Chapter 177 The Will of the Church

The Chamber of Hermes Cathedral.

The Pope remains vacant.

The three bishops sat side by side, and Mayne was still the first to speak, "I heard that there are some turmoil in the Kingdom of Eternal Winter?"

"The Judgment Army stationed there is already dealing with this matter, led by High Priest Qyburn." Teflon replied.

"What's the reason?"

"Aren't they the scum who were lured into the church?" Heather whistled, "After the queen was beheaded, those nobles joined the church one after another, and turned into high-ranking church officials because of your compromise plan, Lord Mayne. They Under the pretense of catching witches, they searched the city wantonly, and the guards in the city turned a blind eye, making the noise unacceptable to the people, and it will naturally lead to a backlash."

"It's not my plan, Lord Heather," Mayne said displeased, "it's the will of His Majesty the Pope. In this way, we can obtain everything in the kingdom in the shortest possible time, instead of continuing to compete with the nobles. There is no shortage of outstanding talents, and it will be of great help to us if they are recruited. As for those moths, they do not have the privilege of blood inheritance, and they will be eliminated in just one generation."

"Well, since you have even lifted the Pope's crown, I won't say anything more." Heather shrugged, "But those who violate the church's reputation must be handed over to me."

Mayne looked at Bishop Teflon, who pondered, "I suggest not to deal with them for the time being. After suppressing the turmoil, you can put the disobedient nobles under house arrest. After all, you have only joined the church not long ago. If you attack them now, it may cause the nobles general uneasiness among the classes.”

"No!" Heather slapped the table and said, "The rules of the church are never allowed to be violated. Any robbery in the name of the church is a felony, and I am in charge of the law and arbitration!"

"At this time, we must focus on the overall situation..."

"I'm talking about the overall situation." Heather directly interrupted Teflon, "Don't forget what we rely on to establish an image of justice and justice in all parts of Eternal Winter, if we don't give those scumbags a severe blow at this time , the people of Eternal Winter will lose confidence in us! This is the foundation of the church, not those damned nobles. If you don’t agree, I will directly ask His Majesty the Pope for instructions!”

The pope has no time to worry about such things, and the foundation of the church is not in the people, but in how powerful it is. Mayne sighed, and reached out his hand to signal Teflon not to be too excited, "Then let High Priest Qyburn escort them back to the New Holy City for trial?"

"No need, I'll just go there myself," Heather said, "I've been busy with things here recently, and I expect to be back in about two or three months. Of course, the more people see the trial, the better it will be." Well, the ice and snow platform in the capital of Eternal Winter seems to be a good place."

"Are you sure?" Mayne frowned. "Now there is no extra commander to protect you to go to Eternal Winter. If you encounter an extraordinary witch, you will be in danger."

"Where are there so many extraordinary witches?" Heather said disapprovingly, "Just give me a team of judges."

"If you insist." Mayne didn't want to entangle this topic any more, "I have some bad news. The church army had an accident when attacking the Broken Tooth Castle of the Wolfheart Kingdom, and lost more than 20 God's Punishment Army and one More than a hundred Judgment Army. Broken Tooth Castle has not been conquered until now."

"More than twenty God's Punishment Army?" Teflon stared, "Who is the commander?"

"Bing, she's dead."

"The commander died in battle? It seems that they really encountered a great challenge." Heather said with interest. "Losing so many God's Punishment Army at once, Lord Aureen seems to have a headache."

"We can't blame him. Broken Tooth Castle has a special terrain. The city gate is in the middle of the mountain, which is three feet (about 10 meters) high from the ground. They also destroyed the wooden bridge to enter the gate, and also borrowed some gadgets from the alchemist." Mei En explained, "It is believed to be reported that after they built the wooden ladder, the God's Punishment Army was attacked by strange flames as soon as they climbed up. First, a large pile of white solids spewed out from the pipes on the city gate, and then smoke burst into flames. It sticks to the body and cannot be shaken off or extinguished until it burns people. Now they are contacting church believers in the city to see if they can attack inside and outside."

"I dare say the churches in the city must have been bloodbathed," Heather curled her lips. "If you want to attack in, it's only reasonable to send more people to fill in. The alchemist's stuff has never been prepared in large quantities, right? Once you fill it up, it's gone."

