"The delegations have arrived."
Salicado looked towards the end of the night. Everything was so clear. The beam of light that penetrated the darkness moved all the way to the dock of Old Dunling.
Shermans also glanced at the darkness outside the window, his eyes full of sorrow.
"The leader is Anthony Russo. Do you have any impression of him?" Salicardo asked. It was not difficult for him to get the list of the delegation. After all, he was also an honorable duke and might have to attend a welcome dinner in a few days.
"It's him..."
When Shermans heard the name, his eyes changed slightly, with a hint of fear and melancholy.
"It looks like he left a deep impression on you." Seeing the changes in Shermans, Salicado paid more attention.
After the night of Lawrence's attack, a new world opened up before Salicado's eyes. The scavengers had erased his memory of that night, but he never expected that he would recall it all again in his nightmares in the future.
Old Dunling is on the eve of a storm, and different forces are trapped in this cold steel city. At this moment, the group composed of Salicado and Shermans is still hiding in the darkness. Salicado knows very well that once exposed, he will surely be liquidated by the mysterious agency. They try their best to hide and watch the development of the situation.
"He is a traitor. Anthony has betrayed us, betrayed the holy cardinals, and defected to the new pope."
Shermans said slowly.
"Anthony was originally from our side. Although he was not outstanding in the Knights Templar, he actually secretly controlled a large part of the power with our assistance."
Salicado listened quietly without saying anything.
"After the night of the Holy Advent, the Gospel Church was severely damaged. The old pope was also injured in that incident. His days are numbered. After his death, we need to elect a new pope. However, the situation in the Seven Hills was in chaos at that time."
Unlike other exiles, Shermans is already very old. What he has experienced over the years has destroyed his will. Power and desire are no longer what he expects. Like a stubborn old man, everything he does now is just for a little bit of boredom.
"Maybe this is the inferiority of human beings. Even faith and the fear of darkness can hardly curb the crazy growth of greed. Originally, there were two strong candidates for the next Pope. One was Cardinal Miguel and the other was Cardinal Medici," said Shermans.
"The Medici who controls the wealth?"
"Lorenzo de' Medici, the great Lorenzo, once led Florence into its golden age, but it ended with his own age."
Speaking of this great man, Shermans couldn't help but feel in awe.
"When I was a young man, he was already a distinguished cardinal. I thought he would become the Pope, but he didn't. What he did was more terrible than I thought." Shermans recalled the yellowed years.
"Cardinal Medici did not become Pope, but he secretly supported several cardinals to become Popes," Shermans looked at Salicardo and explained to him, "Being a Pope means being detached from the secular world, which will inevitably weaken his rule over the secular world, and the foundation of the Medici family is finance."