Ring of Fate

Chapter 1081 It’s almost August
Golden Rooster Hotel, in the basement bar.

Leon, wearing a light blue shirt, walked in, and every drinker he met along the way greeted him with a heartfelt greeting.

Leon sat down at the bar and said to the owner and bartender Pavard Nissen with a smile:
"A glass of 'Green Fairy'."

Pavard Neeson, who had a ponytail and an artistic temperament, asked curiously while pouring wine:
"Why do you always drink 'Green Fairy'?"

"To me, it has a sacred meaning." Leon rested his elbows on the bar counter and cast his eyes on the other guests present.

Pawar didn't ask any more questions.

Mr. Leon, who looks more like a scholar than a laborer, has been the most respected figure in the chaotic area in recent months.

He arrived in April and became popular in just over three months.

He would help the bullied to get justice, he would mix medicine and treat the seriously ill for free, he would tell stories to the children on the streets, he would assist the homeless, dancers and street prostitutes who were willing to stand up again to find jobs that could meet their basic needs, he never looked down on the residents here, and he didn't dress fancy.

The gangs and police in the market area seemed to ignore him.

How could such a person not be liked?
Leon paid the money, took the wine glass that was rippling with dreamy green, and took a sip.

At this moment, he saw a young man wearing a white shirt, an open black vest, holding a beer, jumping onto the small round table:
"Everyone, look at me!
“I announce that Ms. Fors has published The Great Adventurer 8. In less than half a year, she has published two volumes in a row. How incredible!
"Also, let me mention that I'm getting a promotion and a raise!
"This will be my last time to come here to drink in the next two years. Can you believe it? I really have mastered the ancient Feysac language, which is a language that only civilized people can understand!

“What a great talent, I passed the exam, got the posting and will be going to Suchit to take up an important position.

"Congratulations, the Golden Rooster Hotel is going to produce a truly civilized person!"

Leon watched with a smile, enjoying this chaotic yet inexplicably harmonious atmosphere.

He drank until 10 o'clock in the evening. Then he walked out of the bar amid everyone's farewells, went up to the third floor and entered room 302.

There was already someone waiting for him here.

That was Lugano, a man with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a very decent temperament.

"Your Excellency the Bishop, why are you here?" Leon asked in surprise, joy and fear.

Lugano glanced at his subordinate, raised his hands, and made a pushing gesture:
"Diseases stay away!"

Leon suddenly realized what was going on and responded with the same gesture:

"Diseases stay away! Praise the great God of Plague, praise the great God of Disease!"

Lugano finally showed a satisfied look:

“How many believers have you developed recently?”

Leon replied respectfully:

“In compliance with the oracle and your instructions, I did not preach directly. Instead, I helped the residents here and took advantage of their fear of the disease to slowly develop a group of people who were willing to follow me, thus forming the embryonic form of a religious group.

"Next, I will talk to my followers about my faith, the greatness of the two 'sick gods', and the mercy and grace of His Holiness the Pope."

Lugano nodded:
“Well done.

“I have walked around the chaotic street and several nearby streets and heard about your deeds from many people.

"Remember, you must abide by the church's commandments. First, you are not allowed to preach publicly. Second, believers are allowed to believe in the 'Eternal Blazing Sun' or the 'God of Steam and Machinery' or other true gods."

"Yes, Your Excellency." Leon lowered his head and responded sincerely.

Lugano took out a small jewelry box inlaid with silver patterns and an ordinary-looking makeup mirror, and said with a smile:

"You don't need to call me Your Excellency anymore. From today on, you will be the bishop of this area and will report directly to His Holiness the Pope and receive orders."

"I..." Leon's eyes lit up, and for a moment he didn't know how to react in front of Bishop Lugano.

"This is what you deserve." Lugano handed the small jewelry box and makeup mirror to Leon. "The mirror is used to communicate with His Holiness the Pope. The jewelry box contains the magic potion formula and all the materials for the 'Wizard' sequence. This is a gift from the 'God of Plague' and the 'God of Disease'. Once you adjust your condition, you can take the magic potion and be promoted to a 'Wizard'."

Thinking of the extraordinary power and magical spells he had seen from Bishop Lugano and several other bishops, Leon was excited and hurriedly extended his right palm and said:

"Praise the 'God of Plague', praise the 'God of Disease'!"

Lugano then praised the two "sick gods" and said:

“There are also some spell materials in the jewelry box, which will allow you to master several spells for treatment and mixing potions without the need for help from me and other bishops.

"These can be used to treat common ailments. If you encounter a really serious one, you can chant the name of the 'God of Plague' or the 'God of Disease'."

"Okay." Leon took the small jewelry box and the makeup mirror.

Thinking that he was about to become a Sequence 7 "wizard" and master true supernatural powers, he shuddered and believed in the two "gods of disease" even more devoutly and respected His Holiness the Pope.

