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This Archbishop in Cardinal Arthur Vanserich has not changed much from the time he met before. His face is so serious that many people subconsciously hold their breath in front of him, but after seeing the silver-haired priest When he arrived, the corners of his mouth still had a slight smile line.

This looks a bit awkward, it's better not to laugh.Yannick thought to himself, then bowed and saluted.

"Good day, Your Excellency Fanserich."

"Good day, dear Bishop Hill, please sit down."

"Your title makes me tremble with trepidation. You must know that I haven't passed the official promotion ceremony, Your Excellency." Yannick sat down, and soon someone brought hot tea.

I forgot to mention the last sentence, they are now in the garden in front of the Archbishop's residence, the breeze is gentle, sitting here, you can still see the Pope's Castle opposite in the distance, the view is very good.

"You have to learn to get used to it." Arthur Vaserich took a sip of herbal tea and said slowly, "I heard that Angus made things difficult for you just now?"

"Oh, it's not really making things difficult, it's just a small encounter." Yannick smiled.

"It seems that I don't need to come forward to help you get justice?"

"Thank you for your generosity, but it is not needed for the time being, Your Excellency."

"Okay," Arthur Vaserich rubbed the rim of his cup without lifting his eyelids, "I've thought about the matter last time, what do you think?"

The silver-haired priest looked blank: "???"

Fanserich kindly reminded: "It's what you said, you want to take the initiative in bed."

Yannick: "..."

Seeing his messy expression, Fansherich added fuel to the fire, "Why, I've already thought about it, but you're shrinking back instead?"

Yannick: "...Are you serious?"

"Of course." Seeing the silver-haired priest's eyes widen instantly, he said in a good mood: "No."

Yannick was speechless, is it fun to play with me?

"It's quite fun." Fansherich smiled slightly, "It's rare to see you showing such a surprised expression. I thought you would be calm no matter what happened."

"Thank you for your compliment, but my ability to endure is not as good as you imagined." Whether it is a master or a rape, just having Chris and the little black cat is enough for him to have a headache, not to mention He was really not interested in getting involved with the cardinal.

"Okay, then let's talk about the business." The archbishop in red said, he restrained that faint smile, and his face suddenly became serious. "You must have heard the words of His Majesty the Pope clearly and fully understood them?"

"Your Majesty, you want me to pay friendly visits to various countries to enhance the friendship between nobles and the Holy See?" Yannick said cautiously.

He had no doubt that the archbishop, who was deeply favored by the pope, knew the content of the conversation between him and the pope.

"Not only that, Priest Hill. His Majesty the Pope and I both hope that you can take this opportunity to re-consolidate the belief in the Goddess of Light in the hearts of those people."

"Strengthen the faith?"

"Yes, don't you think?" Archbishop Fansherich showed a mocking smile, "The position of the Holy See is not as stable as before. The balance of the nobles is gradually tilting towards the mage. They think that compared with the Holy See , mages are better able to meet their needs and become their better collaborators. The Garter Empire is a good example. Francis II would rather cooperate with mages than seek help from the Holy See at the beginning, until La Serena After the fall of the Holy See, he had to seek opportunities to cooperate with the Holy See again."

Yannick said: "The aristocracy is a group with relatively strong interests. To put it bluntly, they are politicians. Whichever side is more beneficial to them, they will embrace that side's thigh. This is understandable."

"No, if this continues, the status of the Holy See will disappear little by little, until in the end, it will become a vassal of the nobles." Fanserich has no expression on his face, "Even if His Majesty the Pope is tolerant, he cannot tolerate this."

This is actually a game between secular power and divine power.

The nobles hope to get rid of the shackles of the Holy See, so that the subjects under their rule will be more obedient to themselves, instead of distributing part of the power of faith to the Holy See. Of course, the Holy See does not allow this to happen, and the mage class just caters to the needs of the nobles—— Mages don't need the power of those beliefs, they only want more legal status, so nobles and mages hit it off, and the Holy See is unknowingly alienated by nobles.

