Chapter Three Is Here / Educating the Flame Witch Phil (4)

No wonder it seems like the Sin of Desire Divinity has been absorbing a lot more faith lately.

It's a pity that some of these beliefs were stolen and devoured by the Gluttony Divinity, Sin of Desire Divinity dared not speak out in anger, remaining a coward.

What are your plans next?

"Hmm, first, develop all these nobles into members of the Bliss School, then continue to expand the faith, so that the entire Earth Mother Church, the entire Imperial City, the entire Empire, and the entire Skyvault Continent are all your believers." Saint Monica's voice became somewhat manic.

This is redemption.

What could be more wonderful than everyone being bathed in the glory of the supreme Lord of Pleasure?

"I see." Qin Chu pondered, thinking that if all the humans on the entire Skyvault Continent were followers of the Lord of Pleasure, wouldn't that scene be a bit too terrible?

"Saint Monica, we can continue with the nobles, but we shouldn't deal with the Church and other ordinary people for now."

"Huh? Why?" Saint Monica, somewhat puzzled.

Qin Chu's expression darkened slightly, and his cold gaze swept over Saint Monica's beautiful face.

Saint Monica immediately understood that she shouldn't have questioned it. This was the divine Divine Oracle of the Lord of Pleasure, and she only needed to obey it unconditionally. She had no right to question the Lord of Pleasure's decision.

His face turned deathly pale instantly, and his body trembled slightly.

Her delicate body lay prostrate on the ground, trembling uncontrollably. "Supreme Being, please forgive the overstepping of your lowly follower..."

Call...

Qin Chu let out a long sigh of relief. He had no intention of punishing Saint Monica: "Next, I will become the Pope of the Holy Church. When that happens, you need to find a way to merge the Earth Mother Church into the Holy Church, and get all believers to convert to the Goddess of Holy Light. Understand?"

Qin Chu is putting in all his effort to expand the number of followers of the Holy Goddess of Holy Light and increase the faith she can gain.

As for how to explain it to Saint Monica, Qin Chu had naturally prepared an excuse.

Before Qin Chu could even speak, he saw Saint Monica's expression turn extremely strange. Could this have caused all the followers of the Earth Mother Church to convert to the worship of the Goddess of Holy Light?

What exactly does the supreme Lord of Pleasure want to do?

She was becoming increasingly curious, but having already endured the Lord of Pleasure's cold gaze, Saint Monica dared not ask any more questions and could only rack her brains to figure it out.

In fact, the Goddess of Holy Light of the Holy Church, like the Earth Mother worshipped by the Earth Mother Church, has long since perished.

What's the point of believing in a non-existent god?

Wait a minute, the Lord of Pleasure is going to become the Pope of the Holy Church, and also make the followers of the Earth Mother Church worship the Goddess of Holy Light?

Could it be that the Lord of Pleasure wants to replace the vanished Goddess of Holy Light and become the new Goddess of Holy Light?

After all, since the Lord of Pleasure is androgynous, it's not impossible for her to become the Goddess of Holy Light.

In this way, the faith representing justice and light was controlled by the master, and the faith representing darkness and pleasure was also held in the master's palm.

The master will directly integrate all religious forces across the entire Skyvault Continent, becoming the ruler of the world, without even needing to wage war.

Compared to that, his own plan seemed utterly foolish. Although the Bliss School had already infiltrated some nobles, it remained a clandestine entity. Once exposed, the Pleasure Sect would easily face imperial wrath, or even destruction.

The master, on the other hand, controls everything silently and without a sound.

So this is what the Lord of Pleasure truly thinks?

What a loving and compassionate deity! To be able to worship such a deity is the greatest honor of my life.

No, no, no... How could I possibly understand the thoughts of the Lord of Pleasure? What I can glimpse is perhaps less than one ten-thousandth of what the Lord of Pleasure is thinking.

Saint Monica knelt reverently on the ground and offered her praise, "Lord of Pleasure, Saint Monica understands. I will follow your will completely and without any mistakes."

Huh? What do you understand?

I haven't explained this to you yet!

Qin Chu was momentarily stunned, but he quickly adjusted his expression, a smile appearing on his lips, "Very good, Saint Monica, you actually understood my true thoughts."

