Your Majesty, the Spectacle Has Missed the Country!

Holy city, Bethlehem.

As the center of the Holy See of Light and used as a residence by successive popes, the Lateran Palace is undoubtedly the most eye-catching building in the entire Holy City.

At least...that's what it looked like before the Colossus was completed.

The towering statue of the God of Light has already erected a rather stable foundation among the mountains outside Bethlehem.

Although compared with the speed of constructing wonders in Idar Territory, the progress of the construction of the Colossus can be considered as slow as a snail, but if we look at the most common construction speed in the world, this speed can be regarded as rapid progress.

after all……

The Idar Territory is the only place in the entire continent that can use the power of magic to carry out infrastructure construction!

With the full support of the Idar School, the application of a large number of magic circles not only reduced the work burden of the Idar workers, but also significantly promoted the construction of wonders.

Coupled with the formation of production teams, which greatly promoted the work enthusiasm of serfs and civilians, this undoubtedly brought all areas of Idar Territory into a stage of rapid development.

However, although Bethlehem is a holy city, it does not have these brand-new things.

As for the entire Bethlehem workers, except for the engineering team composed of the Idars, almost all the rest were forced to work under the endless whipping of the Crusaders. Therefore, such progress can be regarded as It's gratifying to get it.

At this moment,

The newly ordained priest Michael is walking on the streets of Bethlehem with a smile.

However, what makes Mike quite helpless is that even the blessing of the God of Light and the existence of the Holy See of Light cannot change the current situation of feces and water flowing in the streets here.

Idar City is better...

Although he was a bitch in his heart, the indifferent and friendly smile hung on Mike's cheek from beginning to end.

Along the way, from time to time, priests and even bishops would greet Mike warmly.

As a priest who was personally promoted by Cardinal Camus Blanchard and entered the Inquisition directly, many clergy in the Holy See were very willing to establish a good relationship with this new priest who had a bright future.

This is not only because of everyone's high opinion of Mike, but also because of Mike's humble words and deeds, respectful etiquette, and deep understanding of the Holy See's classics, which make colleagues who communicate with him feel a warmth like a spring breeze.

In the eyes of everyone, such a good person with devout faith and kindness to others should be promoted!

but,

When Mike finally crossed the street and entered the Inquisition, he immediately put away the smile that had been hanging on his face, giving people a feeling of being thousands of miles away.

The Inquisition, the highest law enforcement agency of the Holy See of Light, has the supreme power to judge those who rebel against the Holy See and execute heretics.

And the current Cardinal Camus Blanchard is the direct person in charge of the Inquisition!

However, although it has the right to execute heretics, the power of the church has not expanded to a level similar to that of the Western Middle Ages on earth. Therefore, its most important responsibility is to judge those clergy who deviate from the canon and make a lot of money.

Of course,

By the way, he will also do some shameful things for His Excellency the Red Archbishop.

However... since Mike's character is a devout believer who is obsessed with church books, most of the time, he will search for clues about the church in the books included in the Inquisition.

And today, of course, is no exception.

Since he has maintained an extremely secret communication channel with the Count in Idar Territory, Mike naturally received a message from Bruno about paying attention to the early history of the church.

You know, in order to prevent Mike's identity from being leaked as much as possible, Mike will not exchange any letters with Idarland unless something extremely urgent happens.

Therefore, except when Mike received a letter from the Idar Territory when he faced the accusation from Snissa Hani a few days ago, he has not had any communication with the Earl who is far away in the Idar Territory.

But……

Just a few days ago, His Excellency the Count unexpectedly wrote another letter for the first time, and the purpose of the letter was just to let Mike pay attention to the early history of the church.

However, although the task was simple, Mike could even feel the earl's anxious mood in the words and sentences in the letter.

You won’t know if you don’t look at it, but you will be shocked when you look at it.

By virtue of his status as a member of the Inquisition, Mike has access to many church classics that are not usually made public. However, even so, the history before the establishment of the Norman Empire mentioned by the Earl is only Just a few words.

But just in these few words, Mike saw a lot of clues.

As one of the most important institutions of the Holy See, the Inquisition was definitely established earlier than the Norman Empire. However, the original purpose and time of its establishment were simply ignored without any written records!

This is completely different from the church books that usually record even the Pope's farts. It is completely unreasonable!

But what surprised Mike the most was that although many complete story fragments from the birth and arrival of the God of Light to the blessing of the people were recorded in the classics published by the church, a story related to the God of Light was constructed. Improve your belief system.

But……

There are some places in the books stored in the Inquisition that are completely contrary to what is recorded in the public documents.

It would be understandable if these were some unimportant records, and they might be reluctantly attributed to clerical errors of the person responsible for recording, but this is a record related to the God of Light!

In the church that regards the God of Light as the supreme belief, there are actually completely different and contradictory descriptions of the God of Light. In Mike's opinion, this is simply unbelievable!

unless……

A bold idea gradually came to Mike's mind. The count was right as he expected. Records related to the God of Light were indeed fabricated by the church!

However, a question arose that made Mike feel very conflicted.

Since the Wonder Construction System mentioned fallen gods in the records about the French Islands, Bruno tactfully mentioned the possibility of the existence of gods to Mike in his letter...

Then this is a bit embarrassing...

After working hard, I finally got a more reasonable basis for the atheism proposed by the Earl. However, the Earl who was far away in Idar changed his atheistic position. He changed his mind just a second before he was about to complete the task. …

so,

Based on the thinking principle that "the Earl's perceptions are correct," Mike had no choice but to change his thinking.

