Pushing open the heavy wooden door of the secret meeting room, a light fragrance of benzoin wafted into his nose. Archbishop Mayne was very fond of candles that were mixed with herbs and spices, especially in a closed room with no windows, the smell of the candle was able to make him feel at peace.
The secret room was not big, and could only fit a round table and four chairs. The other two archbishops were already sitting in their seats, while the one facing the wooden door was still empty. The Pope's physical condition was deteriorating, and he hadn't appeared in front of everyone for almost half a year. Only when he encountered a difficult problem, would he go to the Pivotal Secret Area of the Hermes Mechanism to personally seek an answer from the Pope.
"Since everyone is here, let's start." Mayne inserted the door bolt and sat between the two people, "Sir Tayfun, how is the order in the Kingdom of Eternal Winter being maintained?"
"Except for the nobles in the capital, there are very few rebels in other places. The civilians even welcome us to take over the kingdom." Tayfun said while stroking his beard, "Of course, those nobles who cling to the glory of the past and refuse to repent will be eradicated one by one."
"That's good," Heather licked her lips, "If I were to judge them, the people would be more deeply aware of their ugly and dirty side. Unfortunately, I still have a lot of things to do here, so I can't go to the Kingdom of Eternal Winter."
Mayne directly ignored her words, and said to Tayfun: "Those vacated positions, we have to fill them as soon as possible. The Church has trained a large number of talents for this purpose, and now is the time to use them. The Kingdom of Eternal Winter is the kingdom with the greatest influence of the Church, and the smaller the waves caused, the sooner we can deal with the Kingdom of Wolfheart and the Kingdom of Dawn. "
"This is natural."
"Those fence-sitters who rely on the Church – I mean the nobles, what should we do?" Heather asked, "The reason why the Church can attract so many excellent believers is that we don't care about bloodline, but only look at ability. If we rashly accept those idiots, it will shake the foundation of the Church. My suggestion is … "She made a gesture of cutting her neck.
"Leave them alone for now, wait for the situation in the kingdom to stabilize, then make it clear to them, so that we can reduce the resistance to change." Regarding this point, Mayne specially consulted the Pope, "The Church can provide them with the same authority as the title, but they can't inherit it to their descendants. Don't forget that we have to eliminate the royal power in the end, there is no need to be impatient, Miss Heather. "
Heather was born poor, and before she was taken in by the Church, she suffered from hunger and wanderings. But with her naturally sharp mind and outstanding judgment, she had walked step by step to where she was today. Mayne could understand her disgust towards the nobles, but he still had to look at the bigger picture.
"How is Graycastle?" he asked.
"According to the intelligence, the new King Timothy didn't return to King's City after his defeat, but went directly to the Eastern Region," Tayfun replied.
"A wise choice," Heather snapped her fingers, "Pulling Duke Fran to challenge the Queen of Clearwater, and after the Duke dies, immediately go to the Eastern Territory to divide up his territory to stabilize the army's morale, and while at the same time win over the other nobles, tsk tsk … the Royal Family is not full of fools."
"In this way, we can also save a lot of trouble, let the High Priest of Graycastle contact him, presumably in this kind of predicament, he won't refuse the Church's bait. The supply of medicines in Port of Clearwater will be reduced by 30%, to balance the strength of the two sides. I will leave this to you, Sir Tayfun, "Mayne arranged," As long as two years pass, the whole of Graycastle will have no usable soldiers. "
"Rest assured," Tayfun nodded, "But … there is a problem in Longsong Stronghold, west of Graycastle."
"What problem?"
"After the 4th Prince Roland defeated the Duke Of Ryan, he returned to Border Town. Tyler personally sent an invitation, but he didn't get a response, does he really have no intention of fighting for the throne? "
"Well … what do you think?" Mayne looked at Heather.
The latter shrugged and said: "What else can I think … What were the rumors about him at the beginning? Ignorant and incompetent, bad character, incompetent, greedy. I think it's impossible for such a person to capture Longsong Stronghold, right? So the answer is very simple, he deceived everyone, whether it is the nobles or us. "
"You mean …" Mayne frowned.
