Chapter 57: The Turning Point of the Crisis
What Sarandor said, of course, Farmino also understood, it was not wise to offend a powerful empire, and what he was worried about was how to defuse this crisis while maintaining the authority of the Holy See.
"Hehe, we are really touched by His Majesty Herman's zeal!On behalf of His Holiness the Pope, I would like to thank His Majesty the Herman Emperor for his kindness!, Knight Jerich, please convey my gratitude to His Majesty the Emperor of your country on my behalf!" Farmino said with a smile, motioning for the knight beside him to receive the gold coins.
"I will convey the words of His Excellency the Cardinal!" Everyone on the side of the Red Leaf Empire couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, Farmino was willing to accept the money, and it was obvious that he also had the intention of resolving this crisis peacefully. A slender voice suddenly came from Saranka's ear: "Saranka Magi, in fact, I think the same as you, I don't want to damage the friendly relationship between the two sides, His Majesty Herman is the most devout of the people of the God of Light, of course I understand." I believe this is just a small misunderstanding, but I think you should take the initiative to take practical actions to resolve this crisis, and the first step should start with the apology of Her Royal Highness the Princess, what do you think?" The voice was actually transmitted by the magic of the wire, Saranka couldn't help but be a little surprised, this cardinal couldn't see that he was also a very powerful magician!
"Your Royal Highness, the situation is very critical right now, should you apologize first, so that we can ......" Saranka whispered beside Linya. Linya nodded and said, "I know how to say it...... Straighten out her troubled thoughts, Linya made the most respectful salute to the Temple of Light from afar, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, everyone! Please forgive me for my rudeness, I admit that I actually said such unforgivable words that offended the great God of Light, please forgive me, that is not my sincere words, I just wanted to joke with Alice, but I was so ignorant, I didn't think of the possible consequences of doing this!" I have never thought of blaspheming the great God of Light!I beg your pardon, I am willing to bear any punishment for what I say!"
"Your Royal Highness Princess Linya, we are glad that you can realize your mistake, but who can prove your words?"
"I can prove it!" was Alice's voice! Alas, seeing Alice, Linya's heart now became strange.
"Princess Alice, do you have anything to say?" asked Farmino, the tense harbor clearing seemingly turned into an open-air court.
"Yes, Your Excellency the Cardinal. I can attest to Princess Linya's words, these two words were occasionally uttered by her last night when we were chatting quietly together, but she quickly admitted to me in advance that it was just a little joke she made with me, and not her true words! I don't know how these words were recorded, but the record in this recording stone is definitely incomplete! It's just a little joke, really, I would like to swear to the great god of light! Please forgive her this time!" Alice said honestly that the charm of beauty should not be underestimated, and even the most radical religious elements could not help but soften their hearts a little.
"Lord Farmino, Priest Kalisa of the Temple of Light of Lea would like to speak to you!" Saranka said respectfully.
"Priest Carissa, oh, okay!" Farmino nodded.
Under Saranka's arrangement, the sailors quickly moved a bunch of things from the battleship, Saranka fiddled between the two armies, with the help of several magicians, the magic array was quickly ready, the most conspicuous part was a round mirror made of crystal, the magicians injected magic into the magic array, bursts of light flashed, and a human face gradually appeared on the crystal mirror.
It's Kalisa! There is actually a magic array that can transmit images, and Linya can't help but be surprised. "A magic array like this that can transmit images is much more complicated than a magic array that transmits sounds, and it requires a lot of expensive magic spirit stones. Namia whispered to the side.
After the magic array was connected, Kalisa looked at the shape in the field, and said to Farmino: "Dear Cardinal Famino Your Excellency, I am Carissa. We were shocked to hear that something very harsh had happened in Millis that had offended the great god of light!, but I thought I needed to explain it...... We regret Princess Linya's offensive words, but I believe she was unintentional and she probably didn't mean to say so. Because Princess Linya has always been a very devout believer in the God of Light when she was in Leia City, she would go to the Temple of Light every week to pray, and the last time she came to the Temple of Light was on May 2nd, and then the next day she left Leia to go to the Academy of Magic. I, and everyone in the Temple of Light, can attest. I believe that the great god of light should be able to see it! I can't believe that she would suddenly say such a thing, it must be because His Majesty the Herman Emperor Xià doted on her too much, so she can be very willful and pampered at times, but after all, she is only a child of fifteen or sixteen years old, and has not yet fully grown up......"
