I upgraded and added points in the Holy Inquisition

Chapter 356 355. Trickier than expected
Thanks to the presiding judge's previous 'tap water', the name Lloyd was not only familiar to the senior leaders of the Brilliant Order, but also had a strong sense of presence. Everyone knew that a new talented star had emerged from District 18 of the Holy Inquisition.

However, this incident obviously has nothing to do with 'genius' or 'newcomer'.

So the knight captain who looked gentle and easy to talk to took the lead in speaking out:
"Demani, do you think that a young person like this can be involved in this incident? Do you want to place your hopes on a newcomer who has just joined the cult for three months?"

The scholar-looking presiding judge from the Holy Family Court beside him also said:

"Demani, I know you are in a hurry now. Losing Tiltus is indeed a result we don't want to see, but you won't just talk nonsense in a hurry, right? No matter how outstanding the young man you say is, this It’s not something he can get involved in.”

Then, it was the turn of the Grand Judge from the Court of Holy Grace, who was wearing a colorful clown mask and said:

"Although I also advocate rescuing Tiltus, in his current situation, unless those key sacred objects are used, I can't imagine the slightest possibility of rescuing him. Demani, you should calm down first. .”

Finally, it was the archbishop with gray hair and beard who tried to smooth things over again:
"Okay, okay, Tiltus can be considered the young man's mentor. It's understandable that he wants to help... Since he has this heart, why not let him control a sacred object first? Give it a try?”

As a result, the scholar-judge became anxious on the spot when he heard this.

"I have told you so many times that the sacred objects you think of are the last support of our religious order and even the entire dazzling city. They must not be used unless it is absolutely necessary! If you want to use them, you must first use them from my corpse. Cross over!"

"what???"

At this time, the old professor had changed out of the big mage hat and the stereotypical mage robe. Instead, he was dressed in beach pants and a sun hat. He was holding a fishing rod in one hand and a box of fish in the other.

"I'm sorry to disturb your vacation. I'm back for what Emeritus Professor Demani told you."

Faced with such accusations, the archbishop just shrugged his shoulders and said without changing his face or heart:
"Letting young people go through more tests is not necessarily a bad thing. Besides, I advocate using holy objects to rescue Tiltus. If we can get him back, then it is completely acceptable to sacrifice a few newcomers."

It seems like this place is completely on vacation?

"You...how can you spit on others?"

So... don't let me down! My little brother!

With the Saint refusing to come forward, once their quarrel comes to an end, Judge Tiltus may have passed the first seven...

Our three holy brothers cannot survive without one of them!

On Lloyd's side, after opening the portal and returning to the laboratory, he found that the place had returned to its usual single-layer appearance, but it was deserted. Not only could no one be seen, but the light curtains flying everywhere before could not be seen. , those data that were as good as the stock market also stopped.

The old man and the young man chatted for a while, each feeling a little suspicious. Then the old professor put away the fishing rod and fish box in his hand, put on the iconic big hat again, and asked:

etc! Could it be...

But Lloyd immediately changed his mind and felt that the situation was a bit strange...

Then he recited silently in his heart:
Don't let me down, Lloyd!

"Huh? I remember it, but isn't it a small matter? With your current level, you should be able to solve it easily, right?"

Lloyd then described the current situation and difficulties in detail, without appearing to be in a hurry.

I have been looking forward to retiring early, then going to live in Mizkatok, and leaving the Holy Inquisition to you two.

"Tell me, what's bothering you?"

Professor Lawrence listened to Lloyd's story very carefully, and then cursed with a dark face:
"Demani, an old gangster who cares about face, actually downplays such a complicated and dangerous matter?"

"When he contacted me, he only said that someone accidentally fell into a different space and asked me if there was any way to solve it, but he ignored the key details of 'trap' and 'cage'."

"It's just a matter of fishing someone out from a different dimension. What's so difficult about it?"

Professor Lawrence said angrily.

"Bah! I think you don't want to save anyone at all, you just want to take this opportunity to weaken and balance our strength, right? I guess the situation you hope for the most is that you don't save Tiltus. When you come back, why don't you bring in a few key sacred objects and a few young people?"

........................

The old professor looked at Lloyd in front of him and asked a little strangely.

"Ah? Easily?"

This made Lloyd speechless. Although he knew that Big Brother was somewhat unreasonable, he didn't expect that he was so unreasonable?
At such a critical moment, you actually consider saving face?

With the help of the time difference, there will definitely be more time to rescue the presiding judge in the academy, so there is no need to panic. Moreover, given the difficulty of this question, it is absolutely impossible to solve it unless the problem is clearly understood. It's open.

Lloyd subconsciously glanced into the fish box.

Obviously, except for Big Brother, the four senior executives cannot be said to have evil intentions, but they also have different thoughts and it is difficult to reach an agreement.

