A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

Only then did Thomas realize that this dean had also been able to access the seventh layer of the magic network.

Sadly, he is no longer.

He was once a genius in magical practice, and when he was around sixty years old, he finally encountered the seventh level of the magic network. Unfortunately, due to a necessary reason, the church purchased this seventh-level spell from him.

He was promised a lot of compensation, but most of it was shirked with various excuses (of course, this was his statement, Thomas did not believe it all), and in the end he got this monastery.

Four hundred florins a year!

It’s such a huge loss!

Thomas knew before that the magic of these monks would eventually be "tributed" to the church.

Of course, the church wouldn't take it for free, and would definitely reward it with promotions and advancement. This was also an unspoken rule within the church (or perhaps even something that wasn't an unspoken rule).

Is it possible that doing business is also a matter of luck?

But after asking carefully, Thomas felt that this might not be the case.

Because the dean was indeed promoted to archbishop somewhere.

Unfortunately, the Archbishop faced more treacherous situations than he could handle. Repeatedly failing to fulfill his superiors' orders, he was subsequently dismissed from his position by a direct order from the Pope and sent to the monastery.

Of course, in the mouth of the old dean, this became a deliberate exclusion and suppression by the superiors just to take back the reward for him.

As for what the truth is...I'm afraid it doesn't matter.

Anyway, the current dean is definitely full of resentment about this matter.

By the way, the old dean did not completely die, he is still practicing again.

After all, he had once come into contact with the seventh layer of the magic net, and his body was affected by the magic net, which extended his physical fitness and lifespan.

Although this transformation was interrupted before it was completely completed, it still brought many benefits to people.

The average life expectancy of the powerful people in this world is only sixty or seventy years old, but for people like the old dean, it can be twenty years longer on average.

Although the speed of a repeat cultivator is theoretically faster than that of a first-time cultivator, many level restrictions are easier to overcome with the first experience.

But he was old after all, and didn't have the energy of a young man to practice day and night. So the old dean's progress was limited.

After several years, he can now only access the second layer of the magic network.

I guess there is no hope of contacting the seventh level of the magic net again in this lifetime.

The old dean talked about this for a long time.

He had been keeping this matter in his heart for a long time, but he couldn't find the right person to talk to.

It's rare to meet someone I can talk to, but I couldn't control myself and talked too much and for too long.

When he came to his senses, he found that it was already late at night.

As the two chatted, it was already midnight.

The old dean came to his senses, quickly apologized, and then said goodbye.

Thomas did not try to persuade him to stay. In fact, he listened carefully to the old dean's complaints and did not feel any dissatisfaction.

Not only was he not dissatisfied, in fact, he was very happy because Thomas knew that he might have finally found the right person.

This old dean is the person he is looking for.

Although the dean is old, he still has a strong desire for fame and fortune.

He hasn't accepted his fate yet and refuses to lie down!

In other words, his mind is still full of ways to please his superiors and restore his former power.

In addition, the old dean was also well aware of the main prominent figures in Rome.

Although there is no personal connection, everyone knows who they should know, and it is clear who to contact when something happens.

If you find someone, you won't be blackmailed, but will trade fairly.

In short, there will be no situation where you can't find the temple door while holding a pig's head... In fact, the old dean's only problem is that he doesn't have a pig's head in his hand.

So Thomas wants to complete his plan...the old dean is a perfect candidate.

If you want to get the old dean's help, giving gifts is a must.

Of course, you can’t just give money mindlessly.

The more you feed your appetite, the bigger it gets. It would not be good if the other party regarded you as a fat sheep.

The next day, Thomas returned to his residence.

For several days, he stayed at home and revised the entire third volume of the Nameless Book.

I feel that the revision has reached the point where "although it may be heresy, I am not very sure and further analysis is needed."

After all, Rome is not Kiev. The church in Kiev is a pagan among pagans, a heretic among heretics, and has no sensitivity to heresy. But in Rome, at least there is a stake!

Thomas left the inn for two or three days and found a copyist in a nearby town.

This is not difficult because this place is not like the barbaric land of Russia. Not only are there copyists, there are also many printing workers.

Five days later, Thomas returned with the third of the ten unnamed books.

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Of course, sending him directly to a monastery is not an option.

This will make you appear too eager and will lead to unnecessary speculation.

Thomas wrote a heartfelt letter.

The general content is that the man was deeply aggrieved by the unfair treatment he received from the old dean, and happened to be traveling around the world when he accidentally discovered a magic book.

Thomas himself was very curious about the contents of this magic book, because the book involved something... that could restore the caster's abilities.

Out of sympathy and respect for the old dean, Thomas spent a lot of money to buy a copy of the book from someone else and immediately sent it to the old dean.

Of course, this book must be carefully packaged, in a way that... one can tell at a glance that this book is very valuable.

Then the packaged book, along with the letter, was entrusted to the Jewish shop owner to be delivered to the old dean.

Thomas now knew that offering sacrifices to the nameless god could indeed restore magic.

Although he himself had no way of verifying it (after all, the divine power would recover spontaneously), he could tell by looking at the situations of others.

Otherwise, how could Saruman wear the divine emblem in the blink of an eye and declare himself a believer of the nameless god?

After waiting patiently at his residence for five or six days, Thomas visited the old dean again.

