I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Both of them were well aware that, apart from the Pope, no one else would be in a deadly predicament if they knew about the catastrophic matter that 'Olivia is Heracles'.

So after chatting for a while, the conversation became more relaxed.

The beam of light used for teleportation had long since disappeared, but Roland was clearly different from the group of scribes; he understood these things, even more than Brianna.

Roland jumped out from Joan's collar and returned to his original size. He then stood in front of the holy monument and began to study it.

When Roland was working with the Holy Tablets before Brianna, he noticed that the Holy Tablets of the Holy See were very similar to those of the Holy Tablets of the Temple of Akasari. After studying them for a while, Roland discovered that the Holy Tablets of the Temple of Akasari were a simplified version.

Back in Malrod, Roland had personally analyzed the sacred stele of the Crimson Shrine. Studying this stele now was a piece of cake for him.

A moment later, Roland had figured out the sacred monument here.

After frowning, Roland muttered to himself.

Joan asked, "What's wrong?"

Roland said, "Something's not right. Wait a moment, I'll ask Malrod for some information and refer to the things at the Crimson Shrine."

The Crimson Palace was excavated and restored by the Thousand-Eyed King and his sea monsters. The Thousand-Eyed King has studied it very thoroughly.

Later, as various academies moved into the Akasei Shrine, based on the information provided by Aurelia, the various designs of the Akasei Shrine were thoroughly analyzed.

Malrod was very efficient; within five minutes, he had given them all the information, along with a design drawing and operation manual for the Sacred Stele of the Crimson Shrine.

After observing it for a while, Roland then studied the holy monument before him. In less than half an hour, he had figured out the entire teleportation mechanism of the Holy Throne and how to adjust it.

“Qiong, this is really interesting. Seventy thousand years has passed. I thought this thing would have broken long ago, but it's actually perfectly fine.”

Roland said with a hint of disdain, "And what's even more interesting is that Charles said before that the Holy See can no longer teleport people anywhere as it used to."

Joan asked, "You mean..."

Roland said, "I mean, this thing doesn't have any bad effects at all; it's just that it's been misused by the church."

It can actually teleport people to any corner of the world, and it can also teleport anyone from anywhere.

Therefore, we didn't need to stand foolishly in the square waiting for you to see us. We just needed to do this, this, and this again, and the structure of the monument would be correct.

In his words, the square holy monument, like a rope, changed shape as Roland waved his hands!
This action was completely beyond Joan's comprehension; even if Brianna were here, she would be speechless and dumbfounded.

Moreover, she would tell Roland something—when the Pope was playing with that 'high-dimensional topology,' he would also change that 'map' back and forth in the same way.

After adjusting the holy monument, Roland took out the crystal ball.

Just as Joan was wondering what Roland was doing with the crystal ball, she saw Florence's silhouette gradually appear on the crystal ball.

Joan thought to herself, 'Perhaps Roland doesn't have Florence's magical mark, which is why he can't contact her? Therefore, Roland is using divination to try and find out where Florence is now.'

'Huh, the picture's a bit blurry... wait a minute!'

Joan suddenly realized something. This was the uppermost fragment of the foundation, while Florence was at the bottom. The two were separated by 36 kilometers, a thousand times farther than the distance between heaven and earth!
This is separated by an endless void filled with violent elemental particles, as well as by the barrier of the Holy Throne, the protection of the priests' mantras, and so on. However, on Roland's crystal ball, there is only a slight blur.

Joan glanced at Roland with a strange expression, thinking to herself, 'The Roland brothers' magic is becoming increasingly incomprehensible. Compared to them, I'm like a Muggle.'

Judging from the footage, Florence is still inside the library and hasn't come out yet.

She was carrying a bunch of keys, a runic lock, and a sign, and was walking towards the library's door. Upon closer inspection, the sign read something like 'Closed Today'.

Joan couldn't help but chuckle and said, "I thought Florence was getting impatient—she still hasn't come out!"

