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The sunlight shines through the window sill into the study, making the air seem to be covered with a layer of dust.
In the quiet study room, only the sound of Wu Ming flipping through the books could be heard.
"It turns out that in the ancient books, this continent was called the Sear Continent, and the Fengying Plain is only a part of it. There are also huge territorial plates such as the Highlands, the Cape of Storms, the University City, and the Emerald Port. Many large and small lands have been born. Kingdoms and Duchies…”
"On the Windying Plain, Tale the Conqueror was the first to be unified. He was the original blue-blooded man. After more than two hundred years, the kingdom he established split up and formed nobles of all sizes. He is the leader of the Windying Plain. The decisive force, known as the blue blood nobility, strongly excludes other outsiders and circles... "
"The church once expanded, and the 'lord' it believed in showed miracles, but later it was unanimously resisted by the mainland because of interfering with the nobility and royal power. At this time, the church not only had to face many challenges from pan-faith and totem ancestor worship, Even more hostile by the nobles, the right to preach belongs to the lord, and if he preaches without the lord's consent, the lord has the right to hang that missionary!"
From a record, Wu Ming clearly saw the boundary between gods and humans: "Let the gods belong to the gods, and the world belongs to the kings and nobles!"
Although it is only a short line, the bloody horror of the struggle between theocracy and kingship almost overflows from every letter.
"You need to be familiar with history to better understand the current situation..."
After Wu Ming had a little understanding of the situation in Fengying Plain, he focused his energy on knights and other extraordinary powers.
What kind of power should be developed in a world with such strict restrictions, where even gods cannot easily intervene
"Miracle..."
Wu Ming is naturally most interested in the power that the 'lord' of that church has shown.
"The Lord said, I come apart from the mountains and rivers, and my agent will gain the authority of power... Saint Gabriel is the one I care about..."
"In the year of the plague, Saint Gabriel followed the oracle and brought a thousand believers of the Lord to the edge of the Devil's Great Strait. He said—the Lord gave us the right to walk in the sea! The sea suddenly parted, responding to the Holy Spirit. The call of those who…”
Wu Ming read a record: "Part the sea? It really is a miracle... Especially in this kind of world..."
The era of Saint Gabriel was the most glorious era of the church, but since that time, the gods they believed in have never shown any miracles, and even Gabriel gradually aged and died.
"Could it be that you can't make ends meet and lose everything?"
Wu Ming guessed maliciously.
Considering the rigor of this world, to change the reality to such an extent, the power required is simply as much as a mountain, and even if it is supplemented by faith, it may not be enough.
The gods also need to be managed. Once the power of faith cannot make ends meet, I am afraid that they will only be seriously injured and fall asleep.
He strongly suspects that this is also the reason why the Lord has not issued any definite oracles since the church has declined.
After reading this brief history of religion, Wu Ming opened another scholar's manuscript, which was about the mysteries of knights.
"The promotion of a knight was once considered a gift from the Lord, until other nobles also discovered the mystery of the holy oil and were able to complete the baptism of a knight alone..."
"In a knight's baptism, holy oil, oaths and rituals are all very important. The former determines the foundation, while the latter determines the degree of improvement..."
"In the church, when a knight of glory puts on a white robe, he needs to renounce everything in the world, and at the same time be loyal to the Lord, and fight for the gods all his life!"
"The knight baptisms of other great nobles are similar, but the object of the oath is changed to the lord he is loyal to..."
"It can be deduced from this that the oath and ceremony are only superficial, and it is the knight's own belief that really determines the extent of promotion and success or failure! Fanaticism and firm belief are conducive to the breakthrough of the knight..."
This manuscript obviously has a lot of research on knights, and I don't know which scholar left it. The analysis is quite reasonable, which made Wu Ming nod repeatedly.
"Faith! In fact... this is the requirement for spiritual power!"
He put down the manuscript and rubbed his eyes: "The physical fitness reaches the limit of the race, the mental strength meets the requirements, and the key-like holy oil is the three major elements to unlock the extraordinary!"
There has never been a scholar with his insight, who can fundamentally look at problems from a high-level perspective.
"The promotion of a knight, apart from the ingredients of the holy oil, is no longer a secret to me..."
Wu Ming thought with some regret: "After looking through the collections of several scholars, I can only find some clues about the priest's extraordinary... But how can I really believe in a certain god?"
The sixth level of power can attract the power of the world, and it is like a god in its own world.
Even when encountering ignorant races, the strength of level five or even level four will be worshiped as gods.
