Chapter 870 Black Saint and White Pope
Even Aiwass himself had never expected that the cardinals would be so decisive.
After Aiwass showed them his sin-beast form and that he had cured the Pure White Saint's amber syndrome, Aiwass found that the cardinals, who had originally had different opinions and differences, now reached a consensus at an unusually fast speed.
When Aiwass said that he wanted to make the Pure White Pope the contemporary pope, all the cardinals agreed immediately; when Aiwass said that he wanted to lift the state of permanent neutrality, all the cardinals agreed immediately; when Aiwass said that he wanted to intervene in the current chaotic political situation in Xingti, all the cardinals agreed immediately... Even when Aiwass said that he wanted to go out for a walk, the cardinals fully agreed.
He agreed with everything, without even a single objection or additional opinion.
For a moment, Aiwass wondered if they would just "pretend to agree first and discuss it later."
But the cardinals' efficiency was incredible: less than two hours after Aiwass called them to a meeting, notices to various countries had been sent out.
At that time, Pure White had already donned the Holy Crown and fell into a deep sleep on the throne of the Pope; the candidate for the Eternal Saint was also activated - the current number one candidate was called Theresa, and now she has officially obtained the inheritance of eternity.
There is no objection to either of these things.
He simply gave the order and it was completed immediately, completely different from the elves' usual style of dragging things out for decades.
According to the rules, the new Eternal Saint should be named by the Pope—after all, for thousands of years, saints have been promoted to Popes, one after another. However, now, Theresa's name was still bestowed by Aiwass.
The so-called holy name is the name given to a saint by the outside world. Once a saint becomes an eternal saint, it means completely renunciation of worldly life and serving only as the Pope's agent. Therefore, the name given by their parents is no longer used, and they use the name given by the Pope instead.
The name of a Saint is usually a certain color, and it must be different from the color of the last two generations. The Saint will also wear clothing of this color year-round.
This way, a clear reference can be established in any language, as every language has a precise description of a color. For example, when people say "White Saint," they immediately know it refers to Gray. Therefore, there's no need to worry about the distinction between translation and paraphrase when translating a name, let alone the ambiguity caused by duplicate names.
——From the very beginning, this was a name based on international exchanges and even cross-racial exchanges.
Aiwass didn't want to spoil this good tradition by being special, but he had never been good at naming.
The colors used in the past three generations are green, blue and white.
Aiwass thought for a moment, but found that whenever he thought about "naming colors", the first names that popped into his mind were "gold dust", "quicksilver", "smoky blue", "flaming red", "mint ice cream" and so on...
This made him very pleased.
At least the memories of my past life haven't been taken away by that bastard Huan Tiansi...
In order to avoid the problem of thinking of mechanical keyboards when thinking of colors, Aiwass finally chose the black color he used when he was a cardinal and simply named it Black.
——Although the black axis is also quite classic, let’s be honest.
According to Aiwass's request, the name of Black Saint Theresa will be announced on May 5th, the Holy Day of the Sand Clock. There must be a lot of people anxiously trying to find Pure White to ask the Pope's opinion... but if they can't find Pure White, then so be it. It's a good idea to leave them alone now.
The Theocracy has been neutral for so long that many people have probably forgotten its significance. All they know is that the Eternal Pope possesses the sixth power, but they overlook the equally powerful cardinals and the Papal Guard.
When Aiwass became the interim Pope, some people started jumping up and down.
In their opinion, Aiwass was definitely unable to command those elves; and he himself could definitely not reach the sixth energy level... Then what was the difference between the Theocracy and being paralyzed at this time?
They certainly wouldn't dare to directly oppose the Theocracy. But if they were secretly doing things that the Theocracy originally didn't allow, wouldn't the Theocracy be able to control them?
When the new Pope takes office, the worst that can happen is that he kneels down and apologizes. Anyway, the benefits have already been taken, so even if he gives them up later, it won't be a loss at all...
Relying on luck is never a good idea. But on the other hand, if you don't have a sense of luck at all, it will be difficult to seize the opportunities of the times.
They became big shots because of this, so how can they be cautious in their words and deeds after becoming big shots? When crises and opportunities appear again, they will still do the same thing - this is called path dependence.
In a sense, their guess was indeed correct. One could even say that their bet was right.
The Theocracy saw and remembered all of this, but took no action. After all, Aiwass was merely a human mastering advanced divine arts at the time, and his temporary appointment as Pope was simply due to a conflict between the cardinals and the Saint... or rather, it was because of the Amber Disease that prevented the White Saint from gaining the support of all the cardinals.
The reason why Aiwass was chosen as Pope was not because he was popular, but because people did not want to choose either side and could only choose the "middle".
So it's really not his turn to direct those things—
For example, the conflict between the benevolent masters and slaves in the ancient Parthian Empire is becoming increasingly acute. With the widespread depletion of water resources, the Fourth Water War is already taking shape. The goblins' human and slave trade is becoming increasingly undisguised. In Iris, the Hawkeye organization has begun a multinational mass assassination of those high-ranking officials of the Black Hawk and Narcissus Principalities who have sided with the Son of the Moon...
These matters were very difficult to handle, involving long-standing conflicts between nations and races. They required a long-term, stable policy that couldn't be changed at will. Therefore, the cardinals waited for Pure White to release the Amber and officially assume the throne before handling them.
But now, this is no longer a problem.
After the founding of the country, the first thing the cardinals did was to bring up all these issues and hand them over to Aiwass for a decision.