Roland laughed and said, "Luckily we lingered here for a while, otherwise we would have gotten lost without anyone to meet us after we teleported over there. Hmm, she's quite thoughtful. I guess there were a lot of people earlier, so she's clearing them out. It seems no one will bother us today."

Joan said, "Shall we wait a little longer? It seems like Florence is planning to lock the door and come out to find us."

"No need, just go."

Having said that, Roland didn't crawl back into Joan's clothes. He directly reached out and activated the divine runes on several nodes of the holy monument. Immediately afterward, a beam of light shone down on Roland, Joan, and Diana.
the other side.
After locking the library door from the inside, Florence glanced quietly at the bookshelves behind him, then secretly reached for a piece of paper in his pocket.

'The Godfather is very focused when he's reading. But what if he notices...'

'But what if Roland thought I had closed the museum specifically for him, and then knocked on the door after he arrived?'
It's been almost an hour, Roland probably won't be coming.

After hesitating for a while, Florence took out the paper from his pocket and wrote a message, informing Roland that he should not go to the library.

Although there was no magical fluctuation on the paper, Florence was still terrified.

Speaking of which, back in Vermeek, Florence did have magical marks because she secretly learned magic from the Old Abyss.

Roland also used parchment to communicate with Florence—for example, he used parchment when he first went to the church to check on the project of the Church of Sanctuary.

At that time, Florence solemnly told Roland that she was a nun and that he should not bother her when he had nothing to do—which was a way of giving him a 'friend card'.

Therefore, the two had exchanged magical marks and communicated using them.

However, Roland did not have Florence's magical mark, and Florence did not have Roland's magical mark.

Because the 'Florence' who exchanged magical marks with Roland was actually Catherine!
And the 'Roland' who exchanged magical marks with Florence was also Catherine!
Therefore, Roland did not receive Florence's warning—it was senior student Catherine who received the message.

Florence put away the papers and fell into reminiscence.

She found herself becoming increasingly dependent on 'Mr. Roland'.

To be honest, back in Wilmick, Florence had a very bad impression of 'Mr. Roland'. This guy (the senior student disguised as Roland) not only frequently flirted with her, but also groped her. Florence hated this kind of despicable person the most.

What disgusted her even more was that 'Mr. Roland' would often send her messages under the pretext of illness, work, and so on—or rather, the senior would modify Roland's slightly playful and witty messages into very obscene content before forwarding them to Florence, the chaste and heartless nun.

Coupled with her condition of wanting to hug him whenever she saw him, Florence kept her distance from Roland—their relationship should have ended after Wilmick.

However, all of this changed after Florence came to the Holy See.

The reason was that after Florence arrived at the Holy See, this Mr. Roland gave her a lot of advice and helped her through many difficulties when she was most confused and depressed.

Things have finally calmed down recently, but Florence still can't help but write to 'Mr. Roland' from time to time.

Sometimes, if Florence didn't write something for a day, she would have trouble sleeping. Moreover, this originally very simple-minded nun seemed to have learned to use excuses such as feeling down to seek comfort from 'Mr. Roland'.

As for that 'Mr. Roland', Catherine has indeed been helping Florence recently, and has been comforting and caring for her.

It wasn't that she intentionally used Roland's 'account' to send messages and flirt with girls on his behalf; she really didn't want to do that.

But she didn't know how it happened, and it turned out like this.

This story begins when Florence first sought help from 'Mr. Roland' shortly after arriving at the Holy Court.

When she and Brianna arrived at the Holy See, the situation she faced was very delicate.

As the most orthodox angel of dawn recorded in the Book of Heaven, Florence is an envoy of Heaven and a child favored by the gods.

The Order of Dawn did indeed stand with the wizards—for example, Archbishop Williams was seen as a complete traitor by the Order of Light and Shadow.

However, there is no direct evidence to suggest that Miss Florence betrayed the gods.

Furthermore, Florence did not participate in the conflict between wizards, Protestants, and Catholics in the case of Malrod.

