Chapter 2377 Benedict III’s calculations, Douglass’ faith was shaken

In the Holy City of Reims, in the Great Hall of Light, Benedict III ascended to the throne of Pope, which calmed people's hearts and gave members of the College of Cardinals some support and support.

Melmoth then remembered something and asked Benedict III for instructions.

"His Majesty the Pope, Grand Duke Violet and Count Vincent have disappeared. What should we do with the Violet Family and the Vincent Family?"

When Benedict III heard this, his expression was solemn. He recalled in his mind the Ivan Vincent who resisted the divine art alone, and sighed with some inexplicable horror.

"Ivan Vincent, who could have imagined that an epic knight who has been living in Alto would actually be a great arcanist? It's really unbelievable!"

These words made all the cardinals nod their heads. It was true. None of them thought that Ivan Vincent would be the deeply hidden great arcanist.

Benedict III sighed and weighed the current situation. He needed to consider the impact of the matter. Although he was unwilling to do so, he still said.

"The personal actions of Ivan Vincent and Natasha only involve Count Vincent and Grand Duke Violet. Don't touch their families!"

"Choose one of the family members to inherit the title. For the current plan, the most important thing is to appease people's hearts and maintain stability. Let's talk about other things later!"

Melmoth nodded upon hearing this, drew a cross on his chest, and said respectfully.

"I obey your will!"

Melmoth also very much agrees with this opinion. The Violet family and the Vincent family are known as the shield of truth and the shield of guardianship. If they are dealt with rashly and they are deemed to have abandoned the Church of Truth, this will definitely have a certain range. It caused panic among the nobles and was not conducive to consolidating the faith of the southern church, so it was most appropriate to retain these two families.

In the following time, Benedict III began to arrange various tasks and adjust the church's defense focus. Orders were issued one after another, and cardinals rushed to various places. Due to the loss of the area across the Storm Strait, the Southern Church lost four legends and three missing people. The dangerous situation caused by the Holy Spirit and the betrayal of the seven epic knights gradually stabilized. The Dark Council once again missed the opportunity to take a bite out of the church due to internal wrangling.

With the three legends relying on the Northern Fortress and Alto Defense Formation, although the dragon Danisos of the Dark Council is the pinnacle of legends, he cannot quickly win victory by himself, and there are also contradictions and disagreements within the dragon clan. , and many of them are in alien spaces or sleeping, and Dracula, the Grand Duke of the Blood Race, discovered the traces of a werewolf prince and hunted it down, without having time to care about the affairs of the church. No wonder the Dark Council has so many legends. The powerful ones are still ranked fourth in the mainland. They are too loose, with many internal contradictions, no cohesion, and a mess.

It is not surprising that if it were not for the pressure from the Southern Church, they would most likely break out into fierce internal fighting and disband.

After Ines and the other two Holy Spirit priests returned to Reims, and the Angel of Wisdom Terrence defected to the Northern Church, the aftermath of the Magic Council's Great Fireball Plan seemed to have gradually subsided. The Southern Church relied on one godlike god, two legendary pinnacles, and three The strength of the third-level saints, fifteen legends and thirteen epic knights from various countries still maintains the position of the strongest force, but the gap with the Northern Church and the Magic Council has narrowed a lot.

After finishing the trivial matters, Benedict III returned to the study of the previous popes, waved several cardinals to go out, and sat quietly on the armchair, looking at the newly added portrait with an inexplicable expression. Said.

"Benedict II, 602-824 Sacred Calendar".

Legendary powerhouses have a lifespan of at least five hundred years, but no church clergy has ever lived that long. At most, they can only live for about three hundred years. That can only be achieved by the pope in the god-like realm. , other Holy Spirit pastors have shorter life spans, only about two hundred years, which is obviously abnormal.

Magicians are different. They have mysterious and strange methods. They can perform magic rituals and extend their lifespan to five to six thousand years. Coupled with various resurrection methods, they are extremely difficult to kill. This is why the Magic Council, under the heavy pressure of the church, One of the important reasons why it can still maintain vigorous development.

Suddenly, Benedict III's face turned pale again, his left and right hands were shaking uncontrollably, and his breath dropped sharply, from a god-like state to the first-level Holy Spirit level, and then slowly climbed up again, returning to a god-like state. After several times, , his breath gradually stabilized, but his hair seemed to be much grayer again, his eyes were older and turbid, and the expression on his face was unpredictable. He seemed to feel something, sighed, and said in a complicated tone.

“The grace of God is so overwhelming!”

Benedict III sat quietly in the study, thinking for a long time, and then his eyes became firm again. He stood up and walked to the important file cabinet protected by the magic circle. He found the column named Douglas, pulled out a lot of files from it, and again Read on.

"The target didn't seem to be repelled by my speech."

"He often has moments when he is emotionally confused!"

"Perhaps the theory has never been confirmed, and he was a little shaken because he couldn't find the sun."

