Until now, Li Huailin still didn't know the name of the current Pope of the Dark Church. Fortunately, his identity was there. After knowing that Li Huailin had personally come, the Pope of the Dark Church quickly came out to welcome him.
Li Huailin sized up this Dark Church's Pope from head to toe. This guy was a bit old, he seemed to be around 70 years old. His body was relatively thin and seemed a bit unreliable, but his spirit was still very good. He was wearing a dark golden robe, and on his head was the same as Pope Carlo's crown. Although they were sworn enemies, their taste in this aspect was a bit similar. Because other than the color, the overall style was really similar. Zhang Tie didn't know if the decoration on the front was also an S-rank mission prop.
Looking at the name of the Pope, it showed that it was Melder Fiske Rutledge. Of course, it was also shown in red. Seeing Li Huailin, Pope Rutledge was a little surprised. After all, it was the first time he saw Li Huailin's true appearance, so people would sigh at how young Li Huailin was. However, he immediately changed his expression and bowed to Li Huailin. Then, he said, "I didn't know that the emperor of the continent would come to visit, so I didn't make any preparations. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"You don't know? Didn't I send a notice? "Li Huailin asked.
"This …" Rutledge was a little surprised. Then, he looked at Bishop Logan and Bishop Axelrod, implying that they didn't tell him. Logan and Bishop Axelrod also hurriedly looked back, indicating that they also didn't know what was going on.
At this moment, an unknown priest sneaked over and quietly handed a golden scroll to Rutledge. Rutledge took a quick look, and his expression changed. Yes, this was the notice that Li Huailin had asked Geert to send, and it had just arrived.
Rutledge didn't know if it was a mistake on his side that caused him to only see this thing now. Of course, he didn't know that Li Huailin had set off at the same time as the notice and arrived here before the notice. No matter what, they had really sent out a notice. It was inexcusable for them not to be prepared. Rutledge was the first to lower his head and say, "I'm sorry. It seems that there are some internal problems on my side. The notice was not sent to me in time. I would like to apologize."
"Forget it." Li Huailin waved his hand and said, "We've wasted a lot of time here. Can we get to the point?"
"What brings Your Majesty here today?" Rutledge asked. In fact, the notice didn't mention what Li Huailin was here for. After all, Geert didn't know what was going on. However, Rutledge felt a bit guilty. Li Huailin wasn't here to punish them. To be honest, Rutledge didn't personally attend Li Huailin's ascension ceremony because they really didn't like Li Huailin. The reason was also mentioned before. It was because Li Huailin killed the Pope of the Radiant Church. Therefore, the entire Dark Church definitely didn't like him. Their favorable impression of him had already turned into hatred. It can be said that if Li Huailin's influence wasn't that big, they would have directly killed Li Huailin.
Unfortunately, Li Huailin's current influence was too big. Although Rutledge wished he could chop him to death, he didn't dare to make a move. Although their Dark Church was the biggest religious group in the continent (on par with the Radiant Church), Li Huailin had the support of six major powers. Moreover, he also had the support of the Radiant Church. They couldn't even deal with the Radiant Church, let alone the forces of the six major powers. Therefore, although Rutledge didn't like Li Huailin, he had no other choice but to be afraid.
Then what if Li Huailin was here to pursue the matter of the previous ascension ceremony? Rutledge didn't think too much at that time. After all, Li Huailin didn't have much authority when he ascended to the throne. He also didn't know Li Huailin's temperament. He felt that Li Huailin wouldn't do anything extreme after ascending to the throne. The Dark Church was also a big force. Since they had just ascended to the throne, they should try their best to rope them in.
However, the situation afterwards made Rutledge a little worried. This was because Li Huailin really couldn't figure out what he was thinking. He had just ascended to the throne, but he directly went against the Goddess of Harvest. Although the Goddess of Harvest's church wasn't as big as his church in his eyes, it could still be regarded as a big church. The other party directly went to war and eradicated all the temples. On the other side, the three small countries that didn't participate in his ascension ceremony also received a devastating blow. Rutledge always felt that these things were just a warning to the others. But now that the show was over, the other party directly came to visit, which further confirmed his guess.
