Am I going to be sacrificed too?

Chapter 41 Wisdom of the Papacy Diary

[Recorded in the Wisdom of the Papacy Diary, Haikawa City, by Anaschick.]

[March 13, 4768 of the Divine Revelation Era: Today is my first day joining the Wisdom Church. I never expected to be able to join a church right after graduating from seminary. However, I heard from my seniors that the Wisdom Church seems to be different from other churches.]

His Holiness the bishop performed the awakening ceremony for us, and my compatibility with divine wisdom is a whopping 65%! That's incredibly high! (＾▽＾)

Hehe, I'm going to be a legendary figure from now on!

After the awakening was complete, the bishop gave us a diary and said that we should record our actions every day. I heard that this was a recent rule.

I really don't understand. The God of Wisdom is constantly recording everything in the world, so why does His Excellency the Bishop still require us to write daily logs? If we have any questions, why not just ask His Majesty the God of Wisdom directly?

[March 14: Because my divine power compatibility is as high as 65%, the Vatican has decided to grant me the status of a prospective divine child.]

The bishop told me that if I showed enough talent in the future, I might receive divine favor again, and perhaps even get a glimpse of the epic rank.

At the same time, His Holiness the Bishop also assigned me a new task as my current research assignment.

It was a strange seed, and the Vatican instructed me to cultivate it and observe its condition.

Good heavens! God of wisdom above, shouldn't we be scholars who write divine spells? This is something only farmers do. And why can't we find the chosen ones of the forest pantheon to train us? Why do I have to plant it myself?

But this is the bishop's order, and I can't refuse. It's just planting trees, I'll learn how.

I finally understand why my senior told me that the Holy See of Wisdom would be somewhat different from what I had imagined.

[April 5: This damn seed has finally cracked open! Half a month has passed since the seed was planted. If the Vatican hadn't been so certain that it would grow, I would have suspected that it was a bad seed.]

Bright green shoots emerged from the soil. I don't know what kind of plant these seeds are; I'll observe them for a while longer.

[April 10: The seed grows extremely fast. In just five days, it has grown to a meter tall and is only the thickness of a finger. The whole thing is crystal clear and has the color of jade. It does not look like a plant at all, but rather has the texture of a mineral.]

Based on its appearance, I guess it's some kind of vine.

[April 22: Half a month has passed since the seed sprouted, and the plant's shape has changed dramatically. I can finally see that it is actually a tree!]

The sapling's diameter had increased significantly, its trunk had become straight, and branches had sprouted from the top, which is why I could tell it was a tree.

The sapling was entirely the color of jade. If I hadn't watched it grow little by little with my own eyes, I probably would have thought it was some kind of carving, just like everyone else.

I named it "Jade Tree" and then took some samples to observe. I found that it was exactly the same as jade in terms of texture and structure.

I have a bold guess: could this extraordinary plant, resembling jade, be related to the god of wisdom?

……

[April 5, 4770 of the Divine Revelation Era: Two years have passed since the Emerald Tree was planted.]

Today, the Emerald Tree has grown into a giant tree hundreds of meters tall and has become a major tourist attraction in Haikawa City. Perhaps in the future, this place should be called Emerald City.

Today, His Holiness the Bishop convened a meeting to discuss constructing a giant magic circle centered around the Emerald Tree, and I was invited to attend.

Time flies, and I have become a qualified scholar of 'wisdom,' finally able to independently compose divine spells!

[May 1: I heard that many evil gods have recently appeared outside the city, and there have been a lot of abnormal creature riots in other areas. Many people have died in their mouths.]

These things seem to be happening more frequently lately. Could it be that an evil god has invaded our world? God of wisdom above, please bless these poor people.

My current task is still planting trees. I've noticed that the Emerald Tree's growth rate hasn't slowed down as it gets taller; in fact, it's growing faster and faster.

Although I have been studying it for two years, I still have many questions. What is its growth limit?

And will it even bear fruit? After all, I've never seen it flower.

……

The middle section of the log is severely missing, seemingly due to a large number of pages being torn out.

September 2, 4798 of the Divine Revelation Era: The outer defense perimeter has been breached! Those damned cultists of the evil god, have they gone mad?! How dare they join forces with the evil god to kill 'Lady Winter'! They wouldn't have survived the extraordinary natural disaster either!

The divine power related to 'Frost' and 'Darkness' has completely gone out of control. The temperature of the entire world has plummeted, and a large black night sky has appeared in the sky. The abnormal dark night divine power has even affected 'Eternal Sun'.

His Holiness the Pope has sent the last batch of resources; there will be no more support in the short term, and we will have to rely on ourselves.

[December 7: The bishop also died, and I inherited his will and became the new bishop, but I felt no joy at all.]

Several more gods have fallen, attacked by a coalition of evil gods. But I have heard the oracle from the god of wisdom, which suggests that this is not the main reason. The greater danger seems to come from the void.

It's the void again! We've explored the void before, and there shouldn't be anything there, so why do these incomprehensible things keep popping up? Where do they come from?

I allocated a great deal of resources to the Emerald Tree, and now its coverage is vast, its roots able to spread throughout the entire city. I intend to use the Emerald Tree's protective magic array as a foundation to detach this city from the earth.

... ...

No date.

I failed, and everyone died.

Our world is heading towards decay, and no one can stop it.

Anashik leaned against the Emerald Tree and wrote his final entry in his journal.

On the earth, there are countless minions of evil gods. Above the sky, chaos and nothingness have long since lost their boundaries. The world seems to be reduced to only two colors: red and gray. And enveloping all of this is endless darkness.

puff!

A sharp claw pierced Anashik's chest, and in his despair, he seemed to see the Emerald Tree bursting forth with a dazzling emerald green light.

His vision blurred, and he seemed to see many blurry, twinkling stars in the sky above.

"God, have you come to take me to your kingdom...?"

On his deathbed, Anashik knelt before the dim Emerald Tree, murmuring devout hymns.

"Ancient Diviner! In the void and darkness, you open the eyes of three lifetimes, your gaze descending from the stars, the starlight your scattering of wisdom, illuminating our path forward."

Pioneers of the unknown! Wisdom and truth are forged into a tower, which fools climb and wise men dismantle. You build the puzzle as a door, granting explorers the key, and then the hammer and the knife.

When confusion arises, knowledge becomes a sacrifice; only those who seek knowledge can kneel and kiss the dust of your robes.

We sip from your brimming cup of desire, become intoxicated by wisdom, and drown in the torrent of truth.

You are the most dazzling 'Emerald Star'! Let me sing your praises and offer my sincerest admiration, God of great wisdom and truth!

Weiss Intanley!

May wisdom and truth endure forever...