Chapter 218: The Golden Church's Power Division Rhodes Empire, Imperial Palace. All the ministers and even the top leaders of the Golden Church gathered together. "Your Majesty, what exactly do you want to call us together for? Recently, heretical sects have emerged in various countries, and the Golden See is very busy!" The Golden Pope stood in the center and said with some dissatisfaction. "Ah, Ulysses, I called you together because I have something important to tell you." Emperor Rhodes smiled, then looked at the ministers and the Golden Bishop below. "I got a photo stone," he said, "from the War Church's capital, Thoros." "Image stone?" "I remember it was a magical tool that recorded images?" "It's about the Church of War. Your Majesty, do you want to say something?" ……
There was a whisper coming from below, and the Golden Pope standing in the center was shocked when he heard the three words "Soros". "Gross! You sent people to monitor the Holy See?" Golden Pope Ulysses asked angrily. King Gross of Rhodes smiled and replied, "Don't say such harsh words. I just heard rumors about the Blood Cult building a temple in Soros, so I sent guards to investigate the situation." "It has nothing to do with the mission of the Golden Church." "Gross!" Ulysses obviously didn't believe what Gross said, and he wanted to say something else. "Okay, Ulysses, you should finish reading the contents of this photo stone first. I'm afraid the high priest you sent hasn't sent back any information yet?" Gross smiled and input magic power into the photo stone. As magic power was input, the image in the photo stone appeared. Starting from the Blood Temple, the Blood King walked out of the portal, followed by the followers of the Blood Cult. To the belief that Ophinina was devoured by gold, it finally turned into a battle! "Damn heretic! He actually dared to blaspheme the saint!" Ulysses said angrily as he looked at the content on the screen, "Fernando did a good job. When faced with such a heretic, we should..." He continued to speak, but the next second he saw the Blood King easily resisting Fernando, and in the end Fernando actually killed Ophinina! The words were stuck in his throat, and Ulysses looked at the scene with an unpleasant expression. Fernando actually chose to kill Ofinina? He could already feel the changing gazes around him. In the Rhodes Empire, the Rhodes Royal Family and the Golden Church each have their own rights, but the one who truly controls the empire is the Rhodes Emperor. However, the emperor did not interfere in the dissemination of the Golden Law, so on the surface the Golden See had more authority. Ulysses has always wanted to win over the forces loyal to the imperial royal family, but now Fernando did not rescue the saint but chose to kill her. He could understand Fernando's thoughts, but this was ultimately a betrayal of the golden believers. Would anyone be willing to side with and serve such a golden church? The scene in the photo stone continued. Just when everyone thought that Ophinina was about to die, a figure appeared like a ghost, blocked Fernando's attack with only a slender rapier, and then kicked Fernando out. Even through the video, the many Golden Believers and Imperial Knights present felt the young man's power. "Who is this? He is so young but he has the power to compete with Fernando?" "Is he a believer of the Church of War? It seemed like he used the power of the Law of War just now?"
"That's the heir to the Stuart family." Gross said softly, looking at Lear with a hint of surprise. "Stuart? Is he the Margrave of Brayfield?" Someone who had heard of Stuart revealed Lear's identity. Gross did not explain further, but continued to look at the image on the photo stone. What follows next is much more shocking than resisting Fernando! The scene turned to the Blood King, and the bloody spear was about to take Fernando's life in the next second, but the golden holy light illuminated the earth. The entire imperial hall fell silent, and everyone looked at the woman in the picture with disbelief on their faces. Gross also took a deep breath. The Golden Law Goddess rarely contacted the Empire and the Golden Church. The last time she appeared in Brefield was to eliminate another heretical deity. But it just disappeared after the gods were purged, leaving no oracles for the empire and the church. After that, the aliens came and the Golden Law Goddess issued an oracle again. "That's... the goddess?" After a long silence, someone broke the peace, like a stone falling into the water, and the hall suddenly became boiling. Almost all the knights and believers knelt down, even though it was just a vision. Ulysses also reacted. He never thought that the affairs of the Blood Cult would alarm the goddess. The image continued, and the descending Goddess of the Golden Law did not attack the Blood Cult, but instead pointed her spearhead at Lear. The battle between the two sides was about to break out. Seeing the young man fighting on equal terms with the Golden Law Goddess, everyone was shocked again. Until the Blood King pierced the chest of the Golden Law Goddess with a sword. "Damn heretic! How dare he sneak attack the goddess!" In an instant, everyone in the hall was furious, and they all stared at the bloody king in the picture, wishing they could skin him alive. Gross said nothing, but just looked at the image on the screen in silence. Next, the Lord of Blood appeared, the Blood King transformed into a devil and had a shocking duel with the Goddess of Golden Law, and finally the Goddess of Golden Law left the stage. "...The Golden Law encompasses everything. I can let you go today, but if you dare to continue to challenge the Golden Law, the next time will be your death!" After leaving her last words, the Goddess of Golden Law disappeared. The image stone dimmed and the picture disappeared. The hall fell into silence. Everyone felt as if they were out of their wits. Everything that had just happened in the scene made them feel incredible. "Why aren't you talking?" Gross's eyes swept across the hall. "This is what happened in Soros Royal City. This is also the heretical sect that Ulysses sent people to wipe out." Gross continued, "Ulysses, after reading this, are you sure you can deal with this blood sect?" As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something and added, "Oh, by the way, the news my scouts sent back is that this bloody king not only has three extraordinary professionals under his command, but also a large number of high-level professionals and a large number of other mid-level professionals." "They are called blood elves, and they are also the followers of the Lord of Blood." Gross's words echoed in the hall, and Ulysses' expression became extremely ugly. He originally did not take the Blood Cult seriously at all, but now it seems that the other party is completely different from the heretical sects he had eliminated before.
