quicksilver blood

Chapter 468 Dispersion
"Your appeals, your wishes, I have already seen... What are you looking forward to, what are you waiting for - I know everything."

With an awe-inspiring attitude, Roland gently spoke words that made the cardinals despair.

However, under the almost desperate eyes of the cardinals, Roland changed his subject abruptly: "Then, I will give you what you want."

Suddenly, everyone was stunned.

"There is no need to doubt."

Roland sat on the pope's seat, with his hands solemnly folded on his knees, and his face was serious: "I said, I am the incarnation of the sun, I am the incarnation of justice - you don't have to worry about it. Do whatever you want Well, it's like I'm not here."

"...but, but you've already..."

"Don't you understand yet?"

Roland interrupted Guderian's words: "Well, let me make it more clear."

"I, Roland. Saint Laurent I—the first holy commandment I issued after I took office was to remove myself from power and re-open the Ring Ceremony."

Roland nonchalantly said the words that caused everyone to fall into complete astonishment.

"Go ahead. There are still nine days left for this ring ceremony, so you just follow this ring ceremony and complete it. If you think there is anyone who can replace me, just choose him."

Roland said pointedly: "No matter what the final result is, everything is Thiel's choice—"

After saying this, he got up and walked outside the house.

Roland's leather boots stepped on the soft red carpet and on the marble floor of the empty front hall, making a hollow and clear sound.

Slow, step-by-step footsteps sounded crisply, knocking on the hearts of the cardinals, bringing more and more pressure.

However, Roland had clearly passed them and walked to the other side, but all the cardinals still did not dare to raise their heads, as if some kind of invisible pressure was firmly holding down their heads, and even their necks became stiff .

"During these nine days, I will stay on the top floor and pray quietly. If you are fine, don't come to me, and I don't need to eat or drink." Roland turned his back to them, and suddenly said at the door of the room, "I don't limit your freedom either." Move range, you can leave here as much as you can. Go to every corner of Bansa and think of words that can convince others enough."

"You have many themes, plague, war, death, famine...but you only have three days. In short, after three days, I will meet you at the round table in the main hall and preside over the ring ceremony for you."

"At that time, I hope you can give me a perfect answer... so that I can clearly understand that you have not been studying how to buy and sell priests in the past three years, but are seriously thinking about how to become a qualified priest. Cardinal."

After that, Roland pushed the door open and left without any hesitation.

The moment Roland's voice fell, the stagnant air in the air began to flow again, and the cardinals breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the cardinals are still afraid to speak up.A strange pressure pressed on their throats, making their voices hoarse and soft like a whisper.

After Roland left for half a minute, the terrible pressure completely dissipated in the air.

The cardinals stood up from the ground in amazement, and some of their fingers were even trembling.

"Heh... Now, are you sure you have a chance of winning?"

The corners of Kasaka's mouth were pulled away with difficulty, revealing a disdainful smile, and cold sweat trickled down from his temples.

Guderian, who was looking directly at him, had a stiff expression, and he couldn't even bend his fingers.

He was the closest person to Roland just now, so he was also the person who felt the most clearly.

Behind Roland, there is indeed a vague golden figure floating, just like the phantom behind Jupiter IV.

Even greater than the pressure brought to him by the phantom behind Jupiter IV—from this point of view, Roland I is a much more powerful pope than Jupiter IV.In today's chaotic era, he is probably the only one who can bring hope to Tyre's followers.

So, should we still oppose him?

Guderian did hesitate.

From the inner feeling, he is still somewhat reluctant to give up a lot of time and private property for the Pope.However, he didn't dare to go against Roland.

They were wrong from the start.Under the handsome face of the young Pope, hidden under his petite body is undoubtedly a cold and sharp soul.

He is not a docile sheep from the countryside, but a monster with sharp claws and venom.Just like their Queen.It's the same kind of madness and determination, not to be questioned, not to be fooled, not to be played with.

"Indeed... I made a mistake."

Guderian lowered his head and took a deep breath, as if feeling cold, his whole body trembled slightly.

"I suggest... we should obey the orders of the Pope. But I hope you can distinguish one thing," Guderian's slender mouth slightly raised, showing an eagle smile, "I hope that you will not So stupid to expect that the Pope will really step down to us, and then do something about it."

As expected, after Guderian's voice fell, no one had any special reaction, as if they really didn't think so.

But Guderian can guarantee that, including him, at least half of the twelve people at this moment have some inappropriate ideas about the Pope.The reason why they didn't expose it was that they wanted to exert their strength at the last moment and win the final victory in one fell swoop.

But just in case, Guderian had to be born to remind them: "I advise you not to be delusional. Do you think our young majesty is the kind of person who would hand over his power to others? Obviously, This is an assessment and a trap."

As soon as he said this, someone's eyes moved slightly.

Obviously, someone has already understood what Guderian meant.

Guderian nodded solemnly: "That's right. Think about it, if you are a certain bishop and you are assigned to be the bishop of a rich diocese, what would be the first thing you would do?"

"...If it were me, I would first find the bishop who most wants to be the district bishop here."

Osses hesitated for a moment, then replied in a low voice.

Guderian nodded with satisfaction: "That's right."

"Your Majesty is obviously looking for the most restless person among us. In this case, whoever gets the most votes means that his prestige is the highest among us, and he will be the first person His Majesty will deal with. There is one situation that can keep our current position..."

"... Sufficiently outstanding ability, and not a harmonious internal relationship."

Kasaka took Guderian's words and read softly: "We need to split the votes equally. Split as much as possible, but not too obvious."

"Come on folks, we have to get things settled before we leave here—"

(End of this chapter)