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chapter 0176 part 1
Chapter 176: Assassination (Part 1)
Rogue walked through the buffet area, a plate in one hand and tongs in the other, picking up the delicacies she liked.
Naturally, the people attending this cocktail party weren't there just for the food, so aside from the occasional person coming to the buffet corner for a couple of pastries,
No one else was like Rogue, staring at the abundant delicacies, caught in indecision.
"Tang, try this cheesecake. I tasted it, it's pretty good!"
Rogue was like a busy little bee, flitting through the buffet area, occasionally holding a plate and handing some delicacies she thought were delicious to Tang Song.
"Mm! It tastes good!"
Tang Song looked at the plate extended before him by Rogue, used a fork to pick up a piece of cheesecake adorned with bright red cherries from the plate, put it in his mouth, and returned a warm smile to her.
Seeing Tang Song eat it, Rogue was finally satisfied and happily skipped off with her plate to continue selecting food from the buffet area.
"Are you also interested in Wakanda's Vibranium technology?"
Tang Song watched Rogue leave and continued chatting with Bishop Hyde.
"Vibranium technology? I was just invited to a cocktail party. As for Vibranium technology, I'm not interested!" Bishop Hyde said with a smile, "Perhaps Weyland is more interested in these technological products, but our base is still The Church!"
"Forgive my presumptuous question, but is The Church entirely made up of our Sacred Shield Brotherhood members?" Tang Song took a sip of champagne and asked with some curiosity.
Bishop Hyde pondered for a moment, then gently shook his head: "It's not that exaggerated. The Inquisition is currently ours, four out of the twelve Holy Knights are our people, and as for the Cardinals, only two stand with us. Adding some Diocesan Bishops, at most, only one-third of The Church's high-level staff are our people."
"At most, only one-third." Hearing this 'Versailles' statement, Tang Song raised an eyebrow and smiled somewhat mysteriously: "So, does that mean The Church is the Sacred Shield Brotherhood?"
Hearing Tang Song's words, Hyde smiled and replied: "Not exactly. At the very least, we have to wait until one of our own takes the position of Pope! Moreover, we can only be considered the largest branch of the Sacred Shield Brotherhood; there are also some old friends who prefer to work alone, like Weyland! Everyone's stance is against alien invasion. West should have told you, this is the purpose for the establishment of our Sacred Shield Brotherhood."
Tang Song looked at Bishop Hyde, downing the cocktail in his glass: "Mr. Vickers is my guide, so I'm one of The Church's own people too!?"
"Of course!" Bishop Hyde looked at Tang Song approvingly: "West has praised you many times in front of us, saying you are the future of the Sacred Shield Brotherhood. That old stick-in-the-mud, I rarely hear him praise someone like that!"
"When does the Pope election start? I think I can lend a hand!" Tang Song placed his empty glass on a Waiter's tray passing by and said to Bishop Hyde.
"Uh, the Pope election is held through a closed-door meeting, electing from among several Cardinals. Outsiders find it very difficult to participate. This is different from a presidential election; there's no way to solicit votes!"
Although Bishop Hyde appreciated the young man's desire to contribute to the Sacred Shield Brotherhood, he still explained to Tang Song.
"Then what's your estimate for the election results? What are our chances of winning?"
The most influential religious leader in the Western world, and likely also the largest supernatural force. If he were one of their own, many matters would undoubtedly be much more convenient.
If the Pope didn't have to be chosen from the Cardinals, Tang Song might even consider pushing West, the Vice Chief Judge, into the position.
After all, their relationship was paved with boxes of silver-plated gold crosses, making it much closer than ordinary brotherhood.
"Our chances of winning aren't high!" Hyde's complexion fell, and he said with a wry smile: "The Pope's designated successor isn't one of ours, so it's a bit of trouble!"
"Mr. Vickers should have told you that I have some manpower in the Underworld!" Tang Song said: "Finding some gunmen is quite easy..."
*Cough cough* Bishop Hyde gave Tang Song a strange look. He was silent for a moment, then seemed thoughtful: "Gunmen, ordinary gunmen, are useless against those Cardinals. They all wear defensive Holy Artifacts. These are Holy Artifacts passed down from the Middle Ages. Although they can't compare to those few Holy Relics, ordinary firearms are useless against them..."
