I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.
Chapter 430: I'm so clever! You're not all cultists!
Roland was absolutely right. This young lady came from the Vatican Inquisition, and her status was quite extraordinary.
She was originally in disguise, and her image didn't look as beautiful and eye-catching as she really was.
She originally played the role of a distant relative of a grocery store owner who had fled to the city due to the winter famine and taken refuge with her uncle. She had already lived in the city for some time.
This identity has a prototype, a real person. However, she knocked him unconscious and placed him in the space object.
With her strength, it was easy for a group of people to mistake her for someone else. She had even done her homework, imitating the original owner perfectly, even down to the accent.
Her uncle's family really didn't recognize her and treated her as their own niece.
Furthermore, the original owner was a relatively new arrival in the city, having only been there two weeks and not familiar with the neighbors. This identity offered a high margin of error. There was no chance of anything going wrong.
Logically speaking, as long as her uncle's family discovered her identity, the woman would not be exposed with their protection.
The woman was not exposed, but she was arrested.
When her uncle led the knights in to arrest her, the woman was completely bewildered, thinking her identity had been exposed.
After listening to the conversation between her uncle and the knights, she realized that there was nothing wrong with her identity and her uncle really treated her as the original owner.
But there was something wrong with the original owner!
The original owner was a revolutionary army!
It turned out that the uncle had reported his niece a few days ago!
The revolutionary army has been causing quite a stir lately, and these are tense times. So, even the regional bishop knows about the spy in the city, and he's dispatched a capable subordinate to keep an eye on the matter.
On the day of the arrest, Earl Bal specially sent two powerful knights to follow.
It can be said that everyone has been staring at the original owner for many days!
As a result, the woman had just replaced the original owner when the other party closed in.
The woman was very depressed when she saw that she was regarded as a revolutionary.
She knew that Earl Baal was a formidable swordsman, a master swordsman on par with the Sword of the Dawn. Because he had once slain an evil god while a demigod, his name was known even to the gods of Heaven.
She had originally come here to meet the Earl. Now that she was considered a revolutionary, she could no longer inquire about the situation in the city. So, the woman hesitated for a moment, but did not choose to flee. She revealed her identity and her true appearance.
Initially, the regional bishop's subordinate didn't believe the woman's identity. After all, the name she mentioned was that of a famous Grand Inquisitor from three hundred years ago.
He has been dead for three hundred years.
However, out of caution, and because the regional bishop was also concerned about the revolutionary army, the subordinate brought the person to the bishop.
The bishop recognized her at a glance. After meeting her, he was frightened like a dog and respectfully invited the distinguished guest to come to Count Bar.
The woman had just met with Count Bar, and the conversation had not gone well. Regarding the Vatican's instructions, the Count had only one word: delay.
The woman was extremely angry after being beaten by the Earl in Tai Chi, but she planned to stay here for a while to see what this group of people were up to.
Everyone in the castle was very nervous about the arrival of such a stranger, fearing that she would run into Roland and Helena.
As a result, a group of people were escorting the woman to the guest room when they met Roland and the other man.
From the conversation of the group of people opposite him, Roland heard that this woman seemed to be a chief judge of the Holy See. But his intuition told him that this woman's identity was not that simple.
Because this guy's aura is even more terrifying than Helena's!
Roland's mind raced – something big had happened at the Well of Faith, how could the gods not send someone to check out the situation?
But if this person really came from the divine realm, why did he come to Grey Falcon Fortress?
He didn't know what was so special about this place that attracted so much attention from both himself and the Holy See. But now was not the time to dwell on such matters. The woman had already glanced at Roland several times.
——Roland had a vague feeling that this woman was special, and the woman also had a vague feeling that Roland was special.
The moment their eyes met, Roland knew that he and Helena could not turn back.
Roland and Helena were dressed like the Edwards, and they stood out in the hallway.
So not only did the woman look at Roland several times, but the regional bishop and others also looked at Roland several times.
The regional bishop and those noble vassals had rarely seen Edward and his wife, so for a moment, they almost mistook them for Edward and his wife.
But then everyone suddenly remembered that Count Bal's son and daughter-in-law had been sacrificed a few days ago.
Many people had jumped into the pool of blood and turned into thick water. But the gods descended directly upon Edward and his wife. As soon as two people disappeared, two more appeared.
The most important thing is that the people who came were not only a man and a woman, but they also looked quite similar!
