[Notre Dame de Paris] Papal Way

The crisp sound of horseshoes stepping on the stone road was intertwined with the rumble of wheels, creating a very tense atmosphere for no reason.The rotten smell has already spread to every corner of the city. The corpses are lying in the gutter, and the thin wild dog stares at the passing convoy with a pair of faint eyes, and then turns around and slams his head into a wolf.

After chatting with the priest who hurried over from the church in a low voice, the leading knight quickly brought the carriage into the largest church in the city.The huge statue of the god looked down at the lying corpse in the corner with compassion, and his expression was still as solemn as usual.

The local bishop had already been waiting at the door of the church. When he saw this group of dusty visitors, a slight trace of disdain crossed his face, and he quickly concealed it in a hypocritical smile.He took a step towards the knight, and stretched out his arms enthusiastically: "Welcome, welcome to come..."

The knight ignored him, but got off the horse straight to the side of the carriage, reached out and knocked lightly on the door, kneeling respectfully on the ground: "It has arrived, Your Majesty."

The bishop couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.He followed the knight over, chattering and saying: "We have already received the potion, thank God, it made the nobles in the city donate a lot of money... You have better things in your hands, don't you?" ? There are several respectable nobles who are seriously ill, and they hope to get it..."

The knight raised his head suddenly, his eyes glanced at the bishop sharply.The bishop couldn't help taking a step back, and his heart jumped wildly under that look, as if he had done something unforgivable, and the other side was blaming him for that look.A feeling of anger rose in his heart, and just as he was about to say something, he saw the door of the carriage opened, and a figure stepped out.

Ace stretched out his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, holding the stick of Moses in one hand, and stepped down on the broad back of the knight.He had already heard the bishop's words, glanced at his fat belly, and raised his hand.The knight waiting next to him immediately drew out the rapier at his waist, and pierced the bishop's throat.Until the body fell into the dust, the bishop couldn't realize what had happened to him.

The priest next to him was already trembling with fright, and he almost sat on the ground.Ace raised his hand again, and a knight walked over knowingly, and asked, "Where is the church well!?"

The priest raised his hand tremblingly, but could not speak.Ace sighed slowly, and said softly, "I said, the church well is right in front of me."

The ground seemed to tremble a few times, everyone's eyes blurred, and a well covered with horizontal bars appeared in front of Ace.The knights had long been used to this kind of scene, but the priest had just seen it. His eyelids trembled before he recovered from his fright. He rolled his eyelids and passed out.

Ace didn't have time to pay attention to him either. Moses put the staff on top of the well, chanted four or five spells in succession, and stabilized it with the power of the domain, so that the whole well could maintain the concentration of light elements for a period of time. ability.After finishing, he returned to the carriage, and the knights woke up the priest roughly as usual, left a copy of the instructions in his hand, and then led the team to gallop away again.

This process has been repeated hundreds of times.It has been 20 days since I set off from Rome.Their journey is approaching the end, and they saw more and more dead bodies along the way... Espen thought that the "birth of light" he sent away could delay enough time, but he underestimated the greed of human nature and scary.No one is not afraid of death, and the more people have, the more they are afraid of death... His birth of light has indeed saved many lives, but those people are limited to nobles, priests, and wealthy businessmen , The dead bodies of the civilians are still lying around, and the shadow of death is still high.

In the face of death, everyone originally had an equal status; however, because of the birth of light sent by Ace, the criminals survived fortunately, and the civilians who could have avoided the fate of death fell into another trap after welcoming hope. despair...

But even if such a situation could be expected from the beginning, Ace had to do his best to spread the seeds of light.For to God there is no difference between man and man.Good or evil, poor or rich, in the eyes of the gods, they are all "people" with equal status.It is kingship, not theocracy, that governs human beings to judge good from evil.The essence of God is to treat every living being fairly and equally. Even if these people are disgustingly greedy and selfish, Ace can only treat them equally as his contribution to saving their lives.

This is the truth recognized by the strong on the Maris Continent, and it is also a rule recognized by the gods of this world.Originally, this is also the rule that Ace naturally followed, but along the way, he witnessed thousands of dead bodies starved to death and those nobles who were full of fat, even in the face of the plague. After the masters, Ace's original belief was inadvertently shaken.

If all beings are truly equal in the eyes of the gods, why would the gods support one side's power to wage war against the other side's beliefs?If all living beings are really equal, why do people who have committed many crimes buy enough atonement symbols to get the chance to go to the God Realm, while people who have done good deeds all their lives can only wait for their souls to dissipate after death?If theocracy and kingship are really completely separated, why is there such an existence as the Inquisition?

