"..."
"......"
"Hmm... I... hmm..."
Ronald paced back and forth on the steps before the cathedral entrance.
He moved forward a few steps, then turned back. His expression shifted from fierce to hesitant.
Normally, Ronald figured he could agonize here for at least half an hour.
But given the current situation, there’s really no reason to waste ti.
"Hoo——"
Ronald took a deep breath, then quickly turned his head, and earnestly glanced around.
"Shouldn’t be anyone watching, right?"
Having made up his mind, Ronald began to cast his spell.
His original body, under the interference of primordial power, transford from being strong and robust to soft and beautiful.
Within a few breaths.
The original Ronald was no longer present here.
Instead, a young nun dressed in his clothes, graceful and beautiful, appeared before the entrance of the Saint Alan Cathedral.
"..."
Ronald, now altered in appearance, looked down at himself.
Using "Origin of Species" to change physical form, and "Divine Cody" to alter individual essence. The current Ronald looked exactly like the ancient nun he rescued from the ruins!
This was his plan to enter the cathedral before him.
He’d been repelled by the cathedral’s defense chanism three tis, all because Ronald was deed an outsider.
So what if he changed his identity?
Martha, a modern church priestess, might not even be recognized by the protective barrier ahead. But from the sa era, a nun escaping the holy city with a significant mission.
At least in terms of identity, entering the cathedral wouldn’t be a problem!
The following action was simple and efficient.
Ronald walked towards the cathedral’s main gate, and this ti he didn’t even need to reach out— the two tall doors opened automatically.
The protective barrier, though strong, was ultimately dead matter.
"Origin of Species" provided essential modifications at the genetic level, and "Divine Cody"’s identity swap was a pinnacle of esoteric significance.
In the cathedral’s determination, Nade undoubtedly was that nun herself, and undoubtedly ’one of their own’!
"No more questioning about outsiders or intruders..."
Ronald muttered as he proceeded.
Despite relying on wisdom and skill to enter the cathedral without alarming anyone, he seed to be fleeing as he quickly stepped through the doors before him.
"..."
Inside the cathedral, Ronald imdiately wanted to cancel his disguise.
"Wait! Does this barrier extend inside the building?"
The surrounding still held the aura of the protective barrier’s spell.
If Ronald removed his disguise.
He was certain that he would face an even fiercer attack from the cathedral’s barrier in the next second.
Trying to break in from outside already triggered such strong responses.
Let alone having infiltrated inside...
"It’s fine, it’s fine." Ronald patted his chest, comforting himself as if in self-hypnosis, "It just feels strange, but no one’s watching anyway."
"Ha ha... hahaha!"
The ’young beautiful’ nun made a strange laugh, then continued forward.
The Saint Alan Cathedral is the gathering place for researchers, yet due to the inevitability of religious organization, the first thing encountered upon entering the gates is still a solemn, magnificent chapel.
Once Ronald circled out from the side’s ring corridor.
Upon reaching the courtyard behind the chapel, the buildings before him gradually distanced themselves from religious functionality.
The buildings behind the cathedral maintained high uniformity and symtry.
A main road extending to the edge of vision served as the central axis, with the road and individual buildings lined up on both sides, stretching further into the distance.
And perhaps thanks to being in a sealed environnt.
Even after enduring countless ages.
Everything here remained in fairly good condition.
As Ronald walked along the central main road, he sensed active magical power multiple tis.
Perhaps left behind equipnt by past priests.
Or perhaps their research subjects.
Sensing each active magical source around, Ronald felt more certain of the necessity of this trip, unwittingly smiling.
"Artificial divinity should be the most important research here."
"Its storage place must be either the largest research facility here or the most secret corner."
The range of [Star Map] began to shrink.
The map perception of the holy city disappeared from Ronald’s mind, exchanging for the most detailed perception of the entire Saint Alan Cathedral.
The spell turned into tendrils reaching into every corner.
Almost in an instant.
Ronald acquired information about every hidden corner of Saint Alan Cathedral.
Simultaneously, the highly precise exploration allowed him to grasp every detail around, preventing key oversight.
Among these, what made Ronald feel familiar and gratified were several secret research rooms built underground.
"An old rule of the esoteric side— loves heading underground!"
"But you can’t only focus here, hmm... besides the three underground research rooms, the possibility remains for surface-level large research rooms; it shouldn’t be too front-facing, this place is too close to the chapel; nor too far back, near the wall risks being spied from outside."
Following his ideas, Ronald started exploring according to proximity.
Starting with the surface large buildings.
Thanks to identity recognition, he was not obstructed, effortlessly entering these buildings.
Yet the results were a bit disappointing.
Among three suspicious surface buildings, one was used to experint on the influence of spells on living things; one tried to prove church spells differed from wizard spells in essence; one attempted contact with deities.
Things in the second building were of no use to Ronald.
While the first and third had relations, they weren’t directly the institutions for artificial divinity creation either.
To ensure he didn’t miss important information.
Ronald specifically read several internal building docunts.
Indeed there was ntion of artificial divinity, but due to this plan’s confidentiality, most only provided peripheral support, even having to use aliases for reference.
Exiting the last building.
Ronald was not discouraged; rather, he held a notably positive outlook.
"The appearance of these docunts proves the manufacture of artificial divinity is here; my judgnt is correct!"
"Besides, this is also eliminating suspicious interference factors."
Next, it was the expertise of the esoteric side.
Utilizing the positioning of [Star Map], Ronald easily found the entrance leading underground.
He entered a seemingly inconspicuous hut located at the side of a large house.
Beside the wall stacked with firewood, he reached out and pressed on a cyan-grey brick.
Snap——
Ronald’s hand was suddenly bounced off.
The passage required corresponding magical power for activation.
With surface-level buildings, he could rely on the nun’s identity to enter without hindrance. But for such secret facilities hidden underground, that identity wasn’t sufficient.
Ronald had already shalessly replaced the nun’s identity.
Facing the obstacle before him, he quickly ca up with a solution:
"Magical power that can pass verification?"
"Hehe—why not just source it locally here?"
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