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After finishing the meeting, Lilith headed straight to the Central Church.

During the meeting, people from the Holy See had already invited Lilith to talk to the Pope after the meeting.

Lilith could feel that the potion that turned the tide of the battle in the northern battlefield was definitely not that simple.

The old Pope had just finished his sermon in his wheelchair, and the believers were leaving in an orderly manner.

Lilith was not in a hurry when she saw this scene. Instead, she waited for the believers to leave before she entered the central church from a distance with her guards.

Seeing Lilith coming, the old Pope showed a kind smile on his face. The old Pope's health was getting worse day by day. No one knew whether it was because of the many affairs of the religious reform or because he was too old, but there was no suitable successor within the Vatican.

"His Majesty."

With the help of the priest, the old Pope wanted to stand up and salute Lilith. Lilith hurriedly waved her hands. Although the Pope's status was not as high as before, Lilith could not bear to let an old and frail Pope salute her.

After entering winter, the old Pope's health condition continued to deteriorate. Although he was not at the point of dying, he already needed to use divine power to recuperate.

It’s a pity that the current Goddess Church has not yet produced the ideal successor of the old Pope.

In fact, Lilith has always been the most ideal successor in the old Pope's mind. She is not very pious to the goddess and will not be affected by the oracle lantern. She is also very smart and can support the Holy See to continue to promote secularization. But unfortunately, Lilith's identity is too complicated, and it is impossible for her to become the old Pope's successor.

At least not now. Becoming a saint again is already touching the sensitive nerves of some people. When Lilith really has complete control over the situation in the royal capital in the future, she might be able to establish a political system similar to the integration of politics and religion, or directly incorporate religious management into the royal power like Gray Collar.

But now it seems that even if this future can really be realized, it will take a very long time, and the old Pope may not be able to see it.

It is not surprising that the Holy See is in a period of transition. Ever since the split of the Holy See, there has been an obvious talent gap in the Goddess Church, and the position of the Pope must be carefully considered. In order to avoid becoming a heretic like Lantern Dream, the Pope himself cannot be too devout to the Goddess.

So the old Pope kept the lantern with Lilith. As a light source, the lantern symbolizes warmth and hope, and the lantern can also illuminate the road. Originally, the church made the goddess's last oracle into a lantern to express this intention. The goddess's oracle is like a beacon in the dark ages, guiding the believers forward.

Even in various beliefs today, the church still uses candles or lamps to represent certain important positions. The image of lamps that bring light is very important even if it is not in the Goddess religion.

But no one expected that the lanterns made from the two oracles left by the goddess would directly cause the split of the church.

As for what the saint heard and saw in the lantern, the old Pope did not dare to think about it, nor could he think about it.

The best way now is to leave the oracle lantern with Lilith and find a cardinal who is devout enough in his faith and supports the Reformation to succeed him as Pope.

Of course, it is also possible to keep the position of Pope vacant, and have the work of the Pope be undertaken by the thirteen cardinals, but in that case the situation within the Vatican might become even more chaotic than that of the group of nobles in the royal capital.

After a long sigh, the old pope said, "Regarding the North, I have something very important to report to Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please follow me."

After saying that, the old Pope looked towards the direction of the central church compartment. Lilith took the handle of the wheelchair from the priest and pushed the old Pope into the compartment herself.

Lilith was able to notice that the alerts arranged by the old Pope this time were similar to those when he gave himself the oracle lantern, which meant that he was going to discuss some secrets that could subvert the church, but how was this secret related to the North?

The old pope took out two bottles of potion from his arms, placed them on the table, and said, "Your Majesty, do you remember what holy water looks like?"

One of the bottles of potion looked like a work of art just by the bottle itself. It was carved from transparent crystal, with a slender and elegant neck surrounded by delicate gold and silver carvings. There was also a symbol of the goddess on the bottle, which shone faintly under the light.

In addition, there are complex inscriptions on the bottle, but these inscriptions have no practical use. Instead, they are used to record which monks' continuous prayers produced this bottle of holy water.

Just pour boiled water into this bottle and some people will believe it is holy water, not to mention that the holy water in the bottle really is emitting a faint holy light.

The other bottle of potion looked much more plain and simple. Even the bottle itself was a mass-produced product that was common on the street. It didn't even have the North Wind Bear mark that was most common on cheap potion bottles. Although the quality was good, it looked more like it was produced by a third-party pharmacist, or a work used by a novice pharmacist to practice his skills, without even a label.

Lilith was a little confused, but the old pope continued, "Your Majesty, please check which of these two bottles is holy water."

Is there any need to ask this? Lilith picked up the gorgeous bottle with doubt and looked at it carefully against the light. The liquid in the bottle gave off a faint holy light. It was holy water. Lilith even read the inscription on the bottle carefully. The monk who made the potion was right. The inscription even had the name of the newly appointed saint.

Although it was a little strange, Lilith put down the gorgeous bottle and said, "This bottle is holy water, for sure."

"What about the other bottle?"

Following the old Pope's question, Lilith picked up another bottle of rather simple potion.

The liquid in the potion was a little cloudy and looked of good quality, but other than that there seemed to be nothing special about it, like the trial work of a novice pharmacist.

But looking at the old Pope's expression, Lilith could guess that there was something wrong with the potion, so she continued to observe it carefully. After observing for a while, suddenly, Lilith discovered that the liquid in the bottle emitted bursts of faint holy light for a very short time.

Even Lilith, who had been staring at it, would have thought she had seen it wrong if she had not firmly believed that there was something wrong with the potion.

Lilith, remembering something, quickly opened the cork and poured a drop of potion onto her hand, feeling the cool touch.

"Holy water..."

Lilith looked at the old pope in horror and said, "This bottle is also holy water."

"No, Your Majesty."

The old pope's face suddenly became serious, and he said, "This is the ancestral potion of Governor Linde of the Northern Territory."