Chapter 62 - His majesty the pope who spreads the holy light (5) (2/2)

Lu Heng did not know whether to laugh or cry and wondered if he had caught an illness from flying outside, bit his distracted musings could not continue: “Who did you hear this from?”

“Lishcus’s Bard.” Ionas recalled carefully, “In the long poem he had sung, he said that the beautiful girl upon having received the long-awaited gift, offered the handsome soldier her soft lips, and they rolled together in the wild flowers, and shared a song about life. Don’t you human beings all believe in the god of light? Why sing to the goddess of life? The goddess of life is the main god of the elves. Is that girl an elf?”

“… You’ll never see that bard again, Io.” Lu Heng finished, nodded to Ionas and went into the temple.

‘Deserving to be the treasure of this dragon lord, his possessive desire is as strong as that of the dragons.’ Ionas looked at Lu Heng’s back and mused about him. Although he was only a demigod and even though Esmond had fallen, he could not enter the inner hall of light out of courtesy. Ionas had to turn into a dragon and he lay at the door of the temple, ready to take a nap without wasting time while waiting for the other person to come out.

At this moment, Lu Heng was standing behind the statue of the God of light, holding the statue taken out from the outer statue in his hand. He put the statue on his forehead and closed his eyes.

Mind Sight.

Lu Heng saw the power of faith had permeated the whole temple, since it was the power of faith that was emanated from the believers in all parts of the mainland praying to the God’s image. However, Lu Heng was not looking for those who believed in the God of light. His goal was to find the one who believed in the statue in his hands, that is, believers who had faith in the Pope.

The two cardinals closest to the Pope knew everything about the collapse of the divine realm. They believed not in the fallen God of Light, but in His Majesty the Pope. Lu Heng decided to contact these two highly reliable assistants.

A moment later, from within the myriad lines, a ray of light finally plunged into the statue in Lu Heng’s hand. But the strength of this believer was too weak to be that from the two powerful Cardinals. Nevertheless, since it was the power of faith towards him, this person must be trustworthy.

Divine descension.

The surrounding scenery began to twist and change. In front of Lu Heng, it was Princess Windsor, kneeling on the ground, holding her hands in her heart and praying. Strangely enough, Princess Windsor was wearing a battle priest costume. She was dressed in light armour, with a hammer around her waist, and her blonde hair tied into a ponytail. This was usually the costume of a priest within a team of adventurers.

“Windsor.”

Hearing Lu Heng’s voice, Princess Windsor opened her eyes in incredulously, and saw that it was indeed Lu Heng. Her eyes brightened: “Holy Father, Your Majesty Pope.”

When Princess Windsor finished her disciple greeting, she stood up in a hurry. When she walked up to Lu Heng, she realized that it was only an illusion.

“Descension!” Princess Windsor muffled her mouth and whispered, “You are able to perform the Divine descension.”

Seeing the girl’s overwhelming admiration, Lu Heng gently smiled at her and said, “Windsor, are you going out for something important?”

“Ah,” Princess Windsor blushed in an instant. “I thought you were imprisoned by the dragon, and I called in the best team of adventurers to rescue you. Now it seems that I had thought too much. You are so powerful!”

Lu Heng’s mood was somewhat complicated, and his mind could not help but conjure some strange images. In order to prevent his imagination from running out of control, Lu Heng quickly changed the topic back to proper business.

“Windsor, I need your help for something.”

“I shall follow your orders.” Princess Windsor didn’t even ask what it was. She put her right hand on her chest and promised affirmatively.

What Lu Heng told Princess Windsor, if one said it was difficult, it could be said to be difficult and if one said it was easy, it could be said to be easy. He asked Princess Windsor to pretend to be the Pope, and have the two Cardinals assist her regarding the details. After a few appearances, she could stay in the Vatican in the name of praying in seclusion. The Pope had done similar things several times before. Therefore, as long as Princess Windsor was brave enough to do it, nothing could go wrong.

This time he was taken away by a dragon, which had caused a great disturbance. If he did not appear in front of the congregation for a long time, they would most certainly panic. As of now, Lu Heng estimated that he couldn’t get rid of the Gold Dragon for the time being. He had no choice but to ask Princess Windsor for help. Moreover, Lu Heng also had other plans, and he did not intend to let the pope’s identity restrict his actions for a while.

Princess Windsor listened to Lu Heng’s plan, which might have been a surprise to other believers. She did not regret it. She was still willing to obey Lu Heng’s orders. After consulting the two men, she decided the reason she would give her brother was that she wanted to study in the Vatican. As for Surrey disagreeing, it was no longer within Windsor’s consideration. Anyways, her elder brother has never been able to persuade her to change her mind.

After solving the issues involving the Vatican, Lu Heng returned to the Temple of Darak. He took out a black box from the storage ring, which he found in Ionas’ treasure pile. At that time, Lu Heng only glanced at it twice, and Ionas pulled the whole pile of treasures in front of him.

Lu Heng opened the box with a doll in it. The doll was only half the size of the palm, and it was only a steel skeleton made entirely of steel- which gave it a scary appearance.

The inside cover of the storage box was stamped with a seal displaying a coat of arms.

This was a goblin product.