The Holy Man of Another Century Gospel

Chapter 71 Origin
Two days later, Eric heard from the saint that the high priest Sinmagu had paid his last visit to the Pope and then left Lesel.

The two did not have much contact when they first met. Eric estimated that Xinmagu would not care too much about him, the quasi-saint - even if he did, he probably just regarded him as a church parasite like the saint - Xinmagu was in the light, and he was still in the dark.

And now Xinmagu is still an upright and good person in every sense. The turning point occurred two years later.

Although Eric always imagined the future evil Xinmagu as his opponent, if there was a chance to stop this change, he would seize it without hesitation.

——Even the Moon Elf took the initiative to accept him as a student. This uncle is a real talent.

Before that change came, Eric knew that he would have at least one chance to see him again in Lesire.

Before that, all he could do was wait.

Waiting for freedom, waiting for the opportunity.

Time continued to flow forward. The life pattern of Her Highness the Quasi-Saint in the Holy City, where she worked six days a week and rested one day, remained almost unchanged. Meanwhile, the wider world was also following a larger pattern and slowly turning.

Spring goes and summer comes, summer ends and autumn comes, autumn goes and winter comes.

When he suddenly looked back in a trance, Eric realized that he had been staying in Lesire for more than half a year.

A large snowflake fell from the sky, swaying in the wind, and finally settled into his neck, waking him up with the cold in the closeness.

"hiss……"

Eric shrank his neck and looked up at the gray sky.

His innate talent makes him quite resistant to the cold, but the sudden chill still gives him goose bumps.

Lasir is not located too far north on the continent, but in winter, it snows quite frequently, unlike in Orei City where it is rare.

"Your Highness?"

Alena, who was walking in front, stopped and looked back at him.

"It's okay." Eric took two steps and followed her. "It just suddenly occurred to me that snow like this is still very rare in Orei City."

Alena smiled slightly, "Your Highness's hometown already belongs to the south."

"Really? I think that's just the middle of the country," Eric said, though he could understand Alena's feelings. She had never been to the South and only had a vague idea of ​​it from maps, but he knew exactly how vast the land collectively known as the "Southern Kingdoms" actually was.

The two chatted about the differences between the north and the south as they walked, and parted in front of the seminary. Alena went to the Holy Virgin House, while Eric came here to attend classes as usual.

Sophie had arrived early, and the nun's uniform she was wearing was only slightly thicker than the one she wore in spring and autumn.

Although it was freezing cold outside, the interior of the monastery was very warm because it was covered with fire crystals that were replaced every day - not only in the Holy Maiden Palace, but also in the Apostolic Palace. Countless amounts of fire crystals were consumed every day, and all of this came from the spontaneous and devout offerings of the believers.

"Good morning, Your Highness."

"Good morning." Eric sat down next to her. "New Year's Day is coming soon. In a few days, you and I won't have to get up so early."

"Yes!" Sophie's eyes narrowed with a smile when she thought of the upcoming New Year.

New Year is a festival throughout the continent, and each place has its own way of celebrating. In the monastery, there are also some celebration arrangements. The most direct one is that the nuns will get a few days of rest.

However, he still had to attend the classes he was supposed to attend these days, and Eric was extremely serious about it, even reviewing on his own initiative - he was very worried that Her Highness the Saint would give him a surprise test or something like in the other world before the New Year.

The Saint is serious about the punishment for failing the exam.

"Your Highness."

The lecturing nun arrived shortly afterwards and exchanged greetings with the quasi-saint, still starting with continental history, thus beginning the full day's course.

"In May of the 279th year of the Gaia calendar, Emperor Andres Utu of the Deran Empire suddenly fell ill and passed away two days later. Prior to this, the eldest prince, Fred, died in the 'Shipwreck Incident'. The second prince, Adelaide, who was visiting the Holy City, ascended the throne as the sole remaining heir with the assistance of the Holy See."

