Successors of all mankind

Following Pandora's guidance, Yule once again began to wander through this magnificent city.

Finally, he stood in front of a place that was hard to describe as either a church or a mountain.

The entire building is carved into the mountainside and blends seamlessly with the mountain, making it difficult to distinguish whether the church is embedded in the mountain or the mountain has become the skeleton of the church.

The entrance is a pointed archway deep in the mountain wall. The stone door is heavy and ancient, with heavily worn scroll and iconographic patterns carved on its surface. Most of the details have been worn away by the years.

But when combined with the burning candles piled inside and out, it appears even more solemn and sacred.

"This is the largest church of the Cult of the Human Machines in Albion, and also the place where the alien who called himself Justinian stored his 'identity'."

Stored at the church?

Yu Le initially thought this thing was hidden in some secret corner.

For example, sewers and such.

But to my surprise, it was inside a church!

"Why does this human-machine teaching service offer these services?"

Because this godforsaken place was so bad, he always thought that the Human-Machine Cult and the Mechanic Cult were pretty much the same.

They're all a bunch of mechanical enthusiasts and archaeologists.

The result doesn't seem to be the case?

"Initially, people simply trusted the sacredness of religion and entrusted pastors and priests as witnesses. Then, gradually, they discovered that the human-machine religion was profitable, and thus it became more and more deeply involved."

"To this day, the Humanoid Cult is arguably the largest bank among the Xenomorphs. They control almost the entire financial system of many Xenomorph nations."

“However, my esteemed sir, the Human Machine Cult is even less trustworthy than the Sisters! They have been completely corrupted by money and power!”

Ah, the standard church is the villain!

This is truly the right path to development!

I remember Francis had publicly complained about this incident.

After all, the church has become the main villain in novels, animations, and movies.

Pandora also sarcastically remarked:

"The alien I told you about, Justinian, and his empire dealt them a heavy blow because of this. You could say they were among the people the other hated most."

"But he entrusted one of his escape routes to the very nose of the Human-Machine Cult. How interesting!"

Pandora then revealed more information.

After straightening his collar, Yu Le walked into the church.

Everywhere you look, there are burning, melting candles, and people kneeling and praying on both sides of the road.

Then a priest came forward.

Upon meeting, Yu Le said:

"I've come to retrieve something I left here!"

At the same time, a ten-pound gold coin was handed to him.

The priest immediately became happy and attentive.

“Please come with me.”

When the two sides stood in front of a heavy steel door engraved with countless runes and holy images.

After handing over the duties to the guards, the priest asked:

"May I ask what kind of certificate you have?"

Because many stored items are kept secret, bloodline verification and genetic comparison, while reliable, are not used.

Retrieving the deposited certificate often involves a secret code known only to the church and the person holding it!

At this point, Yu Le remarked with some emotion:

“Veni, vidi, vici”

I came, I saw, I conquered.

Julius Caesar's bold statement in 47 BC.

After countless years of silence, it has once again returned to the human world.

From the mouths of men!

From the mouth of the real Romans!

Chapter 2 Constantine

After carefully recalling the coded message uttered by Yule, the priest realized that he did not know it.

He immediately apologized and said:

"Please wait a moment, this looks quite old! But are you sure this is our church? Our Holy Night Church?"

"Of course, Father."

Having received confirmation, the priest immediately took the key from the guard and opened a hidden box next to him.

He kept rummaging through it:

“虔盏南壬，夷芊裰酪幌拢，窃笑嗗们按嫒氰模俊�”

"One hundred years."

“A hundred years? Oh, that’s quite a long time, but you chose our sacred church, so it must still be there!”

The priest, showing off the church's power, took out a square disc, about the size of a palm, from a hidden box.

Then I inserted it into the interface behind my head.

It was only at this point that Yu Le noticed that although the priest didn't seem to have anything special about him.

