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Let alone the possibility that he might be an "accomplice" of the True Ancestor, the crime of stealing corpses alone is enough to get him into serious trouble.

He doesn't have the money to buy Indulgences.

"Leave as soon as possible, don't blame me for not warning you."

Fujimaru Kyoya patted the stranger on the shoulder, hoping the innocent fellow could escape unharmed; as for the fact that the stranger had dug up Fujimaru Kyoya's grave, he'd let it go.

"After all, I'm not some kind of demon."

Fujimaru Kyoya fiddled with two objects in his hand that resembled sword hilts. Since the other party had dug up his grave, he could simply take two items from them.

That way, neither of us owes the other anything.

Fujimaru Kyoya and walked into the crowd. The Templar Knights had his portrait on them, so it wasn't good to be too conspicuous.

However, Fujimaru Kyoya didn't notice that he, dressed in all white with a hood, was actually just as conspicuous as anyone else in the crowd.

In particular, his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception are almost always open. Fortunately, the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception require Fujimaru Kyoya to draw a "line" before killing someone. If it were just a matter of touching it, people would probably be dying in the streets by now.

This won't do; I need to get Old Ho to teach me how to turn it on and off.

"Bang!"

Fujimaru Kyoya kicked open the chapel door and saw the Old Man of the Mountain seemingly instructing Chris on something, but the instruction stopped as he returned.

"It seems the awakening of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception is going very smoothly, that's really something."

The Old Man of the Mountain sighed that God's Revelation was indeed spot on; Fujimaru Kyoya really did awaken the Mystic Eye of Mystic Eyes of Death Perception after just a few kills.

Honestly, even in the Age of Gods, not many people could awaken the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. With those eyes, Fujimaru Kyoya was truly cut out to be an assassin.

"I've activated the Mystic Eye, but how do I deactivate it?"

Fujimaru Kyoya heard the word "Sparashi," he felt as if Kirei Kotomine had been resurrected. Was this some kind of joke about durian and stinky tofu—neither of them were good things?

"Can't it be turned off? This is troublesome."

Actually, after Fujimaru Kyoya awakened his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, the Old Man of the Mountain planned to teach them a few tricks and they would be good to go, but now it seems that it will take more time.

If the Mystic Eye can't be shut down, then it needs to be sealed with the Mystic Eye Killers, but Florence doesn't have such a skilled craftsman, which is a real problem.

While the Old Man of the Mountain was troubled, Fujimaru Kyoya used his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to observe his opponent.

No one died?

Fujimaru Kyoya stared at the Old Man of the Mountain, but his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception couldn't find any "threads" on Old Man of the Mountain. Could it be an immortal JoJo-level creature?

No, that's not the case.

"So it's death itself? No wonder I can't see anything."

Fujimaru Kyoya activated his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception at high frequency and finally figured out why there were no "threads" on the Old Man of the Mountain, but he couldn't explain another problem.

Chris also has absolutely no "threads" on her body.

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These days, there are rumors circulating in Florence about Vampire. It is said that two figures walk on the rooftops in the middle of the night, their footsteps so subtle that they can be heard almost without listening carefully.

At first, no one took it seriously, but as more and more people saw two figures, one black and one white, the rumor became increasingly prevalent.

"Although you can't freely shut down the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception yet, we don't have much time left. Let's leave Florence tomorrow."

The Old Man of the Mountain understood that as the rumors about Vampire grew, the Church would soon be targeting them.

Neither he nor Fujimaru Kyoya were afraid of this kind of situation, but the problem was that he didn't want to reveal the location of the Holy Grail, nor did he want to put Chris in danger.

[You've finished a day of training. Although you know that direct combat would be less stressful, you still want to surprise your opponent.]

Isn't that nonsense?

Fujimaru Kyoya thought about how he had been killed by the Old Man of the Mountain several times, and if he didn't avenge such a grudge, his "filial piety" persona would collapse.

Where does Old Ho want us to go?

Fujimaru Kyoya looked at Chris, who was wiping his sweat with a damp towel. He could have done such a small thing himself, but Chris didn't want to just watch, so she took the initiative to do the chores.

