It was time for the ten-day meeting in the Dragon City Cathedral.
During the assembly, in addition to the lowest-level priest trainee, the thousands of clergy in Dragon City must gather together to listen to the Bishop in the magnificent Cathedral to convey the will of the Holy Light and assign the latest task.
The power of Holy Light Religion in Dragon City was very powerful. Merely in the priest team that was on the surface, there were dozens of high order professions. Among them, Archbishop Rowan was an intermediate high order professions, which could be equivalent to Yuanying Stage. There were also seven or eight people of the same level, and there were hundreds of middle order professions. So many priests gathered together to sing the hymn of the Holy Light. The pious power of faith, under the guidance of the Bishop, would make the Holy Light in the Cathedral soar to the sky, like a divine sword that could run through the world.
This scene would happen once every ten days, but every time it happened, the hearts of those who saw it would still be filled with fascination. This was the rule set by Archbishop Rowan decades ago. He wanted to use this kind of daily ritual to constantly engrave the brand of Holy Light in people's hearts. As for the effect … it could be seen from the tenfold increase in the number of believers in the past few decades.
Dressed in a gray robe, Peter had been busy since before dawn.
As a church's middle order priest, if placed in other places, he could already become the bishop of a small town, with power over one side. However, in the Dragon City Diocese, there were hundreds of clergy like him, so a middle order priest was nothing special. Fortunately, however, he got the attention and value of Archbishop Rowan, so his future was much brighter than those common faces.
It was ten years ago, by chance, when the Archbishop inspected the priests' dormitory. Most of the young priests in the dormitory were in a mess, but Peter was the only one who arranged everything in order. This left a good impression on the archbishop. In the next few years, the archbishop gradually assigned some small chores to Peter, and every time, Peter did it beautifully, without any negligence.
Therefore, now, Peter was responsible for the work of the ten-day assembly. It sounded simple, but to arrange thousands of people in an orderly manner was also a test of one's ability. Peter and the servants in the cathedral had started preparing before dawn. Finally, an hour before the assembly began, all the work was ready.
Then, he patiently waited for more and more priests to gather from all directions, waiting for the arrival of the archbishop. According to common sense, he would appear in the middle of the square and first chant a hymn to attract faith and stimulate the Holy Light so that the divine sword of Holy Light would pierce through the firmament. After the ceremony, the work for the next ten days would be arranged.
Peter stood next to the stage where the archbishop was speaking, waiting quietly. However, even when it was past the appointed time, the archbishop still did not appear. He was actually late.
Peter was shocked. For decades, unless there was a special mission in the Holy City that kept the archbishop occupied, he had never been late for a meeting. Could it be …
Peter winked at a young clergyman in the rear, and told him to go to the Archbishop's bedroom. But before he finished assigning tasks, he suddenly felt that the atmosphere in the square was a little strange.
Turning his head, Peter was surprised to find that there was another person on the high platform where the Archbishop used to stand!
It was a tall and thin man dressed in a pure and holy white robe. What was shocking was that this person's face was completely blank without any facial features. He looked eerie and terrifying, causing people to tremble with fear.
"Who are you!?"
Peter wanted to ask for the first time, but he found that he could not open his mouth at all, let alone make a sound.
Obviously, the same was true for other people in the square. Otherwise, someone would have come forward to question why this stranger was standing in the position of the archbishop.
"Quiet." The faceless man raised his hand. "I am the new Chief Inquisitor appointed by the Holy City."
Before everyone had time to question, the faceless man released a special holy light. "This is the proof of the Holy City."
Among the thousands of people present, most of them had enough knowledge to recognize the emblem of the Holy City. After seeing that it was indeed issued by the Holy City, everyone relaxed their vigilance. It was just strange. Why did the inquisition, which had always been low-key, suddenly become so high-profile?
In the past few decades, the judges of the inquisition had never attended a meeting. Among these thousands of clergymen, more than 80% had never even seen the Chief Inquisitor, Count Conrad! And why the church suddenly changed the Chief Inquisitor was even more unknown.
"I know that many people are wondering why the Chief Inquisitor changed from Conrad to me. And why would I, as the leader of a shady organization like the inquisition, appear in this open and aboveboard gathering like yours? To put it simply, I am here with a sacred mission. I need to change the status quo of this city. Many of the old rules will be broken, and new rules will be established. "
Faceless One said, "For example, from now on, I will replace the former Archbishop Rowan in the management of the parish. I hope you can seriously cooperate with me."
As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar. As a confidant of the Archbishop, Peter was so surprised that the scripture that he held in his hand fell to the ground.
