Center of the Holy See. [Full text reading.]

Pildoca II's face was a little solemn. A hint of doubt drifted in his eyes, and he was picking up a letter in his hand, shaking it, and said in a deep voice: "Bishop Landiston, are you sure what you said is true?"

Luo Lan had returned to the center three days earlier, but he did not rush to see Pidoca II, but in his capacity as bishop of the region, he presented an urgent letter to the three cardinals at the same time, hence today's meeting.

The content mentioned in this report seemed very serious, but when he thought about it, Pidoka II felt that it was too exaggerated, at least he himself scoffed, and more importantly, he did not want to bring out the sacrificial group or a few bishops at this time, although it was Luo Lan's power to ask for the meeting, but he had skipped himself before, which made him very angry.

"As you can see, I have written down the course of this battle in detail, and apart from some information obtained from some secret sources, the rest is my personal judgment. Luo Lan's calm voice echoed in the hall, and he looked up at the three cardinals condescendingly. Standing solemnly on the high platform.

Cardinal Moore looked down and said in his usual domineering tone: "I am deeply admired by the imagination and concern of the Bishop of Landiston, but I have also read that letter, and most of it is your speculation, and we have yet to confirm whether your sources are so accurate," he entrusted the letter in his hand, turned to the two cardinals, and said: " I think that a hasty decision would not only be detrimental to the prestige of the Holy See, but would also affect the upcoming succession of the Friars, and I remind you of the need to be cautious. ”

"I agree with Bishop Moore," Bishop Vernal's loud voice caused a buzz, because of his tall and burly stature and attentive eyes, he spoke with great vigour, and the decay and old age of the old man seemed to be impossible to find in him, and he drew a cross on his chest, and said loudly: "We have just experienced a battle, although the scale is not very large, but it is really not suitable to act again, it will cause a kind of ' Now there is the delusion of the enemy everywhere', and what we need now is to preach, to spread the glory of the Lord to every inch of the continent by gentle means, and not to continue by means of conquest, for we are not armies or empires, but servants of the Lord. ”

Luo Lan smiled slightly and did not speak. He knew that the cardinal was a staunch supporter of the ascetics, hoping to guide and influence the faithful through his piety and vast knowledge, and although he was one of the few people in the Holy See of Light who did not care about his origins, he was sometimes too persistent to act rigidly and rigidly, and he was able to sit in this position only because the previous pope needed to have a supporter of opinion.

"I think so too," said Biduca II, who seemed to be a little embarrassed when he saw that the two bishops had expressed their attitudes, and sighed, "Bishop Lantiston, I attach great importance to what you have said, but as the two bishops said, our focus now should be on the choice of the successor of the chief monk, and as one of the chief monks, you must know what to do, and besides, there is really no extra energy to waste on the uncertain factors of 'maybe' and 'maybe'. ”

He coughed and was about to draw conclusions, at this time. But someone said, "Wait a minute!"

Pidoca II was slightly stunned, he did not expect this man to speak at this time, because this person usually never expressed his opinion at the synod, otherwise he would not have made a decision so easily.

Bishop Moore and Bishop Vernal were also a little surprised, because it was Bishop Todd who spoke, although the oldest cardinal among them seemed to be equal to them, but he was more than a step ahead of them in terms of seniority and age, far back in the last pope, if he hadn't taken the initiative to withdraw from the competition, the papal throne might not have been the turn of Sidinoue, who is now hiding behind the scenes.

Todd looked around at everyone, and finally his gaze fell on Luo Lan's body, and after staring at it for a moment, he spoke calmly, "Bishop Lantiston, I remember that not long ago, you judged that the Dark Council was focusing on the Thunder Bluff, and issued a warning in advance. ”

Pilduca II frowned slightly, and the parchment letter in his hand was unconsciously grasped.

"Yes," Luo Lan bowed slightly, and he said calmly, "It's just that you adults don't care, in fact, any priest can make such a judgment with a little attention." ”

"I'm afraid that's not the case," Todd glanced at Luo Lan meaningfully, "but we are not discussing these issues now, but judging from this matter, Bishop Lantiston will definitely not make his own judgment out of thin air, at least, it should attract our attention, and we should not be unguarded." If this happens, the consequences that none of us here can afford to bear, it will be a real disaster. ”

"But if that were to be done, would the movement be a little bigger?" said Pilduca II in as tactful a tone as he could, though he knew that the movement was not "greater" but "greater", and he was now a little helpless, and although he was the Pope, he made a clear doubt, because in this way, perhaps even the prestige he had just built up would be lost.

