13 Mink Street

This question is actually very easy to answer. The easiest way is that since the high priest asked the question in a joking tone, then just respond in a joking way.

However, in this short moment, Foden first conducted a review of his recent work, screening out possible omissions that may have occurred recently, and seeing if there is any painful foot that can correspond to the joke of the high priest.

Sometimes, if the superiors want to beat you without tearing your face, they will use this form of joking. If you don't realize it in time in the first stage and make timely corrections, then what is waiting for you is more direct. Criticized.

Of course, I may still be thinking too much, and maybe they are just making a joke, but the question is, who dares to think less?

At Foden's level, there are very few people who can scare him, but when the number of people decreases, the degree of fear becomes deeper.

After a moment of quick thinking, Foden responded:

"Please rest assured, I will keep an eye on the temple, they should be looking for it more diligently than anyone else."

Foden changed the topic. The high priest asked about people like "myself when I was young", and Foden referred to the successor.

The conflict between the high priest and the temple has long been semi-public, but because of Norton's strength and the "identity" behind him, the temple has to choose to back down in front of him time and time again.

Furthermore, although the Temple of Order, like the "temples" of other god religions, has inherited the negative attributes of this transcendent power outside the Holy See, at least the Temple of Order is willing to take the overall situation into consideration.

Therefore, the struggle between the two sides should not completely erupt when Norton is in office, and the attention of the temple has already shifted to the selection of the next high priest.

This time, everyone held their noses and recognized it. The next time, we can't let another "Norton" come up.

This is almost an open secret. The temple used to have a detached status, but now, it has begun to frequently intervene in the communication and contact between factions, especially with the next standard bearers of some factions.

In this regard, the high priest had no way to say anything. Although he strictly prohibited the tentacles of the temple from extending to the Holy See, in essence, the Temple only cared about "the education and development of the next generation" and did not specifically interfere with the operation of the Holy See. It is a violation.

Foden's answer didn't make the high priest feel very happy, but sometimes, for the sake of your own safety, you have to learn to take your attention away from yourself, even if you sacrifice some satisfaction for it; Isn't the satisfaction accumulated in the usual time consumed at this time?

The high priest said: "If they want to find it, let them find it. I'm really looking forward to who they choose."

Foden said: "I think they definitely want to elect another Master Rathma."

"Hehe, if I really want to choose another Rathma, instead of blocking it, I will help them push together."

Foden was silent. As the direct descendant of the high priest, he may not know some things, but it is impossible not to sense them, especially in terms of hindsight.

For example, the relationship between his own high priest and his predecessor, Rathma, may not be as common as the outside world imagined.

"We always say that young people don't see things deeply or thoroughly because of their inexperience. In fact, it's the same with the older ones. The guys who are two hundred years old, three hundred years old, or even nearly four hundred years old have a lot of experience. Shallow, but always living in the place of the temple, separated from the past work, and getting older, the eyes will inevitably become cloudy."

It's almost explicit.

Foden remained silent.

"You can just stare at the temple, but you don't need to go too deep. After all, it's a temple, so you have to be decent."

"Yes, High Priest, I understand."

After finishing speaking, the high priest waved his hand, Foden saluted again and walked out of the office temple.

After returning to his carriage, Foden closed his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.

He began to ruminate in his mind what was the original meaning of the high priest's question?

Karen is like me when I was young, but when I was young, I didn't know how to fight... Now I don't know how to fight.

The more high-ranking people are, the easier it is to lose self-knowledge amidst the flattery of people around them. Foden will not. His mind and cognition have always been very clear.

He doesn't know how to fight, that is, he can't. Although he has personally experienced the large-scale operation of the Whip of Opening Space Order in the front line before, it is not the same thing as a legion-level religious war.

After reviewing the game now, Foden discovered that the fundamental reason why Karen was able to obtain the position of head of the Whip of Order from him was that Karen showed the same self-knowledge as himself.

