Upon hearing the news, Ron and Yuna changed the subject and started talking about the joint conference they were going to participate in.
Ron naturally shared his thoughts, and Yuna was able to supplement Ron's plan.
Three days later, the highest meeting of the Commercial Union Kingdom was held in the New Kingdom Building.
Over three days, there were various meetings and ceremonies...
During the three days they spent preparing, Ron further refined his proposal. In those three days, Ron also learned about the actual situation of the other major chambers of commerce through the Tulip Chamber of Commerce.
On that day, five representatives from the Chamber of Commerce attended, but the young master of the Magic Crystal Chamber of Commerce was not present; the actual president of the Magic Crystal Chamber of Commerce presided over the event.
Of the other chambers of commerce, only the young master of the Conrad Chamber of Commerce was present; the others were all chamber of commerce presidents, including Yuna, who was also a president.
Aside from Yuna, the only other person here is Jenny from Conrad's side who is in charge of the girls' association. She should be Conrad's next president, another self-reliant woman like Yuna.
However, in Ron's opinion, the rumored Janet is not as good as Yuna, and this time she is probably mainly here for training!
According to information from Tulip, it seems that the president of Conrad's side is in poor health... from a top merchant guild in the Baron Empire.
Looking at the president of the Magic Crystal Merchant Guild, he was middle-aged, yet his elemental perception revealed him to be a formidable great swordsman. Indeed, the Tulip Merchant Guild's intelligence was quite accurate.
The president of the Darren Merchant Guild was from the Rich Empire, and he was also a middle-aged man. On the other hand, the elderly magician president of the Yaheng Merchant Guild nodded to Ron.
It seems that the former president of the Yaheng Chamber of Commerce has already received notification from the Carlo Magic Empire.
Among the high-ranking officials present, the oldest was the old magician from the Yaheng Chamber of Commerce, who was also the head of the association.
The five chamber of commerce leaders sat on one side of the round table, while Ron sat on the other side, with Vivian and Uncle Arno behind him.
The maids and guards behind the nobles are standard equipment for them. Other business leaders each have two or three people behind them, some of whom are responsible for taking notes. Moreover, since it is the Supreme United Council, there is a soul stone placed in the center of the round table.
The Phantom Stones would actually be better, but they are currently too rare. Sandy Territory has become a tourist attraction because of the many Phantom Stones there.
The Soul Stone is not perfect, but it can still record the sound of the meeting.
The joint meeting officially began. The small magic circle beneath the Soul Stone activated, and the magic runes reflected magical light. The Soul Stone floated in the air, and at this moment, it was able to record all sounds.
At the very beginning of the meeting, Yuna spoke first: "Thank you for attending, esteemed presidents and young presidents. This meeting was initiated by the Tulip Merchant Guild on behalf of His Holiness Pope Ron Lance..."
Sure enough, these high-ranking personnel had similar thoughts in mind.
The dragons of the Farma Plains were defeated by the legend of Will. Ron was Will's disciple and also the Pope of two gods.
Honestly, given that such a special entity wanted to initiate a joint parliament, they all thought it over and over again before finally agreeing.
Now, it remains to be seen what the young pope plans to do.
Several responsible persons looked at it together.
It has to be said that Ron felt some pressure facing these gazes, as they were all in high positions!
Unfortunately, the Elf Queen Ron had seen it, as had the Human Magic Queen Ron, and even his superior had met it before.
Stage fright was nonexistent for Ron; he remained calm and composed, taking out a stack of magic scrolls from his storage ring.
"These are some magical contracts to protect secrets, and I hope you will all sign them! I also hope that everyone present will keep what we are about to discuss confidential."
Before entering the venue, Rita had confirmed that there were no hidden forces present. After these people signed the confidentiality agreement, the confidentiality work would be almost done.
One particularly important point is that Ron took precautions as soon as he first saw the information about Chairman Conrad. How could Chairman Conrad be in poor health? And the situation on the Baron Swordsman Empire was unclear.
We have to be careful! Thinking this, Ron glanced at Jenny again.
Jenny was the first to sign the magic contract... while the others were still cautiously checking the details of their contracts!
Jenny actually stood up and bowed to Ron, saying, "Your Holiness, why are you looking directly at Jenny like that? Has Jenny been impolite in any way?"
