Scarborough Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Kraken stood silently in his office, he used to envy the position behind his desk, he felt that he could only sit there, only a powerful magician like his teacher.

But he was only a fifth-level magician, but now that seat was beginning to belong to him.

Kraken shook his tail and sat down behind his desk, the broken teacups on the floor had not been cleaned up, and he didn't bother with them, but began to flip through the administrative journal of the academy.

In the evening, Kraken looked up and rubbed his somewhat sour eyes, and his afterglow skimmed over the monocle left by Cassia, which he tried to bring to his head.

"No wonder the teacher would bring this thing, it's really a lot clearer......"

Suddenly, Kraken was stunned, only to see that the last page of the journal should have been blank, but through the monocle, he could see that the handwriting was slowly emerging.

"Life and death are impermanent"

Clear tears dripped down the journal, stirring up a little wrinkle.

Soon after, Kraken gradually crouched down on the table and fell asleep quietly.

And Cassia left behind him, the words he had given to the Nezumi ancestor, Tucciskavon.

Now, too, to Scarborough's second dean, Krakenskavin.

......

At the edge of the Kerder Canyon, Ferrante pulled his sword out of the corpse and staggered to his feet.

He looked around, and many of his wounded companions also stood up with their swords.

"We won?" someone asked aloud

"Won. Ferrante wiped the blood from his face, "Clean up the battlefield and get back to camp before dark!"

Ferrante, having finished his orders, stepped aside, found a tree to sit down, and looked down at himself, covered in blood, unable to distinguish whether it was the enemy's or his own.

The delicate armor could not be seen in its original appearance, and on the chest, a wound that almost penetrated the breastplate was telling the tragedy just now.

It's been three months, he's been here for three months, and this kind of fighting happens almost every day.

In the eyes of the empire, this is nothing more than a harmless and petty friction that profess each other, but in the eyes of the border army, this is all a victory piled up with human lives.

Watching the sunset gradually set, Ferrante looked to the east, it is estimated that in just a few days, Alena is about to officially take over as the Pope of Light, and Sophia will also become the youngest cardinal archbishop in the history of the classics.

"God of Light, please bless them and hope that all is well. ”

Tria, headquarters of the Church of Light

"Alena, I'm so nervous. ”

"Sophia, you have to learn to adapt, we're not kids anymore. ”

Sophia pouted: "You're not a child anymore, I'm still, besides, what does this have to do with adaptation, aren't you nervous?"

Alena was stunned and didn't speak, but the next moment she unexpectedly reached out and scratched Sophia's itchy flesh.

Two girls, who almost belonged to the upper echelons of the church, began to play around the room after a day's work, their simple white robes covering their figures, but not the best things of youth.

When the two were tired of playing and lay on the bed side by side, Sophia stared at the roof and said softly, "Alena, I'm worried about Ferrante. ”

"I remember who didn't want to deal with him?"

"But it's a battlefield, and people die every day. ”

Alena turned over and grabbed Sophia's forehead: "Don't worry, Ferrante, he will be fine, the God of Light will definitely take care of him, now what you need to do is to adjust your mentality, the position of the Pope is too heavy, I need someone to help me." ”

"Alena, I won't leave you. ”

"Actually......" Alena suddenly laughed evilly, "you have to be prepared for another one." ”

“？？？”

"Maybe Ferrante will propose to you when she returns. ”

"Ah!! what are you talking about!"

A week later, the Church of Light officially announced to all regions that in half a month, Pope Minho would abdicate and Saint Alena would take over as the next Pope of Light.

As soon as the news came out, some people were shocked, some people were calm, some people felt that it was right, and some people felt that this matter was inappropriate.

The shock and composure were generally the ordinary believers and the general public, because this was the first time they had heard that a replacement would take place while the previous pope was still alive.

At the same time, for them, it doesn't matter who becomes the Pope, anyway, it is not up to them to decide, besides, it is the Light Saint who will succeed the Pope, what's wrong with that?

And the cardinal archbishops within the church who took it for granted, Alena had personally given them divine magic to make them feel the glory of God, for them, Alena was naturally the best choice for the Pope.

But Alena's grasp of power naturally caused the dissatisfaction of the great nobles within the empire, according to the past practice, the pope was voted from among the cardinal archbishops, and the nobles would naturally maintain a good relationship with those archbishops, no matter who became the pope, in the future, there was always something to talk about.

But Alena is different, her status as a saint and the protection of the church, it is naturally impossible for the nobles to contact and establish a good relationship in advance.

