The 49th Pope Lango stood on the balcony of the palace, overlooking the brightly lit Rhine City.
Rhine City is the most magnificent city in the world, just as the Rhine Religion is the most powerful church in the world.
And he, Lango, is the helmsman of this church and this city. It is no exaggeration to say that he is "under God and above millions of people."
"I really want this to go on forever." Rango sighed softly.
How wonderful it would be if people could live forever? If possible, Rango really wanted to stand in this position and look at this scenery forever.
But unfortunately, even if he is the Pope and has countless means to prolong his life, it is impossible for him to have true eternal life.
The only things that can last forever in this world are gods and...
Rango gently rubbed a ring on his right pinky finger.
This is a plain ring that is out of tune with the gorgeous decorations on Rango's body. It is grayish white in color, with an amber-shaped decoration on the tip. In terms of shape, it can't be called plain, it can be called cheap and inferior, no matter how you look at it, it is not worthy of Rango's identity.
But it happens to be the most precious of all Rango's accessories.
Because it was also made from Visas' body parts, and inlaid in that seemingly cheap amber was a small unknown bone of Visas.
This small bone does not carry any rules, but it has an equally precious power - "vitality".
It can greatly prolong the life of the wearer and prevent the wearer from getting sick or injured, allowing the wearer to remain healthy until the moment of death.
This is why the Rhine Religion has been established for a thousand years, but there are only forty-nine leaders.
It is this ring of vitality that allows each pope to have a lifespan far beyond that of an ordinary person, which is something that other churches cannot match.
Although from the perspective of strength alone, this vitality is completely inferior to those regular corpses, such as Corey's left eye and Rocky's thumb. But for the most powerful man in the world, a healthy and long-lived body is enough to surpass everything.
It’s a pity that it still cannot live forever.
Rango sighed again, his tone full of regret.
Even with the blessing of this ring, his life is almost coming to an end. Now he has to consider the issue of succession, which is also a concern for him.
Because the most suitable successor, Bishop Figg of the North, is no longer around, and the next best candidate, Bishop Corey of the West, was the first to die, so that now after the shift is over, the most qualified person is actually Rocky.
To be honest, Rango really didn't want to pass this position to Rocky, because Rocky was unqualified in any aspect. The only reason he could become the bishop was purely because he knew him inside and out and he was half-confidant.
But precisely because of this, Rango's understanding of Rocky is deeper than that of ordinary people. He knows clearly that apart from his protruding buttocks, there is no other protruding point on Rocky's body.
Unfortunately, he no longer has enough time to train a suitable successor.
If it was a peaceful time, Loki would have taken over, but he was just a powerless pope. Throughout the history of Rhine, there were many such popes. But now was not a peaceful time. In just one year, Rhine had lost two bishops in a row, and even the main knights of the North Church were gone. The whole north was in chaos.
It can be said that the Rhine is now the weakest in a thousand years.
If other churches had not been in a worse situation, Rhine would have most likely handed over the throne of the First Church.
Well… Fortunately, other churches are in a worse situation.
But then again, if the throne of Pope was handed over to Loch at this time, given Loch's outrageousness and incompetence, historians a thousand years later would most likely blame him for the series of declines in the Rhine during this period.
From this point of view, passing the position to Rocky is not completely without benefits. The more incompetent the younger generation is, the more the wisdom of the predecessor will be highlighted.
Anyway, as long as the God of Rhine is here, the Rhine will never be destroyed no matter what.
The more Rango thought about it, the more it made sense.
At this moment, two clear male voices rang out from behind him: "Your Majesty, please go to bed."
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