Is it my soul that wants to go out, or is it the soul of the world that knocks on the door of my heart and wants to come in?

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

"Do you think I'll believe your threat?" Charlotte, who was calm, walked to Charolle's table, pointed to the magic map spread out on the table, and said, "Bai Feng, let's take a look at your current strength distribution first. ”

"Among the six eastern provinces of the Celestial Dragon Empire, four entire provinces can be said to be completely controlled by you, and among them, the 50,000 troops of the five Eastern Legions formed by you are needless to say, and it is a well-known fact to the world. ”

"Compared with the five Eastern Legions that are not strong in combat, it seems that the six standing legions under the command of Duke Gna are where your real confidence lies, after all, these 120,000 soldiers can be called elite soldiers, but they are veterans of a hundred battles who have been killed from the sea of corpses and blood. ”

"If you add in the extremely large number of city defense troops you have formed in the four eastern provinces, the number of loyal troops in the four eastern provinces of the Celestial Dragon Empire alone will reach a staggering 300,000, not counting the armies under the command of the two dukes who are close to you. ”

"Duke Kleist, who is in charge of one of the five top families of the Heavenly Dragon Empire, is barely half of your grandfather, and I can understand his support for you, but what makes me wonder is how the relationship between the newly rising Duke of Rundstead and you is so close?"

Charlotte, who only cared about her own words, didn't seem to notice Bai Feng's increasingly ugly face, she still continued to take care of herself: "Aside from the 300,000 troops far away in the eastern part of the Heavenly Dragon Empire, your power in Besansong Province is also very strong. ”

"The five standing legions assigned to you by the military headquarters of the Heavenly Dragon Empire are being completely controlled by you step by step, and with your skills, the four standing legions newly sent by Duke Kulun believe that it will not be long before they will become your descendant troops like the Eastern Legions. ”

"Nine standing legions, plus the Lance Legion and the cavalry legion that have just been formed, as well as the Feathering Legion, the Fire Legion, and the Tempest Legion that have followed you to Besançon Province, the number of troops under your command is as high as 330,000. ”

"That's not counting your own personal guards, which are composed of the most elite soldiers and have a total strength of nearly 50,000 troops, and as for the Spartan Legion that appeared out of thin air, and the death battalion that can only be counted as cannon fodder, I think they themselves may belong to the 'non-existent' troops. ”

"Whew...... Your Highness, Charlotte, tell me what you really do. After Charlotte, who was still unsatisfied, finished speaking, Bai Feng, who took a long breath, said unusually calmly: "I believe that Guiting will have a plan for investigating me so painstakingly!"

"Of course!" Charlotte first glanced at Bai Feng quite proudly, and then said in a gentle tone: "The reason why we spend time and energy to get to know you in detail is not to deliberately make things difficult for you, but just to be better friends with you." ”

"It seems that I am alone. Hearing Charlotte say this, Bai Feng couldn't help but mock: "I, Bai Feng, have seen a lot of ways to make friends since I was a child, and this way of making friends in Guiting is really the first time I've seen it!"

"Whether it's the first time we see each other, or if we're used to seeing each other, as long as we can finally become friends, these not good processes are negligible, aren't they?" Charlotte, who was not shocked, could always say things that made Bai Fengqi's teeth itch.

"I prefer to enjoy the process of leading to the outcome rather than the destined outcome. Bai Feng, who looked indifferent, didn't want to talk nonsense with Charlotte, who didn't eat oil and salt, and he said bluntly: "I don't have much time tonight, if you have something to say, just say it directly." ”

"Since you're short on time, I'll cut it short. Charlotte, who knew that she had touched Bai Feng's bottom line, immediately made her own request: "I hope that you can secretly join our Holy See and become a part of our Holy See!"

"No way! I ......"

"Don't be in a hurry to refuse, listen to me first. Before Bai Feng finished saying the refusal, Charlotte sped up and said, "Before you make a decision, you should be patient and listen to my conditions; you and I both know that it is impossible for me not to give you any benefits." ”

"If you are willing to join us in secret and go to the Holy Mount of the Holy See for papal baptism, His Majesty will personally bestow upon you the title of Son, and for the next ten years, you will become the king of a country in the secular world, with the full support of our Holy See. ”

"If you do not want to stay in the secular world, then the cardinal archbishop belonging to Archbishop Scola will be succeeded by you within five years, and we will ensure that your current power and position will not be affected by joining the Holy See. ”

In Bai Feng's view, the request and price offered by the Holy Maiden Charlotte are temptations that are difficult to refuse for anyone, whether it is the king of a certain country or the cardinal archbishop of the Holy See, it is the pinnacle of power that countless people dream of all their lives.

It's a pity that Bai Feng, who sits in the city of Rome, obviously does not belong to this anyone, the so-called secular kings and cardinal archbishops have not been looked at by Bai Feng, so he is also a person who has been the emperor of the Roman Empire, will he care about these vain things?

"Do you think I will agree to the request?" Bai Feng, who did not immediately refuse, asked in a light tone: "Or, why do you think that the price you offer will definitely impress me? Even if the price you offer is indeed very generous." ”

Although it was impossible for Bai Feng to agree to join the Holy See to accept the Pope's baptism, he also did not directly refuse Charlotte's solicitation on behalf of the Holy See in person, because the price offered by Charlotte made him understand that the Holy See was determined to win this matter.

It would undoubtedly be very irrational and stupid to stand against the extremely powerful Holy See now, not to mention the rest, as long as the Holy See handed over all the secrets about Bai Feng to Charlemagne in the imperial capital, then all Bai Feng's efforts within the empire would be in vain.

In order to stabilize the Holy See that had seized his handle, Bai Feng knew that he had to make appropriate compromises, with the speed of development of Roman City and the changes in the situation of the Celestial Dragon Empire, Bai Feng was confident that while dragging the Holy See with procrastination, he would quickly accumulate enough strength to turn the situation around.

In a short period of time, Bai Feng's primary goal was to ensure that his position in the Heavenly Dragon Empire would not be shaken by anyone;

"Because everything you do shows that you are an ambitious person, and an ambitious person will never refuse the benefits sent to the door. Charlotte, who was full of confidence, stared at Bai Feng and said formally: "Your Excellency Bai Feng, are you willing to join our Holy See secretly?"

Bai Feng, who was annoyed by Charlotte, decided to pit the Holy See fiercely, so the lion opened his mouth and said: "I can promise you to secretly join the Holy See and accept the Pope's baptism, but I want to add three more conditions on the basis of the original conditions!"

"Three conditions?" Charlotte, who had an unhealed look on her face, frowned and said, "You say it first, but I may not be able to make the decision and agree." ”

"Whether you can agree or not, I must ask your Holy See to agree to these three conditions!" Facing Charlotte's hesitation, Bai Feng said with a very resolute attitude: "Otherwise, I would rather die than compromise with your Holy See!"