His Majesty the Pope has been showing signs of leaning towards the Hispanic Empire lately. The people who discovered this secret were people close to them who knew the Pope well, or smart people who could sort out useful information in the midst of a mess of times.

The stubborn old priest from a remote diocese benefited from his close friends, although he made occasional mistakes in his career for decades, which seriously affected his personal future. But Veblen really didn't go against the wind and made any unforgivable mistakes.

On the contrary, his thoughts are well-rooted, and in fact, in the heart of His Majesty the Pope, he has a good impression of him. Although the Pope claims to be the closest to the God of Light, he is also a human at heart, and he is still a lonely man who stands at the pinnacle of power and is overwhelmed by the cold.

Not all clergy forbid marriage. The ascetics in the monasteries, the priests of light in the major dioceses, the archbishops, including the Pope himself, could only hold such positions if they were pious in faith.

The Holy See is an organization formed because of the cohesion of the God of Light, and like a drop of water, it permeates every corner of the Bright Continent. Dynasties will rise and fall, but if people's faith exists, the Holy See will always exist. But if the priests, bishops, and even the Pope himself have direct blood relatives, the Holy See will gradually become like an empire, and there will be family manipulation, decay, replacement, and even decline.

So as early as the beginning of the establishment of the Holy See, there was a consensus on which clergy were forbidden to marry. In this way, the important positions within the Holy See have never changed, but the number of people holding important positions has been moving. During their tenure, they may be able to seek some benefits for the family they came from, but once they leave office, and there is no possibility of direct blood relatives to take their place, no one will be so selfless and only consider the interests of the family.

Because of this, the priests liked their godsons and daughters, even His Majesty the Pope. He also treats his goddaughter Hazel Sidney differently, especially when his goddaughter is very good and can be recognized by the whole continent, this affection will undoubtedly go to the next level.

It was out of this affection and connivance that the Pope did not immediately expel Hazel when she made that audacious proposal. After she finished speaking, although the Pope severely reprimanded Hazel, he had to admit that Hazel said that the proposal he put forward was really feasible.

The grave consequences that Veblen priests could understand, His Majesty the Pope certainly wouldn't be so short-sighted. Support the Xiyi Empire and integrate the forces of the Bright Continent, of course, you will not be afraid of the imminent movement of the overseas continent and the Morok Mountains.

But what about after that?

Even if the Dark Council is completely defeated, so that they will not be able to recover for hundreds of years, and the demonic beasts of the Moloch Mountains continue to be suppressed, who will benefit the most? Without a foundation of faith, the Holy See will not choose to cross the sea to the overseas continent to receive territory.

The Xiyi Empire has an extra territory that is beyond imagination. Then the divine power and the royal power will clash, the power of the king will skyrocket, and the status of the Holy See, which is as stable as the pillar of the sky, will no longer exist.

As for the civilian class with the largest base, they can believe in the god of light, and naturally they can believe in the god of nature and the god of darkness under the guidance of those who have a heart...... No matter how you look at it, Hazel's suggestion will lead to a gloomy future for the Holy See.

However, if she suggested that she change it, it is not to fully support the Xiyi Empire, and there is a proposal that can still be used. The Pope, who is in a cold place, has not yet figured out specific measures, and the people below who have been speculating about the Pope's thoughts all day long will naturally suffer from gains and losses, making the atmosphere of the Holy Land Port seem mysterious and unspeakable.

His Majesty the Pope was considering whether he should take the time to meet with the honest and stubborn Veblen priest to relax his tense spirit. A blue-painted carriage, taking advantage of the cover of night, quietly stopped at the back door of the Bright Shrine.

His Majesty the Pope, who lived in the palace, met with the driver of the carriage alone, and had a sincere conversation, but none of the attendants around him were present, and no one knew what the driver of the carriage and the pope said.

It was only after the driver of the carriage had quietly departed as he had come, that His Majesty the Pope had dismissed his intention to meet Priest Veblen.

He asked the priest Moses to enter the temple overnight and inquire about the status of Bishop Edward, who was under guard.

"Bishop Edward has been very cooperative with our investigation, and the ascetics have not found a dark aura in him, so the whole thing may just be an attempt by the Magic Association to divert attention from the breakdown of the Ordoren Peak barrier......"

Luther Moses and Edward had no personal relationship, and his attitude was fairly fair. Although there were rumors that Bishop Edward would most likely take over as Bishop of Sirmont if he fell, Moses knew that the more such news circulated, the more reluctant the Pope would be to hear him slander Bishop Edward.

