Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 566 - 405: Pope Qin Chu Wants a Massacre (4)

Chapter 566: Chapter 405: Pope Qin Chu Wants a Massacre (4)

Whether it was Anpton or Veronica, both showed a level of devotion like never before in their lives, their foreheads pressed tightly to the ground, constantly praising the glory of the Holy Light Goddess in their hearts.

Indeed, the Goddess had always been present.

Indeed, the Goddess had never forsaken her believers.

Under the soft illumination of the goddess hair, their consciousnesses even became somewhat hazy, not knowing when they had actually begun to weep like rain.

And in their eyes, the image of Qin Chu had also become unprecedentedly grand.

Since the establishment of the Holy Court, with the exception of the first Pope who had received the Holy Light Scepter, no Pope had ever directly received the Goddess’s blessing.

But Qin Chu had not only received it, but had also directly received the goddess hair.

The goddess hair, that was an honor even more glorious than the Holy Light Scepter.

What did this mean? It meant not only that Lord Augustus had deemed Qin Chu the next Pope.

Even the very Holy Light Goddess herself had already approved the Hero.

This was a divine mandate for the Pope, a will that no one could defy or resist.

Watching the demeanor of Veronica and Anpton, a fleeting smile appeared on Qin Chu’s face; this was the effect he wanted... The position of the Pope was very important to Qin Chu.

This was not only about Qin Chu himself but also related to the Holy Light Goddess in the Void.

The faith of believers could increase the power of a god; if the Holy Light Goddess could recover sooner, his days as a "power bank" could also be reduced a bit, so he wouldn’t always be drained by the Holy Light Goddess.

Qin Chu was well aware that with his current strength, directly confronting the beings in the Void was akin to seeking death; the Holy Light Goddess was the main force in the confrontation.

Qin Chu wanted to reshape the faith in the Holy Light Goddess, hence the position of the Pope was essential.

But he could not actively take that position himself; he had to be pushed by others and then, when it was absolutely necessary and there was no way to refuse, reluctantly take up the Pope’s position.

In case any issues arose later, he would have his excuse; it wasn’t that he wanted to be the Pope, it was all forced by others.

"Cough, cough..." Qin Chu feigned a cough, looking at the two top officials of the Holy Court kneeling on the ground with their foreheads on the ground, a helpless expression on his face, "Both of you, get up, please."

"You two discuss among yourselves, who will take up the role of Pope of the Holy Court, and I will pass the Pope’s scepter to him; or maybe, I’ll give him the goddess hair as well."

Hiss...

This Mr. Brave was truly generous.

This was a reward from the Goddess, to just give it away?

If an ordinary person made such a statement, they would definitely be seen as blasphemous, but this person was the Hero, a being watched by the Goddess herself; if the Goddess didn’t care, how dare they accuse Mr. Brave of blasphemy?

As for accepting the Pope’s scepter and the goddess hair?

Don’t joke, that would be the true blasphemy.

The next Pope could only be the Hero, no one else could take on this role.

The only trouble was that the Hero seemed to have little interest in the position of Pope.

Indeed, he was a man of high integrity who did not covet power.

Veronica and Anpton admired him even more, especially Anpton; Mr. Brave didn’t even care for the position of Pope, and yet he himself had embezzled six million Mana from the Church; compared to Mr. Brave, he felt utterly sullied.

Perhaps it was because of this integrity, this great and pure soul, that the Holy Light Goddess herself had chosen Mr. Brave as her representative, right?

At that moment, Qin Chu faintly sensed something appearing above the heads of these two senior officials of the Holy Court—a few strands of milky white filament.

This seemed to be Veronica and Anpton’s faith?

This had never appeared before... Qin Chu felt somewhat speechless; it seemed that even these high-ranking officials had no real devotion to the Holy Light Goddess before, and it was only now, stimulated by the goddess hair, that they suddenly developed faith.

And moreover, it was unprecedentedly intense.

It was no less fervent than the faith of the believers in the Lord of Pleasure he had encountered before.

These two seemed to have the potential to become fanatics.

Qin Chu had thought this faith would directly drift toward the Void and then get absorbed by the Holy Light Goddess.

Contrarily, the goddess hair seemed to have sensed something as well, with light emanating from it becoming increasingly brilliant, as if it was no longer the goddess hair but the Gluttony Authority itself, directly devouring all the faith.

Of course, the Gluttony Authority seemed to be really interested in this faith of the Holy Light; Qin Chu could feel that a thread within his body was becoming restless, as if wanting to burst out and compete with the goddess hair for the faith.

Qin Chu tried it out; with a flick of his hand, a strand of faith flew into his newly opened palm, merging silently into Qin Chu’s body, and in the next instant, it was devoured by the Gluttony Authority.

His lips quivered slightly, this thing really does eat everything?

Even the faith of other gods you eat?

This is something even the Devourer couldn’t do.

And the two kneeling on the ground looked at each other and could see the excitement in each other’s eyes; if they could convince Qin Chu to take up the Pope’s position, the Holy Court would surely be able to smoothly overcome this crisis.

