Great time travel

Chapter 33, Knights, Queen and Pope

PS: I’m sorry, my home was disconnected from the internet again last night, and I couldn’t post the finished manuscript. Today’s chapter will take two more days. Please forgive me.

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I have to admit that Pope Clement VI is really a good-tempered person. Even if he saw his luxurious palace being looted, most of the art collections collected over the years disappeared, and other churches and monasteries in the city also disappeared. After being ransacked, there was an extravagant giant statue of a beckoning cat on the square in front of the Pope's Palace... The pope still had a calm expression on his face, showing no signs of anger.

On the contrary, as soon as Pope Clement VI entered the city, he did not hesitate to recognize Li Wei's lofty status as a "saint" and "paladin", and as a landlord, he sincerely thanked the angels for saving them. The great benefactor of this city also donated personal property worth nearly [-] ducats as a "repayment".Then, in total disregard of the thumping and opposition of diehards in the Holy See, he readily accepted Doraemon's "Doctrine Innovation Clause" and promised to convene a religious meeting as soon as possible to incorporate new teachings such as "the sanctity of cats" To be sure.

In the end, he also led all the members of the Holy See who could be summoned to pay homage to the new giant statue of the beckoning cat that appeared in front of the Pope's Palace.

——Seeing that even the Pope bowed down and prayed to the "Holy Cat" statue devoutly, I don't think it is suspected of heresy at all.The townspeople of Avignon no longer had doubts in their hearts, fully recognized the place of the angels, and began to listen wholeheartedly to their novel sermons.

Well, according to the development of this situation, with the enthusiasm of Doraemon and the cooperation of the Holy See, there may soon be one more Catholic church in the world who is like the Franciscans, the Jesuits, the Benedictines, etc. The famous Cat Worship Society, referred to as the Cat Worship Society or the Cat Slave Society! (laugh)

Seeing that the Pope is so upright, Wang Qiu, Li Wei, Doraemon and others who were still a little worried couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief—if the Pope is also the kind who insists on denouncing the "angel" when he sees the "angel" with his own eyes As the devil's granite head, they will encounter great trouble, and even have to use magical props to brainwash the poor pope... No one knows what kind of sequelae this will cause.

Next, after a harmonious secret meeting with Li Wei, Doraemon and others, Pope Clement VI publicly announced an unexpected decision: Given that the holy city of Avignon has been saved, but more However, the country and city in China are still under the haze of the great plague. As the supreme leader of Christianity, he will lead the Pope's guard to set off with the "angels" to escort the Queen of Naples back to her homeland and make a tour including the eternal city of Rome. All over Italy, including Italy, to save Italians who are suffering...

To put it simply, Pope Clement VI intends to go to battle in person, to serve these "angels" on horseback, and at the same time to be their guarantor in front of Christians all over Europe-although this series of gestures are extremely humble and respectful, It can be explained that in the face of an absolutely irresistible force, he has to stay low, but in any case, this French-born pope should be regarded as a guy who is very knowledgeable about current affairs...

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The day is coming to an end, the night is falling, and the city of Avignon is also lit up with lights.

Although due to the sharp decrease in population, more than two-thirds of the houses in the city are already pitch-black and devoid of people.But in the remaining popular buildings, there were finally rare laughter recently, and occasionally there were a few "meow meow" cat calls, which are rare in European cities in this era-that is Avignon Weng citizens donated gold coins or jewelry to the angels, and took home the house cats in the modern world (both obtained by Wang Qiu and Professor Guo from the stray animal rescue station). hairy cat).After eliminating the previous wrong prejudice against cats, the cuteness and cuteness of these clever little animals quickly aroused the love of the citizens of Avignon, especially women and children, and brought a new dimension to their boring life. Gained a trace of novelty, somewhat diluting the sadness and despair of those dark days before...

It must be pointed out that there is a scientific basis for the widespread and universal love of cats among so many people of different cultures and skin colors in all countries in the world. Simply put, it is the instinct of all human beings to be kind to babies. But this instinct is cleverly used by cats.

