The target is a goddess!Sacred Path of the Scrap Succubus

Aphra poked her head out timidly, and looked at Aurora.

When she initially confirmed that Aurora would not easily beat and scold her, she nodded hesitantly.

"What about you, Aurora?"

Aurora looked at Aphra, almost at first sight, she fell in love with this porcelain doll-like child.

However, she didn't agree to Serena immediately, but first asked in a proving tone:

"Serina, where did this child come from? Did you abduct the child of some noble family here?"

Serena froze for a moment.

"Huh? Didn't I introduce her to you? Ah, yes, she is too shy. She hid when you came here before."

Having said that, Serena made an exaggerated appearance introduction:

"Then let me re-introduce, this is Aphra, my incompetent sister. For some reason, we only officially met last year, and then I took her to my side, and that's it!"

"Serena's, sister?"

Aurora looked at Afra in surprise.

Speaking of being sisters, it can indeed be seen that the two have quite a few similarities in appearance.

But the huge difference in temperament is enough for anyone to ignore the possibility that these two are sisters.

"Well, she was raised and abandoned by our mother. If it wasn't for Meredith's good education, she might not dare to meet a stranger like you now."

Serena spoke out about her family scandal without hesitation.

"Aurora, you have never lacked courage. For my sake, give Afra a little bit, so that when she grows up, I can feel at ease!"

Aurora looked at Aphra again, and she keenly noticed that Aphra showed a hint of sadness when Serena said the evaluation of raising and abandoning her.

So, she took the initiative to step forward and extended her hand to Aphra.

"Hi, I'm Aurora, your sister's friend. I like you very much, let's get along well for the rest of the time, okay?"

"Ah."

Serena was surprised to find that although her voice was still as small as a mosquito, Aphra actually stretched out her hand and held Aurora together.

"Yo, it looks like the two of you hit it off by accident. That's pretty cool."

"Then, it's such a happy decision!"

Chapter 23 The Council of Cardinals

"Everyone, at the end of today, I still want to mention what happened in West County this time."

It was almost night, but the pope didn't seem to want to end the meeting of cardinals.

Instead, he started a new topic.

Several bishops around the round table exchanged glances with each other.

They were not surprised that the Pope would say this.

To their surprise, the Pope would bring this up at the end.

Just an hour ago, everyone had unified the caliber and characterized the incident in Weiss County as the widespread spread and acute outbreak of an unknown plague among people related to the church, and arranged for a whole team of priests to go there to support.

Everyone thought that since the conclusion was reached, the Pope should not mention it anymore.

The pope continued with a gentle smile.

"Behind the West County incident, everyone knows that the saint Aurora was attacked. Well, I don't want to complain about my disciple's almost murder..."

"I just want to ask everyone, after going through such a catastrophe, do you still think that the last proposal is really unnecessary?"

Hearing these words, the faces of the bishops suddenly changed.

Of course they knew which proposal Ercle III was talking about.

At the last meeting, several bishops—even the bishops who had consistently supported the reforms of Ercle III—unanimously believed that there was no need for that.

In the final analysis, they were afraid from the bottom of their hearts that after passing this proposal, the pope would follow the example of the king and form a "house of copper pipes".

Who would like to be watched by others?

Of course it is better not to open this kind of opening.

but now……

In fact, everyone here knows exactly what happened.

They also knew that the person who killed this time was the real initiator of the original proposal.

Saintess Serena, who they thought was just a mascot, suddenly showed her fangs.

And only then did they discover in astonishment that this guy who had not inherited the position of chief saint was actually such a cruel and powerful existence.

To be honest, after knowing the truth, everyone's first reaction was to kick Serena, a dangerous person, out of the church.

But the idea didn't even survive for more than 30 seconds in the heads of the powerful bishops.

The reason is also very simple.

Almost at the same time, they also knew how Ingrid defended Serena, a disciple.

Ask yourself, these bishops also have close disciples or illegitimate children, but they really can't make up their minds to do that.

If they moved Serena, let alone how Serena would fight back, everyone would be overwhelmed by Ingrid's anger.

After all, it is the strongest force in the mainland!

Whether it was Ingrid who went crazy to kill, or Ingrid blatantly handed over the authority of the chief saint to Serena to make her kill, that is not something everyone can bear.

