Lu Chen looked at the uninvited guest standing in front of his bed in a daze.

Wake up from your sleep and find that someone is staring at you...... It feels weird.

- Even if the other party is Cromwell, one of the seven cardinals of the Holy Church.

"I'm having nightmares, Cromwell. Lu Chen fell on his back on the bed again, muttering with his eyes closed.

"It's normal, the incense recipe is very strict, Lord Elliot. The slightest change may cause a change in the efficacy of the drug. Cromwell's voice was still so calm and calm, "Remember, Lord Eliot, it's a lily, not a rose." ”

"What happens if I use roses?" Lu Chen remembered his nightmare: the army, the ancient city, and the king of lonely struggle......

"Nobody knows for sure. Cromwell shrugged, "You know, incense is also part of our church's sacred rituals, and no one will be idle enough to change the recipe in the book......"

He paused, glared solemnly at the Divine Envoy:

"But I must warn you that the wrong execution of the ritual can lead to unforeseen consequences: illness, insanity, demonic possession......"

Lu Chen squeezed out a smirk to Cromwell:

"Thank you for your advice, dear Cromwell. ”

As an atheist, he will certainly not be frightened by these alarmist nonsense, but he has also decided not to fool around with incense in the future: it is a medicine that is poisonous, so don't accidentally smoke yourself.

Seeing that Lu Chen was still rubbing his eyes in a daze, Cromwell turned around and took out a hot towel from the basin behind him and handed it to the Divine Envoy.

"Xiao Anjie stayed here just now. Cromwell explained, "With me here watching you, she'll go out and do something else." ”

Lu Chen wiped his face with a hot towel while squinting at Cromwell.

If Eliot Savile had any friends in the church, it was Cromwell.

For as long as Eliot can remember, Cromwell has been an important member of the church. When the children in the church, Eliot and Anjie, were still young, they were basically led by Cromwell, who was still a priest at the time, to learn and grow.

A few years ago, Cromwell was unusually promoted to cardinal – meaning that he, like the other six cardinals, became the second most powerful senior leader of the Church after the Pope, and the youngest member of leadership in the history of the Church.

Of course, in the eyes of Elliot Saville, Cromwell, who is ten years older than him, has always been the eldest brother who led him to grow up, and he is also an out-and-out best friend.

- Cromwell was the only one in the whole church who could enter and leave Eliot's room freely.

However, since the siege of the Central Cathedral by the Wehrmacht, Cromwell, like the other cardinals, has been busy managing the day-to-day affairs of the church, and has no time to come to Eliot, a puppet oracle.

Therefore, Cromwell's sudden appearance still surprised Lu Chen.

Lu Chen finished wiping his face, stuffed the towel back into Cromwell's hand, and climbed out of bed lightly.

He slept in a hurry last night, and he was still wearing that black civilian robe, which saved him the trouble of changing clothes. Lu Chen walked to the dressing mirror and brushed the folds on his clothes in front of the mirror.

Cromwell stood behind him, watching with interest the actions of the Divine Messenger.

"Cromwell, are you here for something today?" Lu Chen turned from the dressing mirror and looked directly into Cromwell's eyes, "Or do you just want to correct the mistake of my incense recipe?"

"Nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Hall. Cromwell chuckled.

For a cardinal, his smile seemed a little too undignified, but Lu Chen knew that it was because Cromwell and the Divine Envoy were too familiar.

"Just say something. Lu Chen pulled the chair next to the desk and sat down, tilted his head at Cromwell, and motioned for the other party to find a place to sit down.

As a result, the cardinal was out of sight, and sat down on the edge of the bed of the oracle.

Lu Chen glanced at Cromwell deeply.

Cromwell is Eliot's friend from childhood to adulthood, and he is one of the few good friends in the church - this relationship is both wary and worth exploiting: at present, Lu Chen, the divine envoy, is alone in the church, and if he wants to seize real power, he needs to find a few more allies, and Cromwell, as a cardinal, is undoubtedly a good choice.

In fact, Lu Chen originally planned to find an opportunity to talk to the cardinal and try to get his support - but he didn't expect that before Lu Chen could act, the other party came to the door first.

- The cardinal has always been busy with affairs, and Lu Chen doesn't believe that Cromwell just happened to be passing by.

It is more likely that the other party has something important to discuss.

Lu Chen looked at the other party cautiously: This Cromwell is the person who is most familiar with Eliot, so it is best to be careful of his words and deeds, so as not to show his feet.

"Eliot, I've heard," Cromwell picked up a cushion from the bed with his backhand and hugged it to his chest, "His Majesty the Pope came to you again the day before yesterday to discuss surrender." You refused again?"

"Ahh Lu Chen squinted at Cromwell and nodded, "Yes, I refused." ”

For some reason, Cromwell's expression was a little complicated.

"At yesterday's meeting of the Bishops' Conference, His Holiness the Pope told us about this, and asked us to persuade you more. His Majesty the Pope also said that in today's situation, surrender is our only option. Cromwell smiled wryly.

Lu Chen let out a sneer.

The Conference of Bishops is a regular meeting of the high levels of the Church, attended by the Pope, cardinals and archbishops.

Of course, he, a puppet oracle, is not qualified to participate in the conference.

If you think about it with your hips, you can know that at every meeting of the bishops' conference, the Pope must be pouring these bishops with the ecstasy of "surrender".

"So you're here to be a lobbyist, and you want to persuade me to surrender?" Lu Chen looked at Cromwell lightly.

Cromwell was stunned, then grinned:

"What are you kidding, surrender? I'm not the Pope's coward!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned.

The dignified cardinal, but his immediate boss the Pope, was called a "coward", which made him a little unable to react.

However, Lu Daguan suddenly remembered that when the Pope first proposed surrender two months ago, there seemed to be only two people in the entire church who expressed opposition: one was the divine envoy Eliot, and the other was Cardinal Cromwell......

Yes, this guy is also a staunch resistant, and he is the same as Eliot!

The tense nerves just now gradually relaxed, and Lu Chen felt a little dizzy in his head.

His memories were so confusing that he almost forgot that Cromwell was the only one of the seven cardinals to resist and a loyal supporter of Elliot Saville.

"But, Eliot, the Pope is now obsessed with capitulating to the council. Cromwell put away his smile and said, "It's not the way to go on like this...... Recently, several bishops on our side have turned against us and turned in favor of surrender......"

"What then?" Lu Chen was eager to see what the cardinal had to say.

A cold glint suddenly flashed in Cromwell's eyes. He looked around nervously, then lowered his voice:

"Eliot, if you want me to say, how about we pull the Pope down without doing anything?"

Nervous sweat was gradually oozing from the cardinal's forehead, undoubtedly revealing the nervousness in his heart.

Lu Chen looked at Cromwell with a strange expression.

Seeing that the Divine Envoy did not speak, Cromwell hurriedly said: "I know that this proposal is excessive, but there is no way to do it! As long as the Pope is still in power, we can't-"

"Alright, Cromwell, no more talk. I fully support your plans!"

- Lu Chen interrupted Cromwell's defense, and then he really couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud.

It turns out that there is really such a thing in this world, "heroes see the same thing......