Chapter seven hundred and thirty first covenant destined to betray
The Pope is the most annoying thing. I mean, from the beginning, the power of the Holy Church has been our potential competitor, and as the Lord of Holy Light, the earthly traveler, the most powerful and prestigious Pope Carloma in the world, has always been
It's a wall we can't get around.
I once thought about how great it would be if an assassin got lucky and took advantage of this, or if the old guy ate a walnut cake and got stuck in his throat one day and couldn't take a breath and died.
But there are some things that are enough to think about.
Being able to stand at the top of the Holy Church where all the heroes gather, Kaloma is unrivaled in terms of strength and mental ability. Many popes in the past have died of old age, but only a handful of them have died in battle.
Being able to sit in this position means that you have the top combat power in this plane. Even though all the popes in the past have looked decrepit, they have held religious power for an average of more than 170 years, and this pope has only been in office for ten years.
Even if all the cardinals die, he may not die.
This Kaloma had the experience of killing the God of Waves when he was a cardinal. Now he has been inherited by the Pope and is definitely one of the top combat powers in the world.
But now, looking at the trembling old man in front of me, I feel a little happy.
"Hey, old man, aren't you dead yet?"
Although I still have the same face from the previous meeting, my complexion has changed a lot. First it was a kind face and a bottomless feeling. Now there is an amazing coercion around me, but it gives me a very...
It’s funny, because the old Lion King has aged so much that his authority has been challenged, so he has to show his presence all day long.
I smiled happily, not hiding my joy.
"Ro. Roland? Roland!"
His squinted eyes suddenly widened, and his pupils were filled with surprise and disbelief, followed by undisguised hostility.
"Well, it's me. Didn't you recognize it? Yes, I am already a transcendent. Without you pressing every step of the way, there is no need for me to take this step in a hurry."
I looked at the little old man in front of me with malice. He was so stable two months ago, but now he is as frightened as a bird. Judging from the wrinkles and tired look, I haven't seen him for just a few months. But he looks at least older.
Teenagers.
What could be more satisfying than making great progress yourself? Naturally, after making progress, you will find that your opponent has taken a big step back.
For practitioners of magical arts, mentality is more important than anything else. A firm will is the most important attribute of a priest. Wavering of confidence and the fall of the soul are the greatest original sins. High priests and archbishops who are successful in spiritual practice are more serious than the last.
Don't be angry. As the Pope, Kaloma's mentality is obviously out of balance. Loss of life is inevitable. Maybe his strength has declined greatly.
"Why aren't you dead yet? We can save a lot of things if you die."
"heresy!"
The papal guards roared one after another, and the most impulsive one had already drawn his sword and rushed over.
Then a black shadow flashed and a black wind blew. The soldier disappeared without a trace. His roar was still lingering in the air, but his figure disappeared.
This strange scene made the guards stop and consciously protect themselves in front of the Pope.
I had no intention of explaining, so I took out my nail clippers and leisurely lowered my head to trim my nails without even looking at them. The scene fell into silence for a while.
"You probably didn't come to see the excitement, right?"
Yes. Of course I am not here to watch the fun. I have a lot of things to do and I don’t have the time to watch other people’s fun.
The other party also knows that if I come with hostility, I won't talk nonsense at all, and I will just cut him when I come up.
And since it's not nice to say anything, it's better to talk about something with sincerity.
However, if someone plans to use swords against me, I don't mind collecting some interest first.
I still kept silent and just patiently made my nails longer and longer. I have been busy these days and I have indeed been somewhat neglectful.
After a long silence, I finally spoke.
"On behalf of the Lan Alliance and the Southern Sect, I renew a covenant with you. Have fun, I'm here to help you."
If you want to discuss who has the most bitter hatred with the Holy Church, I'm afraid I will definitely be at the forefront.
If there is anyone in this plane who most wants to finish the Holy Temple Church, I will definitely be at the forefront.
My own hatred, the hatred of the Lan country, Estrada's hatred, the injustice suffered by the northern Lan tribe in recent years, and the recent overt and covert struggles. I was surrounded and killed not long ago. Adding up the scattered things,
It can be said that the hatred is as deep as the sea.
I really want the Holy Temple Church to be finished quickly, but in the context of the entire world, if the Holy Temple Church is really finished quickly, it is definitely not a good thing.
The tall trees caught the wind, and the sky fell from the top of the tall man. The tallest one now is undoubtedly the Holy Church.
It is inevitable that the Abyss side will pursue and attack the Templar forces fiercely. If they do not cause trouble for the Templar forces, they will naturally find trouble for other countries and organizations.
The current situation is undoubtedly a trap targeting the Holy Church.
If it continues to be involved in the civil war, not only will its reputation be damaged, but the constant dispatch of the Templar reinforcements will also consume its vitality, bleeding continuously from its huge torso.