——Humans and mammals in infancy have relatively similar appearance characteristics: larger head-to-body ratio (about 1:3 for babies and 1:7 for adults), round and big eyes, Stubby limbs, and soft skin or fluff—in a word, it is the four characters of "short, round, soft and warm".[-] million years of evolution have endowed young mammals with these cute features, mainly for the purpose of being able to be caressed by their mothers, and may be nursed by other female animals when they lose their mothers, so as to obtain a greater chance of survival.With age, these characteristics will become less and less obvious, but in cats, even adult cats still have the characteristics of "short, round, soft and warm".The disobedient little cats, relying on this deceptively cute appearance, have won the caressing, patting and feeding of many ignorant earthlings.

Therefore, in the long history of humans and cats living together, loving cats is the truth and cats are heresy and reactionary!
All in all, humans domesticate and raise other wild animals because they have milk, meat, hair, or labor for use.However, the cats who don't contribute a bite of food and strength in human life and work, have successfully infiltrated into human society under the banner of exterminating mice by using all kinds of cuteness as bait, and have created countless people who love cats and become obsessed The cat slaves... Hey, who domesticated whom?

Of course, the cute little things brought to this era by the traversers are not just these cute cats for a living.

In the aristocratic area not far from the Pope's Palace, in the temporary residence of the Queen of Naples and the Countess of Provence, Queen Joanna, who had just had dinner, was bored watching the maid teasing the cat with dogtail grass, while looking at a Compact compacts from modern society.

In the eyes of Queen Joanna, this box was neither made of wood, nor cast metal, nor polished stone, nor spliced ​​out of shells, but seemed to be made of a material she had never heard of, but no matter what , the appearance of the box is indeed amazingly smooth and delicate, it feels good to the touch, and it also glows faintly with fluorescence.The entire pale pink oval-shaped small box is very delicately made. The upper and lower sides of the box are carved with exquisite roses and inlaid with many colored broken glass, which makes people love it when they look at it.And after gently opening the oval-shaped small box, there was a scent of fragrance immediately, as if it was the smell of some kind of flower, which was very attractive to women.

And inside this oval-shaped powder box is a small mirror that is also oval-shaped, which is unbelievably bright and clear. There is a groove under it, and a powder brush is placed inside.There is also an oval-shaped powder——with Queen Joanna's vision and experience, not to mention the mirror that can drive women crazy, even this powder is rare and high-quality, no matter which lady is in it. Treat it like a treasure.

After playing with it with interest for a while, Queen Joanna reluctantly put down the oval powder box and picked up another bottle of perfume that also came from the modern world—this is a light pink glass vial, shaped like a bud The delicate flower buds are placed, the bottle wall is smooth and transparent, and there is no air hole.Holding it in your hand, you can clearly see the brightly colored perfume shaking in the bottle.Just looking at the appearance, it is a perfect handicraft.If you hold it in the palm of your hand and gently pull out the stamen-shaped glass cork, an extremely rich and sweet floral fragrance will permeate from your palm and last for a long time. Just smelling it will make Queen Joanna feel refreshed. Refreshed.

The above two things are the meeting gifts given by the knight Levi when he visits. In addition, there are some colorful silk handkerchiefs and scarves.Out of a woman's nature of beauty, Queen Joanna couldn't put it down, so she couldn't put it down, and she couldn't put it down, and she loved the exquisite powder box that had never been seen before, such exquisite and fragrant perfume, and the silk fabrics whose craftsmanship far surpassed this era. The Viking Knights have some scarlet fantasies—this is not a shameful scandal in medieval European aristocratic circles where extramarital affairs were prevalent.

"...I never expected to encounter such an adventure in the wild and exotic land north of the Alps. It is really God's blessing... These good things must not be gifts from angels! Hmm, it's decided, I must be fascinated by that Knight, dig out all the good things left in his hands!"

Caressing these modern cosmetics and gorgeous silks, Queen Joanna began to imagine like a girl in spring: is she going to boldly take the initiative tonight and send a maid to invite Knight Levi to have a hot tryst?Or step by step, slowly developing feelings during the trip to Naples?Well, it seems better to be reserved and take your time, after all, you are a paladin blessed by angels...

etc?Something doesn't seem right?Wild and exotic?The Italians actually look at the Western European powers north of the Alps in this way?

