Bonus: A National Honor Fairy Tale of White Goku
Vatican.
St. Peter's Basilica.
Italy's cardinals had gathered in one place.
Previously, the Pope would still be chosen from bishops in other regions, but as Huang Kaiwen's influence grew, the Pope was now selected entirely from among Italian bishops.
These bishops came from twenty regions, including Piedmont, the Diocese of Umbria, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, and Calabria.
All of them were anxiously awaiting the result.
As technology advanced, life changed along with it.
Yet many places in the Vatican still retained their traditions.
After all, abandoning tradition would make it difficult to convince the faithful.
They were the greatest conservatives of all.
If they could, what they wanted to do would not be much better than the United States.
Before a new Pope was chosen, St. Peter's Basilica would not open its doors.
All candidates would remain inside the basilica awaiting the result.
Just look at The Borgias and you would know that this was the time for interest exchanges, scheming, and currying favor with other bishops for their support. After all, only a few were qualified to take the position.
But right now, they were simply resting here.
After all, no matter how fiercely they argued, it would be useless unless that person nodded.
"Marco, who do you think will be elected?"
Alberto Cabrula, the cardinal from the Diocese of Umbria, asked.
His surname was quite rare, supposedly originating from ancient Egypt.
Cabrula always claimed that his ancestors had conquered Egypt alongside Julius Caesar.
But Bishop Marco did not see it that way. The Ptolemaic Dynasty had been established by Egypt's governor, and there was another crucial issue: how the hell could a conqueror share the same surname as the conquered?
Bishop Marco had always felt that this