Pope Leo IV, formerly known as Carotania Borgia, was the leader of the second family in the city of Emerald and the entire kingdom of Esperia.

From a young age, he showed an ambitious and unwilling side to live under others for a long time, acting unscrupulously, which was quite questionable; lived a dissolute life, with several prostitutes as mistresses, and maintained an affair with an aristocratic woman who was a married woman; And since Galotania killed his brother and father and ascended to the position of head of the family in one fell swoop, his actions have become more and more unscrupulous.

Under the leadership of Carotania, the Borgia family grew in power, coupled with the low-key style of the Medici family of this generation, so that a considerable number of nobles turned into Borgia vassals, which led to the majority of the city-state representatives voting in the noble council, choosing to side with the Garotania, and Borgia defeated the Medici in the commissioned election for the first time in hundreds of years.

There is no doubt that in the hands of this person, the power of the second family has really reached its peak-

But people often obeyed Carotania and his followers not out of respect, but out of fear and fear.

This is because this head of the family is by no means a good person, and his path to the pinnacle of power is stained with blood and bones. In addition to coercion and deception, he will even use despicable means such as poisoning and love killing to eliminate dissidents.

But even his political opponents had to admit that he was one of the most prominent diplomats and statesmen of his time. Although Galotania himself was notorious among the aristocracy, the populace longed for such a strong leader, and no one could shake his authority.

However, holding the power of governing the Kingdom of Esperia is obviously not enough to satisfy Galotania's appetite -

Under the constraints of the Covenant, it was impossible for the other two kingdoms to wage war. Therefore, as both a king and a clergyman, he set his sights on the Holy Alliance, the seat that symbolizes the supremacy of the world......

At that time, no one thought that Carotania would succeed.

The negative impact of such a careerist's ascension to the papacy is immeasurable, and if such an example succeeds in ascending to the throne, the "clave" (secret council) that once symbolized peace, glory and humility will quickly evolve into a place of bloodshed.

No one wants to see this happen, not even the kings and the bishops.

However, the unexpected result was that Galotania did succeed - not only did he win over more than a third of the members of the Cardinal Order, but he also successfully obtained God's approval, wore the laurel crown, ascended to the throne of sainthood, and finally held the "Ring of Solomon" and the lead seal that symbolized the papal throne.

The only thing that can take some comfort to the worried apaces is that Galotania has indeed behaved more restrained than before: Leo IV still refuses to hide his ambition and radicalism in front of others—unlike his predecessors, who advocated peace and stability—but no longer resorts to the same depraved methods.

Or at least he had found a way to cover it up very cleverly, without affecting the overall reputation of the Holy See.

On this premise, Leo IV showed that no pope ever had an extraordinary talent for rule, and even some fanatical believers considered him the greatest pope since St. Peter (the leader of the Holy See 500 years ago, and it was during his presidency that the chaotic 'age of kings' came to an end, the three kingdoms were balanced, and an unbreakable sacred covenant was established).

But for Joan Borgia -

"What's the status? I fought the 'Count of Saint-Germain' not long ago, can you continue to fight now? ”

"No problem. Please give the order. ”

The conversation between Joan and Leo IV was always like this, there was no greeting, no politeness, no warmth, only orders and answers.

It's not like a conversation between a pope and a bishop, much less like a father and a son. If I had to say it......

That's right, this is the attitude of the man with the weapon to the weapon.

The Pope bowed slightly, apparently pleased with the submissive attitude that Joan had maintained even after becoming a cardinal.

"Good. I need you to make a trip to Silent Hills now, and you'll be escorted to the convoy of Queen Mary. Over the next two days, get the manpower you need in place as soon as possible. ”

Joan was stunned for a moment. He had returned in a hurry, so it was unclear that Queen Mary had met with the Wizard of the Black Tower.

However, he knew that the queen had been under a curse for several months, and he also knew that in a sense, it was His Majesty the Pope in front of him who connived at the existence of this phenomenon - otherwise, even if it was a curse cast by a legendary dark wizard, it would not be helpless for several archbishops of the Rhine Kingdom.

With Joan's mind, it quickly became clear that there must be something else hidden in it.

"Is the Holy See planning to deal with those Dark Tower wizards?"

"If you do meet them, you don't have to keep your hands dirty, and it's okay to test them. I'm interested in whether there can be a powerful new blood in that tower of decay. But that's not your most important task. ”

"Right now, the 2,000th Day of Resurrection is approaching—you should know what it means for us."

“…… Be. ”

Joan suddenly felt a little breathless, he didn't want to look at his father's face, but just stared at the narrow shadows cast on the ground after the sunlight was blocked, and the colorful colors inlaid with precious stones, and replied respectfully.

"In order to welcome that day, I had the 'holy coffin' opened. But ......"

The Pope's voice lowered slightly.

"Then there was theft**. Something kept in the coffin was lost in plain sight. This is an unprecedented state of affairs that could never have been tolerated...... But since someone can do it, it's their ability. ”

Leo IV seemed to appreciate the daring thieves. If such words were heard by the believers, I am afraid that their faith would be greatly shaken.

However, his father was such a person. He will recognize the bravery, ingenuity, cunning, and even cruelty of his enemies, and destroy them without mercy.

"Excuse me, what was stolen?"

"It's blood."

The Pope replied.

"The only drop of divine blood kept by the holy coffin is also the last remaining remnant of a god in the entire Mayan world that can still have some potency."

"You know, it's only when it's completely gone that the Hidden Treaty loses its validity. By then—"

"A new cycle is about to begin, and the prophesied day of the return of the gods will come."