As soon as it dawned, Lu Yu noticed a group of new faces coming to the Papal Tower area.
The vacant positions in the Papal Knights were filled by a group of Halo warriors. These warriors who had just obtained the Halo title entered the Papal Tower area in an orderly manner under the leadership of the nuns in black.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yu knew that a lot of things happened late last night.
When Sera was feeding Laurende the medicinal porridge with a spoon, the nun in black appeared after disappearing all night.
Laurend asked: "Is it the same as I guessed?"
"Not bad at all." The nun in black was holding back a smile. "In the name of protecting you, they called it discussion, but with some questioning questions, they stuffed the Halos in."
Everything was going according to their plan, which inevitably made everyone in the room smile.
Laurent said: "Summon everyone in Guanghui Court tonight and tell them that I have something to announce."
Lu Yu smiled broadly: "Will they mistakenly think that you want to announce the candidate for the Pope?"
"They'd better think so." Laurent's eyes that were no longer clear became increasingly playful, "Since I'm doubting the one I love, let the suffering continue for a while longer."
That night, Laurent announced in front of everyone that in order to avoid suspicion, the nuns in black would also withdraw from the Papal Tower. At the same time, he asked the people in the Guanghui Court to send their own family's heirs into the Papal Tower to confirm him at all times. physical condition.
The Papal Tower, which had always been blocked by clouds and fog, began to be transparent to everyone under Laurent's orders. Those who had cynical doubts about the nun in black also lowered their heads, accepting the result with satisfaction and shame.
The decision-making of the Pope is temporarily assigned to all bishops until the day of the coronation of the new Pope. He will currently only retain the right to transfer the Radiant Incarnation, and this right will automatically disappear after his death.
No one thought it was strange that Laurende suddenly released his power. He had always put the Theocracy first, and he was obviously preparing for his death. Death could never be well prepared, and accidents could come at any time. In order to prevent a chaotic transfer of power, it is Laurend's responsibility to all the people of the Theocracy to let go at this time.
The last important matter that night was to discuss what to do with the body left behind in the mortal world after Laurend met the God of Radiance.
Laurende still casually expressed the hope of returning to the loess, but everyone in the Guanghui Academy asked Antonio, the eldest person, to express their request that Laurende's "slough" be placed under the silver maple tree.
Every reason Antonio expounded was related to the future of the Theocracy. Laurender, who had always put the Theocracy first, could not refuse, and in the end he could only nod slightly with a tired look on his face.
The archbishops breathed a sigh of relief. Laurent's reputation was too high. Even if he died, the Theocracy would not be able to avoid the blessings he left behind for a long time to come.
In order to stabilize the rule of the Theocracy, it is undoubtedly the best way to upgrade everything in Laurent and let everyone worship and respect him.
Everyone in the room left, they got everything they wanted.
Lu Yu and his party, who were leaning in the darkness and watching all this silently, were very satisfied. They also got what they needed.
No one noticed that Laurende had completed the transformation of his identity. Although he was the spokesperson of the God of Glory in the world who cared deeply for the Theocracy, at this moment he was also an ordinary person who wanted the black nun to be happy.
Laurende was helped by Lu Yu and Sera to the balcony. Not far away, two rows of torches stretching into the distance illuminated the satisfied faces.
Laurend, who could no longer see clearly, coughed and said while listening to Lu Yu's description: "They are still so insensitive... Although I am very happy to say this... but when I think about the future of the Theocracy being left to them... Cough cough cough…”
The words were interrupted by a cough, and Laurend, whose face was flushed, shed tears.
Lu Yu comforted: "You have done everything you should do. As you said, it is time to fulfill the black nun's wish."
"People have become accustomed to moving forward smoothly under your arrangements, thinking that the sea will always be calm. They have enjoyed decades of tranquility, so they are path dependent. Without you, the Church will be painful and confused... but this is what they want after all. Face the facts." Serah said, "Rest... Now you just have to watch us."
Laurend's last concern was over. He let go of Lu Yu's hand and hugged the nun in black next to him with his arms that had no strength.
From this moment on, he was no longer Pope Laurent of the Silver Maple Holy Kingdom.
The country he carefully carried on his shoulders will also slip off the other person's shoulders little by little.
Laurent cried like a child. He who never showed his vulnerable side in front of outsiders finally relieved all his burdens.
"I'm sorry...I'm really sorry...for keeping you waiting for so long."
The deep guilt in the words made Lu Yu and others' noses sore and their eyes red.
The nun in black touched Laurend's pale hair, her voice was as gentle as the wind and as sweet as nectar.