And the great knight commander also helped:
"You, a jealous old bastard, still want to let a newcomer control the holy objects? Don't you understand the side effects of those holy objects? You still want to join in a new one when you have already lost a presiding judge. An outstanding young man?"

He suddenly thought of something, and was about to ask a question when he saw Professor Lawrence across from him frowning, pressing his eyebrows with his hands, and asking in turn:
"What are the difficulties you just mentioned? Tell me again?"

I could only sit behind my desk, silently listening to the arguments of these people, and then cursed in my heart:
Insect! They're all insects!
Then, in front of these people, he made an incredible and bizarre move——

If Tiltus can't come back, I'm afraid you alone won't be able to do anything with these insects, even if you become the face of a saint...

But after a few seconds, a crack appeared in the space in front of him, and then Professor Lawrence walked out of the portal.

"You old bastard, did I tell you the truth? You have been collaborating with those politicians outside for too long, and your whole heart has become extremely dirty and dirty!"

He actually reached out and took off his own head?
Then he threw it casually on the desk next to him. The rest of his headless body leaned back on the chair and crossed his legs. Even if these people were noisy, he would not listen or speak. Anyway, he looked like a mess. In the end, leave everything to Lloyd to solve.

Ha, a few small crabs and conchs as big as fingernails.

This shouldn't be done at all? Big Brother's concern for the safety of the presiding judge is definitely not fake. He is really anxious to save people. Even if he is not in a good mental state and is a little crazy, he cannot be careless at such a critical moment, right?

"Why are you back suddenly? Isn't the vacation over yet?"

But Big Brother, who really wants to save people, can't do anything...

This reaction undoubtedly confirmed Lloyd's previous guess.

Big Brother and the old professor were all unknowingly affected by [Forgetting]!

This effect is very slight and difficult to detect, and will not affect the victim's inherent memory, but will only cause them to "forget" some small details inadvertently.

And the reason why I still remember it clearly is because of the help of the "Book of Truth" in my mind. When I faced this [Forgetting] gangster for the first time, I relied on the help of the "Book of Truth". Only then were he able to crack his conspiracy.

If you weren't there, or if you didn't have the "Book of Truth" in your mind, you would probably quickly ignore these 'small details', and then you wouldn't be able to find a solution to the problem at all.

Obviously, the gangsters on the opposite side have a considerable understanding of Mizkatok and space technology, and have taken precautions in advance to open a portal to save people. After thinking about it for a while, Lloyd quickly said:
"Professor, the gangster opposite is using the power of [forgetfulness] to quietly affect you."

"Well, I also realized it. Don't move yet and give me the letter asking for help you mentioned just now."

Professor Lawrence was obviously not easy to deal with, and he immediately thought of the crux of the problem.

The letter asking for help was given to Lloyd by Big Brother along with a bunch of mailing addresses of the presiding judge. Naturally, it was also brought into the academy, and Lloyd quickly took it out.

Professor Lawrence did not reach out to pick it up in a hurry. Instead, he changed his head to a tall hat. Then he released a force from his body and washed away the letter.

The power he released made Lloyd feel somewhat familiar and deja vu, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

But it's not the usual kind.

Professor Lawrence seemed to be aware of Lloyd's curiosity and took the initiative to explain:

"This is the power of [Annihilation]. I don't know much about it, but it is just right to handle this situation right now. It is simpler and more direct than the [veto] from outside."

With that said, he finished processing the letter, and then changed back to the original mage hat before continuing:
"Okay, it's no problem now. The guy opposite is extremely cunning. This letter has a weak but extremely lasting power that can affect other people's memories silently. If you hadn't reminded us, we might have All unaware.”

After that, he added another sentence cursingly:
"[Forgetting] is really a disgusting system. Even in Mizkatok, I say this. It is the enemy of all scholars by birth!"

Lloyd nodded vigorously, agreeing very much with this evaluation.

Is this the reason why the other party allowed the presiding judge and others to ask for help?

I am afraid that he is not just planning to 'wait and wait', he will probably continue to use this method to get the hostages to send more letters.

The people trapped by him were all high-ranking bosses, so the letter was naturally sent to the top leaders of the major religious groups.

So he was able to add chaos and intensity to several major religious groups, and at the same time quietly let the power of [forgetfulness] spread, like spreading a hidden plague...

Originally, the [Forgetting] system was extremely secretive and difficult to detect due to its characteristics. In addition, everyone was worried about the safety of the hostages and anxious, so it was naturally more difficult to detect his vicious tactics.

If there wasn't a "Book of Truth" that naturally restrained him, would this guy really succeed?