But in fact, he had undergone cybernetic modifications, and judging from the parts exposed under his monk's robe, the degree of modification was quite high!

He's finally starting to look like a true tech enthusiast, although they are definitely two different people.

After his head and neck twitched abnormally a few times, the priest, who had received the memory from a hundred years ago, immediately laughed and said:

"I found it, Qianzhan Nanren, [unclear text]"

After the priest confirmed that the item was indeed in the church, the steel door behind him immediately opened.

It revealed countless shrines of varying sizes that had been hollowed out inside.

However, instead of sacred images or artifacts, it houses a collection of items for safekeeping.

"Here it is, sir. Look, this is what you deposited back then, perfectly intact!"

A silver box appeared before Yu Le, guided by the priest.

There's nothing special about it, it's just a sturdy and durable box.

"Is this it, sir?"

"Yes, this is it!"

Yu Le stepped forward, took the box, and followed the priest out of the vault.

Standing before that steel door, Yu Le glanced back. In the distance, there was an even larger, heavier door of unknown material.

The priest, noticing Yu Le's gaze, explained, for the sake of the gold coin:

"That's the core treasury, where many sacred objects offered by the church are stored, as well as various treasures entrusted to us by our distinguished guests. Therefore, the gate we use is also made of Rhine metal, left behind by great humans!"

“The bishops of each generation would personally bless and baptize them, endowing them with miraculous power and drawing the attention of the great Lord!”

Upon hearing this, Yu Le couldn't help but laugh:

"It seems that it has indeed attracted the attention of humankind!"

You're watching this yourself, aren't you?

The priest, of course, did not understand the meaning of "pleasure" and took it as just a common compliment.

He then took the banknotes and said:

"Since the contract has been terminated, please leave your name as proof of its termination!"

Looking at the paper and pen handed over by the priest.

Find joy in a brief moment of reflection.

He inscribed a name on it in Latin—Constantine.

Since he called himself Justinian, the successor of Rome.

Then I might as well just call myself Constantine.

Rome, Rome, I never imagined that even in this day and age, there would still be people trying to claim your title.

With a stroke of the pen, he turned and departed.

On the way back.

Yu Le Rao said to Pandora with great interest:

"In that sense, shouldn't I be more qualified than him to call myself the successor of Rome?"

Although the world of music and Rome have absolutely nothing to do with each other, and are geographically very different, they are worlds apart.

But no matter how you look at it, it's closer than 'Justinian', right?

If I say I'm 108,000 miles behind, then he... is 108,000 light-years behind?

"Sir, please allow me to speak frankly, but you cannot think or say such things!"

"Oh, is it that serious? I was just joking."

"Does this involve legal issues?"

Yu Le believes this touches on some legal or procedural issue.

But Pandora said seriously:

"You are not unqualified, you are Rome!"

"Aha!?"

"You are the last human being, so without a doubt, you are the last and only successor to Rome!"

"Based on this, it is completely wrong to discuss who is more qualified, because you are already Rome itself!"

Wow, is this the all-around enhanced version of Doubao?

Yu Le, who was just joking around, never expected such a serious response.

Although it was quite enjoyable, it was so serious that it made people feel a bit lost.

"Um, thank you..."

AI won't feel awkward; in fact, it genuinely thinks that way, so the awkwardness becomes humorous.

The contents left in the box were very simple, only a few kinds.

A genetic purity certificate, jointly certified by the Human-Machine Cult and the Albion Royal Family.

There was also a noble family genealogy.

In addition, a family crest ring to prove the heir's identity.

And most importantly, a letter of introduction from a deceased nobleman of Albion.

These things will constitute the entirety of this impoverished nobleman.

Whoever gets these things will be this non-existent 'knight'.

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Late at night, after Yu Le left, a priest who was in charge of patrolling the vault suddenly stopped in front of an empty shrine.

He turned around and looked at the empty shrine before him, frowning as he said:

"Someone took things from here?"