"Ordinary firearms won't work, but we can use RPGs, use Stinger missiles. The Underworld is full of desperadoes who don't care about their lives. If that still doesn't work, I know some Mutants, I can hire them at a high price. I have some connections with Magneto..." Listening to Hyde, Tang Song smiled like a demon tempting people to Hell.
"Magneto, his strength, should be able to..."
Bishop Hyde didn't show any aversion; instead, he seriously considered Tang Song's suggestion.
After WWII, the Sacred Shield Brotherhood was severely weakened. Some people of insight saw The Church as a big tree to rely on.
At that time, there happened to be a few Sacred Shield Brotherhood members within The Church. They were originally planning to defend against His arrival.
So, they conveniently introduced a portion of the Sacred Shield Brotherhood members into The Church. After nearly a century of infiltration,
Just as Hyde told Tang Song, close to one-third of The Church's high-level staff had been replaced by Sacred Shield Brotherhood members.
However, only when the Pope was one of their own could the Sacred Shield Brotherhood be considered to have completed their plan of usurpation.
One must know that The Church's few Holy Relics could only be mastered and their strength fully utilized by the Pope.
Just as Tang Song was about to say something more to Bishop Hyde, a commotion suddenly erupted not far away.
Tang Song turned his head and saw two Black Persons surrounding Rogue, loudly scolding her about something.
Rogue picked up a shell spoon, scooped a spoonful of caviar from her plate, and put it in her mouth. The moment the fish roe burst in her mouth, it brought a slightly nutty, salty, and fresh taste.
A reception of this scale held at the White House naturally had excellent ingredients.
Although the caviar used for the buffet wasn't the expensive Beluga Sturgeon caviar, it was still Russian Sturgeon caviar worth several thousand US dollars per kilogram.
Rogue's family was only middle-class. Even at home, she had never eaten caviar, which was considered a luxury goods.
After tasting a bite of caviar, she imitated the way she saw on television, picked up a slice of bread, spread the caviar evenly on both sides of the bread, and took a bite. The delicious feeling made her eyes narrow into slits.
Just as Rogue picked up another box of caviar from the buffet, planning to take it to Tang Song to try, a Black Person woman holding a spear blocked her.
Chapter 176: Assassination (Part 1)
Rogue walked through the buffet area, a plate in one hand and tongs in the other, picking up the delicacies she liked.
Naturally, the people attending this cocktail party weren't there just for the food, so aside from the occasional person coming to the buffet corner for a couple of pastries,
No one else was like Rogue, staring at the abundant delicacies, caught in indecision.
"Tang, try this cheesecake. I tasted it, it's pretty good!"
Rogue was like a busy little bee, flitting through the buffet area, occasionally holding a plate and handing some delicacies she thought were delicious to Tang Song.
"Mm! It tastes good!"
Tang Song looked at the plate extended before him by Rogue, used a fork to pick up a piece of cheesecake adorned with bright red cherries from the plate, put it in his mouth, and returned a warm smile to her.
Seeing Tang Song eat it, Rogue was finally satisfied and happily skipped off with her plate to continue selecting food from the buffet area.
"Are you also interested in Wakanda's Vibranium technology?"
Tang Song watched Rogue leave and continued chatting with Bishop Hyde.
"Vibranium technology? I was just invited to a cocktail party. As for Vibranium technology, I'm not interested!" Bishop Hyde said with a smile, "Perhaps Weyland is more interested in these technological products, but our base is still The Church!"
"Forgive my presumptuous question, but is The Church entirely made up of our Sacred Shield Brotherhood members?" Tang Song took a sip of champagne and asked with some curiosity.
Bishop Hyde pondered for a moment, then gently shook his head: "It's not that exaggerated. The Inquisition is currently ours, four out of the twelve Holy Knights are our people, and as for the Cardinals, only two stand with us. Adding some Diocesan Bishops, at most, only one-third of The Church's high-level staff are our people."
"At most, only one-third." Hearing this 'Versailles' statement, Tang Song raised an eyebrow and smiled somewhat mysteriously: "So, does that mean The Church is the Sacred Shield Brotherhood?"
Hearing Tang Song's words, Hyde smiled and replied: "Not exactly. At the very least, we have to wait until one of our own takes the position of Pope! Moreover, we can only be considered the largest branch of the Sacred Shield Brotherhood; there are also some old friends who prefer to work alone, like Weyland! Everyone's stance is against alien invasion. West should have told you, this is the purpose for the establishment of our Sacred Shield Brotherhood."
