Although Ivus is not sure at the moment, whether the person who stole the experiment was planning to plot against the pure white saint at the papal promotion ceremony; Nor is it certain how much this matter has to do with Cardinal Rocky and Professor Moriarty......

But he can be sure of at least one thing.

- The man had obvious ill will towards the Pure White Saintess.

When she realized this, Janis was visibly furious: "I'm going to go to His Majesty the Pope - when did the Church become a place where such intrigues could flourish?" ”

Although she was constantly under pressure from the pure white saintess, she was even scared to run around and didn't dare to go home.

But when Janis realizes that Grey is in danger, she makes no secret of her anger and anxiety.

"It's a pity."

Ivus shook his head and replied, "These bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods suddenly appeared after His Majesty the Pope fell into a deep sleep. ”

“…… Can't wake up? ”

"It's the kind of slumber that can't wake up. Of course, you can also call it a coma. ”

Ivus glanced at the people present and decided that he still had something to say: "His Majesty the Pope's arbosis is starting to worsen. I don't know how long it will last. ”

"Why are we all together......"

Janis frowned, "That's bad." If the Pope is not there...... Then I'm afraid the other cardinals won't move. ”

"If it weren't for all these things coming together, these people wouldn't have dared to move at all."

Freya on the side.

Sherlock agreed, "That's it. If these accidents hadn't happened, I am afraid that what we are doing today would never have happened. Presumably, the Eternal Church has always been like this. That's why we can ...... 'eternity'. Scold. ”

It's not that the interior is always so peaceful and beautiful, but that any signs of chaos and trouble will be directly extinguished in the early stages. And when there is real trouble at the top at the same time, it immediately exposes the problem.

"There are more than 20 cardinals in the church, and no one else can manage it?"

Lily said subconsciously.

"I'm afraid not."

Ivas thought of the subsequent plot development, so he shook his head.

Lily's mind was still instinctively thinking of the cardinals of the Church as the ministers of Avalon.

But the church is not the political structure of such a monarchy.

"That's right, Lily. The church does not have a clear and unified source of political power. ”

Freya spoke, explaining in words that Lily could understand: "The Church is not a Church where the Candle delegates power to the Pope and the Pope administers the Church. The supreme power of the Church itself comes from the Eternal Pope.

In other words, the center of power in the church is these cardinals of the fifth level. Each of them is in charge of the first floor of the "diocese" and is responsible for the different facilities in this ring, and the Pope himself is a bishop and is therefore in charge of the twenty-second circle.

"It is precisely because these cardinals are also cardinals of the Church of the Nine Pillars and obey the pope within the church that the pope has the right to rule over the church.

"All of them are top-level transcendents of the fifth level of the Path, and the Pope is ahead of all of them. Just as the farthest man in the dream world is the pillar god, the Pope thus becomes the patron and leader of all. ”

But in essence, the Pope never had the right to rule over the entire church. The area under the direct control of the Pope is only the Twenty-Second Ring; The Pope's own duty is only to communicate with all the inhabitants of all the rings and to provide energy to the trees. ”

“…… Doesn't that mean," Lily's eyes widened, "that the Church will eventually even split over it?" ”

"Historically," Freya explained, "the church has always been fractured. It is effectively equivalent to the union of twenty-two city-states stacked on top of each other. Since the establishment of the Church, the rulers of these twenty-two federations have happened to be in the same organization. Therefore, all cardinals do not have a relationship with each other, and their powers cannot be checked and balanced. ”

"After all," Janis replied softly, "we elves are the children of the giant tree after all. Even though the Church of the Nine Pillars of God now respects the Candle, and the Candle is willing to protect the Church...... But the 'land' of the church actually belongs to the 'great tree'. After all, this is the body left by Him, and He himself naturally has the right to dispose of it; We are still using the remnants of the giant tree to this day, so naturally we have to respect the rules of the giant tree.

"As the apostle of the Candle, the giant tree himself set the rule that only devotees of at least the fifth level can control one ring, and each person can only control one ring."

"Why is that?"

Hearing this, Ivas suddenly understood why Si Zhu was silent when the church was divided.

So he asked, "Why did it merge later?" ”

"For though the giant tree is an ancient god, it is enlightened and gentle. He wants the principles of giving to be divergent, developmental, and innovative. ”

Janis sighed, "Then we have to start from the earliest...... You must not have this knowledge in your human history books. This is already secret knowledge, the story before the second sun sets.

