The cathedral at night is different from the day, without the endless stream of believers. Occasionally, a few priests or knights hurried past in the corridor, which made the place seem more quiet, solemn, and full of oppression.
Benjamin sat in the previous confessional, holding Michelle's letter in his hand, waiting for the bishop's arrival.
The daily work of the church did not seem busy, and the bishop soon came to the other side of the confessional. Of course, it is also possible that the church attaches great importance to Benjamin, no, it should be said that it attaches great importance to Michelle, which is why it came so quickly.
"Lord Riese, night is not a good time for confession."
Through a layer of gauze, the bishop could only be heard speaking slowly. There was no blame in his tone, it was probably just a hint to Benjamin to speak up if he had something to say and not waste time.
Benjamin didn't hesitate, he spoke immediately and looked panicked:
"Your Majesty Bishop, her letter has arrived again."
As he spoke, he handed over the envelope in his hand.
The bishop took the thing, opened the envelope and started to read it. His neat movements were in sharp contrast to his previous evasive words.
The content of the letter is not much to begin with, and it does not take much time to read it. But the bishop did not speak after reading it. Instead, he stared at the letter and pondered in silence. The profound outline was printed on the gauze of the confessional by the light, and his emotions were unpredictable.
Benjamin waited quietly for a moment, but couldn't wait for the bishop to speak, so he had to speak first:
"My Lord Bishop, what should I do? The prison ruins are such a chaotic place. If I go there, I'm afraid I will be held hostage by her again. My Lord Bishop..."
Benjamin was halfway through his play when the bishop interrupted with a wave of his hand.
After interrupting Benjamin, the bishop pondered for a moment and finally spoke: "Where did this letter come from?"
Benjamin immediately replied: "Your Majesty, I found it under the pillow in the bedroom. This is really scary. I didn't see her shadow at all, and she just sneaked into our house without anyone noticing. Your Majesty, Bishop , you must protect us."
He wanted some practical protection from the church. Not to mention helping him get rid of the curse, but at least it would prevent him from being unable to protect himself when Michelle suddenly appeared.
"God will protect you."
With one word, the bishop blocked Benjamin's request. Before Benjamin could be disappointed, he heard the bishop ask: "Is there anything unusual when this letter appeared? Why didn't it spontaneously ignite like the last letter?"
Benjamin was suddenly shocked.
Oops, he ignored that.
In order to gain the bishop's trust, he fabricated the "first letter" Michel gave him. At that time, he said that the letter spontaneously combusted after he read it. However, there is no sign of spontaneous combustion in this letter at the moment, which does seem a bit suspicious.
Why did the first letter spontaneously combust but the second letter did not
This is no small problem. Benjamin only regretted why he had not thought of it before.
Although the tone of the bishop's question was not very serious and seemed to be just a casual question, Benjamin knew in his heart that if this issue was not handled well, it would definitely arouse the bishop's suspicion. No one will trust an inconsistent person.
At this moment, countless thoughts ran through Benjamin's mind over and over again. He had to answer the question without showing any hesitation. It would be worse for the bishop to see his hesitation than to give a bad answer.
Therefore, he had no time to think, so he could only act ignorant and replied like this:
"Uh... I don't know. Why didn't it spontaneously ignite like last time?"
This is not a reasonable answer. Benjamin knew in his heart that this was not even an answer, but just pretending to be a novice doing Tai Chi. As soon as the words were spoken, regret began to sprout. He regretted why he was not smart enough to handle this situation better...
However, the deal is done, and there is no point in regretting it here.
He had tried his best to make his tone sound real, but whether he could convince the bishop or not, he had to leave it to fate.
However, at the other end of the confessional, the bishop held the letter and said nothing.
Benjamin couldn't help but become nervous. He was so nervous that his soul was about to leave his body. He felt that the next second, the bishop might lift the veil and shout at him: "You liar who deceived God! Go to hell!" and then burn him to ashes with the holy light.
