Chapter 18 Negotiations Come to the People
Not only does he have considerable strength, but he is also the person appointed by the previous pope to receive the 'divine grace'......
No wonder you can be the only neutral!
After hearing Ted's explanation, a flash of surprise flashed in Ye Qi's eyes - divine grace, as the name suggests, is the favor of God; In the Holy See, in addition to the superficial honor, such grace also has the meaning of 'forgiveness', that is, the person who has received the grace of God can receive God's forgiveness for any sin except for the great sin of blasphemy.
Under this premise, 'charism' naturally becomes a special case, especially after entering the Holy Age, and everyone who can receive such an honor is a powerful candidate for the next pope, after all, this kind of 'charism' that seems to be appointed by the current pope can actually be achieved with the approval of half of the people in the upper echelons of the Holy See.
"Then why didn't this Cardinal Tkawich become the current pope?"
Ye Qi asked the doubts in his heart - although he was already on the opposite side of the Holy See and thought that he knew some secrets of the Holy See, things like this obviously did not exist in books, and even some high-ranking members of the Holy See did not know about it; At the very least, the high-ranking members of the Holy See who were killed by him and then 'plundered' their souls by the monster wolf did not have such memories.
"Because, this Lord Tkawicz, thinks that the current Pope Peter. Paul was more suitable than him, so he recommended the current pope! Ted shrugged his shoulders and continued, "Moreover, there are rumors in private that this Lord Tkawich actually thinks that if he becomes the Pope. It would make it impossible for him to maintain the mutual aid he has been pursuing all his life! After all. The Holy See is no longer the original Holy See! β
"Therefore. The current pope also owes this cardinal cardinal Tkavic a great invitation, coupled with the 'charism' assignment of the previous pope, and considerable strength, so that the director of Iyeta did not take rash action! Ye Qi said softly - in his eyes, the first two points are just the cause, and the last point is the most important; That considerable strength should be the realm of legends; Only this kind of strength would make the head of the Inquisition have some scruples; Otherwise. Even with the first two causes, for the director of the Inquisition, it was not an obstacle at all to get rid of the other party.
After all, how can the other party, who is not even the current pope, put a person who has already died in battle in his eyes? Not to mention, it's just that the current pope of the former owes the other party a great favor; I'm afraid that in the eyes of the head of the Inquisition, the so-called great favor is not as good as a goose feather - the only thing that can really make the head of the Inquisition is the big situation. It's just a comparison of strengths!
Even the current pope, who has rarely appeared in front of the faithful, is at stake in the life and death of the Holy See. It will also stand up, put aside existing prejudices, and be unanimous with the outside world; And this neutral Cardinal Archbishop of Tkawich will naturally be no exception - otherwise, according to the style of the director of the Inquisition, he would have killed these two people a long time ago and crowned himself himself.
"Your Excellency Tkavic is as special in the eyes of all the witchers as the Holy Knights, and if it weren't for the faith, these two would definitely be our friends!" Ted sighed softly as Ye Qi whispered, and then, casually said, "Even in dark places, light will appear; And where there is light, there will be darkness as well! β
"This Lord Tkavic will put aside first, who is the other cardinal archbishop who is the deputy envoy?"
Ye Qi's gaze looked at the cold-faced man on the side, and the latter, like a machine, immediately recited the information in addition to the cardinal archbishop: "Zola, a native of the Sacred Forest District, first appeared in the Xialin District as a priest thirty years ago; He was promoted to the rank of local priest for the next five years, and then, after leaving the Sacred Grove, he entered the Inquisition and served as a priest with a sword; He is a very traditional native of the Sacred Forest, and a fanatical hunter of all heretics; It is known as a 'butcher's knife' in the Inquisition! β
"In my opinion, this fanatical Zora is most likely the one who is said to be the one who has malicious intentions towards you!"
Ted expressed his opinion, and such an opinion was also shared by the cold-faced man-with a cold expression, the cold-faced man asked Ye Qi, "Do you remember the priest with a knife named von Kanis who you killed?" It is the owner of the original [Claw of the Imprisoner]! β
"Of course I do!"
Ye Qi, who was still a little puzzled at first, immediately recalled the battle in that cemetery when he heard the [Claws of the Imprisoner], and the figure of the witch was intertwined in his mind, Ye Qi nodded slowly.
"The 'executioner' von Kanis of the Inquisition who was once killed by you is the disciple of this 'butcher' Zola, but compared to his own teacher, that 'executioner' is actually a soft egg who is not worthy of the name; most of the time he relies on the prestige of his teacher and the holy weapon in his hand!"
