Chapter 37: They Forced Me

"Evil heretics are invading the Lord's land...... as the shepherd of the Lord...... When is the crown ready to take up arms to defend the Lamb ...... of the Lord. After St. John XII repeated Alexander's words in his heart, a storm and waves rose in vain in his otherwise calm heart.

As a religious leader and politician, he knew very well that what came out of the mouth of a politician could not be taken at face value.

Alexander's words "evil heretics are invading the Lord's realm" should not be literal, someone wants to invade the Lord's realm on earth, the Papal States.

Although the Papal States was a mini-state that was not aggressive and underdefended, it had no military force other than a gendarme that usually acted as a guard to enforce the law.

But even so, St. John XII knew in his heart that no country would dare to invade the Papal States.

As God's 'kingdom on earth' on earth, and the 'holy place on earth' in the hearts of countless Crucidian believers, the Papal States has a huge prestige in the international community that is not commensurate with its own strength, and any country that invades the Papal States will attract international condemnation.

Small countries cannot bear international condemnation, but large countries can bear but there is no need, after all, there is no gold or oil under the ground of the Papal States, and an invasion of the Papal States will not benefit anything but international hostility.

But this doesn't refer to the country of hairy bears either.

As the third power of Blue Star, in addition to the eldest and second, the country of Mao Xiong can almost be said to fight whoever it wants, and the country that dares to provoke it has not yet appeared.

Therefore, the phrase 'wicked infidels are encroaching on the land of the Lord' should be properly understood as an excuse, an excuse for him to invade other nations. ”

St. John XII carefully analyzed, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the correct answer, "If it is really the excuse made by Alexander, the iron-blooded president, who wants to start a war and invade other countries, then the sentence behind him, 'As the shepherd of the Lord, when will His Majesty take up arms to defend the Lamb of the Lord' can be answered." ”

"As the president of the Woolly Bear State, Alexander wanted to invade other countries, but he was afraid of international condemnation, so he wanted to pull the Papal States in. ”

"The country he wants to invade should be a pagan country, so that he can gain the support of God's people all over the world under the banner of fighting for his faith, so that he can gain the support of public opinion even if he takes the initiative to start a war...... Is it the oil country or the black Africa?"

"For Alexander, the Papal States were just a banner, and he should not let the Papal States contribute money or efforts, and the Papal States could not afford to contribute money or efforts....... ”

"The advantages and disadvantages of supporting the country of the hairy bear are equally obvious, the advantage is to get the friendship of the country of the hairy bear, and there is an extra guarantee of security, because of the relationship of allies, maybe you can also get a small but very large benefit for the country of the hairy bear, but the disadvantage is that it violates the principle of neutrality and will attract unnecessary vigilance ....... ”

"We don't support the Furry Bear Country...... Since President Alexander dared to make a decision, he must have made sufficient preparations to say no to him at a critical moment....... ”

Thinking about it, St. John XII was a little weak-hearted, don't look at Alexander's attitude now, but this iron-blooded president is notoriously tough, and it is not without people who have a good end after opposing him, but St. John XII feels that this should not include himself.

He thought about it and made a decision.

St. John XII took the cross on his chest, kissed it on it, and said: "Those wicked heretics have occupied the sacred land of our Lord for too long, and as the shepherd of the Lord I will give them expellation." ”

On the phone, he could not explicitly say that he supported the war, and if he did, he might be recorded and caught, so he changed to a relatively subtle word to express his support for Alexander's war.

On the other end of the phone, Alexander's heart shook.

Sure enough, there are also transcendents in the Papal States.

Fortunately, I called to test it, otherwise I didn't know that the Papal States, which usually don't seem to have much presence, actually had transcendentals, and I almost stood in the wrong line.

Also, can I say that it is worthy of a behemoth that has ruled the Western faith since the Middle Ages? This hidden power is as deep as the abyss, and it intends to start a war of transcendentals to expel the faith of the Norse gods once and for all.

"I can't fall to the Norse gods, but I can't go against them, God's render to God, Caesar's to Caesar's, and we in the country of Hairy Bear should not be involved in the war of the transcendents. ”

Thinking of the sun-like figure, Alexander made up his mind to pay attention not to get involved in the war of the transcendentals, and his attitude also changed unconsciously, "Your Majesty, the evil heretics threaten the Lord's people to find the god-killing spear Longinus, Your Majesty, what should I do?"

Alexander wants the god-killing spear Longinus?

He wanted to use the god-killing spear Longinus to seduce the heretics to steal it so that he could create an excuse to start a war?...... St. John XII immediately analyzed Alexander's purpose in his mind, and his face ached.

The god-killing spear Longinus is a holy relic, and there are only a few holy relics in the possession of the Papal States, but since he has decided to support Alexander in waging war, it is not good to regret it at this time.

He thought for a moment and said softly, "I can lend you the god-killing spear Longinus temporarily. "I'll lend it to you for the time being, and I'll pay it back.

He actually lent me the god-killing spear Longinus.

Alexander paused for a moment, and immediately reacted, yes, the Papal States is preparing for war, and at this time there is no manpower to protect his country, so he simply lent the god-killing spear Longinus, and dealt with the transcendents of the Norse gods first, and after defeating them, the god-killing spear Longinus will naturally return to the Papal States.

"Praise be to God. ”

Alexander drew a cross on his chest.

......

The waters of the North Sea fishing grounds are as blue and obscure as ever, and the salty sea breeze blows through it, setting off waves in waves.

On the sparkling sea, the ocean-going patrol ship Egil broke through the wind and waves and shuttled steadily on the sea.

On the white-gray deck, the man held the ramp of the ship, the golden sunlight fell on him, exuding a faint halo, and the cameras were full of cameras that faithfully recorded everything that happened on the patrol ship and transmitted it back to the Icelandic presidential palace.

In the conference room of the presidential palace, the five Nordic countries and the furry bear countries are sitting on the side, looking at the screen and talking.

"Can this really defeat the great serpent Jörmungadr?" asked Norwegian President Freis, who was the great serpent Jörmungad, the son of the fire god Loki, the enemy of the gods prophesied by the great god Odin, and would it really be killed by a mortal?