Patton's tax reduction treaty on the throne of the Pope plunged the Outer Walls into a sea of jubilation, and in an era of clear class system, taxes were far more onerous than most people could imagine, and no one would protest the fact that the new pope had succeeded to the throne, except for places such as the military headquarters and the knight's hall.

"What does the Holy See want to do this time? Tax cut? Want to use this means to gather people's hearts? ”

In the conference room of the headquarters of the military region, a large number of generals and chiefs of staff headed by the three commanders-in-chief sat in the hall, some with worried faces, some with deep faces, and some deep in thought.

"Based on the latest information, I've found the source of the new pope, and you'll probably think I'm joking." A bearded five-star general looked around at everyone with a hint of mockery and coldness on his face.

"Don't sell it, just say it!"

"What identity?"

The bearded general said indifferently: "This little ghost named Patton is not from a noble background at all, and he has not been crowned a knight, in fact, he is just an orphan from the slums!" I have found the orphanage where he came from and verified his identity. ”

"What?!"

"What are you talking about?"

"He's from the ghetto?!"

Everyone was stunned and looked at the bearded general in disbelief.

This reaction was completely expected by the bearded general, when he first got the news, his reaction was exactly the same as theirs, but at this moment he only felt a trace of ridiculousness in his heart, not that his peers were ridiculous, but that he felt that the approach of the Holy See of Light was ridiculous, and he actually let a lowly and insignificant untouchable sit in the position of the Pope, and no one would believe it!

"He is an orphan in the slums, how can he join the Holy See of Light?" A heroic female general frowned.

The bearded general shrugged slightly, "Didn't the Bright Holy See change the rules for recruiting people a few years ago, as long as you are from a noble family, you can be exempted from the assessment and enter the apprenticeship stage, before he entered the Holy See, he was adopted by a lonely nobleman, as for why this down-and-out nobleman would adopt such a lowly person, no one knows." ”

"Didn't you ask?"

"I can't ask about a dead man's mouth."

"They're dead?"

"When my people investigated, they had been dead for a long time, their entire family had been killed, not even their children had been spared, and no one had survived, including the distant relatives who came to visit their house!" The bearded general said indifferently.

Another burly general with a gloomy face and an urn said: "So, they have been exterminated, it seems that all this is a carefully prepared plan, what kind of conspiracy is the Holy See engaged in at that time, why would Richelieu support a pariah in a ghetto to succeed to the throne, isn't he afraid of blasphemy?!" ”

"It's not a day or two since the Holy See blasphemed God, using the name of God to educate civilians and demand their money, which is extremely despicable!" The previous female general said coldly.

"I don't agree with what you say." Another blonde-haired and white-skinned general looked displeased, "Although the Holy See has gone too far in some places, but without the Holy See's energy to spread justice for so many years, the outer wall area would not be so peaceful, plagues and poverty will bring riots, the Holy See has calmed the emotions of the civilians, this is something that our soldiers can never do, we can't point knives, guns and spears at everyone, tell them that they are not allowed to fight and make trouble, otherwise they will be sanctioned, right?" ”

The female general sneered: "Can you be sure that the person who spreads the energy of justice is the person who is righteous?" We didn't use swords and guns to intimidate civilians, but people have already done it, and if it weren't for the Knights of Light to roam around, how many riots would there be? ”

"You're a crooked!" The blonde general said angrily: "Who stipulates that the person who spreads the energy of justice must be a righteous person? Even if the Pope's purpose is for profit, at least what he does has a good impact on the good side, and that's enough! ”

"Alright." A commander-in-chief who was over eighty years old raised his hand slightly, stopped the quarrel between the two, and said: "The contribution of the Holy See is undeniable, but the Holy See has become more and more unscrupulous for so many years, and behind any right is the word interest, and the Holy See is no exception. ”

"You're serious." Another white-haired old man next to him, who was also old, smiled indifferently, "What role can civilians have, even if they all become believers in the Holy See, how can they dare to turn the sky upside down?" ”

"Why not? I don't think we should underestimate the power of the common people, although they are weak, but they are large in number, and if they are gathered, they may not be able to become the force that shakes us! The octogenarian said in a deep voice.

"You're worrying too much." The white-haired old man chuckled and said, "Let's not say that these civilians dare not do this, even if they listen to the words of the Holy See and go against us, they will only bring about their own destruction, and they will die, are the Iron Lion Crusaders under our command still afraid of these unarmed civilians?" ”

"If you look down on civilians, sooner or later you will suffer a big loss!" The octogenarian said angrily.

"I'm for it." A general chimed in.

The white-haired old man glanced at him and said indifferently: "Instead of caring about these lowly civilians, it is better to talk about the Holy See, this time they are electing a new pope to succeed to the throne, they must want to do a big thing, what I am most worried about is the inner area behind the Holy See...... If it is guided by the inner wall area, this matter is troublesome. ”

Hearing his words, everyone looked at each other, and their faces were ugly.

"Commander, if the Holy See has the Inner Wall District interfering, should we apply to the defenders of the Inner Wall District and let them send reinforcements?" The previous female general immediately asked.

The white-haired old man sneered and said, "Nothing happened, it's just a guess, just ask the inner wall area to come over, do you want to set off a war in the inner wall area?" ”

The octogenarian sitting next to him was silent, did not echo it, and did not refuse.

When the female general heard his words, a trace of loss flashed in her eyes, and she sighed secretly in her heart, she knew that the military region had always been disgusted with asking for reinforcements from the inner wall area, even if the wild men invaded the territory last time and broke through the fortress, the military region also waited until the end to apply for reinforcements from the inner wall area, and the reason why this is so is that many generals present are against requesting reinforcements, because once the inner wall area sends people over, they will all face the possibility of being reshuffled, especially the three commanders-in-chief, they will also face the possibility of being managed and ruled, and they are no longer supreme!

"I think it's better to use our eyes and investigate the details to see what the Holy See is going to do." The previous bearded general spoke, breaking the deadlock.

Someone immediately seconded it.

When the meeting was held in the military region, in the meeting hall of the knight's hall, an angry rebuke shook on the pilasters, "Po Rui! Are you a spy sent by the Holy See? Who has allowed you to assert your own stand in solidarity with the Holy See on behalf of our entire knighthood? Do you want to drag our knights' halls into troubled waters?! ”

It was an old man with a white beard and the lord of the Knights' Hall, Vic Jones!

Everyone stared coldly at a thin old man, waiting for his explanation.

Po Rui smiled bitterly, when he commended the new pope as a legendary knight, he knew that he would face this scene, and silently worded his words in his heart, and said: "Hall Master, I don't represent the entire knight's hall, I just represent myself, I have seen the resume of this new pope, I think this person is very good, and he will be an excellent pope in the future, so I commended him." ”

"Personal?!" Vic Jones said angrily: "Will people outside think that you are representing an individual, will the military district think so, will the Inquisition think so?" Let me tell you, the papal succession of the Holy See has always been controlled by the inner wall! The Holy See's sudden replacement of the Pope this time must be something in the inner wall area, otherwise it would never be so sudden! You dragged us into this troubled water, and you want to destroy us! ”