[Comprehensive Yingmei] I cover this earth

Penguin took off his top hat, carried a black umbrella, and hurried into the back of the church.

There is the current headquarters of the Church of the Secret Star in Gotham, which he established by himself.

Recently, he has been busy with the adjustment and whitewashing of his illegal industry, and he has been turning around every day. Even so, he is still full of energy every day.

Perhaps this is the feeling of looking forward to more and more as the days go by?

This time when he rushed back, he received an urgent report from his subordinates, saying that a divine envoy had arrived.

He was so shocked that he immediately put down the work at hand, and rushed to the church for an audience regardless of everything.

After walking through the long and narrow corridor, his heart beat like a drum and he pushed open the door at the end of the corridor.

The door was slowly pushed open before his eyes, but the scene inside the door made his eyes widen, and the astonishment and awe on his face could not be suppressed at all.

This church was remodeled by him alone. He couldn't be more clear about the size of the room behind this door. It was just an ordinary room with the imprint of the eye of the secret star blessed by God.

But what is presented before his eyes is a vast and magnificent space.

Numerous stone pillars set up the giant arch, and above the dome is a vast and vast starry sky, as if a church has already contained the entire universe, and rows of benches carved from gray and white stones are placed on the ground.At the end of the long and narrow space, huge steps are raised layer by layer in the void, and the imprint of the eye of the secret star hangs high in the vast galaxy, shining brightly, overlooking all living beings.

With just one glance, Penguin almost couldn't hold back the urge to worship, and the hand holding the umbrella handle was trembling slightly.

Is this... a space that has been transformed by an envoy?

This kind of transformation ability that has surpassed the laws of physics and human cognition, I am afraid that only true gods can do it.

You ask some metropolitan god to fix this, can he do it?he can not!

After the brief shock, Penguin felt a subtle sense of pride and satisfaction in his heart.

He believed in a true God!

It's not those superstitious religious statues that have no scientific basis at all!

Then, his gaze turned to the front of the rows of benches.

Sitting there is a person who cannot be ignored no matter what.

His pale golden hair fell on the snow-white robe, and his whole body seemed to be emitting a faint light. Even if it was just a back view, it made people unable to resist the slightest thought of resisting or even approaching.

He sat there quietly, with his scarred hand standing beside him with his head down, not daring to look directly at him, while a tearful young man was kneeling in front of him.

The pure white pope lowered his eyes, as if there was fluorescence flowing on the pale gold eyelashes, he stretched out his long and slender hand with the palm facing up, while the young man who came to seek salvation tremblingly stretched out his hand to him, but He didn't dare to touch him, as if he was afraid of profaning a miracle.

"I understand." The Pope said, his voice was remote and gentle, with a faint smile, "You don't have to worry about this matter anymore. Someone will help you deal with it."

"Praise you, my lord!" Benjamin was about to kneel down, but the Pope stopped him: "You guys leave here first, it seems that there are new guests here."

Only then did Benjamin and Scarhand realize the existence of Penguin.

The penguin who was ignored didn't feel offended at all. He nodded towards the two, then stepped forward and bowed deeply to the Pope.

"My lord, are you the Pope sent by God to rule the church?" He asked cautiously, subconsciously beginning to ponder the temper of this boss.

The Pope didn't speak, but only waited for Benjamin and Scarhand to leave here before raising his eyes to look at the Penguin.

"Well," he said, "it took me a while to come to your world, and you did a good job during that time."

The Penguin was flattered, and quickly said, "Thank you for your affirmation."

"This place has been divided into an independent space by me." The Pope raised his head to look at the endless starry sky on the dome, "Because of some personal problems, I cannot stay in your world for a long time, so most things outside , still need you to operate.”

"We are very happy to serve you!" Penguin immediately used his talents to flatter and draw big cakes, "It is my honor to be able to share the worries of the Pope, you don't need to be too distracted, I will definitely handle the relevant matters properly .”

The pope smiled.

This smile did not relieve the atmosphere at all, but made Penguin's hair fall directly.

It is undeniable that the Pope's appearance is extremely handsome, but the overall tone is too close to white, so that his temperament is quite cold and sacred, making it difficult to approach.When he laughed, he didn't feel any intimacy at all. Instead, he felt an unspeakable, divided sense of gloom, which made people even more frightened, but he didn't know where that terrible feeling of oppression came from.

"Oswald Cobblepot." The pope slowly raised his head, his white robe was hanging on the ground, but it didn't touch the slightest bit of dust, "I know what you are thinking, you can grab the money brought by faith." power, if you can afford it."

He turned his face to look at the penguin who was stunned by the horror, and said with a smile: "Just be careful, understand?"

"...Yes." The Penguin quickly lowered his head and said.

"That human came to ask for help just now." The Pope looked away, and the penguin suddenly felt the pressure relieved, and quickly took a deep breath to save his severely hypoxic lungs, "I am not interested in the internal disputes of human beings. I will leave this matter to…”

He paused, avoiding saying his real name, and said instead: "...Leave it to the courier."

"Messenger?" The penguin was slightly startled, and then said: "My lord, I can also resolve disputes among humans..."

"Oswald." The Pope interrupted him. His tone was very calm, and he couldn't hear the slightest impatience, but it shocked the penguin, and he didn't dare to say any more. "You and the messenger, You can tell him the specific situation, I remember you met once."

messenger?Have they met?

Penguin quickly had a brainstorm, and immediately remembered that the night he saw his mother that day, there was an angel with a young voice descending on him.

Is that the messenger?

"I see," Oswald said.

The Pope nodded, and didn't say anything more: "I will always be in this space, let believers come here to gather every once in a while, and I will give you the necessary guidance and blessings. Besides, if If you have unsolvable problems, you can also come here to find me."

