"That's almost forty years, do you still remember? I'm afraid it's very few, after all, that's the youngest member of the cardinals, and most of the people now probably haven't witnessed the glorious rise of the Holy Church! The old man sighed slightly, that's right, His Excellency the Speaker, who is now eighty-seven years old, is undoubtedly the old man of the Holy See, and the things he knows have often been sealed in the dust for many years. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoBecause some things are so important that you can't even leave a word in words.

All the bishops looked at each other, no one was silent, and they were equally curious. Once upon a time, when the Holy Church was still very weak, the bishops were left to survive in the gap between the Holy Roman Empire and the New Roman Empire. After the time of Justinian, the new Rome turned its attention to the East rather than the West, and although the clergy no longer had to be terrified, they had to rely on the Holy Roman Empire as a backer to defend themselves against the Lombard invasions.

But even so, the struggle between church and state continued, from the humiliation of Canossa to the deposition of the Holy Roman Emperor from the Pope, all of which still left a deep imprint on the hearts of the Holy See. This is why, when mecha technology appeared, the Holy See held it in its hands at all costs and became its own powerful support.

That's because the Holy See has long since had enough of the shameful years of not having power.

And it was the same incident that turned that nearly forty years ago. Since the end of Justinian's dynasty, years of war with the East and the great plague at home have led to the restoration of the former imperial glory of New Rome to nothing. After that, the rise of the Crescentists and the Norman pirates that stretched from the sea completely put the behemoth under great pressure. The first was the fall of Ravenna, after which the Normans forced a landing in southern Italy, and the Caliphate of the Crescent Empire sent its massive warships to besiege Constantinople.

And if it weren't for the then Emperor Heraclius to turn the tide, the history of this ancient empire would really have ended hastily. Through internal and external warfare, the empire has finally recovered, and this time the emperors of the empire have set their sights on the east in an attempt to reclaim the lost land. At this time, the Holy Church lost no time in choosing to ally with the New Roman Empire and called for the First Crusade with the fervent religious beliefs of the time, which not only left New Rome without time to care about its own encroachment on the Normans supported by the Holy See in the Viceroyalty of Italy, but also caused the Western countries to temporarily stop their conquests and point the finger to the East. And this is precisely what the Holy See wants to see without two obstacles, and the Holy Church can finally show its talents. However, an unexpected surprise appeared, and together with the army of New Rome and the Crusaders, they suddenly landed and conquered Jerusalem in one fell swoop, but they were immediately surrounded by the large legions of the Crescent Empire, which had been prepared for a long time. In despair, just as they were about to give up everything, in order to encourage the morale of the army, the commanders of the coalition tried to forge the relics of the holy spear [Longinus] to stabilize the situation, but by mistake, they unearthed the "relics of the gods" under Jerusalem.

"In the beginning, we all thought it was God's legacy, because Jerusalem has been the holy city in our hearts since the dawn of the scriptures. That means a place that God has blessed. But then, the learned clergy realized that it was not something left by God at all. Rather, it is a civilization left over from a bygone era, and that civilization is even more powerful than we can imagine. ”

The Speaker's words rang out in the quiet hall of the Cardinals, and each of the Bishops held their breath for fear that they would have missed a word, and if someone else said it, they would have thought it was ridiculous, but at this time they were in front of the esteemed Cardinal President, and no one would doubt it.

"And there, we finally got the [Origin Species]."

"[Origin Species]?" Some bishops have some doubts about this term.

And the speaker did not hesitate on his face, nodded and said: "Yes, the [Origin Species], it is the source of all mechas, although we have many ancient mechas, but in fact, the [Origin Species] is really the ancestor of mechas." Because, only it has such a powerful power and influence, it can be said that the [Origin Species] is the most powerful ancient mecha. ”

"Then the reason for our break with the new Roman Empire...... "Some cardinals seem to realize something.

And in this regard, the speaker did not hide anything, nodded bluntly and admitted: "That's right, it is because of this inheritance that we finally broke with the new Roman Empire completely." ”

"Then our war in the East ......"

"Yes, this has been the goal of the entire Holy See for a long time, and we will be a pioneer to the East after Alexander, opening the way to the East. And at that time, the authority of the Holy Church will once again reign above the world. The Speaker did not show any excitement when he spoke of such a grand proposition, while Pope Ingwe on the side watched coldly and did not speak. But only a very small number of people know, and even many of us here, do not understand why the Holy See is so eager for the land of the East, which has nothing to do with the fact that the population, cities, and mineral resources seem to have nothing to do with us who are firmly in the corner of Rome, even if we attack Constantinople, and in the end it is not in our hands, is it? ”

"Is it because of more ruins?" Someone suddenly understood.

"Yes." And at this time, Pope Ingwe also spoke.

The Speaker said that there were no more than ten people in the entire Papal States who knew the secret of that year, and it just so happened that Ingway, as the Pope, was one of them.

"This secret was originally not known to many of you here, and if any of you, even Your Excellency the Speaker, had leaked it privately, the result of the rumor would have been directly erased by the Inquisition, and no one's identity would have any effect." At this point, the Pope lit a new cigarette.

Obviously the nominal leader of the Holy Church, the head of the five universal bishops, and the successor of St. Peter, but Pope Ingwe did not have that kind of consciousness at all, which caused many people to feel a headache.

