Mythology Rebooted
Chapter 557 - 239: The Third Dragon Blood Strengthening_2

Chapter 557: Chapter 239: The Third Dragon Blood Strengthening_2

The burly postman winked at Wayne playfully, causing him a headache. He hurriedly accepted the package and slammed the door shut.

The postman left with a slight smile, quickly leaving the estate.

Behind him, another postman delivering mail to Villa No. 8 caught up, and the two sized each other up, each dropping their disguise.

Saina was clad in a black robe, her features stunningly beautiful; she was confronting a...

Mandrill.

The large monkey was tall and robust, with strong forelimbs and sharp claws and teeth. Its body was covered in grey fur, and the bright stripes on its face were particularly striking.

"So it’s the Divine Oracle High Priest Saina. What, after the last failure, have you found a new target?" the mandrill spoke in human language, its voice eerie, sounding like a ghost.

Saina didn’t answer directly, saying, "Prophet Tubie, I’m surprised you’ve taken an interest in the Holy Maiden."

The Divine Oracle High Priest, an administrative senior official of the Naturalism Church Headquarters, ranks just below the Pope with immense power in her hands.

The Great Prophet, also a senior official of the Naturalism Church Headquarters, holds a status equal to the Pope, has a say but no absolute power, and usually conveys the will of the gods.

Here, the ’gods’ do not refer to the Nature Goddess but her three sub-deities.

The Goddess of Death has three sub-deities, three Proxies: the Observer, the Judge, the Executioner.

The Nature Goddess has her own three Proxies: the Prophet, the Illusionist, the Destroyer.

Referencing the names of the sub-deities, it’s easy to see the rivalry between the two goddesses, even their sub-deities’ titles closely mirror one another—it’s an outright enmity.

By the way, in terms of status, the Holy Maiden is not weaker than the Pope and the Great Prophet, as she listens to the Divine Decrees of the Nature Goddess, her responsibilities subtly surpass those of the Pope.

However, with a turnover every twenty years, the newcomers are vulnerable and powerless; without the force of arms, there’s no power, and the rights that belong to the Holy Maiden are long controlled by the Pope and the Divine Oracle High Priest.

The Divine Oracle High Priest and the Pope have a direct subordinate-superior relationship, while the Holy Maiden and the Great Prophet are independent, which looks like a separation of powers.

In truth, however, the authority of the Pope is immense, qualified to mobilize all members of the Naturalist Knight Order except for the Order’s leader.

The Holy Maiden and the Great Prophet, one conveys the Divine Decrees of the Goddess, and the other conveys the Divine Decrees of the three Proxies. They rarely speak, and when they do, it’s not enough to counterbalance the Pope nor do they have the authority to do so.

The one who becomes the balancing force against the Pope is his subordinate, the Divine Oracle High Priest.

There is only one Pope at the top of The Church, but the number of Divine Oracle High Priests varies, never exceeding five. Since the Pope has no term limits, the only way for a Divine Oracle High Priest to ascend is to wait for the Pope to retire.

A Pope retires under two circumstances: one is to go to the Divine Nation, and the other is the end of life.

The second scenario is out of consideration. As for the first, the current Pope has been in office for one hundred years, claiming to be in his prime, and could serve The Church for another hundred years, insisting on staying in the world.

Pope: I’ve finally reached this position after a long struggle, only to have sat here for a hundred years. My seat hasn’t even warmed up, and now to leave, wouldn’t my previous efforts have been in vain?

Divine Oracle High Priest: What’s the meaning of this, you want us to wait another hundred years?

Unequal distribution is worse than general insufficiency. This principle is the same everywhere. On the power pyramid of The Church, cases of sons and brothers turning on each other are not uncommon.

Those who can wait for seventy years truly have remarkable patience.

Since the Divine Oracle High Priests can’t make the Pope leave, they can only struggle to vie for power, leading to internal resource consumption, and the Naturalism Church can’t unite.

The influence of the Pope and the Divine Oracle High Priest grows, naturally squeezing the interests of the Holy Maiden and the Great Prophet.

The Holy Maiden is decided on the spot, and with a turnover every twenty years, she has no say at all.

The Great Prophet, on the other hand, can stand firm as there’s no limit to his term and his strength is unknown—he spends his days enigmatically, thus his position in The Church is as stable as an old dog.

Saina didn’t understand why the Great Prophet, who had never participated in the selection of the Holy Maiden, suddenly intervened; the old madman shouldn’t crave power, after all.

After a moment of eye contact between the woman and the monkey, the mandrill was first to break the silence: "The Pope has won the last few times, reaching the peak of his power. He can win, but he cannot always win, as it will affect the church’s development."

"That makes sense. I think so too," Saina nodded in agreement, curious about the strength of the two candidates in Frank’s district.

The Great Prophet never takes action himself, the two candidates must be extraordinary.

"Also, I have received a Divine Decree from the Prophet, this Holy Maiden selection is very important. The war in the human world is about to begin, unlike the previous world war, this time a true victor will emerge..."

The mandrill spoke grimly: "War will lead to more wars, a great reshuffle to decide the future world order, and The Church will inevitably become involved."

"This is true for our Naturalism Church, as it is for the allies of the Life Alliance. The Heavenly Father’s Court, which has been dormant for many years, is even more so. When the time comes, devils will be everywhere in the human world..."

"Who the Holy Maiden is cannot be decided by the Pope. A faith war is too dangerous; The Church needs a Holy Maiden with great innate talent."

The mandrill spoke eloquently, standing on the side of righteousness with every sentence.

Saina nodded repeatedly, but as for her true thoughts... as long as the Great Prophet switched to supporting Veronica, she would support the Great Prophet.

Very realistic.

"Great Prophet, according to what you’ve said, war is about to erupt. The Pope will not suppress his own realm; he is about to leave the human world for the Divine Nation..." Saina paused: "There should be such a possibility, right?"

"Correct."

The mandrill affirmed: "The Pope won’t stay in the human world for too long unless he doesn’t care about his life. In the next few years, The Church will elect a new Pope."

"Then, who does the Great Prophet think is more suitable?"