The Forbidden Magic Laws of a Fallen Princess

At this point, Elena immediately retorted.

That makes sense, though. The church is really huge, and the older priests all have beds, while the new priests sleep on the floor. They all sleep together, so there's no reason not to open the main door.

"That...is indeed true."

At this point, we noticed that the priest's eyes were starting to look a little strange.

"However, this time we are here to see the High Pope and begin to carry out His Majesty the King's orders to search inside and outside the cathedral for any trace of the undead or corpse carriers."

"Uh... well, we can't make that decision ourselves. We'll have to let the Pope or a bishop decide..."

Instantly, the missionary's voice became even more ethereal, which made me feel he was even more suspicious.

Therefore, I absolutely cannot turn back now; I must investigate this thoroughly today.

"In that case, can you let me in?"

Without saying a word, I picked up the golden token with the character "Yi" on it that my father, Emperor Yi, had given me and held it high above my head.

"what……"

Upon seeing the gold token bearing the character "伊" (Yi), they immediately knelt down.

Because anyone who sees this golden token with the character "伊" and disobeys orders can be beheaded on the spot.

So we were able to legitimately enter the cathedral.

However, as soon as we entered the church, an unpleasant odor immediately filled our noses and mouths.

"It stinks."

At this moment, Xiaobai and Anjielize also instantly covered their mouths and noses, and their expressions became somewhat strange.

That's right, it smells like medicine, and also a bit like disinfectant. It's particularly pungent, and if this continues, it will really shut down Xiaobai and Angelize's sense of smell.

Since that's the case, there must be something fishy going on here, so I definitely need to investigate thoroughly, because I don't want to leave empty-handed.

However, at that moment, a missionary rushed over and seemed to whisper something in the ears of the two missionaries who were about to lead us in, but I didn't hear what they said.

"Your Highness, please go to the Pope first."

"OK, no problem."

Seriously, I don't believe you can pull any more tricks. Since you've asked me to meet you, then let's meet. It's a way of giving him face, after all.

And so, we passed through the tall and grand prayer hall at the entrance and slowly walked deeper into the cathedral.

Chapter Fifty-Seven: Pope Bardern

Indeed, the cathedral of the Beginning Kingdom truly deserves its reputation as the most exquisitely crafted and the most expansive cathedral in the human kingdom.

Even we outsiders can see that every brick and tile here is made of very special materials, although I can't tell what kind of materials they are.

However, these materials must be quite expensive, because they are truly luxurious and beautiful.

At the same time, at least seven or eight churches as tall as us had a stained-glass window every few meters at the top.

And above each window, if you look closely, you can see a statue, which is indeed a famous goddess statue from a different period.

Even my mother, the goddess Chitune, the goddess Herelia, and the goddess Lanis are there. In other words, this church can accommodate goddesses of various faiths and treat them without discrimination.

Indeed, the missionaries from the Beginning Country had a higher level of faith.

This is essentially telling us that as long as you believe in the great goddess of this world, we are willing to accept you.

We have now walked through a very, very long corridor and arrived at a courtyard.

The place was filled with beautiful flowers and herbs, and every breath I took gave me a refreshing feeling. This must be where the priests rested on weekdays.

After passing through this fragrant and beautiful courtyard, we arrived at a very large, O-shaped hall with many doors.

And each door should correspond to a different room, right?

For example, there was a restaurant, a herb-grinding room, a medicine-making room, a library, and so on. This was basically where the priests spent their daily activities.

I've heard that even becoming a missionary isn't easy, and you basically only have about two hours of leisure time. If you eat quickly, you can rest for an extra half hour within that hour. The rest of the time is spent praying, studying, copying books, and so on. You can only go to bed for serious business at 7 p.m., and the lights are turned off at 8 p.m. sharp. Then you have to get up around 5 a.m. to continue your daily routine.

Anyway, I think I would never adapt to staying here without any cute girls or nuns.

It's not thick enough, so it can't feel rough here!

And so we continued to explore sights that are not usually seen, because I had never actually been to a cathedral before, and we even visited the living and working quarters of the cathedral's priests.

Now we've arrived at the very center of this 0-shaped structure, and then we head towards the second floor.

Then I did see beds and makeshift beds on the floor... and it seemed that many of the priests had indeed caught a cold, holding towels to their foreheads and resting to recuperate.

