Hyper-Dimensional Player

Chapter 381 - 13: Your Majesty, You Have Returned

Italy, Vatican Rome.

As a figure galloped into the Vatican, the candles in the dark passage of the church lit up one after another.

In a hidden room.

The current Pope Leo VI expressed gloomily, gazing at the messenger kneeling before him, and slowly said, "The Holy Grail ritual?"

"What is the British Archbishop trying to do?"

"Using the power of the Holy Grail against us?"

Ever since Saint Patrick I completed the summoning part of the Holy Grail ritual, it’s been used to resolve disputes with pagans. However, the early Holy Grail ritual was not complete, with certain loopholes potentially causing unexpected events.

Over several hundred years, the power of the Holy Grail gradually stabilized, becoming a first-sequence Holy Relic, slowly transforming into a miraculous form of magic.

Strictly speaking, it is similar to the Legendary level ’Miracle Technique’ or ’Wish Technique’ in Dungeons and Dragons.

The simulated effect approaches the arrival of mythology.

At this time, a bishop nearby said in a low voice, "The Britannia Province has always opposed us!"

"Last time in Romania."

"It was also they who stopped the birth of the vampire legend."

That was a small-scale Holy Grail ritual, or rather, a branch of church belief, concerning demons, concerning vampires, concerning the replacement of the ’dragon’ legend. On European grounds, there’s always a terrifying presence suppressing the church. Without breaking the legend of him as a ’dragon’, the Pope promoted by the conservative faction is always in unease.

The secret war in Romania was actually to solve the ’dragon’, replace the folk legend of the ’dragon’ with vampires.

Once the legend of the dragon weakens, the vampire begins to spread.

The church wants both black and white legends, intending to replace old gods with demons, replace old folk tales with vampires and other monsters, ultimately allowing everything to converge to the church’s mythological system.

This process is a slow assassination of other divine spirits.

Just like in Ireland, the goddess of war Morgan was transformed into the folk ’Banshee’, and this divine spirit completely disappeared from the real world.

The conservative forces within the church secretly plotted for over two hundred years. Until after the death of Saint Patrick III, they found the opportunity and completed the revival of conservative forces relying on manipulating Duncan IV, reclaiming the papal throne.

The messenger said in a low voice, "The Britannia Province suddenly proposed using the Holy Grail ritual to decide the execution of the Tithing."

"The Frank bishop worries that they might be secretly preparing something."

"Probably related to that Majesty!"

The Immortal.

After the Mythical Era faded, the man most akin to a divine spirit.

Upon hearing these words, Pope Leo VI’s expression became extremely grave, and he slowly said, "You mean they want to summon that person to real life?"

The messenger bowed his head and said, "Highly possible."

"Last time in Great Germania, didn’t the Nordic priests attempt to summon Sol?"

"Aside from that figure, who else on Great Britain can resist us?"

Leo VI’s expression grew heavier, turning to look at the mural on the side. It depicted a striking young man holding the Oathkeeper Longsword gently on Saint Patrick I’s shoulder; it’s an imperial emperor conferring the papacy mural.

Conservative forces have always wanted to destroy it, but to avoid provoking the Protestant faction, they have had to restrain any actions.

"It shouldn’t be possible!"

Leo VI slowly shook his head, "The Oathkeeper has always been secretly kept under our care. Without the Oathkeeper as the Holy Relic, how could they summon that Majesty?"

A nearby bishop reminded, "Don’t forget that time in Romania."

"They summoned the Valkyrie, as well as the imperial chancellor, the Duke of Wales, the Great Druid Severus."

"These people have always secretly preserved other Holy Relics."

Pope Leo VI pondered, "So you’re saying? This time we must go all out?"

"Which Saint’s relic can we use?"

The person beside hesitated, cautiously said, "Ordinary Saint’s relics might not win this war, even if the Dragon Slayer-Saint George descends, if they truly summon that Emperor Majesty, even then it’s not a match for the enemy."

Pope Leo VI frowned, "What can we do then?"

"Reject the Holy Grail’s decision?"

A bishop by his side said, "It’s difficult. The Britannia Province already has many conflicts with us, if we publicly refuse the Holy Grail faction’s proposal, they might lean towards the enemy."

"As far as I know."

"Radicals on Great Britain have always longed to spark secular wars!"

In these several hundred years of development, the Britain Kingdom’s strength far surpasses other places. They possess a powerful navy, holding the advantage in offensive initiatives, and the France Empire suffers from naval setbacks, struggling to achieve an active advantage.

If true army strength is compared, France’s infantry is said to dominate Europe, and the Frank Holy Knights are unmatched in this era.

However, with the advent of early firearms, the combat power of heavy cavalry has been steadily declining.

Pope Leo VI said in a deep voice, "What is your suggestion?"

"Do you intend to find a way to summon an angel to descend?"

The temporary mythological descent using the power of the Holy Grail ritual is limited. It’s not possible to summon any existence simply by using the Lance of Longinus as a Holy Relic.

If it were indeed possible.

The Nordic faith wouldn’t have attempted to summon the embodiment of Sol anymore; they’d most likely want to summon Odin directly.