Chapter 342 [Biography of Bishop Alfonso]
“Do you want to enter the Chamber of Secret Volumes?”
Archbishop Sid looked at Luo Xiu and narrowed his eyes slightly.
That is one of the core collection halls in the "Holy Treasures". Hidden inside are the sacred classics that have been collected by the General Church for many years.
If there were other requests, Archbishop Sid might immediately agree, but Luo Xiu's request to enter the "Secret Volume Hall" made Archbishop Sid hesitate.
"What do you want to do in the 'Secret Volume Hall', Luo Xiu?"
Archbishop Sid asked Luo Xiu again.
Luo Xiu nodded slightly to him and replied in a solemn voice:
"As the most sacred Taoist of the Great Sun, I want to know something about the 'Holy Court' past history, that helps me practice it more firmly The priesthood of 'Bishop'."
"In addition, I do have some sacred books that I want to study...but that is just my personal request. I want to have a look at the sacred books recorded in those sacred books. Words to sublimate my faith.”
"..."
After hearing Luo Xiu's answer that he wanted to enter the Secret Volume Hall, Archbishop Sid did not respond to him immediately. He just stared at him for a long time with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Until next to the archbishop, the voice of the taciturn "saint" came again:
"Let him go, Archbishop Sid."
< br>Flanya’s voice was as cold as ever, with a hint of no room for doubt:
"His appeal is reasonable - and for a 'Divine Apostle', he will always come into contact with those sooner or later."
"...Okay, I understand."
Archbishop Sid looked at Luo Xiu’s pious face for a long time, then nodded slowly and said:
"I can let you enter the 'Secret Volume Hall', Luo Xiu, but I have my requirements."
"I will let a 'bishop' accompany you in, Luo Xiu. You You can only stay for half an hour at most, and I only allow you to read three sacred books at will."
Half an hour...three classics...that's enough. Luo Xiu thought to himself, so he expressed his gratitude to Archbishop Sid with a humble face:
"Thank you for your kindness and generosity, Archbishop, and Your Highness the Saint."
" Please rest assured that I will abide by the agreement.”
……
Songyuan City Church, the place of the Holy Treasure.
After leaving the Sacred Temple, Luo Xiu, accompanied by another "Bishop Qihui", came to the main entrance of the Holy Reserve.
The "Bishop Qihui" who came with Luo Xiu - his name is Lawrence, Lawrence Falkin, he is a member of the bishops of Songyuan City Church, and in the church's Holy During his career, he was also one of the three managers of the "Secret Volume Hall".
In fact, coming to the "Secret Volume Hall" was not Luo Xiu's planned plan. It was just because Archbishop Sid had more arrangements for him to carry out "divine revelations" that he added new "divine revelations" in a timely manner. need".
The priest on duty at the Holy Reserve saw Lawrence for the first time, and immediately performed the most standard sacrament on him.
Under Lawrence's instruction, after the clergy checked the authenticity of Luo Xiu's "Bishop of Red Maple City" holy emblem according to standard procedures, Lawrence conveyed the oral instructions from Archbishop Sid to the clergy, So I was released smoothly.
So they headed to the core of the Holy Treasure without any detours, and went up to the top floor of a white tower-like building, and came to a simple white door -
"This is the 'Secret Volume Hall' ', Luo Xiu. From the moment you step into this door, I I will time it for you.”
“Bishop Qihui” Lawrence remained polite and pushed the monocle he wore before his right eye. He also took out a gold-encrusted pocket watch from the semi-black and white bishop’s robe. , opened the dial, and gently pressed his thumb on the small mechanism.
Looking at Bishop Qihui who maintained an "elegant" posture in front of him, Luo Xiu didn't say much, just nodded, and then opened the pure white door——
The smell of books hit your nose, and the dark yellow light trembled among the ancient bookshelves.
The first thing that caught Luo Xiu's eyes were the rows of heavy wooden trellises and the various files and classics crammed into them, silently wrapped in the wooden embrace.
Although the door of the secret volume hall is small, the space inside is very large - it seems that it is enough to accommodate hundreds of large display racks, and has reserved space for the priests to pass calmly. aisle.
His senses then began to extend outward.
He saw exquisite tapestries hanging on the walls of the secret volume hall. The pictures painted with thick ink were colorfully telling ancient legends and sacred chapters;
He Smelling the unique aroma of aged wood and ink filling the air, this is the smell of knowledge and time;
He heard the wind blowing, the curtains fluttering slightly, and the small sound of "Bishop Qihui" Lawrence behind him who had pressed down his pocket watch -
The half-hour timer had started... Luo Xiu was no longer there He delayed in watching, but walked along the pale golden velvet carpet on the ground, towards the depths of the Secret Volume Hall.