Perhaps, there is indeed a God in this world, but... He is not the God of Light!

This idea that suddenly entered Mike's mind made his eyes light up.

Great!

My reasoning level seems to have improved again!

…

The Inquisition is located to the west of the Lateran Palace, opposite the Basilica of St. George.

When Mike was reading the books in the Inquisition, struggling with whether gods really existed,

What he doesn't know is,

Just under the Lateran Palace, an inhuman being who was most likely regarded as a "god" finally opened his long-closed eyes due to a weak wave coming from the east.

If a clergyman from the Holy See were standing here at this moment, he would definitely be shocked to the point of fainting.

because,

The old man who suddenly opened his eyes had a face that was very familiar to everyone...

The founder of the holy city of Bethlehem, the first pope of the Holy See of Light, and the only spokesperson of the God of Light in the world who should have passed away thousands of years ago - the great and respected selfless O'Brien I!

This portrait under the pope's crown can be said to be the most common decoration in churches everywhere besides the God of Light. Its frequency of appearance is even higher than that of the twelve angels under the God of Light.

And O'Brien I is also the only known pope with written records who regretfully "died" before the establishment of the Norman Empire!

As a terrifying existence that has lived in the underground palace of the Lateran Palace for nearly a thousand years, although he still maintains a very similar face to that in the portrait, O'Brien I's body looks like an oil lamp that has been exhausted.

His pale face was covered with deep wrinkles, and the arms and fingers exposed outside his robe were like dead bones in a grave. It seemed that the distance between them and the bones was only a thin layer of skin.

O'Brien I's newly opened eyes were extremely turbid and dim, making people extremely doubtful whether he could see the world in front of him.

"Clement..."

After a long time, he finally opened his mouth and called out in a deep voice.

Perhaps due to not talking to others for too long, the voice of the first pope sounded extremely hoarse, with a bit of a tearing sound, which made people feel particularly weird.

The hoarse voice seemed particularly dull in this closed underground palace. The candlelight in the wall lamp brought weak light to this dark underground palace.

After the voice of the first pope fell, the sound of the door opening like metal friction finally came from not far away.

The heavy palace door made of bronze was slowly pushed open, and the figure of a middle-aged man gradually emerged in the darkness.

He is the current Pope Clement V, now the nominal supreme ruler of the Holy See of Light.

after all……

Who would have thought that under the Lateran Palace, there would be a first-generation pope who existed thousands of years ago?

Clement V carefully walked up to the first pope.

Then,

He immediately knelt on the ground and whispered:

"My god..."

My God!

As the current pope of the Holy See of Light, in the eyes of all believers, Pope Clement V, who is the most devout to the God of Light, actually calls the first pope of the Holy See of Light a god!

If there were anyone else present at this time, they would probably be so surprised that they could not close their mouths from ear to ear...

Even someone as powerful as Cardinal Camus Blanchard knew nothing about this building located beneath the Lateran Palace!

The secrets about the first pope are unheard of!

because,

This is a top secret known only to successive popes!

Altrain turned a blind eye to Clement V who prostrated himself in front of him and said to himself: "How is it outside...?"

"Report to my god, the Odin people have won one after another, while the Norman Empire has been retreating steadily. Now, the two sides have begun a confrontation in the Sogné Plain. The battle is extremely stalemate, but..."

Clement V paused and said cautiously: "...The Norman Empire is vast and rich in resources after all. The previous decline of the Imperial Army has gradually been reversed, and it has vaguely gained the upper hand."

"The Holy See has given the Odin people so many conveniences, but they are so useless!"

After hearing the words of Clement V, the first pope gradually showed a little anger in his words: "Barbarians will always be barbarians, even if they are given the upper hand, it will be of no use!"

Clement V carefully prostrated on the ground, respectfully listening to this being who had exceeded the limit of human lifespan, venting his anger.

When the first pope gradually calmed down, Clement V cautiously said: "The Odin monarch may have noticed our intentions and deliberately let go...waiting for the assistance of the Crusaders."

"assist?

"Heretics are always heretics. Why should the contract signed with the heretics be fulfilled? The Holy See's previous help in opening up the road in the Forest of Warcraft has given the Odin people enough face! However... the current confrontation is obviously not what the Holy See wants to see. Come on, Clement, please advance your plan and send someone to add fire to them!"

After a while, the first pope finally made up his mind and gave the order.

"yes."

Clement V had a look on his face and quickly answered.

"etc……"

Just as Clement was gradually retreating, the first pope suddenly stopped him.

"Is there anything unusual happening in the east of the empire?"

"East?" Clement V was obviously stunned for a moment.

"According to Camus Blanchard, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net The number of believers in the eastern part of the empire increased significantly during this period. In addition, it seems that a medal was awarded to the nobles in the east."

Hearing this, the first pope couldn't help but nodded.

The magic well in the east of the empire has been operating smoothly. Except for sometimes dead griffins falling into the well, it has never been noticed by anyone for so many years.

Maybe... I have been too sensitive during this period...

"Have you found the remaining magic wells?" the first pope couldn't help but ask.

"The magic wells located in the western part of the empire and the Kingdom of Basel have been restarted and started to operate normally. However, if you want to extract all the magic there, it will probably take a long time. As for the northern part of the empire... the church has never discovered the magic. There are traces of the well, and the magic well there may have completely collapsed..." Clement V said with regret.

"You go down..."

"Yes." Clement V bowed and replied.