Simulation: Great Power Technology

vatican, bishop's residence of St. Peter's Church.

A few white men in suits and ties were sitting beside the current Pope Francis, and they were having a serious conversation at this time.

However, the content of this conversation has little to do with religion.

They were discussing a geopolitical issue that should not have been the focus of detached theocracy.

"...As I said, vatican and Huaxia have been in a state of opposition before. Although the cooperation agreement a few years ago has achieved certain results, in fact, until now, the bishop of Huaxia has still not been appointed."

"In contrast, your forces have expanded rapidly in the South Island, and they have also reaped considerable rewards. Continuing to support their independence will actually be of natural benefit to you."

"You also know that if the South Island really returns to China, then the land that was originally free will be restricted again by the decree of 'no preaching in public places'. I don't think you can accept this, right?"

After listening to the man's words, Francis nodded slightly and replied somewhat ambiguously:

"The light of the Lord must be sprinkled on every land."

The man smiled and continued:

"His Majesty the Pope—or, on this subject, I should call you, Mr. Francis."

"The issues we are discussing now are related to the actual interests of vatican. The reason why you can enjoy the current status of detachment is actually because of religious orthodoxy."

"If you want to maintain this orthodoxy, it is extremely important to continue to maintain influence."

"In fact, the crisis in the South Island this time is not just an economic crisis, a social crisis, but a religious crisis."

"You also know that because of the deterioration of the island's environment, there have been a lot of voices among believers such as 'the Lord can't save people, socialism saves the people'."

"In addition, churches all over the world have generally reported that the number of people participating in baptisms has fallen sharply, the number of worshippers has fluctuated violently, and the frequency of believers participating in services has decreased. If it is not controlled, we have reason to believe that the South Island will become the first place in this era. A truly 'dereligious' area."

"I don't need to tell me the influence of this on the prestige of the Holy See, you must be aware of it, right?"

After listening to the man's words, Francis nodded slowly, and his expression changed subtly at this moment.

It seems that he is no longer a holy pope, but a king who really strategizes and manages the empire.

Yes, the Holy See everywhere is the lands he entrusts, and as the king of these lands, he must plan for his own people.

As the man said, the crisis in the South Island is far less simple for the Holy See than it seems. The situation in China will collapse accordingly.

The Holy See does not know how much effort and resources it has put in to allow its power to sprout on that land. Although it is only in some remote areas, it only has some influence in certain groups of elderly people. That's at least a good start.

But the current situation is that, because of a problem that seems to be completely unwilling to do, this small sprout is about to face a major crisis.

Therefore, the Holy See must respond, and it must respond.

Thinking of this, he opened his mouth and said:

"As a person, I sincerely thank you for your reminder; as a servant of the Lord, I appreciate your loyalty to the Lord."

"Now, what I want to ask is, based on your suggestion, what method should we use to find the lost lamb for the Lord?"

The man opposite looked at his face, but there was no trace of piety in his eyes, he just said in a slightly frivolous tone:

"It's not necessarily that the lamb was lost because of the devil, it may also be that there is no grass... Do you agree with this?"

"agree."

Francis nodded in response.

"So, to get this lamb back on track, the first thing we need to do is also simple: we're going to give them grass."

"We must provide them with necessary and sufficient assistance through the Holy See, especially for the people in need."

"It should be noted that the objects of our assistance are not only believers, and not only those who are friendly to the Lord, but all people."

"Aid all those in need without distinction and without conditions."

Hearing this, Francis' expression changed slightly, and he said with emotion:

"It will be a great gift, and the grace of the Lord will come upon that land like never before."

"Yes, this is a huge exposure opportunity for the Holy See, and all will witness the glory of the Lord."

"The glory of the Lord will shine upon you as well - upon the people who help each other."

"No, we're just making suggestions..."

Francis was stunned for a moment. He looked into the man's eyes and asked with some doubts:

"Didn't you pay for it??"

"...For now, no."

The man paused for a moment and continued to explain:

"For some reason, we can't conduct financial transactions with any sensitive affairs and sensitive objects now, so this time the funds must be raised by yourself."

"----Of course, we will not let the Holy See suffer. After 3 years, we will pay the full cost in one lump sum plus interest."

"Mr. Francis, we have cooperated countless times. I think the trust between us should be unbreakable. Now that we make such a request, you should not refuse it, right?"

Francis looked into the man's eyes, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.

