Ye Tian looked at everyone present, then smiled and continued:

"Your Majesty, as you know, I am an atheist and have no religious beliefs, and the Knights Templar treasure involves many Christian relics and many religious secrets

The question then arises, whether it is appropriate for me to lead this expedition to explore the treasures of the Knights Templar, and whether it will arouse strong opposition from religious people, and it is very likely that such a thing will happen."

Hearing his words, everyone at the scene nodded lightly and agreed with this.

Without a moment's hesitation, Cardinal Kent next to him immediately gave a coping strategy.

"Steven, we have already considered this issue and discussed it, and if your company accepts the commission to explore the treasure, we in the Vatican will send someone to participate in the exploration operation.

Leonardo will join you with four members of the Swiss Guard as you explore the Knights Templar's treasures and unravel the mysteries that have shrouded it for more than 700 years.

You, the Brave Explorers, are only responsible for treasure exploration and security, and all matters involving religion are left to Leonardo and them, and we, the Vatican, will also intervene.

In the name of external publicity, we, the Holy See, the Vatican, are leading this treasure hunt to explore the treasures of the Knights Templar, and you Brave Explorer are only the specific executors hired by the outside world.

In this way, your status as an atheist will not attract too much attention and criticism from religious people, and your worries will no longer exist, and you can act freely."

Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately turned his head to look at Leonardo next to him, and nodded at the other party with a smile.

The other party also nodded lightly at him, looking very confident, and there was a bit of expectation in his eyes

After a little groaning, Ye Tian responded with a smile.

"It's a good solution, it does reduce a lot of unnecessary distractions, and allows us to focus on exploring the Templar treasures without being distracted or even interrupted by other things.

One thing I must state in advance is that once we sign the commission contract and publicize it to the outside world, it can be said that you, the Vatican, will lead this exploration operation, but in the process of the operation, you must take the lead in me

Leonardo and four members of the Swiss Guard may join me in the treasure hunt, but they must follow my command, which is non-negotiable, and you, the Holy See, cannot interfere with my actions.

Once the exploration operation is launched, I have my own opinions on how to act, and no one else can interfere, so it is also taboo to make a long head, if so, I would rather not accept the commission."

The words fell, and the room fell silent again.

After a moment of thought, the Pope continued:

"Okay, Steven, it's true that you can't make a long position, we can accept this one, the action of exploring the treasure is yours, we will assist from the side, this can be written into the commission agreement"

Ye Tian nodded lightly, and then continued to smile and said:

"The stakes of this treasure hunt are very high, and once we sign the commission agreement and launch a joint exploration operation, the news will surely spread quickly and spread all over the world.

We have a lot of preparation to do, and you have to coordinate and open up the many relationships and reduce the resistance from all walks of life, so that many people will know about this exploration.

The more people who know, the more likely it is that the news will be leaked, and I believe in this sentence, and that's why I often broadcast treasure hunts publicly.

Rather than waiting for the leak to spread and let the gossip spread all over the sky and attract countless speculations, it is better to make this exploration of the treasure public and announce it to the public from the beginning"

When he said this, Ye Tian also secretly said in his heart:

"Cooperate with your Vatican, buddy, do you dare to keep a few more eyes, what if the buddy finds the treasure of the Knights Templar when the time comes, but you are behind my back

As long as this exploration operation is made public to the public, made known to the whole world, and attracts countless attention, even if you guys want to do it, you guys will have a lot of concerns."

The Pope and Kent exchanged glances, exchanging glances.

At the same time, a hint of jealousy flashed in both of their eyes, as did the President of the United States and Leonardo, who were sitting next to them.

Sure enough, it lives up to its name

Steven, this bastard is really cunning as a fox, there is almost nothing he can't think of, no one can think of this bastard, only the part of being calculated

After a long silence, Kent nodded and said:

"No problem, Steven, as long as we sign a commissioned exploration agreement, we can hold a press conference before the exploration operation officially begins

This press conference will be held at the Vatican, attended by both of us, and at this press conference, we, the Holy See, the Vatican, will publicly announce this joint exploration to the public."

"Yes, I am very much in favor of holding a press conference, which is bound to reduce a lot of suspicion and is also a guarantee for the cooperation between the two sides.

