Maximilian walked to the opposite side of the table and sat down. He looked at the man with messy hair, watching the other person's fingernails were long and there was dark black mud on the inside of the cuticle.

"Folson, you haven't taken a shower for a long time." The pope raised his eyelids and looked at the shower room behind the man. The wall was filled with shower heads, and hot water could be released by twisting the switch.

This is a special prison. Three meals a day, paper, pen and ink, clothes and various daily necessities, including candles for lighting, are delivered by supervisors through a special window above the steel door.

The man named Folson subconsciously retracted his hand on the table. He sat timidly on the chair, his hands clamped between his legs, as if such an action could avoid the Pope's sight. He smiled embarrassedly and explained: "I...I'm very busy for a while..."

This is not the focus of Maximilian's attention. He slowly combed his beard with his fingers on his thick and neat upper lip: "How is the food here? Are you still used to it?"

Folson licked his lips instinctively: "It was very good. Almost every meal had white bread. The beef stewed with potatoes tasted very good, and there were fish and cakes on Sunday... By the way, yesterday they sent me a serving of foie gras and a small bottle of red wine, which tasted so beautiful."

"It seems you're doing well here, I'm relieved." Maximilian nodded slightly, his eyes leaving Folson's thin face and landing on the papers placed on the other party's desk.

"What are you writing?" the pope asked lightly.

Maybe it was because of the low volume, Folson didn't hear it. Or maybe it was because the focus of his strong expectation in his heart had nothing to do with the Pope's problem itself. Folson swallowed his throat hard and said illegitimately: "Your Majesty... I, I have been here for almost twenty years. I think... I... I want... I want... I want... I want... I'll ask you for something."

Maximilian raised his eyelids and asked calmly with the majesty that belongs to the superiors: "Do you want to go out?"

"Yes!" Folson answered completely in a conditioned reflexive manner, and his reaction speed was even more comparable to electric shock. His next tone was full of begging: "I miss my wife and children very much."

Maximilian looked at him with pity and shook his head slowly: "Folson, the crime you committed back then was too serious. The Kingdom of Plantain has listed you as the highest-level wanted criminal since then. If it were not for the blessing of the Holy Lord, you would not have lived now."

Hearing these words, Folson's already curled body trembled suddenly, and a look of fear appeared on his face.

Nineteen years ago, Folson killed a man.

It seemed to him a complete accident—Folson was rich, and he owned his own private carriage. While out, he knocked down a lady who was crossing the road, and the horse was frightened and trampled the poor woman to death on the spot.

If it is just an ordinary murder case, as long as you pay enough compensation and get the understanding of the family of the deceased and reach an agreement between the two parties, you can avoid the law and resolve it privately.

The key to the problem is that the deceased was the sister of the king of the then reign of the Porcelain Dynasty, a real princess.

"If you want to leave, I can let you out now." Maximili comforted the diamond ring worn on the middle finger of his left hand. He liked the special texture and luster of this gem: "But I can't guarantee whether you will be alive after you walk out of this door."

The Pope then added: "The Holy Lord is above, honesty is a virtue, and those who lie will be tortured forever in hell."

Folson's understanding of this was deviated. He became nervous, and at the same time he felt his throat was a little blocked. He paused for a moment and asked tremblingly: "...you mean, will I involve Marina and Tom?"

Maximilian spread his hands, and his deep eyes contained cunning and sarcasm, but from Folson's perspective, he was very calm, and even had a sacred and kind element: "I have said that the Prairie Dynasty has been wanting you. Here, you can get the blessing of the Holy Lord. Once you leave, no matter what the consequences are, it is your own choice."

The Pope has a deep attainment in psychology. He did not intend to give Folson time to think, but continued his previous questions, raised his hand and reached over the table, and clicked on those pages: "What are you writing?"

Folson was pulled back from his confusion and expectation. He followed the direction of Maximilian's finger and saw and explained the patterns he drew on paper and the words he wrote: "This is a new device that can greatly increase the speed of bullet shooting."

If Tianhao was present, he would definitely feel that these simple structural diagrams on the paper were very familiar. It was a pistol that produced a push effect between the hammer and the medicine rope. By pulling the trigger, the effect of rotating the circular magazine was achieved.

A rough revolver, bullet and firing modes remain in the era of the mezzanine. But this must be a commendable whim and practical.

Things will be particularly eye-catching in contrasting backgrounds! Maximilian thought silently, his cold face softened, showing a gentle smile: "Continue to do what you should do, don't think too much. The Holy Lord will favor every devout believer, including you and me."

He used his fingers to use his forehead as the starting point, and tapped eight times clockwise along his shoulders and chest, just forming a circle: "God loves the world."

Folson quickly made the same move and followed the pope's rhythm of speaking and prayed in a low voice: "God loves the world."

Maximilian took the guards out of the cell and closed the door. The captain of the Holy Clan took out the key again and locked the heavy steel door in reverse twist.

The deep corridor is very quiet, and priests in black robes can be seen from time to time. They are either responsible for passing on necessary objects to prisoners detained here, or surveillance of prisoners.

Gabriel is imprisoned with up to thousands of special prisoners like Folson.

Take Folson as an example. He is a person with rich experience in guns and has worked as a senior technician in a military factory related to the Plantain dynasty.

The incident of the carriage hitting someone and killing someone was actually planned by the Holy See behind the scenes. According to the secret order issued by the Inquisition, the priest in charge of the matter bribed Folson's coachman. It is true that the woman who was hit and killed was a princess. She was indeed a princess of the Porcelain Dynasty, but her status was not very high and on the edge of the royal family.

Maximilian had no interest in men. The reason for frame-up of Folson was that he was studying rifling at the time and had made significant progress.

