Chapter 231: Meeting with the Pope
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Green remembers that his parents, who lived in the White Rock City, had told him that there was indeed an old man who baptized him, from which his official Christian name "Greenfield" was derived. He had always subconsciously thought that it was just an elderly member of the church, at most a respected elder in the local area, but he didn't expect that the famous old pope in front of him was actually his godfather.
Wouldn't this kind of generation be too messy?
It's hard for Green to be surprised that he could have such an idea.
Pope Hubert called Zegor "the child" and called himself "the child", obviously old, but he looked in good spirits and undoubtedly strong in his body - as evidenced by his previous combat prowess against the assassins. If Green is asked to describe it, I am afraid it is difficult to tell the feeling of this old man in his heart, in fact, even if he was the one in his previous life, he only heard his name and did not see him.
Most of the reason has to do with the way the Hope church behaves.
Since the founding of the Hope Church, how many popes have appeared, in fact, except for the core of the church, I am afraid that no one knows. Every pope succeeds to the throne not by virtue of strength and seniority, but by virtue of moral character, which can only be judged by years of examination, and whether the successor has sufficient love, responsibility and dedication, so that many popes are not old and do not possess great strength.
Pope Hope differed from the pope, the state religion of the Empire, in that he was often prodigious and condescending, which greatly enhanced the reputation of the Hope Church, but it also brought about a negative consequence: many popes were assassinated and died in accidents. Some are recorded by history, more just died silently, there are folk rumors, there was once a pope who just gained the status of pope in the morning, and disappeared in a blink of an eye, and was found in the afternoon when he was found to be in the mountains collecting herbs and was bitten to death by a fierce beast. So Green has always had a lot of respect for Hope. But I don't agree to join it.
Although the heart is good, but even the person who cannot protect himself, how can he talk about helping others?
"You don't believe it?"
The old Pope saw that Green was a little distracted, and raised his white eyebrows.
"No, no, I'm just too surprised, after all...... I was just a country boy from a humble background, and my parents never told me that I was my godfather, but I was actually the Pope. Green hurriedly explained.
"What a crown, speak well." The old Pope snorted. He was amused by Green's self-humility, "Low? It's the funniest joke I've ever heard this year. If you dare to call yourself lowly, I'm afraid little Sephie will only dare to say that he is a common man. Actually, I have an idea, if you feel that you are low, then you might as well go and talk to those more 'lowly' nobles, and you can feel the sincerity and fear between their conversation with you, the duke, and you will probably have a fresh awakening, what do you think? β
The boy smiled awkwardly. The old man really loves to joke.
But soon, Green suddenly noticed a problem when he was considering whether his previous words were rude.
He never seemed to pay attention to his parents before.
In the memories of teenagers. Living in the upper part of the White Rock City, his parents were not wealthy or illustrious, his father made a living by his craft, his mother was the head of the house, and because of his good cooking skills in Green's opinion, he sometimes baked bread and sent it to the bakery to sell. The two of them are inside and outside, supporting a pair of children to grow up. With this status, I am afraid that the house in the upper city can be bought by the shadow of the ancestors, how can I afford to invite the dignified Pope Hope to baptize me?
Then again, Pope Hubert this life. How many people have been baptized?
and his cheap uncle Zegor, although his behavior feels domineering and unreasonable, but his identity as a disguised son is undoubted, such a proud son of the sky is actually related to himself, is his father and mother just ordinary people?
Green was in a state of confusion for a moment.
"Okay, since you're here, don't stand outside, come in and rest."
The old Pope put down the scissors in his hand, wiped his hands on the towel next to him, and led the two into the courtyard.
Perhaps because the old people liked the sun, the old man did not lead the two into the hut, but took them to sit down at the wooden chair and table in the middle of the courtyard. Green glanced at the table and chairs, the texture looked like walnut, and it seemed a little shabby compared to the status of the Pope.
In the end, it's the Hope Church.
