Chapter 496: protocol

"Your Majesty, I think you should see this baron!" As soon as His Majesty's words settled, a voice rang without any respect, as if talking to an ordinary person.
When the pope heard this voice, not only was he not upset, but smiled and replied: "Yes, Miss Molo."
Everyone present was surprised. Why did a little baron let this man speak? Moro's voice rang again: "Your Majesty, although this is a baron, I think everyone knows his name. Who is it?"
"Who is it?" The pope was a little depressed. Originally, the pope's answer meant that he saw a little baron only because of Moro's face, but Molo did not buy it, but instead pointed out that the baron was not easy. The pope turned to ask the white-robed priest who reported.
"It's Baron Cook." The white-robed priest hurriedly bowed and replied.
"Baron Cook, is that guy who took out more than a billion gold coins from our warehouse for half a year?" The Pope was too impressed with Cook, mainly the magic airship. The consumption of magic metal was traded with Cook. .
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The white-robed priest hurriedly replied. The white-robed priest actually received the benefit of a piece of the best light magic crystal from Cook. When he heard that his Majesty could remember Cook, he quickly bowed again. Replied.
"Hehe, then invite people to the Privy Council." The pope replied after thinking about it.
In fact, the most talented person is the Pope of the Holy See. It not only manages the Holy See, but also handles national affairs. The Privy Council is actually in charge of the work of the Holy See. The Pope has made his position clear. He is the Pope of the Holy See. Cook met.
When Cook saw the Pope of the Holy See of Light, a powerful force came upon his face, and Cook felt a little shock in his heart, and instantly Cook knew that the pope had reached the realm of legend.
The legend has reached the tenth level, but has not yet comprehended the domain. It can be said that it is above the ninth level, beyond the threshold of the sanctuary, the legend is in this key position.
Once you understand the laws of the domain, you will reach the sanctuary. If you can't understand, then you will have to die slowly. This is the first big bottleneck in the path of cultivation, and it is also a big improvement of the realm.
"Meet your majesty the pope!" Cook performed the courtesy of a magician.
"Haha!" The pope is a little unnatural. After all, if Cook sees himself in aristocratic manners, he must bow down, but the magician does not need it. The pope has no way to lose his temper. The magician union is the largest power in the mainland. , But fortunately, magicians are all people who like to study, otherwise the magician union would have dominated the entire continent, even if the Holy See possessed magic arts.
After the pope chuckled, he asked, "Is there anything Baron Cook is looking for?"
The pope bit the word baron a little harder, just to show that you are a baron, I see you are giving you face, even if you have money, what about it?
Cook also replied with a smile: "Your Majesty, I have one thing I ask for your permission."
"What's the matter?" The pope is in a very good mood now, and he is secretly delighted: "You are begging me to do something, then I firmly disagree, when a little baron actually looks in front of him, if there is no magician. Your identity has long been a heresy for you."
"Your Majesty, there is an agreement here!" Cook blinked his eyes, and then took out a file.
A white-robed priest next to him took the dossier, carefully checked it, and then handed it to the pope. The pope wanted to throw the dossier on the ground directly, but he wanted to behave. After all, the Holy See was not alone. Have the final say.
However, when the pope saw the contents of the dossier, his mouth was wide open. The several bishops of the Privy Council below were all surprised. What did this majesty see? It took more than ten minutes for the pope to look at Cook carefully. Come.
"Baron Cook, do you know what your dossier is about?" the Pope asked in a calm tone as much as possible.
"I know, Your Majesty, I just ask your Majesty to allow logistic materials to pass through the empire, and I also want to ask your Majesty to sign a contract. The land north of the fortress belongs to me." Cook nodded and replied.
"An army of three million six hundred and one million orcs, you, why can a little baron claim the land north of Scarlet Fortress?" The Pope stood up and asked loudly.
When the surrounding Privy Council bishops heard this, their mouths were wide open and there was no aristocratic style, and there was no appearance that a gentleman should have. They were shocked. This guy wanted the land north of the Scarlet Fortress, bright. God is on top, don’t you know where there is an army of more than three million orcs now?
"Know!" Cook did not explain, but continued to nod.
"Can you explain it?" the pope asked after a long time.
"It's okay after signing the contract!" Cook didn't want to explain, but once the explanation was clear, negotiations with the Bright Empire would fall into a passive situation.
The Pope and the bishops of the Privy Council are completely speechless. Who is this? It is still secret. Could it be that there is something wrong with the Orc Empire, but the Bright Empire has little information on the Orc Empire.
Because the Orc Empire is the enemy of the Light Empire all the time, even if it is a smuggling merchant in the Light Empire, there is no clue in the Orc Empire, because the characteristics of humans are completely different from the orcs.
