Volume Four, Volume 17, Chapter 20, Asmisen
The waves swept over and over, and in this blue sea, a few seagulls occasionally soared by, and in the distance there was an endless sea level.
"Father Normanda."
On the deck of the boat, a middle-aged man in a priest's robe, who looked like he was in his forties or fifties, was praying silently. When he heard someone calling him, he turned around.
Behind him was an oriental young man. The young man was dressed in a noble costume, and his appearance was so handsome that he could be called a work of art, just like God's favorite, enough to make any woman crazy.
"It's the tenth day of sailing. Father, aren't you used to living at sea?"
"After all, it's the first time I went out to sea to preach with Mr. Northfield." Father Normanda smiled and said, "But it seems that the Lord's glory is protecting us, and the voyage is quite smooth."
"I believe it too."
"Mr. Northfield, I heard that your father once went out to sea with Magellan?"
"Yes, my father has been following Magellan since 1519," said the young man named Northfield. "It's a pity that Magellan died just two years later."
In the era of great navigation that began in the early 16th century, Portugal and Spain started a craze for exploring new routes in the East. Portugal and Spanish countries were always maritime powers at that time. This situation ended when the Spanish Invincible Armada was defeated by Britain in 1588. Magellan was a representative figure of this period. He was a Portuguese. He began his sailing process in 1519 and later entered the Pacific Ocean in 1520 to open up what later generations called the "Strait of Magellan". But he died in 1521 due to an accident.
"After Magellan's death, my father continued to follow his fleet until he entered the Indian Ocean and completed this voyage in 1522. I was just a teenage child at that time."
"The opening of new routes has provided us with more convenience for us to spread the glory of the Lord and clear out those pagans. Both Lingzun and Magellan are great figures."
Today, their route is exactly the voyage that Magellan once passed by. He was driving in the Pacific Ocean.
"But..." Northfield lowered his voice and said, "Father, this voyage is not as simple as spreading the glory of the Lord, right?"
Northfield's words can be said to hit the point in one go.
Father Normanda raised his head high, looked at the sails rising in the wind and the sea and sky in front of him, and then said, "Yes. We are going to perform the tasks given to us by the Lord."
"It is claimed to be just an ordinary missionary, but it allows you to accompany Father Normanda, who is about to become a cardinal, and even let me and the bishop participate. No one can see the special nature of this voyage. This Asimerson ship is probably not ordinary. Will our voyage be as bumpy as Odysseus?"
Odysseus is a Greek mythological figure. After the end of the Trojan War, he was cursed by Poseidon and drifted on the sea for ten years. During this period, he encountered a lot of gods, demons and monsters.
"The Lord has a deep meaning. Where will this ship take us? The answer will be announced soon. Before that, Mr. Northfield, can he bear it and choose to believe in the Lord?"
As a priest who is about to be promoted to cardinal, Normanda is naturally an extremely devout believer.
Now, it is 1542 AD, and in the mid-16th century, the Age of Discovery was in full swing. Although Christianity experienced the impact of Martin Luther's Reformation, under the Crusades and the huge influence of Christianity on Europeans, people still embarked on the path of missionary mission with a fanatical attitude, thus refusing to transform the so-called pagans into believers.
The Asmith was created by the Holy See, a missionary ship exclusively belonging to the Holy See. However, this is the maiden voyage of this ship. Almost all the people on the ship are composed of Christians.
"Or... can I guess?"
Northfield slowly reached out his hand and stroked a ring on his finger.
"It has something to do with the 'demon'...is it right?"
As soon as these words came out, Father Normanda's expression did not change, but his hands still trembled slightly.
"There should be all the people on this ship who were listed on the 'blacklist' by the Holy See. This ship itself is just a cage."
But Father Normanda shook his head: "Mr. Northfield..."
"If you are unhappy, then I'm sorry."
At this time, the waves suddenly slapped violently, and the waves splashed very high, almost spilling on the priest.
Finally, Father Normanda said slowly: "Don't test the Lord. Mr. Northfield, you must never surpass what you should do."
"I know. Like you, I am the same person who serves the Lord. I desire more than anyone else to spread the glory of the Lord on this land."
Night is coming.
There were many people sitting around a long dining table, while Northfield sat with another woman, but the chief was empty.
"Phil..." the woman whispered to Northfield: "Why haven't he come yet, Bishop?"
"He has already been urged. Maybe he is a little seasick."
"Sir! No...no!"
The people who were preparing to have a meal in the cabin watched a servant stumble out and said in panic: "Sir Bishop... is gone!"
"What did you say?" Northfield immediately stood up.
There was a man on this ship who was missing.
The man's name is Nitlair, and he is the current cardinal of the Holy See!
More than an hour later, everyone almost searched through the Asmithian, but they could not find their bishop!
"Why did the Bishop disappear?"
"What a joke, this is a big deal!"
The cardinal of the Holy See actually disappeared during the voyage, without seeing anyone in his life or death! How can he face the wrath of the Holy See when he returns like this?
And I can never find someone, then the most reasonable explanation is... Lord Bishop, I am afraid that he has already sunk into the Pacific Ocean!
So, was someone killed the Bishop, or... the Bishop committed suicide by jumping into the sea?
Ye Xiang opened his eyes at this moment.
"What a weird dream..."
He just dreamed that in 1542, the Asmith went to sea.
"What's going on..." Ye Xiang stroked his forehead: "Same as Irna said, Asimison! Is this a coincidence? Or did I have such a dream after listening to her?"
Everything is full of weirdness.
Ye Xiang naturally couldn't fall asleep anymore.
However, this dream still revealed a lot of information.
The Asmith incident was when Nitlair changed from a respected cardinal with a high status, or even a cardinal in the future to a demon!
Ten days after sailing, Nitlair disappeared from the ship.
The ancestor of Northfield had the same appearance as the Marquis, while the woman around him had the same appearance as Yushuo, and was obviously the ancestors of Adam and Irna. What does the so-called "blacklist" mean? Obviously, before the Asmiss incident, something very important happened. This time the voyage was deliberately arranged by the Holy See.
demon……
At that time, did the Holy See already notice the existence of the demon?
Since hundreds of years of sailing, the Black Death, which had already begun to rage in Europe, created the evil non-death spirit vampire, and the Northfield family first saw vampire in Strasbourg. Something must have happened in the past few hundred years, and then Nitlair was tempted by the demons and transformed from a human to a demon king like this today!
After the Asmyson voyage, the Holy See exiled the Northfield family. What is the reason? Thinking of the lies Ilna said, it is not difficult for people to have such a guess. Could it be that the Northfield family is not a family of gods at all, but has been pagans who believe in demons from the beginning? Is this the reason why they are plagued by the demons?
Just as Ye wanted to wipe the sweat off his forehead and decided to continue sleeping, he suddenly raised his head.
A gloomy face was hanging upside down, staring at him tightly!
Chapter completed!