But she's just a girl, does she know how to manage the church? Is she reliable? Does she know how to deal with the delicate relationship between the church and the royal family? Who knows if a decision will affect her earning gold?

After all, she is a young man, and with the eldest son of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rono in front of her, these nobles naturally do not want her to become the Pope.

But they have no right to manage the affairs of the church, so they can only rely on gold coins to spread rumors of opposition in the dark, and bite the woman to death and cannot become the pope.

Alena did not pay attention to the rumors outside, and the outgoing Pope Minho did not say anything.

However, one night, the inquisition's black clothes walked around the city of Tria, and the next day, there was no objection to it in the market.

Half a month later, although there is a divine blessing, the most bitter ones are still those cardinals, especially in remote areas, who dare not delay for a quarter of an hour.

Unlike the Light Ceremony eight years ago, the Pope's succession ceremony is held inside the Church and is not shown to outsiders, so there are not so many believers rushing to Tria.

In addition to the members of the Church, His Majesty the King of Kayadir and some nobles of faith, as well as some nobles who were not so firm in their beliefs under the friendly persuasion of the Inquisition, were also invited.

Outside the Hall of Light, Alena was wearing a white robe, looking solemnly waiting for her to play.

Next to her, Sophia, dressed in a red sacrificial robe, waited with the same seriousness.

According to the process, the ritual will be done by the Qua Priest, as she and Minho are the only ones who know Alena's identity in the first place.

After the prayer is read, the crown is placed on Alena by Gouja himself, and the Pope's scepter is handed over to Alena by Minho himself.

Alena then read the prayer and canonized Sophia as cardinal archbishop as pope.

Finally, everyone is under the statue of light, and all the cardinal archbishops take the oath again, and the ceremony is completed.

Finally, in a melodious chant, Alena and the others carried their robes lightly and walked into the main hall.

Outside the hall, the head of the Holy Knights and the knights of the guards tapped their swords and knelt down on one knee to greet the two of them.

The carefully selected priests bent down to salute, but the singing did not stop.

Inside the hall, the cardinal archbishop was flanked by solemn expressions, and the guests stood behind them, even His Majesty the King.

As the two approached, the chant became louder and louder, and the knight behind him stood upright, like a tall red hazel tree.

And in the surprised eyes of everyone in the hall, the tall statue of light began to emit a faint white light.

As the two entered the temple, Sophia waited on the sidelines, while Alena bowed to the idol.

Then the priest finished reading the prayer and took the papal crown from the wooden plate held by the bishop beside him.

Alena smiled and bent over, waiting for the quaint sacrifice to be crowned, and behind her, the statue of light was dim in the light, as if a figure was attached to it.

Suddenly, Alena frowned, and a bad feeling rose in her heart, but she didn't know what was wrong.

Time passed little by little, and just as the ancient priest officially put the crown on Alena's head and wanted to turn back, the hall suddenly became bright, and the scepter in Pope Minho's hand emitted a dazzling light, sweeping towards Alena with lightning speed.

Alena glanced at her, dodging the scepter lightly, her fingers moving slightly, and a white symbol floated out from her fingertips and hit Minho's body, making him unable to move.

Then, a black figure suddenly appeared behind Minho, and two long swords pierced Minho's calves from behind, with so much power that they even nailed the whole person to the stone brick floor.

It was over in the blink of an eye, and it wasn't until the scepter hit the ground that the crowd was alarmed that someone was going to assassinate the Pope during the ceremony......! Appointed Pope.

The knights outside the hall instantly blocked the entire hall, and everyone in the hall looked at Minho when they saw that Minho was subdued, and some even took a few steps forward.

Among them were Alena's father and Sophia's parents, although they were poor, they had a special status, so they were naturally invited.

But at this moment, the vision reappeared, and the ancient priest who had escaped the attack had taken refuge in the center of the main hall, and on either side of her were the king and nobles of Kaiadir, as well as the parents of Sophia.

I saw another burst of light emanating from Gu Ya's body, and a thunderous sound came out.

Alena and Sophia reacted immediately, and their four hands lit up, and in an instant, a layer of light covered the past.

Time seemed to freeze, and the cardinals on both sides also began to guard against Gu Ya's attack, wanting to protect the guests behind him, and the black shadow also ran towards Gu Ya.

His Majesty the King and the nobles retreated one after another, and no matter how stupid they were, they knew that there was still a wave of attacks, and in addition to them, Alena's father also retreated.

But...... Sophia's parents took a step forward, went against the flow of people, and ran forward.