Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

“So the people who really hate Lateran are the people who have lived in Lateran and eventually left Lateran—because they know that such a paradise actually exists.”

The man looked at Oren seriously.

"As I said, the Sakotas who serve as messengers to all nations are the most at odds with the Sakotas of Lateran."

There was silence.

"Have you ever left Rutland?"

Oren shook his head slowly.

"Why don't you give it a try?"

"Try it?"

"If I remember correctly, the Seventh Department of the Papal Office is responsible for national defense, diplomacy, and intelligence. Generally speaking, as a cardinal, you can be responsible for receiving foreign envoys like me, and of course you can also be an envoy to visit other countries."

Qiao Yelan extended the invitation with a smile.

"To be honest, this time I came to Lateran, in addition to wanting to discuss the issue of Longmen coins with His Holiness the Pope, I also wanted to jointly promote the Messenger of Nations."

"Da Yan actually wants to implement the policy of messengers from all nations?"

Oren asked.

Of course not. The Master has almost pulled out his beard because of budget issues. From which subspace can he squeeze out the money to do such a thing?

The one who was interested in the Messenger of All Nations was Qiao Yelan.

Or, the Tower of Babel.

The Messenger of Nations, a policy proposed by the Lateran Pope Evangelista XI in 1069, once caused a sensation on the continent of Terra.

Due to Lateran's transcendent status and permanent neutrality among the core circle countries, in diplomatic practice, it is not uncommon for Lateran officials to be entrusted with delivering important information about special events - so Evangelista XI decided to build such a special team of messengers.

From then on, the Courier of All Nations became a special force running between countries - its purpose was to promote the flow of important information between countries on the basis of adhering to the Lateran's absolute neutrality.

But in fact, this decree has made it difficult for other countries on Terra to do anything.

Didn't everyone come to you because you were neutral enough? Now that you have put this matter out in the open to establish rules, are you trying to say that everyone must come to you if they want to negotiate in the future?

Therefore, the establishment of the Messenger of Nations made other countries believe that this was proof that Lateran had abandoned its permanent neutrality and was planning to get involved in the Terra conflict.

Therefore, the implementation of the Universal Messenger System was not smooth. At least the major countries in Terra were quite resistant to this system and did not allow Lateran to establish an embassy in their territory.

Because in their view, if messengers from all nations were allowed to frequently enter and leave the country, wouldn't that be tantamount to opening up their country to the Laterans to collect intelligence?

What is the Universal Courier? Is it true that the first item of training is taking photos, the second is drawing, and the third is map surveying?

Whether or not Rutland actually intended to do so, in international communication it is generally assumed that if you have the ability to do so, you will do so.

Therefore, most people were not interested in the Messenger of All Nations, and even later on, people rarely came to Lateran to deliver information or mediate regional conflicts.

However, objective needs will not disappear because of this. Therefore, after the Universal Messenger System was proposed, various countries also felt a little depressed - after all, they could not find a good alternative.

As for why Qiao Yelan came to seek cooperation in this regard at this time——

Because Babel once considered stepping on the head of the messenger of all nations to gain the upper hand...

In the end, the plan failed because Ursus suddenly went crazy and sent Qiao Yelan to the ICU where he fell into eternal sleep and died.

Now looking back, Qiao Yelan feels that it is time to pick up this plan again.

——The suspicions of various countries are correct. They are just jealous of the intelligence gathering capability.

But now, the Tower of Babel is already extremely busy - the reconstruction of Cuilintelme, the reconstruction of Kazdel, and the Lungmen Coin project. These three heavyweights together have already drained Qiao Yelan's manpower and funds completely, so there is really no way to add a [New Universal Messenger] plan at the same time.

But it doesn’t matter if Qiao Yelan has no one and no money—

This Lateran, doesn’t it have them all?

Although I lack funds, manpower and conditions now, I still feel that I can cooperate with you.

"It's not just Da Yan. In fact, all countries now have an objective need for the existence of the Messenger of All Nations, and the Terra continent also needs the existence of the Messenger of All Nations to reduce the outbreak of wars and conflicts."

"...But before, other countries were quite resistant to the Universal Messenger System."

Oren's face still had obvious confusion.

"The past was the past, and the present is the present. Today, countries like Leithania, Ursus, and Casimir have been in a state of unrest, and are even on the verge of a falling out and open division. Not to mention Victoria, which has already been substantially divided."

Qiao Yelan talked slowly and leisurely.

"The more complicated the political situation is, the more unstable the social order in the region will be. This land now needs messengers from all nations to constantly travel and mediate - and only Lateran has the qualifications and the ability to do so."

"His Holiness the Pope is obviously able to see this trend, otherwise he would not have insisted on promoting the Universal Messenger Plan against all odds. Please be sure to convey my words to His Holiness the Pope and secure an opportunity for a secret meeting for me."

His voice was firm, and this firmness also infected Oren.

"Your Holiness, do you think so too?"

"As long as Your Majesty agrees to have a secret meeting with me, this should be able to prove to you, Lord Oren, that my words are true."

Qiao Yelan smiled and provided Mr. Oren with a piece of evidence that he could not refuse.

Chapter 104 More Doubts

"Mr. Qiao Yelan--Mr. Qiao Yelan!"

A somewhat excited voice came from far away.

It was Cardinal Oren Aguiolas, the seventh cardinal of the Pope's office who was in charge of receiving the delegation last night.

"Your Excellency Cardinal Oren, did something good happen? You look very happy."

Qiao Yelan asked with a smile.

Oren was about to speak when he realized that they were in public, so he suppressed his excitement and nodded.

"Yes, Mr. Qiao Yelan - it's about what we two discussed last night."

"Ah, then please come to my room and talk about it in detail."

"Ok."

