please don't believe me

A holy place, a prayer room somewhere under the jurisdiction of the Holy See.

"I invite everyone to come here today, not to prove that I have any ability, but precisely to break everyone's misunderstanding of a certain 'ability'."

A curly brown-haired priest stood before the lectern.He didn't wear the usual gold-rimmed white robe today, but ordinary clothes, like a believer who came to the Holy Land for pilgrimage.

There were a dozen or so "spectators" sitting under the stage, all of whom were priests from various provinces—or future bishops—and their entourage.They were also dressed in the common clothes of ordinary believers, and the knights didn't even wear swords.At first glance, it is not surprising that this is a seminar for school teachers.

One of the audience members is asking: "The 'ability' you mean, do you mean the 'favored of the gods', Father Dorin?"

"About this, you will know later." Dai Bowen smiled, "First of all, I have no—even a little—ability that is different from ordinary people. I have never obtained the so-called "God's Gift" ’, and I have never had an adventure that can be used as a talking point. I am no different from everyone here, just an ordinary priest.”

He slightly approached the people in the front row, and reiterated: "What happened next, you may or may not have seen it, you may understand it, or you may not understand it. But I swear, these skills do not include any incredible power , can definitely be acquired and practiced. Sorry, due to various considerations, I cannot explain the mysteries in detail one by one.

"Secondly, I didn't collude with any of you. You are all the best selected by the churches in various provinces. There is no need to emphasize this point of discernment, right?

"Well, let's start now."

Dai Bowen approached a priest on the edge of the front row.The priest is one of the future bishops, who will take office with the blessing of Pope Sarnlich in just a few days.

"You don't need to do anything. Relax, and then focus on me." Dai Bowen looked down at him, and whispered softly, "When I ask questions later, please be honest about your feelings, okay ?"

The other party looked up at him and nodded.

In the silence, Dai Bowen stood opposite the priest and stretched out his right hand.He turned his palm towards the opponent's right ear with his backhand, and stopped in the air between two or three fingers.This movement is a bit awkward, but in general, it is somewhat similar to the movement of Father Wayne when he heals the sick.

Ten seconds later, Dai Bowen's hand was slowly lowered.

He took two steps back and asked, "Now, please tell me, did you feel the existence of...'some kind of power' just now?"

The priest was still in a daze, and didn't seem to have recovered.He was silent for a long time, blinked again, and finally seemed to clear his mind.

"I just seemed... to be surrounded by something."

"En." Dai Bowen responded, "Can you describe it in detail?"

The bishop-to-be was silent for a while: "There is a very famous statue in our province. It may be so famous that believers all over the country have heard of it... Yes, it is the statue of the 'Angel Arriving Statue'. A good and sincere believer saw a miracle from heaven before he died, and angels surrounded him... sorry, I just want to say..."

Intermittent language and tone of voice, all represent the shaken heart of the priest.Dai Bowen encouraged softly: "It's okay, don't worry, just speak slowly."

"I just want to say that when the believer was hugged, the angel opened his arms and brought him into a warm and reassuring embrace..." The priest breathed a long sigh of relief, "I just, suddenly understood It felt like being surrounded by angels."

Locke sat in the back row and wiped his face after hearing the words.He knew that Father Dorling had a means comparable to that of Father Wright, but he never knew that he could achieve this step—to have another quasi-bishop "recognize" his "miracle"!

Even compared with Wayne, he is not inferior.

Locke is still mentally prepared, let alone other people who just met Father Dolin?

The one who was most shaken was of course the "immersive" priest, he couldn't help asking: "Father Dolin, you really didn't..."

"No, I don't have any abnormal abilities, I can swear again." Dai Bowen replied, "But you can imagine that even a bishop as wise as the future, knowing that I don't have any special abilities, will be shaken. What would happen if I faced ordinary believers today and claimed to be a 'godly person' or someone with a special status?"

Everyone didn't answer, Dai Bowen continued: "I can simulate another scene."

He took out a palm-sized fabric doll from the podium, showed it to everyone, then turned his back to everyone and said, "I will throw it backwards, please come to the front to cooperate with the person who received the doll, thank you."

Anyone who has seen Father Wayne's preaching scene will understand that this link is somewhat similar to "throwing a golden ball".

A knight came forward with a puppet.Dai Bowen moved the small podium to some vacant space, and asked him to stand with his side facing the audience and his back facing himself: "Please keep your legs together."

The knight had his legs together, as if he was on duty, his military posture was tall and straight, which was really good-looking.

"Relax, honey, I promise you won't get hurt." Dai Bowen said behind him, "I will catch you as quickly as possible, don't worry."

The knight relaxed a little.But Father Doring was behind him, and he had no idea what was about to happen.

He hesitated: "I should..."

"Just relax. Like before, I won't tell you what will happen." Dai Bowen replied, "If something happens, please don't resist, just let it be."

