Chương 507: The Branding Ritual

The grim-faced, red robed cardinal, Orben led Hao Ren and the rest from the palace and through a secret passageway to a facility near the cathedral. Hao Ren looked about curiously at his surroundings and realised that the palace and the cathedral were rather close. In fact, the two buildings are twin structures and was only separated by wall. It was rare to see such an architectural design elsewhere where two powers co-exists side by side. The monarchy and divinity were almost inseparable, and each operated within their domain to rule the country. Holletta's political system was indeed a rather unique one.