Replace the Archbishop Rowan to preside over the work? What kind of method was this? Rowan has been the manager of the Dragon City parish for more than thirty years. During this period, he has been conscientious and never had any major oversight. Moreover, now that he was old, most people thought that he would stay in the position of the Archbishop until he retired — the senior clergymen of Holy Light Religion were lifelong, so it meant that he would not rest until he died. So, why would a new Chief Inquisitor suddenly appear to take away the authority of Rowan? Moreover, even if they wanted to find someone to replace Rowan, they should be promoted from the local priest. In Dragon City, there were more than ten to twenty senior priests who coveted the position of Archbishop, and each of them had the capital to succeed the position. At the very least, they could promote the parish's Holy Woman, at least their popularity was strong enough. However, the inquisitor had always been walking in the shadows, so how could it jump to the front of the stage now?
"Because there is no one available in the Dragon City parish." Faceless One made a seemingly helpless gesture. "Your Archbishop and Holy Woman have defected to the enemy. Holy City believes that the clergymen of the local parish can no longer be trusted, so I can only take control of all the work."
Boom!
Like a sudden clap of thunder, Peter felt that he was in a daze and his heart was beating wildly.
The Archbishop and Holy Woman defected to the enemy? How, how could this be possible? There must be a mistake somewhere!
Looking around, the people in the square were also in disbelief. One after another, they cast shocked eyes.
However, Faceless One didn't even hesitate to give a further explanation. He just said, "The defection of the two people is the result of the conspiracy of the Dragon City Master Bedivere. Bedivere has the ambition of a wolf, so he tried to use the top-down infiltration to collapse the power of Holy Light Religion in Dragon City. Fortunately, the Holy One of Holy City has a keen eye for detail and exposed his plot in advance. Now that the two traitors have defected, we have to bravely pursue the cornered enemy and nail the traitor and the mastermind Bedivere to the stake. Well, in short, it's to launch a war against Dragon City. "
Launch a war against Dragon City? Peter's heart tightened. The word war was too far away for the priests of Dragon City. Everyone knew that the church and Dragon City might eventually have a war, but everyone felt that at least, they would not be able to see that day!
"Mm, this kind of thing like war, it's better to be early than late. I think now that we're all here, we might as well go. Let's catch them off guard. "
Who in the world would be caught off guard?
"However, with so many people, if the command is not properly dispatched, it would just be a motley crew. Therefore, I've prepared a commander for you." With that, Faceless One raised his hand, and suddenly, hundreds of golden figures rose in the square in front of the cathedral.
Peter's eyes narrowed as he recognized those golden figures.
"Bright Archons?"
Holy Light Religion's specially designed puppet life form for the crusade against heresy. They have no real independent wisdom, but have unparalleled war talent. Bright Archons could establish a spiritual link with dozens of priests through their common belief in Holy Light, and then accurately command each of them, skillfully grasping every detail of the battlefield. They were natural war machines.
This kind of puppet life form had huge power in a large-scale war, and was a rare super basic commander. Holy Light Religion has always regarded them as their trump card, and only dispatched them to deal with exceptionally tenacious opponents. But now, unexpectedly, there were more than one hundred of them! The scale was no less than the holy war!
"Relax your spirit, I have assigned you your respective commander. When the time comes, you just need to follow the order. It's very simple to deal with the heresy. "
The priests in the square were bewildered. This morning, in a short period of time, there were too many changes that they were overwhelmed. This Faceless One's swift and decisive action was too …
Peter, who was the closest to the platform, saw that no one was talking nearby. Thinking about the consequences of the war, he had to summon up his courage to admonish, "Mr. Inquisitor, launching the holy war is a matter of great importance, we need to be cautious. “
Faceless One said, "Are you questioning my sloppiness?"
"I don't dare. It's just that, this is too sudden."
"As the current administrator of Dragon City parish, with the authorization of Holy City, I don't need to seek anyone's opinion to launch the holy war. As for sudden … "Faceless One suddenly turned his head." If it's not sudden, do you think I'll let you spies leak the news in advance? "
Boom!
Facing that pale face, Peter felt that all the secrets in his heart could not be hidden.
Yes, he was indeed a spy placed in the church by Dragon City. Dragon City and Holy Light Religion have been dealing with each other for decades, so their mutual penetration has long reached a very high level. Moreover, as a confidant of the Archbishop, he was not the highest-ranking one. The two forces haven't had a big friction for decades, and the credit of these spies as mediators was very great. They didn't need to come forward to make any big move. They just needed to add a little bit of force in the daily operation, which could make things change a lot. Therefore, their existence was also very hidden. For example, even the Archbishop didn't see that he actually had a connection with Dragon City.
However, now, his identity was actually seen through by a foreign Inquisitor.
Boundless fear fell from the sky and enveloped his mind.
"Mm, in short, since we're going to start the war, let's clean up the traitors first."
Faceless One waved his hand. Suddenly, Peter felt his head heat up, as if he heard a crisp crackling sound, and then he didn't know what happened.
At the same time, on the square, hundreds of blood flowers bloomed above the heads.
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