【Forgetting】, everyone gets it and kills it!
Although Lloyd did not tell Professor Lawrence what he was thinking, the old professor had already formed a tacit understanding with him at this moment. He immediately changed his beach shorts into a mage robe, and then said through gritted teeth:
"How dare you spread [oblivion] in the space system? It's time for this arrogant rat to feel our anger!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the low roar of the machine sounded in the originally quiet laboratory, and the hidden light curtains flew up again.

"Okay, tell me about the problems you encountered earlier. Just in case, it's best to record them with a pen or instrument."

"Ok."

Lloyd then patiently reframed the previous question, and then wrote on the paper while speaking; Professor Lawrence listened while operating the light curtains to record.

However, after the letter was processed, it was safe. It could no longer emit the power of [forgetfulness] and returned to an ordinary letter asking for help.

Naturally, Professor Lawrence would not forget Lloyd's description inexplicably, so he twirled his goatee and said:
"Well, the power is indeed not strong enough to change paper records, but the more it is like this, the more insidious it is, because I don't know what it is quietly forgetting..."

Then, he took out a not-too-thick manual and handed it to Lloyd, and ordered:
"This is the operating guide and precautions for the equipment here. You should study it on your own first to facilitate the next process. I am going to write a letter to that old guy in Demani to remind him not to accept any more letters for help!
If there are a few more letters like this, I can’t imagine what will happen. "

After that, he 'conjured' a writing desk floating in the air out of thin air, and began to write letters on it, explaining the pros and cons and warning of the risks.

As he was writing, he was still explaining to Lloyd:

"Since this matter involves [forgetting], it's better not to involve too many people. Besides, it's still a holiday, so only the two of us will do the calculations next. You must read this manual carefully. Come and help me fight in a moment..."

He originally wanted to arrange for Lloyd to attack him, but before he could finish his words, he saw that Lloyd was already skillfully controlling the light curtains and forming a circle in front of him.

He still said slightly excitedly:
"Professor, the equipment you have here is so powerful! It's much better than the ones I use!"

"No... have you finished reading the operation manual?"

"Yeah, it's quite simple and doesn't have much content."

Lloyd answered casually.

With his current [Cognition] points of up to 500 points, coupled with the assistance of skills, and the cognitive level that has been upgraded twice, learning this operation process is faster than learning a recipe.

"Professor, I'll start first. You write slowly, and please make sure to convince the boss... Oh no, it's Grand Judge Demani. He sometimes falls into that kind of inexplicable stubbornness."

Lloyd continued to talk casually, and then his hands flew around the circle of light around him. Like a professional e-sports player, he controlled the high-end equipment in the laboratory at a gorgeous speed and began to perform calculations.

Professor Lawrence looked at this scene. For some reason, he didn't want to write a letter anymore, but he rubbed his eyebrows with his backhand.

Should I tell this guy that it would take at least a year for a normal researcher to become proficient in these devices?

If you meet someone who is stupid, they have been working in the laboratory for several years and are not very good at using these equipment...

This is currently the most advanced and complex space instrument in human civilization!

Can you... have a little respect for the brainchild of the equipment development department next door?
The more Professor Lawrence thought about it, the more headache he got. He shook his head vigorously and took another breath.

Hiss... I don't think about it anymore, this guy is not human! This guy is not human!
Fortunately, I didn't really ask him to do something for me...

Fortunately, today is a big holiday in the space department, so this humanoid creature and I are...

Professor Lawrence rejoiced in his heart and decided to go back and add a new rule to the laboratory——

Royd is prohibited from using high-end instruments without authorization!
Lloyd, on the other hand, obviously did not notice the professor's abnormality, but was fully experiencing and feeling the smoothness and silkiness of the high-end instrument.

It's so comfortable! So cool! It’s like upgrading from a 2D paper man to a 3D gold mobile game!
Only then does it qualify to be called a calculator! What are the plans you gave me before?
However, it was the use of this advanced equipment that allowed Lloyd to further discover the cunningness of his opponent.

I really looked down on him before. That guy's attainments and understanding of space were obviously no lower than mine.

He has a degree of control over the alien space that serves as a prison cell that is not in line with theoretical knowledge. He can turn it into a cunning sea snake in the sea, scurrying around in various spatial vortices or chaotic areas of space, and use Come and hide yourself like a sea snake hiding in a coral reef.

That's why Lloyd couldn't catch his traces with the handheld device in front of him.

But right now, even with the help of advanced equipment, it still seems very tricky and difficult.

The progress made so far is limited. We have only roughly determined the location of a 'coral reef', but it is still very troublesome to capture a specific sea snake...

So since you can't catch it with your bare hands, can you change your mind and lure this guy to get in on his own?
Lloyd then thought about it and came up with an immature idea.

Let’s discuss it with the professor first.

(End of this chapter)