"Parasites!" At the mention of these clergymen, the wealthy merchants and nobles would spit out such a word through gritted teeth!
The thirty-six members of the House of Representatives had already accounted for more than ninety percent of the members of the House of Representatives in Loen City. Their secret joint petition to the Church of the Storm's headquarters seemed to be because of the "Guacetino incident!" But in fact, the "Guacetino incident" was only a fuse.
What these nobles and wealthy merchants really wanted to resist was the Church of the Storm's increasingly high donations to their traditional sphere of influence! A wealthy Loen merchant had once hired an accountant to calculate that in a factory in Loen with annual sales of fifty thousand pounds, after deducting the workers' salaries, the cost of raw materials, the empire's taxes, and other costs, the amount of pounds that would fall into the pockets of the capitalists every year was about fifteen thousand pounds. And out of the final fifteen thousand, the Church of the Storm would request them to donate five thousand pounds!
To take a third of the net profits from their pockets without doing anything, the wealthy merchants and nobles of Loen undoubtedly hated the Church of the Storm to the core. They wished they could eat the flesh and blood of the Loen Church of the Storm's bishop, Constantine!
This time, Constantine had gone overboard with Guacetino, breaking the balance between the Church and the ruling class. How could the nobles and wealthy merchants let go of such an opportunity? Connor even felt that he had reason to believe that the so-called "Guacetino incident" might be a trap, a trap to get rid of Constantine!
"Although the members of the House of Representatives didn't make a public petition to prevent uncontrollable matters from happening, the upper echelons of the Church of the Storm still place great importance on this matter. They sent a Cardinal named Elena to Loen to investigate this matter, and Miss Marguerite is Cardinal Elena's assistant pastor!"
"Connor, as you know, my father has long supported several members of the House of Commons, so Cardinal Elena personally visited my father last month. And it was at that time that I got to know Miss Marguerite!" George told Connor everything he knew.
Connor nodded slowly, but he was deep in thought. He knew very well that the reason why George knew so much in detail was because he was the first successor of his father, Mr. Harvey. And his father, Mr. Harvey, was very likely the main instigator behind the joint petition from the two Houses.
To become a member of the House of Lords, the prerequisite was to become a noble. And to become a member of the House of Commons, one needed "two votes" — cash! Votes! Both votes were indispensable. George said that his father was a supporter of several members of the House of Commons. This was a very euphemism, but in fact, Mr. Harvey was the backer of the members he supported! And those members of the House of Commons were actually tools for Mr. Harvey to achieve his own goals!
Cardinals were second only to the Pope in the Church of the Storm. They were the absolute high-ranking members of the Church of the Storm. Obviously, this Cardinal of the Church of the Storm named Elena skipped those "tools" and went straight to the instigator behind the instigator to negotiate!
Thinking of this, Connor was relieved. When he heard that Marguerite was a priest of the Church of the Storm, his heart sank to the bottom. He remembered that his mentor, Professor Reyes, once told him that the Church of the Storm considered all wizards other than himself, Gaia Gaia, and the official wizards of the Empire to be Dark Wizards. And if there were any Dark Wizards, they should all be eliminated!
Therefore, Connor was worried that Marguerite came for him because she found out that he was a wizard. But now, it seemed that Marguerite and her Cardinal Elena should be focused on the "Guacetino Incident" and should not be distracted by a small fry like him at such an important time!
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"Pastor Marguerite, you went to look for Connor Ferguson at Harvey Sanchez's birthday party?" In a room in the magnificent Church of the Storm in the center of Loen City, a thin middle-aged man with a gloomy face was sternly questioning the peerless beauty in front of him.
At this time, if Connor was standing in this room, he would be surprised to see the gloomy face of this middle-aged man who always showed a kind smile in front of the people of Loen City. This thin middle-aged man was none other than one of the protagonists of the "Guacetino Incident", Bishop Constantine of the Church of the Storm in Loen City!
"I went to see him, what's the matter?" Miss Marguerite replied noncommittally as she stroked her hair scattered across her forehead.
"Pastor Marguerite, please remember your purpose in coming to Loen. You have to focus on solving the problem at hand. The relationship between the Church of the Storm and the nobles and wealthy merchants is already very tense. Let's not talk about the fact that we don't have conclusive evidence that Connor Ferguson is a black wizard and the death of Vidal of Spirit Worship Sect, but we do! The problem at hand is far more important than Connor Ferguson by a hundred times! Do you understand? Pastor Marguerite? "Constantine was like a hairdryer, roaring at Marguerite crazily.
A disdainful smile appeared on her delicate face, and Pastor Marguerite said slowly, "So it's Bishop Constantine. You know that the relationship between the Church and the nobles and wealthy merchants is already very tense?"
"Marguerite! You … How dare you! "Constantine shouted angrily," Marguerite, you are just a pastor! I am a bishop of the Church, a bishop! "
The disdainful smile on Marguerite's face widened, but just as she was about to open her cherry lips and retort, a young woman's faint voice suddenly came from the room. Although the voice was not loud, it clearly rang in Marguerite and Constantine's ears.
"Shut up! Right now, the Church is in troubled times. Both of you are elites of the Church, so you should be sincere and united! "
"Things have different priorities. Marguerite, you have to focus on the negotiations with the nobles and wealthy merchants. As for you, Constantine, don't forget that you are a sinner. The Church's court of justice will judge you at any time!"
Hearing this woman's voice, Constantine and Marguerite's eyes were filled with awe. They looked at each other, and immediately said in unison, "As you wish, Madam Elena!"
"Bishop Constantine, as you wish, I will temporarily put aside the evidence of Connor Ferguson being a dark warlock and focus on the negotiations with Harvey Sanchez and the other masterminds behind this incident. I hope you can give me the information of those masterminds as soon as possible!" Marguerite said calmly.
Constantine seemed to be aware of Marguerite's ability. After getting her promise, his gloomy face finally relaxed.
"Connor Ferguson, I'll let you off for now. Enjoy your last moments as a dark warlock!" After Constantine left, Marguerite was left alone in the room. She clenched her fists and murmured in a low voice.
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