There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game-Chapter 757 - 647: Papal Doesn’t Sound Good, I Want to be the Pope

Chapter 757: Chapter 647: Papal Doesn’t Sound Good, I Want to be the Pope

——Black Dragon Island?

This time, the character information is relatively comprehensive.

Although it did not explain why His Holiness the Papal is colorblind, it did mention that the Holy See of the Light has been secretly investigating Black Dragon Island recently, but the reason remains unclear.

Long ago, the Order of the Sun Knights, which is directly under the Papal’s command, already secretly stationed themselves along the coastal cliffs, constantly monitoring the movements at sea in an attempt to find Black Dragon Island.

Therefore, when a cargo ship that encountered a storm returned to the Tunus City-State, the Knight Order obtained intelligence from it and swiftly sent an encrypted message back to the General Church located in the City of Light.

The City of Light is situated in the Western Continent of the Empire of Saint Vlaro, facing the Royal Capital across the inland to the east, and the Tunus maritime territory to the west.

It is a city-state autonomously governed by the Holy See of Light.

Every free citizen here is a believer of the Holy See of Light; they have received God’s blessings from birth, destined to grow under the radiant glow of the Crown of the Sun.

In reality, the entire populace of Saint Vlaro lives under a dual governance—rule by the secular authority and by the divine.

The empire controls the people’s bodies, while the church controls their spirits and thoughts.

In this theocracy, the authority of the Holy See of Light is equivalent to the sovereign power of the Varo Royal Family.

Although the church has not acquired rulership over the human continent, its cultural influence often exceeds that of the monarchy.

However, even with such a vast stature and power, the City of Light still stands on the empire’s frontier, enduring the wash of stormy seas and the barrenness of the land.

This all began over a thousand years ago.

Back then, when legendary creatures like elves and giant dragons still existed, human city-states suffered threats from both.

At that time, there was no king on the human continent, just a loose federation established to fend off foreign invasions and protect their own independence.

The Varo Royal Family took this opportunity to rise, joining forces with the Church of Light to drive out the cunning elves, slay the ferocious dragons, and establish the Empire of the Everlasting Sun that has stood unyielded for millennia.

As a result, the Holy See of Light secured its place on the continent, spreading the authority of the God of Light to every inch of the land.

But the king and pope of that era may have reached some agreement, for the City of Light was located in the barren Western Continent.

And the Western Continent was actually the battlefield where elves and dragons had once invaded the human continent.

The elves emerged from the icy snow in the northwest.

The dragons flew in from the end of the ocean.

The Holy See of Light enjoyed the influence and rule of godly authority but also endured the restrictions of royal power, forever stationed on this frontier that had witnessed war and death.

So, it is not surprising that the current Papal, fed by ambition, wants to overthrow the rule of the empire.

But why is he searching for Black Dragon Island?

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The Church Acolyte knelt at the door, head bowed low, solemnly and humbly presenting an intricately designed platter.

Although Xu Shuo was not very accustomed to this kind of blind reverence for divine authority, there was not a single change in his expression, even a touch of familiarity, as he lightly raised his hand and a grey-white Jade Token on the platter flew over.

In his eyes, it was grey-white, but in reality it was pale gold.

It felt smooth and warm just like jade; the moment it was touched, a string of characters appeared before Xu Shuo.

It was the encrypted message from the Knight Commander of the Order of the Sun Knights.

After discovering Black Dragon Island, the next course of action still required a decree from the Papal.

The Holy See of Light has influence throughout the empire, with dozens of Supervisory Bishops, hundreds of Archbishops, and thousands of ordinary bishops, not to mention the innumerable other clergy members.

Of course, the Papal could not possibly attend to every affair in person, but the matter of Black Dragon Island was directly under his control.

Apart from the General Church in the City of Light, it was possible that the other clergymen were not even aware that their church was in search of Black Dragon Island.

With such concealment, what exactly is on Black Dragon Island?

After pondering for a while, Xu Shuo dismissed the Church Acolyte who was still guarding the doorway.

The heavy doors of the palace closed once again, the patterns engraved on the doors shimmering with flowing light, the pale gold radiance gleaming even more under the sunlight.

Without the Papal’s permission, no one can open the palace’s restrictions.

Xu Shuo did not rush to reply to the Order of the Sun Knights, instead, he walked over to the bed, lifted the pillow, and took out the box he had hidden away.

Such a high-ranking Pope, yet still he needs to sneakily hide things under the pillow in front of his attendants.

There was a restriction on the box as well, but it was possibly set by the Papal himself, so Xu Shuo’s touch didn’t trigger any limitation and he easily opened the box.

Inside was a circular token not much different from the Communication Jade Plaque, carved with the symbol of the Sun Crown.

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This was the Holy Emblem of the Holy See of Light.

Xu Shuo picked up the emblem, and with a thought, he probed into it with his spiritual power.

A shining light instantly enveloped him.

The monotonous view at last yielded colors beyond grey and white— a faint golden glow, and the token contained an elaborate graphic and textual record.

The first sentence that caught his eye was—

[I don’t like the title of Papal, I want to be the Pope and sit on the throne of world supremacy.]

With this single sentence, the frail Papal lord’s wishes were laid bare.

Xu Shuo: …Such an ideal, your majesty has approved.

[Congratulations to player for triggering the character quest: Pope.]

[Player has triggered a side quest: Slay the King of Saint Vlaro.]

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To the west of the City of Light lies the Tunus maritime City-State.

In a luxurious seaside castle, a man dressed in noble’s clothing sat in the main seat, staring blankly at the team list in the top right corner.

[Xu Shuo]462km.

That’s quite far…

Though the City of Light is located on the coastal Western Continent, the territory of the Western Continent itself is already tens of thousands of square kilometers, and the City of Light, naturally, would strive to be closer inland, hence its location at the edge of the Western Continent bordering the inland.

Zuo Fang originally wanted to find his teammates to regroup, to exchange personal information and intelligence.

However, upon seeing this distance, he couldn’t even be bothered to move.

Thankfully, it wasn’t a full team composed of their camp; there were a few players who had been matched into it.

Otherwise, if it were a full team, they’d probably have to struggle to regroup across such a vast territory before they could trigger the main quest—this is also a fairness mechanism for non-team camps.

This world might be a Mutant Script, but it doesn’t have something like a Teleportation Array, and swordsmanship and magic are actually not that powerful.

The so-called magic is just some small spells that facilitate daily life, their effects nowhere near as earth-shattering as the legends of the Grand Magus, and even those who study magic themselves think that’s an exaggeration.

As for swordsmanship, it’s merely some flashy sword skills with dazzling lights used to regulate Inner Breath, but let’s forget about the idea of having the strength to uproot mountains and the energy to overshadow the world.

The former is mostly studied by the believers of the Church of Light, while the latter is used by knights and warriors.

Zuo Fang is a knight.

But he not only practiced Light Magic but also sword skills executed with Qi.

This isn’t just because he is a knight of the Holy Court, it’s more importantly because as the Chief Knight under the lord Papal, he must naturally be second to none in both sword and magic!

It’s just a pity that the identity of the Order of the Sun Knights is top secret, so no one knows the Knight Commander has such formidable strength.

Unable to return home in glory is like making a journey under cover of night.

Yet the Knight Commander takes pride in this!

However, looking at his sword that was etched with the Crown of the Sun, Zuo Fang was in tears.

How many times must he say it, he is an archer!

That detestable teacher keeps trying by all means to make him learn swordplay!

He won’t learn! He simply refuses to!

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