People in Terra, governing a weird little country

There is no need to analyze this statement, it basically means that one or two Queens of Leitania agree with this idea.

However, Leitania has more than just the Queen. There are also Electors whose degree of division is no less than that of Duke Victoria. Evangelista XI did not mention them, and Ernst could not guess whether he did it on purpose or really forgot.

But at least, the nominal supreme leader of a country agreed. This progress was also gratifying to Ernst.

And this is not the end yet, Evangelista XI said as he opened the cabinet again, hesitated for a moment, took out a box of pastries and gave it to Ernst.

"This is a specialty of Yan Country, a special tribute to the royal family. My messenger from all over the world sent it back. It tastes good. I originally planned to stay and study the ingredients inside, but I found nothing."

There is something mysterious about this statement.

A special tribute from the royal family, brought back by messengers from all over the world. Does this mean that the royal family of Yan State is interested in this idea?

But the phrase "unknown ingredients" is a bit intriguing.

Is it that we don’t know “which member of the royal family agreed”, or is it that Dayan is now in a swing position, with good intentions but no confirmation to join?

Ernst pondered for a moment, nodded, and accepted the box of pastries.

Under the expectant gaze of Evangelista XI, he acted in his own standard way and said cautiously:

"Please let me think about it."

"Of course." Evangelista XI understood very well that "national affairs should not be taken lightly", and did not urge him. Instead, he said enthusiastically, "You and I have quite similar views. Why don't you stay in Laterano for a few days? I will arrange for Mostima and the others to serve as guides. What do you think?"

"Thank you very much for your kindness, Your Holiness." Ernst readily agreed.

Chapter 221: Fighting for the Lead

Lateran, Stephen's district.

The St. Stephen's Quarter was a little far from the Papal Hall in the core of the Lateran. Originally, in accordance with the etiquette requirements of the highest level of reception for heads of state, Evangelista XI should not have arranged for Ernst and others to stay here. But the person who was responsible for their subsequent tour guide work was Mostima?

Ernst noticed something different about Mostima the first time they met. According to his understanding, the people of the Sakota race were very averse to wearing hats and other decorations between their heads and the halo. The reason for this habit was unknown, but it did exist. Unless they had professional training, few people could tolerate the strange feeling.

But Mostima always wore a hood, whether in Columbia or back in Lateran. The Miss Messenger of All Nations never took off her hat in front of Ernst, nor did she show any uncomfortable reaction.

Moreover, Ernst had never heard of any messenger from all nations having a "guardian". Mostima was so special, so she must have worn leather pants over cotton pants, there must be a reason. As such a special existence, it was not surprising that she had some privileges in Lateran.

After leaving an irresponsible farewell statement like "I'm going to the central hospital in the St. Stephen district first and will be back soon", Ernst watched the messenger lady who had brought them from the core area to the St. Stephen district disappear at the end of the street with Fiammetta, who looked helpless.

What could Ernst say?

This kind of behavior was indeed a bit impolite, and in the social environment of Victoria, it could be considered dereliction of duty. But in Rutland, Ernst felt that it was okay, at least she did send him to the hotel.

I can only say that he is worthy of being called Sakota. Whenever Ernst thinks that he is in Lateran now, he will smile with relief.

Moreover, it must be said that Mostima left at a good time. After talking with the Pope for more than three hours, Ernst also had a lot of intelligence information to sort out.

As soon as Ernst returned to the bedroom of the hotel and closed the door, he felt the puzzled gazes of Vina and Daphne.

Vina was the first to speak: "Ernst, why didn't you accept the Pope's proposal?"

This is also Dai Feien's doubt.

Xinteleya is a person who likes to share. When she is not persecuted or working overtime, she is far from being as cold and aloof as she seems. Traveling with Ernst... ahem, the experience of recruiting is also one of her topics of conversation. Vina has heard Xinteleya mention their experience in Xiosta.

Ernst was obviously interested in forming such an organization, but when the Pope proposed an idea that was similar to his own, Ernst's face did not show the joy of "finding like-minded friends". Instead, he looked quite serious, even solemn.

This puzzled Vina.

Delphine thought more simply. She simply felt that what Evangelista XI said made sense. Building such an organization seemed to be beneficial to promoting peace on Terra.

Based on her understanding of Ernst, he should be a supporter of this project.

In fact, Ernst was.

Facing Vina's doubts, Ernst shrugged frankly and explained: "I didn't agree, but I didn't refuse either, right?"

"Vina, this suggestion is definitely a good one, but good suggestions also depend on who makes the suggestion, who makes the suggestion first, and who takes the lead."

Vina frowned thoughtfully and did not respond immediately. But Dai Finn felt a little puzzled:

"Why, what difference does it make?"

In her opinion, there is actually no difference between Ernst and Evangelist XI. Their status is not much different. One is the Son of God and the other is a saint. They are obviously secular rulers, but both still hold a priesthood. The scope of their governance is also similar. Both are small countries. If there must be any difference, it may be that Ernst does not have a big white beard?

Daphne imagined a bearded version of Ernst in his mind, then shuddered.

