chsdbacks Chapter 384 Highs and Lows
Chapter 384 Highs and Lows
The election of a new archbishop in the cathedral has become the focus of attention of all residents in the capital.
Some people who were not busy with work gathered on the street.
Today's religious atmosphere is very strong, and almost everyone holds items related to faith.
Wealthy people sat in taverns, holding silver candlesticks and praying silently.
With a glass of light ale in hand, paired with green beans and toast, this is the most classic communion.
People from ordinary families would hold a stone-carved goddess pendant in their hands. This small statue of the goddess was distributed every month in the temple along with alms, and almost everyone who believed in the goddess would hold one.
There are also some devout believers on the street. They kneel down and pray towards the direction of the temple, hoping that the goddess can give them more clear guidance.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the door of the church suddenly opened.
A team of knights riding white horses and wearing pure white armor ran out from the interior of the temple.
They galloped along the main streets of the royal capital, waving the flags of light in their hands and shouting loudly.
"The Holy Temple has chosen a new leader! The coronation ceremony will be held in ten days!"
The exciting news spread throughout the streets in an instant.
Ever since the death of the previous archbishop, the Holy Light believers in the royal capital have always felt like something was missing in their hearts.
They live in fear, always feeling that their faith is incomplete.
Now that the temple has announced the news of the new leader, the public can finally put their minds at ease.
Cheers could be heard on every street as people celebrated the birth of a new leader and looked forward to the church donating more food and holy water in the future.
The king stood at the highest point of the cathedral and had a panoramic view of what was happening in the city.
The election, which seems solemn and dignified to the public, is actually just a clash of power and means.
The king, who had done all this personally, was feeling very complicated at the moment.
He felt guilty for deceiving the people, but at the same time, he also felt a sense of accomplishment for having accomplished all this with his own skills.
The king was surrounded by the bishops of the cathedral, and they were also looking at the streets of the capital.
The clergy who often stand on the top and observe the world do not have as many feelings as the king.
They have long been accustomed to all of this, and some people are even thinking of taking this opportunity to give alms more often.
With just some statues and holy water with sacred symbols, a large amount of food and taxes can be collected. This is a sure-win business and you can do it as many times as you want.
People at the top of the kingdom each have their own little thoughts, and people at the bottom of the kingdom are also experiencing the most unexpected things in their lives.
"Has the king dealt with it? It seems the problems within the kingdom are more serious than I thought."
Li, who is deep underground, is still excavating the strange ruins.
With the immortal body of Li around, the progress of excavating the ruins is visibly fast.
This is all thanks to the previous efforts of the vampires and the strong support of the king.
"Yes, it is scheduled that in ten days the king will ascend the papal throne in public."
Lei, who was working with Li, looked at the deep passage that had been cleared of traps, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.
After these days of excavation, the ruins have given everyone too many surprises.
While excavating the ruins, Lei saw written records left by ancient people and some strange props.
The characters left by the ancients are very similar to the characters used by humans today. Lei has arranged people to focus on deciphering them. The first deciphered information is now in Lei's hands.
"Li, take a look. This is the information on the stone tablet we found a few days ago."
A few days ago, Li risked his life to force his way through that bumpy passage.
At the end of the passage, in a ritual room-like room, an ancient stone slab was found standing in the center.
The material of the slate is quartz, the hardest and least weathered stone. The text on it looks like it was newly carved, with clear edges and corners.
Something was recorded on the stone tablet, and this information was obviously meant to be passed on to future discoverers.
Li took the paper with the deciphered information from Lei's hand and found that the content of the stone tablet was very strange.
"Through the hand of darkness, grasping the tail? The eyes of truth are watching closely... It sounds like some kind of prophetic poem."
Many bards and literary scholars who like to quibble with words will write some incomprehensible words to complicate simple things.
The ancient charlatans were even more fond of describing certain things in exaggerated ways, making it difficult for people to understand the truth.
Li carefully analyzed the deciphered text, but still had no clue after thinking for a long time.
Li, who had a headache, returned the note to Lei.
"No matter what, I'm going to go deeper!"
At the beginning, Li did not take the ruins so seriously, but after excavating for a few days, Li found that the ruins gave him a sense of déjà vu that he had seen somewhere before.
It’s not that Li has been here before, but some of the things displayed here have a subtly overlapping with some things in Li’s cognition.
Take the previous passage full of evil fun for example. A normal person would not design such complicated traps. The designers who arranged those traps were obviously playing a prank on people.
If you just want to be on guard against intruders, there are too many simple and effective measures in this world.
But Li has not yet discovered a trap set by magic.
Pitfalls, falling rocks, acid, and fire are all physical attacks.
It seems that the person who made the trap knew that magic could not be preserved for too long.
Or is it that there are many magic traps in the ruins, but they have become ineffective over time...
Li couldn't figure out the specific situation, and he was given too little time to investigate.
Now Li has only one goal, which is to dig as deep as possible into the ruins.
One is to see whether more complete ancient information is preserved deep in the ruins, and the other is that Li really wants to figure out what the purpose of the vampires' digging here is.
After Li occupied the ruins, the vampires lay dormant again.
The vampires seemed to have behaved themselves, but Li had a bad feeling.
Perhaps, the vampires' plan has been completed, and they are waiting for a suitable opportunity to convey to the world how powerful and terrifying the vampire clan is.
Li walked forward. It was still a passage full of evil intentions and traps that were hard to guard against.
After dying several times, Li's magic power was exhausted and he became dull again.
Lei squatted beside the demented Li, checking the decoded stone slate information while gently stroking Li's head.
"Ah~ The hand that pierced through the darkness, grasped my hair tightly, and the eyes that pierced through my heart were full of bright red~"
Lei used his own understanding to decipher the ancient stone tablet, but unfortunately he also couldn't figure out the specific meaning of these words.
Lei didn't notice that Li, who was in a trance, moved subconsciously, but then fell silent again due to mental exhaustion.