Green sighed in his heart, and did not dwell too much on this matter.
Tea had already been brewed on the round wooden table, and Pope Hubert took the pours for Grimm and Albert before taking a seat across from them. He looked at Green, who was slightly restrained, and smiled at him; He looked at Albert, who was holding a teacup and drinking tea intently, and his eyes suddenly moved. The Master looked up blankly, and the old Pope had already shifted his gaze and returned to Grimm.
"To tell you the truth, I didn't expect to meet you here and in such a form one day, I heard that you live alone in your hometown because of Xiona's girl, and I was thinking when the world was too peaceful, and I went to Canyon Town to see you." The old Pope said, raised the teacup in front of him, and sighed softly before he drank the tea, "The holy white is too tight, those white robes are thick-faced and black-hearted, I dare not and cannot visit you, I am always afraid of bringing you death." β
Green blinked, even though the old man had always smiled at him, he still had a kinship, but now listening to the other party's casual words, his mood quietly relaxed.
He asked, slightly curious:
"Sheona, did you see that too?"
"There are a lot of guesses at a young age, so I might as well tell you, I am not the godfather of that girl's baptism, and I haven't had any contact with her since she came to Wangcheng." Pope Hubert put down the teacup on the ground, and suddenly glanced at Green when he thought of something, showing a slightly teasing expression, "I heard that you don't have a good relationship?" It's normal for siblings to have awkward fights, but should you 'finish the end of the bed and finish the bed' more than husband and wife? β
Poofββ
Albert, who was sipping tea, squirted.
A young man who is sensitive and erects a mental qi barrier. I couldn't help but roll my eyes, this old ...... The old man spoke openly, and his words were not shocking, and if he didn't find a topic to plug his mouth, he didn't know what he was going to talk nonsense.
Thinking so, Green quickly diverted the conversation.
"Oh yes. I was taken care of outside the church, and if it weren't for your intervention, I am afraid I would not have been able to protect the princess from the attacks of those assassins. Green Qiang smiled and spoke, almost stubbornly on the topic.
The old man chuckled, not looking like a sanctimonious pope, but like a disrespectful little old man. But fortunately, he did not continue to talk about Green's personal problems, and responded to Green's words: "Actually, I want to thank you, I have heard about your deeds from Lowalt, presumably if it were not for you." Little Sephie has been killed. I won't be able to defeat the assassins easily. Sheng Bai made such a move, behind it must be the mastermind of the Barron Empire, and it is not difficult to imagine their expected goal, His Majesty Rien II has only one daughter, and when a kingdom loses its king and princess at the same time, it will be so chaotic, I don't need to say that you also know that at that time, no matter whether I, a bad old man, is dead or alive. None of this will help. β
Green could only nod silently at this.
The Contempt and hatred of the Imperials for Rodland was inherited from their ancestors. It is not something that can be resolved overnight, but it will precipitate over time. Even if there is no earthquake in the royal capital, there will be chaotic situations such as the typhoon in the royal capital, the earthquake in Chalcha, etc., and the conflict between the kingdom and the empire is still unavoidable after all.
But he was reborn in order to let the two human kingdoms get rid of their differences as soon as possible.
The Parliamentary State of Diya and the demons of Auver. It seems that the wind and horses are incompatible, one cold and the other is very hot, but not everyone is blind to their secret alliance, especially after the temptation in July, the five major powers will inevitably launch a quick intelligence gathering work against the two. For their imminent moves, there should be a certain understanding of them.
However, this alone did not convince the five powers to unite against the enemy, and even the Rodlands did not care about it - after all, their Knights of the Anglican had smashed the Yellow Dragon in this war and smashed into the center of the Parliamentary State of Dia, and in the eyes of the Rodlanders, the ghost of Kronis was nothing more than that. So when the war between black and white finally enveloped the continent, everyone was caught off guard.
Despite this, the Barron Empire remained indifferent.
