My Liver Experience in the World of Cthulhu

Chapter 271 College of Cardinals

The area of ​​St. Peter's Cathedral is more than twice that of the Holy Fire Cathedral. Croun and others followed the Pope's attendants and walked forward quickly.

He found that in places that are not open to the public, the passages have hundreds of twists and turns. If you are not familiar with the terrain here, it may be difficult to find the correct direction.

The further you go, the fewer the believers walking on the road, but the stronger they become.

The Pope's valet himself was very talkative, but with a group of silver-ranked bishops behind him, he felt that his chest was being pressed by a boulder, making it difficult to breathe. His usually bright brain was like a rusty bearing, and it was very laborious to rotate.

Flanders broke the silence and asked:
"Theo, the day before yesterday I sent over a silver sorcerer from the Brotherhood. How did the Pope deal with it?"

The valet usually assists the pope in handling academic affairs, and some unimportant matters are likely to be reviewed by the valet.

The Pope is equipped with two personal attendants, who not only need to have a strong power level, but also need to have intelligent minds.

Both of these two servants have reached the third level of transcendence. Theo has been following the Pope for more than 20 years. A powerful external force has entered the church's sphere of influence. This review question cannot be called a secret. You should be able to get the answer by asking the servant.

Theo slowed down and walked forward slightly:

According to that lord, he will remain in the brotherhood branch of the Rhineland diocese for a while. "

The two flame warriors turned around and pushed open the door. Judging from their laborious movements, it was obvious that both doors were not light in weight.

The stone in the passage is lava-like red, with lines and runes etched on it.

Walking through the empty corridor, Crown noticed that the building was moving downwards.

He carefully distinguished the smell and found that it was not the smell of real laurel, but contained many unknown ingredients.

Theo nodded to the guards with a smile and said:

The flames were burning brightly, and the shadows of people hit the floor, constantly changing as the firelight jumped.

Crown nodded slightly, glanced at the layout of the room again, and asked:

Crown opened his spiritual vision and took a look, and found that one of the priests had the strength of a third-level extraordinary person. He couldn't help sighing secretly, it was indeed the seat of the Holy See of the Flame Lord Church, and the gatekeepers all used third-level extraordinary people extravagantly.

The ground is paved with black stone bricks. These bricks are polished very brightly and can reflect the people walking.

"Your Excellencies, please."

In other dioceses, a third-level priest can become a high-ranking bishop.

The brass lamp holder inlaid on the wall is as big as an ordinary person's body, and the flame inside is not cold white, but passionate orange.

He now has a dream, hoping that one day he can make his metal clone grow to several hundred meters and be able to launch special Nisei Yuehua brand 'missiles'.

With a slightly harsh friction sound, the door slowly opened, and Crown immediately smelled a smell similar to the fragrance of laurel, and he immediately felt refreshed.

If we hadn't advanced to the silver level this time, the Pope probably wouldn't be able to use it. Walking through this room can be considered a small test to initially verify whether we have any problems. "

'The best red copper. If I swallow the two doors, I should be able to get a lot more copper essence. '

Crown followed the end of the team and entered. He touched one of the doors with his hand without leaving a trace, and found that the door was entirely made of copper.

"According to His Majesty's order, bring several archbishops here."

He sighed deeply in his heart. Now when he saw metal, his first reaction was to identify its composition.

Theo turned around and said, "My lords, please follow me."

"That's right." Flanders nodded imperceptibly. He was not surprised by the result.

After saying that, he took the lead and walked into the room.

The flame burning in the lamp holder can stimulate the contaminated spirit body, and there is a special ingredient in it.

Judging from their clothes, they were two Crusaders and two priests.

If it is the type that can be swallowed, I will always feel sad in my heart.

"Why haven't I seen this spice in the Holy Fire Cathedral?"

Theo led everyone to the door of a building that was slightly lower than other buildings. Four fully armed guards stood here.

Cavendi slowed down, walked side by side with Crown, and said in a low voice:

The space here is not small, and the tall pointed ribbed vault creates a large spatial vision.

