From the God of Lies to the Lord of All Worlds

Chapter 103 Refining History

"Your Majesty, the Vatican's agents have found some special information amidst the vast amount of data. Shouldn't we design some kind of power for them as well?"

On the sofa in the White House, facing the blond-haired man, Bai Yang heard Alvin's words.

"We also laid out this history, you should know that. The Papacy doesn't have much power, because its power was almost exhausted when the Dark Division was scattered. And the people that were mobilized during the Civil War were the Papacy's last ripples!"

Bai Yang said with a smile, "The process of them gradually finding their own people is also the process of the Vatican reshaping its history. As they search, the various special characters in that long and ancient history will also appear one by one!"

"But whether this search for history is truly in their hands is another matter!"

"You know, quite a few people came to this meeting!"

Alvin nodded slightly, noting these things down on the documents at hand, while also writing something new. "Then I know what to do, Your Majesty! The detailed historical descriptions and world information will be refined in the coming days."

"European history is actually very interesting. We can start with a few major events, such as the Black Death and the witch hunts..."

Bai Yang casually remarked, "These events could all contain secrets belonging to the Vatican, couldn't they?"

……

At this moment, in the Golden Retriever's office, besides the Golden Retriever, Qian Si, and the Secretary of State, there were six other people.

They are: Father Angus Bennett from Los Angeles, Sister Caroline Olsen, Knight Leon Ranchoche, Saint George Stasi, Pope Mario, and Cardinal Jared Bryan from Los Angeles.

These six people all belong to the "Papal Court" in a broad sense, but the only person the Roman Catholic Church can currently command is Pope Mario himself.

The golden retriever was actually quite annoyed, after all, his son had been arrested yesterday and he didn't know what was going on yet, and he still had to preside over the Catholic meeting.

He knew, of course, that those people wouldn't dare to lay a hand on Barron, but he was always worried about the worst-case scenario. What if some hothead just opened fire without thinking?
All he could do was wait for news; there was nothing else he could do.

As for the remaining few, they also seemed somewhat indifferent to their own thoughts.

Angus and Caroline were not high-ranking members of the church and had never met the Pope, so they spoke first, "Your Holiness the Pope, I am Angus, a priest!"

Pope Mario was also somewhat embarrassed, but having been pope for over a decade, he knew to back down gracefully. "I've heard your story. You did very well, Father!"

Even now, with countless questions he wants to ask the priest, he still appears very dignified.

Because he is the Pope, the Lord's man on earth, the representative of Christ, the successor of the Lord of all disciples, and the High Priest, even if angels were present, he could not bow his head voluntarily. Mario certainly knew this.

He remained composed. Seeing that no one else was speaking, he took the initiative to open the things at hand and began his "narration" to reinforce the position of the Holy See!

On the plane, Mario and the cardinals reached a consensus: the Vatican must not be allowed to appear weak to outsiders!
Although they are indeed very weak, if they cannot stand up in this era of extraordinary arrival, then they are hopeless.

Even if it's just talk, it's still talk!

Even more fortunately, the Vatican's archives were incredibly rich, and during their flight, the Vatican personnel found some additional evidence related to the Civil War.

So, using these examples, they directly and without instruction compiled a story that combined history, which they wanted to tell to these people.

"I received an invitation from His Excellency the President and came here with classified information from the Vatican. Since everyone is not too busy, how about I tell you this story first?"

Mario needs to seize the advantage immediately in order to gain the initiative and the right to interpret; this is the instinct of a senior priest, bishop.

Upon hearing this, even the golden retriever, who was worried about his son's safety, looked up. He hadn't expected this old man, who was older than him, to be so proactive. So he said, "We respect every piece of unknown information, Your Holiness, please speak!"

Mario took out the very thin silver sheet and said softly:

"The Vatican's secret archives record the situation of 1203 werewolf converts imprisoned at a monastery on Allister Island, New York in 1866. In public history, this is considered a charitable act we performed." "In fact, the Vatican has always been fighting against darkness, but in order to prevent darkness from truly affecting everyone in the world, the Vatican has always insisted on clearing away these supernatural and mysterious things, keeping the crisis to a very small scale."

