The first Pope of the Templar, Clement I, will be crowned on June 30, 4901 AD at the Basilica of the Holy Light!

This explosive news spread throughout the entire main material plane half a month in advance, from Yupla to Yasha, from the Deep Sea Naga Empire to the three layers of the underworld. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

As we all know, although the Templar, the Church of the Sun God, has long been in the sight of the major forces with the deeds of Adam, established a kingdom in Celt, and has a strong influence in the whole world, it is worth mentioning that the Templar has not had a real leader in the main material plane for a long time.

Adam's original claim to be the Son of God, Simon as the Holy Inquisitor, and Teresa as the Confessor.

Especially with the canonization of Adam, Simon, and Teresa, the Templar entered a period of power vacuum.

It was also at this time that the Templar announced that it was about to welcome its first Pope, Clement, a priest of the Silver Rank.

According to the papal naming convention, he was honored as Clement I.

In a few years, if a pope is also named Clement, the successor will be honored as Clement II.

"O the first pope of the Templars!"

This news was accompanied by invitations to the various forces of the main physical plane, inviting them to attend the ceremony at the Basilica of St. Radiance on June 30.

If it is an ordinary demigod of the Pope's coronation, the heads of the major forces may pay attention to it, but they may not necessarily go there in person.

Just like the Church of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce, how many people can call out the Pope name of the Church of Woking?

The Templar is different, as a spokesman of the Lord God on earth, Clement is far from comparable to the Pope of the Woking Church.

The same pope is also divided into three, six, and five, which is based on the reality of strength and strength.

What's more, the first pope, the word first itself is very significant, and they will not pay too much attention to it.

Time passed day by day, and soon it was June 30th.

At this time, Griffon City has already welcomed many important people from all over the world, elves, orcs, Naga, and even giants who have not officially shown traces in the main material plane for a long time.

"It is worthy of the capital of an empire, and even the roads are so wide and clean."

An arcane master who hadn't received the invitation but didn't want to miss such a grand event said to his companion as he watched the path paved with green stone in the crowd.

The road would not be muddy even in heavy rains, and he was even more impressed by the fact that there were drainage facilities on both sides of the road.

When the palace was first built, the entire griffons were re-planned (distributed in concentric circles) according to the twin cores (the palace and the Basilica of the Holy Light), and the main roads were even magically processed by the mages of the Earth faction, so that the six troikas could move side by side, ensuring that they were smooth and spacious.

In addition, trees such as hemlocks and plane trees and various flowers are planted on both sides of the main road to serve as a green belt and beautify the environment.

"But then again, although the environment is good, I don't know what's going on, and I've had an uncomfortable feeling since I entered the inner city of Griffon City." The Arcanist grumbled quietly.

"Not surprising. Remember the words of our guide as we entered Griffontown? ”

"Uh, you mean that spatial magic array called the Ninefold Labyrinth?"

"Yes, it is said that the entire inner city of Griffon City is shrouded in this space magic array set up by the Arcanists of the Nine Rings of Dimensional Tallinn, together with the Arcanists of the Hanging Gardens and His Majesty the Space Lord."

With the spread of the magic web, the gap between traditional spell factions has become smaller and smaller, and the previously rare space magic can be downloaded and used by the arcanists as long as they wish.

But the most proficient in space spells in the whole world are the priests of the main god of space, which stems from the authority of the law held by the main god of space, and they have many space spells that are not available on the web.

This is the same as the Templar Priest's Light Spell and the Chaos and Transfiguration Techniques of the Priests of the God of Truth, derived from the priesthood and authority held by the gods.

"Once the magic array is activated, the entire Griffin City will fall into a labyrinth of overlapping layers, and without special magic items, you can only be trapped in it, and it will be difficult to move an inch."

"Moreover, according to the guide, this magical defense system called Igor has only just reached the first stage, and there are still two magic arrays called dimensional independence and space blockade that have not been added."

After a long time, the Arcanist exclaimed: "Wow, I originally thought that the spatial teleportation array was already a very remarkable achievement, but I didn't expect it to be even more amazing." ”

The most important thing they need to be thankful for being able to get to Griffon City on June 30 is the spatial teleportation array, and it only takes ten seconds to get from Lyon to Griffin City.