Tang Song looked at Bishop Hyde, downing the cocktail in his glass: "Mr. Vickers is my guide, so I'm one of The Church's own people too!?"
"Of course!" Bishop Hyde looked at Tang Song approvingly: "West has praised you many times in front of us, saying you are the future of the Sacred Shield Brotherhood. That old stick-in-the-mud, I rarely hear him praise someone like that!"
"When does the Pope election start? I think I can lend a hand!" Tang Song placed his empty glass on a Waiter's tray passing by and said to Bishop Hyde.
"Uh, the Pope election is held through a closed-door meeting, electing from among several Cardinals. Outsiders find it very difficult to participate. This is different from a presidential election; there's no way to solicit votes!"
Although Bishop Hyde appreciated the young man's desire to contribute to the Sacred Shield Brotherhood, he still explained to Tang Song.
"Then what's your estimate for the election results? What are our chances of winning?"
The most influential religious leader in the Western world, and likely also the largest supernatural force. If he were one of their own, many matters would undoubtedly be much more convenient.
If the Pope didn't have to be chosen from the Cardinals, Tang Song might even consider pushing West, the Vice Chief Judge, into the position.
After all, their relationship was paved with boxes of silver-plated gold crosses, making it much closer than ordinary brotherhood.
"Our chances of winning aren't high!" Hyde's complexion fell, and he said with a wry smile: "The Pope's designated successor isn't one of ours, so it's a bit of trouble!"
"Mr. Vickers should have told you that I have some manpower in the Underworld!" Tang Song said: "Finding some gunmen is quite easy..."
*Cough cough* Bishop Hyde gave Tang Song a strange look. He was silent for a moment, then seemed thoughtful: "Gunmen, ordinary gunmen, are useless against those Cardinals. They all wear defensive Holy Artifacts. These are Holy Artifacts passed down from the Middle Ages. Although they can't compare to those few Holy Relics, ordinary firearms are useless against them..."
"Ordinary firearms won't work, but we can use RPGs, use Stinger missiles. The Underworld is full of desperadoes who don't care about their lives. If that still doesn't work, I know some Mutants, I can hire them at a high price. I have some connections with Magneto..." Listening to Hyde, Tang Song smiled like a demon tempting people to Hell.
"Magneto, his strength, should be able to..."
Bishop Hyde didn't show any aversion; instead, he seriously considered Tang Song's suggestion.
After WWII, the Sacred Shield Brotherhood was severely weakened. Some people of insight saw The Church as a big tree to rely on.
At that time, there happened to be a few Sacred Shield Brotherhood members within The Church. They were originally planning to defend against His arrival.
So, they conveniently introduced a portion of the Sacred Shield Brotherhood members into The Church. After nearly a century of infiltration,
Just as Hyde told Tang Song, close to one-third of The Church's high-level staff had been replaced by Sacred Shield Brotherhood members.
However, only when the Pope was one of their own could the Sacred Shield Brotherhood be considered to have completed their plan of usurpation.
One must know that The Church's few Holy Relics could only be mastered and their strength fully utilized by the Pope.
Just as Tang Song was about to say something more to Bishop Hyde, a commotion suddenly erupted not far away.
Tang Song turned his head and saw two Black Persons surrounding Rogue, loudly scolding her about something.
Rogue picked up a shell spoon, scooped a spoonful of caviar from her plate, and put it in her mouth. The moment the fish roe burst in her mouth, it brought a slightly nutty, salty, and fresh taste.
A reception of this scale held at the White House naturally had excellent ingredients.
Although the caviar used for the buffet wasn't the expensive Beluga Sturgeon caviar, it was still Russian Sturgeon caviar worth several thousand US dollars per kilogram.
Rogue's family was only middle-class. Even at home, she had never eaten caviar, which was considered a luxury goods.
After tasting a bite of caviar, she imitated the way she saw on television, picked up a slice of bread, spread the caviar evenly on both sides of the bread, and took a bite. The delicious feeling made her eyes narrow into slits.
Just as Rogue picked up another box of caviar from the buffet, planning to take it to Tang Song to try, a Black Person woman holding a spear blocked her.