I heard that all men will grow beards to some extent. If you find that Ernst has a beard in the future, just shave it off quietly while he is sleeping!

She doesn't like having her face pricked by a beard.

Not knowing that Daphne's thoughts on being assimilated by Sakota had already flown to his nonexistent beard, Ernst looked at her with a smile and said affirmatively:

"Of course there is, and the difference is huge."

"Let me give you an example. If one day I suddenly put forward a suggestion that all the Grand Dukes should voluntarily reduce their armaments to maintain peace and stability in Victoria, what do you think of this suggestion?"

Dafen was stunned for a moment, then after a brief thought, he replied, "If all the Grand Dukes were to cut their salaries, that would not be unacceptable."

Like her mother, the Duke of Windermere, she was a member of the duke's faction of checks and balances, and was not so opposed to balancing the power of the various dukes.

Although reducing arms is certainly not as easy as it sounds in real life, and there are many things involved, if it is just a suggestion, to be honest, she can agree to it.

But Ernst changed the subject: "What if this suggestion was not made by me, but by the Duke of Caister?"

Dai Finn immediately frowned and shook his head without thinking: "Impossible! There must be something wrong with that old woman! Mother will not agree!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she let out a long-drawn "Oh~" sound as if she suddenly realized something.

Ernst patted his head and said with a smile:

"The way you look at things is determined by your stance. In simple terms, your butt determines your head."

If the idea of ​​the United Nations was proposed by a powerful duke like the Duke of Windermere, or a head of state like the President of Colombia, Ernst's answer would definitely be quick and firm - support! Because they are strong enough to really affect the situation in Terra.

But this suggestion was only made by Pope Evangelista XI, the Lateran Pope, so it was not strong enough. Ernst had to think about it and find out more.

And he did get some intelligence. If Evangelista XI had not committed a political credibility fraud, Leitania had been convinced, and Yan Country seemed to be interested.

If these two countries can be persuaded, and Ernst makes further efforts to ensure the participation of the Duke of Windermere, he can also win over the Duke of Caster, the Duke of Wellington and Columbia. These parties together can indeed form an international alliance with considerable influence and appeal.

But there is still a problem involved here, which is the issue of "who proposed it first" emphasized by Ernst.

Kjerag and Lateran are both small countries, and in order to ensure the legitimacy and appeal of this established organization, the power of this organization must eventually fall into the hands of several big countries. After all, only if you give them benefits will they be willing to join.

This also means that in the future, once this international organization is established, Kjerag and Lateran will only be supporting roles.

But there is a definition for supporting roles. Those who appear once, show their face or are shot dead without even showing their face are called supporting roles. Those who accompany the limited pool throughout the whole process, can speak in front of the big guys, or even are friendly teammates, are also supporting roles.

Because of the influence, there are bound to be not many positions for supporting roles. There is most likely only one supporting role that can enjoy this treatment, and Lateran, Shelag, and other weird small countries need to compete for it together.

Whoever is the first to initiate the "United Nations Call" will win at the starting line and can gain the greatest international attention and reputation, and most importantly - safety!

When the international organization is established, its initiator will have absolute security in the international environment. Until the demise of the organization, no country, especially a powerful country, will allow the initiator to be attacked.

Because this is not a slap on the butt of a small country, but a slap on the face of a big country!

With this security guarantee, it means that the severe geopolitical problems in Kjerag that Enthiotis has always been worried about will be completely and perfectly solved.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the battleground for the war was not necessarily the battle for Jingzhou. Our dear ancestors also gave us a second standard answer: the location of the meeting of the princes.

Ernst could see this, so the Pope who proposed this idea would not have missed it. This is also the reason why neither of them really revealed their true colors during the communication.

Ernst did not mention his personal relationship with the Vice President of Colombia, nor did he mention his "private secretary" who could communicate with the Melander Foundation, nor did he mention his distant relationship with the Duke of Castor, or Abara's connections with the Duke of Wellington. Evangelista XI also adopted a symbolic approach that could only be understood but not expressed in words.

If he was really shameless, he could have flatly denied whether the "Letania's phonograph" and "Yan Country's pastries" that he and Ernst had revealed had any special meaning. Anyway, it was all Ernst's own imagination, and no one could prove it, so it could be "I thought too much".

But Ernst would not say these, at least not in front of Dai Feien.

It's not because this thing is a bit dirty. After becoming the Duke, Delphine may be exposed to much dirtier things than this. It's just that this matter also has a bit of "taking advantage of the Duke of Windermere" in it. With Delphine's current "partner of justice" temperament, she may not be able to distinguish between work and life. Telling her may affect the pure love between the two.

Let’s talk to Vina alone after we get back.

Ernst sorted out his thoughts and said:

"So, our goal now is to come up with a plan that is more convincing than Lateran's, and we will be the first to make the call, forcing Lateran to follow up."

There were two issues to be dealt with here. The first was how to defeat Lateran. The other party had already confirmed the capture of Leitania, so Ernst could temporarily give up on this country. With Kjerag's size and influence, he really did not have the ability to use the Minotaur Technique against Lateran.

