Chapter 135 136. Death of the Master
“This time, I will definitely bring them two back to the Moon Temple.”
Priest Thorndike puffed out his chest, stood in the vestibule of the Temple of Liberty, and spoke loudly to High Priest Reed at the door of the main temple.
High Priest Reed didn't even want to continue talking to Priest Thorndike, so he turned around and walked towards the main hall.
Priest Thorndike's expression was extremely ugly. He had always been extremely conceited and had never seen such cold treatment before. There was also a surge of anger in his heart...
As the most promising elf to be promoted to high priest in the Temple of the Moon in Castletown City, his status in the Temple of the Moon is second only to the twelve high priests. He is considered one of Elder Sherwood’s cronies and is also famous in the Temple of the Moon. ruthless character.
"You two stand up!" Priest Thorndike ordered the two young Moon Temple priests.
The two young Moon Temple priests struggled to stand up from the ground and looked at Priest Thorndike with blank faces.
But before the two of them took a step, a beam of holy light turned into a prison of light and appeared around their bodies. Under their feet was a gorgeous golden divine pattern, with countless lines woven together, like the pattern on the sun wheel, and under their feet There are ridges of holy light on the edge of the divine pattern. These ridges are pieced together to form a hexagonal cage of holy light.
The two priests of the Temple of the Moon were restrained in the Holy Light Cage, unable to move at the next moment.
Priest Thorndike showed a trace of sternness in his eyes, and then he stood in the vestibule and recited a spell. A crescent moon appeared above his head, just like the light and shadow reflected by the crescent moon on the sea, but the sense of oppression was It was very strong, as if the crescent moon in the night sky had fallen on the head of Priest Thorndike.
Under the moonlight, the aura of Priest Thorndike became extremely strong.
He put one hand on his chest to form a seal, and raised the other hand above his head, as if to catch the moonlight.
'lunar eclipse'
A beam of moonlight followed the direction of Priest Thorndike's finger, like a ray, falling suddenly...
The light blue beam of light fell on the Holy Light Cage, and the golden feathers transformed by the Holy Light suddenly flew all over the sky, but the Holy Light Cage did not move at all.
Priest Thorndike recited the magic spell again, and the crescent moon above his head actually turned into two wheels.
At this moment, he pointed his finger at the Holy Light Cage again, and two rays of moonlight fell at the same time, exploding loudly on the Holy Light Cage,
The light of the moonlight shot out, but the moonlight released by Priest Thorndike could not break the prison of light at all.
High Priest Reed stopped. He stood at the door of the main hall and his eyes fell on Priest Thorndike.
The two priests beside Priest Thorndike quickly held up two light shields with nervous expressions.
The next second, a divine symbol lit up in front of High Priest Reed, and a hammer of holy light struck Priest Thorndike from a distance.
The two priests next to Priest Thorndike raised their light shields and stood in front of Priest Thorndike. The moment the holy light hammer came down, the light shield was smashed into pieces. The two light shields were almost in no particular order. It shattered, and then the two Moon Temple priests were knocked to the ground by the hammer of holy light.
Just when the Holy Light Hammer was resuspended in mid-air and ready to fall again, Priest Thorndike hurriedly raised his hand and shouted to High Priest Reed: "Reed, please wait a moment!"
The Holy Light Hammer stopped in mid-air, but High Priest Reed looked at Priest Thorndike coldly.
"I know where the Holy Grail is! You can go with me to get the Holy Grail of Wisdom, but I have to take both of them with me. I will hand the Holy Grail to you when the time comes, but you also have to let them go..."
"Okay, it's settled!" High Priest Reed readily agreed.
He waved his hand, and the light cell in the center of the vestibule suddenly disappeared...
After seeing the light prison dissipate, countless feathers of holy light flew into the air. The rich aura of holy light filled Priest Thorndike's heart with frustration.
Even the priests of the Moon Temple on the side were dumbfounded. The originally tall image of Priest Thorndike suddenly collapsed in their hearts...
The two were competing in magical arts. Although Priest Thorndike had the blessing of the power of the moonlight at night, the gap between the two levels made Priest Thorndike's moonlight magic almost completely crushed by the Holy Light. …
In any case, Priest Thorndike finally took the two young priests out of the Temple of Liberty.
High Priest Reed got into the carriage of the Temple of the Moon. Roy and Jasper, also wearing the robes of trainee priests, boarded the same carriage with High Priest Reed.
Abt stayed behind to guard the Temple of Liberty.
A group of priests from the Temple of the Moon boarded the carriages, and the three carriages quickly left Brown Street under the cover of night.
…
Priest Thorndike sat opposite High Priest Reed with a very sad expression.
The carriage was a little bumpy, and when turning at the intersection, the outer wheels even left the ground...
The wheel ran over a puddle, and the muddy water splashed almost onto the stone wall.
The carriage seemed a little dull, but Priest Thorndike finally took the initiative and said:
"Although we didn't steal the Holy Grail, I do know where it is."
