Chapter 271: College of Cardinals

The area of ​​St. Peter's Basilica is more than twice that of the Holy Fire Cathedral. Clown and others followed the Pope's attendant and walked forward quickly.

He found that the passages in places that are not open to the public are winding. If you are not familiar with the terrain here, it may be difficult to find the correct direction.

The further you go in, the fewer believers walking on the road, but the stronger they are.

The Pope's attendant is very talkative, but with a group of silver-level bishops following behind him, he feels that his chest is pressed by a huge rock, and it is difficult to breathe. His usually bright brain is like a rusty bearing at this moment, and it is very laborious to turn.

Flanders broke the silence and asked:

"Theo, the day before yesterday I sent a silver warlock from the Brotherhood. How did the Pope deal with it?"

The attendants usually assist the Pope in handling church affairs, and some unimportant matters are likely to be reviewed by the attendants.

The Pope is equipped with two attendants, who not only need to have a strong level of power, but also need to have a wise mind.

The two attendants have reached the level of third-level extraordinary. Theo has been following the Pope for more than 20 years. The review of a strong man from an external force entering the sphere of influence of the church is not a confidential matter. He should be able to get the answer by asking the attendants.

Theo slowed down his pace and walked forward slightly sideways:

"Archbishop, the Pope approved the application of Lord Lannister and allowed him to stay in the kingdom for three months and leave next spring.

I heard from that Lord that he will stay in the Brotherhood branch in the Rhine City Diocese for a while longer."

"Is that so?" Flanders nodded slightly. He was not surprised by this result.

The Pope's impression of the Brotherhood is not good, but it has not reached the point of hatred. It is natural to approve Lannister's activities in the country.

If the other party is just a third-level extraordinary, there is no need to report to the Holy See.

Theo led everyone to the door of a building that is slightly lower than other buildings. There are four fully armed guards standing here.

Judging from their clothes, they are two crusaders and two priests.

Clown opened his spiritual vision and took a look. He found that one of the priests had the strength of a third-level extraordinary person. He couldn't help but sigh. It was worthy of being the church of the Lord of Fire. The gatekeepers were luxuriously appointed as third-level extraordinary people.

In other dioceses, a third-level priest could become a high-ranking bishop.

Theo smiled and nodded to the guards, saying:

"By the order of His Majesty, bring a few archbishops here."

"Your Excellencies, please."

The two flame warriors turned around and pushed open the door. Seeing their somewhat strenuous movements, the two doors were obviously not light.

With a slightly harsh friction sound, the door slowly opened, and Clown immediately smelled a fragrance similar to the fragrance of laurel, and he immediately felt refreshed.

He carefully distinguished the smell and found that it was not the smell of real laurel, but contained many unknown ingredients.

Theo turned around, "Your Excellencies, please follow me."

After that, he took the lead and walked into the room.

Clown followed the team into the room. He touched one of the doors with his hand without leaving any trace, and found that the door was made entirely of copper.

‘Fine red copper! If I devour the two doors, I should be able to get a lot of copper essence. ’

He sighed in his heart. Now his first reaction when he saw metal was to identify its composition.

If it was the type that could be devoured, he would always sigh in his heart.

He now had a dream, hoping that one day he could make his metal clone ‘grow’ to several hundred meters and be able to launch a special Sun Essence Moon Hua brand ‘missile’.

The space here was not small, and the tall pointed rib vault created a large space vision.

The brass lamp holders inlaid on the wall were as big as an ordinary person’s body, and the flames inside were not cold white, but passionate orange-red.

The ground was paved with black stone bricks, which were polished very brightly and could reflect the people walking.

The flames burned fiercely, and the shadows of people were cast on the floor, constantly changing with the jumping of the firelight.

What is even more amazing is that as everyone walked forward, silver lights lit up on the walls one by one.

Cavendish slowed down his pace, walked side by side with Clown, and said in a low voice:

"There is a special purification array arranged here. If a contaminated person enters the room, an alarm will sound.

The flame burning in the lamp holder can stimulate the contaminated spirit body. There is a special ingredient in it.

