It's the age of cyber, and you're still a traditional villain?

Chapter 272 Is this the gift you gave me? ! (angry)
Frankly speaking, Lu Baiyan feels that he is a very firm person. When faced with Xu Shi's recruitment, he once said, "I am a Templar first, and secondly an ordinary person who is interested in your city-state." if.

But he doesn't know why, seeing the current situation, he really can't control himself and has some very dangerous thoughts.

Maybe it’s because the influence of these outsiders is getting bigger and bigger, right?The gap with the Holy See is also widening little by little - Mi Miyan actually considers a wide range of things. At least in this current situation, we really can't continue to be arrogant just because of the deep foundation of the Holy See.

It is also true that he is disappointed with the colleagues around him. Just listening to those speeches made him feel a little stunned... Of course, not all of the eleven Templar Knights are as mentally retarded as Ji Bochang, Pu Guochang, but it is a pity that they did not come to participate in this event. meetings, but carried out missions throughout the empire.

As for Qin Yiyan, the nominal leader, in Lu Baiyan's opinion, she is a good person, not to mention her military power. Apart from the Pope, she is the most powerful in the Holy See... But her shortcomings are also obvious, she is not good at planning. Well.

Therefore, in this situation, she could not do anything except shouting twice to calm down the situation. Should she live in Bengbu, she would still live in Bengbu.

"Bai Yan, your analysis makes sense."

While he was still living in Bengbu, a question came from the red-haired eldest sister, "Just analysis is not enough. Do you have any ideas? Or suggestions."

"There is still a way."

Lu Baiyan glanced at the other two living treasures, and after thinking about it, he said, "Now that Xu Shi has won the hearts and minds of the people, what we have to do is naturally take them back first."

"As for how to get it, it's not difficult... The Holy See has a tradition of giving relief, but it's just far behind the Maomao Cult in terms of magnitude, so it has to make up for or even exceed the treatment they give. This It’s the most basic.”

Qin Yiyan nodded. Not to mention comparing with others, the level of the Vatican's relief station has been visibly declining over the years.

She vaguely remembered that when she was a nun when she was a child, the relief station was still open every three days, and the food distributed was milk, white bread, and sometimes even meat and vegetables.

Nowadays, only porridge and black bread are left, and the interval has been changed to once a week... As for what changes have occurred inside, it is difficult to say.

In the past, everyone had no choice. Of course, poor families would not be picky, but now there is the Holy Fire Cat Cult, and all kinds of supplies are shipped out every day for free. Who will come to the Holy See's relief station?

This is probably the truth about the difficulty of transitioning from luxury to frugality. Now it really becomes a question of why we should eat bread when we can have cake...

And this happens to be the best way to gather people's hearts. The Holy See may not need to compensate the people for the loss of the Poseidon Stones like the royal family and Xu Shi, but this is inherently a time-limited matter and cannot be done every day for ten years. Give out money, right?
But giving is okay. As long as both parties maintain the same level, there is nothing wrong.

"Secondly, we have to start from the perspective of the senior royal family."

Lu Baiyan continued, "In any case, after so many years, it is impossible for everyone to abandon us overnight. Most of us are still indecisive."

"So we can try to make a fuss about the princes and nobles, especially those princes and nobles who have believed in the Holy See for generations... Without asking them to stand up and help us stand, at least we will not let the royal family become a rope. If we can do this A little is considered a good result.”

I have to say that his squinting eyes were still very vicious, and he pointed out the shortcomings in Xu Shi's plan.

The Holy Fire Cat Cult can spread so quickly because it takes the grassroots route, but in the upper circles, the effect may not be so good.

On the one hand, the upper echelons of the empire were not greatly affected by the Poseidon Stone transaction. Except for a few exceptions mentioned before, who really invested all their wealth in playing with Poseidon Stone, most people would not even lose their pants. They were all pawned, and even if they had to compensate these people, it would certainly not be through the Holy Fire Cat Cult. The royal family would naturally have other ways of dealing with it.

Secondly, as he said, the relationship between these people, or many families, and the Holy See is intricate.

The best example is his own Lu family, a hereditary marquis. Although the Grand Duke Cheng Gujian is in control, the power of the family cannot be underestimated. As for the tendency, it must be biased towards the Holy See, otherwise he would not become this generation. The Templars.

The deep-rooted ideas passed down from generation to generation will not disappear so quickly, so these people are the best targets to win over. Even if the royal family takes the lead in stating that it has established the Holy Fire Cat Cult as the state religion, everyone may have to follow suit, but everyone has specific thoughts No matter how you think about it, it’s actually not that absolute.

Just like when Dongfang Xiao read out the edict, there was no shortage of objections in the court. Although they can't be heard now, it doesn't mean that all ministers have really changed their minds 100%. The biggest thing is not to stand out or be afraid of Cheng Gujian. reason.

Winning them over can also be regarded as preparing for bad situations that may occur in the future.

But this is something that the Holy Fire Cat Cult cannot do, for no other reason than that it only appeared for a short period of time.

