Chapter 843 – The Religion of Heavenly Changes (1)
Order of Vesta.
It is one of the seven denominations of the Holy Empire of Romania.
The first of the seven denominations passed through during the Festival of Heaven.
With a little thought, the citizens would be able to realize that it was a considerable location. It means that it is treated almost as equal to the Church of Romulus, which is the founding father and god.
They, the Church of Vesta, serve the flame.
The positive side of the flame is purification and blessing. Creation that accompanies destruction is the divine blessing that has come down to mankind, and the foremost among such sparks is none other than lightning.
Thunderclap is the holy fire that proves the majesty of God.
That’s why, according to the scriptures, the sacred lightning, which is the condensed mana of the god Vesta, is the most sacred flame among the sacred flames.
It was a symbol of the church that burned without diminishing at all, even though it was transferred to the Holy Grail every time the church was founded, and even though no firewood had been put in it since the church was founded.
A sign that made me believe that this country was blessed by God.
So Alcides noticed when the lightning that burned in the bonfire went out.
That the fate of the country he was born in is at stake.
It was a sufficient reason for him to move as a self-protectionist.
〈I’m sorry to meet you without making an appointment. The rest of my heart is in a hurry… 〉
Even when the pope bowed his head, Count Wolfheddin didn’t answer.
An aristocratic way of speaking would mean that he was very annoyed at the Pope’s rudeness, but what about in reality? I had heard that he was a startling pioneer of a new era, but I did not know what kind of character he was.
As far as I found out in this short time, there was no evil in Yeongji’s reign or actions. Of course, it can also be disguised information. Alcides gave strength to the ship.
In any case, he was the representative of the Order of Vesta and the agent of hundreds of thousands of believers. With the dignity of the pope, can he only show such an unsightly appearance?
‘Even though the count is a wealthy man, he is just a fortune-teller. Even if I include all of my assets, power, and social status, there is nothing I lack.’
Alcides stiffened his head. Count Wolfheddin, sitting in his chair, twitched his eyebrows.
‘It’s quite embarrassing. His Majesty the Pope is coming without an escort of a paladin.〉
“The number of anxious people is increasing. In such a situation, if the paladins armed and walked around, it would ignite the illusions in their hearts.〉
The Count, who was not surprised by the Pope’s visit, was very simply convinced. As soon as he regained his confidence, Alcides’ heart grew anxious. He was a person who kept his position with such a small-minded temperament. ‘… Did you know? I’m coming?’ The wives seemed to be surprised—but Alcides’ eyes did not change his expression, but he noticed Nefertiti’s eyebrows slightly raised in surprise—but Wolfheddin was different.
Could it be that you didn’t recognize him?
In an instant, Alcides erased the conceived possibility from his head.
‘How could the aristocrats who came on purpose to celebrate the founding of Korea not know my face?’
If so, it would be correct to assume that he would have known.
His face is obvious, and the fact that he will visit you soon!
Cold sweat broke out on Alcides’ back.
Those in the know know, but the clergy are not as clean as one might think. In particular, in Romania, which is even called the Holy Empire, the position of Pope cannot be obtained with only luck and diligence.
You shouldn’t miss the string of tension. If you’ve read his visit beforehand, you’re usually not a genius.
He had to be prepared to deal with a great aristocrat who was skilled in political tricks.
The question pierced me like the point of a spear.
The pope really sensed doubt from the count’s expression and sensed an opportunity. He took off the rhetoric and replied as if putting a hard punch to the body.
It’s the princess’s visit. Even in the current situation, it would be enough to throw a stone at a calm mind. But even so, Count Wolfheddin was not surprised at all. Even the princess lost her words for a moment when she answered with aloofness, as if she had been looking for a woman from a mid-sized merchant guild. Of course, Alcides, who threw out his words as if trying to find out what he was thinking. ‘Did you even know this?’ Wrong. The Count really did not know the true identity of Princess Esmeralda. Many possibilities sprung from Alcides’ head and were cut off like pruning. ‘I didn’t know, but I wasn’t surprised… ?’ The possibilities resulted in the most convincing answer. ‘It is said that the dignity of the imperial family has been lost as soon as it is lost, but the attitude is too light. Are you a member of a faction that wants the Romanian system to collapse or a neutral force equivalent to that!’ And among them, it must be in a fairly high position! Information about treason, the murder of the royal family, and the disappearance of the emperor is being controlled. Although the general circumstances were known, the details were high-ranking information that even the nobles did not know. ‘Any noble who was present at the scene could have known. But!’ However, Count Wolfhedin was not on the list of nobles who visited the Romulus Church. It has to be. The Norse family hadn’t officially visited. ‘Sit in your seat and be in a position to report and receive controlled information!’ Alcides, unaware of that fact, repeatedly misunderstood. A position to receive reports and receive information even among nobles. Such a position was not a position that could be obtained only with financial resources. ‘Has he already solidified his position at such a young age, even with the penalty of race and origin!’
