In the few minutes it took Ladislaus to read the letter, Cardinal Colonna had already cleaned the rectangular walnut table that was originally used as a dining table and arranged it into a simple altar to God Sirik.

As soon as he saw that Ladislaus had finished reading the letter, he immediately urged: "Please, Your Excellency Ladislaus."

Ladislaus first handed the first page of the letter to Anna, gave her a deep hug, and whispered in her ear: "Be strong, my girl, please believe me, I will not abandon you."

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Anna, who was not sure what was going on, started to tremble all over after just reading a few words. After seeing the words "Members of the Archon Sibo family, whereabouts unknown", she finally couldn't support her body and fell to Ladislaus.

In her arms, but this time, at least she didn't cry loudly. Maybe this is the benefit of a difficult life, we are forced to become stronger.

After letting the ambassador's wife help Anna to rest, Ladislaus turned back to Cardinal Colonna, looked at the noble cardinal's rough linen clothes, and said: "I'm really sorry to trouble you, your highness the cardinal.

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Cardinal Archbishop Colonna understood that Ladislaus had agreed to the Pope's request, and showed a satisfied look and said: "The grace of God is not in the glitz, but in the devout faith of you and me, for the cause of God.

Service is nothing but trouble. I'm glad you chose the right path, Lord Ladislaus."

"The brilliance of God the Lord, His Majesty the Dark Sun, can only be revealed by the noble Roman Church. I am willing to dedicate my meager strength to serve God the Lord, preach to the Lord God the herdsmen, and dedicate my soul to God for eternity.

Lord." Ladislaus knelt under the newly decorated altar and announced his conversion to the Dark Sun Cyric Church.

"This is His Majesty the Pope's edict appointing you as the Bishop of Savona. From now on, you and I are Catholics." After such a simple religious ceremony, Ladislaus became the Bishop of Savona.

A coastal diocese in the Republic of Liguria.

More powerful ones are yet to come.

After Ladislaus once again praised Dark Sun and His Majesty the Pope.

Cardinal Colonna took out another edict.

"This is His Majesty the Pope's edict appointing you as Archbishop of Liguria. His Majesty the Pope has high expectations for you."

You must know that in the dominant Dark Sun Church system in Europe, a very talented civilian believer often has to receive more than ten years of theological education in a monastery before he can be ordained and officially become a priest. If he continues to be able to make some achievements,

With the results, he can be promoted to the rank of priest within a few years, and after about another ten years, he can become the deacon of a small church.

As for the next level of vicar general, even if the bishop's position is superior in talent, opportunity, and blessed by God, it must have been at least thirty years after leaving the monastery.

At this stage, if the bishop is still quite healthy, has been able to do things effectively, and of course never makes mistakes in his team, then after he turns seventy, he may have a slight chance to become the archbishop of some of the most peripheral areas.

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As for the cardinals at the higher level, I'm sorry, you were not born into a high-level noble family, so don't even think about it. You won't be able to climb up even if you give it another hundred years, no matter how devout your faith is or how perfect your reputation is.

And some priests who are not even level 10 are still high up in the cardinal group and hold the position of cardinal just because they are the illegitimate son of a certain big shot.

Another feature is that in the Church of the Dark Sun, the junior clergy are basically priests, and when they reach the level of bishop, they begin to show their talents, but priests are still the mainstream.

The characters are basically on par with the priests.

Even in a plane where gods are respected, nepotism and father-in-law are the most powerful rules.

All gods will not easily grant large amounts of blessings and forcibly interfere with the structure of their own religious orders. Of course, in smaller organizations, talents can be relatively more valued.

His Majesty Dark Sun Sirik, dominates the world with his priestly position of "secret politics", and he will not interfere, which is the result of political struggles.

A figure like Ladislaus, who has not even been formally ordained as a priest, is not considered a clergyman at all, and it is quite doubtful whether he even believes in His Majesty Siric the Dark Sun.

It only took a few minutes of prayer to become a distinguished bishop.

In less than three minutes, he was quickly promoted and became one of the archbishops with only fifty seats in Europe.

It is also a very important diocese in the Republic of Liguria.

Wearing a purple power ring with a half-skull painted on it, symbolizing authority.

Cardinal Colonna, who came to announce his appointment, looked to be in his thirties at most, and this age was not considered young at all among the cardinals named Colonna in the past.

