scepter

The clothes can be changed at any time, but the hair can't be dried immediately. Yannick rubbed the hair casually with the robe, then braided it and tied it behind to make himself look less embarrassed.

After finishing all this quickly, he said to Bishop Lahe: "Okay, let's go."

The handsome chestnut-haired priest had already walked away with a dark face. Bishop Lahe said, "Your clothes are still wet inside. Don't you really need to change a new one?"

"It's too late, I don't want to give His Majesty the impression of being arrogant and neglectful." Yannick shrugged, "Anyway, there is healing, so it doesn't matter if you catch a cold."

"Well, you are right, buddy, I hope you have not been affected by the unhappiness just now." Bishop Lahe breathed out, "Now you realize how willful that Fingertip Jade is, but because he The backer behind him, so no one dares to offend him."

"Of course, I don't think His Majesty the Pope will have the time to listen to me crying about Priest Angus' unfriendliness to me." Yannick spread his hands, "Let's go, if you don't want me to really catch a cold in the cold wind."

The Pope's Castle, even Bishop Lahe was not allowed to enter at will without permission. He could only stay in the lounge on the first floor of the castle, while Yannick, led by the deacon priest, walked to the third floor through the spiral staircase.

The layout here is not so amazing. After Yannick has seen many gorgeous interior layouts, the Pope's Castle is nothing more than more exquisite details.However, even a hanging picture or a table here is likely to be hundreds of years old casually, so their charm is not only in the objects themselves.

The deacon priest who led the way had a serious look on his face. In other words, since Yannick entered the Central Holy See, he basically saw this kind of serious face. In contrast, the wayward priest Angus was a little more popular.

Perhaps many people think that only by doing so can they be worthy of the high-end status of the Central Holy See. To put it mildly, it is solemn and solemn, but to put it harshly, it is very depressing.

The deacon priest didn't mean to talk to Yannick at all. He walked ahead all the way, without even looking back, and brought him to a high gate. Two guarding paladins stood on both sides of the gate. From the looks of it, it looks a bit different from the paladins outside, probably because of its special status.

"Good day, Lord Batty."

"Good day, I am ordered by His Majesty the Pope to bring Priest Hill to have an audience."

"Okay, please come in."

The paladin opened the door for them, and Yannick walked in after the deacon priest.

The living room is very large, almost half the size of the conference hall, but unexpectedly, it is very simple inside, pay attention, it is simple, not simple.According to the standards of a pope, Yannick felt that the room of the former lord of La Serena was several times more gorgeous than this one.

"Your Majesty, Yannick Hill has arrived." The deacon priest bowed.

"Thank you, you go out first." The other party's voice was very gentle.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The deacon priest bowed respectfully again, and withdrew, and the outside door closed.

"Good day, Your Majesty." Yannick looked solemn, and saluted the old man in white robes according to the highest etiquette of the Holy See.

"Don't be too polite, my dear priest, come on, please sit down, is this the first time I've seen you?" Go over and sit down.

Just like the "Pope" Yannick had seen with "stereoscopic imaging" at Master Mu Defan's place, the other party had gorgeous hair, a kind and warm smile on his face, if it wasn't for the luxurious body embroidered with light magic The dark-patterned robe and the Pope's scepter in his hand can easily be mistaken for an ordinary old man.

But Yannick did not dare to lose a bit of etiquette because of this, but became more respectful.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Very well, Priest Hill, I have to say that your appearance is even better than Angus's, and even I was a little distracted when I saw it." The Pope didn't seem to want to make the atmosphere so tense, he said with a smile: "Don't be so nervous, my priest, do you know why I summoned you?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know the reason, but for a priest like me, it is my greatest honor to see your face." Even though he was sitting, the silver-haired priest straightened his back and put his hands on his knees.

In fact, he was not as nervous as he appeared on the surface. The pope's question just now obviously wanted to lead the topic to the matter of succeeding the bishop, but Yannick didn't follow him, but played a trick Little slippery.

