Chapter 288 Great Hall of Light

Cathedral of the Holy Light, Great Hall of Light.

Pope St. Ivan III sat on his large and gorgeous seat, and the holy radiance emerged from the air, illuminating the space with a radius of several meters around the old man, while many bishops of the Church of the Holy Light were Arranged in an arc in front of St. Ivan III, in addition, there is no cleric below the bishop in the Great Hall of Light - this is obviously a high-level assembly.

Veronica pushed open the door at this moment and walked to her own position under the gaze of the bishops - the most respected position on the right hand of the Pope.

The bishops nodded to Veronica, and no one showed any dissatisfaction with her "lateness", at least on the surface. Veronica smiled and greeted everyone, and she had a warm and warm air about her, just like every day in the past.

"Gentlemen and ladies—all are here," said Saint Ivan III, in an old, hoarse voice that could be heard throughout the hall. "Let's begin."

Veronica glanced at the Pope - the old man was a little older than before. After the last day of the stars, the aging of Saint Ivan III was greatly accelerated, almost every day was more than the day before. Old, now he is a shriveled, shriveled old man hunched in his seat. From the outside, it seems that he will die at any time. Only those eyes that still flash with wisdom from time to time, and the divine aura that is constantly dissipating, can Let people realize that this old man is still powerful and majestic at the apex of the Holy Light Cult.

The Holy Light appeared out of thin air and shone on the Pope. Veronica knew that this was actually a sign that life was about to come to an end-the Holy Light was the brilliance of the gods and those who were favored by the gods, and it was the bridge to the kingdom of God. When the Pope When he was completely shrouded in the Holy Light, it was the day when the old man returned to the embrace of the Lord forever.

However, no one will grieve for this, including the Pope himself: this is a symbol of the highest glory, and it can be said that the "miracle" shrouded in the Holy Light can appear while alive. Things, this requires not only an extremely pious heart, but also a very rare spiritual talent that can resonate with the source of the Holy Light, so Pope St. Ivan III smiled in the shroud of the Holy Light, always with a peaceful and joyful mood, He smiled and glanced at Veronica, and said in a voice that was not very high but could be heard by everyone: "First, let us congratulate the birth of a new living saint, Veronica has passed the Lord's The test, witnessing the glory of the kingdom of God and returning to this world, she is the embodiment of the Holy Light, the most intimate child of the Lord.

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This matter had already reached the ears of the bishops a few days ago, but today the Pope confirmed it himself, so the bishops who had been prepared for a long time applauded and paid tribute and congratulations to Veronica. Ronica smiled in return and said indifferently, "The Holy Light is with each of us."

"The official celebration will be held tonight. Then there will be discussions about the recent rampage of cultists everywhere," the Pope quickly switched to the next topic, "Those evil people are infesting the Lord's believers, their Action is the greatest blasphemy against the Light."

One of the bishops stood up. He wore a high golden crown, and his face was old and majestic-but in Veronica's eyes, he was just a torch of holy light like everyone else: "Your Majesty, evil spirits. The activities of the believers are getting more and more rampant. At present, in addition to the borders of the four borders, there are also clues of them in the Holy Spirit Plain and even near the capital, especially the eternal sleepers. Those dream-makers are elusive and tricky. They have already created them in the west of the Holy Spirit Plain. A number of sensational horrors, each of which were not discovered until the victims were in large numbers."

"The Eternal Sleeper deceives people with illusions and lies, but the cunning of the heretics can only strengthen the warriors of the Light," another bishop stepped forward, "Your Majesty, we have been hanged and burned in the West and the North. Thousands of cultists, and more heretical fools into the Inquisition, our actions are heartening - more and more non-believers are realizing the greatness of the God of Light, even There are dissidents who come to seek the protection of the Church of the Holy Light, especially in the Western Region, and this situation is increasing."

"The heretics can also become the people of the Lord," the pope opened his eyes slightly with a smile on his face. "We welcome the conversion of anyone."

"It's a good thing that our strength is growing day by day, but the warriors of the Lord also need the support of worldly money to be well equipped to fight against evil," the third bishop stood up and said with a solemn expression, "Your Majesty, the new The increased cost of the Crusaders is huge, and the Paladins' weapons and battle priests' storage of magical weapons are already insufficient, and we need to find ways to increase the source of income."

The bishops whispered, and then one person stood up in the queue: "Your Majesty, I propose to increase the amount of offerings charged by churches in various places, and urge local lords and rich peasants to donate more of their property-they accept the protection of the Holy Light and should pay more. That's right."

