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Chapter 494 "Tit for tat (Part 1)"
In fact, there were three major festivals on the Roland Continent every year: the Summer Festival, the New Year, and the Qingfeng Festival. The Church rarely participated in these three festivals. The only festival that the Church participated in was the New Year. According to tradition, during the New Year celebration, the Pope would personally lead a prayer ceremony.
As for the Summer Festival and the Festival of Harvest, the Church generally did not participate in them. There was a traditional reason for this. According to the Church, especially the religious fanatics of the Xieni Faction, the Summer Festival and the Festival of Harvest were considered "illegal" in terms of religion.
For the fanatics, they believed that since the world was created by the Goddess, the people should be grateful to the Goddess for celebrating the harvest or the Summer Festival. They should not be grateful to the Heavens and Earth.
This was especially true for the Festival of Harvest. Throughout history, the Xieni Faction had made several proposals to ban this festival. Although they failed in the end, there was no doubt that this represented the Church's attitude towards this festival.
For example, the tradition of the Festival of Harvest was that people would sing and dance around a burning pillar of fire to show gratitude for the harvest of the year. This tradition was strongly opposed by the Xieni Faction because this tradition was passed down from before the establishment of the Roland Empire. This act of dancing in front of a burning pillar of fire was believed to be a branch of a religion that worshipped fire in the era before the unification of the continent, when there were various religious sects.
After the unification of the continent, the Church of the Goddess of Light was set as the national religion and the only legal religion. Therefore, all other forms of worship should be strictly banned.
However, the celebration of the Qingfeng Festival was preserved. This was because for most farmers, although they were willing to believe in the Goddess, the annual harvest was a matter of life and death. If they did not even care about filling their stomachs, who would care about other things?
Moreover, the Xieni Faction believed that the Festival of Harvest's "dancing around the pillar of fire" ceremony was inherited from a Sect of Fire that had disappeared … However, they could not provide any strong evidence. Do you think that because I like to dance around the pillar of fire, I belong to the Sect of Fire? Then why do people like to sing and drink when they go out to the campfire? Are they all from the Sect of Fire?
The majority of the people placed great importance on the harvest of crops. As a result, the matter of banning the Qingfeng Festival had been met with great resistance. In the end, the matter was left unsettled.
However, during such celebrations, the Church would never show up. They used this method to silently express their dissatisfaction.
Therefore, the sudden arrival of His Majesty Paul XVI, the Pope of Shrines, at the banquet of Tianqing Festival today, which had never happened in hundreds of years, immediately shocked many people. Of course, there were also some people with sharp senses who guessed that something might have happened …
Amidst the rites, the great doors of the basilica opened. Pope Paul XVI, wearing a white robe with golden edges, held a scepter in his hand, and wore a papal crown on his head that was round on the outside but square on the inside, slowly walked in. Behind him, there were two Paladin in silver light armor. Looking at the emblem on their chest, they were both level eight powerhouses.
When the spiritual leader of the Roland Continent walked in, the originally cheerful music immediately stopped. Following that, the dancing guests also stopped and retreated to the sides, making way for the middle passage. As the Pope walked in step by step, the people on both sides bowed to show their respect to the spiritual leader of the continent.
Prince Son and Du Wei quickly exchanged a look. There was a trace of worry in their eyes, but Prince Son quickly stood up and walked down the stairs to greet Paul XVI with a smile: "Godfather, today is the Qingfeng Festival. I really didn't expect you to attend such a day."
Hearing Prince Son calling him "Godfather", Paul XVI's old face showed a hint of a smile. Deliberately raising his voice, he responded: "My child, because the clergy also need to eat."
The term "my child" made Prince Son's eyes flash with a hint of haze, but he quickly covered it up. Maintaining a flawless smile on his face, Prince Son even extended his hand to help the Pope walk up the stairs together with him.
At the same time, "His Majesty Augustine the 6th" also stood up. It has to be said that the perfect tailor before tonight finally showed some signs of uneasiness.
After all, he didn't expect such a scene to happen in advance!
The old emperor's face obviously didn't look too good, but under Du Wei's gaze, he quickly calmed down. Coughing, he said with a slightly hoarse voice: "Welcome, Your Majesty."
"That would be my pleasure, Your Majesty." Pope faintly smiled.
Soon, the palace servants brought in a new seat and placed it next to the emperor's throne. This is also a tradition. In public, the emperor and the Pope's seats are usually side by side. The only difference is whose "home field" it is. Today in the palace, the Pope is a guest, so his seat can only be slightly below the emperor's.
The two Paladin that the Pope brought along are also not low in status. In fact, the two's seats are placed below Du Wei's because they are the current Grand Knight of the Holy Order!
After all, after the Hussain rebellion, the Holy Order no longer has a ninth level Knight. Relying on an eighth level Knight to keep up the facade is a bit shabby.
Sitting next to the Pope, Prince Son raised his hand and clapped. Only then did the music start again and the guests below continued to dance.
Afterward, Prince Son whispered a few words to the Pope. It's nothing but words that are neither salty nor light. The only purpose is to attract the Pope's attention and prevent him from having a chance to speak with the emperor.
Meanwhile, Prince Son's mind was quickly turning: What is the Pope's intention for suddenly appearing at this time?!
Sure enough, after a few words of greeting, Paul XVI quickly turned the topic to Augustine the 6th. Looking at the old emperor, he smiled: "Your Majesty, I heard you were feeling a little unwell a few days ago?"
