Due to the abundance of time, Leo did not rush along the way, but led the convoy slowly until noon the next day.

When Leo and his entourage of thousands of people and dozens of carriages arrived at the west gate of Ridmar City, two messengers greeted by the Empress had already been ordered to lead people to wait here for a long time.

It is worth mentioning that the two greeters happened to be old acquaintances of Leo, one was Duke Lean, the Imperial Minister of War from the Golden Lion Family, and the other was Duke Paul, the Prime Minister from the Ice Bear Family.

As soon as Leo got out of the carriage, he saw the two dukes, and immediately walked two steps to the two of them, and said with a smile: "Don't come unharmed, two adults." ”

Duke Leo and Duke Paul were not as casual as Leo, and when they saw Leo coming, the two dukes' faces were solemn, and they all saluted Leo: "Believer Leo/Paul has seen His Majesty Leo." ”

You must know that this is the kind of city gate that can cause a diplomatic accident under the full view of the city, and the two dukes certainly don't want to be found by their political enemies in such a matter to find any flaws that can be attacked, and the etiquette is sufficient.

In addition to the two dukes, the welcoming crowd was also a lot of officials from the Spanne Empire, of course, these passers-by automatically ignored them, anyway, they were all characters in some TV series who didn't survive an episode or had nothing to do with them when they came out of the scene.

Duke Habs also appeared behind Leo with Viscount Juan at this moment, and smiled and saluted his two court colleagues: "Habs has seen two adults. ”

Duke Lean and Prime Minister Paul were naturally polite again, and the two dukes were very happy when they saw Viscount Juan who was safe and sound, and pulled Viscount Juan to ask for warmth, as for whether their hearts are really as consistent as their faces, only God knows.

It must be said that this welcome ceremony is still very grand, except for the Empress Teresa I who did not appear in person, the leaders of the two major factions of the Spanny Empire came to greet in person, which definitely gave Leo enough face, and the last time Leo came to Ridema City, it was completely ignored.

After another unnourishing greeting, Leo boarded his carriage again, and headed for the city with his large delegation under the carriage of Duke Lean and Prime Minister Paul, and the three thousand Imperial knights.

This time, Leo still lived in the state guesthouse, but it was not the small courtyard of the last time, but it was replaced by the No. 1 compound with the largest area, the most rooms, and the most luxurious decoration among the state guesthouses, and the other members of the mission also had their own arrangements.

After sending Leo to the place, the two dukes told Leo that Her Majesty the Empress would hold a welcome dinner for Leo in the evening, and after chatting with Leo for a while, they took their leave, along with the Duke of Habs, who had followed Leo all the way back from the Holy See.

"What a boring and unnutritious conversation." Finally waited for everyone to leave, Leo finally revealed the prototype, and instantly collapsed on the soft sofa, and did not forget to yawn: "If being a pope is to live like this every day, then this pope is too boring!" ”

Obviously, Leo didn't like this kind of diplomacy that was fake from head to toe.

Bella, who was also in the hall, couldn't help but laugh when she looked at Leo's appearance, and said, "Don't forget that there will be a welcome dinner in the evening." Actually, it's nothing, I've been used to seeing it in the palace since I was a child, and it's good for you to get used to it in the future. ”

"Habit?" Leo snorted a few times, and then said, "I can't get used to this, anyway, I've already decided, and such a situation will never be allowed in the Church of Light in the future!" ”

Bella's pretty face showed a hint of helplessness: "You are the Pope, you have the final say." ”

At this moment, the second adjudicator suddenly pushed the door open: "Your Majesty the Pope, Lord Duke of Leanne asks to see you." ”

"Duke Lean? Didn't he just leave for less than ten minutes? Leo couldn't help but be stunned, but immediately showed a look of clarity on his face: "Please let him in." ”

A moment later, Duke Lean, who had just left, reappeared, with an apologetic smile on his face: "I hope my arrival has not disturbed your rest, Your Majesty the Pope." ”

Duke Leo's attitude towards Leo at this moment is simply one heaven and one underground compared to the previous few meetings today, but this is also a normal thing, after all, Leo is now a pope whose status can be equal to the Empress of the Spany Empire, and Duke Leo has changed from the invincible god of war of the Spany Empire to a minister who has lost the trust of the Empress of the Empire, and the status reversal of the two sides is also quite rapid.

After another simple polite and greeting, Duke Lean glanced at Bella on the side, and after waiting for a while, he found that Leo had no intention of letting Bella leave, so he simply went straight to the point: "Your Majesty Leo, I guess Belte should have talked to you before, right?" ”

Of course, it is impossible for Duke Lean not to know that Bert has already talked to Leo, and this is just knowingly asking.

Leo nodded and said, "That's right, I've already talked to Belt. ”

Looking at Duke Li'an, who couldn't hide his impatient look in front of him, Leo couldn't help but secretly wonder in his heart, thinking that this Duke Lion was not such an unstable person, but he couldn't wait to come to discuss privately, could it be that the situation of the Golden Lion Family had changed unfavorably in these days?

Sure enough, Duke Li'an smiled bitterly and said: "You may not know that the situation of our Golden Lion Family is very unfavorable now, not only are political enemies eyeing and attacking wildly, but even Her Majesty the Empress may attack us at any time, so I can only ask you to speed up your help to our Golden Lion Family, otherwise it will be too late." ”

Now Leo is really a little surprised, you must know that Duke Lean is a world-famous and outstanding commander, it is impossible not to know the truth that the more critical the moment, the more calm he should be, but now he is so out of shape in front of Leo, then it can only prove one thing, that is, the Golden Lion Family has really reached the point of life and death.

Leo thought for a moment, then spoke, "What kind of help does the Duke want from me?" ”

Duke Lian had obviously been waiting for Leo's words for a long time, and immediately said: "Right now, Her Majesty the Empress is mobilizing a large army to the border, and the Kingdom of France will be opened soon. As long as Her Majesty Leo can convince Her Majesty to use me as the commander in this war, then it will be a great favor for our Golden Lion family. ”

Leo pondered for a moment, but agreed, "I'll do my best." ”

Duke Li'an's eyes lit up instantly, and he hurriedly said, "This is the best, the Golden Lion Family must remember your kindness." ”