Hermes Cathedral Vault.

The papal position remains vacant.

The three bishops sat side by side, and it was still Mayne who spoke first, "I heard that there are some **** in the Kingdom of Eternal Winter?"

"The Inquisitors stationed there are already dealing with the matter, led by High Priest Cobain. Teflon replied.

"What the hell is going on?"

"Aren't they the scum who have been co-opted into the Church," Heather whistled, "after the Queen's beheading, the nobles joined the Church and became the top of the Church—all because of your plan of compromise, Lord Mayne. Under the guise of capturing witches, they ransacked the city, and the city guards turned a blind eye, which was unacceptable to the people, which naturally caused a backlash. ”

"Not my plan, Lord Heather," Mayne said disagreeably, "it is the will of His Crown. In this way, we will be able to acquire everything in the kingdom in the shortest possible time, instead of continuing to compete with the nobles, who have many outstanding talents, and it will be of great help to us if we are brought over. As for those moths, there is no privilege of bloodline inheritance, and it only takes one generation to be eliminated. ”

"Well, since you've even brought out the papal crown, I won't say much. Heather shrugged, "But those who discredit the church must be handed over to me." ”

Mayne looked at Bishop Teflon, who muttered, "I suggest that you leave them alone for the time being, and after the **** is suppressed, you can put the nobles under house arrest, after all, they have only joined the church for a short time, and using a knife against them now may cause general unease among the aristocracy." ”

"No!" said Heather, slapping the table, "the rules of the congregation are not allowed to be violated, any looting in the name of the church is a felony, and I am in charge of the law and arbitration!"

"At this time, we should focus on the big picture......

"I'm talking about the big picture. Heather directly interrupted Teflon, "Don't forget what we rely on to establish an image of justice and justice in all parts of Eternal Winter, if we don't crack down on those scum at this time, the people of Eternal Winter will lose faith in us! If you don't agree, I'll ask His Holiness directly!"

The Pope did not have time to worry about such things, and the foundation of the Church was not in the people, but in how powerful it was. Mayne sighed and stretched out his hand to signal Teflon not to get too excited, "Then let High Priest Cobain escort them back to the New Holy City for trial?"

"No, I'll just go myself," said Heather, "and I've been busy here lately, and I'm expected to be back in two or three months." Judging this kind of thing, naturally, the more people see it, the better, and the Ice and Snow Platform in the Eternal Winter Royal Capital seems to be a good place. ”

"Are you sure?" Mayne frowned, "there are no superfluous commanders to protect you to Eternal Winter now, and if you encounter a transcendent witch, you will be in danger." ”

"Where are so many transcendent witches," said Heather disapprovingly, "just give me a team of Inquisitors." ”

"If you insist. Mayne didn't want to dwell on the topic anymore, "I have bad news here. The Church army had an accident during their attack on the Broken Tooth Fort in the Wolfheart Kingdom, losing more than 20 Divine Punishers and more than 100 Inquisitors. Until now, the Broken Tooth Fort has not been conquered. ”

"More than twenty Divine Punishers?" Teflon glared, "Who's the commander?"

"Bell, she's dead. ”

"The commander is dead? Heather said with interest. "Having lost so many Divine Punishers at once, Lord Oreon seems to have a headache. ”

"You can't blame him, the terrain of Broken Tooth Fort is special, the gate is open in the middle of the mountain, and it is three zhang (about 10 meters) high from the ground. They destroyed the wooden bridge leading to the door, and also used some alchemist gadgets. "It is believed that after they had erected the wooden ladder, the Divine Punishment Army had barely climbed up before they were attacked by strange flames - first a large white solid erupted from the pipe in the city gate, and then smoke and fire, and the flames stuck to their bodies, which could not be shaken off or extinguished until they scorched the people." Now they are contacting the churchgoers in the city to see if they can fight inside and out. ”

"I dare say the church in the city must have been washed in blood," Heather pouted, "and it makes sense to send more people to fill it in." The alchemist's stuff has never been able to be prepared in large quantities, and it will be used up if you fill it up. ”

