In the Bright Hall in Lance, the Holy City.
Except for Beliel, the Four-winged Knight, Stone, the Angel of Light, and Philibell, the rest of the Grand Cardinals had all gathered in the fortress. The pressure from the many legends was almost tangible, filling the magnificent hall with a frozen atmosphere.
"Your Holiness, the Congress of Magic has gone further and further in the realm of God. We can't hesitate anymore. We have to destroy them completely before they become truly powerful." Another giant of the Inquisition, Azaro, the Guardian of Light, broke the silence and expressed his strong desire to declare war on the Congress of Magic again.
Benedict II held the scepter and listened to Azaro's request quietly. Then he saw Sardes, the Grand Cardinal of the Diocese of Orvarit, stand out.
"Your Holiness, the discovery of the new particle is just a subversion of the atomic problem in theology. It has nothing to do with the doctrine of the Cannon. In fact, many theological conferences have argued about the discovery of the new particle, but it has no serious impact on the believers, low-level pastors, and most of the cardinals and red robes. It only means that the previous popes have misunderstood the doctrine, and it will not hurt the glory of the Lord and Your Holiness."
Sardes was as quiet as a lake. He seemed to be clear but deep. His voice was calm and unhurried, giving people the feeling of a spring breeze.
"Your Holiness, Sardes is right. Haven't the previous popes been modifying theology according to the findings of the Congress of Magic's exploration of the world? This has happened many times before. Most of the clerics have been used to our gradual approach to the Lord. Why do we have to recklessly declare war without any preparation this time? Is it because of the loss caused by the radical conservatives in our own church? " Another Grand Cardinal, Astira, the Angel of Wind, followed Sardes and expressed his opinion.
Many of the Cardinal Bishops were secretly cursing the two old foxes in their hearts for what they had said.
It was true that the few popes had been modifying their theology according to the latest arcana theories. Disruptive discoveries such as the new particle had been encountered every few decades in the past two to three hundred years, and the impact was not too great. They should've been used to it a long time ago. There was no need to go to war because of it, which would give other enemies a chance to take advantage of it.
However, the authority of the Pope among the clergy was gradually declining, precisely because he had repeatedly transformed theology!
The discovery of the new particle did not damage the glory of God, but it was a great blow to the pope's image. Wasn't he the only representative of God on earth? Weren't they able to communicate with the Lord and convey the Lord's will? Why did he explain the wrong doctrine again and again?
Faced with Sardes and Astira's blatant lies, many Grand Cardinals lowered their heads and did not refute. No one in the Bright Hall was more stupid than the other. What one said depended on one's position and what one wanted, not what it actually was.
Who would benefit the most from the weakening of the Pope's dignified and sacred image? Without a doubt, he was a member of the College of Cardinals! Just like the North Church!
However, there were also many Grand Cardinals who were on the Pope's side. Therefore, they all stood out and said that the Congress of Magic did not start a full-scale war before because they focused on the North Church. That was why the Congress of Magic was so powerful. They could not make the same mistake again.
When the argument reached the climax, the Pope raised his scepter and said solemnly, "What has happened has happened. What we need to do now is to adjust the content of theology as soon as possible so that most clergy will not be troubled by it. In the meantime, we need to increase the pressure on the Congress of Magic and accelerate the shift of focus. When the right opportunity arises, we will give them a heavy blow."
The Pope neither blindly started a war, nor was he going to do it on his own. The Pope compromised.
However, it also surprised the Pope's supporters. In the history of the Church, there were not many wars to protect the glory of the Lord. However, there were many wars that the Pope carried out in order to maintain his power, such as the war between the North Church and the South Church that lasted hundreds of years. His Holiness Benedict II was able to tolerate it?
After the announcement, the Pope cast a meaningful glance at Sardes and Astira with a faint smile on his face.
"Your Holiness, before the right opportunity arises, we have to do something, or the devout believers will not be able to feel that we are protecting the glory of the Lord. I suggest that we find out the discoverer of the new particle as soon as possible and put him on the list to give him a purifying destruction," proposed Azaro, the Guardian of Light.
Benedict II slightly nodded, "Let's leave it to Philibell and the rest."
Sardes, who was slightly squinted by the Pope's glance, stood out again, "Your Holiness, we need to pay close attention to the clergy in the Kingdom of Holm. It's definitely not a coincidence that Andrade, a radical revisionist, showed up in the clergy of Holm. If we don't deal with it in time, there will be serious consequences. "
"Let's leave it to Varantine and Vaharall. Both of them are members of the Grand Cardinals. They have devout faith and are capable of handling it." Benedict II was so calm that it was hard to believe that he would never be angry or anxious.
Varantine, one of the leaders of the ascetics, was the representative of the most devout believers. Vaharall, as the head of the Inquisition, was also known as the Inquisitor. Both of them were the best candidates to deal with such cases. Even if they were not in the Holm parish, they would still be assigned to handle the case.
