The cathedrals of the imperial capital are not famous, in the past there were two holy cathedrals in the imperial capital, and at that time they were indeed called holy cathedrals.

Later, due to various reasons, the night patrol of one of the holy cathedrals inadvertently ignited the ornaments in the church, resulting in one of the most terrible fires in the history of the imperial capital, and the entire holy cathedral was left in ruins, and was razed to the ground soon after.

The other holy basilica is relatively well preserved, but if you ask a believer on the road who is not a Tensho Church, he will most likely not know where this cathedral is.

Since religion withdrew from the political arena, it has been much more low-key, and the only church in the imperial capital that can be called a "cathedral" is in the old part of the imperial capital.

Nowadays, the city planning is much more complicated than before, and there are many more buildings, if it was a few hundred years ago, then standing at the west gate of the imperial capital and looking along the main road to the east, behind the spire of the watchtower at the easternmost point of the palace wall, is the cathedral.

Every morning when the sun rises in the east, the sun shines through the stained-glass of the cathedral, dyeing the east-west road in a brilliant colour, including the Royal Palace.

At that time, believers would get up before dawn, and then, according to the order and customary rules, kneel on both sides of the road and pray, quietly waiting for the moment when the sun appeared.

They call this the "baptism of light," and some believe that those brilliant colors are not simply colored lights, but projections of the kingdom of God, and as long as you are constantly in this halo, you will definitely be able to go to the kingdom of God to enjoy joy and health after death.

Later, with the continuous change of power and the transformation and expansion of the capital of God several times, it is difficult to see the scenery that once seemed to be in a mythological story, and can only sigh the magic of human skills from the description.

After a brief explanation to Kubar, Durin and Kubal left, and he took advantage of the car to let the driver take him to the cathedral, where Kandy was already waiting for him at the door.

Kandy didn't let Du Lin get out of the car, but took the initiative to meet him and opened the door, and then sat in, "Find a place to eat, I'm dying of hunger, I need to get something to eat!"

The driver didn't start immediately, and it wasn't until Doolin said to drive that the car started moving.

Kandy didn't pay much attention to these little things, he couldn't help but complain, "I should have brought a chair myself, you know, I stood there for at least four hours, it was horrible, it was the most ...... I've ever experienced in my life No, the second terrible thing!"

He used very exaggerated expressions and movements to express his hatred for that time, "Can you imagine? Four hours, four hours! I couldn't move, I couldn't speak, they hadn't prepared anything to eat, I was hungry and tired, and if the old man asked me to go with him next time, I would definitely bring a chair and some food." ”

Doolin kept scrutinizing him while Kandy complained, and Doolin couldn't figure out how Kandy's somewhat "rebellious" man managed to squeeze out the other contenders and become the next pope.

Many people think that the church must be bright inside, and everyone is really a happy family as the scriptures say.

In fact, this is bullshit, and the struggle within the church is even more fierce and cruel than the political struggle.

Every sectarian dispute means that tens of thousands of "dissenters" are secretly hanged or burned, most of the time, and this is how they treat the loser, and the only fate of the loser.

In the history of the Church, there have been several very brutal sectarian struggles, especially the Blood Sect, a sect that worships blood and killing, and strengthens itself by plundering the blood essence of other lives, slaughtering at least 200,000 "dissenters" who are fellow believers but advocate different doctrines in the process of ascending to power.

Battles in the political arena are all coming and going, winning or losing for a time does not mean anything, and sometimes some losers have a chance to turn defeat into victory after dormant for several years or ten years.

But in the church, there is no such situation, no one can get up after defeat, just like the blood sect that is so strong that some people even have the idea of slaughtering false gods and alien gods are finally killed by the new sect, and even the doctrine and so-called divine magic have been completely erased.

Including the current church, basically everyone knows its full name as "Tensho Church", before it, the church had other names, and it is precisely because the sect of the Lord of Tensho has successfully suppressed other sects that there is today's church.

The priests, who used to show kindness, have long been immersed in blood donations.

These real pasts have been completely buried by what is considered to be the "truth", and the Church claims that the things recorded in the Codex do not have any reference meaning, because the world in which man and god coexist that are often described above do not exist, so it is more likely to be a kind of speculation, a kind of story extended by the monks within the Church according to the content of some scriptures, supplemented by some folk tales.

Even now, the struggle within the church is very fierce, which means that the empire and even the surrounding areas are at the pinnacle of the field of faith, and there will be no higher peaks, and whoever is chosen will be the first.

Kandy doesn't look like a very powerful character, how can he "ascend the throne", just because he can keep nagging?

Driving for Durin was the nephew of the president of the local Guild, who unfortunately did not become the president of the Guild of the Gods, but his current position was just as important.

His nephew had already served Du Lin more than once, and the young man was very familiar with the imperial capital and reliable enough, so as long as Du Lin came to the imperial capital, he was the driver.

Along the way, I listened to Kandy's nonsense for more than ten minutes, and finally arrived at a very distinctive restaurant before nine o'clock, the owner and chef of the restaurant, including the waiter, were all Oriental.

In the past two years, the connection between the empire and the East has not been broken, and it is more in people-to-people exchanges, mainly in terms of culture and trade.

