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This cathedral, which has been used as the second holiest place after the Holy Land since its inception, usually shows ordinary people and tourists only the halls and some side halls that have passed before, and how many secrets hidden in the magnificent complex of the Holy See are hidden by no one even the most devout believers and bishops of the Holy See itself.

Compared with those cardinals and senile popes who usually show up and serve as the spiritual sustenance of ordinary people, what is qualified to stay in this hall at the moment is obviously the core of the Holy See in the true sense.

With the exception of Richelieu, each of the eleven cardinals sat on a gold-encrusted high chair symbolizing the twelve apostles, and as far as the eye could see, any one of them was a beautiful maiden who was almost flawless in both appearance and posture.

In fact, it is said that the twelve cardinals of each generation of the Holy See, although they used different code names, actually inherited the power of the Twelve Apostles, which in that miraculous era is undoubtedly the pinnacle of existence in today's world.

In the center of the twelve cardinals, it is set off by the stars and the moon, and it exists in a lofty posture, which looks like a throne made of pure gold and inlaid with all kinds of precious stones.

And sitting on the throne, unexpectedly, is a petite-looking little girl, if you have to compare, I'm afraid it's only slightly bigger than the mechanical Lori little Ellie, probably because of this relationship, she looks like she doesn't match the somewhat large pure gold crown on her head - the little guy is trying to raise his little head to try to stabilize the crown from falling off the top of his head, and this action can also be seen in the scepter that she is trying to hold in her small palm.

"Your Majesty, your guests, several saviors from the Celestial Empire have arrived."

Probably noticing Yi Cheng's somewhat surprised expression, Richelieu coughed lightly, and at the same time bowed slightly, greeting the little Pope.

"Bishop Richelieu, hard work."

The little guy on the throne made a crisp voice - a voice that sounded quite majestic compared to the unsteady appearance, but considering that the voice itself was actually an underage child...... Such majesty has become unconvincing.

And then, the little Pope's crown has already cast a pair of curious eyes on Yi Cheng.

"This one doesn't look like the others...... Is it a man? ”

“……”

The faces of the cardinals froze at the moment—they had apparently not expected His Holiness to ask such a rude question to a first-time guest.

Fortunately, before Yi Cheng, who was also confused, could react, another flat voice suddenly came from next to the Pope's throne.

"Please don't mind, His Holiness has served my lord since the day of his birth, and has never seen any man with his own eyes."

Before he spoke, Yi Cheng didn't even notice the woman standing on the side of the throne, dressed in a black priest's robe—strange to say, it was a bright hall, but the position where the woman was standing seemed to have a shadow that could not be dissipated, obscuring most of her figure and appearance.

Still, judging by the faint outline, especially the perfect curves that the priest's robe could not fully encompass, and the fair-skinned face that glanced at him when he spoke, Yi Cheng could also tell that this was a beauty that was not inferior to any of the twelve cardinals, or even surpassed.

"This one is the chief judge of the Inquisition."

Richelieu reminded Yi Cheng in a low voice.

Inquisition...... I see.

In fact, without Richelieu's reminder, from the black priestly robes, Yi Cheng could roughly deduce this result, and considering that the Inquisition itself was equivalent to the existence of a scepter in the hands of the Pope, the position where the woman stood was also reasonable.

"Gui'an, His Majesty the Pope, the Chief Judge, and the Bishops."

Although if any of the girls in front of him were pulled out, their status would never be lower than that of dignitaries and royal nobles from various countries, but in front of Yi Cheng of the atheist faction, this was not a reason for him to be honest and afraid of making a big salute, so now he is only bowing slightly to these big girls to show his respect.

However, some of the cardinals immediately expressed dissatisfaction with this.

"It is the supreme glory of you to meet the crown of the Pope, and it is blasphemy to not kneel down in the face of God's agents on earth!"

"Oh?"

Yi Cheng immediately squinted his eyes and glanced sideways at the cardinal who had spoken.

"I remember saying before that I was an atheist...... On the premise of ensuring that both sides respect each other's beliefs, it is better not to impose blasphemy on others. ”

What is atheism...... Who's to say it's not a faith? It's like someone always saying that the Cult of Science and Technology is the biggest and most terrifying cult in the world...... Well, presumably if that's the case, the she-fox of the Red Mentor is properly that this generation of popes has not run away.

"God says that whoever does not believe in Him will go to hell when he dies."

Another cardinal also frowned and spoke.

I remember other gods saying this to me...... I'll wait until I die, but now...... Are you sure you want to continue this no-nutrition problem with me? ”

If it was only a faint target just now, then when Yi Cheng said this, he really angered several cardinals.

"Your Majesty! Such blasphemers should be burned at the stake! ”

"Don't make a fuss, the stake is used for the current heterosexual...... But wait, it seems right to burn me at the stake? ”

Just when Yi Cheng was seriously planning to have a deep and friendly discussion with several cardinals on the topic of burning at the stake, the black-robed chief inquisitor next to the throne once again spoke in a flat voice.

"Silence."

Obviously, the majesty of this judge is even more majestic than that of the cardinals, and with this sentence alone, the cardinals who had just planned to inflict heavenly punishment on Yi Cheng, a blasphemous, a heretic, and a devil, had neatly shut their mouths.

"You have come all the way to the Holy See, please forgive me for not being well entertained."

With such polite rhetoric as an opening remark, the chief judge himself is obviously better at dealing with bastards like Yi Cheng than the cardinals.

"His Holiness the Pope's intention to summon you must have been conveyed by Cardinal Richelieu beforehand, and you have just been tested by the radiance of God, so please rest for a moment to prepare for the next baptism."

"It's nice to be so polite earlier......"

Yi Cheng muttered a whisper, and then bowed again to the chief of the judge, and to the papal crown on the throne who had been saying no to the beginning to the end, but just staring at Yi Cheng with curious eyes.

"I was offended a lot just now, I am a straightforward person, if there is something bad to say or do wrong...... Don't hit me. ”