After listening to Idas's words, several other cardinals present changed their colors, 300,000 troops is not a small number, not to mention that it is extremely difficult to cross the vast sea to attack the southern part of the Balkan continent, whether it is the transportation, logistics and support of the army, and the slightest carelessness will be the end of the entire army!

What's more, even if a lucky victory is won, there will not be many benefits for the Holy See, but it is likely to greatly increase the power of the domestic princes, and it is really difficult for people to make up their minds about such an obviously loss-making business......

Gregory VII sighed, thought for a moment, and then said: "Reply to tell His Majesty Frederick that the followers of the God of Light are already doing their best, and that it is our duty to fight against the infidels, but it is not easy to levy 300,000 troops to fight across the sea, and we have no such experience, so it will take time to prepare." I hope that his belief in the God of Light will not waver, and he firmly believes that the army of God will surely win the final victory!"

With that, the Pope pinched his temple, which was aching from annoyance. Cardinal Daedalus, who was in the Diocese of the Norsea Steppe beside him, frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's difficult to satisfy His Majesty the Emperor with such a reply......

Gregory VII glanced at Daedalus, whose authority in the Holy See was not 100% unquestionable, and the Germanic cardinal in front of him belonged to the faction that favored the emperor, but they were still far from being powerful compared to himself.

So the Pope smiled and said, "What we need to satisfy is the will of the God of Light, and as for His Majesty the Emperor, I have great respect for him, but if he cannot understand the grace of the Father." Then there is nothing I can do about it. ”

Daedalus had no choice but to keep his mouth shut, and then Idas continued: "The region of Illyria opposite Adria has been developing very rapidly recently, and they continue to import weapons and food and various materials on a large scale. It seems that there is a big move in the plan, which may be detrimental to the Holy See and our country. It is said that their lord is none other than the princess of the Latin Kingdom and the vice-head of the Templar Order, who has betrayed the Holy See, and she is assisted by a mysterious man named Elrens, who is said to be a black dragon in order to hide her eyes!"

As soon as Idas said this, everyone was once again surprised, the Latin Kingdom and the Knights Templar were originally two important forces loyal to the Holy See, but in the Balkan Wars. In order to defeat the Olympia Alliance, the primary enemy of polytheism, the Holy See had to abandon its support for the Latin Kingdom and the Knights Templar.

For this reason, many people with close ties to the Latin Kingdom and the Knights Templar could not understand Gregory VII's distress. Believing that the Holy See had betrayed its followers, they all accused it, and even broke away from the embrace of the God of Light and turned to be an enemy of the Holy See. The Knights Templar had a number of branches throughout the world. The power should not be underestimated. If they use Illyria as a base to carry out activities that are not conducive to the Holy See, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with it.

As for the black dragon, it is even more worrying, all the cardinals here, including His Majesty the Pope, clearly remember the terrifying scene when the Black Sea Dragon Island swept through the eastern countries many years ago, when the Holy See paid a great loss to finally suppress the dragon island's ravages against human countries. Now a black dragon named Elrens has suddenly appeared, is this his personal behavior, or is it a sign that Dragon Island is about to expand its power again?

Just when the hearts of the people were very uneasy. A clergyman walked in briskly from outside the temple hall and came directly to the Pope. Leaned over and whispered a few words in his ear.

Gregory VII's face suddenly changed, and he said to everyone present: "Someone has found a combined fleet of sea and air, under the cover of fog, coming towards Pescara!"

"What?!" the cardinals looked at each other, Pescara was a subsidiary port of the holy city of Rome, and was one of the most prosperous and important areas of Western Rome. What's more, landing from here leads to the city of Rome along the main road, and there is almost no danger on the way!

By the time Ellens led the Illyrian naval fleet to the vicinity of Pescara, the Floating Fleet and the Narwhal's attack on the harbor had been going on for nearly half an hour.

Although the sturdiness of this lock exceeded everyone's expectations, after several rounds of indiscriminate bombardment, its brilliance has diminished a lot, and in some places it has become extremely weak and even has large areas of holes. Massive artillery fire and huge waves continued to enter the harbor through these holes, and the docks were in shambles, almost all the buildings had been destroyed, and various facilities and countless moored ships were blown to pieces and floated on the sea.

The crowd in the harbor had been swept away, either killed and drowned, or had already fled inland. Only three coastal forts were built on a high ground farther away from the pier, where a group of about 1,000 guards was gathered, ready to continue defending against the fortress after the locks were broken. Magic cannons are also installed on these three ring fortresses, but due to years of peaceful life, these magic cannons are old models, and due to their disrepair, they simply cannot pose any threat to the floating fleet in the distance, let alone the narwhals lurking in the sea.

"What's going on?" Elrens arrived, and was surprised to see that the dock hadn't been taken yet, which was already behind schedule.

"It seems that the enemy is not completely unprepared. Vanessa on the side frowned and said, "In case the time drags on for a long time, I'm afraid that the other party will mobilize reinforcements to come, and we will not be the opponent of the Bright Sect at that time." ”

Elrens nodded, then whispered a spell. A cloud of black smoke erupted from him, enveloping him entirely. The fog grew bigger and bigger, reaching an astonishing height of tens of meters at its peak. Immediately after that, a deafening roar sounded, and the huge figure of the black dragon was revealed from it!

The cruiser could not bear the huge body of Elrens, and immediately leaned forward, and the evil dragon quickly waved its wings and flew into the sky.

When the mermaid princess, who was still on the boat, saw this, she hurriedly said, "Elrens, take me with you!"

After saying that, she jumped off the battleship, and the evil dragon was taken aback, and the battlefield was full of dangers, afraid that she would be hit by a stray bullet of magic cannons flying around, so she had to turn back like lightning and reach out her claws in mid-air to catch her at once

(To be continued......)