"This year, the plains of the Holy Spirit and the Western Regions have had a good harvest, and the commoners also have excess money. Before they are corrupted by these sudden wealth, we can persuade them to give this excess money to the church in exchange for peace of mind. They need the church's Holy water and blessings to cure diseases and drive out nightmares, must not dare to reject the Church."

The bishops put forward their opinions one by one, and these opinions have sufficient reasons and reasons. St. Ivan III did not interrupt, but just listened carefully. Until everyone's words were almost over, he looked at the station next to him. Veronica, who was wearing it, glanced at him: "What do our new living saints think?"

"Increasing offerings is not a long-term way, nor is it a safe way," Veronica nodded and looked at the bishops. Her voice was soft but penetrating, as if it could echo directly in everyone's hearts. , "The secular people will inevitably indulge in money, and suddenly make them increase their offerings. They will not be grateful for the protection of the Holy Light, but will only hate someone who takes their property first."

Some of the bishops echoed Veronica's opinion: "It is inappropriate to take extra money from someone who has converted to the Lord." "Indeed." "We should think of other ways..."

"We can make those who were invaded by cultists, abandoned by Ability God, and converted to our Lord after receiving the protection of the Holy Light to pay an additional redemption money," the third bishop just said again, "They believed wrong because of The gods made him unable to resist when threatened by cultists, and only remembered to be in awe of the Holy Light when he needed the Holy Light, so 'redemption' is also reasonable."

Veronica couldn't help frowning: "Will the redemption money become a threshold to keep out those who originally wanted to convert to our Lord?"

"We can set the amount of indulgence according to the property of the convert, such as one-third or one-half of the property," the bishop said with a serious face, "this is also a test - everyone can afford it Redemption money, if they are still obsessed in this situation, it can only mean that they are too mean and stupid, or that their conversion to our Lord is not firm enough, and it is a good thing for such converts to be turned away."

The bishops expressed their approval of this brilliant plan, while Veronica just watched all this quietly and said softly to herself, "Atoning for 'sin'..."

After a while, the bishops' discussion ended, and the Pope came to a conclusion: "Then this matter is settled, and the specific amount and execution method of the indulgence will be left to Bishop Tarendis to formulate. Next, we will How is the mission situation in various places?"

"Our missionary situation in various countries other than Anzu has not changed much - Typhon's belief in the god of war is deeply rooted, all races in the Ogre tribe believe in their original gods, and the High Mountain Kingdom has the highest acceptance of the Holy Light. , but due to the influence of the elf culture, there are mostly shallow believers. As for the domestic Ansu, affected by the recent cult activities, our missionary work is progressing smoothly, and the number of believers in the southern, western and central regions is increasing rapidly..."

"What about the northern and eastern regions?"

"The missionary operation in the northern region has also been much smoother than before. Although the Wilder family has always refused to openly convert family members, but in view of the situation where cults are rampant, Duchess Victoria Wilder has relaxed the activities of the Holy Light priests in the territory. The restrictions. As for the East... the situation is still not good.”

Saint Ivan III closed his eyes slightly and whispered to himself, "The land of Duke Silas..."

"Duke Silas Laurent is a staunch royal faction, and he is quite repulsive to missionary behavior on his land. Not only the preachers of the Holy Light, but also the missionaries of other sects are very restricted on his land, We're trying to find a breakthrough in his family...with little success."

"Duke Silas Laurent has a very strong control over the family. As long as his attitude does not change, the entire Lauren family will not be shaken," the Pope shook his head. You will understand that the Holy Light is the only salvation for mankind."

The bishops lowered their heads and looked at each other subconsciously, but there was no commotion.

"Holy Light is the only salvation for mankind" - in public, this is a very sensitive word, it directly challenges the "holy covenant" jointly established by various sects 700 years ago, but here is the Church of the Holy Light after all The interior of the building is a hall of light with no outsiders, so why not talk about it?

What's more, everyone here thinks so too.

After discussing most of the issues, Veronica looked at a bishop: "Bishop Meryev, is there any news about the southernmost pioneering leader?"

The bishop who was named replied: "The church has not invested much energy there, but recently a missionary has established a church there and it seems to be going well."

"Did the ancient duke let the missionaries set up a church?" Veronica's eyebrows raised slightly, "This is really good news - the Holy Light illuminates the world once again."

"May the way of the Holy Light illuminate all corners of the world."

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