Chapter 44 The Arboretum (1/23)
"I've written it all down... OK, if the authentication passes, I'll take that gentleman to the tree garden... I understand, goodbye."
The phone hung up, the notebook on the desk had recorded the message from the tree garden, and Garles compared the records Donald tested with it.
The result is naturally consistent. The predecessor was indeed the biological child of the Grants and his wife, but the soul was changed and some were affected by the power of the demon.
As we all know, no matter how close the blood relationship between two different people is, their bloodlines cannot be exactly the same.
The difference is allowed.
"Donald, please allow me to call you that, the Azus Cult welcomes your visit."
Garles, who had always maintained a serious expression, smiled at Donald for the first time.
This means recognition.
“In fact, my parents left me this ring in the hope that I could have a place to learn witchcraft systematically…”
Since his identity has been verified, Donald naturally has to make his own request, and he will save people and perform blood tests, so he will have to pay some rewards.
"I can't decide this. I can take you to the arboretum where you will get a clear answer."
Close the notes, Garce raised his hand to signal Donald to the location of the stairs.
"Arboretum...what exactly means, a wooded park?"
Several Azus sects frequently mentioned the title of arbor, which made Donald a little confused.
"Your idea is not wrong to some extent. The Arboretum is a synonym, and the Azus sect's branch in the Demingham area was established. Since it is a small island with lush vegetation, we always avoid some sensitive words when talking about it outside, so it is collectively called the Arboretum."
"Island? You mean, you have to go out to the sea?"
Donald came back in heavy rain. Although Tallinn has not been affected by rain and clouds, it has only happened in the past two days. He did not want to experience the feeling of cold rain on his face for a second time in a short time.
"Of course not. The sect has magic circles everywhere in Demingham. As long as you master the methods, you can go directly to Tree Island from Tallinn or other urban areas in Demingham at any time."
The teleportation array is a fully mature magic system on the Azus Sect. Before, Dilia was taken upstairs by Louis, and she should have gone to Tree Island through the teleportation array upstairs.
"It's my first visit to Tree Island. Isn't it the stronghold of the Azus Sect in Demingham? Don't get me wrong, I just think it's a bit hasty?"
Following Garce up the stairs, Donald thought for a while, and asked.
His past experiences made him naturally suspicious of many things. Garles just verified that his bloodline was fine and he had to take him to a place like Tree Island.
After all, he is not the true holder of the Golden Ring, but just their descendants.
"The Tree Island is not a mysterious place. Most of the forces in Demingham know its existence, including the Alien Bureau. In fact, this is like the cathedral of the Orthodox sect. However, the God we believe in, the Supreme One, does not require the faith of mortals, so there is no need to build the stronghold in the city, and this is why we can exist in the free zone of faith."
Garth's description surprised Donald. What kind of gods do not need to be believed in by mortals?
However, talking about the God he believes in before a believer is not a ritual thing, so Donald can only remain silent.
In the living room in the center of the second floor, Garles took Donald here and stood there.
"Anyone who wants to use these teleportation arrays must master special spells. This is the case when entering and exiting. Someone will register when entering and exiting. If someone who does not get permission breaks in without authorization, there will also be guardians on the other side of the array, so there is no hasty statement."
After Garce finished speaking, he began to form a magic seal with his hands, and an obscure mantra was accompanied by his mouth.
With the emergence of the spell loop, a halo began to appear in the center of the living room on the second floor, and then a dark blue oval door frame about one person tall was unfolded.
After waiting for a few seconds, the scene on the other side of the portal began to become clearer, looking like a simple hut with light yellow lights.
"Come on, you may feel a certain degree of dizziness when using the space magic array for the first time, and it will soon return to normal, just get used to it."
Garles first entered the portal and waved to the other side, and Donald stepped over without hesitation.
The feeling of passing through the portal is like floating on the surface of water. There is always a breathable refreshment and a short-term depression of oxygen in the mind.
There was a whirring sound of wind in his ears, which came from outside the house. Donald smelled a unique scent of the sea breeze. He was familiar with this smell just after returning from the Osweather Sea.
