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105. Vatican City (Part 1)

The Vatican City State is located on the Vatican Highlands in the northwest corner of the Italian capital Rome. It is the smallest country in the world and the smallest population. It is only 0.44 square kilometers and is divided into the border with Italy by the Vatican City walls. It is the most famous country in the city.

In the inner world, before the devils came into people's vision, the Vatican only existed as the banner of Catholicism. Its national leader is both the pope and the citizens of the country are mostly clergy, and it is an existence with only religious meaning.

The Vatican has no status in other military, technology, etc.

However, this situation eventually changed because of the appearance of the demon and the inner world.

The countless demons living in the inner world are powerful and terrifying. And so far, even though many researchers at the headquarters are constantly exploring, no one has figured out the origin and reasons for the emergence of the inner world, the demons.

They are still mysterious and unknown to people. In addition, these things have a great impact on reality. Under the intentional control of governments of various countries, those who know the truth are limited to such a group of people; the summoners in Europe are far inferior to those of Chinese colleagues, and they have done their best to protect reality.

Under the influence of these objective situations, religion has naturally developed vigorously in Europe. Most ignorant and unintentional people, after encountering things that are difficult to explain and cannot be dealt with, always habitually rely on illusory and non-existent gods to achieve spiritual comfort; not to mention that in Europe, religion itself has a considerable market for historical reasons.

It is precisely because of this that the doomsday church that has never been completely penetrated into the country can be almost semi-public in Europe, and its tentacles have touched the top leaders of several countries.

The Catholic Church, which has a long history and has a greater influence on Europe, has also ushered in its second spring in this situation.

Wender and Joan of Arc set off from Lisbon and took a train to Rome. Before they approached the Vatican, a strong religious atmosphere came towards them. From time to time, priests could be seen preaching and spreading doctrine to passers-by. When they rushed to the Vatican to make pilgrimage, there were also a little crowds of tourists.

This situation was seen by the girl, and she was delighted that the Catholic Church represented by the Vatican was loved by so much people.

Wende was much more vulgar. He had no interest in religion and would not be excited by what he saw in front of him. In contrast, he wanted to sigh even more - even if he didn't have a deep understanding of Europe, just from the fact that the largest Summoner Organization in Lisbon was actually a former gang organization, Wende could also think of how powerful his European counterparts were.

The Catholic Church and the Doomsday Church can have a considerable influence on Europe, which is absolutely inseparable from these things.

However, Wende did not think that he should pour cold water on Joan of Arc. Not interfering with his companions' religious views was originally one of the reasons why he, the girl, Luna and others could live in harmony - even Joan of Arc, who believed in the Monotheistic religion, could do this, Wende could not be worse than her, right?

So even, he followed Joan of Arc's temperament and walked slowly along the way. It took him a while to truly arrive at the border of the Vatican, and in front of the walls of the Vatican city.

The Vatican implements "restricted entry" to the outside world, except for those who hold special passes, who will not be obstructed; other people who come to travel and pilgrimage can only enter within the specified time; at the same time, there are certain restrictions on the number of people entering at one time.

But this situation is not a problem for Wind. Not to mention that he came to Europe during his trip, he held a "special diplomatic" passport issued by the Chinese government; as a member of the guardian of the night watchman, it was enough to allow him to enter and exit the Vatican, which has a cooperative relationship with the headquarters, to be unimpeded.

Seeing that a team of tourists were under inspection in front of the city gate and preparing to enter, Wende took the initiative to approach the staff there. He explained his purpose and took out his ID - the unit registered on the passport, the unit "2011 Unknown Phenomenon Research Institute", abbreviated as "211 Institute", is the name of the headquarters.

The official in charge who accepted tourists' entry also recognized it. He did not dare to neglect at the moment. While guiding the entry in person, he looked at Wende and the girl curiously, "Are you here to travel? Or do you have something serious?"

Wender hesitated for a moment, turned his head to look at Joan of Arc. The girl responded without hesitation: "We want to meet the Pope."

The official was shocked, "Can the Pope be seen easily by ordinary people?" But thinking that Wind's identity was not unusual, he hesitated again, "This is not something I can decide."

Wender asked him, "What if we persist? Is there such a process and precedent?"

"According to common sense, even if your country's diplomatic officials stationed in our country want to meet the Pope, they have to apply for diplomatic affairs in advance, clarify the reasons, and undergo review..." The official said hesitantly, "But your identity is quite special. If you have some contact with the other side, the actual rules may not be fully applicable. Maybe... maybe..." He might have said several times without saying that, and finally said, "Or why I'll take two to the Fourth Church first, the gentlemen there are responsible for receiving and contacting people like two."

