"King Carl XVI Order..."

After the royal messenger left, the harsh voice seemed to still echo in the hall. The pope was sitting on the throne with a blue face, his fingers holding the scepter were trembling, and he could not calm down for a long time.

Just now, the little messenger stood in the sacred hall with a proud look on his face and read a long list of decrees. To sum up, he listed the four crimes of the Holy See!

First, the Holy See illegally makes money! The Holy See has never had the power to collect taxes on the people, nor is it exempt from the privilege of paying taxes to the royal family. Therefore, all the charity money that the believers have forced to pay for many years and various materials that have received donations must be put into the state treasury to offset the taxes owed to the royal family for many years!

Second, churches in various places are illegal! The "Pastor's Branch" of the Adventurers Guild is the official place for pastors to gather, communicate and practice. Churches in various places must be closed. Only the Cathedral of Light located in the King of Carl's Court was built by the Knight King Carl I at the beginning of its founding and will be temporarily retained.

Third, the referendum is an illegal armed force! The Kingdom of Carl was established with the spirit of chivalry, and the "Knights" was the only allowed large-scale organization of force. Its symbol was that the regular knights must be led by the title of the king. The so-called "reference" composed of a group of fanatical believers was a serious crime to build a private army and must be dissolved on the spot!

Fourth, church schools are irregular! The fief nobles are the real local lords, and they have the right to educate the people, not the Holy See... Therefore, all church schools must be closed, and all the children who have been recruited will be transferred to the knights school established by the noble lords or the natural sect schools established by the court wizards.

Four consecutive steps were targeted at the training of money, institutions, armed forces and reserve forces, each hit the nail on the head, even with the Pope's demeanor, he almost turned against him on the spot!

Just as he was thinking about countermeasures quickly, he suddenly heard the noise outside the cathedral, his face changed, and he hurried outside.

Outside the main entrance of the Cathedral of Light.

As soon as the pope came out, he saw two groups of people confronting each other tensely, and the atmosphere was almost solidified.

One group of people was full of golden bodies, and they were members of the "Royal Knights"! Among them were warriors wearing gilded heavy armor, archers with golden light armor, and magicians and priests wearing golden robes... Another group of people were all wearing white robes, and they were members of the "Vatican Inquisition", which was mainly composed of warriors, archers and priests. Although there were also magicians, there were very few...

The "Knights" and the "Judge" are both armed forces mixed with various professions.

In the Urenos continent, the combat power of ordinary people is obviously insignificant, and adventurers are the representatives of force. Whether it is a family or a country, the quality and quantity of adventurers under his command are the real criteria for measuring the strength of one party's force.

The Pope listened quietly for a while to argue between the two sides and quickly understood the reasons for the tension.

The Royal Knights mobilized a large army today to urge the execution of the king's order, which was the decree that the little envoy had just read, mainly targeting the two items of "confiscation of the Holy See's property" and "dissolution of the Inquisition on the spot". Perhaps it was expected that there might be resistance. The Knight Chief Sir Duncan personally led the team and brought most of the Knights. More than 800 royal elites have surrounded the entire Cathedral of Light!

Needless to say, the power of the Royal Knights... Although the total number has always been maintained at one thousand people, the entire human kingdom is an adventurer who is willing to contribute his loyalty to the Carl royal family! Therefore, there are no weak people in the Royal Knights, and there are more than 200 advanced professions alone, and the worst of the rest are senior adventurers. The leader of the regiment, Sir Duncan, is a sub-legendary warrior who has experienced many battles.

The Holy See’s court was not weak, and it could almost compete with the Royal Knights. “Ten Carls and Nine Lights” shows that there are many fanatical believers in the Holy See. They are selected layer by layer and finally joined the Inquisition, and are also the best among adventurers!

Unfortunately, the last time I secretly surrounded and suppressed the evil wizard, the referee suddenly lost a hundred advanced professionals, and his vitality was severely damaged. Now he is like a tiger with teeth pulled out, and he can no longer get angry in front of the Royal Knights.

