Chapter 450: Test
"Still need a test?" asked Eliment, surprised, who felt it was purely superfluous.
The barely entry-level clergyman had apparently not heard anything about the Holy Library, let alone the meaning of being chosen by the Holy Library. Only a few people at the highest levels of the Holy See are qualified to know this secret about the foundations of the Holy See.
In fact, the reason why the Holy See sets up an open day on the Holy Mountain every year is to gather a large number of believers of the Lord of Light and let them go to the Holy Mountain for the Holy Library to choose. Each Chosen Believer of the Holy Library receives a legacy of the Lord of Light from the Holy Library.
It is this method of inheritance that is not known to outsiders that has made the inheritance of the Lord of Light on the continent of Eliad not cut off due to the tragic war of all races like other main gods, but has been passed down endlessly, creating the supremacy of the Holy See in the entire continent today.
In a sense, the Holy Library is a literal artifact, and as long as it is still functioning, the Holy See will stand tall across the continent.
No one within the Holy See knows what the criteria for selecting the inheritors of the Holy Library are, and it is not every year that the lucky ones are chosen by it. One of the more convincing theories is that the Holy Library is a direct manifestation of the will of the Great Lord of Light, and that all the inheritors are personally chosen by the Lord of Light.
The most unpredictable thing is that after the Sacred Library chooses the inheritor, the inheritance passed on to the bearer is also unpredictable. There have been "scandals" in history in which a chosen inheritor of the Holy Library had only been granted a minimum purification technique.
Since then, the Pope has been granted the opportunity to perform a test on the bearer of the Holy Librarian, in particular through an extremely elaborate ritual and directly to the Lord of Light. If the inheritor fails to pass this test, the inheritance he has earned will be taken back by the Holy Library.
In the unlikely event of a similar "mistake" in the Holy Library, the librarian can solve the problem with this test.
Of course, based on past experience, the higher the level of inheritance a bearer obtains, the more difficult the tests they encounter, which is why Vernon is reluctant to easily admit that the inheritance obtained by Eliment is an oracle. If the inheritance of this seemingly unremarkable probationary priest was truly oracleism, then his chances of passing the test were almost nil—Vernon thought that even with the strength of the three cardinal archbishops of the Holy See, there was little hope of passing this level of test.
What struck Vernon most was that it was not up to the librarian to decide what kind of test the bearers would undertake, but rather for the Holy Library itself.
If Vernon could decide the test that Element would face, he would be happy to let the water go, after all, since the mysterious disappearance of the "Eye of Light", one of the seven secret treasures of the Holy See, in the Great War of All Nations, the Holy See has encountered huge troubles in the cultivation of oracles, and there are fewer and fewer people in the Holy See who have mastered oracles, and now he is the only one who has the ability to predict the future, which makes the oracle magic at risk of being lost.
Before Element, the Holy Library had not chosen an inheritor for a full decade, but he didn't expect to choose this very ordinary-looking young man this time, and also passed on the oracle technique, one of the two great secret techniques of the Holy See, to him. Could it be that this is the will of the Great Lord of Light Himself?
Thank you, Lord, it seems that he has not given up on the plans of these devout believers on the continent of Eliat, Vernon thought with great joy.
"Are you ready, Illement Trainee?" asked Vernon after briefly emphasizing to Elemente that in order to truly gain the inheritance, he must pass a test.
"I'm ready—" Eliment replied reluctantly, and immediately confirmed nervously, "Lord Vernon, are you sure I won't die in the next test?"
"Then it depends on your luck. Generally speaking, the more precious the inheritance you receive, the more difficult the trials you will face. Vernon smiled and pulled out a parchment scroll, which undoubtedly contained the test that Element would face.
After listening to Vernon's words, the kind smile on his face was no different from that of a cunning fox in the eyes of Eliment, and for the first time since receiving the inheritance, he wished that he had obtained a non-oracle inheritance.
Please, that was one of the two most precious secret techniques of the Holy See! Element had no doubt that he was facing the toughest test ever—even if he was told now that he needed to kill a divine dragon, he would not be surprised!
Element couldn't help but slander Vernon in his heart, he felt that this so-called librarian was a little too irresponsible. What Illuminant didn't know was that the administrator of the Holy Library was generally the Pope himself......
As a reminder, you can use the inheritance you have just acquired during the test, and in fact the test is also a process that familiarizes you with the lineage. Perhaps it was Eliment's earthy expression that made Vernon feel a little unbearable, or maybe Vernon read Illemant's slander in his heart, in short, before the official announcement of the test, Vernon had to give him a hint in the form of a side-kick.
"But I don't think I can use that inheritance anymore. Elimente said with trembling legs. He felt more and more that it was a trap.
In the remote area where he came from, Elemente spent most of his time chatting and farting with an old man who was said to be a former bard. In the tale of the aging bard's near-intimidation, often similar tales of ordeal end up being sensational blood sacrifice tales.
"Oh, just now because your divine power was overdrawn. Vernon said casually, with Element's shallow accumulation of divine power, it was indeed a bit reluctant to use the "suspected" oracle technique continuously, but seeing that Element was about to cry after hearing it, Vernon had to give him a hint again to enhance his confidence: "Don't worry, in the Sacred Library, your divine power is inexhaustible, this is a small discount for the inheritor!"
"Then why did I fail just now?" Eliment's brain at this time seemed to be extremely clever, perhaps because he was greedy for life and afraid of death, so it stimulated his potential.
"Because that labyrinth just now can't be regarded as a real sacred library~" Vernon mysteriously squeezed his eyes at Eliment, not allowing him to say anything more, so he unfolded the scroll in his hand.