It is like poison to evil spirits and just a special spice to normal people, but for the extraordinary people of the church, it can speed up the operation of holy power or life source flow."

Clown nodded slightly, glanced at the layout of the room again, and asked:

"Why didn't I see this spice in the Holy Fire Cathedral?"

He was definitely a high-level official in the Rhine City Diocese, and he didn't find this special spice used.

"The manufacturing process is complicated, and the diocese will only get some every few years. Flanders is reluctant to use it easily.

If we don't advance to the silver level this time, the Pope probably won't use it. Walking through this room is also a small test to initially verify whether we have any problems."

Walking through the empty corridor, Clown noticed that the building was constantly going down.

After passing through several more doors, they walked into a spiral downward passage.

The stones in the passage were red like lava, and there were lines and runes etched on them.

There are also lamp holders on the wall, but they are further apart and the light is much dimmer than before, but the difference is not big to Croun.

He can now maintain his vision in bright light, as well as in dark environments.

Cavendi continued to explain: "The magic circle in the channel is divided into two layers, which can echo each other.

The inner layer responds to internal attacks, and the outer layer blocks external attacks, but no matter which layer is attacked, it is equivalent to attacking the defenses of two layers of magic circles at the same time, unless the inside and outside are attacked at the same time. "

Crown was a little surprised and asked, "How do you know so much about it?"

Logically speaking, these things should not be known to the other party.

“I recently heard the archbishop talk about the ordinary secrets in St. Peter’s Basilica. The cardinal archbishops of several archdioceses will know some of them. After all, all the popes were born from them.

And when we achieve the Silver rank, these secrets will also be open to us. "

"I see," Crown muttered.

Maybe it was because it was easier to walk downhill. Everyone's speed was much faster than in the corridor. After a while, there was no road ahead.

There is no light source here, it is a bit dark, and it is only illuminated by the light from the runes on the wall.

"Your Majesty is waiting for you all in the sanctuary," Theo said softly, and an echo came from the passage.

He fumbled for some runes on the wall, then stood aside with his hands behind his hands.

Just when Croun was surprised, there was a rumbling sound, and the three-story-high and ten-meter-wide stone wall at the end of the passage rotated, revealing a gap.

As the stone wall rotates, golden light shines inside.

"Thank you, Theo."

Flanders smiled and nodded, and walked in. A group of people filed in.

With a rumbling sound, the stone wall returned to its original position again.

Theo leaned against the wall and fell into the shadows again. He took a long breath and closed his eyes.

He had never felt that this road he was already familiar with was so long, and he was very stressed along the way.

"A silver-level powerhouse," he said leisurely, with deep envy in his tone.

As a servant of the Pope, he knew clearly that the relationship between these visiting archbishops and the Pope was not close, and could even be said to be somewhat bad.

The Pope wants to extinguish all forces that oppose him in Farouk's Kingdom, create the church's secular glory hundreds of years ago, and then concentrate on dealing with external threats.

The opinion of these bishops is that now more forces should be united to deal with the evil god. The mortal world has undergone tremendous changes in the past hundred years, bringing another kind of 'ability', which is very helpful in combat.

Humanity should be a whole, and everyone should contribute to the battle against evil gods. There should not be a fight within humans first.

Theo knew that the archbishops' purpose was to establish a college of cardinals to curb the power of the papal crown.

He was not worried at first, because the College of Cardinals needed to vote when passing major resolutions. The Pope had two votes, and each of the other Silver Ranks only had one vote.

But today, six people actually entered here. You must know that the members of the Cardinals must be at least Silver rank, which is far beyond the Pope's original judgment.

Things in the church may develop in another direction, which is not a good thing.

No matter how strong a force is, if it falls into internal strife, it will be a thing that makes relatives and enemies happy. I hope that the church will not fall into this situation.

Putting aside everything else, the church now has nine silver-ranked people. They should be one of the top powers among all churches, right? !

. . . .

Crown entered the sanctuary and quickly looked around.