This time I don’t need the owner to introduce me, I can just go there by myself.

When we arrived at the monastery, we were immediately warmly received by the old abbot.

There was no donation this time, but it did not affect the old dean's enthusiasm for Thomas at all.

When Thomas asked the old abbot to help him, the abbot agreed without hesitation.

The old dean can find someone - of course, expenses cannot be saved.

Not only that, in the future, if Thomas needs to find someone, no matter who it is, he can ask the old dean to introduce them.

By now, some people had learned that a nobleman from a distant land had arrived in the suburbs of Rome.

The man's name was Aragon. He was dressed in gorgeous clothes and rode a horse that was worth at least three thousand florins.

He stayed in the best hotel in a small town on the outskirts of the city, rented the most luxurious room, and enjoyed delicious food worth at least three florins every day.

His whereabouts were uncertain, but he maintained good relations with the people around him, both the residents of the small town and the nearby monastery.

If it were in another place, even the city lord would probably hear the name of this outsider soon.

But this isn't some other place; this is Rome.

The core of the entire Christian world, or the Catholic world.

There is no shortage of money or outsiders here.

In fact, the sheer number of pilgrims has become so overwhelming that it requires significant effort to manage.

The name of Aragon was not of interest to any important person. Only a few people in a small place like the outskirts of the city had heard of it.

This is what Thomas is aiming for.

Aragorn is his escape route - if he has to resort to stealing, robbing, cheating or the like to get his way, then he needs an identity to protect himself and evacuate safely.

In addition, he also needed a safe and secure place to store some of his luggage and horses.

Especially horses.

These days are different from Thomas's previous life. This is a semi-barbaric era. Although there are many robbers on the road, there are also many unscrupulous shop owners.

The better ones would collude with thieves and steal guests' belongings while they were sleeping; the worse ones would directly poison guests and swallow all their belongings... These are not distant legends.

This Jewish shop owner is more reliable.

This is not to say that Jews have particularly high moral standards, but rather that they are forced by reality.

After all, the whole society is hostile to Jews, so when they want to cheat, they have to weigh the consequences.

If an outsider came out and said that a local had stolen or defrauded him of his property, few would believe him. If the outsider did not have a special status, backing, or influence, the lord or sheriff would basically not bother to do anything.

But if an outsider comes out and accuses a Jew of stealing his property, that's a completely different matter. If nothing else, the local sheriff or something like that will be the first to jump in and try to extort the Jew first!

Anyway, everyone likes to see the evil and despicable Jews suffer. There is no risk in doing this.

……

All Saints' Day, Rome.

Thomas walked along the street, smelling the rich, sweet scent of petals and flowers.

The ground is covered with the remnants of petals...!

Today, a procession is held in Rome. The priest who presides over the ceremony and his entourage can walk on petals and flowers, without being stained by the slightest worldly filth, just like angels walking on clouds.

And why did this happen...? Because before the festival officially started, the church sent people to spend three whole days laying flower carpets on the streets.

Now all that remains are broken fragments, but once upon a time these petals were carefully stacked by humans to form gorgeous and lifelike pictures.

As for why it's like this... well, all we can say is that after the parade, the petals on the ground are hurriedly picked up. People believe these petals are imbued with divinity, and these holy, fragrant relics can be used as potent medicines, ground into ink, and used to write sacred texts. Some people also dry them, stuff them into silk sacs, and give them to their loved ones.

However, due to their mean and stingy nature, the ancestors did not want the later generations to pick up the petals, so they would use their toes to crush the petals that they could not take away in the cracks of the stone slabs.

That's why the ground is now covered with the remnants of petals instead of petals.

In my memory from my previous life, this festival should be called Halloween.

It was a festival where countless children dressed up in various costumes and dressed up as monsters and ghosts to walk around and cheat for candy. But now, this festival is completely different. It is a festival for believers to commemorate the saints who have ascended to heaven.

People also believe that the saints will feel the sincerity of the people on earth during this festival and give them protection.

Thomas walked along the street.

He had walked through the outskirts of Rome and seen the low, dilapidated houses of the poor.

In front are the residences of various Roman noble families - some of them are actually no longer ordinary houses, they can be called castles or palaces.

Thomas had never been to Rome in his previous life, but anyone who had seen modern buildings with hundreds of floors would not be amazed by the scale of buildings in this era. Even if there was, it was based on the "floor area" rather than other aspects.

As we walked along, as we knew before, after passing St. Peter's Square, in front of us was St. Peter's Basilica, also known as St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Basilica.

This church was one of the few exceptions that made Thomas sigh in admiration.

It was the end of the festival, and there were many pedestrians and pilgrims coming in and out of the steps at the entrance of the cathedral.

Going up the steps at the entrance of the cathedral, you can see a whole row of soldiers, but they are spaced far enough apart not to obstruct pedestrians.

There are five doors on the front of the cathedral, three of which are open.

Another man, dressed in clerical attire, stood by a closed door.

Thomas couldn't help but stop and walked over, thinking this person looked like the receptionist.

"But Thomas of Bohemia?" asked the priest, looking Thomas up and down.

Section 7 Test 2

The priest was of burly build, and although he was wearing a monk's robe, his strong physique was still clearly visible.