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The chef named Bart was no longer surprised that Padrision came to his place to cook for him. He happily took out various ingredients to decorate the cake. The white cream left beautiful cream flowers on the cake base, and at the end, of course, there were also various fruits that looked extremely delicious as decoration.

"Okay, I told you all the ingredients are readily available, so it's quick. Of course, besides cakes, I also have other desserts here, like this Corsican cake, and puffs and the like. You won't get too many other things in the bakery, but you'll always have enough desserts."

Bart brought out a wide variety of desserts and placed them in front of everyone. Amiya smiled at his hospitable attitude.

"Thank you, Mr. Bart. Mm! This cake is delicious. The cream is so fragrant. Although it is sweet, it is not overly sweet. The cake base is also very soft and moist. It feels like eating a cloud."

"Hahaha, what you said is really interesting, as if you have really eaten clouds."

Although he felt that the compliment was a bit exaggerated, Bart still accepted Amiya's compliment with great satisfaction. After all, no chef would not feel happy to see diners eating his work with joy on their faces.

But Bart got one thing wrong, that is, Amiya really ate clouds.

The little rabbit looked at Fang Zhou with a smile, and the latter smiled back at her.

There are magical props from the 22nd century, and edible clouds are perhaps the most common special prop.

"So interesting."

Shuiyue looked at the Corsican cake in her hand, then looked at the various baking utensils behind Bart, her eyes full of interest.

"Oh? Is this guy interested in baking?"

As an old chef and a master who loves cooking, he could almost understand the light in Shuiyue's eyes at a glance. This child must have been attracted by the happy atmosphere in the bakery and the process of making cakes. Every year, many young people embark on the path of bakers because of this kind of relationship. If possible, he would not mind giving some pointers to the young man in front of him.

After all, the more people who love this craft embark on the road of baking, the more and better desserts can be created, which is the best vision for the people of Rutland who love desserts.

"Well, it looks interesting."

"Then why don't you give it a try? I happen to have some extra ingredients here, but if you want to start by baking the cake base, that's not impossible, as long as you have enough time."

When Bart said this, he glanced at Patrizión. The guest who could be brought to the Papal Palace would surely visit the Pope next, and this matter could not be delayed.

Seeing Bart's eyes, Patrizión had no idea what he was worried about and immediately waved his hand.

"Don't worry, Xiaofei and the others are now reporting to the Pope. If they're done, Xiaofei will call me."

"That's good. Come on, kid, let's experience the charm of baking."

Hearing Bard say this, Shuiyue immediately put down the cake in her hand, ran to the door of the bakery in two steps, turned her head to look at Fang Zhou, waved her hand as a greeting, and then followed Bart into the bakery.

Amiya didn't say anything, but Kal'tsit was a little concerned about whether there might be some violations of the rules. However, since Patricion didn't say anything, there shouldn't be any problems in this regard. As for whether it was a deliberate setup to frame them, Kal'tsit had never considered this. After all, there was no hatred or other conflicts or grudges between them and Lateran. At most, during the last blood demon expedition, Mostima was morally blackmailed to let him use the power of the alien Sakota to enter the slums together and assist them in defeating the blood demon army.

It is a bit far-fetched to say that they also gave Mostima a great achievement. After all, this was killing the Lord of the Blood Court, one of the ten royal courts of the Sarkaz. If this were used as publicity, I wonder how much popularity it would bring to Mostima within Lateran. Although this is a bit hellish, it is indeed a fact.

So it shouldn't be possible to use this matter to deceive them.

Compared to Amiya's lack of worry and Kal'tsit's excessive worry, Fang Ark was a little worried.

Amiya and Kal'tsit didn't know the inside story, but Ark knew about Shuiyue's situation.

It wasn't that there was anything wrong with Shuiyue's cooking, but Shuiyue's cooking was... how should I put it? It was something very special.

To make a comparison, there is a sniper operator code-named Blue Poison on the main ship Rhodes Island who also likes to make desserts. However, because Blue Poison's true form is a poison dart frog, the dessert cakes she makes are always avoided by people.

However, there is nothing wrong with the cakes made by Lan Du itself. It’s just that due to personal interests and preferences, the color of the cream used by Lan Du to make cakes is always very special.

Most of it is blue and purple, with small parts of yellow, red and green. Although there is no problem with the shape and taste, Fang Zhou has even tasted it and it can be said to be a very delicious cake.

