I'm a dragon, I only want to steal princesses

Chapter 411 The Pope’s Objection

In the middle of the continent, at the border of the Papal States.

Accompanied by an entourage, Bishop Marcel strode through the hall and immediately saw Zhenna being guarded by guards.

He responded quickly, bowed respectfully first, and then immediately raised his face. While looking at the paladins around the hall, he whispered to Zhenna: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, it does not appear to the public that you have changed your itinerary without permission. Not very friendly. Some of the bishops I contacted before thought we were putting pressure on them, and I spent a lot of effort to clarify. Fortunately, after the Cardinals discussed it, the Pope tentatively agreed to see you in advance."

"I'm sorry, Bishop Marcel..." Zhenna said apologetically.

The surrounding paladins were looking at the visiting Empress of the Empire and her envoys with great vigilance. The bishop responsible for the reception had already appeared at the entrance, but he still looked at the mechanical clock in the distance with a dull expression, waiting until the o'clock. Come up and say hello again.

The reception received by the Papal State did not appear to be very friendly. When Jeanna proposed to the Papal State for a personal visit at first, the Papal State set the time for four days later. Then Jeanna not only requested that the visit be moved forward on the grounds of an emergency. To this day, he personally leads the delegation to the border of the Papal States.

From the perspective of the Papal States, this is undoubtedly quite rude, and it is suspected of putting diplomatic pressure on them.

Moreover, there were rumors in the empire before that it was not just a coup but also a dragon disaster. The previous queen died. She was originally on the run, but her sister, who was said to have been captured by the red dragon, suddenly appeared and ascended the throne, and then proposed to visit the Papal State. .

Many cardinals believed that the Empress of the Empire came here with bad intentions and proposed to the Pope to refuse the meeting and asked the Empire to give a reasonable explanation.

Thanks to Bishop Marcel's continuous mediation, the Pope finally reluctantly agreed and immediately arranged a time to meet with the Queen.

"It's up to them to think whatever they want. We don't have so much time to waste on red tape." Ganouen, who was standing behind Zhenna, said, "Who will care about the etiquette of knocking on the door if the house is on fire? Even a slap in the face is enough. To save them is to wake them up.”

"I just don't want any unnecessary mistakes to happen. You know if this happens, the meeting will almost be cancelled." Marcel replied with a helpless look.

"Then there's nothing we can do. Neither I nor Zhenna's schedule is much fuller than that of the Pope." Ganoen stared at Bishop Marcel and said, "I understand your beliefs, but you must always stand on the side of On our side, Bishop Marcel.”

"You may have some misunderstanding about me, Mr. Ganouen." Bishop Marcel shook his head and smiled, "I have faith, but I belong to the church of the empire. Although the church of the empire is also a holy religion, it has nothing to do with the Papal State. The relationship is independent of each other. We are two organizations that cooperate and compete at the same time. I respect the Pope, but I am definitely loyal to Her Majesty Queen Joan."

"That's good. Anyway, now that the Pope is willing to talk to us, then our focus will be on how to achieve our goal. I haven't thought about it at all. I have already opened up the relationship with Paradise Mountain." Ganouen explain.

"I know it's amazing that you can do this. To be honest, I thought everything would go smoothly. But judging from the current signs..." Bishop Marcel lowered his voice, "The Pope's attitude is still He seemed very resistant.”

"After all, it is a scepter passed down from generation to generation. It is a symbol of religious power. I can understand it, but I am bound to get it." Ganouen said.

By getting that scepter, Ganon can completely restore the Sun God's Holy Light Seal.

He has obtained clues to Diomond from Isis, has all the blessings of the Holy Light, and has received support from the Angel Legion of Heavenly Mountain. The artifact in the hands of the Abyss Lord is basically his. .

"It doesn't matter, as long as I come forward, things will go smoothly." Salil, wearing a cloak and standing next to Ganouen, spoke. Only then did Bishop Marcel notice that the Seraph he saw last time was actually here, and he couldn't help but salute with great joy: "Oh, noble Seraph...what a disgrace!"

Salil coughed dryly and said solemnly: "I will not identify myself until I see the Pope. Before that, you don't need to say anything."

She was somewhat looking forward to visiting the Papal States. At the beginning, she wanted to come to the human world several times, just to experience the feeling of being worshiped by believers of the Holy Light in the lower world and admired by thousands of people.

The Papal State is the base camp of Holy Light believers. Here, even the most distinguished cardinals and popes have to be polite when they see her, the Seraph.

"That's natural!" Bishop Marcel nodded hastily.

Ganon looked over Marcel's shoulder and looked at his "entourage": "Zyra, did you do your job well?"

"Yes, Lord Lord." Zyra saluted Ganon.

The attendant who followed Bishop Marcel in the Papal State was actually Anya's adjutant Zyra, who disguised herself as a human to perform espionage missions for the Ganorn territory in the Papal State.

After getting the cover of Bishop Marcel's entourage, she was able to quickly contact people in the Papal Palace in the past two days and quickly spy on some key information.

Zyra moved closer to Gano Enen and began to report in a low voice: "After the oracle was issued in Paradise Mountain, more than half of the cardinals are actually inclined to believe the information we provided and agree with the content of the oracle."

Ganon nodded slightly. The result he expected was that the Papal Congress would be inclined to hand over the artifact.

Even if the people in the Papal State have doubts about the intelligence they provided, considering that the empire, or the person behind the empire, can have such a degree of influence on Paradise Mountain, the Papal State should not dare to rashly trigger a fierce conflict with this side. Conflict, and they can't expect the support of Tiantian Mountain in this conflict. If they cause disaster in order to maintain an artifact, they will lose more than they gain.

However, then he heard Zyla continue to report: "But there are still many people who strongly oppose it, especially the Pope. In fact, it was he and some cardinals who advocated canceling the meeting. It was only under the resolution of the unanimous vote of the cardinals that I can reluctantly agree.”

"The Pope treasures his scepter?" Ganon frowned slightly.

"That's not very clear. It's just that... I heard some anecdotes, I don't know whether they are true or not, saying that the current pope used to be a bad drinker. He did a lot of outrageous things when he was drunk, including but not limited to using the scepter to talk to the cardinal. You play ball-thumping, and you also use your authority to tie a line to fish and so on..." Ziera reported in a low voice.

"..." Ganon fell into silence.

Does this mean that the sacred scepter can bless his wishes to come true?

It just sounds like the Pope seems to be a casual person and doesn't care much about his precious scepter. Why would he resist this?

The mechanical clock on the wall chimed. The bishop in the distance turned his head and saw the attendant guarding the aisle nodding to him, indicating that the Pope was ready.

He took a deep breath and looked at Ganoen warily. Then he straightened his robes, walked quickly over to Zhenna, saluted, and said loudly: "I have kept you waiting, Your Majesty the Queen. The Pope. I’m ready to meet you, please allow me to lead the way.”

(End of this chapter)