Can't I develop my own character?

Ryan had no intention of implementing the Red System in the other world. His core goal was to make the empire prosperous and strong. Prosperity presupposes that all citizens are happy and well-fed. Otherwise, how can it be considered prosperous and strong? How can you claim to be powerful when an empire is filled with starving people?

At this time, the kings of these countries appeared one by one, looked around first, and then wisely remained silent.

They clearly know that they were called here to make up the numbers and then vote with their feet at the critical moment.

crunch~

The sound of a door opening was heard, and everyone looked towards the door on the left side of the hall. 'Weine', wearing a golden yellow corset dress, walked towards them gracefully.

"It seems everyone is on time." 'Vine' walked to the top of the long table. 'Ina', who was waiting nearby, pulled out a chair for her to sit down. "Good morning, Queen Mortis."

"Good morning, Queen Vene." Mortis nodded slightly.

"Well, since everyone's due, why not get started?"

'Weine' glanced at 'Ina'.

The Interior Minister put down the notepad in his hand, adjusted his glasses with his right hand, and spoke in a gentle, pleasant voice, "Regarding the convening of this Northern Continent Conference, the core purpose is to discuss the recent Arcadia Empire's invasion of the Northern Continent. As everyone knows, Arcadia used a technological product called a 'rifle' during the war. According to investigations, this may be a relic of the Roman Empire from a previous era."

At this point, Ina looked at Mortis and lowered her voice a bit: "Queen Mortis, could you please tell me about the Arcadia rifle?"

"Shane." Mortis waved his hand.

Duke Shane behind him took out the information he had prepared long ago. It contained the latest intelligence collected by the Northern Federation, including information about the rifle's range, power, continuous firing data, and even assembly technology, as well as data on new cannons.

It can be seen that the Northern Federation has indeed put in a lot of effort in this regard.

"It's a very powerful weapon. If converted into musketeers, the firepower difference between the two sides with the same number of people is at least seven times, and this is without considering the possibility of muskets exploding." Maganna said.

She focused on the battle and had a deeper understanding of weapons than anyone else present.

"What about other information? For example, the difficulty of rifle maintenance, production volume, technical requirements, etc." Elvian asked.

"This data is currently unavailable," Shane said, his head bowed. "Arcadia has done a great job protecting their new technology. We can't even trace where their weapons are manufactured and processed, let alone who is involved in the research."

"So, this is a premeditated invasion. Arcadia's goal is to use this new technology to take over the Northern Federation... no, the entire Northern Continent." Shane glanced at 'Vine' before quickly looking away. "If Arcadia is allowed to continue, all the countries in the Northern Continent will suffer the same harm."

At this time, 'Weinei' asked, "What do you think?"

The hall was very quiet and no one had any ideas, because even Amabena could see that this was an alliance between the Augustus Empire and the Northern Federation. The key was the form.

These people, if they express their opinions at this time, aren't they just looking for trouble?

Besides, the Kingdom of Lot doesn’t need her to speak. The Prime Minister is here. If you have anything to say, go talk to him!

After a moment of silence, Ryan was about to speak when the door in the hall was knocked. The soldier guarding outside said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Archbishop Joshi is here."

"Let him in."

Josh?

Ryan glanced at Lin Qi, who shook his head imperceptibly. He then looked at Weine and quietly opened the game's idle records. Only then did he discover that not long ago, the Gate of Janus had sent a request to Weine that Cardinal Josh would attend the Northern Continent Conference.

Josh is ranked fourth among the cardinals, and his status is much higher than Andrew's.

The fourth one should be at level seven in strength. It's strange. Lin Qi has always been in charge of the Janus Gate, so how come an archbishop suddenly appeared?

And 'Lin Qi' hasn't received any news yet.

Just as he was thinking about it, a man in a silver-white robe walked into the hall.

He looked to be about forty years old, with clear features, deep and bright gray eyes, and a gentle temperament. As he walked over, he smiled and nodded to everyone.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty Venetian, I'm late." Josh bowed slightly to Venetian as a sign of respect, then looked to the right, "Your Majesty Mortis, the Saint."

"Bishop Josh, please take a seat," said 'Weinei'.

Josh glanced to the right and saw that the first few seats were already occupied. 'Weine' obviously didn't reserve a separate seat for him, but he didn't care and walked to sit behind the kings who were there to make up the numbers.

"Bishop Josh, please sit here." The king closest to the front said quickly.

The fourth-ranked archbishop is much more honorable than these kings.