Although Rutledge asked about Li Huailin's purpose, he already felt that this was the reason he was thinking. This time, Li Huailin definitely wanted him to show his attitude. So while he was talking, he was constantly thinking about what to say and how to deal with it.
"Oh, I mainly have some questions to ask Pope Rutledge. But the questions are a little bit too many. Can we sit down first?" Li Huailin said.
"Excuse me." Rutledge apologized again, then made a gesture of invitation to Li Huailin and brought Li Huailin to a small conference room in the church's meeting hall. Of course, at this time, most of the priests had been invited away. Except for a few church knights who were still standing at the door, the rest had already dispersed. There seemed to be a total of seven or eight people left in the entire conference room. Apart from Rutledge, Logan, and Xerrod, the others should also be high-level priests.
Rutledge also deliberately chose a round table, the kind that didn't need to consider the seating arrangement. After everyone sat down, Rutledge asked Li Huailin again, "May I know what Your Majesty wants to ask this time?"
"It's mainly about the devil. I especially want to know what's going on with the devil," Li Huailin said immediately.
"Eh?" Li Huailin's question was out of Rutledge's expectations, causing him to be unable to react immediately. "Demon?"
"Yes." Li Huailin nodded.
Rutledge's brain was spinning wildly. Li Huailin's question was too unexpected. What's going on with the devil at this time? Isn't he here to ask about the previous coronation ceremony? Or is there some deeper meaning behind it? Rutledge couldn't understand what was going on with Li Huailin at all. He asked tentatively, "May I know what Your Majesty wants to know about the devil?"
"It's said that the devil is the ancestor of Demons?" Li Huailin asked.
"Of course." Rutledge immediately confirmed that he was originally a Demons, and the fact that Demons were the descendants of the devil was something that all Demons recognized. Of course, they were proud of it.
"It's said that there was a war between the Demons and the Protoss?" Li Huailin asked.
"That's a myth. It's said that a long time ago, our ancestors, the Demons, occupied almost the entire continent. Then, there was a war with the Protoss at that time. The war lasted for a long time, and it was said that the two sides were evenly matched. Of course, this is just a legend. There are no specific records of this, "Rutledge replied.
"What happened after that? Didn't they say that they were evenly matched? Now, the Evil Demons seem to be gone, "Li Huailin asked immediately.
"Of course, the Evil Demons exist. We Demons are the descendants of the Demons, and the Demon God we believe in is the Evil Demons," Rutledge said immediately.
"Huh?" Li Huailin was a little stunned. "The Evil Demons exist? Is the Demon God one of the Evil Demons?"
Speaking of the Demon God, Li Huailin remembered his weapon, the God Swallowing Double-Handed Sword. Although he didn't use it frequently recently, it was written that it was a weapon used by the Demon God in the past. He didn't expect the Demon God to be a member of the Evil Demons.
"How is the Demon God now?" Li Huailin thought about it and asked, "Is he still fighting with the Protoss?"
"…" Li Huailin suddenly felt that the entire conference room was silent. Everyone looked at Li Huailin inexplicably, as if Li Huailin had said something very funny. However, no one dared to laugh out loud.
"Your Majesty, you seem to have misunderstood. The Demon God is now a member of the Protoss," Rutledge immediately explained.
“WHAT？ Are you saying that the Demon God is also a member of the Protoss? "Li Huailin was stunned." Aren't they enemies? "
"That's a legend." Rutledge immediately explained, "As far as we know, His Majesty the Demon God has always been a member of the Protoss. As I said before, the War of the Gods and Demons is just a legend. There are no records of it at all. So it's possible that people in the past came up with a novel for the sake of fantasy. The Demon God we worship has always been a god." Rutledge immediately said.
"Huh?" Li Huailin was stunned. Why is it different from what I imagined? I thought I found a race that was against the Protoss, but it turns out that the Demon God is a member of the Protoss?
"That's not right." Li Huailin suddenly remembered this quest. Isn't this quest to teach the enemy of the Protoss? How did I find a member of the Protoss? Is there something I didn't ask? After thinking about it, Li Huailin asked again, "Do you have any records of this? Didn't you say that there are legends? The legends are also documented, right? "
"There are no official documents, but there are still some documents with similar stories." Rutledge said, "Your Majesty, if you want to see it, you can look for it in our library."
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