Although the Holy See should not continue to be arrogant just because of its deep foundation, it is undeniable that this is indeed one of their advantages.

"Makes sense."

Qin Yiyan strongly agreed with this, and he was secretly relieved, finally hearing some reliable opinions.

She has always been very optimistic about Lu Baiyan. The fact is that before Xu Shi appeared, he was giving advice on many things in the Holy See. It would not be an exaggeration to call him a think tank.

"It sounds okay, but if you do this, in terms of expenses..."

Park Guochang's voice became much softer, but he still kept mumbling.

"Money, money, money, you damn well know money!"

The voice was not loud, but it made Lu Baiyan furious, "When the Vatican is really beaten to the ground, you and your money will be put into the coffin together!"

"This is just a fucking small part. Do you think this alone is enough? Take your pig brain out of your heel and use it! Use it!"

His violent reaction shocked everyone, even Qin Yiyan.

Because Mi Mi Yan usually has a really good temper, no matter what he thinks in his heart, he always has a smile on his face, and frowning like just now is a very rare expression.

As for getting angry, let alone getting angry, this was the first time everyone had seen him after so many years of working together, so they acted so surprised.

But this also explains very well how angry Lu Baiyan is right now.

He is indeed angry now. He originally didn't want to care about the strange ambiguity between these two people before. After all, we are all in the same boat...but now that he is here to make suggestions, these two people are still the same short-sighted!

There are some things that he just doesn't want to say clearly. The fact is that due to the nature of this special job, in addition to the normal salary, the Templars have a lot of money to make.

There are 11 Templars, at least more than half of them will earn some extra income through their positions.

His own family has a big business and doesn't care about the little money, but others may not. The bastard in front of him is the best example.

But you usually just forget about it, why are you still struggling with this now?
Oh my God, who am I working with?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Xu Shi was really amazing. Could there be such disharmonious voices in his team?
If he doesn't, that would be enviable. If he does, it shows that he is very clever. After all, he is already about to break through the defense.

"...Okay, okay, Bai Yan, don't be angry."

Qin Yiyan curled his lips and acted as a peacemaker, "Didn't you just say that this was just the first step, what about after that?"

It could be seen that she was a little uncomfortable with Lu Baiyan flipping the table, but just in time, he said everything he wanted to say, so it would be good for her to make a good show.

"What else can we do next? We will probably have to talk to the royal family again."

He narrowed his eyes to calm down, but his tone was still not angry, "Or let's talk to Xu Shi. When he does these things, he probably doesn't really want to fight us to the death. If that's the case, then of course he can. talk."

Everyone was noncommittal about this. If they could really eliminate the current decline of the Holy See by doing these things, they wouldn't have to be so gloomy.

Not to mention that this is just a way to make up for the situation. To be honest, even if they do that, they have already fallen behind. In addition, they are unable to provide compensation to the people, and the results are probably not as optimistic as Lu Baiyan said.

"As long as we can find the node where everyone is balanced, the situation will naturally not remain so stalemate..."

Lu Baiyan continued, but got stuck again mid-sentence.

Others also reacted because this node was right in front of them.

When Xu Shi came to the Holy See, although his attitude was very bad, the conditions given were very clear - let Qin Yiyan be his maid, and kill Luo Yu.

It is obvious that the latter is the result he wants, and the former is just incidental.

It sounds like this condition is actually okay, sacrificing yourself to benefit the entire Holy See... But if they really do this, let alone whether it will be effective, there is absolutely no chance that the status of the Holy See will plummet.

By killing your own people, especially those with status like the Templars, you will lose face if word gets out about it.

If Xu Shi comes back and only collects money but does nothing, then they will completely become clowns.

Therefore, no matter what, it is impossible for them to do such a thing... Fortunately, Luo Yu is not here today, otherwise it would be embarrassing for a while.

But in this way, it seems to have fallen into an endless loop. If this root problem is not solved, there is no hope of truly reaching a deal.

All I can say is that Xu Shi is really very narrow-minded... Of course, dealing with such narrow-minded people is even more troublesome.

Thinking of this, everyone felt helpless. Qin Yiyan sighed and looked at the statue behind him, "Your Highness the Saint, what do you think? Do you think Bai Yan's suggestion is okay?"

You still have to ask, because the status of the Knights Templar is very delicate - they are a department jointly canonized by the royal family and the Holy See. Regardless of whether the butt is crooked or not, it has been difficult to obtain the right to make decisions for so many years. It's the same on both sides.

In the end, the saint and the pope have to make the final decision.

Her Royal Highness the Saint seemed not to hear, and continued to pray devoutly in front of the statue. "There's nothing wrong with his suggestion, I agree."

But what is rare is that the Pope slowly walked out from behind the scenes and said, "You should take care of the relief station immediately. The treatment will be higher than that of the royal family. We are already lagging behind others and we cannot do better if we do not do better."

"Sir Pope."

