Not a Witch

The torrential rain poured from the sky, and the thick rain was like a solid city wall.

Blossoming water splashed on the ground, the dense sound covered everything, the mud splashed with the rain, and there was a smell of earth in the air.

Even though it was so noisy, it suddenly made people feel a little quiet.

Headquarters of the Knights of the Holy Lance.

It was raining heavily outside the window, and the rain flowers splashed on the window sill, and the tiny water droplets were blown into the room like mist by the wind, which made people feel a little cool.

At the moment, there are 6 people sitting at the table in the Knight's Hall, among them Otis is at the head, and there are three people on each side, and Ferreira is also among them.

"Is there any news from Ten Swords Palace recently?" Otis asked.

"No, Sibis has been staying in it, never going out, and not responding to what happened a few days ago." A thousand riders replied.

"It seems that he is going to let this matter hang out and deal with it slowly after the heat is over." A knight analyzed it this way.

"But won't this affect its reputation?" said a certain thousand riders.

"Maybe people don't care. Sibis has been operating in the church for many years, relying on students, colleagues, seniors and other relationships to weave a lush network of interests. These allies will not change just because of this small incident and damage to their reputation. position. And the real voters in the general election are not ordinary monks and nuns, but those bishops and Zodiac senior officials who hold power.”

"Then it would be a bit disadvantageous to us. We expected him to make some moves." A certain thousand cavalry commander sighed.

"Perhaps he also realized that no matter what he said at this time, it would be wrong to explain it."

There are quite a few thousand knights in the Knights of the Holy Gun, but they are really Otis' confidantes, and there are only a few people in front of them.If Sibis is the kind of business model that casts a wide net and deploys more, then Odis focuses on a few hardcore supporters.

These Qianqichang and his subordinates are the kind of people who can really risk their lives for them, which also makes him feel very relieved.

The Pope's election will begin at the beginning of next month, among whom the bishops of the churches from all over the country, the top officials of the Zodiac, and the captains of the Three Thousand Knights, etc. will be entitled to vote.

It is also worth mentioning that the adjudication division has no voting rights, which is a kind of constraint and a kind of protection. They will supervise the process of the general election and do not have to stand for it.

Among them, in terms of the number of votes, bishops from various churches accounted for about 70% of the votes, while the Zodiac accounted for about 20%, and the three major knight orders accounted for 10%.Although the bishops occupy a large number, the factions among them are very scattered and unclear. They are more or less connected with the Zodiac in the church. They know the general situation at present, but their positions are not firm.

"However, it is not completely ineffective. At least recently, many bishops from other places have visited the head of the group to reconsider the future votes."

Several of them talked about the recent situation.

"What's going on with Benes?" Otis asked suddenly.

"Archbishop Benes stayed in the Aquarius Palace as usual recently, without any special actions. However, an interesting thing happened a few days ago."

"Oh, what's the matter." Several other people also became interested.

"It is said that a new member of the Judgment Department wanted to enter the inner palace, but was stopped by the guards, and then she took out the badge of the Judgment Department."

"Haha, it's really interesting. I guess she is not very old, and she doesn't know what it means."

"People in the Judgment Division generally don't show off their logo badges easily. Once they do, they must have solid evidence and are ready to kill."

"I guess those guards were also very angry and funny. Later, because she was young, they didn't specifically pursue it."

"What happened after that?"

"After that? It seems that the nun was pulled into the inner palace and gave a good lecture before being released."

"However, because of this matter, many people have secretly speculated recently whether there is something wrong with Benesse, and she will be approached by the Tribunal. This is not a good signal."

"But it's a good signal for us. Originally, Benesse's qualifications are low. Although she has the strength of Sequence Nine, she has only been promoted for a few years and is still not stable. In this way, it makes me feel at ease and free up my hands to deal with Xi Bis."

"Compared to the simple Benes, the old and cunning Sibis is much more difficult to deal with. He will be the biggest obstacle for Lord Otis to run for Pope." Several knight commanders analyzed the primary target at the moment.

