This Terra is a little weird.

Chapter 102 Lateran

With the landing of the Thunder Eagle gunship, Luo Chen set foot on the land of Lateran for the first time. The temporary airport was surrounded by Sakota people. They showed great interest in the Thunder Eagle gunship. This huge aircraft equipped with artillery and machine guns was like a miracle to them.

Luo Chen had a rough understanding of the beliefs of the Shakotan people. They had a little bit of the shadow of the Mechanicus and were very interested in mechanical equipment, but there were still differences between them and the Mechanicus. Although they also liked to dig graves, the Shakotan people were obviously a world more beautiful than the priests of the Mechanicus.

Luo Chen looked at the country and found that it was as beautiful and prosperous as rumored by the outside world.

But in Lateran, not everyone has the title of citizen. Only the Sakota are citizens, and other ethnic groups are residents. Perhaps under modern laws, there is a subtle difference in the boundary between the two, but in Lateran, the difference is as great as heaven and earth.

Although the country of Lateran has a small territory, Luo Chen does not underestimate its military capabilities. From the several Lateran people on Rhodes Island and the Archangels of Penguin Logistics, it can be seen that the Sakotans are proficient in shooting, and the firearms circulating on the earth now are actually blueprints imitated by manufacturing companies such as Thor Industries.

Most of the real firearms are in Lateran. For some reason, there are so many ancient ruins in this land, and the guns were discovered in these ruins.

Luo Chen has reason to believe that the guardian guns used by the Sakota people active outside are still not the top-notch non-chemical energy firearms. The real guns are still kept by the Lateran Church. Perhaps the Lateran Church will only use these weapons in times of war or major crisis.

As for how powerful they are, Luo Chen doesn't know, and neither does the earth. Therefore, Lateran's position as a neutral country will not be shaken. This is also one of the reasons why Lateran has become one of the most untouchable countries on Terra.

"Lord Luo Chen, where is your next stop?"

The Sakota man beside Luo Chen was no longer the undertaker. When they arrived at the temporary airport, the undertaker went back to the notary office to report, and the Lateran Church also sent a priest to follow Luo Chen.

"I don't want to watch it anymore. Take me to see His Holiness the Pope. The Lateran is beautiful, but there is no time for me to appreciate it."

"The Pope has instructed that if Lord Luo Chen wants to visit, we will do our best to satisfy him, and all expenses will be borne by the church."

"Don't worry about the church spending money. I'm here to talk to the Pope. Since Your Majesty is willing to see me, I guess you have something to ask me, right?"

Luo Chen narrowed his eyes cunningly. He was going to get some information out of the priest, but then he changed his mind and shook his head. It would be extremely difficult to get information from the people of the Lateran Church.

"We naturally don't know what the Pope thinks."

　“…This country is different from what I thought it would be.”

"Is there anything in Lateran that Lord Luo Chen doesn't like?"

"No, I didn't. It was just that for a moment I seemed to see the top of Agrippina."

"Lord Luo Chen?"

"Nothing, it seems like we have returned to the most prosperous place in the Cadia Sector Forge World. Let's go."

The priest was stunned for a moment, then hurried to lead the way for Luo Chen. The surrounding Sakota people saw the priest walking on the street with a foreigner, looking very respectful.

Then they sensed the priest's emotions and seemed very excited.

Then they felt a very strange feeling, not like being of the same race, but an unprecedented sense of connection. After searching carefully, they found that it was the person the priest was guiding.

"Is it the rumor?"

"Well, it seems so."

When Luo Chen saw the magnificent cathedral, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. Except for the lack of Gothic style, it was the same as some churches in the imperial world, except that there were no sculptures of emperors and living saints.

There was even a sense of familiarity in my heart.

Inside the hall, Luo Chen met the Pope, a Sakotan woman dressed elegantly and noblely. She was also very beautiful. When he saw her, his heart couldn't help but calm down.

The Pope saw Luo Chen and smiled gently.

Luo Chen stood up straight. In front of him was the Pope of the Lateran country. He needed to salute, but he still had to think about what kind of etiquette to use. The Imperial Sky Eagle Ceremony was not suitable, and the aristocratic etiquette was complicated and varied. For a moment, he didn't know which one to use. In the end, the simple and clear etiquette of the Cariniga Forge World prevailed.

Luo Chen was about to salute, but the Pope saluted him first.

"Thank you for coming, Lord Luo Chen."

This confused Luo Chen. What do you mean?

“It seems that you haven’t felt it yet.”

"Your Holiness, I don't understand what you mean. Please explain clearly." Luo Chen was very panicked now. He had made countless preparations for today. He had also made more than twenty guesses about the Pope's attitude and approach. He was even ready to put on power armor and go to war with the Sakotans as soon as he entered the church. He even had a pistol hidden in his crotch.

But I didn’t expect this to happen.

