Now that they had arrived in the Holy City, the Templar forces and the regular forces of the Holy Church of Caleb no longer acted with Owen's forces and returned to their camp on their own.Led by Cardinal Tellembey, Owen and his party arrived at the central cathedral, located in the heart of the city.Next, the accompanying soldiers were taken to rest elsewhere, while Owen was allowed to bring two escorts in to meet the pope.Before entering, Owen glanced up at the golden flames blazing at the top of the tower.Is that the fire of faith?
I heard that it is closely related to the existence of belief in magic, and if it is extinguished, will the world fall into chaos?
The golden bright flame stared at it for a long time, and Owen couldn't help but blink, reached out and rubbed it again, and then followed Cardinal Tellembe into the interior of the cathedral.There is no need to think so much, since the time when the saint Raev obtained the flame of faith, it has continued to burn for more than 600 years, and it is very stable, how can it be said that it will be extinguished.As soon as he entered the reception room, Owen saw an old man wearing a papal crown and a golden clerical garment get up from his seat and greet him with a kind smile."
Ho, King Wells has come all the way and worked hard along the way."
Looking at the other party's outfit, it must be the current Pope Raev XXIII.Due to the good relations between the two countries, Owen also showed a friendly smile and greeted politely: "First meeting, Pope Raev XXIII." ”"King Wells, please take a seat here."
Raev XXIII raised his hand and gestured to the seat not far away."
It's rare to come to the Caleb Holy Sect, we have to have a good chat.""
Yes, Pope, I have a lot of things I want to ask you about."
Following the other man's wishes, Owen walked straight over and sat down in the seat, while the accompanying guards stood behind.After a period of greetings, the two had an in-depth discussion on the undead monsters and various cooperation between the two countries, and both agreed that it was necessary to further strengthen cooperation."
Last winter, the undead monsters did not launch a southern invasion, which is indeed an unusual signal."
Raev XXIII stretched out his hand and stroked his white beard, and said with a serious face: "King Wells, you are right, it is true that we must strengthen our precautions against the north, and our country will also provide some help within our ability." ”"That's great!"
Owen thanked, "With your country's help, we can be more confident of dealing with major crises that may arise in the future." ”"That's as it should be."
Rayev XXIII said with a righteous and heroic attitude: "If Kaztu is really hoarding an army of immortals, ready to come out at some point and launch a great war, it will mean the official outbreak of the Third Holy War.No country will be able to stand alone, and if we do not unite to deal with the crisis, we will be met with the extinction of all living things, including humans. ”Every time there was a major crisis, the Templars would bear the brunt of the battle for the survival of humanity.This is the responsibility of the Lumichales, and it must not be evaded."
Hmm."
Owen nodded solemnly and proposed, "In that case, I feel it is necessary to gather the rulers of all the countries for a meeting, tell them about the situation of the undead monsters, and then sign a mutual aid agreement.In this way, when a crisis arises, we can act in an orderly manner according to the agreement, without the chaos of silos. ”"It's really necessary."
Echo Raev XXIII agreed with Owen's suggestion: "Our country is located in the middle of the continent, and it is not too far from the capitals of the countries, so it is better to set the place of the meeting in the Holy City, and we should send invitations to the countries. ”"Then please."
Owen readily agreed.With the enormous influence of the Luminecal religion in various countries, the ruler should not refuse if he received an invitation from the Pope himself.Therefore, it was fitting that this meeting should be entrusted to the Holy Church of Caleb.After that, the two sides discussed other matters."
That's right, Pope."
There was a question that was not suitable to ask, and Owen was hesitant to ask it, but finally made up his mind to ask the Pope, after all, he might not have this opportunity in the future."
There's a question I'd like to ask you, this question may be a bit offensive, please forgive me.""
Oh?"
Raev XXIII frowned slightly, "What do you want to ask?"
”"As the supreme administrator of the Lumichales, you must be the most faithful believer in the gods."
Owen cautiously asked, "After spending so much time in the church, have you ever had a doubt when you prayed to the gods—do the gods really exist?"
”"Ho-ho-" Hearing Owen's question, Raev XXIII raised his eyebrows and laughed."
That's what you want to ask.""
Is that funny?"
Owen was puzzled."
Not really, I just didn't expect you to ask this."
Putting away his laughter, Raev XXIII replied with a serious face: "I can tell you unequivocally that the gods really exist. ”After a pause, he added: "It's normal for ordinary people to have this doubt.To tell you the truth, when I first started learning to believe in magic, I also had doubts about the existence of gods, which caused my learning progress to lag behind others, because it was impossible to master magic with doubts. ”"After discovering this, I put aside my suspicions about the gods, and I managed to establish a weak connection with the gods and successfully perform the magic of faith.Since then, I have never had the slightest doubt about the existence of the gods. ”Proving the existence of gods through belief in magic, Teresa had said so before, but Owen felt that the reason was a bit far-fetched."
Do you believe in magic......
Owen muttered quietly."
Then again."
Raev XXIII then asked, "King Wells, why do you want to know if the gods exist?"
”In this regard, Owen candidly stated the reason: "When I was researching magic, I found that magic seems to have a certain connection with the gods, so I wanted to find out if the existence of magic is related to the gods. ”"There are clouds in the holy scriptures, and the gods create all things in the world in chaos."
Quoting from the Holy Text, Raev XXIII told Owen: "Since everything in the world is created by the gods, it is natural that magic is also a gift from the gods, so that special humans can perform magic and protect everyone from monsters." ”There is indeed such a sentence in the holy scriptures.However, the Holy Book was created 600 years ago by Raev I, and the belief in magic and the Rumicalian religion were born when the vampire legions ravaged the country.Before that, there were no gods of magic, and there were even gods of other religions, were they the same gods as the Lumicha cult?
Or is it that at that time, the gods were just observing humanity somewhere, and it was not until humanity was facing a great existential crisis that they suddenly intervened and gave the fire of faith to the saint Raev to help humanity defeat the vampires.God, this mysterious existence is really unpredictable.