Chapter 1252 – Pride and Prejudice
Originally, I wouldn’t have noticed this divine detection spell. It was the General who alerted me. At the same time, I confirmed that there was indeed a gap in strength between myself and the General, or at least a gap in Spirit Vision.
However, the shape of this All-Seeing Eye wasn’t what I understood it to be. My internal knowledge recorded the All-Seeing Eye as a regular triangular pattern with an eye inside.
This All-Seeing Eye, however, was an inverted triangular Pyramid, and what were those two emaciated hands clinging to the edges? They looked like something was about to crawl out from within.
The divine spells of the Arian sect, due to their schism from the mainstream church, seemed to have developed some different branches. I wondered if their effects were any different.
“Older Brother Jayad, they are using the divine spell All-Seeing Eye to observe you in the sky. Give them a smile and a greeting. They are in the northwest corner,” I whispered into Older Brother Jayad’s ear.
Jayad couldn’t see it either, but his spiritual sense for Holy Light was very strong. After Parul reminded him, he could indeed feel a sacred aura in the northwestern sky. So, following my instructions, he looked up and smiled, as if waving hello.
At this moment, I was fully observing everyone in the assembly hall, especially the high-level officials of the Holy Roman Empire. I indeed noticed two people who showed surprised expressions the moment Older Brother Jayad looked up and smiled.
One of these two was wearing an Austrian-style ball gown, and the other was in a Holy Roman Empire officer’s uniform. Although their surprised expressions flashed by, they quickly showed displeasure.
This was exactly the kind of expression I wanted to see. Older Brother Jayad might have just thought he was waving hello, but to them, who were observing Jayad, his attitude of seeing through their methods and then smiling slightly would undoubtedly seem arrogant, as if he were mocking them.
They had been observing Older Brother Jayad all along, and his performance hadn’t been very good. Now, with this “arrogant” act, their impression of Jayad was bound to worsen.
But in reality, their condescending attitude, as if they were gods observing others and judging them, was also a form of arrogance. If they were truly humble and sincere, they should have approached him proactively, revealed themselves, and had an honest discussion with Older Brother Jayad. Instead, they were lurking in the shadows, peeping at others and then criticizing them.
People often tend to be lenient with themselves and strict with others. When evaluating others, they don’t consider their own appearance. It is precisely because of this that I, blinded by a single leaf, cannot see Older Brother Jayad’s true character.
Perhaps, for the Arian sect, virtue and original sin are merely labels for qualification to become a god, like parameters on a product information sheet. They no longer care about true cultivation and private morality.
However, I must also be careful. Am I relying too much on my God’s Eye? Since the All-Seeing Eye could be detected by the General, my God’s Eye could also be discovered by others and could also be deceived. I must not mock others and then fall into the same mistake myself.
“What are you smiling at?” Lorna asked doubtfully, seeing Jayad suddenly look up at the sky and smile.
It turned out she didn’t know that the sect members were observing Older Brother Jayad with a divine spell either. I reminded her, “They are observing Older Brother Jayad with the All-Seeing Eye.”
This time, even Lorna showed a slight expression of displeasure. Although she had been informed that the elders would meet Jayad at the assembly and recruit him, such secret observation had not been mentioned to her.
Even if observation was necessary, the fact that she wasn’t informed made Lorna feel very unhappy, feeling that the elders didn’t trust her.
At this moment, I was also using my God’s Eye to look at the two suspected members of the Arian sect. They looked like ordinary envoys, chatting and laughing with the nobles of Iberia.
There were no divine power fluctuations from them, and they didn’t seem like clergy at all. I didn’t expect them to hide so well. The Arian sect’s ability to continue from Ancient Rome to the present day is indeed remarkable.
I wondered how many members of the Arian sect were still hidden within the assembly hall. These two only exposed their identities because of their sudden change in expression, and they quickly regained control of their expressions.
I can confirm that there must be more members of the Arian sect in the assembly hall because Lorna made it very clear that there were representatives from the sect in Iberia and Great Britain.
I only found two within the Holy Roman Empire’s delegation, and it’s hard to say if there are more hidden Arian sect members within the Holy Roman Empire’s delegation.
Thinking about it makes me feel that the composition of the Holy Roman Empire’s reinforcements this time is too complicated. Who are all these people? Even the supreme commander is a follower of Beelzebub.
There are at least two more followers of the Arian sect hiding below, and I also saw several people with strange energy fluctuations inside their bodies. It can be said that the entire Holy Roman Empire’s reinforcements have been infiltrated like a sieve.
At this point, they already knew that Older Brother Jayad had seen through their little trick, so they had no choice but to turn off the All-Seeing Eye. Being discovered and still continuing to spy? Their skin isn’t that thick.
I used a fly to relay a message to the General: “General, those two individuals at the third table to your left, one in an officer’s uniform and the other in a Viennese court dress, who are they?”
“They are quartermasters. What, is there a problem with them?” The General immediately understood what I meant.
“The All-Seeing Eye just now, these two might have been involved. They should be Christians,” I said.
“Are you sure?” the General asked. He had only discovered someone using divine magic to spy on the Saintess earlier but hadn’t found out who was using it. He didn’t expect the Saintess to be able to tell.
“When I countered the divine spell earlier, they showed surprised and displeased expressions. Although I can’t be 100% sure, they should be involved,” I said.
The General was even more surprised. He had indeed noticed that the All-Seeing Eye disappeared shortly after he alerted them, but he didn’t expect it to be countered by the Saintess. He hadn’t even felt any magical fluctuations. It seemed the Saintess was also unfathomable.
He certainly didn’t expect me to have used any counter-spell. I just had Older Brother Jayad look up and smile. The General didn’t even know that the real target of the All-Seeing Eye wasn’t me, but Older Brother Jayad beside me.
“The two of them are Christians?! Should I deal with them secretly?” the General asked impulsively. The people of the Beelzebub Church and Christians are absolutely irreconcilable enemies. This involves the ancient Semitic monotheistic disputes, even older than Judaism.
