Let's play cards! In a different world of swords and magic

Camille continued to gesture with her fingers on the ground, and even used small props such as books and teacups in the room as landmarks to explain.

"In Livolden, the closer you are to the capital and the centralized church, the weaker its influence is. The reason is simple. Although the nobles will allow the church and the people to have freedom of belief, they will not allow the church's power to override their own."

As the distance increased, Camille's fingertips moved from the teacup representing the royal capital to the west, extending to the limit of his arm.

"The farther away from the capital, the stronger the church is. And the area with the most complex religious beliefs and the most profound influence is none other than the western part of the kingdom."

Aixia said: "The western part of the kingdom seems to be the hometown of Arnold and Lishia."

"The western undeveloped area is backward and poor due to its geographical environment, and because of poverty, chaos is rampant. In that Gobi desert, countless church forces are concentrated. Even the nobles who manage the local area are nothing more than running dogs of the church."

His fingertips paused on several books representing the Western Church. Camille then sorted the scattered books together and divided them into two again.

"But in recent years, the church forces in the west have begun to integrate frantically due to some factors. Countless church forces have been integrated into one bright and one dark, mutually opposing beliefs."

“Conflicting beliefs?”

"The power that is visible is the Teaching Society. The power that cannot be displayed in public is the Church of the Old Ones. And Aisha Carlos, your roommate, Licia, is the Saint of the Teaching Society."

Chapter 262: The method of the spirit behind to appear alone

"Lycia is a saint?"

Aixia and Yilin looked at each other, their green eyes and red eyes blinked twice at the same frequency, and then they began to shake their heads almost at the same time.

Yilin said, "No, no, no, that's impossible. That Licia, no matter how you think about it, can't be a saint."

Aixia said: "The so-called saint girl should be a woman who is noble and dignified, full of sacred aura and intellectual beauty."

The girl who wore thick glasses, pigtails, only knew how to wear plain clothes for common people, occasionally spoke a word or two in country dialect, and could eat nine pieces of cake for a meal, turned out to be the saint of the teaching society.

This kind of thing is hard to believe, but it is also human nature.

"Maybe it is."

When three people, including the little princess, doubted the authenticity of this matter, only You Ling held a different opinion.

"Camille, the saint you mentioned, do you mean Licia herself?"

"It seems that you, You Ling, have noticed it too." Camille smiled mysteriously.

"Perhaps Licia herself doesn't realize that she is a saint. If we use a more professional term to describe it, it is "the body of the saint." "

"Possession."

Camille's explanation is the same as what Yu Ling noticed during the duel.

When Yu Ling was dueling with the Possession Deck, he did have a more mysterious presence, a feeling of possessing Licia.

"Find a girl who meets the requirements and summon the saint's soul to possess that girl. This is what the Guild does. It sounds like a cult, but this practice is considered decent in places like the West."

Summoning the soul of the saint to possess an ignorant girl, if this is considered a decent act.

Camille also mentioned that people could no longer imagine how crazy the Old Ones, the power of the church hidden in the darkness, were.

Although he knew that there was no need for Camille, who had lost her host and was only barely existing in the form of a spirit, to lie to himself, You Ling still didn't understand some things.

"Why do you, Camille, know so much about the teaching council? You even know information that Licia herself doesn't know?"

Even Licia herself didn't know that she was teaching the saint, but the spirit behind the artifact staying in the basement of Fu Sheng Academy actually knew it.

Moreover, this kind of news sounds like a highly confidential matter in the church, otherwise why would it be concealed even from Licia herself?

When asked this question, Camille's expression flashed with a hint of nostalgia, and he touched the thousand-year-old key hanging in front of his chest.

"Before she was killed, she was a member of the teaching council. When Licia was born, she was the one who summoned the soul of the saint and possessed Licia."

"The previous owner of the Millennium Key? I see."

From this perspective, the cross-like shape of the Millennium Key is indeed full of religious coloring.

The host of the Millennium Key is a member of the Church, which is enough to explain why Camille knows so much about the Church.

"Actually, you don't have to worry about Licia. Although I haven't been back to the teaching council for ten years, the Archbishop himself should know about the Saint. The main purpose of sending Licia to the Holy School should be to give her a chance to improve herself. What you should worry about most is the cultists in the darkness."

"The Great Old One?"

"Yes, but that's not all. I don't know much about the Old Ones. The only information I have is that it is rumored that the Old Ones' obsession with God is so abnormal that it is crazy."

"The cultists are obsessed with God to the point of madness. Isn't Xiao Ai, who holds the God Card, very dangerous?"

Yilin immediately hugged Aixia cautiously. Now the three of them were in a nesting doll-like position. Aixia was holding Youling, and Yilin was holding Aixia.

"It's hard to say. Although the old people's obsession with God was extremely crazy, what they believed in were two kinds of existence: foreign gods and evil gods. Especially the three evil gods, it is said that they have power that surpasses the three mythical gods."

Aixia doubted: "Three Evil Gods? Can they be superior to the Three Phantom Gods? Is it reliable? The Three Phantom Gods are very powerful!"

"Rumors are always exaggerated. But since you hold the God Card in your hands, it's definitely right to be careful of the cultists. This is also a warning I must give you. That's about it."

Camille stood up from the floor and patted his butt, looking like he was going to retire after completing his mission.

As a fossil-level otaku who has been staying underground for a long time, including ten years, this trip is considered a long journey for him.

"Wait, is that all?"

However, You Ling, who was possessed by the little princess, raised his slender arms and stopped the little boy Camille from leaving.