More than three months ago, he was just a pitiful man who was defrauded by the islanders, was poor and desperate about life, and wanted to end his life.

After leaving Room 302 of the Golden Rooster Hotel, Lugano returned to the apartment he had rented before.

Then he took out a mirror and placed it on the table solemnly and majestically.

"Lady who is older than time, servant of disaster, child of plague and disease, destroyer who walks in the shadows, guide of all lost lambs in Trier, great plague god, I pray to you, pray for your gaze..." After Lugano prayed, he handed the "disease education" related matters that he was responsible for and had already sorted out in the form of papers to the mirror on the table, watching them pass through the curtain and disappear into the mirror like water waves.

Soon, a line of text appeared on the mirror:
"It won't be long before you become an archbishop, in charge of multiple dioceses."

This information comes from the "sick" Pope.

After receiving the reply, Lugano became happy again.

Although he regretted that he was no longer a favored person who could report directly to the great "God of Plague" Lumian Lee and could only obey the orders of His Holiness the Pope, in the past few months, he not only obtained the "Acting Method", but also gained the potion formula and corresponding materials of the "Biologist" of Sequence 6 of the "Tiller" pathway. He is now a Sequence 6 Extraordinary.

Judging from what His Holiness the Pope said just now, if he accumulates contributions for another year or so, he will have the opportunity to move up one level and become a "druid" and an archbishop.

With anticipation, Lugano looked at the mirror and bowed his head respectfully.

"Yes, Your Holiness."

…………

In the luxurious villa where Lumian and others live.

Her Majesty Janna, the Pope of the "Church of Disease", sat on the sofa, leaning against the great "God of Disease" Franca Roland, reading the work report submitted by Lugano.

After discussion, Lumian and Franca decided to let Janna be recognized by the believers of the Sick Church as the Pope first. This can also gain anchors and explain the changes in the content of the doctrine.

In the future, if Janna can be promoted to Sequence 3, she can use the "God of Plague" and the "God of Disease" to jointly issue oracles to promote the Pope, who has worked hard and made great contributions, to a subordinate deity. Her related deeds will naturally become part of the church scriptures, and no one will question it.

After that, her status was gradually raised.

After listening to Janna's story, Franca looked at Lumian, who was curled up on another sofa reading a book:

"I think our anchors are sufficient to support our advancement to Sequence 2. We can't preach on a large scale in Trier."

Not to preach openly, but to develop some believers was the tacit understanding between Lumian and others and the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery.

In this respect, the "God of Steam and Machinery" is quite tolerant of them.

Previously, on the Holy Day in May, the Steam Church held a large mass in front of the Trier Cathedral with tens of thousands of people attending. The participants were in extremely high spirits, and were infected by the mass itself and the surrounding atmosphere during the ceremony, becoming extremely pious and fanatical.

Anthony, a believer of the "God of Steam and Machinery", also attended the mass. He secretly took the potion in the emotional resonance of tens of thousands of people and became a Sequence 4 "manipulator".

This is to simplify the ceremony by using the steam church's high mass.

Other "audiences" did not do so because this was tantamount to blasphemy and would be affected by the mass rituals and fanatical emotions, and would be directly noticed by the corresponding true God, who would bring down terrible divine punishment.

And the "God of Steam and Machinery" allowed Anthony to do so.

——Lumian and Anthony went to the Trier Cathedral of the Steam Church to pray beforehand and received the revelation that “it is possible”.

Lumian put down the book in his hand and said with a smile:

"The problem now is that I can't obtain the extraordinary characteristics of 'Weather Warlock' or 'Disaster Witch'."

Based on the information Franka had inquired about from within the Witch Cult, they were able to determine that the Witch Cult had mastered at least five "Disaster Witch" extraordinary characteristics, including four angels (gray, yellow, blue, and purple) and a "0" level seal.

Lumian and others have learned that if there are three Sequence 1 angels on a path, there can only be six to eight corresponding Sequence 2 angels, and the specific number depends on the different paths.

That is to say, with the existence of the true god "Original Witch", there are only one to three copies of the "Disaster Witch" extraordinary characteristics outside the Witch Sect, and their whereabouts are currently unknown, at least not within the friendly forces of the Church of Fools.

Similarly, the distribution of extraordinary characteristics of "Weather Warlock" is:

The Einhorn family has two Sequence 2 angels, the Soran family has one Sequence 2 angel, the Intis military has one Sequence 2 angel (this seems to come from the outflow of extraordinary characteristics after the decline of the Soran family), the "Iron Cross" has at least one Sequence 2 angel, and the "Blue Avengers" treasury has a corresponding extraordinary characteristic.

In other words, there are at most two extraordinary characteristics of the "Weather Warlock" that have not been mastered, or maybe even none. Lumian currently has no clues.

Without waiting for Franca and Janna to respond, Lumian said thoughtfully:

"I plan to go to Bansi Port soon."

(End of this chapter)