"Of course, you don't have to worry about that now, because by ruling, this secret has now been unsealed for you. That's why you're so lucky to know the secret. ”

Ingway continued, and the speaker didn't mean to interrupt, and the other cardinals could only listen like this, "Actually, all the archbishops should understand that the so-called inheritance of the technology of the mythical era and the expansion of mechanical civilization, as long as people with a little sense know that it is nonsense, why did the relics of God develop mechanical technology?" Remember, a hundred years ago, our clergy were disgusted by these disrespectful things, and even forbade crossbow arrows, shouldn't God be the kind of thing that can create all things with the wave of his hand? Shouldn't the so-called mecha be a theological paradox at all? "Fortunately, the forefathers did not hold back in their pragmatic values, knowing that what they found was not a miracle, but the relics of another civilization, but they still put on the cloak of theology, because this great power is indispensable for the Holy See!" ”

"Remnants of civilization?" The bishops seemed to chew on the term, but they couldn't help but tremble as to why the ancient existence had even more power than it does now.

That doesn't make sense!

Everyone here is a student of the aristocratic church school, and since childhood, they have received the worldview of the Holy See, that God created the world and mankind, and that mankind has multiplied to the extreme, and one day the world will end, and the last judgment will come, and those who do good will go to heaven, and those who do evil will go to hell. The history of the world seems to be as simple as it should be, and God has already planned everything for mankind. This was the argument of the Theological Society, and as rulers, they certainly understood that the now flourishing natural sciences were attacking the authority of religion.

But the Pope said that prehistoric civilizations ...... It's hard to imagine that such an ancient civilization could have such powerful technology, isn't it a joke that thousands of years of development are not in comparison to the past?

"As His Excellency Speaker said, the [Origin Species] is the first generation of mobile armor and the most powerful trump card in our hands, but we have not even reached one percent of its imitation. I can't say it's not sad! Pope Ingway said faintly, "It was with the [Origin Species] that the victory was epic and legendary, and the horn of the holy war was sounded ever since. ”

"But if that's really the case, then why can such a powerful civilization have the pinnacle of mechanical technology, and then go to destruction?" This is what a cardinal couldn't help but say, and this is where the rest of the people are confused. This is not in line with the process of technology accumulation. Unless the mecha is not human technology at all, it is undoubtedly a war machine born for human warfare. If there really was such a magical civilization in the past, it is completely impossible that the future generations will not have any influence at all.

"We don't know this either, but remember that the Holy See will not admit it, because the two tools we use to influence the world are mechanical technology and religious spirituality. Now, in order to win over our allies, the mechanical technology that originally had an absolute advantage has been learned by most of the countries, look at the mecha of the several kingdoms has long been self-contained, and the strongest weapon in our hands now is the religious spirit. As long as the faith of the Holy Church does not collapse, the Holy See will not decline. And then the speaker spoke again, "At the beginning, the Holy See repeatedly sealed the secrets in the Holy Sepulchre, and finally formed the situation today. But in addition to the question of faith, there was also a disagreement with the new Rome. That was when another [Origin Species] fell into their hands. If it weren't for the timely news blockade, the fall of New Rome would have been enough to make the world feverish again. ”

For a moment, everyone couldn't help but gasp, His Excellency the Speaker was right, if the [Origin Species] was really known, anyone would understand the value of it.

"So this time, what Claudius Qing said, does it have anything to do with the [Origin Species]?" It was asked, and despite understanding the value involved, they were still skeptical of the news from Trebizond.

"Whether it's true or not. However, we must understand that the lessons of history must not be repeated, and what I know is only part of it, but one thing is certain, the Perpetual Heavenly Mechanism was unable to obtain more prehistoric technology from our [Origin Species] decades ago. This is why we have been searching for traces of ancient mecha for more than ten years, in order to get more powerful samples, otherwise if we continue like this, it will be us who lose our mechanical advantage, and the new Roman Empire is an example! From many battles, we have already discovered that although the mechs of the New Roman Empire are similar to ours, they are in different sequences. This is all the more proof that the Origin Species is likely to be a completely different being. That's exactly what we need! ”

"It's time, it's time for us to go to the East once again. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a time for the survival of the Holy See, and at such a time, do you still have to hold back? ”

The old man's deep gaze scanned the other cardinals, and everyone realized the importance of this, the rise and fall of the Holy See was crucial, and at this time, it seemed that the Speaker and the Pope had decided to personally subordinate their forces to the far east, and the last time was forty years ago, that holy war changed the fate of the Holy See, and this time?

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In 1258 AH, the Crusaders and the elite troops of Nicaea entered the hinterland of the Kingdom of Tapezond, and the Trebizonds, who had no defense system at all, had no choice but to retreat to the castle to defend.

At this time, in the city of Trebizond, the defensive battle was in full swing......

"You've really decided?" Dr. Fabre looked at Constance Dante with a complicated expression, and although he had made his last efforts, Constance Dante still rejected his offer. "There is no hope for the city anymore, maybe leaving is the right choice."

But Constance Dante shook his head and said, "I used to fight for the nobility, just a war machine. And on that day, the day of the fall of Constantinople, I was supposed to fight for the people, but I fled like a coward. I don't want to go through this again. Thank you for your kindness. This time I'm going to put an end to that! End my past sins. (To be continued.) )