Chapter 92: The Pope
Alston didn't expect any interesting answer from the young guard, and he didn't know the answer to the question himself.
He turned and walked down the city and patted the young man who was still there in a daze.
Just as he was about to enter the command room, a communications soldier ran out in a panic and almost hit Auston, and the documents in his hand fell to the ground, blown by the cold wind of the night, and flew all over the sky.
Looking at his panicked appearance, Auston suddenly felt a tightness in his heart, if it was before, he was afraid that he would have to punish him severely, as a member of the command center, if he couldn't deal with it calmly, how could he quickly and accurately feedback information to his superiors?
But Auston looked at his messy hair, his oily face, his troubled eyes bloodshot, and he didn't know how long he hadn't rested.
"Tell me something slowly, let's go to the barracks to rest, you... Great work. Alston crouched down and helped the messenger pick up the scattered papers, and said softly.
The errant communications soldier was already flustered, and his heart was pounding, and General Auston's harshness was well known in the army, and no one in the army was not afraid of him, regardless of his official position. The iron-masked general pays special attention to the appearance of soldiers, and if he makes mistakes in this area, it can be more serious than other mistakes.
But although Auston is a little harsh, he takes the lead and never does any special treatment, and with such a strict boss, the people below not only do not resent him, but respect him very much.
After listening to the general's words, the signal soldier's legs were so weak that he almost knelt on the ground, "Go back to the barracks to rest"? Could it be that he was removed from the command room by the general? His heart was flustered, his face was flushed, if it weren't for the general, he would have squatted in front of him, but he was afraid that he would have cried at that time.
Seeing him look like this, Auston was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "What are you thinking?" Hurry up and make things clear, then go back to sleep, and I'll see you in good spirits tomorrow morning! ”
“!! Be.... Be! I... I just received a signal that a small group of ships is in radar range, and the other side has been sending repeated request signals. ”
"Since there is a request signal, what are you panicking about?"
"Yes...... However, as a result of signal identification, the database reality is the highest level of the Clandis system! ”
Auston's expression froze suddenly, the Clandis system is the theocratic state to which Lockriel belongs, so its highest level is the Pope!
Pope Clandis in person? At this time? This old wise man was more than two hundred years old, and although Hanina was friendly with Corandis, even when Emperor Gray was alive, he had to respectfully salute his younger generations when he saw His Majesty the Pope.
"Are you sure?" Auston asked again in disbelief, and after receiving an affirmative answer, there was still a feeling of unreality, after all, His Majesty the Pope had been deep in the world for many years, not to mention the civilizations of other galaxies, and it was not easy for a high priest like Lockrael to meet him.
Marching and fighting Auston was at it, but this kind of diplomatic reception was not up to him, although he had followed Grey the Great many times in his early years, but he was acting as a guard, and it was really a headache for him to receive such a heavyweight alone.
Unfortunately, there was not much time left for him, but in a few moments, a group of black dots could be seen in the distance.
It wasn't until Auston found out that Hanina didn't even have a diplomatic place to handle at this time. The Imperial City has been turned into a sanctuary, and the main towns below have been damaged to varying degrees, so you can't have two rows of long tables and a picnic with His Holiness in the wilderness, right?
Just as Auston was struggling, a signal came into his communicator.
"Auston, did you hear that?"
When Lockel's voice sounded, Auston breathed a sigh of relief, and then smiled bitterly, "What the hell are you doing?" Didn't I say that I would visit His Holiness the Pope when I had Hanina in order? ”
He paused, then asked, "Did His Majesty really come to Hanina in person?" ”
Although Loclyn, as the high priest of the Colandis Galaxy, would never send random identity signals representing His Majesty the Pope, he couldn't help but confirm it again after all.
Locliel's voice was obviously lowered, "Well, I just made a normal report to Your Majesty, but I didn't expect Your Majesty to decide to come to Hanina in person the next day." ”
The two talked for a long time, but Lockell didn't know what the Pope thought, and in the end there was no conclusion. Auston simply didn't think about it, it was important to solve the problem at hand first, the size of the fleet of Clandis this time was not large, including the Pope's flagship, there were only ten, but all the open space in the imperial city had already been resettled with refugees, and it was not easy to clear an open space that could accommodate ten ships in a short time.
"You don't have to worry about this problem, in fact, although we have ten ships, but all the entourage is only a few dozen people, except for the flagship, the others are carrier ships, all of which are the materials you continue to use now, and we don't plan to bring these carrier ships back, so we will stay with you for the time being."
Auston was overjoyed when he heard this, he was not the kind of person who ate the ancients, and at this time, real materials were much more important than the so-called face.
Clandis's flagship landed first on the edge of the Imperial City, an open space already outside the city, and Loclair descended first, followed by a small team of magicians, who were not the same as the last time they came with her, and they preferred to use the Holy Power to heal the wounded rather than fight.
When the rest of the fleet was firmly hovering next to the Imperial City, Lockrier asked Auston to send someone to take over the carriers, and a large amount of supplies inside were naturally arranged and used by him at will.
After everything was arranged, a slightly rickety figure slowly walked out of the main ship.
Auston had never met His Majesty the Pope before, but the first time he met it was a little different from what he had imagined, he thought that the pope, who was more than two hundred years old, must be a well-dressed wise man who exuded the unique temperament of a wise man.
But I never expected that this old man would be like this...... Humble.
He had all the characteristics of an old man, his steps were hobbling, his eyes were lowered, and he did not see in the slightest that he was a ruler of a powerful civilization, and his clothes were not only not flashy, but rather somewhat casual, and he was dressed in a simple gray-white burqa without any ornamentation, and if he had been placed in the pile of refugees in the square, Auston would probably not have noticed the difference in this old man.
But surprised to surprised, Auston did not dare to slack off, hurriedly stepped forward, solemnly performed a Hanina military salute, loudly reported his military rank and position, which he decided after thinking about it repeatedly, although his identity is only an imperial general, and the other party is not equal, but now that Vina is not there, he is the representative of the entire Hanina, and the military salute will neither appear to be too humble, nor will it make the other party feel that he has exceeded his identity.
The Pope looked at Auston with a smile, but made a move that everyone didn't expect, he actually bent down slightly towards Auston! It's not a big deal, but it's a real bow!
Auston was taken aback, and hurriedly turned sideways to return the salute, even if the identities of the two parties were aside, the Pope's age as his great-grandfather was completely wealthy, how could he accept his salute?
Lockriel hurriedly stepped forward and helped the Pope up, don't look at her laughing and playing in front of Auston, not at all like a holy high priest, but now in front of the Pope, she completely restrained herself, and her gestures implied the law.
The Pope sighed and said slowly: "The general has doubts in his heart, I understand very well, just as the general thinks, Hanina suffered this great disaster, and I really can't escape the blame. ”
Auston clenched his fists, he didn't expect the Pope to get straight to the point without saying half a word of greeting, yes, the big thing about this whole thing is Iru, and Iru arrived in the Clandis system first to meet the Pope, and Lockriel brought him to Hanina at the behest of the Pope......
And then, GY went on the attack!