St. Ivan Castle.
He is tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, completely different from the thin old man like Pope Benedo III, and more like a knight who stimulates the blood of an ice bear.
He stretched out his right hand and slowly pressed it on the door of the prayer room, his gaze focused, there was no sign that the higher-ups were always used to thinking about problems while walking, for him, when he did something, he had to concentrate on doing it, not be distracted by unnecessary thoughts, so that he could do his best, so he ate when it was time to eat, walked when it was time to walk, think when it was time to think, and the same was true for even the smallest details.
Suddenly, his right hand, which was about to open the door of the prayer room, stopped on the copper handle, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the holy light around him was faint, as if it was connected to the divine magic barrier of the entire cathedral.
"Who's nearby?" If he doesn't even know that a strong man has entered the cathedral, then he, the pope of the Northern Church, has failed too much, and the most important thing is that the strong man just now was revealed in a flash, as if announcing to himself that he was coming!
Even if Pope Benedict III came, even if he restored the "Divine Descent Technique", in St. Ivan Castle, in the Cathedral, he was not without the possibility of survival.
This is like the "successive popes" never tried to bombard Alinge with "Divine Descent Technique", so although it can destroy the city in the sky, it cannot severely damage the legend inside.
The legendary fluctuation resurfaced and disappeared quickly, but the position was no different from before, which made Berkovsky, who was about to do it directly, slightly stunned, smelled an unusual smell, and then the holy light behind him turned from virtual to real, condensing into an angelic figure with six wings on its back and closed eyes, and then, this figure plunged into the void and disappeared in front of Berkovsky.
Outside St. Ivan Cathedral, there is a vast square, in line with the rugged and heroic style advocated by the Shahran Empire, and in an alley near the square, the darkness near the early morning completely envelops the place, quiet and terrifying, in stark contrast to the nearby sacred and magnificent church.
In the alley, the holy light stood out, and the figure of an angel with his eyes closed appeared, and then twisted into the appearance of Berkovsky.
"Hey." A creepy laughter suddenly sounded in the darkness of the alley, which didn't seem to come from a human mouth at all, it was closer to the feeling of "unruly", and it also had a strong meaning of death.
There are not many strong people who can make Berkovsky fear, except for the gods, that is, Douglas, so he is not at all polite to this sneaky person who pretends to be mysterious and terrifying: "If your reason for luring me out is not good enough, then you should go to hell and think of a better reason."
"Hey...... laughter, a black bird flew out, with pale and ridiculous feathers on top of its head, and its whole body was like the purest composition of death, bringing the worst and worst news.
Berkovsky carefully discerned, only to find that this mysterious bird had disguised its own aura so well that the projected self could not see through, unless the main body was here and used magic, but in that case, the bird would probably collapse and disappear on the spot, leaving no clues for itself.
"You can call me a 'dead bird', but what I bring this time is good news." The bird paused in mid-air eerily as if stepping on a branch.
Berkovsky snorted indifferently: "Good news? There is not much good news that can make me happy."
"Really? Isn't it good news to use the power of emotions to transform oneself into an ancient devil state, 'selling at a discount'?" The laughter of "Dead Bird" is very terrifying.
"What?" Berkovsky's pupils contracted, his eyes froze, and he looked at this strange bird intently, looking at it carefully for the first time since they met, as if even his non-existent breathing had become heavy.
After being silent for a while, he looked at the "Dead Bird" and said, "You know?"
In the past year or two, there have been many mysterious and strange incidents in the area ruled by the Northern Church, and the final results of the investigation all pointed to the ancient devil, and Berkovsky got a lot of information from the Dark Council, the Endless Ocean, etc., and almost guessed that someone was collecting emotional power to try to transform into an ancient devil state.
Although Berkovsky did not dare to fully believe this openly broadcast, he also had a preliminary inference that the reason why successive popes and saints could never find the door to god-like and only knew how to inherit power and steal and use the power of faith was because of the lack of a key link, so he had long been full of covetousness for the method in the words of "Dead Bird".
