Amidst this worry, Amanda couldn't help but make a decision in her heart.
"Based on the current situation... some things may be brought forward."
"In advance? Sir, do you mean..." Evie spoke in confusion after listening to Amanda's words, while Amanda continued calmly.
"It refers to Vanya Chafillon's promotion..."
"Sister Vanya's promotion... Your Excellency... But Sister Vanya has only been the Patriarch of the Holy Relics for a few months. Even if her achievements and reputation are enough to be promoted to the rank of Apostle, her qualifications are still too shallow. She is only sixteen years old now, which is actually too young. If she wants to be promoted to the rank of Apostle, she should have accumulated at least seven or eight months of qualifications. Even if she is promoted to the rank of Apostle at the age of fifteen, she will be the youngest Apostle in hundreds of years. Even so, it may cause dissatisfaction among other high-ranking clergymen and even cardinals in the Holy Church. Isn't it wrong for you to plan her promotion now..."
Evie said with a frown, she seemed worried about Amanda's plan to promote Vanya, but Amanda slowly raised her hand and interrupted Evie's words.
"I used to consider letting her work for about ten years before planning a promotion, but now the situation is changing rapidly. The Holy See has not returned yet, and the ongoing rifts within the Holy Church show no signs of stopping in the short term. There will be more and more heretics ready to stir in the future, especially the actions of Afterbirth, which have already indicated that they may be planning something dangerous.
"Under this kind of environment, the Holy Church must further strengthen its strength and be prepared to deal with more attacks like the Chant Church in the future. Having one more red-blooded person who can be mobilized at a low cost is also an additional help. Sister Vanya is very famous, and promoting her out of the ordinary is also a deterrent to those heretics in the cult...
"Many people in the secret circles around the world have spread the rumor that Vanya Chafillon is a follower of the Holy Mother, the secret weapon of the Holy Church... In the name of preaching and holy relics pilgrimage, she secretly carries out the Holy Church's mission to fight against pagan and heretical powers everywhere? Otherwise, how could she encounter so many large-scale extraordinary events in a row? And bring down many red people?"
Amanda spoke seriously, and when she talked about the last rumor about Vanya, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.
"Regarding the news that Sister Vanya is a special elite cultivated by the Holy Church... At present, it is indeed rumored in various formal or informal secret organizations and gatherings, especially after the high-level Black Dream was damaged in the Mon Carlo incident and Edward publicly showed his courtesy. If Your Excellency promotes her in the near future, it may really deepen their misunderstanding and have a certain deterrent effect..." Listening to Amanda's words, Evey said thoughtfully, and then continued to speak.
"But the other cardinals will think that your decision to promote Sister Vanya is an act of disregarding the rules to enhance the influence of your own faction. Will they agree? If you insist on doing so, you will probably be isolated..."
"Hmph... I'm not the only one who's taking advantage of the Holy See's instability to improve the strength of my faction. Others have already started to act, but they just don't have a candidate as suitable as Vanya for the meritorious service. If they had one, they would surely be eager to make the move.
"If we want to hold Kramar and Hilbert responsible for the attack on the Chant Church, this situation wouldn't have happened if they hadn't been competing for the appointment of Archbishop Pritt. I can use this as an excuse to force them to give in and admit Vanya's exceptional promotion. After all, no matter how you look at it, she is one of the main contributors to this incident, isn't she?"
After a cold snort, Amanda spoke to Evie directly. After hearing this, Evie realized that Amanda was currently taking advantage of the opportunity of the Holy See's instability to do everything possible to expand the power in her hands. Although she also considered the overall interests of the Holy Church, this did not affect her use of the current opportunity to fight for power.
After all, the atmosphere of the entire Council of Cardinals has completely changed. It has long since evolved into an arena where cardinals fight for power. In this situation, if Amanda sticks to her principles, she can only watch other cardinals become increasingly powerful, and then encroach on her base, and finally gradually lose her voice. By that time, it will be difficult for her to correct and suppress other cardinals.
"Is this what you think, sir? I understand. Since the current Council of Cardinals has asked you to take this approach, the future of the Holy Church... and even the days after the end of the world, will not be peaceful." Evie spoke slowly as he listened to Amanda's words, and Amanda finally spoke with emotion.
"Yes, now we can only pray for the Holy See to return soon and give severe punishment to dishonest people like us who are blinded by lust...
"Heh... A living saint who is at the top of hundreds of millions of believers is actually so hindered by the secular world and intoxicated by power. He is far from having a pure heart and pious faith. How ironic..."
With emotion, Amanda looked into the distant night, with deep worry emerging in her eyes.
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Tivian, east coast of Plitvice Island.
During the day, at an intersection around the North Tivian Cathedral, people and cars were coming and going as usual. Many pedestrians were walking on the side of the street. Everything seemed peaceful as usual, if you ignored the occasional whispers between pedestrians and the curious eyes looking at the closed gate of the church in the distance.
In a coffee shop near the intersection, Dorothy and Nephthys were sitting opposite each other in a private room. A cup of hot coffee was placed on the table between them. Nephthys looked outside, through the glass window, at the closed and guarded church gate in the distance. In front of Dorothy was an ordinary notebook with a pen next to it. Dorothy herself was drinking a cup of coffee leisurely.
"The door to the church area... has not been opened yet, and it is heavily guarded. I don't know when it will reopen. The small churches in other parts of the North City can't accommodate all the visitors right now."
Looking at the scene outside the window, Nephnis asked curiously, while Dorothy in front of her answered slowly while sipping coffee.
"Many places inside are badly damaged. It will not be possible to open the door until it is repaired. Unless we can hire some unscrupulous craftsmen to do it, it will take several months at the latest."
"The damage is quite serious? Oh... If ordinary people could go in and see the scene inside, the rumor about that terrifying roar might spread even more." Nephnis sighed as she listened to Dorothy's words. Dorothy's eyes lit up after hearing Nephnis' words, and she pointed the coffee in her hand.
"A terrifying roar? Interesting... What do people who watch this say?"
As she spoke, Dorothy picked up a pen and placed it on the small notebook on the table. Reneffe also turned around and looked at Dorothy's response with great interest.
"There are many legends about the terrifying roar. I have sorted out several theories. One of the more famous theories is that the Chant Church is not an ordinary church. It is a seal. Under the ground, there is an evil monster that was sealed by a living saint for hundreds of years..."
"oh……"
Neveu began to vividly describe to Dorothy the legend of the new capital that she had just heard not long ago. Dorothy nodded and picked up the pen to start sketching quickly on the notebook. After two or three strokes, she sketched out a ferocious wolf head.
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