This certainly made life much more convenient for Fujimaru Kyoya.

Annamas, a small city in France.

Chris has been looking worried lately, and it seems that this started after the Old Man of the Mountain spoke to her alone.

"Flagg, do you think Jesus really is God?"

Chris's expression was somewhat complicated. Fujimaru Kyoya considered that since the concept of "the Age of Gods" existed in this world, Jesus should also be a god.

Yes and no.

Fujimaru Kyoya was stunned. The inexplicable thought that had just popped up was not his own, but rather a voice from God, a voice that told him that Jesus was both God and not God.

"Didn't Emperor Constantine already provide the answer? Jesus is both God and not God."

Fujimaru Kyoya still gave a relatively official answer, although this answer wasn't exactly "correct" for this era.

The reason Christianity was able to become the state religion of Rome, surpassing Jupiter's faith, was due to the efforts of Emperor Constantine, who convened patriarchs and priests from all over the country to discuss the Divinity of Jesus.

"The most thorny issue at the Great Council is whether Jesus possessed Divinity. Even within Christianity, opinions differ, leading to this compromise: Jesus' Divinity was bestowed by humanity."

Chris made a statement that was enough to warrant being burned at the stake by her followers ten thousand times over.

[You weren't too surprised by what the other person said. Coming from a Christ family, you inevitably had to learn about Christianity, and you'd already suspected this.]

Fujimaru Kyoya did indeed study whether Jesus Divinity out of a rebellious attitude towards God, and eventually came to a relatively satisfactory answer.

"Are you suggesting that Emperor Constantine controlled the people and expanded his power as a monarch by promoting Jesus as a deity and establishing Christianity as the state religion?"

After all, according to Christianity, one can only go to Heaven by believing in God, and the interpretation of the Bible is in the hands of the Church, so people must unconditionally submit to the Church.

As a king who single-handedly supported the Church, Emperor Constantine naturally had methods to control Church, and it was not impossible for him to ensure that the Rome throne would last for thousands of generations through such methods.

At least that's what Emperor Constantine probably thought.

"If our speculation is true, then can we understand why the Church was in such a hurry to erase the Holy Grail?"

Chris looked somewhat sad. If everything the Old Man of the Mountain said was true, then the so-called Holy Grail was not the cup that held the wine, but something else entirely.

Something containing the bones and blood of Jesus.

"But that's pointless. Even if we find the Holy Grail and the Blood of God within it, what then? If I were a high-ranking member of the Church, I could simply deny it."

While Fujimaru Kyoya found Chris's idea interesting, he didn't see it as a significant threat to the Church.

Jesus' ashes are nowhere to be found. Even if we find his descendants, we can't do a DNA comparison, let alone confirm that Jesus was a human being.

The Church's power is currently at its zenith. If Fujimaru Kyoya to jump out and say that Jesus was a man, he would be immediately labeled a "heretic," and no one would believe what he says.

This tactic of labeling was used by Fujimaru Kyoya when he was still a keyboard warrior. As long as you label the other person and presuppose a stance, then whatever the other person says is wrong. It can be said that this is an invincible move that keyboard warriors must master.

"Don't think too much about it, pack your things and get ready to leave."

Fujimaru Kyoya went back, took a bath, changed into new clothes, and then went out into the street with his hood up.

Now, to travel from Florence to Annamas in France in one go, who knows how far it will take? Since the Old Man of the Mountain asked Fujimaru Kyoya to take Chris there, it means that he will not go with her.

They were two perfectly healthy people, unlike that guy who was just a skeleton; they still needed to prepare the essentials for the trip.

"What if the descendants of Jesus possess characteristics that the Church cannot deny?"

Chris remembered what the Old Man of the Mountain had once said.

Historical records from the mystical side state that the Age of Gods disappeared from the continent around the beginning of the Common Era, and it was at that time that the First Magus was born into this world.

The Miracle used by the Church and the Magecraft used by Magecraft are simply techniques activated by Mana.

People born around the time of Christ.