Perhaps many priests are still immersed in the dream of the supremacy of the Holy See, but Yannick must admit that the Pope and Archbishop Vanserich have a long-term vision. They have discovered this trend and intend to severely curb its development.

Yannick has no objection to their actions, as long as he is not the cannon fodder.

He blinked: "With my meager strength alone, it seems difficult to change the world's perception."

"No, of course you can." Archbishop Fansherich half smiled, "Otherwise I wouldn't recommend you to His Majesty the Pope."

"..." Yannike suddenly felt extremely pained.

"Don't show such a tangled expression, dear Priest Hill. I believe in your ability, and I believe that you will not let me down. You must know the position of the bishop, but many people are drooling and staring at it!"

This is a threat, a naked threat.

Yannick took a deep breath: "Then, you have to give me a direction, right?"

"There is only one direction, and that is to strengthen the aristocratic class and common people's belief in the Holy See. As for the methods, there are many ways. A smart person like you doesn't need my point at all. Just like the relationship between you and Prince Felton Friendship, you're doing pretty well, aren't you?"

The silver-haired priest froze, but still pretended to be confused: "If you are accusing me of getting too close to Prince Felton, I think I can explain it."

"No, you misunderstood. There is no accusation, I sincerely praise you. You have done a good job and are beyond reproach. At least you have several noble and mage friends now, and one of them has just been killed by the great magician Beser. Fanny is accepted as a student, right? Maybe they may become your help in the future, this is also a possibility." Archbishop Vaserich said with a smile.

Yannick intentionally showed a relieved expression: "Thank you very much for not blaming me for this."

"Of course I won't blame you. Few priests will do the same thing as you and become friends with mages. If you want to win against your opponents, you have to understand their own weaknesses better than your opponents."

"..." Yannick really wanted to say that I didn't have such foresight, and I really didn't make friends with the enemy for the purpose of breaking into them.

"So," the archbishop in red concluded meaningfully: "I hope you don't forget your position. From the beginning to the end, you are a priest, and this will remain unchanged throughout your life."

The silver-haired priest smiled and said, "Yes, I never forgot."

Just a different point of view from yours.

Others may think that it is an honor to be able to talk face-to-face with the Pope and the Cardinal, but Yannick only feels that it is too painful to be educated twice a day. At least he has no good impression of this place now. Going back quickly, the bishop's promotion ceremony connected to him was no longer attractive to him.

Just think about it, when you work hard for a long time and finally take the position of department head, thinking that you have finally reached a new stage in your life, the general manager and the chairman of the board ask you to talk to each other, asking you to stand at the height of the company to see The problem is, beware of sugar-coated bullets from hostile companies, and think carefully about how to improve the company's benefits. If you don't do well, it doesn't matter, there are still a lot of people waiting to take your place.

The most important thing is that this job is for life, and you can only be degraded, no, can, resign.

Yannick really wanted to slap the Pope and Archbishop Vanserich directly, and yelled at them: I am just a bishop, not the pope, nor the archbishop. These are things you should worry about, and none of my business!

But he couldn't do that, so he could only pinch his nose and admit it.

Another thing that makes Yannick very depressed is that he has naturally been classified into the alliance of Fanserich's faction. Even if he is not an alliance, he will definitely not be a hostile party. Otherwise, how to explain Fanserich The archbishop repeatedly recommended him in front of the pope, let him be the bishop?

So even if he went to swear allegiance to Archbishop Gustav now, no one would believe it. This meant that he would have to continue walking on the side of the party against Archbishop Gustav.

The silver-haired priest felt that he was not stupid anymore, but in this matter, he could only be at the mercy of others from the beginning to the end, and there was no room for resistance.

The other party recognized that he would not refuse the bishop's temptation, so please enter the pit, you have to jump if you don't want to.

