After transmigrating to this world, Li Yuebai visited the Pope every 14 days according to strict religious rules.
At the beginning, he imagined this event as very solemn and sacred, with a sense of ritual.
After all, there is a pope in the real world, often seen on TV news, usually an elderly man with a kind smile on his face, wearing a gorgeous and complicated robe, wearing a tall hat symbolizing religious power, holding a cross , with extravagant scriptures beside him, standing on the top of the mountain to receive the cheers of the people. As for the pope on the antique portrait, he has a sense of distance, as if he is in a holy place, not in the same world as ordinary people.
It wasn't until he actually met the Pope that he realized that the most solemn, sacred and ritualistic person turned out to be himself.
The High Priest is the spokesperson of the Pope, the living signboard in the temple, and the existence that should best embody religious characteristics, replacing the Pope to communicate with believers, while the Pope himself lives in reclusive life, only needing to show up at important events.
The pope's residence, named Tongtian Tower, looks solemn and solemn on the outside, but the inside is very sci-fi, especially the pope's living room, which is no different from the living rooms of those politicians in the empire and the alliance, with all modern facilities.
The Pope himself, by the looks of it, is a politician through and through. He is in his 60s and 70s. He is in good health and pays great attention to maintenance. There are several personal doctors who follow and take care of him all the time. He wears non-religious secular clothes and wears a lot of monitoring vital signs. accessories, and can skillfully operate all kinds of remote control devices that Li Yuebai can't name.
When Li Yuebai went to visit him again, he deliberately put away the radiant aura on his body.
The meeting this time was still the same, with ease and familiarity.
The Pope and the High Priest are mentors and apprentices, and the relationship between them is extremely close. When they are alone, they can talk about any deep political topic.
Li Yuebai knew that the situation was urgent and he didn't have much time, so he stopped going around in circles and explained the danger of the Marshal directly.
After the Pope finished listening, he just nodded without saying yes or no.
It was obvious at a glance that the pope thought his lover was being too sensitive.
"Tsk tsk." The system sighed: "Host, you are not a good lobbyist."
Even if it is not easy to do, you have to do it. After all, this is the closest job to your old job.
Li Yuebai took a breath, drank a glass of water, and was about to continue his eloquent speech. But the Pope raised his hand and interrupted, "Palder, that's enough."
"..." Li Yuebai had no choice but to keep quiet when he saw that the Pope was getting impatient.
"In a few moments, the Prime Minister will be visiting." The Pope said: "... the matter of the alliance, Pardell, please stand in the way for me."
"Of course, dear godfather." Li Yuebai obediently agreed.
Look at the time, it's almost noon, the Prime Minister always visits at noon these days, and today is no exception.
Recently, the Prime Minister and the Pope have gotten quite close and visited each other frequently. To outsiders, they seem to be intimate, discussing how to deal with the Marshal together, but Li Yuebai knows that there are also big differences between the Prime Minister and the Pope.
The point of difference lies in the attitude towards the alliance.
The Prime Minister is a thoroughly pro-Alliance faction. Since the discovery of the iridium mine, he has frequently overtly or secretly presided over the transfer of the mining rights to the Alliance, taking the opportunity to seek the Alliance's protection, and even join the Alliance.
The Pope did not take this seriously, and believed that the Alliance was no more trustworthy than the Empire.
The two couldn't argue.
Therefore, every time the prime minister came to visit, he had to try his best to persuade him. He is a political figure, and his eloquence is of course one in a million.
Not long after, the Prime Minister stepped on the bell and stepped into the Pope's living room.
The prime minister is relatively young, only forty-five or sixteen years old, with a very elegant black mustache, and usually wears a suit or tuxedo, with a personable demeanor. He is a lawyer with rich experience in politics. When facing the public, he always has a dignified and deep expression, but when he comes to the Pope, there will be a sly smile in his eyes, a bit like a magician on the stage.
After being seated, he first greeted the Pope on his physical condition as usual, then praised the Pope's taste in choosing household appliances, and finally talked about the topic of the alliance...
The pope sat on the seat with a kind smile on his face, as stable as Mount Tai.
In the end, the Prime Minister always asked the Pope: You said that you can neither submit to the empire nor fall to the alliance, so what should we do? Do you want to deal with two superpowers on your own? This is obviously impossible... Since we all hate the Empire, why not...
Li Yuebai only felt the blood vessels on his forehead throbbing.
I have to admire the pope, who is too stable. If he had changed himself, he would have collapsed under the prime minister's string of problems.
Of course, he is not in the mood to argue with the Prime Minister right now, all he can think about is how to cheat the Assassins from the Prime Minister.
"Your Excellency." Li Yuebai said, "Have you paid attention to Marshal Augustan's movements recently?"
"marshal?"
"I'll just say it directly." Li Yuebai said seriously: "The position of the marshal is close to the empire..."
"Of course." The Prime Minister nodded casually.
"So, don't you think you should be more vigilant?"
"His Majesty and I have always been on the highest level of vigilance against the Marshal."
The prime minister understood what the high priest meant, and he was even more vigilant than the highest vigilance, that is, to assassinate the marshal directly.
"Palder, your proposal is too radical." The Prime Minister said meaningfully: "Now is not the time..."
Sure enough, the vigilance of the pope and the prime minister was so low that they both thought that now was not the best time to take action against the marshal, and they should wait and see for a few more days.
Only Li Yuebai knew that if he waited and watched, it would be too late.
Sure enough... I still have to make that move... Only in this way can the Prime Minister be forced to make a move.
Li Yuebai silently sent a message to Lei.
Lei drove a private aircraft and hovered above a certain ocean in Amiens.
The display screen in front of him was flickering crazily, it was a call request from Marshal Augustan.
