Chapter 4 Improve the Artifact!
What is even more shocking is that there is a crack in the huge statue of the goddess enshrined, which is not a good thing no matter how you look at it.
To put it simply, the situation at this time is that those who have the ability to come out and clean up the mess will either fall down directly, or they will not have enough identity. Those who have the identity to stand up, but do not have such ability.
The manor also fell into a state of leaderless, Fang Lin Yan also expressed that he was speechless, and could only stand up as the Templar Commander to take over the affairs of the manor.
His response method is also to cut through the mess with a quick knife. If he encounters someone who doesn't listen to commands and greetings, he just kicks them!
If you continue to chatter and entangle, then you will be stunned directly.
After Fang Linyan's rude and effective rectification, the entire manor quickly returned to normal, and Fang Linyan directly lifted a stool and sat at the gate of the chapel. Anyone who wanted to enter had to pass through him.
This is because the icon is damaged and unsightly, so it cannot be seen by people, so as not to shake the believers' beliefs and cause the goddess to lose fans.
Fang Linyan sat at the entrance of the chapel until midnight, and suddenly saw a white owl flying out of it, but it seemed to be a translucent illusion. Obviously, the goddess was also severely damaged.
After the owl stopped on Fang Linyan's shoulder, it sent a message:
"Well done, without you, this follow-up will cause more trouble."
Fang Linyan Road:
"This is what I should do."
The goddess once again passed the relevant information:
"I'm very weak now, you have to continue guarding me here for two days."
Fang Linyan nodded:
"no problem."
Fang Linyan continued to guard here for more than ten hours, but did not notice any changes.
The current enemy of the goddess is Oda Nobunaga of the East, but this guy just suffered a big loss not long ago. Presumably even if he noticed something this time, he should evaluate it carefully to avoid falling into the trap.
For Fang Linyan,
Even if he didn't sleep for a day or two at this time, it wouldn't be a big deal, so he continued to patrol around.
Suddenly, Fang Linyan's eyes stopped on a figure rushing over, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The man who came was pale and haggard, but his elegance was still the same. It was the high priest Trito Goliath who came back in time.
Although the goddess can send down oracles, because the gods cannot stay in the human world for too long, they are subject to many restrictions, so the response will be quite slow.
The High Priest Tritogonia is equivalent to the spokesperson of the goddess in the mortal world. With her, dealing with various affairs will not be too rigid, and direct contact with the goddess is also equivalent to having a transit station.
Looking at the high priest who came to him, Fang Linyan sighed and said:
"Sorry, I really didn't know that what I brought this time would make such a big noise and cause you such great harm."
The high priest shook his head and said simply:
"This has nothing to do with you. This treasure is more important to the goddess than you think. Even if the scepter of the father god (Zeus) reappears, the goddess will choose the Divine Comedy without hesitation, as far as the current stage is concerned. , the importance of the Divine Comedy to her is very great, and no treasure can compare with it."
After Fang Linyan heard this, he took a deep breath and said:
"Does the goddess plan to continue trying?"
The high priest said calmly:
"For such a treasure, it is worth paying a great price."
"Let's put it this way, the treasure of the Divine Comedy is equivalent to a door. Once it can be opened, the goddess will be able to contact the other enemies of different gods with the power of the home court, and will become more familiar after destroying the opponent. The law of its origin, the law of plunder, the law of perfection!"
"In our original world, there are too few opponents of the gods, which also means that there are too few resources, so only Zeus has the hope of becoming the supreme god, but he also fell below the threshold."
"With this treasure, the goddess is equivalent to having a ready-made path to the highest god rank, and this is an opportunity that she could not touch when she was in her prime!"
Fang Linyan sighed and said:
"The problem is that this treasure has a very strong sealing power. To be honest, although the goddess is powerful, in the face of the power that even surpasses the creator, there is almost no chance to break through this layer of blockade by yourself. "
Who is the high priest? He immediately caught the unfinished meaning of Fang Linyan's words, and immediately said:
"Is it possible to seek help in this matter?"
