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Yannick felt that his "crow's mouth" skill was always lit up all the time.

Because his premonition came true again.

Apart from him and Fansherich, the other cardinals were quickly called into the chamber.

In just one day, everyone could hardly believe their eyes.

If at the meeting before, the pope was just old and decayed, then what they saw at this moment was an old man whose whole body seemed to have been completely sucked dry. There was nothing under the wide pope's robe, which could not cover him at all. The figure was so thin that it almost became a skeleton, even in the exposed hands, you can clearly see the exposed blue veins and skinny fingers.

The pope didn't seem to see everyone's astonished gazes. His eyes fell on Yannick next to Vaserich.

"You are here." The Pope thought to himself, it seems that he guessed right, his student has been in private contact with Yannick Hill, otherwise the other party would not have reacted so quickly, just appointed him as the archbishop in red, immediately It's already here.

"Yes, good day, Your Majesty." Yannick accepted the scrutiny from the Pope calmly, then stepped forward like all the priests who came to see the Pope, knelt down on one knee, took the Pope's cold hand, and placed it on the back of his hand Kiss hands symbolically.

Even if he put on a submissive gesture, the Pope still doesn't like him very much, but the purpose of calling everyone here today is not for Yannick - in his opinion, even if this silver-haired priest is about to become a cardinal, it is not worth it I spent too much thought on him.

As Yannick stood up again and walked back to Vaserich, the Pope's gaze was also taken away from him.

"Now that the cardinal has been elected, let's hold the election of the next pope today."

"Your Majesty, with all due respect, Priest Hill hasn't held his inauguration ceremony yet, and he doesn't have the archbishop's robes on him yet." Gustav smirked.

The pope glanced at him, and said lightly: "This is just a formality. You can add robes to the new pope after he takes office."

Gustav heard a hint of urgency from the Pope's words, and the abnormality of the other party further confirmed Gustav's suspicion: the Pope's body had indeed deteriorated to the point of irreversibility, and he was eager to appoint an heir, and Witness the coronation of Vanserich with his own eyes.

Did he think he would do everything possible to stop it?Gustav sneered silently, and did not obstruct it any more.

He remained silent, and the others would naturally not have trouble with His Majesty the Pope. A meeting to select the next Pope was held temporarily, just like yesterday. Many people were called together before they had time to prepare their minds, let alone Ya Nick was still wearing the unranked archbishop's cassock, and even a few vacillating neutrals hadn't figured out whether to follow His Majesty's wishes and choose Vansherich, or follow His Majesty to oppose him. Pick Gustav who might give them more benefits.

This may be what the Pope intended.

Archbishop Lach looked at Yannick, who was standing next to Vanserich at the moment, and just happened to look at him. The two looked at each other, and Yannick nodded and smiled at him slightly.

Yannick's position is very obvious. Vanserich promoted him and pulled him to the position of cardinal against all opinions. His buttocks are still hot. It is impossible for Yannick to betray Vanserich and switch to Gusta husband.

So do you want to follow?

Rah is a very cautious person.

After he became the archbishop, he did not indicate that he was biased towards any side. As the contradiction between Gustav and Vanserich became increasingly clear, when many archbishops were forced to choose sides, he was still neutral. The reason was not He has no ambitions, but because he wants to choose a more confident team. If he is on the wrong team and the object he is loyal to becomes the losing side, then his hard work for many years will be reduced to ashes.

But now it seems that the time has come to make a choice.

It is not Lahe's style to abstain from voting. Not only can this not be done without offense, but it will make people feel cowardly and timid, so he must make a wise choice.

Of course, Vanserich has a natural advantage, because he has the support of His Majesty the Pope, but Lahe knows that even among the archbishops who are loyal to the Pope, and even among the bishops, many people think that Vanserich is too young. And it lacks some means, not as bold as Gustav.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Yannick again.

The latter still had a smile on his face, and calmly wrote his preferred name on the lambskin roll, then folded it up and handed it to the knight behind him.

Of course, no one saw what he wrote.

It has to be said that Lahe feels that he has a kind of blind trust in this old friend, as if with him, many things can always be saved.

It seems that this time, I can trust him again?

The venue was silent, and many people had already written down their favorite candidates and handed them in.

In fact, there is no suspense. Even if there are twelve cardinals here, the final pope must be chosen between Gustav and Vaserich.

Lahe didn't hesitate any longer, and the quill in his hand quickly landed on the scroll, outlining gorgeous characters.

The pope sat in his seat with his eyes closed, looking as if he had fallen asleep, until the knight walked over with a silver plate full of parchment, bowed respectfully, and presented it.

According to the regulations, the pope needs to be elected by twelve cardinal archbishops, who are the core of the entire Holy See. In the process, even if the previous pope is still alive, he cannot raise any objections to the election results, but can only serve as role of arbitration.