The invasion of the undead is not trivial to the Imperials at all, after all, there are two countries in the middle of the Kingdom of Rhodeland and the Demon Capital of Endymion, not to mention that the Empire also intends to let the bones consume Rhodelan's military strength, and even use Cronis to contain Rhodeland's allies - Endymion and the Winter Forest's wishful thinking, until Ofer, Nigon and the already restless Dark Elves launched an offensive at the same time, and their long-planned army was swarmed into the battlefield, and the Empire was dumbfounded, but it was too late at that time, The decline of Rhodeland's national strength was almost wiped out, and the strength of several other major countries was also greatly damaged, which led to the protracted war of grinding meat.
"You must have seen that Diya has a plan, and perhaps the underground Nigon forces are also involved."
The young duke asked tentatively.
The old man glanced at Green deeply, "It is rumored that there is already a wizard who rules the undead in Diya, and the rise is inevitable, as for Nigon, the conquest between the lords is still in full swing, and compared to the two, it is still the undead of Kronis who is more dangerous." β
"But that doesn't mean we can turn a blind eye to the Empire."
The old Pope spoke slowly, stating what was at stake for Green. Much of the information he described had been known to Grimm by his advanced experience, but there were many more things he had not known about the situation inside the kingdom and the secrets of other countries, and he listened attentively to the old pope's explanations, interjecting from time to time, and the old man was not upset, patiently explaining to the upstart of the kingdom, and sometimes approving Green's unique views. After talking about the current situation, the two of them brought the topic to combat skills, leading the army to fight, territorial construction and even war preparations.
Albert drank tea quietly, looking at the old and the young, and suddenly felt a little emotional, His Royal Highness started from scratch and was desperately busy, just to protect the order of the continent, as for the reason for this, His Royal Highness never wanted to say clearly, maybe it was the power of the son of the military uniform. It was easy to get a little achievement, but he only lit an oil lamp in the dark, and the rest of the road still had to be explored by him, every time he thought of this in the past few days, he felt uncomfortable, but fortunately, the old Pope appeared in time, and he was like a tireless teacher who taught carefully in the face of his proud protΓ©gΓ©, which finally relieved him.
And that was an afternoon.
Green and Pope Hubert kept talking about sunset, and the young man realized that he felt guilty that he had taken so much time from the old pope. The old man did not care about this, and warmly left them to eat, hurried back to digest what he knew today, and thanked the old Pope three times and twice, and made an appointment to come again tomorrow to ask for advice, and then got up with some reluctance to leave.
The old Pope sent them away with a smile.
The splendid carriage was still waiting at the gate of the courtyard, and Green bowed to the old Pope again, but made the old man laugh so much that he was a little embarrassed to get into the car. As a subordinate master, the old Pope gave such a generous lesson to His Highness, and Albert felt that he was also obliged to thank the old Pope, so he bowed 90 degrees to the end with a shepherd's staff without any self-control. The old man smiled and took two steps, put his hand under the shoulder of the black wizard, and said kindly: "You are the child's cronies and friends, and his path in the future will depend on your support to go on." β
Saying this, the old Pope helped Albert up, and without waiting for him to reply, he used the body of the dark wizard to block the sight of Green in the carriage, and suddenly added in a whisper.
"Also, say hello to your brother for me."
Albert leaned on his shepherd's staff and smiled bitterly.
Is it so bad to hide yourself?
"That kid doesn't know yet?" The old man asked in surprise.
Albert nodded and replied solemnly in a low voice: "My relationship with His Highness is that when we are all nothing, I have witnessed his growth step by step, and I don't want him to be estranged from me because of this, no matter what, I cherish His Highness's friendship, so ...... Could you please keep it a secret for the time being? β
The old Pope was silent for a moment, then patted Albert on the shoulder.
"That boy, it's a blessing for him to have you by his side."
The Dark Wizard turned to the side and looked at Green in the carriage, who was meditating, but saw himself by his side.
Albert smiled slightly.
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