Bishop Edward was noncommittal, "Since the emergence of a genius in the Dark Council more than two hundred years ago, the aura on the Dark Mage's body has become more and more imperceptible. Although Edward Wren has shown his devotion to God in words and deeds in the previous decades, we must not let up, which is perhaps the deepest nail buried by the Dark Council in the Holy See. ”

Luther Moses looked solemn.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will continue to verify and never allow anyone to blaspheme the believers."

A smile appeared on the Pope's lips and he nodded: "I heard that the key witness in the case of Bishop Edward has come to the Holy Land Harbor from Amster. What to do next, I will leave it to you, Priest Moses, and I hope that you will not let me down, and you will be worthy of your faith, and under the witness of God, you will not be selfish, and you will find out the truth of this matter with a fair attitude. ”

The pope's words were very profound, and the high priest of Moses clearly understood something else. But the priest of Moses guessed right, and the pope wanted to be cautious about Liu Ci.

Although it was clear that Liu Ci had come to the Holy Land for Bishop Edward's business, Moses happened to be one of the few who knew the truth. Moses knew exactly why the Holy See had launched the "exorcism" operation a few years earlier, and what the consequences of this operation were.

The Lorenz family in the Rhine City of the Spur Empire was also a magical family that had flourished for hundreds of years, but it was destroyed by the Holy See's "exorcism" operation. The "exorcism" operation became more and more popular, causing a violent backlash from the Magic Association after the Lorentz family incident, and had to be suspended.

Moses didn't know why the Pope didn't mention the Marquis of Strave's accusation that Liu Ci was an orphan of the Lorentz family - if this was true, then Liu Ci should have survived the "exorcism" operation a few years ago.

His Majesty the Pope did not mention it, indicating that his attitude towards the "exorcism" operation of a few years ago is changing. Moses didn't know what prompted the pope to judge two people to become priests of light when dealing with a matter, and Moses knew what not to ask.

After the priest Moses left the Bright Shrine, he began to investigate Liu Ci's affairs. The other party has a younger sister in the convent of the Holy Port, and because of her talent, she was received by His Majesty the Pope.

After talking to the councillor of the abbey, Moses decided to meet the little girl, who happened to be named Rachel, but not by the surname Lorenz.

Rachel, who spent a year at the First Monastery of Port Sanctuary, was almost reborn.

She still doesn't like to socialize with strangers, and compared with Liu Ci's first meeting of her in the Mage Tower, Rachel not only suddenly increased in height, but also her whole temperament became brighter.

She already has the delicate curves of a girl, except for Liu Ci, who knows the truth, everything she shows is like what a real fourteen-year-old should look like.

For example, the first time the priest of Moses saw Rachel, he denied in his heart that she was Rachel Lorenz. According to the archives of the exorcism, Rachel Lorenz was twelve years old when she disappeared, and after more than eight years, she should be a big girl in her early twenties.

At the age of fourteen and twenty, a person's appearance can deceive people, and his height can deceive people, but the life experience contained in his eyes will not deceive people, at least not the eyes of the priest Moses.

"Your name is Rachel, right? Don't be nervous, just take a seat as if this were a regular meeting. ”

The priest of Moses met Rachel in front of a library in the monastery. The log benches are placed under the wisteria trellises, and because of the special weather in the Holy Land Port, the wisteria in July is still in bloom and fills the entire corridor.

The environment of the library made Rachel feel at ease.

The priest of Moses was not a particularly strict man, he was like a stern priest in the monastery, following the rules of the Holy See, sometimes unkindly, but apparently making most of them feel just and fair.

So Rachel was not afraid, she sat down generously, and secretly guessed the purpose of the priesthood of Moses.

The priest of Moses looked at the girl carefully. Her movements are dignified, her body is light, and she is well-educated at first glance. This is not something that can be cultivated in just one year in the monastery, it must have something to do with the environment in which she grew up.

From this, the priest of Moses concluded that the little girl in front of him must have been born into a relatively wealthy family with a good upbringing.

"Listen to Director Charles, you're from the Spurs Empire, right?"

When Rachel heard this, she didn't panic, on the contrary, her worry that hung in the air finally came to fruition. As for the origin of her life, when she lived in the Rhine City before she went to the Holy Land Harbor and even to Emster, Liu Ci concocted an almost flawless background with her.

Because Rachel was personally involved in the background setting, she told it again, and there was a sense of immersive realism.

"Yes, Priest Moses. I'm from a small border town in the Spur Empire, bordering the Moroc Mountains, and the nearest other human settlement is Gase...... A few years ago, the town we live in was hit by a beast tide, and everyone except my sister and I were killed in the beast tide. After that, my sister and I wandered around the continent until we met the adventure party from Gase Town and traveled to Emste City together, and then we decided to settle in Emst. ”

Priest Moses nodded, "Apart from you and your sister, are there any other residents of the town who have survived?" ”