"No, no, Miss Jenny is very generous. It's just that Miss Jenny was the first to sign a confidentiality agreement, which attracted my attention. That's all."
That's a lie. Ron looked this way before the contract was even signed, and he looked at me like I was scrutinizing an enemy.
This young, genius pope is truly a liar who doesn't even blink an eye. How could someone like that become pope? Even gods... ヽ(｀⌒′メ)ノ
No, you must not presume upon gods.
Finally, Jenny stopped complaining and sat down gracefully and calmly.
The others didn't care much about Ron and Jenny's little incident; they were more eager to hear what Ron would say next.
They also need to sign a confidentiality agreement in advance; let's see what the young pope has to say.
After confirming that everyone present, including himself, had signed the magic contract, Ron said, "Rita, create a barrier!"
Divine magical barrier, activated.
Rita's amazing divine magical abilities proved that every pope is indeed unfathomable!
Apart from Yuna's side, the guards of the other chamber of commerce leaders all became tense.
The elderly President Yaheng was the most composed, his aged voice echoing, "What's there to be nervous about? His Holiness the Pope would never have any ill intentions!"
“Yes, yes, President Pig is right. Everyone relax and don’t be rude.” The middle-aged president of the Magic Crystal Merchant Guild said this, but he also looked deeply at Rita.
Such incredible skill, as if born with divine abilities—is this yet another genius? Perhaps, a miracle!
Angels are creations of miracles. Ron could have made Rita recite more divine incantations, so divine spells that require too much time are not so rare. However, it is important that they take them seriously.
Pope Ron's influence is significant enough that all his remaining words will carry more weight.
Compared to the protection of angelic power, the following is the key point:
“Ron was originally the Pope of both religions. Hereby, I, Ron, declare that neither religion shall establish a branch in the capital of the United Kingdom.”
This statement places the United Kingdom at the level of an empire.
Those present had all run their own businesses for many years, traveled all over the country, and seen a great deal. They understood all too well the subtext of Ron's words.
Through the Tulip Merchant Guild, even the original dragon race was dealt with by the Legend of Will, and Pope Ron didn't even establish a branch church...
Could it be that they were mistaken, and that Ron's proposal for a joint meeting was not actually for the sake of church affairs?
After the first formal statement, everyone present was already in Ron's rhythm.
“Here I propose that, after the council, the Soul Stone be temporarily kept by President Pigog.”
All eyes turned to Chairman Pi Gu.
The matter of recording the Soul Stone was a trivial one, so everyone readily agreed.
"Can."
"As His Holiness the Pope commands!"
"..."
Ron added, "Furthermore, since a confidentiality agreement has been signed, why bother with your assistants keeping records?"
The group exchanged glances and, after some thought, agreed to Ron's request.
"Alright, we won't record it anymore. Your Holiness, there's no need to say anything else. Why don't you tell me if you have any other plans for not establishing a branch church?" The middle-aged president of the Magic Crystal Merchant Guild seemed to have thought of something. Hearing that Ron would not establish a branch church in the capital, he couldn't help but be visibly happy.
Originally, if Ron had set up the Papal Headquarters in the newly established capital, even the Magic Crystal Guild Master wouldn't have known how to stop him. After all, it was the Legend of Will who defeated the Dragon Clan. Ron's decision to give up is truly wonderful.
From Ron's perspective, why would the president of the Magic Crystal Merchant Guild be acting so erratically? The continent's top Magic Crystal Merchant Guild! The president, who never showed his emotions, had forgotten how to behave; what could have caused him to lose his composure so unexpectedly…?
Just as I expected!
According to the information Ron saw about Tulip, the full name of the president of the Magic Crystal Merchant Guild is Harry Clarke, and he has been doing some strange things behind the scenes in his management of the guild...
Based on the information from the Tulip Merchant Guild, combined with the information Ron had about the two popes, he was forced to make a clear deduction:
"President of the Harry Crystal Chamber of Commerce, rest assured, if the United Kingdom has a Pope and Bishop, then this church must belong to the god of commerce."
Such simple and straightforward words, spoken to the president of the Magic Crystal Guild, and coming from the mouth of Pope Ron, inevitably made the others present think more.
Could it be that the Magic Crystal Merchant Guild is actually the secret operation of the fallen god... the god of commerce?
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