Imperial Dragon City.
At the northern foot of the holy mountain, four knights in pure white armor carried a crystal coffin and walked on the mountain path.
They had solemn faces, bowed their heads and prayed silently as they walked, and the armor on their bodies shone a hazy white-gold light under the sunlight, full of brilliance and holiness.
Turning around a mountain pass, we came to a heavily guarded guard post.
An old man in a red priest's robe was waiting there.
If you know something about the costumes of the Radiance Church, you will know that only three cardinals are qualified to wear red priest robes.
Seeing the crystal coffin, the cardinal sighed softly. The sorrow and pity on the old face carved by the years became more and more intense. The light echoes from a distance.
Gradually, this mountain top was shrouded in platinum-gold holy light.
The sentry guards pulled up the gate.
The cardinal turned his head and walked in through the open stone door, followed by the four pallbearers.
Behind the stone arch is a picturesque valley.
It was a harsh winter at this time, but the climate in the valley was pleasant and warm as spring.
Colorful wild flowers bloom on the lush green grass, like a magnificent and colorful ribbon.
A clear stream flows out from the mountain. The pure stream hits the round pebbles, breaks into countless crystal clear water drops, and then rolls into the flowing water, disappearing in an instant.
The cardinal walked along the creek to the depths of the valley, and the melodious bells were faintly heard in the air, echoing in the valley.
Boom—boom—boom—
The atmosphere became more and more solemn, and even the colors on the roadside gradually became monotonous.
The original multicolored flowers gradually turned into unified white chrysanthemums, and the waves of white flowers seemed to beckon to the returning soul under the breeze.
The cardinal continued on, and soon came to the end of the valley.
Among the white chrysanthemums, there is a magnificent cemetery.
A white waterfall hangs down from the entrance of the cemetery. Amidst the sound of splashing water, a platinum rainbow light hangs over the cemetery.
This is the holy tomb of the Radiant Church.
The Popes of the Radiant Church and believers who have made outstanding contributions to the Church are buried inside.
It stands to reason that an Eastern Archbishop like the Duchess of St. Pros is not qualified to be buried in the Holy Sepulchre, and she does not seem to have made any outstanding contributions during her lifetime, but Pope Gregory personally issued an edict , agreed to let her rest in the Holy Sepulcher.
Obviously, the Pope wanted to send a signal—
he is very angry!
Very serious consequences!
Entering the Holy Tomb, a group of templar knights stabbed their spears obliquely, intertwined in mid-air.
In the resonance of the holy light, the entire valley reverberated with low and solemn prayers.
The cardinal walked out of the gun forest, stopped in front of a figure in a golden priest robe, bowed and saluted:
"Your Majesty, Archbishop Kate's body has been delivered."
Pope Gregory nodded, but did not speak.
The four casket bearers continued to move forward, placing the crystal coffin into the already dug tomb.
Boom—
The bell rang again.
Pope Gregory took a few steps forward, stood still in front of the tombstone, and said:
"Death is not the end, but another beginning.
Only when your limbs are possessed by the earth can you really dance.
Only when you reach the top of the mountains do you really start climbing.
Only when you leave this world can you shine like a star.
The Lord said, do not be afraid, go on! "
Boom—
The soil was slowly sprinkled down, slowly filling up the tomb.
The holy radiance rose from the cemetery, forming a straight beam of light that went straight up to the sky.
After a while, the beam of light dissipated, and everything returned to tranquility.
In the Holy Sepulchre, the Templars left one after another, leaving only the Pope and the Cardinals.
Pope Gregory looked at the tombstone of the Archbishop of the East, and suddenly said:
"Tournans, can you understand my anger?"
"I feel with you, Your Majesty!"
Cardinal Tournance nodded calmly.
He knew very well that what really angered the Pope was not the death of the Archbishop of the East.
Of course, the archbishop of the Eastern Region was brutally murdered, which undoubtedly dealt a huge blow to the prestige of the church.
However, the death of an archbishop seems to be less important than the fact that the nobles of the eastern border misappropriated the church's exclusive "tithe tax" to offset military expenses.
For any organization, financial revenue is the most important thing, it is the lifeblood, and it is the scale that must not be touched.
And Archbishop Kate was able to enter the Holy Sepulcher to rest, naturally not because of the great contributions she made during her lifetime. This is actually a signal sent by the Pope to the outside world—
With the changes in the Eastern Territory, the church will never let it go.
just now...
"They are trying to break the foundation of the Radiance Church. We must make a strong counterattack to scare off those guys who are about to move!" Pope Gregory's tone was cold, and his eyes were full of undisguised murderous intent.
Tournans frowned even tighter, only listening to him carefully advise:
"Your Majesty, now that the orc army is about to invade, the Glorious Empire... can't stand a civil strife!"
"I understand." Pope Gregory nodded, but the murderous intent in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest. "So, our counterattack must be restrained, but it must also be fierce enough!"
Turnans looked up at the Pope and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have any plans?"
"Yes." Pope Gregory took out a scroll and handed it to Tournance, and ordered, "You set off as soon as possible and go to Winter City."
"Okay." Turnans took the scroll and was stunned immediately, "Winter City? Isn't it going to the East Territory?"
"No, the root cause of the change in the eastern border lies in the northern border, or more precisely, in the guardian of the northern border—Earl Angelet. Therefore, our counterattack should also be aimed at this person."
"Yes, Your Majesty! Your will will be carried out!" Tournance bowed and turned to leave.
Pope Gregory paused in front of the tomb of the Archbishop of the Eastern Region for a while, and then walked towards the depths of the Holy Sepulcher.
Until the end of the Holy Sepulcher, Pope Gregory stopped in front of an old tombstone.
Looking at this tombstone that has experienced the baptism of thousands of years of wind and rain, Pope Gregory's face turned ferocious, like a raging beast about to choose someone to devour, and growled in his mouth:
"Look at what you've done! Is this what you want?"
Pooh!
A mouthful of thick phlegm was spit on the tombstone, just covering the name of the owner of the tombstone.
But as time went by, the name eventually reappeared—
Peter Michel.
This is the name of the first Pope of the Radiance Church.
(end of this chapter)