Timeline before Nock returns to Champagne Collar.

Headquarters of the Holy Church, Holy Empire, Holy Roman City, Holy See.

On this day, an emergency meeting of the Holy Tribunal was held on an ad hoc basis.

The management of the Holy Court, above the cardinals, was gathered.

Pope, archbishops, cardinals, presbyterians.

and the heads of the institutions under the command of the Holy See, etc.

A total of more than 30 people sat in the conference room,

Study a letter from the Champagne Collar of the Kingdom of France.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a letter of recommendation from the lord of the Kingdom of France.

The lord of Champagne in the Kingdom of France intends to recommend a priest to become bishop of a local church.

And that's what we need to discuss in today's meeting. ”

It was the archbishop who spoke, also a candidate for the position of pope.

He is now in charge of the day-to-day affairs of the Holy Court.

Only major incidents need to be reported to the Pope.

And today, he had to carefully invite all the high-level officials.

"It's just a bishop's position, and the archbishop is in charge of it.

Why waste everyone's time. ”

The person who spoke was a cardinal, a cardinal familiar to the public.

"Bishop Akbunos, things are not as simple as you think.

There is something special about this recommended candidate.

When I'm done, you'll know why neither I nor the Pope can make a decision.

It's going to alarm everyone. ”

Hearing that there was another mystery inside, everyone present became serious.

The archbishop made a direct report.

"Before mentioning the recommended priest, I would like to say here one thing that is mentioned in the letter.

If this matter is not handled properly, it will seriously affect the prestige and image of our church.

According to the lord in the letter.

In the city of Reims, which is its territory, there is a centuries-old Reims Cathedral.

In the early days of its construction, it was the lord of Reims who donated money to our church together with the people to build it.

For hundreds of years, the Cathedral of Reims was operated by a certain bishop,

From the hands of the then lord of the city, the Reims Cathedral was converted into the private property of the church,

It has been passed down as an industry of his faction.

And not long ago, due to the urgent recall of the cardinal of the Kingdom of France by the Church,

As a result, there was no leader in the Kingdom of France, and even some regional bishops left their posts without permission.

The cardinal, who had returned to the Holy See, had gone.

Well, this matter, after the adjournment of Bishop Akbunos, I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation.

But for now, please don't talk and keep listening to the report. ”

The archbishop interrupted the cardinal, who wanted to defend himself,

This made Cardinal Akbunos feel embarrassed and his face was ugly.

But the archbishop did not care about his change of mood, but continued.

"Because the bishop of Reims Cathedral left his post without permission, the presiding officer was handed over to a priest named Carol.

And this priest, after taking over the Cathedral of Reims, actually had bad intentions,

Privately found a businessman and sold Reims Cathedral!

With this money, he dismissed the monks who were studying at the Cathedral of Reims,

Bring a group of colleagues who are in the same league as him,

Head to the town of Rock, on the outskirts of Reims, and build a chapel that's not bigger than our conference room.

Then he handed over the day-to-day management to his colleagues, and he himself took the money left over from the sale of the church.

Drunk and dreaming of death every day.

If it weren't for the priest who took over to find out that the church was being peddled and thus discover this Carroll's crime.

I'm afraid that by the time we know, Reims Cathedral has been destroyed and stripped to build other buildings!

You know, too many people want to see our jokes, and too many people are not afraid to make jokes for us!

Fortunately, the priest did not make a public announcement after discovering Carol's crime.

Instead, secretly through negotiations with local lords, through loans,

Buying Reims Cathedral back didn't make things worse.

So, tell me what to do with this Carol, and the bishops who have left their posts without permission.

and some people who transfer their subordinates privately without a church order.

Oh, I forgot, someone is no longer a cardinal in the region of the Kingdom of France, those people,

It's no longer someone's subordinate. ”

After the archbishop had finished speaking, before Bishop Akbnos could speak, an elder slapped the table and shouted.

"How can this be true? The Lord is above! How could there be such a daredevil!

Selling churches privately, this is blasphemy against the Holy Lord, disrespect for the Church!

This Carol must be burned at the stake!

and those bishops who leave their posts without permission shall be demoted and punished.

Distribute to remote places to spread glory for the Lord! ”

"I agree with the elders. However, I suggest that this Carol be brought back to the Holy Court to be executed,

Just to deter the church that is now becoming more and more impetuous.

