The Low-Key Life of a Necromancer

Chapter 378: Humble Clergyman

The bishops were very nervous as they were taken to the palace without any preparation.

Over a long period of time, the bishops had already adapted to the peace in the royal capital. They were slow to react and unprepared. After being captured, they could not even figure out the king's intentions.

When the bishops heard the king declare the bishops guilty in the name of the goddess, they were stunned at first, and then burst into laughter.

"Your Majesty, if you are not awake, please get some sleep before talking to us!"

The world has a very narrow view of the spiritual realm, and symptoms such as Alzheimer's disease are often considered to be the result of lack of rest.

The bishops felt that the king was mentally ill today. They didn't want to say more to the king and turned around to leave.

The guards at the door blocked the way tightly, which made the bishops look very ugly.

Lilith stood before the bishops, waving the indictment in her hand.

"My Lord Bishops, your crimes are in the hands of the king. Please support the king's decision, otherwise, these crimes will be made public."

"Do you think we will be afraid? You are provoking the temple!"

In the bishops' opinion, the king had no right to manage the affairs of the church, so what would happen even if their crimes were made public!

Even if everyone knew that the bishops were doing bad things behind the scenes, who could punish them?

A goddess? Or a dead archbishop?

Lilith was not in a hurry at all when faced with the shameless bishops.

Given the size of the cathedral, no one can really do anything to the bishops. There is no cost for them to make mistakes, and there are no punishment measures from above.

However, this is different from the past.

The king had learned to look at things from a different perspective, and the bishops' once unassailable position was now full of holes.

"Sir Lilith, explain the interests to them."

"Yes!"

Lilith adjusted her crooked collar and made a falsetto sound like a narrator.

"My Lord Bishops, aren't you surprised that you are the only ones arrested?"

The bishops were of course puzzled. There were many bishops in the cathedral, but only a few were brought to the palace today.

They looked at each other and the people around them, wondering why they had become the king's target.

"Don't worry. You were chosen not because you are special, but because you happen to be staying in the city, which makes it easier to arrest you~"

When the bishops heard what Lilith said, they immediately regretted it. If they had known that they would be arrested by the king if they stayed outside, they should have stayed in the church.

"The purpose of bringing you to the palace is naturally to make you support His Majesty the King. His Majesty will become the supreme ruler of the church and the kingdom. The Majesty in front of you will become the great Pope in the future!"

Shocking!

"The Pope... There is no such position as the Pope in the Holy Temple! The King is not a member of the Holy Temple! He is not qualified to interfere in the affairs of the Holy Temple!"

"Really? If you are so determined to stand on the side of the Cathedral, the evidence in my hand will be delivered directly to the Cathedral."

"Humph~ We just said that even if this little bit of evidence is handed over to the cathedral...what did you say! You want to hand over the evidence to the cathedral!"

The bishops didn't care about Lilith's threat at all, but when someone reacted, they were immediately horrified.

"Officer Lilith! Let's talk nicely. Don't do anything stupid!"

The slow-reacting bishop had not yet realized where the problem lay.

When they saw someone begging Lilith for mercy, they immediately looked at him with contempt.

The bishop, who was the first to react, secretly cursed his companions for being stupid.

"If the evidence is submitted to the church, we will definitely be suppressed during this most critical period of the archbishop election!"

Now that the archbishop's position is vacant, every bishop wants to sit in the highest position.

There is only one highest position, and now all bishops are competitors.

"Guess what the other bishops will do after they get the evidence of your guilt~"

Now they are worried that there is no way to reduce the number of competitors. The king handed the evidence to the cathedral, and the bishop standing here today will definitely be investigated within the cathedral.

If one thing goes wrong, he may lose his position as bishop!

Lilith's threat worked.

After the bishops understood the situation, they all remained silent.

The next moment, the bishops gathered in a circle and began to discuss among themselves.

Seeing the bishops' reactions, Lilith and the king smiled at each other.

They knew it was a sure thing!

The bishops discussed for a long time, some of them blushed and some turned pale.

Finally, they stopped talking and faced the king once more.

"Your Majesty, we are just humble clergymen. Please show us mercy."

The bishops found that they had no ability to fight against the king, nor could they compete for the position of archbishop.

Now they only hope that the king will let them go so that they can get through this chaotic time.

"Everyone, don't waste your time. I only have one request for you! Help me get the position of Pope! I will also give you what you deserve!"

"Your Majesty! There has never been a pope in the cathedral before. This is not in accordance with the system and is not in accordance with the records of the scriptures!"

"Holy Canon? You can make up whatever story book you want. Back then, the Holy Church was able to formulate the Holy Canon and become the hope of mankind. Now, I can naturally become the Pope and lead mankind to new heights!"

His Majesty the King, dressed in luxurious new clothes, exuded such domineering aura that the bishops were suppressed and made to keep silent.

The bishops looked at each other and reluctantly gave in.

"Your Majesty, please also inform us of the details regarding the Pope."

The king nodded happily, and Lilith immediately led the bishops to the side hall.

There, information about the Pope had already been prepared, and more importantly, the future development pace of the kingdom.

At this time, the bishops who were walking towards the side hall had not yet realized what they were involved in.

They thought that the king just wanted to take back some of the rights given to the church, but they didn't know that the king's campaign for pope would cause a storm.

After the bishops left, the king slowly put away the smile on his face.

With the good thing taken care of, the king now had to deal with a bad thing.

"Come out, Li, I can answer any questions you have now."

In the shadow of the room, Li slowly walked out of the darkness and stood in the sunlight, shielding his eyes with his hands.

"Your Majesty, while hunting down vampires, we discovered underground ruins. I believe such a huge and ancient ruins could not be hidden from the royal family."

This capital was built by the royal family, and the people who built it were the king’s ancestors.

The king pinched his nose bridge with a headache, hugged himself with the hem of his clothes, and nodded affirmatively.

"I did know about the ruins, but I didn't know vampires had taken over there. Sorry to trouble you, Lee."