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So at the same time.

This border town is filled with people of all kinds.

There are devout believers who come to worship the miracle.

There are some scholars who come here out of curiosity.

Others are businessmen who come here to do business.

Anyway, everyone came to this border town with his own purpose.

Originally, this border town was just an unknown town.

This time, things became lively because of the miracle of the angel’s arrival.

In fact, many similar things have happened in history.

For example, why are some places holy cities?

Because a saint once performed miracles there.

The place where Jesus died has also become a holy place for believers to pay homage.

In this group of people.

There was a man in a black robe whose face could not be seen sitting in a simple carriage.

There was only one person in the entourage, except for a groom.

There was only one servant who was accompanying him and was dressed in simple attire.

For the people in the Middle Ages.

Those who could afford a carriage and had two or more servants.

This is the life they dream of.

Many people often do not have enough food to eat.

But for the adult in the carriage.

This is already a very crude way of traveling.

If it were in the past, this is something he would never use.

After all, as a Roman noble, his ancestors were wealthy.

He was once a cardinal.

No travel is too luxurious.

The person in the carriage was Julian, who had just returned from the battlefield of the Ninth Crusade.

For Christians.

Excommunication is the highest and most severe punishment for a believer.

Because this is equivalent to stripping you of your religious membership.

What does this equal?

You are not allowed to participate in the Mass and the Sacraments of the Church.

If that were all, there would be nothing wrong.

The key point is that it is defined in Christianity.

Anyone who has been excommunicated will not be able to go to heaven after death.

What a despair this is for a believer.

And in the Middle Ages, people who were excommunicated could not associate with him.

Believers would avoid this person when they saw him.

But obviously such a one-size-fits-all approach is a bit too harsh.

Therefore, excommunication was later divided into major excommunication and minor excommunication.

The great excommunication can be issued by the Pope alone.

Minor excommunication can be forgiven by anyone at the bishop level.

The great excommunication can be divided into three levels.

Regular, Special and Super Third.

And Julian, as a cardinal, returned to the Vatican this time.

He was immediately dismissed from office and temporarily stripped of his cardinal status.

And was given a super-excommunication by the Pope.

This is the most severe punishment for clergy.

The crime of losing the war alone was enough to have Julian stripped of his priesthood.

Plus this time someone is taking advantage of the situation.

He reported many of Julian's crimes directly to the Pope.

What about committing adultery with someone else's wife?

Secretly opening brothels and gambling dens and the like.

All of it was poked out at once.

How many old Roman nobles like Julian were clean?

It’s just that before that everyone just quietly followed the rules and played.

But once there is a chance, someone will catch you.

The rest of the people will not give up this opportunity to take advantage of someone's misfortune.

Julian is like this now.

Julian was already in despair.

The paladin that the family had spent great effort to train died on the battlefield.

All the trump cards were used up. The manpower given by the Holy See was used up in a war.

Most importantly, the war was lost.

This is the biggest problem.

Pope Gregory looked at Julian, who was kneeling on the polished floor.

"Bishop Julian, I know that the blame for this war is not yours."

"But someone has to take responsibility for this, don't you understand?"

Pope Gregory, but through many channels.

Understand the situation on the battlefield.

Even if he came in person, it would be of no avail.

This is a losing battle.

Because according to the information sent back from the battlefield.

Finally, even the four-winged angel came.

But he still couldn't defeat the incarnation of the devil.

This war is bound to be lost.

Someone has to take responsibility for this crime.

Julian is the perfect scapegoat.

After all, he was the one leading this Crusade.

The responsibility is also the greatest.

But the Pope is not so heartless as to be inhuman.

So the Pope gave Julian a chance.

A chance for redemption.

"Julian, don't say that this Pope didn't give you a chance."

"Go to that town and investigate."

"See what the miracle there is all about."

"If you can bring back an angel, it will be your reward for your crime."

Pope Gregory gave Julian this task directly.

If Julian succeeds.

The Pope can indeed remove his excommunication.

Just let him return to his original position.

After all, inviting back an angel would greatly increase the power of the Holy See.

It has been who knows how long since an angel came down on his own initiative.

If Julian could bring back an angel.

It can be a direct way to offset the merits and demerits.

After all, this war was not his problem.

Julian was originally a candidate for the papacy with the potential to become pope.

Now he has become an ordinary person who has been excommunicated.

This can be said to be a difference between heaven and earth.

Julian remained silent in the carriage.

This time, it’s a matter of success or death.

This was Julian's only chance.

"God won't abandon me." Julian's face was gloomy.

Julian hadn't laughed since the war was lost.

In particular, Julian also mobilized the power of his family.

Want to calm things down.

Unfortunately, this time the Julian family had no choice.

This matter is no longer something that the aristocracy can suppress.

"Sir, we are almost at the town," said the coachman as he lifted the curtain on the carriage.

Julian whispered, "Got it."

The servant in the carriage got off first.

"Sir, be careful." The servant helped Julian get out of the car with his hand.

Julian stepped on the muddy ground.

The mud splashed all over his shoes.

Julian didn't know how long it had been since he came to such a backward and barren place.

But compared with the barren environment here.

The town was crowded with people and extremely lively.

"Come and have a look. This is holy water from the Vatican, blessed by His Holiness the Pope himself."

"The powerful pills are made from mummies from ancient Egypt. They can cure all diseases after you take them."

"This is a machine that can turn stone into gold. As long as you have one, you can produce gold continuously."

Looking at the lively scene on the street.

Julian felt as if he had returned to the most prosperous city in Europe. (End of this chapter)