The night filled the entire firmament, without the slightest star and moonlight, only the deepest darkness, wandering quietly between heaven and earth, and under this wandering dark shadow, even the Vatican Basilica in the past under the light of the day, became extremely gloomy.

In fact, the gloom of the cathedral is not a matter of one or two days, and even when the day hits, people passing by the cathedral can sense that there seems to be a strange aura constantly infiltrating the interior of the cathedral. It's a strange kind of qi, and if you get close to it, you will feel like you're in hell and your heart will be filled with fear.

"Is Cade dead? That heresy in China has begun to provoke the majesty of my Holy See again? At this moment, in the interior of the church, carved by Bernini, supported by four spiral copper pillars, and under the five-story high bronze canopy, there is an old man in a moon-white robe, sitting on the altar, looking at the red-robed archbishop who is prostrate on the ground around the altar, and continues with a blank face: "How are you preparing for the Eastern Crusade?" ”

If Lin Bai was here, he would definitely find that this Pope, who had taken over from Benedict XVI, was far superior to his predecessor countless times better than his predecessor in terms of breath alone! The hair is thick and snow-white, the face is snow-white and crystalline, the eyes are as deep as the vast starry sky, sitting on the altar, with a gesture, there is a faint brilliance constantly flickering, like a god in the dust.

And under his questioning, the cardinal archbishop, his head hung even lower to the ground, and he didn't dare to look directly at him, it seemed that even the contact of the afterglow was a great disrespect to the pope!

"The glory of our Lord dwells forever in heaven, and the boundless flame will sweep over the whole world!" After being silent for a long time, one of the cardinal archbishops slowly got up and said respectfully: "According to your instructions, Your Excellency, we have begun to select people within the Holy See who can master the inheritance of the Holy Apostles' magic, and because of the glorious favor of our Lord, we have found many people. ”

"I hope you have done a good job, but I am afraid it is far from enough to rely on these people to deal with him, I want you to use the fastest speed to screen out more people and enrich the foundation of my Holy See as soon as possible." When the Pope heard this, he bowed his head slowly, apparently pleased with what the cardinal archbishop named John had done.

"My Lord is glorious, and I will do all I can to do these things, so that the splendor of my Holy See will spread the world!" After receiving the Pope's affirmation, John's face suddenly flashed with joy, and then he said respectfully.

After John's words fell, the altar fell into a deathly silence, and everyone held their breath, even to the point where their breath was as weak as the sound of ants crawling, as if they were afraid to disturb the Pope.

And at this moment, along the outside of the altar, there was a sudden noisy sound, one after another, like a war drum! Every time the sound sounds, it falls directly on people's hearts, making people's hearts shake non-stop.

After hearing this voice, the cardinal archbishops in the hall who should be holding their breath suddenly became strange, and their heads were lowered and deepened, as if they had guessed who the owner of the footsteps was!

The footsteps are getting closer, the sound is getting closer and closer, but compared to these sounds, it is still a dazzling light that enters the altar faster! Just a few breaths later, the interior of the Holy See was completely occupied by a bright light, and that dazzling light illuminated the entire Holy See as if it were day, the light was hazy, and it felt like stepping into heaven!

And under that dazzling light, more than a dozen figures slowly appeared, and these people's clothes were completely different from those cardinals on the ground, and the color of their clothes was the same moon white as the Pope, but unlike the Pope, on their left shoulder, an octagonal cross was embroidered as red as blood!

If there were any historical researchers who were familiar with the traditions of the Holy See, they would surely be shocked to find that the clothes of these white-robed men who appeared in the Holy See at this moment were all showing that they were an organization that existed in the Holy See in the Middle Ages, and has now completely disappeared!

And this organization is the Knights Templar, which has been praised and criticized in the history of the Holy See!

The Knights Templar, which originated in 1119, was originally a small organization that originated on the Temple Mount to protect the safety of pilgrims and attack infidels, with only a few members! Later, the Order received official support from the Holy See, and granted the Order numerous privileges, and renamed it the Knights Templar!

Under the privilege, the Knights Templar grew in size and began to become the most fierce minions of the Holy See's Inquisition, and the most combative group of men at the time of the Crusades! Under the coercion of the Knights, I don't know how many people have been tried for heretics and burned at the stake!

