People in Terra, governing a weird little country

Evangelista XI gently wiped the guardian gun in his hand.

When every Sakota reaches adulthood, he or she will go to the Pope's Office and the notary office to register and undergo an assessment. If they pass, they will be issued a guard gun by the Pope's Office.

You can choose the Guardian Gun yourself, and you don't have to own only one. Many Sakota who enjoy collecting like to spend money to buy more Guardian Guns, but for most Sakota, the Guardian Gun is definitely the first one that is the most precious.

Evangelista XI's guardian gun was a pistol.

He was wiping the gun at this moment, not to do anything to Ernst and the other two who were about to arrive, but to calm his mind and think and speculate about the purpose of the three people's visit.

Ernst would meet Andorn, which was something Evangelista XI had never expected.

He had already paid a lot of attention to Andoin, this special Sakota.

Because this represents a road.

[Law] and [Lateran Law] are two different concepts. [Law] refers to the root of everything, the underlying code, which is [existence] announced by the law machine deep in the Lateran. [Lateran Law] refers to a set of laws that the successive Lateran popes have continuously compiled, revised, and finally formulated on the basis of the broad concept of survival, which are in line with the current era and maintain the existence of the Lateran state and social stability and order - for example, if you want to blast, you must first report to the Pope's Office, for example, only adults can get the Guardian Gun in Sakota, and for example, the Lateran does not allow infected people to enter.

The road represents the path recognized by the Law that may be helpful to the survival of Sakota.

[Road] is directly linked to [Law] and is even more important than [Latlan Law]. This is why Evangelista XI's attitude towards Andorn is so ambiguous.

What Andorn did was indeed enough to warrant a warrant for his arrest, with mourners dispatched to hunt him down. But he was one of the people recognized by the Law, and in order to maintain the authority of the Lateran Law without harming the possibilities given by the Law, Evangelista XI could only make this compromise.

Chase, but not completely.

Some people may ask, why didn't Evangelista XI just kill Andorn? If he got rid of him directly, wouldn't it be one less person whose path was recognized by the Law and one less threat to Lateran?

The simple answer is, he can't.

Just as no matter how powerful the Vice President of Colombia is, he dare not rebel against Mark Max, no matter how powerful the Pope is, he cannot rebel against the Law, let alone kill people approved by the Law or exclude dissidents.

What Sakota has today, including the halo, wings, guns, and the kingdom of Lateran, is all a gift from the law. Why should he resist?

The law is a machine, not a kind mother beast like Yelagund that can tolerate children's rebellion. If he judged that Sakota had betrayed, no one would dare to imagine the consequences.

Just the idea of ​​"restoring the original appearance" is enough to overthrow Lateran in an instant. Not to mention, who knows if the law has other means to deal with betrayers?

After all, Sakota is nothing more than a prisoner of the Law.

And now, Andon found himself here directly.

Still came with Ernst.

Ernst is an important part of Pope Evangelista XI's implementation of the "Universal Summit" plan. Convincing him is the least costly way that Evangelista XI can think of to contact Victoria, Colombia and other countries.

Ernst could not afford to make any mistakes.

For this also involves the way of him who has inherited the name of the saints and the will of the saints originally recognized by the Law.

This is a collision of two roads.

Listening to the footsteps approaching in the corridor, Evangelista XI took a deep breath, stood up, put the pistol back into the gun bag at his waist, covered it with the Pope's robe, and had already made a decision in his heart.

He needs to convince Ernst, force Andorn to retreat, prove the correctness of his path, and promote the establishment of the International Summit according to the predetermined plan.

To this end, even revealing some of Lateran's secrets is worth it.

This is about the future of Rutland.

Chapter 232 Pope: You beast, what do you know!

Lateran, Apostolic Palace, Reception Room.

Evangelista XI sat at the head of the sofa, and Andorn, as if to confront him, sat down on the chair opposite him. Ernst did not choose his seat immediately, but waited for a while, and then at the signal of Evangelista XI, sat in the center position beside the two of them, forming a perfect triangle with the two of them.

There should be "White Album" here, Evangelista XI: "Obviously...Obviously I was here first, to meet Ernst or to negotiate..."

