The Power Center of Precepts

Jialis saw through these struggles for power.

The reason she had been slated for a position as a Curia Bishop was entirely because she herself did not exist solely for power.

"Rather than wasting time on these schemes and machinations, why not improve yourselves and become more useful?" Jialis was somewhat exasperated by their failure to meet expectations.

Though her intentions were not entirely pure and she could not become a Saint, she still possessed her own convictions, and those convictions were exceptionally firm.

Because of that steadfastness, both her strength and her capabilities were indispensable to the current Church.

The others lacked the confidence that the Church could not function without them, which was why they indulged in political schemes.

"Perhaps one day, the Holy Son will become a Saint and stop competing with people like them." Jialis saw it clearly.

Curia Bishops had to handle all manner of miscellaneous affairs, and such affairs wore away at one's will more than anything else.

Therefore, Saints did not enter the Curia but existed independently.

To a certain extent, Saints did not need to obey the Pope. They answered directly to the gods.

Should a Saint come into conflict with the Pope, then unless the Pope issued an order directly in the name of a god, the Saint need not heed the Pope's command, and this would not constitute any problem.

For that very reason, Saints possessed no authority, yet wielded power comparable to that of Curia Bishops, and at times even somewhat greater.

"But under the present circumstances, we cannot let them continue causing such chaos." Jialis rose to her feet and headed toward the headquarters.

About a month earlier, Naimus had only just escaped from the Abyss.

The first thing he did after escaping was report the matter.

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