The words of Ryan and Allen made Red fall into deep thought. On this road to power, there is no third possibility to choose between giving up or continuing, and once the choice is made, there is no turning back. At this moment, Red Just like a traveler standing at the crossroads looking at the unknown future, he himself actually wants to know what he will choose in his heart.
Perhaps it was because every man could not help but long for power in his heart, or perhaps because Red did not want to live up to his teacher Ibel's instructions. Finally, Red slowly made his choice. He wanted to inherit Archbishop Ibell's legacy. Rectify the Church of Light and spread the gospel of God to every corner of the continent.
With a goal, there is motivation to move forward. Red quickly took out all the Bordeaux wine hidden in his storage pocket, and vowed that he would quit drinking from now on. Seeing Red's spirit revived, Faras, who had known him since childhood, couldn't help but feel happy for him. At the same time, she was also secretly surprised that the choice Ryan made was exactly the same as Victor's.
In fact, Faras came to Cassano in person this time, not just to inform about the Church of Light, but to bring the results of her secret discussion with Victor. Victor learned that Senat publicly supported Feidi. When he arrived in the south, he quickly came up with a countermeasure, which was to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble.
Today's Bright Church is becoming more and more lifeless. Except for a few young pastors, the vast majority of Bright pastors have become increasingly numb. They seem to have long forgotten their responsibility to save the world, and are slowly immersed in the glory of the past. In retrospect, a few careerists were even secretly planning how to restore the Church of Light's supremacy on the continent, such as Henry, the former assistant to Archbishop Ibell, etc.
As the spokesperson of the gods in this plane, even if the imperial capital is dissatisfied with them, it cannot openly take action, but now it has an excellent opportunity. Senat's public support of Ferdinand is equivalent to giving those ambitious cardinals A channel to release one's own desire for power. Since the death of Ibel, there has been no one with enough power and prestige to suppress the ambitions below in the Church of Light. Therefore, its split is inevitable.
In this case, Victor simply decided to add fuel to the fire, accelerate the split of the Church of Light, and let those who were blinded by power jump out on their own. As long as the inheritance of the Archbishop is controlled, no matter how the Church of Light splits, the one who The Archbishop holding the Burning Angel Staff and "Praise of Light" can punish those traitors in the name of God.
Of course, in this way, the Light Church will definitely be severely damaged, but anyway, they are currently unable to contribute at all to the battle with the undead army, so Victor's move is not considered an act of damaging the friendly forces. If the Light Church can finally let the Light Church If they are truly involved in the battle with the undead army, even if they only have one tenth of their devout believers left, they are still a force that cannot be ignored. After all, light magic has special advantages over evil undead creatures.
The whole plan will naturally be carried out behind Orlando's back. The latter is also a believer in God, so during the execution of the whole plan, Victor must rely on Ryan's strength. After all, there are three people in Cassano. A legendary strongman, and among them, Galibu is capable of killing a legendary strongman instantly. With him sitting at the rear, no matter what accident happens, it can be guaranteed that the loss on the human side will not be too great.
The first step of the whole plan is to keep Red away from the imperial capital. Otherwise, with him as the titular archbishop sitting in the St. Nebiro Cathedral, those cautious guys may not dare to make any moves. But to let an archbishop leave, there must be something. A reasonable excuse, so Victor simply put the magic reformation on the agenda, and then the entire imperial capital's top power officials came to Cassano together, and Red would also take the opportunity to stay in Cassano to repair the artifact.
Repairing the artifact is certainly very important, but in the Church of Light, those cardinals can know this secret. After all, it is impossible for Red to completely avoid everyone if he wants to take out the fragments of the artifact. eyes and ears, so Red would have a reasonable excuse to stay in Iron Fist Castle. Of course, in the minds of almost everyone, it is impossible for a few mortals to repair a completely damaged artifact, even if there are any elves in it. The Queen is a legendary mage, so those careerists no longer care about the Burning Angel Staff.
Because even if Red repairs it, according to Ferdinand's accusation, Red still cannot clear himself of the suspicion of murdering Ibel. His archbishop status is still unstable, and although the power of the Burning Angel Staff is powerful, it is only For heretics, for the cardinals who also believe in the God of Light, it can only give them a breath of fresh air. As for the power and means used by popes and archbishops in the past to control their subordinates, due to Reid's current age and his rush to take over as archbishop, He has learned nothing and possesses nothing at all. Otherwise, even if Red does not have the Burning Angel Staff, he will not be able to fight against a powerful enemy like the demigod Lich, and he will not be so powerless to control the internal control of the Church of Light.