So everyone thought that Edward and his wife ascended to the evil heaven, were absorbed into the body of God, and then God came to the world in their image.
At this moment, Roland and the person opposite him were both thinking. The person opposite him glanced at Roland, then smiled and wanted to say hello, to cover for Roland.
Helena also quietly squeezed Roland's hand, indicating that she would handle it.
Roland immediately understood what she meant, knowing that these people were 'their own people' and Helena knew them.
Before Helena could say anything, the regional bishop, whose knees were particularly weak, fell to his knees and sang "The Holy Lord" loudly to Roland.
Holy Lord There is only one Holy Lord in this world, and that is the Supreme God!
No sect can claim that the main god they worship is the Holy Lord, unless their god is not in the same group as the gods in heaven.
When everyone heard the bishop's loud chant of "Holy Lord," their expressions changed drastically. The woman immediately raised her brows, her gaze fixed on Roland like a sharp sword—Ha! Sure enough, everyone here has apostatized! I want to see which evil god you are, daring to call yourself the Holy Lord!
At this time, the bishop had not yet reacted. He crawled towards Roland crying and wanted to kiss his boots.
At this moment, Roland was very panicked in his heart and his face was also very panicked.
He hurriedly helped the bishop to his feet and said devoutly, "Holy Lord! Gods! My survival is truly a miracle! Father Peter, you were right to call out. It must be the Holy Lord and the goddess Heraclea appearing!"
The woman wasn't surprised when Peter heard Roland call the bishop by his name—she knew him; he seemed to be Count Bar's only son. Naturally, he knew Peter.
But Helena had a strange look on her face—she had never introduced this person to Roland, and even if she had, Roland shouldn't have recognized him.
Many nobles also had strange expressions on their faces. After thinking for a moment, they all looked at Roland with fanatical eyes. Bishop Peter had rarely come to the castle recently, and even Miss Helena had rarely seen him, but the Holy Lord recognized him at a glance. But this was not the most crucial point.
The most important thing is that the bishop is now wearing casual clothes! Not a priest's robe! Therefore, even Helena, who has seen the bishop twice, may not be able to recognize his identity at first glance and match him with Bishop Peter.
But Roland knew he was a bishop! And he knew his name was Peter!
Humble believers always mistake their gods.
Even the mighty gods sometimes mistake their sheep for their own.
But the true Holy Lord will not admit his mistakes, because He is ignorant. And ignorance is omniscience.
At this time, Bishop Peter finally reacted after hearing Roland's words.
Although both were called Peter, this Peter was completely different from the Peter Williams (senator, dean) from Wilmick. The latter was cunning and sly, but this Peter was incompetent and foolish. Apart from blind loyalty, he was good for nothing.
He knew he had gotten himself into trouble, and he had no ability to react on the spot. He was trembling with fear, but fortunately he wasn't completely stupid, so he didn't say much. Instead, he led Roland in singing the true Holy Lord, covering up his panic.
The woman beside him couldn't help but show a puzzled look after hearing what Roland said. She looked at the noble vassals around her, and they immediately smiled and explained.
"Lord Oliveira, this is truly a miracle."
Everyone was talking at once, and the lines didn't seem to align.
Just then, Helena suddenly spoke.
She said to the woman, "Lord Oliveira, you don't know that my husband Edward is critically ill and there is no cure. My heart is broken.
But more important is Grey Falcon City.
As the only son of Count Barr, he is the only direct heir of the Dracula family. If he ascends to heaven, there will be no one left to guard this place for the gods and the church."
As she spoke, Helena hugged Roland tightly, as if she was afraid that her husband, the only one she could rely on, would suddenly disappear.
This action was sincere. Roland had been in a coma for some time, and Helena was very worried.
She was alone here, dealing with this somewhat strange group of nobles and the strange people of the city. Roland was her only support, her only senior. Helena was truly afraid that Roland would never wake up again, or even sleep for decades.
At this time, when many nobles heard Helena's unified statement, they knew how to continue the story.
Someone interjected, "Lord Oliveira, you know. The Angel River is the border between the River Styx and the human world. The Dracula family has guarded this place for generations.
The heir fell seriously ill and the whole city was worried.
The Earl and Lady Isabella were extremely heartbroken.
So, Bishop Peter suggested that praying to the gods on the day of 'high tide' should be the 'ritual in which the whole city participates' that you have heard about in the city before.
