I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 358: Cathedral of Dawn! Sword of Dawn! Meeting an Old Friend Again!
That same day, Roland left and went to the church.

He called here in advance, and then rode on Foxfire, like a young master, and came to the big square in front of the Wilmick Cathedral.

The full name of this church is 'Cathedral of St. Vermik of the Dawn'.

As the most famous landmark building in the city of Wermick, its total area is not as large as the monastery and the summer palace, but it is more magnificent and shocking when viewed from a distance.

The upper part of the church is a Gothic spire, while the lower part is Baroque style. There is a huge square in front.

The 'Cathedral of St. Vermik of the Dawn' with pointed arches, pilasters and stained glass windows has a total of 238 spires, like a dense forest of towers piercing the sky.

The tallest of the spire stands at 168 meters tall! A statue of the Holy Mother is on top of it. There are two other shorter spires, each depicting Our Lady of Mercy and Our Lady of Generosity.

Further down, there are statues of the Four Sons of God, angels, saints, and historical figures. There are statues on each spire.

There are more than 3000 statues on the outside of the church, and if the statues inside are included, the total number exceeds 8000.

This makes the church look particularly gorgeous and lively.

The afternoon sun shone outside the church, covering it with a golden veil. It looked dazzling in the sun, magical and magnificent.

There weren't many people in the square today, as if the locals had become insensitive to this building. But Roland was amazed and walked around it for a long time.

Compared to Roland's impression of his hometown, the people in this world are even more crazy about faith.

Its magnificence not only shocked Roland, but also exceeded the cognition of the people in the East.

In the East, the people of a certain kingdom and a twilight wizard used all their wisdom and wealth to create a straw church. But it was not even a fraction of it.

Roland's 'Heraka Church' was already big enough, but compared to it, it was like the gap between a lord's small manor and the royal palace.

It is said that the Cathedral of Dawn can accommodate 8 people for religious activities. Compared with it, the scale of Straw Town is too small.

Goddess Heraka is a little overlord in the underworld, but she is still far behind the main gods in heaven.

Although the three gods of dawn are now marginalized in the United Church of Light and Shadow and are no longer the big bosses, they were the real big bosses during the old church period.

It is said that this church took a total of eight hundred years to build.

It was established to preserve sacred relics.

Today, Roland's 'Heraka Church' is also preserved here like a holy relic.

Catherine no longer called Roland's church "Heraka Church". She mentioned a new name - Holy Church.

But to be honest, there is still debate about what it should be called now.

Roland felt that the Holy Church might not be the right name and perhaps it should be called the 'Alayeh Church'.

Of course, Roland definitely wouldn't dare to choose this name.

After Roland rode around the cathedral, he saw a beautiful and peaceful nun in the square in front of the church gate.

The nun seemed to be going out to see someone off. After seeing Roland, she hesitated for a moment and turned to leave.

Roland hurriedly kicked his horse's belly and chased after him. Hearing the clatter of hooves behind her, the nun lifted her skirt and sped up her pace, drawing the attention of those around her.

But no matter how fast the nun ran, she couldn't be faster than Roland.

Before she could run up the stairs, Roland rode up to her and stopped her.

Roland dismounted and asked, "Why are you running?!"

When the nun saw Roland coming towards her, she took two steps back in fear and whispered, "Oh my God! Please, Roland, for the sake of the Virgin Mary, don't come near me! There are too many people here!"

This person is Florence.

These past few days, she had been hiding in the church, fearing that she and Roland would hug each other in public.

She hadn't been out for more than a month, and as soon as she stepped out today, she ran into Roland again.

This frightened Florence.

Roland was speechless. He opened his arms, stood in front of Florence and said, "I'm fine now, look!"

Roland opened his arms and did not take any further action.

At this moment, Florence suddenly realized that after seeing Roland today, she did not have the urge to hug him.

She breathed a sigh of relief and was so excited that she almost cried out loud.

She'd been having nightmares for days. She'd even applied to go to the East Territory to avoid Roland. If Catherine hadn't persuaded her repeatedly, she would have really left.

Roland said, "Why are you reacting so strongly?"

Florence glared at Roland, not wanting to talk to him any more, and turned to leave.

Roland hurriedly followed, leading his horse, and said, "Why are you leaving? I came to see my church. It's a good opportunity for you to take me with you."

Florence said, "You come to see me every day, do you still need me to take you with you? Keep your distance from me! Don't be like yesterday!"

Roland: “?”

At this moment, Roland suddenly felt an awkward feeling coming from the dimensional bag.

[“Hey, don’t say anything. I’ll come here secretly these few days.”]
Roland's eyes went dark.

It’s the senior!
Florence's wing had long been squeezed out by Catherine, so when Catherine played herself, she didn't need to perform the "hug" scene at all.

