In the hall of the mansion, all unrelated people had been dismissed, and Bishop Matthew sat on the main seat of the hall, anxiously waiting for the news from the messenger. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Nature.2

Waiting is undoubtedly an extremely painful thing for Bishop Matthew at this moment, especially now that the news from these messengers is likely to be the last straw for Bishop Matthew.

By this time, Bishop Matthew's mind had completely stopped hoping that Cheetos and the Inquisition would be of any help to him.

In fact, the cardinal, who has always been loyal to Pope Enshier, has begun to doubt the purpose of Cheeto's release, after all, in the eyes of Bishop Matthew, it is not impossible to have a better puppet candidate than himself, so why did Cheeto choose only himself as the puppet pope?

Having said that, the suspicious Bishop Matthew did not stop the gathering of his men, because during this time Bishop Matthew had already learned about the current situation of the Holy See through the mouth of the owner of the mansion, that is, one of Bishop Matthew's subordinates.

Of course, with his rank, he did not have access to the confidential content of the opposition, and could only hear some rumors, but it was these messages that made Bishop Matthew determined that Cheetos would never use himself to lure out all the forces that were still loyal to the Pope and wipe them out.

For the rumor goes like this: "Master Cheedo and Bishop Nelson are at odds over the choice of the Pope, and the opposition is in fact divided." ”

Although Matthew did not have much dealings with Cheeto, the lord of the Inquisition, he knew very well what kind of person Bishop Nelson, who had been a member of the Cardinal Order, and it was precisely because of this that Bishop Matthew concluded that no matter what the plot of Cheetos was, the master of the Inquisition should not do anything to himself after he gathered his subordinates.

For Cheeto, Bishop Nelson at this moment is the real enemy, and Cheeto will not and cannot use the power in his hands to kill the remnants of the Pope's faction at this time, because it is very likely that the power in Cheeto's possession will be lost.

At a time when such a great enemy was present, the slightest loss of strength could be the final cause of the tilting of the balance of victory, and Bishop Matthew concluded that Cheetto could not afford to take this risk, and there was no need to take such a risk.

Therefore, in Bishop Matthew's view, Cheeto probably wanted to use his power to gather the Pope's faction, and then the two sides joined forces to defeat Bishop Nelson, after which Cheeto would settle accounts with Bishop Matthew's faction.

Then before Bishop Nelson was defeated, Bishop Matthew's faction was absolutely safe, which is why Bishop Matthew knew that there were definitely spies peeping outside the Inquisition, but he still sent the messengers out without hesitation.

Before everything is settled, it's hard to say who will kill the deer!

Bishop Matthew thought about it, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a cold and cruel smile.

At this moment, several figures quietly appeared in the hall, and at the same time saluted Bishop Matthew: "I have seen Lord Bishop." ”

Bishop Matthew perked up, and his face involuntarily showed a look of joy. What he feared most was that his messenger had been sent out, but he didn't get any response, and if that was the case, then whether Bishop Matthew wanted it or not, he would have no choice but to be a puppet in the hands of Cheeto.

But now that the Messenger has brought back people, the whole thing is completely different. The appearance of these people only means one thing, that is, there are still people in the Holy See at this moment who are loyal to the dead Pope Enhill, and there are still people who are willing to support him Bishop Matthew and become a force in the hands of Bishop Matthew!

As long as there is strength, Bishop Matthew is truly hopeful!

Strength is everything!

But Bishop Matthew did not react immediately, but continued to wait for something, for all the messengers he had sent had not yet returned.

After another moment, several more figures appeared in the hall.

Bishop Matthew glanced around the hall, and although the people who came were all dressed in voluminous robes and hoods like the messengers, Bishop Matthew could roughly guess from the number of people who had answered his call.

The number of people standing in the hall was actually a little smaller than Bishop Matthew had expected, which made Bishop Matthew a little angry in his heart, and secretly hated those who had abandoned him at such a critical juncture.

But Bishop Matthew quickly and wisely suppressed this anger, and when he succeeded, Bishop Matthew had the time and means to settle the score, and the most crucial task at this moment was to appease the people who came, and ensure that these people could be loyal to Bishop Matthew himself.

Bishop Matthew, who had made up his mind, coughed and slowly stood up from his position.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I believe you all have understood what has happened in the past few days, and as a devout follower of the Most High God, I want to tell you that this is a true disaster!"

No one spoke, and all eyes were on Bishop Matthew, waiting for his next words.

Bishop Matthew was not outraged by this brief cold moment, but continued: "But brothers and sisters, I want to tell you that although we have encountered temporary difficulties, these setbacks are only small obstacles on the way to victory, and in the name of the great God of Light, I will lead you to the light and to victory!" ”

After another moment of silence, someone finally spoke: "Master Matthew, do you have any plans for future victories now?" ”

Bishop Matthew was slightly angry in his heart, his words had been so obvious, but instead of any of these fellows expressing allegiance, they opened their mouths to question themselves, obviously not fully believing in the final victory of Bishop Matthew.

But although Bishop Matthew was angry in his heart, there was no expression on his face, although this question exposed everyone's distrust of Bishop Matthew, but it was also an opportunity, as long as he dealt with it well, these people in front of him were likely to become his first loyal subordinates.

So Bishop Matthew even squeezed out a smile on his face and said to the crowd in front of him: "Of course I have a plan, and it's a plan that is nine out of ten!" But please understand that I can't tell you about this plan at this time, otherwise it might leak out. I can assure you of all of you that when I succeed in becoming Pope, each and every one of you will be a glorious and illustrious cardinal! ”

As soon as these words came out, the sound of breathing in the hall suddenly became much heavier.

There is no doubt that the cardinal, an important position comparable to a cabinet minister, is obviously very attractive to these people.

Bishop Matthew was secretly happy that this effect was actually expected by him.

After all, the three major events in life are nothing more than power and wealth. And power is the number one of these three things, and people are always crazy about power, aren't they?

Just as Bishop Matthew was about to continue to say something to consolidate this achievement, a voice suddenly interrupted Bishop Matthew: "Unfortunately, dear Bishop Matthew, you will not succeed, so these promises of yours are actually just farts. ”

Bishop Matthew was stunned for a moment, then glared at the speaker: "What do you mean by that?" Wait, your voice isn't right! Who are you? ”

A figure in the hall whose face was hidden under a broad robe and hood moved slightly, and a chuckle spread from his mouth throughout the hall: "Please allow me to introduce myself, my name is Entropy, and I am a person who has come to send you Bishop Matthew to hell. ”

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