Fang Linyan said seriously:
"It depends on how determined the goddess is to obtain the Divine Comedy."
The high priest said without hesitation:
"at all costs!"
Fang Linyan hesitated for a moment and said:
"If that's the case, I have a way to think about it..."
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Probably because she felt that her chances of breaking through the seal were slim. The goddess didn't think much of it, so she directly agreed to the proposal of Infinite Space. Fang Linyan was quite surprised by her decisiveness.
After obtaining the imprint of infinite space, the goddess easily obtained the control authority of the "Divine Comedy". This legendary treasure is equivalent to being directly bound to her body.
In this way, she will continue to inject willpower into it to recharge the "Divine Comedy", and the Divine Comedy's recharge this time has already reached an astonishing 98%, so the goddess did not spend too much. resources, it directly increases the charging effect to 100%.
However, the goddess did not rush to summon the prey, but completely immersed her mind into the legendary treasure of the "Divine Comedy", and carefully studied its structure and operation. This research took about a week.
During this week, Fang Linyan was naturally the supervisor who worked overtime to produce energy blocks, which was still very important to him.
At the same time, Fang Linyan did not forget to visit the seriously injured Evelina during the break. Ahem, as the saying goes, a husband and wife are blessed a hundred days a day.
But he soon discovered a very embarrassing thing, that is, every time he went to visit Evelina, the high priest Tritogonia would always appear in time, and then accompany him there calmly.
This made Fang Linyan very depressed. He said that some things are called eating marrow and knowing the taste. According to Fang Linyan's judgment, if he wanted to do something very excessive, such as fighting mosquitoes for Evelina, she would probably will not refuse.
But some things can't be done in front of the high priest! Speaking of the high priest, Fang Linyan doesn't know why, but always feels a little guilty for no reason...
Seeing that he will be able to return to the space soon, Fang Linyan is also looking forward to it. After all, he has also drawn up a series of follow-up plans that he wants to implement.
At this moment, the old butler suddenly came over to pass the news, saying that the high priest had invited him to the chapel, but it was already two o'clock in the morning, not the regular time to talk things over.
Fang Linyan's heart moved, knowing that the goddess should have completely controlled the powerful treasure of "Divine Comedy", and told himself to take action in the past.
After walking quickly to the side of the chapel, Fang Linyan realized that as he had guessed, in addition to the high priest Tritogonia, the other three main priests and twelve female priests were all present, all praying earnestly. on.
There are dozens of mad believers standing by the side. It can be said that the core believers of the goddess are all gathered here. If these people are wiped out at this time, the situation of the goddess will even return to the embarrassment when she first entered the world.
As soon as Fang Linyan entered the chapel, he saw that the gorgeous and magnificent goddess statue in front of him had been restored to its original state, but what attracted his attention was the change in the appearance of the goddess icon.
The previous statues of the goddess were all holding the statue of the goddess of victory in the left hand (in the story of Saint Seiya, this thing is Athena's holy clothes), and the right hand supported the shield leaning against the feet: the holy shield Equus.
But now, the posture of the goddess statue itself remains unchanged, but in the palm of her left hand, there is actually a book of gold! !
It can be seen that the shape of this book of gold looks familiar, but its surface alternately shines pure white, lava, and blood red strange light, and then these lights will condense into strange words or symbols, or Mysterious, or terrifying, or intimidating...
Fang Linyan curiously dropped a reconnaissance, because he and the goddess had a very close relationship, so he actually got some information.
Among these pieces of information, what shocked Fang Linyan the most was that the name of this treasure was still called Divine Comedy, but its quality had been improved by one rank again!
What appeared in front of Fang Linyan was: the three words quasi-artifact.
Thinking of this, Fang Linyan suddenly said:
"Congratulations to the goddess! It can actually improve the quality of this treasure again, to a higher level!"
Seeing Fang Linyan coming, the high priest standing below the statue of the goddess quickly ended the prayer ceremony, and then said:
"Ten minutes to rest first."