Let those who seek to privatize the Church and the Holy Court see the fate of disrespecting the Lord and the Church! ”

The person who spoke was an old man in full armor.

At first glance, he is not a clergyman, but a head of the bodyguard.

"Well, I agree. This one named Carol must be punished severely.

And those bishops who leave their posts without permission are not allowed to make them pay.

After all, without the order of the Holy Court, how could they arrange the teaching affairs on their bodies to others privately.

In particular, the original bishop of Reims Cathedral, I propose that he be stripped of his post and abolished,

Excommunication.

Carol did this kind of thing, it was all the result of his connivance.

I don't believe that as a bishop of Reims Cathedral, he would not know what Carol was like.

But he just handed over the church to someone like Carroll, making it clear that he wanted to cause trouble. ”

Bishop Akbunos couldn't sit still, and he shouted.

"I'm against it! I confess that the bishop of Reims Cathedral is indeed suspected of desertion.

But he himself did not know about Carroll's sale of the church. After all, people are good at disguise.

What if this Carol is usually too well disguised, so he deceives him! ”

"Humph!"

Sitting next to Bishop Akbunos, the same cardinal spoke.

"Akbunos, I don't think you're right. You're not the bishop, how do you know he doesn't?

As far as I know, the bishop, is now under your command to handle the handover for you.

It just so happened that Judge Turonev of the Inquisition was also there today, and asked him to send someone to interrogate the bishop,

It's fine if not. It's also a little fairer for us to deal with. ”

"You fart!" Akbunos stood up angrily and glared condescendingly at the cardinal who spoke.

"Enough! Akbunos! If this is the attitude you have towards your colleagues,

Then I don't think your practice is enough to take up a new position, and I will withdraw my appointment to you. ”

The person who spoke was His Majesty the Pope, who had been silent while sitting on the throne.

No way, this Akbunos, is a member of the Pope's faction.

It is precisely because of this that he is so arrogant.

As the archbishop said, the people of their papal line believe that the next pope,

They should be selected from their department.

Only those of their papal line are eligible to serve as archbishops and become the next pope.

The Pope did not approve of their ideas, but he never rejected them.

Therefore, the people of the papal faction are particularly egoistic and arrogant.

But today, the people here will not get used to him.

If he does not recognize this fact, even the Pope will not be able to protect him.

After all, the people here represent the leaders or second-in-command of all the factions within the church.

Even the declining factions were still notified to attend the meeting.

Because the real content of this conference will affect the status and pattern of the church in the mainland for the next hundred years.

It is not permissible for the pope and the archbishop to be imprudent.

The Pope reprimanded, and no matter how unconvinced Akbunos was, he could only bow his head obediently and quiet down.

For this reason, the cardinal next to him smiled proudly, but did not say anything to stimulate the other party.

After all, he is not stupid, and this kind of occasion is not the place to settle personal grievances.

Seeing that Akbunos was soft, the Pope directly made the final decision.

"As to Carol's sale of the church, it is up to the Inquisition, Judge Turonev,

Immediately after the meeting, you took action and dealt with the people.

As for the bishop, he did as the archbishop said, removed from office, and expelled.

Reims Cathedral, the old man has heard of it.

If the old man remembers correctly, there is also a record of this church in the historical codex of the Holy Court.

Even this church has produced several special talents, which are recorded in the annals of the church.

So, the church was not managed well, and the church almost fell into the hands of merchants.

This is not a serious penalty.

This matter is so decided.

Archbishop, let's talk about today's topic.

Don't let this be a nuisance. ”

The Pope has the final word, and the others are not good at saying more.

After all, it's just the handling of two little people, and there is no need to disobey His Majesty the Pope.

With the Pope's gesture, the archbishop began to get to the point of today.

"Next, I want to talk about the priest who was recommended by the Lord of Champagne to be the new bishop of Reims Cathedral."

This time, everyone else learned to be obedient and didn't say anything like "a priest is just a priest, what is there to say".

They were engrossed in waiting for the archbishop's next words.

After all, there must be something special about a priest who can be brought to the conference.

"Nock Lane, that's the priest's name. If any of you have paid attention to the whereabouts of the Silver Wings before the New Year,

Then you won't find the name unfamiliar.

