He said he was "thinking about it," but in fact he didn't even ask for compensation. He just declined, which made the bishop on the stage a little embarrassed.
However, the Pope was an old man after all. He just smiled and waved his hand, saying that the list of participants had not yet been determined, so he could not rush to reply, and he cleverly smoothed the atmosphere.
The follow-up meeting briefly explained the situation in the Iberian Peninsula: the undead army seems to have used some extraordinary technology called "dark sky", which can block surveillance satellites and communication electromagnetic waves on a large scale.
It is equivalent to saying that the Holy See has completely lost control of the Iberian Peninsula, leaving only fragments of information given by people who escaped from the dark sky.
In short, the situation inside the Iberian Peninsula is completely unclear, but judging from the fact that the Kingdom of Aragon and Castile has sent very little news, we can probably guess that it is very dangerous.
So the meeting ended hastily in a solemn and solemn atmosphere, and everyone was not in a good mood when they left.
Although the Kingdom of the Dead's plot to move north had been anticipated for a long time, when it actually happened, it still put a lot of pressure on the Holy See and the wealthy Italian families.
On the other hand, the polite refusal of Aske, the leader of the Blue Sword, could not help but increase everyone's pessimistic expectations.
Soon Nora was attacked by a double attack from her brothers and sisters. Varian, on behalf of the Holy See, and Capasilin, on behalf of Licinius, lobbied Nora frantically, hoping that the vice-captain of the Blue Sword would give her some pillow air.
, so that Lord Aske can change his mind.
Nora was also extremely speechless. Since the six major mercenary groups in the mainland have participated in the war, what does it mean if our Cangqing Sword does not participate in the war? We are not a large mercenary group with thousands of members...
She didn't want to trouble the group leader with this kind of thing, so she could only imitate Asker's tone and politely refuse, "I want to think about it again." This made both Varian and Kapacilin very dissatisfied.
Wait, you're not married yet, Nora! Why are you talking to your husband now? Where's that obedient and well-behaved little girl from before?
Being annoyed by the two of them, Nora could only agree to go find Aske.
Back in Hearth Island, Nora wandered in the woods at the foot of the mountain, thinking about how to tell Asik about this.
She didn't want to give the leader the impression of "speaking for the family". Besides, it was her brothers and sisters who went too far. Why were we, a small mercenary group, sent to Iberia to exterminate the undead?
.
Too much.
Just as she was hesitating, Nora saw a figure walking out from behind the tree. It seemed that he had been waiting for her here.
Medea.
If someone asked Nora what her relationship with Medea was like, she would probably answer "Although there are occasional disagreements, they are actually pretty good friends."
In fact, apart from their mutual competition for the group leader, Nora did not have any obvious ill feelings towards Medea.
Although Miss Succubus is full of bad intentions, Nora feels that it is just a personality problem, and maybe it is also partly influenced by the bloodline sequence... In short, she is similar to Paige, they are both "can be corrected as long as they are patient and enlightened".
Problem.
Medea is also well aware of this perception of Nora. Although she cannot read Nora's mind, she can feel it from her character and words.
If I have to describe it, it's like a "mom" character in the traditional sense.
Of course, Medea wouldn't find this aspect of "Mother Nora" annoying to her. To be more precise, it couldn't be better. After all, silly people are easier to predict, calculate and deal with.
"Nora." Medea greeted her with a smile, "Are you here to see Asik?"
"Yeah." Nora looked embarrassed, but Medea pretended not to see it and continued:
"Actually, I came to see him too..."
"Really?" Nora smiled softly.
Of course she understands Medea's character. In order to quickly upgrade and become stronger, she even "ran away from home" without hesitation to follow Ask.
This time, after learning about Asker's "acceleration plan", he must have put everything behind him and only thought about upgrading as soon as possible, right? Medea also didn't want the team to be involved in the muddy waters of a distant war.
It is a natural judgment to make.
"Oh, actually I understand what you mean." Nora used her fingers to pull up the hair hanging down on the side of her face, and said softly, "The war in the Iberian Peninsula is indeed beyond the scope of what we can deal with. If Asker
He ultimately chose not to go to war, which I can understand."
"No, no, no." Medea shook her head quickly, "My opinion is that we should help the Holy See."
Nora:???
She opened her mouth slightly and looked at Medea in shock. She only heard her say righteously:
"If it were any other war, it would just be a change of political power. Our small mercenary group has no qualifications and no need to intervene. But the undead are different, Nora."
"The undead's troops need to be supplemented by corpses, so they will definitely target the residents of the Kingdom of Aragon and Castile. The fewer mercenaries participating in the war, the more innocent civilians will be sacrificed in the war and massacre. Can you bear it?
Do you see the happy lives of these people being completely destroyed, wives losing their husbands, children losing their parents, the elderly losing their children, and countless families falling apart?"
Nora:………………
Medea said these righteous and awe-inspiring words with such emotion that she was even slightly touched by them.
But shouldn't this be Eleanor's line? It's so strange coming from Miss Succubus' mouth! Hey, is she planning something bad again?
Such doubtful thoughts swirled in Nora's mind, and then she rejected them with shame.
Nora, Nora, how can you bring such ugly prejudice and discrimination to unreasonably doubt your companions? Can't Medea have kind motives and thoughts? Why do you always subconsciously lead her to other places?
What about Lenovo on the bright side?
Thinking like this, Nora felt a little guilty and blamed herself, and said to Medea in shame:
"Yes, you are right, we should really talk to Aske."
Medea:???
Wait, what do you mean? In other words, I have convinced her?
Medea suddenly transformed into a person who was compassionate to the world. Of course, Medea knew that this transformation had obvious flaws, so she even prepared 7 different excuses to deal with any doubts and temptations that Nora might have.
However, she never expected that Nora would believe her words and motives without any doubt. This...
For a moment, the light of the noble quality called "selfless trust" radiated from Nora opposite her, making Medea, who was accustomed to having a gloomy mind, feel a rare sense of shame.
However, she quickly calmed down her strange emotions and said with a smile:
"Great, I know you think so too, let's go and call Eleanor?"
"Along with Eleanor?" Nora was stunned for a moment, then she smiled softly and said, "Okay."