The approach of the orc empire is very simple, do business, welcome, ask for news, no! So far, the Bright Empire knows the approximate race distribution of the Orc Empire, and it is only the race distribution in the south of the Orc Empire. As for the North, there is no news about the Bright Empire.
The Pope stared at Cook, but Cook did not move at all. In desperation, the Pope of the Bright Empire felt a sense of powerlessness for the first time, and then said in a deep voice: "We need to discuss this matter."
"Well, I'm ready to wait." Cook nodded and replied. The pope said it was the emperor, but compared to other empires, the power of the pope is not very great.
It can only be said that the Pope represents the empire of light and the Holy See. Not only does the red bishop manage the dioceses within the Holy See, just like the governor of the United States, the pope cannot directly interfere in the affairs of the major dioceses, especially the red archbishop is not at fault. In this case, the pope has only the right to make recommendations.
In the case of general major affairs, the pope alone cannot be the master. The Privy Council, the Ministry of Finance, the Inquisition, the priest's temple, the knights of the temple, the white-robed priest and other departments negotiate and decide what to do.
This is something that everyone understands, but it is different when it is said. The Pope feels that Cook is refuting himself. Of course, Cook is just telling the truth.
The pope left with a black face, and several bishops of the Privy Council got to know Cook one after another. Cook finally got rid of these bishops and came out of the gate of the Privy Council. Cook couldn’t help but smiled bitterly:
Three receptions, two Banquet, and another hunt!"
"What do you mean?" Wu Mei was dressed as a lady, her tail was covered by a wide skirt, Wu Mei asked Cook with a smile.
"Just now a group of people invited us to three receptions, two banquets, and one hunt." Cook explained in detail.
"Okay!" Wu Mei is still a girl, and she is overjoyed when she hears the excitement.
"Let's go!" Cook waved his hand and said, and then stepped into a very ordinary carriage. The four big men around the carriage gave people a cold chill. These are the four Frost Titans. Now the entire Frost Titans tribe is full. The Titans with twenty people's awakening talents, the rest are not yet awakened.
The snowy mountains within 20,000 kilometers near the Golden Pass were all divided by Cook into the Frost Titan tribe. As for whether these places belong to Cook, it is only God knows.
When Cook took Wu Mei around in the holy city, the entire upper echelon of the Holy See almost turned the sky. What is the orc empire? That is the confidant of the empire. For tens of thousands of years, the territory of the Bright Empire has not expanded a little. It is because of the existence of the orc empire.
The orc empire is like a madman, rushing to take two bites from time to time. In history, the Scarlet Fortress has been breached three times, and these three times have caused heavy losses to the Bright Empire.
The place where the orcs went is almost the same as the fire. Even the nails were raided by the orcs, everything that could be taken was packed and taken away, and the empire spent hundreds of millions on the fortress each year. The money, there are a lot of manpower and material resources.
So when Cook’s agreement was placed in front of everyone, everyone felt as if they were stunned by the pie falling from the sky. The land north of the fortress has a relationship with the empire. If you want to take it, take it. .
As for the turnover of materials through the empire, yes, it also increased taxes for the empire, so Cook's proposal was almost praised on one side.
But there are sober people. Moro is one of them. There is also the pope. The pope was so excited when he saw the people below, he couldn't help but say: "Everyone, everybody, this matter is probably not as good as we thought. it is good."
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" someone asked immediately disagreeing.
"I mean Cook doesn't get nervous, right?" The Pope doesn't know what to say. Is Cook a fool? Certainly not, since it is not, then what does Cook mean by making this proposal?
"Your Majesty, do you have any other ideas?" someone asked again.
The Pope is speechless~EbookFREE.me~ If I know Cook’s truest thoughts, then I need to remind everyone in a roundabout way, but fortunately, Moreau said: "Everyone, I think we need to be careful Investigate and see what Baron Cook has plans, and don't lose the face of the empire in the end."
"Miss Molo, then what do you think should be done? To deny Baron Cook's agreement, or do you mean that the massive annual cost of Scarlet Fortress is just a number in Miss Molo's eyes?"
"There are also the lives of imperial soldiers. This year's jihad in the orc empire has caused the deaths of 300,000 soldiers and nearly 400,000 disabled soldiers, Miss Molo, do you know what this means?"
"There are also equipment and huge logistics. Guys, I think that as long as we don't have the hidden danger of Scarlet Fortress, the rise of the empire is no longer a dream!" Some bishops questioned Moro loudly. In these people's eyes, whether Cook has What an attempt, as long as the Empire loses the burden of Scarlet Fortress, it will be a victory for the Empire.
"But we want Baron Cook to take out the collateral, in case we are tricked by Cook, we might have an argument." This is the consideration of those who stay behind. After all, Cook's agreement now seems somewhat somewhat Funny, the army of more than three million orcs is still outside the Scarlet Fortress.