Of course the Pope could see it, he smiled tolerantly, and didn't care about Yannick's behavior of kicking the ball back again. "Arthur and I recommended you. He said that you are courageous and smart. You are the talent that the Holy See needs right now."

Yannick said: "I am flattered by Mr. Vansherich's compliment."

The Pope chuckled: "I've never seen him praise someone so much, so before that, I was very curious about you. The task of exterminating vampires is very difficult. Before that, the Holy See lost many priests, but you It turned out to be very well done, which cannot but prove that his words are correct."

The intimacy in the pope's tone naturally showed the unusual relationship between him and Archbishop Vanserich, and Yanick couldn't help but start thinking about it: Could it be that the rumors that Archbishop Vanserich is the illegitimate son of His Majesty the Pope are true? of?

As for other relationships, I'm sorry that he really can't associate the two of them as lovers. Although he can't tell the real age of His Majesty the Pope, it seems that he is 80 to [-] years old. Archbishop Sherich is a lover... that would be too harsh!

Although some of them were wandering, the silver-haired priest still fluently followed the words of the Pope: "I feel very honored to be able to solve your majesty's problems. This time, thanks to the help of Avery and Augustine, the task was completed. was successfully completed.”

His Majesty the Pope, who is busy with everything, obviously doesn't know which onions Avery and Augustine are. Yannick added: "They are the teammates assigned to me this time."

The Pope nodded knowingly, and said with a smile: "Why are you still wearing the robe of a low-ranking priest? As Bishop Lahe, he should be able to directly promote you to a high-ranking priest."

His Majesty the Pope was rambling and going around but refused to get into the subject. Maybe this is a typical problem of politicians. Of course, Yannick couldn't show any impatience.

"Bishop Lahe also mentioned this matter to me, but when I heard that I could come to see Your Majesty, I was so happy that I forgot about it."

The Pope smiled: "It seems that you want me to directly add the bishop's ribbon to you?"

Here comes the drama, Yannick secretly thought, cheering up.

His Majesty the Pope seems to be very talkative, but in fact every sentence contains deep meaning. He dare not be negligent at all, and he will not be arrogant to think that if he is lucky enough to have the memory of two lives, he can really meet gods and kill gods .

"Your Majesty's words made me terrified. Bishop Lahe did mention to me about taking over as bishop of the Garter Empire, saying that the archbishops had promised him that as long as I successfully completed the task, they would recommend me to His Majesty."

Yannick pulled Bishop Lahe to cushion his back.

He couldn't tell the Pope just to show his modesty, in fact, I am far from meeting the bishop's standard, you can give up this seat to someone else.If people take it seriously, follow his words and let that Angus priest take over as the bishop, it will be a lot of fun!

As if seeing his thoughts, His Majesty the Pope laughed: "I admire you very much, many people would not be so honest in front of me! In fact, before this, there were indeed many people who opposed you being the bishop of the Garter Empire. "

He paused intentionally, looked at the expression of the silver-haired priest, and saw that the other party did not show too much surprise, and then continued: "The reason is very good, you are only a low-level priest now, no matter how great your credit, the Holy See will not give you any help." There has never been a precedent for a low-ranking priest to be directly promoted to a bishop."

Yannick's heart sank, but before he could think about his words, he heard the Pope change the subject: "Do you know anything about the Magic Guild?"

The silver-haired priest blinked, and said it was a bit difficult to adapt to the pope's jumping topics, but this may be a common problem of high-ranking people. They like to use rambling topics to make you relax, and then string up loose topics, and you don't know it. Just dance with their baton.

"Not much, Your Majesty." He replied cautiously.

However, His Majesty the Pope didn't seem to care, but continued to ask: "Then, do you think the Magic Guild can finally lead the mages to a repressive victory over the Holy See?"

This proposition is too big, and is he conducting an interview now?

Yannick was a little speechless, "No, I don't think so."

"Why?" His Majesty the Pope did not let him go. The scepter was placed beside him, and his hands were clasped on his knees, asking leisurely.

