Chapter 494.1

In fact, the church seldom takes part in the three major festivals in Roland: Summer Festival, New Year Festival and Qingfeng Festival. The only festival with church participation is "new year". According to tradition, when celebrating the new year, the Pope will personally preside over a prayer ceremony.

As for the summer festival and Qingfeng Festival, generally speaking, the church will not participate. There is a traditional reason for this: according to the church, especially the fanatical Yemeni sect, they always think that the summer festival and Qingfeng Festival are "illegal" in terms of religion!

For fanatical believers, they think that since the world is created by the goddess, as a festival to celebrate the harvest or summer festival, people should be grateful to the goddess! It's not gratitude.

Especially for the Qingfeng Festival, in history, the Yemenis launched several motions to ban the festival. Although they failed later, there is no doubt that this also represents the attitude of the church towards the festival.

For example, the traditional project of the festival: in order to appreciate the harvest of the year, people have to sing and dance around a burning pillar of fire. This tradition has been fiercely opposed by the Yemenis, because this celebration habit has been handed down from before the establishment of the Roland empire. This kind of dancing to the burning pillar of fire is believed to have spread in a branch of fire worship religion in the era of various sects before the reunification of the mainland.

Since the unification of the mainland, the Church of the goddess of light was established as the national religion and the only legitimate religion, then any other situation of worship should be strictly banned!

however. Qingfeng Festival has been preserved. For most of the farmers, they may be willing to believe in goddess, but the annual harvest is a matter of life and death. If they can't even have enough to eat, who has the heart to consider other things?

Moreover, the Yemenis believe that the ceremony of "dancing around the pillar of fire" in Qingfeng Festival is inherited from a lost fire worship religion... But they can't provide strong evidence! Do I like to dance around the pillar of fire? So when you go out to the campfire, some people like to sing and drink! Are they all fire worshippers?

The broad masses of people attach great importance to the bumper harvest of crops, so they ban the Qingfeng Festival. There was a lot of resistance all the time, and it was over in the end.

However, in this kind of festival celebration, the church will never appear in this way to express its dissatisfaction silently.

So, at the dinner party of Qingfeng Festival today, his majesty Pope Paul XVI of the temple suddenly arrived, which had never happened in hundreds of years, immediately shocked many people, of course. There are also some people with a keen sense of smell who guess if something may have happened

During the ceremony, the door of the main hall was opened, and Pope Paul XVI was wearing a white robe inlaid with gold. Holding a scepter in his hand and wearing a round outside and square inside religious crown, he came in slowly. Behind him were two Holy Knights in silver light armor. Look at the badge on the chest. They are all strong men of level 8.

When the spiritual leader of Roland came in, the original happy music stopped suddenly, and then the dancing guests stopped dancing one after another. They stepped back to both sides and gave way to the middle passage. As the Pope came in step by step, people on both sides bowed down to salute. I would like to pay high respect to this spiritual leader of the mainland.

Prince Chen and Du Weifei exchanged a quick look. There was a trace of worry in their eyes. However, Prince Chen quickly stood up and walked down the steps. Then he met Paul XVI with a smile and said, "godfather, today is Qingfeng Festival. Such a day. I didn't expect you to be there

Hearing Prince Chen calling himself "Godfather", Paul XVI's old face showed a smile. He raised his voice and replied, "my child, because the clergy have to eat, too."

"My child" so called, let Prince Chen's eyes flashed a trace of haze, but he instantly covered up the past, the smile on his face without flaws, also reached out to help the Pope, and the Pope walked up the steps together.

And "his majesty Augustine VI" also stood up. I have to say that the tailor who had been performing perfectly before tonight was finally a little cramped.

After all, I didn't expect this kind of scene in advance!

The old emperor's face was obviously not very good-looking, but under Du Wei's eyes, he soon calmed down, coughed, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "welcome, your majesty."

"It's my pleasure, your majesty." The Pope gave a faint smile.

Soon, the court servants moved a new seat and placed it next to the throne of the emperor, a little bit lower. This is also a tradition. In public, the seats of the emperor and the Pope are usually side by side. The only difference is in whose "home", today is in the palace, the Pope is the guest, so his seat can only be slightly lower than the emperor.

The two Holy Knights brought by the Pope are in a very high position. In fact, their seats are placed under Dewey. Because of their identities, they are the current grand Knights of the holy order!

After all, the Holy Knights after the Hussein rebellion, there is no nine knights, only rely on eight knights to fill the facade, a little bit shabby.

Prince Chen sat next to the Pope. He raised his hand and clapped. The music began to ring again, and the guests continued to dance.

Then, Prince Chen exchanged a few words with the pope in a low voice, all of which were not salty words. His only function was to attract the Pope's attention, so that he had no chance to talk with the old emperor.

But the Chen prince in the brain quickly turns an idea: this kind of time, the Pope suddenly appears, what is the intention?!

Sure enough, after a few pleasantries, Paul XVI soon turned to Augustine VI. He looked at the old emperor and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I heard that you were a little sick the other day?"

