Chapter 643
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Inner wall. A side hall of the Monastery.
"Elder, an urgent letter has been sent from the outer wall!" A middle-aged man dressed in a pure-white Daoist robe said respectfully in a low voice. At the same time, he presented the black letter with both hands.
Stuart who was dealing with several documents frowned as he raised his hand to take the letter.
The middle-aged man immediately stepped forward and handed the letter to him.
Opening the black letter, Stuart quickly scanned through it. His aged eyes narrowed slightly as a cold glint flashed across them. "That old bastard Richelieu actually dared to pass on the position of Pope without permission? He has been the Pope for so many years. Does he think that his wings are hard? "
"Elder, I think there is a reason for this." The middle-aged man bowed his head.
Stuart's eyebrows twitched: "The five supervisors didn't send any news back? How can they not know about such a big thing? Or have they already been killed? "
The middle-aged man bowed his head even deeper: "I think so too."
Stuart slowly raised his head and looked into the distance. He was kneading the secret letter in his hand: "The person who can quietly kill the five supervisors and control Richelieu is at least a master who is at the level of a pioneer. What is the reaction of the other forces? Can you speculate which force has secretly intervened in the outer wall?"
"This subordinate is still investigating this point," the middle-aged man said in a low voice.
Stuart stared at the middle-aged man for a moment. He slowly moved his eyes away: "Let Delphine take Francis to the outer wall to investigate. Although this is a barbarian land eroded by radiation but it is an important part of our strategic deployment. We can't let others easily plunder it. Not to mention, we have to cut off his hand!"
"Yes!" The middle-aged man bowed his head in response.
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The name of the new Pope 'Barton' was published in major newspapers after the ceremony. It spread to all corners of the outer wall. Except for the underground miners in the slums and the adventurers who went out to the radiation zone, almost everyone knew about his name.
Accompanied by Richelieu, Barton nervously dealt with the important figures sent by the various factions. Then, he was brought by Richelieu to the Holy Radiant Basilica where the Pope resided, which was also where Richelieu used to live.
As soon as he entered the Holy Radiant Palace, Barton saw a familiar figure sitting on a throne before he even had the time to marvel at the magnificence and magnificence of this "resting palace". However, although the latter's face was familiar, the temperament he exuded was completely different from the kind youth in his memory.
Nevertheless, he didn't think too much about it as he excitedly ran over: "Dean, I really became the Pope!"
"Presumptuous!" Sergei who was standing next to Dean shouted: "How did you address my young master?"
Dean slightly raised his hand to indicate that it didn't matter.
Barton was startled for a moment, but he reacted. The strong joy and excitement in his heart suddenly sobered up. He suddenly remembered that this scene was expected by Dean seven days ago. In other words, all of this was arranged by him. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a deep awe in his heart. He had seen the shocking scene of countless people looking up at him. He clearly knew how noble and great the position he was sitting in was. But such a great position seemed insignificant in front of Dean.
"Master." Barton bowed his head and called out the same way he did when he was training at the Ryan family.
"You and I are friends. You don't have to be like this." Dean waved his hand.
Barton wasn't an ignorant kid anymore. He shook his head: "Master, it's my honor that you are willing to let me be your brother. If it wasn't for you then there wouldn't be me today. You will always be my loyal master!" He bowed his head and saluted.
Dean got up and held Barton's arm: "You will always be my brother. It's my honor that you are willing to believe in me!"
Barton's eyes were wet as he looked at Dean's sincere eyes.
Sergei couldn't help but secretly shake his head as he saw Dean's abnormal appearance. Hypocrite! Shameless!
Dean said: "Today I came to find you mainly to protect you."
"Protect me?" Barton was startled. He suddenly felt nervous in his heart.
Richelieu's eyes lit up as he silently looked at Barton.
Dean stared at him: "You should know the truth of equivalence between effort and gain. To be honest, I've thought for a long time about letting you sit in this position. It's not easy to be the Pope. You have to face assassinations from the dark believers and other forces. Mr. Richelieu should be very clear about this point. Don't you think so?"
Richelieu looked at Sergei and then looked at Barton: "Yes, honor and sacrifice coexist. You have to be ready to sacrifice at any time to get this honor."
Barton was a bit nervous as he heard Dean's words. He was too embarrassed to show it. However he couldn't hide his thoughts due to his experience.
Dean stared at him: "Mr. Richelieu is right. If you want to wear the crown, you have to bear its weight. Are you afraid?"
Barton looked at Dean's deep eyes. He felt a trace of courage in his chest. He gritted his teeth: "I'm not afraid!"
Dean patted his shoulder: "Well, you don't have to worry about me. I'm here to protect you. No one can hurt you unless I die!"
Barton was touched: "Don't say that. I'm the one who will die. You gave me my life. If I sacrifice myself for you then at least I'll repay the kindness!"
Repay kindness … Dean silently muttered these two words in his heart. At the same time, he expressed his gratitude to one person. It was Aunt Dai from the Meishan Orphanage. Aunt Dai was the one who taught the idea of repaying kindness to the orphans.
"Send an order to the 'Temple of Elements'. Tell them that you have invited me to come over to discuss about the invention so that I can live here and protect you in the future." Dean said.
Barton nodded.
Richelieu secretly sighed. He knew that Dean was going to extend his fingers to the core institution of the Holy Church, the 'Temple of Elements'.
That night, the business district was ablaze with lights. All the taverns and streets, as well as families eating, were talking about the change of the Pope. The six reforms announced by Barton were especially discussed by many squires, nobles, and wealthy merchants.
The young ladies and nobles were more curious about Barton's age, appearance, and other information.
"The new Pope is indeed as great as Master Antonia sang. From today onwards, our lives will at least be twice as rich!"
"Yes, the Holy Church is much stronger than the military. Every year there is a war and they ask for money."
"The military is just a fart. They are the ones who pull the nobles into a fight. How disgusting!"
"Shh! Keep your voice down! If the military finds out then they will put you in the dungeon."
"You're right. Let's talk about the new Pope. I heard that a legendary knight of the Hall of Knights has publicly praised the new Pope's greatness. I heard that this new Pope is still very young. Tsk tsk."
"He has such talent and glory at such a young age. He is even more terrifying than the legendary genius Dean. They are all young heroes!"
"That's right. I thought that the genius in Theurgy was already a rare figure in a hundred years. I didn't expect the new Pope to be the same. But why haven't I heard any news about him before?"
"What do you know? The Holy Church must have trained him to be the next Pope. How could they expose him so easily?"
"Yes, if the dark church knew that such a character would be the next Pope then they would send people to assassinate him every day!"
"Brother, you are the one who sees through everything!"
"You flatter me. Everyone, let's toast to this great new pope!"
"Cheers!"
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