What a dangerous opponent this is.
Maybe I picked the wrong person to meet. Alcides trembled and the tension rose to the limit. It was hard to bear the change of his complexion.
‘Mother.’
To tell the truth, the Nords only felt the excitement of ‘Fuck the princess again’, but from their point of view, it would have been better if they did not know.
Who would imagine Nords must have met nobles of different statuses to the point of getting tired of them.
Having met the great nobles of the marquess, Princess Elisabeth, and the princess of Baiznia, the high-ranking lady was not a new surprise.
He even made offerings to the head of the Satis Order of Narmer-Nile, who was equivalent to the pope, and had secret conversations with them, and he even witnessed the descent of the goddess with them.
Nord’s events were too turbulent to be surprised by such a thing.
‘Since this is an inn where we are staying for a while, it is difficult to serve tea. We ask for your understanding.〉
The grounds for speculation were all wrong from one to ten, but the conclusion was right anyway.
When he took on his polite yet sullen demeanor, the pope braced himself.
‘If the princess’s visit is criticized, I could get the upper hand even in conversation!’
The status of a princess is a double-edged sword at a time like this.
When Nord kicked them out, saying, ‘Do you know what it means to have a secret conversation with the princess in a situation like this?’
If you make a mistake, there is a risk that you will fall for the Count’s rhetoric, spit out everything you know, and be kicked out.
〈… Our church’s torch has gone out.〉
Seeing that, Alcides became candid.
From the Norse point of view, it was a rolled pumpkin.
Only then did Alcides feel a little relieved, feeling the surprise on his face. Even the pope of the world could not see through the facial expression acting of the body coordination that Yu Hee-sin himself devised. Alcides nodded in affirmation. “Why are you talking to me like this?” Asked The pope, who was kneeling at his feet, said without missing a moment. Nord and his wives were expressionless. That fact rather convinced Alcides. Alcides was delighted with the feeling of a come-from-behind victory. Expressionlessness is a defense mechanism. If they really didn’t know anything, it makes sense that they should be surprised or embarrassed. Esmeralda cried out in surprise at the words that had not been discussed in advance, but Alcides was adamant.
Esmeralda was speechless. The way he spoke was almost like a threat. —If you don’t report this truth, I will spread this fact. ──Even considering the silence, it was too late. Don’t think to blame me for not having an escort. It’s too blatant to say it around. I couldn’t hear “Use? The Count will also tell you what he knows about the missing prince. Wasn’t His Highness’ body not found where the escorts and executioner died?〉 〈… I will never forget this.〉 Esmeralda made her impression with her feelings of being betrayed. She was thinking of choosing someone she could rely on to find her brother’s whereabouts, but could it be that the pope, who seemed to feel sympathy for her, appeared to her like this? Either way, Alcides only looked at Nord. ‘Could you please explain? Or it would be nice if I mobilized my divine power to find your body. Oh, if the target didn’t steal the warlock or the lightning, there’s no harm, so don’t worry.〉 I will continue to investigate, find a weakness, and wield it. Cutting tails is a habit of nobles. No matter how high a position Wolf Hedin was in, if she properly grasped and suppressed her weaknesses, she would not be able to demonstrate the power of her personal connections. ‘As high as he is, he’ll hide the truth so as not to be abandoned by his connections.’ The Pope only smiled in his heart. If you do well, you might be able to benefit from his connections through the count. Indeed, if this country is doomed and the church has come to an end, the position of the pope has no meaning. Hopefully Nak-gu Yu will be able to do his 2nd life, if not as much as he does now. ‘It doesn’t matter if the Count sharpens his sword.’ Wolfhedin was a person known as a master of the mithril class, but in the end he was an individual. The Mithril class was even among the Paladins. He still retains his authority as the pope. There were plenty of holes to slip through his backside without getting caught, and the more jewels to take with you on the way, the better. Coincidentally, isn’t the earl a rich man? ‘Would you like to choose? Will you receive a blessing and prove your innocence, or will you reveal the circumstances?〉 When the pope personally blesses you, you can feel the divine power of Vesta in Nord. Even so, I’m not a black magician. Alcides waited patiently for an answer. ‘It’s fun.’ Nord crossed his legs. It wasn’t even a place to be polite anymore.
