Chapter 691 The Eternal Pope Arrives
After Honey Badger finished speaking, Cardinal Dominic did not respond immediately.
She was silent for a moment, then asked, "Your Holiness, what do you think?"
——The Eternal Pope is here too?!
The honey badger was suddenly startled.
Is it the new one... or the old one?
When she saw that the Saint had been assassinated and frozen, she ran away. Although her escape failed, she did not know who the new Pope was.
...It can't be the Saint Grey who has already turned into amber, right?
Then, maybe I still have a chance...
A glimmer of hope arose in the honey badger's heart.
Although the saint was not condensed into amber because of his assassination, he was more or less related to this matter.
Then, isn’t the other party’s promotion also related to me?
But then, Aiwass's voice rang out.
"One million gold coins... That price is quite fair, and it's indeed a huge sum. However, I never expected that the Hawkeye Organization would take such a huge risk and send a fifth-level assassin to his death just for a mere one million gold coins.
"By the way, I still have six million gold coins. If I take out some of them, can you ask the Hawkeye Organization to help me kill someone?"
……etc?
Is that the voice of Aiwas Moriarty?
The honey badger opened her eyes in astonishment, but the eternal holy light filled with the power of dedication made her unable to see anything.
If it were just ordinary strong light, she would have adapted to it long ago after such a long exposure. However, she did not have the adaptability of the Path of Devotion... This was equivalent to draining her own adaptive power and continuously injecting it with devotion power that would not harm her body but could not be used by her.
Thus her own power was gently sealed away.
At this moment, the honey badger only felt his brain was in chaos and his blood was cold.
According to her previous analysis, Aiwass is clearly the Son of the Moon!
As an assassin organization that has been hunting down the Son of the Moon for hundreds of years, Hawkeye is also quite familiar with many of the Son of the Moon's secret professional heritage.
The Children of the Moon do have a rare branch of the path of devotion - a profession called "Moonlight Scholar", which requires the Children of the Moon to serve Hengwo alone.
Given this close relationship, it is indeed possible for Aiwass to become the Cardinal of Hengmi.
Moreover, the cardinal robe that Aiwass was wearing was the color black that symbolized Hengwo!
...But, doesn't the Pope have to be an elf?
According to Hawkeye's information, only elves have the opportunity to complete the nine paths of high divine arts...
Just as her mind was in a state of confusion, she heard Aiwass chuckle and say, "Just kidding. Hiring you is out of the question... According to the rules of the Theocracy, you'll have to work for us to pay off your debt."
……What's the meaning?
This means... not killing me?
"Remove the shadowless light sequence first, Cardinal Dominic. Then add another piece of clothing to this lady."
"I must warn you, Your Holiness—she can manipulate any shadow she touches and teleport when she does. If she escapes, recapture will be quite troublesome. She might even hold you hostage..."
Cardinal Dominic said seriously.
"Then let her be held hostage. I don't mind."
Aiwass just smiled and said.
Soon, the honey badger felt an extra layer of clothing on his body. His cold body warmed up in the blink of an eye... and then, the light from all directions disappeared.
As a fifth-level adapter, she adapted to the new ambient light almost instantly and saw everything clearly.
It was indeed Cardinal Dominic himself, not some recording device.
And Aiwass, Lily, and... that fake Isabel.
The honey badger's expression is extremely complicated.
She opened her mouth, but in the end nothing came out.
"As for Alice...I'll let her go. After all, she truly is an innocent child. It's not like she's even killed anyone on her hands yet."
Aiwass said gently, "And she has a photo of Isabel and me. I'm really looking forward to the day she releases it.
"—Of course, a reprimand is unavoidable. Even the Theocracy would be troubled by such a naughty child."
"...Are you not going to kill me?"
The honey badger asked with some reluctance.
"Why, do you want to die?"
Aiwass asked back.
"But I am..."
The honey badger got stuck when he said this.
—Wait, I wasn't the one who assassinated the Saint? Why was I the only one caught? I clearly didn't do it...
unless……
She opened her eyes slightly, as if she understood.