Benedict III looked at these documents, and then took out the latest arcane theory progress report from the Magic Council column. Looking at the description of the special theory of relativity, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he whispered:

"Although Altiel is no longer by his side to inspire him, it can be seen that his sports system has encountered big problems. Maybe he has been confused for more time than before. Maybe it's time to find an opportunity to talk to him!"

In the demiplane, the real secret realm, Douglas received a report from the tower spirit, saying that Franks, the member of the affairs committee and the nine-ring magician, came to visit.

Franks was an ancient magician who had followed Douglas to establish the Magic Council. He had a good relationship with Douglas, so Douglas asked the tower spirit to check and let him in.

In the small living room, Douglas saw Franks.

Because Franks failed to be promoted to legend, many magic rituals that can extend his life for more than five hundred years cannot be used. He is already quite old, with sparse and pale hair, skin full of wrinkles, and extremely eye-catching age spots, but his blue eyes His eyes are as deep as the sea, as if they contain wisdom accumulated over countless years.

"Franks, why are you here free? Are you planning to hold a lich transformation ceremony?"

Douglas asked casually, as a member of the Affairs Committee, Franks should indeed be too busy to see anyone when the war has just been decided and everything is waiting to be done.

Franks shook his head and denied it. He had great resistance to transforming into undead creatures such as lich, and said.

"To become a lich, you have to give up many of the enjoyments and feelings of being a human being, and may even be invaded by negative energy and become extreme and crazy. It is really not a good choice. I am still undecided. I plan to wait and see if there is any more. Opportunity to recognize the world is semi-solidified.”

"Your idea is very good. The development speed of arcana and magic in the past ten years has been so fast that it scares me. Maybe it won't be long before a new arcane theory or new achievement is proposed for you, so that you can put forward your accumulated experience over the years. Transformed into a semi-solidified basis for understanding the world.”

Douglas nodded lightly and agreed with Franks's choice. Especially recently, a lot of Ivan Vinson's research theories have been published, subverting many previous discoveries. Although it has impacted some conservative magicians' cognitive world, it has exploded. He died, but it also allowed many magicians to advance in level and improve their strength a lot. This is one of the reasons why the Magic Council is willing to accept Ivan Vincent, because he can bring more promotion channels to arcane magic and enrich the current society. The arcane magic field allows magicians to see a more real world and a broader starry sky.

When Franks heard what Douglas said, a wry smile appeared on his face and he said with some fear.

"Your Excellency Speaker, it is indeed very likely that there will be new arcane theories or new results that suit my current bottleneck in the near future, but they are also more likely to blow my head off, especially Mr. Ivan Vincent, the head-exploding demon. , every time he publishes a new research paper, I am always frightened and dare not read his paper, but I can't restrain my curiosity. Sooner or later, I will die under his paper!"

Douglas smiled and shook his head. Knowing that Ivan Vincent was already notorious among the magicians, he felt a little amused. In fact, it was because he sometimes looked forward to and feared Ivan Vincent's research theories. Said with a smile.

"The progress brought by His Excellency Ivan Vinson has not yet been fully demonstrated. Maybe in three years, maybe five years, or ten years, you will be able to see the value of each new theory he proposed."

Franks showed a look of disappointment, as if he was disappointed with his arcane talent, and sighed.

"Maybe, like "On the Electrodynamics and Mass-Energy Equations of Moving Objects"?"

Douglas's smile gradually disappeared, and he said with a sense of sadness. He was also a little unable to accept the paper presented by Ivan Vinson, and he finally adjusted his understanding.

"right."

When Franks saw this, a smile appeared in the depths of his eyes, staring at Douglas's expression, he continued.

"When I saw this paper, I had a feeling that my confidence was completely destroyed, as if the cognitive world would collapse at any time. This was not because I was shocked by the genius of His Excellency Ivan Vinson, but because I doubted my self-understanding. Doubts about the arcane systems of past centuries.”

"Sir Douglas, I have followed you since the late Dawn War, and established the Parliament step by step from the oppression of the church and the swing of the nobles. Your theory of gravity and your system of motion have guided me to transform my thoughts into Austrian But now, one of the two lighthouses was suddenly declared to be a mistake and collapsed. I really don’t know what to believe anymore. I am like a ship in the storm, my eyes have become dark, and I can no longer find it. direction."

Douglas's voice also became deeper, and there was a trace of disappointment on his wise face, but he still spoke firmly.

"It's not an error, but a low-speed approximation of the relativistic system."

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became very strange. There seemed to be an unspeakable silence and depression, which made the two old people lose their energy.

Franks looked at Douglas sincerely and said.

"Your Excellency, Speaker of the Parliament, the low-speed approximation actually means that your motion system ignores too many things and has too many errors. It can only be applied in such a macroscopic state. And time is space, and space is time. Time. It depends on matter and is a function of speed. Don’t you think it completely subverts our understanding?”

"This is indeed different from intuitive understanding. It is hard to imagine. When I first saw it, I felt as if my life of the past thousands of years had been completely denied."

Douglas admitted this fact quite frankly. He has always had this attitude towards arcane research issues. He is seeking truth from facts and will never let his personal emotions and feelings affect the Grand Arcanist's calmness and cognition.

