Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 685 It has to be Aiwass!
March 3rd, twelve o'clock at noon.

In previous papal elections, this was the time when the new pope was announced.

All cardinals will vote among three candidates - the saint herself can be selected as a candidate, but does not have the right to vote.

After each round of voting, the three candidates will select one of their "supporters" from those who voted for them and give a short speech to count the votes for themselves. Candidates may also choose to speak themselves.

After the speeches are completed, there will be another round of voting. Until someone gets more than two-thirds of the votes, that is, an "absolute majority" approval is obtained.

When there were twenty-one cardinals, 15 votes would be needed; now there is one vacancy, so 14 votes are needed.

If after thirty-three consecutive rounds of voting, no one still obtains an absolute majority. Then in the thirty-three rounds of voting, the person who obtains the most "relative majority" will be elected.

At that time, there will be a pure white beam of light that reaches the sky from the twenty-first ring and goes straight to the sky - that is, the twenty-second ring. Subsequently, basic information such as the name, appearance, and identity of the new pope will be reflected on the crystal screens on each floor of the Theocracy. People will also know that a new eternal pope has been born in the Eternal Theocracy.

— But things are different this year.

Because the entire process of the papal election was broadcast live... As early as two hours ago, the elves of the Theocracy already knew the candidate for the next pope.

In the third round of elections, Awas Moriarty from Avalon had already achieved an absolute majority.

In the first two rounds of elections, there were still some "favor votes." In other words, other cardinals who are usually friends with these cardinals will choose to cast a few rounds of favor votes to let the other party know that "someone still supports them" before voting seriously. This is also to prevent the opponent from losing too badly - it will appear as if everyone is targeting him.

Because of this, Aiwass only received six votes in the first round. But in the second round, he received thirteen votes and was almost directly elected.

In the third round of voting, Matilda cast a numbered vote for Aiwass.

The general idea is: Almost done.

So in the third round, Aiwass received seventeen votes.

Except for Favna and Galatea who politely voted for each other, everyone else voted for Aiwass. Aiwass cast his vote for Cardinal Favrna.

The Theocracy already knew the final election results by then.

They got a human substitute pope who was only nineteen years old!

Nineteen years old... In pure-blood elf families, children of this age are not even literate. They can only grow up to half a meter tall at most. They are still in their carefree childhood and have not learned any knowledge.

At this age, Aiwass became the eternal pope!

...Although he is only the "acting pope", he is essentially the agent of the Pure White Saint.

But there is no doubt that it is still an amazing thing!

The elves rushed to tell each other - the assassination of the saint and the human pope. The two news overlapped together were enough to become a topic of conversation for dozens of days, adding a lot of embellishment to the peaceful and boring lives of the elves.

Although there are some types of elves who don't like humans, they usually fall into the extreme category.

Since they no longer like humans, it is naturally impossible for them to support Favna's down-to-earth pro-foreign ideas of helping other races. Compared with Favna, they might as well support Aiwass.

In the same way, Galatea is the most classical conservative. To put it simply, they are the most hated "old-fashioned" faction of the "Controlled Fire" faction, and the faction among the elves that supports "the inheritors are more noble" the most.

——Although Aiwass himself was the one who killed Cardinal Loki. But at least he is a professional, much better than Galatea!

Letting Aiwass, a professional, be elected may also continue to promote the professionalization process of the Theocracy...

Such various ideas popped up all over the Theocracy.

The elves surprisingly agreed with this result. And he also believes that the election process is very fair - since Aiwass, the agent appointed by the Saint, is a human, then if the other two electors have elves, the election process will appear less fair and less pure.

Because a cardinal who favors the interests of elves may choose that elf without thinking, while a cardinal who favors xenophobia may deliberately not choose that elf. In this way, it will appear less respectable and the selected results may not be recognized.

But since the three candidates are all from races other than elves, it is fair...

At this moment, in the tavern of the Second Circle.

A dwarf finished a pint of cold beer, smacked his lips and suddenly said: "I actually think it's not bad to let Aiwass take over."

"really."

The lizard man next to him who was eating skewers nodded in agreement: "I feel like any cardinal might start a fight if he comes on stage.

"For example - I don't want Cardinal Galatea to take office. If she becomes the pope, I'm afraid we won't be able to enter the two-story ruins. In that case, what are we adventurers doing?"

"That's it. After thinking about it carefully, it seems that every cardinal cannot satisfy everyone."

"Actually, the Saint is the best. She is the most fair and unbiased. But who made the Saint suddenly assassinated?"

"I know that poison! I have an elf friend. She became amber last month because of the controlled fire spreading this poison. Now she even has difficulty walking..."

"Your Highness, are you okay?"

"It should be fine. The range of Ningbo is so small. It seems to be less than three centimeters in diameter."

"This just shows that His Highness is usually in good spirits!"

These short-lived species discussed this result.

In high-level positions, pure-blood elves have completely opposite views.

The Eighteenth Circle is considered the "prison" of the entire Theocracy.

But the Theocracy doesn't like to imprison people, because then it means that the prisoners have done nothing, but need someone to guard them. In the Theocracy, anyone who violates taboos will be exploited... If they are clergy, they will treat people for free, and if they are alchemists, they will synthesize alchemical potions. Even people who know nothing can relearn a craft and serve others.

At the same time, this is also the location of the "Decomposition Institute".

For those felons who must be sentenced to death, their flesh, blood, bones, souls and other elements must be utilized to the greatest extent possible. Only in this way can they make up for the losses and damage they have caused to others and to the entire Theocracy.

Because of this, this is the darkest and coldest place in the entire Theocracy.

Several old elves were drinking tea in the Resolution House and commenting on the election results of this generation of eternal popes:

"Better than having that kid from Valrhona be the pope."

"Yes, she is a black dragon, with a gloomy and violent nature... Who can care about her now? I feel sorry for her child. I have submitted two reports, hoping that the child will be given to other cardinals to raise. "

"If Favna is allowed to be the pope, then the Theocracy will become a construction team. If humans get used to giving too much, then less help will turn into hatred. Even if you help others, you can't do it without a bottom line. help."

"It's not just this problem. I strongly disagree with the ideas of the Home Faction. There is one reason - if these projects are all taken over by us, and they are high-quality and cheap, how can those humans be independent? This is originally their own development technology."

"That's right! I have always said that there is a problem with this. What if humans get used to our help and then feel that their own construction teams are too expensive? Just like those trolls in the south, they will not develop planting The technology is the same. Because if you scatter beans in the southern continent, they will grow all over the mountains and fields, and they won’t be able to eat them all.”

"If we really want to help them, we can't let them think that these things come too easily. We have to wait for decades to let them know the importance of these technologies. When they face the threshold, they can be taught and cultivate their own skills. Scholars should solve this problem, this is the long-term solution..."

(End of this chapter)