Chapter 279: The Pope and the Cardinal

"If you want to go to a place deep underground, is it okay to just rely on a headset to communicate?" Seeing Qin Zhongyu put on the headphones, Chu Zilan still asked with some concern.

"No problem...... Mo Xi explained, "This is a quantum communication headset, and it will not be affected by a simple physical partition...... We can get in touch at any time......"

"Ah, that's good......"

In fact, putting on headphones for Qin Zhongyu is not only for the convenience of translation, but also to a large extent, it can also be contacted to confirm the other party's situation.

After seeing that it was confirmed that it was Qin Zhongyu going down, the priest motioned for Qin Zhongyu to follow him.

Through the crack, a tunnel slopes down below.

At first, there was light coming in from the outside at the mouth of the tunnel, but it didn't take long for the tunnel to become pitch black.

"Hey...... Aren't there any lights here?" Qin Zhongyu asked a little strangely.

After all, general evacuation facilities usually have emergency lighting or something, and it's really strange that they don't even have a lamp.

"This is an important monument of our Vatican Order, which was not built like that...... the priest explained.

"Then you can at least have one...... Anyway, with your financial resources, this shouldn't be a problem......" Qin Zhongyu asked again.

"It's true that financial resources are not a problem, but this is a holy monument, a holy place of our Vatican sect, and we can't build a line on this wall......"

"That's ......"

Qin Zhongyu thought about it and felt that these people were really stubborn, and they didn't know how to be flexible at all.

But the priest added, "Besides, we don't need that kind of thing...... Because God will direct us ......"

As he spoke, the priest held out a hand, his palm facing upwards, and a white ball of light that glowed faintly white appeared on his palm.

The ball of light barely illuminated its surroundings.

"Oh, this is not bad......" Qin Zhongyu said politely.

"It's just a simple lighting spell......," said the priest modestly.

So Qin Zhongyu and the priest continued to walk down, and after a while, the road suddenly changed and turned into a staircase, which was completely made of stones, and judging from the weathered appearance of the surrounding stones, Qin Zhongyu could see at a glance that these stones had a very long history.

Descending the stone stairs, it didn't take long for Qin Zhongyu to notice that the already weak light around him was getting darker and darker. It felt like a candle fluttering in the wind and rain, and it felt as if it could be extinguished at any moment.

"What's the matter?" Qin Zhongyu looked at the priest who was leading the way in front of him, and found that the priest's face was even paler than before, and a lot of beads of sweat oozed from his neck.

"Ah, I forgot that these people's mana was almost exhausted by treating the wounded...... Although the lighting spell is not a spell that consumes a lot of mana, it is also very reluctant for them now......

"Sure enough, I usually rely too much on the power of the jade seal of the country, and I have never experienced the pain of running out of mana...... And Ah Zheng is the same, lying underground for more than 2,000 years, using the tomb as a magic circle, I don't know how much heaven and earth essence I absorbed, as the strength gradually recovers after awakening, the mana reserve is as amazing as the bottomless pit......"

Qin Zhongyu suddenly realized that he not only relied too much on the heirloom jade seal, but also had been with Yingzheng for a long time, so he had already regarded this special situation of abnormal mana reserves as a commonplace phenomenon.

"According to this situation, the spells that Ah Zheng waved casually are probably all large-scale spells that can only be completed by the combined efforts of many people...... I've seen so much that I'm used to it......"

So, Qin Zhongyu, who realized this, casually stretched out a finger, and on the fingertips, a dazzling white light illuminated the entire staircase at once!

"Hmm...... Young man, it really makes you laugh......"

The priest could only smile awkwardly when he saw that Qin Zhongyu easily lit up a light source that was several times brighter than his hand, and then put away the ball of light in his hand.

Continuing down, the passage begins to flatten out after the spiral staircase.

The road that was originally going down began to change to a horizontal direction, and at this time, Qin Zhongyu began to see some knights in Western-style armor around him, standing on both sides with long swords in hand.

However, Qin Zhongyu still noticed that the armor of these knights was full of signs of damage that had not yet had time to be repaired, presumably these were the few survivors who survived the great war.

Seeing Qin Zhongyu and the priest coming over, two knights immediately came over and blocked the way of the two.

"What's the matter?"

"This is a benefactor who can help us, and not long ago he rescued several knights, including your knight captain, and I am taking him to the Pope now......" said the priest.

"Wait a minute, I'll tell ......," said a knight who disappeared into the deep hallway.

Then there was waiting, but fortunately, Qin Zhongyu didn't wait long, and after about a few minutes, the knight walked back again.

"The Pope agrees with you, but not too long......" the knight admonished.

"Understood, we'll get it done as soon as possible......"

After making a promise to the other party, the priest continued to move forward with Qin Zhongyu.

There was no one else to stand in the way, so Qin Zhongyu and the priest walked to the end of the passage, where there was a gate made of metal. Seeing Qin Zhongyu's arrival, a knight immediately opened the gate and welcomed Qin Zhongyu in.

"This is the Pope's room......"

Qin Zhongyu noticed that this was a very ordinary room, although the area was a little larger, it didn't have any too ornate decorations. From this point, it can also be seen that the entire underground facility is mainly used for emergency times, focusing on practicality rather than decoration.

In the middle of the room, there was a large bed, on which lay an old man, and next to the bed stood a middle-aged man in a red robe.

Qin Zhongyu recognized at a glance that this was indeed the Pope he saw on the big screen at the airport at that time, but it was the same as Qin Zhongyu imagined, the actual situation of this Pope was much more serious than what he saw on the big screen at that time.

As for the bald middle-aged man in red clothes next to the Pope, according to Qin Zhongyu's understanding of the Vatican sect, it can probably be inferred that he should belong to the position of cardinal of the Vatican sect.

"Ahem......"

The pope coughed and sat up from the bed with the cardinal's support.

"Guest from the East, is there anything you need?" asked the Pope in a feeble voice, after sitting upright.