The Privy Council was located in the center of the entire Holy City, adjacent to Mount Moriah. Water flowed slowly from the surrounding canals, surrounding this magnificent building made of grey-white granite, bringing a different kind of coolness to the dry desert.
The elders were all old men with white hair and beards. They wore white classical robes that went past their chests and were knotted at their arms. They had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and their expressions were hale and hearty.
Just as the survivors from the five teams were all tensed up and ready to go on a rampage, the elders and priests finally finished their discussion and announced loudly.
"According to the oracle, foreigners have the highest right to choose."
What did that mean?
The survivors looked at each other.
Someone immediately thought of their main quest and said in a low voice, "Wait, isn't our main quest to help the Holy City choose the Pope?"
All of a sudden, everyone came to a realization.
Since the main quest said that they had to help the Holy City choose the Pope, they couldn't complete the quest without a proper title, so they had to make things convenient. Now, it seemed that this was the specific purpose of making things convenient.
The Great Elder clapped his hands, and the attendants led a group of young boys in white robes with laurel wreaths on their heads forward. These young boys had thick headscarves covering their faces and eyes, and could only follow the guidance of the attendants.
"These dozens of children are the candidates for the Pope. Strangers who have come from afar, help us to choose from among them the one who best suits your image. The Holy City can't be without a leader for a day, and the centennial ceremony will be held in a month. We need a qualified host. "
Hong Lie and his friend looked at each other, and their eyes were filled with excitement.
"Big Brother, Sir is right! The savior really came from another world! "
The two old subordinates of Guiguzi made a decision in their hearts.
Because of the prophecy, Guiguzi had left behind an S-grade item as a backup.
This item was called the [Storage Box].
The item itself didn't have any attack power, but it could be used to select an existence from a horror dungeon and bring it back to the infinite loop, and it would be charged according to the type. If it was an inanimate object, it would only cost a few hundred or a thousand points to bring it back. Guiguzi had tried it before, and with the consent of an NPC, he could even stuff an NPC into the storage box and bring it back, but the points required were astronomical.
Now was not the time to be stingy about Survival Points. If they could really find a Savior who could inherit Gui Guzi's legacy, they were all people who could see the big picture. All five parties were here, and if they pooled their Survival Points together, they would be able to bring Savior back into the infinite loop.
The survivors here were whispering, and the Elders and Priests over there were also waiting very patiently and did not make a sound to urge.
Only Zong Jiu floated in the air and listened to the discussions of the survivors. His gaze moved to the boys who were brought out behind him.
The little boy was obviously dressed up. Not only had he taken a bath and changed into clean clothes, but his movements were also somewhat restrained because his eyes were covered.
Zong Jiu was looking for that familiar figure.
As expected, he found the familiar face of the little devil in the last row.
Compared to the other children who were too restrained to move, the little devil was obviously more relaxed.
He stood in the same place, and even though his eyes were covered by a thick cloth, he still had a smile on his face, looking lively and lively.
On the other side, the elders were still explaining to the survivors.
"Normally, the Holy Church doesn't have a pope. Under the leadership of God, the people of the world are equal. Only during the Holy Church's festival every hundred years, the pope needs to personally preside over it. "
"I think you all understand that our world is perfect because everyone is good."
The elder stroked his white beard and sighed. "But humans are a combination of good and evil. It's too difficult to maintain such perfection. It's been ninety-nine years since the last festival. Although the world is still peaceful, and there are no wars or conflicts, the newly born evil is still restless … We need a new purification, and it's urgent. "
"Since ancient times, God has given us a Holy Son and handed him over to the Holy Church for the Blessing Festival every hundred years. During the Blessing Festival, the pope with the mission given by God will purify all of humanity. "
The survivors were suddenly enlightened.
At first, everyone thought that this Super S Level Instance World was as perfect as its name, but now it seemed that this was not the case.
Thinking about their main mission, which was to help select a Holy Son and complete a Holy Church ceremony, this might be the case.
The elders pointed to the little boys behind them. "These children came from all over the world, and were born at the same time. One of them was born as an agent of God."
At this moment, the priests came forward with a brocade box. Inside the box were clean and transparent white crystals.
The survivors immediately received a notification from the main system.
[C-Level Item: Storage Crystal]
[Item Usage: Separate the evil thoughts from living beings and store malice.]
Seeing the survivors' puzzled expressions, the clergy immediately explained, "This is the Holy Church's God-given crystal. As its name suggests, it's a holy item given to us by God. Now, please put your hand on it. "
The survivors did as they were told.
