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Chapter 1724: Signs of Plague

Bernard frowned slightly. He was not satisfied with what Baldwin IV said. This was not the answer he wanted.

"His Majesty the King is indeed a devout believer of the Lord!"

Eugene III looked at Baldwin IV with a smile. He was very satisfied with what he said. As long as Baldwin IV continued to be like this during his speech, there would be no trouble in the church for a long time.

"Your Holiness, if there is nothing else, I will withdraw first!"

Baldwin IV bowed to Eugene III and said, he knew that he had passed this hurdle today.

"Your Majesty, please!"

Eugene III said with a smile.

Baldwin IV bowed again and turned to leave.

"There's not much medicine left!"

Baldwin IV clenched his fists slightly and thought in his heart, he remembered Sun Lei said that leprosy cannot be cured and can only be controlled with drugs, but now the drugs are almost finished, and without drugs, leprosy is likely to relapse.

"That can't happen!"

Baldwin IV gritted his teeth and walked out of the Vatican, feeling the sunlight on his face. This feeling intoxicated him. He never wanted to become a "monster" wearing a mask again.

"Am I really going to betray the church?"

Baldwin IV turned and looked at the solemn church, the cross at the top shining with gold.

Baldwin IV is now very conflicted. He wants to get medicine to control leprosy, but he is unwilling to betray his beliefs.

Inside the church.

The rest of the group left too, leaving only Eugene III and Bernard.

"How are the parishes doing?"

Eugene III asked. With the defeat of the Second Crusade and the fall of the Holy City, some forces within the church were ready to move and constantly instigated the believers.

"There were a few riots before, but after the news of the return of the Ten Commandments and the advent of the Holy Favor spread, everything has calmed down."

Bernard spoke up and said that he traveled around various dioceses, constantly inciting those fanatical believers in order to suppress heresy within the church.

"That's good. Everything will be fine after the Holy Sacrifice. I have invited kings from various countries to participate in the Holy Sacrifice, even the Byzantine Empire."

Eugene III spoke.

"Byzantium was invited as well?"

Bernard was a little surprised. Byzantium and them had never gotten along well. Ever since the Roman Empire split and fell, Byzantium had always claimed to be Roman orthodoxy and looked down on the West. It had many frictions with the Holy Roman Empire and still called the Holy Roman Empire the Barbarian Empire.

"You should also know about the Eastern Qi State. I have learned about it in detail. This Qi State is too terrible. The Arabs have been defeated and their destruction is only a matter of time. Once the Arabs are gone, Qi State will definitely attack us!"

Eugene III said that the news of Qi's eastward advance made them uneasy. Western Liao and Seljuk were both extremely powerful countries, but they were destroyed by Qi within a year. They could not even imagine such a record.

"Qi Guo!"

Bernard knew nothing about this mysterious oriental country and could not offer any useful advice.

"Your Majesty, I think there is something wrong with Baldwin IV. Leprosy is a terminal illness, how can it be cured?"

Bernard spoke his mind.

"But the facts are right in front of us, unless he has never had leprosy, but this has been confirmed long ago!"

Eugene III spoke up. He also had doubts, but facts spoke louder than words.

"I suspect his recovery from leprosy is related to Qi. There is mysterious witchcraft in the East. He may be colluding with Qi!"

Bernard expressed his guess. The only difference in everything was the arrival of the Qi army. Since leprosy is a terminal illness, the cure of leprosy must be related to Qi.

"Qi? That's impossible! This is leprosy. Can Qi's witchcraft cure it?"

Eugene III shook his head. No one would believe this guess, and it would not stand up unless there was evidence that Qi had cured leprosy. "I'm just guessing!"

Bernard also felt that his guess was a bit absurd. That was leprosy, how could witchcraft cure it?

"Your Majesty, there is another situation. Due to the expansion of Qi, many Turks, Oghuz, Khazars, and Mongols have entered our diocese."

Bernard spoke up.

"This is a good thing. As long as these people are willing to convert to my Lord, I will accept them!"

Eugene III smiled and said that we should not waste these free people.

"But there are plagues in many dioceses. In southern France, the fire of St. Anthony has been rekindled, and nearly 10,000 people have been infected. There are also various plagues in other dioceses. Believers turn to the church for help, hoping that the holy water can purify these diseases."

Bernard did not continue. They all knew that holy water could not cure diseases.

"Is it that serious?"

Eugene III did not pay much attention to these things. Plagues occurred frequently, but he had never expected such frequent outbreaks. He now understood why there were so many heretics in the church. These people were using these plagues to deceive believers.

"It is still under control at the moment, but if it continues like this, churches around the country may not be able to cope."

Bernard spoke up.

"Let's leave it at that for now. Everything should be based on the Holy Sacrifice. The plague has broken out, and it will eventually pass."

Eugene III waved his hand. In his mind, the plague was just a small problem. At most, some people would die. It was not a big deal and he could get through it with just a gritted teeth.

Back in his own manor, Baldwin IV sat alone in his study, in a daze, with a bottle of medicine in his hand.

"Your Majesty, this is the latest arrangement!"

William walked in and looked at Baldwin IV and said that if they wanted to establish their own power and fight for the back seat, they must contact enough supporters.

"Teacher, send someone to contact Qi State!"

Baldwin IV said that Sun Lei had told him the method, and he only needed to find a few Venetian merchants to get in touch with the State of Qi.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to cooperate with Qi?"

William looked at Baldwin IV anxiously, this was treason.

"Teacher, I'm running out of medicine!"

Baldwin IV raised the bottle of medicine in his hand and shook it.

"Your Majesty, have you really thought it through?"

William looked at Baldwin IV and asked. He really didn't believe that his student would do such a thing as treason and betrayal.

"Teacher, I haven't promised Qi anything. Everything is still unknown. Even if I get in touch with Qi, is it really of no benefit to us?"

Baldwin IV said with a smile.

“I understand…”

William's eyes widened. It suddenly dawned on him that by getting in touch, they could find out what Qi was trying to do. This was extremely important information for them.

"Since I came back, I always feel uneasy, as if something big is about to happen!"

Baldwin IV held his forehead with one hand.

"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Qi won't be able to come over in a short time!"

William comforted the young student in front of him.

"It's not Qi's problem, it's a more terrifying feeling, a feeling of the end of the world, the end of the world is near!"

Baldwin IV shook his head. He had dealt with Qi so many times that he would not feel so uneasy even if Qi's army was at the gates of his city.