Cathedral of Holy Light, Great Hall of Light.

Pope Saint Ivan III sat on his wide and gorgeous seat, and the holy light emerged out of nowhere from the air, shining on the space of several meters in a radius around the old man. Many bishops of the Holy Light Church were arranged in arcs before Saint Ivan III. In addition, there was no clergy below the bishop in the Great Hall of Light. This was obviously a high-standard gathering.

Veronica then pushed open the door and walked to her own position under the gaze of the bishops, on the right hand of the pope, the extremely respectful position.

The bishops nodded to Veronica, and no one showed any dissatisfaction because of her "lateness", at least on the surface. Veronica smiled and greeted everyone, and she exuded a warm and gentle atmosphere, just like every day in the past.

"Gentlemen, ladies and all are here," Saint Ivan III spoke, his voice old and hoarse, but it could spread throughout the hall, "Let's get started."

Veronica looked at the pope and saw the old man aged a little bit earlier than before. After the last star day, St. Ivan III's aging speed was greatly accelerated, almost every day he was older than the previous day. Now he is a shriveled old man in the seat, and from the outside he seems to die at any time. Only those eyes that still flashed by wise light from time to time, and the constant sacred aura, can make people realize the still powerful power of the old man and the majesty of the Holy Light Cult.

The holy light appeared out of thin air and shone on the pope. Veronica knew that this was actually a sign that life was about to reach its end. The holy light was the brilliance of the gods' guides and the bridge to the kingdom of God. When the pope was completely shrouded in the holy light, it was the day when the old man returned to the embrace of the Lord forever.

However, no one will feel sad about this, including the Pope himself: This is a symbol of supreme glory. The "holy trace" that can appear in the holy light when he is alive can be said to be the most glorious and lucky thing in the heart of every holy light believer. This not only requires an extremely pious heart, but also requires a very rare spiritual talent that can resonate with the origin of the holy light. Therefore, Pope Saint Ivan III smiled in the holy light, always with a peaceful and joyful mood. He smiled and looked at Veronica, and said in a volume that was not very high but could be heard by everyone: "First of all, let us congratulate on the birth of a new living saint. Veronica has passed the test of the Lord, witnessed the glory of the kingdom of God and returned to this world. She is the incarnation of the Holy Light and the closest child of the Lord."

This matter had reached the bishops' ears a few days ago, but the pope confirmed this in person today, so the bishops who were prepared had applauded and paid tribute to Veronica. Veronica smiled and replied indifferently: "The Holy Light is with each of us."

"The formal celebration will be held tonight. Then what is to be discussed is the recent rampage of cults everywhere," the Pope soon changed to the next topic, "the evil people are invading the Lord's believers, and their actions are the greatest blasphemy of the Holy Light."

One of the bishops stood up. He wore a tall golden crown and had an old and majestic face. But in Veronica's eyes, he was just a torch of holy light like others: "Under the crown, the activities of cultists are becoming more and more rampant. At present, in addition to the four borders, their clues have also appeared in the Holy Spirit Plain and even near the King Capital, especially the Eternal Sleepers. Those dream-makers who created ghosts and have no means of making treacherous things. They have created several sensational terrifying events in the west of the Holy Spirit Plain, and each time they were not discovered until a large number of victims appeared."

"The sleeper uses illusions and lies to deceive people, but the cunning of the pagans can only make the warriors of the Holy Light more determined," another bishop stepped forward. "Uncle, we have hanged and burned thousands of cultists in the Western and Northern borders, and have put more fools bewitched by heresy into the Inquisition. Our actions are inspiring. More and more unbelievers are aware of the greatness of the God of the Holy Light, and even alien believers come to seek the protection of the Holy Light Church, especially in the Western border, which is increasing."

"The dissident believers can also become the people of the Lord," the pope opened his eyes slightly, with a smile on his face, "We welcome any conversion."

"It is a good thing that our strength is growing, but the Lord's warriors also need worldly money to support them to have excellent equipment to fight against evil," the third bishop stood up and said with a solemn expression. "Uncle, the new Holy Cult Army is expensive, and the Paladin's weapons and combat priests' magic weapons are insufficient. We need to find ways to increase our income."

The bishops whispered, and then a man stood out: "Crown, I propose to increase the amount of worship collected by churches in various places, and urge local lords and rich peasants to donate more property and receive the protection of the holy light, and they should make more efforts."