"At the beginning of the birth of the elves, they were not unified. At that time, the elves were called the 'Hundred Sons of the Giant Tree', and the Church was called the 'Kingdoms of the Giant Tree' - not only was each layer independent, but even many of the rings had not yet given birth to devotees of the fifth level.

"Since the birth of the Church of the Nine Pillars, the church has gone through several civil wars before it was finally merged. But splitting each other is its original form...... Therefore, if the church is divided again, it may be happy for some old-fashioned traditionalists.

"Take Cardinal Loki, for example: as long as he does not completely lose his power, it means that he has not deviated from the way of devotion in his heart, and he still has control of the ring. So what kind of action he chooses to carry out, even if it is a 'controlled fire', is his personal freedom. Because he is the master of the sect of Controlled Fire. ”

Sherlock on the side understood.

The Church is in fact a general denomination, and every cardinal is a faction.

The power of the church does not belong to anyone, but to come first and first to come—and qualifications are judged only by the resonance of the path.

If the path itself approves of this idea, even if others do not, it only means that it is a "niche way of giving."

Judging from the height of the tree, he didn't want that possibility to disappear.

He wants to compete and coexist with each other in order to develop more possibilities, not stagnate......

“…… Stagnant? ”

Sherlock muttered and caught a glimmer of inspiration.

From this point of view, perhaps the current form of the "Church State" is what the giant tree does not like......

"When there is pressure from the Pope, the path chosen by the Pope is the highest and only correct direction of the 'way of consecration'.

"But since all cardinals are transcendents of the fifth level, it means that they must have their own thoughts, their own opinions. And now that the popes are silent, they can also explain the path they are taking...... Conduct evangelism. And from the very beginning, this was allowed by the Pope. ”

Janis said solemnly, "Because from the very beginning, it is impossible for the church to 'kill' other minds. ”

Ivus understood, too.

The reason why he had the impression that after the Pope was completely unconscious and the church was completely divided, these cardinals were all crazy with a face of art...... That's because they're all in a state of euphoria, and they're pulling people for their own path and ideas.

"There's so much going on and so many clues these days. It's getting late...... Time is pressing, so we'll divide up tomorrow's investigation. If you have no comments, please let me take command for the time being. ”

Ivas calmly analyzed, "Lily, you and Sister Freya go to Mr. Oswald. ”

"Oswald? Which one......? Oh! ”

Freya was stunned for a moment, and then reluctantly recalled the name: "Is Mr. Oswald also teaching now!" ”

"Yes."

Ivus nodded.

He remembered that Oswald had been a papal bodyguard, and perhaps had a closer relationship with the pope.

Maybe he'll know some secrets.

And if Professor Moriarty returns, he should contact Oswald as well. Letting Lily and Freya, two people who knew Oswald well, go to him is more likely to get useful information, and Oswald has nothing to say.

"Sherlock, please go find Mr. Yunus first. I can only leave the matter over there to you first. ”

"Leave it to me."

Sherlock leaned against the wall with his hands folded over his chest.

He replied calmly, his words full of confidence.

Yunus, as Isabel's father, also has to deal with the troubles he encounters. He knew Yunus's true identity - it might not take enough attention to let the others go, but Sherlock would be able to protect Yunus.

"What about us?"

Janis asked.

"It just so happens that tomorrow the Pure White Saintess will talk to the master about you. You can tell her about your current troubles. ”

Ivas said, "Also, Master Janis can ask her, 'Do you still have Ivus's dates?'" If she says she still has it, you can introduce Freya to her, and then take some dates from her and come back to her to study. ”

"Okay, I remember."

Janis nodded, then asked rhetorically, "What about you?" Where are you going to go yourself? ”

"I'm going to see Cardinal Loki again."

Ivus said in a deep voice, "Maybe there are some things that he can't say in front of you. So I went on my own. ”

"It's dangerous, Aihuath!"

The first to speak out against it was Freya: "According to you, Cardinal Loki may be behind it. ”

Lily looked at Ivus worriedly, but she didn't say anything against it.

"That's why I'm here to tell you about it."

"If I don't come back for a long time," said Evasten, "...... Remember to save me.

"—I'm not the type to investigate on my own and not tell anyone where I'm going."

As he spoke, Ivus glared at Sherlock.

Sherlock, who was originally in the timeline, disappeared for this reason.

Sherlock tilted his head, a little confused: "Did you say me?" ”

"Let's just say you."

Ivas didn't bother to explain.

(End of chapter)