This old man in the Taoist robe is the Pope, who is revered as the Son of Heaven and the founder of the Holy Temple, who traveled to the continent of Azesia by the will of the gods to spread divine power, and helped the weak Monty clan defeat the orc tribe and establish a unified city-state alliance state.

In order to facilitate management, he divided the human race into three, six, nine and so on, and made this concept of hierarchy deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

On weekdays, only the royal family and nobles were taught high-end magic, so that their status could be higher than that of commoners and slaves for generations.

The Pope is also known as the ancestor of magic on the continent of Azerosia, and he is now 640 years old, and the more than 400 high-level magicians present are all his apprentices, and the middle- and low-level magicians and wizards outside the royal city are all regarded as his disciples and grandchildren.

Without the Pope, the noble profession of magicians could not be born, and those knights who practiced martial arts alone could not compete with the orcs.

The fact that the Monti Kingdom was able to live on the fertile coastal plains for generations was a gift from the papacy and theocracy.

"Leah, assuming you're about to become king, what's the first thing you'd most like to do?" The Pope put his hands behind his back and swept his eyes grimly towards Princess Leah at the bottom of the stone steps.

"We will reduce taxes and forced labor, vigorously support farming, rectify corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and strive to ensure that all civilians have food and shelter and no longer have to endure hunger. Leah replied truthfully.

Leah, who lived in the palace for many years, naively thought that the kingdom of Monty was a rich country, but a few months ago when she patrolled the Mitchell Line on behalf of the king, she was shocked by the poverty of the scene, her people were starving, underfed and clothed, and were forced to the brink of heavy taxes every day.

At this time, it is necessary for her, the prince, to stand up and make some contributions to the country.

"Your Highness, how can you tell the truth in your heart on such an occasion? The first thing must be to spend a huge amount of money to renovate the temple and reshape the statue for the Pope. Principal Mani sweated hard for her.

Greenland, the Frost Witch, suddenly intrudes into the back mountain exclusion zone and disrupts Principal Mani's lesson plan, which should have been taught to Princess Leia, but she didn't have time to talk about it.

These words must have angered the Pope.

Princess Leah is kind-hearted and will surely be a benevolent monarch who loves her people like a son in the future, but this is premised on the fact that she must be approved by the Pope in order to become a king in the right place.

"It's not worth mentioning, and I don't think the future king needs to worry too much. ”

After hearing Leah's reply, the Pope was visibly displeased.

He has always advocated that divine power is above royal power, and royal power is above the common people, and only when there is a strict hierarchy can divine power last forever in the world.

And Princess Leah made it clear that she was deliberately going against him.

"This kid is good at everything, but his personality is too straightforward, he doesn't know how to be tactful, and he does some foolish things. King Monty's face was solemn, and his hands pressed heavily on the dragon chair.

On such a sacred occasion, the Pope will more or less give the current king a little bit of thin face and will not deliberately embarrass Leah in public, but this cannot change the bad impression that has been formed.

"Your Excellency, Leah has no intention of contradicting you, but these are not trivial matters, and whether a country can prosper depends on the happiness and sense of belonging of the people at the bottom, not just the nobility. ”

During this time, Leah often followed Chen Feng and listened to him tell the story of the Eastern Continent.

It is said that the world there has long been equality for all, no slavery, no exploitation, and equality of human rights in the true sense of the word.

"You are presumptuous! Shut up, I see you as a bewitched heretic, what does the life or death of the low-level slaves have to do with you? Don't forget your identity, you are the blood of the royal family. The Pope snatched the scroll from his retinue's hand and threw it at Leah.

Leah wanted to argue, but was stopped by Headmaster Mani, who hurriedly bowed to the Pope and pleaded, "Your Excellency, please calm your anger!" Princess Leah is young and ignorant, and she does not mean to offend theocracy. ”

"If it weren't for the fact that she was a royal family, such remarks would have been enough to kill her ten thousand times. ”

The Pope pointed at the tip of Leah's nose and rebuked angrily: "Knights Templar, temporarily imprison this heretic, when she is willing to admit her mistakes, when she will release her again, no one is allowed to beg for mercy for her, otherwise, it will be regarded as the same crime." ”

A large number of Templars broke in, shackled Princess Leia, and dragged her away from the venue.

"Princess, how can you say such a thing? The prosperity of the country depends on the gift of the Pope, what does it have to do with the low-level commoners?" Karl couldn't help but sigh a few times, never thinking that these words would pop out of the mouth of the princess of the kingdom.

"I didn't instill in her the idea of equality. ”

Only then did Chen Feng realize the seriousness of the problem, he once told Leah about the history of the overthrow of theocracy in Western European countries, and also talked about the revolutionary war in which slaves turned into masters.

But the current Monty Kingdom is still a theocratic world, and the thinking is very backward, and these remarks are fatal.

"Untie me at once, or I'll take you to death." ”

"Chen Feng, you have sworn an oath, and you can't keep your word. Naturally, Elder Karl was reluctant to let him go.

"Originally, it was said that Her Royal Highness the princess had ended the coming-of-age ceremony, but now that Leah has been arrested, the ceremony has been temporarily canceled, and the oath has been annulled on the spot. Chen Feng shook his body, threw the card from his pocket to the ground, and kicked the switch of the electric baton with his foot.

Suddenly, the lightning flashed, so frightened that Carl hurriedly helped him open the shackles, "My little ancestor, there are hundreds of high-level magicians stationed under the bell tower, you have to cause death if you make such a fuss." ”

The secret of Chen Feng's ability to summon thunder and lightning was not yet available for Carl to explain in detail to the Pope.

If he was detected in advance by a high-level magician, he would treat Chen Feng as a cult wizard and join forces to kill him, either dead or disabled, and he would not be able to stop it at all.

"I remember this kindness, and I will repay you in the future. Chen Feng threw the shackles aside and stole the waist card of the old Carl Ge.

With this waist card, you can freely enter and exit the temple.

After Princess Leah was escorted back to the prison, the coming-of-age ceremony continued as usual, but the successor was changed to the second prince, Fale.

The Pope asked him the same question as Leah, and Faller replied directly: "I am willing to take half of the money from the treasury to buy crystal agate and diamonds from overseas countries, and use them as materials to build a new temple of God."

These days, I have seen that the statue of the Pope is seriously falling off, and I am willing to melt down the golden weapons of the National Order of Knights and rebuild the golden body for you. ”

The standard answer made the Pope very satisfied, and after simply passing through the magic inspection gate, he was appointed as the prince on the spot, and after Monty's abdication, he would be the king.

In the face of this decision of the Pope, King Monty was dissatisfied, but he had no choice but to comply.

If you risk your life to admonish you, you will anger the Pope and put Leah in an even more embarrassing situation.