For crude grenade guns, the significance of rifle is self-evident. It is no exaggeration to say that this is a milestone in changing the power, accuracy, and range of hot weapons. Starting from the rifle of ordinary guns, it can then extend the rifle of cannon fire, and there are more related sub-items for research on ordnance.

All these inventions and creations are contrary to the plan formulated by the Holy See many years ago and are completely opposite to it.

The current situation in the mainland is not in line with the interests of the Holy See. For a long time, due to the obstruction of the Dragon Lock Pass, the issue in the north will not be considered for the time being. The focus of the Holy See has always been on the southern part of the mainland. There are also different opinions within the Holy See as to guide power and interests. Generally speaking, it tends to guide the faith of the kings and nobles. As long as everyone becomes believers of the Holy Lord, then the next thing will be natural, and you will enjoy the rich gifts offered by the believers.

This plan existed for a long time and lasted for hundreds of years. Countless missionaries worked hard and even lived for this, and finally passed on the gospel of the Holy Lord to every corner of the southern continent. Now, except for the country that stubbornly worships the so-called "Lord", the other four kingdoms all use the Holy Bishop as the state religion. From kings to common people, they carry the sacred crucifix with them.

Facts have proved that the senior officials of the Holy See underestimated the IQ of the kings and nobles. They were not fools who could easily be led by faith in their imagination, but instead used the Holy Lord to strengthen the rule of the people, borrowed the name of religion to anaesthetize the common people spiritually, and thus achieved the goal of stable rule within the kingdom.

The damn king and nobles agreed to collect "tith taxes" with both hands. However, only a small part of this money was handed over to the Holy See, and most of it fell into the pockets of the powerful and powerful kingdoms.

The worship of the Holy See by civilians from various countries must be reviewed and can only be controlled by the Holy See after peeling it layer by layer. For example, if someone worships a gold pound, if he follows a normal procedure, that is, he will directly hand over the worship to the local government of the kingdom without passing the church and priests set up in the local church, then when the gold pound eventually flows into the Holy See, there will be only about five pennies left, no more than seven pennies at most.

The top leaders of the Holy See are well aware of these things, but they cannot punish the kings for legal and legitimate reasons. After all, everyone is shouting the slogan "The Holy Lord is above" and wearing the same rice-shaped uniform. This will not be able to get back the part of the benefits that belong to the Holy See in the way of war.

To put it bluntly, the relationship between the five kingdoms and the Holy See is to use each other and be prepared for each other, and always be alert to whether the other party will pounce on him and bite him, or see the opportunity to counterattack and tear off a large piece of his body, along with his flesh.

Peace and stability are only a superficial phenomenon because they have the common enemy of the northern giants.

Under such a premise, the Holy See can only suppress the research, development and use of science and technology, and must also impose the most severe suppression.

The Holy See has many secrets, and Gabriel is the core of the secret. This is a huge base left over from the civilization era to the present. Although the asteroid hit the earth and caused the destruction of civilization, during the initial discovery and in-depth exploration of the base, some biological weapons that are far more powerful than that of this era were found by the founders of the Holy See.

For example, number four and number six.

The Holy See spent a lot of resources and finally mass-produced the No. 4 biochemical system and formed the Holy Cult Army. However, the number of Holy Cult Army is too small, and it is difficult to form a scale. Especially with the comprehensive installation of the convex guns among the five kingdoms, the weaknesses of traditional cold weapons are fully visible, and the status of the Holy Cult Army, which has advantages in physical fitness, seems embarrassing.

Fortunately, the modified No. 4 Biochemical has wisdom. Although they are not very smart, they are impeccable in executing commands. As long as they have short-term training, they can also be proficient in using a medron.

Primary muskets, plus front-mounted cannons that fire solid shells. These two weapons have been used on the Southern Continent for a long time, and have not made any breakthrough in both technology and power.

This is the result of the secret manipulation of the Holy See.

The results of previous wars show that Lock Dragon Pass is not an insurmountable natural danger. As long as the army is huge and has a large number of artillery, not to mention a mere pass made of bricks and stones, even a huge mountain range can be leveled.

The key is the patron saint. Those barbaric and uncivilized northern giants always summon the gods at the most dangerous time of the battle. That huge metal monster is a disaster for the Kingdom Alliance. No weapon can block its giant iron feet, especially the red light released from its chest, and no other second weapon can match it, which is terrifying.

As the war was fought, they became very familiar with each other. The Holy See gradually understood the rules of the patron saint's summoning. The senior officials, including the Pope, knew very well that this was not a god, but a prehistoric creation left over from ancient humans. As long as they had enough patience, even if they stayed south of the Lock Dragon Pass forever, they would help them completely eliminate the metal patron saint.

The technology of the northern giants has not changed significantly for hundreds of years. More importantly, the battle of Lock Dragon Pass was fought many times, and each time it ended with the victory of the barbarians and the failure of the Kingdom coalition. The giants seized a large number of guns and cannons, but they never saw them use similar weapons to the battlefield.

The Holy See is very concerned about this. Two popes have given enough patience to this. They sent a large number of people to buy giant captives from various countries, racked their brains to find out the situation, and finally came to a completely unexpected conclusion. Based on intelligence analysis from all parties, there is a high probability that the northern continent will not have sulfur, which will lead to the giant being unable to use muskets, which means that the scientific and technological tree in hot weapons will be cut in half and will never be lit.

It was from that time that the Holy See began to adjust its strategies and targeted the kings and nobles, while the monitoring area covered a huge civilian class.

The emergence of a new weapon can change the entire world.

In fact, Folson was not the inventor of rifle at all. More than fifty years ago, a civilian in the Rhine Kingdom discovered the precise guiding effect of rifle on bullets. He was quite talented in mathematics and worked with a local craftsman to create the first rifle gun in the history of the new civilization.
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