Some businessmen from the Orient have also begun to appear one after another, which always makes people feel very fresh, the mystery of the Orient tempts everyone, even if it is just a restaurant, people want to try to feel some of the mystery of the Orient from here.

After entering the restaurant, there was not a single table in the large hall, and the president's nephew explained in a low voice that the restaurant, called "The Special Significance of Bamboo", did not have an open hall to eat, and they preferred to eat in an intimate environment.

This style is very popular with the upper class, especially those who need to talk about some secret matters that may be involved, and most of the restaurants in the imperial capital now have private rooms to entertain customers in need.

Du Lin looked up, Zhu Yun, good name!

After waiting for more than thirty seconds, a young Oriental woman of about twenty-four or five years old greeted her in a neutral robe with an oriental style, with red edges on a black background, and a very cumbersome square word written on her chest, which Durin did not recognize, but faintly looked like ...... Tai or Qin?

It may also be played, in short, there is some ancient style.

The apparently different-looking girl spoke a fluent lingua franca, and she knew Durin, which made Kandy a little jealous, so much so that he was still talking about it during the meal.

Led by the girl, the group entered a room called "The Noble Style of Bamboo", which was translated by the president's nephew, and the girl spoke in a pure oriental language, with a very short pronunciation, bamboo no elegance.

After ordering eighteen dishes, the others withdrew, leaving only Durin and Kandy in the room.

The two sat on the edge of the table, Kandy suddenly stopped babbling, he frowned as if he was thinking about something, and after a while, he smiled and apologized for his distraction, "I'm very sorry, I just thought of a very important thing, and then I was too involved in thinking about it, you know that most of every successful person has the habit of 'focusing', I have ......"

Starting with a focus, he talked about the weather in the last few days, then the forecast for the next few days, followed by tourism and charity in the state of Ambiluo, during which he stopped a few times for the sake of serving, and after all the dishes were served, he finally talked about the previous top council.

"Do you hear that they are so openly discussing the subversion of the power of another country, and that old man of God is afraid that he will fall from the sky if he knows about it, and I always thought that we should discuss something good. ”

"For example, charity events and donations and things like that, or going somewhere because spring is coming. I love spring, it's not so cold and not so hot, you know I'm a little fat, summer is hell for me, and of course winter isn't so comfortable because I have a lot to wear. ”

"I love my ...... so much"

Durin couldn't help but tap his knuckles on the table a few times, "To the point, my friend." ”

Kandy was stunned for a moment, then quickly came back to his senses, and used a somewhat shy smile to hide the little embarrassment, "Sorry, I diverted the topic again, I mean they are terrible, everyone in that room has a demon living in their hearts, and there is ...... everywhere", he was stunned for a moment, and laughed dryly again, "I didn't say you, I meant someone else." ”

Durin closed his eyes and nodded slowly, he felt that Kandy was able to become pope most likely because no one could convince him, and he was often convinced.

"There's a bad atmosphere, there's no fraternity, there's a dark heart in everybody, and lo and behold, you know that there is no you among those I'm talking about, so I think we should unite so that we can fight against darkness and evil. After he finished speaking, he looked at Durin expectantly, and almost wrote a prompt on his face, "You nod your head".

Durin remained silent as he expertly picked up some food with his chopsticks, then glanced at Kandy, "Is this what you really think?"

"Just because of that?"

He put his chopsticks on the chopstick rest, the environment here gave him an inexplicable sense of loss of control, he leaned back, pressed one hand on the edge of the table, the other arm pressed against the back of the chair, leaned sideways, crossed his legs, and looked at Kandy calmly, the two different times and spaces seemed to coincide for a moment at this moment.

"There's no one else here, we can tell some truth. ”

In a trance, Dulin hadn't come back to his senses, Kandy looked away first, he quickly moved his gaze back unconvinced, and met Durin's gaze, "That's the truth, those people think too much, and they all look very difficult to contact, I don't like the style there, and I don't like the character of those people, except for you." ”

"We are friends and should help each other, and I only know you and can only contact you. He looked at Durin very sincerely, "We are friends!"

In fact, when this sentence was uttered, Duhrin wanted to laugh, is an archbishop who can sit quietly and firmly in the internal struggle of the church be a fool's talker?

If you think about it with your eyes, you know that this is absolutely impossible, so the only explanation can only be that all this is an illusion created by Kandy, and that he hides his true self in a place where no one can see it.

It is certainly impossible to say that such a man with the means, abilities, and scheming has shown a "I'm messing with you" after participating in this meeting for the first time.

But at the same time, he was also a little confused, what was he doing this for?

He nodded quietly, then stretched out his hand, "You're right, we're friends!"

Kandy looked at his hand, then at Durin's smiling eyes, and reached out to shake Durin's hand, "So we have made a covenant?"

Durin nodded again, "Yes, the offensive and defensive alliance!"

Kandy breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction, "This is what I need, I'm honestly hungry, can we ...... now", he looked at the dishes on the table, and began to eat with a smile after Durin nodded.

Neither of them seemed to question the child's play of the covenant just now, as if it were true.

Of course it's true!

While eating, the two talked about the people in the conference room, those problems, and today's unique meeting.

This meeting had an absolutely different meaning in their lives, and it could even be said that it opened a new page in their lives.

Before today, they might have thought that what they saw was already the ceiling, but they didn't realize that behind the ceiling, there was an invisible layer - on top!