But judging from what Florence said, the senior student secretly used her identity to tease others!

Roland responded: ["Why are you messing around with my image?"]
The senior student smiled and said, "I've been making some dolls lately, planning to use them in the ruins."
Roland's expression turned extremely ugly.

It seems that the senior student did not just hug the person, but used the hug as an excuse to touch the person all over the body.

Roland said to his senior in his heart: ["Catherine! Catherine! How do you want me to explain this?"]
The senior student said: [“Then don’t explain. You are just that kind of person anyway.”]
At this time, Florence gave an order to the knight at the door, and a knight came over to help Roland lead the horse.

Roland took the opportunity to say, "Florence, in fact, the Roland who has been coming here these days..."

Before he could finish his words, Roland heard his senior sister anxiously convey a thought.

The gist of it was an admission of guilt, asking Roland not to tell Florence that she had done the evil thing secretly, along with a statement that Catherine had already prepared.

This thought was transmitted to Roland's mind instantly, so he only paused for a moment when talking to Florence.

Roland continued, "That Roland is not me. I've been at the monastery lately, and the people there can testify. The 'Roland' you're referring to is most likely the Heart-stealing Holy Spirit."

Catherine told me before that the six Heart-stealing Spirits are all here. Due to the needs of alchemy, people occasionally need to release them. Maybe my Spirit came out to find you.

Florence was slightly taken aback.

She glanced at Roland suspiciously and said, "I'll check on this. I mean, it's no small matter if the Heart-Seizing Spirit wanders around. If anyone makes a mistake, we'd better pay attention."

Roland said, "I'm going there too. Let's go together."

The two of them walked and talked as they entered the temple.

Heiyuan 'Lord Xiata''s concealment skills are very impressive. Florence and Roland chatted for a long time, but she couldn't find out from Roland's aura that he had advanced.

At Roland's request, Florence acted like a tour guide and took Roland on a brief tour of the church.

The two of them walked towards the place where the 'Heraka Church' was preserved while visiting. Since it was convenient for them, they did not delay their business.

On the way, Roland actually saw some white chess wizards.

He asked, "Hasn't the delegation from the East Territory already boarded the ship? Why hasn't the ship arrived yet?"

Florence said, "In the morning, the last group of envoys left under the leadership of Ms. El. Those who stayed behind came here for further training. We will also be sending people to the Eastern Territory for further training. I originally wanted to go with Ms. El."

Roland suddenly understood.

Florence told Roland that the White Chess School and the Order of the Dawn often communicated with each other.

The group of Dawn monks who helped the East Territory fight against the evil god went to the East Territory in the name of communication.

In recent years, many things have happened in the East, and the White Wizards have no mood to send anyone over.

In addition, the situation in the east and south became increasingly tense, so this kind of mutual communication stopped.

The trigger of this tense situation was the Titania twenty-four years ago.

This ship was a strategic-class battleship from the Eastern Territory, and it was captured by Hydra. The severity of this incident was no less than destroying a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier!

In the same year, Hydra wiped out the Black Wind Group, and the Eastern Territory wizards also carried out very harsh revenge in the south.

According to Florence, the Twilight Wizards sank the island where the Hydra Group’s headquarters was located into the sea!
The sinking of the island directly caused a huge tsunami.

This counterattack calmed the church down, and the two sides have not fought again in recent years.

The situation has only recently eased after the two sides exchanged hostages, held peace talks, and signed a non-aggression pact.

In previous years, Baiqi always sent people over for exchanges, and the church rarely sent people to the East to study.

Especially after the emergence of a "Secret Order of Pure White Magic" in the East, the church was even less willing to send people there.

They were afraid that after those monks went to the East Territory, they would become "corrupted" and no longer believe in God.

But the magic of the Twilight Wizards' "sinking island" was too shocking, no less than divine punishment from heaven.

The church felt that the magic of the Eastern Territory was becoming increasingly incomprehensible to them, and they also discovered that they knew less and less about the Eastern Territory.

Therefore, it has become very necessary to send personnel to the East Territory for study and exchange.

Catherine had previously told Roland that the Southern Church was planning to use the Order of the Dawn to secretly establish a ranch in the East.

But the Order of the Dawn was clearly unwilling to cooperate with the Holy See in doing such immoral things.

They were originally a marginalized sect in the church, and their status would not change even if they obeyed the Vatican's orders.

Therefore, there is no need to be a bootlicker or a black glove for the Vatican.

In addition, the Order of Dawn has a relatively high moral bottom line, so they are even more reluctant to do such immoral things.

But the pressure from the Holy See was too great, and everyone in the Dawn Order was very distressed.

