Holy City, Eastern Prefect, Duke Ye Xiao's Mansion. "Duke Sephora." The priest with long black hair came up to meet Caterina Sephora, "How is the punishment of Father Andreson from the Pope's Office?" "You should call me Caterina, Wazilu "As one of the Supreme Bishops of the Cross with the highest status in the Papal Hall, second only to the Pope, Caterina is a very beautiful woman. She has bright long golden curly hair and a pair of silver glasses on the bridge of her fair nose. Silver-blue eyes shone with a wisdom rarely seen in ordinary women, "The pope and bishops decided to remove him from his post and demoted him to an ordinary itinerant priest. However, because the operation will continue, he will continue to wait in White Rose City for the time being. , until the new commander comes to Nanling to replace him. " "Demoted not long ago, it was Father Abel and then Father Andreson" Hearing Catalina's words, Vasilu couldn't help but sigh. He said, "The reformers and the teaching faction are really seizing every opportunity to suppress us as much as possible" "Father Abel's character is not suitable for being a leader. As for Father Andrewson I support his original decision." Catalina subconsciously pushed up her glasses on the bridge of her nose. She had already foreseen the suppression of her by the other two major factions of the Church. After all, as a Duke of the Empire, the only person who has sat in the position of Supreme Bishop is her Eastern Governor, Katerina Sephora. If she, the "evil dog of the emperor," really achieved such a sacred status as the Pope, the reformists would definitely launch a coup, and the teaching faction would not look down upon her becoming the pope. Even now, as a supreme bishop and a "hermit", her existence has been deeply feared by many people in the Emperor's Hall. As the saying goes, you can see the big from the small, but from the three major factions of the Holy Act, you can see a microcosm of the entire Church of Gods today. Section 13 of the secret service representing the emperor¡¯s faction. The Stigma Knight represents the reformist forces. The monastery representing the teaching force. It's just that unlike the thirteen branches of the Sunnah, which are the dominant one, among all the forces in the entire church, the teaching faction with the support of the Pope is the most dominant at this time, occupying four of the thirteen supreme bishops, plus The pope's two votes represent more than one-third of the seats in the upper echelons of the entire church. ? Next are the three reformists, who also have a pivotal position. Then there are the other five supreme bishops whose positions are wavering, belonging to the neutral faction. In Catalina's view, they are the neutrals who are truly wise people and will not make hasty decisions that are completely different just because of the different people initiating the motion. In fact, this is also the case. In the resolutions of the French Emperor's Chamber, when the teaching faction and the reform faction were arguing endlessly, it was often these wise men of the neutral faction who finally played the final role in making the final decision. "And apart from the twelve, there is Catalina - this lonely emperor faction. As the supreme governor of the eastern territories of the empire where the church is the most popular, Catalina is both a devout believer and a vassal of the emperor. There are also many imperial nobles like her in the eastern counties. Generally speaking, High-ranking priests like her need to give up their secular status when they become servants and shepherds of the gods - unless they are divinely appointed nobles. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUT Yes, this is a very common situation in the eastern counties of the empire with the strongest church beliefs. Even Duke Katerina of Night Owl, the theoretical governor of the eastern empire, is one of the nine imperial electors with the most noble blood in the empire. First, all family fiefdoms have been lost since the term of great-great-grandfather, and now the capital of the eastern counties, the holy city Mirandal, was formerly Mirandal, the capital of the Eastern Dukedom. However, the devout faith of the ancestors often does not mean that their descendants will also like the harsh ascetic dogma of the church. Even though they have a very high reputation and status in the church and the people of the empire, the divinely ordained nobles in the east, Seeing the nobles in other places feasting, drinking and living extravagantly, there are still many people who are jealous and want to get their fiefdoms back. And under such circumstances, as the leader of the nobles of the eastern counties, Catalina was forcibly pushed to the seat of the Pope's Hall by these divinely ordained nobles, most of whom held official positions in the church. But although she has to apologize to those divine nobles who support her, the reason why Catalina is willing to become the supreme bishop has nothing to do with the superficial wishes of these divine nobles. Therefore, no matter what outsiders imagine, the people around Catalina often have their own reasons, but they are never for the shallow desires of the emperor or the divine nobles.So simple. Wazilu has forgotten the reason why he followed Katrina. He just watched the little Katrina, who was only as high as his knees at first, grow into the beauty and supreme bishop she is today. Waziru has long been used to standing. Be by her side, thinking about what she is thinking, and solving her problems: "waiting to stay behind?! In the past century, the Silver Rose family has had a pretty good relationship with the church. As early as the initial decision to send the Sunnah Office to participate in the assassination, It has caused a lot of controversy Why do those people still plan to continue even after suffering such a blow? " "The reformists need merit to further expand their power In addition, if you read the story of Ian's family, If the reconciliation terms provided by the Duke were not so strange, Catalina sighed. To be honest, she did not support the use of force against Nanling, but it would be unavoidable for the Holy Office to send the Holy Line to fight against Silver Rose. It¡¯s not that she, the