"At the moment, it seems that the members of the Masquerade may not only be members of the Celestial Cult, but more likely to be of the Divine Descent, and if this is the case, coupled with the previous suspicious actions of the Dark Council, this matter is indeed worth being wary of. Your Majesty, I hope you will reconsider. Bishop Moore glanced at Bishop Todd, then bowed to Biduca II, and quickly adjusted his position, as if it were someone else who had just stood clearly in opposition here.

Bishop Vernal seemed a little displeased, and he retorted loudly: "Even so, I think it is necessary to investigate it in detail. It shouldn't be so sloppy. He hesitated, looked at Bishop Todd, and said, "What do you say?"

Bishop Todd was expressionless, but said slowly: "After the First Continental War, the Divine Descendants were sealed with a curse, and to crack it, two things are needed, one is the blood of the descendants of the Seven Magi, and the other is the trophy of the Second Continental War, the Abyss Horn! However, during the Third Continental War, the dark forces invaded the hinterland of the continent, so that one was lost, most likely in the hands of the Dark Council, and the other was stored as a great glory in the Temple of the Heroes of Hazbenon, and a grand commemoration ceremony was held every ten years, and half a month later, it was the day of the ceremony. ”

"Half a month later?" Except for Luo Lan, the faces of several other people changed slightly, they thought of Luo Lan's previous letter, if it was just one thing, then maybe it was a coincidence, but even the date was so close, then the possibility was extremely high.

Luo Lan said at the right time at this moment, and he said in a deep voice: "Judging from the previous actions, those Celestial God Sect disciples will not miss this opportunity, I think, your bishops and His Majesty the Pope should know what may happen after they succeed, these people have been shouldering the heavy responsibility of guarding the Abyss Gate for thousands of years, if they are really dragged out, the consequences are self-evident, compared to this, the alliance between the Celestial God Sect and the Dark Council is just a trivial matter." ”

Everyone was silent, and for a while, the atmosphere was a little solemn.

"But this matter ......" After a few moments, Pidoca II finally spoke, but his voice was a little harsh, "The Temple of the Heroes of Házbenon is within the sphere of influence of the Mage's Society, and we can't rush to do it, even if it is a kind reminder, but on the eve of the decision on the choice of the monk, they are likely to suspect our true intentions......"

The corners of Moore's eyes twitched unconsciously, and Vernal was silent, this was an unavoidable question, and they had also objected to it with this in mind.

"That's right," Bishop Todd said in a deep voice, tapping his staff on the ground, "so we need to send an emissary to make contact with the upper echelons of the Mage's Society." We should try to explain this matter as clearly as possible, because this is related to the danger of the mainland, and we cannot take it lightly. ”

"Emissary?" Moore and Vernal looked at each other.

"The identity of this envoy must have a certain status in the Holy See, so as to show our sincerity and attitude, and secondly, there is also a reason to go to the envoy at this critical moment, so as not to cause too much reverie in the Dark Council," Todd glanced at Luo Lan and said, "Bishop Landiston is both a regional bishop and the chief monk of the Friars, and it is an excellent reason to send an envoy to the Mage Council under the pretext of choosing a successor to the chief monks." ”

The eyes of everyone present were focused on Luo Lan, and both Moore and Vernal were silent, obviously acquiescing to this decision.

Pidoca II's gaze was particularly complicated, and he sighed in his heart, he had been bent on trying to weaken Luo Lan's influence in the center of the Holy See, but in this way, it invisibly raised Luo Lan's identity, because this mission was enough to give the Mage Council and other forces a signal that Landiston could already represent the Holy See in some aspects.

Looking at Luo Lan's unfazed expression, a terrible thought suddenly appeared in his heart, could it be that all this was calculated by this person in advance? So step by step, what did he want to do? What was his purpose? Or did I think too much?

Shaking his head, he barely suppressed the trepidation.

Bishop Todd said with a serious face: "Bishop Landiston, your previous battle team does not need to be disbanded, the time is urgent, please go to the territory of the Mage Society as an emissary group immediately, we will grant you the right to take full responsibility in the name of the Central Holy See, from now until the end of this matter, you can mobilize all the ecclesiastical resources that can be mobilized around you." After a pause, he accentuated his tone again, and said in a stern tone that was close to warning: "Bishop Lantiston, please do not live up to the trust that the Holy See has in you, and before making a decision, please do not forget that the Holy See stands behind you. ”

Lan bent down slightly, made a bow, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty and the bishops, for entrusting me with this important task, I will definitely do my best in this matter." "This chapter is made up of many surprises by the portal, please log in to the om