Judging from the image in the image stone, the opponent's high-end combat power is probably not weaker than the Church on the surface, or even stronger. The demon who can fight against the incarnation of the goddess... Where on earth did this horrible thing come from? "Ulysses, the Blood Cult is no longer something the Golden Church can handle. Everything will be handled by the Empire from now on." Gross spoke again, "Well, all affairs of the Golden Church will also be taken over by the Empire." He played these images to Ulysses for this very reason, to bring the power of the Golden Church into the hands of the Empire. "Gross, you can't..." Ulysses was about to retort. "You have no right to refuse." Gross interrupted Ulysses coldly. "You divided the power of the empire and established the Golden Church. You even fabricated doctrines and vigorously expanded the power of the Golden Church in the name of clearing heresy. These were all your arbitrary actions." Gross continued, "The Goddess's teachings have never swept away other laws, nor have they ever called other laws heresy." "I've allowed you to do whatever you want, but that's it." "You also heard what the goddess said at the end. The Golden Law encompasses everything!" Gross spoke seriously, and his series of words made Ulysses unable to refute. "My dear brother, hand over the power of the Holy See. You are still the Pope, but you can only be a Pope." Gross spoke the final words. "Gross, you can't..." Ulysses roared in unbearable anger, but the knights around him just looked at him with indifferent eyes, and even the believers of the Golden See behind him did not speak. The believers on both sides walked up to Ulysses and grabbed his hands. "What do you want to do? You are believers of the Holy See, how can you obey Gross's orders!" Ulysses said in shock and anger. He wanted to use his own power but suddenly found that the magic power in his body was stagnant. "What did you do to me! Gross!" Ulysses instantly looked at Gross on the throne. "I just hope you can be safe for the time being, my brother." Gross shook his head, "Your magic power will be sealed for three days. I hope you can think about it carefully." "To continue being a nominal pope, or... to abdicate completely," he said softly. "You poisoned me? Was it them?" Ulysses suddenly looked at the two confidants beside him. Gross didn't answer and looked at the two men. The two men holding Ulysses' hands understood and dragged Ulysses out of the hall. The hall fell silent again until Ulysses left. After a moment of silence, Gross looked at the ministers and knights present and asked, "Everyone, what suggestions do you have for the Blood Cult?" Gross did not have much hostility towards the Blood Cult. Just as the Golden Goddess said, the Golden Law encompassed everything. The Golden Rule has never been hostile to any other laws, but the Golden Church established by Ulysses has given everyone a stereotyped impression of the Golden Rule. After succeeding to the throne of the Rhodes Empire, Gross spread the teachings of the Golden Rule step by step, but his efficiency was too slow. The Golden Rule actually has no advantages over war and arcane, and can even be said to be a disadvantage. Gold has neither the pure combat power of war nor the powerful spell destructive power of arcane.
In the early days, most of the Golden Rule professions were auxiliary in nature. For example, a praying person has weak physical fitness and not strong combat ability. He usually acts as a healer in the team. But for adventurers, it is not cost-effective to bring a praying person with weak physical fitness and not much combat ability. Although healers are important, only one is enough for a team, which leads to not many people willing to become prayers. And even if they succeed, most of them just open a clinic in a town. As for the Royal Guard Knight, although he is very tough, the War Knight is even better. With a certain degree of tankiness, his combat effectiveness is also outstanding. Speaking of the Judge, this is a profession that has a strong impact on evil creatures and can even sense a person's malicious thoughts. Because of this characteristic, the Arbiter is even less popular among adventurers. No one can guarantee that they will not harbor malicious intent and be sensed by the Arbiter. The above reasons have led to the Golden Rule not being popular. This situation continued until Ulysses established the Golden Church. He actively recruited people with the gift of the Golden Law and spread the faith in the name of clearing heresy and saving the world. Countless people were saved, and a large number of heretical sects were unearthed and finally liquidated, whether they were evil or not. This move greatly increased the prestige of the Golden Rule and made it spread more widely, allowing the Golden Rule to surpass war and arcane in one fell swoop. The disadvantages of the Golden Rule profession have been reduced. The Golden Rule is not suitable for adventurers, but Golden Rule professionals can join the Church and get a job. Just like a civil servant. Ulysses's trial of heretics violated the teachings of the Golden Goddess, but it actually spread the faith in gold, so Gross allowed Ulysses to develop, and even though the prestige of the Golden See surpassed that of the royal family, he never suppressed it. Until now. The Blood Cult is not the weak heretical sects of the past. Even the goddess' descent could not clean up the blood. Such a heresy needs to be treated with caution. and…… Gross always felt that the goddess' attitude towards the Blood Cult was a little subtle. The Blood King pierced the incarnation of the goddess, but the goddess did not blame him too much. She even said words of tolerance to him and then left. Perhaps there is some connection between the gods and goddesses behind the Blood Cult? He was guessing in his mind. While he was thinking, a voice suddenly appeared in his mind. That is the voice of the Golden Goddess. Listening to the voice in his head, Gross's expression became strange. After a while, he raised his head and looked at the ministers below. "Everyone, as for the Blood Cult, since the Goddess has chosen to tolerate them, I don't want to be enemies with them, but I can't just ignore it either." Gross said in a deep voice. "I hope someone can go to Soros and communicate with the Blood Cult..." "I just received the oracle of the goddess. She hopes that we can make a bet with the Blood Cult." (End of this chapter)