After a fight with Archbishop Brandon, Archbishop Fowler vented a lot of his inner frustrations, which he had been holding back these days, and finally found a place to vent.
Although the Pope repeatedly asked him to put the matter aside for the time being and wait until the goddess recovered before opening the investigation, Archbishop Fowler believed that he had to do something and could not let it develop naturally.
In order to monitor Mavey, he gave a secret order to the demon hunters responsible for protecting Mavey's safety, asking them to record Mavey's daily activity route and report it to him.
At first, the witcher disagreed because the information needed to be reported to the Pope. Archbishop Fowler did this as an act of arrogance. Secondly, Ma Wei was very kind to them, often giving them subsidies, and occasionally cooking and inviting them to have meals together. No matter what reason or emotion, private information should not be leaked.
But Archbishop Fowler moved out the goddess of health and asked the demon hunters in the team who believed in the goddess of health, Wilder, to report information to him, otherwise they would be deprived of their qualifications as believers.
Forced to have no choice but to hand over Mavey's route of action to Archbishop Fowler, the Demon Hunter team also quietly reported the matter to the Pope. The Pope, who learned of the matter, did not stop Archbishop Fowler, but pretended not to know.
How could he not be worried that Nicholas was Marvie Enders?
The key point is that he is the Pope and must not show doubts. On the contrary, it is Archbishop Fowler. He was originally at odds with Ma Wei, and many of his actions can be explained and will not arouse suspicion.
If Archbishop Fowler found out nothing and alerted Mavey, Pope Ubley I would punish Archbishop Fowler.
If Archbishop Fowler's investigation revealed something, Pope Ubry I would tell others that he had tacitly approved it.
No matter what the outcome, the Pope never loses.
How could Archbishop Fowler not know that he was being used as a weapon?
It was precisely because he anticipated the Pope's reaction that he dared to threaten the Demon Hunter team.
Why did Pope Ubli I transfer him to London?
Is it because he performed well?
The answer, of course, is balance.
Archbishop Fowler was the pawn used to balance the Manstein Potion Company.
Now it finally comes in handy.
On the other side, Mawei had already sent an ultimatum to Caesar. Cats all over the city sent him information about the secret meeting held by the Pope. He could also guess the general content. It was nothing more than Caesar reporting to the church.
But so what?
If it had been placed half a year ago, Ma Wei would have been even more afraid. Today,
He no longer needs to be afraid.
The Manstein Potion Company has developed very rapidly. In less than half a year since its establishment, it has entered the economic core of the Kingdom of Windsor. The brand-new market supports countless people and contributes terrible taxes every month. It is comparable to a terrifying money-drawing machine.
The establishment of branches and the signing of potion cooperation agreements in various countries have allowed the Manstein Potion Company to further expand. With the church background and the support of the kingdom, the economic size is no longer something ordinary capital can compete with. All branches combined , the trade volume handled every day has reached millions of gold pounds, which is tens of millions of rubles when converted!
What is this concept?
Katerina gave the Romanov Kingdom's total government revenue the year before last as 600 million rubles.
Manstein Potions only needed two months to surpass this number.
Of course, the amount of trade handled does not represent profit. Tiffany has calculated that the average profit rate of Manstein Potion Company is around 60%, which is not very high, but the transaction volume is huge.
It is no exaggeration to say that with the 51% of shares currently held by Mawei, the annual profit has exceeded the total tax revenue of the Romanov Kingdom the year before.
The ability to grow from zero to explosive growth in just one year is thanks to the capital injection from the Liberal Party and the support of the church and the kingdom. This is a fact, not Mawei’s acceptance speech.
Such a terrible transaction volume has been related to the lives of countless people. More and more people are placing their money on the Manstein Potion Company, investing all their wealth in the cultivation and collection of potions, relying on Manstein's Potion Company for dinner.
The order of the potion market was also established by the Manstein Potion Company.
This machine, this monster cannot fail.
Of course, this is not the reason for the Church of the Three Goddess of Destiny to let things go. Now that the gods have come, the economy is no longer insurmountable, and power is no longer concentrated in the hands of capital, but has fallen into the hands of the church.
If the church wanted Manstein to die because of the potion company, he had to die.
The issue is,
The Manstein Potion Company is related to the lives of too many people. Coupled with the authority of the Prime Minister and the support of charitable foundations, Mavey has a high reputation in the hearts of the people.