...Uh...how should I put it?During the Renaissance, the Italians really regarded themselves as civilized people, and looked down on the European countries north of the Alps with the same eyes as the savages, or at least the rich men in the city view the country bumpkins.

But to be honest, at least in this century, they do have the qualifications and strength to look at people with their nostrils.

Because, the Italians these days are in their most glorious and arrogant golden years after the collapse of the Roman Empire.

——Although in the modern history of the West, which Chinese are more familiar with, the Italians who once created the ancient Roman Empire, since the collapse of Rome, seem to have been messing around all the time, being abused by various powers back and forth, even African black uncles Can't beat it.Especially during the two world wars, the performance of Italian "noodles" on the street was almost a joke.That's why there are all kinds of exaggerated and hilarious jokes in the "Hetalia" comics.

But if we go back to the Renaissance period, these lovely Italians actually had a glorious period of victorious and high-spirited at home.

If we say that after the opening of the Age of Discovery, the main theme of this world is Europeans exploring, conquering and ruling the earth.Then in the Renaissance era before the Age of Discovery, the main theme of the entire Western Christian world was that the Italians were leading Europe!

In the European Renaissance era, the once great and mighty Eastern Roman Empire had long since collapsed and vanished into thin air, leaving only a small decaying country with Constantinople at its core still lingering.And the Holy Roman Empire established by the Germans has also been disintegrated amidst endless divisions.However, the Italians, who inherited the heritage of ancient Roman civilization, gradually picked up the lost treasures of civilization from the late Middle Ages, sounded the horn of the Renaissance in the dark fog of the Middle Ages, and illuminated the road to modern civilization .

Italy during the Renaissance is a lot like ancient Greece in the golden age with many city-states, and it’s a bit like a miniature version of modern Europe—in such a small piece of land, it has accumulated huge wealth and a powerful army at the same time. , advanced science and technology and enlightenment ideas, as well as Da Vinci, Michelangelo and other outstanding artists who have left their names in history.The banking, science academy, standing army, school education, diplomatic mission system, joint-stock company system, overseas trade and colonial model that modern Europeans are proud of almost all originated from the Italian peninsula.

Although the Italian city-states at that time had a small territory and a small population, their financial revenue was unbelievably far superior to the huge countries such as Britain and France, and they turned the entire Mediterranean world into their sphere of influence and colonies. It's like an early version of European colonization of the world in the future.In terms of military affairs, Milan's elite army has long been known in Europe for its bravery and combat skills, and Venice's Armada suppressed the entire Mediterranean Sea.

In short, the "spaghetti" at that time was really not "noodles" at all.When other European countries see these prosperous and powerful Italian city-states, it is almost like the modern Asian, African and Latin countries see "the best civilized people in Europe" - they are afraid, jealous, and envious.

More specifically, Venice and Genoa, which have been fighting for sea power for hundreds of years, are like Britain and Spain in the future.And Milan, which lacks a seaport and has a strong army, is very similar to Germany in the future-since the entire Mediterranean Sea has been almost completely divided, the Milanese have been trying to annex Genoa in order to seize their own colonies and maritime spheres of influence, and Once it was a success.As for Naples and Sicily in southern Italy, they are somewhat similar to Spain and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the future-although they are declining, they are still members of the inner circle of civilization.

As for the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of France across the Alps, in the eyes of the Italian city-states in the Renaissance era, it is a bit like the Soviet Union in the eyes of Europeans in the future-barbaric, backward and huge.While in awe of their troops, they can't help but despise their vulgarity.

In short, according to the views of European politicians at that time, if these Italian city-states in the Renaissance era can be effectively united, just like the Roman Republic in BC gradually integrated many Italian city-states and tribes, then a new Western Empire will born again
However, like ancient Greece in the past, Italy in the Renaissance era still failed to take the crucial step from city-state to empire.Many brilliant Italian city-states, although often joining hands to fight against foreign invasions, are also seeking their own hegemony and want to restore the glory of the great Rome of the past.Therefore, the descendants of these Romans, generation after generation, wasted their blood on the slaughter between brothers. Countless great heroes went to the battlefield with their dreams and shattered their dreams on the battlefield—Milan, Florence, Naples, Venice, Genoa... During Italy's millennium-long civil and foreign wars, one city after another rose and then fell, but no one was able to become the real victor.