Yannick organized the wording: "Unlike the Holy See, as far as I know, the Magic Guild is a relatively loose organization, and the members in the organization do not have strict grade restrictions. The president of the Magic Guild, as well as the elders, are all due to They have made outstanding contributions to the magic world, or they are highly respected mages, so they can sit in that position. Their influence on mages is more voluntary than mandatory. This is of course It is more democratic, but in the face of war, without a strong governing machine, it is impossible to mobilize all resources and win the initiative."

"Continue." His Majesty the Pope nodded slightly, showing an encouraging smile.

"I think the Holy See and the Magic Guild have their own advantages and disadvantages." Seeing that he was not unhappy because of this sentence, the silver-haired priest continued: "The former is more hierarchical, but lacks flexibility, and the Magic Guild just makes up for it. .Actually, I think the conflicts between priests and mages can only be regarded as internal conflicts, and now humans are about to face a greater crisis. The invasion of the undead army and monsters is enough to destroy the entire human world. So priests and The cooperation of mages can actually go a little deeper.”

"Oh? Like?"

The pope's smile is still gentle, which is hard to see. Even Yannick can't judge from this smile whether he approves or disapproves, whether he is happy or unhappy.

So, the old fox is the most annoying thing.

"For example, I heard that the front line is fighting over the ownership of a monster. In fact, even if we back down, it's nothing. In the research of potions, magicians do have a more prominent advantage. The Holy See can More energy is put on how to resurrect those undead and save souls. This is the duty of priests. As long as they master this point, those nobles and commoners will naturally know who the priests or mages are who are truly capable. The one who saves the world."

There is a resurrection technique in the light magic, which is a magic that can only be used at the level of the archbishop in red. It can be used to resurrect those who have just died.To explain it with an oriental principle, it is not long after death, and the soul has not yet left the body, so it is easy to call back his soul. However, since the outbreak of the Black Death, this resurrection technique cannot be used for those who died because of the Black Death. Died of illness, the body of the dead who is about to become an undead.

In La Serena, Yannick had seen Arthur Vaserich perform the resurrection technique, trying to revive a black death patient who had just died, but obviously, he failed in the end, and that person became undead.

Rather than snatching the right to research a monster with those mages, Yanick felt that it would be more reliable to spend more time researching it.

His Majesty the Pope raised his white eyebrows: "My dear priest, although your idea is a bit slim to realize, but I don't want to hit you. Now, let's go back to the original topic, about the hierarchy of the Holy See."

"Yes, as you wish." Yannick said.

"Because of the strict hierarchy of the Holy See, even if I am the Pope, I can't just break the rules and let a person not be promoted through the normal process."

The old man circled back and forth, like holding a carrot and hanging a rabbit in front of him, Yannick wondered if someone else would be sitting here, would he not be able to help but show an irritable expression.

"However," His Majesty the Pope paused, before turning the corner, "Thanks to Arthur's positive comments on you, Bishop Lahe's strong recommendation, and of course, your contribution to saving people in La Serena, the extermination of vampires was successfully completed. These tasks have added points for you, my priest. So, after considering the opinions of the cardinals, I decided to give you a chance."

"Thank you for your kindness." The silver-haired priest had lost his temper after being tormented by him.

"Hehe, congratulations, you are about to become the bishop of the Garter Empire." His Majesty the Pope said, "However, there is one prerequisite before that."

"..." He knew it wouldn't go so smoothly.

"Because of your lack of qualifications, you must complete your visits to six other countries within a year. Wherever you go, spread the great belief of the Goddess of Light."

"Of course, if the undead attack happens to break out there, as the messenger of the Central Holy See and the bishop of the Garter Empire, you will have the responsibility and obligation to help those people who are in trouble."

"Like you said, work with mages when the time is right and get into a decisive position, but don't get too close to them. Do you know what I mean?"

"...Yes, I think I understand."

It means that although he holds the title of bishop, he still has a one-year observation period. If he fails the observation period, he will also be kicked out.

As for traveling around the world, in fact, it is to go to the front line to be cannon fodder. It is best to make meritorious service. If not, that ass does not have a hot bishop position, and it is easy to find a replacement. For example, the Ann who pushed him into the water just now Priest Gus.

