"Is that the Heavenly Realm?"
"It's so beautiful."
The Heavenly Realm Gate slowly opened, and the scenery of the Heavenly Realm was dimly revealed through the gate to the people of the Holy Capital, all of whom held their hands to their chests.
A giant divine tree like a mountain range, large and small floating islands held aloft by clouds, rainbow bridges spanning across the floating islands, and small angels with pure white wings playing carefree.
There was no sorrow, no hunger, no worries; everything good imaginable was here.
"I hope I can enter the Heavenly Realm after I die."
"A world without worries."
There was no excitement in the hearts of the people, only peace and harmony. This sense of tranquility was what people had always pursued; a place that could bring peace of mind was their true home.
"The Heavenly Realm, do gods live there?" Leone looked up as the four Divine Messengers walked into the golden gate within the light.
"I wonder if I'll have a chance to go to the Heavenly Realm in the future."
The face of a god appeared in her mind; such a non-human appearance, once seen, would never be forgotten.
Perhaps, the first time she saw a god was already the last.
In this life, perhaps she would never see a god again.
For some reason, a deep sense of loss welled up in her heart.
"May the future of the Divine Messengers be boundless." Pope An pressed his left hand to his left shoulder and bowed towards the slowly closing Heavenly Realm Gate, his face full of harmony.
He understood that he would not see the Divine Messengers again after this.
He couldn't help but recall his first encounter with the Divine Messengers.
If not for the Divine Messengers, he would never have understood the true divine oracle of God until his death, nor would he have been crowned Pope at this moment.
His position as Pope far surpassed that of the Emperor.
He was the supreme leader of all humanity, listening to God's divine oracle from above and maintaining peace for all humanity below.
After the last ray of sacred light disappeared from the sky, the entire Holy Capital was enveloped by the prayers of the people, and some even cried out in sorrow.
Shinobu Kocho and the other three held far more weight in the hearts of the people than the Pope and the various bishops.
Shinobu Kocho and her companions brought so much food to the people that they couldn't finish it even if they ate until they died.
Shinobu Kocho even personally used magic in various places to heal those with illnesses.
Sima Wei Zhi forcefully established a trade and banking system connecting the entire country, allowing the lives of the citizens to get back on track and become increasingly prosperous.
The Holy Son organized all the God's Grace to purge the wicked, liberating the oppressed and restoring their freedom.
Butterfly Kanae's role was not as significant as theirs, but she also led the God's Grace to sweep across the entire empire with overwhelming speed.
Pope An? Pope An only assisted the Divine Messengers in handling affairs; his greatest achievement was listening to God's divine oracle and establishing The Way of Peace.
Even when The Way of Peace was established, the divine oracle was misinterpreted.
If the divine oracle had not been misunderstood back then, everyone would have been as happy as they are now.
Therefore, in the hearts of the citizens, Pope An had merits, but these merits were only shared with the Divine Messengers.
However, although they felt that Pope An's merits were not very great, since the Divine Messengers had crowned him, it must be because Pope An possessed some great quality unknown to them.
So everyone still agreed; God's will fought for all good things, and to be crowned Pope, it must be because his beautiful aspirations surpassed everyone else's.
Pope An watched the last ray of holy light disappear from the sky before lowering his head, facing all the citizens looking at him, he spread his arms and said gently:
"My kind citizens, do not be sad. God has always been watching over us. Please rejoice for this. Be happy for these seven days. All food will be provided by the Church."
"So, be happy, good people."
Butterfly left many potions for the Church; these potions were enough for the Church to use for ten years, the most abundant being those for promoting grain growth, followed by healing potions.
Currently, the Church's food reserves were so vast that even if the entire nation lay around eating for three years, they wouldn't run out.
"He truly has the demeanor of a Pope." Xia Wei finished his last sip of tea, looked at Pope An, who was giving a speech to the public, and nodded, expressing his approval.
After the seven-day carnival, the people of the entire country returned to their normal lives.
At this time, human civilization was full of morality and etiquette, reaching a level where one wouldn't pick up lost items on the road and doors weren't locked at night.
People simply didn't worry about the existence of evil people; everyone entered this new era with a kind heart.
This was actually very normal.
The first generation personally experienced the collapse of the old era, and all criminals were purged along with the old era. Their hearts held a strong reverence for good and evil morality.
The second generation received parental guidance from a young age, and their living environment was so beautiful that their hearts naturally continued their parents' morality and kindness, and they harbored ideals.
This situation would continue until the fourth generation, but by the fifth and sixth generations, the situation began to slowly change.
Human hearts are complex; as society gradually progresses, complex human nature will gradually change the entire human society.
At that time, various thoughts would mix together, and it would be inevitable for ambitious people and opportunists to appear.
However, with God above them, they could never truly grasp supreme power.
In the back garden of the Church, there was the world's largest library, and it was also where a small number of high-ranking Church members worked and lived.
In the Church's dining hall, the air was filled with the smell of alcohol.
"Hiccup~ This wine is really good. I haven't tried all these kinds of wine in seven days and seven nights. Come on, Akame, let's keep drinking." Leone, drunk, held up her cup, wrapped her arm around Akame's neck, and poured wine into Akame's mouth.
"No, no, my head is so dizzy—" Akame's eyes were spinning, and her cheeks were flushed red.
"My head hurts so much—" Mine clutched her head and pushed herself up from the chair: "It's all Leone's fault, she kept pouring wine for me."
She hadn't been sober for these seven days of the carnival. She didn't usually drink, and after just one glass, she blacked out.
She kept blacking out after that, and she didn't need to guess to know that she had been continuously force-fed alcohol.
"Leone's alcohol tolerance, she drank eleven barrels of wine in these seven days." Najenda shook her head. She herself was a woman with excellent alcohol tolerance, but she still couldn't outdrink Leone.
It was also because the Divine Blessing made everyone much stronger, so their alcohol tolerance also increased.
Snore~
On the grass outside the dining hall, Lubbock had a wine barrel over his head, and Brand held a wine barrel in his arms, both sleeping in strange positions.
"You guys really drank like crazy. Those wines were brewed for the Divine Messengers by several God's Grace with food-related Divine Blessing.
And you drank it all."
Chelsea held her forehead with a speechless expression.
Just then, crisp footsteps were heard, and a trace of icy chill made everyone shiver. Frost visibly appeared on the floor.
"Everyone's here, that makes it much easier."
Hearing the familiar voice, Najenda's pupils contracted. She instantly looked over, and upon seeing the newcomer, she reflexively shot up from the dining chair, cold sweat breaking out on her forehead.
"Es-Esdeath—you, why are you here?!"