Chapter 27: The Game (II)

"But in this place full of nobles, it is indeed surprising that you can really blend in, Professor. It's safest to connect with me here, but it's also dangerous. Arthur whispered, and his eyes fell on the purple-robed emperor at the end of the church.

The envoys of the nations were saluting Emperor Baldwin one by one, and the eagle-eyed man was hiding his eyes in the round-rimmed glasses at the moment, but even so, Cons Dante could still feel the ** that the man faintly emanated, the ** of power.

That kind of person wouldn't want to be controlled forever! Constance Dante said silently in his heart.

"Actually, it's very simple, as long as you throw more money, there's nothing you can't do." Preskars said nonchalantly. "The smell of power erosion sinks of copper at all times, doesn't it, Arthur-kun?"

"My money is not for you to squander in these places, as I said, that man is dangerous." Arthur said meaningfully.

"Indeed," Preskars nodded, "but it's my own expense, and the man must be in a state of flux." After all, this time, in addition to the nations, the Holy See will also come! "It is well known that after the Crusaders captured Constantinople, the contradictions between the nations and the Holy See were revealed.

The Holy War Army, supported by the nations, supported Baldwin, the younger brother of the former commander Count Pierce, ascended to the throne, and the biggest driving force behind it was the Patik family of Venice. The Holy See-backed military ministry fought against the Emperor's Privy Council in the kingdom of Neubullard.

There were also frequent conflicts between the kingdom and the Holy See, and the banishment of the paladins due to the papal see's rise and fall greatly weakened the kingdom's military power in Asia Minor, and it was unable to completely wipe out the remnants of the empire's aristocratic power in Nicaea, Trebizond, and Epirus.

In retaliation, the kingdom rejected the Holy See's appointment of the Archbishop of Constantinople and joined forces with the universal churches of Antioch and Jerusalem to resist the Holy See's Eastern decrees.

"Perhaps!" Arthur shrugged his shoulders slightly, turned to Consitine and said, "In fact, the relationship between Genoa and Venice is not harmonious, and even Genoah has been providing assistance to the Imperial Resistance in various ways. If I say this, His Royal Highness the Knight King doesn't know if he can trust me? ”

"Didn't you say you represented me?" Constance Dante replied coldly.

"That's true, but the Patik family and the New Brad kingdom he supports are an obstacle to my career, so there is no contradiction. Of course, if one day the Empire gets in my way, I will do whatever it takes to erase it from the map. ”

"None of this has anything to do with me, for me the Empire has no connection with me, and now the self-proclaimed Empire is no longer the Empire." Constance Dante replied, "And I am only for the sake of a peaceful life, and I believe that it will not hinder your hegemony." ”

"It is indeed a hegemony, like a king who conquers the world." Arthur muttered to himself, and for a moment, he seemed to lose his mind, but the young man quickly regained his composure.

At that moment, there was a commotion outside Hagia Sophia, followed by a strange silence.

Everyone was fascinated by the anomaly, and the nobles on the periphery watched as the commoners and guards outside the church were looking up at the sky.

What will be in the dark night sky? The stars were not even visible in the moonlight of Constantinople.

"Wait, Moonshine!?" Suddenly, a nobleman exclaimed. Constantinople at night was bathed in moonlight.

Deep shadows covered the land, and the great monster entrenched in the night sky of Constantinople, and everyone's attention was drawn to it. Just like the Leviathan, which symbolizes evil in the Bible, like a giant whale soaring in the sky.

Then the city lights were on, and people could faintly see the crimson cross on the belly of a huge monster.

It was a monster created by the Holy See, the world's most terrifying war machine, the giant airship Michael.

Baldwin and Archbishop of Constantinople slowly walked out of the church, looking at the incredible monster in the sky, the purple-robed emperor laughed softly: "The Holy See is still the same as usual, but it is indeed awe-inspiring. This kind of momentum is enough to suppress the monarchs of the West. ”

The archbishop, with a pale face, looked at the cross and said inaudibly, "Yes, the West has been afraid of this cross for hundreds of years, so naturally he has a reason. And Your Majesty, don't you want to try to change? ”

"It's a pity that in front of that behemoth, we can only endure. I can only wait for the moment when the world will collapse. ”

Suddenly, someone pointed to the sky and shouted, "Look! ”

I saw a black shadow falling from the sky, but he didn't follow gravity and fell to the ground, and a parachute suddenly opened in mid-air and landed slowly.

Is that!

"What a battle!" Preskas also poked his head out and watched the airship slowly descend to the black spot under the searchlight.

"The Inquisition?" Arthur recognized their black robes and muttered. "It's really not good!"

Arthur whispered a nickname, but the people around him heard the chilling name clearly. The terrifying aura suddenly spread, and the ** that shrouded the heads of the nations actually descended here!

Gradually, the name soon spread, and the citizens who were reveling in the streets quietly left, and it was a terrible and fearful existence, and in that dark age, countless people were burned at the stake by those black angels and accused of heresy.

The black Inquisitors landed lightly in the clearing, their point-jumping skills not inferior to that of any elite army, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that the Inquisition's executors were an army.

"Gui'an, Your Majesty the Emperor. The Inquisitor Repita salutes you with the Holy See. An executive in a black coat stepped forward to salute Baldwin. Judging by the rank on his shoulders, this is a colonel officer, an absolute presence in the upper echelons of the Inquisition.

I didn't expect the Holy See to send these people. Even Constance Dante was extremely shocked, the aura emitted by those people was the smell of murderer's blood.

"Excuse me, honorable papal envoy." Baldwin whispered, even he could not ignore the majesty of the Holy See.

However, unexpectedly, Lepida calmly stated his intentions and said: "Your Majesty has misunderstood, we are not emissaries of the Holy See, we have come to hunt down heretics on the orders of the Council of Cardinals, and I hope that Your Majesty can assist us." ”