Heart of the Castle

Chapter 320 Castle Altar, Backdoor Listing

The deputy archbishop of Beria had already closed his eyes again, panting heavily, but his chest was as unmoving as a stone statue. At this moment, when he heard Li Wei's words, his eyes opened suddenly, and a palpitating light burst out from inside.

"My lord, what did you say?" Beria's voice was not purely joyful, but more shocking and unbelievable. "You said that you can eliminate the backlash of divine power?" He twitched the corner of his mouth, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed. "I'm afraid you think it's too easy to see the divine power backfire. Unless it is a true god, there is no way to withdraw the divine power of the earth that has penetrated into every corner of the body without hurting me."

Li Wei didn't argue with him, but silently put his hand on Beria's petrified left leg.At first, nothing seemed to happen, but soon, an expression of astonishment appeared on Beria's face.

"My leg...is feeling." He struggled to sit up with his hands supporting his body.Levi moved his hand away from his leg, revealing the area covered by the palm, where the normal skin color was revealed and became softer.

"Could it be that His Majesty Bechymos...is already a true god? No, it's impossible, there are not enough believers, how did he ignite the fire?" Belia seemed a little incoherent with excitement and astonishment, but rich experience Let him calm down quickly, "This is a possibility that I didn't think of, my lord, I am happy to agree to the conditions you just mentioned."

Li Wei's eyes flickered, "Your Excellency, Vice-Principal Beria, don't you need to listen to the content of the conditions before making a decision?"

Beria pointed to his legs, and smiled sadly, "May Caggino forgive my betrayal, but is there still a possibility for me to refuse?" Then he faced Li Wei calmly, "Speak , what do you want me to do?"

"An oath to ensure that the secret will not be revealed." Li Wei said, taking out a sharp golden sword from his side.

"Swear by the soul, as evidence by blood?" Beria's astonishment could not be concealed even by his rigid face, "Soul blood oaths have always been performed only by knights, and I must remind you, my lord, I am already old. It’s very big, even if you successfully eliminate the backlash of divine power, I’m afraid it won’t be a few years. For knights, the soul blood oath can still keep their physical strength and continue to serve you. For me..." He raised his haggard hands, "I'm afraid it's not that valuable."

"The soul blood oath is the most binding oath I know." Li Wei said, "This should be enough, Mr. Beria, if you want to completely break the backlash of divine power, you can't do it here, and I There is no way to act as a bridge of strength, only directly..." Li Wei did not continue, but Beria fully understood what the young lord did not say.

"Could it be... His Majesty Bechymos himself..." His hands clasped the cowhide mattress tightly, with such strength that he almost scratched a crack on it. "I understand, Your Excellency Leviston," Beria raised his head, his voice full of desire: "Give me the sword."

The ceremony of the soul blood oath was the same as before, except that the old man Beria was weak and did not take the last step of kneeling down to Li Wei to make an oath, but this step was not necessary for the soul blood oath to take effect. When the blood and the oath are all fused, a bond has been established between their souls.

Although the wound will heal automatically when the soul blood oath ends, the damage to the body can be said to be insignificant, but Belia's body is too weak after all, and the loss of blood is almost unbearable for him.After the ceremony was over, before the red light that represented the oath dissipated, Beria fell on the pillow again, his face becoming even paler.

Li Wei was taken aback, almost thinking that the old man died because of the blood oath ceremony, but Beria quickly opened his eyes, and let out a sigh in his throat. "Your Majesty Leviston, when are we going to meet that Majesty?"

"It's now." Li Wei replied, and the next moment, the blue and white light enveloped both of them.

I don't know if it's because of the need to accommodate Beria's weak body, or because of the effect of Castle Heart's promotion again. The weightlessness that bothered Li Wei at the beginning disappeared to almost nothing. He just slightly felt his body floating in the air. The next moment, Your feet are back on solid ground.

Beria was sent in together with the bedding, and the fresh and moist wind passed through his nose, carrying the aroma of earth and grass, which made him suddenly come from the cold wind howling deep winter to the sunny day. Like early spring. "What kind of place is this..." The old man looked around, "It doesn't seem to be the northern border, nor is it any place I know." He muttered to himself, "Could it be that this is His Majesty Bechymos's place?" Kingdom of God?"

"Of course not. His Majesty Bechymos has only lighted the fire for a short time, far from being able to establish his own kingdom of God." A solemn and old voice sounded, and then the alchemist Dish Friedrich walked slowly. Come, wearing a khaki robe similar to that of the bishops of the Earth Temple, but much more majestic. "Your Excellency, God's Favored One, and Brother Beria, welcome you."

Li Wei needed to suppress his astonishment as much as possible before he could let out his voice calmly from the tip of his tongue, "...Your Excellency, I brought His Excellency the Deputy Archbishop of Beria." He didn't know how to address this full-fledged man now. The old magician with the demeanor of a magic stick had no choice but to mumble in a low voice.