No, this must be a conspiracy of the Pope to make him let down his guard.

Humph! Who told him that the Sakotans wouldn't play tricks?

Good boy! You are so bad!

It doesn’t matter. Even if he can’t pull out the gun in his crotch for the time being, he still has a small bomb in his sleeves, so he has plenty of ways to escape.

"I was certain of it the moment I saw Lord Luo Chen."

"Your Holiness is right..." Luo Chen put his left hand into his pocket and touched the small dagger he had hidden.

"You are the saint sent by God! You are able to establish a unique connection with every Lateran. At first, I misjudged the feelings and description of the undertaker, but now I can be sure."

"......" Luo Chen felt very weird. Is there something wrong with this Pope's brain?

"Your Holiness, I came here today to discuss important matters with you. Please don't make jokes like this, okay?"

"No, no, no, Lord Luo Chen, as the Pope of Lateran, I will not joke with the saints."

"...I am not a saint. You have found the wrong person. It seems that today is not suitable for our conversation. I will take my leave now."

Luo Chen felt that he had been fooled. Perhaps this Pope was sent to fool him.

Speaking of which, is the real top leader of the Lateran really the Pope?

The Pope seemed to sense Luo Chen's emotions: "Lord Luo Chen, your blood can cure oripathy, right? You also provided the war equipment for the Integration Movement, right?"

Luo Chen's eyes were instantly filled with bloodshot, and he felt as if his body was weightless. Extreme anger and fear surged up in an instant, almost overwhelming his mind.

Who leaked the news?

So Luo Chen did a very irrational action. By the time he reacted, the gun was already pointed at the Pope's head and the trigger was almost pulled.

But the Pope still maintained her gentle smile, and the guards around her had no intention of killing him.

Looking at the Pope's gentle smile, Luo Chen thought again and again and finally put down his gun. There would be no benefit in killing her now. She did not control him at the first time, which meant that the Pope had other purposes. In short, there was still room for maneuver.

Luo Chen did not intend to refute. The other party's confident look affected Luo Chen's judgment. He was still not used to dealing with these old foxes in the political arena.

"Your Holiness is really well-informed. Is it because Lateran has too broad an eye, or are the people of the Integration Movement weak-minded?"

"Lord Luo Chen, you don't have to be alert. The first time we knew about your existence was from the newspapers brought by the Xulagu. From the time the Reunion Movement mastered the weapons, Lateran became interested in you. Later, through observation, the number of infected people in Ursus is no longer small. Eight years after the emergence of the Reunion Movement, the number of infected people in Ursus is continuously decreasing, although very slowly, but there are still signs. Later, we analyzed that the Reunion Movement has mastered the method of treating mineral disease, but has not adopted a large-scale treatment plan. I am afraid it is to cover up something."

"..."

"Later, we saw in the newspapers that the Reunion Movement had more and more new equipment, and there were more and more signs that you were their trainer, the one who knew the secrets of how to run war machines. But what interests us most is the religion you accidentally established. Is it the Brotherhood of Machinery?"

".....Those Sakotans who came with Rhodes Island back then?"

"Lord Luo Chen's method of dealing with machines is very effective. Omnissiah, a very sacred name, is he the God of Machinery?"

Luo Chen was helpless. He didn't know how to answer whether it was yes or no. The Emperor was the Lord of Mankind, the God of Machinery and Science, and the incarnation of the God of All Machines on earth: Omnissiah.

"......Yes."

"And the last point is that the undertaker witnessed your flight outside the Dragon Gate. Your wings are different from those of the Liberians, or in other words, they are different from all types of wings. You are the only one who can fly."

"Just because of these, I am a saint? Your explanation is too far-fetched. Your Holiness, just tell me directly, what exactly do you want, Lateran? Weapons? Machines? Knowledge? I can tell you clearly that it is impossible."

The Pope shook his head and said, "We don't need you to give anything. We just hope that you can live in the Lateran. You are a saint sent by God. In the Lateran, we can better protect you."

"I don't need protection."

"Of course. So you said you had something important to discuss with me. What was it?"

"...I hope that Lateran can recognize the status of the Republic of Ursus."

Luo Chen had no choice. The Republic of Ursus needed help now. Other countries had begun to deploy troops on the border and the situation had worsened. If Lateran, a strong neutral country that everyone had to think about, was willing to recognize the Integration Movement, then the situation could be thawed.

"No problem, we will contact the Republic of Ursus immediately."

"What......"

"However, Lord Luo Chen, please agree to our two conditions."

Sure enough, no one is willing to do a thankless job. The Pope is indeed an old fox. Luo Chen's brain is really no match for him. He took the initiative to make requests to Lateran. It is reasonable for him to make requests to you after knowing your difficulties.

But Luo Chen was relieved, because the most terrifying thing is to agree unconditionally.

