"Archbishop Martin, has there been any change in the Viper's poison in Pope Rosario?" Lin Li had previously heard from Englos that the Viper's poison in Pope Rosario's body had been inflicted with it when he cooperated with the Supreme Council to besiege the Black Current in the Sunset Mountains. He had been suppressing it with his own strength for so many years. However, Lin Li was well aware that the Viper's poison could be considered the most insidious and cunning poison in the world. Although he could suppress the viper's poison with his own strength, it was only a temporary solution. The stronger the force used to suppress the viper's poison, the more damage the poisoned person would suffer. With the accumulation of time, the viper's poison would break out again one day. At that time, even the incarnation of a true god would not be able to save the person.
However, Archbishop Martin shook his head with a worried expression, and said, "The Viper's poison in His Majesty Rosario's body has erupted once some time ago. Although it has been suppressed again, His Majesty has a premonition that it will be difficult for him to survive the next outbreak."
In fact, the few archbishops who knew about the matter were already feeling a little hopeless. Even Englos, who had always been full of hope for Lin Li's pharmaceutical skills, did not think that Lin Li could reach the Guru-level and have the ability to neutralize the Viper's poison. They only regained hope when they heard the news from the Haiga Mountain Range, and learned that Lin Li had helped the elves get rid of the poison of the Viper's descendants.
Hearing this, Lin Li couldn't help but secretly heave a sigh of relief. At least Rosario's situation was not too bad to the point of no return. Otherwise, he would have owed the Brilliance Shrine a favor.
"President Felic, I'm also aware that the Viper's poison in the elves is still very different from the poison in His Majesty Rosario's body. However, His Majesty has a premonition that the next outbreak of the poison may not be far away. I wonder if it's convenient for you to go to the Brilliance Shrine with me now? You can even find a way to weaken the poison." Although Archbishop Martin had already stepped into the Legendary-realm for many years and had always held a high position, the matter concerned the safety of the Pope and the survival of the Brilliance Shrine. Hence, he could not hide the urgency in his tone.
The Brilliance Shrine was born at the end of the Dark Age. During the chaotic era of war, when almost everyone had to rely on faith to survive, the Brilliance Shrine spread the teachings of the Holy Light throughout Anril in a very short period of time, relying on the characteristics of light that brought hope to people.
Over the past 1,300 years, the Brilliance Shrine had countless believers of the Holy Light in every human kingdom except the Felan Kingdom, the Kingdom of Magic. From the royal family to the nobles, from the nobles to the commoners, no matter if they were the wealthy merchants or the farmers who barely made ends meet, all of them took the Holy Light as their most devout faith. They followed the guidance of the past popes and spread the Holy Light to every corner of the earth.
In particular, after the inexplicable decline of the Darkness Shrine, only the Supreme Council founded by the God of Mages Geresco had the power to compete with the Brilliance Shrine in Anril today. In fact, in terms of secular power, the Brilliance Shrine was superior to the Supreme Council. Except for the Felan Kingdom, almost all the kings of the human kingdoms had to be crowned by the Pope of the Brilliance Shrine before they could ascend to the throne. Otherwise, they would not be recognized by the people.
As a Sanctuary powerhouse, Pope Rosario was the legendary incarnation of the Holy Light. He ascended to the throne at the age of 30, and spread the teachings of the Holy Light throughout Anril in the past 100 years. Even the stubborn Felan Kingdom, which was close to the Ledin Kingdom, had built more than 10 churches of various sizes. That was a great feat that none of the popes in the past had been able to accomplish. To the believers of the Brilliance Shrine, Rosario was the incarnation of the Holy Light. In particular, in the Holy Kingdom of the Ledin Kingdom, Rosario's words were almost equivalent to the will of the Holy Light. Compared to him, the king was nothing at all, and the royal family of the Ledin Kingdom would have to seek the opinion of the Brilliance Shrine before making any decisions.
That was also an important reason why Pope Rosario had been suffering from the Viper's poison for so many years, but there had never been any news about it. If the news of Rosario's poisoning were to spread, the internal affairs of the Brilliance Shrine would probably be in a state of turmoil, not to mention what the hostile forces would do.
Lin Li stroked his chin, looked at Archbishop Martin, and said, "Actually, before you came, I had already prepared the antidote for the Viper's poison. I was just worried about whether there had been any changes in the Viper's poison over the years, as well as the physical condition of Pope Rosario. Tell me in detail about the signs of the Viper's poison, and I'll see if there's anything else I need to add. "
Although Archbishop Martin had come this time with a glimmer of hope, he mostly thought that Lin Li might have a way to weaken the poison and allow Pope Rosario to hold on for a little longer. However, to his surprise, Lin Li actually said that he had already formulated the antidote, and he even thought that he was hallucinating.
