My portable grandfather refreshes every week

The purpose of Xue's Law is very simple: to leverage power.

He felt that ever since he acquired the authority of the God of Order, he had been on the path of a debt king with no turning back. Xue Dinglu felt that he could no longer settle down and train his magic power, and could only rely on borrowing power to get by.

As for the source of the power, it comes from old friends I knew before, and most importantly... other world consciousnesses!
Although this is somewhat unbelievable, the Venerable King is, after all, the first miracle in the universe formed by the prayers of billions of stars. Therefore, Xue's law of seeking power from the world consciousness can be considered as seeking power from the stars, and can also be considered as walking on the path of the Venerable King.

The concept of Zunwang Road is actually quite broad; basically, everything you consider "doing good deeds" can be included on Zunwang Road.

As for whether this debt king will be pursued by creditors after borrowing power... we'll see...

Let's borrow their strength first.

So Xue Law came straight over and kicked open the door to the world consciousness. With the world consciousness completely bewildered, and the old undead Barak, who was basically integrated with the world consciousness, also bewildered, Xue Law said directly: "Old Deng, I'll put my teleportation portal right at your doorstep. Lend me some of your power, and I'll return it to you after I've destroyed all the apostles."

Old Barak: "?"

World Consciousness: "?"

Xue Daolu briefly outlined his upcoming plans. He was quite familiar with the world consciousness and Old Barak, so there was no need for formalities.

And so, amidst the old man's glaring and stern expression, Xue's Law once again found a source of strength.

【Blessing of Holy Light (B+): Gain the blessing of Holy Light, increasing your affinity for all Light-attribute spirit particles by 50%.

Cost: Increases the mana cost of Light elemental spells by 50%.

A blessing with virtually no side effects is equivalent to increasing the power and cost of light magic by more than half in the future. However, Xue's Law rarely uses light magic now. It's just unknown whether Genesis counts as light magic.

After all, the opening of Genesis is "Let there be light."

"Kid, why haven't you made a sound from your side? By the way, when are you finally going to marry Alora?" The old man started breathing again. Xue Dinglu had just borrowed power and secured investment, so he couldn't refuse directly. He said, "Soon, soon. Let's get married after we kill all the Angels."

Upon hearing Xue's reassuring words, the old man's expression immediately softened, and he said, "Then it's a deal. My main body will definitely go there, so don't try anything funny with me!"

Old Barak knows Xue's Law too well. He can even tell what Xue is up to just by looking at him. He's capable of things like running away from a wedding.

"When have I ever lied to you? Okay, that's enough talk, bye! I have to rush to my next event," Xue Dinglu said directly.

Xue Dinglu then left the World Consciousness and arrived in the Imperial Capital in the outside world.

By the way, this place isn't called the Imperial Capital anymore; it's now called Angel City.

With the fall of the empire, the last member of the royal family, the Leoric family, was executed by the Papacy. He was taken directly to the execution ground and beheaded in front of all the believers with a guillotine.

It is said that the guillotine currently in use was designed by this former grandson of the emperor himself, but unexpectedly, he died on the very guillotine he designed, which is truly heartbreaking.

At this point, the last few hundred thousand people in the empire and the world were also notified by the Papacy and began to expand rapidly.

In less than a year, the Vatican's actual control has expanded from just the capital city to an area the size of South Korea.

The reason for not expanding further is that the population is insufficient. There are only a few hundred thousand people left in the entire world. In addition, the learning conditions for Holy Light are very high, so the number of paladins can never be increased. Therefore, the actual controlled area is the current limit of the population.

It will take several generations for the world's population to expand again before it can continue to expand.

For this world, it seems that everything is in ruins and needs to be rebuilt.

Xue Dinglu originally planned to leave directly, but then he saw the familiar church.

In fact, Xue Dinglu was quite emotional when he returned here again. This place can be said to be the starting point of his extraordinary path. He learned the Imperial Swordsmanship and Holy Light Art. Although he was only a half-baked, fast-tracked learner who had learned less than a third of it, his initial extraordinary power came from the Holy Light and Imperial Swordsmanship of this world.

Oh, and he even created a sword technique here called "Ascending Dragon"!
It's just that when his strength was insufficient, this dragon ascent often failed.

Unbeknownst to him, Xue Dinglu had actually arrived at the gates of the Vatican.

The old ghost was originally sealed in this underground place. At that time, only a group of lowly people, who were carrying the Holy Scriptures on their backs and begging the Church for food, were left at the entrance.

