Chapter 88 The White Saint who specializes in killing goblins
The Holy Empire is a theocratic superpower located on the west side of the continent with a population of 500 million.
The current emperor, Elidom Thirteen, Izerali Angwen, San Xano Antis, was born in the poorest parish among the thirteen dioceses of the empire, referred to as Ai Thirteen. However, with his outstanding talent, his age
Quickly, he became the fifty-ninth Pope.
This is the first time in history that a person from the Thirteenth Diocese serves as Pope and Emperor.
There is an unwritten rule in the empire that all newborns must have a stigmata engraved on their bodies. The location of the stigmata has different regulations in each parish. The more private the location, the higher the parish of birth, and the tenth
The holy marks of the three dioceses are engraved on the face, extremely clear!
Although Elidom has the blood of the founding emperor, he is an unexpected son left by the previous emperor in the Thirteenth Diocese. His mother is a candidate saint of the Thirteenth Diocese. She was sentenced to death after his birth because he "blasphemed" the sanctity of the Pope.
He was executed.
After becoming the emperor, Elidom wrote thirteen into his holy name precisely to declare his origin in the Thirteenth Parish.
The reason why he is able to have today's identity and status is all thanks to the support of Alemande.
Alemende dragged him out of the stinking ditch of the Thirteenth Parish, gave him strength, and as an enlightener of all things, he defied all opinions and promoted him to the throne of the emperor.
Even so, he was unable to move forward in the empire. As an emperor and a pope, he could not even avenge his biological mother.
After Alemend left the Holy Empire, he has been struggling to support him while walking on thin ice. Once he relaxes, there will be as many people as crucian carp crossing the river who want to push him down.
But now, Alemende took the initiative to contact him and asked him to kill a two-image initiate. This made him very embarrassed, but he had to repay the kindness of knowing him.
If you want to gain more power, you must please Alemende, but is it really that simple?
Alemende could have killed a mere two-image initiate by himself, but left it to him.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty——! His Majesty the Pope!"
Standing under the palace, a majestic woman with bright blond hair greeted in a voice as sweet as silk and bamboo. She was wearing a white holy robe woven with lilies and wrapped under pantyhose.
Her slender legs were kneeling on one knee in the corridor, and her graceful and graceful body was wrapped in a blue half-length armor under her slightly see-through white robe. This alternative dress was in sharp contrast to the nuns around her.
"Oh... Saint Zesilia, why are you here today? You must have completed the teaching duties I assigned you recently, right?"
Elidom came back to his senses and looked at the saint at the bottom of the stairs.
The first diocese where the imperial capital is located is also the archdiocese, and the only person he can control is the White Saint.
With the development of the times, the power of the church was gradually divided. As the pope, he actually only had the rights of the emperor of the Holy Empire, and the pope was only in name.
The power of the church was divided into fifteen parts, of which the bishops of the thirteen dioceses each occupied one part, and the remaining two parts were held by the White Saint and the Black Saint respectively.
Decisions and affairs within the church will be decided by thirteen diocesan bishops and two saints. Under normal circumstances, it can be passed with the approval of more than half, but this half must include at least one saint.
In other words, the Saint’s vote is the most important.
The candidates for saints in the past will be personally selected by the pope, and the thirteen bishops have no right to interfere in this matter.
After he became the pope, shortly after the Black Saint was elected, he only had the right to appoint the White Saint, so he elected Zesilia against all the odds.
Jesilia possesses a rare and noble spirit. Even in the church system of the empire, she is a rare breath of fresh air. This is the reason why he recommended her.
Originally, he hoped that Zeslia could help him tear through the darkness within the church, but...
Although this saint who was extremely upright and simple solved all the matters beautifully, her brain was not very clever. He was embarrassed to remind her to be grateful to him. After all, this was something that could only be understood.
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"Your Majesty the Pope, Goblins from all over the world are gathering in a certain direction, and that direction is the border of my Holy Empire.
I believe that soldiers should be dispatched to clear this matter up to prevent it from getting worse."
Jesilia pleaded with a sonorous and powerful voice.
"Goblins, the weakest monsters, can be dealt with by soldiers on the border. If Saint Zeslia wants to send out a large army to annihilate it, she needs to pass a church resolution, but you think this is not worth mentioning.
