I've Already Become a Demon God, and You Want Me to Be a Villain? Chapter 42

Of course, nothing had been decided yet.

Queen of the Crescent Kingdom guessed that the Goddess was planning to observe him for a while longer and make her decision after the Blessing Ceremony.

After all, this was no small matter.

Su Mo's wishes also had to be considered.

If Su Mo was unwilling, even the Goddess of the Crescent would find it difficult to force him.

The two left the temple.

They appeared in the Teleportation Array below.

"Saintess, the Goddess has just issued a Divine Decree, ordering us to treat the Count with the highest standards."

Red Archbishop Feren arrived.

As he spoke, he took out a white Token bearing a unique magical aura.

"Count, should you have need of it, you may use this Token to mobilize a squad of Temple Knights."

Bishop Feren presented the Token to Su Mo with both hands.

Though he did not know what had happened inside the temple, the fact that the Goddess of the Crescent had personally issued a Divine Decree was powerful proof in itself.

As a Red Archbishop, Bishop Feren understood all too well what this meant.

Thus, even though he held great status within the Holy See and even dukes had to respectfully bow to him, Bishop Feren's attitude toward Su Mo had unconsciously become more respectful.

In fact, in other kingdoms, even kings had to bow when meeting a Red Archbishop.

The Crescent Kingdom remained an exception because Queen of the Crescent Kingdom herself was the Saintess of God.

"He even gave him a Saint Order..."

Seeing Bishop Feren's actions, Queen of the Crescent Kingdom felt even more conflicted.

Su Mo had yet to show any willingness to join the Holy See.

Yet Bishop Feren had given Su Mo a Saint Order that allowed him to freely mobilize Temple Knights!

Those were Temple Knights.

Within the Holy See, there were pitifully few people who possessed the authority to mobilize them.

"Thank you, Bishop Feren."

Su Mo did not stand on ceremony and accepted the Saint Order.

"There is no need. I am merely carrying out the Goddess's command. With the Saint Order, Count, you may also take a look around the Holy See over the next few days and learn more about the Goddess's deeds."

Bishop Feren invited him.

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Su Mo truly began touring the Holy See.

Bishop Feren personally accompanied him.

He led Su Mo around for a visit.

The Holy See Headquarters was enormous and housed a vast number of people.

There were several hundred thousand clergy members in the Holy See alone.

The Holy See also had large numbers of mages, Priests, Divine Spellcasters, Demonic Mark Masters, knights, and so on, as well as a dedicated alchemy department responsible for producing magical items.

Such as Magic Airships.

The Holy See's circumstances also revealed the foundation of a god.

In terms of foundation, Su Mo was still inferior to the Goddess of the Crescent.

After all, he had become a god only recently.

Moreover, the powers wielded by Demon Gods and Celestial Realm Gods were entirely different.

"This Library contains many books we have collected, including some ancient divine spells and magic. These divine spells and magic are far too old, and many are no longer very practical today, but they still hold considerable reference value."

After touring for most of the day, Bishop Feren brought Su Mo to a Library.

Some of the books in this Library were indeed ancient.

Every book had corresponding magical protection to ensure that they would not decay with time.

Su Mo casually picked up a book and flipped through it.

The magic recorded within was indeed ancient. In the present day, it would be difficult even to cast it in full.

The methods of casting described within differed considerably from those of today.

Times were changing.

The same was true in the world of magic.

Old did not necessarily mean good.

Magic itself had gone through a process of development and refinement. Newer spells were far more optimized in terms of casting efficiency, consumption, and other aspects.

However, some special ancient spells could still be quite formidable if successfully cast.

After flipping through a few pages, Su Mo looked in a certain direction.

There, someone with a broom beside him was reading an ancient magic book. The moment he saw Su Mo, he froze.

Because this fellow in the Holy See's Library, responsible for sweeping and cleaning, was also a Protagonist.

"Damn it, that's the Count of Inkstone Territory. Why is he here?"

The Protagonist's heart immediately tightened.

He had not expected Su Mo to enter the Holy See's core area.

Sweeping Monk-style Protagonist! Heightened alertness!

"My Lord Bishop, there is an urgent situation."

At that moment, a clergyman leaned close to Bishop Feren's ear and spoke in a low voice.

Bishop Feren's expression changed as he looked at Su Mo. "Count, I have some matters to deal with. Please feel free to continue looking around. In the Holy See, there is no need for the Count to worry about safety."

Su Mo said calmly, "Fine. Go attend to your business, Bishop."

Bishop Feren nodded to Su Mo, then hurried away.

"The timing is just right."

Su Mo murmured.

Su Mo knew perfectly well why Bishop Feren had left.

Moreover, the timing of his departure was almost exactly as Su Mo had calculated.

Once Bishop Feren left, the Library, filled with ancient texts, contained only the church personnel standing guard at the entrance and the fellow sweeping inside.

By then, the Protagonist had already regained his composure.

"He probably came in under the pretext of borrowing books. He definitely wouldn't dare touch me here."

The Protagonist guessed.

He was not overly worried, because he was certain Su Mo would never dare make a move within the Holy See's core area.

Nor did he provoke Su Mo. Instead, he continued flipping through his book.

As a handyman in this Library, the Protagonist saw himself as a "Sweeping Monk" in another world.

His Golden Finger allowed him to extract ancient magic from these old books and make it his own.

He could also extract lingering magical power or other forms of power from ancient objects.

For example, he had extracted a trace of Divine Thread power from an ancient book, greatly increasing his strength.

That was also why he had holed up in this Library.

In his view, as long as he could successfully stay here for a year or two, he could become the kind of figure represented by the Sweeping Monk in martial arts novels.

To him, this was also the safest place.

Though he pretended to read, he was also watching Su Mo from the corner of his eye.

Su Mo seemed to truly be searching for books, taking one from a shelf now and then before putting it back.

But Su Mo was drawing closer to him.

The Protagonist became alert.

"His own strength probably isn't particularly great."

He guessed.