Franks looked heavy, with a trace of confusion in his eyes, and said weakly.

"Perhaps our past research was still very superficial, still on the surface of the world, and not close to the reality at all. That's why this situation occurred. Maybe we are very far away from the reality of the world. Maybe when we are really close to the reality, we will To find it very different from what we now think, what we insist on, and maybe even what we reject.”

"Indeed, the deeper I study the arcana, the more I discover my ignorance, whether it is time, space, matter, energy, or my best thing, gravity."

Douglas's deep eyes also showed confusion. He has persisted for too long, and so far some of his research theories have not been confirmed. So far, he has not found the position of the sun. He once wanted to ask Ivan Wen. Sen asked for the geographical coordinates of the sun. In the end, for some unknown reason, Ivan Vincent did not agree. It seemed that he had some scruples, which gave him a very bad premonition.

Franks let out a breath, relaxed his body slightly, felt a hint of joy in his heart, and continued to speak to Douglas.

"The reality of the world is beginning to exceed our imagination. There are more and more questions that we cannot answer. More and more things are pointing to the same thing. What is the nature of gravity? How did it appear in the first place? If your Once the celestial motion system is established, what is it that initially gives the power to make the planet rotate?”

"This is also a question that puzzles me. What exactly does gravity provide? How does it spread? How did it originate in the first place? How does the system of celestial body motion establish itself? Sometimes, I have to admit that the more we know, the better. I am confused and the more afraid I am, maybe I am wrong from beginning to end."

Douglas's voice seems a bit ethereal. As a person, Douglas will also have confused emotions and sometimes be shaken.

Franks's blue eyes became darker and darker, and he spread his right hand and used gestures to strengthen his tone, as if to enhance his convincingness.

"Perhaps we should look for an explanation philosophically. Maybe there really is a first driving force and a source of creation. In that case, the gravity system and the celestial body movement system can be perfectly constructed."

Perhaps he was facing an old friend and discussing arcane issues, but Douglas was not on guard. His voice was slightly depressed, revealing his true feelings.

"Sometimes, I can't help but think that there is probably a supreme being who has the first driving force. Otherwise, the entire arcane system cannot be explained from the source. It is like a villa without a foundation. A gust of wind If it blows over, it will collapse and be destroyed.”

Franks seemed to have a light flashing in his eyes, and he felt a little more confident as he continued.

"In other words, without the first driving force, your gravity system and motion system will collapse."

"right."

"At least for now, but perhaps another arcane explanation can be found in the future."

Douglas admitted it very simply, but thinking that it was a bit imprecise to say this, he paused and added another sentence, which was a little weak.

Franks's deep voice is like tempting the devil of desire in people's hearts, full of fatal attraction.

"Then what is the origin of the entire world? Who am I? Who am I? Where do we come from? Where are we going? Can these questions be explained through arcane research?"

"Not yet, it's still in the realm of philosophy."

Douglas shook his head and said matter-of-factly. He is not a person who talks nonsense. He will never talk nonsense about a situation that he does not know.

Franks, on the other hand, strongly disagreed. With a hint of fanaticism and piety in his eyes, he questioned Douglas's inaccurate choice of words and continued.

"No, it is a theological category. As long as we admit that there is a supreme existence and a first driving force, these problems can be explained."

Douglas Warm Salt Water's expression changed, he reacted, his pupils shrank, and he said coldly.

"Who the hell are you? You're not Franks!"

Something seemed to appear in Franks' body, his breath became sacred and peaceful, and his voice also changed.

"You can call me Benedict III."

"Pope?! What are you doing here? Where's Franks?"

Douglas was not too panicked. The magician was in his own demiplane and in his own magic tower. Even if the Pope, Silver Moon, and the Lord of Hell came in person, would he have the confidence to fight? Of course, the premise is that there is no such thing. Benedict III had just been crowned, and it would take at least ten years to master the art of divine descent, so Douglas was not afraid of the pope who was projected into Franks' body in a strange way.

The energy of the magic tower flows. Each mysterious magic circle is opened, and the real secret realm outside the living room directly enters the night. In the darkness, there are stars, bright, mysterious, vast and magnificent.

Pope Benedict III just smiled at this change, looked at Douglas very relaxedly, and said softly without any panic.

"Franks was willing to let me project, otherwise I would have been able to project into the body of an unwilling nine-ring magician."

"It turns out that he is already a member of the church. No wonder so many things were leaked before. I have always suspected that there is a spy in the Affairs Committee. But I didn't expect it to be him."

Facing this spy of the highest level, Douglas felt a sense of inexplicable sadness. His old friend who worked hard with him to establish the Magic Council actually abandoned the arcane arts in his later years and joined the Church of Truth, seeking spiritual sustenance and soul belonging. How ridiculous and sad!

At the same time, Douglas was also very fortunate that the Great Fireball Project only selected a few committee members who had passed the trust test to know the general situation, and there was no Franks among them, so it could be so successful.