The Sistine Chapel is a not very old building in the Vatican Castle. It has a very simple structure, just an ordinary rectangular building.

The Vatican Castle is really inconspicuous among the beautiful buildings everywhere.

However, since its completion, successive popes have chosen this place as their private sanctuary, a place to study and affirm teachings and meet with important guests.

Over the past month, the mouthpiece of the Habsburg family has continued to promote it.

Ladislaus, who abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side and resolutely distanced himself from the Doria family, can now be regarded as an important guest. Cardinal Sforza also told Ladislaus that yesterday, that is, Ladislaus was safe.

On the day of his arrival in the Roman Ecclesiastical State, the emperor's ambassador to Rome had officially announced that the emperor had restored the surname of Ligurian Archbishop Ladislavlaus, the "Habsburg".

In addition to revising the royal genealogy, an annual annuity of two thousand talers was also provided.

The emperor's ambassadors in other capitals will also inform the monarchs of various countries on the day they receive the notice. There is a third Habsburg in the world.

Moreover, the emperor also recognized that Ladislaus's father was also a member of the royal family of magicians and was included in the royal family tree.

Although there was no special task prompt, Ladislaus still received about 50 reputation points, which was very close to the 1,000 number required to activate the Archbishop title.

So when Ladislaus was watched by more than two hundred tall and heavily armored Swiss guards.

When Cardinal Sforza guided him step by step up the steps of the chapel, he was in a very excited mood.

"Father, I did it, and I will do better."

From the force with which Ladislaus stepped on the steps, Cardinal Sforza seemed to hear Ladislaus's voice.

Being able to walk proudly under the gaze of these "most glorious" Swiss Guards is evidence of the glory of power.

The Swiss Guard is a new thing introduced by the previous true elect pope twenty years ago, and any new thing will always encounter opposition in this gathering place of ancient traditions. The voice that advocates that the core castle guard should be served by local Romans has always been unfavorable.

Absolutely.

However, the martial customs of the Swiss allowed them to continuously provide elite warriors to the Dark Sun Holy See who far exceeded the Roman locals. Therefore, despite the opposition, the size of the Really Chosen Papal Guard continued to expand, and its size was close to that of the Roman City Defense Army.

, reaching thousands of people.

The honor of guarding the Sistine Chapel is exclusive to them. The Swiss Guards company dedicated to guarding the Sistine Chapel was given the title "The Most Honorable" for this reason. These two hundred Swiss Guards are all warriors of at least the fourth level.

, a standard higher than the most elite troops in Spain and France.

This chapel with a simple structure is the seat of the highest authority of the Dark Sun Church. It is said that no one below the level of the archbishop has ever entered it since it was built.

Even the person who opened the door for Ladislaus seemed to have a priest level of 8 to 9, which could be regarded as a bishop level. If he were to be sent outside, he would be a powerful figure. His responsibilities here are similar to those of a hotel doorman. Of course, he is the most powerful person in Europe.

Distinguished doorman.

Cardinal Sforza, who was leading the way, did not enter with him, and Ladislaus had the rare honor of being seen alone.

Ladislaus was of course flattered by this and had great expectations.

However, the experience after walking into the Sistine Chapel was a bit unexpectedly dull. Not only was it dull, it could even be said to be very disappointing to Ladislaus. First of all, the building was over-rated, and the world-famous Michelangelo

The mural "Genesis" is really ordinary and feels very stiff in the dim light. Ladislaus feels that the image is not enough to show the extraordinaryness of the dark sun.

What's more important is that he and His Majesty the True Pope didn't seem to have said a few words at all. Ladislaus only remembered that after he bowed politely, the very ordinary old man just gave a few ordinary words of encouragement. Even Colonna in red

The cause of the bishop's death was not even asked.

I thought that the elected Pope Adrian VI, who relied on the support of Emperor Charles V to be elected, would be very close to me, but in fact that was not the case at all.

He just sat drowsily on the purple-black "Absolute Truth" throne. No, he wasn't drowsy. He seemed to have never even opened his eyes.

It's really a level lower than "not looking at people squarely".

If it weren't for the fact that there were still a few nonsense words in his memory, Ladislaus really couldn't tell whether he had really chosen the Pope after meeting him during his lunch break.

Not only was the pope really elected, but the "absolute truth" seat was rumored to be miraculous. It was said to have boundless divine power. When I saw it with my own eyes, it was just ordinary. It could only be that the texture was good, the purple and black color was pure, and I didn't know if it was comfortable to sit on.

Comfortable.

In short, this was an interview that filled Ladislaus with disappointment and doubts.

However, the result of the interview was not bad. Ladislaus found that just "entering and exiting the Sistine Chapel" was actually a task. He gained about 200 more reputation points. Now his reputation has exceeded

980, which is less than 20 away from fully activating the "Archbishop of Liguria".

Ladislaus could only guess that perhaps being able to enter the Sistine Chapel alone would be enough to make people envious and jealous.