"In this way, there is nothing wrong with it, with public and private, this Zora has hatred and conflict with you; I'm now sure that the person you are talking about with all the malice towards you is this guy! Ted directly gave his own inference, and also said his next plan: "After we finish the peace talks, how about making the first move?" Just look for a chance and kill that guy! β
"It's not good, it's too risky, and it's easy to make the whole union fall into passivity!" Even in the face of his friend, the cold-faced man unceremoniously gave the most correct comment: "If you want to hunt the other party, you must wait until the other party is a considerable distance away from Shak before you can carry it out; But after leaving Shak, the other party's entourage will inevitably appear more, and in that case, it is difficult for us to ensure that the news is not leaked, and once the news is leaked, it will ......"
Speaking of this, the cold-faced man stopped, looked at his friend, Ted, who had a huge body, and couldn't help but cowardly say to himself under such a gaze, "If we were fast enough." Kill each other before they can react...... And. With Ye Qi's knife skills. If you want to solve it quickly, it won't be a problem at all! β
At the mention of Ye Qi's knife, Ted's voice couldn't help but resume arguing again, and excitement appeared in his eyes; Clearly, Ted thought such a plan was quite feasible; However, the next moment, he was hit again by the cold-faced man - this friend of Ted, staring at each other coldly. first raised a finger: "First, if Ye Qi exposes his knife skills, then do you think the other party will not recognize him?" β
With the second finger also erected, the cold-faced man continued: "Second, with your size, as long as you appear, do you think the people of the Holy See will be able to bear it? Even if you don't recognize it at the time, you will definitely find out afterwards! β
Then, the cold-faced man raised a third finger and made his own summary: "Third." In the same way, my ability must also be under the control of the other party; Therefore. If we want to kill each other, not only will you not be able to show up, but Ye Qi and I will not be able to use what we are best at, in this case, do you think we can do a quick job and not let the news leak out? β
"This, this ......"
Ted, a strong man with a huge build, immediately became cowardly and overwhelmed again.
"Unless, we can kill all the people at that time in less than two minutes, and not let go of a single one! Otherwise, such a plan is simply self-defeating! But how much do you think the opposing team's team will expand after leaving Shak? And, do you think you can do it to His Excellency Tkavic? Does this align with your principles? The cold-faced man who glanced at his friend again asked directly - it is true that in Shak, the Holy See seems to have only eight people, but once Shak is left, this team will expand exponentially, and it is very easy to reach thirty or fifty people, or even more.
Both Leaf and Ted are clear about this; And the two know better that this team will inevitably have not weak strength and be well prepared; After all, those who receive the Holy See outside of Shak must have one of them that meets the requirements of 'safe reception of the party's departure'.
Add to that Tkawicz, a neutral in the Holy See, and immediately Ted became speechless; Compared with Ted, Ye Qi has a deeper understanding of the possible existence of people in the Holy See - can meet the 'safe reception of the party to leave', coupled with the inquisition's guess about his legendary realm, Ye Qi can guess that among the people who can be answered, there must be an existence in the legendary realm, or an existence equivalent to the legendary realm.
If, plus the cardinal archbishop of Tkawich, what he has to face is two powerhouses of the Legendary Realm, if he relies on various hole cards to face a Legendary Realm, Ye Qi will not have any timidity, but if it is two, unless the [Cold Weapon Master] is also promoted to the Legendary Realm, otherwise, except for escaping, there is no chance at all - even, Ye Qi, himself guessing' Drawing him to attack the negotiating team was in itself a ploy of the head of the Inquisition, for the cardinal of Tkavic, though he was committed to the idea of mutual aid, would not abandon him when he encountered an attack on the Holy See.
Therefore, for Ted's proposal to attack the negotiation team of the Holy See, Ye Qi also disapproves from the bottom of his heart!
Looking at Ted, who was silent, and Ye Qi, who signaled to him, the cold-faced man continued to say his opinion: "What's more, this Zora is not necessarily the person the teacher said!" β
"Zola isn't the person Master Pednange said he was?" For Ted, his friend's statement was a little puzzled to him; He looked at Ye Qi and then at the cold-faced man, and said in surprise: "But he obviously has an indescribable hatred with Ye Qi with public and private!" β
"That's why I don't think so! After all, it's too obvious! The cold-faced man said his opinion: "Such an obvious existence is not in line with the habitual and secretive style of the director of Iyeta; Moreover, if it was so obvious, my teacher would not have reminded Ye Qi! β
Regarding the cold-faced man's analysis, Ye Qi nodded secretly again - this time's analysis was not much different from what he could think of; Although they had only met once, but after the fact, they heard from various records and elders, and the director of the Inquisition was definitely not a flamboyant or careless person; Every time the plan can be carried out in secret, it will never be exposed. Even many people only realized at the last moment that it was the means of the head of the Inquisition!