Based on this premise, Florence forged the oracle, and the Order of the Dawn took advantage of the situation.

Roland thought to himself, "However, for the Eastern Territory, constantly guarding against thieves isn't a solution. And for the Order of the Dawn, sending people to communicate closely with the Eastern Territory while simultaneously refusing to cooperate with the Holy See is a recipe for disaster."

So, will the Eastland arrange a scene with the Order of the Dawn?'
Roland was so busy talking to Florence that he forgot to ask who the White team had sent this time.

At this time, the two passed a place similar to the Hall of Heroes or the Corridor of Heroes. There were many statues here.

Florence took the opportunity to introduce these statues to Roland.

Roland spent his days in scripture-copying halls and scripture-copying houses, and knew many saints who had left behind theological texts.

There are many of these saints among the statues here.

There are also some demigods.

Among them was a demigod who looked particularly familiar to Roland. He couldn't help but stop in front of the statue.

Florence said, "Oh, this is 'Sword of Dawn. Victor', the leader of the Knights Templar of Wilmik three hundred years ago.

After his death, there has never been another 'power angel' like him in the temple."

Roland said, "You mean, there haven't been any more demigods in the Order of the Dawn?"

Florence said, "Yes, the Order of the Dawn hasn't been bathed in divine grace for a long, long time. People say that God has never paid attention to us. The only ones who have paid attention to us are the gods in heaven.

Therefore, the demigods in the order were all "canonized" by the Holy See.

Whoever the Vatican says is pious is pious, and whoever is pious can be bathed in divine grace and maintain the realm of demigod.

Whoever is said to have fallen will have his realm lowered.

Victor was stripped of his position in the Kingdom of Heaven by the Church because of his corruption, and eventually died on the battlefield."

After a pause, Florence said, "People believe that the God of Dawn no longer pays attention to this place. The status of the order has also become increasingly low. The Holy City of Wilmik has also become a pseudo-holy city.

Those sects that have always wanted the Order of the Dawn to not continue to exist even discussed with the Holy See the necessity of the Order of the Dawn's existence.

The order will not be disbanded. But an order without any god's attention would have no need to have a "Knights Templar".

But the appearance of Lord Williams dispelled the rumors. He did not go to the Vatican for canonization, but was baptized by Our Lady of Mercy during church service.

Roland's pupils suddenly shrank, and he asked, "Is this true?"

Florence glanced around furtively and said, "Of course it's fake! You know what tricks 'Teacher Harland' (the old charlatan) has."

A word popped up in Roland's mind—the pseudo-kingdom of God has arrived.

Roland said, "These old guys are really capable!"

Roland also used this trick when Catherine pretended to be Florence and forged the oracle, and helped Catherine to cover up the lie.

But he plays the role of 'Holy Mother'.

The story of the Virgin Mary's coming and speaking the oracle in person had already spread, so Catherine told Florence the whole story.

Florence then realized that the old charlatan knew this trick and had taught it to Roland.

The old Black Abyss were truly well hidden. Florence hadn't even known the old charlatan knew this trick before. She had previously believed that the "holy scenes" she had seen were all created by the Heart-Seizing Holy Spirit.

That's why she specifically asked Catherine to play her because Catherine had the Heart-stealing Holy Spirit.

However, before Catherine could use it, Roland took action.

Florence looked ahead and said, "Let's go. It's just ahead. Lord Victor once left behind a book of sword techniques. The twelve knights who take turns on duty outside the Holy Hall all know a little bit about it. If you're interested, you can ask for advice."

Roland's eyes lit up slightly.

Although his swordsmanship has gradually become self-created, he is still very interested in the demigod's swordsmanship.

Soon, the two of them passed through the corridor and came to a small hall.

There is a door in the small hall, and the Holy Hall should be located inside the door.

In the small hall outside the door, several Grand Templar Knights were drinking tea and chatting. Near them was a floor-to-ceiling mirror that seemed to be a mirror of truth.

These knights have very different temperaments from the Templar Knights of Wilmik.

Serious Templars, like Major Andre, usually have stern faces. When on duty, they would surely enjoy standing at the door like statues.

Even an angel of high status like the one in front of the Scripture Copying Hall is very serious when he is at work.

But these knights didn't know how to stand or sit properly.

They are clearly at work, but they are here drinking tea and chatting.

However, although they seemed frivolous, Roland noticed that this group of people glanced at the mirror when he and Florence came in.

This group of guys reminded Roland of Valeria's 'rogue knights and old mercenaries'.

It also reminded Roland of Baron Hall.

These veterans usually laugh and joke around, or act like they're weaklings, but when faced with a major crisis, they're not only incredibly reliable, but also incredibly ruthless and decisive.