The number of books collected here is more than a thousand, but Archbishop Sid only allowed him to select and read three of them - the ordinary books outside were not among Luo Xiu's choices, and he also had his own purpose.
In his previous life, Luo Xiu had been allowed to enter here once when he unlocked and promoted to the fifth level of [Glory] in version 3.0 of "God's Destiny", so he was quite familiar with it.
He walked straight to a simple nanmu display shelf, stood in front of several holy books whose covers had already been covered with a layer of dust, and took down one of the thick ones.
——"A Hundred Years' Journey of Hongdao"
That was the name of the holy book in Luo Xiu's hand, and when he took down the book, it was also read by "Bishop Qihui" Lawrence who had been following him. In the eyes.
Lawrence has also read this book. It does not record any sacred skills or sacred arts, but simply records the hundreds of years of history of the "Holy Court".
But with Archbishop Sid's oral instructions, Lawrence just remained silent and watched Luo Xiu begin to read the contents page by page.
……
Luo Xiu had already determined his purpose before making the request to Archbishop Sid for the "Secret Volume Hall".
He took down "Hundred Years of Hongdao's Journey" just to investigate one thing -
To investigate what he could not ask others and could only glean from historical records. "Alfonso Durant" thing!
After first asking Priest Leonard about Alfonso Durante, the former “Bishop” of the Sina City Church, Leonard stopped talking to him about this man. The matter of the former bishop.
Although Bishop Fabian also told him about Alfonso’s deeds, what they knew was limited after all, and it was difficult for Luo Xiu to ask the clergy outside Sina City. This matter——
He clearly remembered what Priest Leonard said at the beginning - the name "Alfonso Durant" was regarded as a "heretic" in the eyes of many clergymen in the "Holy Court".
He will never take the risk to ask the clergy outside the church in Sina City about this person who is suspected to be his "ancestor". He only hopes that the Holy Court will not be so sensitive that he even concerns about it. Fonzo Durant's historical records were completely destroyed...
While thinking about this, he quickly flipped through the pages.
……
Time passes by second by second.
It was not until after reading the long "Biography of Pope Lorende" that Luo Xiu finally turned to the chapter belonging to the "Diocese of Songyuan".
He went straight to the text belonging to "Church of Sina City". In the lines of text as small as a fly, he finally found the words "Alfonso Durant"——
The "Holy Court" has not completely destroyed its record of him!
This refreshed Luo Xiu and he began to browse more carefully.
[Biography of Bishop Alfonso——][In the 643rd year of the Apocalypse Calendar, Alfonso Durant was born in Songyuan Territory-Sina City-Rhinez Town-Casivo Village...]< br>
[He was born in a farm family, and his family's teachings made him strong, stoic and silent by nature, and his relationship with the neighbors in his hometown was not harmonious. 】
[In the year 653 of the Apocalypse Calendar, when ten-year-old Alfonso was working in the fields, the priests of the Sina City Church happened to pass by on a pilgrimage, which gave Alfonso the idea of conversion...]< br>
[In the 655th year of the Apocalypse Calendar, Alfonso went with his parents to the Glorious Church in the town of Reinz to participate in the holy ceremony. 】
[During the holy ceremony, Alfonso showed his excellent aptitude for the "holy light", so he converted to the disciples of the great priest Azelai and received the holy baptism on the same day. 】
[Thereafter, Alfonso Durante served as a novitiate in the Reinz church. 】
[…]
[In the 659th year of the Apocalypse Calendar, Alfonso Durant had reached the age of four years as a priest, so he asked Priest Azelay for instructions—he had already See the "Bronze Gate". 】
[After Priest Azelay reported to the Sina City Church, the church sent priests to assess him for promotion. Alfonso successfully passed and was promoted to the "Second Life Path" on the same day—— Become a "consecrated priest"...]
[That night, the Reinz Church lit up with bright rays of light - a sacred beast like a sky fox dropped from the clouds and sank into Alfonso Durant's place room. 】
[This is a divine sign. 】
[The next morning, Alfonso Durant woke up and told the priest who was assessing him that he had established a contract with the 'Golden Fox' in his dream. 】
[As a result, Alfonso Durant was officially named the "Son of Glory" and was transferred to the church in Sina City to serve as a priest - this is the mission of "Bishop" Alfonso. beginning. 】
[…]
His experience is indeed very similar to mine... Luo Xiu chewed on the stories he saw and memorized several place names.
"Reinz Town", "Casivo Village"... If you have time later, you may be able to go to these places to find some clues about Alfonso's legacy.
Luo Xiu continued reading.