But that color is really hard to stop people from imagining things, and coupled with some accidents that have happened in the past for some reasons, people on this ship are even more wary of Blue Poison's cakes.

Shuiyue's reason is similar to Lan Du's, both are special situations caused by some special minor reasons of their own.

But as for the cake, if you just spread cream on it, put fruits and decorate it, it shouldn't trigger Shuiyue's passive ability.

Even when baking cake base, only flour and feather beast eggs are used, without meat or seafood, so it should not trigger Shuiyue's passive ability.

Although he was a little hesitant, Shuiyue had already gone in, and Fang Zhou couldn't take him out. He could only watch Shuiyue happily try to use cream to paint the cake into the shape he liked, and then, under Bart's guidance, took out flour and eggs from the side, as if he was really going to start making the cake base.

Well, let’s pray and hope that PCS (Law Host) can suppress Shuiyue’s passive a little bit within the range of Lateran.

The time was spent enjoying the desserts Bart brought them and chatting with the Sakotas who came over from time to time. The Sakotas didn't care much about the fact that Amiya and Kal'tsit were patients with mineral disease. After expressing a little surprise and sadness, they continued to do what they had to do, which made Amiya very happy.

In her ideal world, this is how it should be: people sympathize with those with oripathy, feel grief for them, but never discriminate against or oppress them. So far, the qualities that Latlan has displayed in Amiya's eyes have been consistent with her ideal world. Of course, it would be even better if the Sakota here were more down-to-earth.

"You are indeed here."

However, at this moment, a very magnetic and kind voice sounded from behind Kal'tsit and the others, followed by the voices of "Your Holiness" one after another.

The Pope?!

Kal'tsit and Amiya immediately stood up and turned around with Fang Ark to look in the direction where the sound came from.

He was an equally tall old man named Sakota. His silver hair was not as sparse as other old men, but was still unusually thick. His exaggerated beard was braided into a pigtail by the old man, which stretched from his chin to his chest and abdomen, looking very interesting.

The eyes behind his glasses sparkled with wisdom. After glancing at the people in front of him, Pope Evangelista XI walked up to them with a smile, and behind him were Fiammetta and Mostima.

When Fiameta saw that Patrícion actually brought Fang Zhou and the others to the bakery to eat cake, she glared at the former, but Patrícion didn't care at all and still smiled and blinked at Fiameta.

However, because of the heavy musketeer helmet, it was still unknown whether Fiammetta could see his little movements.

"I have long heard of your great name, Your Holiness."

Fang Zhou stretched out his hand and shook hands lightly with the old man Sakota in front of him. The other party's eyes paused slightly when they swept across Fang Zhou's eyes, and then he kept smiling and responded happily.

"He's just an elderly Sakota man, not that famous. However, I, an old man, have heard a little about your company, Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.,'s recent activities in this land."

Under the light, the Pope's eyes reflected light slightly, making it difficult for Fang Zhou to see the old man's eyes clearly for a moment.

"Oh? Really? It's truly our honor."

With their palms slightly tightened, Ark and the Pope both looked at each other with a smile, but whether it was Fiammetta and Mostima behind them, or Kal'tsit and Amiya behind Ark, they could all read a tense atmosphere in the air, which surprised the people around them.

No, no, no, it wasn't that long ago that we met. Why did things suddenly seem so tense?

Chapter 458: Gorgeous Summer Flower Cake

"But I didn't expect to see His Holiness here. I thought we would have to wait until His Holiness Patrizión showed us around before we could see you."

Evangelista XXI happily stroked his long white beard, which was braided into a ponytail, and glanced at Patrizión with a light tone:

"Because it's already that time. Every time around this time, the old man always comes to the bakery to have Bart cook him some special meals. After Mostima and Fiammetta finished their reports, I checked the time and figured he wouldn't give up his special cooking habit just because he had guests, so I just brought them downstairs."

As he spoke, Evangelista XXI sniffed the sweet scent in the air, but he did not smell the unique flavor of sweetness and slight bitterness that he had expected, and he was inevitably disappointed.

"Your Holiness, we'll have to wait a while for the cactus tarts. After all, today is Sunday, and those veteran musketeers don't want their cakes to taste like cactus."

Bart poured the batter he and Shuiyue prepared into the mold and then put it into the microwave. He looked at the somewhat disappointed Evangelista XXI and smiled.

