After the results came out, the reporters were politely persuaded to leave the ceremony.
They dare not talk too much at this time.
Everyone knows that the next step is to play a hide-and-seek game with the assassin. Although the reporters were all curious about the final result, in the end no one dared to stay here and get in the way.
The main reason is that they do not dare to arouse the suspicion and hostility of Theocratic State - they were invited here by Theocratic State not because they have any face, but because Theocratic State is willing to give them this face. In the same way, if you make people angry, you may have to take back the face.
They are just reporters, not newspaper owners.
If the Theocracy is offended and all reporters under this newspaper are ordered to be banned from entering the Theocracy... then no one can bear this responsibility. They might even run into trouble locally - those officials would definitely do such a thing in order to please the Theocracy.
Therefore, the idea of "exclusive news" just ran around in the mind, and no one dared to wonder who the master assassin who would eventually be caught was.
... Of course, the bigger reason is that news like "Who is the assassin who assassinated the Saint" cannot beat "The Pope of Humanity who is only 19 years old" 10,000% of the time. News.
Many times, the “exclusivity” and “authenticity” of news are not too important. If everyone is discussing something passionately, even if you come up with really valuable exclusive news, it is very likely that no one will pay attention to it.
In the end, only Aiwass and his party were left here to have lunch by the Gray Saint.
The lunch was very sumptuous...because it was not human food.
Gray, the clergyman second only to the previous Eternal Pope, showed Aiwass his unique attainments in advanced divine arts. Served as a feast to celebrate Aivas's papacy.
——She prayed to the host of the banquet and summoned a table full of "Heroes' Banquet" out of thin air.
The host of the banquet himself likes to hold banquets for friends, and almost every day is a sumptuous banquet. As long as strangers come to his territory and express respect and kindness, and bring any "sufficiently thoughtful gift", they can be invited to the banquet until they are full.
If you want to come later, you can come at any time with a gift; if you become more familiar, you don’t even need to bring a gift, and you can even order food.
Compared with the almost endless food and wine in the dream world, what Gray asked for was only some dishes from the banquet that day.
There are eleven dishes in total, which is not a lot. But Aiwass didn't recognize each dish at all - because these were all delicacies cooked with dream monsters as ingredients. Those are some delicacies that do not belong to the material world.
For example, there is a dish with silver fish that looks like moonlight. They are still able to move freely in the cold and sweet fish soup. When eaten in the mouth, except for the cold and sweet taste, you can only taste a texture that is as soft as fish belly and jelly.
Another dish is thickly sliced and grilled dragon tail. It was covered with a thick layer of black sticky sauce, and the spicy taste steamed up with white mist, pouring into the nose from half a meter away.
The most dangerous thing is a dish that looks quite normal - it is dark red octopus tentacles skewered into iron sticks. But when Aiwass bit it, it suddenly came to life in Aiwass' mouth, and then punched his mouth mercilessly!
That is, Aiwass was stubborn enough to bite it into pieces and eat it. It finally turned into energy obediently.
Aiwass can still recognize these.
There are also some dishes that look very strange, but taste quite good - such as a strange "crab claw" as huge as a hammer, a large piece of soft flesh with spines like a sea cucumber, And pink meat that was as chewy as noodles...
When Aiwass took a tentative bite and found that the taste was really good, he made up his mind not to ask the smiling person. The Pure White Saint said "what are they all".
——It’s delicious anyway, so there’s no need to add unnecessary psychological pressure.
More than two hours had passed since Aiwass and the others had finished eating this table of extremely sumptuous dishes.
Including Yanis, there are five of them in total. A few more cardinals joined in the process, and I managed to finish them all without wasting any.
At this time, the cardinals finally tasted "Holy Tree No. 1".
Everyone clinked glasses in a friendly manner, and then clinked glasses with Aiwass with a smile, and everyone shouted "His Majesty the Pope" uprightly.
"You are really playing me, right?"
Aiwass couldn't help complaining: "Won't you tell me in advance?"
"Because it will be more real."
