Senat peeked at Catherine sitting across the round table with a hot gaze, he admired Her Majesty the former queen of the imperial capital unusually, but unfortunately he didn't dare to do anything unruly, after all, it was not the first time he had seen the power of the legendary mage Ryan, and this completely flawless beautiful woman in front of him could confront Ryan's existence head-on, if he provoked the other party, he was afraid that Catherine's little finger would be enough to turn the entire Seke City into ruins.

"Your Majesty Senate, Your Majesty Senate?" Nicholas, the great lich under the alias Safanas, sat beside Senate, he had already seen Senate's thoughts, but he pretended not to see them, he just called Senate in a very ordinary tone, but quietly used a faint spiritual inducement magic, this small means quickly mobilized Senate's thoughts.

"If I'm not mistaken, several cardinals from the imperial capital will probably arrive tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I believe that His Majesty Senate is ready to receive them, and this time I have prepared a small gift for His Majesty the future Pope, but please ask His Majesty Senate to pass it on. Nicholas's tone was always unhurried, and it sounded as if his mood would never be affected by any external influence.

"Ah, Master Safanas, your gift must be very precious, I wonder if I can see it here first?" Senate was a man after all, and he quickly got rid of Catherine's beauty when it came to business.

"Of course, and if possible, I would like this gift to be given in your name, so that everyone can have an account. Nicholas pointed to a black wooden box that suddenly appeared on the round table.

Curious, Senat gently pulled the wooden box in front of him, and it was covered with all kinds of arcane charms that he couldn't understand at all, and he didn't know what they did, but that alone was enough to see that the items contained in the wooden box were quite important. Senat didn't rush to open the wooden box, but gently stroked the wooden box that seemed to have undergone countless vicissitudes with his hand, and a feeling came from his fingertips that was unique only after the precipitation of time, which made Senat look forward to the contents of the black wooden box even more, he thought about it a little, but he couldn't think of what kind of gift Safanas could come up with to attract the attention of those cardinals.

For the true identity of Safanas, in fact, Senat has long been aware in his heart, but anyway, his situation is very bad, so he no longer cares about these, and now after working closely with the forces behind Safanas, Senat not only stabilizes the defense line, but also has the possibility of going further, as long as the current plan is implemented, he even has the opportunity to become the same existence as Fernando I back then, no, it should be said that he will surpass the king who created the 200-year history of the Holy Alliance Empire, because he Senate can become the first monarch of mankind to be re-crowned and blessed by the Pope in hundreds of years, and the great significance of this is naturally self-evident。

Senat didn't come up with his own answer, he flicked his fingers and pulled the buckle from the wooden box, and then Senat gently pushed up with both hands, and the lid of the black wooden box was immediately pushed open by him, revealing the contents contained in the wooden box. Before Senat could show anything, a soft pale yellow light enveloped his upper body, and not only that, but the holy aura emanating from the contents of the wooden box soon filled the room.

"It's... This is...... No...... Impossible!" Senat was already incoherent, he was not a good-for-nothing straw bale, and naturally knew very well what the object was in front of him. It's just that this thing has been missing for hundreds of years in human history, and I didn't expect it to lie quietly in front of him now, and now Senat finally understood the confident tone of Nicholas when he proposed the whole plan, because no cardinal could refuse its temptation.

With a trembling hand, Senat gently picked up the crown of holiness from the wooden box, and as soon as he got his hands on the crown made of unknown materials, Senat immediately felt a divine power melt into his body, and his spirit was immediately lifted, and his body was filled with infinite power.

"The mercy of the gods, my God, it is the mercy of the gods!" Senat already understood at this moment that the thing in front of him was not a fake, because this vast divine power was impossible to imitate, he looked at the crown in his hand with a surprised gaze, and then looked at Nicholas under the pseudonym Safanas, I don't know how this ** division with the background of the army of the undead could have the crown of the former human pope.

That's right, this simple tiara is the artifact passed down from generation to generation by every pope - "The Mercy of the Gods", which can provide His Majesty the Pope with infinite divine power, so that the pope, as a human being, does not have to consume his own life when he uses all kinds of powerful light magic. Unfortunately, after the death of Pope Franz II in the last days, this artifact disappeared, and the successor new pope had to abandon the title of pope and change his name to archbishop because he did not have this artifact to guide the Church of Light against the oppression of King Alexander Andrew.