The house they were in was just a small house, with nothing else except a machine with a typewriter-like appearance.
"Wait a minute, I need to register for my identity."
Gars stopped Donald, who was about to go out, used spells to activate the machine, and some letter buttons on it automatically fell and typed a line of words.
This is a typewriter, but a typewriter engraved with a special magic array and must be activated by special spells.
When you open the door and see a brick and stone avenue, you will see a light gray flat brick, with built-up flower beds and street lights on both sides, and a large lush jungle on the outside.
Because the rainstorm week is coming, the weather at sea is not good, but although the sky here is gloomy and there is no rain, it should belong to the offshore area.
The street lights on both sides of the road, which were originally in an extinguished state, seemed to sense someone coming, and were lit up one after another, extending to the end of the road.
A large castle surrounded by large tracts of trees!
"This is the residence of our Azus Sect in Demingham, and the college of our Azus Sect in this area."
Gars said as he kept forming seals with his hands, and no magic circle appeared. Instead, a car slowly drove out from the woods next to the wooden house. Through the windshield, you could see the "people" in the driving position.
"Ghost servant, after entering the castle, you will see more, just get used to it."
After getting on the car, Gars began to tell some of the situations of the Azus sect at Donald's request.
Apart from the difference in faith, the Azus sect also has a considerable gap with the Orthodox Church in other places.
One of the more prominent points is that the Azus sect did not set up positions for ordinary people. For example, there are many nuns, monks, including some mortal priests, priests, etc. in the cathedral of the Justice Church, who are responsible for the daily operation of the Justice Church facing the masses.
The Azus sect has no arrangements in this regard. They do not need mortal believers, so they completely abandon institutions like churches, and there are no professions like nuns or priests within the sect.
The daily cleaning of the Azus sect's strongholds is completed by specially summoned ghost servants or some other summoning objects. They act as servants and also take into account the work of guards. Once an invasion is discovered, as long as the effectiveness of the magic array is adjusted, these existences that ignore the collision volume of the object can immediately become the best risk investigators.
This is some of the conveniences of the wizard collectively.
Then Donald asked about the ranks within the Azus sect.
According to Garth's introduction, the levels within the Azus sect are more like a simple strength level structure: wizard apprentice, wizard, and preacher wizard.
These are the three most basic positions. If you have to refer to them, they are the reserve apostles, apostles, and God-given apostles in other orthodox churches. Going up, they are the management positions in some churches. The strength may vary, but the change in titles depends entirely on the situation at that time.
Garce did not explain in detail the title, and Donald did not care too much. If he could join the Azus sect in the future, he would know these things. If he could not join, then it would be meaningless even if he knew.
As the vehicles gradually approached the castle, the Azus sect's sub-founding base in Demingham was finally revealed to Donald.
When it comes to image, it has many similarities with Royal Delorin. It is not so much a mysterious castle as an island manor.
"According to the process, I will take you to meet a preacher wizard, and one of the several actual middle-level managers of the Arboretum, His Excellency Jerome Williams, you can ask him what you ask for."
Demingham belongs to one of several important business locations of the Azus sect, so the strength of the permanent personnel here is naturally not bad. There are 5 preachers alone. You should know that at the time, there were only 3 God-given apostles stationed in the Justice Church.
The preaching wizard is just a middle-level manager, so there is no doubt that there must be higher-level existences above them.
Donald privately decided that he should be an awakened wizard, so naturally this kind of character is not something he can see.
The meeting place was on the third floor of the castle. The decoration along the way was a bit old, without gorgeous decorations or bright red carpets. The interior of the castle gave people a feeling of clean and oldness.
"This castle has existed for a long time. This external texture can only be caused by time."
"Of course, this castle has existed for hundreds of years. It was once the island manor of a great nobleman in Demingham. We took over it and spent several years to rebuild it. Magic circles, alchemy styles, special objects, etc., and there are many in this castle... Arrived at the office of His Excellency Williams. It seems that we were just here, and the last wave of visitors had just ended."
At the end of the corridor, an old man in a white robe was walking here with a few people.
Chapter completed!