Devil's Bible

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“So, since that’s the case, we might as well make a move sooner rather than later…” Nemus gradually had an idea.

Meanwhile, after several days on the run, Mocania launched a surprise attack on a base of a fictitious agreement.

At this base, Mocania and his companions discovered some documents written in coded language.

Sensing the potential importance of this information, Mocania and his team took it with them and quickly deciphered it.

"Mocania, it's the data from the teleportation array!" Amy's eyes lit up at that moment.

She held the document, her expression extremely excited.

The document describes a method for constructing a long-distance teleportation array.

It was created by Becky, the chief alchemist of the fictional agreement.

The Fictional Protocol was already researching teleportation arrays, and after obtaining church data, this research went even further.

Especially after dismantling so many teleportation arrays, Becky's knowledge about teleportation arrays has been basically analyzed.

According to Becky's research log, a teleportation array dismantled by the fictional protocol is currently being broken down into different materials and transported to Zhongping Town in the Azure Whale.

To facilitate their rule, the fictional agreement plans to construct a large-scale internal teleportation array to strengthen connections between different regions.

"In other words, if we can intercept this batch of teleportation array materials and then rearrange them, it might be possible to get support from the church!"

Upon receiving this news, all the clergy who were fleeing were greatly encouraged.

Finally, there's a glimmer of hope.

Chapter 477 Key to Success and Power

If a floating whale falls, the most culpable person will inevitably be the local chieftain.

In most regions, golden-type priests do not possess sustained, normal combat capabilities until they complete their transformation into light.

Therefore, the Grand Commander is the highest-ranking official in a region.

If the floating whale shows any signs of falling, the Grand Master will be convicted of dereliction of duty and will have to do everything in his power to atone for his sins.

However, this matter has put many people in a difficult position.

The Azure Whale has fallen, but its Grand Commander is none other than the Holy Son Nemus.

In this matter, Nems was truly wronged.

He had only been in office as the head of the regiment for a little over a month when he was summoned to headquarters to "do something big".

And then, in the process, not only were the established goals achieved, but additional gains were also made.

Although everyone who went to the abyss with the Holy Son died, according to the information from the Black Prison Master's undercover work, it all makes sense.

It could even be said that the Holy Son was able to break through because of the special nature of the legendary species.

In this situation, the other party was not even in the Azure Whale, and the news was obtained by the fictional demon, the new demon lord, who then struck first.

The loss of the Azure Whale cannot be blamed on the Holy Son Nemus in any way.

However, people often don't value reason, and the world often doesn't operate on reason.

At this moment, there is only one thing that can be argued—human nature.

Jeff Mott is dead.

His position is one of the thirteen cardinals of the Discipline Church headquarters.

It can be said that these thirteen people, together with the Pope, formed the highest power hierarchy in the entire Church.

The position of Cardinal can be held by either a priest or a paladin, and there was even an alchemist in history who became a Cardinal Bishop.

For these thirteen positions, one person must step down before another can be added.

At the same time, the position of Pope will only be chosen from among these thirteen people.

However, because the Pope has received divine grace and possesses divinely bestowed relics, he is generally not troubled by the issue of lifespan.

It's quite normal for a pope to live for thousands of years, barring any major problems.

Counting back, there have only been seven or eight popes so far.

The current Pope of the Discipline Church ascended to the throne after the catastrophe 1,200 years ago, and is far from the time to abdicate.

In this situation, the position of Cardinal Bishop is the highest position that a clergyman in the church can reach.

Now Jeff's seat is vacant, along with three or four other seats for older guys.

Meanwhile, the several middle-aged clergy who had previously vied for the position of cardinal died together in the abyss.

The most important point is about Garice Mott.

This clergy member was also one step away from the position of cardinal, except that she and Jeff Mott were members of the same family and had a close causal relationship with each other.

Therefore, Galise was unable to take Jeff's pivotal position.

However, in terms of power and prestige, Galis was no less than the Cardinal.

Her achievements are great. If another cardinal were to step down now, Galis would be able to succeed him immediately without much competition.

Therefore, while she couldn't sit in Jeff's position, she could prevent others from sitting there.

During this process, the role played by Nemes led many people to speculate about Garlis's thoughts.

Although Jeff and his group were prepared to die when they set off this time.

But even if someone actually dies, it will still leave a bad taste in people's mouths.

These people's thoughts formed a strange public opinion—that the Holy Son Nemus had not done his best in this operation, and that Lord Jeff was a Cardinal Bishop, so even if Nemus himself died, he should have rescued Lord Jeff!

"Hehehe!" Upon hearing these reports, Galis laughed.

"These people... are truly shameless." How could Galis not understand the reason behind this public opinion?

Jeff was her blood ancestor from several generations ago, but after she showed her talent, Jeff took her under his wing and trained her.

Emotionally, Garlis is closer to Jeff's granddaughter.

She owes her current status to the care of such a 'grandfather'.

Her attitude largely determined who would become the Cardinal, and at this point, Nemus became their stepping stone to curry favor with Galis.