He was definitely considered a high-ranking person in the Rhineland Diocese and had not discovered the use of this special spice.

He can now maintain his vision in bright light, as well as in darkness.

“A special purification circle is arranged here. If a contaminated person is found entering the room, an alarm will sound.

If the opponent is just a third-level transcendent, there is no need to report to the Holy See.

After passing through several more portals, they entered a spiral downward passage.

It is like poison to evil spirits, and just a special spice to normal people, but to the extraordinary people of the church, it can have the effect of speeding up the operation of holy power or life source. "

The Pope's opinion of the Brotherhood is not good, but it has not reached the level of hatred, so it is logical to approve Lannister activities within the territory.

There are also lamp holders on the wall, but they are further apart and the light is much dimmer than before, but the difference is not big to Croun.

"The manufacturing process is complicated, and the parish only gets some of them every few years, so Flanders is reluctant to use them.

"Archbishop, the Pope has approved Lord Lannister's application, allowing him to stay in the kingdom for three months and leave next spring.

What's even more amazing is that as everyone walks forward, the walls light up with silver light.

Cavendi continued to explain: "The magic circle in the channel is divided into two layers, which can echo each other.

The inner layer responds to internal attacks, and the outer layer blocks external attacks, but no matter which layer is attacked, it is equivalent to attacking the defenses of two layers of magic circles at the same time, unless the inside and outside are attacked at the same time. "

Crown was a little surprised and asked, "How do you know so much about it?"

Logically speaking, these things should not be known to the other party.

“I recently heard the Archbishop talk about the ordinary secrets in St. Peter’s Basilica. The cardinal archbishops of several archdioceses will know some of them. After all, all the popes were born from them.

And when we achieve the Silver rank, these secrets will also be open to us. "

"I see," Crown muttered.

Maybe it was because it was easier to walk downhill. Everyone's speed was much faster than in the corridor. After a while, there was no road ahead.

There is no light source here, it is a bit dark, and it is only illuminated by the light from the runes on the wall. "Your Majesty is waiting for you all in the sanctuary," Theo said softly, and an echo came from the passage.

He fumbled for some runes on the wall, then stood aside with his hands behind his hands.

Just when Croun was surprised, there was a rumbling sound, and the three-story-high and ten-meter-wide stone wall at the end of the passage rotated, revealing a gap.

As the stone wall rotates, golden light shines inside.

"Thank you, Theo."

Flanders smiled and nodded, and walked in. A group of people filed in.

With a rumbling sound, the stone wall returned to its original position again.

Theo leaned against the wall and fell into the shadows again. He took a long breath and closed his eyes.

He had never felt that this road he was already familiar with was so long, and he was very stressed along the way.

"A silver-level powerhouse," he said leisurely, with deep envy in his tone.

As a servant of the Pope, he clearly knew that the relationship between these visiting archbishops and the Pope was not close, and could even be said to be somewhat bad.

The Pope wants to extinguish all forces that oppose him in Farouk's Kingdom, create the church's secular glory hundreds of years ago, and then concentrate on dealing with external threats.

The opinion of these bishops is that now more forces should be united to deal with the evil gods. The mortal world has undergone tremendous changes in the past hundred years, bringing another kind of 'ability', which is very helpful in combat.

Humanity should be a whole, and everyone should contribute to the battle against evil gods. There should not be a fight within humans first.

Theo knew that the archbishops' purpose was to establish a college of cardinals to curb the power of the papal crown.

He was not worried at first, because the College of Cardinals needed to vote when passing major resolutions. The Pope had two votes, and each of the other Silver Ranks only had one vote.

But today, six people actually entered here. You must know that the members of the Cardinals must be at least Silver rank, which is far beyond the Pope's original judgment.

Things in the church may develop in another direction, which is not a good thing.

No matter how strong a force is, if it falls into internal strife, it will be a thing that makes relatives and enemies happy. I hope that the church will not fall into this situation.

Putting aside everything else, the church now has nine silver-ranked people. They should be one of the top powers among all churches, right? !

. . . .

Crown entered the sanctuary and quickly looked around.

