Seeing the paladin dragging the messenger away, the pope above turned blue with anger.
I am so embarrassed today, even more embarrassed than yesterday.
Yesterday, at least most of the Holy Court's senior officials joined forces to embarrass him.
But today, it was a little person who slapped him in the face in public.
He was beaten in front of Fiona.
"Haha, Marcus, is this your guarantee? The little friend I just recognized yesterday,
A rare junior in the Holy Court. In my opinion, his character and cultivation are more outstanding than those of the ascetic lineage.
Could it be that some people couldn't tolerate him and thought he was blocking the way, so they attacked him again and again? "
It’s not that Fiona doesn’t understand conspiracies.
On the contrary, she has lived from the establishment of the Holy Court to the present, watching the ups and downs of the Holy Court, from its inception to its prosperity, and from its prosperity to its decline.
What kind of people and schemes has she not seen before?
I quickly figured out the key.
After listening to Fiona's words, Marcus also thought of the ascetic genius he had met two years ago.
I have to say, that guy is really good.
But it's just good.
It may be more than enough to inherit the lineage of ascetics, but it is absolutely not qualified to be the successor of the Pope.
If he was younger, he might still have a chance.
But that man is already forty years old this year, and his outlook on life and right and wrong have become fixed.
As a somewhat pedantic genius, such a person can barely even be a conservative successor.
If you can help the church achieve greater glory!
Moreover, Marcus already has the candidate for Shou Cheng.
That was the Archbishop, Poros Doug.
This was the man he had carefully chosen to maintain the status quo of the church.
Doug may not have the ability to pioneer, but he is a candidate for the Pope who can stick to the bottom line of the church.
As long as he can persevere for the church until the next generation of outstanding successors grows up,
The church may not be able to overpower other forces again and regain its first glory.
But now, a suitable candidate has appeared in advance.
This gave Marcus hope.
If he hadn't already been angry with Boros about his intention to abdicate, he would have really wanted to hold on until Noc Ryan grew up.
However, in order to prevent Poros from feeling grudge, Marcus's abdication is already a certainty.
But as long as Marcus can persist for thirty years and wait for Nook Lane to grow up,
That future will be the world of their holy church!
Marcus firmly believes that with the talent and character of Enoch Lane, under his guidance,
He will definitely become an outstanding Pope!
He has made up his mind that as long as Nook Lane can pass his loyalty test,
He took Nok Lane as his disciple.
It just so happened that he had plenty of time to teach him after he retired.
But now, the group of careerists within the church have jumped out unwilling to be left alone.
Want to persecute an outstanding successor and push out their chosen mediocrity to control the future of the church?
Don’t even think about it! Marcus hasn’t retreated yet!
As long as he is in office for one day, this kind of thing will never happen!
Today, he will use thunderous means to clear Nook Ryan's name.
Let him protect his body with a golden body, and no one dares to touch him openly!
The merits of John Rhine, the legacy of Our Lady’s Monastery, plus the merits of Knock Rhine himself!
He has completely confirmed this for this young man today!
Regardless of whether he can become the heir to the throne of the Pope, relying only on the above three points,
He, Marcus, protected this outstanding new member of the church!
"Someone, bring Nok Lane and the little girl he brought into the temple."
"yes!"
A Templar was ordered to leave.
Outside the Papal Palace, Nock and Rusty squatted in front of the Papal Palace bored.
The two of them counted the ants passing by on the ground and watched them busy back and forth. They couldn't help but yawned.
Nok even peeked at the paladin standing in front of the palace gate from time to time.
Thinking about whether to ask them for help, the Pope forgot to summon him from time to time.
It's not that Nok is impatient.
But the messenger threw him and Rusty here without even a place to rest.
It's cold now, not to mention the wind, and the bright winter sun is also overhead.
Although the winter sun may not seem too fierce, it is the most poisonous time.
At first, it makes you feel warm and warm.
But if you stay in the sun for a long time, you will feel dizzy and your eyes will turn black.
He fainted inexplicably and didn't even know it.
Nok could still bear it, but Rusty couldn't.
Nock then used the guise of counting ants to distract Rusty and use his shadow to cover her from the sun.
If it had been like yesterday, no one would have seen it, and Nok would have left long ago.
But there were two paladins at the door looking at them.
It's not like leaving, it's not like breaking in.
Nok was annoyed.
Knowing that he had a child with him, he just left them in a place like this.
Knock didn't believe it. The Papal Palace was so big that there was no place to rest and wait.
Humph, either the messenger was deliberately teasing him, or the Pope was deliberately beating him up because of what happened yesterday!
If the Pope knew that Nok had a grudge against him because of his subordinates' self-assertion,
I wonder if he will give the order to kill that person!
Just when Nok was impatient, he finally heard footsteps coming from the Papal Palace.
However, Nok did not get up.
He's been neglected anyway, why shouldn't he be allowed to have a little emotion?
As long as the person's status is not as high as that of Nok, Nok is not afraid that the person will look down on him.
If you have any opinions, keep them to Nok!
Is it possible that the person coming here has a higher status than Nock?
impossible! Nok is also a regional bishop, and he is also a bishop-level presence in the Holy Court.
Even if the Pope sends a bishop to summon Knock, it will only be of equal status.
Nok will not be afraid of the other party.
As for someone with a higher status than Nok, must it be someone with the position of Cardinal Archbishop?
Let such a person serve as a mouthpiece, even the Pope wouldn't be so proud!
So, when the Templar who came to summon Nok came to the Papal Palace,
He saw a scene that made his mouth twitch.
A dignified bishop, with a little girl, teased ants on the ground with a piece of hair!
"Ahem, is this Bishop Nok Lane?"
The Templar walked up to Nok, lowered his head and asked Nok in a low voice.
