Blaming others is a good way to reduce stress. Of course, it is also one of the criteria for judging whether a person has inner qualities.
A slap sent the guard flying to the wall, and the latter rolled down to the ground, and immediately stood up again, not caring to wipe off the blood from the corner of his mouth, and knelt down on the spot, terrified.
He knew that his life was in the hands of the pope in front of him.
This is the little man, this is the sorrow without power. If it were a bishop standing before the pope, even if the pope got angry again, it would not be so.
Most of the pope's anger disappeared with the slap. He looked at the guard and waved his hand in boredom. The latter turned around and left immediately as if he had been pardoned.
The room became quiet again. The Pope sat at the table, watching the delicious breakfast, but he had no intention of eating it anymore.
What Beta wants to do, Gus probably can guess a little bit at this time. Since becoming Pope, he felt that nothing good had happened. When he took office, the temple was in turmoil. He was the one who recovered the decline with his own efforts. As for the fact that Emma had a higher reputation and made greater contributions at that time, he selectively forgot.
It was also him who made a wonderful move of selling the saint to the Temple of Wealth... not only consolidated his position, avoided the "two-headed" political situation in the temple, but also made the Divine Cult get a lot of funding, so that he could be more powerful to Zoroastrianism. Slightly gained the upper hand in the battle.
It's just that they didn't expect that the cunning God of Wealth Cult clearly had an ally relationship with them, but while they were at war with Zoroastrian Cult, they continued to erode their 'sphere of influence'. If it was said that the Tempest Temple had about 20% of the population's belief rate in Hollevin, now it is only about 10%.
This is already a belief rate that has fallen into the dangerous line. If it continues like this, the Goddess of Storms will be in danger of being weakened.
So he can only form an alliance with Zoroastrianism.
Zoroastrianism has no intention of marching into Hollevin, but the God of Wealth has a tendency to 'unify' Hollevin in terms of belief.
Far and near attack... At the critical moment of life and death, as well as the enemy is not an enemy, but an ally.
Because of this concept and idea, he formed an alliance with Zoroastrianism.
Is this wrong? Not at all, not at all.
But the problem is, the other party knows.
How do you know
Who broke the news to them
There are traitors
impossible! I have tested it myself, and those who know about the alliance are all orthodox believers who are very loyal to the goddess, and a few are fanatics, and they cannot betray.
What the hell is going on
Gus couldn't understand it. In his opinion, he was acting very covertly.
After putting on make-up, they went to meet alone with the Pope of Zoroastrianism, signed a contract in private, and in order not to let the world find out, they even specially acted together.
It shouldn't be.
If Beta could hear his inner activities, he would definitely laugh out loud.
There are traces of any conspiracy. Although Gus is also from a small noble family, when it comes to conspiracy and tricks, how can he be the opponent of the big nobles. In order to ensure their status, these big noble families have conspiracies against the political situation. There is a full sense of smell for tricks. Gus has been Pope for less than three years, and his overall perspective and ability are not up to standard. Therefore, although his actions are said to be very secretive, there are still subtle traces.
As the master of the country, the king has a wide intelligence network.
Besides, the young king of Hollevin has an unforgettable hatred for Zoroastrianism.
The king discovered something was wrong from some slightly strange actions of Zoroastrianism.
After further investigation, many things were discovered.
As a king, he knew very well that a powerful Wealth Cult did not meet the requirements of a ruler, but an uncontested Wealth Cult was at least much stronger than the Zoroastrian Cult and the weedy Storm God Cult.
If the other two sects had the prestige and ability of the Wealth God Sect, maybe even the royal family would be wiped out.
But the God of Wealth still does not interfere in national politics, and even writes this rule into its teachings.
There is a saying called 'relying on peers', which is basically the same thing.
Although the God of Wealth's intelligence ability is not as good as that of the royal family, it is because they focus on the construction relationship, but this does not mean that the God of Wealth will never find out that the two religions are united. It's better to tell them in advance, so as to sell favors.
This is what King Hollevin thinks now.
After thinking about it, Gus couldn't determine who leaked the secret, but now Beta has arrived, bringing the golden dragon, the pterodactyl knight, and the three-party army.
The Temple of Storms must make a decision.
The emergency meeting was held again, and Gus said the news he had just heard in the meeting room almost with a dark face.
After hearing this, the archbishops were all filled with righteous indignation, and some even shouted directly: "Let's fight Beta directly, it's too deceiving."