"Yes, it's the artifact. As the Great Lich, Nicholas also received the divine aura of the "Mercy of the Gods", but it seemed completely indifferent, and it did not seem to be unaffected by this power, and Catherine had been reversed into a human at all, and this aura would not hurt her, but would make her feel refreshed.

"Do you really want to give it to the next pope?" Senat asked with some hesitation, he was also very conflicted in his heart now, because once the pope has such an artifact, he will inevitably have the strength to fight against him, but if he doesn't show such a heavy gift, how can he let those cardinals fall firmly on his side and jointly resist the pressure of the imperial capital?

"Of course. Nicholas said in a very relaxed tone, "Speaking of which, this can be regarded as the return of things to their original owners, right?"

"But, you, your special status, don't you be afraid of ......," Senate's words came to an abrupt halt at this point, as he suddenly discovered that Safanas, who was most likely a lich, was also bathed in the holy light of this artifact, and was not affected at all.

"There's nothing to worry about, artifacts are dead, and people are alive, my majesty. Nicholas explained, "Moreover, my teacher is an incomparably powerful being, and his power is so great that he has to come here in the form of a plane projection, just like the gods. But even so, the teacher's power is enough to suppress the endorsement of the God of Light on this continent, I don't think Your Majesty Sennat, you don't know the changes that took place in the Imperial Palace a few years ago, right? That night, my teacher personally took action, completely destroying the Archbishop of the Church of Light, Iber, and at the same time, destroying another artifact of the Church of Light, the Staff of the Angel. ”

Senat has long known about such secrets, and he has come to a very important conclusion with a little calculation in his heart, since Nicholas's teacher can destroy Ibel who is holding another offensive artifact, then even if the new Pope holds the mercy of the gods with a defensive artifact, he will not be his opponent, in this case, Senat has nothing to worry about, anyway, as long as the power behind Nicholas does not intend to completely destroy the entire continent at once, they must have an agent, just like the God of Light set up the Church of Light, and as long as he Senat cooperates well, he may not be able to become the spokesman of the power behind Nicholas in the future, Although he will definitely feel a little constrained in doing so, it is better than becoming a prisoner of the imperial capital, and although Senat's ambition is great, but as a human tyrant, even if he has endless power, it seems that in the end it can only be reflected in the enjoyment of beauty, money, etc., and the longest possible life, and the rest can be solved by himself, and prolonging his life can only rely on the forces behind Nicholas, which is also the biggest reason why Senat actively supports Nicholas.

"Well, presumably His Majesty Senate will also have to spend more time dealing with the heavy daily affairs, so I will take my leave. Nicholas stood up and spoke, "In order to avoid trouble, I will go back to Maury in a moment, and I will not appear in Seker City for a long time, so as not to see those cardinals and affect the whole plan." ”

"Ah, if Master Safanas is not here, how can I contact you? after all, the whole project will not be able to go smoothly without your help!" Senat reluctantly put the gods back, and then stood up and said to Nicholas: "Without you in Seker City, I am worried about Victor and Ryan, in case these legendary powerhouses come here, I ......"

"Don't worry, Catherine will stay here, and she'll be by your side for the rest of the day. Nicholas said, "As Catherine, her responsibility for these things on the surface can have unexpected effects. And I, on the other hand, should continue to turn into the shadows and master that powerful force. ”

Senat set his eyes on Catherine, looking at the crystal clear face opposite, his heart was hot, although he didn't dare to have any blasphemous expressions and movements, but his greedy gaze still betrayed his inner thoughts, as soon as he thought that he could face such a stunning color every day for a long time in the future, Senate's heart began to stir, he was determined to go to his harem for a while, and then he might as well secretly select some women who were slightly similar to Catherine, at least this would increase the pleasure of him venting the tyranny in his body。

Catherine is naturally very aware of the dirty thoughts in Senate's heart, after all, she has the power of natural charm, coupled with the strength of a legendary mage, the idea of understanding a mortal is too simple, she did not show any dissatisfaction on the surface, but in her heart she has already pronounced the death sentence of Senate, as long as there is a chance, I believe that such a guy will not escape her fingers, but now, Catherine must tolerate Senate as she tolerated Fernando XIII at the beginning, at least Catherine's current status as a legendary mage does not have to worry that Senate will act amorous like that idiot monarch。