Unlike when the priests held it, when the survivors held the crystal in their hands, strands of black mud-like existence separated from their bodies and suddenly dyed the pure white crystal into an unknown color.
The priest whispered, "Guests, don't panic. You are not from this world and have not experienced the purification ceremony a hundred years ago. It's normal to have evil thoughts in your body."
"Exactly." The Great Elder said gently, "The most important thing to judge the Holy Church is to purify malice."
"Guests from afar, you can take the God-given crystal to judge and choose the real Holy Son."
"That's about the situation. If you have any questions, you can ask them all at once. We will tell you everything we know."
Thus, the survivors began to ask questions at once.
Someone asked, "Your Excellency, a few days ago, we found a few handwritten letters in the library of the Holy City. Were these left by our predecessors?"
There were really no supernatural beings in Perfect World. The psychic mediums in the team were all useless.
Under the premise that they couldn't find any information, the survivors went to the Central Library of the Holy City. They really found some unexpected clues there.
In the infinite loop, the S-level instance was basically a small world of its own. So every few years, the same S-level instance would have the possibility of reopening. This was also known to all veteran survivors.
There were many S-level instances with abnormal difficulty. The survivors could even find clues left by their predecessors in the instance. The most famous of them was the famous S-level instance, "Evil Spirit Ancient Well".
At first, a team of survivors entered the instance and accidentally found a diary left under the bed in an abandoned hut.
The diary was left by the trainees when the instance was opened last time. It recorded that after they entered the instance, the top psychic in the team accidentally connected with the evil spirit of the ancient well. Almost on the first day of entering the instance, he was killed by the evil spirit and his body was taken over by the evil spirit.
Unfortunately, the other trainees couldn't recognize it. In the end, the three teams were destroyed. The only survivor hid in the hut and after writing his last diary with blood, he chose to commit suicide.
Since the S-level had such a situation, the Super S-level was naturally not to be outdone.
What the survivors found in the library was the notes left by the survivors who entered this Super S-level instance last time.
What was surprising was that there was more than one team recorded in the notebook. If one had to go back in time, there were almost five teams that had left their records in the notebook.
There was no exception to the records of the first five teams, and even the main task that they were connected to was no different from theirs. All of them were to help the Holy City elect the Pope and experience the Holy Church ceremony again.
Combined with the words of the priests that the Holy Church ceremony only happened once in a hundred years, everyone took a deep breath.
This meant that the time span of this notebook was at least five hundred years!
"Yes, that's right."
The elders said with a smile, "Every hundred years, foreigners will come to Perfect World to help us choose the Pope. You are the messengers sent by God, and also the noble guests of our Holy City. Only you can choose the candidate for the Pope. "
Although the flow of time in the instance was different from the infinite loop, they had never heard of the Super S-level instance. The last team that entered Perfect World was at least ten years ago.
The survivors clicked their tongues in wonder.
What was gratifying was that the first five teams written in the notes all completed the task successfully, and there was no particularly dangerous place among them. The predecessors said that they only needed to find the most special one among the group of little boys, the one who could purify evil.
[For the latecomers: We didn't expect this Super S-level instance to be so simple, but in fact, it is really so simple. We just need the diviner in our team to divine, and the result will come out.]
[Picking up the words of the previous team: Yes, the rewards of this instance are so generous. If possible, I really want to do it again.]
The notes of the survivors had a special mark that was almost impossible to forge. The first few teams said that it was okay, and everyone was relieved.
Hong Lie asked another question, "Elder, what should the Pope do after the Holy Church's sacrificial ceremony?"
The elder narrowed his eyes. "The agent of God will naturally return to Heaven."
Hong Lie subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but his body waved his hand first. "I don't mean anything else, I'm just curious."
The rest of the survivors also helped to cover up their mistakes.
Obviously, the Savior pointed to in Guiguzi's prophecy and the Pope with the ability to purify in Perfect World were the same person.
They wanted to bring the Savior back to the infinite loop. Wasn't that the same as abducting the Pope? Even if the instance was Perfect World, who would be willing to take away the leader of the Holy Church?
"Don't worry, we have to think about this matter at length."
Another old subordinate patted Hong Lie's hand and asked in a loud voice, "Your Excellency, what if we accidentally choose the wrong one?"
"If you choose the wrong one, the world will usher in the end, and you can't return."
The elder sighed. "Foreigners, please be careful."