Chapter 278 Compassion is Poison
Ma Lu noticed a new email as soon as he came back.
The email was sent by Levi two days ago, telling him that the church had verified the death of the Shrike, and the credit for the previous operation had also been determined.
Since only he and Li Wei survived in the end, most of the merits were divided between their names.
Coupled with Li Wei's intention to cultivate and win over Malu, the rewards Malu received this time were also very generous, including a full 1 million holy silver coins and as many as 200,000 atonement points.
In addition, he also received a new set of armor and was promoted to master in place of a person who had died in the previous battle.
Levi asked him to go to the Holy Knights after the retreat to discuss the promotion ceremony. It happened that Skylark also entrusted him to inquire about the "Temple City Chronicle".
So Malu went to the giant tower before going on the mission. The herald received him and led him to Li Wei's office.
Although the crisis in the Witch Alliance has been resolved, the deputy leader of the Holy Knights seems to be even busier. While continuing to search and hunt down the remaining fallen witches, he is also expanding his position among the Holy Knights. power within the group and even within the church.
However, even when I heard that Malu was coming, I still took the time to meet with him and gave him a few words of encouragement. When it came to the promotion ceremony, it was scheduled for a week later because the top brass of the Knights was still required to be present.
However, the promotion proposal has passed the final decision, so Malu can now obtain part of the master's authority in advance.
When he suggested that he wanted to take a look in the library, Levi agreed without any hesitation.
Afterwards, Ma Lu took the elevator to the 69th floor.
It is said to be 69 floors, but in fact the height of one floor here is equivalent to three floors elsewhere, and it is filled with books.
Rows of bookshelves are arranged in a circular shape and spread outward.
It can be seen that the Church of Order really likes circles. You can see many elements related to circles everywhere.
But then a question arose, how to find the one he wanted among so many books.
Ma Lu looked around and saw a terminal in the corner.
This terminal is very similar to that of the weapons and equipment department, and the operation should be similar. It also has a voice system. Malu tried to input "Temple City Chronicle" by voice, and immediately got a number.
The first three digits correspond to the bookshelf number, the fifth digit is the number of floors, and the six or seven digits are the location on the bookshelf.
Malu followed the number and found "Temple City Chronicle" easily.
This book is very common in Temple City, but according to Bird of Paradise, the ones circulating on the market outside are all abridged, and only the one in this library is authentic.
In the past, Malu was not qualified to read this book even as a paladin, but now that his promotion to master is basically a certainty, he is finally qualified to consult these historical materials.
After getting the book, Ma Lu found a secluded place where no one would disturb him, and just sat on the carpet and pretended to read it.
Of course he can’t understand the content above, but he can take a photo of it and show it to the Bird of Paradise when he goes back.
Malu was very cautious and did not use the built-in shooting function of the armor to prevent the library from detecting it. After all, the suit he was wearing was also made by the church, so he used a traveler's bracelet to secretly take photos.
While also paying attention to the surrounding environment. But even so, someone still walked up behind him. The person's footsteps were very light. Ma Lu didn't open the chessboard map at the moment, so he wasn't startled until the person spoke.
"Compassion is poison."
"What?" Malu turned around and saw a familiar figure
——The old nun in the card shop, well, to be more precise, the aquiline-nosed nun who led the graduating witches for him to choose after Malu donated money to the church. Her name seems to be Teresa.
But Malu still remembers accidentally seeing her information on the chessboard map. She is also a witch, and her name is Eagle of Thorns.
She is also the only witch that Malu has seen who does not wear a ring of order.
Ma Lu once suspected that she was the deepest nail buried in the church by the Witch Alliance.
But listening to her current tone, it doesn’t seem like it.
And unless she has always lived in the giant tower and never left, it is impossible to hide the identity of the witch when passing through the first floor of the holy stone. In other words, the higher-ups of the church should also know that she is a witch.
Even so, she still does not have the ring of order around her neck, and she is also responsible for the training and recruitment of witches.
Compared to the Witch Alliance, Malu felt that she was more like the hidden boss of the church.
"Compassion is poison." Teresa repeated it again.
"Uh...what does that mean?" Malu asked casually.
The old nun stared condescendingly into his eyes, "I have met many knights. They developed feelings because they lived with their witches day and night and fought side by side. They would naturally sympathize with their situation and even hope to seek change. All these methods, I sincerely hope you are not that kind of person, Master."
"Do you know who I am?"
"Of course, I can enter 69 wearing a junior knight armor. In the library on the first floor, I think you are the only one who has recently become a master." The old nun said, "I heard that you have a good relationship with your witches, and you will even rush to the front to defend them during the battle. Damage."
"That's just based on a knight's most basic judgment of the battle situation. Everything I do is for the ultimate victory."
"I hope so." Eagle was noncommittal, paused and then said, "I noticed that what you took from the bookshelf was "Temple City Chronicles". Is there anything you want to know about this book?"
"I just... browsed through it casually." Ma Lu said, "Actually, I feel the content is a bit boring, so I'd better change another book."
"Then I recommend "The Sorrow of the Red Dragon", if you If you still want to know more about what happened in the 14th year of the Holy Calendar, or if you have any questions, you can ask me directly."
Ma Lu looked into the eyes of the old nun in front of him, but he was in that pair. No emotion could be seen in Er's dark and deep eyes.
“You don’t need to worry,” Thorn Eagle continued. “For many knights who are promoted to become masters, their first thing is to come here to seek the truth and answers. Of course, usually after the promotion ceremony, You seem more anxious than others..."
"Well, I am indeed a little curious, what happened that year, and why did the church treat the witches who should be called heroes like this? ”
"Everything has its cause." said the Eagle of Thorns, "Extraordinary power will also bring extraordinary ambition."
(End of this chapter)