"That's the God's Punishment Army!" Teflon shook his beard in anger, "Do you know how difficult it is to transform a God's Punishment Army? Now there are less than a thousand people, if the God's Punishment Army is damaged in order to unify the mainland If it is more than half, what will we use to resist the demon moon? Not to mention the devil after that."

"Stop arguing," Mayne said, "I'm telling you this news, not for you to argue about the means of attack. The Church needs more God's Punishment Army now, and now that Eternal Winter is under the control of the Church, some things can be done." The name has been changed to make it more logical. In the past, "seeds" were delivered twice a year, but now, I request to add one more time. The spring is affected by the evil moon, and the length is inconsistent. Therefore, starting from summer, a batch of seeds will be sent to In the holy city, the transformation ceremony will be held one more time accordingly. I leave this matter to you, Lord Teflon. "

"However, there are not so many orphans and babies that can be taken in." The old bishop stroked his beard. "Not everyone will send the abandoned children to the church."

"So you have to find a way to fight for it. Eternal Winter is already the kingdom with the longest run by the church and the largest number of believers. If even this land can't provide enough manpower, the other three kingdoms will only be digested more slowly. Don't forget Now, the turmoil that arises during the process of unifying the mainland must be quelled by the Judgment Army and the God's Punishment Army."

"It's not that there are no people." Heather raised her lips. "There are as many stray children on the street as wild cats and dogs. I heard that there are black street rats who specially recruit these children to train them to become pickpockets and connectors." , smugglers, or scapegoats. When the nobles were not removed, they could carry mice to shelter them from the wind and rain. Now, thanks to Lord Mayne, they have all become part of the church. Where can the mice hide when the gutter is covered? If a judge is sent The army wiped out the underground forces in one go, I think you can harvest a lot of children, and at the same time clearing up the dregs can give the people a good impression, and deter those nobles who are about to move, you can kill three birds with one stone, isn't it?"

It is indeed a good method, Mayne thought, no matter how extreme her temperament is, she can always come up with the fastest countermeasures when facing problems, except for some words that must be deliberately ignored. "Just follow this method. In short, before autumn, we will occupy the entire territory of the Wolfheart Kingdom. Except for the Judgment Army stationed to maintain order, all other troops must be transferred back to Hermes to defend against this year's Demon Moon. , the enemy will only become stronger."

Although Teflon was reluctant, he finally nodded, "The nobles whose interests have been damaged will jump out to protest at that time, don't blame me for not reminding you. In addition, the Rose Kingdom has already noticed the movements of neighboring countries, and many cities The nobles have targeted the church, and there have been looting and burning of churches in some places. I suggest organizing believers to evacuate temporarily, there is no need to waste them in this kind of conflict."

"No, they must resist to the end," Mayne vetoed. "The more believers sacrifice, the more reason we have to retaliate later. This is not a waste, but a spark for a church with a small number of believers and a weak foundation." Kingdom, the retreat will only make the church weaker."

"Well, I'm just mentioning it," Teflon said, spreading his hands. "The last one is Graycastle... Well, you can see for yourself." He took out a roll of letter paper from his sleeve and threw it in front of Mayne.

Mayne opened his eyes and glanced. This letter was actually written by Garcia Wimbledon, Queen of Clear Water. Soon, his brows furrowed.

"She actually hanged Priest Dika?"

"And fed a whole group of believers to fish," Teflon added. "The church was also demolished. She must have discovered the side effects of the pill."

Heather smacked her lips, "I said it a long time ago, even if you keep replenishing that kind of thing, the effect will become less and less effective, and finally it will weaken and die. It's good to use this kind of thing to destroy the opponent's army, but the effect As soon as it surfaced, the other party also knew what the church was up to. And the trouble is, I remember it was mentioned earlier that not many of her subordinates took pills, right? A lot of them were given to the group of barbarians in the south gone."

"No more than a thousand. She said that this account is on our heads." Maine put down the letter, "It's ridiculous, without the support of the church, can she become the queen of Port Clearwater? Where is Timothy Wimbledon? When we got our pills, why didn't we attack the southern border?"

"He is currently plundering the northern lands. The reason given is that the guardians of the northern border are trying to rebel, and the rebellion must be stopped first to prevent the defense from being unstable. Probably he wants to take all the territories of several dukes into his pocket, and then discuss with Garcia Let's fight to the death." Teflon replied, "I just don't know if the new king will go straight to the west after taking over the North." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote ,, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to read.)