() The splendid Papal Palace of St. Papal Island

Holy Pope Frio I, wearing a silver mask and a magnificent white robe that symbolizes the status of the pope, is sitting on the papal throne, in front of the pope, there are two processions, one long and one short, on the left and right

On the right are only five people, they are dressed in shiny Mithril alloy armor and a red cloak on the back - they are the strongest warriors directly under the Central Church: Paladins, as we all know, there are as many as twelve paladins in the Church of Holy Light, but no one knows except the Pope, Meritgar never appears in front of others, the former commander of the Templar Order, Patnin McMahon, has been confirmed dead, William Mano has left the Central Church and became a freelancer, so there are only nine known paladins so far; However, two of the nine paladins had been sent out on a mission seven years ago and had not returned until now, and in recent months, two more paladins have been sent out to run errands, so that less than half of the paladins are now appearing on the glazed tile floor of the papal palace

Comparatively, the team on the left was thriving, with a total of fifteen people, three times the number of poor paladins, including four women, all of whom were clergy in red robes—symbolizing that they were the most senior priests: cardinals

At the top of the line-up of cardinals on the left is Sixtus, the inquisition's chief judge, and at the top of the line-up of paladins on the right is Jacques de Molay, the new commander of the Templar Order, who had been promoted two years earlier

Being able to bring together so many top powerhouses can only be done by the Central Curia of the Holy Light Cult in such a luxurious camp, and other countries and races will inevitably become defiled when they see it - this is also the fundamental reason why the Holy Light Church can rule the richest and most extensive area of the three continents of Olopa, and also the fundamental reason why the pope Dominion, which is far inferior to the twelve great powers in terms of population and territory, can command the twelve great powers

Now, the twenty members of the central Synod, who had made the necessary salutes to His Holiness, returned to their respective seats, and sat down, of course, with seven empty chairs on the right

Well, everyone should know that a few days ago, an uninhabited town in the Fayele Empire was destroyed, and the Pope's cold words came from behind the silver mask, and there were not many opportunities to gather all the paladins and cardinals for a meeting, and the Pope would not waste time with long and boring ceremonial language, and we were confirmed to have caused it by the destruction of the Necromancer Buyos Group that invaded the continent at that time

The Pope paused, his eyes hidden behind the silver masks, and swept over the cardinals and paladins, their faces full of curiosity and anticipation, but did not emit the occasional whispers of the courtiers in secular countries when they heard sensational news, and seeing that these dignitaries of the Holy See were very good in terms of simplicity and cultivation, the Pope was very satisfied, and he continued: "You may not know that it was a young hero of our Templar Order who defeated these necromancers, and he was the Legion of the 'Pillars of Light'......

Hearing the name of his legion called, Matthew, the leader of the Pillar of Light, immediately stood up from his seat

Please sit down, the Pope nodded to Matthew, and after receiving permission, Matthew sat back in his seat and continued to maintain the posture that a soldier should have, and the Pope continued: He is Julian Rousseau, the leader of the second squad of the 'Pillar of Light' legion and the Gkama squadron, everyone should be familiar with this name, because he is the swordsmanship genius who was tested as a twelve-year-old apprentice knight 8 years ago, and now I invite this young brave man to appear to you to get to know him

Then everyone looked out of the hall door, just a young man of 20 years old, wearing a set of ceremonial leather armor, straddled a ceremonial sword, and stepped into the hall in a standard knightly military posture, and the young knight of the church came to the Pope and knelt down on one knee: "Your Majesty, Dear Pope, I praise you."

Very good, Julian, get up, the Pope nodded to Julian

Julian raised his head and looked at the Pope, who was sitting on the throne and wearing a silver mask, although Julian's movements were not wrong in the slightest, and the etiquette was completely in accordance with the regulations, but everyone present felt a little strange, because this young man did not show the excitement and pious expression of a middle- and low-level church member of his rank when he saw the Pope, but his face was solemn and solemn

But how could they have known that Julian didn't want to go back to Holy Pope Island at all, nor did he want to meet the pope who was admired by all the people, His Majesty, and the day after that battle, Julian had not yet come out of the grief of losing his friend, two messengers claiming to be sent by the Central Church came to him to forcibly take him away, and the arrogance and rudeness of these two messengers angered the two Ray and Joyka, who had just returned from walking around the Ghost Gate with Julian, so they beat the two envoys of the Central Church, fortunately Julian broke the siege from the middle of the field, and the two envoys did not pursue it, but as a condition, Julian could only follow the two people back even if he was unwilling, and he could only follow the two back

What was even more surprising to the paladins and cardinals present was that Julian actually had a feeling at this time, after seeing the silver mask of the Pope, he actually thought of the black metal mask that brought death, if Julian before that war would definitely try desperately to grasp this irreverent thought and throw it out of his mind, but now Julian is too lazy to correct his thoughts so much

In recognition of Julian Rousseau's outstanding exploits, I announce that from today onwards, Julien Rousseau will no longer be under the control of the Templar Order, and he will be transferred to my papal guard, personally serving me and the Holy Spirit of Light

Then loud but pale applause rang out

Throughout, the Pope didn't ask Julian to tell him about the whole process of his victory over evil, because he didn't want to say that there were non-Illuminati forces involved in the victory over the forces of evil—something Julian had already guessed

According to the official version of the Holy Light Cult, the meditation hall is a place where His Majesty the Pope communicates directly with the God of Light, in other words, it is a private space belonging to the Pope alone, and even the priests closest to the Pope are usually not allowed to approach, so the only people who can enter this sacred room are the Popes of the past

Of course, this is just a nominal statement, and in addition to the previous popes, there are also shadow paladins of the past generations who can enter the meditation hall

Merit Garr checked one morning, did you find out who the dark elf wizard who snatched the secret key of the stars was, and after the court meeting, the Pope hurriedly entered the meditation hall

Sitting in the middle of a pile of books, Merit Gaar stood up, he took a book in his hand and knelt down on one knee to the Pope: His Majesty the Pope has found out who it is, please take a look, and then he handed the book in his hand with both hands

Is it really him, the Pope took the book, and saw that one of the portraits on the page was spread out, and a brief introduction below

Those books are actually intelligence information collected by the intelligence agencies of the Central Church for generations, about important people of various countries and races, and the dark elves who resorted to doomsday sanctions in the deserted town on that day have obviously reached the highest level of wizards in their magical cultivation: Phantom Wizards, even in the society of dark elves, there are not many strong people who can reach Phantom Wizards, and they usually have quite prominent positions in the Black Forest Kingdom

Yes, His Majesty could see it clearly on the spot, and he would not mistake his appearance

I remember that this person played a pivotal role in the battle for the throne of the Dark Elves 23 years ago, and the Pope said as he handed the information back to Meritgar

Meritgar took the information and remained silent

Alright, Meritgar, step aside, the Pope waved his hand, and returned to his throne, I need to meditate

Paladin Meritgar retreated into the secret passage, and the secret door closed with a sound.