But in Wu Ming's view, even the seventh-level golden immortal, or even the eighth-level Da Luo, has no possibility of making him bow down and offer his faith.
"Besides the priest, there are only a few tales about thaumaturges and wizards..."
Wu Ming scratched his head.
Ever since he saw the history of the decline and decline of the church, he had a premonition.
It seems that from the time when the gods showed their miracles, this world, even the universe, began to strongly reject the power of the legal system.
After all, the composition of this universe is quite peculiar. It is not a collection of many worlds, but only the world in the middle, or in other words, this Seer world, which is the core of the entire universe!
"In this way, if the line of this world is changed, the benefits obtained may exceed imagination!"
Wu Ming walked out of the study room, bid farewell to the butler politely, and asked him to say hello to Lulun Scholar.
…
"No matter what, let's get the seeds of extraordinary power first... In the martial arts competition, there will be free knights joining..."
This kind of free knight is a guy who has obtained the holy oil through various means, and has survived the baptism of the knight with good luck, and has the strength of a knight.
They have strength, but no corresponding honor and rights. They can only hang out among adventurers and mercenaries, waiting for the opportunity to come.
In the last battle between the Earl of Blue Mountain and the Viscount Garcia, many of these knights joined the Viscount Garcia and became the backbone of the Earl's army.
Now, the Earl of Blue Mountain also realized their role.
As opposed to free knights, there is also a kind of "noble knight", which refers to a guy who has no knight canonization and fief, but no knight strength.
Although Wu Ming is confident in his overall strength, and this kind of free knight is quite rare, most of them have joined Viscount Garcia and won the canonization of knights, but there is no guarantee that there will be a few in this competition.
It is always necessary to do more preparations.
"Dear Mr. William, upon your notice, I have arrived as quickly as possible!"
In the hotel, Wu Ming ordered two golden rums and looked at the triangular eyes in front of him.
He was the guy who tried to steal last time and was taught a lesson by Wu Ming. He was nicknamed Mouse Quark, and he was very familiar with the dark places of Wind Howling City.
At this time, in front of Wu Ming, Mouse Quark lowered his head humbly: "May I help you?"
"I'm going to the black market, the biggest in Wind Howling City!"
Wu Ming stared into Quark's eyes.
"It's very simple, as long as you show enough financial resources in front of the examiners, I'd like to introduce you!"
Quark immediately relaxed upon hearing this.
Thinking of William's performance that day, he already regarded him as a free knight who had experienced the baptism of knights.
Such people are either the second and third sons of aristocratic families with a strong background, or they have mastered powerful forces such as mercenary regiments and guilds, and they are not easy to mess with.
If there is a relationship, it will also help his future.
"May I ask, what are you going to buy on the black market?"
Quark asked cautiously.
"of course… "
Wu Ming's voice sounded like mosquitoes, but it clearly reached Quark's ears.
"Sure enough..."
After hearing this, Quark also had a wry smile on his face: "This kind of thing is only possible in the black market of Wuthering City... But, sir, are you ready for a sufficient price?"
"You don't need to worry about this!"
The holy oil enough to complete the baptism of a knight is not a small amount no matter where it is.
After all, it has to be applied on the body for several days in a row!
But Wu Ming's requirements are different. He only needs a small spoonful of it, and the rest is to try to deduce the formula by himself.
Of course, this is his secret, so naturally he won't tell Quark.
"At midnight two days later, there happened to be a black market transaction... Presumably the items that Mr. needs will also appear. How about I invite Mr.?"
Quark thought for a while and replied.
"Two days later, midnight? I remember..."
Wu Ming waved his hand, Quark drank the golden rum in front of him without missing a single drop, and bowed respectfully before the maid brought Wu Ming's steak.
"Mr. William, your steak!"
The maid at the hotel put away Wu Ming's dinner and gave him another wink.
The maids in this kind of hotel usually have a part-time second job. In addition, Wu Ming spends a lot of money and looks good, so he naturally becomes a very hot target.
"Thanks!"
Wu Ming thanked him politely and gave a tip again.
There was a trace of mourning on the waitress's face, and she turned to leave.
…
Two days later, the stars and the moon covered the sky, coating the earth with a layer of silver.
Wu Ming wore a cloak to cover his face, and came to the agreed place, beside a broken bridge.
"My lord, is that you?"
After a while, Quark's voice came from the bridge hole.
"it's me!"
Wu Ming's ears moved, very satisfied with Quark's knowledge.
In fact, he was also a little suspicious. Although Quark also had some influence behind him, he never dared to attack an official knight.