"That's the Divine Punishment Army!" Teflon was so angry that his beard shook, "Do you know how difficult it is to transform a Divine Punishment Army? Now there are less than a thousand people, if the Divine Punishment Army is lost by more than half in order to unify the continent, what will we use to resist the Demon Moon? let alone the demons after that." ”

"Don't argue," Mayne said, "I'm telling you the news, and it's not for you to argue about the means of attack. The Church needs more Divine Punishers at the moment, and now that Eternal Winter is under the control of the Church, there are some things that can be done in a more legitimate way. In the past, the "seeds" were delivered twice a year, but now, I have asked for an additional one, and the spring is affected by the evil moon, and the length is inconsistent, so from the summer onwards, a batch of seeds will be sent to the Holy City every quarter, and the transformation ceremony will be held again and again. I'll take care of that, Lord Teflon. ”

"But there aren't so many orphans and babies to take in," the old bishop stroked his beard, "not all of them will send abandoned children to church. ”

"So you want to find a way to get it. Eternal Winter is already the kingdom with the longest run and the largest number of followers, and if even this land can't provide enough manpower, the other three kingdoms will only be slower to digest. Don't forget, the **** that appeared in the process of unifying the continent had to be quelled by the Judgment Army and the Divine Punishment Army. ”

"It's not that there are no people," Heather said, curling the corners of her mouth, "and there are as many children in the streets as wild cats and wild dogs." I've heard that there are also street rats who recruit these children to become pickpockets, connectors, smugglers, or scapegoats. The nobles were able to carry mice to protect themselves from the wind and rain, and now they have become part of the church, thanks to Lord Mayne. If the Judgment Army is sent to wipe out the underground forces, I think you can harvest a lot of children, and at the same time clean up the scum can give a good impression to the people, and deter the nobles who are about to move, killing three birds with one stone, right?"

It was a good idea, Mayne thought, and no matter how extreme she was, she was always the quickest to come up with a solution to a problem—except for a few things that she had to deliberately ignore. "Let's do it this way. In short, before the fall, we will occupy the entire territory of the Wolfheart Kingdom, and all but the Inquisitors stationed to maintain order will have to be transferred back to Hermes to defend against this year's Demon Moon - this time, the enemy will only be stronger. ”

Although Teflon 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 warning you." In addition, the Dawn Kingdom has noticed the movements of its neighbors, and many nobles in the city have targeted the church, and there have been incidents of looting and burning of churches in some places. I suggest organizing a temporary evacuation of believers, there is no need to waste them in this conflict. ”

"No, they must resist to the end," Mayne vetoed, "and the more the Cultists die, the more reason we have to retaliate later." This is not a waste, but a spark of fire, and for a kingdom with few followers and deep foundations, retreating will only make the church weaker. ”

"Well, I'm just mentioning it," Teflon said, spreading his hands, "and finally Greykeep...... Well, see for yourselves," he said, taking a roll of letter from his sleeve and throwing it in front of Mayne.

Mayne glanced at it, and the letter was actually from the handwriting of Garcia Wimbledon, the queen of the blue water. Soon, his eyebrows furrowed.

"She actually hanged Priest Dika?"

"They also fed a bunch of congregants fish," Teflon added, "and the church was torn down to the ground." She should have discovered the side effects of the pills. ”

Heather smacked her lips, "I said it a long time ago, even if that thing is constantly replenished, the effect will get lower and lower, and finally it will be weakened and die." It's good to use this kind of thing to destroy the opponent's army, but as soon as the effect emerges, the other party also knows what the church has in mind. And the trouble is, I remember that there was information that she didn't have many of her men taking pills, right? ”

"No more than a thousand, she said the account was on our heads. Mayne put down the letterhead, "It's ridiculous, she can become the queen of Bluewater without the support of the Church?Where is Tifeco Wimbledon?Received our pills, why didn't she attack the South?"

"He is currently plundering the Northlands, and the reason given is that the Guardian of the North is trying to rebel, and the rebellion must be stopped before the defenses are unstable. Presumably he wants to take all the dukes' territories and fight Garcia to the death. Teflon replied, "I just don't know if the new king will go straight to the west after taking the Northlands." (To be continued.) )