Just like Europe's global colonial hegemony, due to the delay in the unification of the whole of Europe, the blood was finally shed due to the two world wars, which led to the unsustainable and rapid collapse of the entire colonial system.The frequent melee between the Italian city-states failed to form a unified Italian kingdom in the end, but was successively invaded by France, Spain, Austria and even Turkey, which led to the economic bankruptcy, political weakness and military laughing stock of the whole of Italy The bleak ending of the European Union (like the modern European Union?), the countless trading colonies that once spread across the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea were either rebellious and independent, or were taken away by Spain and Turkey-so much so that the hazy idea of ​​​​"unified Italy" was triggered.For example, the famous political theorist Machiavelli said that his greatest wish is to assist a Ming lord to unify Italy. Only a unified Italy can compete with the European powers.

And a "League of Nations" that included more than half of Italy was indeed once established-first by the leader of the Republic of Florence, "Luxury" Lorenzo.Medici took the lead in forming the prototype of the Northern Italy Alliance, and clearly stated that the peace in Northern Italy must be based on the balance of power among the states (like the core idea of ​​the European Union?).After Lorenzo's death, this balance of power structure collapsed for a while, and attracted a large-scale invasion of the French king Charles VIII.But the Venetians once again restored the alliance and succeeded in destroying the invading French army.

The European Community and the European Union in the future were also born during the Cold War in order to be able to form enough volume to compete with the United States and the Soviet Union.

Regrettably, it is precisely because of the advancement, wealth and brilliance of the Italian city-states that the European countries that had not yet escaped the ignorance of the Middle Ages were generally worried about the birth of a new powerful country, let alone the resurrection of another Roman Empire. Trying to obstruct the unification of Italy, coupled with the pope's shit stick and the Italians' own dissatisfaction, many peace alliances and military annexations in history, all ended in failure-Northern Italy that once appeared at the end of the fifteenth century The alliance, which lasted only a short time, was disintegrated under internal and external difficulties.

In the following history, with the advent of the Age of Discovery and the prosperity of Western European countries, the Italian city-state, as the pioneer of the times, could no longer maintain its advanced nature and was gradually abandoned by the times.The successive invasions of Italy by France, Austria, and Spain completely destroyed the vitality that the Italians had accumulated from the Renaissance era.In modern times, the Italian peninsula, which was in a state of disintegration and continued to decline, was completely reduced to a hunting ground and colony for Napoleon and the Austrians.When Garibaldi, the modern Italian national hero, finally shouted the slogan of "unifying Italy" and made Italy no longer just a "geographic term" in the middle of the nineteenth century, it was too late...

(According to the historical fate of the Italian city-states, it seems that some future prospects for the European Union can be glimpsed... After the end of the Renaissance era, the exhausted Italians degenerated into spaghetti. And after the end of the global colonial era, the exhausted old European What is it like again?)

However, although the fate of these Italian city-states in the future will probably be very bleak, at least in this century, they still undoubtedly occupy the center of the European historical stage.Even if more than half of the population was instantly wiped out by a black death, the splendor and magnificence of these famous Italian cities in the Middle Ages could not be erased... Of course, there is also the huge wealth of these Italian cities that ranks first in Europe...

——So, when the poor and crazy Doraemon came, these Italian city-states became the main search objects that made the travelers salivate.

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At the same time, in the study room of the Pope's Palace that had just been ransacked, Pope Clement VI was sitting on a white plastic chair that is very common in food stalls in modern cities. Flipping through a beautifully framed volume clearly from another era.