Only Evangelista XXI and several of his Papal Knights were able to eat cactus tarts, including Patrizión who was sitting next to him.

It's just that Patrizión was forced into the habit of eating cactus tarts by Evangelista XXI, and he himself has mixed feelings about the taste.

"Oh, old Bart, the law directs us to be kind to things that have never happened before. We shouldn't be so harsh about a fruit tart, don't you think, old friend?"

Evangelista XXI turned his gaze to Patrizión, but the latter simply shrugged his shoulders to indicate that he had no opinion on the matter.

“It’s so sad.”

The Pope sat happily on the chair, but his eyes were looking at Shuiyue who was staring at the microwave oven behind Old Bart.

Agor, a maritime country that has completely cut off contact with the land since the Great Iberian Silence, has always maintained a very mysterious color in this land. People in many countries do not even know that there is a country called Agor in the ocean, or even that this country has science and technology far superior to those of land countries.

However, as the Pope of the Lateran, Evangelista XXI had his own channels to learn that there was such a country in the ocean, and in the system of messengers of all nations that he tried to build, he never gave up contacting Agor. It's just that this country is different from the countries on land. It can't be contacted just because you want to.

After all, even Evangelista XXI, who could rely on divine revelation, was not very clear about what the ocean looked like. The only thing that was certain was that there were terrifying creatures in the ocean that could easily destroy a coastal empire in its golden age.

You still have to be careful. Although you feel a little anxious inside, you still have to take one step at a time and eat the cake one bite at a time.

However, the situation on this land is ever-changing and turbulent. The events that happened in Victoria some time ago also made Evangelista XXI feel a great sense of urgency and crisis. In the process, they also lost a messenger from all nations, and with the death of eight grand dukes, Lateran's greatest secret, their "God", once again sent him a message.

"A catastrophe that could destroy the earth has come."

Upon receiving this revelation, Evangelista XXI knew that he could no longer procrastinate for the sake of safety. The Saints Project, which was still in the conceptual stage, was forced to be launched ahead of schedule. However, the result deduced from the law made the Lateran Pope feel embarrassed, because it was not a list, nor a specific person's name, but only three short words.

Rhode Island.

And just today, not long after getting this result, Lateran received a docking request from Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals and a request to meet with the Pope.

His weather-beaten eyes studied the silver-haired man in front of him.

Is he the tactical commander of Rhodes Island?

The white-haired Filin sitting next to him was Kal'tsit, who had been the acting helmsman of Rhodes Island for some time.

Then, that Carters should be Amiya, the current CEO of Rhodes Island.

The three highest leaders of Rhodes Island came together to the holy city of Sakota. It seems that from today onwards, Lateran can no longer remain neutral in the situation on this land.

These thoughts only appeared and disappeared in the mind of this old man who was still clear-headed for a short moment. When he looked at Fang Zhou, Kal'tsit and others, the expression between his eyebrows returned to gentleness, without the sharpness that flashed when he shook hands with Fang Zhou just now.

"I have learned a little about the deeds of this land of Rhodes through our messengers. On behalf of the Lateran, in the name of the Pope, I pay my highest respects to you for your ideals. Let this land move towards peace without conflict, oppression, and discrimination. This is also the future that the Lateran envisions."

Regardless of Rhodes Island's background, and how it had received legal approval in the Pope's challenge to save the land, at least as far as he knew, Rhodes Island's current goals were highly consistent with the future envisioned by the Lateran. Therefore, there was a certain basis for cooperation between the Lateran and Rhodes Island, which was a good thing.

"And Rhodes Island's personal visit to Lateran this time must be related to your company's ideals and future actions in this land, as well as the increasingly serious situation recently."

Amiya didn't expect Jiaotong to ask this question directly in the bakery and the restaurant in front. Shouldn't they chat here for a while and then go to the exclusive office of the teaching department upstairs to discuss these topics?

"Miss Amiya, I understand your confusion, but our prayers and desires for peace do not need to be concealed. Everyone on this earth is praying for peace and tranquility, and so are we."

Although he looks like a soft and easy-going old man, he is the leader of a religion after all, and his attitude is quite tough.

Ark and Kal'tsit looked at each other and nodded silently. They had never underestimated the Pope who had ruled Lateran for decades, but they had never expected that the other party would have such a tough attitude.

