It's the age of cyber, and you're still a traditional villain?

Chapter 263 Come on, come on, if you dare, chop me to death with a knife

Compared with the royal family who had to say a few polite words, the Holy See's attitude towards Xu Shi was obviously more straightforward and rough. It wanted cooperation and poaching. Otherwise, why would they have come to you?
But I can't say nothing polite. Does the chat with Lu Baiyan on the way here count?
Thinking about it this way, no matter what his personal inclination is, he himself is very capable.

And having said that, the Vatican actually feels a bit anxious, otherwise it would not be possible to block the entrance of the palace to invite people. It seems that it is not just a shame, but more like a sudden illness and seeking medical treatment... one step is slow and the other is slow. , it will be too late if we don’t hurry up.

"In that case, let's start by introducing ourselves?"

Xu Shi understood in his heart, but he still said calmly, "I know the names of the knights now. Each and every one of them is very distinctive... What about Her Majesty the Saint herself?"

Should he say it or not? It’s been so long and he doesn’t even know anyone’s name. How can he still have the nerve to say he’s sincere?
If you fail, try again!

But as soon as he said this, he found that everyone in the Holy See suddenly looked at him, with strange expressions in their eyes.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little anxious, and others around Xu Shi also became nervous.

Shen Qin and Ye Shanshan, who were responsible for the escort, instantly entered a fighting posture.

Ok?
Xu Shi felt a little strange when he saw this, what are you doing?

"Mr. Xu doesn't know something."

In the end, it was Lu Baiyan who spoke first, "Her Highness the Saint is Her Highness the Saint, there is no other name."

"..."

Xu Shi was speechless. This was not a big problem. Why was he so tense?
This seems to be the consistent practice of religious institutions. For nominal leaders such as saints and popes, their names really don’t matter. They only need to have the title. For example, the saint in front of you will definitely not be the first generation. , but the previous generation will definitely only be a "saint", with no other bells and whistles.

No one will delve into this issue. If you take the initiative to ask, it might be disrespectful in their eyes.Maybe he might have asked this for the first time in a long time.

In addition, he is inherently evil, so it seems reasonable that the casual questioning would lead to this.

But some people don't have this awareness yet, and when they hear this, they have to add, "Oh, that sounds quite pitiful."

If the situation was still tense just now, these words have completely ignited the powder keg.

"rude!"

The stupid girl with wavy red hair glared over fiercely, "Outlander, watch your words!"

Qin Yiyan was a straight-tempered person, and he wasn't very happy to hear his question just now. Now that he added this sentence, if he hadn't remembered why he invited Xu Shi to come, he might have pulled out the sword from his back.

"what are you going to do?"

Shen Qin's reaction was even more intense than hers. He even held the dagger at his waist in his hand, as if he was just waiting for his brother's order to make this place a river of blood.

She doesn't care what the attitude of the people in the Holy See is. Even if her brother says that you are trash and garbage, you have to listen obediently!

Lu Baiyan on the side was completely afraid to speak. Brother, what are you doing?

I was able to explain something to you just now, but now I can’t even speak for you. He should be slapped with a crooked butt if he speaks out...

"Okay, Commander Qin, put your sword away."

But surprisingly, the saint in question remained as calm as ever, "Mr. Xu is new here, so it's normal for him to be unfamiliar with the rules of the Holy See. I think this was an unintentional remark, right?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Saint, for understanding. It's my fault, it's my fault. I want to apologize to you."

Xu Shi waved his hands innocently, "In my opinion, you are just pitiful."

Anyway, "having no name but only a title" is indeed not a good thing in his opinion. It is easy to think of those reformers in Night Sin City who only have numbers... For example, the little stand-in Lin Xing he once used, in Wasn't this how it was before?

I almost forgot her number... 1557 or 2800?
Or maybe 3-0APWL... Well, that's too far.

He also quickly stopped the good sister next to him, "Don't be so surprised. How can such a holy place be so easy to use weapons?"

Well, even if I reshaped her mind, I didn't say that she would take away her previous name and put it in a different number, right?

You are so inhumane! (tremor)
But even so, Xu Shi only verbally told her to stop. Instead, he silently pressed Xie Qingyan's hand on the other side to signal her to pay attention.