But immediately someone poured cold water: "I'm still saying what I said yesterday, how to spell it, the other party is a legendary level, or a dragon knight, and there are more than 60 pterosaurs stationed on the hills outside the city. Once we make a move, the people in the whole city will add up." , can't stop the opponent."
"Then what should we do, let the other party play us if they are against us?"
"Weakness is a crime. The other party dares to play us like this, and we have to have a meeting here to quarrel."
"You are very strong, then you go."
"When did I say that I am powerful, we are all weak..."
"It's not right now to fight, and it's not good to not fight. What do you think should be done?"
"I'm not the Pope, the Pope has the final say!"
More than a dozen archbishops were arguing, their faces were red, and the meeting room was as noisy as a vegetable market, accompanied by the sound of pounding the table.
The more Gus listened, the more annoying he became. He came to listen to opinions, not to listen to these people arguing.
Attaching the magic power to his hand, he smashed the table in front of him with a slap.
Wood fragments and smoke flew everywhere, and the room suddenly fell silent.
"Now, everyone has to discuss a suitable plan, otherwise our religion will be in danger." Gus looked at the others with red eyes: "No one can escape, and if there is no result, no one can get out of this world." Room."
Archbishops, you look at me, I look at you, no one speaks.
Gus continued to roar: "The temple is at a critical moment. You are not here to quarrel, but to find a solution. Don't you usually boast that you are smart? No one can come up with a plan now?"
Silence continued in the conference room.
Gus looked disappointed.
At this time, an old bishop suddenly spoke up: "The more important the juncture, the more the Pope's decision-making ability will be tested. Our opinions are only trivial, and your decision is the most important."
Gus looked at the old bishop, his name was Philip, and he used to be a powerful faction competing with him for the pope. The most critical vote was in the hands of Emma. At that time, Emma felt that Philip was too sly and not suitable to be a pope, so she voted for Gus.
Now that Philip jumped out, Gus felt something was wrong.
"In other words, everything in the teaching is now in my hands?"
Philip nodded: "Of course, your decision determines the future of our religion, so please consider it carefully!"
"That is to say, you have no intention of taking responsibility at all?"
"Pope, you have misunderstood us." Philip said lightly: "Pope, if you decide to go to war, we are ready to die. If you decide to surrender, we are ready to donate gold coins to buy a way to survive."
Gus stared at Philip hard.
If the other party said it, he would be roasted on the fire.
The pope makes a decision, so whether he wins or loses, the responsibility is on the pope, and they don't have to bear any cause and effect.
If you lose, throw the Pope towards the enemy, and they have a high chance of surviving.
Winning... so what, the pope is already the highest position, can he still go up to the sky
"If I want to go to war, let the Philip family take the lead?" Gus asked sullenly.
"As you wish." Philip replied flatly, closing his eyes at the same time.
Gus took a deep breath, and he found that the atmosphere of the other archbishops present was not right.
In a small manor about 500 meters away from the Great Storm City, Beta was having breakfast with Emma and the others.
Although the Storm God Sect is now being forced to be nervous, there is still no shortage of courtesy.
The breakfast was delicious. Even with Beta's extremely picky taste buds, the pastries were delicious.
Most women like to eat sweets, Emma will show a happy expression after taking a bite, Judy and Sorilana are similar.
After breakfast, Emma asked, "How do you think the Church of the Storm God will respond?"
After completely letting go of the obsession in her heart, Emma no longer considered issues from the perspective of the Temple of Storms.
"It should be arguing now." Beta thought for a while, and said: "After two or three hours, someone should find a way to contact us secretly. Find a way to vote for us."
Emma thought for a while, and then asked, "What kind of decision do you think Pope Gus will make?"
"It's very likely that he won't do anything!" Beta smiled. "I think that person is the type who doesn't take much responsibility. I feel that he is a little afraid of taking responsibility."
"I think he is quite responsible. He dared to criticize my policies before."
Emma frowned. She wasn't speaking for the Temple of Storms, but because Gus was chosen by her. Beta's evaluation of Gus was not saying that she didn't have eyes for people in disguise
Beta smiled and said, "Because you're easy to bully, you'll know it when you look at it."
Emma pouted.
At this time, there was a noisy sound outside, and after a while, a beautiful girl broke in. She was wearing a white skirt with a full x-length skirt, and her face was full of anger.
"Emma Watson, you are still a human being, and you actually brought foreign teachers to bully our Storm God Sect." The girl pointed at Emma with an angry face: "Do you still have a conscience?"