Chapter 536: The Pope
In the study room in the church, the high bookshelves around the place need to use escalators to get some books on them, two middle-aged priests in black monk clothes are sitting at the desk, and they are sitting opposite Wu Xiao, Wu Xiao is looking at the books in front of him with a sad face.
Since Weaver will take him to the Vatican Chapel in ten days at most, he doesn't have much time to familiarize himself with the situation of the Holy See, so these days he needs the help of the two priests to learn some simple knowledge as soon as possible, Wu Xiao also knows that this is related to his future development in the Holy See, so he did not slack off, read these books as much as possible, and if he encountered something unclear, he asked the two priests next to him directly.
These two priests are both learned and talented monks in the Hans Church, so there is no stumbling in answering Wu Xiao's questions, and they also know that Wu Xiao will be the heir of the throne in the future, so they also extended some knowledge on these questions and then gave back to Wu Xiao, and Wu Xiao also needs to remember what he said.
Ten days passed in a blink of an eye, Weaver and Wu Xiao respectively took two carriages to the Vatican Chapel, followed by dozens of Hans Chapel priests, they were also riding in carriages, and some people who went to the Vatican Chapel to worship also drove their own carriages to follow behind, and some did not have carriages, so they walked in various ways, so there was a long crowd behind Weaver's carriage.
However, these people all walked behind the church respectfully, without the slightest transgression, although the Hans Church is not too far from the Vatican Chapel, but it still takes more than half a month to take the carriage, during this time, Wu Xiao is still familiar with some knowledge that he does not know, that is, the books carried in the space ring are limited, so he does not make fast progress in the study, and he also consolidates some of the things he has learned in his spare time.
In this way, except for eating and drinking Lazar. Wu Xiao basically didn't get off the carriage, which made the previous Weaver also very satisfied, judging from the current situation, in terms of finding the heir to the divine throne, Weaver did a perfect job, not only successfully included Wu Xiao in his own church forces. And there is no need to bother to help this oriental to adapt to the status of a monk.
Coming to the sphere of influence of the Vatican Church, Wu Xiao has learned all the etiquette of the monks, and has a general understanding of the distribution of power of various bishops in the Western world, and has a deep understanding of the intricate relationships within the Vatican Church.
Looking out of the carriage window, the residents living near the Vatican Chapel were peaceful and courteous. When they saw the church vehicles with badges on them, they would take the initiative to avoid them, and few people were in a hurry on the streets, and under the shade of the trees and by the grass, there were residents walking slowly and leisurely.
Unlike the Hans Chapel, which was built on a high hillside, the Vatican Chapel is located in the center of the town, and the street in front of it is not closed to pedestrians, but a sign is posted at the entrance of the church indicating when the faithful can enter the service. However, except for some special days, it is very free to enter and exit during the day every day.
When I came to the iron fence of the Vatican Chapel. Weaver and Wu Xiao got out of the carriage, followed by dozens of priests from Hans Church, and those carriages were driven by the coachmen to a hotel chartered by the nearby Hans Church, and before they entered the church, the monks guarding the door had already entered the interior of the church to give their respects.
Basically, when Weaver and Wu Xiao stepped through the fence gate, ten monks in bright red robes walked out of the church at the same time. The people outside who wanted to enter to pray couldn't help but talk about it, these ten cardinal archbishops came out to greet them at the same time, even the royal family of the Lulan Empire may not be able to enjoy this kind of treatment, I don't know what big people are in the church today, and it will make the Vatican Church put on such a posture.
Weaver and Wu Xiao walked up the steps of the church. The ten cardinals happened to greet each other in the middle of the steps, and one of the cardinals looked at Weaver with a smile and said, "Bishop Weaver, I heard that you have found the heir to the throne of the Judgment God, is this monk?"
Weaver nodded, and then introduced Wu Xiao and said: "This is the heir to the throne I found on the beach of the wasteland, his name is Xiao, although he is an Oriental, but his family has always been a faithful believer in the Holy See, to be honest, I have never seen an Oriental person so devout to God." ”
The ten cardinals all came to meet Wu Xiao, and the cardinal who spoke just now made a gesture of invitation and said: "Bishop Weaver, and Xiao, the archbishop and the pope are waiting in the church at the back, today is the open day of the church in front, if the archbishop and the pope come in person, it will cause an unnecessary sensation, so they feel that they are more low-key." ”
Weaver and Wu Xiao both knew that this was just a statement, according to the rules of the Holy See, Wu Xiao was only an heir now, and his status was not enough for the archbishop and the pope to come here to greet him, this statement was just to express a certain attitude towards Wu Xiao, so Wu Xiao and Weaver also expressed their understanding at the same time.
