Chapter 181: Holy Relic
Even after the baptism of artillery fire and war, the majesty of the imperial capital is still not comparable to that of the countryside.
Even Noah, the holy son of the Federation, who claimed to have seen the world, was amazed by the prosperity of the imperial capital. Behind this prosperity is the cultural heritage behind it, the Turman Empire, which has been inherited for 1,700 years, has well preserved the traces of history, and any building, even a small house, can find the beauty left by the years from it.
It's a city of charm, culture, and history!
Noah and a group of young guys take the money given by Rosie and start a three-day trip to the imperial capital, and outside the city, negotiations between Herman and Rossi begin.
On an empty hill, water could be squeezed out of Herman's gloomy face, and Attila was playing with a dagger, less than ten meters away from him, making him feel threatened by all his previous actions. The hairs on his body stood up, especially Attila's sudden and weird grin, which made Herman particularly frightened. What the hell are you trying to do? He wanted to ask the question after grabbing Attila by the collar and smacking him a few times, but he really didn't have the confidence.
Most of the high-ranking apostles were very close in cultivation, and Herman was almost twenty years older than Attila, but the gap of more than twenty years was not enough to make up for his stupidity and Attila's excellence in cultivation. Throughout the years of grievances, Herman has always appeared as a victim, and the winner is often the guy who holds the dagger and pretends to be.
To him, Attila was just posturing, but he was scared.
He knew that Attila was a descendant of the Blood Sect, and there were only four people left in this world who knew about it, and three of them were still in the same camp, and they were born together.
Herman has always lost and is not wronged.
"That's my condition!", Herman refocused his attention on Rossi, his uncontrollable eyes revealing a kind of jealousy and burning that gnawed at his heart and reason, and he almost went crazy. Look at the young man across from him, he was sixteen or fifteen, but what he accomplished, even at the height of the Church a thousand years ago, was remarkable.
And no matter how well he does, he can't avoid the fact that he doesn't have much left in his life.
In other words, Rossi has at least nearly a hundred years of rule!
For 100 years, Rossi will reign over the entire Church of Light, and he will be the spiritual and de facto leader of the Church of Light!
Noah has been ignored by Herman, that waste is not qualified to compare with Rosie at all, it's not that Herman looks down on Noah, it's not that he exalts Rosie too much, that's the truth. In the past, Noah couldn't fight Rosie, and now he still can't fight Rosie, and even in the future, Noah can only be a loser.
Yes, he is indeed a holy son, he has an excellent performance in cultivation, and his bloodline makes it easier for him to achieve achievements than ordinary people.
But will Rosie give Noah this chance? With Rosie's decisiveness and perseverance, I am afraid that once he and Rosie reach an agreement, it will be Noah's death. Thinking about it from another perspective, if he were to be put into the role of Rosie, Herman thought that he would never give Noah any chance to survive, and he would definitely completely destroy the little guy who might also affect his rule.
Rosie didn't know Herman's complicated thoughts at this time, and he pondered for a moment, still unable to agree.
Herman's request was for a fifteen-year reign over the church, and he hoped that the church would grow strong in his own hands and leave its name and glory in the history books. The incident itself is understandable, and everyone has the idea of leaving a name in history. If it had been before, Rosie would probably have agreed, because fifteen years was just a short part of his life that was not so long.
In addition to his position in the church, he also had the status of a nobleman.
Prince Fabio ...... , No, it is the Emperor Fabio who has canonized him as a hereditary marquis, he is already a great nobleman of the empire, as long as the empire does not perish one day, the family he is about to establish will continue with the rule of the empire, and even if the empire is gone, his family will exist.
Because of the church!
But he couldn't agree, he had bigger and more dangerous plans. The god-making plan has already begun, and the new cathedral and the team sent to build the churches in various places have already set out, and in the cathedrals that are about to rise, the statues of the gods are modeled on him, and he has given almost a liter of blood for it.
This is thanks to his higher physique than ordinary people, otherwise this liter of blood loss would have killed him.
In his plan, all the old idols were to be destroyed and replaced by his idols. He will take over the faith of the believers of the Church of Light, and he will incite a new wave of faith in a special way to gain more support from the power of faith in order to achieve the goal of artificial creation of gods.