"My lord, you are welcome. You can just call me Brother Frederick." Mr. Dish explained nonchalantly, then folded his hands in front of his chest and bowed in a slow and solemn manner.Beria struggled to sit up and returned the salute, while Li Wei let out a strange cough in his throat, barely dispelling the sudden smile.

Mr. Dish is very different from the kind old magician that Li Wei had seen a few times before. His eyebrows, beard and hair were all light earthy yellow, and he had a reserved expression unique to pious believers on his face. The wooden cane carved in the shape of a dragon was replaced by a bishop's scepter carved from obsidian. The head of the staff was carved with the image of a giant bending down to carry the earth on its back.

"Your Excellency, you have already explained the matter clearly to Brother Beria." Mr. Dish walked slowly as he spoke, the clearly visible divine power of the earth gathered around his body, and his voice was low The roaring sound is endless.

Beria felt that the divine power of the earth stagnated in his body was shaking slightly. As the old man who called himself Frederick approached, the vibration also intensified at the same time, and the blood vessels and muscles and bones in some places recovered slightly because of this. There were bursts of unbearable itching.This feeling is undoubtedly very uncomfortable, but Beria's heart is full of excitement. "To be able to grasp the divine power of the earth to such an extent, has His Majesty Bechymos really lit the divine fire?" He muttered to himself, then bowed his head deeply. "Praise be to His Majesty Behemoth, the earth elemental monarch."

"Always praise." Mr. Dish answered him, and then gave Levi a look of approval, and Levi hurriedly lowered his eyes respectfully, because he was afraid that he would laugh out loud when he saw Mr. Dish like this again .

Mr. Dish's eyes returned to Beria, "Brother Beria, have you firmly believed, abandoned your past beliefs, and offered your soulful loyalty to our Lord?"

Sensing the vibration of the divine power of the earth in his body, Beria replied without any hesitation, "I am willing to abandon my past beliefs and give my all to His Majesty Bechymos!"

As soon as these words were uttered, the earth shook suddenly, and there was a low roar, as if to bear witness to Beria's words.

"Very good, my lord has granted your request." Mr. Dish folded his arms and saluted, "Brother Beria, please bear with me a little more now, because the efficiency of your lord is too high, the one who summoned our lord to come The ceremony is not yet complete."

Beria hastily conceded a few words, expressing that he was completely willing to wait until His Majesty Bechymos arrived.So Mr. Dish summoned two rock chairs, and Li Wei sat on the left and right of Beria's bed and chatted.

At first, Beria seemed restrained and cautious, but when the atmosphere gradually became harmonious, he couldn't bear his curiosity any longer. When Mr. Dish's words came to an end, Beria asked cautiously. : "Your Excellency Frederick, with all due respect, may I ask how many believers His Majesty Bechymos has now?"

"My Lord has 1500 humble servants, each of whom is willing to sacrifice everything for him, and one-third of them live here." Mr. Dish replied in a deep voice without thinking.

"It seems that the residents in the heart of the castle have all believed in His Majesty Behemoth." Levi smacked his tongue and thought with a wry smile. "As for the other two-thirds of the believers, I'm afraid it will fall on His Excellency Beria."

Although the soul blood oath was made, Li Wei should be the object of allegiance to Beria, but the young lord still felt a little uncomfortable when he thought of the addition of such an old blood of my blood .

"1500 devout believers!" Beria repeated in surprise, "You have developed so many believers without anyone knowing about it. Your Excellency Frederick, the denomination you lead is really powerful."

"We have only carried out missionary activities in the north of the Dusk Forest to promote the belief of His Majesty Behemoth." Mr. Dish explained, "This is not a parish of any temple, and it is very sparsely populated. It is beneficial at this time, but when the number of believers grows to the present, it becomes more difficult.”

Beria lowered his head and pondered for a while, rubbing his hands together uneasy.The old man had believed in Caggino devoutly for dozens of years, and was in a high-level position. Although he had now made up his mind to change his beliefs, he still felt uneasy about the damage to the Temple of the Earth.

Dish looked at him with a smile until a decisive expression slowly appeared on the latter's face.

"The beliefs of His Majesty Bechymos and God Kagino are very similar. I originally thought about using the power of the Temple of the Earth to build a sect backbone that actually believes in His Majesty Bechymos." Beria said, He frowned: "But since His Majesty has lit the divine fire to become a true god, and has his own god name, I'm afraid this approach is not appropriate."

"No, it's very suitable." Mr. Dish took a deep look at Beria, with an expression of surprise on his face, "Your suggestion is very good, Brother Beria, it has opened up a new way of thinking for me. Wait until I After the Pentecost is over, I think we should talk carefully."

(End of this chapter)