After the Empire collapsed, the Papacy essentially monopolized control at the grassroots level, which is why it was able to successfully replace the Empire later.

At this time, there were no longer those refugees barely able to survive at the gates of the Papacy, because now people were the most precious resource. The paladins had wiped out the surrounding undead and recovered a large amount of lost territory.

Those lost lands all require sufficient labor to cultivate and reclaim them. After the dead are destroyed with holy light, the resulting ashes will be the most effective fertilizer, enabling crops to grow rapidly.

Therefore, most of the young and middle-aged people went to reclaim wasteland.

Here, many of the children are learning the text of the Holy Scriptures under the guidance of priests, while others are honing their martial arts skills, hoping to become new paladins.

Even if I can't become a paladin, I should at least become a knight's squire.

In short, the Papacy a year later was completely different from the lifeless, slumbering place it had been a year earlier, with the undead scourge blocking its entrance.

If we were to use Schrödinger's Law to describe it, we could only say "full of vitality, with all things vying for life"...

At the very least, under the rule of the Papacy, people had hope for the future.

Although, according to Xue's Law, the Papacy is also a corrupt feudal force, there's nothing that can be done; the world's development has only reached this level. According to Xue's Law, the level of civilization here is not even as advanced as that of ancient Greece.

At the very least, mathematics, geometry, astronomy, and navigation had already begun to emerge in ancient Greece.

There was no way around it. Ancient Greece was just a piece of trash, surrounded by the Aegean Sea. If those people hadn't learned some math, astronomy, and navigation, they probably would have become bait in the Aegean Sea long ago.

The so-called ancient Greece, or the civilization of the greater Aegean Sea, relied almost entirely on ships for travel and on fishing and hunting for protein. This ironically led to their early exposure to science.

Xue's Law also cannot force growth. It is impossible to implement capitalism or even higher-level policies in a civilization that is not even as good as ancient Greece. They probably are not even as good as a classical city-state like Athens.

99% of people can't even do addition and subtraction within 100, the most words they've learned are from the Bible, and the most cultured people are missionaries because they know hundreds of words...

The level of civilization here is so advanced that it would make Xue Dinglu sweat and look like a bean.

So, the reason why Barack liked Earth so much was probably because he had encountered higher levels of knowledge.

Therefore, in this barbaric civilization, perhaps even the so-called Papacy is already a progressive force.

A lot of things flashed through Xue's mind in an instant.

Looking at this, Xue Dinglu scratched his head.

Well, since we're already here, we might as well lend a hand...

Xue Lude thought to himself, "This world is lacking in everything, it has nothing, not even the most basic knowledge." But it didn't matter, because Xue Lude had just opened a school and was short of students. A masquerade ball host had asked him when he would start recruiting students, so they could tease... well, show some care for the new students without restraint.

Xue Dinglu thought about it and realized that the problem wasn't just a lack of students, but also a shortage of teachers...

Right now, the only people in the entire school who are properly qualified to be teachers are the demons.

As for those who rushed into the cosmic void 40 billion years ago? Let's forget about it. They themselves still don't understand what magic is. It's too far in the past.

Let's talk about it later, but we can consider the student body beforehand.

Xue Luding planned to tell the church, firstly to let them know that he had returned. Although he might not recognize them, they had been enemies and teammates for a few days, so there was some connection between them.

He planned to leave a portal here that could connect to the consciousness space, and just give the Vatican a certain number of student places each year, which would be a stable source of students.

A school can only be called a school if it has students.

As for the requirements, Xue Dinglu has tentatively drafted them: anyone under 18 years old and whose magic aptitude reaches the level of a Tier 2 hero is eligible.

After all, we're recruiting students, not people who want to become apostles, so there's no need to have too high a requirement.

Xue Falun thought so.

When he arrived at the entrance of the Vatican, he was surprised to find a brand new statue standing there.

Because the statue looks like it's wearing a suit of skeletal armor, with its face covered by a hood, but why does this pose, which looks like it's about to ascend the dragon sword, seem so familiar?

Wait, this looks like me?

Xue Dinglu saw the inscription on the stone tablet and was immediately filled with questions.

Your stone carvings are a bit abstract... the most abstract thing is that they don't even have faces...

"Lost traveler, are you also here to pay homage to the statue of the archangel?" A girl's voice rang out from beside me.

Xue Dinglu turned his head and looked. It was a child dressed in a pure black nun's habit, who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. She put her hands together under the statue and began to pray devoutly.