Cardinal Galatea on the side replied: "This is a script I wrote - everyone said that because I contracted the twin mirror, they let me Do it. Because I didn’t know you well before, Pope Aiwas, I can only choose the safest way... Please forgive me.”
Her voice was so cold that it was almost cold. , reminds people of a frozen and cracked lake, or a crystal wind chime.
She is the girl with a snow-like temperament and long pure white hair who was descended by the twin mirror gods before - the one who was secretly kissed by Henga.
She was the only one sitting at the table and eating nothing.
Because she is a construct - Aiwass knows the word construct. For example, Mechanical Dolls and Rune Golems are considered constructs. And when the game reaches version 6.0, the reputation of the construct family will officially appear... They are servants from the extinct ancient civilization "Atlantis"Race "Star Crystal People".
Roughly speaking, it is a kind of intelligent machine.
But unlike omnics, star crystal people have souls, so they can also absorb the power of the path - that is not a soul created out of thin air, but a "soul that has died" Atlanteans" stored in a crystal. It is then implanted into a replaceable construct, thereby achieving a kind of "mechanical immortality."
Their biggest sign is that there will be a cardinal-like crystal on the surface of the body. The second thing is that their limbs are cold.
In fact, now that I think about it carefully, this actually has something to do with the "Swampman" technology.
If nothing else, Galatea should be a star crystal person.
When Aiwass was hesitating whether to say hello to Galatea to confirm, Cardinal Matilda on the side came over.
"I actually said it," Cardinal Matilda said helplessly, "Do I want to tell you in advance...but Gray said no."
"Because I want to give you a surprise."
Gray said with a smile and reached out to touch Aiwass's hair: "I heard that you have some resistance in Avalon? With an identity...even if it is only for half a year, no one will dare to go against you after you return to Avalon.
"This is...the 'date' you gave me. of thanks. ""
Isabel on the side suddenly looked over warily, and then Gray quickly touched Isabel's hair in a comforting manner.
"Resistance?"
Aiwass was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
I have resistance in Avalon?
Isn’t Avalon...already counted as my treasure?
It was only then that Aiwass realized that it was the persona he and Isabel were co-acting with when he showed weakness.
Ah this...
...but this is not impossible.
Gray is right.
Even if it is only for half a year as acting pope... Although everyone knows that this is just a "puppet pope", a "living coat rack" of Gray who cannot wear the "Holy Crown" because of the coagulation. " and "safe with legs" comes with "designated ppt preacher, stand-in media spokesperson"...
But even so, Aiwass can still touch part of the power of the Theocracy. .
Even the king's groom and the earl's housekeeper can be considered high-class people... let alone the eternal pope's substitute.
With this identity, the intimidating power of the name Aiwass will reach a new level. After all, no one knows how many people Aiwass can attract in the Theocracy... and the Eternal Theocracy is a typical humane society. Even if Aiwass only serves temporarily for a period of time, he will definitely get help from the cardinals.
"...but this is such a surprise."
AiwassSomewhat helpless: "I was completely unprepared. Sherlock thought I was just here to attend a meeting, join in the conversation, and go back in a while. Who would have thought that I would become the Pope when I came back..."
But forget it, after all, I got the benefit for myself - Aiwass is not the kind of person who takes advantage and still behaves.
"Then when will I take over?"
Aiwass asked simply: "Also, what work do I have to deal with?"
"No need to do anything."
Gray said simply: "As for the specific time... you can decide it. In fact, the Pope can still hold on for half a month, but if you have nothing to do, you can It can be done in advance. It would be best to take over within a week."
"No need to do anything?"
Aiwass was a little confused.
Then he suddenly reacted: "You mean... just like today's eternal pope, take a long sleep?"
Wouldn't that mean going to jail? ?
Gray said helplessly: "Yes, this is the most important responsibility of the Pope - to put on the Holy Crown, and then fall into a dream. And in the dream, the Pope will interact with the entire The kingdom of giant trees merged into one. The Theocracy's energy source was inexhaustible, and that was not just because of the 'blood of the giant tree'... In other words, if the giant trees were just the remaining 'carcasses', they would not be enough to feed so many people. People..."
