Chapter 175: Leo IV

Pope Leo IV-the past name is Catalonia Borgia, he is the leader of the second family of the city of Fei Leng and even the entire kingdom of Esperia.
Since he was young, he has been ambitious and unwilling to stay under the people for a long time. He acted unscrupulously and was quite questioned. He lived a slutty life, had several prostitutes as mistresses, and maintained an ambiguous relationship with aristocratic women who were married ; And since the killing of the brothers and fathers of Catalonia, his approach has become more and more unscrupulous since he became the head of the house in one fell swoop.
Under the leadership of Catalonia, Borgia’s family became more and more prosperous. Coupled with the low-key style of this generation of Medici family, a considerable number of nobles turned into Borgia’s vassals. As a result, most of the city-state representatives chose to stand on the Catalan side when voting in the aristocratic assembly. For the first time in hundreds of years, Borgia defeated the Medici in the appointed election.
There is no doubt that in the hands of this person, the power of the second family has truly reached its peak-but the reason why people obey Catalonia and his followers is often not with respect, but out of panic and The fearful mind followed him.
This is because this Patriarch is by no means a kind person, he is covered with blood and piles of bones on his way to the peak of power. In addition to coercion and deceit, he even resorted to despicable methods such as poison and love to exclude dissidents.
But even political opponents who are not in harmony with him have to admit that he is one of the most outstanding diplomats and politicians of this era. Although Catalonia himself is notorious among the nobles, the people are eager to have such a strong leader come to power, which makes no one can shake his authority. However, holding the power of governance of the Esperia Kingdom obviously still cannot satisfy the appetite of Catalonia
Under the constraints of the covenant, it is impossible for the other two kingdoms to start a war. Therefore, as a king and a teacher, he cast his sights on the holy alliance, on the seat that symbolizes the supremacy of the world...
At that time, no one thought that Catalonia could succeed.
The bad influence of such a careerist ascending the pope is immeasurable. If such an example succeeds in ascending the throne, then the "secret meeting" () that once symbolized peace, glory and humility will soon evolve into A place full of blood and blood.
No one wants to see this happen, neither the kings nor the bishops will sit idly by. However, the unexpected result is that Catalonia really succeeded. Not only did he win over more than one third of the cardinals, he also successfully received God’s approval, wearing a crown of laurels and ascending to the Holy Spirit. In the end, the "Solomon's Ring" and the lead stamp symbolizing the position of the Pope are firmly held in the hands.
The only thing that can make worrying religious people feel a little bit relieved is that after ascending the pope, Catalonia's behavior is indeed less than before: Leo IV still never concealed his ambition and radicalism in front of others. Doctrine-which is very different from the previous popes who advocated peace and peace-but no longer uses that nasty and obscene means.
In other words, he at least found a way to cover it up cleverly, and it did not affect the overall reputation of the Holy See.
Under this premise, Leo IV demonstrated that no pope in the past had an extraordinary talent for ruling, and even some fanatical believers believed that he came from Saint Peter (the Holy See The leader, it was during his tenure as the Pope that the chaotic "Era of Kings" was completely ended, the power of the Three Kingdoms was balanced, and the unbreakable sacred covenant was established as the greatest Pope since.
But for Joan Borgia--
"What's the state? You only had a fight with the Count of Saint-Germain not long ago. Can you continue to fight now?"
"No problem. Please give an order."
The conversation between Joan and Leo IV is always like this, no greetings, no politeness, no warmth, only commands and responses.
This is not like a dialogue between the pope and the bishop, much less like a father and a son. If you have to say...
That's right, this is the attitude of the person holding the weapon to the weapon.
The pope nodded slightly, apparently satisfied with Qiong'an's obedient attitude even after becoming cardinal.
"Very well. I need you to go to Silent Hill now. Nominally you will work with the convoy escorting Queen Mary. In the next two days, arrange the manpower you need as soon as possible."
Qiong An was stunned for a moment. He came back in a hurry, so he didn’t know the news of Queen Mary’s meeting with the Dark Tower wizard,
However, he knew that the queen had been cursed for several months, and he also knew that in a sense, it was the pope in front of him who condoned the existence of this phenomenon-otherwise even the curse of the legendary dark wizard would not As for the archbishops of the Rhine Kingdom, they felt helpless.
With Qiong'an's mind, it quickly became clear that there must be something hidden in it.
"Is the apostle planning to deal with the dark tower wizards?"
"If you really meet them~EbookFREE.me~, you don't have to keep your hands, it's okay to try it out. On that decayed tower, whether strong new blood can be born, I am very interested. But this is not your most important task."
"Right now, the 2,000th Resurrection Day is coming soon-you should know what this day means to me."
"……Yes."
Qiong'an suddenly felt a little trouble breathing. He didn't want to look at his father's face. He just stared at the long and narrow shadows cast on the ground after the sun was blocked, and the colorful fragments inlaid with gems, and answered respectfully.
"In order to welcome that day, I let someone open the ‘Holy Tree’. But..."
The pope's voice fell slightly.
"Afterwards, there was a theft. Something kept in the sanctuary was lost in full view. This is an unprecedented situation, and it was never allowed to happen... But since someone can do it, it's them. Ability."
What Leo IV meant was that he still admired the group of bold thieves. If such words are heard by the believers, I am afraid it will greatly shake their confidence.
However, his father was such a person. He will recognize the enemy's bravery, wisdom, cunning and even cruelty, and ruthlessly destroy them.
"Excuse me, what was stolen?"
"is blood."
The Pope replied.
"The only drop of divine blood kept by the sacred sacred blood is the only remaining remains of the gods in the entire Mayan world that can still have a little effect." "You know, only when it completely disappears, the hidden world treaty will lose its effect. At that time—"
"A new reincarnation is about to begin, and the prophetic day of the return of the gods will come."