Now that Faras has not started the second step of the entire plan, her husband Ryan has already begun to push the entire situation in the direction discussed by Victor and the others. If Faras was not one of the planners of the entire incident, it would be very difficult to do so. She knew that only three or five people knew about the entire plan so far, and Ryan was definitely not included among them. She was afraid that she would also wonder if Ryan had used some secret method to eavesdrop on their secret discussions.
Seeing Red and the others starting to discuss how to deal with it in the future, Faras felt that she had to say something. She had to control the development of the situation within a certain range, otherwise once Ryan took the most direct method, Victor's The entire plan can easily go awry, or even produce the opposite result.
"Well, let me say a few words." Faras said: "Actually, I think there are a few things that are most important right now. The first is the Burning Angel Staff. Well, everyone here is the closest person to Ryan. I will tell you some things directly, but please keep it secret. In fact, the main purpose of Reid's visit this time is to ask Sister Fulia to help repair a damaged artifact, which is the Burning Angel Staff that symbolizes the majesty of the Archbishop. .”
Emma, who was in the distance, was reaching out to return the book in her hand to the bookshelf. Unexpectedly, her body froze when she heard the name. Her hand softened and she let the thick magic book fall to the ground. The crisp sound naturally attracted everyone's attention in the quiet library. Faras glanced at Emma and asked, "Why, Emma, do you know its name too?"
Emma seemed to realize her gaffe. She cast a spell with both hands, lifted the magic books on the ground again, and returned them to the bookshelf. Then her body floated to Faras, and then she answered: "Yes, Of course I know that this artifact was enshrined in the Apocalypse Temple for a period of time, but it is a pity that the high priest and the others could not find a way to copy this artifact."
"Copy the artifact." Ryan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked: "What is going on? Can you explain it in detail?"
Seeing that Ryan wanted to change the topic, Faras patted him gently and said displeased: "I hate it, don't be like this, I'm talking about business."
"Well, Emma, please continue talking." Ryan greeted, then turned to Farasi and said: "Fanny, be good, this matter may be more important than all other things now, let me listen first."
Faras saw Ryan's serious look on his face, so he nodded and agreed to Ryan's request, while Emma continued: "The Archbishop of the Church of Light at that time once secretly came to the Temple of Apocalypse, and the high priest at that time was still very young. I am young and only qualified to participate as an assistant. I am not particularly clear about the specific process. I only saw a small part of it from a notebook of the high priest when I was managing the book files."
Fulia spoke: "Then do you know the extent of the final copying result?"
Emma tilted her head and thought for a while, then replied: "I only have a little impression. It seems that there are several key problems that cannot be solved, so the copied artifact can only achieve less than one-tenth of the power of the real artifact, and It’s very unstable, and it may be damaged once released, or it may not be usable at all and may even harm the user.”
When Emma said this, she showed an apologetic look on her face. She said: "When I found the diary, it was a lot damaged due to poor preservation. I only made guesses from a few words. That's a little bit, but the diary should still be deep in the Temple of Apocalypse, if..."
"Well, no need for the time being." Ryan waved his hand and said: "The situation is very delicate now. We can't spread our strength. Well, this matter is over for now. Let's talk about it when we have the opportunity in the future. Well, Fanny, You go on."
Faras rolled his eyes at Ryan and continued: "The top priority now is to repair this artifact. After all, with it, we can continue the archbishop's inheritance, and it will also be a big deterrent to the undead army. Of course, if the artifact is so easy to repair, It can’t be called a divine weapon, so we have to be prepared.”
"The second thing is to form a priest army like the magic army. All members of this new army are naturally strong-willed believers. Their belief in gods allows them to have powerful light power, no matter in front of them. Whether it is a split within the Church of Light or a direct confrontation with the evil creatures of the Undead Legion, the power of light representing justice and order can purify all heretics. As Ryan just said, the current Church of Light is bleak, and many people have become corrupt, and This army of priests, completely selected, trained and commanded by Reid, will naturally shoulder the important task of revitalizing the Church of Light."