When he first heard the word "entrance ceremony", Benjamin was a little confused. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

What the heck?

At that moment, he almost thought that the chicken soup just now had leaked into his ears and damaged his ears, so he had auditory hallucinations.

There is a feeling of a sudden change in the style of painting.

What are the people in the church thinking? The king had just died more than 30,000 people, and the chaos was like mush. As a result, the work of cleaning up the mess didn't keep the church busy, and it's only been a few days, so they have the leisure to do this?

...... No matter how hard you are, you can't be poor in education, no matter how poor you are?

The ideological policy of the church is really advanced enough.

Based on the impressions that Benjamin had of the church over the years, it is clear that they are not the ones who would do such a thing. It is true that there is such an entrance ceremony as Sunday school, but at the moment, neither the season nor the scale of the entrance ceremony is the same as the entrance ceremony in the previous sense.

Needless to ask, if you can get people outside the royal capital to know, this so-called "entrance ceremony" must be very grand.

Why?

Under Benjamin's questioning, Hal was quick to reveal more details about the entrance ceremony.

It turned out that this entrance ceremony was not a Sunday school, but a church theology class. Admission is no longer just for children under the age of fourteen, on the contrary, age is no longer an issue, and all noble families will have a place to participate.

Stunned, Benjamin quickly realized the purpose of the church.

They wanted to win over the aristocracy.

Talent is very important in the teaching of divine arts, and not everyone can learn it. The Church's efforts to popularize magic among the aristocracy are basically useless. Gifted people have long been pulled in to learn, and those who are not gifted can't learn no matter how much they can.

But for the aristocracy, the meaning was different.

They don't know much about magic. In their eyes, magic is a gift from heaven, a sharp blade firmly held in the hands of the church. The popularization of the Church's divine art is equivalent to sending a signal to the nobles that everyone is one family and sharing the glory of God. It's too late for the nobles to be happy, so how can they think about whether they can learn it themselves?

After the struggle of the previous days, this is tantamount to the church giving in to the nobles.

What happened? Why did the attitude of the Church change so much in the past few days? Before, they looked like they wanted to keep the aristocracy firmly in their hands, but now they are showing a gesture of fawning?

But......

Come to think of it, too. The aristocracy had been making trouble for the church before, and it just so happened that Michelle had killed more than 30,000 people, completely disrupting the rhythm of the church. If the nobles take advantage of this opportunity to give the church a lesson, the church will definitely be greatly damaged, and it is possible for the people of the royal capital to run away and become an empty city.

As a result, the Church had to reconcile with the nobility. And they were able to stabilize the situation in the royal capital in a short period of time, and the help of the nobles was definitely indispensable, after all, in this regard, the nobles had more ways to do so.

Thinking of this, Benjamin couldn't help but sigh, the situation in the royal capital is really unpredictable and ever-changing, he was stabbed in the back a moment ago, and now he began to help each other, unite and love again.

"I'm afraid there's some dirty PY deal behind it. The system also came out nervously, so he concluded.

In this way, Benjamin was in a small valley outside the royal capital, speculating about the strange situation inside the royal capital. At the same time, in the royal capital, a political show-like entrance ceremony has just ended, St. Peter's Basilica, where people come and go, so lively.

Priests have so much to prepare.

They are like teachers who have just started school, a special magic teaching class is about to begin, and a large number of students are about to pour in, but they haven't had time to prepare for the class yet.

It is only in the depths of the church that the atmosphere becomes a little colder.

"It is impossible for a person who is not gifted to learn divine arts. They are so happy that these nobles are really stupid. ”

In the basement where the Pope died completely, there were only two people at the moment. A priest looked at the bishop standing by the coffin and spoke, saying.

"It's the gesture, not the content, that matters. The Bishop shook his head and said, "It is true that they cannot grasp the power of the Light, but they will have a lower fear of God, and the magic will no longer have any mystery for them, so they will be glad that they have gained some initiative." ”

Hearing this, the priest was stunned, and soon showed an indignant look: "This group of moths ......"