Xue Law: “?”

Archangel, me?
Xue Law felt that the Vatican in this world was really a bit obsessed. Oh well, it doesn't affect me anyway.

"Yes," Xue replied casually, preparing to go directly to see the Pope and mention the upcoming student recruitment.

"Traveler, please wait a moment. I will introduce you to the great achievements of our Archangel Xue Lude, and I am sure you will admire his beautiful appearance and noble soul. You will also acknowledge that our Archangel's heroic spirit is unparalleled." The girl immediately spoke to Xue Lude, revealing an expression of a devout believer.

Xue Law: "..."

what?
I'm completely baffled...

Xue Dalu felt that the last emperor of the empire who was beheaded might be himself, otherwise he wouldn't be so confused now.

"Wait a minute, I'm busy. I'll send the letter later," Xue Dinglu complained, preparing to go directly to the Pope. Alora has arrived on Earth, but who is the current Pope? The Knight Commander, or someone else?
Xue Lude had forgotten some of the other people in the Holy See. He didn't know when he started to become forgetful, and many of his past experiences had become blurry. He only knew the identities of the people he used to know, but he had forgotten the specifics. However, he believed that they should recognize him.

Just as Xue Dinglu was about to take a step, the girl seemed to become anxious and immediately blocked his way, saying, "Traveler, you can't leave like this. Give me some time, and I will tell you the heroic deeds of this archangel..."

Xue Law: "..."

Hmm, it seems like I've run into a slightly crazy fangirl?
This little fangirl doesn't even know what she looks like, she's only known because of something she did in the past?

Xue Luding was speechless. He wasn't angry, just a little sweaty. He was about to cast an illusion spell and then go find the current Pope.

"Lost traveler, you may not know, but I am the current Holy Maiden of the Holy See, and I have sworn to believe in and follow the Archangel for life, and to walk the same path as the Archangel..."

She continued her incessant chatter, as if she were some kind of fanatic trying to convert Xue Dinglu to Christianity, with no option but to do so. She didn't force him, but if he didn't believe, she would relentlessly preach to him like Tang Sanzang...

This person... is seriously ill.

A saint who forcibly converts others to religion could potentially become the next pope.

Xue felt that he hadn't met a saint, but rather a cheerleader, the kind who was frantically recruiting people to support their idol.

Even more outrageous are those who have never met the other person, don't know what they look like, and don't recognize them at all, yet have become crazy fans of these crazy women simply because they've only heard their stories...

Never mind, the déjà vu is too strong...

"Wait, who are you..." The sudden voice stopped Xue Dinglu, who was about to release an illusion.

The newcomer was dressed in a bishop's robes, yet she almost gasped and covered her mouth in surprise.

Xue Dinglu turned his head and saw that it was a middle-aged nun. He immediately asked, "I want to see the Pope. Can you show me the way?"

“Then please come with me, sir. I will take you to see the Pope immediately.” The middle-aged nun clearly recognized Xue Luding, but Xue Luding had no memory of her. He asked, “You recognize me?”

“Yes, I was also a member of the Holy See’s expedition that day, and I even healed you with holy light.” The middle-aged nun immediately showed a devout expression and forcibly suppressed her excitement, saying, “May I ask if your return is to deal with the sealed Lich King?”

Xue Dinglu was stunned for a moment after hearing this. He then realized that the Holy See still believed that the Lich King was only sealed away and had not actually died.

But in reality, the Lich King was just one of the many incarnations of the Eighth Apostle, and a very weak one at that. When the Eighth Apostle was devoured by the Void, leaving not even a trace, the so-called Lich King had already perished.

"The Lich King is completely dead, but I have come here on business. I have established a school, and you can send people there to learn and develop yourselves," Xue Dinglu said succinctly.

The middle-aged nun became even more agitated. She grabbed Xue Dinglu and said, "Please come with me. I will take you to see the Pope immediately! And thank you for everything you have done!"

Xue Law: "..."

He always felt that he was no longer a charlatan.

Forget it, let him be a charlatan then.

Just after Xue Dinglu and the nun left, the saintess standing in front of the statue seemed to have lost her mind.

She heard everything Xue Dinglu said without any attempt to conceal anything, and then her extraordinary wisdom suddenly kicked in, instantly connecting all the information and deducing Xue Dinglu's identity.

"So, it's the archangel descending again! Wait, wait for me! Archangel, wait for me!" (End of Chapter)