Chapter 448
Perfect didn’t know what those heretical sects were going to do.
Although the Brotherhood's investigation pointed to the Death Cult, Purficott felt that the Death Cult was more like a bait thrown out.
Especially the other party’s completely unhidden attitude when forging relevant evidence, which made Purficott feel that there must be a black hand behind the scenes, and its attitude was very arrogant, as if it was determined to defeat him. .
Perfect didn't know what the other party relied on, but she didn't think that everything would develop in the direction the other party manipulated.
Does the other party think that he will be distracted by the death sect? It is true that a heretical sect that is like a time bomb has indeed made Purficott maintain a high degree of vigilance against the death sect and the entire outer city.
Three airships were deployed in the Lower City, each carrying at least one steam knight from the flag team.
A complete regiment of Steam Knights has been stationed in the Lower City. Accompanying them is a Guards Heavy Infantry Division. This division is equipped with a reinforced artillery regiment equipped with 24 12-pound field infantry. gun and 6 howitzers.
With this force, even if an entire army emerges from the slums in the outer city, Perficott is confident enough to keep them out of the lower city.
Not to mention, she also prepared a thermobaric bomb on each airship as a final means to pressurize the bottom of the box.
If Purficott's preparations failed, she would have no choice but to admit that the other party was superior in skills, and then use the Philosopher's Stone to rub two pieces of uranium-235 into each other's hands and explode them, letting the other party feel the temperature of the sun. .
For Purficott, it's not that this is impossible, but she won't do it unless she has to.
After all, if the world really feels the temperature of the sun, she herself will be within the range of the attack based on the current delivery method, and this can only lead to a common death.
So Purficott did not use Uncle Einstein’s flip-flops as the final solution to the problem.
Rather than violently flipping the table, Purficott hopes to investigate the whole incident and solve the problem in a more efficient way that will cause the least harm to the people.
But judging from the current situation, it is estimated that it is unlikely that Purficott can reduce the harm to the people as much as possible.
The number of alchemical creations deployed by the Death Cult in the outer city exceeded the estimated range, and at least 200,000 people in the outer city were affected by these things.
And according to the information reported by the two intelligence agencies who finally started to work with their brains after being kicked several times, these alchemical creations have existed in the outer city for at least more than twenty years. During this period, how many souls and After the grievances were taken away, how many people were affected by it is a number that would give people nightmares.
What is particularly worrying for Purficott is that under the investigation of the church, although the so-called Mrs. Babalon still does not know who she is, a lot of relevant information about this name has surfaced. out of the water.
“Lady Babalon is a name from the early days of the church, referring to one of the several major enemies identified by the church at the beginning.” Magistrate Sabel is Perficott He brought the files collected by the church and introduced and explained the situation to her: "This is a very ancient sect that can be traced back to the mythical age when gods still walked the world.
And this sect was a very influential and powerful sect even in the age of mythology. Even now that the gods have disappeared and mysteriously declined, they still have considerable strength and influence.
Mrs. Babalon, the leader of this sect, has been called by this name since the age of mythology. Even the church cannot figure out whether this is the same person who has lived for thousands of years, or whether it is a different person. of people have inherited the same name.
But at least one thing is certain, Mrs. Babalon, as the leader of the Joy Sect, is herself the chosen one by the God of Joy, and has strength that is no less than legendary. ”
Looking through the ancient files brought by Sabel, Purficott had to sigh with emotion about the heritage of an organization that has existed for thousands of years. These records from the Qian Mythical Age of thousands of years, only Only an organization like the church would have such detailed and complete records.
Even through these records, Purficott still didn’t know who the enemy she was facing was, but at least she knew Huan. The Joy Sect must be one of them
Once you know the general situation of the enemy, you can make a targeted attack instead of just wandering around like a headless fly.
"If it's just a legend, it shouldn't be difficult for the church to deal with, right?" Purficott noticed that in the church's records, they had encircled and suppressed the Joy Sect several times, and had more than one confrontation with them. There was a fierce battle, but there was no relevant kill record.
This made Purficott very curious and puzzled. He was just a legend. With the church’s ability, it shouldn’t be a problem at all to surround him.
However, Sabel shook her head and said with regret: "The other party was indeed surrounded and suppressed by the church several times, but her ability is very special. It is said that except for those who look at her, they will lose themselves and become The puppet controlled by the other party
In addition, the other party also has a special ability, which is also an ability shared by the followers of the Joy Sect, that is, they can turn the pain they suffer into something. A pleasurable treat and sacrifice to their gods to gain powerful restorative powers and even divine favors
Because of this, Mrs. Babalon is very difficult to kill. The church's several recorded sieges all ended with the opponent escaping by offering sacrifices to the gods in exchange for powerful divine grace. "
Hearing what Sabel said, Purficott put down the file in her hand and asked a question that confused her: "Do gods still exist in this world? ”
If anyone else had asked this question, Sabel would have asked him to go to the church’s Inquisition and pay the price for his blasphemous words.
But Perfico Special's inquiry made Sabel respond tactfully: "If you are talking about the gods of the mythical age, they no longer walk in this world, and may even have died, but this does not mean that those who believe in these gods Sects cannot receive charism. "
"Huh? The gods have fallen, can they still receive divine favor? "Perfect was greatly surprised. She really lacked knowledge about gods.
After all, for alchemists, understanding the world is more about analyzing the truth and rules of the world.
As for God? Purficott only adheres to one principle, that is, do not increase the number of entities unless necessary.