Whoops, just kidding.

Ernst certainly understood Evangelista XI's intentions. To some extent, this position was arranged so that he could occupy the position of "neutral arbitrator". He didn't want him to make a bad whistle.

But the question is, when did Ernst get this position inexplicably?

He vaguely remembered that the reason he came to Lateran was because of the invitation of Evangelista XI. You pulled me here to be a ruler, right?

Since ancient times, how can a ruler not blow the whistle? Do you understand the value of justice?

Moreover, Ernst still had to complain: "You Sakota!"

This is increasing people's workload without authorization!

Since you can sit in the front row and enjoy the VIP melon, I will not pursue the matter this time.

Evangelista XI sat upright, looking at Andoen's thoughtful expression, took a deep breath, and got straight to the point with a series of questions to show his power:

"Andorn, I know what you are thinking!"

"You are wondering why Sakota is different and born to enjoy the protection of the law."

"You are wondering why Lateran is a holy city. It is the only city on this earth that is not affected by war. Only Lateran's peace will never be tainted by dust?"

"You are wondering why I can live happily despite reciting the Lateran Canon and turning a blind eye to those who need to be saved and being hypocritical, while in your hometown of Iberia, no matter how pious a monk is, he cannot receive the blessing of the Law?"

"Am i right?"

Andorn was stunned, and this shock happened to be reflected in the eyes of Evangelista XI, who captured it accurately.

His Holiness the Pope's face showed some understanding and pride.

Well, who wasn't a master negotiator when they were young? No one really thought that he was able to become the Pope in the holy city of Lateran because he won the championship in the Fruit Tart Innovation Talent Competition, right?

Don't underestimate me who has inherited the name of "Saint"!

“It has nothing to do with this.”

"Ahem...what?"

Evangelista XI looked at Andorn in astonishment, but found that Andorn's emotions returned to calm after a moment of surprise. At this moment, he frowned slightly and flatly denied Evangelista XI's question.

Who asked this?

Andorn said, I didn't intend to ask this.

He was indeed curious and puzzled about the questions raised by Evangelista XI, and these were indeed the questions he had always wanted to seek answers from the Pope, the law, and even the behemoth. But there were priorities, and Andorn was no longer so eager for answers to these questions at this moment, because

"Mr. Ernst has already given me answers to these questions."

Evangelista XI: “???”

The Pope's eyes behind his small round reading glasses were as wide as Kjerag's snow mountain beast. He turned involuntarily to Ernst, his face full of shock and confusion. His hand was so panicked that he subconsciously reached for the pistol hidden under his robe at his waist, looking as if he was stressed.

Ernst gave you an answer? What answer did Ernst give you? How could Ernst give you an answer?

These questions directly involve the essence of the law, the basis of Lateran's existence and the eternal secrets of Sakota. If Ernst can give you an answer, then...

No, no, no, this should be impossible. Reasonably, the law is a core secret that only the Lateran Popes can access. Those who know this secret in this land are either buried in the ground and cannot tell it, or they know it but will never tell it to others. There is no reason for Ernst, a foreign leader, to get information about it.

It should just be that Ernst and Andorn had a debate and made some sense out of it, that's how it should be.

Evangelista XI forced himself to remain calm, nodded calmly to Ernst, and even extended some kindness and gratitude.

Ernst naturally accepted it without any psychological pressure.

He did so, and it was a good thing to help Evangelista XI persuade a Sakota to return to the right path.

That is, he was not sure whether this Sakota had really "lost his way", and even less sure whether he had really "repented and returned to the right path".

Therefore, Ernst could only politely give a faint smile to express his apology.

After realizing that there was nothing special about Ernst's response, which was actually very reasonable, Evangelista XI felt relieved.

It seems that he was indeed worrying too much. The secret of Rutland was not exposed, and the secret of Sakota was not exposed either.

So he turned his gaze back to Andoen, tapped the armrest lightly with his fingers, and asked the heretic Sakota who had exceeded his expectations with a little doubt and fear:

"Then why did you come to me? Do you have any questions?"

