Mystery: Undead don't die from passing fire

Chapter 209 The Great Sage of the Church of Steam

On Saint-Rouselle Square, the sounds of flutes, violins, accordions, and lyres interlaced or overlapped, melodious and scattered.The steam-breathing train passed through the crowded square, surrounded by flying pigeons, and drove along the track to the back of the church, heading for the interior of St. Roselle Church.

The huge and complicated gears and levers are arranged in a special order, which looks chaotic and rough, but gives people a sense of sacred majesty.

This is the headquarters and temple of the Church of Steam, a place blessed by the gods!

Amidst the melodious siren sound, the train slowly entered the station and stopped at the platform inside St. Roselle Church.

The Archbishop wearing a white priest's robe and a cleric's soft hat, Horamick Haydn had been waiting on the platform for a long time. He looked at the three embers who got off the train, with a gentle and kind smile on his face:
"Your Excellency Ash, Miss Audrey, please follow me, someone wants to see you."

"Who?" Ember asked Horamick calmly.

Horamick looked solemn, and said solemnly:
"It is under the crown of the great sage."

"Great Sage." Audrey chewed the word carefully in her heart.

Within each major church, there will be a 'triple crowned one'.

In the church of the storm the triple crown is the pope;

In the Church of Evernight, the triple crown is the Pope;

In the Church of God of War in the Feysac Empire, the triple crown is the Patriarch;
In the Church of the 'God of Craftsmen' more than 100 years ago, its triple crown was also the Pope.But when it changed its name to 'Church of the God of Steam and Machinery', its triple crown was also changed to the Great Sage.

It is said that this reform was also proposed by Emperor Roselle who was then the governor of the Republic of Intis...

The girl's eyes flickered, and she looked at Archbishop Horamick who was leading the way ahead, showing the appearance of an ignorant noble lady, and asked curiously:
"Archbishop Horamick, it is said that the 'Great Sage' was invented by Emperor Roselle. Is this true?"

"Yes."

Archbishop Horamick turned his head, without any concealment, nodded with a smile and said:
"The former triple crown of the Church of Steam was the Pope, but under the strong suggestion of Emperor Roselle, it was changed to the 'Great Sage' and has continued to this day. In fact, the reforms proposed by Emperor Roselle were far more than These."

Pausing for a second, Archbishop Horamick continued:

"In Emperor Roselle's complete proposal, the triple crown is the 'Great Sage'. The archbishop and the bishop are the 'Sages', the mechanical heart will also be changed to the 'Cathar', and the deacon will be changed to 'Priest,' and laymen call them monks..."

"But in the end, this series of reforms failed to be implemented as Russell hoped."

"why?"

Although she already had some guesses in her heart, Audrey couldn't help asking.

"Because it's too complicated."

Horamick shook his head, regretting:
"In the early conception of Emperor Roselle, he designed a large number of different types of titles and positions, such as high-level sages, genetics, logic, and blacksmiths. Even among these four high-levels, there will still be Subdivision, for example, the sages from high to low are the chief hermit, the master of teachings, the old master of machinery, the acquirer of everything, the leader of the elders, and the data predator..."

"This is undoubtedly a genius idea, but the scale of the Steam Church cannot adapt to such a huge internal structure. This will make the Steam Church's stealing system too bloated, and it will not be able to make effective management and actions."

"Emperor Roselle also knew this, so he didn't insist on implementing all of this. He just left some of them behind, such as the triple-crowned 'Great Sage', who is also a saint."

"Of course, the original copy of the complete idea left by Emperor Roselle is still preserved in St. Roselle Church. Perhaps one day, the Church of Steam will be able to carry out this series of reforms as envisioned by Roselle the Great. "

Audrey bowed her head silently, as if realizing something.

The outside world generally has various speculations about the Church of Steam and Emperor Roselle, and the most mainstream one is that Emperor Roselle and the Church of Steam parted ways for some reason.

Even Audrey originally thought that the reason why the Church of Steam did not implement Emperor Roselle's reforms was because of the stiff relationship between the two parties.