Ray sneered and declined the call.
Since returning safely, he has not contacted the marshal once.
At this time, I'm afraid the marshal has already reached the brink of eruption.
Lei Cai casually pressed the button to agree to the call after walking around leisurely.
"General Ares." The marshal's voice was as cold as hell: "Since you have returned safely for more than 12 hours, why didn't you report it?"
"Marshal Augustan." Lei's voice was aggressive: "How dare you ask your subordinates this question?"
"You..." The marshal was suffocated by his rebellious attitude, and his heart was clouded even more.
"I'm going to ask directly, respected Marshal." Lei said word by word: "Did you tamper with the star map to erase the existence of the deformed black hole?"
"Negative!" The marshal said angrily, "I have already started to send people to investigate the cause of the accident. It is clearly you, General Ares, who modified the star map without authorization. You have gone too far this time!"
"Oh?" Ray sneered again.
Sure enough, what Ozuki said was right, the marshal will definitely put all the responsibility on himself.
"For the sake of your military exploits." The marshal sighed, calmed down, and said in a low voice: "There is still a chance to make up for your mistakes, Ares, as long as you come back and surrender, in the military court, There will always be room for maneuver.”
"Okay." Lei smiled: "In three days, I will come to you and surrender myself."
The marshal ended the call.
At the moment when the call ended, the anger, disappointment and other emotions on the Marshal's face disappeared in an instant, and he returned to a calm expression - once a decision was made, there was no need to put on any expression.
He was eager to contact Lei, just to find out—what step did Lei know about himself.
This cannot be guessed from César's account.
Now, it can be clearly known that Lei already knew that the star map was modified by himself, so there is nothing to say and must be silenced.
Moreover, the call just now was long enough. During this time, my subordinates had already found Lei's location.
Next, regardless of life or death, as long as Lei is caught in a military court, the previously prepared framing procedure can be started to completely kill this disobedient subordinate.
At the junction of the sea and the sky, countless aircraft appeared densely, and they were the marshal's private troops.
In the call just now, Lei Man agreed to surrender without hesitation, which was false, and the marshal accepted the surrender without hesitation, of course it was also false.
Lei calmly dialed the joystick, rushed upwards, then made a tricky turn and fled to an unknown direction.
On his screen, a coordinate number flashed, which was sent by Obscure Moon.
As long as you escape to the location pointed by this coordinate, you're done.
In fact, Lei was willing to do this purely because of his trust in Obscure Moon. This coordinate was very strange to him, and it was an area he had never stepped into.
Behind him, the Marshal's private troops were in hot pursuit.
"Mr. Prime Minister." Li Yuebai politely poured tea for the Prime Minister himself: "I'm curious, when will a person like you adopt the most extreme coping strategy?"
Hot black tea, mixed with whiskey and sea salt, filled the air.
The Prime Minister was slightly displeased with his questioning, frowned, and replied: "Of course it is a last resort."
"I hope Mr. Prime Minister will remain vigilant at all times." Li Yuebai said meaningfully: "The so-called last resort often comes very quickly."
The Prime Minister smelled a hint of danger, so he couldn't help squinting his eyes, and said with a smile to the Pope: "Your Majesty, your beloved disciple...do you know something?"
"Palder." The Pope reprimanded: "Don't play tricks, if you have anything to say, tell Mr. Prime Minister directly."
"Yes." Li Yuebai said: "Someone sent me an urgent report just now, saying that the marshal may have learned of something recently—the location of your private estate."
Hearing the word "manor", the prime minister's heart sank.
The prime minister has been in politics for many years, and has many secrets, many of which are hidden in a private manor. The location of the manor is secret, and it is impossible for outsiders to find it.
All along, the marshal knew that the prime minister had such a manor, but he didn't know where the manor was.
If the marshal could break into the manor and search, it would really drive the prime minister over a cliff.
Thinking of this, the prime minister felt uneasy, and immediately opened the instant messaging with his subordinates.
The subordinates first reported that the manor was safe and sound, it was secret as usual, and there was no outsider visiting, and then they reported in a panic that something was wrong, suddenly a large number of military aircraft rushed in!
According to the coordinates given by Obscure Moon, Lei swooped down towards the rugged and strange mountain on the ground.
The aircraft of the military department behind him chased after him, probably because the marshal had promised him a high-ranking salary, and some of them even followed behind him without fear of death, rushing through the narrow passage between the mountain peaks.
The movements are the same, but there is a certain gap in driving skills.
Many aircraft rushed too hard, or were tricked by Lei's fake movements, and eventually lost their direction and slammed into the hard mountain.
Fortunately, the current military aircraft are equipped with a safety ejection system. Once out of control, the driver will be ejected. Here is close to the ground, there is an atmosphere, and the parachute will automatically open, allowing the pilot to land safely.
In an instant, parachute flowers bloomed in the sky.
"Mr. Prime Minister!" The voice in the instant message became more and more unstable: "People from the military department, they parachuted! The landing site is the manor!"
"What are you panicking!" the Prime Minister scolded in a deep voice.
"Too many people landed in the army, it's hard to guarantee that they will all be wiped out!" The subordinates complained again and again.
"Killing the mouth may not be useful." Li Yuebai said: "As soon as the pilot lands, the automatic tool carried on his body can start the information collection work and spread it to the marshal immediately."
marshal…
The prime minister's face was clouded.
Regardless of whether Marshal Augustan was intentional or unintentional, since he sent someone to break into the manor, it is very likely that he will quickly grasp his handle.
So far, there is only one way to go.
After three seconds of silence, the Prime Minister made a decision.
"Thank you, System." Li Yuebai said.
"It's just a coordinate, any system can get it." The system said: "This is what I should do."