Moreover, it is said that similar spatial teleportation arrays have been erected throughout the territory of the Griffon Empire, which are managed by an agency called the Department of Magical Transportation.

If there is any flaw, it is probably the high cost of using the spatial teleportation array.

100 gold coins once, one way, the mana required to activate the teleportation array needs to be paid by yourself.

"However, with the current strength of the Holy Griffin Empire and the Templar, I think there are few people who can't think of making trouble in Griffon City."

This is the capital of the Holy Griffon Empire and the headquarters of the Templar, and the Arcanist dares to say that there are now more than seven legendary masters in the Holy Radiance Cathedral who are always keeping an eye on the dynamics of Griffon City, not to mention ......

He looked up at the griffon knights who flew through the sky from time to time.

They are the Royal Griffon Guards of the Holy Griffon Empire, and there are few of them, but each knight is a silver-ranked warrior or arcanist.

Of course, there is also the kind of divine swordsman who makes the whole world shake as soon as he is born, a kind of power-type professional with the ability to cast spells.

The path to becoming a Divine Swordsman is no secret, and considering that the premise is to believe in Andrew, the god of knights in Heavenly Mountain, the Templar and Griffon Empires are more than happy to announce the correct way to obtain spellcasting abilities.

I have to say that the templar's trick is very beautiful, and Andrew himself is a knight's professional god, and there are not a few knights, warriors and other power-based professionals who have announced their belief in the god of knights in the past six months.

Especially after a knight of a small principality also obtained the ability to cast spells and became a divine swordsman, this wave of wind has become more and more popular, and it has not subsided until now.

"That's true, but it's necessary to have precautions. Lo and behold, it was the new Empress of the Naga Empire, Ellie Lancaster, daughter of Her Royal Highness Juana, the goddess of the sea. ”

Just like last time, a curtain of light rose from the top of every cathedral in the Griffon Empire, showing the scene in the Basilica of St. Radiance at this time - with Adam's personality, he would never miss an opportunity to promote the church and the faith.

"Let me see."

The Empress of the Naga Empire is not difficult to recognize, after all, Naga is very conspicuous in the crowd, but the big names of other forces, the Arcanist can't recognize it for a while.

Fortunately, there was a woman who knew the heads of the major forces well in the square with them, and she was writing and drawing in a small book while introducing them:

"Those who have been assigned to sit on the left by the Templars are all forces that are friendly with the Templars or the Empire. The Emerald Forest Elven Court, the new Elven Empress, and the Sun Elf Elven Elder; High Priest of His Majesty the Space Lord; Delphi III of the Harvest Church, King Damans I of the United Kingdom of Sock; High Priest of Death of the Church of the Grim Reaper ......"

"On the right is a relatively ordinary relationship, the new saint of the God of Truth Cult, the foreign minister and eldest princess of the Romano Empire, the permanent member of the Buffison Business Alliance, the king of the Kochi Kingdom, the chief of the lizardmen tribe, ......"

The Arcanist watched in amazement as the other party announced their names.

"Uh, what about the one sitting in the middle? The upper echelons of the Empire and the upper echelons of the Templars? ”

"That's right, let me see, the First Consul of the Empire, Aras, the Minister of War, Garon, the Minister of Magic, Arman, the Lord of the Earth of the Hanging Gardens, the legendary elder of the dimensional Tallinn, the senator of the Senate...... each name is famous in this land, "It's a pity that Her Majesty the Queen is pregnant, and now she is recuperating in the twin Eden, so she can't attend, otherwise it will be a different grand occasion." ”

"That, ma'am—"

"Joey, just call me Joey."

"Okay, Ms. Joy." The Arcanist inquired curiously, "Can you introduce us to the Templar?" All I know is that it is Clement I who will be crowned the first pope, but about the structure of the Templar or something—"

"Of course there is no problem. The soon-to-be-crowned Templar Pope is Clement I, whose full title is Patriarch of the Basilica of the Holy Radiance, Living Representative of the Lord of Radiance, First Chosen of the Sun God, Chief Priest of the Templar, and Pope. ”

Hmm, a rather long title, the Arcanist silently commented in his mind.

