Cosma Empire

The cathedral in the imperial capital is not well-known. In the past, there were two holy cathedrals in the imperial capital, and they were indeed called holy cathedrals at that time.

Later, due to various reasons, the night watch deacon of one of the holy cathedrals accidentally ignited the hangings in the church, thus breaking out the most terrible fire in the history of the imperial capital, leaving only the ruins of the entire holy cathedral. and was razed to the ground shortly thereafter.

Another holy cathedral is relatively well preserved, but if you ask a non-Orthodox believer on the road, then he probably won't know where this cathedral is.

Since religion withdrew from the political arena, its style of conduct has been much lower-key. The only church in the imperial capital that can be called a "cathedral" is in the old city of the imperial capital.

The current urban planning is much more complicated than before, and there are many buildings. If it was hundreds of years ago, then standing at the west gate of the imperial capital and looking east along the main road, the watchtower at the easternmost end of the palace wall Behind the spire is the cathedral.

Every morning when the sun rises from the east, the sunlight will penetrate the stained glass of the cathedral, dyeing the road running from east to west into colorful colors, which naturally includes the royal palace.

At that time, believers would get up before dawn, and then kneel down on both sides of the road to pray in accordance with the order and customary rules, quietly waiting for the moment when the sun appeared.

They call this "the baptism of the holy light". Some people think that those brilliant colors are not simply colored light, but the projection of the kingdom of God. As long as you often stay in this halo, you will be able to Go to the Kingdom of God to enjoy joy and well-being.

Later, with the continuous change of power and several transformations and expansions of the God City, it is difficult to see the scenery that once seemed to be in a fairy tale. We can only lament the magic of human skills from paragraphs of descriptions.

Dulin and Kubal briefly explained and left. He took the car and asked the driver to take him to the cathedral. Kandy was already waiting for him at the gate.

Kandy didn't let Du Lin get out of the car, but took the initiative to meet him and opened the door, and then sat in, "Looking for a meal, I'm starving to death, I need to get something to eat!"

The driver didn't start the car immediately, and the car didn't start to move until Du Lin said to drive.

Kandy didn't pay too much attention to these little things, he couldn't help complaining, "I should really bring a chair there, you know, I stood there for at least four hours, it was terrible, this It's the most... no, the second scariest thing I've ever experienced in my life!"

He used exaggerated expressions and movements to express his hatred for the time just now, "Can you imagine? Four hours, four hours! I couldn't move or speak for four hours, and they haven't prepared anything yet. I am hungry and tired, and if the old man asks me to go with him next time, I will definitely bring a chair and some food."

When Kandy was complaining, Du Lin kept examining him, and Du Lin couldn't figure out how Kandy, a bit of a "rebellious character", managed to squeeze out other competitors and become the next Pope.

Many people think that the bright place of the church must also be bright inside, and everyone is really a happy family like the scriptures say.

In fact, these are bullshit. The struggle within the church is even more intense and cruel than the political struggle.

Every sectarian dispute means that tens of thousands of "dissidents" are secretly hanged or burned to death, most of the time they are burned to death. This is how they treat the losers, and it is the only fate for the losers.

There have been several very brutal sectarian struggles in the history of the church, especially the blood sect, which advocates blood and killing, and strengthens itself by plundering the blood essence of other lives. "Dissenters" who are believers but hold different doctrines.

Battles in the political arena are always coming and going,

Winning or losing for a while does not mean anything. Sometimes some losers have a chance to turn defeat into victory after dormant for several years or more.

But in the church, there is no such situation, no one can get up after failure, just like the blood sect that is so strong that some people even have the idea of ​​slaughtering false gods and other gods, and they are eventually killed by the new sect It was so clean that even the teachings and so-called divine arts were completely erased.

Including the current church, basically everyone knows that its full name is "Tianzheng Church". Before it, the church had other names. This is how the church is today.

Those priests who used to show their benevolent faces have actually been soaked in blood donation for a long time and cannot extricate themselves.

These real pasts have been completely buried by the "truth" that people think, and the church also claims that the things recorded in the manuscripts do not have any reference significance, because the world often described above does not exist. So it is more likely to be a kind of conjecture, a story extended by the monks in the church based on the content of some scriptures and supplemented by some folk stories as a reference.

Even now, the struggle within the church is very fierce. This represents the pinnacle of the empire and the surrounding areas in the field of faith. There will be no higher peaks. Whoever is elected will be the first person.

Kandy doesn't seem like a very powerful character, so how can he "take the throne" just because he can keep nagging all the time?

Driving for Du Lin was the nephew of the president of the local association. Unfortunately, the president of the association did not become the president of the association of gods, but his current position is equally important.

His nephew had served Du Lin more than once. The young man was very familiar with the Imperial Capital and was reliable enough, so when Du Lin came to the Imperial Capital, he would be the driver whenever he used a car.

I listened to Kandy’s nonsense for more than ten minutes along the way, and finally arrived at a very distinctive restaurant before nine o’clock. The owner, chef, and waiters of the restaurant were all Orientals.

In the past two years, the connection between the empire and the East has never been broken, and more of it is in the communication between people, mainly in culture and trade.

Some businessmen from the Orient also began to appear one after another, which will always make people feel very fresh. The mystery of the Orient tempts everyone. Even if it is just a restaurant, people want to try to feel some of the Orient from here. air of mystery.

