A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 973 The Queen of the Adriatic
The discovery that the person who had initially thought was the most hostile to him, the Wind in the Front, was actually a radical with a similar stance greatly excited Piah Ogi.

—As for Zuo Fangdi, needless to say, his attitude is highly consistent with his own, and he even fully supports yesterday's unsuccessful operation.

Finally, even among the "Right Seat of God," the Right Fire, who should hold the highest position, had an ambiguous attitude, neither supporting nor opposing.

But as long as there's no opposition, that's enough—one's own plan can continue.

The Pope's opinion, which was originally thought to be the biggest obstacle, can now be ignored.

Bishop Piagogi laughed, though outwardly he still had to explain his plan to the Pope.

“I admit that I underestimated the strength of those blasphemers in Academy City, which led to yesterday’s operation… well, not very successful.” Despite saying this, Bishop Piagogi’s expression showed no sign of self-reflection or remorse. “Therefore, I have concluded that Academy City is indeed an enemy that must be taken seriously.”

A snort of annoyance came from the side: "Enough with the nonsense!"

“Yes, Your Majesty, Lord Wind.” Bishop Piagogi was not angry. He bowed slightly to her and then looked at the Pope again. “Therefore, Your Majesty, I request permission to deploy the ‘Queen of the Adriatic’ and to initiate the ‘Limited-Time Cross’ ceremony.”

“Bishop Piagogi, what are you going to do…” The Pope finally spoke, looking at the other side with a surprised expression.

"Using the effect of the 'Queen's Fleet' spirit armor, should we destroy Academy City in one fell swoop?" Right Flame also looked up at Piah Ogi, "A very imaginative plan."

“Thank you for your praise,” Bishop Piagogi quickly replied. “This is also thanks to the strength and profound heritage of our Roman Catholic Church, which allows us to provide a variety of solutions.”

That's right, Bishop Piagogi never thought about trivial matters; he wanted to solve the problem once and for all!

The "Queen of the Adriatic" is a large sacred garment held by the Roman Catholic Church. Its main body is a ship made of frozen seawater from the Adriatic Sea, completed in the 9th century AD.

Its original purpose was to destroy the city-state of Venice, so it was endowed with the powerful ability to destroy the entire city in one blow; and not only the city itself, but also the culture derived from the city would be wiped out!
It can be described as a powerful, conceptual weapon.

Historically, due to the important economic position of the Venetian city-state, the plan to destroy it was ultimately abandoned. The "Queen of the Adriatic" was then sealed away and preserved.

To prevent the overly powerful spirit armor from being abused, the spirit armor itself has been subject to numerous restrictions.

One of the most important points is that the "Queen of the Adriatic" is set to "only be able to attack Venice".

In order to remove this restriction and make this spirit armor usable for attacking Academy City, the "Limited-Time Cross" must be activated.

Just in time, Agnes's combat nun unit needed to be punished for their poor performance. Once they returned, they could be directly assigned to the "Queen's Fleet" to atone for their mistakes.

Yesterday's petty squabble was deliberately orchestrated by Bishop Piaget, intended to cause some minor trouble for Academy City, but his true aim was to "fail."

Only by failing can one justify escalating tactics and taking even tougher actions.

Bishop Piagogi had originally planned to proceed gradually, but now, with the support of the "Right Seat of God," he decided to take the final step directly. "Destroy Academy City directly?" The Wind Ahead frowned.

"Do you have any comments?" Bishop Piagogi asked hastily.

“I have no objection,” Wind Ahead sneered, “but that spirit armor hasn’t been used for hundreds of years, has it? And even in its limited number of uses, it has never actually destroyed a single city.”

What Wind Ahead is worried about is not humanitarian issues, but whether the "Queen of the Adriatic" can actually achieve the legendary effect.

To put it bluntly, if Academy City were so easy to destroy, how could the Christian Church have allowed it to exist until now?
You know, the Church of Christ has never lacked fanatical followers. They've probably tried every possible method to destroy Academy City.

"The power and effects of the spirit armor are reliable," Right Flame suddenly said. "As long as it can be activated normally, it will definitely achieve its intended goal—that's what magic is all about."

Bishop Piaget's spirits lifted: "Lord Right Flame is right! As long as we can activate the ritual, I believe we can definitely destroy Academy City, including the culture of 'superpowers', which will cease to exist!"

Solve all problems once and for all.

“I think… there’s no need to be so radical,” the Pope couldn’t help but say.

Destroying Academy City directly is too brutal and exciting. One wrong move and it could trigger World War III!
Of course, the Pope also knew that, given the current situation, it would be useless for him to express his opposition.

Moreover, from the perspective of the Roman Catholic Church, he cannot say that Bishop Piagogi was wrong.

The Pope is a moderate, not a capitulationist.

"It is more in line with the Lord's will to convert them than to destroy a city directly."

"Convert Academy City?" Bishop Piaget couldn't help but laugh. "Excuse me, Your Holiness... but to still pin our hopes on persuading the enemy at this point is rather naive."

The Pope shook his head: "I just want to avoid unnecessary killing and sacrifice. Bishop Piagogi, as you just said, our Orthodox Church has a deep foundation, so we can come up with all sorts of solutions. Therefore, there are other methods besides war and persuasion."

Bishop Piagogi frowned slightly; he probably had some idea of ​​the "other methods" His Holiness the Pope had mentioned.

During his investigation into information related to the "Queen of the Adriatic," he also saw many other spiritual artifacts held by the Roman Catholic Church and gained a general understanding of their effects and methods of use.

Therefore, Bishop Piagogi knew that the Pope was right; there were indeed other solutions and possibilities.

But none of that was what he wanted; he didn't need Academy City to convert to, he wanted "no Academy City," "no science."

That's why he chose "Queen of the Adriatic" from among many spirit garments and rituals.

(End of this chapter)