"I see, Priest Carissa, thank you for your testimony. I am now convinced that Her Royal Highness Princess Linya did not mean to offend the great God of Light. Farmino nodded. The Knights of Light also roughly understood the cardinal's thoughts, after all, it was not interesting to go against an empire, there had been a precedent before...... It seems more meaningful to find a way to resolve it peacefully, and to take advantage of the opportunity to reap some practical benefits, of course, provided that the authority of the Holy See is maintained.
"Yes, Lord Farmino. I believe that your wisdom can help us resolve this crisis. We are all subjects of the God of Light, and I don't think we need to be upset about such a trivial matter!Oh, His Majesty Herman is here, and he wants to speak to Your Excellency!" Kalisa said as she stepped aside, and Emperor Hermann appeared in the crystal mirror.
"Oh, hello, Honorable Emperor Herman!" said Farmino respectfully, these etiquettes must still be taken care of.
"Hello, Your Excellency Cardinal Famino! Oh, I'm sorry! I've heard about my daughter offending the great god of light, and oh my God, I can't believe she could say such a thing, it's terrible! I think I must have spoiled her so much that she was so pampered that she said such rude words! This is my father's fault, and I am willing to take all the blame for her! I'm so sorry! Please forgive her for her youth and ignorance! I will discipline her well in the future! I'm so sorry......, Lord Farmino," Emperor Hermann sighed.
"Hehe, Herman, I don't think you need to blame yourself so much, everyone has the experience of growing up, everyone will go through the time of youth, can you make many mistakes in life! Our great god of light is merciful and forgiving, and I believe that the great god of light does not care about the unintentional words of a younger child. Her Royal Highness has personally apologized, and I think the great God of Light will forgive her as well...... This incident, our Holy See will not continue to investigate, I hope this incident can become a lesson in the life of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and we must correct our mistakes in the future, I will never want such a thing to happen again in the future......" Farmino saw that he had earned enough face, so he naturally hurried to find a staircase to go down.
"Thank you, Great God of Light, Thank you, Your Excellency Cardinal! I have heard that His Majesty the Pope has launched a call for holy war, and I think we should now do the right thing to do is to prepare for holy war and the Crusades, what do you think?
"Your Majesty, I have already contributed 20,000 gold coins to the Holy See as the preparation funds for this holy war, and a thousand war horses and knightly equipment are being loaded and transported from Lane. Jererick replied.
"Well, that's good, but I thought about it again, this crusade is of great significance, we haven't organized a holy war for a long time! I thought about it for a long time, and decided to add another 10,000 gold coins and 500 sets of cavalry equipment, which is a little bit of our expression to the great god of light, and I hope that His Excellency Farmino will laugh at it!" Emperor Herman thought for a moment and said.
"His Majesty Hermann is so gracious!, the great god of light and the Pope will be pleased!" said Farmino, who laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. Fools understand what they mean, Famino has promised to let Herman's daughter go, then Herman naturally wants to mean more, just in the name of holy war - of course, both are beneficial, the Holy See has saved face and benefited, of course, there is no need to say anything, the Red Leaf Empire ransomed their princess with money, which is lucky. It's just that this time the Red Leaf Emperor has a lot of blood...... 30,000 gold coins of red leaves, plus materials worth tens of thousands of gold coins...... It's equivalent to one-tenth of the total annual revenue of the Momiji Empire......
Linya's heart was moved, and tears couldn't help but gush out. Linya said with tears in her eyes and remorse: "Father, I'm sorry ......"
Herman shook his head and sighed, "Alright, Linya, my daughter...... You don't have to apologize to me, come back!"
This battle is obviously unfought, and the soldiers can breathe a sigh of relief. With the acquiescence of the Knights of Light, the sailors of the Momiji Empire poured in from the harbor, ready to join up with Linya's guards. Just as he was about to leave, a priest-like figure hurried up to Farmino and whispered something.
Farmino's face turned white, and he swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva before he said loudly with difficulty: "His Majesty the Pope has heard that there has been an incident in Millis that has offended the great god of light, and he wants to inquire about it personally!"
Everyone was stunned again.
"Pope, isn't His Majesty Pope Eric thousands of miles away on the continent of Atlantus, how did he know about Milis?" Namia said in surprise.
Linya's heart sank again, and the soldiers regained their grip on their weapons.
It is clear that there is a mastermind behind this crisis from beginning to end!