Chapter 439
Suddenly, the armor before him froze, as if it had recalled something, and ceased to speak.
“If you want to let the trash in, a little compensation would help. I can assist you with harmless disposal…”
“We will meet again…”
“‘Time Binder.’”
The platinum armor before him gradually crumbled and dissipated, turning into fragments that vanished without a trace before Xia Er's eyes.
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PS:
209 (overdue) - 1 (extra) = 208 (overdue)
Sorry! The update is late!
I ordered takeout this morning, but the delivery guy didn’t show up until noon, and I was starving! I had to go out to eat and then come back, which slowed me down!
I promise to be earlier tomorrow!
Good night in advance!
Chapter 233: The Artificial Divine Essence (4066 words)
“Wait! Hold on!”
Xia Er spoke up, as if there was something more he wanted to ask, but the white armor adorned with gilded accessories disappeared too quickly. The moment his words left his mouth, the figure had already vanished without a trace.
Damn it.
If I had known, I would have given it a bit more blood and asked more questions…
But it seemed like the armor had something urgent to attend to. After uttering the name “Time Binder,” it didn’t even want to linger a moment longer before it simply faded away.
“Time Binder” must refer to “Echo of the Silver-White Time Binder”—the name of Xia Er's pocket watch. He couldn’t understand how she knew it so quickly, and why she immediately called out to him using the watch's name.
Was it because he had used the watch in the other realm? Or was it because she sensed the presence of the unique gear when he dragged the feather pen into that realm?
Moreover, it was supposed to be a summon to hold back the strong sound. Now that it had disappeared, it meant there was nothing left to restrain the strong sound… The strong sound would likely return to the Westminster District.
If the strong sound returned to Westminster, it might seek out Lafayette again, or even continue to track down his own appearance at Windsor Palace. This simulation was about to become much more dangerous…
The information had been gathered; it was not wise to linger here…
Xia Er glanced at the iron armor that lay decayed on the ground, once a symbol of the Pope, and after some consideration, he attempted to drag the armor along, making his way up the stairs… With his current strength, moving this thing was indeed a bit strenuous, so he proceeded very slowly.
Meanwhile, in the private prayer hall of the God of Order’s Pope above, Archbishop Henry, who had been waiting, seemed to sense something and hurriedly walked outside.
“What are you doing?” Tara, who was monitoring his movements, called out to him upon noticing his unusual behavior.
The Mother Goddess was still below and hadn’t come up. While she was busy, Tara didn’t want any disturbances outside—if something happened, she would consider it her responsibility.
“I must excuse myself, Your Excellency.” Henry spoke quickly, almost in a panic. “I need to welcome the Pope.”
Welcome the Pope?
Isn’t the Pope right below?
“No, you can’t leave.” Tara replied slowly. “You must wait until the two below come up before you can leave.”
Hearing Tara’s words, Perci also turned to look at Henry.
As soon as Henry made any move, the white shadow would bind him.
“The Pope is no longer below…” Henry, seeing that he couldn’t leave, could only fidget in place. “I can initiate in the name of the God of Order. I can directly sign the Eye of Order contract to prove that my departure poses no malice or scheme against you.”
Seeing that he was indeed anxious, and that the people below seemed to be taking their time, Tara spoke slowly, “You can leave, but you must have one of us accompany you.”
They would send two third-tier bishops to follow him, record what they saw, and report back to the Mother Goddess.
However, upon hearing Tara’s words, Henry’s previously tense expression calmed down.
He held his helmet, shook his head, and said, “No… Please allow me to refuse. This is a secret of the Church, and you should understand… It’s not something everyone is qualified to witness.”
“Only one person can accompany you: me,” Henry shifted his gaze from Tara to Perci, “or her.”
Henry could tell that aside from Xia Er, the only ones present with a higher status were Tara and the fourth-tier bishop. Only someone of that level would be qualified to follow him.
This was still considering the good rapport between the Pope and Xia Er.
Tara, upon hearing this, glanced at Perci, then turned back to Henry.
“Alright, I’ll go with you.” Tara said slowly, stepping forward.
If Perci accompanied him, she could perfectly control him…
But those left behind, even if they were all tied together, wouldn’t be able to take the Mother Goddess away from the God of Order’s Church—especially if he turned against them.
So, it was most reasonable for Perci to stay behind to protect the Mother Goddess while she followed to monitor.
“Please follow me.” Surprised by the green-haired girl’s choice, Henry gave Tara a deep look before turning to lead her out of the room.
Tara quickly followed him, passing through several corridors until they reached a large door on the top floor.
This seemed to have once been a conference room, but now the door was tightly shut. The dust on the door’s decorations and the empty corridor indicated that this was a forbidden zone where even the church attendants were not allowed to enter.
“The Eye of Order is above…” Henry raised his hand, pressing his armored right hand against the contract affixed to the door.
A brilliant blue light flashed from the contract, and Henry slowly made way, looking back at Tara, and said, “Please sign the contract… Otherwise, you cannot enter.”
Tara didn’t respond immediately; she stepped forward and glanced at the text on the contract.
This… seemed to be a very detailed confidentiality agreement, preventing the signer from disclosing any secrets seen within.
“I need to report everything truthfully to Xia Er.” Tara didn’t sign the contract directly but looked up at Henry. “This contract needs to be modified.”
“That’s not a problem at all.” Henry seemed unconcerned, appearing quite familiar with the Eye of Order’s capabilities.
He raised his hand, and the text on the parchment contract began to burn with blue flames, twisting and morphing, adding a small exception.
This exception allowed the signer to disclose the secrets seen within to someone named Xia Er—when specifying Xia Er, many specific descriptors were used, such as height, hair color, abilities, and other pointed descriptions to ensure it referred to Xia Er as an individual.
After confirming that the new contract would not affect her, Tara raised her hand and pressed her seal onto the contract.
With a flash of blue light, Henry stepped forward, pushed open the large door, and without another word to Tara, walked straight into the room.
Tara looked at the dark room before her and stepped inside as well.
The moment Tara entered, the oil lamps on the walls flickered to life, illuminating everything in front of her.
In the center of the vast room floated a dark green, incomplete brain, quietly suspended in mid-air.
From that dark green brain extended clusters of dark green fungal-like tendrils, drooping down and spreading across the floor, nearly covering the entire hall.
Surrounding the brain were dozens of armored remnants, kneeling in a half-crouched position, facing the dark green brain.
Gurgle—
As the dark green brain emitted a faint glow, one cluster of the fungal tendrils seemed to be infused with some energy, beginning to pulse until it transmitted this energy to one of the broken armors connected to the dark green web.
The eye sockets of that broken armor slowly lit up with a dark green glow.
“Your Holiness…”
Henry knelt before the armor, raised his hand, and removed the arm guard from his right arm, exposing his wrist.
He drew a small knife and cut into his wrist, lifting his hand to let the blood drip onto the armor.
The moment the blood touched the armor, it was quickly absorbed, and the dark green tendrils began to wriggle, swiftly burrowing into the gaps of the armor, filling the internal voids.
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