Chapter 350 (1/2)
350 – Inheritance (Second half)
Mayne was stunned He stared into the oldto see what the other party meant
However, he couldn’t find what he was looking for
His gaze was no longer profound as it had been in the past, able to thrust deep into his heart He ained knowledge from the ten thousand scriptures, but…He lacked time
His Excellency was not joking, Mayne realized that his journey was indeed reaching its end
His eyes were somewhat cloudy
He knelt down again, with his forehead touching the ground, but this tiet up like before After reaching that position, his voice called to him
“Follow me”
The guards taking care of the Pope carried hi hi hi to the Cardinal Secret Area Mayne i the Cardinal Te and narrow corridor On the smooth wall, every ten steps or so an illu until its end
He did not know for how long he walked, but after a while Mayne left the corridor, and his vision suddenly brightened, turning the rough floor into one ular walls, and on top, a chandelier hanging froe was connected to a basement
“We are in the old Holy City’s underground Cathedral,” watching the confusion in Mayne’s eyes, the Pope went ahead and said, “the structure here and the one above ground are exactly the same, but it’s built backwards, so I’m used to call it the Reflected Church”
“Underground Cathedral? I have always thought the Cathedral had no basement” Mayne exclaimed with a bit of surprise
“Indeed, it does not have one, both are not interlinked,” O’Brien sround corridor from the Cardinal Secret Area The roof is made of several layers of thick slate and a clay h”
“Why…is it designed like this?”
“In order to keep the secret, but not bury it thoroughly Every Pope, before taking the throne, must come to the Reflected Church, and witness the establishment, development, and expansion of the Church, while sioal”
“Defeat the Devils” Mayne replied
O’Brien did not nod in affirh “No child, it is to win the smile of God”
The Archbishop froze “What?”
The Pope did not answer hi the stairs and slope’s direction, they started to go upwardly Before long, the group arrived at a grand,by the surroundings, this should be the prayer room of the Reflected Church
The thick wooden doors were slowly pushed open, producing a squeaking sound Although it seemed like the Pope did not visit this hall frequently, it did not have the particular s it obvious that someone had always come to clean it