Chapter 480, Princess Speyer
The cardinal's conversation with the brown-haired boy didn't last long, and Xiao Yan was given enough food while also being responsible for the safety of the 15 mages. And before he can return to the Rose Realm and give these mages a foothold, he must make sure that these mages survive.
Not being discovered by the Holy See, this is only preliminary, and the real trouble is that these 15 mages are actually no different from explosive kegs in the Rose Realm. For years to come, the lords of the Rose Lords will be troubled by the presence of these mages, and the Gogar faction will be able to use them to spy on and threaten the local lords.
Therefore, this is also the reason why Goger will not recommend mages to those high-ranking nobles. Compared to Xiao Yan, those Saxon counts and the like would not let these 15 mages get together at all, and those treacherous and cunning adults would separate these mages one by one and then swallow them one by one. Not only that, but those big nobles are better at it than anyone else, and in the last second, Goger gave 15 mages to these big nobles, and the next second these big nobles are likely to turn around and denounce them.
Relatively speaking, Xiao Yan's existence is the most suitable. The territory is not large, the level is not high, and it has enough aura, and the future is unlimited. Similarly, it is precisely because the future of the Rose Territory is limitless that the role of these mages will be relied on by Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan, who came out of the warehouse, was sure that his deception had raised questions among the upper echelons of the Holy See, especially the Pope. This is the most fatal problem, the Pope's followers may come at any time, and Xiao Yan can only seek more helpers.
Among the secular aristocracy, there is no help to be found for the time being, and at this time Goger handed out an olive branch. Even knowing that it was smeared with poison. Xiao Yan couldn't refuse.
"Don't rush to load these goods into your space. Of course, if you have enough jewelry, I suggest you buy more here now. Too many nobles are about to reach Speyer, and a lot of supplies will be coming from afar, and if you can offer a convincing price, you'll get more than you think. ”
In a way, Goger is still a good elder, at least the reminder to Xiao Yan shows his wisdom. Since it is necessary to meet the food needs of the dwarves, weishenme doesn't take the opportunity to take more and buy more? The more solid the foundation, the smoother the future of Rose Collar will be.
Xiao Yan thought for a while and whispered, "I don't have too many assets, in fact, I'm penniless now. ”
Goggle smiled and said, "Of course, I know, but you might be able to have something else. For example, the relics you gave to the knights. It can be described as priceless. ”
Xiao Yan frowned slightly, and said, "The holy relics can't be traded, and it's impossible for me to have more holy relics in my hands, unless I can upgrade it again now, but this kind of thing ......"
Speaking of this, the corners of Xiao Yan's eyes suddenly jumped, and he suddenly reached out and took out the various jewelry that had been peeled from the ruins from his scepter. He threw all the jewels, but beautifully carved them, on the ground, and in an instant they had built a small pile.
"These, what do I get if I trade them?"
Even if Gogel was calm, when he saw so many relics of the Floating Continent, he still whispered praise: "Oh my lord, what have you made me see? ”
The light on his finger suddenly shone brightly, and then a ring carved with delicate veins of leaves and trunks had fallen into his hand. The cardinal put the ring in front of his eyes and looked at it for a while, and whispered: "Circle amplification, circle memory, circle forced combination." If my teacher saw such a ring, he would be very excited. Unfortunately, the ring has been too old for a long time, and the magic effect has completely disappeared. In the mage camp, invalid rings are worthless. ”
After a pause, Goggle added, "But, as you say, these invalid magic jewels can sell for a pretty good price among the vain nobles, enough to buy quite a few things. But only if you find a reasonable starting point to get the aristocracy interested in these jewelry. Then you need to think about who will help you sell these jewels, and how to explain the origin of these jewels, after all, these are magic jewels, and the Holy See will definitely be interested in all this. ”
Xiao Yan rubbed his eyebrows and said, "There must also be a suitable person who can raise the price of these jewelry." If a little lord like me comes forward, I will be swallowed by them before I get more benefits, and I won't even have a bone left. ”
"Coaxing? A neatly phrase. ”
Goger was curious about the combination phrases of Xiao Yanchao's time, but this curiosity was only a fleeting relationship for the old man, everyone had their own secrets, and as a great man who was both a priest and a mage, Goger was past the age of curiosity about other people's secrets.
