"You should also know that the three dukes of the Sequoia Kingdom are actually more or less related to Richard, and the strength shown by Richard is likely to have a legend or even a demigod standing behind him. ”

The cardinal was already riding the tiger at this time, and he stubbornly said: "If he is an intruder from the heterotope, there is a reasonable explanation. ”

The Pope opened his eyes, tapped the report on the table with his fingers, thought for a while, and asked lightly: "The same report must have been handed to the Pope of the God of Stability, the God of Time, and the new God of War, Ludrius, right?"

The cardinal threw himself down and exclaimed, "Ahh......h It's really me ......."

The Pope raised his hand and pressed it, and the cardinal immediately closed his voice, and the Pope said lightly: "Remember, we are God's servants, and we are responsible for every word we say before God." If you haven't thought about it, then go back and think about it, and come back to me when you're done. You can also take this thing back first. ”

The cardinal took the report back, almost grateful, and then retreated all the way out of the Pope's office before daring to turn and leave.

The Pope leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and gently rubbed the corners of his forehead.

A beautiful young man appeared in his office like a ghost, and the young man stood behind the Pope, rubbing his shoulders for the Pope with a pair of hands as slender as a woman, and asked softly: "Your Majesty, the bishop dared to deceive you just now, why didn't you punish him?"

The Pope breathed a sigh of relief and said, "He is not lying, although there must be someone behind this report, but it is indeed very likely that Richard is an intruder from an alien plane." ”

"Ah!" the young man exclaimed, "Then we should immediately mobilize the Battle Priests and the Templar Knights to strangle the invaders completely!"

The Pope sighed heavily, and said, "Think about what kind of man Richard is, and even if he is really an intruder, what are we going to strangle him? Besides, if not, it means ......" The Pope paused, and with great difficulty, he spat out two words like a whisper: "New God." ”

The boy opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word.

Of course, he knew Richard's record, and it took two years to sweep away the bloodstained land, defeat Sarenwell twice in a row, and then defeat the Sequoia Kingdom Mage Guild in one fell swoop with incomparable strength, forcing the Mage Guild to compromise and give up the right to operate magical equipment that he had never let go. Then Richard disappeared for a while, and when he reappeared, he led thousands of iron horsemen into the territory of the Iron Triangle Empire with an indescribable prerogative, sweeping through like a whirlwind and clouds, as if entering a no-man's land.

Such a person, with only the Battle Officers and Knights of the Temple, if they can take it, it would be a fool's dream.

What's more, as famous as Richard's record is his mage corps and theirs. Although they had learned that Richard's clergy was mainly formed by the priests of the three goddesses, who did not know the true strength of the three goddesses?

It was the realm of the gods, the forbidden zone for mortals, and once touched, even if it was originally intended to preserve the faith, it would not be forgiven.

"Shall we just let him go, then?" asked the young man reluctantly.

"That's all there is to it, unless there is a new oracle. The Pope said with some weariness.

The boy was silent again. Of course, he knew that Ney, the god of courage, had not sent down an oracle for a long time, and even the Pope could not communicate his will. And during this time, the divine power of the priests and priests has not increased, but has been slowly declining. For a while, people were panicked. In this eventful time, it is really not a wise move to provoke a great enemy like Richard.

The boy was startled, and before he could understand what was happening, the Pope pulled the satin rope on the table, and the bell rang immediately.

"Go, bring me my papal robe!, quick! I feel that the god of courage is about to send down an oracle again!" the Pope urged. The boy was startled, and then he was ecstatic, and he ran away.

A moment later, the bell rang in the Temple of Courage, and the Pope, wearing a crown and a magnificent robe, knelt down before the statue of the God of Courage. Behind the pope, there are rows of cardinals. Many bishops were disheveled, and after kneeling, they hurriedly buttoned their collars and straightened their crowns.

The Pope began to chant the hymn of God, and the cardinal behind him echoed in unison, the impassioned and high-pitched hymns echoing through the tall halls, while the choir boys and girls behind the pillars on both sides had straightened their necks, their faces flushed, and raised the volume with all their might.

The Great Temple of Courage gradually began to shine, and after a while, a solemn and huge will quietly descended, and the temple was immediately filled with cheers! Some cardinals were even so excited that they almost fainted! For the clergy, God was one of them, and the more senior the clergy, the more so.

