Under Matilda's guidance, Iver passed through another curtain of green light.
Once again, he felt that strange sensation, like a finger passing through a soap bubble.
With a Cardinal Bishop beside him, Iver asked curiously, "May I ask... what is this, Cardinal Matilda?"
"The Curtain of Temperance?"
Matilda glanced at it and replied, "This is the blessing of Twin Mirrors... Simply put, things moving too fast cannot pass through it. The faster they move, the greater the force that bounces them back."
"So fast things can't pass through, while slow things can..."
Iver murmured.
Isn't this basically a speed bump?
"Exactly. That way, everyone stops running in the corridors and colliding with one another. If someone invades, their attacks can't penetrate this curtain of light."
Matilda said gently, "If you learn Advanced Divine Arts, you can set up your own Curtain of Temperance as well."
Clearly, Cardinal Matilda knew why Iver had come here.
She led Iver through a winding route into a building that resembled a palace... or perhaps a bathhouse.
The surroundings were filled with grass and plant decorations. In the very center of the room was a bath filled with a golden liquid that steamed with white vapor—it was currently shining with a gentle light. This was clearly consecrated Holy Water, and it gave off a citrus fragrance mixed with a strong smell of alcohol. Knotted vine clasps floated on its surface one after another... It looked just like a pot of soup.
"This is Holy Water Boiled with Marigold and Orange Blossom, picked at noon."
Cardinal Matilda smiled gently and introduced it to Iver with an outstretched hand. "It's mixed with Grain Wine stored for more than thirty years, ginseng, Blackberry Leaf, holly, and grapevine. It was heated and boiled with burning pine bark and Bishop