As for the huge attention that comes with it, and all the other noise, that's not a problem, we're used to it, and I'm sure you in the Vatican can easily deal with it."

Ye Tian said with a smile, his expression was very relaxed.

Hearing his words, the Pope and Kent couldn't help but roll their eyes and complain to themselves.

"You cunning bastard, attracting people's attention and introducing media scrutiny to restrain us, I'm afraid that's your real intention."

Without a moment's pause, Ye Tianqing's voice continued to come out, reaching the ears of everyone in the room.

"Let's talk about the troubles and troubles that the descendants of the Templar Order and the spin-offs may bring, and even crazy sniping, I don't want to fight those crazy guys.

Although the Knights Templar had ceased to exist as a military organization by the early 14th century, most of its members were arrested, brutally interrogated, or burned at the stake.

However, it is well known that there are still many members of the Knights Templar who have escaped and continued to exist with different faces, and over the centuries, the descendants of the Knights Templar have spread all over the world.

As far as I know, the Jesuits in Portugal evolved from the Portuguese branch of the Knights Templar, and there were many descendants of the Knights Templar in Scotland because of the patronage of the Scottish king at that time.

It is possible that in all European countries, North and South America, and everywhere there is a Christian presence, there are descendants of members of the Knights Templar, and how to deal with the threat posed by these people

In addition, mysterious religious organizations like the Xunshan Hermitage are inextricably linked to the Holy Grail and the Knights Templar, and they will pose a threat to this exploration

There are also the Knights Hospitaller and the Teutonic Knights, who can guarantee that they will not take advantage of the Templar treasures, although they are no longer military organizations

After the fall of the Knights Templar, many members of the Knights Templar in various European countries were transferred to the Knights Hospitaller to escape pursuit, while others were transferred to the Teutonic Order.

Especially the Knights Hospitaller, after the Templars were exterminated, they were the biggest beneficiaries, inheriting most of the Templar legacy, and they would not claim to be the heirs?

Then there is the threat of some religious extremists, whether in Europe or the United States, fanatical religious extremists have always existed from ancient times to the present, and they will not covet those Christian holy relics"

When the words fell, the Pope immediately smiled and said:

"Steven, the problems you are worried about are not problems at all, and they will not cause trouble and trouble in the future exploration of the treasures of the Knights Templar, we have a way to solve them.

You may not know that before I became pope, I was a Jesuit, the archbishop of the diocese of Buenos Aires.

Of course, I am not a descendant of the Knights Templar, and although the Society of Jesus I lead is based in Latin America and Argentina, it has very close ties with the Portuguese Society of Jesus.

As soon as we sign the entrusted exploration agreement, I will contact the relevant faithful of the Portuguese Jesuits as soon as possible and communicate with them, and I believe that they will not oppose this joint exploration operation."

Hearing this, Ye Tian nodded lightly, but didn't say anything

He knew very well the origin of the pope in front of him, because he came from the Latin American Jesuits, and the Portuguese Jesuits really did not pose much of a threat

After a pause, the Pope continued:

"As for the other descendants of the Knights Templar, that's not a problem, as you know, since the 14th century, and up to the present day, the Knights Templar have been trying to rebuild and restore themselves to their former glory.

These centuries are known as the period of the Restoration of the Knights Templar, and their internal lineage has not been broken, passed down from generation to generation, until today's Grand Master Fernando.

The fundamental reason why they have not been able to complete the reconstruction is that it has not been recognized by the Holy See, and if the Holy See publicly recognizes its legitimacy, they can complete the reconstruction immediately.

I know Fernando, the current Grand Master of the Templar Order, and I will be in talks with Fernando and the rest of the Templar hierarchy once we sign an agreement to commission exploration.

As long as they are willing to commit to giving up the Knights Templar's treasures and not seeking to acquire their treasures of Christianity and worldly possessions, then I don't mind acknowledging the Knights Templar openly

In this case, it is believed that Fernando will make the wisest choice to rebuild the Templar Order and give up the Templar treasures that are ethereal to them.

The rest of the matter will be very good, and I will ask Fernando to make a public statement that all members and descendants of the Knights Templar will not interfere with this joint exploration."

really

Everything is a transaction, even the high Vatican Holy See

Ye Tian and David looked at each other and smiled, knowing each other