What was originally taken for granted as a phenomenon is now gradually revealing its hideous face.

While maintaining the domain and constantly casting spells, while thinking about the essence of the gods and the true ability of the laws, Ace is now extremely exhausted, but the spirit that has been squeezed to the limit is also extremely excited.If you want to break through, you must first squeeze yourself to the extreme, and now Ace is like a bow that is about to be full, and when it reaches the apex, it will be able to shoot that crucial arrow.

The plague meant an opportunity to the Holy See, but even more to him.If he can really grasp the touch in his heart and truly understand the path he wants to follow...

Ace rubbed the center of his eyebrows, his eyes sparkling.

After another nearly ten days, Ace finally finished dealing with the last point that needed attention.He is just one person, no matter how powerful he is, his strength is limited, and it is impossible to save everyone in one go, so he has no choice but to set up wells that can gather a huge amount of light elements in churches in every city, step by step treat patients.Almost every one of those wells can last for three to four months, and during this period, even if they only drink one sip a day, persistence is enough to get rid of the plague.

For the Holy See, these wells set up in the church will naturally bring them enormous benefits.Because of Ace's warnings and powers along the way, they dare not move their thoughts on civilians, but they don't have to be soft-hearted when they slaughter those rich nobles.

Ace has left his own spiritual imprint in every well along the way, and as long as his mind moves, dense light spots can appear in the spiritual sea.According to the terrain and the distribution of the city, he drew a sufficiently detailed map. As long as it is connected with those light spots, it can play a role in checking for omissions and filling in gaps.

After realizing that there was really nothing to think about, Ace and his party set off on their return journey.Because he didn't have to hurry on the road anymore, Ace retracted the area he had been trying his best to expand before, cast a spell on the carriage to expand the space, and rested in the carriage.

He was indeed too tired.For a month, he has been on the road almost without sleep.The knights and horses can still maintain their spirits because of his magic, but he himself must maintain the state of casting spells all the time. Even if he meditates, he must maintain the domain at the same time. Deep fatigue.After relaxing, he couldn't help but completely empty his mind, and fell into a long-lost sleep.

When waking up from the dark and sweet dream, the convoy had already arrived in Paris.

With the shrewdness of Louis XI, of course, Paris will not appear in a situation where only nobles can enjoy the "holy water" like other cities, while civilians and beggars are completely ignored.Ace walked along the way, and Paris turned out to be the only place that didn't need special attention. Everything was well organized and the order was still intact.So he just gave Louis XI a few births of light, and left here with confidence.

But even if the "miracles" shown in other cities were not shown, with Louis XI's spared no efforts in propaganda and the admiration of refugees from other cities for Ace, the residents of Paris soon knew that the Holy See The "Holy Son" is the son of Louis XI, the Duke of Orleans who was just promoted some time ago.When this team of angry horses in fresh clothes and extremely gorgeous and dazzling costumes entered the city, people from almost all of Paris and several surrounding cities rushed over, blocking the road from the Pope's Gate to the Royal Palace.

With Ace's momentum, the development of the Black Talk Kingdom during this period can be said to be quite good.The "Apostolic Society" they established for Ace was so impressive that even Louis XI had heard of it.When Ace entered the city, a group of beggars with missing arms and legs and ragged clothes also came to greet him. For the sake of image, they specially dressed themselves up to look the worst.Clopin waved the mole on his arm, and shouted happily among a group of beggars: "This is the Son of God who came out of us! Saints have no parents!"

Ace couldn't help but glanced at him, speechless for a while—Louis XI had clearly stated that he was Ace's father, and Clopin dared to say that... Shaking his head, he suddenly felt a little narrow Thinking, knocked on the staff of Moses, and a large-scale "blessing of light" emanated from the carriage as the center.

The dazzling golden light quickly swept past people's eyes, and when they came back to their senses and found out what had happened to them, they immediately let out bursts of amazement and praise.Only those beggars in Clopan were jumping angrily on the side of the street, wanting to cry without tears—the fake moles, fake scars, and fake maggots they made with great difficulty were all wiped clean by that halo, and they were covered in tears. There is not even a single flea on the top and bottom, so there is no trace of beggar demeanor here!