most powerful person in the Holy Line, and the Duke of Nanling are trying to consume each other, "But the next actions have nothing to do with us. We will contact Andrewson back and tell him not to act rashly. The reformists have mobilized them. The most elite Ninth Air Mobile Crusaders, and the Teaching Faction also decided to take out a [Magic Weapon of the Gods] to participate in the holy war against Nanling. " "" Waziru was shocked and didn't do it for a long time. Speaking out, "What kind of conditions did Yi Wenyan put forward!? I remember that the relationship between the Teaching Sect and Nanling was not good?! Why now?" "It is precisely because of the good relationship that we want to Refute the rumors." Catalina explained calmly, "Although the Teaching Sect is now the most powerful, they are at a disadvantage in the debate with the Reformation Sect. Because they insist on advancing dark magic and light magic, they have been criticized many times. He is considered to be complicit in the darkness and chaos, so the reason why he took out the magic weapon this time was probably to show his attitude. ""What on earth did Yiwen Ian do" Waziru didn't know what to say anymore. . "The little Duke didn't do anything, he just did what he should do." Catalina, who is also a noble of the empire, couldn't help but have a sense of sadness in her tone, "But for the strangulation of the black-blooded ones, , has always been what the church spares no effort to do. Seeing that the day of judgment of the contract with the gods is approaching; the emperor and other nobles are ignorant of the existence of darkness and have no knowledge of it; and in the shadow of the empire, those dark mages The actions are becoming more and more rampant" "We don't have much time." Catalina raised her head and looked at the bright afternoon light over the Holy City, "That's why the reformists are getting more and more crazy, and now even The Teaching Faction finally chose to take a gamble on this last opportunity. "" Wacru couldn't help but be silent for a while, "What about us? Your Majesty, what did you choose in the end?" There was no immediate answer. The 30892nd Proposal Meeting of the Emperor's Hall voted on the resolution "Deployment of the Ninth Air Mobile Crusade to Nanling". The result was - ten votes in favor, four abstentions, and one vote against, and the resolution was passed. "If it is true, as Andreessen said, that he is a person who can subvert the empire, then in the foreseeable future, the world will need his existence." Catalina gently pushed up her glasses, silver-blue A sharp determination flashed in his eyes, "Waziru, tell Andreessen and Abel to protect Yiwen Ian with all your strength, even if it is confirmed that he was killed by the Crusaders -" "We must not let him become the Dark The Lord¡¯s Demonic Soul Weapon!¡± Holy City, deep underground in the Cathedral of St. Vina. The blindfolded nun in red robe and the blindfolded nun in white robe walked quietly on the underground corridor one after the other. "Knaitin" the red-robed nun walking in front suddenly said. The nun's headscarf covering her eyes made her expression difficult to identify. "You haven't spoken since just now. Do you have any objection to the decision of the Emperor's Hall?" Do you have any questions?" "Sir, the Supreme Bishop" The nun following the red-robed nun was Knetin, who had not seen Yiwen for nine years. She opened her mouth. "In private, you should call me Nona." The red-robed supreme bishop said softly, just like more than ten years ago, she and Kneitin were together under the then high priest, now the pope. Like when I was studying. "Sister Nona" Knaiting looked at the senior sister in front of him with mixed emotions. "It's because of Yiwen Ian." Nona already knew what she wanted to say, "You always thought that Yiwen Ian was a good boy, but I have already told you, the secret of the Black Blooded One , but it has nothing to do with his character. As long as he is a black-blooded person, he has the possibility of bringing a huge crisis to the world. As servants of the gods and herders of the world, we cannot ignore such obvious loopholes. .¡± "The better he is now, the more attractive he will be to those dark men, and once they succeed, the disaster will be more dangerous." "" Kneiting understands this, so She had always had a hot temper and was silent until now, but knowing it didn't mean she could accept it. She couldn't express the pain in her heart. If it weren't for the fact that there was not much time before the date of the agreement with the gods, there would still be room for a turning point between the church and the Silver Rose Family, and Yi Wen wouldn't have fallen into this fate. But today's church cannot afford to turn around, and neither can the teaching faction. And she, Archbishop Kneitin, is also unable to shoulder the lives of tens of millions of people in the entire empire and say the word "no" . "I just hope that Yiwen Ian can understand us" Nona said lightly, "This is his misfortune of being born into the Ian family, and it is also his misfortune of being a black-blooded person. For the sake of the entire human race, he The family and other black-blooded people can only be sacrificed." Seeing Knedin's silence, Nona nodded with satisfaction. She knew that her hot-blooded but not reckless junior sister could figure it out. Yes, in this way, there is no need to worry that she will reveal the church's actions to Nanling. She stopped, inserted the pendant around her neck into the jack, and then pressed her hand on the stone wall of the white marble door in front of her. With a huge roar, the door that had been sealed for a long time slowly opened. In the brightly lit stone chamber, a black mask with only the upper half of the face lay quietly in the center of the platform. "This is a divine war weapon prepared for the promised day." Walking into the surrounded magical barrier, Nona gently picked up the mask, "Only a saint-level divine affinity can control Vina. The goddess's magic weapon." She turned around and handed the precious artifact to Knetin: "Give this to the sisters of the Priory and ask them to take it to Nanling, where there happens to be a candidate for the Black Saint. , enough to use it.¡±