That's right, this is the same Father Ryan who once made the Silver Wings of Sost William pounce on him,

It is also the person who is suspected of holding the holy weapon [Holy Light and Punishment]. ”

"What!"

Now, except for the Pope and the archbishop, everyone is not calm.

"Then what are you waiting for, hurry up and get people back! Let him hand over the Hallows! ”

"Arrest your uncle! You try to grab another word! If someone is wrong, you will arrest someone if you don't understand it.

Please, bring people back! ”

"That is, every time there are some talents in the church, they are forced away by you people who are jealous of the virtuous and capable!"

Looking at the excited crowd, the archbishop had a headache.

"Quiet! Look what you all look like! What kind of system is seen by outsiders! ”

"Before I finished my sentence, you want to condemn someone? Especially a few of you, catch?

Tell me, what crime do you want to use to arrest people?

Don't forget! They have just bought Reims Cathedral back and saved the face of the church!

By the way, I remind you that although the Cathedral of Reims was bought,

But he bought it in his own name!

That is, if the Church does not agree with him becoming bishop of the Cathedral of Reims,

Hehe, Reims Cathedral is still called a cathedral or not, maybe it's still a cathedral!

You have pushed people into a hurry, maybe Reims Cathedral will be from the church of the Holy Church,

It's become a sanctuary for other denominations!

After all, people have made such a big contribution, you don't reward it, forget it, and still want to catch people and rob other people's things?

How? Snatch the holy spear back, you can use it! Or can you use it! Or maybe you can use it!

You don't need to do things one by one!

Besides, if it's just the owner of the Holy Lance, do you think you need me to convene this meeting?

His Majesty the Pope and I have decided not to leave a holy vessel owner? ”

was reprimanded by the archbishop, and the elders who were clamoring for arrest did not dare to squeak.

Others looked disdainful and secretly despised these guys in their hearts.

It is also said that Akbunos is selfish, and these old things are the real selfishness.

Isn't it just that he was abused by the master of the holy spear of the last session, and he needs to be so angry?

You know, they've killed him!

What hatred is there to transfer to the head of this Lord of the Holy Lance.

Judge Turonev glanced at the elders even more gloomily,

I was thinking about whether to take out the evidence of their past crimes and kill a few people.

You know, half a year ago, I learned that the holy spear appeared again, and it also had its owner,

The management of the Inquisition was overjoyed and ready to bring people back for training.

But as a result, the bastard Thorst William came back and said that the man had run away.

The people in the Inquisition thought it was this bastard and wanted to trouble him.

But this guy has the strength of the holy level, and he can trouble this guy.

And he didn't want to surrender his identity, so this matter was over.

Now I finally learned the news of the Lord of the Holy Spear from the mouth of the archbishop,

And how many bastards jumped out and said they were going to arrest someone?

Oh, if you want to catch it, you have to catch a few bastards!

If it weren't for the fact that the Pope had been suppressing the affairs of these people on the grounds of internal stability.

Turonev had already done it.

Now it seems that for the sake of the safety of the heir of the holy spear, he wants to mention this matter to the old antiques of the Inquisition,

Let them come forward and convince the Pope.

The archbishop ignored the careful thoughts of the others and continued to explain.

"This Father Nock Lane is not only the heir to the Holy Lance, but also the heir to a monastery.

His origin is somewhat peculiar, because the monastery he inherited is in the Kingdom of Lionheart! ”

The archbishop's words are a bit earth-shattering.

drew rebuttals from others.

"Impossible! Since fifteen years ago, Bishop Joseph has been in charge of his own affairs.

After the power of the church is completely withdrawn from the Lionheart Kingdom, the Lionheart Kingdom is the territory of the Natural Sect!

Even the traveling priests don't want to go to the Lionheart Kingdom, lest they be targeted by the Nature Sect!

How could he possibly own a monastery in the Lionheart Kingdom! I don't believe it! ”

The cardinal, who had taunted Akbunos earlier, stood up in surprise and retorted.

There was no way, because his uncle was removed from his post because of this incident, and he almost made the family lonely.

Fortunately, he had already become a regional bishop at that time, which kept the glory of the family.

Saved the family in that shock.

Therefore, hearing about this sensitive topic, the reaction was a little too excited.

The others, though they did not speak, had faces full of disbelief.

The archbishop shook his head and said:

"Remember when the Church sent someone to Lionheart's Kingdom three years ago to settle the matter of the Holy War Pact?