The old emperor hesitated for a moment, nodded slowly, and said vaguely, "it's nothing."

"Oh, that's good." Paul XVI said with a faint smile: "however, you are the king of the Empire, and your health is related to the fate of the Empire. There are some powerful priests in our church. The divination skill of the light department should be helpful to your body... Shall I send two senior priests to the Palace tomorrow to give you... "

"No more." Prince Chen suddenly broke in and said with a smile: "my father's body has recovered, so I don't have to bother the priest in the temple. And

At this time, Prince Chen deliberately looked at his back. Behind him, there was an old court magician wearing a red mage robe.

This old man probably became the head of the court magician after the coup d'etat. Naturally, he was the confidant of Prince Chen. He looked about sixty years old. Light way: "Pope your majesty, our court mage, there are naturally good at healing magic people.". Your Majesty's health has always been the responsibility of us and the court doctors. I'm afraid the church doesn't have to worry about it. "

That's tough. You're welcome.

But the Pope didn't care. He just gave a smile. No matter the magicians of the Magic Union or the court magicians, they always disdained the church. Because the magician thinks: in this world. Only the magician is the closest to the divine profession! As for the Church... Hum, it's just a bunch of sticks!

"I'm just expressing my concern." The Pope replied with a good temper, and then suddenly began to exchange greetings with the old emperor.

In the melodious music, the two supreme leaders of the Empire just whispered and said some irrelevant "nonsense". It's just that today's weather is good and this year's harvest is good! You look good. Wait, wait

With two people's words after a few more, next to the prince Chen and Du Wei obviously some nervous. Because tailor glum could barely answer at the beginning, but at the end, he was sweating. It was clear that when he was facing the spiritual leader of the mainland, the tailor was too nervous.

In the middle, the prince symbolically inserted a few words. Unfortunately, the old Pope seemed to talk to the emperor on purpose. Without two words, he deliberately turned the topic back to the old emperor.

At this time. There is also a thorny problem

As planned. In the third dance, the old emperor can announce his departure.

But now. With the sudden arrival of the Pope, "Your Majesty" is not easy to leave!

After all, as the head of the temple of light, the spiritual leader of the mainland, his Majesty the Pope is here. When such a heavyweight guest is sitting in front of you, how do you want to leave first? In love and reason, Augustine VI can't go! I can only sit here with you!

Finally, Dewey spoke.

The Duke of tulip suddenly got up from his seat, took two steps, looked at Paul XVI, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Paul XVI narrowed his eyes, looked at Dewey and said with a smile, "Lord tulip... Ah, I'm wrong. It should be my Archbishop of the northwest diocese. I heard that under your leadership, the northwest diocese is very prosperous now."

Du Wei's heart is awe inspiring, secretly scolded an old fox. You're a bishop of the northwest diocese. You're my subordinate!

Although Dewey doesn't care about the status of his subordinate, he has to admit that if he throws this kind of words, his momentum will be weakened.

With a smile on his face, he secretly scolded him several times before he continued: "thanks to you, the development of the northwest parish is quite good. However, something happened some time ago, and I still feel very guilty. After all, in my jurisdiction, someone pretended to be a holy knight order to cheat... Alas, fortunately, they were all arrested and executed by me, but after all, it was my poor management of the northwest diocese. I'm really ashamed. "

Then Dewey looked up at Paul XVI with infinite sincerity and pure 45 degree eyes: "your majesty! I decided to go to the temple and repent to the statue of the goddess of light after I return to the imperial capital this time. I hope the goddess can forgive me for my sins... And please agree to my request! "

Paul XVI heard that, the muscles of his eyes trembled imperceptibly, and he bit his teeth hard in the dark... Hundreds of people! They are all reserve members of hundreds of the most elite Angel legions! I was killed by the guy in front of me!! But after all, Jiang was old and spicy. The Pope took a deep breath, and his voice became more and more kind: "Dewey, my bishop Rudolph, please don't worry about it! This kind of thing is often unavoidable. What's more, I think you've done a lot in this matter. I've ordered a reward for your behavior. I think that if the bishops of every parish in the mainland can devote themselves to the educational affairs as you do, then our church will be more prosperous. " After a pause, the Pope suddenly changed his words: "I've heard that the northwest region is not very stable. Because of its remote location, there are often some" wanted criminals "and other people fleeing there. Alas... You are not only the bishop of the church, but also the Duke of the Empire and the Lord of the northwest. You are also responsible for the maintenance of local peace. It's hard for you. " Du Wei laughed twice. Looking at the old fox in front of him, he couldn't help thinking: what to drag! If I hadn't saved your life, you would have been sleeping in the coffin now! Do you still have a chance to sit on this throne and make trouble for me! Hum! By this time, Paul XVI had already turned his head. After a few words with Dewey, he was very angry. He did not dare to say anything to Dewey. He was afraid that he would not be able to control his anger. He looked at his majesty Augustine VI and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, in fact, I suddenly came here today. I want to ask you something."