On the thin silver sheet, records written in Latin were displayed before the group of people, leaving them speechless with astonishment.

As expected of the Vatican, they've been fighting against darkness for a long time, haven't they? Even the Golden Hair and the others are wondering if this behavior means that the Vatican is actually pretending not to know most of the time.

Is it possible that they actually know everything?

“The second document is still in the Vatican, but we brought its photographic attachments!” Pope Mario said, clicking the mouse to open the document on his computer. It was a special item that they had retrieved from the Vatican archives when they boarded the plane.

Now, of course, it has become part of the Mario story as well: "This is a notebook of Archbishop Hughes of Trinity Church in New York, which records an application he wrote to support the Federation's witch hunt."

"In addition to the application, there was also a reply letter from Pope Pius IX at the time, which was the 'Prayer to Expel the Abyss' written with the help of the entire College of Cardinals!"

"Later, Pope Pius IX even persuaded Archbishop Rauscher of Austria to personally take the sacred relics of the Papacy across the ocean to the other side to carry out the rescue!"

"Among them are many expensive materials belonging to the Holy See, such as special demon-hunting materials transported there to make silver bullets, mithril, holy water, and scarab shell powder!"

The document issued by Pope Mario was a very detailed and ancient document, something that made Golden Hair and the others nod in agreement.

Through these words, Golden Hair and the others verified the things in Irving McDowell's diary: the bishop, the relics, the silver-plated bullets, and the Trinity Church's "Prayer to the Abyss"—all these things matched up.

If they hadn't known, the Vatican would never have known the specific information on their side, and some people even began to suspect that the Pope had read their information before making up the story.

But as Mario continued his story, everyone knew it was impossible, because this man had something new in his possession:

"I also have a copy of a memorandum belonging to President Lincoln. The original looks like this:"

"Today I discussed cotton pests with agricultural advisor Sturgis—confirming the Richmond bollworm infestation area: 37°32'N, 77°26'W. Diseased plants should be burned first when Sherman advances. Also: The European Church wants to purchase land for the resettlement of enslaved people, but I refused in the spirit of the constitution."

"This document comes from the 1890 edition of 'The Collected Works of Lincoln,' which you certainly have, so I won't go into details. But you probably don't know that this is an altered document; the original reads:"
"Today, a secret meeting was held with Sturgis—confirming the coordinates of the Richmond Blood Nest: 37°32'N, 77°26'W. Sherman should prioritize burning the oak forests in that area during his advance, as they are the daytime resting place for the vampire army. Also: the Vatican requested post-war jurisdiction, which I rejected based on the principle of separation of church and state."

Pope Mario sighed, "It is regrettable that you rejected our request to establish the 'Holy Blood Council' in the New World, and thus we have lost the opportunity to monitor this continent for the next hundred years!"

"But according to our speculation, one day in the future, these defeated vampires will surely make a comeback and become a new nightmare!"

This line was actually made up by Mario to emphasize the importance of the Papacy, using a mix of fact and fiction to make the other party understand this point.

Creating panic is one of the Catholic Church's favorite pastimes, and these things have made people like the Golden Retriever ponder why Lincoln's records aren't with them but with the Vatican. What exactly happened during that time?
However, just as Mario was speaking, the blond man answered a phone call. As the call continued, his expression kept changing. Finally, he hung up the phone.

"Your Excellency, what is it?" Qian Si asked curiously.

The blond-haired man looked at Mario with a complicated expression. "Our Pope is right. Just now, Vlad III, the Grand Duke of Wallachia, the blood ancestor of the South, has been resurrected in Illinois!"

"He killed seventy-one key members of the Adams, Johnson, Morgan, Joshua, and other families, while the death toll over there is close to 300!"

"In other words, the vampires have returned and are wreaking havoc on our land!"

Everyone looked at Mario with a strange expression, as if to say, "The Vatican is something else, this really shows their strength?"

Only Mario smiled and nodded, seemingly enjoying their gaze.

Even if he knew nothing, even if he really made up those words, he had to keep it to himself. Only in this way could he improve the image of their Holy See as much as possible.

As a pope with great ambitions, Mario knew this very well!
(End of this chapter)