Andorn's eyes were like torches, and the look he gave Evangelista seemed to be burning with fire, making people dare not look directly at him. What he said next made Evangelista XI terrified:

"Your Holiness, is the law a prison for Sakota?"

"Is the purpose of Lateran's existence a holy city on earth, or a lost paradise where we exile ourselves?"

“Are we, Sakota, being controlled?”

"This this......"

Evangelista XI looked at Andorn and Ernst, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and his fingers almost grasped the handle of the gun, but after weighing the pros and cons in a flash, he finally let go and gave up the crude but useful method of "If you can't solve the problem, then solve the person who raised the problem."

If Andorn was the only one here, he wouldn't mind pulling out his gun and showing off the power of his Lateran-style Iai, which earned him the title of "Lateran's fastest gunslinger" decades ago. But there was more than just Andorn here.

He didn't have the courage to touch Ernst. Once he did, he would be truly in a dead end.

If he could kill Ernst instantly at [Noontime], he would immediately face the wrath of Kjerag, the counterattack of Windermere, the pressure of Kast, the hostility of Wellington, the tit-for-tat of Columbia, and the wrath of the entire land of Terra.

Ernst is not Andorn. Andorn is a wanted criminal on the list of the Pope's Office and the Notary Office. Even if he is killed, Evangelista XI has room for explanation and can attribute it to "Andorn trespassed into the Pope's Office and was killed on the spot." Ernst is the leader of a country, and he is one of the most influential young politicians on Terra in the past decade.

If he died in the Lateran, the impact would be too bad! If he died in the Papal Palace...

Evangelista XI didn't dare to think about what would happen.

But he knew very well that if that happened, not to mention whether Lateran could implement the plan of the Universal Summit and set up this international organization that would help Lateran survive, it would be hard to say whether Lateran could survive until next month.

There are many people who covet the wealth of the Holy City.

And if he did it, he still couldn't kill Ernst...

Then it is not a question of whether the holy city can survive, but how the holy city will be destroyed.

Not to mention, he didn't have the strength to kill Ernst instantly. Although the source of the news was not so reliable, the fact that Ernst had [Yeragond's protection] was also known to the upper echelons of all countries.

Don't be impulsive, impulsiveness is the fault of Sarkaz.

After taking a deep breath and changing his expression, Evangelista XI looked at Andorn and Ernst, and was speechless for a moment.

Hell, he even suspected that the answer Ernst gave wasn’t “that answer” and that he was overthinking it.

Now it seems that he was more than just "worrying too much".

Andorn didn't just know it now, he knew too much! He didn't care about the existence of the law, but directly questioned the legitimacy of the law.

What else could he do at this point? Evangelista XI was already at a loss for words. His prepared speeches, eloquent maxims, and convincing examples were all disrupted by this sudden question.

I was just fighting one against three, and Andorn just used his royal bomb.

How to fight this?

Just fast forward.

Evangelista XI closed his eyes and was silent for a while. When he opened them again, he had already made up his mind.

He stood up slowly and said:

"Since you want to know the answers to these questions, follow me."

"And Mr. Ernst, you can come too."

Ernst blinked, a little hesitant: "Me? Is this appropriate?"

He could see that Evangelista XI was planning to show his cards and reveal some confidential information about the Lateran.

And the level of state secrets must be quite high. Considering the questions that Andorn had just raised, Ernst had reason to suspect that this was related to their laws.

This news is not good for him, right? If he heard it, it would be like handing the handle of Sakota and Lateran to him. What else could Evangelista XI use to compete with him?

But Evangelista XI just nodded slightly, his eyes firm.

"bring it on."

I want you to come along, to see, and to understand the desperate situation under which Sakota established Lateran.

As for the initiative of the Summit of All Nations, Evangelista XI said that after weighing the pros and cons, he would just give it up.

It's better than Ernst spreading his "answer" everywhere. If that happens, there will be tens of thousands of Andorns, and then Sakota will be in chaos.

Chapter 233 Hello World!

Lateran, Apostolic Palace, underground.

Walk past the solemn mausoleum, pay homage to the remains of the saint, step through the pitch-black darkness, and walk down the long stairs.