There are a lot of things involved, and although the diehards are all gone, this does not mean that the old forces are completely gone.
At this stage, there are still many conservative forces among the main forces of the church in their fifties, but their power is too weak compared to those cardinals. They can't do Rosie harm, but they can refuse to carry out Rosie's plans and programs.
Herman was not a puppet man, but he was equally ambitious, desperate to put his mark on the church of this age, which was in conflict with Rossi's plan.
Herman didn't know anything, his eyebrows furrowed, and he had anger in his heart. The only remaining cardinal like himself has bowed his head to a bishop, and he is still unwilling to accept his kindness?
Gritting his teeth to suppress the nameless fire in his heart, Herman emphasized: "Rosie, you see, I'm already very old, and I've made enough concessions...... In this way, I need a ten-year term that couldn't be shorter!"
Rosie looked at him, his eyes deep and deep, and said after a moment: "I don't mean to be offended, but Herman, you should know that what you have done to the church has put the church on the cusp. Some people say that you brutally murdered Archbishop Rhodian, and if you continue to go your own way, it will be a big blow to the prestige of the Church. I have a suggestion, I will ask Your Majesty to canonize you as the Protectorate, and you can meddle in the affairs of the Church like the Pope, but I must sit in the position of Pope. ”
"That can't be!", Herman roared, "it's absolutely impossible! He stood up and paced back and forth a few steps, with a wicked look on his face, "You know very well, and I know very well, that some things are non-negotiable. He glanced at Attila, "I have my own hole cards!"
Rossi was still doing the final work, and he was sincere, "I need this name and status, and I hope you can understand me, Herman." ”
"I don't understand!", he said aloud, "It's not just you who want the church to become richer and stronger, I also want the church to be prosperous and strong, and I have spent nearly a hundred years for this. You're trying to get out of this last moment, you're underestimating me, Rosie, you're too arrogant!"
Rosie sighed and spread her hands, "That's not the point of talking?"
Herman was startled and immediately calmed down, he didn't come here to turn his face with Rosie, nor to fight Rosie, it meant nothing to him. Now the biggest problem is still in the support of the empire, the empire unconditionally supports Rossi, take a look at his name, the national teacher of the empire, the patriarch of the imperial capital, and recently heard that Fabio intends to continue to posthumously crown Rossi as a great sage, and there is also gossip that the emperor hopes that Rossi can take over the position of the pope, so that he can be canonized as the pope justifiably!!
It can be said that if Herman and Rosie quarrel at this time, people's hearts will be turned back, and he must fight his way out.
He glanced at Attila again, returned to the edge of the negotiating table, and took out his hole card, "I'll exchange one thing for your support." Rosie raised his hand and motioned for him to continue. He suddenly laughed, "Holy Relic!"
Attila, who was casually holding the dagger, nearly cut his finger, and he looked at Herman sharply, his eyes shining like substance. As soon as Rossi was about to veto the suggestion, Attila put a hand on his shoulder, he looked at Herman, and said with some disgust: "Go on, be more detailed. ”
Holy relics refer to the things left behind by the legendary gods after they created the world, such as the crown of golden vines, such as the tears of the mermaid, such as the cross of holy light, these things are all things that the gods themselves have used, and they are all things of the gods. These things are said to have great power, and in the records of the church, these things are things that actually existed, not fiction, but with the crushing of historical inertia, one by one lost traces.
If any of the relics can be recovered, it will be a very important thing for the Church and for Rossi, even beyond the papal power that he and Herman have snatched.
Herman hesitated, but said it anyway, even though he didn't actually want to.
"In the original "God Says", I went through all the handwriting and records of the church, and found a very interesting clue, "God Says" did not disappear, but was thought to be hidden. ”
"Why don't you take it out yourself? You should understand what the relics mean. Attila relentlessly fought back against the loopholes in Herman's language.
A smile appeared on Herman's lips, and he looked at Attila's old rival with some amusement, "I can't take out the Divine Sayings, because it's sealed by the Supreme Sage of the Truth Society. If you want to take out the "God Says", you must make a sacrifice!"
In other words, only the people of the Blood Sect can get hold of this treasure that has been handed down since the beginning of the world!