Chapter Ninety-Eight: Divisions within the Church
"Lord Ruibo, please don't talk about His Majesty the Pope, the gods are watching each of us. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" the other man immediately said in an unusually reverent tone.
When the priest known as "Lord Ruibai" heard this, he immediately changed his words and replied, "What you said is that I was rude. ”
Soon, the conversation between the two of them shifted away from the Pope and instead shifted back to the four people on the scene.
From their words and words, Benjamin also slowly understood that the bishop and the pope did not know why they were out, and most of the priests were temporarily absent because of various things. Now there is not even a single person in charge of the church, so the two priests are somewhat undecided.
Father Reber believed that they should immediately seal off the gates of the royal capital and strictly restrict the number of people entering and leaving each day until the murderer was found. Another priest argued that such a reaction would be too violent and would cause panic among the people, and that it would be better to leave the whole thing until the bishop and the pope returned.
The two of them insisted on their own words, and they couldn't argue, so that Benjamin even felt like he was listening to the debate. Although one side is radical and the other side is conservative, both sides are so firm that they have no intention of backing down.
Therefore, Benjamin can only just wait aside.
Slowly arguing, tired of arguing to drink saliva or something, his chance came.
Anyway, the two of them couldn't find him, and it was a great place to eavesdrop.
Benjamin wasn't in a hurry. In fact, from the controversy between the two priests, he was able to learn a lot of information that was difficult for outsiders to know. For example, the priest he killed is the young man whom the bishop is most optimistic about, and is even expected to take over the bishop in a dozen years.
Therefore, the fact that this priest was quietly killed is actually a big deal.
I seem to have inadvertently made another big news.
Thinking of this, Benjamin shrugged innocently. He didn't mean to, and he didn't intend to mess with the promotion plan within the church.
Not only that, but he also inexplicably heard a smell of joy from the words of Father Reber. It seems that this person is secretly happy about the accidental death of the pastor.
Unexpectedly, the bishop is still alive and well, and the battle for the successor has begun to sprout.
Benjamin couldn't help but sigh that the struggle within the church was so fierce.
In addition to that, in addition to those movements within the church, they even mentioned Michelle. The priest cited Michel as his argument, saying that too conservative would allow the perpetrators to go unpunished, and that it was because of too many scruples that Michel had fled abroad.
When he first heard it, Benjamin actually refused.
Michelle fled abroad?
However, Fr. Reber was right, and the other priest did not question this at all. If Benjamin hadn't just met Michelle, he might have believed it.
It seems that Michelle has played some trick and deceived the people of the church. Now, they all thought that Michelle had fled abroad, so they naturally relaxed their guard against Michelle.
No wonder no one came to protect Benjamin anymore.
It is also really strange that the church can always have the upper hand in the face of the great events of nobles and mages, but it is always misjudged in such details, and is misled by people in all kinds of fools.
In this way, Benjamin eavesdropped on the church's first freshman debate contest while waiting for the time to come. Finally, after half an hour, their argument stopped due to an unexpected interruption.
"Two adults, hundreds of drunkards suddenly appeared, shouting at the door of the church, and sleeping on the steps. We suspect that the nobles secretly hired a group of people to make trouble. ”
A paladin hurried into the room and said this to the two men, who were still arguing.
It was as if it was a "free debate time is over" from the referee, and the two stopped at the same time.
At the same time, Benjamin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise.
The aristocracy actually started to do things again.
Hearing this, Benjamin was also a little speechless. The lower limit of these nobles is also low enough, what kind of trouble are you going to find a group of people to make trouble at the door of the church?
Could it be that they think that by this kind of indiscriminate method, they can bring the church to its knees and remove the cross of their children's surveillance?
"What's there to ask about this. It's like the nobles who protested in the morning, a bunch of drunkards, you just drive them away. Father Reber turned around and casually instructed, apparently not taking it seriously.
"But, my lordship," said the paladin, after a moment'......s hesitation, "these drunkards are not afraid of things, and there are so many of them that it is difficult to drive them away. And in front of so many believers in the church, we can't use force. Now there is no one in the church who can command, and we don't know what to do?"
Hearing this, the other priest did not give instructions, but just shook his head and sighed: "Even if this kind of thing is done, these nobles have no sense of glory at all." ”
Father Reber thought for a moment, then suddenly turned his head and said to the other priest, "Well, you go back to the church with him to deal with this matter first, and I'll leave it to me." Our mission was to stay at the cathedral and not let that happen. ”
However, hearing this, the priest shook his head again.
"No, you have to go back with me. His tone was unusually firm, "Your Excellency has put me with you in the hope that I will be able to balance your impulses. If I leave, how are you going to handle things here?"
Father Reber immediately retorted: "What will I do here if I go back with you?"
"We can use magic to preserve the scene, and let the paladins seal this place until the Ming Catholic Lord and His Majesty the Pope return, and then make a decision. ”
"How does this work......"
The two priests were again in an argument, arguing for three days and three nights. Seeing this, the paladin on the side also showed a dilemma.
But Benjamin, who was hiding in the secret passage, saw the dawn of hope in this controversy.
Swear to heaven that he will never again laugh at the short-sighted actions of the nobility. If the nobles hadn't sent someone to the church to make trouble, he wouldn't have gotten the opportunity he has now, would he?
The conservative priest was exactly what he wanted. If he can win the debate and bring the radical Fr. Reber back to church, then Benjamin's spoils of war will be at his fingertips!
However......
The two argued for another ten minutes, still without a result.
Benjamin's face was so unloveable that he almost began to yawn.
...... How long will it take to quarrel again?
Fortunately, at this time, another paladin arrived, and with an even more anxious look than the previous paladin, interrupted the long debate again.
"Oh no, the number of troublemakers is still increasing, and the rest of the people in the church are a little unstoppable. If this continues, they're going to storm the church!"
Hearing this, the two had no choice but to stop arguing.
Benjamin was also surprised. How could these nobles do this? Not to mention the possibility of retaliation from the Church, the cost of employing so many people is certainly not a small amount.
If it was all petty fights before, now they can bring some trouble to the church.
Listen to them, the Church has just sent all the priests out. Originally, these two people were in charge of staying behind, but they came here because of an unexpected incident. Therefore, there is not much in the cathedral at the moment that can make up their minds.
If you really let the rioters break through the church......
That's fun.
Benjamin couldn't help but start to gloat a little as well.
The death of a pastor is a big deal, but it is a trivial matter compared to the threat of a church being stormed by rioters.
Obviously, Fr. Reber understands this. Therefore, at such a time, he can only agree with the other priest's approach, put aside the matter in front of him, and the two of them go back to church together.
In this way, Benjamin crouched at the entrance of the secret passage, barely having to do anything, waiting for the opportunity he needed.
Luck wasn't so bad after all.
The priest cast a magic spell on the corpses of several people, seemingly to preserve the scene and prevent them from decomposing. They then asked a paladin to guard the door of the room, and the two hurried away towards the church.
The two priests left.
In the blink of an eye, there was only one paladin left in the entire room.