"Whoever sees this token sees me. I may not be able to settle the matter of your honorary elder status, but I can give you a token in private."
Bibi Dong said quietly, "Teach Nana well and satisfy This Seat. In the future, you may use this token to ask Spirit Hall to do one thing for you."
There had been many cases of Pope Tokens being granted in private throughout history. Nearly every pope had done it.
But holders of such tokens could not freely exercise the powers of a Spirit Hall elder.
The token granted its holder certain privileges within Spirit Hall. It was a symbol of status.
In short, it was a symbolic token.
Of course, outside Spirit City, its influence would be considerable.
The authority enjoyed by the holder of a privately granted token came from the person who issued it.
No one else in Spirit Hall would dare casually revoke a token issued by the pope herself.
"Thank you, Your Holiness. I will do everything I can to teach Hu Liena well."
Bibi Dong waved a hand. "Go report to Spirit Hall Academy. Dean Tian Chen has brought you up to This Seat more than once. If you don't go soon, I'm afraid he'll come asking This Seat for you again."
When Qin Yuan left the Papal Palace, the guards at the entrance treated him very differently.
Before, they had seen Qin Yuan as an ordinary man summoned by the pope.
Now that he held a Pope Token, his standing was equivalent to that of a Spirit Hall elder.
As Qin Yuan emerged from the palace, the guards bowed to him one after another, from those nearest to those farthest away, and watched him depart.
Such a grand display of respect left Qin Yuan