Chapter 57: The Auction Room
But there was a little problem.
He only needed one of them alive.
According to the two, there were several wealthy individuals in the auction as well as three high priests and a single cardinal sent by the Holy Church to facilitate the transaction.
"Not a high cardinal?" Gabriel raised a brow. He had expected the Church to send a high cardinal, at least for such a stealthy operation.
In the church hierarchy, the priest was just above the normal worshippers. They were powerful, yes, but not to an extraordinary degree.
Above the priest, there was the cardinal, followed by the high cardinal, grand cardinal, and then the Twelve Apostles.
The Twelve Apostles were mysterious existences with so many tales about them. In Gabriel’s past life, he had learned that the weakest of the Twelve Apostles was already at hero rank.
And twelve of them could easily bring down a kingdom in a couple of minutes.
And then there was the Holy Pope.
He was a man rarely seen, not even by the grand cardinals.
That man was said to be walking destruction.