Old days in the box

Chapter 271 Undercurrents from all walks of life

A conclave convened by the cardinals seemed to have quickly reached a unanimous consensus on the proposal for an Eastern marriage.

Under the urging of the two Archbishops who were disguised as faceless men, their joint decision was quickly conveyed from the temple to each branch of the Qianhua family.

The Holy See of the Mother God decided to formally accept the marriage proposal proposed by Yu Jie.

Nowadays, all male members of the Qianhua family who are in Constantinople, as long as they are of marriageable age, have the opportunity to temporarily get along with the Princess of the Jade World, and the princess will decide the final candidate to marry.

Now that Byzantium has expressed its stance on the marriage, it means that MOSS's calculations are correct and their plan can continue.

Naturally, Zhou Xiao no longer had to focus on the temple, but quickly moved on to search for Tai Yin and his companions in Constantinople.

According to time calculation, the former Princess Wuyou whom he had just met at sea should have crossed the Eastern Sea and officially landed at the border of the Byzantine Empire.

Next, all she had to do was wait for her to join Vidal.

Zhou Xiao turned the camera to Taiyin who was showing the highlight. At this time, he was indeed with Vidal, waiting for the oriental princess selected by "War" to arrive in Constantinople.

The Faceless Legions who originally accompanied them were scattered in the slums outside the castle under the instructions of "Mercy", and continued to secretly advance the rebels.

Although Vidal was the one they recruited, neither Taiyin nor the personalities of MOSS obviously had any intention of telling the boy the full plan.

"Did you hear that His Highness Tilius came to the civilian area again?"

"He just bought a large piece of land from the cemetery a few days ago, and also took care of the old Searle who exploited widows nearby."

"What a strange nobleman..."

A senior priest disguised as Tai Yin accompanied Vidal. The two of them were walking slowly on the street, listening to the whispers of civilians on the roadside from time to time.

Ever since Vidal became "Vidal Tilius Thousand Flowers".

During this month, a strange His Highness Tilius soon appeared in the civilian areas of Constantinople.

He seems to know many things in the lower areas very well, and can often find the corners of casinos and brothels hidden in the darkness just like the locals.

He had no interest in amassing money. Instead, he bought real estate in civilian areas, installed private houses, and squandered the little family wealth that Tilius had divided.

What's even more outrageous is that sometimes he will even use the privileges of the Qianhua family to confront other nobles on some bizarre cases.

Five days ago, a girl from a common area was bought out by an old nobleman with a decent family background and worked as a maid in his house. He used marriage as a temptation, claiming that as long as the maid could give birth to a son for him, he would marry her, which was semi-forced. had an inappropriate relationship.

But a few days later, the old aristocrat's wife quickly discovered the clues. Of course, the old aristocratic wife would not let go of the woman who seduced her husband. The old aristocrat also followed the donkey's downward path and changed his original rhetoric. , the couple sued the maid to the Holy See.

In the Church of the Mother Goddess, infidelity and debauchery are a serious crime for women. According to the teachings, maids will face very serious charges.

But at this moment, this Vidal Tilius Thousand Flowers suddenly appeared at the maid's defense table and appeared as her special defender to defend her.

Vidal did not refute any of the accusations made by the noble couple, but happily accepted all the penalties imposed by the Holy See on the maid.

After the sentence was pronounced, he used the indulgence privileges of the Qianhua family to overturn all sentences in court and paid all the gold coins according to the price of the indulgence.

"You need shoulders, not just putting your legs on his shoulders."

Before getting up and leaving the defense table of the Holy See, Vidal gently left these words in the ear of the maid. The girl was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but cover her face and cry in the court. After this incident spread in the lower area, many people began to get to know this eccentric and bold His Highness Tilius. At the same time, more and more unfamiliar faces began to pour into the lower area. Come to the area.

This is Vidal Tilius Thousand Flowers, a silent boy as sharp as a cold blade.

"You have been a little too active recently. Are you afraid of being so public and arousing the suspicion of other members of the Qianhua Branch in the Holy See?" Taiyin asked in a low voice as he walked on the road with his face hidden in his hood.

"I'm just doing what you asked me to do. Since you are going to gather the rebels from the lower area, you have to give me some room to move, right?" Vidal replied softly.

"So how are you going?"

"Manpower from all parties has been arranged, and they are all stationed in the property belonging to the Tilius family in the lower district, but I still need to win the support of the casino in the lower district. They hold most of the debts here. They are a A good bargaining chip.”

"You are familiar with the lower area, so just do it according to your ideas."

After only a few words of conversation, the two of them were openly talking about the rebels on the street, without any fear of hearing through the wall.

Zhou Xiao was also listening to their conversation in front of the screen. While listening, he understood why Taiyin chose Vidal as their vanguard in Byzantium.

Although the Faceless Men can imitate anyone they have ever met, and appear to be flawless on the surface, they are just a legion of machines after all, not the real natives of Byzantium.

If they want to organize a real rebel army at the bottom of Byzantium and unite the power of the people at the bottom, they need someone who is truly from the bottom and familiar with them to act as this trumpeter.

And Vidal is just such a perfect candidate.

Not only did he come from the lower reaches of Byzantium, he also knew the situation in the nearby area well.

And the most important thing is that this young man has a maturity far beyond his years and a fierce and ruthless side, which is completely enough to serve as a leader who can win over the bottom and secretly assemble rebels.

This is why Taiyin immediately decided to change his plan to recruit him after seeing him for the first time.

"Speaking of being active, you and your people have been frequenting the slums in the periphery recently. Why are you also interested in the refugees in the periphery?" Vidal's voice was still as calm as water, and he asked calmly.

Taiyin's blood-red eyes glanced over from the hood, glanced at him and then replied: "Don't ask too much, and don't find anyone to follow us again. I assure you that our goals are the same, but if you have something, There’s no need to know too much.”

Since Taiyin and the others had infiltrated Byzantium, it was impossible to start from just Vidal.

In addition to the lower-class areas he is responsible for, "Mercy" and "Justice" have already begun to recruit rebels in the harsher and more complex outer slums, secretly funding the rise of more resistance forces.

But what Taiyin didn't expect was that Vidal would notice this.

"It doesn't matter, you saved my life. I just listen to what you say." Vidal said casually, without any reaction on his face.

"By the way, where is the Eastern Princess you mentioned? If she doesn't come, she won't be able to make it in time."

"They've arrived, and we're heading in her direction now."

Taiyin raised his head and sensed the distance. With his bloodline perception, he had already noticed that a first-generation bloodline different from the ship ghost or the death knight had landed in Constantinople and was moving in front of the Holy See Temple.

Those were the mechanical necromancers who escorted Yuan Wuyou to Byzantium, and now they have arrived in Constantinople with the Eastern princess.

(End of this chapter)