At that time, the person who signed the holy war contract was Nok Lane. ”

"Isn't it! It turned out to be him! ”

"Didn't you say that the subject of the contract died, so he had a private relationship with the Church of Nature?"

"Hehe, with the temperament of that guy South, what kind of selfishness do you think it will be?"

"Uh, okay. I seem to get it. ”

Looking at the big people who were talking about it, the archbishop felt that their surprise was still great.

He pressed his hands down, quieted everyone down, and continued.

"The reason for his contract jihad is also very simple. As the only monastery in the Kingdom of Lionheart that lasted until 1517,

He is also the only clergyman and priest of the Church in the Kingdom of Lionheart,

He was suppressed by a joint effort from the Natural Church and the official Lionheart Kingdom.

In the end, when he could not be framed, the Natural Church sent people to burn down the monastery.

Abduction of orphans adopted by monasteries.

Unable to bear the humiliation, Nock Lane was furious and killed the monks sent by the Church of Nature to cause trouble.

Thus triggering the Jihad Pact.

In the end, under the bounty of the Church of Nature, he escaped from the Kingdom of Lionheart with his wisdom.

He lived incognito in a mountain village in the Norman Duchy in the northern part of the Kingdom of France.

By his own efforts, a church was built in the village called Tarn.

And had a good relationship with the regional church in the city of Seine.

However, due to the ignorance of the villagers and the greed of the local nobles,

The conspiracy forced away the young and vigorous Father Lane,

As a result, he left the village with his retinue on the night of divine grace.

Embark on the wandering path again.

Let's not mention the hardships on the road.

He was in the southern part of the Kingdom of France, in the town of Maple in the Duchy of Bourbon,

contacted a priest Molière, through whom he wanted to gain the approval of the Church,

Return to the Church.

By the way, forgot to say it. Since we have no connection with the Kingdom of Lionheart,

Therefore, Father Lane, who inherited the priesthood from his teacher, is not recorded in the church register.

Seriously, he was a priest who was not recognized by the Church.

In this case, according to the practice of the church, it is necessary to arrange for the seminary of the church.

After graduation, he or she will return to his hometown to become a priest.

But this person was so special that he became homeless and became a wandering priest.

But even without recognition and identification, Father Lane has never forgotten the teachings of his teacher.

Committed to spreading the glory of the Holy Lord, upholding the ethics of a priest.

Maintain the image of the church at all times.

Even if he is misunderstood and embarrassed along the way, or even framed,

Do not forget to maintain the image of the church.

He saved the fortress from crisis and stepped forward when the ship was in distress when he was about to be thrown off the ship.

Even, he cured the plague of the Fish-Folk and prevented the possibility of the plague breaking out in the Terran territory.

More recently, the Cathedral of Reims was redeemed and rededicated to the Church.

And find out the crime of Carol, a moth.

Just his experiences and deeds.

That's enough to put the majority of the church to shame.

Even, if we didn't live a few more years, our merits may not be comparable to him.

But! That's not enough to embarrass us!

The embarrassing thing is that his teacher left him a letter of recommendation and a robe! ”

As he spoke, the archbishop took out a bag from the side, placed it on the table, and carefully opened it.

"I had the Silver Wings retrieved day and night from Father Molière in the royal city of France,

Inside are the relics of his teacher that Nock Lane gave to Father Molière.

Everyone, please take a look. ”

The archbishop opened the baggage and took out a black robe with gold lace from inside.

"This ...... This is the robe of meritorious service! ”

Someone was surprised to call out the origin of the robe.

The archbishop nodded and said, "That's right, it's the Meritorious Divine Robe." ”

He picked up a yellowed letter from the package and continued.

"According to the owner of this suicide note, it was given to him by Bishop Joseph,

As a reward for staying behind the church in England City!

And he, after all the remaining churches in the Kingdom of Lionheart were suppressed and dissolved.

He single-handedly maintained the Great Church of England for another three years.

In the end, he was unable to maintain the consumption of the Great Church, and finally disbanded the Great Church.

But he did not stop there, and after being taken in by the old nun Merry of the Abbey of Our Lady of England,

Inheriting the wishes of the old nun, she took over the convent and reopened the church in the convent.

While maintaining the church, he took in orphans in an attempt to restore the glory of the church.