"But recently he has responded negatively, so we have no good solution for a while."

"That's it." A knight commander raised his hand. This person is Farreira, the knight commander who recommended himself to Otis some time ago.

"If the fire isn't big enough, let's add another fire. When the public opinion is overwhelming, let's see which bishop dares to stand on the side of Sibis." He said slowly, and then clenched the palm covered with the fine steel gauntlet.

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A few days later, there were more bad news about Sibis in the holy mountain. Some said that he was raising a prostitute, some said that he bullied widows, some said that he suppressed the former teacher, and some said that he cheated in the pastor's assessment, etc. Wait.

The vivid descriptions of these rumors have aroused all kinds of attention in the daily ordinary church. Even these clerics who cultivate their minds sometimes cannot help discussing in a low voice after tea and dinner, and its scope is getting wider and wider. Wide, and even began to spread from the headquarters to branches in various places.

"Hey, have you heard something about Archbishop Sibis recently?" After finishing their daily work, two young monks were sitting on a stone to rest, when one of them suddenly mentioned the recent news.

"Which one are you talking about? I've heard a lot of news recently. I didn't expect that the big man above would be such a thing."

"Haha, who isn't, but he has been exposed recently. In my opinion, there are quite a few bishops who behave like this."

Although these rumors describe many details, most of them are the past events of the year. The parties and deeds are hidden in time. Even if Sibis defends himself, it is very difficult.And the general public doesn't care whether it's true or false, they only care about whether it's interesting or not.

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Palace of Ten Swords, inner palace of flowing water.

Sibis was still sitting on the bench by the pool, eating sweet and crisp berries, and listening to the people below reporting the latest rumors.

"Hehe, it's really interesting." There was no angry expression on his fat and white face, but a bit of mockery.

"If Otis makes an armed raid and arrests me first, then interrogates me, I'm still a little worried. But now, it's really interesting to try to bring me down with just these things."

It's like a knight who is good at using a spear suddenly changes his career, trying to use language to collapse and succumb, abandoning his strengths, and using his weaknesses to fight against an experienced opponent.

Sibis summoned two attendants, whispered orders in their ears, and then let them leave the palace.

A few days later, various rumors and rumors about Sibis became more and more bizarre.From the beginning when he messed with men and women, to later he coerced the queen of a certain family and let his own child replace the prince.Later, it was even rumored that he even faked the extraordinary strength of Sequence 8, using some extraordinary creation as a fake, and so on.

There was another incident recently, saying that he deliberately drove the same group of pastors and classmates who had entered the Olive Leaf Palace to a remote church in the mountains, struggling to survive for decades, and the genius of that year is still at Sequence 3, which is embarrassing.

At the same time, more and more people began to shout, asking the adjudicator to thoroughly investigate Sibis, suspend him, and deprive him of all rights.

At this time, more people began to shout and parade in the holy mountain, and their scale was even larger than before.

In the Palace of Aquarius, the bedroom illuminated by the setting sun.

The golden afterglow fell on the white sheet, covering half of a silver-haired girl.

Lorraine Hill was sitting at the head of the bed, spreading out the clothes that had just been collected from the outside, then slowly folding them, and placing them neatly on the head of the bed.

click -

After a while, the door suddenly opened.

"Rochelle."

Bo Li rushed in excitedly, grabbed the silver-haired girl's hand, and said excitedly: "Stop folding the clothes, let's go out and have a look, something big is going to happen in the Holy Mountain today."

"What's the matter?" Although Lorraine Hill answered, he still folded the nun's clothes in his hands before standing up.

"A major event happened. Many people held torches and walked towards the Palace of Ten Swords. It is said that they want to seek justice and bring down the evil archbishop Sibis."

As she spoke, she pulled the girl out and walked towards the mountain road.

It was getting late.The sun has already set, only the blue-purple sunset is still faintly in the sky.

The mountain path under the Aquarius Palace was full of people, they were noisy and boiling, many people held torches to illuminate the surroundings, and then moved forward slowly with the flow of people, it seemed that there were at least a few thousand people.