"This year, the Holy Spirit Plain and the West have a good harvest, and civilians have extra money in their hands. Before they are corrupted by these sudden wealth, we can persuade them to dedicate this extra money to the church in exchange for peace of mind. They need the holy water and blessings of the church to cure diseases and drive away nightmares, and they will not dare to refuse the church."

The bishops put forward their opinions one by one, and these opinions all have sufficient reasons and reasons. St. Ivan III did not interrupt, but just listened carefully. It was not until everyone's speech was almost over that he looked at Veronica standing next to him: "What do we think of our new living saint?"

"Increasing the offering is not a long-term way, nor is it a stable way," Veronica nodded and looked at the bishops. Her voice was soft but very penetrating, as if it could directly echo in everyone's heart. "Substanders will inevitably indulge in money and suddenly let them increase their offerings. They will not be grateful for the protection of the Holy Light, but will only hate someone to take their belongings first."

Some of the bishops echoed Veronica's opinion: "It is inappropriate to collect additional property from those who have converted to the Lord. It is indeed the case. We should think of other ways..."

"We can allow those who are attacked by cultists, abandoned by alien gods, and converted to our Lord after receiving the protection of the Holy Light," the third bishop just now spoke again. "They have no power to resist when they are threatened by cultists because they believe in the wrong God, and they only remember to be respectful of the Holy Light when they need the Holy Light, so 'Atonement' is also a matter of course."

Veronica couldn't help but frown: "Will the atonement money become a threshold to keep those who originally wanted to convert to our Lord away?"

"We can stipulate the amount of atonement according to the property of converts, such as one-third or one-half of the property," the bishop said with a serious face. "This is also a test for everyone to pay the atonement. If they are still obsessed with this situation, it only means that they are too stingy and stupid, or that their hearts to convert to our Lord are not firm enough. Such converts will be rejected as a good thing."

The bishops expressed their approval of this brilliant plan, while Veronica just looked at all this quietly and said to herself: "Do you want to redeem your sins..."

A moment later, the bishops' discussion ended, and the pope concluded: "Then the matter is settled, and the specific amount and execution method of the atonement will be left to Bishop Talundis to formulate. Next, how is our missionary situation in various places?"

"There is no big change in our missionary situation in various countries outside Ansu. Tifeng's faith in the god of war is deep. All races in the Aogule tribe believe in their original gods. The Kaoling Kingdom has the highest acceptance of holy light, but due to the influence of the elves culture, most of them are shallow believers there. As for Ansu, due to the recent activities of cultists, our missionary work is progressing smoothly. At present, the number of believers in the southern, western and central regions is increasing rapidly..."

“What about the north and the eastern regions?”

"The missionary operations in the northern region have also been much smoother than before. Although the Wilder family has always refused to publicly convert family members, in view of the rampant cultists, Duchess Victoria Wilder has relaxed restrictions on the activities of the Holy Light Priest in the territory. As for the eastern part... the situation is still not good."

St. Ivan III's eyes closed slightly and he murmured to himself: "Is the land of Duke Silas..."

"Duke Silas Loren is a staunch royal sect and is quite opposed to missionary conduct on his land. He is not only a preacher of the Holy Light, but also a missionary from other sects is very restricted in his land. We are trying to find a breakthrough from his family members...but it has little effect."

"Duke Silas Loren has a strong control over the family. As long as his attitude does not change, the entire Loren family will not be shaken," the pope shook his head, "No need to be impatient, just let it go. They will eventually understand that the Holy Light is the only redemption of mankind."

The bishops lowered their heads and looked at each other subconsciously, but there was no commotion.

"The Holy Light is the only redemption of mankind." In public, this is a very sensitive sentence. It directly challenges the "holy covenant" jointly signed by various sects seven hundred years ago. However, this is the interior of the Holy Light Church, and it is a great hall of light without outsiders, so why not talk about it?

What's more, everyone here thinks so.

After most of the questions were discussed, Veronica looked at a bishop: "Bike Melev, is there any new news about the southernmost pioneering territory?"

The named bishop replied: "The church has little energy to bet there, but a missionary has recently established a church there and it looks very smooth."

"Did that ancient duke ask the missionaries to set up a church?" Veronica's eyebrows slightly raised, "This is really good news. The holy light once again illuminates the world."
Chapter completed!