Archbishop McIntyre had long anticipated the nobles' discourtesy. Not only he, but the other four archbishops understood this as well.
That was why Archbishop McIntyre had come. He was the weakest among them and could not refuse the demands of the other four archbishops.
However, Archbishop McIntyre himself had also wanted to come. This was an opportunity to ease relations with the nobles, especially to meet Lord Arthur. That was what mattered most.
This time, Archbishop McIntyre had brought a grand gift, intending to use it to win Lord Arthur's favor.
He had never intended to become enemies with Lord Arthur. The War God Temple's previous three archbishops had all perished, directly or indirectly, at Lord Arthur's hands because they had opposed him.
Not to mention that in this Great World War, Lord Arthur had come into direct contact with the five gods, while his subordinate, Black Dragon Alexis, had fought alongside them.
The five gods had all acknowledged Lord Arthur's existence. Since he could contact the five gods directly, Archbishop McIntyre merely wished to ease his relationship with Lord Arthur.
Within the Five Great Temples, even the five archbishops could only contact the five gods through prayer.
Prayer was one-sided. The archbishops sent their messages to the gods, and the divine consciousnesses that automatically handled affairs would judge their importance. Important information would be sent to the gods' main consciousnesses.
Even important information could be completely ignored by the gods, or receive only a simple reply. The gods would not have much direct contact with the archbishops.
But the Divine Rune Communicator in Lord Arthur's possession was different. It was a divine artifact capable of directly contacting the five gods.
"Great Demigod Arthur, welcome!" Chairman Gould said as he watched David step down from the carriage, approaching and bowing.