The doctor suffers from amnesia, but not complete amnesia.

However, Babel and Lateran have always had a good relationship. A large number of infected Sarkaz work in Babel, including Outcast, who is now stationed in Lungmen. She was once one of the cardinals of the Papal Court—equivalent to the position of Minister in the Great Yan.

With the double protection of the Papal Knights and the Imperial Guards, the two most elite imperial guards of the two nations, Qiao Yelan arrived in the Holy City without encountering any problems, let alone seeing anything along the way.

"Welcome to the Holy City, Your Excellency Qiao Yelan. I am Cardinal Oren Agiolas of the Seventh Papal Court. During your delegation's stay in the Holy City, I will be responsible for liaising with you."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Excellency Oren."

The banquet was as usual, but the bustling Lateran was able to make much more elaborate preparations than Trinitylme, which was still a construction site at the time.

"I have to admit, the desserts at Lateran are simply works of art—the sweetness always brings me the most enjoyable moments."

Qiao Yelan picked up a glass of lemonade to refresh her taste buds.

"A Sarkaz person who can only make fewer than thirty kinds of desserts will be laughed at."

Oren gently swirled the champagne in his hand.

"Perhaps only in Lateran do people have the time and freedom to pursue such things."

The man put down his water glass, a flawless smile on his face.

His chess piece detection radar seemed to have just gone off once.

“Isn’t this enough? There have been too many calamities and hardships on this land of Terra. To be born in Lateran is something that many people envy—not to mention that you are now one of the cardinals of the Papal Court, and even in Lateran, you have reached the pinnacle of power.”

"You're right. If outsiders heard me say this, they might think I'm out of touch with the realities of life."

Oren gave a wry smile.

“You are indeed different from the Sarkaz who live in the Holy City that I have met. They are always happy and carefree—more like the Sarkaz I have met outside Lateran, such as the messengers of all nations.”

"Messenger of all nations...have you seen many Laterans?"

"Not many, but not few either. Lateran people are always optimistic and compassionate, so no one would dislike being friends with a Sarkaz—especially when they need help."

The cardinal's expression turned serious. He looked around and, finding that no one was paying attention to them, couldn't help but lower his voice and ask a question.

"Lord Qiao Yelan, do you believe that all the people of Terra are so friendly towards the Sarkaz?"

"Why not? This is a recognized paradise. Everyone knows that Laterano is the fairest and safest place in Terra. Everyone wants to settle here."

"But have jealousy and anger never been inflicted upon Lateran?"

Oren said worriedly.

"Latterland is too detached from this land. Although His Holiness the Pope established the system of messengers from all nations nine years ago, which would have enabled Laterans to help more people who truly need help, the system has not actually achieved much due to resistance from various countries and regions."

"The first saints of Laterano once walked this land, and they helped not only the Sarkaz, but all other races. That is why they were able to lead all living beings to overthrow the Tikkaz. But now, the glory of Laterano shines only on the people of Laterano. One day, this selfishness may bring about the destruction of Laterano."

Qiao Yelan keenly sensed Mr. Oren's current mood.

“I cannot say that this situation does not exist, Mr. Oren. Many Sarkaz who were not born in Laterano have returned to Laterano, but then left again because they were utterly perplexed—why is there such a division on the same land?”

"Latland will accept the Sarkaz who return here, but that does not mean that Lateran will help these Sarkaz's homeland. Those who come to the Holy City seeking help will only see the happiness and peace here and eventually return to their homeland in disappointment."

His words made Oren unconsciously start to listen attentively.

“You must understand, for ordinary people who have never lived in Lateran in their lives, this place is nothing more than a beautiful dream that others talk about. They may murmur a few words of envy, but no one believes that a place like Lateran really exists, so there is no question of jealousy or anything like that.”

"So those who truly loathe Lateran are actually the people who lived in Lateran and eventually left it—because they know that such a paradise actually exists."

The man stared intently at Oren.

"Just as I said, those Sarkaz who act as messengers of all nations are the most at odds with the Sarkaz of Laterano."

There was silence.

Have you ever left Laterano?

Oren slowly shook his head.

"Why don't you give it a try?"

"Try it?"

“If I remember correctly, the Seventh Papal Court is responsible for matters including defense, diplomacy, and intelligence. Generally speaking, as a cardinal, you are able to receive foreign envoys like me, and of course you can also become an envoy to visit other countries.”

Qiao Yelan extended an invitation with a smile.

"To be honest, besides wanting to discuss the Lungmen Dollar with His Holiness the Pope, I also wanted to jointly promote the Messenger of Nations program in Lateran."

"Does the Great Yan Dynasty also want to implement a policy of international messengers?"

Oren blurted out his question.

