The old man you see with your phone is highly suspicious.

Xue Dinglu originally planned to leave directly, but then he saw the familiar church.

In fact, Xue Dinglu was quite emotional when he returned here again. This place can be said to be the starting point of his extraordinary path. He learned the Imperial Swordsmanship and Holy Light Art. Although he was only a half-baked, fast-tracked learner who had learned less than a third of it, his initial extraordinary power came from the Holy Light and Imperial Swordsmanship of this world.

Oh, and he even created a sword technique here called "Ascending Dragon"!

It's just that when his strength was insufficient, this dragon ascent often failed.

Unbeknownst to him, Xue Dinglu had actually arrived at the gates of the Vatican.

The old ghost was originally sealed in this underground place. At that time, only a group of lowly people, who were carrying the Holy Scriptures on their backs and begging the Church for food, were left at the entrance.

After the Empire collapsed, the Papacy essentially monopolized control at the grassroots level, which is why it was able to successfully replace the Empire later.

At this time, there were no longer those refugees barely able to survive at the gates of the Papacy, because now people were the most precious resource. The paladins had wiped out the surrounding undead and recovered a large amount of lost territory.

Those lost lands all require sufficient labor to cultivate and reclaim them. After the dead are destroyed with holy light, the resulting ashes will be the most effective fertilizer, enabling crops to grow rapidly.

Therefore, most of the young and middle-aged people went to reclaim wasteland.

Here, many of the children are learning the text of the Holy Scriptures under the guidance of priests, while others are honing their martial arts skills, hoping to become new paladins.

Even if I can't become a paladin, I should at least become a knight's squire.

In short, the Papacy a year later was completely different from the lifeless, slumbering place it had been a year earlier, with the undead scourge blocking its entrance.

If we were to use Schrödinger's Law to describe it, we could only say "full of vitality, with all things vying for life"...

At the very least, under the rule of the Papacy, people had hope for the future.

Although, according to Xue's Law, the Papacy is also a corrupt feudal force, there's nothing that can be done; the world's development has only reached this level. According to Xue's Law, the level of civilization here is not even as advanced as that of ancient Greece.

At the very least, mathematics, geometry, astronomy, and navigation had already begun to emerge in ancient Greece.

There was no way around it. Ancient Greece was just a piece of trash, surrounded by the Aegean Sea. If those people hadn't learned some math, astronomy, and navigation, they probably would have become bait in the Aegean Sea long ago.

The so-called ancient Greece, or the civilization of the greater Aegean Sea, relied almost entirely on ships for travel and on fishing and hunting for protein. This ironically led to their early exposure to science.

Xue's Law also cannot force growth. It is impossible to implement capitalism or even higher-level policies in a civilization that is not even as good as ancient Greece. They probably are not even as good as a classical city-state like Athens.

99% of people can't even do addition and subtraction within 100, the most words they've learned are from the Bible, and the most cultured people are missionaries because they know hundreds of words...

The level of civilization here is so advanced that it would make Xue Dinglu sweat and look like a bean.

So, the reason why Barack liked Earth so much was probably because he had encountered higher levels of knowledge.

Therefore, in this barbaric civilization, perhaps even the so-called Papacy is already a progressive force.

A lot of things flashed through Xue's mind in an instant.

Looking at this, Xue Dinglu scratched his head.

Well, since we're already here, we might as well lend a hand...

Xue's Law thought that the world is lacking everything, has nothing, and doesn't even have much of the most basic knowledge.

But it doesn't matter. Xue Dinglu just opened a school and is short of students. Some masquerade ball enthusiasts asked him when he would go out to recruit students, and then they could tease him without restraint... which is to show care for the new students.

Xue Dinglu thought about it and realized that the problem wasn't just a lack of students, but also a shortage of teachers...

Right now, the only people in the entire school who are properly qualified to be teachers are the demons.

As for those who rushed into the cosmic void 40 billion years ago? Let's forget about it. They themselves still don't understand what magic is. It's too far in the past.

