Chapter 661: Dismounting
As a knight, he generally believes in the god of war who can bring them victory, as a child who has lived in the Paris Empire, the central country of the Harvest Plains, most of them believe in the goddess of harvest who can bring them a good harvest and hope, and as a person who specializes in sneak attacks, assassinations, and is good at doing dirty work, and often walks between light and darkness, most of them will believe in the god of luck.
But whatever Sidney's previous beliefs, the moment she climbed to the top of the Holy Mountain and saw the pure and holy Cathedral of Light, her mind was completely occupied by the light in front of her. She ignored Leo and the others around her, nor did she care about the gods she believed in before, and knelt on the ground to confess her sins in a low voice, praying for the protection of the god of light.
Seeing Sidney's performance, Leo's face immediately fell, as an atheist, even in the face of the gods on earth, he was only in awe and not reverent. Now Sidney's actions made Leo feel very uncomfortable, and his face was a little unbearable, and he hadn't even seen the Pope's face, so he had converted one of his own team first.
However, the bishop who had led them all the way to see Sidney's pious repentance was immediately pleasantly surprised, and he said to Leo and the others: "I can't imagine that this girl is so pious, it seems that she will be favored by the god of light, congratulations!"
Leo secretly rolled his eyes, and gently stepped forward to hug Sidney, trying to pull her up, but Sidney was unwilling to get up, and was still there talking to himself in repentance. After exchanging glances with Feng Xifan and the others, Leo said to the bishop without any anger: "Don't pay attention to her, let's continue to go!"
Although he said that he didn't need to pay attention to Sidney, Leo still didn't feel at ease and left Achilles behind, and with him taking care of Sidney, there should be no problems.
Follow the bishop through the square in front of the Cathedral of Light and truly come to the magnificent cathedral gates. The more he walked forward, the more solemn Leo's face became, and he finally understood the reason for Sidney's actions.
The Holy Light descending from the sky with vast power continues to cleanse everyone who approaches the Cathedral of Light, like a torture of the soul and a pure bewitchment, making people feel two diametrically opposed feelings of awe and dependence on the Holy Light from the bottom of their hearts.
The Arena of the Gods on Leo's chest began to heat slightly, as if he also felt this incomparable divine might, and he didn't know whether it was excitement or fear, the surface of the Arena of the Gods seemed more and more dull, but it kept shaking in Leo's chest.
If it weren't for the blessing of the Arena of the Gods, and the fact that Feng Xifan, Immorton and the others were heroes from the Arena of the Gods, I'm afraid they would have already fallen to their knees and confessed their lives like Sidney.
The bishop who led the way walked to the cathedral door with a smile on his face, and after climbing the stairs, he turned to look over, but was shocked to find that although Leo and the others had ugly faces, they did not bow down in the holy light as expected, but followed him without hurrying or slow.
"You...... You guys!" the bishop was also quite anxious in astonishment, and changed his words: "It is rare to imagine that His Excellency the Grand Duke's faith is so strong...... Rare!"
"Hmph! A little trick that doesn't go into the stream, plainly makes us look down on the Church of Light!" Feng Xifan doesn't have the divine power of Immorton, and he has relied on his internal strength to support him with divine power all the way, so naturally he doesn't have a good face, so he casually sneered.
The bishop also seemed to know that the disappointment arranged by His Majesty the Pope was a bit unauthentic, so even if Feng Xifan's words were quite offensive, the bishop could only sneer and continue to lead a few people forward.
As soon as you enter the cathedral, the first thing you see is the wide chapel, which is like a large stadium in Leo's previous life, covering a wide area, looking at the dense tables and chairs in the chapel, it is estimated that it can accommodate at least a few thousand people, such a wide chapel shouts from one end, and the other end may not be able to hear, I am afraid that the bishops and priests of the Church of Light must use amplification magic to preside over the mission here.
The dome of the chapel is at least ten meters above the ground, and it is painted with the image of the kingdom of the god of light, and the four walls are the portraits of the high-ranking and fanatical believers of the church in the past, as if to persuade the believers to be pious and religious, so that they can ascend to the kingdom of God after death.
When the leading bishop led Leo and the others into the chapel, he saw a man in a red robe standing in the center of the chapel, and the bishop's face became embarrassed. Among the three cardinals of the Church of Light, Cardinal Owen has been imprisoned, Cardinal St. Paul is preparing to be crowned pope, and Cardinal Abraham will be the only one who will appear here.
Cardinal Owen's loss of power gave Abraham a rare chance to rise to the top of the church, but he never imagined that Pope San Francisco would disregard his face for his son and forcibly pass the pope's election bill while Abraham was dispatched, which made Abraham, who hurriedly returned to the Holy City but couldn't stop it.
Since Cardinal Owen's cronies mostly defected to the more promising St. Paul after his fall from power, Abraham's objections and re-election of the pope were to no avail. However, Abraham, who had coveted the position of pope for many years, was unwilling to fail, so he did not hesitate to betray the interests of the Church of Light, secretly reached an agreement with the Council of Darkness, and organized this counterattack, hoping to overthrow the legitimacy of St. Paul through the consensus of various countries and temples.
Grand Duke Pritz, as a new force that has suddenly emerged in recent years, has the strength to sit on an equal footing with many major powers, and it is also one of the objects that Abraham wants to strive for. Especially when he learned that the Pope had taken the initiative to invite the Grand Duke of Pritz to meet, Abraham decided that he had to take the initiative and obtain the support of the Grand Duke of Pritz first, so as to increase the chances of victory for his next action.
The timing of the choice of the cardinal of Abraham was also very good, and it was when Leo and others had just experienced the demonstration of the Holy Light Cleansing, and they had a little criticism of the pope, which made it easier to provoke their dissatisfaction with the pope, and it was easier to gain their support and sympathy for themselves.
As soon as Cardinal Abraham appeared, the bishop in charge of guiding the way immediately understood his plan, but this bishop was St. Paul's confidant after all, and he must not be cowardly at this time, he turned his head and glanced at Leo and the others with profound meaning, and then took the initiative to greet Cardinal Abraham.