It seemed that the conversation between Father Constantine and Louise was going very happily. When Zach opened the basement door, Louise was smiling and reciting the excerpt from the notes, "'He who does evil can be cursed, but those who do evil can be cursed. Those who curse others unnecessarily will be punished... 'When I was forced to copy these words when I was a child, I could not understand the meaning at all, and I never imagined that these would be such a great comfort to me now."
The meaning of this excerpt is very simple. When you want to curse others, please think about whether the cursed person is really evil. If so, if you curse, the Holy Lord will help you reserve a room for him in hell. If not, you curse, and the Holy Lord will feel that you are abusing your faith, and will be unhappy and reserve a room for you in hell.
Constantine said that this excerpt is about self-love, so it is not about teaching people how to use faith correctly to curse others, but it is about teaching people to distinguish between good and evil, and not to create their own hell.
Zach smiled and walked into the basement, "Thank you."
This thank you is not unexpected. When Zach talked about Louise in church last time, he mentioned that the priest was the only one who expressed kindness to Louise's transformation into a vampire. The implication was very clear. Someone expressed it. Malice, like James.
Louise means the same thing when she talks about comfort. If someone doesn't tell right from wrong, the unlucky person should just don't be maliciously affected.
Father Constantine smiled and waved his hands, saying no, "Why are you down here? Have Taylor and Colonel Ike finished talking up there?" As he spoke, Constantine stood up, seemingly ready to go up, "Haha, then It’s time for me to take her back to church.”
"No rush." Zach smiled, "Up there, um. A little 'accident' happened."
Of course, Louise heard what was said above. At this time, she smiled and gestured, then consciously stepped away, leaving the priest to Zach, and returned to the corner to continue reading her notes.
"What's wrong?" Constantine looked confused, then frowned, "Is Taylor going to do something to Colonel Ike?"
"No. She hasn't had time to talk to Ike yet." To dispel the doubts about Constantine's deviation, "Kyle is here." Zach smiled and tilted his head, "Lola is here too, Barton's two The brother and sister are talking to Tyler on the back porch right now.”
"Oh." Constantine's expression turned helpless, "The conversation must not be very pleasant, right?" He shook his head, "The relationship between the Barton family and the college and the church is very tense now. I heard Taylor said that Kyle's family No one, including his sister Lola, supported his continued career in the religious academy and church."
Zach kept smiling. Or even more, "The priest is wrong. They are in harmony."
Constantine subconsciously raised his eyebrows and made the sign of the cross, "Really?"
"Really." Zach shrugged, and there was no need to continue to pique the priest's curiosity. "Kyle's study at the religious college was interrupted and he returned to Raptor High School to retake his senior year. Then, Saint Sissy also went to Raptor. It’s special, I just entered school.”
Constantine was stunned for a moment. When he came to his senses, he made the sign of the cross again, with a complicated expression on his face. "I should have thought of it. Hey." He looked at Zach, "I should have thought of it when the saints came to visit the church last night. The angels have returned, and the saints are about to take action."
Zach raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did Sissy go to church yesterday?" It seemed that in addition to coming to Grande, the Saints' family also had a busy schedule yesterday.
"Yes." Constantine sat back and spoke for his next words. Need to say it properly, "Very late at night, when the angel Camille appeared, it frightened a group of demons who had already rested (Crowley's strict schedule), and I calmed them down for a long time." He waved his hand, He glanced at Zach helplessly. "You don't care about that. You want to know what they go to church for."
Zach did not deny it, "I can only guess that it must not be very pleasant."
"Yes, it's very unpleasant." Constantine sighed again and looked at Zach, "You know the real reason why Taylor came to Barton to represent the religious academy in the west and cooperate with the fallen angel Crowley."
Of course I know, it’s the line that Zach signed, but there’s no need for Zach to talk about it here, we all know the part about Zach very well. It’s up to Constantine to provide the other side’s perspective—
"In fact, the attitude of the Western Sabbat towards demons is the same as your attitude towards Crowley. Because the gate of hell is opened, they cannot be completely expelled and can only allow them to exist in the west. In order to avoid the possibility of the Sabbat in the west being ruled by itself, If a war breaks out, we can only confirm a 'non-interference' agreement, then secretly support the academy, train demon hunters, and find the reason why the upper echelons of the Holy Lord Faith left the federation. Of course, the ultimate goal is to expel the demons." Constantine looked at it. Eye Zach, "The Sabbat doesn't like demons in their land."
