Chapter 227 Taking office! Bishop of Chaos!
Elf skipped work.
Ansu's current identity is the quasi-son of the Ladder Order. It seems very powerful, but the entire Chaos Church has nine orders, which means there are nine sons of saints. He is still three major levels away from Elf's level.
After all, Elf is not only the Saint of the Stairway Order, but also the Saint of the entire Chaos Cult.
Even so, no one present was taller than Ansu.
According to the customary esoteric rules, when the bishop of the sect is absent, the saints and sons of the sect have the right to exercise the rights of the bishop. If both the saints and sons are absent, the quasi-saints will inherit the temporary rights.
So when Ansu took over Ansu's body, the monkey became king because there was no tiger in the mountain, and he became the temporary bishop of the Ladder Sect.
After being crowned, Anzu's whole aura was different.
He took the robe of chaos handed to him by the witch with his left hand. This robe was specially made by the acting bishop - it was originally given to Elf, but she thought it was ugly and threw it aside.
The edges of the robe were decorated with complicated and gorgeous patterns, and countless messy lines formed disordered pupils. The whole robe was black and white. Ansu put on the bishop's robe and fastened the long row of buttons. For a moment, he looked like a chaotic bishop.
It suits Ansu very well.
“Hehehe.”
He laughed the unique laugh of an evil demon that he had learned from a book, which made the priests around him tremble all over, wondering how this kid could laugh so arrogantly after taking office.
What a chaotic style! They looked at each other and nodded in praise.
An Su also nodded with satisfaction. He still remembered that a day ago, he was still the temporary ruler of the Kingdom of Heaven and the acting bishop of the Glorious Church. But fate played a trick on him. In just one day, he put on the bishop's robe of the Chaotic Church.
He achieved an achievement that no believer in history had ever achieved, that is, he fell from a newly appointed glorious bishop to a chaotic bishop in one day, achieving the rare achievement of the fastest rebellion.
An Su nodded. This sense of accomplishment of collecting all the items quickly is exactly what every player pursues.
The two henchmen of the Chaos Bishop Ansu, Lister and Arthur, also changed into the attire of the acting bishop. Arthur wore the robe of the Bishop of Pain, with dark black chains and white skulls, symbolizing conquest and death; Lister wore a sea-blue robe, with the crotch decorated with the tide rune of the full moon, with water vapor overflowing, symbolizing the tide from the deepest part of the sea.
The two men stood on both sides of Ansu, and while they were still men, they held their heads high and enjoyed the stunning worship from the witches around them.
Bishop Bram and Bishop Rada could not be contacted either.
When they first came to power, they were also called kings and became acting bishops of the Star Order and the Ocean Order.
In order to avoid being exposed and maintain the archbishop's status, the two men also imitated the status of the bishop in their impression - mainly imitating Bishop Merlin. They turned their backs, took off their lower body parts, and revealed their disguised majestic figures, which caused all the secret believers to gasp.
It’s painful, but also feels alive.
Looks like something from a movie.
The witches looked at each other and nodded in praise.
As soon as the three bishops of the border took office, they attracted the recognition of the priests. It was obvious at first glance that these three people were big demons.
An Su is now holding Huang on his left and Qing Cang on his right, wearing a brocade hat, a sable fur coat and a long robe. He can't help but feel a great sense of pride in his heart. He is just waiting for the thousand cavalry to roll up the plain and take the secret sect brothers to the kingdom of heaven and seize the throne of the bird bishop Merlin. Then he will be the great emperor and drink and eat meat with his brothers.
"Your Majesty the Quasi-Saint Son—"
A priest interrupted Ansu's ambition. He just opened his mouth, but before he could finish his words, Ansu slowly shook his head and said, "It's just a title outside."
".Your Majesty, the Acting Bishop?"
"Keep it brief." An Su glanced at him and felt that this guy didn't have enough political awareness. In his lifetime, he would at most be a regional priest.
"Your Excellency the Bishop!"
The people around him came to their senses and hurriedly said respectfully that although their qualifications and realm were higher than An Su's, this kid was born with a good future and might be transferred back to the headquarters to become a full-time employee one day, so they still had to try to please him.
"Your Excellency,
The priest changed his address and whispered in Ansu's ear: "What is our next plan?"
He added,
"The masters of the Church will soon arrive in the imperial capital. If our church fails to produce results, I'm afraid we won't be able to report to them."
Upon hearing this, An Su narrowed his eyes slightly and became alert.
To be fair, the reason why he lurked in the church and got the position of acting bishop was not because he wanted to gain some benefits - well, it was just to gain benefits for himself.
But apart from the purpose of making money, they still came with a mission.
After becoming the acting bishop, one will have access to top-secret information that ordinary Chaos believers cannot access.
In the original plot, the turning point of [The Night the Imperial Capital Falls] is a plot-killing story that serves as a background for the game and is not clearly explained. Coupled with the unique fragmented narrative of the soul-like game, there are still huge doubts until now.