Benjamin had no idea what the bishop would think. Would he doubt it? Will he be angry? Could he already know everything? Are the surroundings surrounded by paladins, just waiting for the order to take them down
It's like the final judgment.
The bishop's silence lasted no more than twenty seconds, but to Benjamin it seemed like twenty years.
Finally, he spoke, and Benjamin had never found this dull voice so exciting:
"That's because she discovered that you are a faithful servant of God. She gave you this letter knowing that you would give it to me. She wanted to use this to set a trap and carry out shameless revenge on the church."
Benjamin was granted amnesty.
Half of his life would be frightened to death.
Fortunately... fortunately, that's what he thought. The worst did not happen. The bishop guessed Michelle's intention, but did not become suspicious of Benjamin - at least that's what it sounded like.
He didn't know whether to say that the bishop was not vigilant enough or that he was too lucky.
Of course, maybe the bishop never thought that he might have different intentions from beginning to end, so he didn't think in that direction at all. Benjamin was just scaring himself.
Or maybe the bishop only has eyes for Michelle. It made no difference to him whether Benjamin had other intentions or not. He only needs to figure out Michelle's intentions and concentrate on dealing with Michelle. Benjamin was a teenage boy, and he didn't take it seriously at all.
I hope, I hope I will never be looked down upon by the bishop. Benjamin thought so.
"Your Majesty Bishop, do I still want to go to the lower city in five days..." He did not end his panic performance and continued to test the bishop's thoughts.
"No need. This is her trap. You will never find her there." The bishop replied calmly.
Hearing this, Benjamin had a headache again.
Michel's previous letter said: "Give the second page to the bishop of St. Peter's Basilica and convince him to believe the content above." Now the bishop does not doubt himself, but he no longer believes this letter . Benjamin didn't know whether this situation would satisfy Michelle.
He couldn't say that he didn't know. In fact, he knew very well that if the bishop saw through Michelle's plan, Michelle would definitely be angry. If Michelle gets angry, she will suffer.
Moreover, this is also contrary to his own "bitter meat plan" plan.
You have to find a way to convince the bishop... At least, Benjamin has to convince him to send someone to the prison site that day. Even if only one knight was bruised and bruised along with Benjamin, it should make Michelle feel that he was still obedient.
After much thought, Benjamin had no choice but to bite the bullet and become Michelle's "lobbyist":
"But, Mr. Bishop, are you just going to let her go? She wants to take revenge on the church, and she will definitely leave traces there. We can't just let her go. Mr. Bishop, a servant of God, will never be afraid of being attacked by the devil. ** of the fallen!"
Michelle was not a good lobbyist, so Benjamin could only manage to say something. It must be persuasive, but it must not make the bishop feel that something is wrong, and it must not appear to be too smart. After much deliberation, Benjamin came up with such a passage from a "theological" perspective.
"You are right, God's servants will never be afraid of the devil's lackeys." However, when it comes to discussing "theology," the bishop is still superior after all, "But the devil has always been cunning, and we cannot fall into their trap in vain. God is Powerful, but also wise. God understands every faithful servant and will never make fearless sacrifices. Therefore, we should not risk our lives."
Benjamin was speechless. Obviously, the bishop is still wary of Michelle's exaggerated strength.
He really wanted to tell the bishop that Michelle's magical power was actually just that, she couldn't even defeat a team of "Purges", but he still held back. Don't forget, the church has extracted his memory, and the memory of him and Michelle hiding from the "purgers" is not within the scope of the church's extraction.
He could only watch as Michelle wielded her non-existent bargaining chip and stole the show in her battle with the church.
To be honest, as long as Benjamin helps the church kill Michelle, the church will naturally help him lift the curse. However, the church's actions are so restrained that Benjamin has no confidence that they can completely kill Michelle.
If he couldn't kill Michelle completely, he would suffer. Therefore, he could only waver between the two parties and was extremely entangled.