Then he motioned Fang Linyan to follow him to the lounge at the back.
After coming inside, the high priest looked at Fang Linyan and said:
"You have a good eye. You can see at a glance that the quality of this treasure has improved."
Fang Linyan smiled and said:
"It stands to reason that repairing such a treasure should belong to the priestly domain of Hephaestus (the god of craftsman/fire/forging). It is really admirable that the goddess can cross the priesthood to do this."
High Priest Tritogonia said:
"I can do this because this treasure is very special, and the goddess has paid a lot of money."
Fang Linyan said oddly:
"Oh? What kind of special law?"
The high priest said:
"Do you know the origin of this treasure?"
Fang Linyan nodded and said:
"I probably know one thing, that a guy named Dante broke into the three terrifying alien planes of heaven, hell, and purgatory in order to save a woman named Lucia, and then he suddenly disappeared at the peak of his life, leaving behind this book."
After listening to Fang Linyan's words, the high priest nodded and said:
"It's almost like this... However, Dante didn't disappear suddenly, he planned it."
Fang Linyan said oddly:
"Oh?"
The high priest said:
"Dante himself is not an ordinary person - it is impossible for ordinary people to have the powerful power to travel in and out of the three places of heaven, hell and purgatory. Powerful mutation."
"There is a saying: those who stare at the abyss are also stared at by the abyss. In the battle with the enemies of heaven, hell, and purgatory, Dante draws their strength in order to become stronger, but he also suffers from these enemies invisibly. pollution.”
"So, Dante's body actually has a lot of hidden dangers. After he finally rescued Lucia, his obsession was satisfied, so he fell under the temptation of eternal life."
Fang Linyan said in surprise:
"The lure of immortality? Fall?"
The high priest said:
"Yes, the devil is cunning and greedy, and is best at catching the greed in people's hearts and making them degenerate. Compared with them, although the devil is stronger, it is much easier to deal with."
Fang Linyan said in amazement:
"Aren't demons and devils the same kind of creatures? Why take them out separately?"
The high priest shook his head and said:
"No no no, you must have misunderstood something, these are two completely different types of creatures!"
"To talk about the devil, we must first mention the angels. These are creatures born from order. They are enemies with the demons representing chaos. They have fought countless years of war. Angels live in heaven, and demons live in purgatory."
"When some powerful angels killed too many demons, their bodies were also stained with the breath of chaos. The best of them was called Lucifer, but this guy fell because of the infection of chaos and became a fallen angel. ."
"With the increase in the number of fallen angels, Lucifer also changed his name to Satan, ranked first among the seven devils, and established hell!"
"So, strictly speaking, the devil and the angel are of the same origin. They are just the dark side of the angel. They are an evil and lawful creature, and they are the same mortal enemy as the devil representing chaos!"
At this time, Fang Linyan suddenly realized, understood the difference, and pondered for a while:
"So how exactly did Dante fall?"
The high priest said:
"Dante absorbed the power of the angels, demons, and devils he killed at that time. Although it can temporarily increase his strength, it brought great sequelae."
"When he finally breaks out of purgatory, it is actually difficult to maintain the balance of power in the body, and it will only take a year or two for the body to break down."
After Fang Linyan heard such a secret, he was also shocked, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt it was reasonable.
But the high priest continued:
"Dante just rescued his lover, and of course he didn't want to die like this, so he abandoned his body under the temptation of the devil, and refined his body into this Divine Comedy with the magic of the devil, and his own soul was used as a weapon. The soul exists."
"The original power of Dante's body formed the prototype of this book. The power of angels, demons, and devils absorbed in it was used to shape the three realms of heaven, hell, and purgatory in the book!"
"Then, those who have obtained this book will fall under the temptation of the devil's whispers, constantly collecting energy for the Divine Comedy, thinking that after collecting enough energy, according to their human weakness, they will be able to summon various An ancient god to satisfy their various greed."