He said that he doesn't know how to fight, and he will follow orders and don't have his own thoughts.

This clear understanding of self is almost perfectly substituted into Foden's psychology, and it also caters to Foden's instinctive needs for the protection of his own foundation.

"Tsk..."

A sneer appeared on the corner of Foden's mouth.

As a result, I was deceived. From the earliest York City militia to the current Order Whip Legion, a series of quick and cost-effective victories are in front of me. If this kid can't fight, then the coalition forces Aren't the commanders all pig monsters?

This feeling made Foden extremely uncomfortable, which made him think that Karen had completely manipulated his mentality, psychology and motivation habits.

However, what Foden didn't know was that although Karen had predicted these things in advance, in fact, at least before departure, he really didn't know how to fight;

Perhaps it is also based on this very pure cognition of "I don't understand" that moved Foden. After all, sincerity is the greatest nirvana.

Foden thought again: The high priest means that he has found his youthful self, so who is the real "young self" following?

But soon, Foden abandoned this idea. With the character of the high priest, he would not be so stingy, grabbing the sick feet of his subordinates and starting to spread taboos.

The carriage is driving, and Foden's thinking has not stopped.

Spending too much time thinking about a seemingly joking statement made by the high priest seems to be a bit too cautious and dull, but in fact, Foden is very clear that this sentence can make him think for so long, in essence, it is his own subconscious. Think this sentence is very important.

This is one of his instincts, and it is also the professional quality of the number one spy chief of the Cult of Order.

Finally, the carriage stopped.

Miguel opened the car door, and Foden got out of the car. The moment his boots hit the ground, he caught sight of the gate of the Whip of Order headquarters.

in an instant,

The image of the high priest asking himself that question with a cigar between his fingers resurfaced in his mind. At the same time, the scene began to reverse, and the details of his previous conversation with the high priest were re-filtered.

Foden's facial muscles became stiff, and the movement of getting off the carriage also stopped at this moment.

Seeing this, Miguel immediately lowered his head, not daring to ask or urge.

Except that he was a little dizzy when faced with Karen-related matters recently, but in other respects, he still maintained the first secretary's super high professional level.

Foden figured it out, and a horrifying thought rose in his heart:

"The high priest is thinking about his successor!"

Foden's body began to tremble slightly. How long did the high priest sit in that position before he began to think about this question?

They are no longer young. Although they have the best religious medical conditions, coupled with their own strength factors, they look relatively "young", but in actual age, they are all old enough to hold grandchildren up.

However, at this age, at the peak level of power of the divine religion, it is still in the prime of life.

Foden's hand grabbed the blanket that had slipped from his knees. Because of what happened when he was young, his body had always had the problem of cold poison. Although the cold poison had not been polluted after treatment and suppression, it still gave He brought a long period of physical and mental torture.

So, is there any problem with the body of the great priest?

This also means that the question asked by the high priest to himself was not a joke, but when he heard himself say "young self", the high priest was expressing his feelings.

Foden's eyes became serious, and if his feeling was correct, then his future situation suddenly fell into confusion.

The members of their faction are all attached to the high priest. In recent years, they have carried out a series of power struggles with other factions in the church with the high priest as the core.

If the high priest is no longer in that position, or leaves early, then the fate of his group...

And his position is definitely the first to be impacted, because no matter which faction comes to power, no, no matter which new high priest comes to power, he must replace the position of "whip bearer" with his cronies.

It stands to reason that since this situation has been foreseen in advance, even if it is out of human survival instinct, you should hurry up and make some arrangements. Even if you don't want to continue your peak of power, at least you must prepare for yourself after being stripped of the core of power. Ask for a guarantee of living allowance.

But Foden knew very well that he could do nothing. Once he had such a thought and showed it even in a very slight way, what awaited him would be the thunderous anger from the high priest.

The person I follow, the most intolerable thing is betrayal. You can hide it in your heart, but you must not take the slightest action, otherwise, it will be the end of Dina's father.