Wender nodded, "That's going to be trouble."

The official let out a sigh and walked towards the Fourth Church with Wende. When passing the famous St. Peter's Square, Wende, who followed behind, saw no one paying attention, quietly held Joan of Arc's small hand.

He activated the special state and then sighed softly, "Does he seem a little anxious when he is straight to the point?"

"How can I not be anxious..." Joan of Arc sighed, "You may have hidden dangers. How could I feel relieved before the results are confirmed?"

When he proposed to come to the Vatican, Wind thought it was a whim of a girl, and as a Catholic, the natural religious complex was caused by the cause. However, he never thought that Joan of Arc broke the plan and took the initiative to propose this opinion, all for his sake.

In the just-concluded seabed line, in addition to actually finding the artifact light armor Aganista and several rare and legendary treasures, Wende also met the sea god Poseidon and made the guide mermaid Martha become a sea dragon fighter.

It was a great harvest.

But there are not no hidden worries. Just before Poseidon took him away, he revealed to Wende mysteriously: Who left a mark on Wende!

This was impossible. Because before that, no one, even Joan of Arc, could not detect the existence of the mark.

But after a brief discussion, Wende could never completely deny this possibility.

Because before the seabed, Winder had just raided the stronghold of the Doomsday Church in Moldova. Before they successfully left, they had discovered a powerful and terrifying aura that had descended into the ancient castle!

That breath is definitely more than extraordinary. If it really touched any moves, Joan of Arc would not notice the possibility of the mark... It is... and it is not small.

So in the end, Wende was convinced by the girl and decided to check it out immediately after returning to the headquarters.

But at this moment, Joan of Arc had a new idea and she thought of the Vatican.

As mentioned in the previous article, the Vatican is a holy land of Catholicism. Although its territory is very small, it has a certain influence in religion and economy. Catholicism has been entrenched in Europe for more than two thousand years, and it also has many historical relics in its collection.

And among them, there is one thing that was given great hope by Joan of Arc...

The grail is said to be the grail of the communion that was used to hold the blood of Jesus during the crucifixion; or the cup that Jesus used in the last supper.

It appears in many movies, animations, and games, and most of them have magical effects such as resurrection, immortality, expelling toxins, and being invincible to all diseases.

If it is it and it really exists in the Vatican, then the problem of marks on Wind can undoubtedly be solved.

But to be honest, Wender did not expect much hope, "Although, since the emergence of the world of Tali, many cultural relics in the real world have been affected to a certain extent, and have many magical powers because of the history and legends it represents. But the Holy Grail you mentioned has long disappeared before." After Joan of Arc mentioned the purpose, Wender had specially investigated the information, so he said it was very certain, "The cup in history finally appeared in Glastoneburg, southern England (made up by Baidu +). Since then, its whereabouts have been a mystery. How can you be sure that it is in the Vatican?"

"Because I hope that way..." Joan of Arc replied, chuckling slightly when he noticed the surprise in Wind's heart, "This is actually very likely. Since the emergence of the world of Talisman, the power here has been increasing. In addition, there are many people who have faith like me. The Holy Grail is likely to flow back and even appear directly in the Vatican city."

"Of course, this is just my guess. It is good to have him, but even if the Holy Grail has not appeared yet, the impact for us is not particularly great." Joan of Arc turned his head and looked at Wende, pursed and smiled, "I haven't told you before. The Holy Grail actually has two meanings. One is the magical artifact, and the other is the legendary magic of the same name as it..."

"Legendary magic?"

"Yes, although it does not really exist like the holy grail of the divine artifact. You can pray through divine artifacts, this divine artifact can completely copy all the effects of the holy grail in a short time..."

"Even if you come back to life?"

"Even if you come back to life!"

The possibility of Joan of Arc's answer made Wende frown involuntarily. The efforts and gains always correspond to them. Since the effect of this magic technique is so exaggerated, its consumption and even the cost must be quite high!

He thought to himself and asked carefully: "Even you can't use such a magical technique, right?"

"If it were me, I would probably have to wait until I advance to the extraordinary or above before I can be sure to successfully perform this magic technique."

Joan of Arc's answer made Wende feel relieved, but the girl smiled and suddenly changed the subject, "That's why I asked us to come here!"
Chapter completed!
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