Because this luxurious and elegant Pope Palace was robbed by "angels" when the owner left.So after the Pope came back, the slightly embarrassed travelers presented him with a few sets of cheap plastic and stainless steel furniture, so as to prevent the Pope from suffering from sitting on the stairs and sleeping on the floor in his mansion—no way, The furniture used by the pope is too high-end, I'm sorry if I don't pawn it for money!
Fortunately, Pope Clement VI doesn't seem to care much about this.After being vaccinated against the plague by the "Holy Seal" and secretly reaching a cooperation agreement with the "Angels" and "Paladin Levi", I carefully read the books presented by the traversers—except for those colorful pictorial brochures In addition, there is also the "New Ten Commandments" created by Doraemon in order to change the historical scoring. The general content is as follows:

[-]. Cats are sacred animals that cannot be slandered or slandered. Human beings should love cats as they love the Lord, and at the same time repent of the sins of killing cats in the past;
[-]. Rats are evil animals. Priests should lead believers to use various methods to eliminate rats. This is also a kind of practice that can please the Lord;
[-]. Taking a bath regularly is good for cleaning your body and mind, keeping diseases and disasters away from you.Dirty and simple are two completely different things. Refusing to take a bath is by no means a manifestation of simplicity and poverty. Even the poorest ascetics should strive to keep their bodies clean and clean;

[-]. Wash your hands frequently before meals and after going to the toilet to prevent disease from entering the mouth;
[-]. In addition to taking a bath frequently, you should also be diligent in changing your clothes. God never likes to see his lambs covered in dirt, greasy and smelly;
[-]. Everyone is responsible for keeping the city clean. Priests are obliged to regularly organize believers to clean the streets and squares instead of letting them whip themselves;

[-]. Do not defecate anywhere, at least in monasteries and churches, there should be enough public toilets, and they should be open to the outside world as much as possible;
[-]. The harmful stupidity of smearing feces on wounds must be strictly prohibited. This will only make the wounds of the wounded fester and fester, and die faster;

[-]. The cruel and stupid "witch hunting movement" must be abolished, and the authority of the Inquisition must not be abused;

[-]. In view of the sharp population decline caused by the great plague, referring to the population restoration measures in the special period after the great flood in the Bible, it is suggested that priests and nuns in the future do not have to remain single, but are allowed to marry and have children, but they must Adhere to monogamy, divorce and bigamy are not allowed.

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The above-mentioned reform provisions mainly have ten items, so they are named "New Ten Commandments", also known as "Ten Commandments for Cat Worshiping Society", or "Cat Commandments" for short.

Generally speaking, the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages was known for its conservative thinking and stubbornness.Although the church is not without individual progressive figures who are open-minded, on the whole, this old organization still instinctively hates any innovation and change.

Therefore, if it were an ascetic monk full of stubborn thoughts, he might denounce these things as outright heresy as soon as he saw them, and he would try his best to stop them resolutely. Even if God stood in front of him to order, he dared to pretend that he didn’t hear it—— —Just like when Jesus entered the Temple of Jerusalem for the first time, he ignored the dissuasion of the priests and blatantly smashed the stalls of many merchants in the Temple. As long as he thought that there should not be those things in the Temple, he would do it immediately!

However, Pope Clement VI is not the kind of ascetic who enjoys self-abuse. Although he lives a luxurious life and spends huge sums of money to overhaul the palace of the Holy See, he is also open-minded and rewards academics and art... More importantly, he He is a very pragmatic person, so after the initial shock, he calmly accepted the "Cat Commandments" conveyed by the angels, publicly took the lead in wearing a cat badge, and even held a white cat for evening prayer... …

So, in the dead of night, a confidant bishop sneaked in quietly and asked why the pope would abandon the righteous way since ancient times and obey the heresy.Pope Clement VI replied calmly:

"...Heretic? Who do you call a heretic? You accuse angels of being heretics. Do you think you are God? What? You don't recognize them as angels? What's the use of not admitting them in your heart? In the eyes of the world, they are genuine goods at a fair price. Angels! And they possess mana and do things like angels. If the Holy See recklessly opposes them, then our Holy See will become a heresy that blasphemes God!

You know, for believers and God, the Holy See is not irreplaceable!There are many careerists in Rome who want to establish a separate Holy See! "

"...What's more, what did these angels do that was too much? Do we need to fight desperately? They took some property from the Holy See? Since the great plague came, everyone has already passed today. I don't know if there will be tomorrow. The money is just something outside the body, and it is worthwhile to use it in exchange for one's own life. Not to mention that the owner of many things has died long ago, and the dead don't need to spend money. I, who was evacuated from the palace No one is shouting, why are you shouting? Aren't you afraid that the angel will be angry and let you get sick again and die?