The furnishings here are very simple, with only a rectangular table and a dozen chairs. It looks more like a conference room.

The wall is surrounded by a circle of small lamp holders. The lamp flame is very stable and the frequency of beating is very low.

Behind the main seat of the long table stands a three-meter-high light golden angel statue.

In the hands of the icon, each holds a beating flame. The outside of the flame is orange, and the center of the flame is shining gold. His head was slightly stretched forward, and his open eyes looked down at the long table.

For some reason, Crown actually read the emotion of pity in the eyes of the angel icon.

Osman sat on the main seat, his brows furrowed and his eyes solemn.

In his spiritual perception, six groups of silver rays of varying brightness on the opposite side illuminated the sanctuary, complementing the flames in the hands of the icon.

‘Six Silver Bishops, even if their cards are exposed, we only have four Silvers. ’

Although his dignified look was fleeting, it was also captured by Flanders and others.

The surprise of the two archbishops, Drago and Ahe, was even more obvious. Their mouths were half open for several seconds before closing.

"His Majesty the Pope, may the radiance of the flame illuminate you and me," Flanders took the lead in saluting Osman.

Although he did not have great respect for the Pope in private, he was still polite during meetings, which is the basic conduct of a mature archbishop.

"Haha", Osman's serious face stretched out and stood up:

"Welcome home bishops, may the light of the flame dispel the fog of the road ahead, and sit down quickly."

Everyone took their seats, and the Pope slowly glanced at everyone, nodded and said:

"There are actually new faces in the team. Please introduce yourselves, everyone."

After everyone reported their names and origins, Osman asked:

"I feel that Bishop Clown is very young. How old are you this year?"

He has a secret method to feel the activity of the silver soul. The younger, the more active. The other party's silver soul is the most active among the crowd, and even the brightness is the most dazzling.

The other party's soul light is pure and agile, and there is a sense of enjoyment when watching.

But he has never heard of the other party's intelligence, which should not happen.

He doesn't think there will be any problems with the other party. The sanctuary of St. Peter's Basilica is different from other parishes. Being able to walk here shows that the other party is a pure human being without soul pollution.

"Bishop Clown is 26 years old this year," Flanders answered, and told Clown's resume again, and finally concluded:

"I think Clown has stimulated the power of his bloodline, comparable to the Son of God, so he can achieve today's achievements."

Everyone was even more surprised. Everyone present knew what kind of existence the Son of God was.

Martin already knew about this situation and said with a smile:

"The gods are protecting the church. This land has given birth to more potential people. The flames are shining on us."

After a round of flattery, the meeting finally got down to business. As for how much truth there is in these flattering remarks, perhaps only the gods know.

Flanders stood straight and said in a sonorous voice:

"Your Majesty, according to the regulations, when the church has more than four silver-level people, a college of cardinals must be established to share your pressure."

"Indeed, when silver-level people continue to emerge, it means that the spiritual concentration of the world is constantly increasing, and the kingdom of the gods is beginning to approach the material plane.

It also means that those evil beings are beginning to revive, so there is this regulation in the canon.

Now that there are so many silver-level extraordinary people in the church, the college of cardinals is established today, and you are all members of it. I will announce this good news to each diocese."

Osman spoke slowly. Although his speech speed was not fast, it was full of majesty.

He never thought of obstructing the establishment of the College of Cardinals, because it was meaningless and would only bring dissatisfaction.

Although the establishment of the College of Cardinals would disperse his power, these members of the College of Cardinals could not stay in St. Peter's Basilica forever. They needed to return to their respective dioceses to lead the believers to fight against the invasion of the evil gods' followers and monsters.

At that time, he still had the final say in the Holy See.

The Conference of Cardinals would only be held when major events occurred. As for what was considered a major event, he would first identify it himself.

Flanders stood up and said:

"Your Majesty, Your Excellencies, there is an urgent military situation in the Rhine Diocese. A large number of cultists have been found gathering in the Andes Mountains, and the number of cultists is increasing. I expect that when the ice and snow melt again, we will face a two-front war."