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Chapter 267 The Holy See's Choice
In the Holy Mountain of Light, the war in the Northern Continent diverted the attention of the outside world, and Pius VII had a rare few days of leisure.

As a pope, Pius VII is undoubtedly tragic.

During his tenure, various historical issues broke out one after another, and even he himself was deeply involved in various scandals.

Constantly taking measures to solve the problem, but unfortunately the Lord of Dawn is not blessed, so that the more the problem is solved, the more troublesome it becomes.

This situation continued until the orcs invaded, and everyone looked away from the Holy See, allowing him to breathe a sigh of relief.

It's a pity that a happy life is always short-lived. After a good year, new troubles came to the door.

The spies sent to the Orc Empire were caught, and they also obtained some evidence that the Holy See secretly provoked this war.

If their own reputation is good enough, as long as they insist that it was fabricated by the orcs, it will be over.It's a pity that the Holy See of Chenxi's reputation on the mainland is really not very good. Once it is exposed, it will be a shocking thunder.

Especially their various slow-down operations in the alliance meeting. If someone with a heart tied the two things together, it would be their end.

"Idiots, they are all a bunch of idiots! This kind of thing can be exposed, what are you all doing..."

Facing the furious pope, everyone lowered their heads one after another.There is no way, almost all departments in the Holy See have been exposed to scandals,

It's just that the thunder is bigger this time, which makes things more complicated.

"Your Majesty, the person who was captured by the orcs was the judge of the Knights. It is best to call Blake back to ask about the specific situation."

Gu Lei, the head of the Judgment Knights, made up his sword without hesitation.

There is no room for tenderness in political struggle.

As an old enemy, the trial knights fell again this time, so he had no reason not to take action.

"Captain Gulei, the matter is not up to that point. The new Bimon Emperor just caught our people and did not deal with them.

Although Hank was imprisoned, Xiandel was still in the Beamon Palace and was not implicated.

Alex was originally a playboy, but he was forcibly pushed to the top by the old Beamon Emperor. We can't treat it with the thinking of ordinary people.

Bad things can be turned into good things if handled well.

If Blake is recalled now, it will be more likely to arouse the suspicion of the major forces! "

Bishop Sauron helped defend.

If something goes wrong, someone always needs to be held accountable.If Blake comes back now, he will be the first responsible person.

As a political ally, it is natural to help at this time.

Running around outside, there is hard work without credit.When things are resolved and come back, it's another story.

"Bishop Sauron, you can't say that. If the handle falls into the hands of the orcs, that's a hidden danger.

Even if an agreement is reached this time, they will not leak it, so what about the future?

We can't always be controlled by others, can we? "

Gu Lei said dissatisfied.

If you want to pass the level easily, how is it possible?Even if you can't kill the enemy, at least you have to scrape off a layer of oil.

The cake is that big, some people get more, some people get less.

After finally finding an opportunity, he had already made up his mind to pay attention, and vowed not to let the trial of the Knights bleed this time.

……

First, the two quarreled, and then it turned into a battle between the two camps, and soon the other factions were dragged into the water, and the meeting hall was directly turned into a vegetable market.

Seeing the escalation of the quarrel, Pius VII couldn't sit still, and immediately snapped: "Silence!"

"Look at each of you, what do you look like now?"

"There is plenty of time to discuss the issue of accountability later. Now let's discuss whether the orc's proposal is in our interest!"

I don't know when it started, Pius VII has become accustomed to talking about "interests".This is inconsistent with the status of the Pope, but it is very effective.

Every time you encounter a problem that cannot be solved, as long as you start from the perspective of "benefits", it will be solved quickly.

Since it is easy to use, it will naturally be carried forward.Even though the outside world sprayed Pius VII with blood, his prestige within the Holy See was still very high.

"Your Majesty, there are two main demands of the orcs, let the human alliance stop fighting and assassinate.

If we look at it separately, the real embarrassment for us is to let the Human Alliance stop fighting.If the performance is too much, it is easy to arouse suspicion from all parties.

What's more, the Knights of Judgment have all gone to the front line, and if they withdraw without a fight, it will not look good.

Assassinate.

Since Caesar III came to the throne, he hasn't caused us any trouble. It would be great if we can get rid of this person.

As for the other people requested by the orcs, they were all important officials within the Alpha Kingdom, and they just took care of them when they had the opportunity.

The only trouble is that these people are very concerned about their own safety, and it is difficult to get close to them, let alone assassinate them.

Unless we..."

When the words came to his lips, Archbishop Sauron swallowed them back.As one of the oldest forces in the human race, the Holy See will naturally not lack dark means.

