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A few days later, Yannick finally met Bishop Lahe who had returned from the Holy See, and at the same time there was a message from him.

"His Majesty the Pope wants to summon me?"

For Yannick, this news is actually not a surprise.

The bishop's promotion mechanism had to be approved by more than half of the bishops' votes, not to mention that like Yannick, who jumped directly from a low-level priest to a bishop in name—even though his accumulated achievements were enough, it was still very difficult. Not in line with the normal process.

"Yes, after I nominated you to take over as the bishop of the Garter Empire, many people objected. They completely forgot what they promised before. As long as you complete the tasks in Troon Town, you will be promoted. Those politicians always say no Keep your word!" Bishop Lahe didn't hide his anger, and accidentally scolded himself.

"I will fight for you. Fortunately, Archbishop Arthur Fansherich, who has just returned to the Holy See, has also spoken for you, so now, although you have not reached the required number of votes, as long as His Majesty approves, There should be no problem."

"Don't worry," Bishop Lahe comforted him, "His Majesty the Pope values ​​Archbishop Fansherich so much, and now that he has spoken for you, His Majesty the Pope will definitely not embarrass you. I think it's just a matter of going through the process. .”

Yannick said with a smile: "Thanks to you this time, Mr. Vanserich and I are just casual acquaintances, not even close friends. I really don't understand why he wants to speak for me."

Bishop Lahe said: "The status of bishops in the Garter Empire must be higher than that of those duchies. I heard that Archbishop Gustav intends to let 'Fingertip Emerald' take over this time, so Archbishop Fansherich would rather support you than Wouldn't be happy to see someone from Archbishop Gustave in that position."

"Fingertip Emerald?" It's not the first time Yannick has heard of this title, but he seldom has a detailed understanding of it.

"Yes, haha, that's the nickname of a priest. In fact, his name is Angus. It is said that he has an ambiguous relationship with Archbishop Gustav." Bishop Lahe showed a look of "you understand". ""

Yannick smiled, "Judging from his nickname, he should be a very wonderful person."

Bishop Lahe, who has no interest in male sex, just shrugged his shoulders: "So, this time you go to see His Majesty the Pope, you should be careful. I guess the people on Gustav's side may make things difficult for you, especially this one." Fingertip Emerald, think about it, the position of bishop that was about to be acquired is now in your hands, ha! I think he must be very unwilling."

Bishop Lahe didn't hide his gloating. He had struggled all the way from being a priest to where he is today, so he looked down on those who rely on connections to get to the top. This is the irreconcilable contradiction between "poor diaosi" and "rich, rich and handsome".

Yannick thought of Bart and the others, and asked by the way: "If I can take over as the bishop, can I also apply for Bart and the others to come over?"

"Of course." Bishop Lahe said, "Every bishop has a group of accompanying priests. Bart is your paladin. If their backgrounds are okay, I think you can apply to transfer them. After all, you I have worked with you before, and I am familiar with it, if you change to a new group of people, it will inevitably hinder you for various reasons."

"I think so too." Knowing that Bishop Lahe was confiding in him, Yannick reciprocated: "Priest Darwin belongs to Archbishop Gustav. If you meet him, you can pay attention."

Bishop Lahe was stunned: "No wonder I felt strange when I saw him, so greedy for life, afraid of death and tactful, how could he be sent to participate in the death mission of exterminating vampires? Is there no one around Archbishop Stuff, and he would send such a person out?"

"Perhaps His Excellency the Archbishop thinks that there is no need to bother me too much." Yannick dismissed it lightly, and then said with a smile: "I haven't congratulated you yet, presumably the day when you become a Cardinal Archbishop is not far away, right?"

Bishop Lahe suppressed the smugness on the corner of his mouth: "It's not so fast, but the nomination has been passed, and you may not take office until after you hand over!"

Yannick said kindly: "Then I will call you His Excellency Archbishop Lahe from now on!"

The two looked at each other and laughed.

Avery and Augustine did not come back with Bishop Lahe, which is normal. Even though they successfully completed a mission with Yannick and Yannick was supported by them, they are still priests of the Holy See. With the establishment of the Holy See on his body, he could not come to Yannick without an order, otherwise he would have left his post without authorization.

Although Bart is his paladin, the reason from the paladins is that Bart has not finished his report, so he cannot release him, but Yannick understands that this is just an excuse. If he fails to go to the Holy See this time If he is successfully promoted to bishop, then the Paladins will probably never let him go.

Watching people order dishes is not only the patent of Orientals, and the other world is no exception.

For the Papal States, Yannick has been famous for a long time, but he has never seen it with his own eyes.

