The Temple of God and the Magic Association had reached a consensus to temporarily seal off the entire Northern Territory.
During this time, what happened in the Northern Territory would not spread to the outside world, and it was difficult for outsiders to enter. However, this was only a temporary measure. The Northern Territory was vast and had a population of more than a million. It was very difficult to completely seal off the Northern Territory.
Moreover, many people had been evacuated from the six towns not long ago. These people would more or less bring some news about the Northern Territory with them.
Both the Church and the Magic Association knew very well that what happened in this land could not be concealed forever. Fortunately, the Temple of God was prepared for this.
Some time ago, Vennar the Fifth personally appeared and established the story of divine punishment. After that, the behemoth that was the Church also went into full operation. Countless middle and low-level clergymen spread the explanation about divine punishment to the believers. This way, when the Northern Territory was fully exposed in the future, the panic of the people could be minimized.
Since the others were all dead, the Temple of Light could naturally explain and restore this matter from any angle.
However, no one expected that the wave of monsters from the abyss would be the ones who were destroyed in the end.
Although the process had been difficult and there had been heavy casualties, the Northern Territory had survived the calamity in the end.
According to the latest news, in the final battle, the six leading Abyssal Lords had all died in battle, and nearly four thousand monsters were either dead or injured. Although there were a few that managed to escape in a hurry, they were no longer able to cause any trouble. After defeating the guards of Storm's End Castle, Angsai only rested for half a day before he began to methodically deploy his men to capture the remaining dozens of monsters. He expected that there would still be some sporadic casualties, but it would not affect the overall situation.
Therefore, a new problem was placed in front of the Church and the Magic Association.
How should they face the situation in front of them, especially the Northern Territory that had survived the disaster?
Apart from the more than 60,000 people who died near White Raven City, there were more than 900,000 people left in the Northern Territory. More than 700,000 of them were believers. However, a considerable number of believers had shaken their trust in the Church after this incident. The explanation of divine punishment might be acceptable to others, but as the target of divine punishment, they could not accept it no matter what.
Those who survived would never forget how the Church had abandoned them at the critical moment.
Once there was a crack in trust, it would be hard to mend.
Many worshippers began to doubt their own faith. Apart from that, the influence of the Angsai and Bretton clans in the north expanded once more. With this battle, not just the commoners, but the nobles of the north, big and small, were all united. Only a crisis could unite the forces that were originally scattered like sand, and the north was now like an iron plate.
After this battle, Ancer had enough capital to get rid of his status as a puppet and gain autonomy in the Northern Region. He was also very smart and did not take a hostile attitude towards the Temple. He did not touch any of the spies the Church had planted in the Bretton Clan. Instead, he followed the usual practice and sent a messenger to the Church with a request for merit.
Ancer fulfilled his promise and asked the Church for merit for the soldiers who participated in the battle of Storm's End Fortress, Warren, Hollins, and the others who died in the line of duty in White Raven City, and the adventurers who performed outstandingly. At the same time, he threw a hot potato to the latter.
Everyone was guessing how the survivors of this disaster would face the Church. However, Ancer was not in a hurry to answer this question. Instead, he threw the question to the Temple. The reason he sent someone to ask for merit was to ask how the Church would treat the survivors of the north.
In order to answer this question, the Church could not avoid a fact.
The Northern Region was a part of the Holy Alliance.
No matter how the Church explained this divine punishment, this could not be changed.
The families of the north were all real nobles conferred by the Church, and the people of the north were also the people of the Pope.
Warren and the others died for the sake of defending their land, not only the Bretton Clan's territory, but also the Holy Alliance's territory.
Therefore, many people were curious about how the Church would treat these meritorious people.
Would the Church adhere to the previous theory of divine punishment and treat the 900,000 people of the north as sinners, or would they reward them according to their contributions and treat them as heroes of the Holy Alliance?
Not only the Northern Region, but the entire Dawn Continent was waiting for the Pope's attitude.
If this matter was not handled well, it would bring a series of crises to the Church, and the loss would not be as simple as the 700,000 believers.
It was said that when the news of the battle in Wind's End Castle reached the Palace of Love, Van 'er the Fifth stayed in his bedroom for two days.
Three days later, the news from the Palace of Love shocked the entire human world.
Van 'er the Fifth suddenly announced his abdication. At the same time, it was said that he would be investigated by the Temple, and the main person in charge of the investigation was Bishop Wenger.
As early as a year and a half ago, some of the core forces led by Bishop Wenger had secretly impeached Van 'er V, but it was easily resolved by His Holiness the Pope.
At that time, it seemed that Van 'er the Fifth had great control over the Church, and the opposing forces, such as Wenger, were far inferior to him in both numbers and strength, and couldn't fight back at all.
No one had expected that the conflict that had been suppressed by Van 'er the Fifth with his personal prestige would break out again after the incident in the Northern Region, and this time, it was very aggressive.
Wenger and the others not only demanded an investigation of the divine punishment, but also demanded an explanation of the correspondence between Van 'er the Fifth and the Elf Royal Family, including the whereabouts of the nine sacred artifacts, the Wind Chaser's Sword of Blessing and the Shield of Apollo, and the account gap of over 40 million gold coins since he ruled the Holy Alliance.
With the abdication of Van 'er the Fifth, the conflict within the Church became public, and the world was in an uproar.
In a very short time, the leaders of the Temple of Love were swept by the storm. A group of bishops, including Morteris, were also included in the investigation list, and even two red-robed archbishops were involved. However, at this critical moment, Van 'er the Fifth chose to remain silent. The former ruler of the Church and the spokesperson of the gods worshiped by billions of believers seemed to have lost all the power to resist. Under the pressure of his opponents, he retreated step by step in embarrassment.
The shocking scandal of the Temple of Love made people forget to pay attention to the Church's attitude toward the Northern Region.
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