After entering the restaurant, there was no table in the wide hall. The chairman’s nephew explained in a low voice that this restaurant called “The Special Significance of Bamboo” does not have a public way of dining in the hall, and they prefer to eat in private. dining in an environment.

This style is very popular with high-class people, especially those who need to talk about some secret things. Now most of the restaurants in the imperial capital have private rooms to entertain customers in need.

Du Lin looked up, Zhu Yun, the name is good!

After waiting for more than 30 seconds, a young oriental woman who was only about 24 or 20 years old came forward wearing a neutral oriental-style gown with a black background and red border, and a very cumbersome square character written on the chest, Du Lin I don't know him, but he vaguely looks like...Tai or Qin?

It may also be playing, in short, it is a bit old-fashioned.

The apparently different-looking girl was fluent in Common Tongue and knew Doolin, which made Kandy a little jealous, so much so that he kept talking about it while eating.

Led by the girl, the group entered a room called "The Noble Style of Bamboo". This sentence was translated by the president's nephew. The girl used a pure oriental language with a very short pronunciation, the elegance of bamboo.

After ordering eighteen dishes, everyone else retreated, leaving only Durin and Kandy in the room.

The two sat on the edge of the table, Kandy suddenly stopped rambling, he frowned as if thinking about something, after a while, he smiled and apologized for his absence, "I'm very sorry, I I thought of a very important thing just now, and then I was too absorbed in thinking about it. You know that most successful people have the habit of 'focusing', and I have..."

Starting from concentration, he talked about the weather in recent days, then the weather forecast for the next few days, and then he talked about tourism and charity in Ambiluo State. During the period, he stopped several times for the sake of serving food. After all the dishes were served, he finally talked about the previous top council.

"Did you hear that, they are so openly discussing the subversion of another country's regime, the old guy in God may fall from the sky if he finds out. I always thought we should discuss some good things."

"Like charity events and donations and things like that, or going out somewhere because spring is coming. I like spring, it's not so cold and not so hot, you know I'm a bit fat, summer is hell for me , and of course it’s not so comfortable in winter because I have to wear a lot.”

"I especially like my..."

Du Lin couldn't help tapping the table with his knuckles a few times, "Get to the point, my friend."

Kandy froze for a moment, then quickly came back to his senses, and used a shy smile to cover up his little embarrassment, "Sorry, I changed the subject again, I mean they are terrible, that Everyone in the room has a demon living in their hearts, and they are full of...", he was stunned for a moment, and laughed a few times again, "I didn't say you, I meant other people."

Du Lin closed his eyes and nodded slowly twice. He felt that Kandy's ability to become the pope was probably because no one could persuade him, and he was often persuaded.

"The atmosphere there is very bad, there is no friendship, everyone's heart is dark, look, you must know that you are not among the people I said, so I think we should unite, only in this way can we fight against darkness and evil ", after he finished speaking, he looked at Du Lin expectantly, and he almost wrote the reminder of "nod your head" on his face.

Du Lin remained silent all the time. He skillfully picked up some food with his chopsticks, and then glanced at Kandy, "Is this what you really think?"

"Just because of these?"

He put his chopsticks on the chopstick rest. The environment here made him feel inexplicably out of control. He leaned back, pressed one hand on the edge of the table, and pressed the other arm on the back of the chair. He stood up and looked at Kandy calmly. It seemed that two different periods of time and space overlapped for a moment at this moment.

"With no one else here, we can speak some truth."

Before Du Lin came back to his senses, Kandy looked away first, and he quickly moved his eyes back unconvinced, and met Du Lin's gaze, "This is the truth, those people want to I don’t like the style there, and I don’t like the characters of those people, except you.”

"We are friends, we should help each other, and I only know you, and I can only contact you." He looked at Du Lin sincerely, "We are friends!"

In fact, Du Lin wanted to laugh when he said this sentence. Is an archbishop who can quietly and securely seat the pope in the internal struggle of the church a fool?

If you think about it with your own eyes, you will know that this is absolutely impossible, so the only explanation can only be that all this is an illusion created by Kandy. He hides his true self in a place where no one can see.

Such a person with means, ability and scheming showed an appearance of "I'm with you" after participating in this meeting for the first time. It is definitely impossible to say that Du Lin has no doubts at all.

But at the same time, he was also a little confused. What was the purpose of doing this?

He nodded calmly, then stretched out his hand, "You are right, we are friends!"

Kandy looked at his hand, then at Du Lin's smiling eyes, and shook hands with Du Lin, "So we have reached a covenant?"

Du Lin nodded again, "Yes, offensive and defensive alliance!"

Only then did Kandy heave a satisfied sigh of relief, "This is what I need, to be honest, I'm starving, can we now..." He looked at the dishes on the table and smiled after Du Lin nodded And began to eat.

Neither of them seemed to question the covenant that was just a child's play, as if it was real.

Of course it is true!

While eating, the two talked about the people in the meeting room and those issues, as well as today's extraordinary meeting.

This meeting has absolutely different meanings to their lives, and it can even be said to have opened a new page for their lives.

Before today, they might have thought that what they saw was already the ceiling, but they never imagined that behind the ceiling, there was an invisible layer—the top!