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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