mtl008 Chapter 268 Paladin 32
Chapter 268 Paladin 32
So here's the question: this demon queen has been by the pope's side for a long time, and her plan wasn't just something she came up with on a whim, so why is she only revealing it now?
The envoys, reflecting on the recent massive recruitment drive by the Papacy, were filled with regret and slapped their thighs in frustration!
Although they have planted many spies in the Vatican, are those with a purpose the same as those without, who are just trying to leave a spy?
Before the existence of human-demon communication, even planting fifty nails out of a thousand people was the result of the efforts of other forces. But with the existence of human-demon communication...
If even one out of a thousand people has no connections, it's the fault of other forces!
Clearly, the Pope was aware of the character of other human forces, which is why he made the matter public only after he had sorted out the internal affairs of the Papacy!
At this moment, the envoys from various powers were all secretly cursing the Papacy's cunning!
With such caution, are we even giving them a chance to plant spies?
What happened to the trust between friendly partners? It's truly heartbreaking for our allies!
Are there any allies in the world who are more distressed than them?
Eh?
It seems there really is!
Thinking of those cardinals who left the Papacy and established their own second and third Papacys, the envoys' hearts, which had sunk to the bottom, rose slightly.
Haha, now that they know there are forces in this world even worse off than them, they feel relieved!
As outsiders, not getting this great opportunity will only make them sad.
As a member of the family, she was forced to leave the party before dawn at the Holy See, and even had to confront the most powerful force on the continent for the next century...
Just think about it, those cardinals must be kicking themselves!
Thinking of this, the corners of the envoys' lips couldn't help but turn up.
Ling Yi: "..."
How can we feel at ease with allies like you?
As far as she knew, some factions had already reached an agreement with the escaped cardinals, and it was just a matter of time before their status was recognized.
Now it seems they might all have to back out.
My poor former cardinals, they were stood up.
It's alright, their pope will remember their names forever and will find an opportunity to bring their bodies back to the Papacy!
The envoys were all taken aback by the mysterious smile on the Pope's face.
This pope may be young, but he is not to be underestimated!
Presumably, her past arguments with the two cardinals were all done to mislead them.
That's terrible, Pope!
Too profound, Your Holiness!
"Your Majesty, should we discuss the details of this matter so that we can send the full information back to the Royal Court?"
With extreme wariness of the Pope, the envoys began to discuss the details of the matter.
This secret chamber, dug to evade the Vatican's surveillance, was now being used to respectfully invite the Pope to the head seat.
There's no need to choose a leader anymore. When the Pope uses this deadly bargaining chip, all forces that try to seize the Papacy's position will become nothing more than clowns.
Sitting in a house built by others to escape from you and directing them is a wonderful feeling that makes the ruthless Lingyi extremely happy.
Thus, the computationally savvy artificial intelligence used the recently collected data to dominate the market.
The various factions dared not imagine how Ling Yi obtained this information; they only wanted to know why this Pope was so good at bargaining!
You have to argue with them over the smallest things. If you work so hard, your administrative staff will lose their jobs, okay?
Moreover, this pope not only took to the field herself, but she also dragged His Majesty the Demon King into the fray.
She slammed her hand on the table: "Doesn't His Majesty the Demon King deserve your utmost respect?"
Then the envoys were defeated by the Demon King's purple eyes.
After all, the demon king, who could devour hundreds of children in one meal, still had a notorious reputation among humans, and they were initially too afraid to provoke him.
But this is just the beginning!
When the envoys relayed the news back to their respective factions, and when the negotiating force arrived at the Papacy and the papal officials were engaged in a fierce and heated debate, to the point that the air in the Papacy was thick with saliva for six consecutive months, everyone realized that this devil wasn't so difficult to talk to after all.
Although he would kill those with ulterior motives, those who dared to offend Ling Yi, and those who plotted against him, he was still a gentle demon king!
He won't kill people easily, and he might even give you a warm smile when you compliment him on his good relationship with His Holiness the Pope!
This is no infamous demon king at all; it's just an ordinary creature that's excessively powerful and has an excessively capricious temper!
Who said the Demon King is dangerous? He's perfectly safe!
As long as you don't provoke him, he won't kill your whole family for no reason!
His Majesty the Demon King's astonishingly stable demeanor has given a strong boost to the major powers in establishing the Human-Demon Free Trade Zone!
Finally, as the winter snow fell, the major powers reached an agreement.
The agreement was thicker than the Bible. After being affirmed by both Ling Yi and Sereos, the major powers cherished it and engraved their own emblems on it!
The communication between humans and demons has finally been formalized!
Construction projects in the human realm must also be carried out intensively.
In the midst of the lively atmosphere, a few trivial matters were naturally overlooked by everyone.
For example, major powers simultaneously announced that they would not recognize the Papacy split by the cardinals, and solemnly declared that there is only one Papacy on the human continent. Any act of splitting the Papacy would be condemned by all countries and powers. They also urged all cardinals to actively return to the Papacy and ask the Pope for forgiveness and punishment.
If it weren't for the fact that the cardinals were all powerful and had a large number of priests who could affect the lives and health of ordinary people, they would probably have already been kidnapped and taken back to the Vatican by the forces that wanted to curry favor with the Vatican!
Faced with this situation, the departing cardinal was furious.
"Damn it, these bastards who have no sense of contract! God will despise their treachery, and light will never shine upon their kingdom!"
However, after just over a year away, the cardinal, whose once black hair had turned completely white from worry, was now cursing him fiercely.
Before leaving the Papacy, he had already made contact with several powerful factions who had agreed to recognize the existence of the Second Papacy.
The cardinal knew what they were thinking: they simply wanted to diminish the presence of the Papacy and strip this behemoth of its sanctity.
But so what?
What does the future of the Vatican have to do with him?
A unified papacy, no matter how sacred, does not belong to him.
A divided papacy could bring him countless benefits!
He also wants to sit in the papacy!
When he announced the establishment of the Second Vatican, he had already figured out how to take advantage of the fear of the Vatican among other forces on the continent to seize benefits for himself. He had even made several plans!