The long paragraph that follows is describing the deeds of Bishop Alfonso before he was promoted to the "Fifth Path of Destiny" and became a bishop.
Alfonso is indeed gifted. He was named the "Son of Glory" and was promoted to the "Triple Destiny" in just one year, and the "Fourth Destiny" in just three years. He stood at the top of the list. In front of the threshold of "holy".
Alfonso was only nineteen years old that year, and his rapid promotion quickly attracted the attention of the bishop of the church in Sina City at the time.
The bishop of the church then reported his "super speed" to the Diocese of Songyuan - which also attracted the attention of the diocesan bishops and the archbishops, and gave the bishop of Sina City a lot of resources to make vigorous efforts for Alfonso. of cultivation.
With a large amount of resources, in the fourth year after Alfonso was promoted to the "Fourth Destiny", he finally got a glimpse of the "Obsidian Gate"——
The General Church Alfonso's application for the "Obsidian Key" was approved, so when Alfonso was twenty-three years old, he entered the "Spiritual Sea" for the fourth time and was successfully promoted to the "Fifth Level of Destiny"!
While reading to this point, Luo Xiu’s attention was quickly attracted by the following line of words——
[Thus, Alfonso Durant was promoted to the "Fifth Level" "Destiny", from "Judgment of Sins and Blessing of Heads" to "Bishop of Divine Glory"! 】
——"Bishop Shenhui"!
That is also a hidden profession of the fifth level of [Glory]. It can basically be regarded as having the same origin as Luo Xiu’s "Divine Apostle", but because of the "cutting" of the prerequisite profession of "Divine Bishop" "Crime Master" is not a hidden profession, so it is much more difficult to be promoted to a hidden profession in the "Fifth Life Path".
Alfonso turned out to be a saint of the "Shenhui" series, which was somewhat beyond Luo Xiu's expectation.
He was eager to know what Alfonso had done after becoming the "Bishop of Divine Glory", so he rubbed the pages and turned back.
According to Luo Xiu's memory, the next period of history should be the "Holy War" and the period in history when the "Glory" "Holy Court" truly seized the authority of the empire's faith from the "Lost" believers.
But when Luo Xiu turned to the next page, his eyes went blank -
The content of the next page was completely blank, without even a single word in it!
Luo Xiu, who had vaguely guessed something, continued to flip through it.
The next page, the next page, the next page, and the next page are all blank, and this continues for more than a dozen pages!
It wasn’t until he turned to page 18 that Luo Xiu saw an inconspicuous line of text——
[In the 672nd year of the Apocalypse Calendar, Fabian Novilan, the ‘Burship of Fire Bishop’, officially took over the priesthood of Alfonso Durant, the ‘Bishop of Divine Glory’, and took charge of the holy power of the church in Sina City. 】
[…]
The next content is the "Biography of Bishop Fabion". Luo Xiu has no interest in continuing to read - instead of reading the book to understand Fabion Luo Xiu might as well ask himself directly about his past.
He feels a little complicated now. Reading "A Hundred Years' Journey of Hongdao" gave him a rough idea of the attitude of the "Holy Court" towards Alfonso...
Those named "blasphemy" "As expected, the Holy Court blocked it from all aspects, but it still retained the title of Alfonso as a "bishop" in Sina City. What does this mean... does this fill a gap in history?
With this thought in his heart, Luo Xiu closed "Hundred Years of Hongdao's Journey" and gently put it back on the bookshelf.
There is no need to read anymore... Luo Xiu thought to himself.
He was actually a little disappointed because he did not see some records about Bishop Alfonso in the "Holy War". All he knew was that Bishop Alfonso later set foot on the [Supreme] and dominated " Holy Light", and him as the "Lord of Blood Sacrifice" Stamped with the Holy Seal of Soul Sealing...
However, it was exactly like this that made Luo Xiu more determined about one thing -
"Leinz Town-Casivo Village" , Luo Xiu has made up his mind that he will definitely find time to go there.
Go to the hometown of Bishop Alfonso Durant. That bishop or "ancestor" Alfonso might leave something there.
......
"Luo Xiu."
While thinking about this, Luo Xiu heard a gentle reminder in his ears:
"Luo Xiu?"
Emerging from the complicated thoughts, Luo Xiu looked back at "Bishop Qihui" Lawrence, and responded with a normal expression on his face:
"What's wrong?"
"..."< br>
“I saw you were stunned for a while, Luo Xiu.”
“I just want to remind you that twenty minutes have passed.”
Lawrence said:
"Archbishop Sid agreed to let you read three holy books, and this is the first one..."
"Don't exceed the time. Do you need me to give you some recommendations? ?”
……
(End of this chapter)