"cough……"

Foden coughed.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that his body had also deteriorated.

...

After finishing meeting with Foden, Norton slowly dived down, and he came to the underground of the Temple of Office, where there is a dirty and chaotic beach.

In the sea, a huge tortoise was half-floating, serving as the foundation of the office temple. Basse, known as the wise man and beast, looked at Norton who walked in, and sighed:

"The great priest... I'm a little afraid of this part now."

Norton asked with a smile: "I originally thought that the long memory would make you numb."

Basel said helplessly, "I'm afraid of you, High Priest."

"this is necessary."

Norton sat down on a rock by the sandy pool, still holding a cigar in his hand, smoking quietly.

After a while, another Norton appeared here, and then, the third, the fourth, the fifth...

The clothes they wore were different, corresponding to the clothes of the high priest on different occasions, and there was another one inside, wearing secular clothes.

He walked up to Norton and said: "I set fire to the homes of those writers, and now they are all poor. I believe that in the next time, they will burst out extremely high writing Enthusiasm, become productive."

Norton laughed when he heard this.

All the "Nortons" around, laughed too.

Foden once said to Karen that the high priest has many interests and hobbies, but every time he finishes dealing with the people around him, he will give up one hobby because of this. For example, the high priest played the harmonica very well. At the door of the executed men, he played the harmonica for the last time.

But there is one hobby that the high priest has kept and does not plan to use it for "burial" for the time being, and that is reading.

On the beach, a group of "Nortons" stood.

Baser's body floated a little higher again, forming a faint blue sea of ​​fire around its body.

The cigar in Norton's hand was also finished, and he said, "Having learned from the previous lesson, I left two this time, one can help me sit in the office temple to handle official duties, and the other can take my place to participate in some events that cannot be postponed temporarily. to the meeting.

So, you don't have to worry about work matters, just go with peace of mind. "

"Then let's go."

"gone."

"Come on, let's go together."

"Go."

There is no lyricism, no exaggeration, no resentment, no unwillingness, just like a group of people who are not very familiar with each other get together for a meal, and after the meal, they leave their seats and go home naturally.

Even if what greeted them was death.

And this kind of atmosphere is what scares Barcelona the most.

Can you imagine that this group of people, without the slightest bit of dissatisfaction with their "real deity", accepted and faced the end of death calmly?

What's even more frightening is that sometimes Baser would also try to think, whether the high priest whose fingertips still have the temperature of the cigar has always been the true deity?

Is there a possibility, in a pure sense, that the deity of the high priest also... died in the last round of excommunication.

He probably doesn't care about the difference between the deities at all, anyway, they are all the same.

Norton walked into the sea one by one, and walked into the sea of ​​fire condensed by Barcelona very naturally.

Their bodies were covered in flames, but they were still communicating on their own.

Some are discussing golf swing skills, some are discussing the plot development of a certain book, some are discussing the recent decline in the quality of cigars, and some are saying that being burned to death is too slow, and it is recommended to change to a simpler one in the future , For example, you can choose a "Norton" to kill everyone with a sword, and you can also review your swordsmanship, so as not to become unfamiliar after being a high priest for too long.

After a while, there were only circles of black marks left on the sea surface, and Baser opened his mouth, sucking in all the visible and intangible traces into his mouth.

After everything was dealt with, Basel said:

"Your problem is getting worse."

Norton smiled. "Either, I get lost in it; or, I get used to it."

"As a high priest, you should have the confidence of the latter, but at the same time, you must also make necessary preparations for the former."

"This is not a topic where you can have an opinion, Barça, you crossed the line."

"I am willing to accept the punishment of flogging."

"But I'm not in the mood to execute you today. After all, I just bid farewell to so many friends, and I feel a little depressed."

"Thank you for your condolences."

"hehe."

...

Temple of Order.

On the Star Hall where the [Scythe of War] was enshrined, a white-haired elder sat in the center, surrounded by dozens of temple elders.

