The Flame that Burns All Things Chapter 65—The Eve of the Storm (3)
In a remote area of Tande Town, there is a towering cathedral.
Although it is a bit dilapidated, you can vaguely see the majestic scene when it was first established. The entire building is classical and solemn, tall and simple, with exquisite bowed stone carvings, and straight pillars pointing directly to the sky.
At the top of the church is lined with spires decorated with stained glass, rushing majestic towards the sky, like carvings, exquisite. Looking up, you will feel a sense of mystery and mystery as high as heaven. The windows around the church are decorated with colorful stained glass, which add a bit of elegance and gorgeousness to the solemnity of the church.
Five spires surround the center of the bell tower, and the bells on the main tower are still working slowly. The exterior of the church is full of symmetrical patterns carved by stained glass, adding a sense of tranquility to this desolate field.
However, such a magnificent church has been ignored for a long time. Except for the culprits in the wheat fields who will shelter from the rain in the church, they have almost never seen anyone for a whole year.
Today is an exception.
There are many people sitting here.
Three "outsiders" with black coats came to the church. They sat quietly behind the hall of the main church, with their hats covering their faces. Of course, except for them, most of the rest also hid themselves in a mysterious way, and whispered in every place.
At the front of the church is a man in a red dress. He is not a priest or something, but rather a cardinal in the Holy See.
"What are they talking about?" Gu Xiaobei asked.
"It seems to be about a mural, I don't know much. 'Evil Totem'? What a strange noun." Guan Zijin's hearing is very good, but he can only hear sporadic words from that unfamiliar language.
"Senior brother, what are you doing?" Gu Xiaobei looked at Jinglian.
"The church here imitates Westminster Temple. The southern kingdom was indeed occupied by Britain during World War I, and the town of Tande should have been established at that time. Although it was different from the seventeenth century when colonies were regarded as exile lands for criminals, they should have built it in the local style."
"Senior brother, your history is so good."
"I'm not talking about this."
"What is that?" Gu Xiaobei asked, wondering why his senior brother suddenly started to show off his historical knowledge.
"Why is this church built in the fields? There are wheat fields around it for miles. If it weren't for winter now, it would be difficult for us to come in." Guan Zijin noticed something was wrong.
"Yes, churches can be in the mountains, open spaces, or even in the city. But they won't appear in the middle of the wheat fields."
"Maybe this was not a wheat field before, but it was only cultivated after the colonists left."
"The wheat fields here have a century of farming history. There were oil paintings from the past in the exhibition hall in the center of Tande Town. Not to mention this, just imitating the architectural style of Ximingsi is confusing."
"Westminster Temple... Westminster Abbey?" Gu Xiaobei has only heard of it, but he doesn't know much.
"In the UK, Westminster has many functions, but in the end... only one use is preserved." Guan Zijin said
"The emperor's tomb." said the senior brother.
Gu Xiaobei swallowed. When he looked around, the interior of the church was not very magnificent. Except for the windows above were decorated with stained glass, most of the corners were pitch black and dark. There were many murals on the wall at the front, but the most straight-pointed pair was covered by linen linen linen.
His gaze swept to the man in red dress at the front. Gu Xiaobei played the game "Assassin's Creed" and had more or less aware of Western Holy See culture. Generally, those who wear red four-cornered hats are cardinals, and logically there will be scepters and crosses.
But that was something from Rome. What does it have to do with this Westminster Church that imitated the UK?
The reason why the three of them came here was because they found something in Tande Town. At first they were looking for everything related to the "Trade Fair", but after two days of wandering around, they didn't find any useful information.
In order to integrate the local characteristics, the three of them specially bought an ancient British-style coat dress, and they could form a threesome with just one heather pipe. And they were indeed looking for clues about the "trade fair". After a few days of searching, everyone was almost ready to return to the hotel where they were staying to meet with Teacher Yuan Jian.
But early this morning they finally found a piece of news that a mysterious auction would be held in this desolate church. Although the specific news was unclear, the three of them could not let go of this proposition related to the "transaction".
In fact, except for the month when the trade fair is located, there will be shameful transactions here on other days.
"What are they waiting for?" Guan Zijin was a little nervous.
Many people walked into the church one after another. Most of them were wearing sunglasses and couldn't see clearly what kind of eyes were under the sunglasses.
"Hey, relax." Gu Xiaobei felt that Guan Zixing was even more nervous than him.
As for seeing the world, shouldn’t Gu Xiaobei never sees the world? How did Guan Zijin turn to be excited? Although they are all facing ordinary people, almost everyone here is a part of the New Triangle Trade.
There is definitely a gun hidden around their waists.
Finally, after keeping it for a while, no one entered the church again. The door several meters high was slowly closed, and a huge sound echoed over the church.
The Cardinal finally spoke,
The three of them couldn't understand the language. They were different from the local words, and Guan Zijin could not tell what the Cardinal said. They just watched quietly as the movements of the people around them.
The atmosphere was extremely tense, and everyone looked at the Cardinal at the forefront.
Under the dim light, the Cardinal showed a strange language, and then he raised his hands and made a strange posture. It was like some kind of secret instrument, but the three of them had never seen such a strange movement.
After the complex and obscure secret words were finished, the Cardinal withdrew his gesture.
Then, he finally said something everyone could understand.
"Welcome, everyone." He used English.
"Please allow me to introduce myself, and not be confused by the clothes on me, that it has nothing to do with what is going to happen today; nor is it confused about this church, that has nothing to do with what is going to happen today; and do not make unnecessary moves, that has nothing to do with what is going to happen today." The cardinal said lightly, his voice was loud, able to penetrate the dull air of the church and reach everyone's ears.
"In this foreign temple, you are undoubtedly here for two things. I will not waste time. So... after you can reveal your identity, we will immediately enter the auction stage." The Cardinal looked down majestic.
A shrill cry came from above the church. On the stone pillars about dozens of meters high, there were actually several huge eagles standing! The eyes of the eagles were blood-red, and they looked at the people in black below.
Oh my God, how big the eagle is, before they spread their wings, they are as big as those sculptures on the wall, and their eyes are blood-colored, giving them an indescribable strange feeling.
From the moment they came in, these eagles had already stood on the stone pillars. They were motionless, and their skin color merged with the brown stone pillars. No one noticed them. Until now they let out a shrill howl.
"What should I do?" Guan Zijin asked, lowering his voice.
"Look first." The senior brother pressed the pistol at his waist with his hand. As long as the eagles had the intention to attack them, he would draw the gun and shoot it without hesitation, and then take the cardinal away.
There was a small riot on the field, except for some mysterious people who had seen this scene, the rest were shocked by the eagle.
The eagles spread their huge wings and flew up. They circled over the church. Gradually lowered their height, and the huge shadows flew back and forth on everyone.
Damn it! Is there any such test?
The three of them were highly vigilant at this time. They were not afraid of going to war. As students of the academy, their combat power was extremely powerful. Compared with those present, they were simply gods. But they could not do this easily. Once they were alerted, the "trade fair" might be affected by this.
You cannot shoot unless you have to.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!