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After the coronation, Yannick didn't even have time to talk to Chris or Anse alone for a while.

Because so many people came to the Papal State, not only to attend his coronation ceremony, but more importantly, the next continental alliance meeting.

It is well known that the Continental Conference has been held twice.The first two times failed to produce any results. The interests of all parties could not be reached. Everyone was arguing and bragging. In the end, the monster should attack or attack. The so-called allied forces are scattered, it is just a joke signboard.

When Vanserich was still Pope, he did not follow the old Pope's order to send the priests to the front line to die, but let them stay in the non-combat zone to wait for orders. This not only preserved the strength of the Holy See, but also brought many Negative effects, for example, there are fewer priests who can heal in front, so the combat effectiveness is greatly reduced, and the mages all spontaneously go to help. The results of the massive invasion of the monster army are also the bitter fruits of human beings themselves.

But now the situation is getting worse, not only Yannick, but also many people of insight, including mages, have realized that this cannot continue. After the death of Alfonso VIII, almost no one embraces the possibility of humans and monsters. The appeasement policy of co-existence, as long as people with normal brains are very clear, it is absolutely impossible for monsters to tolerate humans to continue to occupy the resources of this land. Not only humans, but all races that originally lived on this continent will all be suppressed. Monsters are regarded as enemies, and they must either be killed, enslaved, or rise up to resist and destroy them. This is the road ahead of humans and other continental races. There is no third choice.

This is the reason why the four races of the mainland gather here together today.

As the initiator of the Third Continental League Conference, the newly elected pope, Yannick Hill, also naturally became the host of the conference.

After the coronation ceremony, everyone was taken to the pre-arranged room. After a brief wash and rest, everyone sat together again. On the huge round table, a parchment scroll with a map of the continent was spread out on the table. People sit around a round table.

Priests, mages, nobles, vampires, elves, dragons, no matter what hatred and grievances there were in the past, everyone can still maintain a minimum of peace and restraint in the face of the common enemy.

"This is a war that concerns the life and death of everyone. I hope that in the face of this war, everyone can first abandon all the unpleasant things in the past and focus on the most important enemy in front of them. I also hope that this alliance meeting will not It will be as formal as the previous two."

When he reappeared, the young His Majesty the Pope gave up all pretentious attire, neither wearing a blinding crown nor a gorgeous cloak, his hands were empty, and the scepter was also put aside by him.He was just wearing a simple white robe, with gold embroidered cuffs, representing the heavy cherry leaf pattern of the Holy See. His long silver hair was tied behind him with a headband, which was simple and elegant.Of course, with that kind of demeanor and demeanor, no matter what clothes he wears or how he dresses up, he looks so good that people can't take his eyes off it.

"I propose that all parties send candidates to form a real allied army, and then divide the allied army into three groups, stationed on the borders of the Charlemagne Empire, the Santos Empire, and the Garter Empire. In order to show the sincerity of the Holy See, We will send a team of 3000 people to the three allied forces, and at the same time organize a temporary medical hospital on the front line to provide timely rescue for those injured on the front line."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Grand Duke of Mecklen lost his voice: "Your Majesty, why did you only mention those three countries! What about Mecklen? Mecklen hasn't been annexed yet, we also need allies!"

Yannick pointed to the national border on the map, and even to him, he explained to other people: "I have discussed with His Excellency Chris, His Majesty George, and His Excellency Saint-Simon of France before. Under the current situation, we believe that May The Principality of Karen will not be able to defend sooner or later. Instead of wasting more troops on it, it is better to withdraw as soon as possible and directly set up a defense line on the border of the three countries, so as to buy more time to deal with the monsters."

The Grand Duke of Mecklen was emotional: "I disagree! Mecklen hasn't died yet, you can't ignore us! Since it is an allied force, you can't ignore the interests of any party!"

The Grand Duke of the Duchy of Cornwall also said slowly: "Your Majesty, Cornwall and Mecklen also have a border. Although it is only a small part, you cannot deny that monsters are likely to attack from there. We also Allied forces are required!"

The Allied Forces hadn't been formed yet, so differences began to arise. Facing such teammates with low IQs, Yannick patiently explained to them that Vanserich didn't have much patience. After obtaining the Pope's consent, he He stood up straight away and said, "What we have to face now is monsters, not humans! Humans count gains and losses in wars, but monsters don't. They use a large number of low-level monsters and undead as consumables. For them, only strength can crush them." Everything, there is no fluke at all! Now we don't just need to fight back the monsters, we want to completely wipe out the monsters, even if the Principality of Mecklen is temporarily annexed, one day we will fight back, This is not your Grand Duke Mecklen's victory or defeat alone!"

