Pope Nicholas, the most legendary figure of our time.

The religious leader of the Holy Empire, the supreme power of the Holy See, and one of the few powerful people in the world. Any document, as long as his name is printed on it, becomes meaningful.

And the most praised is his vision. He likes to train young newcomers, and he barely looks away, such as the Divine Knight Mars.

Unlike most of the world's most famous knights, Mars did not have any aristocratic background. came from a humble background, and even did a profession similar to that of a groom, which was once despised by people.

But after several dealings, Pope Nicholas took a different view of the young man, and even baptized him himself, giving him the name Mars...... The original name of the Divine Knight is no longer remembered.

This was a shocking event at the time, when the Pope himself baptized an unknown boy and guided him into the arms of God. But a few years later, it turned out that the Pope's vision was not comparable to that of mortals.

In the Battle of Lieyang Mountain, Mars's reputation overshadowed everyone in the world. Dying with the Demon God Emperor with a young attitude is enough to show that his talent is amazing. If he were still alive, he would have achieved unthinkable things now.

In the Holy Empire, no one dares to be disrespectful to Pope Nicholas, even the current king, who needs to bow respectfully in front of the Pope.

When he stepped into the council chamber, everyone didn't dare to speak out again, even the most arrogant Archbishop of Roncali, who was like an obedient junior at this time.

The Staff of the Holy Spirit, the legendary artifact given to the Holy See by the God of Light, represents a divine right that no one can violate. Holding it in the Pope's hand, he walked towards the golden jade throne as he walked towards it.

The Magnolia Saintess followed behind, step by step, solemn and respectful. When the Pope walked up to the stone platform, the Magnolia Saintess stood on the side of the golden jade throne.

The status of the Holy Maiden is even higher than that of the Cardinal Archbishop, but there is no seat. It also hints at the fact that this status is fictitious and does not have much real power.

Nikolai sat down, put the staff of the Holy Spirit on the side of the golden jade seat, and then stretched out his hand to signal, and everyone sat down.

Glancing at everyone, and nodding at Bishop Andrew, Andrew continued to lead Qin Shaofu forward, and after arranging to sit in a position on the periphery, he went to his place to sit down.

After sitting down, he stood up again, bowed to the Pope, looked at the people around him, and said, "I have gathered you today to say three things. First, Assad is dead, and the head has been brought back by this young man, and it has been sent to the Magic Guide Courtyard for testing, and the results will come out soon. ”

"Your Majesty!"

Ronkali stood up, and after a salute, said to Andrew: "I have already said just now, and he has admitted that Assad was not killed by him. ”

"Knock knock!"

Hadros, who was behind the Pope, knocked on the armrest of the table: "The contents of the golden notice are: whoever brings back Assad's head, the reward is his, and it doesn't matter who kills him." ”

Looking at everyone's surprised appearances, I couldn't help but smile: "I'm sorry, my responsibility, I'm more sensitive to the attribution of rewards." ”

Long Kali seemed to be very suspicious of Hadros, and whenever he opened his mouth, he didn't dare to refute, and when he heard him say this, he could only say dryly: "This...... Then it will be his. ”

Seeing that he didn't say much, Andrew continued: "The second thing, the Magnolia Holy Maiden was attacked by Assad, and the knight Captain Ted and the knights under his command returned to the Lord's arms. ”

As soon as these words came out, the stone hall suddenly was in an uproar, and Bishop Longcali stood up directly again, and said loudly: "This is a provocation, this is an insult, and this is a great disrespect to the God of Light. ”

The people who looked at the whole chamber again said: "The war in the Far East has never ceased, and the ambitions of the infidels have never been extinguished. This incident means that they have decided to make a comeback. ”

"When the demon clan invaded and the Demon God Emperor attacked strongly, this group of heretics harbored evil intentions, did not focus on the overall situation, and even wanted to take the opportunity to subvert my bishop's see and wash Mount Moria in blood. If it weren't for the Divine Knights, we, the Lord's people, would have no place to stand. ”

"Today, these Saracens are trying to murder the Holy Maiden, and it is time to expel these heretics with holy war, and let the light of the god of light illuminate the entire continent of Kaos. ”

The attack on the Holy Maiden was tantamount to a thunderstorm.

In an instant, the entire council hall boiled, and the crowd was furious.

"Jihad, jihad!"

All the knights were answering the call of Bishop Roncali and shouting loudly, eager to kill the Far East now, as if they were killing the Saracens in their lair.

"Quiet!"

A moment later, Pope Nicholas spoke, not loudly, but instantly silenced the entire council chamber, and everyone looked at their leader.

One hand pressed on the staff of the Holy Spirit and rubbed it carefully, as if thinking about something. No one spoke, they all waited.

After a long while, Pope Nicholas spoke: "Bishop Ronkali, tomorrow you go to the Far East, do it cheaply, I need to know the details there." ”

Bishop Roncali nodded: "The crown is ordered!"

"Bishop Cobirio, you go investigate the matter of Assad. It was not a spur of the moment for a pirate who was a powerful pirate at sea to suddenly appear inland and attack the Holy Maiden, and I wish I could know more. ”

A slightly chubby cardinal archbishop stood up and nodded and saluted: "The crown orders." ”

"That's it for now. ”

Pope Nicholas looked at everyone and said, "This meeting, which was supposed to require only the presence of the cardinal archbishop, still allowed the rest of you to come. To tell you that in the light of the Lord we can live in peace, but outside, demonic ambitions never disappear. ”

Everyone, knights and monks, had solemn faces and shouted, "Die to the glory of the patron saint." ”

Nikolai nodded slightly, and said again: "The matter of the holy war, put aside for the time being, the most important thing now is the matter of the arrival of the angels and the Holy Spirit." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent again, and Bishop Roncali stood up and said: "Forty-five places in all, twenty-two and twenty-three are distributed by the patriarch to the royal family and nobles from all sides. According to the old practice, every cardinal archbishop recommended two people, and the remaining number of places ......"