But can Yannick refuse, of course not, this is his only chance for promotion.

As the saying goes, even if there are thorns ahead, you can only move forward.

"Very good, my dear priest." He heard His Majesty the Pope say kindly, "Then, don't forget what you just said, don't hesitate, young man. The Holy See is the one that can really save this world, as a Priest, you will dedicate your life to it. From ancient times, the Goddess of Light has been the head of the gods. Until now, we who have inherited the will of the Goddess of Light are also standing at the pinnacle of the world. Nothing can shake this position, whether it is Undead, monsters, or mages."

The old man stood up holding the scepter.

"Yes, according to your will." The silver-haired priest also stood up, then knelt down on one knee, lowered his head, and let the Pope's staff lightly tap on his head, which is a common blessing ceremony , it is also an honor for the priests to be blessed by the Pope.

Yannick's belief is not so firm, so he can't feel the excitement of ordinary priests. He is more thinking about what His Majesty the Pope just said.

For some reason, he always felt that what he just said was the focus of the whole conversation.

But no matter how smart he is, he can't guess the deeper connotation from this meaningful sentence.

"Fight for the glory of the Holy See." His Majesty the Pope said.

"Fight for the glory of the Holy See." He also said.

After coming out of the Pope's room, the silver-haired priest felt that his body was dripping with cold sweat, and even his footsteps were a little light. Even though the Pope was very kind from the beginning to the end, the coercion emanating from him was still unbearable. Get nervous, maybe Yannick has been calm enough from the beginning to the end, but only he himself knows that his heart is always on his mind, especially when the Pope suppresses and then raises, saying that he is not qualified to be a bishop.

This is the Pope.

It is completely different from the phantom he saw in Muddefan. The living pope is more flesh and blood. Most importantly, Yannick feels that he has unfathomable wisdom and amazing wrists.

Of course, without enough wisdom and skill, it is impossible to secure the Pope's throne.

In just a few words, Yannick played with him in his hands, and even warned him cryptically not to get too close to the mage.

Maybe the Pope has noticed the relationship between him and Chris, even if the other party didn't say it clearly, but Yannick has this feeling.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and had to admit that the moment he walked out, he was actually relieved.

To officially become a bishop, one has to go through the ceremony of conferring the bishop's ribbon, so Yannick has to stay here for two or three days according to the procedure after meeting the Pope.

After he separated from Bishop Lahe, he was arranged to live in one of the rooms in the Pope's Castle. There are so many rooms here, and Yannick doubted that he would get lost if someone hadn't been leading the way.

No sooner had I changed out of the still wet suit inside than another visit came.

"Hello, Your Excellency Hill, this is an invitation letter from His Excellency Archbishop Fansherich. He would like to invite you to his mansion."

Yannick watched the other party hand over the invitation letter, which exudes a faint fragrance of roses, and began to feel pain.

After dealing with the big ones, the small ones came again.

Tired of not loving...

The author has something to say:

1. I saw a lot of friends asking about the meaning of fingertip jadeite. In fact, it is very easy to understand, that is, jadeite that can be placed on the fingertips to watch and play. It can be understood as two meanings. One is very delicate, beautiful and fragile. Praise Ange The second is to ridicule him for his lack of appearance and being played by others.

2. The positioning of Emerald Angus at Fingertips: When pushing the main corner of the water, he said a word: "Anyway, everyone thinks that it is impossible for me and him to coexist peacefully. If I don't do something, it will make people Disappointed.” From this, it can be seen that his IQ is indeed not high, and he is not as intriguing as the protagonist or other people, but he has a relatively clear understanding of himself, that is to say: you all think I am a plaything, then I Just do what toys are supposed to do.

3. Regarding yesterday, a reader mentioned the problem of cumbersome sentences in this article.This is a Western imaginary text. Although it is superficial, there will definitely be traces of Western sentence patterns. There are many places where idioms can appear, and they have to be replaced with more straightforward words. Let me give you an example: But His Majesty the Pope doesn’t seem to care. Instead, he continued to ask: "Then, do you think that the Magic Guild can finally lead the mages to a repressive victory over the Holy See?"—But His Majesty the Pope didn't care, and continued: "Who will win or lose in the end between the Holy See and the Magic Guild?" ?”