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In the Radiance Church in the Kingdom of Holm.
Philibell received the order of the Holy City of Lance and the revised theological content.
"Delete the section about the holiness of atoms and add the content that the Lord created the world with many elementary particles. It emphasizes that the Lord is the First Cause and the First Mover. After creating the world, human beings and everything else, the Lord did not directly affect the operation of the world. Instead, the Lord guided the development of the world and eliminated evil through miracles and judgments." Philibell calmly read the revised theological content to Vaharall, Varantine and Stone, the three Grand Cardinals.
Varantine kept the sad face of an ascetic, "Has the Lord's power been degraded to this extent?"
Facing the aggressive Congress of Magic, the Church did not blindly respond. Instead, they discussed the revision of the theological content through various theological conferences. Once the impact of the new particle occurred, the Church would be able to find a new explanation from the materials of the previous conferences and weaken the impact as soon as possible.
Since the new theological content was proposed by saints, cardinals, cardinals, and pastors who had great potential in theology, it was very easy for the clergy to accept it. Also, if there were any mistakes in the future, the pope would be able to get away with it as much as possible.
The revised content was proposed in the previous conferences, and all the Grand Cardinals knew about it. Varantine was very against it, as he believed that the power of the Lord would be greatly weakened. However, in the end, he still had to watch it become part of the formal theology.
According to this theory, everything was connected by cause and effect, and the original cause was the Lord, so it was called the First Cause. At the same time, when all the laws of the world were explored, there would always be a beginning, a driving force, and the Lord was the driving force.
After reading the document, Stone, the Four-winged Knight, was a bit disappointed and angry, "Should we continue to wait? Shouldn't we do something? If we have to endure the provocations of the Congress of Magic again and again, are we still the Lord's guards? "
Even though they believed that the great loss was caused by the radical conservatives and that it had nothing to do with the Congress of Magic, they still believed that the discovery of the new particle was a provocation.
Filber put on a smile, "Our clerics were hurt because of the accidental leak of the intelligence, which also means that the Congress of Magic is not ready yet. They should still be in the phase of changing the sorcerers' standpoint on atomism. Therefore, since the cardinals and cardinals who can't accept the fact have either been swallowed by the holy light, or their trust in the doctrine and theology has been shaken, why don't we just disseminate the experiment of the new particle directly? It must be noted that many middle-rank and senior-rank sorcerers' standpoint on atomism is much firmer than our cardinals'."
The apprentice pastors and the ordinary pastors were still learning theology, so they were not affected too much by the new particle experiment.
"Well, we won't lose more than this anyway. It's not a bad thing to cause a serious blow to the Congress of Magic." Vaharall agreed with Philibell.
However, it was too weird and funny for the pastors and cardinals to "spread" the new arcana theory to the sorcerers.
Was there something wrong with this theory?
"The headquarter of the Will of Elements is in Renstadt, and most of the sorcerers of the Element believe in the atomic theory. Therefore, we should start from Renstadt." Varantine proposed.
Shi Dong nodded, "That's a good plan. But we still need to find out who discovered the new particle. We have to purify it! "
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In a secret place around the Royal Magic Tower of Holm.
A pastor was loudly preaching the new theory to the coachman, and at the same time, he was peeking at the gate of the magic tower not far away, "The Lord first created all kinds of particles, such as atoms and other elementary particles smaller than atoms, and then he created the world with them …"
The coachman was a bit dizzy, and he kept repeating, "The Lord is holy and great. He created the world."
After talking for a long time, the young priest still didn't see any sorcerers coming or stopping to listen. Confused, he asked, "Why is this tower so quiet?"
"Mr. pastor, I heard that they're having some kind of closed-door training these days. I can understand each word, but I don't know what they mean when they are put together, "answered the coachman with an honest smile on his face.
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In the Radiance Church, the report of the failure soon came to Philibell.
"The Congress of Magic was well prepared, which means that Andrade's death was not a coincidence," said Philibell in a heavy tone.
Vaharall, who was in charge of the investigation, put forward his own opinion, "Andrade's thoughts have always been like this, but he happened to be on duty in the meditation room when the report was delivered. I suspect that the high-level spy has either betrayed us, or he was found out by the Congress of Magic and used by them. Also, Andrade's thoughts are too radical. I suspect that he has been guided and strengthened. Illusion is the most difficult magic to guard against, and it's hard to tell if he has been strengthened … "
The study became very quiet. The high-level spy was gone, just like that.
In the past, they did not use him in many missions, but only asked him to deliver some information that was not dangerous. They had been very protective of him, but now, something had gone wrong!
Thinking of this, the several Grand Cardinals became very gloomy.
Suddenly, Philibell thought of something. He hurriedly took out the original report and tried to decipher the hidden hints in the report according to the most confidential agreement.
In less than a minute, Philibell received a brief message from the high-level spy.
"Gain trust."
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