But Audrey also knew that if the relationship between Emperor Roselle and the Church of Steam was really that bad, the Church of Steam would definitely do everything possible to erase the traces of Emperor Roselle in the history of the Church of Steam and deny his contribution.But the Church of Steam obviously didn't do this, and even its holy church was still named as 'Roselle'.

And judging from Archbishop Horamick's words, even in the later stages of Emperor Roselle's life, the relationship between Church of Steam and Emperor Roselle seemed to be far from being as bad as outsiders guessed.

But even so, it is an undeniable fact that the great Emperor Roselle betrayed relatives in the late period.Although the relationship between the Church of Steam and Emperor Roselle was not bad, it can be seen from the fact that they didn't help in the end that Roselle might have done something unacceptable to them.

Audrey followed Ember and followed Archbishop Horamick through the promenade. The walls on both sides were painted with huge murals in bright colors.The murals tell about the miracles of the "God of Steam and Machinery", and are the contributions made to the church by the popes and great sages of the past dynasties.Audrey even saw a mural related to Emperor Roselle on it...

Finally, they came to the huge door tens of meters high, and to the most sacred and magnificent temple of the Church of Steam.

The great sage of the Church of Steam is among them!

Horamick stopped, still with a kind and gentle smile on his face:
"Your Excellency Ash, you have to walk the next road by yourself, and I will wait here for your return."

The only person the great sage wants to see is Ember.

Audrey was obviously aware of this too, so she took a step forward and said softly:

"I'll wait for you here."

Rumble!
The huge door tens of meters high slowly opened with the sound of gears turning. Audrey raised her head subconsciously and looked at the over [-]-meter-high dome inside the giant hall, deeply realizing her own insignificance.

With the roar of gears, Ember stepped into the temple that symbolized the most sacred place of Steam Cult.

The huge pillars with a height of over [-] meters on both sides are like waiting waiters lining the road to welcome them. The gears on them are constantly turning, and the levers are pushed over and over again tirelessly, as if playing a symphony of welcome.

boom!
The door behind him suddenly closed with a loud bang.

But Ember didn't answer, he just walked towards the high platform in front of the temple step by step.

On the high platform, a figure seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

It is said to be a human figure, but it is not a human being, but a puppet composed of countless gears, screws, chains, bearings and other mechanical parts.He has a human form, but only a form.Ember had seen the dolls made by Horamick, but the dolls he made were often covered with a layer of 'human skin' to make the appearance of the dolls closer to the real body.

But the puppet in front of him obviously hasn't undergone similar 'transformation', instead showing a completely original appearance.His mechanical head wore a triple crown inlaid with gemstones such as sapphires and emeralds, he wore a bright red papal robe, and he held a strangely shaped scepter in his hand, which was also composed of mechanical parts.

And these are the standard three-piece set for the triple-crowned of the Orthodox Church!
tread!tread!
Ember approached step by step, and finally stopped three meters in front of him, and asked politely:
"The great sage?"

The puppet nodded slightly. His head, which was composed of a large number of mechanical parts, seemed to want to show kindness as much as possible, but in the end it showed a slightly horrifying and sinister smile.

With this weird smile, He took the initiative to walk down the steps, came to Ember, and introduced himself with a smile:

"Nice to meet, Your Excellency Ash, I am the great sage Kaur, Belisarius Kaur."

His voice was extremely stiff, with no emotional ups and downs, no different from the mechanical sound that Ember had imagined.

"Great Sage Kaur?"

There was a trace of strangeness in Ember's expression, and she suddenly asked:
"What is your relationship with Emperor Roselle?"

There was a strange and complicated look on Kaul's face, and he sighed softly:
"He...is my friend, my name is related to him."

After a pause, Kaul spoke with a slightly nostalgic tone and his obvious mechanical voice without the slightest emotional fluctuation:
"He once told me that I would one day be a great sage. He came to me late in his life and said he needed my help in forging him an armor that would one day save him from permanent Released from slumber."

"So did you do that?"

Ember asked with interest.

He was not in a hurry to talk about business, but started talking as if he was chatting with a friend.

"of course."

Kaur's mechanical voice seemed to carry a serious emotion:

"Over the years, I have been building this set of armor for him, but there has always been something missing, and it has not been able to meet expectations."

Kaur shook his head regretfully, as if trying to calm down, and asked after a while:
"Do you have any questions?"