But the real problem was how to persuade Qin Chu.

Although they had never met him before, they had heard some things about this Mr. Brave.

Craving color as if it were a matter of life and death.

This could be seen from the many beautiful girls in the palace, including two who looked exactly alike—where Mr. Brave had found them was anyone’s guess.

In any case, there were more than they had heard or known about.

Veronica examined her own pitiful figure, then glanced back at the well-proportioned and voluptuous Angelica, not to mention the buxom Asina whom she had never seen... She did not feel she had any advantage when compared to those girls.

However, it was said that Mr. Brave was also kind-hearted.

He had even adopted an orphan from the common folk.

It might be a bit shameless, but perhaps she could make an effort in this regard?

The two kneeling in front of Qin Chu exchanged glances, both recognizing the other’s thoughts, and finally, Veronica raised her head.

A smile spread across Qin Chu’s face, "Miss Veronica wishes to succeed as the Pope? That’s excellent... I..."

"Mr. Brave..." for the first time, Veronica interrupted Qin Chu, "I earnestly request that you assume the role of the 103rd Pope of the Holy Court. If you do not agree, I shall kneel here and not rise, until my legs break, my life expires, and my soul exhausts."

What?

Before Qin Chu could react, Anpton from the other side, who had an impetuous nature, even drew his sword and held it to his neck, "Mr. Brave, if you do not become the Pope, I will commit suicide right before you!"

Seeing Anpton’s determined face, it seemed Qin Chu would see him slitting his throat if he dared to refuse.

Qin Chu looked helpless, "Ah, you guys, this..."

"Mr. Brave, it’s not just us, nor just the former Pope Augustus’s idea, but also the will of the Goddess that you step into this role, so please do not refuse," Veronica quickly spoke as she saw Qin Chu caught in a difficult position.

Qin Chu knew that just making a show of it was fine, overdoing it would be off-putting.

He sighed reluctantly, "This... oh, really, I have absolutely no interest in the position of Pope."

"Yet you compel me so urgently, I can only... reluctantly agree."

"Let’s be clear, I am merely acting as the interim Pope. Once a more suitable candidate is found in the future, I will relinquish the position of Pope to them."

Upon hearing Qin Chu agree to become the Pope, both Veronica and Anpton immediately rejoiced, disregarding their kneeling on the ground and the threat of suicide, and suddenly stood up.

As for the interim position?

No matter, an interim of a hundred years is still an interim. That’s not important.

"However, if I am to be the Pope, some very bad things might happen," Qin Chu warned in advance.

"No matter what happens, Anpton and I will loyally carry out your commands without any slack," Veronica immediately declared.

"That’s very good," Qin Chu nodded, quite satisfied.

Veronica finally seemed relieved; she took a deep breath, and a faint smile appeared on her visibly weary face.

She could no longer afford to grieve for Augustus’s death; maintaining the Holy Court was now her most pressing concern.

"Mr. Brave... no, Your Holiness the Pope, when do you plan to hold the official coronation?" Veronica asked cautiously, her address already changed.

"There’s no rush for the coronation ceremony; first, we must cleanse the Holy Court of its filth," Qin Chu’s expression gradually grew colder. "The Holy Light Goddess has also said that the current Holy Court is so corrupt she doesn’t want to come near. If the Church wants to regain the Goddess’s grace, then we must first cleanse this filth."

It was not like these people could go verify with the Holy Light Goddess themselves; it was still up to whatever Qin Chu said.

As they observed Qin Chu’s expression, both Veronica and Anpton felt a slight shock in their hearts, sensing an inexplicable palpitation.

This new Pope was even prepared to start a massacre before he had officially taken his position or seized the Church’s power.

Perhaps, with the Church already having experienced numerous deaths, it was about to embrace a new round of bloodshed.

A slight thrill of tyranny arose in Veronica’s heart; she knew all too well the true state of the current Holy Court.

Filthy, corrupt, decrepit, filled with desire and greed.

This place did not symbolize the Holy Church; it was the dirt in the deepest depths of Hell.

She too had long wanted to cleanse the Church of its filth but lacked the strength to do so.

In her heart, Veronica vaguely understood why the Goddess had chosen Qin Chu as her representative.

Perhaps, only such a heartless, merciless being could truly cleanse the Church and return it to its original purity.

Veronica’s right hand was raised, crossed before her chest; this was not a Holy Court etiquette, but rather, the ceremonial of a knight, her deep blue eyes seemed covered with a layer of burning flames, flickering intensely: "Your Holiness the Pope..."

"Veronica will clear all obstacles for you, becoming the sharpest edge of your sword, severing all your foes!"

Hovering overhead, representing faith, a milky white fluff unseen by most swelled extraordinarily, even radiating heat.

Qin Chu’s pupils shimmered slightly; this was... a fanatic!

Just then, the door was pushed open.

A striking woman with silver-white long hair walked in from outside—who else could it be but Shaye?

She seemed curious about the atmosphere here but didn’t overthink it and simply said, "Qin Chu, Wozworth has arrived..."