Chapter 3: The Real Protagonist

Looking at the burly old man in front of him, with an inappropriate pearl agate top hat inlaid with a symbol of power and wealth, he even looked funny. Among the nobles present, it could be said that a single move of a finger was enough to make Noxus shake, but none of them dared to provoke the old man in front of him, who was only in his early fifties.

Wherever the domineering and violent ruler who had held Noxus for forty years and did not know how long he would continue to control it in the future, no one dared to speak in an elegant or playful tone, and the cathedral, because of the presence of this old man, was silent.

Burnham? Darkwell: This is truly a name that the nobles hate and awe. This is true of both the old aristocracy and the new aristocracy that has emerged in the last hundred years.

Standing in the crowd was not inconspicuous, and Pekosky, who had a vampire count in the aristocratic circle of the imperial capital, lowered his eyebrows and looked down at the general Darkwell who walked in front of him without any violent, perverse, or eccentric atmosphere. Pekoski, who had always idolized the old man in front of him who held the power of Noxus, undisguised the awe and fanatical adoration in his eyes.

He sighed softly in a voice that he could hear: "This is the real Superior Dominator!" ”

The honorable cardinal archbishop, who had already been famous in the imperial capital more than ten years ago, looked at the old opponent who was walking towards him with a smile, with a knowing smile on his face, holding the red wine crystal goblet that had not yet been drunk in his hand, and went straight to greet him.

A brief and direct collision.

The werewolf duke and the nobles who were chatting with Hai Ge Ya just now couldn't help but hold their breath, or look at this collision between old rivals with excitement or amusement.

Cardinal Archbishop of Hygea and Burnham, who wields Noxian authority? Although the feud between Darkwell has not spread in Noxus, few people even know about the feud between the two. But the news always inadvertently circulates from the ears of some well-intentioned nobles.

It is said that after Haige Yasu was elected as the cardinal archbishop that year, he was very ambitious, and his target was not the black god monk's reverence. Look up to the Patriarch's Scepter, but the papal crown of the spiritual emperor that stands in the center of the Holy See.

One day half a year later, General Darkwell, who had already held the power of Noxus, suddenly ascended to the Cathedral of Promirovang, and then had a long conversation with the Holy See, Cardinal Archbishop Hygoa, and then half a year passed. Cardinal Archbishop of Hygae, who coveted the papal crown and the patriarch's scepter, announced that he would be buried in the papal office to organize the canons of the papal courts.

If there was no reason for this, the ambitious cardinal gave up the scepter and the crown that were only one step away. Even the aristocracy with low IQ will never believe it.

Not surprisingly, and not disappointed, Burnham? General Darkwell stopped in front of Cardinal Hygea, who was like the Alps that does not melt ice and snow all year round, and only had a faint but visible smile on his face with an indifferent and rigid expression, and took another step in front of Hygeasu, who was already close to him. Darkwell, who has always been insensitive to and dislikes cumbersome papal etiquette, made a very complete and very cumbersome grand papal liturgy, and then looked at Hai Ge Ya Su, and said with a smile: "Thirteen years ago, Hai Ge Ya Su buried yourself in the bitter and mysterious papal texts in the Popal Affairs Hall. In order to receive the guidance and enlightenment of the Lord, how can we have time to pay attention to worldly things today? ”

Hai Ge Ya Su smiled slightly, held the magic staff, and said calmly: "The Lord has mercy on me, and enlightened me, a dull cultist who has no qualities worthy of cultivation except piety, so under the guidance of the Lord, I understand my direction, so I will return to the world. ”

Burnham? Darkwell was solemn. "I would venture to ask: Archbishop, have you finished writing that book?" ”

Hai Ge Ya Su nodded, his expression humble. No pride.

Most of the nobles who listened carefully to the conversation between the two were silent on the surface, but the nobles who were familiar with the inside were shocked in their hearts. When they looked at Hai Ge Yasu again, their eyes were obviously different from before, and there was more respect and awe from the heart.

Hai Ge Ya Su sorted out the papal canons in the Pope Affairs Hall, and reappeared, and many nobles had already thought that the cardinal Archbishop Hai Ge Asu, who was the center of the Holy See's power, would spend thirteen years sorting out the papal canons. A proud papal book has been written.

The Holy See has existed on the continent of Valoran for thousands of years, during which time the Holy See was divided into the Vatican and the Byzantian Curia, so many of the teachings in the official texts of the Holy See are quite contradictory, although the clergy of the Byzantian Holy See in Noxus have been trying to revise their interpretations for generations. However, there are still many sharp contradictions that cannot be reconciled.

