Chapter 448: This is just a small step for them
There is no need to say much about the process of dealing with Dogante, Nadia, who has regained the Divine Favor and even became the Divine Dependent, has skyrocketed in strength, and it is more than enough to deal with those undead creatures, she almost killed herself directly into the City Lord's Mansion, and then without saying a word, she directly killed Dogant, who had turned into a necromantic creature, and after opening the city gate, Oldman also led the soldiers to kill it, and killed those wandering undead creatures under the response of the Temple of True Eyes. Since the lighthouse's light had weakened the undead, it was much easier for Oldman than siege warfare.
However, just because the process is easy doesn't mean the result is just as easy.
When everything was over, everyone counted and found that the entire city of Tagus had been almost completely paralyzed, with only a tenth of the people actually surviving, and the rest had died completely. In order to prevent the spread of the plague after death, the temple and Oldman had to perform cremation day and night. So much so that smoke rose everywhere in Tagus, and those who didn't know thought that there was a fierce battle going on here.
After that, the matter was naturally reported to Bishop Howard of the Templar Order, located in the Bishopric of Eagle Plateau, by the Angry True Eye. And upon hearing the news, the Templar was first shocked, then furious! The conflict between the nobles and the commoners has been going on for a long time, but they didn't expect that there would be nobles so mad that they would drag even the people of a city to be undead creatures to resist. This is simply an outrageous act of evil!!
Since Dogant is a member of the Soros family, the Templar Order has rightly protested and condemned the Soros family, and the Soros family has responded as usual. This is all the behavior of individuals in the family, and has nothing to do with the Soros family itself. We don't know anything.........
This kind of can only fool a three-year-old child, and the Soros family has already used this excuse once when Alexander was in his time. This time, the Templar said that they would not believe their justifications. The Saint Seiya wouldn't be hit twice by the same attack, and as a Templar, it would be ridiculous if they capsized twice in the same gutter.
And while the Templar Order and the Soros family are at loggerheads, in Tagus, Jenn and Oldman finally meet with the Bishop of the True Eye under Nadia's introduction.
"Hello, Your Excellency."
"Hello."
Looking at the half-elf ranger in front of him and the man in leather armor, the bishop nodded slightly. After burning and purifying the bodies of the undead. The "Free Army of National Salvation" was stationed in the city of Tagus, as a matter of course. Of course, many people are a little reluctant to do this, after all, the city has just been shrouded in the shadow of the undead, and these houses are dead, which seems a little unlucky, but in the end, considering that the harsh winter is still long, and it is better to be sheltered by the tall walls than to be outside with a northwest wind blowing all day, so they finally came in.
Of course, the True Eyes Church also contributed a lot in this. After all, this is the only city in the whole of Khalkaland, and if there is no one, then the True Eye Church will be finished. So they also sent a lot of people to sprinkle holy water everywhere in the streets for disinfection and purification work. It is precisely because of their efforts that others are less resistant to entering the city. Otherwise, maybe they'd rather blow the wind outside. Didn't want to come in.
During this time, Jenn and Oldman have been busy dealing with the internal affairs of Tagus. It's much more difficult than simply capturing a city. Because if they only occupy the city, then they only need to release some people who are willing to be loyal to them to continue to work for them. But the problem is that almost all the people in the entire city of Tagus, whether civilians or nobles, have died. Except for the soldiers who were stationed on the city walls because of their luck, there were some civilians hiding in the sewers and other places, which added up to no more than a hundred. You can't rely on these people to run Tagus, so Oldman and Jenn have to work overtime to find those who are capable of doing the job from the Free Salvation Army, and then transfer them to the right positions one by one. Fortunately, after such a long time, their "Free Salvation Army" is not only a mob, but also some literate people, otherwise it would have really suffered if they relied on those illiterate people to run the city.
On the contrary, the accommodation problem is better solved. More than half of the civilians of Tagus died, and the houses themselves did not suffer much damage from the disaster, and in Jenn's words, they could simply move in with their bags and not worry about anything. Not only that, even if the entire "Free Salvation Army" was arranged to move in, there were still a lot of vacant houses left in the entire Tagus City, and Jenn had already discussed with Oldman that he would continue to accept refugees from other places and restore order to Tagus City as much as possible.