Xiao Yan took back the jewelry, unimpressed that Goger did not return the ring. Anyway, these rings are quite a few for Xiao Yan, and they are all invalid, so there is no difference between one more and one less. He needed to take some of the food from Speier, and the ring would be a good complement.
At this moment, the two suddenly heard a chaotic commotion outside the door, and after a while, the door of the warehouse was slammed.
"Grandfather Goger, are you in there? Please meet me, your poor Lelia needs your salvation. ”
The cardinal was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at Xiao Yan, and said, "Do you want to gradually this 'poor' princess?" ”
The old man deliberately said the word pity very specially, it sounded that the princess who used to have a beautiful city in the eyes of little Fryman was not so unbearable, and maybe there was some jealousy for the cardinal.
"I don't think I need to meet her."
Xiao Yan whispered, "I don't have that much time, the dwarves are still waiting for me, and those mages had better get out of here as soon as possible." ”
Speaking of this, he suddenly raised his head and said, "Wait, it seems that it is also a good choice to meet this princess." ”
He made this decision not only because little Fryman's will was begging in the depths, but more importantly, he suddenly realized that using this princess seemed to be a good choice for selling his magical jewelry.
Considering that Lelia needs to donate her property to the church, it is not surprising that some of her jewelry is circulating on the market. Considering that there were too many nobles who wanted to pursue this princess who combined power and beauty, it was not a problem for her jewelry to be sold for a high price. As for the origin of the jewelry, the Holy See will ask all kinds of people, but Xiao Yan believes that the Holy See will never ask an imperial princess.
It all sounds good, but Xiao Yan is more concerned about what makes Goger so jealous of Relia and even refuses Relia's property donation. Apparently Goggle was not afraid of the pressures of the Holy Empire, which could be heavy for a cardinal, but not for the old cardinal.
Hearing Xiao Yan's answer, Gogel was slightly stunned, and then asked with a smile: "You don't seem to care about this." ”
"What do you care about? Or should I ask what Her Royal Highness the princess asked you for after donating her property? ”
"The women's convent, she asked for a separate women's convent, to have a female priest to her, to have a female knight to her, and so on."
Xiao Yan gasped and whispered, "Female Pope?!" ”
Goggle was pleased with Xiao Yan's acuity, and he nodded and said, "Sylvester was once hired by Otto I to serve as a teacher for the children of the Holy Emperor at that time, and his most famous disciple was the later Emperor Otto II. The current Otto III also calls Sylvester his grandfather. ”
This historical origin is inexplicable, but Xiao Yan can almost understand the meaning, before Sylvester II, the previous pope Gregory V was the cousin of Otto III, and this pope was the godfather of Otto III's father. This relationship meant that the monarchy of the Holy Empire and the divine authority of the Holy See had begun to approach each other.
In other words, the Holy Empire's Emperor Bixia was no longer satisfied with merely possessing the worldly power of the Empire, and from the time he proclaimed Gregory V and Sylvester II, the young emperor's real goal was to reach greater power.
As Otto III always dreamed of, he was committed to rebuilding the glory of the Roman Empire. Of course, it also includes having the dual status of emperor and pope at the same time, and becoming the ruler of all secular shijie.
However, this kind of action will definitely be seriously hindered, and Lelia's action at this time is just a temptation of the imperial family. Once successful, the sole female monastery will soon expand, with more female monasteries popping up in the various fiefdoms of the Holy Empire.
At that time, the Holy Empire, with its female Holy Knights and Clergy, will regain its preeminence over the Holy See.
If that day does come, it will not be too much of a problem for the royal family of the Holy Empire to support a female pope to become a real pope.
It's a good plan, but how to say it, the heart is higher than the sky and the fate is thinner than the paper, and it is the ambitious Otto III.
"Speyer can't provide a women's convent, Rosardar can."
Xiao Yan said suddenly.
Goger was a little surprised by Xiao Yan's decision, but soon, he laughed meaningfully and said, "You have a good idea of using worldly liliang to contain the Holy See, but be careful, the princess's appetite is greater than you think." (To be continued......)