Of course not. The Grand Tutor has almost ripped off his beard because of budget issues. Where in the subspace can he squeeze money out to do something like this?

It was Qiao Yelan who was interested in the messenger from all over the world.

Or rather, the Tower of Babel.

The Messenger of Nations, a policy proposed by Pope Ivangelista XI of Lateran in 1069, once caused a great uproar on the continent of Terra.

Because of Lateran's detached position and enduring neutrality among the core states, it was common for Lateran officials to be entrusted with delivering important information on special events in diplomatic practice—therefore, King Ivangelista XI decided to establish such a special messenger force.

From then on, the messengers of all nations became a special force traveling between countries—their purpose being to promote the flow of important information between nations while adhering to Lateran's absolute neutrality.

But in reality, this decree has actually caused problems for other countries in Terra.

The reason people come to you is because you are neutral enough, right? Now you're putting this matter out in the open to set the rules, are you trying to say that if people want to negotiate in the future, they have to come to you?

Therefore, the establishment of the Messenger of All Nations was seen by other countries as proof that Laterano had abandoned its permanent neutrality and intended to participate in the Terran conflict.

Therefore, the system of messengers from all nations was not implemented smoothly. At least the major powers of Terra were quite resistant to this system and did not allow Laterano to establish embassies within their borders.

In their view, allowing messengers from all nations to frequently cross the border would be tantamount to opening up their country to the Laterans to gather intelligence.

What kind of messenger of all nations is this? Is the first thing they are trained to do: take photos, the second to draw pictures, and the third to survey maps?

Whether Lateran truly intended to do so or not, in international exchanges, it is generally believed that if you have the ability to do so, you will do it.

Therefore, people generally avoided Lateran, and later on, they rarely sought their help for tasks such as delivering messages or mediating regional conflicts.

However, the objective demand will not disappear as a result. Therefore, after the introduction of the international messenger system, countries also felt somewhat depressed - after all, they could not find a good alternative.

As for why Qiao Yelan would seek cooperation on this matter at this time—

Because the Tower of Babel once considered rising to power by stepping on the heads of messengers from all nations...

Ultimately, the plan collapsed midway because Ursus suddenly went mad, exhausting Qiao Yelan to the ICU and causing her to fall into eternal sleep.

Looking back now, Qiao Yelan feels it's time to revive this plan.

—The suspicions of various countries are quite valid; he is indeed very covetous of this intelligence-gathering capability.

However, Babel Tower is already extremely busy right now—the reconstruction of Trinitylme, the reconstruction of Kazdel, and the Lungmen Coin project. These three heavyweight projects have already drained Qiao Yelan's manpower and funds, so there is really no way to add another project, the [New World Messenger] project, at the same time.

However, it doesn't matter that Qiao Yelan has no connections or money—

Doesn't Lateran have all of these?

Although I currently lack funds, manpower, and resources, I still believe I can cooperate with you.

"It's not just the Great Yan; in fact, all countries nowadays objectively need the existence of messengers from all nations, and the Terra continent also needs the existence of messengers from all nations to reduce the outbreak of war and conflict."

"...But previously, other countries had been quite resistant to the system of messengers from all nations."

Oren's face still showed obvious confusion.

“The past is the past, and the present is the present—nowadays, countries like Letania, Ursus, and Kazimir are in a state of constant turmoil, almost to the point of open conflict and division—not to mention Victoria, which has already effectively split.”

Qiao Yelan spoke eloquently.

"The more complex the political situation, the more turbulent the social order in the region. This land now needs messengers from all nations to travel and mediate constantly—and only Lateran has the qualifications and the ability to do so."

"His Holiness the Pope can clearly see this trend, otherwise he would not have gone against the majority of the opposition to push forward the Messenger of Nations program—please be sure to convey my words to His Holiness the Pope and secure me an opportunity for a secret meeting."

His voice was firm, and that firmness inspired Oren.

"Does His Holiness the Pope think the same way?"

"If Your Majesty agrees to a secret meeting with me, that should be enough to prove to Your Excellency Oren that what I said is true."

Qiao Yelan smiled and offered Mr. Oren evidence he couldn't refuse.

Chapter 104 More Doubts

"Lord Qiao Yelan—Lord Qiao Yelan!"

An excited voice came from afar.

It was Cardinal Oren Agiolas, the papal councilor in charge of receiving the delegation last night.

"Cardinal Oren, has something good happened? You seem very happy."

Qiao Yelan asked with a smile.

Oren was about to speak when he realized they were still in public, so he suppressed his excitement and nodded.

"Yes, Your Excellency Qiao Yelan—it's about the matter we discussed last night."

"Ah, then please come to my room so we can discuss this in detail."

"Ok."

Once they arrived at Qiao Yelan's room, Ace closed the door and left, and only then did Oren speak up impatiently.