Anyway, he felt that the energy in the other party's body tended to overflow... Be careful, madam, the fox tail, oh no, the tentacles are about to be exposed.

In fact, the dog woman's current combat power cannot be ignored. The combination of "copy" and "nullification aura" will not be bad as long as it is used properly. As long as she can learn to digest and use the copied ability in a short period of time, It's easy to inflict devastating blows on your opponents, and you don't even need to be proficient.

But it can also be seen that her current mood is indeed unstable. She was not so impulsive before...

Xie Qingyan slapped his hand angrily, wasn't it you who stabbed him?Are you here to pretend to be a guest now?

The impulse did not affect her thinking. She had already seen that Xu Shi did it purely on purpose.

When someone comes to talk to you about something, it can be seen that they are sincere in telling the truth, but you are here to talk about it by using their name?

If this isn't a messy mentality, then nothing is.

But this is actually some of the so-called tips in negotiation. When the other party is a little impatient, it is not a bad thing to fiddle with it to keep it in a similar state. The party that is not calm is destined to make more mistakes, not to mention that the initiative is originally It's in their hands.

But what if you know?We still have to find a way to ensure his safety... Who makes this helpless dog man always like to dance on the tip of a knife? He really doesn't think about the other dog jumping over the wall?

Alas, what a troublesome guy. (sigh)

"It doesn't matter, let's continue negotiating terms."

The saintly lady blinked, folded her hands under her navel and continued.

"That depends on how you want to cooperate."

Xu Shi put away the naughty expression on his face, cleared his throat and said seriously, "Different requirements naturally require different prices."

"Our requests are not complicated."

The saint responded, "I know that you have had good relations with the royal family before. This time the main city's economy has been affected, and I will definitely provide assistance... Our situation is also somewhat similar. I don't ask for the exact same treatment from you, but I also hope that you can Lend a helping hand.”

"Secondly, your arrival has brought a lot of novel technologies and equipment. We also hope to cooperate in this area, communicate with each other, and learn from each other."

"that's it?"

"that's it."

The saint nodded slightly, and light seemed to overflow from her body.

Xu Shi blinked, these requirements can be summed up in four words.

Treat equally.

It can be seen that the Holy See's wooing of him is not to mention how much it is due to the importance he has as a person or the value he brings, but there is definitely a prerequisite.

That means we cannot lag behind the royal family.

This is also in line with their usual thinking. Taking a step back, even if the bargaining chips in Xu Shi's hands are worthless to the Hualan Empire, they must have what the royal family has - speaking from the above outline, even if The increase or decrease of a believer may affect their nerves, not to mention the uncertain number that is full of unknowns.As for how the other party messed up the empire's economic market before... this is no longer a matter of discussion and debate about good and evil. What has happened has already happened, and it is useless to talk about it anymore.

All in all, for the Holy See, which has always maintained a arrogant attitude, its current attitude can be considered very low-key, and its demands are not excessive.

and so.

"These requirements are indeed not difficult. If I offer too high a price, it seems a bit like taking advantage of others."

Xu Shi thought about it carefully, and then gave a serious reply, "In that case, I only have two small conditions."

"Mr. Xu, please tell me."

His attitude surprised everyone. They originally thought that since you are now deeply cooperating with the royal family, you have to take advantage of them... Are you so easy to talk to?

But before they could be happy, Xu Shi's conditions made them dumbfounded.

"One, I still lack a strong guard by my side."

Xu Shi looked around and then stretched out a finger, "So, during our cooperation, I hope to borrow Knight Commander Xia Qin Yiyan to be my personal maid."

!

"What did you say?!"

The silly red-haired girl's eyes widened when she heard this, and her front heaved up and down in anger.

What the hell kind of request is this?
Not to mention her status as a Templar Commander, even if she was just an ordinary nun with nothing, she would never agree to such a condition given her image in front of everyone!

In particular, her impression of Xu Shi is definitely not good - if Lu Baiyan is a pro-friendly person, then she should be considered a conservative. Regardless of the previous conflicts between Xu Shi and Luo Yu, she herself treats outsiders. There is also psychological resistance.

