During the time when Allen was a substitute teacher, a major event occurred in Triumph City, the capital of the Higg Empire in the south of the empire, that is, the long-prepared and grand baptism ceremony of Higg XIII was held. The ceremony marked the official establishment of the Higg Empire as a diocese of the Holy See and the recognition of the rule of the vast empire by Busmann Roland Higg.

As previously agreed, the Emperor Hepburn attended the ceremony and personally baptized Higg XIII in the main hall of the Imperial Palace. When the holy water in the vial, sprinkled from the Pope's hands, fell on Higg XIII, the crowd responded with warm applause.

At this time, the sunlight penetrated into the imposing hall through the windows above the main hall and reflected on the white and smooth marble walls, as if the entire hall was bathed in the light of the god of light.

The explanation given by the Holy See is: The three cardinals are praying to the God of Light for tens of millions of believers in the Temple of Light on Paradise Island at this time, as for why they do not pray early or late, but pray at this time, the Holy See did not give an explanation, and did not want to give an explanation at all.

After the baptism, a great celebration was held in the main square outside the Higg Palace, and the Pope, in the presence of all the people who attended the celebration, announced a papal decree:

With immediate effect, the Holy See established the Diocese of Higg, which covers the entire territory of the Higg Empire, and the former Bishop of the Holy See, Edgar Raphael, was promoted to Cardinal and concurrently served as Bishop of the Diocese of Hig.

Edgar Raphael immediately walked out of the Pope's side and gave thanksgiving, and this man was the same black-robed man who had appeared at Phelps Manor and discovered Gabriel's whereabouts.

In the minds of all those who watched the ceremony, there was no doubt that Raphael would become a rising political star.

This new star will become the head of the second largest diocese of the Holy See outside the pope, and although he has no right to interfere in the administration and military affairs of the empire in principle, he is in fact a figure who can be equal to the Emperor Higg, because he has the right to baptize all other titles except the emperor, and if he does not agree, even the title conferred by the emperor will be invalid, at least not recognized by the congregation. Therefore, as long as the Holy See supports him in the back, and he has enough followers, then his weight in the Higg Empire can even surpass that of the Emperor.

Cardinal Raphael, in addition to attending the ceremony himself, also brought a large team of hundreds of priests and some Templars, after which these priests and knights will be the first batch of pioneers in the Hig Empire, and will be divided into several teams to go to different cities in Hig, and establish churches of light there to spread the will and gospel of the god of light.

When the number of believers in the Church of Light reaches more than one-third of the number of believers in this country, the country can be completely in the hands of the Holy See. This is a process of faith penetration that cannot be accomplished overnight, and may take years or even decades to progress.

The Cardinal Church of Raphael has been stationed in Triumph City, and the Higg Empire will pay for him to build a magnificent church second only to the Papal Palace, of course, all the churches in the country are paid for by the Higg Empire, and this alone is estimated to shrink the Higg Emperor's treasury by more than half.

During the ceremonies** celebrated that day, hundreds of priests, led by the newly appointed Cardinal Raphael, began to chant in unison.

As the chants were chanted, the whole square resonated, and it seemed as if there was a pious voice in everyone's ears chanting verses in praise of the god of light. The voice was loud and pure, neutral and peaceful, as if the holy spring water flowed into people's hearts, constantly washing away the filth in them, and everyone seemed to feel that their souls were calling, asking for God's favor and favor.

At this time, the pope, who was standing on the high platform, suddenly waved his sleeves, and then pieces of auspicious light fell from the sky, enveloping all the people participating in the ceremony in the square.

Then a shocking scene appeared, all the people in the square who were physically injured, under the action of the light, the wounds began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the sick people immediately felt that the pain was driven away from the body by the light falling from the sky, and even the old man who had been paralyzed in bed for many years and was carried by his family miraculously stood up in the light.

"It's a miracle!"

I don't know who shouted this, and then it quickly spread through the crowd, and some of them began to kneel in the direction of the Pope, and this trend quickly spread.

"Long live the God of Light! Long live the Pope!"

The cry gradually changed from uneven to uniform, and the loud sound reached into the sky and shook the whole of Kyoto, and at that moment Busman Roland Higg stood alone in the shadows of Des Hepburn, as if forgotten by his people.

Dis Hepburn, who has been on the throne of the pope for more than eight years, calmly looked at this familiar scene in front of him, and his heart was still full of excitement, and in less than half a year, he had completed two major things. The eradication of his uncle Gabriel Hepburn would have since secured his position in the Holy See, and the military and political victory over Higg not only further elevated his position as one of the most eloquent and wise popes since the founding of the Holy See, but also extended the Holy See's dominance to an unprecedented degree. Now there are only three forces left on the continent that can still compete with the Holy See, the Yus Empire in the north, the Elven Empire in the primeval forests on the eastern coast, and the Orc Empire in the Far North Wasteland.

Among these three forces, Yus is the strongest, the elves are the most difficult to deal with, and the orcs are still in a state beyond the reach of the whip.

Although the Yus Empire is strong, it is not the most difficult one to deal with, because Yus's strength is completely based on a powerful monarch, and when this monarch falls, Yus will not be much better than Higg, so Yus is not difficult to deal with, what is really difficult to deal with is the elven empire that has the elven forest to rely on, relying on the natural barrier generated by the fountain of life, the elves are almost invincible, so how to deal with the elves is the next major thing that Dis Hepburn needs to focus on.

In addition to this, there is a more important thing that is also being carried out simultaneously, and this matter is the most important thing for Tis Hepburn, even if it is nothing compared to the Elven Empire. It's just that this matter is so difficult and risky that even Dis Hepburn, as the Pope, can't afford it, so he must be careful, careful, and careful, especially in the early days, he must hide behind the scenes and operate.

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