Chapter 496 Agreement
"Your Majesty, I think you should meet this baron." As soon as His Majesty's words came to an end, a voice sounded without any respect, as if he was talking to an ordinary person.
When the pope heard this voice, he was not unhappy, but instead replied with a smile: "Yes, Miss Moro."
Everyone present was surprised. Why could a small baron make this person speak? Mo Luo's voice sounded again: "Your Majesty, although this person is a baron, I think everyone will know who he is when he hears his name."
"Who is it?" The Pope was a little depressed. The Pope's answer just now meant that he had seen a small baron for Mo Luo's sake, but Mo Luo did not buy it. Instead, he pointed out that the baron was not simple. The Pope turned to ask the white-robed priest who reported.
"It's Baron Cook." The white-robed priest bowed quickly and replied.
"Baron Cook, the guy who took out more than one billion gold coins from our warehouse in half a year." The pope had a deep impression of Cook, mainly because of magic airships, such a large consumption of magic metal was traded with Cook.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The white-robed priest replied quickly. The white-robed priest actually received the benefits of Cook's top-quality light-type magic crystal. When he heard that His Majesty could remember Cook, he quickly bowed and replied again.
"Haha, then invite the person to the Privy Council." The pope thought about it and replied.
In fact, the most talented one is the Pope of the Holy See of Light. Not only do they have to manage the Holy See, but they also have to deal with national affairs. The Privy Council is actually in charge of the work of the Holy See, and the Pope has clearly set his position and met with Cook as a Pope of the Holy See.
When Cook saw the Pope of the Holy See of the Holy See, a powerful pressure came to his face, and Cook felt a little shocked, and instantly Cook also knew that the Pope had reached the legendary realm.
Legend has reached level 10 but has not yet understood the realm. It can be said that it is at level 9 or above, and outside the threshold of the holy realm. Legend is at this critical position.
Once you understand the laws of the domain, you will reach the holy realm. If you cannot understand it, you will have to die slowly. This is the first big bottleneck in the path of cultivation and also a great improvement in the realm.
"Meet His Majesty the Pope." Cook performed the ritual of a magician.
"Haha." The Pope was a little unnatural. After all, if Cook met him with noble etiquette, he would have to kneel down and bow down, but the magician didn't need it. The Pope could not lose his temper. The Magician Union was the largest force in the mainland. Fortunately, magicians like to study, otherwise the Magician Union would have dominated the entire continent long ago, even if the Holy See had magical skills.
The pope smiled and then asked, "Is there anything wrong with Baron Cook looking for me?"
The Pope's word baron was particularly heavy, just to show that you are a baron. I see you as a baron, so what if you are rich.
Cook also smiled and replied, "Your Majesty, I have something to ask for permission from you."
"What's the matter?" The Pope was in a very good mood now and was secretly happy: "You beg me to do something, then I firmly disagree. When did a small baron actually look like a big shot in front of me? If I hadn't been a magician, I would have positioned you as a heretic."
"Your Majesty, there is an agreement here." Cook blinked and then took out a file.
A white-robed priest next to him took the file, then carefully checked it, and handed it to the Pope. The Pope originally wanted to throw the file directly on the ground, but at least he had to behave like a good person. After all, the Holy See was not the final decision on himself.
However, when the Pope saw the contents on the file, his mouth was wide open, and the Bishops of the Privy Council below were surprised. What did His Majesty see? It took him ten minutes to look at Cook carefully.
"Baron Cook, do you know what your file is written?" the pope asked in a calm tone.
"I know, Your Majesty, I just ask Your Majesty to allow logistics supplies to pass through the Empire, and I also want to ask Your Majesty to sign a contract, and all the land north of the fortress belongs to me." Cook nodded and replied.
"How can you, a small baron, get the land north of the Blood Fortress?" the Pope stood up and asked loudly.
When the Bishops of the Privy Council around him heard this, their mouths were wide open and they had no aristocratic style, and they did not have the appearance that a gentleman should have. They were shocked. This guy actually wanted the land north of the Blood Fortress, and the God of Light was above him. Don’t you know where there is an army of more than three million orcs now?
"I know." Cook did not explain, but continued to nod.
"Can you explain it?" the Pope asked for a while.
"It's OK after signing the contract." Cook didn't want to explain, but once it was explained clearly, the negotiations with the Light Empire would fall into a passive situation.
The Pope and the Privy Council bishops were completely speechless. Who is this? They are still kept secret. Could it be that there was something wrong with the Orc Empire? But the Light Empire had little information about the Orc Empire.
Because the Orc Empire and the Light Empire have always been enemies, even the smuggling merchants of the Light Empire cannot get any clues in the Orc Empire, because the characteristics of humans are completely different from those of orcs.