However, Galis was not foolish; how could she not know that Jeff was only trying to gain posthumous fame and at the same time wanted to risk his life for a better position in the Kingdom of God?

Everyone knows about this, but it's not exactly something to be proud of, which is why it's treated as a normal planned operation.

It is a sin to allow a cardinal to fall into the trap during normal operations.

However, the actual situation cannot be calculated in this way.

These people are simply trying to curry favor with her, which is why they are pushing this wave of public opinion, while also attacking their competitors.

The Holy Son's abilities this time are undeniable.

Regardless of how the Twin Demons died, at least they are dead.

At the same time, it also helped the Black Prison Lord stabilize his position as Demon Lord, a fact known only to those few Cardinal Bishops.

In addition, the Holy Son brought back information about the Shadow Lord Atata.

In terms of ability, the Holy Son is not bad.

He lacks only achievements and qualifications, and he lacks them by a great deal.

Therefore, even if the Holy Son doesn't encounter any problems this time, he will basically have no chance of ascending to the position of the pivot.

It's instinctive to attack competitors.

This time, only one position of key position will be vacant, and there can only be one winner.

What about next time?

They could foresee that Nemus would be qualified to compete for the position of Cardinal next time.

Therefore, it is still necessary to suppress it in advance.

Too young, unreliable.

Let's wait a few hundred more years before discussing the pivotal position.

This is a consensus among everyone.

Thus, based on this consensus, various opinions used the fall of the Azure Sky and the death of the Cardinal to suppress Nemus.

Jialisi saw everything clearly from the side.

He also felt a nameless rage, but it wasn't directed at Nemes; rather, it was directed at the scheming and despicable people within the church.

Although they were helping Jeff build his 'good reputation,' they were actually exploiting him.

At the same time, those people seemed to have forgotten that the Holy Son could also be considered one of her people.

It was also Galis who pushed for the appointment of the Holy Son of the Azure Whale as the Grand Master of the Azure Whale, and it was she who held the appointment ceremony.

From this perspective, the Holy Son was her former subordinate.

"They openly target Nemus and suppress his achievements, thus preventing me from openly opposing their ascension to the position of Principality."

"Secretly, they are also reducing my manpower, thus gradually preventing me from ascending to other key positions."

There is currently only one vacancy for the pivotal position, and the future one has been partially reserved by Jialisi.

Others, however, will not simply accept their fate.

Jialisi has no shortage of strength, ability, achievements, and qualifications, so let's create other gaps in her abilities.

Chapter 478 The Power Center of the Precepts

Galis saw through the power struggles.

The reason she was able to become a pre-selected cardinal bishop was entirely because she herself did not exist solely for power.

"Instead of engaging in these power struggles and schemes, you should focus on improving yourself and becoming more useful!" Jia Lisi was also somewhat disappointed in her son.

Although her mind was not pure and she could not become a saint, she had her own beliefs, and those beliefs were extremely firm.

With this unwavering resolve, her strength and abilities are now indispensable to the church.

Others, however, lacked the confidence to believe they couldn't function without him, which is why they resorted to scheming and manipulation.

“Perhaps one day, the Holy Son will become a saint and will no longer compete with these people.” Galis saw things clearly.

Because cardinals have to deal with all sorts of miscellaneous tasks, and these tasks are the most exhausting to one's will.

Therefore, the sage does not enter the mechanism, but exists alone.

Saints, to a certain extent, do not need to listen to the Pope; they are directly responsible to God.

If a saint and the pope have a conflict, the saint does not need to heed the pope's orders unless the pope issues them directly in the name of God, and this does not constitute any problem.

This is why, although saints do not possess power, they wield power similar to, or even occasionally stronger than, that of cardinal bishops.

“However, given the current situation, we can’t let them continue to be in such chaos.” Galis stood up and walked towards the headquarters.

Nems had only escaped from the abyss about a month ago.

The problem was reported immediately after the separation.

The story of Jeff suddenly targeting Atata, and how their Arc Technique was broken for some unknown reason, forcing everyone to join forces against Atata, attracted the church's great attention.

After all, the Arc Body Technique has generated a great deal of profit for the church, and even the Black Prison Lord has, to some extent, utilized the Arc Body Technique.

It was only because the Lord of the Black Prison possessed unique abilities and talents that he was able to accomplish the feat of becoming a Demon Lord using the Arc Body Technique.

Although the Black Prison Lord stated that the problems currently emerging still only exist within his cooperation with the Discipline Church, this still worries the Church.

Therefore, they are now paying more and more attention to Atata, the Shadow Lord.

He also became increasingly concerned about the weaknesses in Atata that Nemus had uncovered.

“If necessary, we should still plan an operation against Atata,” a bald man said. Inside the Hall of Light, there were shimmering whale fat plates everywhere, their light converging and changing, creating an exceptionally strong sense of holiness.

If a deeply sinful sinner comes to the Temple of Light, he is very likely to be infected by the sacred power here and thus repent.

If a demon were to appear here, it would probably be purified by the sacred power here without having to do anything.

This is what makes the Temple of Light so special.