"Yes, I lied to you before, Sean." Tesler's eyes met Sean's and then drifted away, "That's because I couldn't confirm your identity.
"If I tell everything I know rashly, I will probably be killed..."
Sean nodded slowly.
He understands Tesler's caution—and is grateful that he has chosen to come clean now.
Therefore, although his heartbeat quickened and his palms became sweaty as he was about to learn part of the truth, he did not blame the ally in front of him.
"Before telling that past, I need you to put all items related to the Salvation Cult into an isolation box in the next room..."
Sean and others did so.
To be precise, it was Sean himself who did it.
Because except for him, almost no one in the team has items related to the Salvation Cult.
When Ivan watched Sean take out a large number of Holy Flame Atonement Coupons, Holy Judgment Silver Coins and other things from the invisible stomach bag...
The clown hermit was in a daze.
Sean smiled slightly awkwardly: "It's always good to be well prepared..."
Finally, he placed the lighter with the picture of Joshua's crucifixion in the isolation box.
After returning to the room, Sean carefully closed the door.
In the silence, Nikolai Tesler rolled his eyes upward and looked at the ceiling.
Sean felt that look was familiar——
It was as if old man Edgar Pompeii looked at the sky with a fearful look at the bottom of the old book cemetery.
"Damn, there are nearly four hundred meters of sea water and shielding equipment..." Tesler said to himself, "It should be possible to tell!"
Sean didn't know what Tesler had experienced before - but his intuition told him that people hiding underground or at the bottom of the sea must have a great fear of the sky.
"I guess I have to reintroduce myself..." Nikolai Tesler stood up straight, "My name is Nikolai Tesler...
"One of the members of 'Andre's Diner.'"
Andre's dinner?
Andre, one of the former saints of the Holy Temple?
"Andre..." Sean blinked, "I've heard this name too many times - who is he?"
Nikolai Tesler turned to the circular glass facade: "He was the only saint who discovered 'the truth' and dared to publish it."
"What truth?"
Tesler turned around, his voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of being overheard: "To tell the truth clearly, we must start with the discovery in a cave near the Earth Sea in 1890..."
1890? Caves of Earthsea?
Sean suddenly remembered something: "Earthsea Scrolls?"
Influenced by Tesler, he also lowered his voice.
Looking at the moonlight on the side with a puzzled expression, Sean further explained:
"In 1890, a shepherd living by the Earth Sea accidentally entered a cave and found many clay pots containing parchment and papyrus documents..."
"The joint archaeological team composed of archaeologists from Europe and Newland was moved by the news and went to the cave on the shore of the Earth Sea, and confirmed that the documents were the oldest "Holy Book" text from the first century BC."
Moonlight raised her eyebrows in surprise, as Sean's story seemed to awaken his memory.
Tesler continued: "After the joint archaeological team announced their discovery, Newland's official organization, the Divine Court, brought the Earthsea Scrolls back to New Zealand and, amid skepticism from the academic community, All texts have been sealed."
Sean frowned: "I don't know that."
Tesler continued: “Not only that, half of the people in the joint archaeological team that went to the Earthsea Cave died violently.
"Those who survived were very silent about the discovery and did not dare to mention it...
"There were also several who ended up in lunatic asylums because of severe mental illness."
"What happened back then?" Ivan was wearing a clown hermit mask and standing against the wall.
Tesler continued: "The contents of the Earthsea Scrolls have become a mystery. No one knows what the Holy Palace is hiding...
"Until Andre Heim, who was one of the Six Saints at the time, read those texts."
“Saint Andre was a cutting-edge faction in the Holy Court back then, and he was always dissatisfied with the conservative style of the Holy Court.
"Andre, who has always wanted to change the governance of the Holy Court and the face of New Zealand, has implemented many bold and innovative measures in the areas he is responsible for, namely business and technology...
"Although this led to dissatisfaction among the conservative forces of the Holy Court, Andrea played a certain role in promoting the contemporary prosperity of the New Testament...
“That special circle called ‘Andre’s Dinner’ was formed at that time.
“Corporal Andrei would often invite prominent figures from the business and scientific circles to his home for dinner…
"In New Zealand, where faith is the mainstream, although they have accumulated considerable capital and fame, the elites of the two circles are not taken seriously by the official..."
“So, they are very grateful for Andre’s support, funding and even shelter.
"For us, Andrei is like the hope for the future of this theocratic country.
"We have thought about it more than once, how wonderful it would be for New Zealand's future if he could become a 'contemporary Adam' and a 'Keane spokesperson'..."
Speaking of which, Tesler had a smile on his face recalling the past.
Then, the smile turned slightly bitter: "However, what happened later proved that we were too naive at the time."
"What happened afterward?"
"Andre Heim accidentally read the Earthsea Scrolls that were kept secret at that time...
"Then he discovers a secret that shatters his worldview."
The office was extremely quiet as everyone was listening with rapt attention.
During the pauses in Tesler's words, Sean could only hear the sound of his own breathing.
"After reading through the Earthsea Scrolls, he discovered...
"The content of the "Holy Book" circulating now is very different from the original "Holy Book" back then."
"This is impossible!" Evan Burns, who had a certain understanding of theology, interrupted Tesler, as if he had heard an extremely ridiculous statement, "The inheritance of the Salvation Church has never been interrupted, and generations of priests have copied the scriptures word for word. "Holy Book", even a single letter, I would like to use my own blood to copy...it is impossible for there to be any big discrepancies!"
Tesler looked at Ivan, his eyes glowing slightly, and his expression made people shudder:
"This is the weirdest thing...
“A core doctrinal classic that cannot be copied incorrectly has actually made mistakes...
"Combined with the discovery of the Earthsea Scrolls, it can be inferred what the Divine Palace did..."
"In order to cover up something, someone tampered with the Holy Book!"