"...I understand"
Aiwass opened his eyes slightly: "In other words, the Pope actually wants to occupy the body of the giant tree. ', to keep it 'alive'?"
"Yes"
Gray nodded: "Your consciousness will penetrate into everyone in the Theocracy. Corner. Of course, you can also gather the power of the giant tree's blood to create an avatar, but this avatar cannot leave the Theocracy...but you can also do other things.
" In this process, your abilities on the path of devotion will be pulled directly to the highest level because of the intense act of devotion. The purer your path is and the more you concentrate on dealing with various matters related to the giant tree, the more benefits you will get in the end... If nothing else happens, you will soon be preparing for promotion to the fifth level. If necessary, I will find someone to accompany you to advance.
"As for the lifespan consumed by driving the Holy Crown...I will also compensate you as soon as possible. These things will be taken care of before I fall into deep sleep."
Gray said Clearly and understandably, he had obviously already thought that Aiwass would ask these questions.
Ah, no wonder...
Aiwass suddenly understood why the Pope was so powerful but could not leave the Theocracy.
Because the "Pope" that people usually see is actually the incarnation of the Pope molded by the power of a giant tree. It is essentially a phantom, not a living creature. The real Pope basically falls into a deep sleep all the time and cannot wake up for more than a few hours.
In this way,That's much better than being in jail -
It's not just lying around and doing nothing, it's just lying around and gaining experience!
That’s a kind of cultivation retreat!
Hey, but...
Aiwass suddenly remembered that he still had a chance to separate himself!
Today's Aiwass is not particularly "pure" because he still has some power from beyond the path.
But if Aiwass uses the Gap of Two Acts to split himself in two... then he will directly obtain an "absolutely pure" devotee incarnation!
He could have left this devotee clone in the Theocracy to level up on idle. And another incarnation of the transcendent mixed with the Son of the Moon and the Sin Scholar can take the opportunity to sneak to Star Antimony to have a look.
It just so happened that he had something to go to Xingzhi - he had to find a way to save Lily. We have to rush to the places we need to go and fish out the people we need to fish out before Fallen Sky Secretary comes.
In this way, there is no delay in both!
Perfect!
Aiwass nodded with satisfaction.
"...However, since I have become the acting pope now," Aiwass said seriously, "then I think the 'war' with Star Antimony can be stopped.
< p> "After all, the initiation of this war has something to do with me. If I, as the acting pope, still support the existence of this 'revenge war', I think the Theocracy's position will appear biased. ”——At least it must end before the Fallen Sky Division comes. This is what Aiwass has planned for a long time.
Otherwise, after the Fallen Sky Division comes down, I am afraid that it will be over after the Fallen Sky Division has established a firm foothold. I'll give Avalon a slap in the face
"...If you can think so, that's great! "
Gray was also a little surprised.
Obviously she thought so too, but she didn't dare to mention it to Aiwasth.
"But... ..."
She glanced at Isabel hesitantly: "Don't you need to discuss this matter with Isabel? "
"Aiwass can represent my attitude and point of view on all matters concerning Avalon and the Theocracy's position. "
Isabel replied simply.
Aiwass added: "In fact, I was originally scheduled to hold a wedding with Isabel at the end of May. "
"...Ah, congratulations. "
When Gray heard the news, he was a little hesitant.
She frowned and asked: "Then when the time comes...Your Majesty Isabel, you can come when the time comes. The Theocracy? I'm afraid Aiwass, the acting pope, can't go to Avalon..."
"I'm afraid not," Aiwass shook his head, "because it is also the coronation ceremony of the new queen of Avalon... …”
“——I think it’s okay. "
Isabel said this.
She raised her head and looked at Gray, and said seriously: "Compared to being crowned in Avalon... I think coming to the Theocracy, crowned at the wedding scene with the acting pope, which is more sacred and has higher standards. In this way, it can also convey a concept to people...
"——We, Avalon and the Theocracy, are a close family."
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