The Low-Key Life of a Necromancer

Chapter 381 Prelude to the Election

It took Li a whole day to walk this short 100-meter passage.

The magic power is exhausted, the energy is exhausted, and the willpower is exhausted.

After his last resurrection, Li's eyes lost their luster and he was like a stake, allowing the soldiers to put him in a corner.

Li sat there in a daze, completely unresponsive to any activity in the outside world.

Lilith sneaked over, took a lizard tail and put it to Li's mouth to tease him, but Li rolled up his tongue and swallowed the tail.

Lilith was a little embarrassed. She didn't expect that Li, who had been resurrected many times, would really become stupid.

Lilith whistled and walked aside pretending nothing had happened.

Li was actually aware of the fact that he had swallowed the lizard's tail, but he really had no way to control his body at that time.

It was already the second day when Li regained his strength.

Li jumped up and shouted Lilith's name, but found that Lilith had hidden somewhere.

Li came to his senses and found Lei to ask about Lilith's whereabouts.

"Where is that ugly girl hiding?"

"I think you are really stupid. Today the king is going to the temple to cause trouble, and Lilith is going to follow him to support him."

Only then did Li remember that the election for the Archbishop of the Church was already on the agenda.

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The sound of the cathedral bells once again echoed in the capital. This time, the bells were gathering bells. Everyone knew that something big was about to happen.

After the death of the previous archbishop, the position of archbishop has been vacant. Today, those who are eligible to run for archbishop will gather at the conference venue.

This conference venue was naturally the one where the archbishop fell to his death.

The church puts it in a beautiful way, saying, "Continue where you fell."

It is difficult to tell whether this sentence is a compliment or sarcasm.

After the bell rang, the clergy began to gather towards the conference hall.

Although they say that the new archbishop will be elected today, in fact, the canvassing for votes has already been completed in private.

The purpose of gathering at the conference venue is nothing more than to compare each other's strength in public.

The person with the widest network of contacts and the most support will naturally be elected as the new archbishop.

Each archbishop is selected in this way, and no archbishop who participated in the meeting thought that there would be any accidents.

"Alas~ It's a pity for Bishop Sid. If he hadn't been killed by the evil people, he would have been the one most likely to take the throne."

"That's right. Bishop West Germany was diligent and hardworking, and was the most popular bishop. It's a pity that he died too early~"

The dead West Germany became the topic of conversation before the meeting started.

Everyone likes to talk about West Germany. There is nothing to lose by giving more praise to someone who will no longer compete with everyone.

"Oh my, the call has been issued for a long time, why haven't anyone come yet?"

Everyone talked about West Germany for a long time, and they had almost exhausted all the topics they could discuss, but there were still several cardinals who had not arrived.

In desperation, the bishop presiding over the meeting could only magnanimously announce that the start time would be extended.

A few minutes passed and everyone's patience was further exhausted. Some people lost their patience and twisted around in their seats as if they were sitting on nails.

"Here comes the King!"

Just when the bishops were planning to disqualify those who were not present from running for election, the king suddenly came to the venue.

The meeting to elect the archbishop is an internal meeting of the church. Why would the king be present?

By the way, the king must have supported a certain bishop. This is not the first time this has happened.

The bishops who had figured out the problem all looked towards the entrance of the meeting place. However, the appearance of the king directly overturned the bishops' ideas.

The uninvited king was wearing luxurious clothes with religious significance and a holy book hung around his waist.

The most important thing is that there is a team of bishops following the king.

The cardinals, dressed in red, all wore hoods and held candles in their hands.

The bishops walked slowly, holding candles, like a group of servants following the king.

What happened to those bishops!

Have they surrendered to the king?

The other bishops in the meeting hall were all in an uproar. They couldn't understand the significance of the king's sudden appearance.

Listening to the buzzing discussions in the room, the king suddenly drew out his ceremonial sword. The blade made a crisp sound, interrupting the bishops' discussion.

"Today is a special day. The deceased archbishop certainly doesn't want us to waste time. The cathedral cannot be without a leader for a day. Now, let's elect a new leader!"

The selection meeting, which was supposed to be chaired by the bishops, was overshadowed by the king.

The bishop in the field immediately expressed his dissatisfaction and protest.

"Your Majesty, if you are concerned about the selection of the Archbishop, please observe the meeting quietly."

The bishop who presided over the meeting was the most powerful one present. He believed that he had the greatest chance of being elected this time, so when facing the king, he directly adopted an equal attitude.

Seeing his attitude, the king was not angry, but felt sad from the bottom of his heart.

The talent pool of the cathedral is really worrying. After the death of the Archbishop and Bishop Sid, there is no one who can hold up the situation.

The king was too lazy to even argue with these losers in the assembly hall, and directly asked the bishops who knew his intentions to speak for him.

Receiving the king's signal, the bishop went directly to the podium in the center of the conference hall.

"Everyone, be quiet! We need to talk!"

The bishops who had surrendered to the king stood in a circle in a special formation.

This formation can form a magic circuit, creating elementary wind magic, and spread the voice of the person speaking in the circle farther and louder.

The bishops performed a magic trick that Li named human-shaped sound, which instantly shocked the chaotic scene.

"The church has come to where it is today after going through difficulties and tests time and time again. It is because our ancestors overcame those dangers that we are standing here today!"

After one bishop made his opening remarks, another took over.

"The previous archbishop died while fighting against evil, and the church and the kingdom are facing unprecedented trials!"

"We are standing at a critical crossroads! The right or wrong decision will affect the next few decades or even hundreds of years!"

"You! You only care about maintaining everything that was in the past and your own enjoyment and interests! You don't understand what kind of leader the Holy Temple needs!"

The bishops who had surrendered to the king spoke lively, as if they were on stage.

The others who were listening to them became agitated.

"From what you said, you don't want to run for Archbishop anymore! Or do you have selfish motives and want to disrupt the fair and just selection meeting?"

The bishop who presided over the meeting felt a sense of threat from the king's party.

There might be some changes in today's selection, but he couldn't figure out where the changes were.

"We support the selection of the Archbishop! But today, the purpose of the selection is not just to elect a new Archbishop!"

After the prelude, the bishops sent by the king adjusted the rhythm and made a deafening sound together.

"Today, we are going to elect a pope who can lead the Holy Church and humanity to the pinnacle!"