It's just that some methods are too cruel, not commensurate with the role played by the Holy See, and the price to be paid is too high, so they gradually withdraw from everyone's sight.

"Your Majesty, just agreeing to the terms of the orcs is too cheap for them.

Moreover, whether it is to let the Human Alliance stop fighting, or to assassinate Caesar III, we will need to pay a big price.

Since they give us problems, we can also pay them back.The requirements don't need to be too high, as long as they severely injure the Alpha Kingdom's Northern Expeditionary Army.

Give them the information on the internal factions of the Alpha Kingdom, and let them catch some of them and beat them up, breaking the internal balance of power of the Alpha Kingdom.

At that time, even if the assassination of Caesar III fails, there will still be enough mess waiting for him to clean up. "

Gu Lei said with a sneer.

It can be seen that he really despises the incompetence of the orc empire, so he couldn't help but help out with suggestions.

After thinking for a while, Pius VII nodded slightly and said: "We can let the orcs try it, and we will not lose no matter whether we succeed or fail.

Inform the Bishop of Montezon and make him ready.Once we have an agreement with the orcs, move forward with the truce negotiation proposal.

But these are not enough, if the alliance meeting agrees to a truce, we have to help the orcs.

Sauron, mobilize our contacts and help the orcs lobby all races to intervene in mediation. "

As soon as the words came out, Pius VII felt something was wrong.It seems that the Holy See has intervened too much in this war.

Especially now, the favoritism towards the orcs is so obvious that it almost jumps out to support the orc empire.

As a human force, it is obvious that their buttocks are crooked when they play like this.If the thunder explodes one day, it will be smashed to pieces.

"Forget it, don't let the Bishop of Montezon act.

Our previous performance left a lot of flaws. In the next alliance meeting, we must be the main fighters.

Tell Bishop Montesson to exaggerate the difficulty of destroying the orc empire at the alliance meeting, and then call on all countries to send 700 million troops to destroy the orc empire! "

Pius VII said with a sneer.

To promote a plan, it is not necessary to go into battle personally, and sometimes adopting the opposite plan can also achieve the goal.

With 700 million troops, the entire human race can naturally afford it.But wanting to put so many troops on the battlefield is just wishful thinking.

Heavy logistics are enough to drag any force to death.Even if it is shared by many forces in the alliance, the price to be paid is enough to make everyone hurt.

However, with the huge territory of the Beastman Empire, if you want to completely destroy the opponent, you really can't do it without millions of troops.

A slight exaggeration of difficulty can rationalize the "700 million" figure.

If you can't bear the loss, the plan will naturally not go ahead.Coupled with the intervention of various ethnic groups in the mainland, negotiation has become the best choice.

……

Fort Nadson, through the joint efforts of the defenders and the soldiers and civilians in the city, the work of exhuming corpses and cleaning up construction waste was finally completed.

From the broken walls and ruins left by the war, it can be seen that the robbery of the red dragon Maxim caused the Lochnard family to suffer huge losses.

The specific loss report has reached Thorsten.Looking at the detailed list above, he almost cried.

It was too tragic. The long list of dead was no less than a battle.

But the problem is that there is still a record in the war, and they are completely confused.As the evil dragon who provoked the incident, he patted his ass and left, and all losses can only be paid by the Locknard family themselves.

If it wasn't for his sanity, he would have organized a dragon slaying brigade to seek justice from Maxim.

Since it is a living being, it will naturally have weaknesses, and the dragon is no exception.

It's just that compared with ordinary creatures, the weakness of giant dragons is not so obvious.Even if the weakness is grasped, it is not something ordinary people can grasp.

As an ancient noble family, the Lochnard family also has records in this regard.

After weighing the pros and cons, Torsten finally extinguished the desire for immediate revenge.

The direct casualties caused by the war exceeded [-], and the casualties caused by the fire exceeded [-].

Tens of thousands of private houses were destroyed, and property losses were even more numerous.Most of the city's residents became homeless overnight.

Those who can live in Fort Nadson are not ordinary serfs.Either it is the distant and near branch of the Lochnard family, or the family members who are close to the retainers, and the worst is the family members of the elite soldiers.

They are all their own people, so when this kind of thing happens, the family will naturally be responsible to the end.

Having just experienced the orc invasion, the Lochnard family had already suffered heavy losses, and now such a wave has come, making their financial situation that is not rich even worse.

It is really unbearable.If the dragon slaying is successful and the dragon clan retaliates, it will be over.

No matter how secretive it is, it's useless. Just after this kind of thing happened, Maxim had an accident, and it was difficult for the Dragon Clan to suspect them.