Under the gentle reminder of the knight, the pope opened his eyes slightly, and Yannick noticed that his eyes became more and more cloudy, making people feel that he could hardly see the things in front of him clearly, and when he picked up the parchment, his hands were Trembling slightly.

What caused the pope's spirit to change so much in just one day?

Before he could think of an answer, all the parchments had been opened, and the result was obvious.

The pope squinted his eyes and looked at it, and said calmly: "Arthur Vaserich got seven votes. If there is no accident, he will be the next pope. Do you have any objections?"

Almost at the same time, everyone's eyes were not on the final winner Vanserich, but on Gustav.

To everyone's surprise, although the latter sneered slightly, he didn't speak, let alone stood up and objected loudly.

This is simply too unusual.

Looking at His Majesty the Pope again, it seemed as if he had settled his mind, he let out a breath almost invisible, and looked at Fansherich lovingly: "If possible, I hope to be able to witness your coronation ceremony."

The new pope is usually elected by twelve red-clothed archbishops after the death of the old pope. Now that the pope is doing this, it is obviously breaking the rules, but he has been in office for a long time and has a lot of power. Many people don't want to Because this kind of trivial matter is difficult for His Majesty the Pope, not to mention that on the surface, he did not interfere with the result of the election, and it was within the expectations of many people that Vansherich could become the Pope.

Of course, everyone also felt that Gustav would definitely not let it go, and it was too abnormal to accept the established facts calmly like today.

Hearing the Pope's words, Archbishop Lahe, who is in charge of the etiquette affairs of the Holy See, could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb. He stood up and bowed slightly: "As you wish, the coronation ceremony of the new Pope will be held in two days. Hold your abdication ceremony."

This is simply the most hasty election and coronation of the pope ever!

The entire process was completed within three days, but considering the current situation of the central Holy See being loose outside and inside tight, and the unstable situation in the mainland, everyone felt that this was understandable.

His Majesty the Pope nodded slightly, expressing his satisfaction, then he closed his eyes and stopped talking.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, everyone knew that it was time to withdraw wisely at this time, so the archbishops in red stood up and prepared to leave.

"Gustav, you stay." The pope who seemed to be asleep suddenly spoke.

However, Archbishop Gustav actually refused.

"No, Your Majesty, I'm afraid I have more important things to do, so I'm sorry I can't agree to your request."

A slight sneer escaped from the corner of his mouth, and before the Pope could say anything, he turned around and left the meeting room quickly.

Many people simply don't understand what he is thinking. When the results came out, he was silent, but now he is openly disobeying the Pope. He wants to show his disobedience, or is he deliberately doing it for the new Pope to see?

But it's strange, no one wants to be the second person to be stopped by His Majesty the Pope, it is too eye-catching at such a sensitive moment, so everyone hurried away as if something was chasing after them In the meeting room, on the contrary, Fansherich fell to the end.

And His Majesty the Pope did not stop him.

After walking a long distance, Lacher called to Yannick in front of him, then walked over and said in a low voice, "Old man, what do you think is going on? Just now His Majesty the Pope, and Gustav..."

His voice was small and his words were slurred, but Yannick knew what he wanted to ask as soon as he heard it.

Yannick smiled: "Bishop Gustav is very vigilant."

"Why?" Rahe wanted to hear his analysis, so he hurriedly asked in amazement.

"If Archbishop Gustav just stayed and something happened to His Majesty the Pope, then Archbishop Gustav would wash himself a hundred times in the pool in the central square, but he would not be able to clear himself of the suspicion of murdering the Pope. gone."

As expected, Lahe couldn't close his mouth: "This is really..."

Although Yannick's statement is a bit of a conspiracy theory, no one can deny this possibility.

At that time, a person who tried to murder the old Pope would completely cut off the possibility of leading to the Pope's throne, and Gustav would no longer be able to compete with Vasherich.

His Majesty the Pope wants to cut off the last threat for his students.

It's a pity that Gustav was not fooled.

From this point of view, he still maintained a certain degree of sobriety, and was not dazzled by anger.

Rahe came back to his senses, and felt more and more that what Yannick said was very reasonable, so even if His Majesty the Pope had weakened like this, no one would dare to underestimate him. It is not without reason that he has been able to sit firmly on the Pope's throne for so many years of.

"Then, Gustav must have known about our nomination of His Excellency Vanserich. Will we offend him?" Lahe was a little worried about gains and losses, because he had never experienced such a big turmoil, and subconsciously wanted to Go to Yannick for advice.

Yannick had a half-smile: "You have to choose one person to support, and you will always offend the other person. Dear Lahe, there is no such thing as the best of both worlds."

Lahe thought for a while and sighed: "You're right, but I always feel that things won't end so easily."

Gustav will definitely fight back, but when will he choose to fight back, what is the means of counterattack, will it cause turmoil in the entire Holy See, and will they be implicated?As long as he thought of these questions, his heart was always hanging.