Let's talk about it later, but we can consider the student body beforehand.

Xue Luding planned to tell the church, firstly to let them know that he had returned. Although he might not recognize them, they had been enemies and teammates for a few days, so there was some connection between them.

He planned to leave a portal here that could connect to the consciousness space, and just give the Vatican a certain number of student places each year, which would be a stable source of students.

A school can only be called a school if it has students.

As for the requirements, Xue Dinglu has tentatively drafted them: anyone under 18 years old and whose magic aptitude reaches the level of a Tier 2 hero is eligible.

After all, we're recruiting students, not people who want to become apostles, so there's no need to have too high a requirement.

Xue's Law thought so.

When he arrived at the entrance of the Vatican, he was surprised to find a brand new statue standing there.

Because the statue looks like it's wearing a suit of skeletal armor, with its face covered by a hood, but why does this pose, which looks like it's about to ascend the dragon sword, seem so familiar?

Wait, this looks like me?

Xue Dinglu saw the inscription on the stone tablet and was immediately filled with questions.

Your stone carvings are a bit abstract... the most abstract thing is that they don't even have faces...

"Lost traveler, are you also here to pay homage to the statue of the archangel?" A girl's voice rang out from beside me.

Xue Dinglu turned his head and looked. It was a child dressed in a pure black nun's habit, who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. She put her hands together under the statue and began to pray devoutly.

Xue's Law: "?"

Archangel, me?

Xue Law felt that the Vatican in this world was really a bit obsessed. Oh well, it doesn't affect me anyway.

"Yes," Xue replied casually, preparing to go directly to see the Pope and mention the upcoming student recruitment.

"Traveler, please wait a moment. I will introduce you to the great achievements of our Archangel Xue Lude, and I am sure you will admire his beautiful appearance and noble soul. You will also acknowledge that our Archangel's heroic spirit is unparalleled." The girl immediately spoke to Xue Lude, revealing an expression of a devout believer.

Xue's Law: "..."

what?

I'm completely baffled...

Xue Dalu felt that the last emperor of the empire who was beheaded might be himself, otherwise he wouldn't be so confused now.

"Wait a minute, I'm busy. I'll send the letter later," Xue Dinglu complained, preparing to go directly to the Pope. Alora has arrived on Earth, but who is the current Pope? The Knight Commander, or someone else?

Xue Lude had forgotten some of the other people in the Holy See. He didn't know when he started to become forgetful, and many of his past experiences had become blurry. He only knew the identities of the people he used to know, but he had forgotten the specifics. However, he believed that they should recognize him.

Just as Xue Dinglu was about to take a step, the girl seemed to become anxious and immediately blocked his way, saying, "Traveler, you can't leave like this. Give me some time, and I will tell you the heroic deeds of this archangel..."

Xue's Law: "..."

Hmm, it seems like I've run into a slightly crazy fangirl?

This little fangirl doesn't even know what she looks like, she's only known because of something she did in the past?

Xue Luding was speechless. He wasn't angry, just a little sweaty. He was about to cast an illusion spell and then go find the current Pope.

"Lost traveler, you may not know, but I am the current Holy Maiden of the Holy See, and I have sworn to believe in and follow the Archangel for life, and to walk the same path as the Archangel..."

She continued her incessant chatter, as if she were some kind of fanatic trying to convert Xue Dinglu to Christianity, with no option but to do so. She didn't force him, but if he didn't believe, she would relentlessly preach to him like Tang Sanzang...

This person... is seriously ill.

A saint who forcibly converts others to religion could potentially become the next pope.

Xue felt that he hadn't met a saint, but rather a cheerleader, the kind who was frantically recruiting people to support their idol.

Even more outrageous are those who have never met the other person, don't know what they look like, and don't recognize them at all, yet have become crazy fans of these crazy women simply because they've only heard their stories...

Never mind, the déjà vu is too strong...