The age of each of them, in the secular world, is an extremely terrifying existence.

"God's needs are getting bigger and bigger."

Hearing this sentence, the other elders present were silent.

The old man said again: "Fortunately, Rathma's side should be coming soon. He and the supplements he can bring will help us share a lot of pressure."

Everyone nodded.

The old man sighed helplessly: "He is a great loss to my temple. For hundreds of years, in my memory anyway, I have never seen anyone like him in this religion. Especially now that the gods are about to In the situation of returning, he could have become a new pillar for the operation of my temple and the outside world."

Hearing this, Siti interjected: "He is rebellious, he violated the god of order."

No one at the scene refuted Siti, because what that person did could no longer even be described as a "rebel".

"Okay, this is a summary of the list you submitted to me. You have all entered the temple for nearly two hundred years, and you still have reservations about your relationship in the church. This is also the reason for you to choose candidates.

Remember, what I want to declare is that our temple is not seeking to confront the current high priest. Although he is indeed not what we like to see in many aspects, so far, his ability is still recognized by the temple.

But the changes in the current situation make it impossible for the temple to continue to lag behind the Holy See. When the prelude to the return of the gods really kicks off, our temple is destined to be at the forefront of the protection of the gods. This is something we cannot shirk mission.

Therefore, we must carefully consider, observe, and assess the candidates for the next great priest, and it is best to contact and guide them in advance.

You all look at the candidates on the list to see if there is anything missing. Considering the age of the current high priest, the age of our candidates can also be relaxed. "

The elders present all began to observe the list, and some people suggested new additions from time to time.

For the temple, this is equivalent to an audition for the entire religion.

Seedi looked at the list, frowned slightly, and said, "Many candidates' family conditions are too good, but they don't meet the conditions."

An elder of the temple next to him retorted: "There are some rules, and it's time to change them and loosen them. If you have a family, it's better to restrict them."

Siti disagreed and said: "But this involves the foundation of my teaching, and Rathma doesn't have a family background, so he has done a good job."

The old man said: "Family background is a degraded item, we still give priority to candidates with clean family background."

This is just a way to smooth things over. Everyone is still a little scared by Norton. After all, there are candidates from the family, and the interests are deeper and wider, and it is easier to guide and cooperate. In other words, it is more suitable for the joining of the power of the temple. easy to control.

Siti said: "Since Norton's longer reign time, the age level can be relaxed, then I would like to add another young candidate here."

"you say."

"He was born as an orphan, which is most in line with the identity tradition of the high priest of my Order God Cult;

Although he is young, he has been awarded honors for his meritorious deeds in recent years, and his position has risen rapidly. Before I came here to discuss matters, I also received new news from the outside. If there is an accident, when he comes back to report after the war, he will become an independent existence in his system;

Most of his subordinates are from the family, and all of them have prominent family backgrounds, which proves that he is very good at accepting the filling and help of the family power, and is willing to cooperate;

On top of that, the last time the Assassin was captured, the Assassin had entered that area and had access to Rasma, who had left his mark on him. In addition, Rathma's students also work under him;

This proves that he is the one whom Rasma favors and chooses.

I believe that the people chosen by Rathma will not let us down. "

"Siti, I know who you are talking about, hehe, that young man named Karen Silva, he has become very famous in God's religion in recent years, especially in places like the University of Order. Many young people in China regard him as their idol."

"I think the young man proposed by Siti can be added to the list of candidates. He is young enough, young, which means that he can easily survive the reign of the current high priest. Being 'relatively young' gives our temple a longer-term return on this investment."

The white-haired old man nodded and said, "Then add it in."

After finishing speaking, the old man said with a smile:

"Everyone, don't be too nervous and serious. Like the current high priest, there may not be a second one in thousands of years, no, in ten thousand years. Our Lord Tiranus is not so free. In the historical records of religion, the number of times he came is the least.

In short,

Even if we choose candidates with our eyes closed, we will not choose a result worse than the current high priest. "