——Unless, the Pure White Saint was not poisoned at all.
"...The Saint has already condensed into amber?"
The honey badger blurted out.
But everyone present seemed to have not heard these words.
Not only Aiwass and Cardinal Dominic, but even Lily and Isabel showed no reaction at all... It was as if she hadn't even said the words. It even made Honey Badger doubt whether he had actually said them.
"Although you attempted to assassinate the Saint, you did not cause irreversible consequences."
Aiwass simply said leisurely, "Besides, you've done me a favor... in a sense. In theory, you've made some special contributions."
……I see.
Is it because I "assassinated the saint" that Aiwass had the opportunity to become Pope?
The honey badger thought so in his heart, thinking he understood what Aiwass meant.
Besides her, another answer emerged in Cardinal Dominic's mind:
It was because of her assassination that the scandal of the Pure White Saint's Amber was covered up.
But no one knew that Aiwass was actually talking about something else.
——It was precisely because of her failed assassination attempt that the Saint still had a chance to succeed the Pope, and thus the Theocracy would not be divided by other cardinals vying for the papacy. Since the Theocracy would not be divided, there would be no long-term separatist civil war.
In other words, the "Tree and Amber Disaster" had been resolved silently before it happened.
It’s just because there’s a scapegoat like the honey badger, that’s all.
"However, even if we don't 'decompose' her, the value of the honey badger still needs to be developed."
Aiwass said: “After all, her motives are bad, but the end result is good…I leave it to you, Cardinal Dominic.
"-Oh, by the way, although Cardinal Loki is dead, we still have to pay the balance for the murder he commissioned in his name - the Theocracy cannot afford to be in debt, right?"
Hearing what he said, Honey Badger and Dominic's expressions became strange.
...Your Holiness, do you want to listen to what you are saying?
But after thinking about it, Cardinal Dominic felt that what Aiwass said was right.
Although Honey Badger is essentially the scapegoat, her willingness to venture into the Church shows that the Hawkeye Organization is extremely poor... This money is nothing to the Church, but it can be used to pay Honey Badger hush money.
——Just take the blame honestly and don’t even think about changing your statement.
This can also serve as solid evidence of Cardinal Loki's crimes - you know, there are still a group of Cardinal Loki's die-hard fans among the people.
Furthermore, if the Hawkeye Organization's poverty is not addressed, they will sooner or later undertake other dangerous missions. At that point, they will be like an extremely sharp knife, potentially causing uncontrollable disasters. For example, if their assassination attempt were truly successful, then this mere one million gold coins would have caused the Church to face a major crisis of division.
It would be better to take this opportunity to recruit some of them. Even if we don't expect them to kill people, at least if a similar situation occurs again, we can let them warn the Theocracy.
Isn't it just about money? Can't we just double what they offer?
"As expected of His Holiness the Pope!"
Dominic sighed, “I’ll make good use of her.
"And there will definitely be no loss—the Hawkeye Organization will come to redeem the people. Even if they don't have money, they always have something else to pay off the debt..."
But at this moment.
Suddenly, a strange and warm wave surged in the air.
It was as if Sizhu himself had arrived—an incomparably warm glow permeated everyone's hearts.
The next moment, a girl with an extremely young appearance appeared out of thin air.
She was a girl who looked no more than thirteen years old.
Her hair was pure white, her eyes silver-white, and she wore a heavy red and black robe with intricate patterns—like deer heads and thorns.
Black thorns spread from her robe, embedding her collarbone, neck, ears, and forehead. On top of her head, the thorns of sin crossed and condensed into a sacred crown.
“…Your Holiness?”
Cardinal Dominic was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously revealed the girl's identity - she was the former Eternal Pope.
But the former Pope just looked seriously behind Aiwass.
The girl exudes a powerful and surging force.
"—Fox, stand behind me!"
She spoke.
Update completed!
Dedicating a new book, "Twilight Speaker"!
My health has been a bit bad recently, so it’s time to grab some new books to dedicate to me (seriously)
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