The scene fell silent again.After experiencing the previous miraculous phenomenon, all the priests present were staring at the two people in front of their seats.

Dai Bowen stretched out his right hand again, with the palm facing the knight's back; then he seemed to want to confirm something, retracted his hand, and looked at his palm; finally he straightened his right hand again, with the palm still facing the opponent's back.

This time, the distance between them was relatively far, even the outstretched palm was more than half a meter away from the knight's back.

It was as if an invisible power was being transmitted to the knight's back through the palm of the priest Dorin.Dai Bowen took another step back, and then grabbed in the direction of the knight——

The knight seemed to be pulled to the back by someone, and he almost fell down straight!

Dai Bowen quickly stepped forward to support the opponent, and slowly and safely put him on the ground.

Holy Land Cathedral, Pope's private study.

A small stack of letters of different sizes were neatly stacked on the tidied up desktop.This is just the part that the Pope consults every day, including private letters or invitations from the royal family, nobles, and some senior clergy; Collected and processed by a department of the Holy See.

An ordinary-looking envelope was opened and placed on the table. The special stationery from the Hotel under the jurisdiction of the Holy Land Cathedral was being held by the Pope.

"'The public opinion orientation of the quasi-bishops has basically been dealt with'...?"

He put away his amiable expression, and there was a sharp light hidden in his half-closed eyes.He slightly raised the corner of one side of his mouth, which was a disdainful and contemptuous expression, which represented that he had another interpretation of the contents of the letter.

"This Dorin...is more capable than I thought."

The pope has met one-on-one with every prospective bishop waiting to be installed.The reason why Dolin in Sara Province was chosen among the seven people except Father Wayne was because he came from the Church of Sara Province, which was famous for its wisdom and the only one who concealed the "favored of God", and secondly... it was... After the Pope made more or less points, Dorin was the fastest person to "get on the road".

Therefore, Dolin became the "sword blade" chosen by the Pope.

But now, the pope has begun to doubt whether the matter has gone too smoothly.Of course, with Duoling's intelligence, he will realize that this is not only to eliminate possible hidden dangers in the future, but also to stand in line with the Holy See.In reason and reason, the bishop who is preparing to take office will not refuse the "solicitation" from the Pope.But it was his outstanding performance after being "recruited" that made the Pope notice him in turn.

Indeed, it was the Pope himself who said that it was necessary to divert the public’s opinion on Father Wien; the downfall of Archbishop Guillaume was facilitated by the Pope; it was also the Pope’s wish to spread the news of Archbishop Guillaume’s fate.But this Priest Dolin played a "tacit ball" with him in a calm manner, screwing up the opinions of the other six quasi-bishops. In the middle...is there really no problem?

There may be problems, but the Pope does not intend to deal with them for the time being.Because it is not only troublesome to deal with, but it may not be worth the loss and expose yourself.

Maybe... already exposed?

Sarnlich smiled unconsciously.This Duolin, while turning the public opinion on Wayne, also shifted the support of others to him.After touching Father Wayne, it was even more difficult to touch him again.

And this guy is not a "God's Favored One", and I haven't heard that he has any strange methods... Maybe it's just smart?

A pair of brown eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts and manipulate consciousness flashed across the pope's mind, and then disappeared.

If it was him... it shouldn't be unknown.

Father Wayne was able to "see the past, predict the future, and influence the body and mind", and abruptly grabbed the position of quasi-bishop from others.No matter how you look at it, he is the most suspected person, isn't he?

What's more, he was from the only province that was reported.

As for Guillaume, it can only be regarded as bad luck.He happened to be in Quebec when he submitted the report, and he did a series of things to hit the gunpoint.The Pope approved the secret arrest of him, and even if it was confirmed after the trial that he was not a "heretic", he would still have to be stabbed.On the one hand, it reflects the determination of the Holy See to "rectify the wind and eliminate discipline", and on the other hand, it "knocks the mountain and shakes the tiger" to Quebec.

"pope?"

"Come in."

A clergyman walked in and said in a low voice: "The approval document from the Holy See has been obtained, and the preparations you requested earlier have also been completed."

The Pope nodded: "Follow the plan."

"clear."

The pope asked again: "The meeting of those future bishops... did you find out what happened?"

The clergyman said: "I asked several people, and only said that after discussing the management of the church, the methods of the 'God's Favored' in each province, and..."

The clergyman paused, took a closer look at the Pope, and then continued: "And Archbishop Guillaume, whether it is related to Father Wayne's appointment as the bishop of Quebec."

Is it a gathering to create public opinion...

The Pope thought for a while and said, "Let's give some of the fresh fruit transferred from the Royal Orchard today to those young bishops."

"understood."

"Father Wayne doesn't care, but Father Doring must take care of it."

"Ok."

The Pope squinted his eyes as he watched the clergyman turn around and go out.

No matter what Duo Lin's identity is, it's always right to "please" first, right?