Chapter 756 White soft light

Rome is close to the western Mediterranean, and the Vatican is in the center of Rome. If you go there by boat, you have to go around a long way, but it is much closer by land.

But the Vatican does not necessarily have information about the Knights Templar. On the contrary, the French collection that claims to have looted all libraries in Italy has more books than Italy.

"They believed it?" Pomona asked, taking the glass from Severus, which contained rose-tinted champagne.

"I don't know." Severus said meaningfully, curling the corners of his mouth, "but they thought it was a good subject, and we didn't tell them about our plans to build a bank."

Pomona shrugged. She knew the plan was crazy.

"Switzerland hollowed out many mountains during the Cold War, and Venice has no natural advantages in this area." Severus sighed, "Have you heard of the country of San Marino?"

"Where is that?"

"The third smallest country in the world, only a little bigger than Morocco and the Vatican. According to legend, it was founded by a group of Christians. Under the leadership of San Marino, they escaped the persecution of the Roman emperor, settled in the Danuo Mountain, and established an urban state. , The political system of the Roman Republic has been maintained for more than 1,600 years. Gianluca thinks it is a good place to dig a treasury. In the 16th century, San Marino was involved in the disputes of many surrounding countries, but in the end it survived Until the 18th century, San Marino became an oligarchic republic ruled by a few people and gradually declined, and was almost annexed by the Papal State. In 1797, Napoleon recognized its independence, respected San Marino's independence, and even allowed San Marino expanded its territory, but San Marino did not agree to any expansion. Later, Napoleon was defeated in 1815. In the Vienna Peace Conference, San Marino was recognized by all parties as an independent country. Venice has the right of self-determination as Eastern Rome conferred by the Emperor, and this power is also recognized by France and Rome."

"Wow." She couldn't help but marvel.

"Instead of letting Venice be independent, it is better to make good use of this independent country. It will take two or three hours to arrive by boat. Giuseppe Garibaldi, who reunited Italy, once hid on the top of San Marino to avoid being hunted down. , received warm hospitality from San Marino. When Garibaldi went down the mountain, San Marino gave him enough money and food, and this was the unification of Italy. After Garibaldi unified Italy, in order to thank San Marino for its funding, let it become the country of Italy. The Garibaldi family has a high status in Italy, but in this way, Lombardy's financial business will be taken away by Venice, and I don't think the goblin will want to open a new Gringotts in that country."

"Is that Gianluca Dante a good guy or a bad guy?"

"He's very smart, but he's terrified of Monica and looks like a donkey in front of her," Severus said contemptuously. "His brain has completely stopped using it."

This reminds Pomona of Napoleon Panama, an emperor who forever lacked self-confidence in front of Josephine.

It is incredible to think that Venice should be saved by these three "losers".

"The day Venice was destroyed was the day San Marino became national." Severus sighed, "It's like fate. Thanks to the help of San Marino, Italy is what it is now. After suffering a loss, Venice doesn't want to Let’s keep breaking up.”

"One person is mortal after all, only the collective is eternal." Pomona said "Salud."

"Salud." Severus clinked glasses with her, and the sound of glass clinking was charming, which sounded very pleasant.

Mermaids and spiders can weave webs, but spiders weave webs for predation, and mermaids weave webs as beautiful decorations.

It is said that the national flower of San Marino is cyclamen, and its flower language is introversion. People who are blessed by this flower are shy and shy. Because they don’t talk much, sometimes even people with good hearts will be misunderstood.

Maybe this dream about the Adriatic Sea can only exist in her mind.

Gianluca's boat returned to Venice in the afternoon, and they came to a place called "ghost sanctuary".

Venice is the most haunted city in the world. People have built a place for them to live in, but they don't seem to appreciate it at all.

Just like the owner of the cat worked hard to get a cat litter for it, but it has a special liking for the cardboard box, it is ruthless to waste the owner's kindness.

"What did you bring us here for?" Monica asked.

"The library," said Gianluca, "you don't think there are any useful documents in the library of San Marco, do you?"

"Oh, no!" Pomona looked at those modern buildings in horror. She didn't want to study in such a library.