Along the church outside, all the way inside, what appeared in front of Wu Xiao was a huge courtyard, although the door of the Vatican Chapel was very ordinary from the outside just now, but there was almost no difference between this courtyard and a town, and although there were many buildings inside, it was not cluttered, all the houses were church-like buildings, and the monks who came and went were all dressed in various costumes, and there were basically no civilians.
It was only when he came to the vicinity of the cathedral in the middle that Wu Xiao saw two gorgeously dressed old men standing on the platform outside the church, one of them standing in the middle of the old man still wearing a crown on his head, after so many days of study, he naturally knew that the old man wearing the crown should be the pope, and the one next to him was naturally the archbishop.
All the monks respectfully walked up the steps, and then saluted the Pope and the archbishop, and after the pope and the archbishop were saluted, the archbishop nodded slightly: "Bishop Weaver has worked hard all the way, this is the heir to the throne of the judge, let's go to the church to talk first." ”
The Pope also bowed slightly to Wu Xiao at this time, and then returned to the church with the archbishop, Weaver looked at the monks he brought behind him, and waved his hand gently, those monks knew that they could not enter the church in front of them casually, so they respectfully stood at the bottom of the steps in two columns.
After Wu Xiao entered the church, he saw that the surrounding area was covered with large frescoes, and the tall spire could also be clearly seen inside, the archbishop and the pope came to a small living room next to it, the pope sat on the only wide chair in the living room, and the archbishop stood beside him.
Weaver and Wu Xiao stood opposite the Pope respectfully, the Pope looked at Wu Xiao and nodded: "Bishop Weaver, you did a good job this time, it took the archbishop more than three months to deduce that the Judgment Blade of the Judgment Throne would appear on the northern wasteland beach, and you not only brought back the Judgment Blade, but also brought back the heir of the Judgment Throne, this is God's will." ”
Weaver hurriedly said respectfully: "These are all things that subordinates should do, in fact, there were some small things when he got the Judgment Blade, a priest under Bishop Padin wanted to attack Xiao and snatch the Judgment Blade in his hand, but was stopped by his subordinates, and the subordinates thought that since the Archbishop deduced that the Judgment Blade would appear on the wasteland beach, the monk holding the Judgment Blade must be the heir chosen by the Judgment Throne." ”
"So the subordinates tried their best to stop it, and it turned out that the subordinates' inferences were not wrong, although this Xiao is an Oriental, but his family has been believing in the Holy See since three generations, his parents and his own are devout believers, this time they came to us by boat from thousands of miles, but also for the pilgrimage, it was the pirates who robbed the merchant ships, so that he was exiled to the wasteland, this should be the guidance of the Pope, but also the will of God. ”
After listening to Weaver's words, the Pope nodded noncommittally, withdrew his gaze at Wu Xiao, and then turned to Weaver and said, "I see that he is a monk in the East, and his dantian has been broken, and if he wants to practice our magic tricks in the future, he still needs to start all over again?"
Weaver said without the slightest hesitation: "Your Excellency the Pope, Xiao was hit hard by this when he encountered pirates on a merchant ship, and his subordinates thought that this must be the arrangement of the gods, after all, he would be the heir to the throne of the ruling gods in the future, and if he practiced the skills of the East, he would be disrespectful to the gods, so the gods gave him a tribulation and made him a true citizen of God." ”
The Pope looked at the archbishop, and when he saw that the archbishop also nodded slightly, he got up and said to Wu Xiao: "You follow me to the back now, I will ask God to let you regain your strength." ”
Wu Xiao didn't expect that he didn't say a word to the Pope and promised to repair his dantian, and his face, which had always been reserved, couldn't help but show a hint of joy, wearing a black robe, he followed the Pope and the archbishop into the back of the secret room, and Weaver stayed in this small living room.
The room of the secret room is not big, there is a statue of the god that the Holy See believes in in the middle, the pope and the archbishop knelt on the ground first, Wu Xiao naturally couldn't stand, and he knelt down, and waited until the Pope's silent prayer ended, the Pope and the archbishop slowly got up, and then turned to look at Wu Xiao, who was still regular, and then the Pope stretched out his right hand slightly, and gently pressed on the top of Wu Xiao's head, a pale yellow light emanated from his hand, and then turned into a yellow light mask to envelop Wu Xiao inside. (To be continued......)