Roland continent
Rody's first thought was, did the old skeleton know that he had obtained the "Moses Scepter" and wanted to launch an aggressive war
But then he rejected the idea - impossible!
Without the "God's Smile" mask, Andy can no longer sense his own movements. It was impossible to know that he had obtained the magic staff.
Moreover, in less than two years, the empire fought the Northwest War and the Roland Holy War. After fighting two large-scale wars in two years, the empire's national strength was already somewhat exhausted, and it was impossible to provoke another large-scale war.
Although the last holy war was won, the empire also paid a heavy price. It was like a heavy burden weighing heavily on the empire.
Not a war, so what does Andy mean? Thinking of this, Roddy looked at Andy with doubts in his eyes.
Andy understood what Roddy was thinking. He didn't speak and just winked at Marquis Caroline.
The old Marquis handed Roddy a scroll, and Luo Bian opened it and saw a long list of things written in Roman characters on the slightly yellowed thick paper.
In the lower right corner, there is also a badge symbolizing the Roland Temple. The six-pointed star badge is obviously a magic mark, and it seems to be still shining brightly.
"What is this?" Rody frowned. He couldn't understand the Roland people's words.
Marquis Caroline looked serious and said in a low voice: "A proclamation, or rather a notice. It is a notice issued by the Roland Continental Temple to inform the entire continent!"
"Announcement? Message?" Rody thought for a while: "Is it a mobilization for war? Is the temple unwilling to accept the failure of the last war and want to provoke another war?"
Marquis Caroline smiled and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency Rody, it's not what you think - in fact, the general content of this memorandum is: the previous paragraphs denounced the incompetence of the various kingdoms in Roland Continent. , causing the Holy War to fail. Then the temple said that a divided and leaderless Roland continent would not be able to complete the great mission of conquering the heretics... So, hum..." At this point, the old Marquis' tone was a little gloomy, and he sneered twice before saying slowly: "So the temple is announcing to the world. The chief elder of the temple archbishop has decided to be crowned... pope!" After saying the last two words, a strange color flashed in the old marquis's eyes.
"Pope!" Rody's expression immediately became serious: "He wants to be the Pope?!"
Rody looked at Marquis Caroline, then at Andy, and suddenly sneered: "Are the people in the Roland Temple crazy? The Pope? In the thousands of years of history of the divine religion, there has only been one Pope! That is The first Pope Moses! Later, the divine religion was divided into two. No matter how fierce the two factions were, they did not dare to claim to be the "Emperor" of the divine religion. In the entire empire, the leader of the divine religion only dares to call himself the "Pope", and he has no courage to be the "Pope"! Is the chief elder of the Roland Temple a madman? He became the pope because of his great achievements in the Guangming Continent... Why is this chief elder of the Roland Temple? "Madman!"
Andy still didn't speak, and just looked at Marquis Caroline. The old Marquis breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Excellency Count Rody. I'm afraid that the chief elder of the Roland Temple is not a lunatic! In fact, he has been plotting carefully. I'm afraid he has been plotting for a long time."
Having said this, the smile on his face seemed a little deep, and he stared at Rody.
Thoughts flashed through Rody's mind like lightning. Then he suddenly said loudly: "Is this the war?"
The old Marquis nodded, rolled up his sleeves, and said with a wry smile: "We have always been suspicious. The war with the Roland people that just ended is simply inexplicable. Although the Roland people made a lot of noise, No matter from any aspect, they could not win that war. They sent an army of 800,000... Huh, let alone 800,000. On land, even if they had an army of 1.8 million, It is impossible to defeat us. Why do they want to provoke a war with no certainty at all? We have never been able to figure this out... "
A smile broke out at the corner of the old Marquis's mouth: "Although the Roland Temple has always had a profound influence on the Roland continent, it is only a spiritual leader after all. Although the saints they have assigned to various places have authority no less than that of the king, but After all, the real rights of each country are still in the hands of the king... Now it seems that the Roland Temple has a big plan. They want to turn the entire Roland continent into a religious empire! "
Rody closed his eyes, thought carefully, and then slowly said: "Well, that's right! First, he called on more than a dozen kingdoms across the continent to mobilize their troops, and then sent more than half of the Roland continent's troops to us, setting off a commotion. A war. Use this war to consume the armies of more than a dozen kingdoms in Roland Continent! In this way, the balance of power between the original temples and more than a dozen kingdoms in Roland Continent was broken. We also lost some of the Holy Knights, but in comparison, those kingdoms were greatly damaged! Haha! What a murderer!"
Marquis Caroline smiled and said: "Your Excellency Count Rody is right! After the balance of strength is broken, the kingdoms of Roland Continent will not have enough power to suppress the temple. The strength of the temple has the upper hand! Now the chief elder of the temple To be crowned Pope... Hum, Count Rody, you must know what the Pope means, right?"
Roddy showed a complicated expression on his face, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "I know!"
According to the history Roddy knew.
The only pope in the history of theistic religions, Pope Moses, was almost the co-leader of mankind when he was in power!
A true leader! The power is in your hands and you can tell the truth. Give orders to the world and obey them all! To put it more simply, it is dictatorship! It's the emperor!
The current chief elder of the Roland Temple is going to be crowned as the Pope. It is obvious that he wants to merge and unify the various kingdoms of the Roland continent. Then build a huge religious empire that can rival the Empire of Light!
No, perhaps an empire more powerful than the Empire of Light! After all, in the Empire of Light, religious rights and state rights were still separate, and the emperor and the pope restrained each other. But what the Roland Temple wants to establish is an empire where national rights and religious rights are completely unified! There is no distinction between the emperor and the pope. The pope alone combines the rights of the "emperor" and the "pope"!