"Below the Pope, the Templar is divided into a group of cardinals made up of gold-rank patriarchs and a knightly order made up of power professionals."

The most famous ones are the Hands of Justice, made up of Templars, and the Knights, who consisted entirely of knights.

As with the relationship between the Templars and the Swordsmen, the Knight of Glory is a member of the Knights of the Sun when he joins the Empire, and a member of the Templar Order when he joins the Templar.

As for the Knights of the Round Table, it was an institution that governed the Templars.

Speaking of this, Joey shrugged his shoulders and said mysteriously, "It is said that ...... There is also a secret institution within the temple called the Hermitage, which is made up of a group of ascetics who have given up their worldly pleasures and devoted themselves to the sun god. Of course, it's just that I won't let him report this kind of uncertain news. ”

The Arcanist nodded contentedly, pointed to the priests on the light curtain who were dressed differently from the other patriarchs, and asked, "Who are those two priests?" ”

"Priest Eric and Priest Summers are both candidates for the Pope and are very likely to become Patriarchs of the Southern Diocese and the Diocese of Zion respectively in the future."

"Ahem, ma'am, I have a doubt." The Arcanist's companion lowered his voice and asked in a low voice, "When Clement I was crowned, who was the supreme ruler of the Celts - I mean - "

As far as he knew, the entire Holy Griffin Empire had been built with the support of the Templars, but the Emperor was still the Lord of Light, and there was no conflict between the two.

But the emperor of an empire cannot always be a main god.

"I thought something was wrong." Joey chuckled and explained, "Faith to the Church, secular to the Empire, two realms, not in conflict with each other. This is an oracle issued by His Majesty after ascending to the Lord God, and it will be followed by both the Templar and the Empire. ”

Moreover, the second emperor of the empire will be succeeded by His Majesty's heirs, and there will be no conflict with the Templar in terms of status or legal system.

While! While! While!

As he spoke, three melodious bells rang to mark the official start of the coronation ceremony.

In the midst of a loud chant, the first Pope of the Church of the Sun God, Clement I, finally appeared.

"What a grand ceremony!"

In fact, what the Arcanist really wanted to say was 'what a big show', considering that he was stepping on the territory of the Holy Griffin Empire, he quickly changed his statement when it came to his mouth.

Clement I, dressed in ornate priest's robes and holding a scepter, entered the main hall surrounded by a group of light elements, seven angels, and three holy spirits.

The little ones, who were somewhat different from the traditional light elements due to the intervention of the sun god, were only the size of a palm, singing hymns and waving their little hands to spread the holy light.

Every time the angels with wings on their backs flap their wings, they will emit thousands of milky white fluorescences.

As for the creatures with the ability to move at the speed of light, the mere act of standing there with their own holy light is dazzling enough to make it impossible to take your eyes off.

The Arcanist and countless others watched as Clement I slowly walked towards the throne, and in a matter of minutes, he had officially become one of the most powerful men in the entire main physical plane, and there were very few who could match him.

This is the first time that the arcanist has seen the main hall of the Basilica of Holy Light, and the divine magnificence is the best interpretation of him.

The sunlight is refracted by the multicolored glass, and the gold has a hint of mystery in it, but it does not prevent the onlooker from seeing the delicate rows of thin columns that lead to the dome on the walls and the exquisite paintings with religious overtones.

At the end of the main hall is the idol of the gods of the Heavenly Mountain, and in the center is the icon of the Lord of Radiance, holding the Holy Cross Sun Scepter in one hand and the holy book in the other.

On both sides of the statue of the Sun God are the other seven gods of Heaven Mountain, including Andrew, the Angel of Dawn, Raphael, the Angel of Punishment, Uriel, the Angel of Judgment, Teresa, the Angel of Redemption, Andrew, the God of Knights, and Airas, the Guardian of the Temple.

When Clement walked to the main seat, beams of holy light fell from the sky, revealing a total of three angels with four wings on their backs.

