Son of Light 4
The Duke's recent actions have become increasingly bold. Even the knights in his family can sense his intention to get rid of Luli, and he is not hiding it from others at all.
They even refused to accept his wish to live to adulthood and leave the family voluntarily. Luli thought about it, but he didn't feel a bit of despair in his heart, but rather a little relieved.
While thinking this, there was a commotion inside, and then the gilded side door connecting to the balcony was opened from the inside, and the head maid, Mrs. Daisy, walked over with an anxious look on her face.
Luli looked at her in surprise. Just when he was about to ask her what happened, Daisy ignored etiquette and quickly walked forward, pulling his skirt and hugging him in her arms. The warm embrace made Luli stunned, and he left before he could enjoy the warmth.
Daisy wiped her tears, bent down, put her hands on Luli's shoulders and said with joy:
"Master, my good boy, your good days are coming."
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Luli looked at her blankly, and then a loud uproar came from the hall. Luli's intuition told him that something big must have happened inside.
When Daisy pushed Luli in, she found that the music in the hall had stopped long ago. Everyone stood on both sides with solemn expressions, leaving a wide road in the middle. Knights in white armor stood on both sides of the road, and his nominal parents stood on the side with stunned and disbelief looks on their faces.
Seeing Luli walk out, everyone's eyes were focused on him, and the pressure doubled instantly.
Even the Duke and Duchess, who usually never looked at him straight in the eye, had resentful expressions on their faces, especially the Duchess. Her beautiful eyes were so angry that they seemed to be able to spit fire. If it weren't in a public place, she would probably come over and whip him again. His younger brother was looking at him with envy.
Luli rolled his eyes and his sight finally fell on the end of the road, where stood a young man with a head full of white hair braided into a pigtail hanging on his left chest. The man was dressed like a clergyman, with an upright posture, holding a pure white scepter in his hand, and above the scepter was a fist-sized golden magic stone.
He wore a tall pure white crown on his head and a white and gold robe dotted with tiny diamonds, which made him look very handsome when he walked.
The man had an ordinary appearance, except for his pair of clear, bright, and life-like light golden eyes, which were very eye-catching.
Luli watched him turn slowly, his eyes suddenly widened, and his information suddenly appeared in his mind automatically.
Pope Lucius Keene.
At the age of five, he was accepted by the Church of Light due to the awakening of divine power and entered the Central Church for further studies. At the age of fifteen, he was promoted to the College of Cardinals, one of the three departments of the church's power center. At the age of twenty, he became a white cardinal, at the age of twenty-five, he became a cardinal, and at the age of thirty, he became a cardinal. A year later, the previous Pope passed away due to illness. At the age of thirty-one, he firmly sat on the throne of Pope with the vote of two-thirds of the members of the College of Cardinals, the support of the other two of the three departments, the Inquisition and the recognition of the Holy Knights.
Up to now, this young Pope is only in his early fifties. In today's era, the average human lifespan is 300 years old, and the lifespan of extraordinary people who possess magic, fighting spirit, or divine power is unknown how much longer. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that this Pope is at the peak of his power.
Anyone who can become the Pope must have extraordinary scheming and means. But why did the people from the Holy See come to the Duchy of Sadlia without permission? This is unreasonable from every perspective. What's more, the official church of the Frey Empire is the Church of the God of War. The action of the Holy See of Light is undoubtedly a provocation to the Church of the God of War.
Seeing the Pope waving at him, Luli paused, stepped forward and saluted.
"Luli Sadria welcomes the Pope of Light. May your glory and light be with you."
"May the light be with you," Lucius responded.
Luli waited for him to answer before he prepared to stand up. However, before he raised his head, he felt a warm touch on his head and Luli froze instantly.
Lucius placed his hand on Luli's head and carefully sensed him for a moment. When Luli opened his eyes again, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face. Lucius pulled Luli in front of him and said kindly:
"Although it may be a bit inappropriate to ask this, but child, are you willing to come with me?"
Luli raised his head and looked at Lucius. Lucius smiled. He opened his mouth and said hesitantly, "I..."
"I don't agree." The Duke walked out from the crowd and argued loudly, "Lulli is the young Duke of my Sadria Dukedom. How can I let you take him away at will?"
He spoke angrily as he strode forward and tried to pull Luli's arm. "Are you trying to abduct my eldest son by force?"
"Stop." The paladins on both sides quickly drew their swords and said with stern faces.
The Duke gritted his teeth and saw that the Pope had no intention of talking to him. He then looked at Luli, his eyes filled with anger, his handsome face distorted to the extreme, and his teeth creaking.
Luli stared at him silently, his pupils clearly reflecting the Duke's ugly appearance. Suddenly, Luli whispered:
"Your Holiness, why do you want me to go with you?"
Lucius slapped his head, said "Oops", and smiled apologetically.
"I forgot to tell you, the Oracle of Light has issued an order for us to come and greet you."
Lucius paused, looked at Luli meaningfully and said:
"Yes, it's you, 'Luli Sadlia'."
"I want you by name. This is the clearest, most concise order the Oracle of Light has ever issued." Lucius smiled at the young boy and said silently in his heart.
Luli turned his head, a hint of surprise showing on his calm face. Discussions gradually came from the crowd. As the voices grew louder, one of the tall and upright paladins slammed his sword heavily on the ground, making a dull sound.
He shouted "Silence!"
Just as the atmosphere calmed down, Lucius took out a transparent crystal ball from his storage ring and held it out to Luli, saying:
"Please put your hands on it."
Luli did as he was told. The moment he placed his hand on it, a blinding white light flashed, blinding everyone present. Amidst Luli's strange feelings, Lucius smiled and said loudly:
“This is the brilliance of my Lord’s existence, the existence recognized by my Lord.”
Holy power, this special term is mainly used for clergy, including the purification attribute holy power of the Church of Light, the combat attribute holy power of the Church of War, the healing attribute holy power of the Church of Nature, and so on.
The Church of Light recruits new members from all over the continent every year to expand the Church's reserves, and divine power is the first screening process to determine whether they can become members of the church.
The divine power usually awakens before the age of five, and sometimes before the age of ten, after which it will never awaken again.
Luli always thought that he was a useless person with no talent, but he didn't expect that he would awaken the divine power.
He couldn't open his eyes because of the dazzling light, and a strong itchy feeling arose in his dead heart, as if something was breaking out of the ground.
That is the meaning of rebirth.
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