If you abandon San Antonio, your reputation will be damaged and you will lose a lot of blood.
On a normal day, let alone helping me, I would be in a good mood even if I don't even need to make up for it.
But now, just ten years after the Holy War began, he fell a bit quickly. In "history", the Holy Church also lasted for nearly two hundred years before it completely existed in name only.
Even though those bishops and pastors were prodigal in various ways, because their financial resources were really strong, they had been failing for many years, instead of the whole church falling into crisis so quickly like before.
Looking at the process from the conclusion, there is no doubt that I kept poaching the Church of the Holy Temple, which put it at a disadvantage from the beginning. After losing the support of the entire human force, compared with the top forces in "history" that unified all super powers,
Naturally, he appears to be strong on the outside but capable on the inside.
The Holy Church can fall, and I even hope that it will fall. The Lord of Holy Light should fall, and I curse him to fall as soon as possible, but it is definitely not something that should happen within these twenty years.
After a little deduction, we know what will happen if the Holy Church falls.
From the perspective of ordinary people, it is a chain outcome of a general lack of faith, and a loss of confidence in the victory of the entire jihad. Confidence and morale may sound illusory, but they are actually affecting people everywhere.
War situation.
If the flag falls, it can be set up again, but if it falls down so quickly, we don’t know if the abyss will give us time to set it up again.
In my timetable, the Holy Church should slowly decline and die. During this process, a new generation of heroes and gods from all over the world gradually established new forces and organizations, and flagpoles filled the entire place.
When the world is in power, it won’t matter if this big flag falls.
From the perspective of high-level combat power, the faith in the Holy Light has suffered a major blow, and the number of believers has been greatly reduced. The already weakened Lord of the Holy Light has been sharply weakened, and has become no longer "invincible". How fun is that?
It's really big.
Then, all the abyss gods and demon kings will lose their fear and step into the main plane without hesitation. Who will deal with the group of abyss gods at that time?
Now the high-level forces of both sides maintain a delicate balance, and as the strongest existence in the world (there is no one), the Lord of Holy Light occupies a too large share. Once he is weakened, the so-called potential among the gods will
The rules will naturally disappear without a trace, the big bosses from all parties will appear in person, and the progress of the holy war will be greatly advanced.
Although this scene will happen sooner or later, it should at least wait until new seeds sprout. Many new generations of outstanding figures have appeared in various places during the Holy War, but it is still very early for them to be able to stand alone. The new generation of reincarnated heroic spirits,
They are only ten years old now. When they reach adulthood, they will greatly enhance the situation in various places.
From the perspective of Lanmeng, the collapse of the Holy Church is not a good thing.
Because the human shield that represents the firepower is gone, the situation of the Lan Alliance is so good that everyone can see it, then the demons can also see it. Compared with other towering trees that are difficult to shake, the big guys on the abyss side naturally
This small and well-cultivated tree bud will be trampled to death first.
A new technological revolution is taking place, and new gadgets appear every day. The longer it takes, the stronger the vitality of this plane will be.
Therefore, at this juncture, the Holy Church must not fall.
Helpless, even if I have a lot of helplessness, even if I am full of resentment. Seeing the overall situation, I can only come here alone while nagging "I am just for myself" to give them a continuation.
Of course, I will not tell these truths. In terms of face, I am only exchanging new covenants as a former ally.
"The alliance between the Lan Alliance and the Southern Sect? It is indeed very attractive at this juncture. So, what is the price?"
The old pope leaned on his cane, stretched out his hand, and asked me what the price was.
"Ahem, I mean, of course it's not without cost. Don't worry if I don't take advantage of you. Don't worry, I want a lot."
Now that I'm here, how can I be willing to do nothing if I don't make a good deal?
After more than two hours, I left with a few scrolls in satisfaction, but what was left in the conference room was the livid-faced pope and cardinals.
What do I want?
First, I want the entire Holy Front Alliance in the North.
Anyway, the Templar forces have no time to control the north now, and I have not excessively asked those countries that originally surrendered to the Lan Alliance. I just asked the several religious countries in the north to give up their hostility to the Lan Alliance and prohibit material supervision and control over the Lan Alliance.
Then the Holy Church headquarters must withdraw from the north.
This is something that the Holy Church can accept, because they don’t have much territory in the north. The Northern Holy Front has also caused a lot of controversy within the church. The huge investment in manpower and material resources has not yielded any benefits, and they are always worried about causing conflicts with the Lan Alliance.
Full-scale hostility, when the situation in the hinterland of the continent is getting worse, it would be foolish to invest resources in the north, which has no direct relationship.
And once the new covenant is confirmed, that line of defense will become even more wasteful and meaningless.
And what can Lanmeng gain from it? I can only say a lot, too many to count.