Seeing his reaction, the man happily continued:

"You can fully trust our commitment, and if you don't, we can sign a non-public document, or I can swear to the Lord in front of you."

"...let's sign a document."

"So much the better."

After finishing speaking, the man took out the documents that had been prepared for a long time and handed it to Francis, and then continued:

"Aid is only our first plan, and I need you to do another thing."

"whats the matter?"

"We need you to speak out internationally, accuse China of economic and cultural attacks on the South Island, and call on all Catholic countries to support or directly support the South Island."

"This support can be financial, religious, or even...military."

"In addition, I need you to make a global visit. The list of countries to visit has been listed here. You just need to travel according to the itinerary."

Francis looked at the long list of countries on the thin piece of paper and fell into thought for a while.

In fact, such a visit is not unfamiliar to him. When he was just a bishop, he once represented the Holy See to travel between countries that believed in the Lord. This can be said to be a very normal "job".

However, the countries on the list this time made him feel a little uneasy.

Because those are all countries with close ties to the South Island.

Is it really a wise choice to appear on the territory of those countries now that China knows that China has launched its final charge against the South Island?

These countries include not only the members of the Five Eyes Alliance and the 100-odd member countries, but also some countries that are so poor and small that they are almost ignored by the world.

And they have only one thing in common: a South Island-biased stance, whether overt or private.

Seeing Francis' hesitant look, the man opened his mouth and comforted:

"As for security issues, you can rest assured that every country you go to will do its best to ensure your safety. What's more, they will never dare to do anything to you."

"Once you go wrong, it's a declaration of war with the entire Western world."

Hearing the man's words, Francis took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind.

After a pause, he asked:

"What can we get?"

The man smiled slightly and replied:

"It's all written in the agreement. Trust me, you can't refuse such an offer."

Francis opened the agreement to read it carefully for a moment, and 10 minutes later, he held out his hand.

"Then, wish us a happy cooperation?"

Francis said.

"May the Lord bless us!"

The man answered reverently.

…….

Half an hour later, the man left the Pope's Palace. After getting into the car, the assistant on the side asked with some doubts:

"Mr. John, I remember that you are a devout Catholic, but it seems that you behaved in front of him..."

"Not so religious, right?"

"Yes."

The assistant nodded.

"I can explain this to you, but I have a question to ask you first."

"Do you know why the Holy See is always the villain in the games and animations of the islanders?"

The assistant was stunned. He didn't expect his boss to ask such a nonsensical and irrelevant question.

After thinking for a moment, he tentatively replied:

"Is it because...they have their own beliefs, so they don't believe in the Lord?"

John smiled and replied:

"Wrong. It's because the Holy See likes little boys, but the islanders don't."

"Although I'm not an islander, but..."

"Anyway, you should already be able to understand when it comes to this, right?"

Seeing the assistant nod, he sighed and continued:

"I believe in the Lord, but I don't believe in these so-called... servants of the Lord."

…….

Within a week of John's meeting with Pope Francis, the Pope was running around, calling on the international community to help the troubled South Island, starting with a massive aid operation launched by vatican.

As an example, the Church of the Holy See in the South Island responded first. They took out a lot of funds to subsidize all ordinary people who have difficulties in life. Although the money allocated to each person is not much, it is indeed in the society. caused a stir.

Then, according to the originally planned itinerary, Francis began to visit the countries on the list, and his first stop was in Ireland.

…….

On the other side, in a certain office of Hailan, He Tong also finished reading the report in his hand. He threw the report back on the table with some disdain, looked up and said to the staff in front of him:

"This time, the other party's action is actually selling vatican. It is a bit naive to want to use religious influence to incite international support and introduce complex forces to slow down our progress."

"The aid on the island is indeed a good move, but after our 'credit knives' are fully operational, their financial volume will be similar to that of playing a family."

"As for the Pope's itinerary..."

After thinking for a moment, he said:

"Just at this time, we should also have a friendly exchange with all countries in the world."

...

Three days later, dozens of countries received invitations from Huaxia to visit and exchange views, with the purpose of discussing the future of maritime trade, and jointly discussing a series of issues such as the safety of maritime routes, combating piracy, and mutual assistance in maritime equipment technology among countries.

They don't want to accept it, but they dare not refuse.

Because the visit request was issued by the aircraft carrier combat formation No. 003.

The first stop we visited was Ireland.