Facts have proved that this place is not as bad as she thought. There are no gorgeous Baroque buildings on the island, but it is an ordinary European town.

Concrete was not used to build houses at first, but to make garden pots. The artist weaved iron wires into various shapes, and poured cement, sand, and small stones with better adhesion. He made it according to the idea. A new flower bed.

Human creativity should not be stifled. Skyscrapers are like towers, or sharp swords piercing into the sky. Anyone who does not pay tribute to it will be eliminated.

The London Eye is just a way for politicians to show off to the world what a beautiful city they have created, as condescending as the Eiffel Tower.

But apart from London, so many cities in the UK are becoming more and more depressed. Everyone is crowding into London, and the police, nurses and teachers have no fixed homes.

There are more refugees born in other backward countries than the natives. They don't believe in Protestantism or Catholicism. Many of them believe in Christianity. Those people act according to their own teachings and regulations, and they will not listen to the orders of Christian politicians.

Power comes from someone who obeys his own orders, and no one obeys his own orders, telling him to go east and he goes west.

The army during the Crusades was loosely organized, far inferior to the Venetian fleet, and robbed Jerusalem everywhere.

Later, they robbed Venice, Italy, China, Jews, and oil. No wonder God made so few Europeans.

One less bandit in this world means more peace. Not every child is born with hope, and there are Hitler and An Lushan who destroy the world.

"I thought about building an orphanage for wizards," Pomona said to Severus, "but now I think that might be a bad idea."

"Why?"

"Even Voldemort thinks that every orphan should be adopted by a wizarding family, but he stayed in an orphanage." She said with emotion, "Cecilia Vernier, the owner of Tao Niu Palace, also grew up in an orphanage. She's not happy at all."

"She is the favorite concubine of the Sudan, how could she be unhappy?"

"It's just a feeling. If she is really happy, she won't like things in Venice so much." She looked at the water town in front of her and said, "I almost forgot about England and Hogwarts here."

Only homesick would want to make his bedroom like Venice, like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The princess was not happy, even though the king could give her everything she wanted.

"You don't feel happy now? So you want to go back?"

"It's complicated." She couldn't describe her feelings. "In short, I don't plan to build a wizard orphanage."

"What?" he asked puzzled.

"Tourism here doesn't seem to be thriving," Pomona asked Monica.

"Like Jukade Island, it is inhabited by local people." Monica replied, "There is a legend that the ghost shelter was built by the Freemasons."

"They're everywhere." Pomona muttered, "It's really haunting."

"Why?" Severus asked.

"The shape of that house is the same as the Masonic tomb, but there is no sign of them at the door." Monica said.

Pomona and Severus looked back together, there was indeed no famous triangle and eyes on the lintel, but there was something like a sapphire.

Sapphire represents calm thinking ability and extraordinary wisdom, and there is one on Ravenclaw's crown.

"Wearing that diadem doesn't make you wiser," said Voldemort suddenly, "but it inspires you, and Helena wears it for inspiration."

"Have you ever worn one?" Pomona asked.

No one answered her.

"Who are you talking to?" Severus asked.

"Your master," said Pomona, "here he is again."

"Can't you use Occlumency?" he grumbled.

"You have also been plotted against by Lockhart." Pomona said contemptuously, "He also knows that you can brew ecstasy."

That old Slytherin bat, who was always brewing potions in the cellar and secretly studying black magic, shut up.

"Maybe you can make me a crown that I can wear on my head without worrying about his insanity."

"Not necessarily," Severus said. "He's a master at it."

"Try at least once." She said helplessly, "How can you know what the result will be if you don't try once? Besides, he has no entity now, so where is his soul?"

In the distance, the White Ghost Shelter, which is said to have been built by the Freedom Stonemasons Union, exudes a soft white light in the sunlight, like a pearly white ghost, facing the sapphire-like Adriatic Sea.

It's plain, not as ornate as the Church of Our Lady of Incongency, but it's a nice place to sit and rest, maybe pull out a silver coin, blow on it, and listen to it.

The sound was actually exactly the same as the enchanted silverware in Dumbledore's office, and it sounded so pleasing that it would have been perfect with a juice cocktail.