It is precisely because of this that the clergy of all generations have hoped to fill in or correct the contradictory doctrine of the Holy See by writing a book, so it is logical that saints who are worshipped by the faithful are born.

If the book had been a correction of the contradictory teachings of the Byzantian Holy See, and the book had been officially recognized, it would have been possible for Cardinal Archbishop of Hygea to be posthumously canonized as a saint.

And in his lifetime, because of this book, he will be closer to the scepter or crown.

"Perhaps Archbishop of the Cardinal of Hygea could have another title on his head: 'Saint.'"

The saints do not belong to any hierarchy of the Holy See, but they are equal to the Patriarch or the Pope, and even the saints are one seat higher than the Pope and the Patriarch in the hearts of the faithful.

Burnham then said, "Can I be the first to read that book??" But he refused, saying, "One of my godsons is reading my book, so I'm sorry!" ”

Burnham laughed, without any of the usual violence and eccentricities, and waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I really look forward to the saint who has been vacant for thirty years to shine on Noxus again!" "And then Burnham? Darkwell staggered by Jacka and Hygoa.

Standing in the middle of a group of nobles such as the contemporary family of the Bacon family, the werewolf duke El Kirlo, who had seen the wind and waves through the wind and rain, looked at the two big men of Burnham and Haige Yasu and listened to the bland conversation, and the wind had long since moved and the unwavering heart could not help but set off thousands of waves, surging, and a feeling of fear, awe, and worship that had surfaced a long, long time ago, when he met the supreme emperor of Noxus under the leadership of his grandfather when he was a teenager.

Wiped the sweat drops from the corners of his forehead. Looking up at the sea pavilion that was still standing in place, holding a crystal glass containing the pure wine of the Sa Lila. Hai Ge Ya Su faintly looked at Burnham's majestic back and left quickly, and said to himself: "I have spent thirteen years honing my patience in a small room in the Papal Affairs Chamber, I have spent thirteen years analyzing my battlefield in front of a mountain of papal books, I have spent thirty years outlining my battles with a pen on a tower of white paper, thirteen years of preparation, thirty years of waiting, Burnham, are you ready to face my challenge?" ”

At this moment, Erquiro felt a sense of harmony from the slender and emaciated priest? Darkwell had the same majestic aura on him.

Only about a hundred meters away, in a secluded corner of the Agustín Cathedral, which has been far away from the aristocratic center, an old man who looks like he is about to enter the ground at any time said to the famous vampire Count Pekoski in the aristocratic circle: "Boy, for the sake of your grandfather's face, I will remind you of the last sentence, if you really want to climb into the noble circle of Burnham, you must remember one sentence: never steal the limelight of the protagonist, sometimes the protagonist is not necessarily Burnham who controls the power?" Duckwell, sometimes the main character is a character you've never noticed? And Burnham, who held the power of the empire at this time? Darkwell is nothing more than a very conspicuous green leaf! Be willing to be a green leaf. ”

"So he's the smartest junior I've ever met!" The old man sighed softly as he looked at Burnham, who was walking towards a remote and unobtrusive corner.

Pekoski honestly lowered his head and looked at this old man who had been a powerful Noxus figure since his grandfather's time, and his heart was full of reverence.

The grandfather of the Pekoski family left a phrase that Pekoski still holds as a creed: "My heir, be a faithful dog of the House of Constantine, whatever he wants you to do, even if it is to assassinate the Pope or the Emperor." ”

The wise old man in front of him, who is inconspicuous in Noxus, but is the director behind the countless reshuffles of Noxus, belongs to the Constantine family, which has been inherited in the Valoran continent for nearly a thousand years, one of the wisest families on the continent.

Standing in front of an ignorant child, Pekoski, who was already in his fifties, bowed his head like a schoolchild, and asked sincerely and tentatively: "This time His Excellency Burnham is the most splendid green leaf in the Ecustin Cathedral??" The voice paused, and then added, "Is the Cardinal of Haigea Su too?" ”

The old man, dressed in an elegant dark blue aristocratic costume on crutches, opened his mouth and was about to speak, when a familiar voice sounded in the auditorium in the quiet Egustín Cathedral.

"What about Augustus?"

Everyone looked at the voice, Burnham? Standing in front of a group of honored heroes who were about to be honored by Burnham in a corner that had been snubbed and ostracized by the nobles, Darkwell looked at the group and spoke the words that made everyone look back: "What about Augustus? ”

A smile appeared on Pekosky's face, and he said softly: "It turns out that this is the real protagonist!" (To be continued.) )