William was politely invited out of the dean's room. He took one last look at the dean's back, and the door slowly closed in front of him.
"What exactly does that mean?"
William withdrew, murmuring in his heart. William didn't know what the dean's intentions were for this inexplicable summons and inexplicable conversation.
It was a shuddering feeling, and those wise eyes that had experienced vicissitudes of life seemed to see through him.
If it were an opponent, it would be a real headache. This kind of majesty was simply more exaggerated than the vice principal who used to have a straight face when inspecting work.
"Did the dean say something?" Father Bernard came over holding an oil lamp.
William shook his head. His impression of the monastery was that of a huge tomb or even a prison. The monks, except for Father Bernard and his deacons, almost never left the monastery. They were a completely otaku organization.
I wonder if the abbot has been a nerd for so long that his ability to speak has deteriorated. He can't even understand what the abbot means.
"What the abbot thinks must be the crystallization of wisdom, and what he says to you must be words of wisdom. Among the many hermits in the monastery, no one can compare with the abbot, even in the entire empire. If he was willing, he would have Already put on a red robe."
Father Bernard was full of confidence in the dean. He looked at the confused William and said, "What the dean said must have deep meaning."
"A deep meaning?"
William looked at the conclusive godfather Bernard. He always felt that this old man, the dean, might be bored in the monastery and just chatted casually after summoning him.
"You have to experience this for yourself." Father Bernard shrugged, patted William on the shoulder, and ended this useless conversation.
Father Bernard left with the lamp, and William looked around, only feeling that he was getting colder.
It turns out that using the Holy Sword to shine also requires consuming one's own physical strength. William quickly extinguished the light of the Holy Sword and ran to the monastery church, trembling.
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Dean's room
Everything was so quiet. Father Bernard walked into the dean's room and saw the dean standing under the cross.
The dean did not enter a state of rest as William said. He was holding a sword, and a faint holy light emitted from the sword. If William were here, he would find the sword in the dean's hand and the one in his hand. The Holy Sword Dawn is exactly the same.
"What's the matter? Bernard." The dean held the sword in his hand and did not look back at Father Bernard behind him.
"Dean, I don't understand?" Bernard said respectfully.
"What don't you understand?" The dean put the holy sword in the box and turned back to look at the confused Bernard.
"Why William?"
Father Bernard raised his head and looked up at the abbot. He was puzzled and did not understand, "There are many people in this world, whether it is the brave Francis, Hans, or even the Knight of Lane, in the Kingdom of Thorne, in the Throughout the empire, there are many capable warriors with noble conduct, noble birth, and extraordinary abilities. Countless people can demonstrate the great deeds of St. George slaying the dragon. These people are far more suitable than William. Dean, I don’t understand why. William?"
"It was not the Holy Sword that chose William, but William who chose the Holy Sword."
The dean shook his head. Seeing Bernard's confusion, he slowly came to the bookshelf and said as he walked, "Everything is God's arrangement."
"The dawn symbolizes hope and is the light at dawn. It was already the holy sword during the Roman Empire. However, since the end of the Otto the Great era, the dawn has been lost in the wars. Nowadays, people attending various ceremonies The holy swords are all fakes, including mine, the one held by the Archbishop of Rhine, and the one held by William."
The abbot spoke unhurriedly, telling Father Bernard the shocking fact that the Holy Sword of Dawn was a fake. This was simply unimaginable, but looking at the natural look of the abbot, he vaguely understood, This is probably no secret to the church’s senior figures.
"Since it is a fake, why must the Archbishop of the Rhine take it back?"
Father Bernard asked humbly, "My lord, it is a great sin to forge sacred objects, and you will be burned at the stake."
The Archbishop of Rhine is one of the three archbishops of the empire, with a respected status. According to the imperial system, he is also the prime minister of the empire and has great power. There are many examples in history of archbishops posing as emperors and acting as regents themselves.
