While Joseph and the mustache were talking, the young Archbishop Leo, accompanied by the clergy behind him, slowly walked into the hall. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

After a brief silence, the hall was filled with activity again. Although many people didn't know that this Leo Archbishop would appear here, after all, people like him are extremely rare on weekdays.

The Empire of Light believed in the Church of Light, from the emperor to the commoners, and there were many temple believers in the middle. Although there are many people who are aware of the struggle between the royal power and the divine power among the upper echelons of the Bright Empire, there are also many nobles who are loyal believers in the temple.

With such a large base in the empire, the power of the temple is naturally spread throughout the empire, and in many parishes of the temple, in addition to religious taxes, there are even many various taxes. Among the aristocratic believers, there were many ancient families or wealthy merchants, who were willing to donate large sums of money to build churches and monasteries.

Among other things, the most famous papal basilica in the northeastern Holy Province is the Basilica of St. Maud, which is renovated almost every ten years. The cost of repairing the church alone is in the millions of gold coins every year, and in addition to the religious taxes levied in the five dioceses of the empire, many of them are supported by these nobles and big merchants.

Therefore, most of the nobles at the scene showed a positive reaction when they saw the appearance of a person like Archbishop Leo: the guests with higher status had already stepped forward to salute the archbishop. And those nobles with a slightly lower status were also very interested in not coming up, but most of them stood by them, looking for an opportunity to come forward and say a few words to the bishop.

Archbishop Leo had only walked a few steps in the hall, and before he even reached the center of the banquet, many nobles took the initiative to come forward and salute.

Joseph was also looking at the young archbishop from a distance: he saw that Leo's words and deeds were very decent, and he treated every guest with great kindness and kindness in the face of the nobles who came forward to salute him, without the slightest majesty and demeanor of a high-ranking member of the temple.

Even for those nobles with low status, he behaved very easy-going and approachable, smiling and nodding to them in return, with a calm face, without the slightest arrogance and impatient look. He was also holding the temple emblem on his chest, a hallmark of the Temple of Light.

At this time, Norman in the center of the banquet had also noticed the archbishop, and Norman's face couldn't help but be slightly strange when he saw the archbishop, but his expression faded in an instant.

He himself was the host of the banquet, and the eyes of many of the guests at the banquet were focused on these people, and when Norman strode towards Leo, these eye-catching fellows all backed away, and immediately left an open space between Norman and Leo.

"Archbishop Leo! Norman is polite, if I had known that you were coming to the house, I could have sent someone to inform me in advance, and I would have prepared carefully. Today's visit by His Excellency the Archbishop has added a bit of divine splendor to my mansion......!

Norman smiled, looking at Archbishop Leo, who was much younger than himself, his expression was extremely enthusiastic, if it was someone who didn't know the situation, I am afraid that the two would really think that the relationship between the two was good.

When Leo heard Norman say this, he only smiled slightly, and said slowly: "Lord Norman is polite, I happened to pass by the lord's mansion today, and I saw from a distance that your mansion was brightly lit, and there were so many cars parked at the door, so I must have some kind of banquet or something, so I was cheeky to come to the door to disturb." As a clergyman, I didn't prepare any generous gifts, hehe, I was abrupt when I said it......"

The Archbishop of Leo was really not very old, and it was indeed a bit surprising to hear him speak in his voice as if he was in his twenties.

When Norman heard him say this, he shook his head instead, and said with a solemn face: "Archbishop Leo's dedication to such a sacred cause as serving the gods is naturally virtuous, as the cardinal archbishop of the central diocese, and the spokesperson and example of the goddess of light in the world, I am very happy to be in my house tonight!"

Although the two exchanged pleasantries, José clearly felt that Norman's expression and tone were a little solemn, and on the other hand, the Leo Archbishop, although he was young, his expression was extremely natural and easy-going. I just don't know, is this guy really simple-minded or pretentious?

Thinking of this, Jose couldn't help but look at the young archbishop, and asked the mustache next to him in a low voice: "Mr. Steward, this Leo Archbishop looks extremely young, I see that the clergy behind him are all white-haired old men, but why is this Archbishop a young man, I don't know if you can tell me about the origin of this Leo Archbishop?!"

"This ......" The mustache on the side couldn't help but feel a little strange when he heard him say this, and he was about to say something, when he suddenly heard a crisp girl's voice on the side: "Jose, so you are here!"

When Jose heard this, he immediately heard Su Ya's voice, and hurriedly looked back, and sure enough, he saw a beautiful girl standing not far behind him. The girl in a bright red evening dress, standing in front of him like a delicate rose, was none other than Suya, the Duchess of Casa.

After Su Ya finished speaking, he immediately walked to Jose's side, and the mustachioed steward saw this, and also bowed to Su Ya to make a salute, and then left with a very interesting smile.

Jose looked at Su Ya and asked with a strange expression: "Hey, I just walked around the hall and didn't seem to see you, what are you ......?"

"I've been in the inner hall since the beginning of the feast. Norman sent someone to invite me to the banquet in the afternoon, although I was not very willing, but after all, the things on the scene still had to be entertained, according to the banquet etiquette I will arrive first, you go out with Gould in the afternoon, I will tell Louis to inform you first. ”

When Jose heard her say this, he just smiled and said, "Oh, don't talk about this, today's scene is a bit lively!"

When he said this, his eyes couldn't help but glance in the direction of Norman and the archbishop of the temple, Su Ya saw his demeanor, and her heart also moved, and said lightly:

"The temple has never participated in these grand banquets, and even if it occasionally shows up, it is only on a big scene like the New Year's celebration. Today, this Leo appeared here, although it was said that he came in by chance, but after all, it was a little strange......"

(Thank you Apo A and all of you for recommending the commuter pass!)