The Golden Throne - Chapter 254

“Some important things to talk about? How foreboding. I hope that this happy day shall not change its tone. Or else, it would be very ominous indeed. After all, this is your first day as the king.” the high priest said.

“Let us just go inside.” Liu Feng said with an irritated voice.

The both of them entered the domed building. It was dark, and it wasn’t illuminated with light mana devices like the rest of the city and the palace. Instead, lamps that ran on oil were situated at corners, and it gave a gloomy look to what was supposed to be a place of faith.

“I wonder why the church has not used mana stones and mana devices. They help a lot, and you wouldn’t have to spend so much time on replacing the oil on the lamps.” Liu Feng said.

“We are of the belief that mana is a domain that only God has the right to use. Only those who are chosen by god are allowed to use mana for the purposes of the church and for the tasks that God has given us. Not for some comfort of the mortal body.” the high priest said.

“You know, I am getting some serious High Sparrow vibes from you. But I am going to let it pass for now. Indeed, mana is not supposed to be used for anything. There is something that I wish to talk to you about, but this place seems like it is hardly the right one to talk about the private information that I am about to divulge.” Liu Feng said.

“All the people that are here are people that I trust, Your Majesty. And the others who are here are your own grandfather and mother. They are praying to God right now, and I shall not disturb them right now. Seeing that all of the people here shall be privy to this information regardless, please go ahead.” the high priest said.

“Alright then. Whatever you say. I am here to make sure that you know before everyone else. I was wondering about the ban of the research on the sciences by the crown and the church, and I am rescinding this ban.” Liu Feng said bluntly.

The old man who was calm till now looked at Liu Feng like he was looking at a ghost.

“Your Majesty. Are you sure that you have not been possessed by the devil? Why would you try to blaspheme God by trying to learn more about his domain? You must be out of your mind! Please come to the church and we shall baptize you to relieve you of your demons.” the high priest cried out.

Liu Feng smiled.

“Did you just call me an idiot? I can hang you for such insolence. You dare to call your king an idiot and claim that he is possessed by a demon? Truly, it must be the other way around. But I am very gracious after all. I shall let this pass. But I am the king, and whatever I say is the law. If someone happens to disagree with this, then I hope that the church shall quell it down. I wouldn’t want the kingdom to see its beloved church disappear.

“The Church is very powerful, Your Majesty. Even now, I know that no force in all of the kingdom will be able to break through these walls. Reinforced with iron, and blessed by God’s hand, they cannot be broken once the door is closed. Your threats are meaningless, Your Majesty. In fact, as an advisor to the throne, it is my duty to tell you that what you are doing has serious consequences.” the high priest said with a chilling tone.

Liu Feng chuckled. He then reached into his robes and pulled out a gun.

“Do you know what this is, High Priest?” he asked with a humorous tone.

“This is not the time to be playing with toys after saying such a serious thing, Your Majesty.” the high priest said.

“This is what we call a gun. It is quite clear that no one actually took the battle that I went through so seriously, because no one actually understood the significance of this small thing. You see, this thing here is a magical device that is very, very powerful.” Liu Feng said as he pointed it towards a random wall.

“Now, you have just said that this place is unbreakable. Let me just show you what the crown is truly capable of. Or rather, let me show you what your new king is truly capable of.”

Boom!

Liu Feng pressed the trigger, and a huge mana blast blew up the wall that he was pointing the gun toward. Immediately, the dim room was lit up with all the sunlight from outside.

Liu Feng put the gun back into his robe as he looked back at the high priest.

“I hope that you can do yourself the favor and tell all of the people that are about to charge to just go back. Maybe tell them that God is giving you a sign that I am really one of the worst things that you can cross, and that all of you should listen to everything that I goddamn say. I know humans. I know that behind every church, there exists a serious motive. The people who are actually true believers do not need to propagate so much. They do not need to have so much power. I know that all that this church does is signify the power that your actual headquarters has. But let me just tell you this. Even if there is a kingdom between Aegon and Jerusalem, if I wanted to, I could collapse the whole city in the next month.” Liu Feng said.