The inner wall area, in a side nave of the monastery.

"Elder, there was an urgent secret letter from the outer wall area just now!" A middle-aged man in a white monk's robe whispered respectfully, and at the same time presented it with both hands, handing out the black secret letter he had received.

Stualo, who was working on a few papers, frowned slightly and raised his hand to take them.

The middle-aged man immediately stepped forward and handed it to him.

Opening the black secret letter, Stualo glanced at it quickly, and his old eyes suddenly narrowed slightly, flashing a trace of cold luster, "That old thing Richelieu, how dare you privately preach the Pope's throne without authorization?" After being a pope for so many years, did he think his wings were stiff? ”

"Elder, in my opinion, there is probably some reason for this incident." The middle-aged man bowed his head and said.

Stualo's brows moved slightly, and he said coldly: "Didn't the five overseers come back with a message, they don't know about such a big thing?" Or have they already been killed? ”

The middle-aged man's head lowered even deeper, "The subordinates think so too." ”

Stualo slowly looked up into the distance, kneading the secret letter in his palm, "Being able to kill the five prison envoys silently, and being able to control Richelieu, at least a quasi-pioneer level master, what is the reaction of the other forces, can you guess which force is secretly intervening in the outer wall area?" ”

"This is still under investigation." The middle-aged man said in a low voice.

Stualo stared down at him, and after a while, he slowly looked away, and said coldly: "Let Delphine take Francis and them to the outer wall area to investigate, although this is a backward barbarian land eroded by radiation, it is also an important part of our strategic deployment, we must not let others plunder it so easily, not to mention snatching the fruit from our hands, hmph, we have to cut off his hands!" ”

"Yes!" The middle-aged man bowed his head and promised.

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After the succession ceremony, the name of the new pope 'Patton' was immediately published in major newspapers and magazines, spreading to all corners of the outer wall area, and for a time almost everyone knew about it except for the underground miners in the slums and the adventurers who went out to the radiation area to collect gold.

Accompanied by Richelieu, Barton trembled and dealt with the big men sent by various forces, and was then taken by Richelieu to the Temple of the Holy Light, where the Pope lived, where Richelieu once lived.

As soon as he entered the Temple of the Holy Light, Barton didn't have time to marvel at the majesty and magnificence of this "dormitory", and he saw a familiar figure sitting upright on the throne, but although the latter's face was familiar, the temperament he exuded was similar to the kind young man he remembered.

Despite this, he didn't think about it, and quickly ran over excitedly, saying, "Dee, Dean, I've really become a pope!" ”

"Presumptuous!" Kaqi, who was standing next to Dudian, immediately scolded, "What do you call my young master?!" ”

Du Dian raised his hand slightly, signaling that it was okay.

Barton was stunned for a moment, reacted, the strong joy and excitement in his heart suddenly sobered up, and suddenly remembered that this scene had been expected by Du Dian seven days ago, that is to say, all this was carried out in his arrangement, thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel deep awe in his heart, having seen the shocking scene of countless eyes looking up on the stage before, he clearly knew how lofty and great the position he was sitting in, but such a great position seemed to be insignificant in front of Du Dian .

"Young Master." Barton immediately bowed his head and shouted as he had done when he had been training at the Lane family.

"You and I are friends, it doesn't have to be this way." Dudian waved his hand.

Barton is no longer the ignorant hairy boy he was at the beginning, how could he really believe it because of Du Di'an's politeness, and immediately shook his head and said: "Young master, it is my honor that you are willing to let me be your brother, if it wasn't for you, there would be no me today, you will always be my loyal young master!" As he spoke, he bowed his head and saluted.

Du Dian immediately got up, grabbed his arm, and said, "You will always be my brother, and it is my honor that you are willing to believe in me!" ”

Looking at Dudian's sincere gaze, Barton's eyes were slightly moist and moved.

Seeing Du Dian's uncharacteristic appearance, Kachi couldn't help but shake his head secretly, pouting in his heart, hypocrisy! Shameless!

Dudian said: "I came to you today, mainly to protect you. ”

"Protect me?" Barton was stunned, and suddenly felt a little nervous in his heart.

Richelieu, who was silently watching from behind, had a glint in his eyes and bowed his head in silence.

Dudian stared at him and said slowly: "You should know that the equivalent truth of giving and receiving, to be honest, let you sit in this position, I have thought about it for a long time, it is not so easy to be a pope, and you have to face the assassination of the dark cultists all the time, and the assassination of other forces, this point, Lord Richelieu must know very well, you say yes?" ”

Richelieu glanced up at him, then at Barton next to him, and nodded slightly, "Yes, honor and sacrifice coexist, and when you get this honor, you must be ready to sacrifice at any time." ”

Hearing this, Barton suddenly became a little nervous, but he was embarrassed to show it, but with his experience, he couldn't hide his thoughts.

Dudian saw his thoughts, stared at him, and said, "Lord Richelieu is right, if you want to wear the crown, you should bear its weight, are you afraid?" ”

Barton looked at Dudian's deep gaze without a trace of variegation, and suddenly felt a trace of courage surging into his chest, gritted his teeth and said, "Don't be afraid!" ”

Du Dian patted him on the shoulder, nodded and said, "Very good, you don't have to worry, I came here this time to protect you, with me, no one can hurt you, unless I die!" ”

A hot current gushed out of Barton's heart, and he said movingly: "Don't say that, if you want to die, I will die, my life was given by you at the beginning, if it is sacrificed for you, at least I will repay the favor!" ”

Gratitude...... Du Di silently muttered these two words in peace of mind, and at the same time said thank you to one person, that is, Aunt Dai of Meishan Orphanage, and the moral idea of repaying her gratitude was also taught to these orphans by Aunt Dai.

"You will pass the order to the Elemental Temple later, and say that you will invite me to come over to discuss the matter of divine arts, so that I can live here openly and protect you in the future." Dudian said.

Barton nodded heavily.

Richelieu sighed as he saw it, knowing that Dudian was going to stretch his finger to the core of the Holy See, the Elemental Temple.

That night, the business district was brightly lit, and all the taverns and streets, as well as the families eating, were talking about the papal succession of the day, especially the six reforms announced by Patton, which were talked about by many of the gentry, aristocrats, and wealthy merchants.

And the young ladies and young masters of these squires and nobles are more curious about Barton's age, appearance and other information.

"The new Pope is really as great as Master Antonia sang, and from now on, our lives will be at least twice as rich!"

"Yes, the Bright Holy See is good, much stronger than the military department, and the military salary is levied every year when the war is fought."

"The military department is a fart, people and nobles fight, they fight, and they ask us for money, disgusting!"

"Shhh, be quiet, let the people in the military department know, be careful to arrest you and go to the black prison."

"That's right, let's talk about the new pope, I heard that a legendary knight in the knight's hall has publicly praised the virtues of the new pope, I heard that the new pope is not very old, he is still a young man, tsk."

"With such talent and glory at such a young age, it is even more terrifying than that legendary divine genius Du Dian, they are all young heroes!"

"Yes, I thought that genius was already a rare figure in a hundred years, and his achievements at a young age were unprecedented, but I didn't expect the new Pope to be the same, but why hadn't I heard any news from him before?"

"What do you know, the Holy See of Light must have cultivated him as the current Pope early on, how can it be exposed so easily, unless they have a bad brain."

"That's right, if the dark cultists knew that such a figure was the next pope, they would not have to send someone to assassinate him every day!"

"It's still this brother who sees it thoroughly!"

"It's over, everyone, we should have a toast to the great new pope!"

"Cheers!!"

Countless heroic cheers rang out in the tavern, and the clinking of glasses clanged.