Chapter 258: Clouds rising from all directions (1)
Chapter 258: Clouds rising from all directions (1)
(Next week, the unit will hold a collective closed training camp. Unfortunately, if Rulong is selected, he will only be able to update again after returning home from next Tuesday and next Saturday. Please forgive me.)
From then on to the present, for hundreds of years, the Red Order assisted the pope in handling general matters. Even when the new pope ascended the throne, it was nothing more than convening administrative groups such as cardinals to handle it. Organizations hidden in darkness like the Inquisition are even less summoned.
But this time, the Pope actually summoned almost all the church's top leaders, and they were all the people with the highest cultivation level. It was even more surprising that the monastic group who had always lived in seclusion and ignored worldly affairs and devoted themselves to ascetic cultivation also summoned them. Such a large-scale meeting makes people wonder whether it is the coming of another "jihad"?
Thinking of the losses suffered by the Holy See in the "Millennium Holy War", all those who received the summons felt heavy in their hearts.
However, as the spokesperson of God's will on earth, the Pope's words are like an oracle. No one from all the forces affiliated with the Holy See can violate it, otherwise it will be disrespectful to God. Therefore, the senior members of the Holy See who received the summons did not dare to neglect to explain to their subordinates what they were doing, and then immediately headed to the Vatican as quickly as possible through the teleportation array.
It has to be said that the practice system in the Western world has its advantages. Although the individual strength is not as good as that of Eastern practitioners due to differences in practice methods and concepts, it is more practical. For example, a simple teleportation array only needs to reach the cultivation level of a great mage (god transformation stage) to build. If it is built well, a permanent teleportation array can be built that can absorb the surrounding space elements and operate automatically without consuming too much energy. maintain.
Whether it is thousands of miles or even across planets, the teleportation array can be used to cross it in an instant, making it more convenient to transmit information or personnel and materials. In contrast, the Eastern cultivation world, which has various magical skills such as flying skills and escape skills, does not pay much attention to this.
However, this is also due to their respective characteristics. The individual strength of Western cultivators is weaker, so they have more spells, which are more practical and collective. The purpose is to have more people and strength; while the individual strength of Eastern cultivators is stronger and they believe in the great way of heaven and earth and cannot bear much. Once you get used to being restrained, you will naturally develop many spells that are very suitable for individual use. Not only are they powerful, such as various flying techniques and escape techniques, which one can fly hundreds of miles or thousands of miles in an instant? It is because it is so much faster than the flying technique in the Western world that the development of space traveling spells is very slow. Only when you reach the realm of a master in the Return to Void Stage and can easily tear apart space can you travel through space more frequently.
It's like people invented bicycles, cars, trains, and finally airplanes because they were tired from walking; but if people could walk as fast as trains, who would invent airplanes? In the final analysis, demand determines creation.
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It has to be said that in a Holy See where the true God exists, the Pope has the highest authority second only to God and is very efficient in giving orders to others. All the high-level officials who were summoned came to the Pope's Hall in just half a day, and then held a meeting in a secret room of the Pope's Hall.
"Your Majesty asked you why you summoned us in such a hurry?" After waiting for a while, the Pope who was sitting at the head seemed to be thinking about something and still didn't speak. Cardinal Andre said cautiously. He was actually a little dissatisfied when he found Andre. He was preparing to have an "in-depth communication" with two beautiful and devout female believers in the parish, but he was hurriedly called here and naturally felt a little angry.
This is also the difference between the Western cultivation world and the Eastern cultivation system. It relies too much on external objects and does not pay enough attention to the cultivation of the state of mind. Even though the power is already equivalent to that of a master in the Return to Void stage, the state of mind is even worse than that of a cultivator in the East who is in the Transformation stage and cannot even perform basic exercises. overcome. Of course, everything has exceptions. Some cultivators who are devout in their faith and temper themselves like ascetic monks have a state of mind and purity of mind that is not much different from that of some eminent monks.
The other senior officials of the Holy See also looked at the Pope's summons order. Only the summons order did not specify the reason, so they also had questions.
Feeling the gazes of the crowd, the Pope opened his eyes and glanced around. The crowd suddenly felt as if he were facing the gods during prayer. All dissatisfaction and doubts disappeared, leaving only awe. Especially Andre felt that all the secrets in his heart seemed to have been seen through by the Pope. His body was trembling slightly and he even broke out in cold sweat. His mouth was trembling and he couldn't say anything.
Fortunately, this gaze only glanced at him, and the suppressed feeling disappeared instantly. I guess the Pope also took into account his identity as a cardinal archbishop. If he was really scared to death, it would also damage the majesty of the Holy See. However, how did the Pope evaluate him in his heart? Only the Pope himself knows how he will deal with it in the future.
The Pope glanced around and said slowly: "Dear servants of our Lord! I have received the Lord's reminder. A crisis has enveloped the Holy See. The evil power is ready to move. Now it is time for everyone to use their strength to safeguard the glory of God!" The so-called shocking words are nothing more than this. After hearing the Pope's words, everyone who was already feeling heavy in their hearts became more sure of their premonition.
"Dear Your Majesty, in the past few decades, I have occasionally had some bad premonitions when praying. I have also received some vague reminders from God, but they are very unclear. I wonder if Your Majesty can tell you what this crisis is. What do we need to do about what people have caused us?" An old man with rough and grey-skinned skin, white beard and hair, wearing a worn but clean linen monk's uniform, a thin body but a strong spirit asked the Pope. His words were gentle and powerful, and there were hymns. Average penetration and infectivity.
This is Matthews, the leader of the order of ascetic monks. He is also the former leader of the Knights Templar. He has been the leader of the order of ascetic monks since he resigned two hundred years ago and has been leading his men to practice in the cold and desolate land. He also served as the Pope's martial arts and riding instructor when he was a child.
Among these people, he is the only one who is not afraid of the authority of the Pope, because in the hearts of ascetics, only God is supreme and the most they can do is respect the Pope.