"Our Fight for the Throne has chosen the wrong role, Sir Mayne," she sneered, "He should be the one standing on the stage, not the 3rd Princess Garcia."
"Defeating a Duke indeed proves his outstanding ability, but even if a person's talent is high, without enough resources it is meaningless." Tayfun shook his head, "Since he chose to return to that desolate place, it means that he has given up the possibility of intervening in the situation of Graycastle, so naturally he will not pose any threat to our plan."
"Yes, in theory it is so. But combined with this information, it is very interesting, "Heather threw a small note," My personal information. "
Mayne spread out the note, quickly glancing over the content, "A witch?"
"Uh-huh, a witch organization called themselves the Witch Cooperation Association, claiming to have a firm foothold in Border Town, and calling for other sisters to go there. Although it is all groundless gossip, and should not be discussed here, but we all know that the name of the Witch Cooperation Association is not fictitious. After being hunted by the Army of Judges in the eastern forest, they fled all the way to the west, and finally disappeared west of Longsong Stronghold. And Border Town is just outside the western border of Graycastle, at the foot of the Impassable Mountain Range. Two Lords, isn't this a bit too much of a coincidence? "
Witch Cooperation Association … Mayne had a little impression of this name, they were chased and intercepted by the Army of Judges, and even after losing a lot of people, they still insisted on moving in the direction of the Impassable Mountain Range. After interrogating the captured witches, they seemed to want to find the Holy Mountain in the Barbarian Land. This was a suicidal move, so he didn't put too much energy into this matter. There were several similar witch organizations in the Wolfsheart Kingdom and the Kingdom of Dawn, lurking in the city was far more dangerous than rushing to the Barbarian Land to die.
"You mean, the Prince has hooked up with the witch organization?" After reading the news, Tayfun's face became gloomy.
"Maybe, maybe not." Heather raised the corner of her mouth, "I'm just making a simple speculation. What are the witches most afraid of? "Exposing themselves". Obviously, using the name of the Witch Cooperation Association is easier to attract the attention of the Church, but they still used this name in the underground news, why? "
"Because for us, this is a familiar name," Mayne said calmly, "For other witches, the same is true."
"Full marks!" Heather clapped her hands twice, "This can effectively reduce the vigilance of wild witches, maybe someone will really be attracted by this news, and set off to Border Town to find out the truth. It is hard to imagine, without the protection of the Lord, they would dare to play such a trick. We often say that the lesser of two evils is the choice. Obviously, the other side already thinks that the consequences of not being able to recruit a witch are more serious than the consequences of being exposed … "At this point, her tone became gloomy," Why do I feel that we are being looked down upon. "
"This is not a matter of being looked down upon," Tayfun said angrily, "Once the witches have a place to settle down, they can use their abilities without any worries, and it is likely that they will find that the so-called demonic bite can be avoided. This is also the reason why we have to encircle and annihilate any settled witches. Only by forcing them to constantly hide, run, and go into exile, can this secret be maintained. "
Mayne knew that what the other side said was right, the witches themselves were not a threat to the Church, but as a group, once they got rid of their "evil" identity, it would have a great impact on the Church's propaganda, and even shake the foundation of the Church's rule.
He found himself in a dilemma, in the face of this kind of thing, a large number of Judges should be dispatched to encircle and annihilate the witches, but Border Town was too far from Hermes, and the Church's army was about to launch an attack on the Wolfsheart Kingdom, so it was difficult to spare manpower to annihilate this remote town. In addition, at this critical juncture, sending a large number of troops into Graycastle was bound to arouse the vigilance of Graycastle and the other two countries, which may affect the subsequent annexation plan.
After thinking about it again and again, he made a decision.
"I will send an emissary group consisting of ten Judges and a priest to Border Town to investigate this matter with the assistance of High Priest Taylor. If the behavior of the Witch Cooperation Association has nothing to do with the Lord, this group of emissaries can eliminate the witches themselves. "
"What if it is related?" Heather asked.
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