"Remove Sibis' position!"

"He doesn't deserve it!"

"Little man!"

"Scum of the Church!"

Some of them looked resentful and shouted loudly, while others followed behind with eyes full of excitement and curiosity, ready to see how the matter would end.

"Let's follow along too." Boli was not afraid of the height of the stage as a typical opera watcher.

"Don't get too close, let's just watch from a distance." Lorraine Hill shook her head, she felt that things tonight were not easy.

"Okay, I will listen to the chief lord."

"It was only then that I remembered that I was the chief of the academy." Lorraine Hill touched Boli's head angrily. This school girl seemed to be much more lively recently.

After talking with Boli for a while, she turned her eyes to the distance again, which was in the direction of the Palace of Ten Swords. At this time, it was dark there, as usual.

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The crowd on the mountain road is like a fire dragon, swimming slowly forward in the night, and it is getting thicker and longer.

During the period when the pope was not elected, the church seemed to have no leader, and people from all walks of life also became bold. With their intentional or unintentional promotion, more and more people participated in this incident.

Hearing the noise outside, the bishops from all over the country who participated in the election meeting also walked out of their residences, overlooking the flame dragon from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside.

"Do you want to go down and have a look, my lord?" An accompanying priest asked the elderly bishop in front of him.

"Let's go and have a look, and see how Sibis explains it." After speaking, the nearly 70-year-old bishop, supported by the pastor, also set foot on the path among the mountains.

Outside the Palace of Singing Songs, several priests in white robes also looked at the lights in the distance.

"It's terrible, this time." A woman with light red hair like sunset glow said.

"It made everyone laugh." Another blond woman responded, holding a scepter with feathers and musical notes in her hand.

"You don't have to be embarrassed about Eles, we will definitely not laugh at you because of this." The woman with red hair said so, and then giggled again.

"Among the few sisters we were together at the beginning, now you are the one with the highest position and extraordinary level, and I am still a Sequence 7."

"Zhu Ya is begging for beating again, how do you let us Sequence 6 live." Several women next to him also booed.

Although they are not too young, these women used to study together in the holy mountain, and they have always had a good relationship. They come here every two years to get together, and this time it happens to be in time for the pope's election, and Eles is the current hymn Palace of Staff Priests.

"Is Zhu Ya still serving as the bishop of Hopeland?" A black-haired woman next to her asked.

"Yes, life there has always been quite stable, except for the one a few years ago." Zhu Ya responded.

"It was a big commotion that time. I heard that several large chambers of commerce in Hopland were fighting for a fight. The fire burned, the ships were bombed, and the golems swept across, almost smashing the whole city. Later, Frost Rose An airship was sent over to help."

"Well, but the right and wrong are also very complicated. Alas, I watched those children grow up, and then there is only one left." Zhu Ya seemed to be thinking of something, and sighed a little.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, let's follow the past and have a look, maybe this time the church will also change." After Zhu Ya finished speaking, he pulled a few people behind him and jumped off the cliff, and then several golden ones The ball of light rose from the night and floated directly in the direction of the Palace of Ten Swords.

Inside the Palace of Ten Swords, the inner palace of Flowing Water.

At this moment, rows of golden-armored guards have gathered and stood in the courtyard of the palace. They hold prismatic shields, dark-gold spears, and long swords hanging from their waists. There are about 3000 of them.

"Master Sibis, I have assembled the guards, please order." A guard captain reported loudly, with a solemn expression.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Let 2000 people be divided into several teams to protect the Palace of Ten Swords, and the other 1000 people will stay in the courtyard and provide support at any time."

"Don't hurt those who go up the mountain. I know it's difficult, but you have to do well. If you get injured tonight, I will send someone to treat and take care of you. You don't have to worry."

"I'm optimistic about you." After speaking, he read out the names of these captains, and then patted his shoulder to reassure him.

Several people responded loudly, and then walked out quickly, leading a group of people to deploy defenses in the Palace of Ten Swords, including more than 300 priests participating, treating these guards at any time, and even opening the isolation barrier.