The Pope did not give the boy time to pause and think, and after a brief moment of distraction, he regained his composure and continued to walk forward, towards the temple left by the previous Pope.

Pushing open the door at the back of the temple, what appeared in front of the two of them was a staircase suspended in the air, the staircase was condensed by pure golden light, shining in the snow-white world, separated by about a third of a meter from each other, leading to the sanctuary where the body of the eleventh pope was kept.

Constantine looked up and gasped, as far as his eye could see, countless golden staircases connected the eleven temples above his head, like an invisible mountain, and the top temple was even completely out of view, and he didn't know how high it was.

"The name of this space is [Heavenly Mountain], which is a collection of the wisdom and strength of the sages of the past generations of churches, and can be regarded as a special half-plane. "Here, all flying and teleportation magic cannot work. ”

Constantine looked at the "Heavenly Mountain" that could not be seen at a glance, and swallowed, "So, if you want to go up to the top, you can only walk by foot?"

"Yes, kid. The Pope smiled. "Only those who are sincere with perseverance can get the opportunity to reach the top and find out, this is the test left to us by the sages, it's interesting, isn't it?"

Constantine was immediately dumbfounded, and suddenly had the idea of turning his head and leaving, and dropped a sentence by the way: "Since it is so interesting, then your old man climbs slowly, and you have the right to exercise, and I will not accompany you." But in the end, he resisted the urge to escape.

"Be patient, I've been waiting for ten years, it's a big deal to walk for ten days, what are you afraid of. Constantine gritted his teeth fiercely.

The Pope led Constantine upward, and the two did not communicate much along the way.

However, Constantine silently greeted all the eleven popes of the previous generation who built this road in his heart, and he had been in the seminary for more than two years, and he was familiar with the surname, place of origin and even date of birth of each pope, so he was naturally familiar with the greetings.

The Pope didn't know that the son of the deceased behind him was scolding his heart fiercely, and he walked leisurely on the endless golden staircase with his hands behind his back, looking very relaxed.

An old man and a young man walked through the halls of the popes, and two thousand years of time were condensed into eleven halls and slowly walked around them...

Along the way, countless mysteries buried in the long river of history are presented in the eyes of Constantine, and the lives of the successive popes and their observations and perceptions are recorded in the temple one by one, even the few words contained supreme wisdom.

In these temples, Constantine discovered many of the most famous and iconic things in the history of the Church, such as the notes left by the tenth pope reading the book of Kings, the diary of the debate between the fifth pope and Saint Augustine, the documents of the laws that the ninth pope spent his life revising, such as the portrait drawn by the seventh pope during his meditations...

There are also many collections that have been preserved in the Temple of Heavenly Hill that have also opened the eyes of the boys: the oak round table used for the dinner of the Twelve Saints, the bust of the legendary hostel of angelic spirits, the head of a great lord of the Abyss, many heretical books that have mysteriously disappeared from the history of the continent, the horn symbolizing the alliance with the elves during the Battle of Dawn, the oldest style of papal armor, and even ...... There are also several extremely realistic ** portraits.

Write down all these secrets and write them into memoirs, maybe you can become a great historian on the continent in the future? Constantine scratched his head and thought a little brazenly.

Finally, this journey of wonder and exhaustion has come to an end.

When Constantine climbed to the door of the last temple breathlessly, the Pope had been waiting for a long time, and he seemed to have no effort at all.

When Constantine looked at the Pope with great reverence, the latter showed an unfathomable smile and spread his hands lightly: "It is true that you cannot fly and teleport in the Heavenly Mountain, but there is no rule that you are not allowed to use the magic technique that restores physical strength!"

Constantine: "........."

"Child, if you want to reach the top, perseverance is not enough, you also have to learn to use the rules. The Pope turned slowly and pushed open the temple door under the young man's tearless gaze.

......

In a large and secluded room in the Sistine Chapel, angry reprimands came from behind the walls, and from time to time there was a crisp sound of objects cracking, and the priests and priests standing in the corridor held their breath and did not dare to come out.

Everyone knows that Archbishop Meron has been in a very bad mood lately.

With a "ping-pong", Archbishop Meron slammed the precious teacup from the southern province of Mado County on the table to the ground, and the teacup with elegant patterns etched into pieces on the gorgeous red carpet turned into pieces on the gorgeous red carpet in the light sound, which was terrible to see.

But this is the sixth teacup to be broken.

Roland stood in front of the thunderous Archbishop Meron, and at his feet was an absolutely horrific image in the eyes of any collector, but his face remained unchanged, and he still maintained the most standard paladin stance.

In the past, his standing posture would only be praised by others, but now seeing Roland standing impeccably speaking, Meron only felt a little upset.

"Do you know what it means when you lose this game?"

Meron gritted her teeth and said, "Now, Diana not only brought back a great demon's heart from the abyss this time, but also killed the black mage, and now the civilians of the entire imperial capital are appealing to the cardinal, asking the holy woman in their minds to take office immediately, do you think you still have a chance to take charge of the Holy Church now?"

Roland bowed, "Diana's strength is indeed above me now, and she is no longer comparable to her a year ago, and I admit that I have indeed lived up to your expectations." ”

"However, things may not be as serious as you think, to the point of no return. Roland stood up and said, "The selection results of the Templar Master have not yet been decided, and you know the strength of Lord Ryles, and if Diana wants to defeat him, it will take at least a few years to study. ”

"Even if Diana does take control of the Templar in the future, she will only have a status equal to you on the surface, and there is no precedent in the history of the Church for a woman to become the next Pope. ”

"Besides, you still have the secret support of His Highness Byron, and if you persist for a few more years, you still have great hope of becoming the Pope, and it is extremely unwise to make a mess at this time. Roland analyzed slowly.

Meron slapped the mahogany table with a bang, and roared at the paladin who had high hopes for him, "What do you know? Once that woman becomes the master of the Templar and has the support of thousands of the most core forces of the Church, even His Majesty the Emperor has to care about her face, what can Byron do?"