Mistakes do not stand up to failure, but truth does not fear failure.

– Rabindranath Tagore (Indian poet, philosopher, and Indian nationalist)

Although Yue'er's words didn't sound so pleasant, Bai Feng knew that Yue'er couldn't harm himself, and he himself was not a person who couldn't listen to his advice;

"Bai Feng, think about it carefully. Bing Lan, who had a gentle personality, analyzed for Bai Feng in a serious manner: "Enough weapons and equipment for an army of 200,000, enough food for five million people for a year, and a full 500 million gold coins, doesn't the Holy See know the value of these things?"

"In two years, four batches of such a quantity of materials, as long as you make full use of the materials given to you by the Holy See, you can not only increase the combat effectiveness of all the troops under your command by one or two grades, but also expand the number of troops under your command by at least double!"

"To this day, the number of regular armies of the Holy See is only how large? The regular armies of the Papal Kingdom will not exceed 500,000! And no matter how strong the Holy See's Knights of Light and Templar in the Heavenly Dragon Empire are, they can't withstand the attack of nearly a million well-equipped troops, right?"

"If, two years later, you, who are bent on expanding your power, have nearly a million elite lions, then what else can the Holy See use to force you to fulfill your promise? assassination by a saint-level powerhouse? or to make your secret public? Or to break with the entire Celestial Dragon Empire?"

"None of them. Hearing this, Bai Feng said in an indifferent tone: "The assassination of a saint-level powerhouse will only cause a fierce conflict between the army under my command and the Holy See, and in that case, the slowly developing power of the Holy See in the Heavenly Dragon Empire will be devastated. ”

"And it would be even more nonsense to make my secret public, it is impossible for the Holy See not to know that with their support, after two years of development, even if I expose my disobedience, the high-ranking magnates of the Celestial Dragon Empire will not dare to take any tough measures against me easily. ”

"As for breaking with the Celestial Dragon Empire, this seemingly impossible choice is the most likely choice for the Holy See, but in fact it is almost non-feasible; ”

"With the foundation and strength of the Holy See, plus those human kingdoms that believe in the God of Light, it may not be impossible to destroy the Heavenly Dragon Empire, but the truth of the cold lips and teeth, the rulers of those human kingdoms will not fail to understand, they will not agree to the Holy See to destroy the Heavenly Dragon Empire. ”

"Bai Feng, what you can think of, will the people of the Holy See not think of it?" Facing Bai Feng, who was talking eloquently, Yue'er poured a basin of cold water on him and said: "Why can the people of the Holy See obviously think that they still gave you such a good development opportunity for no reason?"

"That's what I don't understand. In front of Yue'er and Binglan, Bai Feng never hid his true thoughts, he made no secret of his worries and said, "I'm also thinking about what the Holy See wants to get if it is willing to pay such a big price." ”

"Bai Feng, we are not from the Holy See, no matter how much we think about it, it is impossible to know what they think. Looking at Bai Feng's frowning brows, Bing Lan comforted her: "Instead of thinking about these hurtful things, it is better to seize the time to strengthen yourself in order to cope with all the changes." ”

"Well, only our own strength is the foundation for dealing with all potential threats!" Since everyone couldn't say why the Holy See's affairs were clear, Bai Feng shifted the topic back and said, "Are you here in a hurry just to remind me of the Holy See's affairs?"

"There are reasons for this, but not all. Yue'er shook her head slightly and said, "This time we came over, on the one hand, to send you your general guards and the Flame Sword Saint and Germanic Berserker you left elsewhere, and on the other hand, to tell you something." ”

"The generals of the guards, the Germanic berserkers, and the Flame Sword Saint, don't you know the reason why I have other arrangements for them, is it really necessary to transfer them all?" Regarding Yue'er's decision, Bai Feng still didn't directly raise an objection after all.

"Queen Boudicca's position in the Aceni Kingdom has stabilized, the Bai family has the foundation of the southern border and you, Bai Feng, no one in the emperor dares to be unfavorable to the Bai family, and your own side, on the surface, has a large army to protect, but in fact there are many crises, you need them more than others. ”

Yue'er's answer reminded Bai Feng of the powerful ascetics and sword guards in the Holy See's reinforcements, as well as the magic guards, as well as the assassination of the Jurchen Khan Nurhachi in Jianzhou not long ago, all of which indeed made Bai Feng feel a real threat.

"Since you've all brought them, leave them behind. Bai Feng, who no longer delved into this matter, turned to Bing Lan and asked, "Bing Lan, aren't the Temple warriors only able to stay in Rome City, how did you bring them out?"

"It is true that true Templars cannot leave Rome City, but the two Templars under the command of Leng Gundam and Leng Goofy are no longer pure Templars after my special sacrifice, and being able to leave Rome City is only one of their new abilities. ”

"Your special sacrifice? You sacrificed with the duration of your life again? How much did you sacrifice this time? Didn't I say that you are not allowed to sacrifice with your own life in the future?!"

Bai Feng's repeated questions made Bing Lan not know how to answer, and at the same time, her heart was like a warm current quietly flowing, and Bing Lan, who was not good at expressing her emotions, knew that Bai Feng was caring about her, not blaming her for making her own sacrifice without permission.

"I don't have anything to do, I just need to rest for a while. Facing Bai Feng's concerned eyes and Yue'er's teasing gaze, Bing Lan, whose face was slightly red, said softly: "The strongest ability of these five hundred special temple warriors is not to leave the city of Rome, but to sacrifice their lives. ”

"Sacrifice your life?" This term full of sacrifice made Bai Feng very surprised: "What is sacrifice?"

"Sacrificing their lives is to exchange their lives for a short-term increase in strength, and to burst out with powerful combat power by burning their life force. Bing Lan, whose voice was soft, said extremely firmly: "This is the last talisman I prepared for you!"

"Bai Feng, don't underestimate the five hundred temple warriors that Bing Lan sacrificed and strengthened for you, their sacrifices should not be underestimated. Yue'er, who seemed to be aware of Bai Feng's disdain and rarely spoke for Bing Lan, solemnly told Bai Feng:

"No matter where you are in the future, we hope that you can take these five hundred Templars with you, and even if you have hundreds of thousands of troops around you to protect you, if something unexpected happens, these Templars will not disappoint you. ”

"Don't worry. Facing the second daughter's advice, Bai Feng nodded and agreed: "I will definitely always take them with me." ”

After talking about the temple warriors, Yue'er began to mention another matter: "Bai Feng, we are here today, and there is another important thing to tell you, this matter is related to the future promotion of Roman City." ”

"Rome City will be promoted in the future?" Bai Feng, who was shocked in his heart, asked meaningfully: "It can't be that the promotion conditions have changed, right?"

"No, the promotion conditions for Rome City are still the original four, but there will be some new changes after the promotion. "Yue'er, as the true controller of Rome City, knows more about Rome City than anyone else, including Bai Feng, who doesn't know as much about the Roman City system as she does.