Zach nodded. It was obvious. Does Zach like Crowley? No.
Then, the perspective is connected to what we know, "Because of Kyle, and later Seth and Mason." When Seth was mentioned, Constantine's face still turned sad for an instant, "Let the colleges in the West It was discovered that in the easternmost city of the Federation, some people (Grande, Zach) have established a relatively peaceful relationship with the fallen angels who are opposed to the demons." Constantine shook his head, "Although they are both demons, the fallen angels '. Sigh." He sighed, and then continued, "The academy, which has been cornered by demons in the west, can only try this clue, so Taylor took Kyle back to Barton."
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. The Academy in the West adheres to this tenet and establishes a relationship with the fallen angel Crowley.
"So far, this cooperation has been going well." Constantine showed a thoughtful look, "Not to mention the Republic's journey to seek answers, the fallen angels have provided a lot of information about hell to the Western College, and I have information about the devil's soul mark. The research has also enhanced the combat effectiveness of Western College in the siege of demons, giving them breathing space."
"I have a feeling there's a 'but' coming up." Zach raised an eyebrow.
"But." Constantine glanced at Zach with a smile, grateful for this small relief. "After returning from the trip to the Republic, the fallen angel Crowley passed on some less than ideal information." He paused here.
Zach tilted his head, realizing the significance of this break point, "Do I need to know about it?"
"'Heaven' did not 'leave' the Federation." Constantine gave the answer directly, pointing upward, "Only. 'Someone' left." Shaking his head, "It's not leaving, it's disappearing."
Before Zach could properly respond to this sentence, Constantine had already retracted his hand and continued. "The Holy Lord and the Archangel Michael disappeared. The angels in heaven did the only thing they could think of, which is also a fact that has been repeated in the history of the Holy Lord's faith - the Holy Lord went to expand the territory of the faith. So the angels went to the Republic, But before they could search for it, Papa landed in the Republic at midnight and trapped them.”
Zach didn't have time to respond to this, so he could only grasp the last sentence, "Trapped?"
Constantine shook his head, "Don't ask me, I can't figure out the reason even if I think about it. But I know the result - the angels who have no faith support in the Republic. They have to compete with the local aliens in the Republic for faith resources, otherwise they can only The Republic waits for its faith to run out and die. By the way, the local foreign races in the Republic have also lost the support of their faith." Constantine shook his head, as if he didn't quite understand why, "It seems to be related to the politics of the Republic..."
ink.
"...The only thing that allows the Republic to maintain a slight balance now..." Constantine looked at Zach, "is the Secret Alliance."
Zach frowned. As far as he knew, the Secret Alliance was the first to go to the Republic. Then heaven disappears and the gates of hell open. The devil came to the world, "I..." Zach hesitated whether to ask about the secret alliance. We should understand this hesitation, Zach had already decided not to care.
Constantine waved his hand again, "Don't ask, I don't know if I ask. There is almost no content about the status of the Secret Alliance in the information Crowley brought back. You should have thought of it. Sibella is the one who went to the Republic to find Papa Midnight, the saints are looking for angels. The skinchanger Jin you have here represents the local foreign races of the Republic. No one represents the Secret Alliance. Crowley has tried to maintain a neutral position, and the information she has obtained is also from these three parties. "Produced." Constantine still paused, "Of course, this is the information she needs to pass on to Taylor. I don't know if she has concealed it or not."
Zach pursed his lips and accepted this statement, but he also understood that Crowley must have other information. I just want to wait for Zach to ask in person. Understand, the first rule of negotiation is to let others be the one asking the question.
Constantine took a deep breath, "That's the premise, and then there was the saint's visit yesterday." He shook his head, feeling helpless, "I'm very happy that I can see an angel, Camille, among the saints. However, Saint Sissy pushed Tyler and I into a very difficult position.”
"She..." Zach had already thought of it, "requests." He emphasized, "requires you to get rid of the fallen angel and fully assist her."