"In this case, Lord Bishop, can you give me more protection? This witch is so unscrupulous, I am very worried about the safety of me and my family. She can put the letter under the pillow in my bedroom today. If she robs me again tomorrow If I leave, I can no longer provide news to God." After a brief hesitation, he changed his goal and said.
There are disadvantages to swinging, but there are also advantages. Benjamin could only do his best to seek benefits now.
As for whether Michelle would be dissatisfied if her plan failed, it was not something he could consider at this moment. He couldn't convince the bishop. If he continued, the bishop might doubt his purpose and loyalty.
To be honest, he felt that this trip to the church was a much better failure than the last one. If he still couldn't get any benefits from the bishop, then he wouldn't be able to live his life anymore. He would just bang his head against the pillar to see if he could wear it back.
"God will naturally not ignore any loyal believer." The bishop seemed to realize that it would be unreasonable not to give Benjamin something. Therefore, after a short silence, he handed Benjamin a cross necklace through the gauze, "This It is a token infused with divine power, which can protect you from any evil force. However, you have to note that the divine power can only be sustained three times. After three times, it will lose the ability to dispel witchcraft."
ha! This is what you want!
Benjamin swept away the gloom and happily accepted the cross.
With this, Michelle can still threaten him with a curse, but at least she can't kidnap herself again - it's impossible to kidnap him without using restraint techniques. He has a mouth and he can scream.
Moreover, this cross is something Michelle does not know about. Therefore, it can become its own trump card, and like last time, it can win another game for Benjamin at the critical moment.
A cunning person like Michelle is not afraid of those who are stronger than her, but afraid of what she doesn't know.
"You can hold the cross in your hands and pray in your heart, and you can also alert the knight patrol closest to you. They will rush over to help you." Before Benjamin was overjoyed, he heard the bishop add, "But this The function can only be used three times, so don’t use it unless your life is in danger.”
Hearing this, Benjamin became even more excited and looked at the cross in his hand like a treasure.
Put it in an online game, this is a magical outfit! Not only can it avoid magic, but it can also summon powerful thugs. Even if there is no attribute bonus, it does not occupy the equipment slot!
This thing will be his gold medal to avoid death from now on!
"Thank God for the gift." With excitement, Benjamin felt that these words were a hundred times more sincere than before.
"As long as you pray sincerely, God will bless you." The bishop said calmly, "Okay, you have enough time to repent. I will let the knight escort you back. Today's repentance only exists between God and you and me. In memory, no one else will know.”
"Yes, Lord Bishop." Benjamin nodded in agreement without saying anything else. Having done everything he could, he was ready to leave. The bishop's eviction order was just what he wanted.
After getting the good stuff, he couldn't ask for anything more.
Benjamin stood up and walked out of the confessional. The bishop in the confessional did not do anything, then a knight came in and sent Benjamin out of the church very respectfully.
In this way, although things did not go as planned, Benjamin left the church relatively satisfied.
The bishop himself, however, still sat in the confessional until Benjamin left completely, silent and motionless.
Another knight came over, stood beside the confessional, and called softly: "Your Majesty the Bishop."
The bishop waved his hand to signal the knight to stop talking.
So the knight had no choice but to remain silent, and followed the bishop in strange silence.
"What does she want to do?"
Suddenly, the bishop looked at the letter in his hand, and his voice echoed from the confessional to the dome of the synagogue.
A look of astonishment appeared on the knight's face. He wanted to answer, but soon realized that the bishop was not talking to him. Therefore, he chose to remain silent.
I saw the bishop talking to himself and raising his palm. Out of thin air, a golden flame appeared in his palm. The fire was swaying, brilliant and holy.
With his other hand, he placed the letter on top of the flame and burned it quietly.
The knight stared at the letter, curious, but did not dare to ask any more questions. As time passed, the firelight reflected on his face showed his expression becoming surprised bit by bit.
"This is..." In the end, he couldn't help but speak in shock.
The bishop's voice was still as calm as a dead man's, and he said:
"Message from the Fallen."
On the back of the letter, a line of words that had not been there before appeared silently.