Just like the aristocrats and senators who advised Caesar to release Levin, many people did not want anything to happen to Mavey.
At this point, there is no need for Ma Wei to do anything. Those who intend to harm the company's interests will be beaten by vested interests.
Spontaneous maintenance.
After receiving the ultimatum, Caesar discovered that the top leaders of the Church of Destiny had done nothing. On that day and at that moment, the maid who came to deliver coffee heard the words "Barbarians are stupid" and "Idiots should be sent to the gallows" coming from the room. , "We should have killed them all back then" and other angry comments.
After opening the door, Caesar calmly sat behind the desk and flipped through the documents, as if nothing had happened.
After drinking coffee, Caesar went to the Roman Cathedral and found Serafina, intending to remind her to warn the Manstein family again. To his surprise, Serafina was talking to another god.
Anatole.
"Is this the person you chose?" Anatole looked at Caesar and smiled after a while: "Not bad, but not as good as Napoleon."
Caesar's face was expressionless, and his heart didn't even fluctuate. Napoleon Bonabach was famous and a rising star. This was normal. Every generation has talented people, and the most beautiful people in the world are like the princes who have crossed the river. In which era is there no king?
There is always endless debate about which one is stronger, which one is better, which is meaningless.
Comparing for the sake of comparison will lead to inferiority.
He is Caesar, and this name alone is enough to make others tremble.
"You came just in time."
Serafina said: "Anatole believes that we should free Felix von Manstein."
"for what?"
"To stall for time."
Anatole said quietly: "Do you think Nicholas von Manstein is Marvin Enders?"
"Yes, that's my judgment, my gut feeling."
"If this is true, then we need to respond. Judging from the current situation, the Church of Truth has obtained two semi-divine white candles. They can launch summons in three places at the same time. If the complete god is summoned, We can't stop it."
Anatole said: "That's why we shouldn't push Nicholas, who might be Mavy Enders."
"It would not do him any good if he summoned the lost Kingdom of God to come."
"It's no good, but what if it's a matter of life and death, and you have the idea of dying together?"
Caesar was silent, it was not impossible.
"The Tongshen White Candle is the trump card of the Church of Truth. Obviously, this trump card should not fall into his hands."
"Why don't you destroy the White Candle?" Caesar asked doubtfully: "Since the White Candle is so detrimental to you, wouldn't it be better to destroy it?"
"First of all, it's because only the ancient gods know how to make the Tongshen White Candle, which is extremely rare." Anatole explained: "Secondly, the Tongshen White Candle is a great weapon that limits the ancient gods. If the Apocalypse God System cannot defeat the ancient gods, , you can activate the White Candle to ask for help from other gods. This is the mission of the God of Faith."
"Last and most important, the White Candle can summon the lost Kingdom of God, and at this moment, we can use it to summon Nereida."
"Summon Nereida?" Caesar raised his eyebrows: "Is this feasible?"
"I don't know whether it will succeed." Anatole shook his head: "Nereida was supposed to come with us, but he disappeared. He left the key, and you can summon him through the key, but Now that the key is gone, we have to find another way."
Caesar nodded: "Since there is a chance of recalling Nereida by using the White Candle, why didn't you do this before?"
"Using the White Candle to summon Neleyda is a last resort. No one knows whether it will succeed. Before this, we all thought Neleyda would return, but she disappointed us."
"I lost the white candle that connects the gods. Do you have any spare ones?"
"have."
Anatole's eyes flashed slightly and he said firmly: "In the tomb of the first pope, Izne Bodje, there is a white candle that leads to the gods."
Opening the tomb of the first pope?
This is something that believers would never dare to think about.
Only God dares to say this.
No one knows if there are any personal emotional factors involved.
"Izne Boje's tomb is set up with multiple magics. It was designed by me personally. It is located deep in the Sea of Death. But to open it, at least three gods of faith need to take action."
Caesar suddenly realized that this was obviously insurance to prevent some god from secretly opening the tomb and exhuming the corpse to vent his anger.
"So you came to Serafina."
"Derote, the goddess of fate, rejected me." Anatole said: "Seacula agreed to open the tomb and took out the white candle to summon Nereida. Derote did not agree, but Seraphina said Asking for your opinion.”
Glancing at Serafina, Caesar asked strangely: "Why did the goddess of fate, Derote, refuse? Doesn't she want Nereida to come?"