It is the only papal country on the mainland, adjacent to the Charlemagne Empire, the Principality of Ceylon and the Principality of Cornwall. In terms of land area, it is the smallest of all countries. It is not so much a country as a magnificent building. city ​​of.

But this smallest country has stood on the continent for nearly a thousand years, and until now, even the most powerful emperor dare not neglect it. This cannot but be said to be a unique landscape on the Olin Continent.

Since Yannick directly arrived at the central Holy See through the magic teleportation array, he couldn't see the outskirts of its city, but as far as he could see, all the buildings showed exquisite architecture and sculpture art, except for the religious myths left on the walls. In addition, even the street lamps and columns on both sides of the street can be seen traces of various gods in the epic.

Although many humanities and scenery in Olin Continent have the shadow of the Western Middle Ages in Yannick's original world, the civilization level of the former is much higher than that of the Middle Ages. For example, some slightly larger towns on Olin Continent have their sewage systems. It is already very complete, and there will be an agency in the government equivalent to the Environmental Sanitation Department, which will send people to clean public places on a regular basis. Many places are clean and tidy at first glance.

As the seat of the central Holy See, the Papal State obviously pays more attention to this point. The streets are almost spotless, and potted plants with gorgeous flowers are neatly stacked on the sides of the buildings on both sides of the street, and even the balconies on the second and third floors of the buildings on both sides. Pink or sky blue weeping cherry blossoms are hanging down, which makes people feel that this is a beautiful garden city rather than the Central Holy See.

But if you look carefully at the religious sculptures on those buildings, it is not difficult to understand.Surrounded by flowers and singing praises to the gods, especially the sculpture of the goddess of light, the religious expression contained in it is self-evident.

In this place dotted with flowers everywhere, there is a group of buildings that is very different from all the buildings. It is like an independent castle in the city, standing in the center of the lake in the center of the Papal State, surrounded by lush trees.Among the green, the white castle soared into the sky, and on the sky-blue spire, the flag of the Holy See fluttered high, as if reminding everyone that there was the place where His Majesty the Pope lived.

Anyone can feel their own insignificance when looking at that castle.

Bishop Lahe, who came with him, saw Yannick's eyes and couldn't help laughing: "You remind me of the first time I came here. At that time, my reaction was similar to yours, even more out of control."

"It's so magnificent and beautiful that anyone who sees it can't help but stop." Yannick said.

"Yes, only His Majesty the Pope and those who serve him are eligible to live there, not even the Cardinal." Bishop Lahe stared at the castle like him, "I I have traveled to so many places, but I have never seen such a beautiful castle, even now, I still feel the same."

In the eyes of many people, it is not only the residence of the pope, but also a symbol of the supreme power of the Holy See, and also the place of spiritual belief of many people on the mainland. More derivative meanings endow it with a distinctive status. For the yearning priests, its existence means the most secret pursuit and desire in their hearts.

"I think it might not be good to be late for an audience with His Majesty the Pope." Yannick smiled slightly.

His words reminded Bishop Lahe, who quickly regained his composure as if he had just woken up from a dream. "let's go."

There is only one road to the castle in the middle of the lake, but it is so crude that it does not match that elegant and noble castle. Not only is it narrow enough for pedestrians to pass through, but there are no handrails on both sides, like a hastily built embankment, with a shovel in the middle. Flat, as a small road, he and Bishop Lahe couldn't even walk side by side, they could only go one behind the other, if they encountered oncoming people, they might have to stop and dodge for a while, otherwise they would be killed if they were not careful. will fall into the lake.

Because the castle rose from the ground and the foundation was built very high, the terrain of the path was gentle and upward. The longer you walked, the more tired you would be. After a while, both of them became a little out of breath.

"This is to isolate the castle from the surrounding area. The lake will become a natural barrier. If someone wants to attack the castle, they only need to destroy this road to buy more time." Bishop Lahe Introduce to him, by chatting to relieve the fatigue of walking.

"Is there no teleportation array in the castle? What if the opponent uses the teleportation array to directly reach the interior of the castle?" Yannick asked.

"Yes, but the location of the teleportation array is only known to the Pope, and it can only be teleported in one direction, which means that without the permission of the Pope, no one can teleport in from the outside. The history of this castle is almost as long as the history of the Holy See. From all aspects, its defense is almost perfect." Bishop Lahe paused and spread his hands: "Maybe there are flaws, but we can't know."

From afar, a few people approached.

At this time, Bishop Lahe stopped his voice, and both sides were making relative movements, so they were about to meet soon.

As if to verify what Bishop Lahe said just now, the steps of those people slowed down, and the people who were walking at random began to move back slowly. A few steps away from Yannick and the others, the leader The man stopped.