His face was stern, and his words were sharp, which had a very deterrent effect. Grand Duke Mecklen opened his lips. Although he dared not speak anymore, his expression was clearly unwilling.

"As for the Principality of Cornwall," Fanserich sneered, "the border you call the Principality of Mecklen is a high mountain. How do you garrison troops on the mountain? Your Excellency, Grand Duke, please help me answer this question!"

The Grand Duke of Cornwall muttered: "You can't garrison troops on the mountain, but you can stay at the bottom of the mountain. Maybe monsters will come out of the ground!"

Facing this idiot who is greedy for life and afraid of death, Fansherich didn't even bother to give him a look: "When the borders of other countries are plains or hills, why do monsters deliberately go around a high mountain to attack you? Or even if the monster is really as stupid as you said, when he crossed the mountain to your country, we would have had plenty of time to send troops to the Garter Empire and attack the monster from behind!"

Originally, the Grand Duke of the Principality of Ceylon also wanted to speak, but when he heard those two people being criticized mercilessly by Fanserich, he swallowed what he was going to say.The change in his expression was noticed by Yannick, who had an idea in his mind, but he just smiled slightly and said softly: "Since everyone's opinions are not unified, let's adjourn the meeting and continue later. "

The meeting has just been going on for half an hour, and nothing has been discussed yet, but what we see is that everyone's minds are starting to fall apart.

The Duchy of Cornwall and the Duchy of Mecklen are greedy for life and afraid of death. One is worried that there will be no allies in his country, and the other is heartbroken that his country will be destroyed, and his throne will be lost. Far away, their sense of urgency is not as strong as others, but they have a kind of mentality that has nothing to do with themselves, and they are not so concerned about the human allies.

This is the limitation of everyone's vision and interests, and it is reasonable, but Yannick is not going to continue talking to them.So he directly announced the adjournment, and then put aside these four countries, directly called the rest of the people, and held another meeting.

"I believe everyone has seen it just now. I don't want to affect the efficiency of the meeting because of them. If you have any doubts about the plan I just proposed, you can raise it now. Otherwise, I will acquiesce that the Allied forces will We have limited time and I don’t want such a major event to be disturbed by too many unnecessary factors, let alone this meeting being aborted like the previous two.”

His voice is very gentle, but he is not relentless in his actions. It can be seen from the fact that the kings of the four countries were immediately put aside just now. The stark contrast makes people dare not underestimate it.

Of course, everyone present, except for the Grand Duke of the Dragon Clan and the Principality of Santos, basically knew him to a certain extent.Among these people, George I was the youngest and the least experienced in governing. However, after Yannick killed Alfonso VIII who was possessed by a monster, as a direct beneficiary, he had a certain feeling for Yannick. A degree of blind trust.

The handsome blood prince smiled slightly: "His Majesty the Pope, I agree with the plan you proposed just now, and I will give my full assistance. In the formation of the allied forces, the blood clan is willing to accept your assignment unconditionally. If you have any requests, you can do whatever you want." order."

When he said the last sentence, his tone was unusually ambiguous, and he even gave His Majesty the Pope a veiled wink. Of course, no one could hear the subtext here, except for Yannick and Chris.

The latter saw the annoying vampire snatching away what he wanted to say. He still had a cold face, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or unhappy, but his speech speed was not slow at all: "If Your Majesty is the leader of the Allied Forces, the Garter Empire is willing to Unconditional compliance, including myself."

I forgot to add myself just now, that mage is really annoying!The Blood Prince thought.

With these two giants taking the lead, George I also quickly said: "The same is true for the Charlemagne Empire."

Yannick smiled at them, with a gentle and grateful smile, but he didn't intend to let the mage speak out. After all, Ans and Chris can make their own decisions, but the Magic Guild is different. Even if Simon is a holy man, At best, he can be his own master, but he cannot represent the mages of the entire continent.

"Everyone misunderstood, I did not intend to be the leader of the alliance. In my opinion, the leader of the alliance should be sent by each group as a temporary decision-making group of the alliance. However, in view of the special situation of nobles and mages, I want to know, can you directly elect a representative to represent nobles and mages to participate in decision-making?"

The aristocracy is easy to handle. George I immediately stated: "Your Excellency Chris has rich experience in governing and is very capable. I recommend him as a representative. The Charlemagne Empire is willing to obey the command."

Even the big countries have said so, and Grand Duke Santos naturally has no objection, and the representatives of the nobles have made a decision.

The mage's side is a bit more tricky.

Saint Simon and Gremma looked at each other and smiled wryly. Now they have realized the benefits of the highly centralized power of the Holy See. At a critical moment, they can all be mobilized at once with an order. What they are most proud of on weekdays has now become their weakness.

