Chapter 1197: The Meeting of the Century (Part One)
Suddenly, news broke out on the continent. Officials stories stated that Deputy Pope Platini of the Holy Church died in the battle with the Human Emperor of the North about three to four months ago.
The world was shocked by this news.
In the beginning, some people were still doubtful of this.
However, with many pieces of evidence and the disappearance of Platini, people started to accept this news.
Then, Continental Martial Saint Maradona who was always mysterious and unseen made a rare appearance, confirming the validity of this news. Also, he revealed another terrifying truth that people couldn"t imagine!
The catastrophe caused by goblins in the Southern Region was created by this Deputy Pope who had fallen.
Like a small stone that hit the calm surface of a lake, this news created many waves and surges of discussion.
Such news was unheard of! The goblins had appeared for more than a year, and they almost killed all humans in the Southern Region, committing unforgivable sins.
Now, people learned that the Deputy Pope of the Holy Church, which was supposed to represent justice and honor, was behind all this!
If this news didn"t come from a reputable and influential figure like Maradona, no one would believe it.
This time, Maradona even provided everyone with hard evidence, a divy crystal that recorded everything about the Goblin Realm and the battle between the Human Emperor of the North and Platini. The influential figures of various human forces got to see it, and they confirmed that it wasn"t faked.
In the end, the various empires came together and revealed the information to all humans on the continent.
For a moment, the Holy Church that used to represent justice was becoming demonized.
Faith was destroyed.
Many churches were smashed, and many members of the Holy Church were expelled by many empires.
The entire continent was dominated by the voice that denounced the Holy Church, and it seemed like all other human forces were trying to push down the wall named the Holy Church.
In comparison, the Human Emperor of the North was seen as the Saint Emperor who saved all humans in the Southern Region. His unparalleled strength and righteous image made him the new idol to many people.
The principles and codes of conduct the [Black-Cloth Shrine] of the Northern Region Empire started to spread on the continent in an unstoppable manner. There was now a faith vacuum with the Holy Church denounced, and the [Black-Cloth Shrine] that was supported by the Human Emperor of the North quickly spread to many places. More and more people, including n.o.bles and civilians, started to side with the Northern Region Empire. With so many people believing in the principles and codes of conduct of the [Black-Cloth Shrine], Fei garnished a ton of power of faith non-stop.
Faced with such an unprecedented situation, the Holy Church didn"t try to explain anything and counterattack, which was surprising to many.
Looking from the outside, it seemed like the Holy Church was still experiencing internal conflicts and couldn"t be bothered with these things happening on the outside.
Under such an atmosphere, another month quickly pa.s.sed by.
The Southern Region that was recovered was poor and impoverished after the goblins" abuse and overexploitation.
However, a ton of ownerless land attracted many people. The Northern Region Empire and many other empires and forces that had new territories in the Southern Region drafted many creative and openminded population policies and implemented various incentives and rewards, allowing the Southern Region to quickly recover some of its vitality.
At this moment, the silent Holy Church suddenly made a surprising announcement to the outside world.
The Pope of the Holy Church announced to the entire continent that he was inviting the Human Emperor of the North to a meeting at the former Capital of Inter Milan, the City of San Siro. The meeting would be about the relationship between the Northern Region Empire and the Holy Church, and Continental Martial Saint Maradona was also invited as a witness.
This news instantly attracted numerous people"s attention.
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Chapter 1197: The Meeting of the Century (Part Two)
"The meeting between the Pope of the Holy Church and the Human Emperor of the North? Is this overbearing force that dominated the continent for more than 1,000 years finally acknowledging the Northern Region Empire as an opponent on its level? Would it mean that the continent is going to move into the era where these two forces face off each other?" many people thought to themselves, and they waited for Human Emperor Alexander of the North and Continental Martial Saint Maradona"s responses.
As long as the Northern Region Empire and the Holy Church decided to end the intense face-off, perhaps the continent could move into a new era of relative peace.
The people didn"t wait for too long.
Three days later, the Human Emperor of the North responded.
"I will arrive at the meeting in the City of San Siro on time."
Continental Martial Saint Maradona responded almost at the same time and agreed to show up.
Time quickly pa.s.sed by.
The entire continent was looking forward to the result of this meeting. If this meeting went downhill, everyone would be facing endless chaos and flames of war.
The City of San Siro was located in the Central Region and about 100,000 kilometers from the Strait of Naples. This city was in the center of the battle between the Northern Region Empire and the Holy Church. Both the mixed cavalry legion under the leadership of [Golden Lion] Lampard and the crusader legion of the Holy Church couldn"t obtain control of this city in a short time.
This was a giant city that was still neutral, so it was perfect for the meeting between these two most influential magnates.
Before the day of the meeting, both sides made many preparations.
Except for sending out masters to the City of San Siro to inspect the terrains and make sure that there were no traps, the spies and intelligence workers of the two parties also fought with each other in the dark. However, they maintained sufficient self-control and didn"t cause any big conflicts.
Also, the two forces placed millions of soldiers outside the City of San Siro and sent many masters, looking at each other with hostility.
Many people were waiting and predicting the result.
In just a flash, it was the day of the meeting.
For 1,000 years, the Azeroth Continent had never been this intense.
For 1,000 years, the five regions of Azeroth had never been so peaceful.
Except for the masters of the Northern Region Empire and the Holy Church, many masters of other forces rushed over and flew in the sky above the City of San Siro. They were in stealth and closely watched how things were going.
The sun rose from the east and climbed higher and higher into the sky.
Time was slowly pa.s.sing away like a moving turtle.
The giant City of San Siro attracted all the attention of the Azeroth Continent.
While numerous people did the countdown, it was finally noon.
To the southwest of the City of San Siro, a giant transparent ripple appeared. It looked as if that section of the sky was collapsing.
Instantly, s.p.a.ce seemed to have turned into a turbulent ocean, and a small floating palace slowly showed itself in the surging ripples.
A streak of powerful and indescribable Holy Power instantly filled the s.p.a.ce, engulfing a large area like a radiant sun.
"The people of the Holy Church!"
"The flying G.o.dly palace of the Holy Church! It is said to be the special traveling device of the Pope, and it hadn"t been seen in public for hundreds of years."
"Unfortunately, we can"t see the Pope right now."
"The masters of the Holy Church are on the move? I wonder what level Pope Blatter is at. Can he rival the Human Emperor of the North?"
"Don"t be impatient. We will know if we continue watching. The Human Emperor of the North and the Continental Martial Saint are about to appear as well."
The masters who were in stealth in the sky chatted among themselves. In reality, they didn"t need to be in stealth anymore.
These masters all showed themselves and looked at each other from afar. None of them wanted to miss this grand meeting which would be recorded in the history books for sure.
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