"Don't you know that Viken secretly announced the god-like method?" "Report the dead bird" said in a slightly mocking tone.
"What?" Berkovsky repeated his previous words again, the number of surprises he has today may be worth many years, not that he is not calm enough or focused enough, but that the news of the "dead bird" is too shocking!
"Dead Bird" let out another terrifying laugh: "The Elf Empress knows, so Ranhill is missing, the Dark Lord knows, so the former demon prince has fallen, and the legends who rarely fell in the past except for the Great War have disappeared, don't you notice anything wrong?"
"So that's how it is...... Berkovsky did not blindly believe the words of the "dead bird", but had long been full of doubts about these events, and a terrible fact could be inferred from the subtleties of confidential information, and today, the complete appearance of this fact was presented in front of his eyes, confirming each other, "What good can Viken do this......"
This is the point he can't figure out the most.
"Benefits, isn't it good to let the enemy kill each other? Isn't it good to stabilize the internal situation? Isn't it good to delay your recovery? Moreover, they can also be regarded as Viken's experimental objects, their experience and encounters can help Viken find the problem of his own method, find a solution to the hidden danger, and let him peek into the level of the true god. "Dead Bird" laughed, "Besides, He chose legends that did not have a solid source of faith and could not rush into the god-like level for a long time."
"No wonder He has no hidden dangers for us...... Berkovsky nodded slightly, he is the pope of the Northern Church, has a solid source of faith and has been stealing for a long time, if there is a god-like method, great progress can be made in a short period of time, and the Northern Church and the Southern Church itself belong to this and the other's relationship is the easiest, and it is easiest to seize the power of each other's faith.
He calmed down and said bluntly: "What do you need?"
For a big man like him, the ability to make decisions at critical moments is indispensable, so he doesn't go back and forth and get to the core of the problem, and he is not worried that the "dead bird" will lie to himself with fakes.
"I only have a way to transform my state, no way to steal and use the power of faith, and no way to combine the two to impact the secrets of the gods, and I know that you have obtained the method of stealing and using the power of faith from the necromancy, and it has been improved by successive popes, so let's exchange it with each other." The voice of "Reporting the Dead Bird" was subdued, hoarse and low.
Berkovsky's eyes were cold, did he know the secret of the Pope? Who is he? What Viken told him?
Restraining his doubts, Berkovsky said "slightly disappointed": "Not complete?"
"No, but this is your last chance, no one else will reveal it to the outside world, no one wants to increase competitors, if you don't exchange, I can find your saints, I don't think they will refuse." The two pale and empty eyes of the "Dead Bird" seemed to pass through a hint of mockery.
Berkovsky was a little annoyed, but the temptation was more real, and after weighing the pros and cons, he nodded and said, "If it's just a way to use and steal the power of faith, then there's no problem."
The core of the Northern Church is the secret of the power of "divinity".
"Oh, by the way, give me the information to eliminate the bloodline, I'm very interested in this." "Reporting the dead bird" seems to be just a trivial matter.
When the split was initially divided, there were many knights in the Night Watch of the Northern Church who had eliminated bloodlines, and they had accumulated a lot of information.
Berkovsky also thought it was a trivial matter, and the information about "eliminating bloodlines" was not a big deal, but he still felt that it was necessary to show his attitude: "In addition to this request, it cannot be increased unless you come up with something of value."
"Report the dead bird" and "Hehe" smiled and said: "Okay."
The two quickly exchanged information about each other and said goodbye to each other with "satisfaction".
Although there is no final and most critical information yet, it is many times better than before, and he also knows the source of possible information.
In the "Atomic Universe", Lucian opened his eyes, and the black "Dead Bird" disintegrated.
He pretended to be a "dead bird" this time, in addition to getting information, but also to "find" an enemy for Viken and confuse the situation. Lucian will not add new god-like enemies to the future of the council.
"Aren't you trying to stir things up? Then I'll help you make it more confusing!" However, this level of confusion is not enough......" Lucian's face showed a smile on his face that was called a demon by Heidi and other students.
(End of this chapter)