Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The Pope was old after all, and his health was poor, especially after being locked in the dark prison for so long.

The pain from his broken leg was too much, and he fainted before long.

The Prince of Wu only glanced at him and said dismissively, "Send him down to have his leg treated. Let him come see me again when he wakes up."

The guards carried the Pope away.

The young man beside the Prince of Wu said, "Father, why not start a war between the Holy See and Da Jing now? That way, we can profit from it."

"Now that the Holy City is on the same side as Da Jing, wouldn't it be even more troublesome in the future when their foundation is stable?"

The Prince of Wu shook his head: "No, inaction is the best course of action."

"Since Da Jing has the confidence to directly attack the Holy City, and the Church still failed to attack Fika even with the divine punishment weapon, it shows that the gap in strength and weaponry is still very large."

"Don't forget, our divine punishment weapon was learned from Da Jing... After so many years, Da Jing must have developed even stronger weapons."

The young man was silent.

Indeed, the divine punishment weapon sounded mighty and was indeed earth-shattering when used.

But that was only for the Church. It might not be worth mentioning for Da Jing.

"Father... is the gap between us and Da Jing really that big... I don't even know what the situation is in Da Jing now."

"The gap..." The Prince of Wu muttered to himself, "Back then, when Fang Zheng smashed my ship, I was able to create a divine punishment weapon using only the fragments left on the wreckage. Da Jing has always regarded craftsmanship as a skill of ingenuity, so the speed of their progress may not be faster than ours."

"Five years, I only need five years! Send more people to continue researching and producing divine punishment weapons. When I unite the six major dioceses, it will be time to counterattack!"

The young man hesitated and said, "Father, although our progress is smooth, we know nothing about Da Jing... Should we send some people disguised as merchants to infiltrate Da Jing, gather intelligence, and prepare in advance for the future? Your son is willing to go in person!"

The Prince of Wu glanced at him sideways: "What do you want to do? Do you want to take revenge on Fang Zheng?"

The young man's face revealed endless resentment. The mere mention of Fang Zheng made his teeth itch with hatred.

If Fang Zheng hadn't cut off his 'golden root' back then, he wouldn't still be unable to do 'that' today... becoming a eunuch with a dick.

If this hatred is not avenged, he swears he will not be a man!!!

"Your son doesn't, your son just wants to help Father gain more intelligence about Da Jing."

The Prince of Wu immediately denied: "There is no need for that now! The risk is too great. Once we alert them, Da Jing will inevitably send a large army."

"Everything is stable at the moment. Even if they occupy the Holy City and their army is stationed in Fika, they still have to pay attention to the influence of so many countries in the West and prevent being feared by the local forces. They will definitely not hoard too many troops."

"The only thing we can do now is to recuperate and prepare for the enemy."

"But Father..."

"There's no 'but' about it!" The Prince of Wu sternly reprimanded, "Do as I tell you!"

"If you must do something, then go find the Brotherhood for me. The Holy City was captured by Da Jing, and the blame was placed on the Brotherhood. Now the Holy City is feigning a search for the Brotherhood, which must have angered them."

"Although the Brotherhood is hostile to the Church, it is beneficial to us. Now is the time to seize every opportunity and unite all possible forces. Only then will we have a chance to succeed in the future. I will leave this matter to you."

"Yes, Father, your son will take his leave..."

......

Inside the Holy City.

Lai Gou'er, Xiao Shuai, Da Zhuang, and a few others sat around a table, which was filled with delicacies.

But the few foreigners were frowning.

"Brother Gou, we've already taken down the Holy City, what's the meaning of not letting us go home?"

Lai Gou'er spread out his hands and said, "Brothers, don't worry. This is the meaning of the superiors. Although the current situation is good, the power of the Church is still very strong."

"The imperial court doesn't want to go to war with them head-on in the short term. I don't think the Church dares to attack, even if they are baring their fangs and claws for a while, after all, they don't understand our details."

"So, you brothers have to be wronged and infiltrate the dioceses controlled by the Church with the power of the Brotherhood. When we completely destroy the Church in the future, good days will come for everyone! In three to five years, won't we be able to go home? You're right, aren't you."

Xiao Shuai slammed the table, his eyes red with anger: "Three years! Three years after three years! How many years has it been, big brother!"

"You guys threw me overseas alone back then, and I stirred up the Brotherhood. Now that the Holy City has been taken down, and the Pope has been beaten away! You still want me to be a rat here?"

"The dioceses under the Church must already be under martial law, clearing out unknown forces. What am I supposed to infiltrate with? I'm infiltrating with my life!"

Da Zhuang and the others echoed with downcast faces: "That's right."

Lai Gou'er put on a stern face: "Everyone, these are all decisions of the superiors! The imperial court will never treat anyone unfairly!"

"Although life here is not as good as in Da Jing, at least you don't lack silver, right? When has the money been unfair to you?"

Xiao Shuai said angrily: "What I want is a sense of security! Do you understand a sense of security?"

"That thing doesn't exist, it's all fantasy." Lai Gou'er curled his lips and said, "I didn't have a sense of security when I was a beggar, and now I feel no different from when I was a beggar."

"I don't care! Anyway, I'm not doing this here anymore, I want to apply to return to Da Jing." Xiao Shuai turned his head and said.

As the boss of the Brotherhood, he naturally has a temper!

"Application is fine, the superiors will consider it."

"What do you mean 'will consider'? Don't give me that bureaucratic talk! I'm not ignorant of that Da Jing stuff. If I really can't go back, that's fine, but I will definitely not go to the Church's jurisdiction, I want to stay in the Holy City, Fika is also fine." Xiao Shuai said angrily.

Da Zhuang and the other three spoke out in unison.

Lai Gou'er frowned and knocked on the table: "Everyone, don't waste your talents. Commander-in-chief specifically named you few, why? It's appreciation! It's trust! Don't let down the leadership's expectations of you."

"I know you want to go back to Da Jing, and you also have property there, and this time your contributions are extraordinary. But think about it again, you have achieved fame, what about your descendants?"

"You have proper identities in Da Jing, but your children and family may not. This time, after completing this matter, I guarantee to fight for the rights of your children, so that they can enter the Jing City household registration, and be able to take the imperial examinations. If they pass the imperial examinations in the future, they will have an iron rice bowl, understand?"

Xiao Shuai and the four others looked at each other, their expressions changed slightly.

Lai Gou'er continued: "In addition to the household registration and the qualifications to take the imperial examinations, I will tell you this today, whoever of you has a child who fails the imperial examinations, I will also arrange a job for him! I guarantee that you will have food to eat no matter what happens in the future!"

"What kind of job?" Xiao Shuai asked curiously.

"Um... um..." Lai Gou'er pondered hard, suddenly a flash of inspiration, he waved his hand, "Train! Go drive trains! In the future, you will be a train driver, it will be a great honor to say it, even if you have a foreign-looking baby, you won't have to worry about finding a wife, how about it?"

"The Commander-in-chief is my big brother, I can still help you with this little thing."

The four looked at each other again, and couldn't help but reveal a bit of excitement.

After struggling for a long time, Xiao Shuai took the lead and made a decision, gritting his teeth: "Okay! Then I'll help you one last time!"

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(There's more, it's late today, damn it, I'll add more tomorrow! I'll update normally when it's not late!)