Chapter 21: The Pope

When the administrative officer received the news that the secretary had arranged for Ma Shuoye and his wife to live in the place, he immediately got up and left the office.

After coming to the main church of Ash Hill next to it, he walked straight to the tallest building in the city, the Ash Bell Tower, located in the middle and rear of the church.

This is a 60-meter-high, 10-storey spire bell tower, which is the center of the old town of Jiaye City. Usually there won't be any idle people waiting here to hang out, not even high-ranking believers in the sect!

It represents the majesty and spirit of the entire city, and is not only the tallest building, but also contains almost all the cultural and historical materials of the entire sect.

During this time, the Pope must have been sitting in meditation somewhere inside, which is also the purpose of Clark's visit to the Great Bell Tower!

Walking up the stairs, through layers of bookshelves four or five meters high, you can see through the afternoon sun outside the window. Thousands of years of history continue to occupy most of the area on each floor, except for a set of plain wooden tables and chairs on each of the east and west walls.

Judging from the fact that there is no sign of dust on the tables and chairs, every chair is often used or wiped!

Most of the books on the fifth floor are biographies of almost all the royals of the Toronto era, and Clark has found the person he wants to meet on this level.

Dressed in a plain white linen robe without any decoration or texture, he stepped on a pair of handmade cloth shoes that seemed to be the favorite of ordinary people. After most of the hair has been bald, only half of the pale and pitiful "Mediterranean" remains, but it is meticulously combed.

The only thing that attracts attention is probably the "Scepter of Peace" carved from a single piece of obsidian, which leans against the wall and represents the supreme authority of the Pope of the Gray Mountain.

If the Pope had not appeared in a strange city or village without his scepter, I am afraid that everyone would have thought of him as a poor old man trembling and waiting for death!

Perhaps only the Gray Mountain Cultists and a very small number of outsiders would know that before this Pope became the Pope, he was once the most decisive generation of the Maple Leaf Country!

Not only through the means of war that must be won in every battle and the vigorous and resolute diplomatic strategy, but also stabilized the sphere of influence of the entire territory. He also made many indelible contributions to the stable development of the entire Western Continent and in the final war with the Inhumans!

And this kind of behavior is even more shocking to the northern powerhouse Bei Sanke, who has not dared to move a single bit, and even the entire Xizhou has a faint tendency to be dominated by the Maple Leaf Country!

Clark walked forward slowly, and when he came to a distance of about three meters from the Pope, he stopped, stroked his chest and bowed: "My lord, today I have found another powerful and confused traveler!"

Hearing this, the Pope, who was reading carefully, continued to look at the lines of the book, and replied in a voice that was common to old people, slow and tired: "Oh, yes, I hope you will be friends and brothers and sisters with him, and guide this bewildered traveler back to the bosom of my gray mountain!"

Clark's head, who didn't have any intention of getting up, lowered his head again: "Yes, my lord!"

Then, Clark began to talk about arranging a residence with Lao Yu from the time they met, and even proposing a simple competition with each other.

And the Pope also became interested in this traveler from Dongzhou for a while, and at some point he closed the book called "King Morgan's Travels" and turned to listen carefully.

When Clark finished narrating and slowly got up, he saw the Pope with a vicissitudes on his face looking at him, and hurriedly lowered his head and took the initiative to cut off the eye contact between the two. It's like low self-esteem, it's like timidity or weakness, and these are all ignored by the old man without care.

In a faint tone, he asked, "Brother Clark, I don't know why you told me these things in such detail, but I still thank you for your careful observation!"

At this point, the old man paused slightly, and the tiredness in his tone became more and more obvious, and continued: "However, what we need is to add more brothers and sisters!

At this time, knowing that the Pope had sensed his intentions, Clark asked with reluctance and doubt: "But my lord, as the greatest king of the Maple Leaf Country and even the entire Western Continent, you can use your supreme prestige and status to make the Golden Crow Country and the Maple Leaf Country live in peace and even cooperate in friendship!"

The old man leaned back in the chair behind him and shook his head: "Dear Brother Clark, the country has been developing under the rule of King Heath-Morgan!

Clark's meaning is obvious, due to the special relationship between Jiaye City and Maple Leaf Country, the city also has a relatively complete intelligence system.

From the rumors and reports of the spies in the past two years, he has long known the general news of the Ma family in Jinwu Country. And yesterday I just learned that a certain suspect who made the Ma family disappear for no reason has come to Xizhou!

Although there is no such thing as a portrait photo, it is known from the intelligence that the suspect is an old man and a young man from Dongzhou who speak the language of Jinwu City, and the old man is also a master of heavy weapons from the same army!

Since the two of them have come to the door, and the Pope of Gray Mountain is still the father of the current king of the Maple Leaf Country. So Clark came up with the purpose of borrowing flowers to offer Buddha and elevate his status in the king's heart by promoting the relationship between the two countries!

It's just that what I never expected was that the Pope, who should be more concerned about the future of the country than himself, would completely ignore it!

At this time, Clark really couldn't understand the Pope's thoughts. Can't the Pope see that he is bent on giving advice to the country?

Maybe the adults are really old!

Although he obeyed the Pope's order on the surface, the unwillingness in his heart was faintly expressed.

It's just that the old man didn't explain the meaning of his behavior at all, and continued with a dizzy old appearance: "After the competition with this traveler tonight, please ask Brother Clark to invite the two of them for me, let's come here tomorrow!"

Hearing this order from the Pope, Clark really became nervous. You must know that Lao Yu is one of the people who made the Ma family disappear inexplicably in the intelligence!

If they do something to the Pope, they will be reduced to ashes by the wrath of the King and the Grey Mountain, not only themselves, but also their families!

Just as he was about to say something to stop him, he saw the Pope reach out and take the scepter next to him and hold it in his hand, and Clarke instantly closed his mouth. Because he knows that when the Pope takes up the scepter, he will not be questioned!

As the old man held the scepter in his right hand, he gently supported his left arm and left the room full of books step by step, bowing his head and replying, "Yes!