But in the end, he died in 1515.

Before his death, he passed on the priesthood to his student, Nock Lane.

And frankly confessed that Nock Lane was a devout saint.

Saint, this is what this teacher says about his students.

In fact, this Nok Lane, who began his practice at the age of 10 and took over as a priest at the age of 15,

It is convenient to practice magic and has an amazing talent.

According to the strength he showed in the Adventurers' Guild, at the age of twenty this year,

He is already a silver-level adventurer, and at the same time a silver-level priest.

If it weren't for the baptismal rites and lineage that limited his growth.

I have no doubt that he will be able to become a gold-level powerhouse before the age of twenty-five.

Even, if he could be cultivated by us since he was a child, maybe he would already be a gold-level powerhouse by now.

Thirty-year-old saint-level, not delusional!

Therefore, the evaluation of the saint, his teacher is not exaggerated at all.

Moreover, this teacher's identity is also a bit special, and I guess Bishop Joseph at that time did not know his identity either.

Otherwise, he would never dare to leave this person who stayed behind in the British Church.

Because, this teacher, surnamed Rhine! John Rhine, the youngest son of the now Grand Duke of the Rhine!

I remember that a few years ago, the Grand Duke announced that he had picked up a granddaughter who had been left behind.

It is said to be the adopted daughter of this John Rhine.

It is conceivable that if the Grand Duke of the Rhine learned that his youngest son's students were still in exile,

What would be the reaction if you didn't even have an identity recognized by the church?

I'm sure if anyone were going to hit this Nok Lane idea,

The Grand Duke of the Rhine dared to pull his private army to the door of that man's house,

Ask him for justice! ”

The words of the archbishop made those present feel as if they were in a stormy sea,

Mood ups and downs.

This Nock Lane is not only a genius himself, with rich experience and achievements, but also has a backer?

By the way, he is also the heir of the Holy Lance.

That is, the Inquisition was also paying attention to him.

Well, Bishop Joseph, although punished for his decision fifteen years ago, was not stripped of his position.

He was even inducted into the House of Elders.

It's just that he felt that he was guilty, so he took the initiative to resign from his position and live in seclusion in the forbidden place, with the holy dragon as his companion.

For more than ten years, he has a better relationship with the Holy Dragon than anyone else.

Moreover, the forces that he brought back from the Lionheart Kingdom back then,

still headed by Joseph, one of the bishops was promoted to cardinal,

It's just that most of the people who are stationed abroad and belong to the forces are also with the cardinal.

Only a few old men, who followed Joseph, remained in the Holy Court.

If you let Joseph know that he made a wrong decision back then,

There is actually a fruitful result.

is still the only heir to fruition.

I'm afraid that Joseph won't be able to sit still, and he will go out to support this young man!

Even, in case Joseph felt guilty about their master and apprentice.

It is possible to train this young man as an heir!

After all, this person who was born in the Lionheart Kingdom and is also a person of Joseph's lineage!

Thinking about it like this, the big guys present were all restless.

After all, if such a good person rises,

In the future, I don't want to be on an equal footing with them, but I'm afraid that I will surpass them, and it is possible to sit in the position of the pope.

What's more, this guy is only twenty years old and has already been nominated for the position of regional bishop!

If there is anyone else to support him, and exert himself,

Maybe in a few years' time, they'll be able to see this young man here!

That's not what they want.

After all, they haven't abdicated yet, where is the turn to get the young people promoted.

When young people are promoted, it means that some of them are replaced!

No one wants to lose the power in their hands!

What's more, even if they are to be replaced, they should be taken over by their own heirs.

And not the wild child that popped out of nowhere!

In a group of people, many people have already made up their minds, even if they can't refuse the rise of this child,

Also suppress the speed of his rise!

Even, the elders who said that they wanted to catch Nok before were already thinking in their hearts whether to get rid of Nok.

The heir of the Holy Lance, always their enemy!

On the contrary, it was Turonev of the Inquisition, who looked at everyone's faces.

I already have a plan in my heart.

It seems that he can't just inform the old antiques of the Inquisition, but also contact people from other factions.

For example, Joseph in the Forbidden Land of the Back Mountain.

Another example is the Grand Duke of the Rhine in the Duchy of Prussia.

Anyway, the heir to the holy lance, their Inquisition is going to be decided!