If God can observe objectively, then she will observe and summarize relevant experiences. But if it is just an artificial concept that God created everything, and uses this concept to explain everything unknown, then Purficott can only say that it is not too outrageous.
This is also the reason why Purficott never cared about the issues of the church and God before.
However, as the heretical inquisitor of the church, Sabel is very familiar with the issue of gods. After all, they are experts in dealing with these things.
“The existence of gods is an existence that is difficult for mortals to describe in detail. It cannot be simply described as alive or dead.” Sabel gave a simple explanation to Purficott. : "If you want to describe it, the existence of gods is like a bonfire. When the firewood is burned out, the flames will go out, and the bonfire will gradually cool down, but there is still residual warmth among the ashes.
This If firewood can be added at this time and the fire that has not been extinguished can be rekindled, then the bonfire can burn again
The same is true for the gods, although the gods have long since the end of the mythical age. As we continue to walk in the world, various sects that worship gods have gradually disappeared due to the suppression of the church and the severance of divine grace. However, some powerful sects are like the embers of burned-out bonfires, and still have residual warmth.
Even the church has a hard time judging whether these gods have really fallen, or whether they still exist and have fallen asleep, or whether they have fallen but still have the possibility of returning."
"So that's it, so those heretical sects that are still active are because they continue to offer sacrifices to the gods, maintaining the final activity of those gods, waiting for them to come again one day?" Purficott compared what Sabel said and what he has collected so far. After comparing the information she received, she could easily summarize an answer that gave her a headache.
For this answer, Sabel nodded affirmatively: "In a sense, yes."
"Then it seems that I need to re-evaluate the heretical sect discovered in the outer city. "Active." Although he was troubled by this situation, Purficott quickly adjusted his arrangement: "Based on your church's experience, you have to fight against the divine grace that may be summoned by heretical sects, and may even come to you." What kind of power does it take to become a god?”
Perficott prides himself on always being able to take advantage of the enemy, even if it is to kill a chicken with a bull's-eye, if the heretical sect in the outer city can really do it. To attract divine favor, or even the divine presence in person, she must have the final word to calm the situation and prevent it from overturning.
It’s just that Purficott has never dealt with a god, and she can’t judge whether she can effectively defeat and expel a god.
Perhaps in the long past, both the empire and the church should have had the ability to suppress heretical sects and attract divine favor or the arrival of gods. However, as the mystery fades, the extraordinary power of this world has completely declined.
Without Perfectcott’s intervention, existences such as the Super Knight may have been eliminated by the times in the future.
But since the other party retains the power left over from the mythical era, Purficott will not be negligent in any way. She is just trying to speculate on these heretical sects with the greatest malice and vigilance.
So when faced with the possible power of the mythical age, Purficott felt that he needed to refer to the opinions of professionals.
Faced with Purficott's inquiry, Sabel shook her head helplessly and said: "In the past, the church itself had powerful extraordinary beings who were in charge. They had received the blessing of the All-Father and granted divine grace. Fight the power of heresy with the power of the All-Father.
Moreover, those heretical sects that were completely wiped out by the church were also sects that had lost the protection of gods or whose power had weakened. As for the true arrival of gods, according to the records of the church, it was only at the beginning of the birth of the church and at the end of the mythical age. There have been relevant records.
In the thousands of years since then, there have been very few records of the coming of gods. Every time the gods descended, it was a complete disaster for the time. ”
Hearing this, Purphycott felt disappointed. She did not expect that even the church did not have the power to deal with the current situation.
And this also made her feel very urgent pressure. , we must find a way to obtain high-end combat power in a short period of time that is enough to suppress the situation at hand. After all, it is impossible to really throw away Uncle Einstein’s flip-flops, right?
As for the high-end combat power that suppresses everything? Of course, the first thing Purphycott thought of was the steam knight armor she made herself.
This kind of equipment that can effectively enhance the strength of extraordinary people, if it can be further improved and upgraded, might it be able to suppress the gods?
Even if it is not suppression, just containment is still good!
Perfect learned from Sabel that even if the gods are really summoned, the current situation of the world's mysterious dissipation cannot maintain its existence for a long time. It only needs to drag on for a certain period of time. Over time, the other party will naturally dissipate.
Generally speaking, due to the limited number of sacrifices prepared, even a divine descent can only last for a few hours at most. Many weak sects even need minutes to maintain a divine descent, so delaying time is indeed A viable tactic.
Even if the enemy is lenient and the Death Sect has accumulated enough sacrifices and prepared enough sacrifices, the gods can maintain their existence for a long time after the gods descend. According to Purficott's estimation, they can last for a few days at most. .
She made this conclusion based on the information provided by Sabel.
According to the records of the church, even in the age of mythology, the descent of gods is a very difficult thing. Generally speaking, it does not last for a long time. It is very scary to be able to calculate it in the sky.
And what Purficott was thinking about was more about how to kill a descended god.
After all, delaying time is a tactic, but the power of the gods is clearly recorded in the church's records. It can be said that a god can cause extremely huge damage every minute of its existence.
Even if it can be held back by extraordinary beings, the aftermath of the battle between the two sides will still cause huge damage to the city.
Purficott didn't want to have to wait for the enemy to dissipate at the cost of destroying half of the city or filling in a Guards Division every time he encountered a divine attack.
"It seems that the improvement of the Steam Knight Armor is imminent, and I need to turn to page six." Purficott felt that he might need some help from Jade Record.
(End of this chapter)