Among the remaining Terra powers, except for Colombia, which has a relatively greater chance, Ernst must at least ensure that he can win the support of one of the three powers, Ursus, Casimir, and Yan, and prevent the other two powers from turning to Lateran, so that he can suppress his opponent with a ratio of 2:1 in this competition.

As for winning over small countries, although it is a bit cruel, it may be icing on the cake, but the chances of providing timely assistance are slim.

The second problem was how to make Lateran willing to follow Kjerag as a co-initiator of the following.

Ernst has no solution to this problem yet, so it remains to be thought about.

However, he was not in a hurry. He had no solution, and the Lateran certainly had no solution either. Otherwise, Evangelista XI would not have been so anxious to invite him to the Lateran.

The other party obviously also took a fancy to his influence and wanted to get Ernst for free.

Unexpectedly, the passionate propaganda words met Ernst, who had seen the real thing. Under the principle of everything being based on the actual object, Evangelista XI was not fooled, but instead exposed some of his own intentions and information.

This is politics.

It is obvious that both parties are thinking about their own countries and their ideas coincide. In theory, the final result will benefit the Terra people, but they still have to talk about competition first and then cooperation.

"Anyway, now that things have come to this, let's eat first!"

"Shall we go have a barbecue tonight?"

Chapter 222: Fiammetta triggers PTSD!

Lateran, Stephen's Parish, Central Hospital.

As the only hospital in the entire St. Stephen's District, the St. Stephen's District Central Hospital has a constant stream of business. This may sound a bit abstract. How come people in Sakota are so safe in Ratlan that they often get sick or injured?

Well, it's okay for ordinary people to think so. But this is Lateran, and any common sense you have is likely to fail when facing a group of people who are purely for pleasure.

There are indeed quite a few "customers" of the Stephen District Central Hospital. Most of them do not have serious illnesses. Most of them are ordinary people who violate the decrees of the Pope and set off fireworks, bombs and grenades without notifying the public, as well as innocent neighbors who are injured due to improper operation.

To put it simply, most of them are made by myself.

However, most does not represent all, and Sakota is not absolutely safe. There is a ward in the Stephen District Central Hospital where a comatose "Sleeping Beauty" is permanently stationed.

"Lemuian, we are here to see you."

Holding a bouquet of flowers in their hands, Mostima and Fiammetta stood outside the intensive care unit, looking through the visiting window on the door at the thin figure lying on the bed in the room.

Remion, Mostima's former teammate, the sister of the Archangel Remion, who was very familiar to Ernst, a famous sniper in the Pope's Office Action Team, the silent Remion. These are the deeds that Remion left in this world.

But now, she is just lying on the hospital bed, a patient who has finally escaped from life-threatening danger but doesn't know when she will wake up.

The idea of ​​asking the nurse to bring flowers into the room and place them on the bedside of Remian was ruthlessly rejected by the doctor. Mostima spread his hands helplessly and joked to the disappointed Fiammetta:

"I told you not to waste the money. Flowers can't be sent to the intensive care unit."

Fiammetta didn't bother to pay attention to Mostima, her eyes never left Lemion.

"If you really want to make her happy, why not treat her to a cake after she wakes up."

"But when will she wake up?" Fiammetta shouted angrily, interrupting Mostima's words, and attracting the attention of doctors and nurses in the corridor.

Mostima quickly apologized with an apologetic expression, while Fiammetta took a deep breath and suppressed the rage that was gushing out of his heart. His expression was quite ferocious, with gnashing teeth:

"That Andorn *rude Lateran slang*! Don't let me catch him. If I do, I'll pluck his halo off, tear off his wings, and smack him in the face!"

Mostima bared his teeth and couldn't help but hiss.

She noticed that when Fiammetta said this, his fist was so hard that you could see the bulging bones on it.

She means it.

Thinking of the scene where Andorn's face was blasted into the sky by Fiammetta's shells, Mostima was interested but also somewhat awed.

Although Sakota has wings, he really can't fly. Not to mention that Fiammetta has already declared that he will attack Andorn like a butcher cutting a cow. At that time, even if Andorn is not killed by Fiammetta's hand cannon, he will fall to his death, right?

After seriously analyzing the thousand ways that Andorn could die after encountering Fiammetta, Mostima in reality wisely changed the subject:

"Fiammetta, regarding the matter of the [Pilot] you mentioned, I asked a few old men in the Seventh Hall for you. They take this news very seriously."

The so-called Seventh Office, whose full name is the Seventh Office of the Lateran Pontifical Council, is mainly responsible for the Lateran’s national defense, intelligence, and diplomacy. The special profession of the Messenger of Nations is now nominally affiliated with the Seventh Office, but is actually led by Pope Evangelist XI himself.

After Mostima said this, Fiammetta understood.

What does “they attach great importance to this news” mean? It means they didn’t have any relevant information before.

This is good news, but also bad news. The good news is that Fiammetta has exposed the tip of the iceberg of this mysterious organization that spread rumors in Lateran, which is a clear meritorious service. When this organization is eradicated in the future and the merits are rewarded, her name will even be ranked among the top.