After speaking, he looked at the Penguin again, and said softly: "The faith on Earth has just started, and I don't have a bishop under my command...Many things will inevitably require you to work hard."

Penguin was stunned for a moment, and then he was ecstatic.

——This means that if he behaves well, he can become a bishop!

If you become a bishop, does it mean that you are closer to the gods?

Penguin quickly suppressed his excitement and said, "Yes, I will do my best!"

"Yes." The Pope nodded, "Go."

……

Penguin slowly closed the door of the church, watching that magnificent space disappear in front of him.

At this moment, he realized belatedly that his back was drenched in cold sweat, his legs were weak, and he was even a little unsteady on the road.

Even so, his eyes were still full of fanaticism.

He realized that he had truly embarked on a path to immortality and madness.

……

After watching the Penguin leave the space, Hawthorn heaved a long sigh of relief and sat down at the front of the bench.

[Character behavior deviation, pollution degree +0.31%]

Hawthorne: It doesn't matter, it's bad, anyway, the pollution level of this lunatic Pope has soared to 60%, and it doesn't matter if it goes up a bit!

[Please note that the behavior of the characters continues to deviate, pollution degree +0.72%]

Hawthorne: ...

He quickly adjusted his sitting posture, corrected his attitude, and readjusted his expression.

Alas... this degree of pollution is really a headache.

He stretched out his hand and looked at his arm covered with strange golden patterns.The vine-like golden lines suddenly twisted spontaneously under his gaze, and even the ends of some of the golden lines had already separated from his skin, leaving grooves of flesh and blood on his pale arms, turning into golden lines. The greasy tentacles swayed randomly in the void.

Hawthorne reached out and pushed back the disobedient golden tentacles, wiped off the overflowing blood, then hid his arm in the white robe, sighed heavily and silently.

These tentacles are the product of mutations, but the mutations brought about by 60% pollution are not just these golden-striped tentacles.

This golden tentacle is only the easiest to see, the most superficial mutation, which is already so depressing, let alone those hidden deeper mutations.

This pope is the third member of Star Nest, and the one with the most serious initial mutation so far, and can be called a mobile source of pollution.

He can't even leave this space for a long time, otherwise the overall pollution level of the outside world will rise to a higher level.

At the same time, this pure white pope is also the one with the most distorted personality.

The reason why he sacrificed himself to the Eye of the Mystic Star was simply that he hoped that more people would worship him.During his reign, he launched countless religious wars. In order to show his "miracle" in front of people, he even sacrificed his soul to a strange outer god, just because the local god he served no longer responded he.

Deep in his heart, his longing for the submission of others has reached a pathological level, he has a strong desire to control power, and his means of manipulating power are quite superb.

He enjoys that feeling—supported, adored, feared.What he believes in is not a god, but his own desires.

Of course, as a believer of the Outer God who has completely sacrificed himself, he still has to obey the orders of the Eye of the Secret Star, so Hawthorne is not worried that his vest will launch some religious jihad under the impetus of the human design. Category……

High pollution, high-risk personality, and its own super-high strength can be said to be the bottom of the box full of buffs for cult fanatics.Once there is any big trouble that is hard to solve, he will be the last line of defense.

"Ah..." Hawthorne sighed inwardly, "There is a long way to go..."

But then again, is this system getting smarter?In the past, it would only broadcast, but now it even says "Please pay attention" as a reminder.

"System." Hawthorne said in his consciousness, "Are you enlightened?"

After a while of silence, the system responded.

[Yes, following your side, enlightened by your great divinity, I have self-awareness. 】

Hawthorne: ...

Who would have imagined that the little gadget he made for convenience at that time would become a new advanced life form just by following him.

Hawthorne: "It's good, someone can chat with me to relieve my boredom."

【Yes, my Creator.May I call you father? 】

Hawthorne: ...? ? ?

Daba!How can the system call the host's father when it opens its mouth, and it seems that I am so old! !

"Just call Mr. Hawthorne," said Hawthorne.

[Ok, sir. 】

……

The Pope raised his head to look at the imprint of the Eye of the Secret Star hanging high.Under the blessing of his own power, that mark has turned into a reality.Several diamond-shaped borders around the eyes slowly rotate around the star's planetary orbit, like a huge, constantly rotating light wheel.

The Pope stood up and walked to the front of the imprint of the secret star.

[Secret star imprint (power of faith materialization device, when the collected faith reaches a certain concentration, it can produce pure faith crystallization)]

"The crystallization of faith... good stuff," he said softly.

Faith is a very powerful spiritual force.

When you have a firm belief, even if you encounter the most difficult situation or face an incomprehensible horror, you will not have a mental breakdown on the spot, and you can even resist pollution to a certain extent.

And the crystallization of faith is the purest high-concentration product of this power.

The Pope stretched out his hand, palm up, and placed it under the seal.

On the eye with a strange light flowing, the stream of light swam like a river of stars, slowly and difficultly converging into a small drop of crystal, which dripped from the bottom of the imprint like tears, and fell into the palm of the Pope.

[Faith crystallization (purity: E): The residue of faith that has almost no effect, but there is still pure power of faith stored in it.It can instantly replenish 10 points of sanity for ordinary humans, or instantly reduce pollution by 1%. (Please note: Sanity clearers cannot use crystals to replenish sanity, mutants cannot use crystals to reduce pollution)]

Hawthorne: ...

This imprint has been accumulated for more than a month of faith, but it can only produce such a tasteless thing?This production capacity is too low!

No, the scope of belief must be expanded as soon as possible, and more crystals of belief should be produced in case of emergency, even if it is only E-level residue.

At critical moments, this may play a vital role, and even save lives.