Chapter 22 Gifts from the Holy Spirit
Fang Zheng certainly knew why Shi Dong asked this question.
In fact, on the first day he came here, after summoning the angels due to the effect of breaking the sky, Stone and the old bishop asked Fang Zheng whether he had received the protection of the Holy Spirit. Fang Zheng neither acknowledged nor had any idea about this.
Denying it, he just properly showed that he knew nothing about it - and in fact, this was indeed not information that an ordinary person could know. Regarding the information about the Holy Spirit's body protection, Fang Zheng only learned about it after entering the temple.
I found some clues in the information.
In the not-too-distant past, there used to be such a group of people on this continent. They were all born, or acquired, for some reason, they were protected by Holy Spirit Angels. These Holy Spirit Angels would protect the lives of these people and pass on their inheritance to them.
The knowledge and power of angels.
People regard it as a gift from the Holy Spirit.
In the temple, these people are regarded as the messengers of the goddess of order in the world. They will use this power to destroy chaos, maintain order, and fight against evil.
In the past, the Holy Spirit Knights were influential figures in the temple, and every Holy Spirit Knight was a widely loved hero.
But as the saying goes, a tree that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.
The Holy Spirit Knights also attracted the attention of Chaos monsters and cultists. The demons coveted the power of angels, while the cultists hoped to destroy the cornerstone of order. In the end, with the combined efforts of both parties, disaster occurred.
They incited the people, seduced those priests in the temple who were dissatisfied with the excessive power of the Holy Spirit Knights, and suppressed the Holy Spirit Knights. They even tempted several young Holy Spirit Knights to fall, and together with their guardian angels, they fell into Chaos.
minions. At the same time, they used this as an excuse to censor the Holy Spirit Knights.
At the beginning, the Holy Spirit Knights could still accept this kind of scrutiny, but soon, the people in the Temple became more and more pushy. Perhaps it was difficult to see the Holy Spirit Knights, who had always been aloof, so "docile". Those in power in the Temple
Their methods became more and more radical. They could even make up any reason and take away the Holy Spirit Knights for review. Even in the end, some of them even tried to beat the Holy Spirit Knights into submission and force them to admit that they were cultists.
As time goes by, the differences between the two sides become larger and larger. The Knights of the Holy Spirit have had enough of being treated as cultists, while the powerful people in the temple rely on the support of the temple behind them to become more and more unscrupulous. The contradiction between the two sides
The conflict gradually escalated, which also made the then supreme bishop begin to feel uneasy. He tried to order to prevent this trend from spreading and began to reduce the intensity of censorship.
But what the supreme bishop didn't expect was that his order would become the straw that broke the camel's back.
When they learned that the top bishop planned to end the review, the bishops below were unwilling to end it. In order to completely suppress the Knights of the Holy Spirit, the bishops who were dazzled by desire and power made a crazy decision. They accused the Holy Spirit on the spot.
Antonio, the leader of the Knights, was a cultist, and his wife and children were imprisoned and tortured in order to obtain so-called "evidence" to force Antonio to confess.
But how could Antonio surrender so easily? He led his men directly into the Supreme Tribunal in an attempt to rescue his wife and children. Unfortunately, Antonio was a step too late. When he arrived, all he saw were the bodies of his wife and children.
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Antonio was so angry that he publicly announced his break with the Temple, and at the same time launched a war against the entire Temple in the name of the Knights of the Holy Spirit!
It was an extremely dark time. The Holy Spirit Knights who were supposed to maintain order raised their blades and launched an attack on the temple. The temples were defeated one after another under the attack of the Holy Spirit Knights. They tried to stop it all, but the situation was over.
The Holy Spirit Knights are also human beings, not the Virgin. During the previous review, most of them had already held back their anger. How could they simply nod and admit their mistakes?
Not to mention, at this moment, the Holy Spirit Knights are not just dissatisfied with the censorship, they have begun to suspect that the temple has deviated from the guidance of the goddess and succumbed to worldly desires and power.
As things have developed now, it is no longer just a battle of wills, but a battle of ideas. The negotiations between the two parties finally broke down, and Antonio also led the Holy Spirit Knights to launch an attack on the Supreme Temple in an attempt to completely end the rule of the Temple.
However, in front of the gate of the Supreme Temple, the Holy Spirit Knights finally encountered an obstacle - the goddess's protection surrounded the Supreme Temple, and they could not take a step closer.
The Cardinals at that time also lost their minds. They felt that with the protection of the goddess, these Holy Spirit Knights had no way to do anything to them, so they immediately started mocking, and even bluntly said in public that Antonio's wife and children were killed because of the goddess.
