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Jenny then realized that, far from being discouraged by Pope Brad's rejection, Tonk was extremely lively, as if he had truly seen some hope.

"What's the purpose? Didn't we want Pope Brad to speak on behalf of Duke Moss?" Jenny asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Yes!"

"But didn't he already refuse?"

“It’s true that he refused.” Tang Ke looked around and quickly pulled Jenny to a quiet corner, saying mysteriously, “However, that doesn’t prevent Pope Brad from completing his endorsement.”

Under Jenny's bewildered gaze, Tom pulled out a transparent crystal from his pocket that emitted a faint magical power.

"This is... a memory crystal?"

Jenny was surprised. She had seen this kind of recording crystal that recorded images and sounds in real time during the Hero Awakening Ceremony, but even she hadn't noticed when Tang Ke had started wearing this crystal... Could it have been from the very beginning?

“That’s right.” Tang Ke lightly tapped the magic crystal with his finger, and a sacred figure was immediately projected into the arena. Then, a familiar voice came from the projection:

……

"Tang Ke, I appreciate your kindness..."

"but……"

"...As the Pope of the Holy Church, I cannot lie through my teeth..."

"There's no way I could say that Duke Moss is a great man. I advise you to give up on that idea..."

……

"As expected, Pope Brad refused."

Jenny nodded, seemingly understanding. Although she had never seen Pope Brad in person, she had seen many portraits and photographs circulating in the church. In her opinion, Pope Brad's reaction was perfectly normal.

only……

"So, why are you taking this picture?" Jenny asked Tom, puzzled.

Then, Tom's actions left her speechless.

He continuously poured his power into the magic crystal, and soon the image became fragmented, but then pieced itself back together.

The sound of the magic crystal also began to come out intermittently, like a cassette tape making a constant hissing sound.

“I could never say… hiss… that Duke Moss is such a good person… hiss… I advise you to give up on that idea… hiss hiss…”

“…Hiss…Duke Moss is a very good person…hiss…that kind of talk…hiss…”

"Duke Moss... hiss... he's a really good man..."

Soon, in the projection, Pope Brad, dressed in a majestic and sacred papal robe, stood solemnly, his lips moving in a somewhat strange manner as he spoke:

"Duke Moss is a very good man."

"This is yet another amazing skill that the Mino Warrior taught me!" Wiping the beads of sweat from his brow, Tang Ke broke into a bright smile.

He calls this: taking things out of context!

"This...this..." Jenny's eyes widened, too astonished to speak: "This...it works?!?"

"In short, although the editing was arduous, we still achieved our goal. Congratulations!" Tang Ke wiped his sweat again, looking quite pleased with himself.

"Finally got Pope Brad's celebrity endorsement, so tiring—"

"Wait! Wait, wait, wait! Tang Ke, this isn't right... this is absolutely wrong!"

Jenny hurriedly waved her hands: "Isn't this just fabricating lies and deceiving people? This is disrespectful to His Holiness the Pope and even the Goddess! We absolutely cannot do this without Pope Brad's authorization! Yes! Absolutely not!"

"What are you talking about, Jenny?" Turning his head, Tang Ke looked puzzled.

“Of course we have Pope Brad’s authorization.”

"Huh?" Jenny paused, somewhat incredulous. "You mean, Pope Brad agreed to let you do this?"

Seeing Tom's natural expression, Jenny was stunned. Could it be that... Pope Brad was actually secretly supporting Tom?

At this moment, the magic crystal projection in Tom's hand began to cut again.

Brad: "...Hiss...I can't...hiss...say...hiss..."

Brad: "Okay."

"Look! The permit is in!" Tang Ke patted his chest.

"...Are you mentally ill?"

Chapter 191 The Roundtable Conference Relaunched!

"Duke Moss is a very good man—"

"Duke Moss is a very good man—"

"Duke Moss is a very good man—"

In the western district of the royal capital, within the commoners' area, a traveling carriage equipped with a sound amplification magic device continuously projected images through the streets, displaying a familiar and majestic divine face before the eyes of everyone in the royal capital.

"Wait, what just went by???"

A bard rubbed his eyes in disbelief, feeling the scene was somewhat disjointed.