This trip to the Central Holy See made Yannick realize three facts:

One, the Pope is indeed a very powerful person.Using Yannick to suppress Archbishop Gustav, maintaining the balance between the two factions of Vanserich and Gustav, and by the way, Yannick raised the hatred value.

Second, judging from the relationship between the Pope and Archbishop Vanserich, the rumor that the latter was chosen to be the next Pope is probably true.At first glance, it seems that it is a good thing for him to stand in line early now. When Vanserich ascends the throne, in the words of the Orientals, he will have "the merits of a dragon".But looking at it the other way around, if Gustav reverses in the end, it will be a tragedy for him.

Three, his current strength is too weak, he can only be a chess piece in the hands of others, not a chess player.

None of the three cognitions is a good thing, and the silver-haired priest feels tired and doesn't love him.

Bishop Lahe did not notice the change in his heart. After Yannick was officially promoted and became a bishop-level priest, he was also awarded the cardinal robe and ribbon by His Majesty the Pope. Another step forward in the direction.

After learning that Yannick had to visit various countries within a year, Bishop Lahe, oh no, now he is the archbishop, Archbishop Lahe patted Yanick on the shoulder: "Actually, this is a good opportunity, you can apply to belong to My own entourage of priests, gather cronies."

After being reminded by him, Yannick remembered that Bart, Avery and others were still stranded in the Central Holy See. If he didn't lead them, they probably wanted to continue to be silent like before.

Without further ado, Yannick hurried to handle the matter, and the person he was looking for was also very straightforward, Archbishop Vaserich.

Didn't you give me the task? Without manpower, I can't complete it by myself, so let me decide who to serve the priests.

The silver-haired priest no longer circled around with him like before, and made a straightforward request.

Fanserich was also very happy, and immediately agreed.

Generally speaking, the quota for the priests' group is six priests and their paladins, excluding the bishop's own paladins. This time, Vatican gave him two extra places.

In other words, Yannick's entourage of priests can be increased to eight priests.

Avery and Augustine must be brought with them. They are high-ranking priests with good abilities. After the last incident, they can be united with him. Yannick put these two people on the list without hesitation. inside.

As for the other people who went on the mission together last time, he really didn't have a deep impression, so he just ignored it.

Through Bishop Lahe's introduction, Yannick selected four more high-ranking priests, and there were still two places left. He couldn't make up his mind, so he simply sold his favor to Archbishop Vaserich and asked him to recommend him.

Who knew that Archbishop Vanserich would show apologetic expression to Yanick after hearing the intention of his visit: "Actually, Archbishop Gustav came to see me in person yesterday."

Yannick: "??"

Vanserich: "He recommended two candidates to me, and it's hard for me to refuse."

Yannick: "...I remember that his position should be opposite to yours."

Vanserich: "But after all, I didn't break face with him."

Yannick: "So he just placed two traitors in my team?"

Fanserich comforted: "You can think about it from another angle. It's better for him to tell you so plainly than if you don't know who belongs to him."

Yannick: "Well, it seems that I can't refuse."

Fansherich said: "Actually, among the two people, only one is his person, and the other one, cough, it is said that he claims to be your crush."

Yannick: "???"

Yannick was completely speechless when he saw those two people.

Middle-level priest Alexander bowed to him sincerely: "Priest Hill, thank you for taking me with you."

Yannick: "...I heard that you are my crush?"

Alexander blushed for a moment, his eyes fluttered, but he didn't dare to look at him: "Ah, this... If I don't say that, they will definitely not let me, a mid-level priest, join your team! Please Forgive me, but I really admire you and hope to follow you and dedicate my loyalty..."

"Okay," Yannick interrupted him, and followed suit. Alexander was relatively calm and reliable in his work, and he had no complaints except that his magic ability was slightly lower. "Anyway, thank you for supporting me and welcome you to continue walking with us."

As for the other person...

The chubby Priest Darwin showed a characteristic smile that was both honest and flattering: "Your Excellency Hill, long time no see!"

Yannick: "..."