Most of the characters in this article are:

1. Yannick Hill: Protagonist

2. Chris: Attack 1, Mage. (The full name will not be listed, you can’t remember it anyway...)

3. Ansel Kapeln: referred to as Ans, attack 2, blood.

Members of the protagonist's priest guard group:

1. Baker: The guard of the protagonist is the soldier who was rescued by the protagonist in La Serena. He also has two sisters, Mary and Jane.

2. Ai Fuli: A high-ranking priest who likes to sing against others and is subdued by the protagonist.

3. Augustine: High-ranking priest, withdrawn, subdued by the protagonist.

4. Alexander: A mid-level priest who claims to have a crush on the protagonist.

5. Darwin: A mid-level priest, nicknamed Panda by readers, has a bit of a clumsy IQ, and the whole world knows him as Archbishop Gustav.

6. Bart: The protagonist's paladin.

7. Dante: The paladin of Avery.

Holy See side:

1. The Pope: The name does not appear, saving readers' brainpower.

2. Arthur Vaserich: The archbishop in red has a close relationship with the pope. Everyone says he is the pope's illegitimate son and one of the candidates for the next pope.

3. Gustav: Cardinal Archbishop, one of the candidates for the next pope.Arthur's opponent.

4. Adolf: High-ranking priest, assistant of Fansherich.

5. Angus: High-ranking priest, nicknamed Fingertip Emerald, rumored to be promoted by Archbishop Gustav under the unspoken rules, and is very beautiful.

6. Bishop Lahe: The former bishop of the Garter Empire has now been promoted to the archbishop.

7. Carl: The bishop of the Principality of Santos is the one who seized the position of the protagonist and hunted him down at the beginning of this article.

For the mage side:

1. Mulder Fan: A recognized magical genius, the proud student of Saint Simon of France, who has cooperated with the protagonist in La Serena, and everyone thinks he is the one who pretends to be more aggressive.

2. Aphra: female, mage, the companion of the protagonist who adventured together in the dark forest at the beginning, and is now accepted as a student by the great magician Besephone.

3. D'Antonio: male, mage, the companion of the protagonist in the beginning of the adventure in the dark forest, Lily's boyfriend.

4. Lily: Mage, D'Antonio's girlfriend, has been possessed by a monster.

5. Azul: Mage, the companion of the protagonist who adventured together in the dark forest at the beginning. He is the famous secondary mage who has been possessed by monsters.

6. Besephone: female, great magician, Aphra's teacher.

Noble side:

1. Sophia: daughter of the count, swordsman, friend of the protagonist.

2. Earl Marin: Sophia's father.

3. Francis II: Emperor of the Garter Empire, the same father and brother of Gong 1.

4. Tines: The lord of La Serena, he went to the city of Santa Mar after the fall of La Serena.

5. Loputo: Lord of San Mar.

6: Ryan: A first-class baron, a middle-level mage, who used to be the deputy of the city lord in La Serena. At first, his nostrils were turned upside down, but he was later molested by the protagonist.

7. George: Prince of the Charlemagne Empire.

8. Orthea: The same name as the goddess of light, the eldest princess of the Charlemagne Empire.

9. Tang En: Son of Francis II, heir to the throne of the Garter Empire.

Elf side:

1. Sota: The male elf, the one who was rescued by the protagonist in the Blood Castle.

2. Bella: female elf.

3. Illus: Elf baby.

Blood side:

1. Anna: Three generations of blood clans in the blood clan castle, and now is Gong 2's follower.

2. William: The second-generation blood family, was almost killed by attack 2, and escaped by chance.

3. Walter Kappeln: A generation of blood, a contender for the prince of the blood, has a grudge against Gong 2.

There are still many things that are not necessary for the time being, so I haven’t listed them, such as the names of gods and monsters. If necessary, I will add them here or put them in the chapter. The author has something to say. Anyway, the convenience of everyone is the first priority. .