time, sense the thoughts of a maid, or give corresponding punishment when the slave violated the contract.

In this case, as long as the logical punishment is set as "If the slave has murderous intentions, this will happen to me", the slave will be constantly trained, and even die if the slave has murderous intentions.

Therefore, once this kind of contract is established, it will be difficult for the slaves to turn things around.

But there is a problem here, that is, no matter what kind of contract it is, no matter what kind of contract medium it is, there are loopholes.

The greater the knowledge and power of the slave, the greater the chance of backlash.

The Red Saint was a second-level creature, a single "Gate of Truth" separating her from Roland, a mid-level first-level wizard. If Roland and his men were to confront her, then by carefully targeting her weaknesses and preparing numerous rare artifacts and even secret treasures, they could potentially overcome this gap, complete the cross-level challenge, and defeat the boss.

Therefore, if there were a fight, Roland would have no problem bringing seven heroes and a bunch of treasures to challenge such an extremely weak BOSS in his home turf and in the magic circle.

But he wanted to enslave the Red Saint. The two were to face off on a spiritual level!
The Red Saint is a spirit with extremely high soul and mental strength. She is also a powerful mutated spirit that recently devoured two second-level creatures. This is not an easy slave to enslave.

A little Roland said: "According to our tests, the Alaya visualization method can greatly enhance a person's mental strength and willpower.

Our spirits have been tempered by so much of the lower world, and the drastic changes in Straw Town have greatly increased our mental strength and willpower.

Therefore, on the spiritual level, we are no less capable than ordinary second-level wizards.

In addition, our title of Styx has a natural suppression on her, so as long as we think of a way, we can win.

But the consequences are endless.

In the future, once she recovers, or encounters some new adventure, you will definitely be retaliated against. In the worst case scenario, she will influence you, even control you. She may even take possession of you, or even become your master!
Therefore, using normal slavery methods is not safe enough."

Another young Roland said, "That's right. As I just said, no matter what kind of contract it is, there's always the possibility of backlash. But Professor Bernard's Puppet Suturing Technique and Instructor Usak's Incarnation Technique offer a very good solution to this problem."

Roland recalled the two magical rituals and asked, "You mean to use the 'Puppet Suturing' technique to add the 'Amber Fluid' of my incarnation into the Red Saint's body, and transform her into my incarnation?"

Little Roland said, "That's right, the divine bird incarnation is dead. We plan to create a 'Red Sacred Bird incarnation' - in this plan, the amber fluid and Leona will both help us restrain this incarnation!"

In a normal 'puppet suturing', the wizard presiding over the ceremony needs to rub a large amount of soul essence or soul tears into a little bit of his own soul to make soul wax.

Then use soul wax to tattoo the 'puppet'.

This tattoo is a soul lock. As long as the wizard has a thought, the structure of the soul lock will be disrupted. Therefore, it is very difficult for others to unlock this shackle.

Therefore, even if it was a necromancer who was far superior to Roland in strength and knowledge, it would be difficult to take away Roland's undead in battle.

The Red Saint is such an 'Undead Wizard' whose strength far exceeds Roland's. With this soul lock, although the Red Saint still has the possibility of backlash, the soul lock will greatly increase the difficulty and time of backlash.

Backlash will turn from a momentary task into a long and complicated one.

During this period, the contract will continue to restrain her - if she rebels, the punishment will come.

Whenever she rebelled, she would be severely punished.

From now on, her rebelliousness will become less and less, and her obedience will become increasingly higher. The possibility of backlash will also become increasingly lower."

Bernard truly was a master of the soul. Roland still benefited immensely from his remarkable research.

Bernard had already established a school of thought in the study of the soul. Many second-level wizards probably didn't go as deep as he did.

But in a way, this guy is a bit off-topic. He places too much emphasis on experimental research and not enough on cultivation. If he had spent more time on cultivation instead of all on experiments, he would probably have been the tower master long ago.

A nun nearby whispered, "This is such a sinister form of slavery. It's truly evil. Once someone is enslaved like this, it's going to be hard for them to recover in their lifetime."

A young Roland beside her heard her words and laughed, "That's right. In this situation, resistance requires tremendous determination and willpower. Even if you enslave a heroine who murdered your father, she will slowly degenerate under your training and eventually become your flannel ball. Hehehehe."

This statement aroused deep contempt from many nuns.

After looking down on little Roland, many nuns turned to look at their master, their eyes seemed to say - Don't do this to us!

A young nun who looked the youngest murmured: "If, if the master..."

Theresa glared at her fiercely, and the little nun shut her mouth and didn't say the rest.

I don’t know what she wanted to say, her face was very red.

(End of this chapter)