Who hid My Corpse!

Chapter 57: Fifty, you are committing desecration!!!! (Two in one)_2

The second floor was unlike the first, where one had to inform the management in advance to borrow books and the books could only be read on this floor, not taken away.

While waiting for the personnel to retrieve the book, Ulu naturally began to observe the second floor. As mentioned before, only clergy from the Rhein Church had access to this level, mostly coming here to look up materials, so it was far quieter than the first floor.

Ulu looked around the entire second floor and suddenly noticed two very young priests who were obviously minors, their faces clean and smooth, not even a whisker in sight. They were earnestly flipping through the books in their hands and taking notes. At that moment, Ulu felt slightly dazed, his eyes as if piercing through time, returning to that afternoon ten years ago.

“Ah, those two kids are really working hard.” The voice of an old priest suddenly came from behind Ulu. “The exam isn’t until next year, yet they’ve come here to study a year in advance.”

Ulu turned around and saw the old priest had already placed the book he wanted on the counter, his gaze also turned toward the two young priests, filled with affection.

“Hardworking and serious children are really hard to dislike,” the old priest said with a smile. “Looking at them always reminds me of my younger days… don’t you think?”

My younger days?

Ulu felt slightly dazed again, memories uncontrollably surged up, and he recalled his own days spent fervently writing here. Although the outcomes had not been good and yesterday’s events had almost unbalanced his mind, the memories were still like the afternoon sunlight, gradually calming him down.

“Yes,” Ulu couldn’t help but smile at the old priest, realizing he had not smiled in a long time. “Youth… is hope.”

“No,” the old priest shook his head, then seriously added, “Youth striving hard is hope, just like this…”

As he spoke, he pushed the “West Cathedral Chronicles” in front of Ulu.

“In this era, there are few who are interested in the history of West. A hundred years ago, Archbishop Elio, one of the founders of West Cathedral and an origin believer, managed to carve out an estate for the West Cathedral in an age when the All Gods were warring, establishing its position today thanks to hard effort… Of course, the Lord’s power is also undeniable,” the old priest made a gesture of prayer. “But being chosen by the Lord is also a kind of ability, isn’t it? Over the years, the successive Lord Bishops of West Cathedral have diligently worked to develop it from a corner to its current esteemed status, without saying the effort is naturally immense… It’s just a pity that few nowadays pay attention to history.”

The old priest said, sighing lightly, then he gently tapped the cover of the book, solemnly saying.

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“But someone must remember, this is our heritage, our history. It is also what we must teach to future generations.” After speaking, the old priest smiled, patted Ulu’s shoulder, and then slowly walked towards the two young priests. “Kids, how is your study going?”

Watching the old priest’s receding figure, Ulu felt that long-buried part of his heart stirred again, his eyes flashing with hope, but soon dimming.

If only he had stayed here…

“Are you reminiscing?” Just at that moment, Bai Wei’s voice inappropriately rang out, “What are you reminiscing about?”

Ulu’s gaze immediately turned cold, and though he didn’t speak, Bai Wei didn’t stop.

“Your ‘Rhein Covenant’ claims that the Rhein God divided His power and will among four origin believers, who then spread it further, right?”

“What are you getting at?”

“So I’m curious if it’s someone like you who inherited His will, or those from yesterday who couldn’t even recite the ‘Rhein Covenant,'” Bai Wei slowly said, “Or is it this ‘righteous’ priest in your eyes who has inherited it?”

Ulu’s gaze shifted slightly, vaguely sensing Bai Wei broaching a dangerous topic. “What exactly are you trying to say? Weren’t you here to find the Corpse Blocks?”

“I came looking for answers, or rather, to help you find answers,” Bai Wei said with a smiling tone. “Aren’t you curious? That power that came mixed with the believers’ from the ‘Rhein Covenant,’ what exactly is it?”

Ulu felt a strong unease welling up inside him, he found an empty seat and sat down, staring at the “West Cathedral Chronicles” in front of him, yet lacked the courage to turn the pages.

Meanwhile, he heard the old priest’s voice lowering next to him, giving a lesson: “How is it wrong again? Didn’t I teach you all yesterday? No doubt True God and Evil God can both give power to believers, but there’s a clear difference. When believers receive the Evil God’s power, they also receive His mad and negative thoughts, a situation referred to as contamination. But the True God is different; the True God purifies the minds of believers while giving them power…”

At this, the old priest paused, seemingly making a difficult decision, then said.

“You definitely won’t pass the exam this way; come with me, I’ll give you extra lessons, but don’t tell anyone.”

The old priest, halfway through speaking, suddenly realized Ulu was watching him. After briefly looking stunned, he gave Ulu a gesture to keep quiet.