The Central Archdiocese of the Twilight Church is not solemn and majestic, nor does it have a luxurious cathedral. Instead, it is just a dilapidated monastery located in a wild suburb in the center.
The Cross Starlight Cathedral, located in the center and adjacent to the royal Weiyang Pavilion, belongs to the second-level central diocese. Only bishop-level figures are stationed there, and the church was built with funds jointly allocated by the cabinet and the royal family.
At this time, beside the small pond in the backyard of this dilapidated monastery, an old man wearing a rusty crown was sitting on a small bench fishing.
Next to him sat a luxuriously dressed man in a well-tailored brown suit. He sat on a soft reclining chair. Compared with the Twilight Pope who looked like a run-down country man, they looked like a king and a farmer.
"Your Majesty, many people in the cabinet have objections to your granddaughter's current arrangements. There are rumors in the academy that she has a close relationship with the thug named Vic Forrest, and she should also be aware of what happened in the cellar in the domain. The first place she should go to when she returns to the center is the Science Discipline Management Office to report, but you took her back to the church privately after she got off the car, which made the Prime Minister and His Majesty the Emperor very distressed."
The well-dressed man was lying on a soft recliner, his tone seemed respectful, but in fact he was questioning when he said this.
The Twilight Pope's green eyes were always fixed on the pond, and he did not divert his attention because of his words.
The man didn't seem to care. He just closed his eyes and swayed on the recliner, waiting. The silence lasted for a long time, and then the Pope spoke in a calm voice.
"My granddaughter is home, can't I go pick her up in person? Why did you exile her to the academy? Do you think I don't know the reason? But what results can you get from your covert and overt research on her? Some questions will remain the same even if I answer them ten thousand times. Le Yue doesn't have any secrets. She is just an ordinary child who has nothing to do with anyone. You have taken away many of my friends and family. Do you want to send my last granddaughter to the laboratory as well?"
"You have always misunderstood us, Your Majesty. We never intended to do anything to Miss Le Yue. It's just that as the future successor to Twilight, she must prove herself qualified. What happened nineteen years ago was too scary. No one understood why she suddenly became like that. Moreover, for the entire nineteen years since then, she seemed to never age and remained in that state. These are the issues that the cabinet and the royal family are concerned about. If she wants to take over your position in the future, these issues must be finally clarified."
The Pope turned his head and glanced at this neither humble nor arrogant man, his lowered eyes concealing some indescribable emotions.
"Are you the prince of the royal family or the saint of my twilight?"
"Your Majesty, you are joking. Of course, I am the crown prince of the royal family."
"Since you are just a prince, what qualifications do you have to interfere in Twilight's affairs?"
The Pope's light words made the man's expression a little stiff, but he still maintained his royal restraint and said it lightly.
"Of course, the royal family and the cabinet only have the right to make suggestions on Twilight's internal affairs, but Miss Le Yue was diagnosed with "mental illness" at the time, which is not only related to Twilight. This involves the core issues of the central government, so of course we also have the right to inquire."
"Then you should look for your own problems. You have already voluntarily resigned from the positions at the Leyue Biological Institute and the academy. Now she only has the authority of a nun in the church, which is not under my jurisdiction. Is the Twilight Church also a royal family?"
"You are joking again."
"Do you think I'm kidding you? I don't know whether you are here on behalf of the royal family or the cabinet today. But no matter if it's the royal family or the cabinet, if you want to interfere in Twilight's affairs, you can. This crown was forced on my head by you. You can take it away at any time if you want."
After hearing this, the man dared not say anything.
Although he didn't understand the secrets of the past, he knew some things because of his obscure identity. The current identity of the Pope was not a noble position for him, but a shackle that bound him! Once he was no longer the crown of Twilight and took off the old and rotten iron crown on his head, no one, whether it was the cabinet or the royal family, would sleep uneasy.
A man of extraordinary status and position can only take the initiative to lower his posture and compromise.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that neither the cabinet nor the royal family will be unkind. Miss Le Yue has been exiled from the academy for nearly twenty years, which is enough to make up for the mistakes she has made. However, there are still some questions about her that we need answers to. However, there is no rush to find answers. I guarantee here in the name of the royal family that no one will bring up the mistakes Miss Le Yue made in the biology department in the future. She can live safely in the central government."
"Does the royal family have credibility?" the Pope said simply.
The atmosphere became silent for a while. After a long while, the man took a deep breath and lowered his head to speak.
"You taught me that."
But soon, he raised his head again.
"In addition to some questions about Miss Le Yue, the cabinet also has some doubts about the church's recent organization of the Twilight Project test. According to the church's rules, this kind of test will be postponed for another ten years after the last one is over. Why is it still following the convention of once a hundred years?"
The Pope lifted up the fishing rod whose bait had been detached, put the earthworm back on the hook, and then threw the hook back into the pond.
"This is the result of a joint vote by the bishops of each region. Ever since the problem with Twilight's container, it has been impossible to confirm whether it has had any impact on the thinking inside it. Since the traditional deadline has expired this year, we chose to conduct the test this year. Why is there a problem with the cabinet? Or did the previous pope crawl out of his grave and go to that confused prime minister to complain about what law I broke?"
"Of course not. It's just that the church's planned test has started ahead of schedule, and the bishops of the various dioceses must return to the central government to participate. Their stay will definitely be more than seven days, which will conflict with the cabinet's recent management policies."
"Twilight bishops do not have household registration in any city. Their identity documents are in the Twilight Church. Management and governance will naturally be restricted by the church. If the cabinet wants to intervene, let that confused prime minister come and talk to me himself."