The angel of power on the left holds a tray on which is a sacred crown adorned with thorns;

The Angel of Power on the right is also holding a tray with a thick-looking holy book on it.

"Treasure, definitely treasure!"

"It's two treasures at once!"

The people who came to watch the ceremony were not ordinary professionals, and they quickly deduced the rank of the two from the breath emanating from the crown of thorns and the Book of Creation, and they talked and discussed in low voices.

But who called the sun god a presiding god?

For him, refining and forging two treasures to give to the church was definitely a breeze.

What's more, the generosity and humanity of the sun god are well known, unlike some gods whose divine nature and reason have the absolute upper hand, and they want the church to work hard to preach, but they are not willing to spend precious divine power to create treasures.

With all the emotion, the Angel of Power in the middle took a step forward with a scepter in his hand, and under his leadership, all the templars in the Cathedral of St. Radiance began to pray in unison, including Clement.

As the only basilica and church headquarters to date to be canonized, the main hall of the expanded Basilica of St. Radiance can accommodate 30,000 prayers at a time.

Excluding the spectators of the major forces in the main material plane, the rest are basically the high-ranking members of the Holy Griffon Empire, the Templar priests, and the devout believers who had the honor of attending the Pope's coronation.

So when more than 20,000 people started praying at the same time, it was a spectacular sight.

Not only the solemn sound that came from the cathedral, but also the holy light that was visible to the naked eye in the main hall.

Half a minute later, with a bang, the eight icons at the end of the main hall rose with dazzling divine brilliance at the same time.

The Arcanist knows that the Lord of Radiance has descended with the will of the gods of Heavenly Mountain!

The Lord of Radiance has descended!

The Seraphs are coming!

The god of knights has descended!

The bird of paradise is coming!

All the spectators bowed slightly, expressing the most basic respect for a main god, and the holy women of the Cult of God of Truth were no exception.

Even if there are two main gods standing behind her, she still needs to maintain the most basic respect for the gods.

"Our Lord has come!"

"That's His Excellency the Holy Inquisitor and Lady Teresa, no, Her Highness Teresa!"

The Arcanist narrowed his eyes, seeing the five Seraphims through the soft milky light.

The three pairs of wings behind them spread out as if they were the source of the Holy Light, so that the entire Holy Light Cathedral was enveloped in infinite Holy Light.

The god of knights is merciful and generous, the bird of paradise is holy and elegant, and only the will of the sun god is incarnated, shrouded in a layer of divine light, and the face is not real.

"Crément!" A voice of divine majesty echoed through the main hall.

"My lord!" Crément stepped forward and knelt down in front of the icon.

"Crement, I ask you. Will you always believe in Me, do My Word, honor My will, shepherd all beings, and be with the Light? ”

"I do, my lord! I will always recite your name, hold your ways, and sow glory according to your will, forever! Crément replied in a loud and firm voice.

"I am glad that your letter is true; I know your piety. Today, I give you a memory in front of all living beings! ”

A beam of holy light appeared out of thin air, turning into a large hand, brushing over Clement's forehead, turning into a flash of the sun's cross.

This is the emblem and emblem of the Church, and it is also the sacred seal that Adam bestowed on the first pope to represent his identity and legal system.

"Give you the crown of thorns, so that everyone will know that you are my favor!"

Adam stretched out his hand, and the brilliant and holy crown of thorns was placed on Clement's body, and twelve swirling holy lights hung down.

"Give you the Book of Creation, so that everyone will know that you hold my authority!"

The thick Book of Creation flew up and hung in front of Clement, flipping and tumbling, and a text flashed quickly on the first page: June 30, 4901, the first Pope of the Templars, Clement I, fell into his arms.

The divinity hidden in the two treasures submerged into Clement's body, and suddenly the first pope of the Templar was bathed in divine brilliance, and burst out with a powerful momentum.

Where others couldn't see, the spiritual sea of Clement was tumbling with a holy light that was so rich that it was like substance, and the spiritual light of faith radiated outward in waves, breaking through the shackles of the golden rank in an instant, and being promoted to the last rank of the main material plane, legendary!