The orc Empire's approach is very simple. Do business, welcome, and inquire about news. No, so far, the Light Empire has known the approximate racial distribution map of the Orc Empire, and it is only the racial distribution of the Orc Empire in the south. As for the north, there is no news about the Light Empire.
The pope stared at Cook, but Cook was unmoved at all. In desperation, the pope of the Empire of Light 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 he was the emperor, but compared to other empires, the Pope's rights are not very great.
It can only be said that the Pope represents the Empire of Light and the Vatican. In the Vatican, not only did the Archbishop in the Cardinal manage various dioceses, but just like the governor of the United States, the Pope cannot directly interfere in the affairs of major dioceses, especially when the Archbishop in the Cardinal is not at fault, the Pope has only the right to suggest.
When encountering general major affairs, the Pope cannot make a decision alone. There are departments such as Privy Council, Ministry of Finance, Inquisition, Pastoral Temple, Knights of the Templar, White-robed Priestess and other departments to negotiate and decide what to do.
This is something that everyone understands, but it is different when it comes to saying it. The Pope thinks that Cook is simply refuting himself. Of course, Cook is just telling the truth.
The pope left with a dark face, and several bishops of the Privy Council met Cook one after another. Cook finally got rid of these bishops and came out of the Privy Council gate. Cook couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Three cocktail parties, two banquets, and one hunting."
"What does it mean?" Wu Mei dressed like a noble lady, her tail was covered by a wide skirt. Wu Mei asked Cook with a smile.
"A group of people just invited us to three cocktail parties, two banquets, and one hunting." Cook explained in detail.
"Okay." Wu Mei was still a girlish person and was very happy when she heard the excitement.
"Let's go." Cook waved his hand and then stepped onto an extremely ordinary carriage. The four big men around the carriage gave people a cold chill. These are four frost Titans. Now the entire Frost Titan tribe has a total of twenty people with awakening talents, and the rest are not yet at the age of awakening.
The snow-capped mountains within 20,000 kilometers near the Golden Pass were all divided by Cook to the Frost Titan tribe. As for whether these places belong to Cook, only God knows.
When Cook took Wu Mei around the Holy City, the top leaders of the entire Holy See were almost in full swing. What is the Orc Empire? That is a major concern of the empire. For tens of thousands of years, the territory of the Empire of Light has not expanded a little. What is the reason? It is because of the existence of the Orc Empire.
The Orc Empire was like a madman, rushing up from time to time and biting it. In history, the Blood Fortress was broken three times, and these three times caused heavy losses to the Empire of Light.
Wherever the orcs passed, it was like a fire. Even the iron nails were plundered by the orcs, and everything they could take away was packed and taken away. Every year, the Empire's expenses on the fortress were hundreds of millions of dollars, as well as a lot of manpower and material resources.
So when Cook's agreement was placed in front of everyone, everyone felt as if they were knocked out by a pie falling from the sky. The land north of the fortress had something to do with the empire. If you want to take it, take it away.
As for the turnover of materials through the empire, it is OK, which also increases taxes to the empire, so Cook's proposal was almost one-sided.
But there are also sober people, Mo Luo is one of them, and the Pope. When the Pope saw the people below, he couldn't help but speak out: "Everyone, everyone, this matter is probably not as good as we imagined."
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" someone asked immediately disagree.
"I mean, Cook is always not nervous." The Pope didn't know what to say. Is Cook a fool? It must be no. Since it is not, what does Cook mean to make this proposal?
"Your Majesty, then do you have any other ideas?" someone asked again.
The pope was speechless. If he knew Cook’s truest thoughts, he would have to remind everyone in a roundabout way. Fortunately, Mo Luo spoke: "Everyone, I think it is necessary for us to investigate carefully to see what Baron Cook has in mind, so as not to lose the face of the empire in the end."
"Miss Moro, then what do you think should be done? Negate Baron Cook's agreement, or is it the massive annual cost of the Blood Fortress in Miss Moro is just a number in his opinion?"
"There are also the lives of the imperial soldiers. This year's sacred war in the Orc Empire has caused the deaths of 300,000 soldiers, and nearly 400,000 disabled soldiers, Miss Moro, do you know what this means?"
"There are also equipment and huge logistics. Everyone, I think as long as we do not have the hidden danger of Blood Fortress, the rise of the empire is no longer a dream." Some bishops asked Mo Luo loudly. In the eyes of these people, no matter what Cook's intentions are, as long as the empire loses the burden of Blood Fortress, it will be a victory for the empire.
"But we need Baron Cook to take out the collateral. If we are fooled by Cook, there is a saying." This is the consideration of the people who leave a way out. After all, Cook's agreement seems a bit ridiculous now. More than three million orcs are still outside the Blood Fortress.
Chapter completed!