Seeing the old guys, Ace couldn't help feeling much better.After arriving at the palace, Jeanna jumped up happily and gave him a kiss on the cheek despite her previous shyness.This action immediately narrowed the distance between Ace and the royal family, and Ace did not put on airs of the Holy Son anymore. After saying hello to everyone, he walked into Louis XI's secret study.

Louis XI knew what he was most concerned about a long time ago, organized everything into documents, and handed them over to Ace.He also specially found a box of very high-quality emeralds from the treasury to supplement Ace's magic power.Of course, Ace took it down unceremoniously, and checked the whereabouts of the homeless while comfortably replenishing his strength.

The vagrants had no intention of settling in Paris. They were blocked by the plague before, but because of the sacrificial medicine and Ace's magic blessing, they were not harmed. After the plague situation was almost contained, they divided up. Two roads hit the road one after another.Of course, the gypsies took the caravan and started a long journey, while the Egyptians set off towards the coast because they received a letter from Bashir.

Ace wanted to see the priest again, but Paddy Amon obviously didn't want to see him again, so he set off two days before his arrival.He looked at the document for a while with mixed emotions, and had to admit that his charm had declined.

Before re-starting from Paris, he deliberately climbed the tower of Notre-Dame de Paris.Claude has left, but Quasimodo, the bell ringer, still stays in the bell tower.He saw Ace's figure, but he didn't come out to talk to him, but got into the clock tower, manipulated the big clocks to express his joy and blessing.

Ace smiled, wondering if he knew something.He strolled into Claude's former alchemy hut, looked at the dusty dress thrown in the corner, lightly touched the words "Fate" engraved on the wall, sighed, turned and left Notre Dame left.

In the process of returning to Rome from Paris, Ace's pomp is even more gorgeous than when he came.If you only consider speed, of course the light car is faster, but what Ace has to consider is not speed, but efficiency.

In this world, the well-dressed and good-looking person is always more popular and more authoritative than the shabby and ugly person.Comparing Phoebes with Quasimodo, one false statement by Phoebus is more effective than Quasimodo's [-] truths.If you want those people to believe that you are their salvation and follow your own arrangements, you must produce evidence that can convince them quickly.And at times like this, there is nothing more awe-inspiring than pomp and poise.

For those well-dressed nobles and well-educated scholars, they don't believe in the power of the gods, but after seeing Ace, they can at least regard him as a liar with some real skills brought by the Holy See.When he first set off, Ace's performance was completely in line with the description of the Bible, but he found hidden disdain in the eyes of the city lords and nobles; After showing such arrogance, he quickly gained the respect of others...

The most ridiculous thing is that Ace originally thought that the Holy See had extraordinary control over the believers, and wanted to persuade the nobles to cooperate with the bishops. There are very few people who respect and believe in the Bible.They hoped that Ace was a liar even more than those nobles, because they feared the punishment of the gods; but after Ace showed his power and showed them almost a "miracle" scene, they forgot their original fear, They pounced on them like pugs, begging for mercy while threatening and begging, trying to keep Ace so that their little lives could last longer... Humans are afraid of death, but in the face of death, they behaved Much worse than someone with nothing.

Ace has never been a soft-hearted person.After learning the lesson from the beginning, he was not so polite to these people when he went on the road.If he is willing to cooperate, he doesn't mind giving them a little more benefit, but if his eyes are higher than the top and he still can't see the situation clearly at this point, he doesn't mind giving them a lesson that they will never forget after death.

Since a few years ago, Ace has gradually had followers around him, but the ones who are truly loyal to him and can be called "followers" are the knights sent by the Holy See to follow him this time.These knights originally had their own masters, and they were all noble, but human nature is to pursue power. Ace showed the power as strong as a god, and let them get countless benefits. The knights quickly Truly swearing allegiance to him allowed Ace to gain the first batch of pure and firm power of faith.

Even if he hasn't really condensed the godhead, with the power of faith, Ace has gradually touched the edge of the godland.

Even if it is placed in the Maris Continent, this kind of entry is incredible.If he can continue with this momentum, and wait until the day he truly masters the law, he may be able to break the barriers of the world with this powerful force in one fell swoop...

When entering the Vatican, Ace was received grandly as expected.No matter what was on their minds, under the arrangement of Sixtus IV, the cardinals all put on a very enthusiastic look.Ace's achievements this time cannot be criticized, and his powerful strength has been obvious to all, and no one has the guts to kill Ace.Then, since he can't be killed, and his achievements can't be erased, the only way waiting for the cardinals is to elect him as pope.

