This old man in robes was the Pope, who was revered as the Son of Heaven and the founder of the Holy Temple. He went to the continent of Ezesia to spread the divine power according to the will of the God of Heaven, and helped the weak Monti clan defeat the orc tribe and establish a unified city-state alliance.
In order to facilitate management, he divided the human race into three, six or nine levels, and made this hierarchical concept deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
On weekdays, only high-end magic is taught to the royal family and nobles, so that their status can be higher than that of commoners and slaves for generations.
The Pope is also known as the ancestor of magic in the continent of Ezersia. He is now 640 years old. More than 400 high-level magicians present were his apprentices. The middle- and low-level magicians outside the royal city and
Wizards are all his disciples and disciples.
Without the Pope, the noble profession of magician would not have been born. The group of knights practicing martial arts alone would not be able to compete with the orcs.
The Kingdom of Monti has been able to live on the fertile coastal plain for generations, all of which are gifts from the pope and the divine authority.
"Leah, assuming you are about to become king, what is the first thing you want to do?" The Pope put his hands behind his back and glanced at Princess Leia at the bottom of the stone steps with a cold look.
"Reducing taxes and corvees, vigorously supporting farming, rectifying corrupt officials, and ensuring that all civilians have food and housing so they no longer have to endure hunger." Leah replied truthfully.
Leah, who has lived in the palace all year round, naively thought that the Monty Kingdom was a rich country. However, when she inspected the Mitchell Line on behalf of the king a few months ago, she was shocked by the poverty scene there. Her people were suffering from hunger.
Hungry, without enough food and clothing, and forced into dire straits by heavy taxes every day.
At this time, she, the prince, needs to stand up and make contributions to the country.
"Your Highness, how can you tell the truth in this kind of situation? The first thing must be to spend a huge sum of money to repair the sacred church and reshape the statue of the Pope." Principal Mani sweated hard for her.
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The Frost Witch Greenland suddenly broke into the restricted area of the back mountain, disrupting Principal Mani's teaching plan. These were supposed to be taught to Princess Leia, but she did not have time to talk about them.
These words must have angered the Pope.
Princess Leia has a kind heart and will definitely be a benevolent king who loves her people like a son in the future. However, there is a prerequisite. She must be recognized by the Pope before she can legitimately become the king.
"That's it? It's a trivial matter that's not worth mentioning. I don't think the future king will need to worry too much about this."
After hearing Leah's reply, the Pope was obviously unhappy.
He has always advocated that divine power is superior to royal power, and royal power is superior to civilians. Only with strict hierarchy can divine power last forever.
Princess Leia, on the other hand, made it clear that she was deliberately going against him.
"This kid is good at everything, but his personality is too straightforward, he doesn't understand euphemisms, and he just does stupid things." King Monty looked solemn, and pressed his hands heavily on the dragon chair.
On such a sacred occasion, the Pope would more or less give the current king a soft face and would not deliberately embarrass Leah in public, but this could not change the bad impression that had been formed.
"Honorable Pope, Leah has no intention of refuting you, but these are not trivial matters. Whether a country can prosper depends on the happiness and sense of belonging of the people at the bottom, not just the nobility."
During this time, Liya often followed Chen Feng and listened to his stories about the Eastern Continent.
It is said that the world there has already achieved equality for everyone, without slavery or exploitation, and it is the true equality of human rights.
"You are presumptuous! Shut up. I think you are just a bewitched heretic. What does the life and death of the slaves at the bottom have to do with you? Don't forget your identity. You are of royal blood." The Pope took the hand of the attendant.
The scroll inside was thrown to Leah.
Leah still wanted to argue, but was stopped by Principal Mani. He hurriedly bowed to the Pope and begged: "Your Excellency, please calm down! Princess Leia is young and ignorant, and she did not intentionally offend the divine authority."
"If it weren't for the fact that she is from a royal family, these remarks would be enough to cook her to death ten thousand times."
The Pope pointed at the tip of Leah's nose and angrily said: "The Knights Templar, temporarily imprison this heretic. When she is willing to admit her mistake, she will be released. No one is allowed to beg for mercy on her behalf. Otherwise, she will be treated as a slave."
For the same crime."
A large number of Templars broke in, shackled Princess Leia and forcibly dragged her away from the venue.
"How can a girl like Princess say such a thing? The prosperity of the country depends on the gift of the Pope. What does it have to do with the lower class civilians?" Karl couldn't help but sigh a few times. He never thought that these words would come true.
It came out of the mouth of the princess of the kingdom.
"It was me who harmed Leah! I shouldn't instill the idea of equality in her."
Only then did Chen Feng realize the seriousness of the problem. He once told Leah the history of Western European countries overthrowing theocracy, and also talked about the revolutionary wars in which slaves became masters.
But the current Monty Kingdom is still a world dominated by theocracy, and its thinking is very backward. These remarks are fatal.
"Untie me from the shackles immediately, or I will drag you to death together."
"Chen Feng, you have sworn an oath, you cannot break your promise." Mr. Carl Ge was naturally unwilling to let him go.
"What we were talking about at the beginning was that Her Royal Highness Princess had concluded her coming-of-age ceremony, but now that Leah has been arrested, the ceremony has been temporarily canceled and the oath has been invalidated on the spot." Chen Feng shook his body, threw the card from his pocket to the ground, and kicked the electric baton with his foot.
switch.
Suddenly, electric light flashed, and Karl was so frightened that he quickly helped him open the shackles, "My little ancestor, there are hundreds of high-level magicians stationed under the bell tower. If you make such a fuss, you will definitely be killed."
Before Karl could explain the secret of Chen Feng's ability to summon thunder and lightning in detail to the Pope.
If a high-level magician detects it in advance, he will treat Chen Feng as a cult wizard and join forces to kill him or maim him. There is no way he can stop him.
"I will remember this kindness and will pay it back to you in the future." Chen Feng threw the shackles aside and stole Mr. Carl's badge.
With this badge, you can freely enter and exit the sacred temple.
After Princess Leia was taken back to prison, the coming-of-age ceremony was carried out as usual, but the successor was changed to the second prince Peleg.
The Pope asked him the same question as Leah as usual, and Farrar replied directly: "I am willing to use half of the money from the treasury to buy crystal agate and diamonds from overseas countries, and use them as materials to build a new sacred church.
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I have seen that the statue of the Pope has fallen off badly these days, and I am willing to melt the golden weapons of knights across the country to rebuild your golden body."
The standard answer made the Pope very satisfied. After simply passing the magic detection door, he appointed him as the crown prince on the spot. After Monty abdicates, he will assume the position of king.
Faced with the Pope's decision, King Monti was dissatisfied, but he had no choice but to comply.
If he risked his life to remonstrate, it would anger the Pope and put Leah into an even more embarrassing situation.