Secondly, I demand that the pure Holy Light doctrine of the Southern sect be recognized as one of the orthodox doctrines of the Holy Light, and that Estrada be canonized as a martyr and a saint.
This was obviously just a matter of speaking, but when I said it, the entire conference room was silent for five minutes, and all the bishops looked at me as if they wanted to eat me alive.
The church is a religious organization, not a political organization. Differences in doctrine are the top priority of the church. Even if the entire church collapses, doctrine cannot be replaced.
If the teachings of the Southern sects that do not respect the Lord of Holy Light are orthodox, then what does the God of Holy Light mean, and what does the Holy Church believe in the God of Holy Light as the Supreme God?
This is impossible even if the entire church is destroyed.
But since we want to reach a certain agreement with the southern sect, we must at least acquiesce in the other party's legitimacy. In a sense, it means recognizing the other party's existence.
It's okay to just acquiesce to this kind of thing in private, but I want to bring it up. It's stupid to throw it out in diplomacy. But when I saw that old face that was red with anger, and the rhythm of my heart that refreshed myself with the Holy Light,
Unlucky fellow, I am extremely happy.
I know that the other party who "identifies with orthodoxy" is unlikely to agree, and I just proposed it to disgust them, but the request and proposal that followed were not only disgusting, but also contained evil intentions.
With Estrada's reputation and past achievements, it is not an exaggeration to give him the title of martyr and saint. Even these claims were once circulated among the church forces, but in the end, everyone tacitly forgot about this.
An old knight who has devoted his whole life to the Holy Light.
The reason? What killed him was the incarnation of the Lord of Holy Light and the will of the Lord of Holy Light.
So, he canonized him as a martyr and a saint. Who is the Lord of Holy Light as a murderer?
When I said "recognize orthodoxy" before, those old guys just jumped in anger, and their hearts couldn't bear it, so they brushed themselves with holy light. After I asked to canonize Estrada, they even covered it up directly.
Two of them fell down on their chests, and they could almost see the old men performing artificial respiration.
When this happened, I still saw those representatives of the Paladins and Archpriests, who were quite eager to speak. Finally, after exchanging glances, they remained silent with complicated expressions.
In a hundred years, Estrada will probably become the greatest black history of the Holy Temple Church, but at present, his disciples, disciples, and recipients of his blessings are still scattered in every corner of the Holy Temple Church.
There are many grassroots paladins and priests who secretly sympathize with those "martyrs of pure holy light", and there are also many grassroots people who feel that the Lord of Holy Light is too much, so they have shaken their faith in them. In this way, there will be no one in the church.
The voice of Ti Estrada speaking.
I believe that after I leave, when the Southern Sect and the Holy Church maintain a certain distance and peace in private, Ti Estrada’s voice of grievance will become louder and louder. Then, as time goes by, this wavering
, but the most fundamental human desire.
"I am Estrada's disciple, and I am also the strongest Holy Light Knight in the world. I have also inherited the Holy Light Hammer and the Way of Guardianship. Isn't it normal for me to cry out for my mentor?"
My words are simple, direct, and sincere. They are all the truth, and they are all the truth from the bottom of my heart.
After I said these words, the Sword of Holy Light on my waist became the focus of the entire conference room. When it was confirmed that I was indeed the Holy Light who broke through the concept of demigods, the eyes of the other Paladins and Holy Light Priests obviously changed when they looked at me.
, the guard is still there, but there is a little more respect and understanding.
The heir to the Guardian Warhammer has always been the nominal and de facto spiritual leader of the Paladins. My status is indeed embarrassing, but as a mature Paladin, he will at least show friendship and basic etiquette to me.
This topic is finally brought to an end. After all, the Lord of Holy Light is an existence that we cannot get around. If we continue talking, I am afraid there will be a religious war. We are here to sign a covenant today.
"Okay, I know your difficulties, so at least the gag order on Estrada can be lifted. This is not what the Lord of Holy Light wants you to do. Estrada has served the church all his life, at least let the younger generations
You know who he is. That’s not too much to ask for, right?”
The surrounding paladins and priests nodded silently. Seeing this situation, Kaloma sighed and finally gave in.
Although neither canonization nor recognition of the Orthodox Church was agreed, concessions were made. Maintaining peace with southern sects in private was part of the covenant. Private discussions and commemoration of Estrada were also banned.
But these are just the least controversial and most acceptable parts of this covenant that is destined to go down in history.
"In the tenth year of the Dawn Calendar, the Holy Church and the Southern Sect, the Lan Alliance, signed a private covenant and reached a reconciliation, which was known in history as the 'Alliance of the Betrayer'. From then on, taking this as an opportunity, the Holy Church, which was once powerful, embarked on the path of decline.
Ha, I like this statement." (To be continued.) ◆When you hit the ground and the clouds come to the pavilion, you can get the view. ◆