Simon said: "Before coming here, several of our saints have communicated in private. Grema and I are here, and Anastasisia will come over soon. As for Teresi, he doesn't like priests very much. , so he refuses to come to the Papal State, but he also agrees with forming an allied army to resist monsters, if there is any need at that time, I can convey it to him, and he should support it."

The president of the magic guild also said: "The magic guild can immediately issue an edict to summon mages who are willing to participate in the battle to the front line and obey orders!"

Yannick said: "Your Excellency, President, thank you very much for your support, but with all due respect, you do not have mandatory authority over those mages. After they arrive at the front line, if they cannot accept orders uniformly, it may cause inconvenience instead, so I hope you explain to them the need to obey orders in advance, so that they can go directly to the magic branches of the Garter Empire, the Charlemagne Empire, and the Principality of Santos, and you, Sir Simon, and Teresi will lead them. .”

The president of the magic guild knew his own weakness, so he didn't say much, and immediately agreed: "Okay, after the meeting is over, I will go to do these things right away."

Yannick said: "At that time, the Holy See, the nobles, the blood race, the elves, and the dragon race will all send their people to the front line. Each side needs to have a leader. At that time, a temporary front-line decision-making will be formed. How to fight the war depends on the decision-making. For the resolution of the group, when there are different opinions from all parties, they can be voted on, and the principle is that the minority obeys the majority, and it is necessary to ensure relative fairness and efficiency. Everyone should have no objections, right?"

The mages who are most prone to problems have Simon and the others in charge, and Yannick is more assured that there should be no situations where mages disobey orders and quarrel with each other.

This proposal is very reasonable, and of course everyone has no objection.

They thought that Yannick would do his part to be the head of the Allied Forces, but he did not do so. Instead, he chose to decentralize power. On the surface, it seemed that the authority of the Holy See had been reduced, but in fact, the three fronts avoided the situation where one person was in a hurry. .

Yannick is not superhuman. He knows that it is impossible to plan a strategy thousands of miles away. If he does not even understand the battlefield situation, he will be more likely to lose the battle. Therefore, he simply gave up the unrealistic title of the leader of the Allied Forces And honor, step back for maximum peace and gain.

Everyone still remembers that not long ago, the new pope rode a dragon to come to the coronation, and the mage who liked to make trouble for the Holy See was so supportive of the new pope. This unexpected scene made The Gustav faction lost their voices collectively, and the original neutral faction all fell to the Pope's side.

Taking advantage of this shareholder trend, Yannick proposed to open the central Holy See and the religious libraries of various countries to all priests. The previous rule that only the bishop's permission can be used to consult precious magic books is completely abolished. That is to say, only high-ranking priests can learn it. Attack magic shines brightly, and now even low-level priests can learn it as long as you have enough talent and ability.Yannick also sent senior priests to give lectures regularly in the Papal State and other countries in order to improve the combat effectiveness of the priests in a short period of time.

This move was of course welcomed by the middle and lower class priests. In the past, they could only use healing techniques and rely on knights to protect themselves. Now, after learning the light, they also have a minimum self-protection ability, and can also liberate the knights, let them To engage in more needed wars, instead of being inseparable from the priest all day long.

Just as the allied forces were organized in an orderly manner and rushed to the front, a shocking news came from the Principality of Mecklen. The number of monsters suddenly increased dramatically, and almost the entire Principality of Mecklen fell!

After the news came, all the participants who had not yet left the Papal State were almost speechless, and the Grand Duke of Mecklen couldn't stand the stimulation and fainted on the spot.

No one expected that the speed of the monster would be so fast, and Mecklen fell, which meant that the soldiers and civilians who hadn't had time to retreat, as well as the few mages and priests who had stayed on the front line to participate in the battle, all died. Back, either sacrificed, or has become a member of the army of undead.

This news terrified the four countries that were still calculating and selfish, and were excluded from the alliance meeting. The Grand Duke of Mecklen no longer had to worry about why the Allies gave up Mecklen, and the Duke of Cornwall didn’t want to entangle the Allies either. Why didn't he garrison troops in Cornwall? He had already made up his mind to stay in the Papal State until the end of the war. As for the Sarat Empire and the Principality of Ceylon, they also lowered their original tough stance, and Prepare to ask to join the Allies.

But Yannick has ignored them, because he knows that the impact of this news is far more than just the fall of the Duchy of Mecklen, but it means the two planes where the Olin Continent and the monsters are located. The gap between them may have been completely torn open by the monster!

This may be the reason why the army of monsters doubled in number in a short period of time and drove straight in.