Super Invincible Battleship
Chapter 412

Chapter 412: Chapter 205: Papal Scepter Chapter 412: Chapter 205: Papal Scepter Today is May 26, a date that holds no particular significance in China. However, in the Vatican in Europe, it is a significant day. It's the day the Swiss Guard, tasked with protecting the Vatican, hold their annual Oath Ceremony within the walls of St. Damaso Courtyard. They pledge an unchanging oath before the Pope, a tradition that has stood for over 5 centuries, praying to God to bless them with the ability to complete their mission faithfully, swearing their lives to the service of the Pope.

This Oath Ceremony of the Swiss Guard takes place every year on May 26. Under the watchful eyes of God and with the Pope's blessing, they are imbued with courage and strength. The ceremony has become not only a tradition but also one of the means by which the Holy See showcases its global influence. Hence, this year's ceremony was broadcasted across news channels around the world, including the China TV Station.

At that moment, Yan Fei was watching the live broadcast of this event on the China TV Station when his Auxiliary Brain sent him a message: Special item detected, Drone Upgrade Essential Item.

Yan Fei's heart raced with excitement. He quickly checked and saw that a pattern had appeared within the Auxiliary Brain — a spherical bead. However, this spherical bead differed from previous necessary upgrade items; its surface was not corroded but smooth and lustrous, with a faint white glow emanating from within. Upon closer inspection, Yan Fei realized that this bead indeed came from the Papal Scepter that the Pope was holding, specifically a decorative item at the top of the scepter.

When Yan Fei discovered that the third item necessary for the Drone Upgrade was from the Papal Scepter, he couldn't help himself and spewed out the tea he was drinking, drenching the television screen.

All the previous necessary items for Drone Upgrade that Yan Fei had obtained, although not easily acquired, had been taken from organizations that seemed not so powerful. There had been no psychological burden in seizing those items. But now that his opponent was none other than the leader of the awe-inspiring Holy See–the Pope–he felt apprehensive and lacked confidence.

Although it was no longer the era dominated by the Holy See and the Pope was more a symbol of faith, the Holy See had developed over two millennia of human history. During the Middle Ages, it even ruled over the entire European Continent, making its rich heritage unparalleled. This left everyone in the dark about the current state of the Holy See and the trump cards it might hold. Thus, as Yan Fei contemplated the idea of taking the spherical bead from the Pope's scepter, he had no confidence whatsoever.

Upon discovering this clue, Yan Fei immediately used his Auxiliary Brain to search for historical images of the Pope on the Internet. With the high efficiency of the Auxiliary Brain, he swiftly found all the available pictures of the Pope online. The Auxiliary Brain then filtered through these pictures, selecting photos of the Pope in full regalia. In those photos, the Pope was adorned in the same attire each time: a crown on his head, a cloak draped over his body, and a scepter in his hand.

As Yan Fei perused these photos, he noticed something very odd. In every single photo, the Pope's crown and cloak were the same, but the top of the scepter he held was always wrapped in a piece of white cloth; without exception. The white cloth obscured the top of the Papal Scepter, leaving everyone clueless about what it hid. It was only today, in front of the television cameras broadcasting worldwide, that the cloth at the top of the Papal Scepter was unveiled, revealing the true nature of the item beneath–a spherical bead, which turned out to be a Drone Upgrade Essential Item.

After seeing these historical photos, many questions surfaced in Yan Fei's mind. What exactly is this Papal Scepter? Why has the spherical bead at its top always been concealed? And why was it suddenly revealed to the world today?

Yan Fei's first thought was that the sudden appearance of this spherical bead was part of a conspiracy, aimed at attracting the Destroyer to attempt a theft, only to be ensnared in a trap. The Destroyer had previously humiliated The United States of America in France and South Korea, causing significant losses, so the American side began to scheme to use another special item to lure the Destroyer out.

But doubts immediately arose in Yan Fei's mind. What was at the top of the Papal Scepter was known only to those within the Holy See. So who would come up with the idea to attract the Destroyer using this method? Given the Holy See's esteemed status, although it now carried more symbolic than actual power, its global influence was immense, even capable of influencing the choice of the President of The United States of America. Therefore, even the world's leading superpower couldn't sway the thoughts of the Pope.

Furthermore, the fact that the top of the Papal Scepter had remained hidden from the public for so many years indicated there must be a reason why it couldn't be revealed. Surely, the Pope would refuse any request that would compromise this secret, unwilling to disclose a secret of the Holy See for anyone else's ends.

So when Yan Fei considered this, he felt that the appearance of the third Drone Upgrade Essential Item was less likely a plot directed explicitly at him and more like a fortuitous coincidence. If that were indeed the case, it would confirm the advice that Lu Pingping had once given Yan Fei: that God helps those who help themselves, and this sudden emergence of the spherical bead was providence offering Yan Fei an opportunity.

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