Sure enough, in this world, whether there is God or not, you cannot have too many expectations for fairness and justice.

However, the reason why Ladislaus could easily obtain this position is because the value of this position is currently greatly reduced.

"His Royal Highness Cardinal Colonna, the Pope's letter did not mention the disposition of the former Archbishop of Liguria. As far as I know, he has always been a die-hard ally of His Highness Old Sibo. Could it be that something unexpected happened?" Ladislao

Si is quite familiar with the predecessor of this position and had several dealings with him in the Republic of Liguria.

"Your predecessor no longer looks down on this position. During the Ligurian Incident, he openly led the church guards to defect and raid the Ligurian Consul's Palace. It was because of this unexpected betrayal that the defenders of the Ligurian Republic

Without a leader, the Duke of Bourbon easily captured this important town. The Pope deprived him of his position as Archbishop of Liguria, but they don't care anymore. Now he has become His Royal Highness the Duke of Neymar of the Kingdom of France. Of course, his behavior

He has not violated the teachings of His Majesty the Dark Sun, and his rank as a 12th-level priest will not be lost." There was no indignation or anger in Cardinal Colonna's tone, only a touch of admiration and Ladislaus's almost undefinable jealousy.

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It is natural that the Pope's letter did not mention this betrayal within the church. It seems that Lao Xibo was quite wary of Andrea Doria, a political enemy. Sure enough, allies are more dangerous than enemies.

Although French King Francois I strengthened the centralization of power even above Emperor Charles V, his newly awarded title of duke could not have feudal rights, but the title of Duke of Neymar still means more than three

Annuity in Vantale.

Correspondingly, the income of Ladislaus, Archbishop of New Coliglia, was relatively miserable.

"As for your income, I believe you can understand His Majesty the Pope's arrangements. Nowadays, there is no tithe tax in the Diocese of Liguria, and other miscellaneous taxes are definitely not expected, so for the time being, the Pope has decided to first

The religious rights of the two cities of Modena and Piacenza under his direct jurisdiction will be transferred to you. Both cities are controlled by the Rovere family of the former pope. Although the centrifugal trend is serious at present, the annual tithe tax should still be collected.

Modena is 1,400 thalers and Piacenza is 900 thalers. In addition, the Pope subsidizes you 1,000 thalers. That’s it for now. If the French can be driven away, then every year

It's easy to collect ten thousand talers in Liguria."

Although Cardinal Colonna said this, Ladislaus understood that Modena and Piacenza could receive half of the reservation amount, thank God, thanks to the backstage of the sorcerer royal family.

This is also a feature of the Roman Church State. Its governance structure is not all about layers of religious jurisdiction, but also a secular system. The archbishop's jurisdiction over the bishops is often purely religious. In the Roman Church, the real election

The pope often has dukes and consuls under his jurisdiction. For example, the previous pope, Julius II of the Rovere family, captured Parma, Modena, Piacenza and other territories, and he handed over Modena and Piacenza.

Under the rule of their own family, these two cities nominally belong to the Roman Church State, but in fact they are semi-official small princes. The consuls are controlled by the Rovere family.

The taxes they paid to the elected pope were not even comparable to those of several religious electors in the Holy Roman Empire.

But Ladislaus has nothing to complain about. Although his annuity is less than one-tenth of the Duke of New Cornemar's annuity, this income can be regarded as the beginning of his career, and the direct subsidy of one thousand thalers,

It was immediately presented by Cardinal Colonna. His Majesty the Pope's arrangement was indeed thoughtful.

After all, Ladislaus was not an official clergyman at all.

The Archbishop is a big promotion compared to the Councillors.

However, the "Archbishop Ladislaus of Liguria" on his character panel does not lie. The name "Archbishop" can bring 1 point of perception and 1 point of charm.

However, compared to "Member" who only needs 100 points of reputation to activate the additional charm effect, "Archbishop" requires a full 1,000 points, and Ladislaus is still far behind.

Therefore, the two additional values ​​are not yet available.

As for the relevant procedures, Cardinal Colonna also received instructions from the Pope, "The Pope arranged for your ordination ceremony to be held in Rome. After all, you will be a cardinal archbishop in the future, and you do not even have a formal priesthood."

It's not appropriate, maybe the Pope will personally congratulate the ceremony. Please let me and you set off for Rome immediately."
Chapter completed!