"It's really crazy! Crazy thoughts, crazy actions!" Rody's tone was bitter.
Marquis Caroline shook his head: "I'm afraid it's not just crazy. We thought about it carefully. Although their move is crazy, it is undeniable that from any point of view, their current timing is really good. !”
The old Marquis said in a helpless tone: "The existence of the Thunder Strait makes it impossible for us to take advantage of them even when they are in civil strife. After all, Roland's navy is still there, and they cannot give us a chance to fight through. And after a big battle, , we don’t have the strength to fight them! We also paid a heavy price for the victory in that war... Your Excellency, Count Rody, I’m afraid you don’t know that the empire’s finances are very difficult now... A great war in the north cost the empire a lot. Tens of millions of gold coins! This does not include the consumption of the northwest battlefield..."
Kill someone with a borrowed knife!
A typical murder with a borrowed knife!
A so-called "holy war" was actually the Roland Temple using the Empire of Light to greatly consume the strength of the various kingdoms in the Roland continent, and then... hum.
Thinking of this, Roddy said: "Then why do you want me to go to Roland Continent?"
Andy finally spoke, with an imperial dignity still on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Negotiate peace!"
Negotiate peace? Rody frowned. Marquis Caroline smiled and said: "The King of Sauron Kingdom of Roland Continent is actually a very smart guy. Sauron Kingdom is the most powerful country on Roland Continent. Naturally, he is not willing to be annexed by the temple... If Roland On the mainland, the temple has really fallen out with those kingdoms, so a sword fight is certain! But they lost most of their troops in this holy war, and they are worried that they will not be able to compete with the temple, so... "
Rody already understood in his heart and said: "So the Kingdom of Sauron has sued us for peace! Really? Does King Sauron want us to lead troops to help them fight against the temple?"
"That's not true." Marquis Caroline smiled: "Have you forgotten? We still have hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war in our hands!"
Roddy's eyes lit up!
Prisoners of war!
In a holy war, the empire captured half a million of the opponent's troops. Under the management of General Sieg, those troops had been scattered in the north and served as slaves! These 500,000 people are the elite armies of those kingdoms in Roland Continent! In particular, the Royal Knights of the Kingdom of Sauron are also among them, as well as their elite and powerful chariot fleet!
Marquis Caroline continued: "The secret envoy of the Kingdom of Sauron has arrived in the imperial capital and asked to see His Majesty through me. He conveyed the wishes of King Sauron and asked us to return the captured troops so that they can fight against the suppression of the temple. ”
Rody pondered for a moment: "Can we agree to release the prisoners of war? After all, there are hundreds of thousands of troops! It is not a good thing for us to release the enemy's troops back."
Marquis Caroline seemed to be sighing: "Of course it is not a good thing. After all, it was Duke Tulip and the warriors of the empire who paid countless lives and blood to win the war. Now we are not willing to release the prisoners of war... However, Sir Rody, I think that if those prisoners of war are not released, then the temples of Roland Continent can easily defeat those kingdoms, and soon the Roland Continent will be unified! By that time, a powerful and unified empire will appear among us! The north will be a greater threat to the empire!"
Rody nodded, with a smile on his face, but that smile made Marquis Caroline feel a chill in his heart. Then he heard Rody slowly say: "I understand! For the future of the Bright Empire, the Roland people They must continue to be divided and cannot be allowed to form a unified empire!"
Marquis Caroline rolled up his sleeves, bowed towards Andy, and whispered: "So, His Majesty's intention is to ask you to go to the Roland continent once and act as the envoy of this negotiation on behalf of the empire!"
Now that the words are clear, it’s time for acting.
Rody also immediately pretended to be respectful, bowed gently to the emperor, and said solemnly: "Please give the order, Your Majesty!"
Andy smiled slightly and said: "Although it has been decided that we can negotiate with the Kingdom of Sauron, those are hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war after all! The Roland people must pay a heavy price!"
The next step is to negotiate some terms for peace talks. Andy didn't need to speak, Marquis Caroline had already made up his mind. This old fox is indeed a good player in politics. Although his character is not very good, he is indeed a capable minister! I have already thought up a large set of plans and made a long list of conditions.
Roddy didn't interrupt much, he just stood there and looked coldly at Andy and the Marquis of Caroline, one big and one small (compared to Andy, an old guy who is more than two hundred years old, the Marquis of Caroline can only be regarded as "" The two foxes were discussing how to kill the Roland people.
Rody frowned secretly when he heard this, but he saw the fat man Tianlie pretending to be a guard next to him couldn't help but look fascinated. Hearing the conspiracy, his face showed an expression of "that's exactly what it should be".
Rody could only smile bitterly. He knew that these old guys had more and more evil ideas in their minds. As for the conditions for negotiation, he didn't have to worry about them at all. They can definitely give Roland a serious blow!
Humph, I heard that the Kingdom of Sauron is very rich...
Roland Continent... Alas, Roland Continent!
Rody remembered that day when he was standing on the wall of Thunder City. Thinking of the tulips blooming from the magic flame in the starry sky that night, Rody couldn't help but feel a little crazy.
Black Sha... Miaosi... I'm going to Roland Continent!
Thinking of this, Rody subconsciously touched his chest. The iron ring given to him by black gauze was hanging on his chest. The hard, cold metal stuck to the skin on his chest. Rody felt a twinge of joy in his heart. A strange feeling, a boiling blood surged into my heart!
Miaosi, you must be looking forward to our meeting again...