Some of the professionals present looked at Clement, who had jumped over gold in an instant and became a legendary professional, with very complicated expressions, which was the biggest advantage of the priest!

Unlike power-based professionals, who work hard to exercise martial arts, temper their physical bodies, obtain fighting energy seeds, and develop alienation abilities; It's not like a mage meditating and chanting mantras, exploring the mysteries of magic, overcoming obstacles, and forging his own path.

Pastors have walked a path that has been walked before, and as long as they practice God's ideas and ensure piety, they can continue to walk along the path that God has blazed and gain strength.

The most important thing is that if a priest can gain God's favor, his power level will increase very quickly!

Of course, charism will not be given lightly, otherwise faith will lose its value and meaning.

It is even less common for the gods to personally improve the strength of the pastor, and it is generally in the early days of the new establishment of the church that they will not hesitate to spend divine power to improve the strength of the pope and the first elect, as God's first feedback to the believers, and it is absolutely impossible in other periods.

Even when pushed by the Templar and the Griffin Empire, the Lord of Dawn and Order did not elevate all the archbishops of the Church of Dawn to the rank of legend, which shows the gods' adherence to the basic rules of the belief system.

Three seconds later, Clement opened his eyes, refreshed and at his peak.

In his perception, the entire system of Templar Divine Arts, from Black Iron to Legendary, was open to him, and the Legendary Divine Magic, Seven Star Heaven and Doomsday Apocalypse, which he had only read about in the Holy Scriptures, were no longer desired and out of reach.

He can be released at any time if he wants to.

Of course, as a priest, and especially as the pope of the Templar, Clement will not waste a single divine skill, not before, and never will.

"By the grace of the Lord, praise be to you, great Lord of Light, Lord of the Sun!"

"Hmm." Adam nodded in satisfaction and let out two rays of light again.

Do you want to continue to give treasures?

No, the sun god is too generous.

Everyone's eyes stared at the two holy lights without blinking, thinking nonsense.

"Roar—"

"Groan—"

The light shattered, and two magical creatures of divine sanctity leaped out of it.

The one on the left is golden and resembles a dragon, but its wings and tail are feathered.

On the right, there is a holy and mysterious, extremely beautiful giant serpent with a pair of wings on its back.

"What kind of magical creature is this? Never seen before. ”

"The one on the left is the dragon, only a dragon has such a formidable dragon power."

"Feathered Serpental, the most mysterious magical creature in the Merika Continent, Feathered Serpent!"

While ordinary spectators were simply shocked to see two new magical creatures of the legendary rank, the Cult of Truth remembered the information that the Church had received some time ago that a red dragon had thrown itself into the Templar, this new dragon......

"This is the Golden Dragon Clan and the Feathered Serpent Clan who have signed a sacred covenant with me, and from today onwards, they will be members of the Holy Church, spreading holy light and defending the glory of Heavenly Mountain."

"Yes, my lord!"

The crowd was in an uproar, although it was only a short sentence, but the news contained in it was explosive.

First of all, these are two legendary creatures called the Golden Dragon and the Feathered Serpent, with extraordinary potential and great combat power.

Second, they don't represent a two-story battle force, but a real race!

Race means that there will be a steady stream of masters, and although limited by the low fertility rate and long period of early growth, it is not a problem at all for a church that is often passed down for thousands of years.

Third, the dragon and the feathered serpent are a sacred covenant with the Lord of Light, meaning that as long as the sun god Adam is around, the two races will always be an inseparable member of the Templar!

The strength of the Templar has grown stronger with the addition of two legendary creatures.

"Go, Clement, and receive the cheers of the populace."

The eight mighty wills receded like a tide, leaving behind a temple of holy light.

"Clement I!"

"Your Majesty!"

The east front balcony of the main shrine of the Basilica of St. Radiance opened, and Clément, dressed in papal robes and wearing a crown of thorns and holding the Book of Creation in his left hand, looked at the jubilant believers of the Empire.

What a devout faith, what a lovely believer, what a surging power!

For a moment, Clement felt that his decision to follow Simon's advice to join the Templar could not have been more correct.