"Your Majesty Irene." Randolph looked at Irene sitting on the throne and whispered in a low voice. He never thought before that Irene would become the new King.
Irene just raised his eyes and glanced at Randolph, then showed a faint smile and asked, "Are you the new pope? What do you want to see me for?"
At this time, Randolph had already put on white papal clothes, so it was not difficult to recognize him.
In the words Irene just said, the tone was not sarcastic, but in Randolph's eyes, the smile on the corner of his mouth was full of disdain for himself and the church behind him, as if to say: Wasn't he very capable before? Why are you looking down on me now?
Randolph scolded the previous pope in his heart again and asked him to take over this mess.
Randolph coughed a few times and went straight to the point. "About reconciliation."
"We are willing to pay for the mistakes of the previous pope to avoid bigger mistakes so that both of us can get along better."
"Pay the bill?" The smile on Irene's face became even wider, and he winked at Sophia who was standing aside.
Sophia nodded, stood up, walked in front of Randolph, and said with a smile on her face, "I wonder what price the church is willing to pay?"
"What price do you think can ease our relationship?" Randolph asked.
This is a little trick in trading. Let the other party make a quotation to avoid exposing your trump card at the beginning and prevent the other party from bargaining in subsequent negotiations.
"The Pope is not sincere." Sophia took a half step back, as if she had nothing to talk about. She was not a rookie, so she naturally knew Randolph's little thoughts. Now that they were in an advantageous position, there was no need to give in to the other party. They had to push forward as much as possible.
After Randolph's expression changed a few times, he took the initiative and said, "How about Silver Dragon Coins with four hundred million?"
The Silver Dragon Coins in Randolph's mouth refers to the currency issued by the Silver Dragon Empire. It is said that Silver Dragon Empire was established with the help of an ancient silver dragon, so Since they also take Silver Dragon as the name of their country, Silver Dragon Empire has been nearly ten thousand years since its establishment. It is almost the oldest existing empire on this continent, and it is also the most powerful country among all human countries.
Because of the country's strength, Silver Dragon Coins has also become the common currency in the human kingdom on this continent. Almost all human countries have established corresponding currency systems to facilitate foreign trade transactions between countries.
In terms of exchange rate, one Silver Dragon Coins can be exchanged for six Gold Coins in the kingdom where Irene is located. If converted, it means that Randolph plans to cover this matter with 2.4 billion Gold Coins.
"Sincerity is still not enough." Sophia shook his head.
"Tell me, madam, how much is enough?" Randolph doesn't expect to win the first quotation.
"One billion Silver Dragon Coins." Sophia said lightly.
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!" Randolph denied on the spot. "All the funds we have in the kingdom add up to less than one billion Silver Dragon Coins."
After finishing speaking, he immediately added, "We can give out up to 500 million Silver Dragon Coins."
Sophia did not agree immediately, but after some dealings, he used his own advantages to continuously suppress and strive for major interests for himself.
"Six hundred and fifty million." Sophia said calmly.
"Six hundred and twenty million." Randolph almost squeezed the words out through gritted teeth.
"This is all the funds we have here, I can't give you any more!"
Sophia did not argue this time, but turned back to look at Irene and asked for his opinion with his eyes. She had already made preparations before this. The other party's funds were indeed almost that much, and with her pressing harder and harder, Sophia also believed that the other party had reached its limit and nothing could be squeezed out no matter how hard it was squeezed.
After seeing Sophia not speaking, Randolph also set his sights on Irene. Now as long as Irene nods, this matter can be revealed.
"Huh?" Irene snorted from the tip of his nose, then put down the delicate hand that had been dragging his chin, almost ready to speak.
Randolph also held his breath and his nostrils were slightly dilated, which were all signs of nervousness.
Finally Irene spoke, but her words poured a bucket of ice water on Randolph's heart in the hot summer.
"I think the price of one billion was pretty good at the beginning."
Sophia opened his eyes slightly, pursed his lips and said nothing.
Randolph reacted greatly, but he didn't know how to react. He seemed restless at the same place for a while.
"The one you assassinated was me, the King of a country. Don't you think you can expose this matter by spending some money?" Irene's tone contained a hint of evil. If the church's root system wasn't too huge, she would have wanted to eradicate this cancer from her own country and negotiate peace with the other party? It was just a last resort to seek the greatest benefit for oneself.
Randolph closed his mouth, he did not dare to take up this topic.
I had to respond from another angle, "One billion is too much, and all our money combined is not that much."
Sophia also looked at Irene with some doubts at this time. This time she felt that Irene was a little too hasty. Boiling a frog in warm water had to be done slowly. If the other party was forced to rush and just start, there would be no benefit to her side.
"Then go ask your Holy See for it." Irene said calmly.
Randolph: "..."
Randolph After being silent for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! But I have a condition, hand over the Pope in the dungeon to us!"
Irene nodded and agreed to his request, "Okay."
After the two parties reached an agreement, Randolph was like a deflated balloon. Although the goal was achieved, the price paid was indeed higher. He didn't expect that Irene would actually quote a price as high as one billion, which felt as uncomfortable as being stuck in the neck.
After Randolph left, Sophia couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty Irene, why are you so sure that the other party can accept it?"
"Because they had to agree." Irene watched Randolph walk away and continued to answer, "The foundation of Church of Light's religion lies in faith, and faith requires the people. Now their reputation has collapsed in the people's mouth, shaking the foundation of their religion. So even if they pay a higher price, their reputation will be saved."
"Having grasped their weak point, they will naturally have to agree to our request."
Sophia nodded knowingly. She didn't consider this, so she thought about the problem from a business perspective alone. She thought about how much the other party's principal was, and ignored the possible impact in this regard.
But... Irene can actually think of this. Did she grow up so fast?
One billion Silver Dragon Coins is equivalent to six billion Gold Coins here. This appetite is really big, and this greedy character is so lovable.
In addition to the queen of the palace, Randolph also quickly cheered up. Now that the core problem has been solved, it is time for him, the pope, to solve other messes as well.