Unexpectedly, Bishop Lahe greeted the other party first: "Good day, Priest Angus."

"...Good day, Bishop Lahe." The other party's voice was as clear as an autumn brook, and his gaze passed over Bishop Lahe, and stopped on Yannick behind him.

"This is Priest Hill who is about to meet His Majesty the Pope?"

"Yes, hello, Priest Angus." Yannick said politely.

Angus narrowed his eyes slightly, and found that the other party had a pair of azure blue eyes of the same color as his, which were very beautiful.

"I heard that your strength has reached the level of a bishop, so you should at least wear the robes of a high-ranking priest. Why are you still wearing the robes of a low-ranking priest?"

"I just think this robe is actually quite nice, so I've been wearing it all the time." The silver-haired priest smiled slightly.

"Strictly speaking, this is a disrespect to His Majesty the Pope." The high-ranking priest with chestnut hair said lightly, "Bishop Lahe, as the guide, did not remind Priest Hill. This should be your negligence, right?"

"It was my negligence. I will apologize when I see His Majesty the Pope." Bishop Lahe expressed his inner displeasure with a deadpan face, and his eyes clearly expressed the meaning of "When will it be your turn to teach me?" .

"Please don't forget that my job is to judge by law, and these etiquette norms are all within my responsibility." Angus turned to Yannick and said, "Priest Hill, I wish you all the best."

"Thank you for your blessing, and you too." Yannick smiled.

The handsome chestnut-haired priest stopped talking and passed them by. The people behind him quickened their pace, and they didn't even say a word to Yannick and Bishop Lahe.

But the moment Yannick turned around and was going to continue walking, his robe suddenly seemed to be ripped severely from behind, and the whole person fell backwards involuntarily.

On such a narrow path, it is almost unnecessary to think about it, there must be a lake behind!

Of course, Yannick fell into the lake.

Bishop Lahe exclaimed and quickly pulled him up.

But the silver-haired priest's clothes were completely soaked, and the long silver hair was also wet against his cheeks, dripping water drops—there is no spell for instant quick-drying clothes in the light magic.

The chestnut-haired priest stood on the shore until he watched him being pulled up, and said lightly: "Your Excellency Hill, I think you'd better go back and change a set of clothes before going to see His Majesty the Pope."

He didn't need to tell him that if he went to see His Majesty the Pope with this embarrassing appearance, he would definitely be blacklisted.

Bishop Lahe said coldly: "Priest Angus, your methods are really bad!"

"But it works, that's enough." Priest Li Fa smiled slightly, "Anyway, everyone thinks that he and I cannot coexist peacefully. If I don't do something, people will be disappointed instead."

Bishop Lahe was very annoyed, where to find ready-made dry clothes now?The time of going back and forth will definitely delay the meeting with the Pope. The unlucky one is of course Yannick!

Even Bishop Lahe couldn't think of a better way for a while.

The subject wrung out his hair and began to unbutton his clothes.

"Yannick, what are you doing?" Bishop Lahe was a little terrified. Could it be that he was going to run naked to see the Pope?

"As you can see, take off your clothes." The silver-haired priest smiled slightly, took off the outer priest's robe, ignored the same soaked clothes inside, but took out a new set of clean low-level clothes from the magic bag. Priest robe, start to put it on.

Bishop Lahe: "!!!"

Angus and others: "..."

It is not uncommon for most people to use magic bags to store things. For magic crystals, staves, gold coins, and scrolls, these are all necessities, but there are very few, and it is not impossible. Few people waste the limited amount of magic bags. The space is used to hold priest robes, well, low-level priest robes.

Bishop Lahe really asked, "Dear fellow, what are you doing with this?"

Yannick: "Didn't I just say that, I think the robes of low-level priests are very beautiful, and I usually carry a few extra sets with me."

The fact is, after being torn several sets of clothes by the two bastards Chris and Anse in turn, he already has a sense of crisis preparedness, and old John—the cloth merchant he met at the banquet in the imperial capital tried his best to To curry favor with him, Yannick asked the other party to make a few more sets of priest robes for him, but Old John sent him many sets at once. Anyway, the magic bag could hold it now, so Yannick stuffed it in together.

Of course, there is no need to explain the reason for such a tortuousness so clearly.

Bishop Lahe: "Okay, I want to know, how many extra sets did you bring?"

Yannick buttoned the last button and said casually, "Forty or fifty sets."

Then he looked at the handsome chestnut-haired priest, with a half-smile: "So, you can push me down another four or fifty times."

Angus: "..."

Bishop Lahe almost laughed wildly, you did not die unjustly!

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