It is impossible to say that they are not aggrieved.For the position of Pope vacated after the death of Sixtus IV, they have been competing openly and secretly for several years, and the Pope's nephew even started planning a long time ago...Suddenly, Ace popped up, who would How many people's interests have been damaged by this?Originally, they had made a secret agreement to recommend Xibo to the stage, but let alone Xibo now, even Rovere had the unlucky death of a sudden illness half a month ago...

If there is no Ace, they can also consider electing another Pope candidate, but who made Ace appear now?

A few sympathetic gazes could not help but turn to the blond young man who stands out from the crowd in the middle of the crowd.He has a handsome appearance, with a pair of ice blue eyes, like an angel walking out of a mural.If it wasn't for Ace...after several years of hard work, maybe this ambitious man could really sit on the Pope's seat.But who made the plague happen at this time, and Ace was born at this time?

Sixtus IV, the old fox!Many people cursed secretly in their hearts, but they still maintained false smiles on their faces.Ace is only sixteen or seventeen years old this year. Even if it is really an angel, the awakening time will never be too long, but he is the first to have a relationship with Ace... Look at Ace's appearance and some records about May According to the rumors of Tatron, he seems to have no intention of pursuing their past crimes. When facing such a holy son who is completely different from Jesus, of course, the tighter the better, the better...

Ace had already seen Claude, and was not surprised by his gloomy eyes.He wanted Claude to give up the position of Pope before, but thinking about it now, he really took Claude's obsession too lightly.For more than ten years, Claude's only goal in existence was to become the pope. If he was asked to give up the position of the pope and the possibility of communicating with the gods, it would be tantamount to letting him accept death.

But... Even if he wanted to do something again, he had no chance.In less than half a month, Ace will be crowned as the new pope under the witness of all people.And at that time... when the dust settles, Ace will tell Claude the truth he is looking for.

Claude was also looking at him, meeting his eyes.Those icy blue eyes seemed to contain some strange emotions, at the moment Ace saw, the corners of his lips that had never changed for thousands of years even curled up stiffly.

Ace couldn't help squinting his eyes, and a cloud of suspicion passed through his heart.But he thought to himself that everything was in his hands. Claude couldn't kill himself, let alone erase his achievements, so he could only accept the fact that he was in power against his will, just like the cardinals present.

Even if he could fabricate and announce Ace's crimes, so what?Even if he could find proof that Ace wasn't Metatron, it wouldn't be much use now.

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Ace walked across the long red carpet and walked towards the Pope.

Sixtus IV was dressed with great pomp, as if treating the welcoming ceremony like a coronation ceremony.He is already loyal to Ace, and all his actions are centered on Ace.After seeing Ace, his face even flushed with excitement.When Ace was about to walk in front of him, he happily walked down the steps and greeted him: "Mian..."

However, as if he stepped on something suddenly, or was pushed by an invisible person, Sixtus IV's movements suddenly froze for a moment, and then fell on his back.

The scene suddenly became chaotic, and the cardinals gathered around one after another.But Ace turned his head and looked at Claude with lightning-like eyes - he could feel that the vitality of Sixtus IV suddenly dissipated!It was as if someone had stabbed him in the heart, and he lost his vitality in an instant!

A ray of sunlight broke through the dark clouds and poured down from the sky.Claude was shrouded in that piece of sunlight, and suddenly raised his lips and smiled genuinely.

Ace made it so clear, if Claude hasn't guessed something...it's not stubbornness, but stupidity.

only……

Is he implying that even if Ace becomes the pope, he is only seated under his push?

Ace narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled meaningfully.

Put yourself in such a stumbling block under the watchful eyes of everyone...

The partner he chose seems to be a little unclear about the situation...

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The author has something to say: I know! !We were so moved by the nest that we almost cried! ! ! ~(≧▽≦)/~Aren’t you right~~ Seeing the update must have brought tears to my eyes!The one with the keyboard smashed the keyboard and the one who played with the mobile phone dropped the mobile phone!Excited to play intimate contact with the head and the wall!right! (*/ω＼*) Oh, I made myself so charming~

Let’s save the face-saving words for later... In short!As the title says!The finale of this article!

In fact, I was confused for a long time when I wrote more than 110 chapters... I obviously planned to write [-] chapters before ending, why did it end so soon... Later I looked through the outline and found that I calculated according to [-] per chapter The chapter == If you calculate it like this, it seems that it is still within the controllable range...【Kill this faceless person】

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