Qiao Xi smiled gently: "Don't worry, I just joined temporarily. You guys continue chatting, I'm mainly here to listen."

Ryan rubbed his chin.

What the hell is this Janus Gate?

Does this mean that you don't trust Lin Qi?

Ryan originally wanted to speak up and take the initiative to mention the alliance between Augustus and the Northern Federation, because he wanted an equal alliance between the two sides. When the Northern Federation was at a disadvantage, wouldn't he, a loyal empire, have to take action?

After all, he and Queen Mortis have a life-and-death friendship. If he doesn't help, who will?

But when he saw Josh appear, Ryan changed his mind. He wanted to see what this guy was doing.

He didn't say anything. In the following time, although some people proposed ideas, no one mentioned the alliance between the two countries.

In the end, no conclusion was reached until noon, so Ryan asked Weine to end the meeting, have lunch first, and continue the discussion in the afternoon. He also took the opportunity to ask Lin Qi about the situation and why the Janus Gate suddenly sent an archbishop over.

"Ryan, I'm leaving now."

Maganna said hello, and the projection disappeared into the hall.

"Sir Ryan, I'm leaving too." Amabena waved with a smile.

Elvian looked at him deeply, and they both left at the same time.

"Ryan, are you free to have lunch together?" Casradi came over and asked. She planned to tell Ryan about Kavanaugh first.

"Mr. Ryan."

At this moment, Josh suddenly came over and said with a smile: "Can I delay you for a few minutes?"

“Archbishop Josh, what’s the matter?”

"Come over here and talk."

Ryan walked aside with Josh in confusion.

"I originally wanted to talk to you privately later, Your Excellency Ryan, but it seems you won't be free before the afternoon meeting starts." Qiao Xi glanced at Casradi and Hainuo not far away, then whispered, "It's the Pope who wants to see you."

"The Pope is looking for me?" Ryan was a little confused.

What's going on? I shouldn't have met your Pope, right?

"Yes. The Pope thanks you for helping the Saint and stabilizing Janus Gate in Augustus. She asked me to ask you if you have ever considered developing Janus Gate?"

"What does development mean?"

"The Pope said that if you are willing to join the Janus Gate, you can immediately become a bishop, and he promised to let you sit on the position of cardinal within three years."

Ryan was stunned: "I'm the archbishop? Is that true?"

......

Completed 10,000 points a day! I’m tenth on the monthly ticket list, woohoo, I’m about to be kicked in the ass by the eleventh one, please ...

814 The Thirty-year-old Kirin

Chapter 152 Pope: Ryan, come and be the Archbishop! Ryan: I refuse [1w1]

I am an archbishop, is that true?

Can you win?

Guaranteed to die!

First of all, Ryan had never met the Pope, so suddenly performing such a great gift must be a trick.

Secondly, what was the concept of a Cardinal? There were only eleven Cardinals in the entire Janus Gate, and the lowest was rank six, and that was quite high. Especially the first few Cardinals, the Emperor of the Empire had to treat them well.

Ordinary cardinals are also the objects that princes and ministers try their best to please.

Especially the nobles who believed in Janus, all tried to curry favor with him.

This is the influence of religious power. Those nobles dared to flatter the king, but when facing the Gate of Janus, they had to wag their tails like dogs.

Once Ryan becomes the archbishop, the power will no longer be in one empire or the northern continent, but in the entire Rhea continent.

All in all, it is a great thing. It’s not just pie falling from the sky, it’s gold ingots falling directly. Do you dare to say that there is no problem?

Ryan only knew that there was no free lunch, breakfast or dinner.

"Why, Mr. Ryan, are you still hesitating?" Seeing Ryan silent, Josh said, "The Pope is very optimistic about you. Once you join the Janus Gate, your future achievements will be limitless."

The Pope personally promoted him, something like this has never happened in Janus Gate.

In other words, most people will never see the Pope in their lifetime, let alone be promoted. Even Josh, who is fourth in line, saw the Pope for the first time this year... No, it’s not considered a meeting at all, the Pope just contacted him unilaterally.

As for why he was looking for Ryan, Josh had no idea, but as a loyal member of the Pope's party, he would firmly and without hesitation carry out every task assigned by the Pope.

"Archbishop Qiao Xi, I want to know why? Although I did help Lin Qi a little, I don't deserve this reward at all, right?" Ryan asked doubtfully, "And I helped because of my friendship with Lin Qi, not for the reward."