Upon receiving the praise from the Lord of Pleasure, Saint Monica was overjoyed and filled with pride.

"Alright, that's enough, you can get up now," Qin Chu said, patting Saint Monica's head.

Saint Monica knew exactly what she should do, and was about to take off her coat when Qin Chu stopped her.

He gripped his chin with his fingers, scrutinizing the voluptuous body before him. "Hmm, comparatively speaking, I still prefer you when you're wearing the robes of a high priest..."

In Qin Chu's mind, the Sapling trembled, its branches and leaves shaking, its trunk swaying as if it were quite unhappy.

On the other side, right there in the Holy Church.

Some temporary buildings have been erected amidst the ruins.

This is where the remaining high-ranking members of the Holy Church are gathered.

Three vice-principals, six archbishops...

Once the most powerful force on the Skyvault Continent, it now only has so few experts left, which is quite a sad state of affairs.

Among these nine people, there are two archbishops and one vice-commander who were once imprisoned by Rosweisse. Together with Veronica and Ampton, they are all the top experts in the Holy Church.

Veronica and Ampton were not there.

Nine people, including members persecuted by Rosweisse and Rosweisse's henchmen.

But now, these nine people are gathered together because they face a common enemy.

Qin Chu!

The papacy must never be taken from a foreigner from another world, absolutely not!

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Chapter 412 Educating the Flame Witch Phil (4)

Having suffered such a severe blow and heavy losses, its status is far from what it once was. Are the high-ranking members of the Holy Church about Holy See future?

Maybe so.

However, such concerns are insignificant compared to the question of who will inherit the papacy.

Their primary concern is whether they can climb to that position.

Veronica and Ampton actually went to the Hero Qin Chu and begged Hero to take the position of Pope.

In their eyes, this was nothing short of blasphemy and betrayal.

Even if he is Hero, his identity as an outsider from another world cannot be changed.

The glory of the Holy Church cannot be allowed to be tarnished in this way, and the Pope can only be chosen from among these nine.

Qin Chu isn't qualified, understand?

That's why Veronica and Ampton were deliberately kept out of the meeting.

Of course, all of Rosweisse's former lackeys had come into contact with scrolls that could directly connect to the Void. They were even more afraid that once Qin Chu took this position, these things might be exposed, and they might be purged.

"Gentlemen, Veronica and Ampton are preparing for their coronation ceremony in seven days. We must devise a plan now and absolutely not allow the papacy to fall into Qin Chu's hands." Cain, one of Rosweisse's henchmen, rubbed his fingers against the armrest and spoke in a cold voice.

"Bah! What right does a mere outsider have to be the Pope?" Wright, another hot-tempered deputy leader who had previously been imprisoned in the Heresy Inquisition, uttered a disdainful sound.

The Knight Order Master Galbraine shook his head slightly. "Wright, things aren't as simple as you think."

"You must understand one thing: whether you acknowledge it or not, Qin Chu was the 103rd pope appointed by Augustus. At that time, Augustus's voice resonated throughout the entire Imperial City, and every believer could hear it. You simply cannot ignore this fact."

The pope of the Holy Church is not elected, but appointed by the previous pope.

This unique characteristic naturally endowed Qin Chu with a more authoritative legitimacy than theirs.

"But he's from another world..."

"I know what you're trying to say, but the Church's rules don't stipulate that people from other worlds can't be Popes, unless you can find a clause that overturns Augustus's will." Galbraine interrupted Wright and said coldly, "Most importantly, all of Augustus's relics have fallen into Qin Chu's hands, including the Holy Light Scepter, which symbolizes the Pope's authority and can even communicate directly with the Goddess of Holy Light Holy Light Scepter."

"Wright, without the Holy Light Scepter, are you sure the goddess's followers will acknowledge your legitimacy and authority?"

Wright was speechless for a moment.

He absolutely did not want Qin Chu to become pope, after all, he himself also wanted to be pope, but he had to admit that Galbraine's words made a lot of sense.

"Therefore, we must now find a way to take the Holy Light Scepter back from Qin Chu."

"We also need to find a way to get Qin Chu to voluntarily relinquish the papacy. In this way, both legitimacy and authority can be guaranteed."

Galbraine's words drew scorn from those around him. He made it sound so easy—to force Qin Chu to abdicate?