"Don't underestimate them. During this time, almost every church in the country was hired by them to make trouble, and at least a third fewer people were in service. If we continue to make trouble like this, even if we consume all the nobles, we will be greatly damaged. As he spoke, the bishop looked at the coffin in front of him and said, "His Majesty the Pope is too anxious, and he will take the nobles as soon as he leaves the mountain." Now, it's up to us to clean up the mess. ”

At the end, the priest couldn't help but look sad and set his eyes on the coffin beside the bishop.

At the moment of the Pope's death, he also happened to be one of the priests who heard the voice and rushed to this basement. It can be said that he watched the fall of the Pope with his own eyes. The image of the Pope disappearing into thin air with fear left an indelible impression on his mind.

Therefore, even now, he feels like he is in a dream, and he can't believe the fact that His Majesty the Pope is dead.

That's ...... Your Majesty!

How could he just die?

"The chaos in the city is almost under control. After settling his mood, the priest continued, "As for that Benjamin Rieser, are we going to continue the hunt?"

The bishop waved his hand and said, "We don't have that much energy to care about him, so let's do it as a normal wanted warrant." Rest assured, if he is really going to flee abroad, I have informed our friends abroad, and they will treat him well. ”

The priest didn't say anything, but nodded yes.

Then, after a moment's hesitation, he spoke, and said, "Your Excellency, about the current church...... The fall of His Majesty the Pope is already an irrevocable fact. We need a new Pope, His Majesty. ”

After the death of the Pope, because of the urgency of the situation, all the decisions made now were made by the bishops. And now that the emergency has been resolved, the Pope's death has become a top priority for them.

Hearing this, the bishop nodded.

"Go and prepare for the gathering of a hundred bishops of the kingdom to the royal capital tomorrow. We will decide who will succeed the pope after deliberation. ”

The priest hurriedly bent down and nodded, and said yes repeatedly.

"Remember, no one shall be allowed to know of the fall of His Majesty the Pope until the outcome of our deliberations is reached. The bishop then instructed, "How many people know about the fall of His Majesty the Pope?"

The priest shook his head and said, "It's not much, the news is very sealed, except for the three priests who saw this scene with their own eyes at the time, only the paladin who reported to you is left." There are four people in total, and they will all swear to defend this secret to the death. ”

He also knew very well how much the impact this news would have on the entire church if it leaked out.

Hearing this, the bishop suddenly turned around and looked at the priest quietly. He seemed to be carefully examining the priest's outward appearance, or even his heart.

"Yes, only four people. He nodded thoughtfully, and said, "Then you'll be the last." ”

"The last one?" the priest couldn't help but frown.

The bishop, with an emotionless smile, did not speak, and looked at the priest quietly.

The priest, who was still in doubt, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his stomach. It was as if the entire intestines had been twisted up, and the sharp pain swept through the body. He fell to the ground at once, wallowing in pain, opening his mouth to make a sound, but finding that he could not say anything.

How, how so?

The pain spread extremely quickly, and after a while, his consciousness began to blur. Blackened blood spilled from his ears, nose, and mouth, revealing his crumbling bodily functions.

"The potions researched by those foreign mages are indeed more useful than I imagined. Before he was completely unconscious, he heard the bishop say, "No one will know about the death of His Majesty the Pope." His Majesty the Pope is not dead, he is just in retreat once again to communicate with God. From now on, the Bishop of St. Peter's Basilica will once again be in charge of all matters of the Church. ”

Listening to the bishop's words, the priest instinctively wanted to struggle a little more. However, it was as if he had fallen into a swamp of pain, and the more he struggled, the faster he sank.

Bishop...... Actually......

He was shocked by the bishop's sudden turn of face, but soon, under the onslaught of colic, he lost even the ability to be shocked.

In a few moments, he lost consciousness completely, turned into a cold corpse, and lay on the basement floor, as if he had been lying here for a long time.

The priest died.

Seeing the priest die, the bishop nodded expressionlessly. Then he turned and looked back at the coffin where the Pope had fallen.

“...... Unexpectedly, the news a year ago turned out to be true. The 'Soul Flame' is not dead, and has been hidden in the royal capital for decades. He stretched out his hand, touched the cold plank of the coffin, and muttered to himself, "However, it is enough to exchange the Pope's life for another decades of her inability to do so." ”