After they arrived at the room where Qiao Yelan was staying and Ace closed the door and went out, Oren couldn't wait to speak.

"His Holiness has agreed to your request for a secret meeting tonight."

"Okay, I will be there on time."

"Just as you said, the wisdom of His Holiness the Pope is beyond my comprehension. He has long been aware of this problem. It is me who is worrying about nothing."

Oren scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

"You don't have to belittle yourself. As a Sakota, you can share your feelings with people other than Sakota. You are definitely not something that can be described as a mediocre person."

"Thank you for your compliment - Mr. Qiao Yelan, the next visit of the Great Yan delegation is to Victoria, right?"

"Yes, the unique geographical conditions of Leitania and Victoria are what Da Yan needs to strive for. Now that the queens of Leitania are willing to make a good relationship, then the next step is naturally to visit Victoria."

The cardinal's expression became hesitant.

"What's the matter, Cardinal Oren?"

Qiao Yelan put on a confused smile.

The other person has already embarked on the path that you want him to take.

"After our conversation last night, your words gave me a lot of inspiration. Just like you said, just staying in the Holy City and thinking will not produce any results. Besides, how can my thinking compare to the wisdom of His Holiness the Pope? It will only add to the jokes."

Oren smiled wryly and shook his head.

"So, I plan to apply to Your Majesty to form a Lateran embassy to visit various countries - on the one hand, to improve Lateran's image in the eyes of other countries, and on the other hand, to try to continue to promote the messenger system of all nations."

"This is a very good idea. If you bring it up, His Holiness the Pope will not object."

"But I have no experience in diplomatic missions, so I would like to take the liberty to ask you for permission - can you allow me to join your team as a personal attendant and go to Victoria with you?"

Qiao Yelan thought about it for a moment and shook his head in distress.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Oren. Although I am willing to travel with you, your identity is too noble. As one of the cardinals of the Vatican, if you appear in my delegation with such an identity, then I must report your identity to Victoria before entering the country."

"This will certainly cause other forces to be more suspicious of this trip. Your Majesty chose me to be an envoy to various countries this time, of course, Da Yan has his own purpose. I cannot risk my mission going to waste - so I cannot agree to your request."

Oren was a little disappointed, but he soon realized a key point.

"You said, 'in this capacity'. If I am not a cardinal of the Vatican, can you make some concessions?"

"Eh? Not a cardinal from the Vatican?"

There was obvious confusion on the man's face.

"Yes, if I join your mission as a messenger of all nations, it shouldn't bring any risks to your mission, right?"

Oren asked eagerly.

"The Messenger of Nations... Although the Messenger of Nations is indeed very respected, you are one of the cardinals of the Papal Palace. Do you really want to give up such a position?"

"The level of my position is meaningless to me. How to make greater contributions to Lateran is the truth I pursue."

Qiao Yelan was silent for a while, then revealed a helpless smile.

"Your words... really put me in a difficult position—"

Oren's expression darkened a little.

"But how can I reject someone as passionate and pure as you?"

Qiao Yelan's words sounded like the sound of nature to Oren's ears.

"I promise you, Lord Oren. If you are really willing to become a messenger of all nations, then I will allow you to join the delegation and go to Victoria together."

"A word is settled!"

His Eminence the Cardinal left in great excitement.

And Qiao Yelan just smiled faintly.

"PRTS, notify Outcast that regardless of whether Kal'tsit reaches Lungmen or not, she should immediately resign as the chief of the Lungmen region of Babel Tower and take her team to Victoria to await our arrival."

【receive. 】

Oren is a very pure person. Like Logos, they will be inspired by Qiao Yelan’s words, but they will also be terrified by Qiao Yelan’s actions.

Therefore, a new character is needed to entertain Oren——

Who else is more suitable than Outcast, who was once a cardinal?

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"It's been a long time since we last met, Your Holiness."

"You don't have to use honorifics with me, Your Excellency the Righteous One."

If there were someone present at this time, they would be shocked by the greetings exchanged between Qiao Yelan and Evangelista XI during their meeting.

"Then let's throw away those red tapes, Mr. Pope. I think you probably know the reason why Da Yan is visiting Lateran this time."

"You hope that Lateran will agree to use Longmen coins for goods trade settlement, right?"

The Pope's tone was very gentle.

There are many regions and countries on Terra that claim to be neutral, but they are either like Xiosta, where a big country secretly controls them, or like Kjerag, where neither the inside nor the outside are interested in communicating.

Only Lateran communicates with other countries but is not influenced by any country. It is located in the center of the continent but can remain independent.

As a country where every citizen is a soldier in the physical sense and has a superior geographical location, if it were not for the size of the country, to some extent, the Lateran gold coin would be the most suitable currency for universal transaction settlement.

“Not only that, Da Yan hopes to place the margin reserve of Longmen Coin within the Holy City of Lateran.”

This is the result of intense discussions within Dayan.

Although Qiao Yelan has tied the profits from Longmen Coin to the trade routes across Terra, any currency issued without a clear margin reserve will naturally not gain anyone's trust.

Then the question that follows is where should this reserve fund be placed.

It cannot be placed within Dayan, otherwise it will not gain the most basic trust of other countries at all - it is better to directly use Dayan silver notes, at least it will not be accused of being a double-faced person.

If the margin reserves are to be placed abroad, then Lateran is really the only option left.

Although the establishment of the Universal Messenger System has slightly distorted Lateran's neutrality, there is no doubt that if two forces need a notary to mediate, Lateran will still be the first person considered.

If the margin reserve of Longmen coin is placed in Lateran, it will naturally reduce the vigilance of various countries, and at least on the surface, it can effectively show that Longmen coin "is not under the control of Dayan".

"What is Dayan willing to offer?"