The Pope's words were very blunt, and he was almost pointing at him and scolding him, "You don't serve in the cabinet, and you're not the emperor. What qualifications do you have to come to Twilight and talk to me about this?"
This made the man, who had always lived a life of luxury and to whom even the hot-tempered prime minister had to be polite, feel a little embarrassed, and he even regretted taking the job.
He had never dealt with His Holiness the Pope before. He had only heard that he had a strange temper, but he didn't expect it to be this strange. He really didn't give face to anyone!
The man smiled bitterly and was about to stop being bored here and find an excuse to leave, but the Pope, who had never looked at him straight in the eye before, suddenly turned around and looked at him.
"I heard that you are very popular, whether in the royal family or among the ministers in the cabinet, and you can get along well with them all."
The man was used to hearing the weird old man's sarcastic words, but he suddenly asked a serious question related to himself, which made the man feel a little uncomfortable for a moment.
"You're too kind. I'm just helping my father maintain some interpersonal relationships. This time, my father was worried about something, so I volunteered to come here."
"That is a virtual world built with Twilight. That world is completely modeled after the former world on earth. In it, not only are people not afraid of life and death, but they can also do anything and fulfill any wish. As long as the princes and nobles are willing to donate some money to Twilight, they can experience it."
"If you are willing to do me this favor, I can ask the bishops who enter the central government to comply with the cabinet's policy, register their information with the central government, and agree on a time limit for their stay. If they exceed the time limit, they will be expelled directly and I will never cover up for them."
Hearing these words, the man couldn't help but show joy on his face! He originally thought that he would fail to accomplish both of the two things he had come here for, but he didn't expect that the stubborn Pope would compromise and be willing to cooperate with one of the things, which made him feel quite surprised and unexpected.
As for the help that the Pope mentioned, he not only did not find it troublesome, but was secretly happy about it.
What do you mean by uprightness, simplicity and self-discipline? This Twilight Pope, who is said to be almost a living saint, did not say that he had no desires or demands. Now, in order to ask for some donations from the upper class, he even built a paradise. Such behavior does not show any meaning of transcending the world, but is full of the smell of money.
But the more this happens, the more satisfied and happy the man feels.
That's the right thing to do.
Are there any so-called saints in this world today?
Aren't we all doing dirty and shameful things for our own selfish desires, wearing bright and beautiful clothes?
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
Why should you, the Twilight Church, be an exception?
Not only the man himself but also many people in the upper echelons of the central government have such thoughts. The more indifferent these bishops and priests in Twilight appear to be to fame and fortune, the more they want to pollute them and lure them into this dark world of fame and fortune.
However, only a very small number of people know what the former identity of this Twilight Pope was. Others only know that his body is very special and he was forced to take the position of Pope.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will take your matter to heart. I will do my best to organize and publicize the church's fundraising plan."
The man readily agreed, and then left the parish without staying in this desolate place.
By the pond, the Pope was the only one left, sitting quietly after the man left.
After a long time, the float suddenly twitched twice, and he suddenly pulled up the fishing rod! However, when the fishing rod and the hook were pulled out of the water, there was no big fish on it, but just an unlucky water snake entangled in the silk thread, twisting and struggling in mid-air.
When the Pope saw the water snake, instead of showing disappointment on his face, he laughed out loud.
He reached out and accurately grasped the snake's head, carefully observing its fangs and tongue, muttering to himself.
"You are like a poisonous insect, and you still deceive yourself and think you can sit on everyone's head? You deserve to die, you deserve to die."
After Li Wei got the household registration card he needed most from Chen Guangsheng, he was able to gain a firm foothold in the central government.
"I'm really curious, how can you do something that no one else can do, and enter the false household registration information directly into the central shadow prime minister's database?"
After getting what he wanted, Li Wei was not in a hurry to leave. Chen Guangsheng had lived in this city for nearly ten years and was quite familiar with many things. He could fully answer some of his questions.
As for this question, Levi did not force it. After asking it, he continued speaking.
"I'm just curious. If this involves any privacy and you don't want to talk about it, you don't have to answer it."
Chen Guangsheng just shook his head.
"There is no such thing as privacy. In fact, this matter is not as complicated as you might think. It's just that eight years ago, I had just joined the Institute of Geology. During that time, I was responsible for collecting and storing geological information. I had direct contact with the Shadow Prime Minister's database almost every day."
"But a big event happened that year. A group of terrorists broke into the central database and wanted to plunder the data model of the Shadow Chancellor. In the end, they only succeeded in a small part, causing some loopholes in the Shadow Chancellor itself. I found one of the loopholes that led directly to the household registration database. Through some special methods, I was able to compile data into it, so I have the ability I have now."
Levi couldn't help but feel a little confused about this.
"Eight years ago? That bug lasted that long, and no one fixed it?"
Chen Guangsheng shook his head.
"I don't know, but this loophole has indeed always existed and has not been discovered by anyone. Even the Shadow Prime Minister himself seems to have not noticed it and has never checked it himself."
After learning some things at the academy, Levi knew that the terrorists who caused trouble in the central government were Chi Qing and his people.
He doesn't think that the shadow prime minister, who is valued and fought for by so many people, is some kind of artificial idiot or useless AI. But is it really reasonable that such a loophole has not been discovered for eight years?
This was obviously problematic, but Levi didn't want to get involved for the time being.
What he is considering now is how to participate in Twilight's planned test this year.
Today's chapter is 4,000 words. I'll take a day off and continue as normal tomorrow (End of this chapter)