"Oh, You Ling, is there anything else?"

"Camille, you came here specially to thank us, right?"

"Yes, I sincerely thank you for defeating Rockford. Otherwise, I would not have left the basement of the academy."

"So as a token of my gratitude, can I ask you for something?"

"Asking me for something?" Camille's eyebrows twitched, and he asked curiously, "You Ling, what do you want? By the way, I don't have any money."

Moving the little princess' arm again, You Ling's fingertips pointed accurately at Camille's forehead.

Camille was stunned at first, then her face turned red.

"You Ling, do you want me? (*////▽////*)?"

Aixia exclaimed: "(*?ロ?) Eh?! Is that really the case, Mr. You Ling!"

Yilin was shocked, and seemed to understand something: "Oh no? Could it be that your sexual orientation has always been... No wonder you have never been interested in women!"

Only the little princess Nova in the Millennium Building Blocks, who was much calmer than the other two despite her young age, comforted You Ling.

"Even so, I can understand it, You Ling. Everyone has the freedom to pursue love. This is what Sally told me."

"What are you guys talking about? Just listen to me!"

I haven't even opened my mouth yet, but I've already been labeled with this inexplicable label.

In fact, what You Ling wants, or to be more precise, what he wants from Camille, is very simple.

You Ling had been thinking about this since the first time he met Camille, but he lost the opportunity to ask because of the collapse of the underground space.

"Camille, I want you to tell me how the spirit behind you can materialize like you."

If I could materialize as a soul like Camille and freely enter and exit the Millennium Artifact, it wouldn't seem to matter even if I didn't have a body in this world.

"Oh, I think I understand what you mean, You Ling."

The blush on Camille's face gradually disappeared, although some of it still remained.

"I was even worried that agreeing to be with you would affect my life as a otaku. It turns out you don't want me. Haha, that's good, that's good~"

"Mr. You Ling..."

Aixia, who has spent the longest time with You Ling, can best understand You Ling's feelings at this time.

Although You Ling never really mentioned it, Aisha could vaguely sense that You Ling still wanted the ability to move freely like Camille.

Especially today, You Ling's feeling is even stronger.

If you don’t work hard, you will become a woman’s plaything, so you must work harder to get it.

"Well, let me just state the conclusion. You Ling, you can't do it~"

As a result, Camille poured a bucket of cold water on him.

"Why? We are both the spirits behind the thousand-year-old artifact, why can you do it, Camilla, but I can't?"

"You don't have a container that can hold a soul alone, You Ling."

After saying that, Camille picked up the Millennium Key in front of his chest.

"The reason why I can appear before you in a physical form is because the Millennium Key is currently the container of my soul. As for why, to put it bluntly, it's because my host is no longer here."

Because the host is gone, the soul can materialize.

You Ling had also considered this situation and made a judgment.

If this ability requires sacrificing the host, he would definitely not want it.

You Ling said: "In this case, let's just forget about it."

Aisha quickly asked: "In other words, all we need is a container that can hold the soul alone!"

It seemed that Aisha cared more about restoring You Ling's health than You Ling himself, which touched You Ling.

Camille pondered, "Theoretically, we need to find a thousand-year-old artifact without a spirit behind it, or an item similar to a thousand-year-old artifact. If the transfer can be completed successfully, You Ling will probably be able to appear as a separate soul."

"It must be a thousand-year-old artifact without a spirit behind it..."

A thousand-year-old artifact is something you can only come across by chance, and it must not have any ghost behind it.

I don’t know if the two artifacts lost in the royal capital, the Millennium Eye and the Millennium Staff, can meet the requirements.

But regardless of whether the requirements can be met, these two artifacts are gone, which is a pity.

"Anyway, if there's nothing else, I really should go back. I'll get anemic if I stay out for too long~"

dong dong dong——!

Just as Camille was about to leave, hurried footsteps approached the door.

"Senior Aixia, Senior Aixia, this is not good!"

Licia's dialect is so recognizable that you can hear her voice before you see her.

Then, almost at the moment when Licia rushed in, Camille disappeared with the Millennium Key in his hand.

"Lysia, what happened?"

It was the first time Aisha saw Licia, who was usually introverted and shy, so flustered.

He was so flustered that he didn't even have time to wipe the biscuit crumbs from his mouth.

Such a person is actually the saint of the teaching association.

After understanding the truth, Aisha felt a strange sense of deviation in consciousness when looking at the country girl with pigtails.

What you see and hear is not what you really see and hear.

"Arnold he, Arnold he..."

Panting rapidly, her chest, which was more substantial than Aisha's, rose and fell. It was obvious that Lisia had run all the way to the third floor.

"Slow down, don't be anxious, Lisia, what happened to Arnold?"

"Good, good."

After Aisha comforted her, Licia really slowed down and licked the biscuit crumbs at the corner of her mouth.

"Arnold has been harassed by a strange woman. Right in front of the academy!"

"Strange woman?"

"Anyway, hurry up and help Arnold, Senior Aisha. He seems to have mentioned you, so you should be able to come forward and solve this matter!"

Aisha, with her wrist held by Licia, jogged downstairs.

You Ling and Yi Lin also followed behind out of curiosity.

I wonder what kind of 'strange' woman could have entangled Arnold and made Lisia so nervous.

And the other party seemed to know Aixia.

Aisha asked halfway, "Lysia, tell me first, what is the strange woman who is haunting Arnold like?"

"A very vicious and scary woman! Even Arnold was completely suppressed by her!"

"There are other things, such as physical characteristics."