Everyone hurriedly knelt on one knee and saluted him. In fact, it was rare for him to appear in person in the past few years. It was rare to see him before the last conquest of Poseidon.

And he is indeed old - Qin Yiyan has the best say on this point. He grew up in the Holy See. At that time, the Pope was still a capable middle-aged man, but now he is a little thin and even haggard, and he can't help exuding the age of old age. breath.

It's hard to think that he and Cheng Gujian are the same age... But it also proves that no matter how powerful the "chosen one" is, it seems that he can't escape the invasion of time.

"Get up."

The Pope nodded slightly, but his tone was a bit stern, "As for talking to them... you should use your discretion. After all, this is not the only way we can go."

"You can't be afraid just because you're afraid, do you understand?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes suddenly widened - who couldn't understand the subtext?This is obviously saying that if it really comes to an irreconcilable time, he agrees to use force...

Of course, it's not wrong to say it was a beating. The first words hit the two knights Ji Pu, and the latter words were meant for Lu Baiyan, which hinted that his approach was too soft.

"Yes."

The crowd responded in unison.

……

"Has the Holy See finally taken action?"

In the mansion, Xu Shi was lying on a lounge chair in the yard, looking at the information handed to him and chuckled.

The information was naturally given to him by Cheng Gujian - he didn't have to worry about this aspect. After so many years of open and covert fighting, it would have been impossible if the two sides didn't have spies on each other.

But he doesn't care. Anyway, everything the guys do is obvious. What can they find out?
But it is still worth keeping track of the opponent's movements. If you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be in danger.

"What about you? What are your plans?"

Xia Keyan appeared from behind him and put his head on his shoulder.

"So you don't even call me dad now?"

Xu Shi's expression was quite exaggerated, as if his daughter had grown up and was no longer close to him.

"Then you should do something that a father should do."

The old aunt rolled her eyes at him and said back, "Let's get down to business, what are your plans now?"

"Are you planning to...here, look."

Xu Shi no longer struggled with the issue of addressing her, but handed over a stack of manuscript paper on the table at hand, "I have sorted out those magic words, so that I can teach Holy Fire Cat how many semicolons there are." Now, we can retire honorably and show up when the time comes."

"...Who told you this?!"

The white-haired loli was stunned for a moment, then bit him on the ear.

"What are you doing? Are you born in the year of dog? Shouldn't the Saint of the Cat Sect be born in the year of cat?"

"Where did this zodiac sign come from? Can you be more serious?"

"There's no need for this."

Xu Shi smiled and stopped teasing her, "If they want to do it, let them do it... I don't need Cheng Gujian's information to know that this must be Lu Baiyan's idea."

"why?"

"Because among the Templars left in the main city, he is the only one with a brain."

Xu Shi had already read the information about these people and had a certain understanding of each person's behavior pattern. "Otherwise, who else could it be, Ji Bochang or Park Guochang?"

It's even more impossible for kid Luo Yu. If he had this level, he wouldn't have made such a fuss on Silver Pine Island.

"Oh? Then why don't you think it's the red-haired one?"

Realizing that he seemed to have missed someone, Xia Keyan blinked and joked, "What's your name... Qin Yiyan?"

"That's also a big-breasted and brainless guy."

Xu Shi gave an unceremonious evaluation.

"Haha, why do I feel like I didn't include it on purpose?"

The old aunt insisted, "You didn't want me to be your maid. Are you itching to death?"

"How come you've learned this trick?"

Xu Shi was speechless, "I told you that I was forced by you at that time. I didn't have such an idea at all, okay?"

"Don't come, who believes it?"

The white-haired lolita turned to him, narrowed her eyes and examined her, "I bet you don't like big breasts, huh?"

"...That's just one of my many hobbies."

The bad man gave an ambiguous answer, and at the same time couldn't help but look at Xia Keyan, "Of course, you're not very good at this."

"Isn't that nonsense?"

The old aunt was so angry that she laughed, "How can I compare to her in my appearance? Isn't that a monster?"

"When you grow up, you won't be the same person."

Xu Shi spread his hands, his eyes filled with pity.

"...Xu Shi!"

These words pierced the white-haired Loli's lungs, and without saying a word, she switched into the royal sister form with a bang.

"Open your eyes and take a good look. What's wrong with me?"

"Just seeing it is not enough, you still need to get your hands on this thing and feel it..."

"It's not over yet, go to hell!"

While talking, the two of them started laughing and joking.

The poor recliner couldn't bear the weight of the two people and collapsed with a click.

At this moment, the courtyard door was pushed open with a creak.

"Long time no see, miss me?"

Xia Wuyou walked in happily.

But when she saw the situation in the yard, her whole body instantly turned into black and white.

Of course she was called by Xu Shi, and she still had a mission with her.

The other party also said that he had prepared a surprise for her, but he didn't say anything when asked, which made her think about it all the way.

The results of it?
What am I seeing?
"Xu Shi, is this the surprise you prepared for me?!"

　The small black square returns for a limited time (funny)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)