It was precisely because of the cruelty and harshness of the Knights Templar that two hundred years after the establishment of this order, Pope Clement V, who was in the Avignon See, was pressured by Philip IV of the Capetian dynasty of France to announce the dissolution of the Knights Templar!

But now, after more than 700 years, the Knights Templar have reappeared!

And after seven hundred years later, after the appearance of the Knights Templar who had reappeared in the world, the cardinals who were prostrate on the ground in the arena became more nervous, except for Bishop John, who had been praised by the Pope before, everyone else showed a trembling demeanor, completely lost the lofty demeanor of the past, one by one as helpless as sheep, and even in the eyes of many people, there was even fear and panic, as if they were extremely afraid of the Templar Order!

The reason why these cardinals are like this is so simple is remarkably simple! For from the founding of the Knights Templar to today, seven hundred years later, there is only one person to whom the Knights Templar have submitted allegiance, and that is the Pope, who sits on the altar, and they are accountable to the Pope alone, and no one else has the right to command them.

To put it simply, the existence of the Knights Templar is a sharp blade held in the hands of the Pope, and it is also a sharp blade that is connected to his flesh and blood.

The most important thing is that the Knights Templar today is very different from the Knights Templar in the past, and now all the members of the Knights Templar are the most suitable for the Holy See's secret arts, no matter which one of them, they are the most core and powerful existence of the Holy See!

In a sense, the existence of these people is the mainstay of the Holy See, and it is precisely because of these people that the Holy See can have the glory it has today, and the Pope can once again raise the banner of the Crusades!

The Pope and the Knights Templar are a unified whole, and they are an independent party that uses each other! Because of the Pope's arrangement, these people were able to obtain the inheritance of the occult arts and possess great abilities; And because of the great strength of these people, the Pope was able to hold on to the power of the Holy See and make him the real ruler of this behemoth!

Therefore, compared with the original Benedict XVI, the current Pope, in terms of power alone, is countless times stronger than him, and even within the Holy See, there are rumors that this Pope is the second totalitarian pope to appear after Innocent III, who launched the Fourth Crusade, forced the kings of England, Denmark, Portugal, Switzerland and other countries to bow down and make the power of the Holy See reach its peak!

Even in terms of the strength in his hands, this Franciscan Pope is even more terrifying than Innocent III!

In such a situation, what reason do these cardinals have not to bow down to the Pope and unconditionally obey all the edicts issued by him?! And what reason not to be in awe of the Knights Templar, who exist like blades in the hands of the Pope?!

"If I'm not mistaken, Cade should have been recommended to the Knights by you, Bishop Morica, right?" And just after all the members of the Knights Templar stood still, along the crowd of the Knights, a cold voice suddenly came out, and then from the crowd, a burly man covered in holy light appeared, looking directly at the cardinals who were prostrate on the ground, not even daring to take a breath, and spoke faintly in an extremely casual tone.

Damn knights, why would my lord bestow so many gifts on them?! As soon as these words came out, the room fell into silence, and Cardinal Moritza, who was named by the man, twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, the corners of his eyes continued to tremble, and his pupils contracted sharply, as if he felt some unknown danger.

"It was I who recommended CapitaLand, and I also sent him to Huaxia to participate in the Zhongshan Competition!" After a long silence, Cardinal Moritza got up in a hurry, looked at Pope Franciscan on the altar with bated breath, and said in a deep voice: "My Excellency, I swear, this is my last mistake, and from now on, I will never make any more mistakes!" ”

"God has mercy on the world, but he has no mercy on those who have sinned, especially those who have defiled the glory of our Lord in heaven." Before Pope Franciscan could speak, the man in the Knights Templar was already indifferent and said in a cold voice: "Because of your mistake, I have lost face in the East and made the Holy See a laughing stock, do you think this is still a mistake?" ”

"Captain Bertrand, watch your words, and don't forget, I'm a cardinal, and you're just a knight!" When Cardinal Morica heard this, he was stunned, and then he resigned solemnly, and said to the Pope: "Your Excellency, please give me a chance!" ”