"I think the Francis Knight of the Seventh Legion can be honored. ”

As soon as these words came out, Bishop Fabio immediately stood up and shook his head and said, "If Knight Francis can win this honor, what about Knight Davis, who defeated him?"

"Everyone knows that Davis Knight is lustful, how can such a person carry the glory of the angel and the Holy Spirit. Another cardinal stood up and said, "In my opinion, the Brown Knight of the Tenth Legion is the most qualified. ”

"I think the Walker Cavaliers are better ......"

"I think Lop Knight ......"

Many cardinals are not far behind, each saying the name of the person he likes. Such a quota is extremely precious, and every time one of your own people increases, it is unimaginable to help your faction in the future, so it is natural to strive for it.

The same enemy just now disappeared, and there was an uproar for a while.

In the middle of the dispute, someone took some things and quietly walked under the stone platform, Hadros got up and took those things, and after looking at them carefully, he patted them on the chair casually: "Be quiet!"

Although he was not the Pope, it seemed that everyone cared about him, and he was instantly quiet.

Pope Nicholas looked at what was in his hand and asked, "How is it?"

"It's confirmed!" Hadros nodded: "It's Assad, that's right!"

Pope Nicholas thought for a moment and made a decision: "Send the results out, and also send a copy to the imperial capital." Then embalm this head, and let people send it to the Far East to the Saracens. There is a saying in the East that fallen leaves return to their roots and give them to them. ”

"Understood!"

Hadros nodded, and then said to the many cardinal archbishops, "You can also see, I'm busy, and I don't have much time to listen to you arguing here, so ...... I'm sorry, I might have to deal with my business first. ”

Regardless of whether the cardinal archbishops agreed or not, they beckoned to Qin Shaofu: "Come here!"

Qin Shaofu was stunned for a moment, looked at Archbishop Long Kali not far away, and didn't dare to go over.

"Don't be afraid!"

Hadros smiled slightly: "I am a good person, not as extreme as them, and the matter of the Holy See's wanted warrant rewards is handled by me, so your reward needs to be implemented by me." You come up, they won't say anything about you. ”

I don't know if it's an illusion, but when the other party said, "I'm a good person", Qin Shaofu clearly saw that everyone, including those cardinals, had a ghostly expression.

But it also made him feel a little slower, and he hurriedly took a few steps forward and walked to the bottom of the stone platform.

Hadros stepped down from the stone platform, touched it in his arms for a while, took out a delicate Phnom Penh wanted warrant, and slapped it on Qin Shaofu's chest: "For so many years, how much information about Assad have I provided, and how many people have been sent to be undercover spies, but what is the result? Dozens of elites have died of my people, and there are no bones, but Assad has been at large in the West Sea for more than 30 years. “

"For so many years, let alone bringing other people's heads back to receive rewards, there is not even a person who dares to take the initiative to ask for his life. It's a shameful thing, you helped me get back on the field. “

"I don't care who killed Assad, I care if his head is real. “

The knights and cardinals on the side turned pale and pale, and this was simply what they said.

"500,000 silver coins or 500,000 meritorious deeds, which do you choose?"

Hadros's question made Qin Shaofu stunned, and he couldn't react for a while.

The cost of living for an ordinary family of four is about thirty to fifty silver coins a year, and half a million silver coins is an astronomical amount.

Just as he was about to speak, Hadros suddenly said again: "500,000 meritorious deeds are quite useful, for example, just change to a lord knighthood to play." “

Playing with two words made the knights extremely unhappy, but it made Qin Shaofu feel as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, his expression was shocked, and he blurted out without hesitation: "I want 500,000 merits, I want a knight." “

"No!"

Long Kali immediately shouted: "Never!"

"What's the point?" Hadros asked with a puzzled expression, "According to the rules of the Holy See, 450,000 meritorious deeds can be exchanged for meritorious knights. If you want to block, please state your reason, remember, it is a reasonable reason. “

"You know that I'm a person who doesn't like to be interrupted when I'm doing things, and I know that I won't accept the reason of race...... Because the Bible does not say this. The God of Light tells us to love the world. “

"No...... I was just...... Just ......"

Stammering, as if something suddenly came to mind, Long Kali's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "He has not been baptized and cannot become a knight." And if you become a knight directly, you need a bishop or archbishop to perform baptism, but with all due respect, I am afraid that no bishop here is willing to baptize him. “

As soon as these words came out, Hadros frowned, and many monks also bowed their heads one after another, avoiding his gaze. Even Archbishop Andrew, who was kind to Qin Shaofu before, frowned slightly, and had no intention of standing up.

If no one even stands up here, it won't be possible anywhere else. The atmosphere in the entire stone hall was awkward for a while, causing a trace of gloom to flash in Hadros's eyes, and his face became extremely serious.

It was in the silence that someone suddenly heard someone say, "Let me do the baptism!"

Following the sound, everyone was stunned, and it was Pope Nicholas himself who spoke.