"This is not a forged holy object, of course it may be. After all, three to four hundred holy swords were made, and there are nearly a thousand on the market."
The dean said uncertainly that there were nearly a thousand holy swords on the market in the entire Christian world, and he did not dare to make a guarantee at this time.
"Is there anything special about William's holy sword?" Bernard was a little worried about William. After all, ordinary people are not guilty, but Huaibi is guilty.
"After the Holy Sword of Dawn disappeared, in order to hold a ceremony after the disappearance of the Holy Sword, the Pope and the Emperor canonized Dawn. This is also the origin of its Holy Sword. At the same time, some priests and nobles were allowed to have the power to use these secondary weapons."
The dean took out the holy sword from the box and threw it to Father Bernard. Bernard looked at the thrown holy sword, grabbed it and found that the holy sword was actually emitting a hot and dazzling brilliance.
Bernard shook his head and found that he could actually use the Holy Sword.
"Theoretically, the user of the Holy Sword is either a saint with impeccable morals or a warrior with strength and courage. In essence, this corresponds to priests and nobles. The person of the Holy Sword is a saint, and believers can call upon the saint's The name conveys the prayer, so the secondary weapons borrow the power of the holy sword.”
"What's the meaning?"
"Even if you have the power to use the secondary weapon, you can't slay the dragon. After all, it's just a secondary weapon."
The dean sneered. For the church, any sacred object should be kept in the church and not taken out for use.
It's just that whenever the church holds a large-scale event, it has to take out sacred objects to enhance the faith of believers. In order not to destroy the sacred objects, it will imitate the sacred objects and display the imitations (auxiliary vessels) as sacred objects.
Therefore, this is also the reason why the holy cloth of Jesus can circle the earth several times. Forgery of sacred objects will be roasted, but imitation of sacred objects is legal, provided it is approved by the church. This is a "secondary vessel" of the sacred object.
As long as it is approved, the secondary weapon has the power of the main body.
"So, this is why the brave Francis failed." Bernard murmured.
Taking a pirated or imitation holy sword to kill a genuine, real dragon will naturally lead to a dead end.
"No, there are other reasons for the hero's failure. Although his achievements are genuine, the means to complete the mission are..."
The dean frowned and said, "In Greek mythology, Hercules completed his ten feats, but Jason used Hera and Medea to use this opportunistic method. The final result was that Hercules became He killed Hercules, but Jason remained alone until old age, and was finally stoned to death in humiliation by the bow of a ship."
People's physiques cannot be generalized, and the same is true between heroes.
Francis completed three feats, among which he killed the giant by using a trick to induce both giants to suffer injuries, and then took the opportunity to pick up the pieces.
To destroy the demon, Francis held the holy sword and used the properties of the holy sword to destroy the demon.
The Archbishop of Rhine's blessing can certainly be considered an achievement, but it's just too much.
A knight who can be canonized as a knight is naturally a real knight, even if the level between knights cannot be generalized.
When Francis accomplished these three feats, he was a true warrior, there is no doubt about this.
Every great achievement and great cause is a training for the hero, which can enhance the hero's reputation and power.
Hercules established his own kingdom and became a god himself, while Jason always relied on opportunism and finally died in vain.
"There was once a brave man who was just a little tailor when he first became famous. He killed seven flies, but he yelled everywhere and wrote on the back of his clothes that he had killed seven flies. No one knew what he meant. The hunter thought he had killed seven wild boars, the giant thought he had killed seven giants, and the king thought he had killed seven knights. For a moment he seemed to be a great man."
Father Bernard told the dean the story he had heard from the bard Mr. Green, and the dean just smiled.
Suddenly a dragon roar sounded outside the monastery, the monk on duty rang the bell violently, and the abbot and Father Bernard looked horrified on their faces.
The evil dragon is coming!
Damn it, we don’t have a princess in the monastery, why is this evil dragon coming to the monastery?