The Pope fell to the ground with his whole body, listening attentively to the voice of God.

"There are very powerful invaders who will appear within the borders of the Baroque Kingdom in a month. We must do our best to destroy the invaders once and for all!"

The latest oracle surprised the Pope, in the entire history of history, there have been very few invaders who have been able to make the God of Courage use this adjective very powerful, and only once has surpassed this adjective, and that is the Star Beast Invasion.

Another thing that weighed the Pope's heart was that the will of the god of courage was so vague that even he had a hard time listening, and it seemed that no more than five cardinals could hear the oracle. In the past, the oracle of the god of courage was so clear that it was clearly accepted by the vast majority of cardinals.

This can have two functions, one is to make the oracle of the god of courage widely known, so that the pope or the upper echelons of the church do not monopolize the oracle and take advantage of it for personal gain. The second is to test the strength of the cardinals' faith. Cardinals, who have repeatedly failed to hear oracles, will soon be quietly arranged to retire and give way to a new clergyman.

And now, with the voice of the God of Courage so weak, the Pope is almost certain that something must have happened to the God of Courage, who is currently in a very weak state. Thinking of the fact that several other gods are inexplicably in a state of weakness or even silence, could it be that there was an unknown divine war that broke out above the heavenly dome? But not to mention that several gods have been in the same camp for thousands of years, even if there is a divine war between them, then as the spokesperson of the god of courage in the world, the Pope should know something.

The battle between the two gods, the war between the kingdom of God and the mortal world, is equally important, and it is equally important to attack the church and believers of the other god, which is the source of faith, and to attack the gods themselves. Because of this, the initiator of the war of faith can only be the gods themselves, and the act of attacking other gods without an oracle is blasphemy.

It was long after the oracle was over that the pope slowly stood up. His movements seemed sluggish and old, and he missed many things, such as the panic of most cardinals.

By the time the Pope turned around, they had all regained their divine majesty, and it was impossible to tell from their faces that they had not received the oracle. Of course, the cardinals do not expect to hide from the pope, but only to preserve their dignity in front of their colleagues and subordinates.

The cardinals who had actually received the oracle were not overjoyed, but thoughtful. When there is a problem with the gods they believe in, or even fall silent or fall, then all of their high-ranking priests will be doomed. Bishops who are able to receive the oracle can feel the weakness of the god of courage.

"Now come with me, bishops of the Cardinals, we need to convene an emergency meeting. With that, the Pope walked to the back of the chapel. Twelve cardinals followed the pope, but half of them were calm, and these were oracles. The other half were somewhat unnatural, and they had never received an oracle.

The cardinal's chamber is classical and solemn, even a little dimly solemn. It's not a big place, just enough to sit the Pope and the Twelve Cardinals in red, but the ceiling of the conference room is 12 meters high. The magic sconces emitted a dim glow, and even the murals of the deeds of the god of courage in the dome were faintly visible.

The Pope's gaze only fell on the canon that had been used in front of him for an unknown number of generations, and said slowly: "Ladies and gentlemen, today's oracle, some of you have heard and some have not heard......

A panic appeared on the faces of some of the cardinals. The pope rarely discussed such matters publicly, usually in private, and then made arrangements sufficient to maintain the decency of the bishop.

"But this time," the pope continued, "it doesn't matter if you hear it or not. The key is how we should carry out the oracle of the great inner security. ”

The Pope repeated the oracle, and all the cardinals fell into deep thought.

Normally, the Church should be the best of its best, sending a large army of battle priests to gather the private armies of the local nobles and fight the invaders to the death. But in the current situation, it is debatable whether this should be done. When the gods are weak, their faith on earth becomes crucial.

"The place of the oracle, in the Baroque kingdom. A cardinal, almost as old as the Pope, reminded.

The cardinals quickly flashed information about this kingdom in their minds.

The Baroque Kingdom is much stronger than the Sequoia Kingdom, with seven dukes in its territory, a vast territory, and a strength that closely follows the empire. If it weren't for the Baroque kingdom's efforts to open up a passage to the southern sea, I am afraid that it would have turned around and moved north and west. Then none of the principalities around the turbulent lands could hold back the Baroque horsemen.

In addition, the most important point is that the church headquarters of Ludrius, the god of war, was located in the Baroque Kingdom.

And Ludris was one of the gods who was not affected.