They are just acting according to the will of the goddess!
Things like pig teammates have the same effect in any era and in any place. Antonio, who was extremely angry after being stimulated by the Cardinals, finally made a decision that shocked everyone.
He and his Holy Spirit chose to degenerate into the Chaos Demon King in full view of the public, and then slashed through the goddess's guardianship with a sword, completely wiping out the Cardinals.
After that, Antonio only left one sentence: "In this case, then the existence of this world has no meaning", and turned around and left with the Holy Spirit who fell with him.
After that, the Knights of the Holy Spirit also split into two groups. One part resolutely chose to fall and followed Antonio's footsteps to the Twilight Border. The other part of the Knights of the Holy Spirit chose to leave the temple forever and never see them again.
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After the internal strife and the separation of the Holy Spirit Knights, the strength of the Temple was suddenly severely weakened. At this moment, the cultists and Chaos Demons also began to prepare to launch crazy attacks on this continent. Without the Holy Spirit Knights, the power of the Temple also weakened.
Quite a few. In the end, although they still succeeded in expelling the demons and cultists and once again ensuring the existence of order, their vitality was severely damaged and they have not recovered until now.
Not to mention, after that, there were very few people who were protected by the Holy Spirit on the mainland. Inside the temple, there was also a vague theory that the goddess was disappointed with the temple's practices, so she stopped sending
His own messenger came to this world, and only when the temple realizes its mistake can it be forgiven by the goddess.
This is why when the old bishop saw the guardian angel behind Fang Zheng, he immediately wanted to report it to the central bishops.
However, Shi Dong obviously has no interest in this. What he is more curious about is that Fang Zheng became so powerful after not seeing him for one night. Is this also the reason for the inheritance of the Holy Spirit? After all, that was all many years ago. Now there is information about the Holy Spirit Knight.
It is very rare. It is either destroyed or blocked. Most people cannot see it at all, even if he is a great knight. Therefore, Shi Dong is very interested in Fang Zheng's "inheritance".
"I don't know if this is some kind of inheritance."
As before, Fang Zheng did not admit Shi Dong's speculation. After learning about the history of the Holy Spirit Knight, he knew that this identity had advantages, but it also had many disadvantages. Therefore, he never admitted other people's speculations, but only chose to say
Come up with your own ideas.
"After I went back last night, I was thinking about how to improve my sword skills. Then I discussed it with her, and then she asked me to have a dream..."
Facing Shi Dong's inquiry, Fang Zheng didn't hide anything. He just described the system as the guardian angel summoned by him because of the Sky-Breaking Sword, and then regarded the experience in the copy as a dream.
Told it to Stone.
The reason why Fang Zheng chose to speak out was not only to win Shi Dong's trust, but also because he had already thought about it before coming here, so he would show off his uniqueness without any care, even if Shi Dong didn't ask.
, he will also find an opportunity to ask Shi Dong for advice.
The reason is very simple, three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang!
Although Founder can indeed accumulate experience through fighting in that world, wouldn't it be faster if he could have guidance from someone who has experienced it? Why not take shortcuts and instead take detours?
And even if you can be resurrected, being hacked to death will still be very painful, right?
He is not a masochist and would only feel comfortable if he was hacked to death.
"There is actually such a world..."
After listening to Fang Zheng's description, Shi Dong couldn't help but marvel. He had more experience, so he immediately understood how desperate the world Fang Zheng described was. A world that relies on the burning of flames to survive, when the flames go out
Everything will face death... Just thinking about it, Shi Dong can feel the sadness of that world.
But fortunately, it was just a dream.
"Hahaha, it must have been a dream. Otherwise, with your skills and not being allowed to use your strength, you would have died a hundred and eighty times by relying solely on your sword skills to fight against those enemies."
Hearing Shi Dong's laughing reply, Fang Zheng rolled his eyes helplessly, but had nothing to say, because he had indeed died a hundred and eighty times!
There may be more.
"Hmm... But actually it's not completely impossible. Judging from your previous fighting methods, you have mastered the trick, but the method is not quite right..."
However, Shi Dong finally lived up to Fang Zheng's expectations. He just thought for a moment and quickly began to give guidance to Fang Zheng. As a high knight, Shi Dong had much more experience in this area than Fang Zheng, and Fang Zheng also listened carefully.
The other party pointed out that after all, these are things that cannot be bought. There is currently no redemption function in the system. Even if there is, Founder does not think that it can be redeemed for such things as experience.
Chapter completed!