It's like. The previous plan of the head of the Inquisition to 'return the gods to earth'. If it weren't for the fact that he had the Strange Wolf as a contract companion by his side as a guide; I am afraid that it will not be until the 'God' comes to the world again that he will be able to react - in such a big matter, the other party acts in this way; From this, we can see what the other party will be like in other aspects; Therefore, to pose such a Zola, who clearly has hatred for him, in Yedge's opinion. It is to hide people's eyes and ears, to confuse the line of sight, so that the real 'dangerous' existence can be better hidden!
Or, at some point, to cooperate with the truly 'dangerous' being and give him a fatal blow - after all, as previously suspected, if the Cardinal Zora was unaware. As a bait, it brought him into the encirclement of two Legendary Realm powerhouses. He had no way but to escape.
"Another deputy envoy, then?" Listening to his friend's negation, coupled with Ye Qi's affirmation of his friend, Ted immediately set his eyes on the only remaining person who might be suspicious, and at that moment, he took out the information in his arms and read it: "Lyman, an orphan, was adopted by an orphanage under the Holy See; Because, in a fire, he escaped by hiding in the water tank, and was hailed as a model of punishing knights......"
"You say Lyman?!"
When he heard the name of the second deputy envoy, Ye Qi couldn't help but be surprised - this surprise was completely heartfelt, without any hint of concealment; After all, in Ye Qi's opinion, Lyman should not be here no matter what.
Is there something going on that I don't know about?
Ye Qi was quite worried about this ally who had worked with him in the Sennuma District not long agoβafter all, it seemed that he would be working more closely with the other party in the future.
"This guy is the new Rantingburg Priest, Ye, do you recognize him?"
Hearing Ye Qi's exclamation, he glanced at the information on the document again, and after looking at the place name of Landingburg, Ted couldn't help but look at Ye Qi.
"Well, when I was in Randingburgh, I met each other a few times! As mentioned above, this Mr. Lyman is a figure worthy of being called a model of a knight of discipline; Whether it's talking or acting, there is something to make people talk! Last time, when I reopened, this Mr. Lehmann also came to attend according to etiquette...... This Mr. Lehmann would be nice if he were not from the Holy See! Ye Qi naturally couldn't say anything about the alliance with the other party, but only about the outside world's evaluation of Lyman, and said something that the outside world could know - this was a reasonable move he made after consulting with Lyman in order to avoid special circumstances; Therefore, after one or two more chance encounters, the two naturally developed a 'acquaintance' relationship.
"Oh, that's right! So this Mr. Lyman can't be the one who hides ill will towards you? Ted nodded and asked.
"Well, I can't guarantee the others, but Mr. Lehmann's words, I can guarantee it!" Ye Qi said very firmly: "After all, if this Mr. Lyman hates you, then he will definitely not use any conspiracy, assassination or other methods, he will very clearly propose a duel to you, and use the long sword in his hand as a weapon to divide the victory!" β
"Hmm, if you put aside these three principal and deputy envoys, there are only five entourages left!" Ted flipped through the information, looked at the information on it, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Could it be these five entourage?" If that's the case, then it's a hassle! β
"The best way to hide a leaf is to put it in the forest! And whether it is a black-clothed deacon, or a priest with a sword, or a higher-ranking presiding judge, they are all clergy of the Inquisition......" The cold-faced man took the list from Ted's hand, and after reading it again, he spoke: "And changing a name, or even changing the appearance, is not a difficult task for the people of the Inquisition!" β
"Using the three chief and deputy envoys on the bright side as a cover, and then using these five entourages to secretly display the cang, this is very much like the means of the director of Iyeta!" After the cold-faced man handed the information to Ye Qi on the other side, he said slowly: "After all, whether it is His Excellency Tkavic, Zola, or that Mr. Lyman, they all have enough ability to attract our attention; And once our attention is on these people, who will pay attention to what these entourages are doing? β
"Especially when Midsummer is just around the corner, five days of Midsummer for it is enough for them to do something!" Ye Qi continued.
"Hmph, that was before we discovered their 'hidden true colors', and now that we have discovered them, I will keep an eye on these guys and let them have nothing to hide! And if they dare to make trouble in Shak, I will make them understand how the word regret is written! β
Ted snorted, and when he faced his friend, his honest face showed a hideous look that matched his title of 'giant beast'.
PS The first update ~~~ is timed~~~ (to be continued.) )