Is it necessary to resolve matters at a meeting?
Rather than the goblins, you should focus on investigating the missing saint candidates..."
Elidom tried to guide, saying that in previous selections of saints, there would be incidents of disappearances of candidate saints, and now a certain industrial chain has been formed.
In the Holy Empire, there are many strict rules and regulations, which are stricter than the law, and no one dares to touch matters prohibited by the church.
However, the people also asked how to vent the accumulated desires of the nobles. At this time, it was necessary to communicate with the church.
Obviously, the answer to the selection of saints has been known before it begins, but a considerable number of saint candidates are selected every year. Even if they are unsuccessful, they will enter the church and become nuns. This leads to the fact that when the candidate saints are selected, they are already
The private property of the church.
The nobles donate money and food to the church every year in exchange for the church's private property.
And he chose Zesilia as the White Saint because he hoped that she could expose this shady story. Once exposed, the rights within the church would change, and he could take advantage of the situation to take power and become the true emperor of theocracy.
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"The bishops have already said that all the candidate saints have become nuns and have been assigned to churches under various dioceses. There are indeed some missing persons, but the investigation documents of the Black Saints show that they left the country and became adventurers.
who.
Right now, the Goblins are acting a bit abnormally. As the leader of the human world, the Empire must take advantage of this opportunity to completely annihilate the Goblins. We now fully have the strength..."
Zeslia gritted her silver teeth and begged again.
She is well aware of the dangers of goblins, because in the village where she was born, women are kidnapped by goblins every year.
Her best friend was defiled and died by goblins, and she will never forget what she witnessed.
She has always wondered why such a powerful Holy Empire allowed Goblins to wreak havoc on the borders of the Empire. Both the Pope and the bishops were avoiding this matter.
Is it pride and contempt, or is it?
"Goblin, Goblin, Goblin, Goblin——! Every time you come in front of me, you will mention Goblin. You are the Saint of the Empire, not the Saint of Goblin!
Do you know how many people want your spot?
How glorious is it to have only two saints in this huge empire of hundreds of millions of people?
You should focus on more important things instead of staring at goblins all day long!"
Elidom suppressed his rage and roared in a low voice.
He thought that Zesilia was a saint who was not afraid of power, had a majestic appearance, hated evil, was upright, and dared to sacrifice generously for the right path. However, she was played around by the old bishops of the church, and she only looked after the goblins all day long.
It’s such a hopeless thing.
No... maybe she does have a foresight, but everything about Goblins is taboo. Although it is not written in the church's explicit regulations, everyone acquiesces to the existence of Goblins.
They are not afraid of goblins, but the underground city behind the goblins, which is an extremely terrifying force.
Thousands of enlighteners, especially those who inspire all things, each one is an invincible master of terror for mankind.
"..."
Jesilia lowered her head, but had no intention of compromising.
"Take...this thing, it may be related to the anomaly of goblins. Since you are so passionate about goblin affairs, then go and solve it, huh, but no one will help you in this matter. Even a mere goblin will not be supported by the church."
Elidom sighed helplessly and threw a scroll that Alemande gave him at the foot of the steps.
"This is... a branch of wizards, a soul contract made by the evil necromancer?"
After Jesilia felt the evil aura, she withdrew her finger in fear of avoiding it.
"Each soul contract made by a necromancer has a unique flavor. If two soul contracts from the same maker are put together, they will attract each other.
I obtained it through special channels. According to the holder, a Goblin Initiator used a soul contract from the same source as it.
Goblin initiates are extremely rare beings and may be able to find the culprit of this incident.
You will always carry out this task, right?"
Elidom snorted coldly and said that Alemend had instructed him to do this, so he would let the White Saint complete it. If she unfortunately dies, a new Saint will be replaced.
Even if she can come back, if her body is defiled, she will lose her identity as the White Saint. Saints must remain pure for life, otherwise they will be executed.
The church will not let go of anyone who defiles the saint, but only goblins are an exception.
In any case, it is beneficial to him. If Zesilia completes the task, he can get more support from Alemende. If she fails, then he will choose a smart and clever White Saint this time.