Ember didn't hesitate, and asked calmly:

"When can I enter the world of painting?"

Kaul obviously had expected it long ago, and explained:

"There is a strict time limit for opening and entering the painting world owned by the Church of Steam. The latest opening time is at [-]:[-] noon tomorrow. After the ceremony, you can enter it with other people, and you can stay in it at most. One month. After one month, the painting world will automatically send everyone out."

Ember pondered for a moment, and asked again:
"What's in the painting world?"

"I do not know."

Kaur shook his head and replied mechanically:

"The world of painting is huge, even I haven't done a complete exploration, and I can't know all its secrets. After all, the time for this world of painting to be in the hands of the Church of Steam is very short, less than 200 years."

"What is there depends on what you need. The answer needs to be found by yourself."

Ember frowned slightly, and suddenly asked:
"Are you from the Evernight Church?"

Kaul seemed to be down for a second, shook his head and said:

"No, I did have some contact with the Evernight Church when I was young. But I never joined the Evernight Church, nor did I believe in the Evernight Goddess."

After hesitating for a second, Kaur wondered:
"Why do you ask that?"

"It's nothing, I just think the way you speak is similar to them."

Ember simply answered Kaul's question, although Kaul was still puzzled after getting the answer.

But Ember is actually very clear that Kaul is not the same as the Church of Evernight.

The Church of Evernight obviously knows more information, and has revealed its willingness to tell more than once, but it always likes to be a riddler.

As for the Church of Steam, they may really just simply 'don't know'.
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In the Garden of Eden, there is a magnificent church over 80 meters high in the center of the city, supported by countless giant pillars.

A figure slowly passed through the main entrance of the church, and Li saw a grand but empty hall.In the depths of the hall, stands a huge cross, with a gray-white giant dragon statue wrapped around the cross.

In front of the giant dragon statue, there is a long table that is not too big.

At the top of the long table was an old man in a wheelchair.

His name is Paulie Dellau, the core leader of the Psychological Alchemists.

Dellau looked at the figure walking into the church, and made a gesture of invitation with a smile on his face:

"Miss Lust, please sit down."

The woman known as Lust was wearing a black complicated long dress, with a tall and outstanding figure, which made people have no doubt that she was a stunning beauty.But unfortunately, her face was covered with an off-white mask, making it difficult for people to see her appearance clearly.

On that ice-cold gray mask, two eyes sank to the middle of the bridge of the nose, as if looking at people from the bottom up, giving people a sense of being funny, grotesque, and horrifying.

'Lust' sat in her seat, watching Dellau with a calm expression:
"What do you need me to do?"

Her voice was clear but indifferent, but it seemed to have an invisible more charm.Her movements were simple and direct, just a simple movement of pulling open the seat and sitting down, but it seemed to be seductive and full of coquettishness, which made people who had seen her unconsciously sink into it.

Dellau knew her character well, and didn't pretend to be deep, but just smiled and said:
"I need your help to kill a person. This person is now in Trier. This mask is your reward for this operation. In addition, there will be an additional level 1 sealed item under your control."

"In charge?"

'Lust' frowned slightly, seemingly dissatisfied.

Dellau's expression was a little helpless, and he said with a wry smile:
"You should know that everyone is like this. Although it is in charge in name, it is no different from belonging to you, isn't it?"

'Lust' still frowned, but didn't say much anymore, just asked:
"Am I alone? 'Jealousy' is also in Intis, not far from Dilis and Trier, can I ask him for help?"

Dellau shook his head and sighed:

"Unfortunately, no, 'Envy' is currently on another mission, and this one can only be done by you alone. And,"

Dellau paused for a second, took a deep look at 'Lust', and smiled:
"With your ability, I don't think this should be difficult for you, is it?"

'Lust' was silent for a moment, then asked softly:

"Where is he?"

"The Church of Steam."

The corner of Dellaude's mouth rose slightly, "His name is Ash Black."

'Lust' was silent for a long time, then said softly:

"This mask doesn't fit me, I want 'jealous'."

Dellau's face remained unchanged, and he nodded with a smile:
"I'll convince him, after you finish your mission."

(End of this chapter)