His eyes fell on Roy, and after hesitating for a moment, he said: "I know you investigated the mixed-blood elf thief, and I snatched the Holy Grail from that thief."
Roy's eyes lit up. Sure enough, he killed Peleus.
Priest Thorndike apparently did not realize his fault. Killing a mixed-blood elf thief may mean to him that he is maintaining order in the elf world.
That's why his expression is so calm...
Then he continued:
"Then I sent the Holy Grail to Master Clare Latin. His lifespan has come to an end. It is with the Holy Grail of Wisdom and the holy water that constantly repairs his body that he can continue to live..."
A priest from the Temple of the Moon was talking about the efficacy of holy water, while the listeners on the other side were a group of priests from the Temple of Liberty. This scene was as weird as it gets.
And Roy also discovered that his previous guess was actually right.
The Holy Grail was indeed hidden in Master Claire Latin's house as Bertha said, but she didn't see it when she came last time.
Priest Thorndike also realized that he could not say more about the Holy Grail, so he added: "In fact, it is not only the holy water in the Holy Grail that maintains the life of Master Clare Latin, but also the sap of life and the moonlight retrospection technique."
Priest Thorndike's remarks made High Priest Reed also say: "The Temple of Liberty in Castletown will be the last group to evacuate the Elven Continent. The Holy Grail in each temple is indispensable for the Holy War. You stole the scarce war resources..."
Priest Thorndike quickly interrupted High Priest Reed and reiterated: "I got it from a thief, not from your temple. High Priest Reed, please pay attention to you. "
"Okay." High Priest Reed nodded.
Now that we know the whereabouts of the Holy Grail, we don't care about that.
In the end, High Priest Reed couldn't help complaining to Priest Thorndike: "...I have to say that you priests of the Moon Temple under the moonlight are really dark in your hearts..."
Priest Thorndike turned pale with anger and was unwilling to say anything more.
In Roy's opinion, he may be worried that he will make mistakes if he talks too much...
The carriage of the Temple of the Moon drove all the way to the upper city, and there was complete silence in the carriage.
Everyone is thinking about something.
The carriage stopped in front of a tree house, which happened to be the same tree house where Roy visited Master Claire Latin last time.
The carriage from the Temple of the Moon took everyone directly to the residence of Master Claire Latin.
…
Thorndike led a group of people out of the carriage, came to the door of the tree house, and knocked gently.
It didn't take long for footsteps to be heard from inside the door. The Silver Moon Elf, who claimed to be Master Claire Latin's student, opened the door from inside and appeared in front of Roy again.
When he saw Priest Thorndike, there was a trace of surprise in his sad eyes, and he asked strangely: "Priest Thorndike, why are you here? I just sent someone to invite you." ”
Priest Thorndike pointed to the High Priest Reed next to him, coughed twice in succession, and said nonchalantly: "This is the High Priest Reed from the Temple of Liberty. This time High Priest Reed and I are here. , I want to take away the Holy Grail of Wisdom placed here.”
The Silver Moon Elf was even more surprised and asked: "The Holy Grail of Wisdom? Didn't you ask Priest Theodore to take it away?"
With that said, he invited everyone to walk into the tree house. When he saw Roy, his eyes lingered on Roy for a moment.
Priest Thorndike quickly asked: "When did it happen?"
"Just about three quarters of an hour ago." Silver Moon Elf replied casually.
Priest Thorndike raised his eyebrows and said with dissatisfaction: "How is it possible? I haven't seen Priest Theodore today at all... Besides, even if Priest Theodore wants to take away the Holy Grail, you won't We should simply let him take the Holy Grail away. Didn't I say... Master Claire Latin needs this Holy Grail to restore his body's vitality?"
The group of people had already reached the second-floor hall of the tree house at this time, and saw a sarcophagus parked in the hall, surrounded by various flowers and ivy branches.
The walls of the sarcophagus are covered with exquisite reliefs, and the thin body of Master Claire Latin lies quietly in the sarcophagus.
A group of elf attendants were moving flower trays from all over to the hall on the first floor, arranging them into a sea of flowers.
Silver Moon Elf said to the group of people in a low voice:
"The teacher stopped breathing in the evening, and then his body collapsed quickly. He didn't even have time to drink the last glass of tree sap of life. Priest Theodore happened to be there at the time. According to our agreement with Priest Theodore, we Returned the Holy Grail of Wisdom to him ahead of schedule."
Following High Priest Reed to Master Claire Latin, Roy saw the body of Master Claire Latin lying in the sarcophagus.
He seemed to be relieved at this moment, like a sleeping baby, curled up, and there was no longer any expression of pain on his face.
Only then did High Priest Reed, Roy, and Jasper realize that Priest Theodore actually knew about the whole thing.
He knew that the Holy Grail was in the hands of the Silver Moon Elf nobles, and had been trying to get it back.
Perhaps when my group arrived at Master Claire Latin's house, Priest Theodore had already returned to the Temple of Liberty holding the Holy Grail.
(End of chapter)