Sophie raised her hand. "What is 'Shipwreck Change'?"

This was something she had learned from Eric, to raise her hand before asking a question so that the preaching sister would be prepared.

The Saint-to-be had already stated that Sophie's questions were his own, and he had to answer them. Ymir explained the historical term to her: "In April of the year 279, Crown Prince Fred was touring the northern borders of the Empire. Near the border between Lille and Qinlaia Province, he sailed to Silver Pine Island in the center of the Great Lake. On his way back, the prince's ship exploded, killing everyone aboard."

"what……"

Sophie took a deep breath, frowned, and after a moment she asked, "Was this arranged by the Second Prince Adelaide?"

...You're so bold to ask.

Eric and Ymir both glanced at her, and the latter replied, "There is no evidence to prove that the shipwreck was orchestrated by Adelaide, the ancestor of the current imperial family."

Ymir's reminder was not subtle, and Sophie understood it immediately and did not dare to ask any more questions.

The course continues.

“In the same year, the Holy See appointed Archbishop Lutia as the regent bishop, allowing him to sit in the Imperial Council and participate in imperial affairs.

“The following year, influenced by the joint protest of the knights and nobles, the power of the regent bishops was weakened and they were renamed high priests.

“In 295 AD, the first high priest died in Lutia, and the Pope appointed the second high priest to the throne, thus establishing the high priest system.

"In 296, the power of the High Priest was once again divided, with some power transferred to the Great Prophet, who was elected by the Knights and Nobles. In the same year, the system of the Great Prophet was established, with the selection taking turns among the ten great Knights and Nobles families."

At that time, among the twelve knights who followed the Hero King to expel the demons and establish the Delan Empire, two major families had been expelled for rebellion.

Sophie looked at Eric and whispered, "This candidate for the Great Prophet looks like the Saint..."

Subsequent history explains the source of this similarity.

In 377, a rebellion broke out in Lorient, with the Scopus and Paisis families, two of the original Twelve Knights, joining the rebellion.

In 379, the rebels invaded Lutia and overthrew the Utu Dynasty.

In 388, the Utu dynasty was restored with the help of the Church. The Scopus and Pisis families were exterminated, and Duke Kimino was also involved in the rebellion, but was not involved deeply and was reduced to a marquis.

The rebellion was led by the Great Prophet Reinhold of the Paisis family, and the Great Prophet system was abolished. The High Priest of the Vatican, however, was deeply trusted by the restored Emperor Teran, and the Vatican once dominated the imperial court.

In 390, in order to ease the increasingly fierce confrontation with the knight nobles in the imperial court, the Holy See selected a saint from the knight noble family of Sagitari, sent her to the Holy City to practice, and she was given the same position as a cardinal and inherited a small part of the power of the abolished great prophet.

In the same year, the construction of the Monastery of Saint Lasel began, the system of saints was established, and the candidates were selected in turn from the remaining eight knight noble families.

"So many names, so complicated..."

While Sophie was still thinking about the complicated power struggle between the Church and the nobility in the imperial court, Eric had already imagined more.

Today's continental history class has a much larger time jump than in the past, but the content is quite clear: the complete process of the position of Saint from nothing to its existence.

"Your Highness Eric."

But when the nun called his name, Eric felt something was not right.

"Her Highness the Saint requests that you recount this history from the perspectives of the Emperor, the nobility, and the Church, and explain the root causes of the Church's declining influence in the imperial court."

...Well, whether there will be a final exam is still to be determined, but the final assignment is here first.

"The deadline is before the New Year," Ymir added.

"I understand." Eric was helpless. It seemed that he would not be able to rest for the next few days.

After all the classes during the day were over, Eric returned to the dormitory and started looking up materials and doing homework. His study life was extremely fulfilling.

After winter comes, the sky darkens quickly.

When it was so quiet outside that she could hear the rustling sound of falling snow, Alena returned to the side house.

"Your Highness, there is a letter for you."

(End of this chapter)