It was under such busyness that it was not until more than half a month later that Oldman's "Free Army for National Salvation" stumbled and barely got Tagus City up and running again. It was only after this that Oldman and Jenn had time to visit the True Eye Bishop in front of them.
"I've heard Nadia talk about you, Mr. Oldman, Mr. James."
Looking at the two people in front of him, the bishop's heart was also a little complicated, and he didn't know how he should treat the two. After all, logically speaking, if they hadn't attacked all the way to Tagus, then Ante would not have taken such a desperate approach. But in turn, from themselves, there is nothing wrong with revolting......... Thinking of this, the Bishop sighed lightly, then collected his mood and asked.
"May I ask what the two of you are doing to me today?"
Hearing the bishop's inquiry, Oldman and Jenn looked at each other, and Oldman nodded at Jenn. And after getting Oldman's permission, Jenn smiled and took a step forward.
"In fact, we have come to the Church of the True Eye today to seek cooperation with the Templar Order."
"Cooperation?"
Hearing this, the Bishop of the True Eye was stunned for a moment. The other party is a rebel, what is there to cooperate with them? Is it trying to appease the people through the church?
"That's ............"
As if sensing the bishop's hesitation, Jenn paused before speaking.
"I wonder what the Bishop thinks about everything that happened up to this?"
"This ..............."
"I've talked to Oldman and Miss Nadia. We agree that the root of this catastrophe lies in the greed of the aristocracy, who, under the cover of their status, can do whatever they want and do whatever they want. But no one can punish them, because they are the enforcers of the law and the creators of the law. They are the only ones who judge others, and no one else judges them. So they can do whatever they want and bring disaster to others........."
Hearing this, the bishop's fingers twitched, of course he understood what Jenn meant, in fact, he also knew very well that what the other party said was the truth. Although the clergy of the True Eye are also the defenders of the law, many times they have to watch with sadness as the perpetrators of the crime escape punishment simply because they are nobles, they are the creators of the law, and they have natural immunity! And these are all written in black and white, by law!
The judges of the True Eye naturally couldn't break the law, so they had nothing but helplessness.
"We believe that the root of all this lies in the institutional ......... That's right, it's all a matter of the system. ”
Jenn spread his hands and looked at the bishop in front of him.
"So, we want to change that......... Fortunately, now that we have control of Khalkhaland, we can use this as a basis for a comprehensive political reform!! ”
"So, what are you going to do?"
Hearing Jenn's words, the bishop couldn't help but feel a little interested.
"Quite simply, many of the previous contradictions came from the privileges of the aristocracy, who were above the law, high above, and reckless, so that they brought disaster to the common people. So we decided to change and overthrow this system and create a completely new one! That is......... 'separation of powers'! ”
“……… What is that? ”
"That is, we will separate the legislative, executive and judicial powers. Gone are the days when the aristocracy was both ruler and judge, and we would set up a National Salvation Council, inviting representatives from all walks of life, whether it was farmers, merchants, or other trades, to send representatives to the parliament and put forward their demands, and the National Salvation Council would balance the demands of everyone as much as possible to formulate new tax policies and programs. We need to overthrow the old system and enact a new system of laws and norms, and of course, these will require a certain degree of coordination and deliberation............"
"It's an interesting idea."
Hearing Jenn's story, the bishop couldn't help but nod. He understood what Jenn meant, so that the nobles would not do whatever they wanted, and that situations like Dogant's disregard for people's livelihood would be curbed. He had to admit that this idea was indeed very new, and it made his eyes shine, but he still didn't understand what it had to do with himself and the True Eye Church.
"But what does our church need to do about this?"
"It's simple."
Hearing the bishop's rhetorical question, Jenn smiled confidently as he spoke.
"The previous laws were made by the aristocracy, and naturally it was beneficial to them, but it was not fair or just. Therefore, we would like to invite the Templar to participate in the revision of the law - and to become the enforcers of the law! ”
"What did you say!?"
Hearing this, the bishop finally couldn't help but stand up and glared at the two in front of him in surprise.
He didn't expect that the other party would actually make such a suggestion! (To be continued......)