Then, is the cat holy or evil, does such a small matter matter to the foundation of the church? There is no mention of cats in the Bible at all, nor is there any religious ceremony directly related to cats.Allowing cats will not harm the glory of the church, and organizing cat killings is not good for the church. These angels have not forced you to keep cats. Do you suffer from the strange madness of "seeing cats without killing them and going crazy", or secretly believe in something? A weird cult that worships rats?If that's the case, I think you should be tied to the stake and roasted.

This "New Ten Commandments" is indeed a bit shocking, but if you look carefully, it mainly advocates bathing and emphasizing cleanliness, so that those atoners can change their asceticism from self-flagellation to sweeping the streets, and it doesn't touch the authority of the church—— It seems that the church has never been established by persuading people to defecate indiscriminately!I have also heard a lot about the absurd things that the religious inquisitions in various places have done over the years, and it is really time to take care of them.

As for the matter of allowing clergy to marry...the impact on the church is indeed severe, but how many bishops and priests today do not adopt women and give birth to illegitimate children?It may be a good thing to simply take this opportunity to make it public and legal..."

"...Finally, and most importantly, why are you so short-sighted and stupid, only seeing the messenger of the Lord as a threat, but forgetting the benefit to the Holy See? Such an unprecedented miracle and the glory of the angel descending , Doesn’t it just prove the dedication and piety of the Holy See? Why do you think I followed them to Italy? The Queen of Naples needs to use their power to recover the lost land and restore the kingship. Don’t we need to use the glory of God to recover Rome and re-strengthen Is it the control of the Papal State?" The Pope scolded his cronies bitterly.

——Many modern people know that the Catholic Church in medieval Europe was extremely powerful and pervasive, and even kings and nobles bowed their heads to it. This is basically correct.But the problem is that many modern people mistakenly equate the power of the medieval church with the power of the Holy See, and the power of the Holy See with the power of the Pope, and regard the Papal States as the territory directly under the Pope himself.

However, this is not the case. The actual status of the pope in medieval Europe was probably somewhat similar to that of the emperor of Japan. Although the status is high, the power in his hands may not be as great. How many bishops and archbishops he can command depends entirely on each generation of pope Good or bad luck, high or low wrist.

Generally speaking, many mediocre popes may not even be able to fully control the city of Rome; those more competent popes can barely suppress the Papal State, and perhaps control two or three dioceses in Italy; a few outstanding popes can basically deter Live in Italy, and exert some influence over other regions; a few famous popes who claim to be strong can probably command half of the dioceses in Europe.As for ordering the whole of Europe and twisting the entire Christian world into one rope...I'm sorry, no pope in history could do such an exaggerated thing.

Also, the notorious Inquisition in the Middle Ages was not completely controlled by the Pope, on the contrary, the Pope was almost caught in it.

Unfortunately, the popes who moved to Avignon in the [-]th century belonged to the type with the weakest power—they were originally unable to control the situation in Rome and did not dare to take office alone, so they were forced to move the Holy See. of.Therefore, it is conceivable that the successive Popes of Avignon's control over Italy and the Papal States are just empty titles.Even Avignon, where they live, did not belong to the Holy See until last year. Such a pope is simply a puppet of the French king, and even had the sad experience of "not being able to keep out of the church gate".

Such an aggrieved and powerless situation was obviously not liked by Clement VI.Therefore, shortly after he ascended the throne, he sent the Crusade fleet to Asia Minor in 1344, captured Izmir, defeated the Ottoman Turks heretics, and gained fame through military exploits.At the same time, he worked hard to restore the authority of the Pope in the Roman area, and managed to resolve the disputes of several local wealthy nobles, which finally enhanced the presence of the Pope in the European political arena.

However, his above-mentioned series of tossings are only to brush up the sense of existence, and they have not even been widely recognized.The Papal State, centered on Rome, is still at odds with the Holy See of Avignon, and the danger of splitting is brewing at any time.