The incident happened suddenly today. There were only more than 400 white-robed people present, and there were no more than twenty advanced professionals... Therefore, facing twice the number of royal elites, especially the powerful deterrence of the legendary level of Sir Duncan, the members of the referees were angry, but no one dared to act rashly!

At this time, when the white robes saw the pope walking out, they naturally seemed to see the savior.

"Crown! You are finally here!"

"The Royal Knights actually said we wanted us to disband on the spot?!"

"This is a blasphemy to the glory of the goddess! You and the Prophet must uphold justice for us!"

The white robes complained in anger.

However, Sir Duncan didn't say anything, but just looked quietly at the old man Gaoguan standing in front of the main entrance of the Cathedral of Light. A big hand covered with calluses seemed to be casually placed on the long sword at his waist... When the group of white robes were the most fun, he had never looked at him directly, but he was staring at the Pope.

The injured sub-legacy is also a sub-legacy.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and the Pope suddenly sighed.

Then he turned slowly and walked back deep into the hall.

While walking, he waved his hands to the church members behind him, and a plain word came: "Let's go."

"What?" The white robes almost thought they had heard it wrong.

But the Pope's next sentence is clearer: "Carl XVI has an order to ask the Judgment to be dissolved today! Can we not listen to the king's order? Let's go back to our own professional division first to report... The Judgment is just a form, you just need to remember that faith is pious, and no matter where you are, you will be protected by the goddess!"

It seemed that there was something in the words, but the Pope's footsteps did not stop for a moment.

"Wait, there is one more thing." Sir Duncan suddenly spoke.

"What?" The Pope stopped and did not look back.

"Nothing big," Sir Duncan's mouth raised slightly, "but there have been some years in the Cathedral of Light. Now many walls and reliefs have been damaged. I specially brought a group of top craftsmen from all walks of life to help repair and renovate the cathedral."

The Pope turned around suddenly! There seemed to be fire in his eyes this time.

What's the meaning?

Too obvious!

The Cathedral of Light has existed since the founding of the Kingdom of Carl and was personally approved by Carl I. Today's king and cabinet naturally dare not close it directly like churches in various places, but they have to "renovate and renovate", which means they will definitely be temporarily closed for a period of time.

As for how long it will be closed, it is not the royal family who has the final say? What is the difference between this and the outcome of churches in various places?

I thought the other party would at least leave a little face and keep the historical landmark of Cathedral of Light, but the royal family actually took action on it... Such a decisive method could not be the idea of ​​the seven-year-old young king. The Pope knew very well that it would be the cabinet that dared to make such a bold decision!

A cabinet composed of those nine ministers!

The eyes of the two sub-legends collided, as if sparks were splashing, and no one was willing to give in!

However……

Boom!

A moment later, the two heavy doors of the cathedral were closed to death, completely isolating Sir Duncan's sight, and declared that he had given up his intervention in the Royal Knights... It was not until this time that the Pope's body shook heavily, a faint look appeared on his face, and he sat on the throne with his butt.

"I'm old... I'm old..." The Pope shook his head slightly and closed his eyes.

If he was still young and hadn't left secret injuries, he might have a different reaction today, but after all, time is unforgiving... On the other hand, Sir Duncan is 38 years old this year, in his prime, at his peak, and his strength is at its peak.

Actually, I have no choice.

Even if the two referee elders who guarded the important places in the Holy See are not useful! There are three sub-legends in the Holy See, but four in the royal family! Sir Duncan, the head of the Royal Knights, the great elder of the Palace Mage Group, and the new Grand Master Audrey a few years ago, are all sub-legends. There are also the most mysterious dragon-headed prime minister.

Fortunately, although time will bring about weakness and make people lose strength, it will also bring about some other things, something that you didn’t have when you were young...

After his face changed, the Pope's expression gradually returned to calm. He stood up again and walked towards the secret door leading to the underground area of ​​the cathedral with slow and firm steps.

Follow the steps, rotate downward.

When passing by a certain floor, the Pope looked slightly and saw the young man in the masked temple thinking and practicing in the golden underground hall. He squinted his eyes for a while, and then continued to walk deeper.
Chapter completed!