"Don't worry, old man." Yannick patted him on the shoulder, "I believe we are safe now, at least Archbishop Gustav won't have time to think about us until His Majesty the Pope is dead."

"What are you doing?" A voice rang in their ears.

It was only then that Yannick and Lahe realized that Fanserich had walked over at some point.

Vanserich smiled again: "Lach, I know that you and Yannick have a very good relationship, but on this occasion, I think it's better for you to pay attention."

The silver-haired priest twitched the corners of his mouth, and lowered his hands from Archbishop Lahe's shoulders. Just now, in order to prevent others from hearing each other's conversation, their heads were a little closer, almost talking with their mouths touching their ears.

But Fanserich wouldn't think that there was something between him and Rah?

Sure enough, the prostitute sees prostitution.

Archbishop Lahe was obviously taken aback, but he quickly realized: "Your Excellency Fansherich!"

Although Vanserich has not officially become the Pope, it is not a bad thing to show some respect from now on.

"I hope I didn't bother you, I just want to find Yannick." Vanserich smiled.

"No, we just finished talking." Rah glanced at Yannick, "It seems that I can't invite you to have a big dinner tonight."

Yannick smiled and said, "I will remember."

"Then if Your Excellency Fanserich is willing, we can come together next time." Rahe laughed, bowed slightly, and then left knowingly.

"I think the most important thing for you now is to prepare your papal robes. I don't think His Majesty's stature will suit you." Yanick pointed.

Fanserich: "Those trivial matters will naturally be taken care of by others. I do have something to ask you for."

Yannick has always been less respectful than others when speaking to Fanserich, but Fanserich doesn't care, and he is willing to tolerate this kind of arrogance within a reasonable range.

Vanserich took Yanick back to his office.

"My coronation ceremony is very hasty, and in view of the current situation in the mainland, the emperors or grand dukes of various countries may not come to attend in person, but that is not the most important thing. I hope that after I am crowned Pope, you can represent me. Man Empire."

Yanick was a little surprised by what the future pope said. He thought that Vanserich would ask him to stay in the Central Holy See to help deal with Gustav.

Yannick: "Maybe I will take on some important task?"

Fansherich: "Yes, last time what happened to Alexander happened in the Charlemagne Empire. Although the Holy See didn't know about it, after this incident, Alfonso VIII's perception of the Holy See must be even worse. I hope you I can take this opportunity to improve the relationship between the Holy See and Alfonso VIII, just as you exposed the monster last time, he should not be rude to you."

Yannick: "As far as I know, Archbishop Gustav has already represented the Holy See at this meeting of the Continental League. Didn't he make any efforts in this regard?"

Fanserich smiled: "I am very relieved that he is not slowing down. I can tell you frankly that the results of the resolution of the Continental Alliance Conference have just been delivered to me today. Although the countries agreed to help the Principality of Mecklen To defend against monsters, but did not reach an agreement on specific assistance matters, that is to say, they are both afraid of monsters and do not want to contribute, except that the Garter Empire clearly offered to provide help with magic potions."

Yannick raised his eyebrows: "Where is the Magic Guild?"

Vansherich: "The Magic Guild is much more generous than I imagined. In addition to providing magic potions, they are also willing to send a hundred high-ranking mages to the front line to fight, but they also hope that we can send priests Otherwise, magic potions alone cannot completely heal those troublesome wounds caused by monsters."

Yannick: "So what did Archbishop Gustav say?"

Vanserich: "He said that if he could become Pope, he would send priests to assist them."

Yannick: "..." Doesn't saying it mean nothing?

Fansherich breathed a sigh of relief: "So you can't expect to easily unite everyone with just a few meetings. As a peace envoy, your task is very important. The best situation is that you convince Alfonso Ba In this world, call other countries together, communicate with them, and let them contribute their own efforts to help deal with this crisis. As for the Holy See, I will do my best to help you after the coronation ceremony."

Yannick: "I can't guarantee that Alfonso VIII will agree to my request, and I can't guarantee others. To be honest, I think that the understanding of monsters in various countries is very insufficient. They always take chances and think that they are just For the affairs of the Principality of Mecklen, the fire will never burn on me."

Vanserich: "So you need to help them come to their senses."

Yannick twitched the corner of his mouth: "Your expectations of me are too high."

He had known for a long time that the red-clothed archbishop was not in vain, but he never thought that Vanserich would throw him such a difficult job as soon as he came up.

Fansherich smiled slightly, and his tone was a bit teasing: "Or would you prefer to be my lover? You have to believe that maybe His Majesty the Pope will be especially gracious to his lover."

Yannick was angry: "Thank you very much for your favor, I think I would rather see the old orange-skinned face of Alfonso VIII."

Fanserich laughed.