Moreover, the originally promised tithes of 1,400 thalers in Modena and 900 thalers in Piacenza were actually paid in full by the true electorate. Even the papal treasurer who handed over the money did not hint at any kickbacks.

, of course, Ladislaus still resolutely corrupted the other party, and after several pushbacks, he finally gave away a hundred thalers. He must not ignore the rules no matter what.

Seeing that the other party finally showed a sincere smile, Ladislaus finally breathed a sigh of relief and luckily persisted, so that he could rest assured that there would be no rule without rules.

Such generosity is also due to the fact that Ladislaus' current financial situation is very good. Counting the gains along the way, Ladislaus already has nearly 10,000 thalers of available funds.

Boss Sirica went to deal with the loot on the White Agate, Anna and Captain Jack went to arrange berths, Machiavelli went to deal with the French ambassador, and Ladislaus decided to hand over the dozen sailors from France to the French ambassador.

It can save a lot of trouble, but the ransom is the minimum standard.

However, the Archbishop of Marseille is also a big figure in the Dark Sun Church system. This is a rule for handling conflicts within the church, and Ladislaus should not violate it rashly.

After leaving the Sistine Chapel, Ladislaus delayed the emperor's invitation to the ambassador. The servant sent by the ambassador said that the ambassador had prepared an annuity of two thousand talers for the first year and a spare room in the embassy.

Or let Ladislaus use it as he pleases.

However, Ladislaus had a more important place to visit first.

He didn't even go to see the person who came to give money immediately. Ladislaus really took it very seriously.

Although the elected pope seemed a little cold, he still treated him very well. After the audience, Ladislaus was immediately given a very comfortable carriage to travel around.

Rome did not have any important handicraft industry. The carriage Ladislaus rode was a product from Venice. Although most of the people around him were sent out, Ladislaus did not need to worry about his own safety, even though he was in Rome.

It is normal for cardinals to assassinate each other, as long as they are not discovered.

Now there is a dignified "protector of the country" sitting in the car.

Baron Galliani was a legendary warrior born in Milan. During the Battle of Milan, he barely escaped from the siege, but all the male members of the Sforza family in Milan were captured by the Duke of Bourbon and then executed.

In the former Duke's palace.

Another pillar of the Principality of Milan, the "most unfortunate" Massimo Moratti died generously in the city of Milan, which is in sharp contrast to him. Massimo Moratti was a 16th-level priest, far away.

"Zhenguo" was a powerful divine spellcaster with only one step. When he died, he inspired the "Parting Curse". It is said that as a result, one of his Dark Sun priests is currently suffering from mental instability.

Yes, Massimo Moratti is not a believer of the Dark Sun. He is the spokesman of the "Girl of Misfortune" Her Majesty Ben Basha in the world. The "most unfortunate thing" is the title of the leader of the church. Milan is the church of "Girl of Misfortune"

’s base camp, or rather it used to be.

Now this church is being purged on a large scale by the Church of the Dark Sun who is accompanying the French army.

Things are so bizarre. The extremely fearful enemies of the Roman Cyric Church State are sweeping away the enemies of the "Dark Sun"

It is worth mentioning that although the Church of Rome is very afraid of the Kingdom of France's invasion of Italy, several French cardinals and archbishops accompanying the army have recently upgraded their spellcasting levels due to the French army's severe attack on the "Girl of Misfortune" church in Milan.

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Among them was the Archbishop of Marseilles who was robbed by Ladislaus.

Cyric's human spokesperson, the Pope, publicly condemned the French army's invasion of Italy, but His Majesty the Dark Sun showed great favor to the invaders.

This ambiguous attitude also made the Duke of Bourbon in France more unscrupulous and confiscated a large number of local nobles' territories and properties.

The baronies of the Galliani family were also on the list of confiscations.

Turn your attention back to the bald Baron Galliani.

This series of events and contrasts certainly greatly damaged the honor of Baron Galliani.

He then went south to join the last member of the Sforza family, the Cardinal.

He publicly argued that the dead Duke of Milan was killed because he was unwilling to accept his suggestion to break out of the city and hid in a secret hideout and was betrayed by traitors.

He also expressed his willingness to stop accepting subsidies for the rest of his life and fight to the end for the revival of the Sforza family. This performance made Cardinal Sforza, who was now at the end of his rope, accept him again.

However, any high-level warrior needs a large amount of high-level nutrients. Cardinal Sforza, who has used all his wealth to revive his family, cannot afford it. Baron Galliani, who has had his territory and property confiscated, must get a certain amount of it.

Materials are the only way to maintain strength. Therefore, the necessary expenses of Baron Galliani are currently provided by Emperor Charles V. This is also the emperor's way of showing his continued support for the Duke of Milan family.

But since he accepted the emperor's support and went to the emperor's embassy every month to reimburse various expenses, Baron Galliani could not actually be regarded as a complete force of the Sforza family. The cardinal could only accept this and hope that

The situation will improve after retaking the city of Milan.

Now, Baron Galliani, who has no important work for the time being, is asked by the emperor to protect Ladislaus on important matters.
Chapter completed!