As for bringing down Ingrid first - just kidding!It's not that everyone doesn't know the relationship between the Pope and Ingrid.

How can we deal with Ingrid without killing Elcle III first?

But Elcle III himself was already a consensus reached with great difficulty by various factions within the church.

He himself has made no major mistakes, and he has achieved outstanding results during his tenure, so he should not be touched by emotion or reason.

The use of force will return to the issue of Ingrid.

As for the need to look at the proposal now...

After thinking for a while, one of the bishops raised his head and asked softly:

"You mean, if that proposal is passed, you can ensure that the Holy Maiden Serena will no longer break the rules and go to war, right?"

Elcle III looked at him with a half-smile, and replied:

"Actually, if we had passed that proposal before, Wiss County wouldn't have come to this point, would it?"

"We don't want to see this kind of thing happen again, and the best way is to use the system to reduce the probability of such emergencies to the lowest point, what do you think?"

Ercle III didn't have the slightest threatening expression, but everyone understood the threat behind these words:

If the proposal has not been passed, he does not guarantee that similar things will not happen again.

And if this kind of thing happens again, who will die?

The bishops trembled uncomfortably.

With their status, their hands must be clean, but the family and power alliance behind them can't escape the dirty deeds worthy of being killed once.

This time it's Weiss County, what about next time?

Everyone had to think about that possibility again with pain and fear.

After a few minutes of silence, another bishop finally raised his head and began to express his opinion.

"I think there are still a lot of things to discuss about that proposal. Why don't we take the proposal back and read it carefully, put forward our own revisions, and discuss it at the next meeting?"

Elcle III's eyes lit up immediately.

"Ah, yes, we need a full discussion. Well, I have enough copies here, please take a copy when you leave."

"So, do you have any other comments?"

The bishops exchanged glances again.

But all the time, no one came out to say anything.

Ercle III smiled a genuinely pleasant smile.

He straightened his body and said:

"Then we'll stop here this time, and I declare..."

"please wait for a moment!"

At this moment, the oldest bishop tremblingly raised his hand.

"You say."

Elcle III stared at him and nodded.

"Oh, I'm not trying to comment on the past. I'm just saying that my retirement date is set."

"At the next meeting, the person sitting in this position should be my successor. Oh, now I should tell everyone his name."

"It's Little Hudson, the one from Northland. He is a trustworthy junior, and I believe he can take over my job well."

Elcle III nodded.

This is what it should mean. It is well known that the bishop in front of him is going to retire, but because the noble faction behind him has been arguing endlessly—yes, this is one of the representatives of the noble faction in the Council of Cardinals— It was too late to make the trip.

And Bishop Hudson also knows a lot.

This is a young bishop. In terms of promotion speed, he may be ranked among the top three in the history of the church.

But in terms of resume and achievements, Hudson is worthy of this position.

Within the noble faction, there is indeed no second ability and merit that can be said to exist on the table without shame.

Besides, Hudson is also known for being daring and flexible within the noble faction. This should not be a bad thing for the current reform of the church.

"Very well, thank you for your notification."

"Now, the meeting is over!"

Chapter 24 The transaction of the saint cannot be refused

"Bishop Julian, I think our purpose of coming here has been made very clear. Now, what is your answer?"

With a relaxed smile, Bishop Julian looked at the Saint Aurora in front of him.

He admitted that the opposite conditions are very tempting.

10 monastery places for the children of the family to study, recommendations from 3 apologist knights, and a rich reward that would allow him to live comfortably until his death.

In addition, there is a title deed to a country estate, which also has a winery attached to the estate, and even membership in the local country club is a thoughtful gift.

These are all just in exchange for his early retirement two years.

To be honest, if it was just for himself, he would be happy to accept this price.

But unfortunately, there is still a family behind him.

In the next two years, he can use his influence and consume a little of the favor he has accumulated to give the children of the clan the same opportunity.

As for the family business, with him taking care of it, it will definitely not be such a profit in two years.

His younger brother can earn three times the profit of this batch of pension expenses in just one year!

And more importantly, he can also transfer his illegitimate son to a friend's monastery.

In two years, through a series of operations, he could even see the child become a pastor.

How could this little girl across the street understand these things?

So, after taking another sip of hot tea, Julian shook his head regretfully and assumed a gesture of seeing off the guests.

What?You said he wasn't afraid of what happened to Bishop Rubin before?