"Of course I know that. Mr. Ryan and the Saint are good friends, but I don't know what the Pope means or what she thinks." Josh shook his head. "But Mr. Ryan, don't rush to doubt it. First of all, the Pope will definitely not harm you. It's meaningless, right? Secondly, she thinks highly of you. There will be plenty of opportunities to find out the reasons later. In short, don't miss such a good opportunity."

As a royalist, Josh certainly wanted to complete the task assigned by the Pope perfectly. He just noticed that Ryan was hesitating, actually hesitating?

Oh, Janus, this is a great honor. How many dukes and princes have gone to San Gro just to see the Pope, but it's a pipe dream. They can't even see me.

Ryan was only an imperial earl, or at most a high lord, with the power to govern a kingdom, but so what? He wasn't the emperor, and judging by the current situation, there was no hope for Maganna to rebel, so Ryan might just end up being an earl for the rest of his life.

Between an earl and a cardinal, even a three-year-old child knows how to choose.

"Archbishop Qiao Xi, you misunderstood me." Ryan shook his head. "I don't accept rewards without merit. Although I am the most devout follower of Janus, I cannot accept being made an archbishop for no reason. Besides, I helped Lin Qi out of my own free will. Using this as a reward is somewhat insulting to my dignity."

Josh was stunned.

How does this relate to personality?

He whispered, "Sir Ryan, this has nothing to do with personality, nor with the Saint. It is the Pope who wants to promote you, do you understand? As long as you accept, then from now on you will be on the Pope's side."

Ryan was suspicious: "Could there be other factions inside the Janus Gate?"

Josh coughed lightly: "This kind of thing... there will always be some, but it's not convenient for me to say more, do you understand? It doesn't matter if you don't understand, let's put the point back, I mean you can..."

"Ryan, are you done chatting? It's almost time for lunch." Casradi suddenly shouted from not far away.

Josh frowned slightly, feeling unhappy about being interrupted by Casradi, but the latter was a prince of Augustus and had a special status, so he couldn't blame him.

"Coming soon." Ryan smiled and said, "As you can see, Archbishop Josh, I have to go, otherwise they will suspect that I have some secret deal with the Janus Gate."

"What happened just now..."

"I'll think about it, but I still say that as a loyal follower of Janus, this kind of thing is hard for me to accept, do you understand? It seems that you don't quite understand, but it doesn't matter, you will understand sooner or later."

Josh: “???”

What on earth should he understand?

"I understand." Josh nodded. "I will convey your thoughts to the Pope. Good luck, Your Excellency Ryan."

After saying that, he turned to leave. Ryan asked before leaving: "Is Archbishop Josh here for this matter?"

Josh smiled gently: "When you become a companion, I will naturally tell you."

Ryan thought to himself, I have been one for a long time, and a saint at that...Since the other party is unwilling to say, then forget it, at worst I can let 'Lin Qi' find out.

He walked over to Casradi and Heino.

"Did I bother you just now?" Casradi smiled and winked playfully. "It seems you didn't have a pleasant conversation with him."

"Can this be seen?"

"Holy Word Mage's perception of emotions is exceptionally keen. You can consider this a kind of extraordinary trait."

Ryan spread his hands: "It's not that I'm unhappy, I just don't want to continue the topic, so you've done me a big favor."

"Archbishop Qiao Xi, what is a person like this doing here?" Hai Nuo asked curiously.

"I asked, but he didn't say...Ms. Heino, do you know anything about him?"

"The fourth-ranked cardinal rarely leaves Sangro Island. He's powerful but mysterious, and a very loyal follower of the Pope." Hainuo nodded slightly. "I don't know much more about him, but if he appears, it must be because of the Pope's orders. Strange, is the Pope trying to interfere with the alliance in the Northern Continent?"

Casradi was puzzled: "Isn't Lin Qi here?"

"The Saint and the Pope don't necessarily stand together. Perhaps the Saint has been involved in too many things now, and perhaps the Pope wants to find someone else to handle this matter."

"Sure enough, a force like the Janus Gate is even more complicated internally."

Kasiladi secretly shook his head, hoping that nothing would happen to Lin Qi.

Ryan didn't say anything. This was also the first time he learned about the internal situation of the Janus Gate. After all, Lin Qi was too inexperienced and was out every day, so he didn't have much exposure to the internal affairs.

If there is a staunch papal faction, it means that there are other factions, such as the archbishops and the first-ranked cardinals. The Pope's orders are not necessarily absolute.