After we passed through this enormous priests' bedroom, and then through a narrow corridor, there was a huge double metal door.

If I'm not mistaken, this should be the bedroom of the Pope of the Beginning Kingdom, Barden.

"Your Highness Padron, Her Highness the Princess requests an audience."

At this moment, the missionary who had led us to the door of the Pope's bedroom raised his hand, gently knocked on the double door, and then shouted loudly.

"Please let Her Highness in."

At that moment, I heard the voice of Pope Badern inside, but it sounded even older than before.

Could it be that he has really caught a cold?

If it really is just a cold, then the suspicion is eliminated. So where are the corpse carrier and the thousands of undead hiding?

This gave me a headache.

The next second, the missionary exerted a little force, and the double doors of Pope Badern were slowly pushed open.

At this moment, Pope Badern was indeed pale, and he was leaning against the headboard of his rather cheap-looking noble bed, struggling to stay upright.

Then, the two missionaries following behind us quickly caught up and helped him up to prevent him from ruining his efforts.

And so, it took Pope Baderen a tremendous amount of effort to finally sit up completely.

But at that moment, I seemed to see light blue spots on his neck. Could it be that he not only had a cold, but had also been affected by some kind of witchcraft, poisoning, or something else...?

Although this is just my speculation, I cannot be completely certain that Pope Badern is indeed the so-called Corpse Transporter.

"Hahaha, Princess Ivy, I never expected you to visit my place. Please take a seat, please take a seat."

At this moment, Pope Badern stretched out his wrinkled hand and waved it with difficulty.

The missionary who opened the door nodded quickly, then went out and swiftly brought out four rather well-made wooden chairs, placing them in front of me.

Then we sat down without any hesitation.

"It is so, Your Holiness Padrein, you know the purpose of our visit."

Since that's the case, I won't waste any more time or pleasantries, and I'll get straight to the point.

"Ah... I'm sorry, I caught a cold after the meeting a couple of days ago and I completely forgot about this. I know, I know, Princess Ivy is here to investigate the undead and the corpse carriers."

"That's right, but if we want to investigate your place, we'll definitely need your permission."

Indeed, this is the territory of the High Pope Barden. Although my Eid token can command him to do things, he is still an elder, and I have to obey him. If he does not cooperate, I will definitely enforce it, unless he does not want the position of High Pope.

"Of course, Your Highness Princess Ivy, would you like me to send some people to help you? After all, even if you were to search this church, it would only take half a day to complete the search."

At this moment, Pope Badern still had a slight smile on his face, but this time, I felt that something was not quite right.

"No need, because I'm afraid someone might cover for me, so I brought people with me this time, and they're all waiting at the door."

"Alright, alright, I'm a bit too weak to get out of bed and take you to see every place now, so, Princess Ivy, please make yourselves at home."

And so, Pope Badern waved his hand again, then gestured to the missionaries standing on either side to help him down and lay him flat on the bed once more.

It seems that Pope Badern is really seriously ill. I estimate that it will be difficult for him to recover in less than ten days to two weeks.

However, at that moment, my golden darling Lila suddenly got up and slowly approached the bed of the High Pope Bardern.

And from her profile, I could see that her brows furrowed slightly, because, how should I put it, she seemed to sense that something was amiss.

"Uncle Pope, are those marks on your back lividity? Hmm... why do you seem to lack the aura of a living person?"

Without saying a word, Lila asked directly.

"..."

Upon hearing this, the Pope Bardern, who had just lain down, wanted to say something but then immediately fell silent. Subsequently, I saw a terrifying killing intent emanate from the missionary standing on Lila's side.

Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Murderer Was Pope Bardern

The next second, I seemed to see the preacher put his hands behind his back, as if he were taking something out.

Then a white light flashed, and I instinctively felt something was wrong. Without saying a word, I rushed forward from my chair and hugged my golden baby, Lila.

In an instant, I felt a burning pain in my arm travel directly to my nerves.

Yes, my arm must have been cut by the dagger in the missionary's hand.

"What are you doing, Your Holiness the Pope? Obstructing and harming the First Princess of the Kingdom of Beginning is a capital offense, do you know that!"

At this moment, Elena saw that I had been stabbed by the missionary, and she immediately stood up and questioned him.

That's true, even if the Pope didn't personally harm me, he would still bear some responsibility.