The furnishings here are very simple, with only a rectangular table and a dozen chairs. It looks more like a conference room.

The wall is surrounded by a circle of small lamp holders. The lamp flame is very stable and the frequency of beating is very low.

Behind the main seat of the long table stands a three-meter-high light golden angel statue.

In the hands of the icon, each holds a beating flame. The outside of the flame is orange, and the center of the flame is shining gold. His head was slightly stretched forward, and his open eyes looked down at the long table.

For some reason, Crown actually read the emotion of pity in the eyes of the angel icon.

Osman sat on the main seat, his brows furrowed and his eyes solemn.

In his spiritual perception, six groups of silver rays of varying brightness on the opposite side illuminated the sanctuary, complementing the flames in the hands of the icon.

'Six silver bishops, even if their cards are exposed, we only have four silvers. '

Although his dignified look was fleeting, it was also captured by Flanders and others.

The surprise of the two archbishops, Drago and Ahe, was even more obvious. Their mouths were half open for several seconds before closing.

"His Majesty the Pope, may the radiance of the flame illuminate you and me," Flanders took the lead in saluting Osman.

Although he did not have great respect for the Pope in private, he was still polite during meetings, which is the basic conduct of a mature archbishop.

"Haha", Osman's serious face stretched out and stood up:
“Welcome home bishops, may the light of the flame dispel the fog of the road ahead, and sit down quickly.”

Everyone took their seats, and the Pope slowly glanced at everyone, nodded and said:
"There are actually new faces in the team. Please introduce yourselves, everyone."

After everyone reported their names and origins, Osman asked:

"I feel that Bishop Crown is very young. How old are you this year?"

He has a secret method that can sense the activity level of the silver soul. The younger he is, the higher the activity level. The opponent's silver soul is the most active among the people, and even the brightest.

The light of the other party's soul is pure and agile, and there is actually a feeling of enjoyment when watching it.

But he has never heard the other party's information, this should not happen.

He didn't think there would be any problem with the other party. The sanctuary of St. Peter's Cathedral was different from other parishes. Being able to walk in here showed that the other party was a pure human being and had not been contaminated by his soul.

"Bishop Crown is twenty-six years old this year," Friend answered, recounted Crown's resume, and finally concluded:
"I think Kroun inspired the power of his bloodline, which is comparable to that of the Son of God, so he is able to achieve what he has today."

Everyone was even more surprised. Everyone present knew what kind of existence the Son of God was.

Martin already knew this situation and said with a smile:
"The gods protect the church, people with more potential are born on this land, and the flames shine on us."

After some flattery, the meeting finally got down to business. As to how true these flattery remarks were, perhaps only the gods knew.

Flender's waist was straight and he said sonorously:

"Your Majesty, according to the regulations, when the church has more than four silver-level members, a College of Cardinals must be established to share the pressure, Your Majesty."

“Indeed, when silver ranks continue to emerge, it means that the spiritual concentration of the world is constantly increasing, and the kingdom of gods is beginning to approach the material plane.

At the same time, it also means that those evil entities have begun to revive, so there is this regulation in the scriptures.

Now there are so many Silver-level extraordinary beings in the church. The College of Cardinals was established today, and you are all members of it. I will announce this good news to all dioceses. "

Osman spoke leisurely. Although his speaking speed was not fast, it was full of majesty.

He never thought of blocking the establishment of the College of Cardinals, because doing so would be pointless and would simply bring dissatisfaction.

Although the establishment of the College of Cardinals will disperse his power, these members of the College of Cardinals cannot always stay in St. Peter's Basilica. They need to return to their respective dioceses to lead the believers against the invasion of the descendants of the evil god and the invasion of demons.

At that time, he still had the final say in the Holy See.

The meeting of cardinals will only be convened when a major event occurs. As for what is considered a major event, he will first identify it himself.

Flanders stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, Your Excellencies, there is an emergency military situation in the Rhine City Diocese. A large number of cultists have been found gathering in the Andes Mountains, and the number of cultists is increasing. I predict that when the ice melts and the snow melts again, we will face a two-front war."

(End of this chapter)