After one of the cardinals left, the meeting continued; they mainly discussed countermeasures against the crisis they were currently facing.
Suddenly someone came running inside the meeting room; it was the man in charge of the empire's intelligence network.
A frail-looking middle-aged man with the appearance of a scholar,
''Holy father, the situation isn't looking good.''
''Speak!" The Pope ordered with a frown.
The middle-aged man with the scholar look gulped before taking out a stack of paper and began reading it.
''Not only did we lose two important buildings and our members, but we also lost the donation collected-"
