Hermes Cathedral Chamber.
The position of Pope was still vacant.
The three bishops sat side by side, and it was still Mayne who spoke first. "I heard that there was some unrest in the Kingdom of Everwinter?"
"The Judgement Army stationed there is already dealing with this matter. The one leading them is High Priest Cabourn," Tayfun replied.
"What's the reason?"
"Isn't it because of those dregs who were drawn into the Church?" Heather whistled, "After the Queen was beheaded, those nobles joined the Church one after another, and became the Church's upper echelons. It was all because of your compromise plan, Sir Mayne. Under the guise of arresting witches, they wantonly plundered the city, and the city guards also turned a blind eye to it. The people couldn't accept it, so it naturally caused a backlash. "
"This is not my plan, Madam Heather," Mayne said in a displeased tone, "This is the will of His Holiness the Pope. This way, we can use the shortest amount of time to obtain everything in the kingdom, and not continue to compete with the nobles. There is no lack of outstanding talents among them, and if we can rope them in, it will be of great help to us. As for those parasites, they don't have the privilege of being inherited by the bloodline and will be eliminated in just one generation. "
"Well, since you've even mentioned His Holiness the Pope, I won't say anything more." Heather shrugged her shoulders, "But those who have ruined the Church's reputation must be handed over to me."
Mayne looked at Bishop Tayfun, who pondered and said, "I suggest not dealing with them for the time being. After suppressing the unrest, we can put the nobles under house arrest. After all, they've just joined the church. If we attack them now, it might cause general unrest among the nobles."
"No!" Heather pounded the table and said, "The rules of the Church must not be violated. Any robbery carried out in the name of the Church is a felony, and I am the one in charge of the law and arbitration!"
"At times like this, we have to look at the bigger picture …"
"I'm talking about the big picture." Heather directly interrupted Tayfun's words, "Don't forget what we relied on to establish an image of justice and fairness throughout the Kingdom of Endless Winter. If we don't strike a severe blow at this time, the people of the Kingdom of Endless Winter will lose confidence in us! This was the foundation of the Church, not those damned nobles. If you don't agree, I will ask His Holiness the Pope directly! "
The Pope did not have time to worry about such things. The foundation of the Church was not in the people, but in how powerful they were. Mayne sighed and gestured for Tayfun to calm down. "Then let High Priest Cabourn escort them back to the New Holy City for trial?"
"No, I'll go there myself," Heather said, "I've been busy recently, and I expect to be back in about two or three months. For a trial, the more people who see it, the better. The Eternal Winter Royal Capital's Ice Platform seems to be a good place. "
"Are you sure?" Mayne frowned. "There aren't any extra commanders to protect you in the Kingdom of Everwinter. You'll be in danger if you encounter an Extraordinary."
"How could there be so many extraordinary witches," Heather said disapprovingly, "Just give me a team of Judges, that's enough."
"If you insist." Mayne didn't want to dwell on this topic anymore. "I have bad news here. When the church's army attacked the Broken Tooth Castle in the Kingdom of Wolfsheart, they encountered an accident and lost more than 20 God's Punishment Army soldiers and more than 100 Judgement Army soldiers. Until now, the Broken Tooth Castle still hasn't been captured. "
"More than 20 God's Punishment Army soldiers?" Tayfun stared, "Who's the commander?"
"Bell, she's already dead."
"The commander died in battle? It seems that they really encountered a terrible challenge. "Heather said with great interest. "Losing so many God's Punishment Army soldiers, it seems that Lord Rennes will have a headache."