"Yes." Constantine still gave Zach a smile, "And the saint's reasons are very good. She has an angel. She bluntly said that even if Camille can return to the Federation alone, the process is very unsatisfactory. easy… "
Well, do you still need to explain? The poor Mr. Raging Waves who forcibly used Papa's midnight witchcraft was just taken away by John.
"...Now she urgently needs the cooperation of all the powers. What she needs to do is to repopulate heaven, cultivate angels, suppress demons, and close the door to hell."
Zach raised his eyebrows, "Surprisingly, you're not looking for the whereabouts of the Holy Lord and the Archangel?"
Constantine smiled awkwardly, for himself and for Saint Sissi, "There is no manpower." That's right, there is only one angel of the Federation, Camille.
Zach nodded understandingly, "Well...it's precisely because we don't have the manpower to get rid of Crowley now and go to help the Saints. It won't help the situation at Western College at all."
Difficult.
Constantine nodded, his eyes a little distracted, "Yes, you understand, the most important reason why I helped Crowley and Taylor was Seth. My philosophy is that since people believe in a belief higher than themselves, they will not People's private wishes should influence faith." He shook his head silently, "Since I have chosen the Holy Lord's faith, I believe that the Holy Lord has his own arrangements, and it is not me who should influence it. I am not the Holy Lord, but just a human being."
Yes, just like Constantine believes that demon hunters should not judge demons according to their own wishes. That is the judgment of the Holy Lord, and people should not cross the line.
He refocused his eyes and looked at Zach, "I can't say that I agree with Saint Sissy's idea, but I can't agree with it either. Taylor, she thinks more practically. As you said, directly inform Saint of the current situation. The plan is of no help to the West, and with the disappearance of the Holy Lord, the Sabbat doesn't know how to progress. Help, yes, but don't expect that when the Saint has capital to generate mutually beneficial value, she will automatically contribute help. Now , this hidden thread of the Sabbat is more concerned about the help Crowley can give, at least when the Holy Lord reappears, there will be a religious academy in the western land that the Holy Lord can patronize."
Zach couldn't say whether he was happy or sympathetic when he heard that Saint was rejected, but the result had appeared, and Saint had to show herself - she went to Reiput.
"That's almost it." Constantine stood up again and gave Zach a helpless expression, "Let's go up. I guess Kyle is here to deliver the news about Saint Sissy's enrollment. This child knows something, maybe There will be some changes."
Zach didn't think so, but he just said that Kyle, Laura and Taylor were having a great time chatting up there. You may not know what happiness is, and you don't know how long this happiness can last. It's time to go up. .
Exit the basement and go up the stairs. Conversations from the back porch had begun to filter into the stairwell.
"... Is Yehil so famous in the Federation?" Laura was curious, even with a voice full of admiration, "I thought Mrs. Quinn was a representative figure of charity. Sure enough, besides Barton, there are many... "
"It's not famous." Kyle said impatiently, "Did you listen carefully? As I said, Yehil carries out charity work through the church. It is Yehil who funds it, but the reputation lies with the church, not with the church. At Yehir’s house.”
Laura's impatient voice said, "I heard it! What a great thing to know! I didn't know it until I went to the West for a while! Why are you so proud!"
Taylor's helpless voice said, "Don't make any noise, I..."
Laura returned to her longing voice, "No wonder that Sissi is so cool." She was talking about the confrontation with the cheerleader. Oh, no, Laura seems to have fallen in love with Sissi. This speechless girl has a really hopeless understanding of coolness. Remember, she also thinks it’s cool that Alice doesn’t go to school. “So she’s so awesome! It seems I have to accept her club application...”
"What's so great!" Kyle's irritability increased, "Did you listen! Church, church, church!" Are you saying important things three times? "How can you let her join your charity club?! My family doesn't allow me to have anything to do with the church. Are you allowed to do so?! Will you take her with you in your future charity activities? Can you take her with you?! She will be criticized again by others. Our family controls church manufacturing…”
Kyle didn’t need to say anything, Laura blinked with staring eyes, “Oops. What should I do?”
what to do? Kyle turned to the thinking Taylor and the priest Constantine who had just walked out with a gloomy expression, "Saint... Sissi is your problem! Take care of her! Don't let her bother my sister!"
Look, the joy is gone. Kyle wanted to find Taylor and the priest just for this sentence. (.)