——The Papal State in Italy does not listen to the orders of the Holy See, and may even become an enemy of the Pope at any time. This is really a sad reality.

Therefore, when he learned that these winged "angels" and "paladins" Li Wei actually wanted to interfere in the secular world to suppress the rebellion and restore the country for the Queen of Naples, Clement VI immediately asked for a ride, Use the divine power of the angels to suppress the opposition of the Papal State.

And after such a heart-to-heart explanation from the Pope, the confidant suddenly came to his senses, but he was still a little worried, "...I already understand your painstaking efforts, but if we want to go to Rome and deter the Italian princes, we will now Some troops are probably far from enough! After enduring the catastrophe of the plague, there are only 200 to [-] professional soldiers left in your guard, of which there are only four knights. If you mobilize the most pious and wealthy citizens in the city, maybe You can gather an armed force of [-] people... Isn't this number too shabby?"

"... Enough! We are not going to fight. The Italians are not heretics, how dare they openly wave their swords at the messenger of the Lord?"

The Pope waved his hands disapprovingly, but frowned again, "... What I'm really worried about is another issue: this trip to Italy, our people, the queen's people, and the paladin's people Add up, no matter how you calculate it, there will be nearly 1000 people. It is not something that can be done at any time if you want to carry so many people and luggage across Hainan. Under the current situation of the spread of the plague, no Do you know if you can raise enough ships and sailors at the Port of Marseilles? Or are you going to cross the Alps and take the land route this time? That would be a lot of hard work..."

Under the dim candlelight, Pope Clement VI rubbed his chin in a murmur, deep in thought...

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In short, the traveler’s trip to the Holy City finally came to a fairly satisfactory conclusion: the citizens of Avignon were saved, at least within six months, before the vaccine expires, there is no need to worry about the Black Death —Although he was almost dead before.Doraemon has raised another property worth about 15 billion yen—although the principal of the loan is still hopeless, at least the interest for the next month can be paid out.

The Catholic Church held its nose and accepted a reform proposal that could not be rejected. Fortunately, it did not seem to do too much damage to the Holy See itself.

Queen Joanna and Pope Clement VI saw the hope of taking advantage of the situation to defeat the enemy and restore power, and the price was still affordable for them.

Then, on the "Book of Time Traveling" in Wang Qiu's hands, several lines of golden characters showing rewards appeared:
"...put out the Black Death in Avignon, and get 500 reward points..."

"...preliminarily reverse the discrimination and prejudice against cats in medieval Europe, and get 500 reward points..."

"...Correction of several fatal fallacies in medieval European medicine, get 1200 bonus points..."

"... To a certain extent, the religious reform has been promoted in advance, making it more suitable for social progress, and 2300 reward points have been obtained..."

"...I have accumulated 18500 reward points so far, please continue to work hard..."

Finally, on the day of departure, when everyone packed their luggage and prepared to go to Italy, Wang Qiu discovered that they really did not take the usual path this time——Doraemon had already erected the [random door] in front of the Pope's Palace, a You can walk from Avignon to Naples with just one foot!
"...This... Doraemon, didn't you say that in a different world without terrain data, the [Random Door] can't be used? Why can it be used now?" Looking at a group of medieval Europeans Dumbfounded and unable to accept it, Wang Qiu quietly pulled the Doraemon and asked.

"...Because this world is not set according to a fictional plot. It is completely different from the real earth. It is the historical time and space of medieval Europe! I just need to go to the space-time administration in the 22nd century and spend money on [random door] input You can use the information once. Of course, the fee is really expensive, if it is not very necessary, I am reluctant to be so extravagant." Doraemon replied.

"...Then why didn't we use it on the way from Marseille to Avignon?" Ma Tong also interjected and asked.

"...Because we have to collect property along the way to raise money? Otherwise, where can we get the money to enter the medieval information for [Random Gate]? I just finished it." Doraemon rolled his eyes, " ...Okay, it's getting late, let's go!"

Um.Anyway, it's always nice to be able to make traveling a little easier... So, they set off.

Immediately afterwards, the moment they stepped through the [Random Gate], everyone found that they seemed to have stepped into the kingdom of death belonging to the undead!