Various Naraku scholars on the Internet are arguing about it endlessly.
The information that can be confirmed at present is that this incident was led by the Chaos Cult, with the participation of the Church of Life and Pain.
Apart from telling the player the Stair Saint Elf, there is no other information about the mastermind behind the plan.
However, some Naiologists have inferred based on the intelligence that Elf just joined for fun and it was just a smokescreen released by the authorities, and the ultimate boss behind it is someone else - this is also the more mainstream view on the Internet.
Now hearing what the Chaos Priest said, this inference was proven to be correct.
From the priest's words, we can analyze that the three sects of Stairway, Ocean and Scarlet are just the vanguard of the esoteric religion, and the bigger ones are still to come.
And it gradually surfaced.
"Who is that adult?" An Su asked.
"." The Chaos Priest shook his head and said implicitly, "How can I be qualified to know the identity of that adult? I am afraid that only Her Majesty the Saint knows the identity of that adult in this world."
For priests, leadership is leadership, and they just need to listen to the leadership's instructions.
But when An Su heard what the priest said, he showed a playful look.
After all, not knowing is also an answer.
He already had some guesses in his mind. Among the three sects in the imperial capital, the two sects of Life and Pain were led by Bishop Bram and Bishop Rada respectively. The only exception was the Chaos Sect, which had no bishop present. Instead, the Saint of Chaos exercised the bishop's rights.
The Saint of Chaos is again related to this incident.
From this point of view, the 'great man' mentioned by the priests is most likely the Bishop of the Stairway Order who has never appeared.
The bishop of the Stair Order has never been found in the original game. He is the most mysterious figure among all the esoteric bishops. Some players even believe that the Stair Order has no bishop.
Some players also speculated that the rank of the Ladder Bishop was far higher than that of an ordinary demigod, and might even be higher than that of the God of Law, Merlin.
But these are just different opinions.
Ansu's eyes flickered. What he could be sure of now was that the 'adult' who was suspected to be the Bishop of the Stairs was the one who led this incident, and at some point in the future, he would bring the adults of the Church to the imperial capital.
"When will those princes arrive?" Ansu asked.
The priest showed a look of fear on his face, and took a few steps back, laughing, "You are joking, how dare I ask about the whereabouts of those His Majesties."
"We just have to stay vigilant at all times."
"Perhaps, Your Majesty is watching us now."
He said seriously, subconsciously lowering his voice, "Please remember that they are everywhere and at all times."
He felt that An Su had little political awareness. If the leader wanted to come to check on his work, he would definitely come at the most inauspicious time, such as when he was slacking off, sleeping, or not working. These were the most outrageous times.
Every time I worked hard and tried to sabotage the Vatican, my leaders were always nowhere to be found.
It's like playing hide and seek with you.
It cannot be spoken, but He hears.
Invisible, He has no form, yet He is everywhere.
Don't listen to it, no one can understand what He says.
Apart from the evil gods in the astral world, the only other people who possess this undefinable and unobservable quality are the leaders on earth.
This is the top talent for chaos, born to be the bishop of chaos. His every move highlights chaos, disorder, irregularity and capriciousness. Sometimes he notifies people to hold a meeting on the weekend, and sometimes he orders people to gather in the evening. He walks silently and never shows up. His every move symbolizes huge chaos and contradictions.
No wonder the Mother Goddess of Chaos favors him. After all, his characteristics are so similar to those of the Evil God.
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Seeing the nervous looks of the Chaos Priests, Ansu finally understood why this Stairway Bishop was the most mysterious bishop in the entire Esoteric Church.
No wonder the Saint of Chaos chose to give up.
However, Ansu could infer that the elders of the Church should not be here recently, otherwise he would not be the acting bishop. After all, the incident happened at the end of the Great Exam, which is still a long time from now.
He could foresee that he had walked into a huge vortex, which might be linked to the Kingdom of Chaos 30,000 years ago. But no matter what, he had to eat one meal at a time and walk one road at a time, so he had to deal with the current issues first.
If the imperial capital really cannot defeat them, the worst that can happen is that we can just run away.
Anyway, I have a mine at home.
Ansu is a very wise man with the qualities of Morningstar, which are worth learning for everyone. He had thought of his retreat plan from the very beginning.
"So, Your Holiness?" the priest coughed, "What should we do now?"
"Hey, what is His Holiness the Bishop?" Ansu criticized the priest's improper behavior. "Your thinking is not right. You should just be the bishop. Just teach me how to be the acting bishop."
Are you criticizing me? " The Chaos Priest showed a constipated look, staring at An Su with a twitch of his mouth. This guy mastered the skills of chaotic leadership as soon as he took office.
"Your Excellency, what should we do now?"
