The Original Vampire

Royal Dragon City, holy mountain.

The melodious sound of the bell, with its wonderful power to soothe people's hearts, spread to every corner of the Holy Light Cathedral.

Cardinal Mensay, dressed in red, walked through the secluded promenade and into the prayer hall.

In the hall, another Cardinal Nopton is bowing his head and praying in front of the statue of the Lord of Radiance.

Hearing the footsteps behind him, Nopton ended his prayer, looked back at Mensay, who was approaching slowly, and nodded as a greeting.

Mensay didn't care about the other party's indifferent attitude. The three cardinals of the Glorious Church are all candidates for the next pope, so there is inevitably some competition between them, and the relationship is naturally not harmonious.

After the news of Turnance's death reached Royal Dragon City, Mensay and Nopton's mentality was a bit complicated.

First of all, the sadness and fear of Rabbit Dead Fox is unavoidable, but in addition, it is impossible to say that there is no secret fun, after all, there is one less competitor.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, I am afraid that Gregory may not be able to continue to sit securely in the position of the Pope, which makes Mensay and Nopton unable to help but begin to have some thoughts in their hearts that should not have been. idea.

It's just that such thoughts can only be kept deep in the bottom of my heart.

The two cardinals stood in the empty prayer hall with their hands tied, silent, waiting for the Pope to arrive.

Perhaps feeling that the current atmosphere is a little embarrassing, Mensay said softly:

"It is said that Turnance's body was tied to a cross by the Saint Hilde family and stood at the head of Winter City."

Nopton shook his head and sighed, "This is blasphemous!"

"The Count of Angell declared that it was for Tournance to atone for the wrongs he had done during his lifetime, and, beside Tournance's body, there was another empty cross, which is said to be for the Pope's crown. Ready." Mensay said lightly, the expression on his face did not show any joy or anger.

Nopton chuckled and did not comment on this.

The prayer hall fell into silence again, and the never-extinguishing holy light shot straight down from the glazed dome, casting a sacred halo on the two cardinals standing silently.

After an unknown amount of time, Pope Gregory finally entered the prayer hall.

Mensay and Nopton quickly bowed and saluted.

Gregory waved his hand casually, but did not speak, but first came to the statue of the Lord of Radiance, prayed silently, then turned to look at the two cardinals, and asked blankly:

"You all know what happened in the North, right? Let's talk about it, how do you think we should deal with it?"

Mensay and Nopton looked at each other with some hesitation.

But Gregory was clearly determined to listen to the two of them, and did not speak, letting the atmosphere at the scene become more and more stagnant.

Under such pressure, Mensay finally couldn't help but coughed and said:

"Your Majesty, I think that the majesty of my lord cannot be provoked, and what the North has done must not be tolerated. It must be suppressed by means of thunder, so as to deter other nobles who are just around the corner."

"How to suppress it with thunder?" Before Pope Gregory spoke, another Cardinal Nopton questioned.

"Of course, the Saint Hilde family and Adjani were immediately declared blasphemers, the Knights Templar were dispatched to the north, and devout believers were called on all the way to join the holy war against the blasphemers."

"What reason do you use to declare the Saint Hilde family and Adjani to be blasphemers? How sure is the Knights Templar to defeat the northern coalition? As for calling on believers to help the battle, hehe, most of the lords will just sit on the sidelines, As for the fanatical farmers you brought in, are you sure they will be a help rather than a burden?" Gu

"Reason? Your majesty is the spokesperson of my lord in the world. Do you need a reason to declare some people blasphemous?

As for whether the Knights Templar can defeat the Northern Alliance, Nopton, when did you have so little confidence in the guardians of our Lord's glory?

When this army, which symbolizes the will of our Lord, arrives in the north,

I am afraid that the soldiers of the Northern Alliance Army did not have the courage to take up arms in front of them. "

Nopton pouted, shook his head and sneered: "Mensay, if my lord's prestige is really so unfavorable, how can there be nobles with ghosts, and how can there be this blasphemous act in the north. ?

As for the Knights Templar, even if they had the ability to defeat the northern coalition, would the resulting civil unrest in the empire give the Orc Empire a chance? "

Mensay snorted coldly with some dissatisfaction: "Then what better advice do you have?"

"I think at such a critical moment, we should try our best to avoid infighting that could lead to catastrophic consequences! So we should send someone to Winter City to appease the Saint Hilde family. As long as their demands are not excessive, we will make a little bit of it. It is not impossible to make concessions.”

"Concession?" Mensay immediately said angrily, "Your weakness will only make the Northern Territory gain an inch! At the same time, it will also make other nobles feel that the Church is weak and can be bullied, and take this opportunity to greatly weaken our control in the secular realm!

Don't forget that the lords of the north have also blatantly withheld tithes. Do you want this disastrous move to spread to the entire empire? "

"Concession does not mean weakness! Blind toughness will make the empire fall into an abyss that cannot be saved..."

"In the face of threats, never back down. This is the perseverance of the true believers of our Lord..."

Looking at the two cardinals who were arguing, Pope Gregory sneered in his heart.

Of course, he could see that the two of them seemed to be putting on a gesture of being diligent and generous in order to solve the current crisis, but in fact, the measures proposed were some obvious nonsense.

After arguing for a long time, it was all emotional venting, but I didn't hear the insight at all.

Gregory knew very well that under the current situation, perhaps these two cardinals were still secretly enjoying themselves, and they were probably looking forward to abdicating themselves and vacating the Pope's throne under the pressure of the North.

How can two old people who want to see their own jokes give really useful advice.

"Enough!" Gregory reprimanded.

The two cardinals, who were blushing from the arguing, seemed to have pressed the pause button, and instantly put on Gu Bo's calm mask, bent over, and obediently waited for the Pope's instructions.

Gregory's cold eyes glanced back and forth on the faces of the two cardinals, and then ordered:

"Mensay, you go to the north immediately to test the attitude of the Saint Hilde family and ask them what their demands are?"

Mensay frowned, but before he could speak, he saw that the Pope's eyes were already turning to Nopton, and he ordered:

"Nopton, you immediately go to the west, meet the Duke of St. Grian, and tell her that the empire is now facing the danger of civil strife, and it is very likely that the orc empire will have an opportunity. Please come forward and coordinate to prevent the outbreak of civil strife. ."

"Yes!" The two cardinals quickly bowed to take orders.

The Pope's arrangement seems to be to make peace with the North, but the strange thing is that the person he sent to the North is Cardinal Mensay, who advocates being tough on the North.

As for Cardinal Nopton, who was sent to the West by him, if he knew his past, he would know that he once served as the Archbishop of the West, but he was immediately transferred out in just three months.

It is said that Nopton had an irreconcilable conflict with the Saint Grian family during his tenure as Archbishop of the West... But now, he has been sent to the West by the Pope again.

After the explanation, the Pope did not give any explanation, turned around and left the prayer hall.