The days of being trapped in the gate were actually pretty good.
At first, seeing more and more people surrounding the gate, the mages were still a little panicked. Everyone gathered together to discuss whether there was any way to escape from the siege. However, they soon realized that if the enemy couldn't get in, it meant they couldn't get out.
There are only three entrances and exits to the entire gate. No matter which entrance they take, as soon as they show their head, they will be discovered immediately. Therefore, they can only hide in the Crusad Gate and cannot show up.
However, after a few days, the mages' mentality changed again.
The people outside brought in three cannons and fired at the gate for a full fifteen minutes, but the entire gate showed no intention of breaking down. Those cannonballs hit the wall, but most of their power was neutralized by the holy light emerging from the wall. When they stayed in it, they could only feel slight vibrations, not even as strong as a magnitude 4 earthquake.
Only then did the mages realize that no one from the outside could get in. Suddenly, most of the panic dissipated.
They stayed in this terrifying military fortress, and almost no one could threaten them. There are also plenty of supplies in the gate, whether it's clothing, lamp oil, water, food... plus the new batch of wheat brought in by Wallis, there are only more than 20 of them, and I'm afraid they won't be able to eat them all in their lifetime.
Therefore, they simply settled down and renovated the room in the main gate to make life easier. The small church was converted into a restaurant, the prayer room was converted into a toilet, and the conference room was converted into a magic discussion room... No matter what, there are only more than twenty people, and their needs can be met by the things in this gate.
In this way, they spent fifteen magical days here. I focus on meditation every day, and come out from time to time to discuss magic and study their progress. The quality of my diet is also very high. Except for the poor lighting in the closed environment and a bit boring, the other parts are perfect.
Even if you ask them now, some people will say that there is no good thing in going out, it is better to stay here and piss off the church guys outside.
As for Benjamin, his life was not so leisurely.
He understood how strong the Crusad Gate was, but... human wisdom is infinite. He knows very well that as long as one person is determined to do something, he can always find a way, let alone a group of people. Right now, the church is only trying conventional methods, and it is estimated that other unconventional methods will be used soon.
There is no need for the church to think about it. Benjamin can think of many ways here - dig tunnels, find ventilation holes between the gate and the outside world to put poison gas, put the entire gate on the fire to roast all the people inside... Benjamin feels that this is all possible. The beginning of a tunnel to the inside of the gate may have been dug.
He didn't feel much worried about this. In fact, he doesn't plan to stay here for a long time. He hasn't done anything yet, just because he is busy sorting out the gains from occupying the gate.
That’s right, their “trophies.”
The bishop is always stationed at the gate, and many priests live in this place. Therefore, Benjamin discovered many magic props and books related to divine arts that belonged to them. Most of them were life-saving crosses. Benjamin took a few for himself and divided the rest among everyone. As for books related to magical arts, Benjamin naturally sorted them out.
He put the books together and spent a long time reading them all.
"Introduction to Divine Magic", I have read it a long time ago, but it is of little value; "Encyclopedia of Divine Magic Spells", just take a look at it, and you will understand the enemy's skills; "Embracing the Holy Light" talks about the affinity of the Holy Light, you can learn from it a little bit Take a look; "Psychic Power Conjecture", this needs to be studied carefully...
After sorting out about a dozen books and explaining them to other mages, Benjamin gave them to them to see if they could study anything interesting from them.
As for himself, he held a book called "The World of Pure Holy Light", found a quiet room, and started reading.
Why did you choose this book? Because its author is the fourth generation Pope, the pinnacle being who uses special methods to practice like Benjamin.
In fact, when he first saw the author's signature on the book, he thought it was fake. After all, a person with the status of the Pope still has many things to consider, so how could he have the heart to write a book? It is quite common among successful people to find someone to ghostwrite and publish a book to gain their own fame and reputation.
However, when he turned to the first page of the book and saw the first paragraph above, he realized that this book could only be written by the Pope...or rather, it could only be written by someone who opened up the space of consciousness.
The first paragraph of the book reads like this:
"During the prayer process, I sometimes feel like I have entered another world. No, using 'enter' may not be accurate. Maybe that world has entered me. I don't know. In short, it is a very strange place. , its environment will change every time it appears, and the only thing that will not change is that it will always be pure white, allowing me to feel the power that points directly to the source of the Holy Light."
After reading this passage, Benjamin immediately thought of the pure blue world he had entered several times.
It's not that he was so sure, but when the fourth-generation pope described that world, his wording, his expressions, the characteristics he depicted...all these signs made Benjamin feel particularly familiar. Although rationally, he had no evidence to prove that the pure blue world was related to the strange world in the book, intuitively, he believed that the two must be connected.
The importance of the pure blue world is unquestionable to him. He always had a feeling that if he could truly understand the pure blue world, he would be able to decipher the secrets of magical characters.
—Not to mention, the current entity of the system is most likely from the Pure Blue World. If it grows into something very powerful in the future, Benjamin must understand its weaknesses, otherwise it will be the system's turn to treat him like a racket.
Therefore, he decided to find a place to take a good look at this book.
On a beautiful afternoon after enjoying high-end red wine and pasta, Benjamin sat in the former bishop's exclusive quiet room, flipping through the pages of "The World of Pure Holy Light".
Finally, it took him about two hours to finish reading the book. The book was not thick, and he felt it was effortless. In fact, after reading it, he discovered that this was not a profound theoretical book, and it did not give any definite answers. Instead, it was more like the fourth-generation pope's observation diary of that world.
Most of the content above is about a certain year and month when he suddenly entered that world. What was the world like this time? How long did he stay in it? What changes happened after that...
Those experiences were much the same. Sometimes, the world is full of runes that he cannot understand or remember; sometimes, the echoing voice shakes him out; sometimes, he even feels that he is the world itself...
After looking around, Benjamin only found one rather special experience.
That time, after the Pope entered the pure white world again, he suddenly felt that his soul was hit hard by something, and an inexplicable emotion came over him. Unfortunately, he was soon forced to leave the pure white world, and the unexplained emotion disappeared.
However, after leaving that world, he was a little surprised to find that the holy light stored in his prayer space suddenly became a little strange.
-Those holy lights seemed to be guided by something, and they gathered into five piles. The shape of each pile was completely different, which looked quite strange.
The strange phenomenon of the Holy Light did not last long. After a minute, the Holy Light dispersed and returned to its usual appearance. Fortunately, the fourth pope had a good memory and memorized the five shapes.
After leaving the prayer space, he drew the shapes of these holy lights on paper and studied them for a long time. But those shapes were really irregular, so he began to try to change his thinking. Gradually, he recalled that although the shapes of the third pile of Holy Light and the fourth pile of Holy Light were very different, the amount of Holy Light seemed to be the same.
So, he took this as an idea and recalled the amount of holy light in each pile by comparing the area of each shape. It had been some time since then, so his memory was a little fuzzy. However, after final estimation, he still came up with a series of numbers to express the difference between the five piles of holy light.
He also wrote the string of numbers in the book.
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