The chaotic priest swallowed his anger, after all, he could not refute his leader. What the leader said was always right, and if the leader was wrong it was because his comprehension was not high enough.
"At present, all the younger generation of believers in our Stairway Order have used the sex change surgery according to your request." said the priest.
An Su looked back and saw a row of charming, young and beautiful girls lined up in the alley. The Ladder Cult could now be renamed the Ladder Girls' Group.
All the girl group members were also looking at An Su eagerly. They had already adapted to their new identities and were waiting to show their talents and establish some achievements in the imperial capital.
Not only the Ladder Girls Group, but also the witches from the Ocean Girls Group and the Star Girls Group were looking at them with expectant eyes.
"Just follow the arrangement left by Bishop Rada. Every time you attack a saint, you will be rewarded with 50 devotion points."
An Su coughed lightly, "Let Acting Bishop Yue'er and Acting Bishop Yangzi lead them, and divide them into two teams to attack all the saints preparing for the exam in the imperial capital, and cause them to fall."
Arthur and Liszt smiled confidently. Only men understand men best. Now it was their time to show their skills.
Moreover, there were esoteric offering points available for redemption, so they were naturally delighted.
"The next step is the written test in three days." An Su continued, "Thanks to the operation of the undercover agents within the Holy See, you have all obtained the qualifications to take the test. You must pass the next written test and enter the next formal exam."
"Bishop Rada has also issued an order. The higher the score and ranking in this written test, the higher the esoteric dedication points will be obtained." Ansu looked at them with a smile.
"Of course, those losers who fail the written test will also be punished by the cult!"
All the witches became excited. They were all geniuses among geniuses, and a mere exam was not that difficult.
And for well-known reasons, the written test before the formal exam is just a formality, so simple that it is unbelievable.
They are all academic masters. After just three days of studying, they can crush those stupid saints in the written test.
As for the punishment An Su mentioned, they didn't take it seriously at all. Everyone could pass such a simple test.
Looking at the confident smiles of the esoteric geniuses, Ansu showed a gratified expression.
After dealing with the two urgent matters, a calm voice suddenly came from behind An Su, "There is one more thing that you must do in person."
"Since the three of you have already seized the bodies of the heirs of the Moon, Sun, and Morning Star families, you have accomplished such a great feat."
A life priest reminded them sinisterly, "According to the instructions left by the Rada bishops, the three of you should solve the problems of the three major families on the border."
"Let the three families of Sun, Moon and Star withdraw from the border, let the Life Esoteric Cult take over, and loosen the checkpoints." He said, "Let the esoteric army of the Church enter the empire."
At this point, the eyes of the priest of life revealed a fanatical and obsessed look.
He was already imagining the bright future when the border checkpoints would be opened and the Life Cult members would flood into the border. This was also the purpose of the Ocean Cult joining this operation.
The Ocean Cult was once one of the most powerful sects in the Church of Life and the true masters of the border.
Even now, there are scattered believers of life scattered in the wilderness of the border, each of them is independent of each other. Ansu and Luojia are kidnapped by them at the beginning.
It was driven out of the border by the three border families decades ago and driven into the ocean. In the past ten years, it has suffered from the overfishing of the ocean by the Morning Star Family, which has caused its sect to become increasingly weak. They are always looking forward to climbing onto the coast and returning to their homeland on the border. By then, all the villages and cities, and all the people or citizens in them, will be the pig-like livestock they raise, and they will be allowed to be sacrificed and plundered by the Life Cultists.
".You are really right."
An Su turned around and looked at the priest of life, narrowing his eyes slightly, and he could already see what he was thinking.
It seems that the fall of the imperial capital in the original work was not only related to the actions of the demigod, but the main reason for the defeat was the internal and external difficulties.
There is the Grand Duke of the Sun, Annan, known as the 'God of War', and his army guarding the border, the Norman Marquis of the Moon providing political resources and intelligence, and in times of crisis, they can seek support from allied lords. In addition, the richest Morning Star family - Count Carlo, Ansu's father, provides supplies for the front line.
The remote border became the toughest bone to chew in the entire empire, and even the esoteric sects could not infiltrate into the imperial territory.
It was precisely because of the border families fighting on the frontier that the nobles in the imperial capital of Farol had the leisure to look down on the country people from the border.
For a kid like Ansu, the imperial capital could fall but the border could not. After all, his retreat and hometown were both at the border - his family's mine was also still at the border.
This cannot be moved.
Lister and Arthur also heard the priest's words. They turned around and stared at the man coldly without saying a word. Although these two men were not good people, they were truly proud of their families and sincerely wanted to become Sun Knights and Moon Nobles.
Although the way it became is a little bit off.
"You make a lot of sense."
An Su nodded to the priest and smiled calmly, "I will immediately threaten that old man of the Morning Star Family. By then, the border will be open to welcome the royal master, and the prosperity of our secret sect is just around the corner!"
(End of this chapter)