The old emperor hesitated for a moment before slowly nodding: "It's nothing."
"Oh, that's good." Paul XVI faintly smiled: "However, you are the emperor of the empire. Your health is related to the fate of the empire. In our church, there are some priests with high magic power. Their light healing spells should be of some help to your body … Do you want me to send two high-level priests to the palace tomorrow to … "
"There's no need." Prince Son suddenly interjected with a smile: "Father's body has already recovered, so there's no need to trouble the priests of the Shrines. Moreover … … "
At this time, Prince Son deliberately glanced behind him. Behind him was an old court magician wearing a red robe.
This old man probably became the head of the court magicians after the coup, so he's naturally Prince Son's confidant. Looking to be in his sixties, this old man lightly said: "Your Majesty Pope, among us court magicians, there are naturally people who specialize in healing magic. Your Majesty's health has always been the responsibility of us and the court doctors. I'm afraid the church doesn't need to worry about it. "
These words were said in a harsh and unceremonious manner.
However, Pope didn't care and only smiled. Whether it's the Magician's Guild or the court magicians, they have always had a somewhat disdainful attitude towards the church. Because the magicians believe that in this world, only the magician is the closest profession to God! As for the church … … Humph, it's nothing but a bunch of charlatans!
"I'm just expressing my concern." Pope replied in a good mood and then suddenly began to chat with the old emperor.
Amidst the melodious music, the two highest leaders of the empire whispered some irrelevant "nonsense". It's nothing more than today's weather and this year's harvest! Your complexion looks good, etc … …
As the two continued to exchange a few more words, Prince Son and Du Wei on the side became visibly nervous. Because in the beginning, Groome was barely able to reply with a few words. But by the end, he was already sweating profusely. It's clear that he's too nervous in front of the spiritual leader of the continent.
In the middle, Prince Son symbolically interjected a few words, but it's a pity that the old Pope deliberately changed the topic back to the old emperor.
At this time, there's a very thorny problem:
According to the original plan, the old emperor could announce his exit during the third dance.
But now, with the sudden arrival of the Pope, it's not easy for the "emperor" to leave!
After all, as the head of the Holy Shrines, the spiritual leader of the continent, the Pope is here. With such a heavyweight guest sitting in front of you, how can you as the host have the nerve to leave first? Logically speaking, Augustine the 6th can't leave! He can only sit here and accompany the old emperor!
Finally, Du Wei opened his mouth.
The Duke of the Tulip Family suddenly stood up from his seat and took two steps forward. Looking at Paul XVI, he smiled: "Your Majesty, speaking of which, it's been a long time since I last saw you."
Paul XVI narrowed his eyes and sized up Du Wei before smiling: "Duke Tulip … … Ah, I misspoke. It should be the Archbishop of the Northwest Diocese. I heard that under your leadership, the Northwest Diocese is very prosperous."
Du Wei's heart trembled as he secretly cursed the old fox. These words were clearly to remind Du Wei: You are now the Archbishop of the Northwest Diocese in name. You are now my subordinate!
Although Duwei didn't care about his status as a subordinate, he had to admit that throwing such words at him would easily weaken his momentum a bit.
Although he had a smile on his face, he secretly cursed a few times before continuing: "Thanks to you, the development of the Northwest Diocese is not bad. However, I still blame myself for the incident that happened some time ago. After all, in my jurisdiction, there were people who pretended to be members of the Holy Order to swindle people … … Alas, fortunately, I caught them all and executed them. But after all, it was my lack of management of the Northwest Diocese. I am ashamed. "
With that, Du Wei looked up at Paul XVI with an extremely sincere look: "Your Majesty! I have decided that after returning to the Imperial Capital this time, I must go to the Shrines and repent before the statue of the Goddess of Light. I beg the Goddess to forgive my sins … … Please agree to my request! "
When Paul XVI heard this, the muscles at the corner of his eyes twitched imperceptibly. He secretly gritted his teeth … …
Hundreds of people! Those were hundreds of the most elite reserve members of the Angel Corps! And they were all slaughtered by this guy in front of him!!
But after all, the older the ginger, the spicier it was. Pope took a deep breath and his voice became even more benevolent: "Du Wei, my dear Archbishop Rudolph, please don't take it to heart! This kind of thing is often unavoidable. Moreover, I think you have done a meritorious deed in this matter. I have already issued a commendation for your actions. I think if the Bishops of the various dioceses on the continent can be as dedicated to the Church as you are, then our Church will definitely prosper. "
After pausing for a moment, Pope suddenly changed the topic: "I have heard that the Northwest region is not very stable. Because of its remote location, there are often some 'wanted criminals' and the like fleeing there. Sigh … … You are not only the Bishop of the Church, but also the Duke of the Empire, the Lord of the Northwest region. The heavy responsibility of maintaining the peace of the region is also on your shoulders. It has been hard on you. "
Du Wei laughed dryly. Looking at the old fox in front of him, he couldn't help but think: What are you acting all high and mighty for?! If it wasn't for me saving your life back then, you would be sleeping in a coffin right now! Do you still have the chance to sit on this throne and cause trouble for me?! Humph!
At this time, Paul XVI had already turned his head. Probably after speaking a few words with Du Wei, the anger in his heart surged. He didn't dare to say anything more to Du Wei. He was afraid that if he continued to speak, he wouldn't be able to control the anger in his heart.
He looked at His Majesty Augustine VI and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, in fact, I suddenly came here today because I have something to ask of you."
(This is today's first chapter, there will be an update later in the evening ~)
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