Is Alcides purely evil?
If he was a pope with 200,000 followers, he might have been questioning him with a sense of mission.
‘What does that have to do with me? It looks like a horse from the horse.’
Nord did not know the Pope’s background and personality, but the distinction between right and wrong is meaningless. Even if the principle of action is not good, isn’t it a declaration of war at this point?
And he had no intention of giving me a docile blow.
‘The key question is how far this bastard knows the truth about the artificial throne.’
Looking at his head, it seemed that his political skills had been mastered.
A corrupt cleric the Nords had never seen before. He is typical, but even feels different.
‘Do you pretend not to know the identity of the artificial throne?’
It’s convenient if you don’t know. You can use it and bury it.
Fortunately, he had many cards. Nord devised his plan in seconds.
You can treat it as a dump, push troublesome things, and self-destruct. Infested Terran.
Would martyrdom be any different? When the pope gets caught up in a scandal, that’s martyrdom and sacrifice. You were willing to burn your body for the sake of an innocent young roe deer.
‘But if you know the truth, things get complicated.’
Nord snapped his leg, crossing his leg.
As far as he knew, all secrets would one day be revealed and uncovered. He may have known only the pope in the early days, but at this point it might have been shared with the entire upper echelons.
‘There is a low probability that not a single pope in history has ever been caught. I’m assuming he knows.’
Let’s recall that the head of the cult of Satis knew all the secrets of her goddess, Satis.
‘What’s different about the Church of Vesta?’
However, if that happens, Nord’s plan to select the next ruler will go awry.
‘Even if everything goes according to plan, it’s something to consider.’
In the first place, when I found out that the other party was the representative of the Church of Vesta, I was going to discuss this matter, but I never thought I would be caught in the first place out of the blue. Nord laughed.
It’s too savage to beg and question the situation.
‘It’s not something an elite forager would do.’
A forager can gladly respond to violence with violence, but isn’t it a little like giving your hand first just because things get messed up? The princess that came along seems innocent.
What should I do? If possible, the best thing to do is to drive people into it so that they don’t even get out of it, whether they know the truth or not.
〈… Romanian priests are only fools?
Thinking so, Nord blinked.
A cold tone, as if reciting religious scriptures. It was Nefertiti.
Alcides twitched his eyebrows.
Nefertiti still had amazing talents. She spoke in vocalizations that seemed to pierce her ears, without emotion or a loud voice at every word.
〈… What, what? Abandoned, do we mean?〉
As Alcides stuttered her, Nefertiti spoke pathetically. 〈The priest who lost his holy relic and was abandoned by the gods, and the Nords who are blessed by Vesta… It is clear at a glance how the public will view it.〉 〈… Wow.〉 Nord almost hit his knee in admiration. In the religious world of Earth, there was a contradiction that was not a contradiction. ‘No logic can prove the existence of God.’ Likewise, no logic can prove the absence of God. What if the Nords claim that Vesta’s artificial throne is God’s last blessing? What if she says that the goddess Vesta once existed, but now she’s gone, and before she left, she gave Nord the power to encourage her followers on behalf of the corrupt cult? ‘The Church of Vesta can never refute it.’ You refute that God is a lie, and that it is only the mana and authority of the past left by the ancients? Even if they have evidence to prove that it is true, the Church of Vesta cannot reveal the truth. It would be like confessing that the church has deceived the world for hundreds of years. ‘The moment it is revealed, only they will be destroyed.’ It’s enough for Nord to stick out his flippers saying that he didn’t know the truth, that he really thought it was a blessing——but those who proved the ‘absence of God’ couldn’t claim that they were ignorant. —Nefertiti, are you a genius by any chance? —I am from the Church of Hathor. ─It must have been a vibe that came out in the middle of the day. It’s cheap. Alcides’ complexion turned pale.