Not to mention that she knew that she had conflicts with Xu Shi before, so this was purely revenge, okay? !
Her previous actions against the Holy See were not very good, and they were also aimed at her own people, but her attitude towards Xu Shi remained the same as before.

"Well...you probably know that I have quite a feud with a certain friend here."

Xu Cai ignored her anger and continued talking leisurely.

"Cut off his head and play it with me as a ball. If you can agree, let alone the City of Night Sin and the Holy See Royal Family, we will be the best partners from now on."

"Xu Shi, you bastard!"

Child Luo Yu, who had been silent from beginning to end, couldn't control himself when he heard these words. He flew into a rage and was ready to fight him to the death.

"Your Highness the Saint, please don't listen to his nonsense!"

To be honest, he has been enduring it since Xu Shi came in... God knows how uncomfortable he felt after hearing that Xu Shi was not dead. How lucky is this person to survive being eaten by the Poseidon?

Not to mention that after that, everyone in the Holy See began to pay more and more attention to him. Even the Affinity faction often used him to make an issue. The standard saying is "If you were not so impulsive at the time, how could we be so passive?"

This is not only an accusation, but also a threat to his current status - he, Luo Yu, is not at the bottom of the Knights Templar. Due to age and seniority issues, those who were suppressed by him are naturally dissatisfied with him. Of course, when you find an opportunity, you have to hit it hard.

Of course, it doesn't mean that no one speaks for him, such as Qin Yiyan and several other good Templars... But no matter what, he is pushed to the forefront. Who can bear it every day?
Anyway, he can't.

He couldn't make any rebuttal yet, so in the end he could only let everyone make a decision, and asked Xu Shi to come and discuss it.

Now that the other party is so obviously humiliating him...he deserves to die!

Moreover, there is another layer of concern behind his huge reaction, that is, he is really worried that he will be used as a bargaining chip in exchange.

Because his position in the sequence is not good, and he is stuck here because he can't go up or down... If Qin Yiyan, everyone would probably work together to help her fight for it, but not necessarily if it were Luo Yu.

How many people want him to die? Why not sacrifice for the sake of the Holy See?

"Yiyan, Luo Yu, calm down."

Fortunately, the saint also spoke at this time, and her tone was a bit colder, "Mr. Xu, your request... seems not simple, and it is not very acceptable to us."

"If you really need protection, we have other candidates besides Knight Commander Qin."

She said calmly, "As for the dispute between you and Knight Luo Yu...it doesn't seem to have to be bloody, right? How about asking him to apologize to you?"

"That's nothing to talk about."

Xu Shi shrugged, "After all, I'm a petty person... To be honest, this is my biggest concession."

"How about asking your Pope? Maybe he will have a different opinion?"

As he spoke, he looked at the ajar door.

"... As the Holy Maiden has said, the Holy See cannot use the life of a Templar Knight in exchange for the opportunity to cooperate with you."

Not long after, an old voice came from behind the door, "But you should also consider it. It is definitely not a good thing for you to completely break away from the Holy See."

His voice was somewhat similar to Wen Shengkui's previous shouting from a distance. Although he was old, it was still sonorous and powerful in everyone's ears.

"His Majesty the Pope!"

Luo Yu was overjoyed. At least these two authorities were speaking for him, which already made him feel relieved.

"Isn't this threatening me?"

Xu Shi was unfazed by this, and even sneered a few times, "Wouldn't it be better to just kill us here and avoid any future troubles forever?"

"Do you dare?"

At this moment, his posture was not inferior at all.

"..."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Holy See was silent, even Luo Yu also stopped talking.

After all, no one would really attack him here. He said that he lacked guards, but in fact that couldn't be true - not to mention the people around him, how could there be no one in the royal family to secretly protect him?
Don’t forget, when the two parties first started cooperating, Cheng Gujian had already sent his masters to accompany him.

"That's right, who doesn't know how to shout verbally?"

Xu Shi smiled, "If we can't meet such a simple request, it would be too ridiculous to talk about cooperation."

"As for whether it's a good thing to break up... We're not close friends to begin with, right?"

"Who's afraid?"

　There is still more than 100 monthly tickets left to break the 1k mark... If you are shameless, ask for it again, everyone.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)