Although it was Connor's first time hearing about the secrets of the upper echelons of the Kaman Empire that Marguerite had told him, he wasn't too surprised after thinking about it.
After becoming an official Magus, Connor's strength had undergone a tremendous change, and he had also stepped into a new circle. The secrets that were previously untouchable could now be seen clearly by Connor. This included an open secret that everyone had tacitly agreed to, but no one would reveal. This secret was that more than 50% of the dark Magus organizations in the Kaman Empire had hereditary nobles behind them. Some of the hereditary nobles were even dark Magi!
On the other hand, the Church of the Lord of Storms had always been unyielding and uncompromising when it came to the issue of Dark Warlocks. Another large church, the Church of Earth God, might be gentler and more particular about the way they handled this issue compared to the Church of the Lord of Storms, but on the fundamental issue, they would still stand on the same side as the Church of the Lord of Storms.
Therefore, there was an irreconcilable conflict between the two large churches and the hereditary nobles. However, because the two large churches were too powerful, the hereditary nobles had never been very united. As a result, this issue was put aside. Now, with the efforts of Grand Duke Felix, the entire hereditary nobles seemed to be attracted by the huge benefits of recommending the next emperor. Under the temptation of benefits, they finally united against the two large churches.
Therefore, it wasn't difficult to understand why the Religion of the Earth would be pulled by Cardinal Hummel to support the eighth prince to become the next emperor. Although there were differences in the way they dealt with dark Magi, the Religion of the Earth had always been on the side of the Church of the Storm when it came to the fundamental issue of how to deal with dark Magi.
This was because once the third prince, Ragusa, who was supported by the hereditary nobles, became the next emperor of the Kaman Empire, Remanno IV, it was foreseeable that he would have to repay his supporters and fulfill his promise. Connor boldly guessed that Ragusa would use his identity as the emperor to loosen the restrictions on the issue of dark Magi, softening his stance, and even acknowledging the existence of dark Magi organizations!
However, this was the bottom line of the Church of the Storm and the Religion of the Earth. It was a red line that could not be crossed, and it was something that they would never accept. To a large extent, the two large churches' legitimacy in the Kaman Empire was obtained by promoting the elimination of dark Magi to the masses!
Therefore, for the two large churches to coexist peacefully with the dark Magi was more difficult than for them to die. Even if it was the Pope, who held the highest position in the church, if he dared to raise such a matter within the church, he would definitely be impeached by the church!
Once the Kaman Empire softened its stance on the issue of dark Magi, it would undoubtedly shake the foundation of the Church of the Storm and the Religion of the Earth. Therefore, now that the hereditary nobles were pushing the third prince, Ragusa, to become the next emperor of the Kaman Empire, it was inevitable that they would encounter a strong backlash from the two large churches!
Besides the issue of dark Magi, there was a huge conflict between the hereditary nobles and the two large churches. On the issue of the influence of the churches, the differences between the two sides could be said to be even more serious!
In the Kaman Empire, the Church of the Storm and the Religion of the Earth had wantonly promoted the dangers of other Magi other than the Church Magi to the masses, and completely suppressed the dark Magi as a means to completely suppress them. Their influence among the masses was extremely great, and it was no exaggeration to say that they had already threatened the political structure of the Kaman Empire.
Under such circumstances, if the eighth prince, Capeluzo Gonzales, who had the Red Cloaked Archbishop of the Church of the Storm as his godfather, were to become the new emperor of the Kaman Empire, there was no doubt that this would be a huge blow to the current political structure of the Kaman Empire.
The churches that were already very powerful in the Kaman Empire would definitely expand their power and influence by a large margin. At the same time, the political structure of the Kaman Empire would be faced with a huge challenge. When that time came, the originally secular Kaman Empire might even become a secular country like its neighbor in the southwest, the Portia Empire.
Just like how the two large churches could not accept the fact that the empire's officials could not remove the dark Magi issue, the vested interests under the current political structure of the Kaman Empire, namely the hereditary nobles, the empire's military, corporations, and some dark Magi organizations with backgrounds, could not accept the expansion of the church's influence and the Kaman Empire becoming a secular country. Therefore, they were resolutely against Capeluzo Gonzales becoming the new emperor of the Kaman Empire.
Just as Connor was thinking, Marguerite brought the topic back to the main topic, Reyes. She whispered to Connor, "According to the information from Blake's organization, Reyes and Grand Duke Felix are very close. Reyes himself and a few official Magi under him are part of the dark Magi organization that Grand Duke Felix recruited to support the third prince, Ragusa Gonzales.
"Actually, it's not just Reyes. There are reliable sources that say that although the number one figure in the Secret Society, the prince, has a mysterious identity and very few people know his true identity, it is certain that he is also close to the hereditary nobles. Blake's organization even suspects that this prince may be a hereditary noble, and a great one at that. He may even be related to the royal family."
"The conflict between Reyes and the Magi of the Religion of the Earth is basically related to the succession of the throne! Reyes is at the top of the rank 2 Magi and can even threaten rank 3 Magi. Moreover, he is an alchemist. "
"In the worst case scenario, when the two churches and the hereditary nobles do not come to an agreement and fight, then Reyes's existence will be a great threat to the Church of the Storm. Therefore, a month ago, during the highest level meeting of the Church of the Storm, the upper echelons of the Church of the Storm have already confirmed that the Secret Society's Professor Reyes is the first target to be dealt with. They have reached an agreement!"
"Therefore, even if Reyes doesn't make the first move against the Religion of the Earth's subordinate, Jackson, the Church of the Storm will arrange for a rank 3 Magus to deal with him in the near future. However, the battle between Reyes and McEntire has disrupted the Church's plans to a certain extent. The Church did not expect Reyes to be so strong that a rank 3 Magus could not take him down. This has also aroused the Church's determination to kill him …"
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