"What do you want?"

"We hope that Lord Luo Chen can leave behind a few firearms. According to the official name of the Integration Movement: laser guns. We want to study them."

".....Okay, I will provide it for you."

Even if he was given the laser gun, Luo Chen didn't believe that the empire's technology could be so easy to crack in this backward land. There was at least a ten thousand year technological gap. And even if he knew the principle, what about the materials?

The Empire's military equipment is made of alloys selected from elements in the entire galaxy, but what about Lateran? They can't even leave the planet under their feet.

It is impossible to copy a laser gun.

"Well, thank you. The second condition is that I hope you can become a saint in Lateran."

"Why? What is your purpose?"

The Pope smiled but said nothing. Luo Chen confronted her for a long time, but finally gave up. With the little brain he had, dealing with these riddlers would only make himself more upset.

"Well, Your Holiness, you win."

"Then, we will hold a ceremony in three days, and then officially conduct diplomatic activities with the Republic of Ursus. What do you think?"

Luo Chen felt his head buzzing: "I'll listen to you."

He then lived in the best room in the church.

He still couldn't figure out what the Sakota people's intentions were.

What exactly is the connection that the Pope is talking about? It seems that the Sakotans can sense their emotions and thoughts, as can be seen from Anderchel and others in Rhodes Island, as well as the Archangel of Penguin Logistics. He had never noticed it before.

Then why couldn't he feel the emotions of the Sakotans?

It can't be a one-way perception, right?

Do I have to use telepathy on them?

No, it's too exhausting, and my condition has been very bad recently, so I'm not suitable for using psychic power.

Finally, he decided to make a very long long-distance call with Tallulah and Alina to discuss today's events. He needed Tallulah and Alina's advice and ideas. After all, they were both much smarter than him.

Chapter 103 Resolution

In the main square of the Lateran Basilica, almost all the people of the capital gathered here. They witnessed together the Pope taking out the crown representing the living saint and performing a pious ceremony.

Luo Chen helplessly watched these Sakta people muttering there. He didn't know why, but he always felt that his youth had returned and the times had not changed.

Similar to Luo Chen, the Emperor, Nurgle, Khorne and Tzeentch were also watching these angels through Luo Chen. The evil gods happily discussed how to corrupt them, how to have fun, and even fought each other. However, their plans could not be implemented in Luo Chen's mind unless they could corrupt Luo Chen. But the Emperor was still here, and as long as she existed, she would help Luo Chen resist the Whisper of Chaos.

"Hey! You disgusting thing!" Tzeentch floated around the Emperor. Her short blue hair and beautiful but sinister face made the Emperor feel disgusted.

"You'd better stay away from me."

"Hahaha! Don't you feel sad? That's your people, a living saint of mankind. Hahaha, are you willing to see him change his mind like this?"

"Luo Chen has completed all his duties. He is no longer bound by the laws of the empire, nor by the Lord of Mankind. What he does has nothing to do with me. All I have to do is prevent you bastards from corrupting the last of my people. Now, stay away from me, birdman!"

"Bird? Hahaha, what is a bird? Is it a name for humans? Speaking of which, what are humans? Do humans really exist among the stars? Isn't this just the wishful thinking of your race? You act recklessly in the universe, arbitrarily defining and slaughtering life, and degrading it to aliens. Is your race really necessary to exist?"

Tzeentch smiled and floated around the Emperor, constantly expressing her reasons and questions.

Finally, the emperor could no longer bear it, chuckled twice, took out the flaming sword, and stabbed Jianqi while humming.

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!"

"Ooooooooooooooooooo."

Tzeentch couldn't stand it anymore and sealed her mouth with magic, with crystal tears sparkling in the corners of her eyes, and the Emperor was too lazy to stab her again.

"Ah! You pathetic and disgusting devil, get out of here as far as you can."

Tzeentch ran away in disgrace, and the Emperor turned his gaze to Luo Chen again. At this time, the Pope had already completed the ceremony and was about to put the holy crown on Luo Chen.

The Emperor thought about it. He couldn't see through Luo Chen into the minds of these creatures unless Luo Chen could touch them directly, and that required Luo Chen's consent. But she was sure that the actions of these sub-human races called Sakota at this time would bring more benefits than disadvantages to Luo Chen.

"Then, Luo Chen, I'll help you again so that you can have a bigger bargaining chip in the future."

Golden light flickered in the entire consciousness space. The three evil gods closed their eyes and hurriedly used their divine power to block the light.

The moment the Pope put the crown on Luo Chen, a golden beam of light suddenly burst out into the sky with Luo Chen as the center. People were stunned. They didn't know what was happening.

When the light covering the entire city faded away, what appeared before people's eyes was a real angel. He was as holy as described in murals and ancient myths. The two pairs of wings behind him flapped, and when people looked at him, a halo would descend on them.