After hearing this, Nok looked up at the strange knight and answered casually.
"Yes, it's me. Is something wrong? Are we blocking your way? It's okay, we just need to get out of the way.
You go over there and we'll play there. "
Seeing Nok pretending to be confused, the Templars were a little dumbfounded.
"Bishop Ryan, stop playing around. His Majesty has summoned you to the palace for an audience. You and this little girl, please come with me.
Your Majesty and your lords are already waiting impatiently. "
Nok saw that the Templars had made everything clear, and he couldn't continue to lose his temper.
To do otherwise would be to defy the papal decree.
"Oh, it turns out that His Majesty finally had time to summon me. Come on, Rusty, let's go to see His Majesty the Pope."
Nok pulled Rusty to his feet and followed the Templars into the Papal Palace.
The first time he entered here, Nok was attracted by the scenery in front of him and forgot about the unpleasantness that just happened.
The interior decoration of the Papal Palace is gorgeous and complex, using a large number of murals and sculptures.
In those carefully painted murals, the stories of the Bible are vividly displayed,
It’s like a visual feast is being staged before your eyes.
The colors of the murals are bright, the characters are lifelike, and every stroke is full of artistic flavor.
In the gardens of the Papal Palace, a variety of flowers and trees are planted.
The most eye-catching are the ancient cypress trees.
The paths in the garden are regularly dotted with statues and fountains, giving people a sense of tranquility and elegance.
Temples are scattered throughout the Papal Palace.
The most eye-catching one is the two-building main hall
Follow the Templars into the hall.
Nok discovered that the interior of the hall was vast and the atmosphere was solemn.
Tall vaulted ceilings and ornate chandeliers make the space even more spectacular.
The walls of the main hall are hung with portraits of past popes, each of which is full of historical atmosphere.
It seems to be telling a profound history.
This is just the outer hall.
The three of them continued walking forward and turned through the door from the outer hall to the inner hall.
Enter the inner temple.
The inner hall is magnificent and filled with precious carvings and porcelain to decorate the main hall.
In the center of the hall is a long and spacious passage.
It was covered with ornate and expensive carpets.
Nok, who is accustomed to using money to calculate the value of an item,
I think the carpets on the floor alone are worth five figures in gold coins.
Even higher.
At the end of the carpet is a staircase.
Above the stairs is a high platform with a throne.
Sitting on it was a majestic old man with a kind smile.
It was His Majesty the Pope whom we met yesterday.
Under the stairs, there are two stools on the left and right sides.
There are people sitting on it.
The two people on Nock's right are a bit kind.
He was someone we met yesterday but didn't know very well.
On the left is a person who is a bit familiar, but makes Nok feel puzzled.
The old man, Nock remembered, was called Joseph.
He was the sinner who ruined the Holy Church of the Lionheart Kingdom.
But the person next to him made Nok feel confused.
That was a girl about the same age as Nok.
But the aura exuding from her body was inconsistent with her age.
On the contrary, she is somewhat similar to the old lady Fiona whom Nok met yesterday.
For a moment, Nok could not guess the identity of this girl.
Could it be Fiona's mother-in-law's junior?
Could it be that the mother-in-law liked him too much and wanted to introduce him to the younger members of the family?
Let Nok be her grandson-in-law?
Fiona, who accidentally peeked into Nok's inner thoughts at this time,
I felt a little embarrassed.
"This brat is quite narcissistic. Fortunately, no one knows his thoughts.
Otherwise, I will be embarrassed! "
Fiona glared at Nok fiercely, and then turned her attention to the little girl Nok was holding.
On the side, the Templar Knights had completed their recovery and returned to their posts.
Knock, who had deserted, took Rusty with him and stepped forward to salute the Pope.
However, it is only a courtesy for subordinates to their superiors within the church, not a ceremony of kneeling down.
This behavior of Nok made the five big guys present feel moved.
Each had different ideas and guesses.
The Pope gave Turonev a look below and asked him to test Nok.
But Turonev curled his lips and refused.
Just kidding, he also wants to drag people into their Inquisition,
How could he come forward to make things difficult for Nok Lane now?
Not to mention, Lady Fiona is right across the street. I just promised Lady Fiona yesterday,
Nok Lane gets everything he wants.
Now he is making things difficult for the junior she likes in front of her. Does he, Turonev, think that the position of chief arbiter is too much for him?
Turonev's indifference made the Pope furious.
Fortunately, the archbishop understood the meaning of the pope's wink.
He shouted: "You are so brave, Nock Lane, that when you see His Majesty, you don't show your respects with great courtesy. Do you think you are guilty?"
Standing below, Nok naturally saw the eye contact between the big shots above.
He looked at the somewhat kind-faced archbishop and asked, "I wonder, how do you call this lord?"
The archbishop was stunned for a moment, his expression a little embarrassed.
He is a dignified archbishop and heir to the Pope, but there are still people in the Holy Court who don’t recognize him!
Is there anything more embarrassing than this?
Joseph was a little anxious to see Knock so boldly offend the pope and archbishop.
Just as he was about to speak, Fiona, who had been staring at him for a long time, locked him with her aura.
He even used his mental power to speak in Joseph's mind: "If you dare to say even half a word,
I will shoot you to death on the spot. Don’t think of me as your eldest grandson! "
Facing Fiona's suppression, Joseph did not dare to act rashly.
He also figured it out.
With this ancestor protecting him, his son would never suffer in the Holy Court.
Although he didn't understand his ancestor's arrangement, he just didn't want to harm his son.
What the hell is he worrying about?
the other side.
Turonev could not help laughing but came to Archbishop Doug's rescue: "Bishop Ryan, please don't be rude.
This is Archbishop Doug, the next pope appointed by His Majesty the Pope. "