"You can't blame him, the terrain of the Broken Tooth Castle is special. The city gate was opened in the middle of the mountain, and it was about three feet (about 10 meters) high. They also destroyed the wooden bridge to enter the gate, and even used some of the alchemist's gadgets. " Mayne explained, "According to the report, after they set up the wooden ladder, the God's Punishment Army soldiers had just climbed up when they were attacked by a strange flame. First, a large pile of white solid was ejected from the pipe above the city gate, and then it started to smoke and catch fire. The flame stuck to their bodies, and they couldn't get rid of it until it burned them. Now they are contacting the church's believers in the city to see if they can attack from both inside and outside. "
"I dare say that the church in the city has certainly been bathed in blood," Heather curled her lips, "If they want to attack, they should send more people to fill it up. The alchemist's gadgets have never been able to be produced in large quantities, they will be used up after filling it up. "
"That's the God's Punishment Army!" Tayfun was so angry that his beard trembled, "Do you know how difficult it is to transform a God's Punishment Army? Now there are less than a thousand people, if we lose more than half of the God's Punishment Army in order to unify the continent, how will we resist the Months of the Demons? Not to mention the Devils afterwards. "
"Don't argue," Mayne said aloud, "I told you this news, not to let you argue about the means of attack. The Church currently needs more God's Punishment Army, and now that the Kingdom of Eternal Winter is under the control of the Church, some things can be done more justifiably. In the past, the seeds were sent twice a year, but now, I want to add one more time. Spring has been affected by the Months of Demons, so the length of the season is not consistent, so from summer onwards, a batch of seeds must be sent to the Holy City every quarter, and the transformation ceremony will be held accordingly. This matter will be handed over to you, Lord Tayfun. "
"But, there aren't that many orphans and babies that can be taken in," the old Bishop stroked his beard, "Not everyone will send their abandoned children to the church."
"So you want to find a way to fight for it. The Kingdom of Eternal Winter is already the Church's longest established kingdom, and it has the most believers, if even this land can't provide enough manpower, the other three kingdoms will only be slower to digest. Don't forget, in the process of unifying the continent, the turmoil will have to be quelled by the Army of Judges and the God's Punishment Army. "
"It's not that there aren't any people," Heather curled up the corner of her mouth, "There are as many stray children on the street as there are stray cats and dogs. I heard that there are also black street rats who specially recruit these children to join them, training them to become pickpockets, informants, smugglers, or scapegoats. Before the nobility was eliminated, they could still carry the rats to shelter them from the wind and rain, but now, thanks to Lord Mayne, they have all become part of the Church. If the sewers have no cover, where can the rats hide? If you send out the Army of Judges to catch all the underground forces in one fell swoop, I think you can harvest a lot of children, while at the same time cleaning up the dregs will leave a good impression on the people, and will also deter those nobles who are ready to make trouble. It's like killing three birds with one stone, isn't it? "
It's indeed a good method, Mayne thought, no matter how extreme her temperament is, when faced with a problem, she can always come up with a solution quickly, except for some words that must be deliberately ignored. "Let's implement this method. In short, before the fall, we must occupy the entire territory of the Wolfsheart Kingdom, except for the Army of Judges who are stationed to maintain order, all the other troops must be transferred back to Hermes to defend against this year's Months of Demons. This time, the enemy will only be stronger. "
Although Tayfun was reluctant, he finally nodded, "When the time comes, the nobles whose interests have been damaged will jump out to protest, don't blame me for not reminding you. In addition, the Rose Kingdom has already noticed the movements of the neighboring countries, many of the nobles in the cities are targeting the Church, and in some places there have been incidents of looting and burning of churches. I suggest that we organize a temporary evacuation of the believers, there is no need to waste them in this kind of conflict. "
"No, they must resist to the end," Mayne rejected, "The more the believers are sacrificed, the more reason we will have to retaliate. This is not a waste, but a spark to ignite the fire. For the Church, there are not many believers, and the foundation of the Kingdom is not deep, so retreating will only make the Church weaker. "
"Well, I was just mentioning it, that's all," Tayfun spread out his hands, "Finally, there's the Kingdom of Graycastle … Well, you see for yourselves," he took out a roll of paper from his sleeve and threw it in front of Mayne.
Mayne opened it and glanced at it, this letter was actually written by the Queen of Clearwater, Garcia Wimbledon. Soon, his eyebrows wrinkled.
"She actually hanged Priest Deca?"
"She also fed all the believers to the fish," Tayfun added, "The church was also demolished to the ground. She should have discovered the side effects of the pill. "
Heather smacked her lips, "I already told you, even if you continue to replenish that thing, the effect will become weaker and weaker, until finally it will die. Using this kind of thing to destroy the enemy's army is a good thing, but once the effect appears, the other side will also know what the Church is planning. But the troublesome thing is, I remember that the previous intelligence report mentioned that not many of her subordinates took the pill, right? Instead, a lot of them were eaten by the southern barbarians. "
"No more than a thousand, she said that this account is on our heads," Mayne put down the letter, "It's simply ridiculous, without the support of the Church, how could she become the Queen of Clearwater? Where is Timothy Wimbledon? After receiving our pills, why hasn't he attacked the Southern Territory yet? "
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