The internal strife among these cardinals stemmed not from a desire for power but rather from a struggle over the path. Transcendents who reached the fifth level of energy must possess an incredibly firm and resolute heart for the path. They completely believed they were right, and therefore inevitably faced enemies with whom they could not coexist.
They are comrades, partners, but also enemies—“enemies” who can coexist peacefully, understand each other, but absolutely cannot identify with each other.
However, the "Son of the Candlestick" has reappeared in the world.
Then there would be no need for us to argue.
——They will argue simply because there is no answer to this question.
But who could be more right than the son of the candlestick?
Everyone watched Aiwas transform from a pure-blooded human into the Son of Sizhu, meaning this identity wasn't born of blood, but rather through Sizhu's approval. Since everyone is Sizhu's believer, and Sizhu made his own choice, who could say, "I don't think Sizhu understands the path of devotion well enough"?
Anyone who dares to say this is a pure heretic and apostate!
Now that there is a standard answer, the argument will subside.
The cardinals also readily accepted the change in the Church's policy—the current world situation was clearly drastically different from when the Theocracy was founded. However, each successive pope had been merely "the successor of the Candle Celestial Master," unwilling to see the Theocracy change under their watch... This was also due to the blessing of the Amber flowing through the elves' bloodlines.
Of course the elves know that they are antiques.
But who will deny it?
That's the law of our ancestors! The law of our ancestors cannot be changed!
The Candle Celestial Master is still watching from heaven—literally watching—and if he gets upset, who's responsible? If there's a real problem, the Candle Celestial Master, the Candle Master... and all the popes, among so many gods, haven't any of them come down to reveal their intentions in a dream?
Since no gods have appeared in dreams or descended to point out that past traditions are outdated and cannot be continued, no one can change the rules of our ancestors.
In this world, death isn't the end—rather, it's the beginning of eternal life. This is especially true for high-ranking transcendents, especially the elven bishops of the Church. After death, they either go to the Kingdom of Giant Trees, the Amber Forest, are imprinted by the Spiritual Amber Celestial, or become the Candle Celestial or an apostle appointed by the Candle Celestial.
They may not necessarily think that the old rules are all good, but once you consider what happens after death, no one dares to gamble on things that happened during life.
——But now the situation is different.
Si Zhu personally granted a human the identity of Si Zhu's son. What does this mean?
This means that even Mr. Sizhu agrees with it. Times have changed!
The age of elves has ended, and the age of humans has arrived - and naturally the old rules must be broken.
The cardinals immediately became active: they had long been dissatisfied with the old rules. The title of Son of the Candlelighter was much more effective than the Pope's order.
The happiest among them was Cardinal Belisarius.
His way of "dedication" is closest to the concept of "justice".
He had been in the ancient kingdom of Parthia for a long time, witnessing much suffering. However, due to the rules of the church, he was unable to help others and had to wait for "the locals to come and ask for their help"... But this wait was so difficult.
He sometimes falls into self-doubt.
Intervening in the internal affairs of other countries can easily overstep boundaries and hinder the advancement of the times, becoming trapped by the perspectives of those who help and preventing the birth of new things. But when you clearly see injustice, why not take action?
Watching misfortune unfold, watching the wicked triumph, watching injustice spread like fire... watching people languish in confusion, their upright backbones broken. No one calls for help, no one dares to ask for help - is this justice? Simply watching from the sidelines, is this the contribution he can make?
And now, Aiwass has removed his shackles -
Aiwas personally gave very clear instructions regarding the situation of the ancient Parthian Empire:
“If you see something that upsets you, just do it.
"I haven't witnessed it myself, so I can't entrust you with the entire power of the Theocracy. If an unjust judgment occurs, you will be held responsible. But if you believe in your own path, then proceed with confidence.
"I'll get there sooner or later, and when I get there, I'll see for myself whether what you've done is good or evil, helpful or bad. But before that—there's no need to wait. If you want to do it, just do it. If you make a mistake, make amends. If you do well, keep up the good work... Even if you make mistakes, it's always better than doing nothing."
This is completely different from Zhu Tiansi's idea that "those who make mistakes will always eliminate themselves", "the advanced will always eliminate the backward", and "we just need to wait for civilization to change on its own".
Zhu Tiansi's perspective appears superior, compassionate, and rational. In his view, there will always be injustice in the world. Yet, the world will always cycle forward, becoming better. Suffering always nourishes people. While curing suffering may seem to resolve the problem, it actually halts social progress.
It would be better to wait and see, and let society develop on its own. All we need to do is prevent an unstoppable and irreversible catastrophe.
Elves have always maintained this superior attitude.
From time to time, I would give them a warning, a few words of criticism, or be very satisfied with their development and give them some good things. For most elves, this was no problem at all...
However, for the radical Cardinal Belisarius, he only felt that his own people were too arrogant.
Do we have to kill the present for the sake of the future?
Is it true that only pain can bring progress?
But since that was the tradition, he could not say anything and could only wait in the desert for help from the locals.
It has to be said that Aiwass's decisive attitude is more in line with Cardinal Belisarius's wishes!
Originally, he was the cardinal who was most opposed to a human like Aiwass becoming Pope, but now he has become Aiwass's most fanatical follower!
——This human being is more efficient than the elves in doing things!
——This son of the candlelight master is even better than the Pope!
The first update, I guess I won’t be able to finish the second update by 8 o’clock, so I’ll have to do it later!
My schedule keeps getting pushed back, and I'm in the same boat! (Panic)
(End of this chapter)
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