The Original Vampire

The next morning.

Colin had just finished breakfast when the attendant reported that Cardinal Mensay had arrived at Falcon City.

It stands to reason that Colin should go to the gate of the city to meet him, but since the two sides have already torn apart their faces, he is too lazy to do these superficial tricks.

After sitting for a while, I saw that Marquis Garcia also received the news and came to the living room.

Colin stood up to greet him.

Marquis Garcia nodded in greeting and said, "You will be solely responsible for negotiating with Mensay later."

After this period of observation, Marquis Garcia has recognized Colin's political ability, and he himself is not good at this aspect, so this time he simply delegated power.

"Okay." Of course Colin would not be polite, and immediately responded.

The two sat for a while, and then they saw an old man with white hair and beard walking into the parlour under the leadership of Viscount Benson.

The red priest robe he wears shows his identity - Cardinal Mensay of the Church of Radiance.

"Marquis Garcia, I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect you to age like this!"

As soon as they met, the Cardinal Mensay sneered unceremoniously.

"Don't worry, Mensay, you must die before me." Of course Marquis Garcia would not back down.

Seeing this tense situation, Colin frowned immediately——

Things didn't turn out the way he expected.

He originally thought that since the church sent a cardinal to meet, he should also want to try to reach a reconciliation with the northern border, but how did this Mensay come up with full firepower?

At this time, Colin realized that Marquis Garcia had anticipated Mensay's attitude, so he just said that he should be fully responsible for negotiating——

I thought it was trust, but now it looks like a dump...

"Are you Count Angele?" Mensay finished fighting Marquis Garcia, and immediately turned his gaze to Colin who was aside.

Colin squeezed out a perfunctory smile and said, "Yes."

Mensay looked at Colin up and down with rather rude eyes, and finally said:

"What an ignorant young man!"

The smile on Colin's face faded instantly, and there was no doubt in his heart - this old thing was not here for peace talks at all!

Seeing that the situation collapsed as soon as it came up, Viscount Benson shrank aside, trying his best to reduce his sense of existence, for fear of being affected.

But Mensay obviously didn't intend to let him go. After sitting down on the sofa, he asked Viscount Benson:

"Viscount Benson, I heard that you detained the Bishop of Falcon City?"

Viscount Benson sighed in his heart, but he still said bravely: "This is the case, Lord Mensay, I have found evidence of Bishop Danny's corruption, so in order to clean up the false believers of my lord, and to protect the reputation of the church , I ordered it to be temporarily detained.

Of course, it's up to you to decide how Bishop Danny will be tried in the end. "

Mensay smiled slightly and said: "When trying to judge a bishop, you must be cautious, and the 'criminal evidence' you mentioned must also be carefully scrutinized by the church, otherwise a devout believer will likely be wronged.

Viscount Benson, are you right? "

Viscount Benson opened his mouth, not knowing for a moment whether to say it right or wrong.

But before he could figure out how to answer, Mensay changed the subject and said:

"However, Viscount Benson, if I remember correctly, the Code of Radiance clearly states that lords are not allowed to enter the church and the private quarters of church staff without the Pope's permission, right?

So how did you break into Bishop Danny's private estate and search it? "

Viscount Benson was immediately dumbfounded, and quickly looked at Colin and Marquis Garcia with help.

Just as Ke Lin was about to speak, he saw that Mensay's gaze had turned, and he asked aggressively:

"Marquis Garcia,

Earl Angelie, do you think Viscount Benson should also be tried for this? "

This time, Colin knew that this cardinal was not an easy-going character, so he immediately became more energetic and said:

"Cardinal Mensay, although Viscount Benson's actions are suspected of violating the "Code of Glory", it is also for the sake of maintaining the glory of the Supreme Lord. to make a decision.”

"It's natural." Mensay nodded, "Viscount Benson and Bishop Danny are who is right and wrong, and how to deal with it for the time being, let's talk about Cardinal Turnance in Winter City first. Get killed."

Colin chuckled lightly and shook his head:

"Cardinal Mensay, you don't understand the crux of the matter. The reason why Tournance was killed was because he actually plotted to assassinate the Duke of Saint Hilde, causing her to fall into a coma and never wake up.

This time, the 200,000 soldiers from the north came to Feiyan Ling, and it was precisely for the church to explain this! "

"Explain?" Mensay stared at Colin and asked with a blank face, "I wonder what explanation the North wants?"

Colin immediately said: "We only have two demands. First, Pope Gregory, the main messenger of this conspiracy, must abdicate. A hypocrite and blasphemer like him is not qualified to continue to serve as the Pope!

Second, the North Diocese must be independent! "

"Independence?" Mensay's pupils shrank, and he said solemnly, "Count Angele, can you explain to me, what does independence of the North Diocese mean?"

"That is to say, although the Northern Diocese is still under the unified jurisdiction of the church in name, it has a high degree of autonomy.

Specifically, the finances of the diocese are self-sufficient, the staff of the diocese are appointed by themselves, and the believers in the diocese are managed by themselves... Oh, and the most important thing, the Archbishop of the North Diocese will be appointed by the Duke of the North. "

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Hearing Colin's explanation, Mensay burst into laughter, as if he had heard the most ridiculous thing in the world.

After a long while, he calmed down, stopped smiling, and said:

"Count Angele, do you know what you are talking about?"

"Of course." Colin nodded solemnly, "This is what the North requires."

Mensay stood up, walked slowly to Ke Lin, and said lightly:

"Then do you want to hear the church's request?"

"Please say."

"We also have two requests. First, hand over the murderer who killed Cardinal Tournance!" Mensay gave Marquis Garcia a dazzling look, "Second, the army from the north unconditionally withdraws from Feifei. Flame collar."

Colin smiled and said: "Cardinal Mensay, it seems that under the current situation, our differences are still a little big! However, I believe that as the army in the north is getting closer and closer to the Holy Mountain, the differences between us will be different. will decrease accordingly.”

Mensay smiled noncommittally and said, "Really? Then I'll wait and see."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out, saying, "I will report the situation of this meeting to His Majesty the Pope, and I hope you will think about it carefully in the north, and don't make a decision that you will regret for the rest of your life."

Watching Mensay's back gradually disappear outside the door, Colin fell into deep thought.

The church's attitude was unusually tough, which surprised him.

Just don't know if it's just the church's negotiating skills, or are they really confident?