Chapter 161
Chapter 161: The Angel’s Advent 1
Ding-! Ding! Ding!
The bells from the cathedral began to ring loud .
In the boulevard of the Capital of Arthenia, Bless .
The bells were ringing non-stop when a wagon loaded with colorful coffins appeared on the street .
Around a hundred priests dressed in white were standing in front and behind the wagon . Hundreds of paladins with black belts were escorting the wagon .
In addition, if there was an emergency on the way, they prepared Gigants .
“Haak!”
“To be gone like this…?!”
As the funeral procession appeared, people on both sides of the streets were shedding tears .
The people were weeping as if their close relatives had passed away .
At their words, a merchant from the neighboring nation asked .
“Look here . Who died that you’re all making such a fuss? Has the cardinal died?”
When the merchant asked, the person next to him couldn’t hide his disgust for the merchant .
“You didn’t get the news yet? Last night, the Holy Pope has been taken . ”
“What? Are you saying that the Pope died?” Asked the merchant in shock .
“Huah, yes . He, who was suffering from sickness and fighting for years finally went into the arms of El Kassel . ”
Pope Benedict III had been in a life and death situation for over a year .
Though he was likely to die, many people prayed for him not to meet his death .
However, no miracle had happened .
He was old and was suffering; he was constantly asked to select a successor even before his illness took a turn for the worst and in the end, he was holding onto his breath every day .
“Then who do you think will be the next Pope?”
When the Pope dies, the Holy Arthenia Empire opens a Conclave with the cardinals .
The Bishop named in the Conclave was to become the next Pope .
The merchant was very curious as to who the next Pope would be . As a new Pope entered, the course of the Holy Empire could surely change .
“Well, there was this thing that Archbishop Michael and Archbishop Constantine have power on their side, but nothing is definite . ”
When the person talking to him turned over to see the funeral procession, the merchant left to do his work .
He took steps to the outside of the castle .
The merchant clicking his tongue looked at the people who were suffering from hunger and diseases .
“Tch, in the place called the Holy Empire, there are numerous people who are naked and suffering from pain!”
The merchant was actually a spy from another nation .
Before entering the place, he never even thought that he would see a slum in the Holy Arthenia Empire which was always referred to as ‘Heaven on Earth’ .
He expected temples and religious places to be overflowing in the empire .
However, the reality was very different .
As in most nations, only the nobles and some rich people were living a well-defined life, in the very Holy Empire, most of its population were poor .
Some people had to work hard in order to earn and stay alive at the end of the day .
“Tch, if they have such money to spend on the funerals, then give some of it to the people . ”
The merchant, or the spy, went deep into a street . To meet a colleague who he promised to .
But for some reason, the poor people were all gathered in one place .
The merchant or spy was curious enough and took a closer look .
Among the huge crowd of poor people, there was a clean looking priest .
He was eager to talk with the crowd and give them food .
“Oh-oh, who?” Asked the merchant .
“Priest Luther . ”
Suddenly, he heard the answer which emerged from his back . His heart pounding hard as he didn’t want his identity to be revealed, but fortunately, nothing happened .
The man who answered him was the colleague he was supposed to meet .
“Priest Luther?”
“The Sanctity of Holiness, one of the seven tribes of El Kassel . ”
There were several tribes within the denominations of the history of the Holy Arthenia Empire .
The smallest of them, but they were trying to keep pure faith and teachings of the early days .
The salvation of the poor was highly valued, and on the contrary, they would criticize El Kassel’s denomination and the seniority rules .
“He is the most trustworthy person that I met here . ”
“Is that so? Anyway, I’m not interested in the details . The President is very curious about the next of the Holy Empire . ”
Looking at Priest Luther with curiosity, the informer priest stepped back with his colleagues .
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