"Wait, who are you..." The sudden voice stopped Xue Dinglu, who was about to release an illusion.

The newcomer was dressed in a bishop's robes, yet she almost gasped and covered her mouth in surprise.

Xue Dinglu turned his head and saw that it was a middle-aged nun. He immediately asked, "I want to see the Pope. Can you show me the way?"

“Then please come with me, sir. I will take you to see the Pope immediately.” The middle-aged nun clearly recognized Xue Luding, but Xue Luding had no memory of her. He asked, “You recognize me?”

“Yes, I was also a member of the Holy See’s expedition that day, and I even healed you with holy light.” The middle-aged nun immediately showed a devout expression and forcibly suppressed her excitement, saying, “May I ask if your return is to deal with the sealed Lich King?”

Xue Dinglu was stunned for a moment after hearing this. He then realized that the Holy See still believed that the Lich King was only sealed away and had not actually died.

But in reality, the Lich King was just one of the many incarnations of the Eighth Apostle, and a very weak one at that. When the Eighth Apostle was devoured by the Void, leaving not even a trace, the so-called Lich King had already perished.

"The Lich King is completely dead, but I have come here on business. I have established a school, and you can send people there to learn and develop yourselves," Xue Dinglu said succinctly.

The middle-aged nun became even more agitated. She grabbed Xue Dinglu and said, "Please come with me. I will take you to see the Pope immediately! And thank you for everything you have done!"

Xue's Law: "..."

He always felt that he was no longer a charlatan.

Forget it, let him be a charlatan then.

Just after Xue Dinglu and the nun left, the saintess standing in front of the statue seemed to have lost her mind.

She heard everything Xue Dinglu said without any attempt to conceal anything, and then her extraordinary wisdom suddenly kicked in, instantly connecting all the information and deducing Xue Dinglu's identity.

"So, the archangel has descended again! Wait, wait for me! Archangel, wait for me!"

Chapter 500 The Current Status of My Old Greek Friends

Xue Law once went to church, not referring to himself, but to Xue Law in a parallel world, the doctor Xue Law in Boston with two degrees, who conducted thousands of experiments to study bacteriophages that could combat the Divine Tree.

However, at that time, he was in America. In order to obtain experimental materials, Doctor Xue had to contact a group of professional corpse collectors to obtain experimental materials, which is how he was able to obtain the data on the infection of the Divine Tree Ash.

Yes, Amei has a special profession called "corpse collector," and it's not a low-class profession, but a very respectable and prestigious one. Usually, only priests or medical professionals can enter this profession.

Therefore, Xue frequently came into contact with priests who brought him corpses, and many of them were not corpses, but elderly people or homeless people who were on their last breath.

Doctor Xue, who once held onto normal values, also asked why they didn't save them.

The priest said, "They sold themselves to the church."

On one occasion, when the experimental materials were not delivered on time, Doctor Xue went to the church to inquire about the situation. At that time, he saw a single mother holding her child in her arms. In Boston, an environment similar in latitude to Northeast China, the child's cries came from her chest.

She seemed dazed, appearing half-conscious and half-awake as she asked the priest, "Father, could you please give me something to eat?"

The priest said, "No, please wait for a miracle from the Lord, or you can find a place to sell yourself..."

The next day, Doctor Xue received the experimental material; it was the single mother. The priest had successfully delivered the material after all.

That child became the subject of his teaching. A very respectable person said, "This is about your funding. Give him some other illnesses and find a solution for the complications for the rich."

Yu Xiaoniao had never experienced any of these things, because Doctor Xue kept them all to himself. Even when they were experimental subjects, Yu Xiaoniao only felt unbearable pain.

Even at this point, Doctor Xue still hoped that the priest would be the same as the stereotypical image of him from his hometown. If he was just a pervert who liked little boys, then how kind could this priest really be?

These events were actually just a trivial experience for Doctor Xue, but as he gradually came to accept these memories, he felt quite uncomfortable.