She arrived at the Well of Faith later, through the Sanctuary, just as Darak was about to escape. Her actions were fulfilling her duty as an angel—to suppress the now-mad and corrupted god of the abyss, Darak.

After that, Roland teleported her directly to the Holy Court, so she didn't even get involved in the affairs of Wilmick and the Eastern Alliance!
As an angel, the concept of apostasy doesn't exist for her. As long as she is loyal to her God and does not violate the commandments of the Kingdom of Heaven, she is pure.

Without a doubt, Florence was incredibly pure.

But it cannot be denied that Florence was very, very close to the leaders of the wizards, and was even raised by that great traitor Bishop Williams!

Therefore, when Florence first arrived at the Holy Court, her identity and role were very delicate.

Thus, the Order of Light and Shadow faced a dilemma: whether to subject Florence to a censorship process or to place her under house arrest.

In the end, the Pope delivered the final verdict: the angels of dawn have never betrayed the gods.

As an angel, Florence was more suited than anyone else to join the ranks of the 'Book Keepers'. Keeping her here permanently was, in effect, a form of house arrest.

So Florence was assigned here.

Originally, this book-loving young lady would have quietly cultivated herself here, waiting for Roland's arrival.

But the sordid affairs within the Holy Court repeatedly disrupted her peace.

Florence never imagined that his identity as a 'reformer' would draw him into the internal strife of the Holy Court, especially at a time when a great enemy was at stake!
Some bishops believe that the reformers have been secretly colluding with wizards. There are even rumors that they possess crucial evidence.

This was clearly a conspiracy against His Holiness the Pope of Andorra, as he was the biggest supporter of the reformists. More importantly, he was bedridden at the time, and the Church of Light and Shadow faced the question of whether the reformist successor or the conservatives would rule in the future.

Florence, an angel closely associated with wizards and sponsored by the Pope, is undoubtedly a crucial breakthrough point.

If we can bring this angel down from his horse, or even 'find' evidence that the reformers tempted the angel to fall, then the conservatives will have a very smooth time in the subsequent power struggles.

The constant slander and accusations, along with the repeated framing, plunged Florence into deep confusion.

Growing up in the greenhouse-like environment of the Vermeer Abbey, she was incredibly naive—in Roland's words, Florence was not only naive, but also extremely easy to deceive.

The church is incompetent at everything, but when it comes to internal strife, even the wizards can hardly match it.

The situation was extremely dire. The old Black Abysses themselves were not clean to begin with, and they were among the many targets of the conservatives' attacks. More importantly, the conservatives' accusations against them were all true.

Because Johnson, Harland, and other close associates of the Pope are not just suspected of having collusion with wizards—they are wizards!
Therefore, in this infighting between the reformers and the conservatives, the old Black Abysses were already overwhelmed and unable to spare any attention. Some were even in dire straits, barely able to save themselves—such as 'the popular papal candidate Harland'.

Therefore, no one had the energy to keep an eye on Florence all the time; they could only expend great effort to pull her out when she was stuck in the mire.

Without a doubt, Florence became the weakest link among the reformers.

Although she escaped unharmed thanks to everyone's help, her repeated failures to keep everyone in check plunged her into deep distress.

At the same time, the dirty and despicable methods within the church also made Florence question his own faith.

One day, she had a strange dream, and when she woke up, she found a piece of paper inexplicably on her bedside table.

When the origami transformed into a crystal ball in Florence's hands, Mr. Roland's solemn face appeared before her.
Florence contacted 'Mr. Roland' whenever she needed help the most.

The sight of her helplessly crying touched Mr. Roland's heart, so he offered Florence advice like an older brother (or sister).

The suggestions given by 'Mr. Roland' were indeed more despicable and unscrupulous than the methods used by the church.

But 'he' was also like a devil, using that tricky angle to make Florence believe that these things perfectly aligned with the beliefs and actions of a faithful angel. (End of Chapter)