"I always thought there was something wrong with Him." Anatole sneered: "Two thousand years ago, He often conspired with Nereida. Now that Nereida has not come, I suspect she is hiding."
These are all private speculations and cannot be used as evidence, but Anatole's purpose is very clear, which is to open the tomb of Izhny Bodje and take away the white candle inside.
"I remember, wasn't Izne Bodje's tomb opened once?" Caesar asked: "The reason why the Battle of Perea occurred was because the Disaster Stele was snatched away by the Royal Navy."
"As the first pope, Izhny Bodje's tomb is not simple. It is a duplex structure, divided into two layers: inner and outer." Anatole said: "Last time, people from the Wisdom Cult opened the outer layer of the tomb. The purpose is to take away the disaster stone tablet placed on the outer layer."
Of course Caesar had heard of the disaster stele that recorded the prophecies of doomsday: "You have announced the contents of the first half of the stele."
"That's because we only got the top half of the stele."
"You only take half of what you take?"
"Definitely not just taking half." Anatole sighed: "The clergymen who were ordered to enter the Sea of Death and bring out the stone tablets are all dead. No one knows what happened. The survivors of the Saint-Martial fleet also said that they only I saw the upper half of the stone tablet, but the lower half of the stone tablet was either missing or taken away in advance."
"Does anyone else know where the grave is?"
The tomb of Izhny Bodje is located in the center of the Sea of Death. The Sea of Death is not unworthy of its name. It was named Death because it was so terrifying that very few people survived. Without a sea map, ordinary people would be lost if they entered. direction.
"There is only one copy of the chart recording the location of the tomb, which is kept in the ancient book room of the Wisdom God Sect. Apart from this, there is absolutely no other backup."
"Did some members of the Wisdom Cult open the tomb privately?"
"No, the Wisdom Cult only visited the Sea of Death once three years ago."
After a pause, Anatole took out a card from his arms, a hand-drawn card with a flower on it.
"Lily" Caesar looked at the specimen: "What do you mean?"
"The Saint-Martial fleet plundered the ships of the Cult of Wisdom. Afterwards, we launched the Battle of Perea to recapture the spoils. Among the treasures, we found this."
Anatole said: "The survivors of the Saint-Martial fleet said that this card was placed in the arms of the dead bishop, and it seemed to be a very important thing, but I remember clearly that there was absolutely no such card in the tomb. "
"Is it possible that it was the deceased bishop's personal belongings?"
"This is the card of the Lily Phantom Thief." Anatole said in a deep voice: "Many people recognize this card. It was a pirate who was brilliant more than ten years ago. He specialized in robbing nobles and had a ship of his own named Lily, every time it robbed a ship, it would leave such a card behind, and within a few years, it would suddenly disappear."
"Based on the clues, I found the crew of the Lily and inquired and learned that the famous Lily Phantom Thief was only in his early twenties and could use magic."
"magic?"
"Yes, magic." Anatole smiled: "The last guardian, a descendant of the Berger family, the blood of Nereida."
"Where is he?"
"Dead. The members of the Bojie family cannot live past the age of 30. Judging from their age, Lily Phantom Thief has already passed away."
"Does he have any descendants?"
"I was investigating. Lily Phantom Thief suddenly disappeared. No one knows where he went or who he became."
Caesar nodded slowly: "The key was not found, so you want me to release Felix von Manstein and stabilize Nicholas von Manstein?"
"Yes, and to persuade Seraphina to open Izne Berger's tomb."
"I need to think about it."
"no problem."
Anatole smiled slightly, stood up and said, "I will stay in Rome for three days. I hope you can give me an answer as soon as possible."
After saying that, Anatole left the Roman cathedral, seemingly intending to experience life as a human being. As soon as Anatole left with his front foot, Caesar grabbed Serafina's wrist with his back foot.
Serafina glanced at Caesar's hand and said coldly: "What do you want to do?"
"Go quickly!"
Caesar was full of excitement that was difficult to control: "Go to the palace! Seize Felix von Manstein! He is probably the key left by Nereida!"
"What did you say?"
"Anatole already knows about this! What he said just now is all an excuse! The real purpose is Felix von Manstein! Don't be deceived by him! Go quickly! Be sure to get there before Anatole Before Thor!”
(End of chapter)