The subtext of this sentence is nothing more than that all of Lateran's actions are to achieve and safeguard peace and tranquility on this land. If your company's cooperation project is not dominated by this goal, then both parties should save some face so that it will be convenient for us to meet in the future.

In Fang Zhou's impression, the Pope did not seem to have shown such a strong attitude, at least in the plot he knew. But it is understandable that the game plot cannot express a person's character so comprehensively. As a religious leader who has ruled Lateran for more than ten years, how could he be just a soft and easy-going Lateran candy grandfather?

"As you said, the pursuit of peace is never something that needs to be hidden. This land has been tormented for far too long by the conspiracies and wars of those insects, as well as by various forms of discrimination. Conflicts abound between nations and individuals... There are so many problems to solve that it's hard to know where to begin. After all, we're just a pharmaceutical company. We're dedicated to resolving the suffering brought upon this land by mineral sickness, but we're inevitably limited in other areas. For this reason, we need a like-minded ally who can support us."

"I agree with you. This land faces too many problems. Even Lateran can't transform this land into the ideal paradise on its own. We all need companions who can walk side by side with us, like-minded companions."

At least from these two exchanges, it seemed that Ark and Evangelista XXI had reached a tacit understanding, which made some people breathe a sigh of relief, especially Mostima.

Although he didn't think Rhodes Island would directly launch a military operation against Lateran if the negotiations broke down, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy after witnessing Amiya's magnificent and enormous power, even if the other party was not able to use it skillfully at the moment.

The Pope must have had this in mind. Regardless of whether he agrees to cooperate with Rhodes Island, at least he will not make things too awkward for either party in the negotiation. This is not only based on the current situation, but also the most basic art of negotiation.

“Oh My God!!”

However, just as the two sides were exchanging views in a friendly and sincere manner, a cry of panic and fear came from the bakery, causing Fiammetta to involuntarily clasp his hands on the cannon at his waist. Even Mostima subconsciously reacted in time for battle.

"Bart?"

Evangelista XXI looked towards the bakery with some surprise, but from his angle he could only see old Bart with his back to him, holding his head in his hands, as if he had seen something very terrifying.

When Fang Zhou turned around, he saw that Old Bart was facing Shuiyue, and Shuiyue was standing in front of Old Bart holding something.

Case solved.

Just by seeing this scene, Fang Zhou already had the answer to Old Bart's scream in his heart.

But I didn't expect that even in Lateran, a city that is not only far away from the ocean but also governed by laws, there is still no way to suppress Shuiyue's passive talent in food.

"Old Bart, what are you yelling about? You scared me. Did you see something?"

However, just as Patrizión was about to get closer, old Bart once again made a panicked sound.

"do not come!"

"what?"

"This is really weird! Brother Shuiyue, did you add something weird to the flour just now?"

"Hmm? No."

There was a hint of regret in Shuiyue's voice. Perhaps he had not expected that cake, a food made only from eggs, could trigger his passive ability.

"Then why did the cake become like this?"

The disbelief in old Bart's voice actually aroused the curiosity of Patrizión and Evangelista XXI.

As an old pastry chef, what kind of cake did old Bart see that made him make such a sound of fear and surprise?

"Haha, could it be that Old Bart is finally showing some interest in talent and wants to teach this Shuiyue kid some lessons? And it looks like Shuiyue's work has given Old Bart a particularly refreshing experience. That's really intriguing."

Evangelista XXI stroked his beard, but after a few seconds he couldn't hold back his curiosity and stood up to go to the bakery to see what kind of cake Shuiyue had made to make old Bart become like this.

"Okay, Lao Ba is so surprised by himself, let's see what kind of work Brother Yue has created to make you look like this."

Patrizione walked into the open kitchen of the bakery. Seeing people gathering here, Laubat knew that it was too late to ask Shuiyue to destroy the cake, and doing so might even undermine the child's confidence.

This cake was a bit strange, but from the rich aroma it exuded and ignoring the impact of its strange texture, he could clearly feel that it was a top-quality fruit cake.

To be able to achieve such a level after just the first time making it, this kid is undoubtedly a genius in this area. As for the strange texture of the cake... just like every genius has his own special qualities, perhaps this is the special thing that Shuiyue herself possesses?

Thinking of this, Old Bart felt much more comfortable in his heart, but when his eyes looked at the cake in Shuiyue's hand again, a mental blow once again made his will waver.