The carriage's route was carefully chosen, passing by every noble's podium without missing a single one, effectively silencing their speeches as if they were constipated...

"Isn't that... Pope Brad?"

"What did he just say? That Duke Moss is a great man?"

"What the hell! Hallucinations in broad daylight?!?!"

"No, no, that's... a photographic crystal!!!"

As the truth was discovered by sharp-eyed people, the crowd gradually became agitated, and the commotion not only did not subside but intensified.

I initially thought it was a hallucination caused by eating too many dungeon mushrooms, but upon closer inspection, I realized it was a memory crystal!

Then I have to believe it!

Since the image appeared in the photographic crystal, it means it really happened... Upon closer examination, the expressions of the citizens immediately became shocked:

"Could it be... that Duke Moss is really a good person?!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!!"

“It’s true! I saw it that day, Duke Moss…” At this moment, a “shill” quietly jumped out from the crowd.

One by one, votes filled with bewilderment and shock were cast into the Duke of Moss's ballot box—

"The Mino Warrior was right after all!"

On the makeshift stage, Tang Ke held the heavy ballot box, his face beaming with pride!

"What did the Mino Warrior say now?" Jenny beside her looked completely numb.

To be honest, as an ordinary girl born and raised in the lower classes, she was so shocked by Tang Ke's "Mino's Pouch" that her worldview was shattered, and she felt that she would no longer be surprised by anything she heard from now on.

Unexpectedly, what Tang said next was quite serious.

“The Mino Warrior said.” Tang’s eyes shone with an unprecedented brilliance, as if the stars and the sea resided within his soul.

"The power of the people is the greatest!"

At this moment, Jenny's eyes gleamed slightly as she watched Tom's figure.

She seems to have... grasped something as well.

……

The first phase of the noble selection process has come to an end.

Tang Ke's actions during the selection process reached the ears of every nobleman and high-ranking official in the kingdom, and were brought to the forefront.

"Duke Moss??? This guy's skin... is even thicker than I imagined."

"These votes seem a bit illegitimate, don't they? How could Moss be so shameless?!"

"No way, has that guy Moss gone mad? Is he here to annoy us?!"

In an instant, Moss became the target of intense hatred among the nobles. In the black market of the capital, a second wave of missions to "sling Moss around" was launched, with the bounty being so staggering that it was clear how much resentment was involved.

The news reached even darker dwellings and the pitch-black round tower.

“You’re right, Duke Moss may have really bribed the Pope…” Thanaus’s eyes became more cautious.

This was completely unexpected for him. As the Grand Duke of the Kingdom who had been laying out plans in the capital for so many years, he was astonished that something had escaped his notice. The implications behind this made him feel a chill run down his spine.

It was Duke Moss, this completely unreliable fellow, who actually got involved with that holy and radiant Pope... What kind of deal did the two make?

"And that guy named Tang Ke... I didn't know until I investigated carefully that he used to be very close to the former hero Mino."

Despite this noble selection process, Thanaus was forced to remember the name Tonks, his grey-red eyes filled with confusion:

"It's completely baffling that Duke Moss would send his second son, who is extremely close to Mino and whom he gets along with the worst, to participate in his own noble elections..."

"Regardless, that Tom has already shaken our vote count!" Dane said worriedly in the room.

"We should still be in first place now, but if Duke Moss is nominated and selected, they might really threaten us in the next stage of the actual selection!"

“Moss will not be nominated.” Thanaus closed his eyes calmly. “Even if he gets enough votes, as long as Prince Ota has any sense, he will never let this result pass.”

Dane was a little puzzled, but didn't think much of it and asked, "What should we do next? Continue to garner votes in advance?"

"No, do nothing now, just wait patiently..." Thanaus opened a message he had received some time ago, the bloodlust in his eyes gradually subsiding, and his words became slightly cautious:

"The roundtable meeting is about to begin."

"Brad will be attending this time, so I can only find a reason to back out. We shouldn't do anything conspicuous during this period."

Thanaus was quite calm. His greatest skill was patience, and he had been patient enough over the years. He wouldn't miss a little while longer.

The gloomy sounds echoed in the room.

"Anyway, that old guy... won't live much longer."

……

The Magician's Round Tower.

"Does Moss have a chance to be nominated for the Greatest Nobleman of the Year?"