Perhaps it was because of the temperament of the Valeria knights that Roland felt that these people looked familiar.

But he felt that he had definitely never seen these people.

The Templars he had met in Wilmik were all in their twenties or thirties, but these people were all in their forties.

Roland guessed that these knights were often out on missions and rarely stayed in the temple. They had been in the secular world for a long time, so they were completely different from the knights in the temple.

These knights seemed to be of average strength, but Florence secretly told Roland that the leading knight, 'Knight Commander Charlie', was a demigod.

Roland couldn't help but glance at Florence - didn't you just say that Williams was the only demigod of the Order of the Dawn?

Florence whispered, "Sir Charles isn't dead yet. Of course there's no statue of him in the sanctuary. He achieved a breakthrough after fighting the evil god a few years ago."

As she spoke, Florence brought Roland over and introduced both parties.

After hearing the name 'Laurence', this group of strange knights were stunned - this kid does look familiar, but if you say Lawrence, isn't he too young?
The leader, 'Sir Carl', looked Roland up and down for a long time, then smiled.

"I remembered in a flash, after all these years, you haven't changed at all."

Roland's face froze slightly. He thought to himself, "Oh no! I've run into someone Lawrence knows!"
My father-in-law is such a scumbag! The information he gave me included Lawrence's relationship map. But this group of people is not on the map!

When Roland first arrived in Wilmik and got Lawrence's information from the 'Faceless Man (father-in-law)', he had read it once.

He had also seen it when he went to the Summer Palace from the mysterious place.

Although he had only seen it twice, Roland's memory was very good.

Moreover, this group of knights was so powerful that if they were in the relationship diagram, Roland would not have had any impression of them.

At this time, Florence showed a very strange look after hearing Sir Carl's words.

She said, "Sir Lawrence has taken the 'elixir of immortality', and his appearance has indeed not changed. But Lord Karl, have you met Sir Lawrence?"

"No," said Sir Charles, "I mean him, not Laurence Roland. It is over thirty years since we last saw Valeria. I hope you are well."

Roland was stunned for a moment. He looked at the person in front of him and his eyes suddenly widened.

"Charlie. Your name is Charlie. Wait, wait!"

Memories of death burst out from Roland's mind. He remembered the name 'Charlie'.

Back then, in the fern forest, twelve knights escorted Roland and his senior into the forest.

Everyone forgot about them while exploring the fern forest, but Roland remembered.

He clearly remembered that when Baron Hall was showing off, he once said to one of the knights, "Charlie, there is no need to follow me like this. I am safe with the wizards here."

This Charlie is the Charlie in front of us!
He is the Angel of the Dawn!

Back then, his realm was not so high and he looked younger.

Furthermore, their demeanor back then was that of a serious Templar Knight, not the carefree and frivolous one they have now.

So Roland didn't match the number.

No wonder this group of people wasn't included in Lawrence's relationship map—because they had suffered. The Thousand-Eyed King compiled Lawrence's information before Roland landed, more than twenty years ago.

So there are no sufferers in the relationship diagram!
Charlie and the others looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

——"This kid has a really good memory. He can even remember the boss's name."

——"The elixir of life is really a good thing. I feel a little powerless when doing that thing now."

——"I really envy these wizards from the East."

Florence coughed and reminded everyone to be careful with their words.

Charlie and Roland continued, "When I first saw you, I felt that you were connected to the Light of Dawn. I never imagined that you were the Son of God."

Roland was a little nervous when he heard this.

The Light of Dawn is a spaceship!

When he separated from Amber, he took the time to look through his collection of old scriptures.

The Light of Dawn is a spaceship dedicated to a 'higher-dimensional being' shaped like abstract geometry.

This high-dimensional creature was the creation of the oldest, first-generation forbidden wizards known as "Knowledge Managers"—in Roland's words, an AI capable of connecting with people's spiritual powers.

In a sense, this thing is God. However, it is not within the scope of faith in this plane.

It is even more impossible to be in heaven!
Because the light of dawn exists to strip away faith, it can inspire people's own strength and allow them to condense their own divine power.

This is simply the public enemy of the gods!
If the gods saw that the Order of the Dawn secretly built a chapel for the Light of Dawn, they would regard these guys as rebels!

The people before him were a group of angels, but they didn't know what the light of dawn was. This puzzled Roland greatly.

He asked, "Have you no memory of Heaven?"

Charlie said, "Roland, we're just like you. We're all ordinary people, born from our mother's womb. Without a guide, without seeing the mirror of truth, we'd never realize we're not ordinary. How could we even have memories?"

As he spoke, Charlie looked melancholy at the floor-length mirror not far away.

In the floor-length mirror, there are shadows of three angels.

Roland also took a look, and then his expression became extremely ugly.

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