The entire Great Hall of Light fell into unspeakable solemnity and silence, and the quiet atmosphere seemed to be frozen. Regardless of whether they participated in this operation to capture the artificial planet, all members of the Cardinals lowered their noble heads, preparing to welcome the Pope's crown.
anger.
This operation was such a failure. It was doomed from the beginning, making His Majesty the Pope's adventure meaningless. Someone must take responsibility for this!
Compared with the legendary magicians of the Magic Council, the Holy Spirit Priests and Holy Knights of the Church are not so transcendent. Their own status and authority will limit the growth of their strength. The higher the status, the greater the power they hold.
The closer you get to the Lord, the faster your strength increases. It is an essential dependence, so the punishment you receive is not an insignificant symbol.
Moreover, before they mastered the mystery of faith, successive popes still had the "god-given method" of "excommunication". The used Holy Spirit priests would cut off their connection with Heavenly Mountain and could only use their own "heart of faith"
And if it cannot be replenished, it will soon become a legend with no level and no power.
The status of the legendary magicians comes entirely from their own strength. Even if they lose their status as members of the Supreme Council, it will not affect anything. Their dependence on the Magic Council lies in the integration of resources and the environment for arcane and magic research, so
It must be a lot more detached, and being punished won't hurt your muscles and bones.
This is also one of the reasons why there are many factions within the parliament and internal conflicts cannot be eliminated. The detachment of the legends has both advantages and disadvantages.
The most anxious member of the College of Cardinals was Philip. This time the plan was completed by him. Benedict III gave him the greatest freedom. He even became a part of his plan, but he messed up the matter!
The violent sound of the artificial planet's self-destruction was like the mocking and malicious laughter of the Magic Council, which always echoed in Philip's heart and made him unable to let it go for a long time.
Even if he is a newly minted Holy Spirit priest, a "young man" with the potential and hope to become a saint, the die-hard papists still have to consider how to bear the wrath of the Pope and how to avoid "losses" to the greatest extent.
Although after Pope Viken used methods on how to transform the physical state of believers with the help of their emotions and how to use the power of faith to unite and stabilize the "people's hearts" within the church, they all initially made gains and could steal the power of faith on their own, with a significant increase in strength.
Growth, no longer afraid of "excommunication", but this also means that their dependence on the church as an organization increases!
Compared with those strong men who have to work hard to collect the power of emotions and spread their faith secretly, they are many times happier with the organization of the Cult of Truth. They can openly and openly steal the power of faith in proportion from the parishes they control every day.
, there is no need to do more things. If you are punished and transferred to a remote small parish, it will be an extremely serious loss!
Pope Benedict III wore a sacred crown on his gray head and held a platinum scepter in his hand. He stared at the members of the College of Cardinals with indifferent eyes and did not say a word for five minutes.
His god-like pressure did not dissipate, but the invisible pressure made the entire hall feel stagnant, making every member of the Cardinal Council afraid to speak.
Suddenly, he sighed softly: "What happened this time has nothing to do with you, it's not your fault. The plan is actually close to perfect, and the great arcanist has been successfully mobilized and restrained. It's only the evil magicians who are too evil.
You are cunning enough to arrange such a weird self-destruction device on an artificial planet."
His calm tone and characterization of the incident made the frozen atmosphere melt away, and Philip breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, filled with sincere gratitude. His Majesty the Pope is indeed broad-minded, far-sighted, and understands the truth.
"His Majesty the Pope, what should we do now? Plan another similar action?" Philip deliberately asked questions that he knew the answers to, in order to shift the focus of the discussion and no longer dwell on past failures.
Benedict III seemed unaware of his little thoughts, and said in a neither high nor low voice: "Until the weirdness of the self-destruction device is understood, all similar plans have no chance of success."
"His Majesty the Pope is right. When the magic effect is eliminated, it will explode instead. It is still such a powerful explosion. It cannot be underestimated. If the reason is not figured out, someone may die next time." "Angel of Wind" Ai
Stella was slightly frightened and said, if the power of the self-destruction at that time was close to the level of "Eternal Blazing Sun", I am afraid that he and others would have been doomed - since the artificial planet that is not a legendary item can emit an "atomic fission" level explosion, "Eternal Blazing Sun"
"It's not impossible that there is a slight possibility.
Melmoth also nodded: "Unless the 'Eye of God' comes and is controlled by magic such as 'God's Hourglass', I can't think of any other way besides forced capture, and forced capture takes too long.
It's going to turn into a full-blown brawl."
"Eye of God" Alvin, one of the six Seraphs, is the only two strong men in the Cult of Truth who can use time-stop magic - the other one is naturally Pope Viken.
His ability to control "time and space" seems to come from the gift of the "God of Truth", so even the knights who inherit his bloodline and Estila who have the power of the "Angel of Wind" cannot create a real time-stopping effect.
, at most it can slow down and speed up "time".
"We can use a more roundabout and covert method." Philip looked at Benedict III, "His Majesty the Pope, the god-like method you secretly announced should have shaken the minds of some high-level magicians, right? We can use them...
…”
He didn't finish his words, but every member of the College of Cardinals present understood what he meant. It was no different from the previous use of spies to steal secrets and carry out assassinations.
At the original emergency meeting, Benedict III "told" them the ins and outs of the Cult of Truth, describing "Sun King" Thanos as the God of Truth, the Son of the Supreme Being who descended to the earth, and the God of Truth, the Pope.
The Holy Son of the Trinity, who tries to destroy the evil magic empire and redeem the world, describes his research process of exploring the mysteries of the gods as being inspired by the "God of Truth" and awakening his memory experience, and compares the failure of his final experiment with the Mountain of Heaven
Fusion, losing all autonomous consciousness is described as saving the world, opening the immortal chamber, awakening the human heart, thereby self-sacrifice and returning to the "God of Truth".
Such a "story" can only make the members of the Cardinals half-believed, but Viken's point is not to make up stories, but to let them understand that the "God of Truth" is indeed the true God who has mastered the highest power, but has fallen into a deep sleep.
This can be confirmed by the majestic power of Heaven Mountain that they feel, and coupled with Viken's initiative to announce the mysteries of gods and beliefs, they naturally become "convinced".
And Viken's secret dissemination of god-like methods did not hide it from them. They did not resist it. Anyway, they and others had a huge area of belief control. They did not need to compete with others. They could watch them compete with each other and control different forces through
Their help will make this struggle more fierce and more beneficial to themselves - if they unite, there will be a pope here who can perform divine magic!
Pope Benedict III shook his head: "I did not make any demands when I gave them the god-like method, and they will not do anything for us that is against their interests. In fact, I am more willing to do this when they are close to success.
When the fragrant flowers bloom, things will become very interesting and we will have greater gains, so I don’t want their efforts to be noticed for the sake of artificial planets.”
"Are we going to give up just now?" Philip was a little disappointed.
Benedict III smiled and said: "If they take the initiative to disclose and seek exchange, that is another matter. I know that the Death Bird is eager to gain a certain power of faith, and he hides himself very well, even if
Exposed, there is also a scapegoat. In addition, I want to meet someone, maybe I can directly get the secret of the artificial planet from him..."
Having said this, he stopped talking and announced the end of the meeting of the College of Cardinals.
Although Melmoth, Maria, Katie, Estila and others were full of doubts and curious about the "Death Bird" and who the last person His Holiness the Pope wanted to see, they had to suppress all their thoughts.
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