Archbishop Martin suppressed the excitement in his heart, and his body trembled uncontrollably. He asked in disbelief, "You mean, you've already formulated the antidote for His Holiness Rosario's poison?" At the same time, he stared at Lin Li intently, for fear that Lin Li would say something that would disappoint him.
Lin Li nodded and looked at the white-bearded old man who was full of excitement. He said, "I'm only 90% confident. The specifics still depend on the changes in the poison in Pope Rosario's body." Even in the Endless World, Archbishop Martin had never seen or heard of someone like Rosario who had used his own strength to suppress the Viper's poison for decades. Hence, he chose to hold back, and dared not say that there was a 100% chance of success.
However, even if he was holding back, the 90% chance was enough to surprise Archbishop Martin. Archbishop Martin was not completely clueless about pharmaceutics. After understanding what Lin Li meant, he immediately suppressed the excitement in his heart, and tugged at his beard while recalling carefully. At the same time, he slowly described the scene of Rosario's previous poison outbreak to Lin Li in detail, not daring to miss a single detail.
The two of them talked for a long time in the reception room, and Lin Li finally got a general understanding of Rosario's situation. He was also more confident about getting rid of the Viper's poison. After coming out of the reception room with Archbishop Martin, Lin Li was about to make some preparations before following Archbishop Martin to the Brilliance Shrine. However, he saw a mage who was in charge of reception in the hall rushing over.
"President, there's a person outside who claims to be a priest of the Darkness Shrine who wants to see you. I was afraid of disturbing your conversation, so I asked him to wait in the reception room. Now …" The mage walked all the way to Lin Li, and when he saw Archbishop Martin, who was dressed in a Holy Light robe, he immediately froze, feeling so awkward that he didn't know what to say.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the enmity between the Brilliance Shrine and the Darkness Shrine had always been caused by the conflict of doctrines and different beliefs. Hence, once the two sides met, they would definitely be irreconcilable. However, in fact, to the real senior executives of both sides, everything actually stemmed from interests. Besides, many people probably wouldn't have thought that the Brilliance Shrine and the Darkness Shrine used to be a family called the Eternal Shrine.
Hence, Archbishop Martin did not have any special reaction towards the arrival of the people from the Darkness Shrine. Besides, they were in the Tower of Dusk, not the Brilliance Shrine. Even if there was any hatred, it would not be resolved there. Hence, Archbishop Martin simply smiled at the mage, and then turned his head to tell Lin Li that he could wait for a few days if there was anything important.
Lin Li had long found out about the relationship between the Brilliance Shrine and the Darkness Shrine from Sendros. Hence, he was naturally not surprised by Archbishop Martin's reaction. He could guess the reason for the arrival of the people from the Darkness Shrine. Back in the Blackstone Mountains, Sendros had once said that he had to make a trip to the Darkness Shrine when he had the time. However, he had either been busy with the development of the Tower of Dusk or the exploration of various places. Hence, he only had the time now.
"President Felic, I'm the priest of the Darkness Shrine, Jyker. I'm here on the orders of High Priest Sendros to invite you …" Upon seeing Lin Li enter, the priest of the Darkness Shrine immediately stood up and couldn't wait to state his purpose of visit. However, halfway through his sentence, he saw Archbishop Martin behind Lin Li, and immediately became nervous.
The true relationship between the Darkness Shrine and the Brilliance Shrine was not something that Jyker could come into contact with. He only knew that the people from both sides would almost inevitably get into a fight every time they met. However, Jyker could tell from Martin's robe and emblem that he was wearing that he was an archbishop. One was a priest, while the other was an archbishop. That was not only a difference in status, but also an absolute difference in strength.
In the institutional structure of the Brilliance Shrine, Pope Rosario was at the top of the pyramid, followed by Englos, Martin, and the other archbishops. The Court of Heresy and the Holy Paladins were the two most powerful forces that answered only to Pope Rosario. The position of the chief judge and the leader of the Holy Paladins was not inferior to that of the four archbishops. Below them were the cardinals who were in charge of the various parishes. To put it in terms of the secular power structure, they were equivalent to the consul of the province, and were in charge of the various churches in the diocese.
Below the cardinals were the bishops who were in charge of the various churches and presided over all the affairs of the churches. There would usually be a certain number of priests and pastors under the bishops. The priests were in charge of preaching the doctrine and recruiting believers, while the pastors were often in charge of healing the believers or guarding the churches.
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