Are you kidding me?

Qin Chu is incredibly strong right now.

Even with divine favor, the berserk Rosweisse couldn't subdue Qin Chu for a while. Are you sure you're not dreaming that you can force Qin Chu to abdicate with just a few of your own?

"Our strength alone might not be enough, but..." Galbraine suddenly smiled, "This Hero is not without weaknesses..."

"This Hero seems to have many women around him, and he dotes on them very much. Among them, it is said that Qin Chu's favorite is the maid Angelica, who is also the weakest."

"They're not even Grand Sage yet. We can easily take them down anytime we want, just by assigning a few level 70+ subordinates..."

A strange smile gradually appeared on Galbraine's face.

Kidnapping.

Good heavens, the vice-commander of the Holy Knights Order, coming up with such a terrible idea! Do you even deserve the title of Knight?

"I'm doing this for the dignity and future of our Holy See, so I have no choice but to go against my conscience," Galbraine added.

Pah, shameless.

They were all internally criticizing it, but smiles couldn't help but show on their faces. Although the idea was shameless, it... seemed quite useful.

In any case, let's get our hands on the papacy first.

"Of course, it would be best if we also put forward a person in charge, who will become the Pope in the future."

"At the same time, he must also guarantee the interests of all of us here," Galbraine continued. "I have served as the Holy Knights Order for many years. If it weren't for that bitch Veronica suddenly appearing and me becoming the president, I feel that with my qualifications, I would be more than qualified to be the pope. Rest assured, everyone will benefit from my position as pope. I will only be the pope in name; the management of the entire Church will be a joint effort of the nine of us. What do you say?"

Good heavens, I really underestimated Galbraine's shamelessness.

After all that talk, so you just want to be the pope, huh?

"Galbraine, do you think it's appropriate for you to say that?" Another archbishop Alger, scoffed dismissively. "Does seniority automatically make you a pope?"

"If that's the case, then perhaps DeWitt, the caretaker of the Holy Church Cemetery, would be more suitable for this position. After all, he has been guarding the cemetery for over fifty years, and his seniority is greater than that of everyone present."

"Besides, don't you have any self-awareness about what you've done?"

"You joined the rebellion, causing tens of thousands of losses to the Holy Church and destroying Sanctum. It's already a favor that you weren't held responsible; yet you still have the nerve to aspire to be Pope? Where's your shame?"

Such disrespectful words caused Galbraine's face to darken.

Cain quickly stepped in to smooth things over. "Alger, you can't say that. Although we followed Rosweisse in rebelling against Augustus's rule, don't forget that Augustus imprison the saintess, which is a fact. I don't think we did anything wrong."

"Moreover, Lady Rosweisse possesses divine blood..."

"Pah! Is that the bloodline of a god? A red moon filling the sky, two horns on its head, two wings on its ribs, and a scarlet tail covered in scales behind it—are you sure that's not the bloodline of some Evil God?" Alger retorted directly.

Someone used magical projection to spread all the events that had happened in the Holy Church, and the bizarre and distorted image of Rosweisse caused a great stir.

In short, Saint Rosweisse's image has been completely ruined; she's even worse than Magic Creature.

Cain was momentarily speechless, then paused before replying, "Actually, we were just forced into it by Rosweisse..."

"Forced? How did we force you? We held a knife to your throat, and you chose to surrender and become a dog? People like you are not qualified to be Pope. Rather, you should be purged from the Holy Church."

"The Pope can only choose from me, Wright, and Bruel..."

The entire meeting room descended into chaos, with spittle flying, teacups and chairs flying everywhere; it was almost a physical fight.

On the other side.

Sanctum of the Earth Mother Church.

Saint Monica's gaze was somewhat unfocused as she praised the Lord of Pleasure's bravery.

That soft, warm body, comparable to Athena's, relieved Qin Chu of the physical fatigue he had been experiencing recently, and the heartfelt flattery gave him immense satisfaction.

But Saint Monica knew her work wasn't over yet. After a brief respite, she quickly struggled to her feet and began cleaning up.

In any case, she had to ensure that the Lord of Pleasure was 100% satisfied.

Her papal robes were intact; Saint Monica simply adjusted them and regained her original holiness, dignity, and elegance.