But after that, although Sir Edward's condition stabilized, he never woke up and often dreamed of the River Styx.
Edward's sudden recovery today has caused Bishop Peter to lose his composure a bit."
The woman showed a look of sudden realization, as if she had previously suspected that this group of people were performing a cult ritual, but now the nobles gave a reasonable explanation.
Helena said, "I've been wondering why the gods abandoned us and stopped favoring Edward even though we were so pious. I originally thought we had done something wrong, and that the goddess Heraclea was unwilling to let us guard this place for her any longer.
Today, you came with the glory of the gods, and the goddess let Edward return to the world. It turns out that it was not because we were not pious, nor was it that the goddess did not want us to protect this place anymore.
And it is the goddess Heraclea who is waiting for the tacit approval of the gods."
Roland and many nobles gave Helena a look of approval and pretended to praise Heaven.
Oliveira's face looked a little ugly. This group of people were singing the same tune and putting him in this position.
She did come with the glory of the gods, but obviously not for this Edward.
Although she didn't come here specifically for the Dracula family, if necessary, she would help the church clean up the City of Grey Falcon and make these damn Heracles believers move out.
So, from a certain perspective, she could be said to have come here to cause trouble. However, her arrival has now become an excuse for "the gods to recognize the Dracula family"!
The gods are omniscient and omnipotent, and it is impossible for them to allow a group of heretics to guard such a key place for generations. The church has promoted the Kingdom of Heaven as too great. Although this was instructed by the High Council of the Kingdom of Heaven, such propaganda has made the Kingdom of Heaven and the human church feel restricted when doing certain things, which is very embarrassing.
Oliveira even began to suspect that this group of people had deliberately pulled him over and staged this drama.
Oliveira said: "As long as the Dracula family remains devoted to heaven and loyal to the United Church of Light and Shadow, the gods will continue to bless you."
Oliveira didn't want to talk to Roland and the others any more, at least not yet. So she said a few words and then left.
It just so happened that the nobles didn't want Oliveira and Roland to talk any more, so they bowed to Roland and the other man and continued to take Oliveira to visit the castle.
There was a noble who stayed behind in the team. He didn't dare to say much, so he treated the two of them with concern as if they were Edward and his wife.
After a lot of nonsense, he hinted to the two of them to go find Earl Bal as soon as possible.
The man said, "Earl Barr and the nobles are in the meeting room discussing the Crusaders' entry into the city and the suppression of the rebellion. Everyone is confused. Sir Edward, the Earl always enjoys hearing your opinions. If he suddenly knew you were awake, he would surely be delighted and excited."
The nobleman's words were very tactful. What he really wanted to express was that Grey Falcon City was facing a disaster, the flock was confused and needed the guidance of a shepherd.
Helena knew where the meeting room was and led the way.
On the way, Helena was afraid that the woman could sense it, so she used her eyes to convey information to Roland.
Both of them now have the "aftereffects of fusion", and their minds are connected. A single glance can directly transmit messages through brain waves in the mind, and this communication is extremely efficient and very secretive.
Helena said, "Senior, how do you know that man is a bishop? He's not wearing bishop's robes, and his head isn't shaved. Even if I told you about this man, you wouldn't be able to identify him, right? Besides, I don't think I've even told you about him yet."
After listening to this, Roland was stunned.
Yes, that’s how I recognized it.
The person opposite him walked towards him normally, and he felt at a glance that the guy with weak knees was the regional bishop.
Roland thought for a moment and responded mentally: “It should be like this—I felt at first glance that the woman was unusual.
The group of nobles and knights around her were obviously extraordinary. Judging from the coat of arms, they were all great lords under the earl's rule and great knights of the parish.
And when I heard them talking, the woman seemed to be the chief judge from the Vatican. In this case, how could the regional bishop not follow?
So I could tell at once that he was the bishop’s.]
Helena suddenly realized what was going on. She responded with her mind: "Senior, you're really quick-witted. But how did you know his name was Peter?"
Roland's face was odd, and he thought to himself, "I don't know! I just feel like his name is Peter. I don't just know him, I seem to know everyone's name."
Not only do I know their names, but I also heard their calls when they were praying. Could this group of people be cultists?
Roland was very clear about his situation—the evil god.
Anyone whose beliefs are even remotely related to his are most likely cultists! (End of this chapter)
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