Chapter 1422 The Dark Side of Kama Taj (Second Update)
Lara Croft closed the thick file without finishing it, as if she had read a wonderful novel, and was constantly looking forward to seeing the sequel. The Holy See has always been the intersection of money and power. Regardless of the doctrine,
How to denounce money and wealth? The conspiracy and power rent-seeking flowing in the Vatican court can never leave the jingling gold coins. Otherwise, the Medici family would not be able to give birth to so many popes. Even with the current influence and wealth of the Holy See
In an era of rapid decline, the Vatican still has unparalleled influence.
It is not strange to have heretical tendencies in such an environment. What matters is the extent of the heresy and what kind of heresy it is. - Collusion with wizards is definitely the most serious form of heresy. Even the Pope will be deposed or
Excommunication - now she holds in her hand a document that vetoes the legitimacy of John XII's pontificate, as well as the legitimacy of subsequent popes. Combined with John XII's relationship with the widow, her father's mistress and even
During the period of the niece's rich life of having an affair, and even during a period of rule known as the "harlot's regime," this document might even slightly shake the Vatican's dominance over the world of God.
However, Laura Crawford was not stupid enough to think that this document could overturn the rule of the Holy See. After all, the "antipope" Leo VIII appointed by Holy Roman Emperor Otto I at that time had been deposed, and Benedict V later
John XIII was deposed, and John XIII was supported by force by Otto I who led the army into Italy. The confrontation between the religious power and the monarchy began. The "anti-pope" is the orthodoxy of the Vatican, and the Roman people's referendum to elect the pope has no meaning.
The current Vatican is a neutral area, the product of peace, concessions, consultations and negotiations between many countries. Even if it is discovered that there are so many priests in the Holy See who like little boys, secular law cannot confront the divine power and shake the sanctity of the Vatican.
Nothing can be done with a document of unknown origin. Even so, these stories still fascinate Lara Croft. Her favorite stories are this kind of hidden historical dust that is not recorded in stone tablets and documents.
But the file in her hand now is only the first half of the volume that has been sorted out, and the second half is still stored in the bookcase. She waited until the woman drank a cup of hot cocoa, and then got back into the sleeping bag. "I need to borrow your ball of yarn.
And your watch." She said, holding up her notebook. As early as when she moved the supplies here, Lara Croft had made notes in her notebook because she had anticipated that she would return to this bookshelf one day.
Before reading the file, "Can you hold the other end of the ball of wool for me? I'll be back soon, I promise!"
The woman turned her silly glaring blindfold to Lara Croft, which made the latter feel cold in her heart.
"Of course." She said, "Can you bring me a bag of marshmallows when you come back?"
"If we can get out," Lara Croft said somewhat seriously. She did not put herself in the position of the woman's guardian, or even deceive her because she was a mental patient. Lord Crawford's
The title and tutor made her refuse to make promises that she could not keep. "I promise you, I will be back in three minutes. When we leave here, I will buy you a lot of marshmallows and stuff you with marshmallows."
s room."
Thanks to her excellent sense of direction, Lara Croft quickly found the place where she and the woman were originally stationed. Although she felt that she had walked a long way, she actually excluded those narrow stone passages.
In the gap between the two bookshelves, the straight-line distance between her and the woman would not exceed 200 meters. She also found some supplies here that she had missed taking away due to panic at the time - including a half-dismantled Ailian.
Chocolate, a sealing gauze and a bundle of tape, and a small metal ring to hang the ice ax around his waist - Winston did not know what kind of adventure his eldest daughter was going to participate in, so he added the ice ax and ice ax accessories.
The Royal Guards were entrusted to send it to Kama Taj. This metal ring is one of the many accessories.
Although it was of no use, Lara Croft still stuffed it into her pocket. These metal rings, cast in one piece with special alloys, are extremely strong and wear-resistant, and can even be used as safety hooks when climbing, so they are extremely expensive.
Expensive, even if she was as wealthy as she was, she couldn't just throw these things away.
"Well, you came at the right time."
Lara Croft picked up the windproof matches in the earthquake-proof box on the ground. The candlestick installed on the bookshelf had been extinguished, and the entire row of bookshelves was shrouded in darkness. In fact, the library was not completely dark, but
There were just too many candlesticks that went out. Whether they were ghost cleaners or giant robots, they were obviously not characters who could light candles.
The frost-covered hydraulic device has not been disturbed. The thick armor and the continuously running heating device prevent the hydraulic oil from condensing. The explosion-proof door slowly retracts into the wall, and the low temperature that can coagulate blood slowly flows outward from the gap in the door.
When encountering air with higher outside temperature, the remaining moisture will immediately condense into ice mist. Many magic props originally stored in the temple have been moved here. These collections are generally not used and are also equipped with
Dangerous, taking them away from the three temples was the first step for the emperor to regain the scattered power of Kamal Taj.
With the help of the Supreme Mage, this step was made smoothly and without any objections.
The emperor was in no hurry to go down the passage and go deep underground. He first took stock of all the magical items, from the cursed Kadavus crystal, the size of a fist and carved into the shape of a skull, to the soul-cutting scimitar of shadows dating back to the fifteenth century.
The hand of the undead that was created to allow one person to appear in different places at the same time. He counted everything to ensure that none of the dangerous assets belonging to Kama Taj were missing - considering that the old guys from the mystic family had troubled him.
The emperor will not give them any tolerance anymore, and will not give them any leeway in the evaluation - he does not believe that they have only slightly opened the defenses of the library, allowing those extradimensional spirits who have always been hungry for power.
The entity breaks into the real universe, and he wants to make sure everything is under control.
In the past, he compromised on Kamal Taj's thousand-year sovereignty, but he will not do so in the future.
A special knight corps will be stationed at Kama Taj for a long time, completely transforming Kama Taj into a fortress, and completely break up the power structure that formed spontaneously due to the Supreme Mage's unwillingness to manage it, and reorganize it to form a system more suitable for the future.
A vertical management system for war situations. In other words, Kamal Taj will expand while laying off employees, cut off the burdens of thousands of years to make it more flexible, and tighten its fists to make it more powerful - he had the confidence to do so at the time
, because the Supreme Mage has given him the list of mystics stationed on alien planets to monitor the development of local witchcraft, as well as their secret contact information. Some mystics have even fought in the interdimensional space for several years, in those far away from the earth.
This is where the most radical and dangerous theoretical research is conducted.
These people are the dark side of Kamal Taj, and they are also the emperor's confidence to capture Kamal Taj. Except for the commander of the guards, Constantine, and the regent Victor von Doom, no one can know this news, even if
Even Master Hamil didn't know why he had the confidence to put all the elders of the Mystic Mage family under house arrest, even at the risk of bloodshed. After confirming that everything was safe and sound, the emperor also breathed a sigh of relief to those old guys. He could temporarily confirm those
People will not destroy Kama Taj for their own selfish desires, which means that they can still be alive until the Supreme Mage returns.