Chris thought of the time of Jesus' birth. Although the exact year and month were not specified, the generally accepted time was around the beginning of the Common Era.

Even the Gregorian calendar uses the date of Jesus' birth as its starting point.

Go to the market.

"Does God's Revelation come so frequently?"

Fujimaru Kyoya marveled at the thought that had suddenly popped into his head, never expecting that after praying for ten minutes every day, divine Revelation would actually become more frequent.

This so-called Revelation is as worthless as Ke Jie's famous quotes.

After all, you can get a celebrity quote by leaving a prominent message for 30 yuan in Ke Jie's live stream, making it the cheapest celebrity quote available.

I wonder what happened at the market?

Fujimaru Kyoya saw a group of people gathered together, seemingly looking at something, and quite a few people were carrying firewood over there. Could it be... they were going to have a barbecue?

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Fujimaru Kyoya turned around and realized that Chris hadn't gone out with him, so he decided to bring some grilled meat back for her.

Chapter 201 I Call for War on the Ground

"I was so stupid, I really thought I could leave Florence by pulling strings, but I never expected them to double-cross me..."

Da Vinci wallowed in self-pity like Xianglin Sao, though he hadn't experienced such suffering, he still suffered the harsh realities of life.

After being betrayed to the Church, his house was quickly ransacked, and the consequences were predictable.

Da Vinci, originally a descendant of a declining Mage Family, always managed to come up with many ingenious inventions with his genius-like mind.

In reality, these interesting things, which even had a profound impact on later generations, were absolutely taboo in this era. They were products of Magecraft, the embodiment of taboo.

The best way to deal with heresy is...

"Fire at the stake."

"Fire at the stake."

"Fire at the stake."

The spectators in the audience always enjoy the spectacle and find it exciting, or perhaps in this oppressive era, building their happiness on the suffering of others is a good way to vent their emotions.

No one will come to save me; everyone wants me dead.

Da Vinci understood the situation perfectly. The people below wanted to see some entertainment, the Knight needed to perform meritorious service to make up for their mistakes, and as for that bishop named Joshua...

The Cardinal, watching from afar, observed the stake. Normally, he wouldn't need to be present for such an execution, but this time he was truly desperate and determined to try anything.

If he can't even complete a task that was originally just hunting down a Survivor, then he will certainly not be destined to become the future Pope.

Bishop Joshua thought he should disguise the corpse and hand it in, since the Survivor might not even be the target, and slightly modifying the information wouldn't be a bad idea.

Therefore, his presence as the Cardinal is necessary this time.

"Ignition."

"OK."

Joshua was taken aback; it was a voice he had never heard before. Then, some greasy stuff dripped down his head—no, it was just oil.

"I'm going to launch a sneak attack."

Even though Joshua immediately moved away from his position to escape, the sound followed him relentlessly. A scraping sound came, and sparks from a match landed on his hair, followed by intense heat and excruciating pain.

"Ahhhhh~"

A wail rang out, and everyone realized what had happened to Joshua. The person who had done this was a tall, slender man wearing a hood, whose face was obscured by the shadows.

"Those who are good swimmers drown; those who play with fire... burn."

The visitor commented in this way. He wasn't really that keen on saving the person, since he didn't know the one about to be burned at the stake. If a single encounter counts as knowing someone, then he must know far too many people.

However, he was indeed a little annoyed by the Church's tactic of throwing barbecue parties at the drop of a hat, not to mention the voice lingering in his ear telling him that the person about to be burned at the stake was Leonardo Da Vinci.

If one of the Three Titans of the Renaissance were to die so mysteriously due to his own actions, and considering that the other party was Cardinal, he should have known something about it.

"Damn heretics, the Lord will surely punish them!"

A holy light appeared on Joshua, and the flames quickly subsided, as if a cat had been grabbed by the scruff of its neck.

This is the Magecraft that the Church packages as "Miracle," calling these powers the power of God, while constantly suppressing Magecraft who can Magecraft, thus increasing the Church's influence.

At the same time, the light fell on the Knight, and their bodies, along with Knight armor, swelled up.