"It's okay. I told you back then...I will always wait for you, as long as you don't drive me away..."
Crystal tears dripped to the ground from behind the veil of the nun in black.
The eighty-year long wait finally came to an end, and she could finally embrace Laurent in her arms openly and freely, without caring about anyone's opinions or words.
Laurende no longer belongs to the Theocracy... At this moment, it belongs only to her.
"You have to compensate me..." The nun in black swallowed even more, "You said that when you became the pope, you would give me gifts and take me to see more magnificent scenery... But you broke your promise, you liar, liar!"
Lu Yu and others consciously closed the door for the two of them. Through the slightly closed cracks in the door, Lu Yu saw the nun in black taking off her veil...
The three of them lay on the grass in the garden and remained silent for a long time.
That pure and sincere love shocked them deeply.
Lulu pretended to be looking at the stars, but secretly glanced at Lu Yu - although Sera was in the middle.
The quiet beauty belonging to the three of them was broken by a carefree and lively figure.
The nun Zixing in black came to Lu Yu despite the obstruction of the old nuns. Her face was red, and her depression and anxiety were clearly visible.
Facing the three pairs of eyes that were looking at him, Zi Xing first shrank, then swallowed, and forcefully spat out the words that were accumulated in his chest.
"Why are you driving us away!"
The young nun, who was always optimistic and smiling, burst into tears after speaking. Her twitching facial muscles formed ravines and hills, and the sadness flowing on her face roared towards the three of them like a bursting tide.
There are bound to be many people crying tonight, some are relieved, some are happy...and some are like abandoned, homeless children.
The old nuns caught up with Zixing, and their dry hands were already pressing on Zixing. However, after hearing Zixing's words, the movement of pressing down lost its power, as if two dead vines were wrapped around the trunk of the tree.
"We...are the Pope's barrier...Why did you drive us away...Why did they take over this place...Shouldn't it be the Pope who makes the decision?"
Purple Star is innocent, otherwise her name would not have been written on the scroll by the nun in black.
She was loyal to Laurent and could not accept being ostracized. She was sensitive and had already felt the wave of the Theocracy, but she did not know where the wave came from.
She only knows to be loyal...
The old nun obviously understood everything. After this peaceful night, the power of the Theocracy had begun to transition, and history was about to open a new chapter.
The Snake Man is the manager of the Black Nun. He has been in charge of the Black Nun for decades. When Laurende leaves, those who are loyal to Laurende will also come to an end - the new Pope will not choose those closest to her and Laurende. They are virtuous.
The elderly will receive a dignified position and spend their remaining years in the glorious light of the Theocracy.
Young people who have never seen wind and waves will watch the Theocracy, a ship that has been sailing smoothly for eighty years, become bumpy again, and there is already a kind and kind old man living in their hearts - it is difficult for the new pope to like them.
Sera actually liked this lively child very much. She hugged Zixing, took her to the corner, and patiently comforted her.
"There must be many such people..." Lulu murmured.
"Many...the new era belonging to the Theocracy will make many people feel pain. We can only pray that the next pope can reduce this pain as much as possible."
The time to leave was very close, and the nuns in black arrived at the foot of the Pope's Tower one by one. At this time, the sky was bright, and they almost blended in with the surroundings, like lonely ghosts.
They looked up at the tower and slowly knelt down.
The still-dark sky cast a shy warm light, illuminating the top of the Papal Tower. This warm morning light was like a signal for the start of a performance. Inadvertently, the nuns in black began to hum a melody that Lu Yu was very familiar with. .
It was as if a leaping spirit was jumping through the mountains and forests before dawn, and the gurgling clear spring was lifted up by him. The coolness dispelled the irritability of summer and the constant sleepiness...
Ethereal, quiet...it makes people feel inner peace.
Laurende often pestered the nun in black to sing for him... because it would bring his heart back to the forest where they met eighty years ago.
The melody is short, but the nuns in black repeat it endlessly, and the melody gathers into a stream that flows under the papal tower.
Accompanied by chanting again and again, above the high tower, bathed in the morning light, Laurende bowed to all the nuns in black with the support of the nuns in black.
There was a vibrato in the chorus, like a pebble dropped into a gentle stream.
The Halo warriors who came after hearing the sound saw the nuns in black uniformly pressing their heads to the ground, and muffled cries came one after another.
Under the urging of the members of the Enforcement Chamber and the Tribunal, and looking back again and again, the black-clothed nuns who were stationed near the Papal Tower and who directly took orders from Laurent left the place they had guarded for countless days and nights.
Regardless of whether the Theocracy is ready or not, Laurent's era has begun to slowly come to an end.
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