For the strong, evidence is never a necessary factor, only suspicion is enough.

"You can't expect to reason with giant dragons unless you have fists as hard as theirs."

Even if he wanted to take revenge, he would have to wait until the limelight passed.In other words, when Maxim's enemies are all over the continent, he will make a move.

……

"what?"

"This red dragon appeared in the frontier camp before robbing Fort Nadson?"

Thorsten exclaimed.

After the Southeastern Front Army, Southwest Front Army, and Central Front Army arrived in the north, together with the armies of the nobles from the northern provinces, they became the new border guards of the Alpha Kingdom.

Turning his head around, Torsten discovered the problem.The current head of the border guards is the sworn enemy of their family.

The red dragon failed to rob the border guards, so he came to rob Fort Nadson immediately, and it was hard for him not to think about it.

"Yes, Viscount!

I heard from people in the border guards that the evil dragon descended from the sky and asked the guards for gold coins and princesses.It was only after Earl Hudson negotiated with the dragon that he sent him away.

There are many versions of the specific content of the conversation.Some say they were threatened by Hudson; others say that Hudson patiently explained to the evil dragon that there is no..."

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Thorsten's face became even uglier.No matter which version it is, it cannot prove that the dragon's attack on Fort Nadson has something to do with Hudson.

The information obtained by just inquiring can only prove one result-the Earl of Hudson is so powerful that even the evil dragon can be dismissed with a few words.

Perhaps sensing the change in his expression, the young officer in charge of scouting the news hastily swallowed back what he hadn't finished speaking.

It can't be blamed for the ignorance of the subordinates. In fact, the grievances between them and the Koslow family are originally the dark history of the Lochnard family.

The disgraced members of the Koslow family must be remembered by everyone and always look for opportunities for revenge.

As the victors, the Locknard family didn't care so much.In the past years, there were thousands of nobles who were trampled under their feet. Who can remember a group of shabby settlers!
There are many people who want revenge, but after so many years, the Lochnard family is still prosperous, but the former enemies have turned to dust one by one.

If it weren't for Hudson's sudden rise, they would have almost forgotten that there was such an enemy when they searched through the family records when investigating the details.

Recalling the enemy, but after all, this is the dark history of his family that he can't bear to look back on.It's fine for the top family members to know about it, there's no need for the whole world to know about it.

"I know the matter, you all go back first!"

Torsten said with a gloomy face.

The thunder that the ancestors had planted suddenly exploded now, and those of them who are juniors can only knock down their front teeth and swallow them in their stomachs.

Even if they are willing to ease the relationship and let the past grievances disappear with the wind, it is impossible for the Koslow family to agree!

Knowing that the dragon attack may be related to Hudson, but there is no evidence in hand, even if they want to make use of it.

"Trouble, this matter is really difficult!"

After sighing, Torsten said to himself again.

"No! We must find a way to get Hudson down and let him continue to serve as the commander of the border guards. The family will be in danger!"

He wanted to think about it, but he didn't have a clue what to do specifically.

The influence of the Lochnard family is indeed strong, but they cannot influence the decision-making of the kingdom.At least the position of the commander-in-chief of the border guards is not something they can decide with one word.

If you want to get Hudson going, you have to not only catch the opponent's handle, but also find someone who can replace him.

If the kingdom had a better choice, such a high-ranking core position would not be the turn of Hudson, an upstart who suddenly rose.

The most capable generals are all in the Northern Expeditionary Army.Among the generals who stayed in the country, Hudson had the most stalwart military exploits.

Suddenly want to change, not to mention the Locknard family, even the king can't do it.

The first thing to oppose is not others, but the most important ally of the Locknard family.The five wealthy families in the Northland are connected with each other, but they all have their own calculations.

Hudson is the commander-in-chief of the border guards, and only the Lochnard family is in danger; if a second-hander goes up, it is dangerous for all the families in the Northland.

The battle on the front line is becoming more and more intense. No one can tell whether the Northern Expeditionary Army can retreat completely.

The reinforcements from the Terran Alliance have been slow to arrive. In case the orcs solve the problem and the Northern Expeditionary Army goes south again, the border guards will be everyone's last line of defense.

If you don't arrange for a general who can fight to be the commander-in-chief of the front line, everyone will feel uneasy!

Under this background, everyone is looking after themselves, who cares about the Lochnard family?

In a sense, if you want to get Hudson down now, you are going against most of the nobles in the kingdom.

……

　Remarks: Political allies are not constant. Today is an ally and tomorrow will be an enemy. Don't make a fuss.It is common for countries to form alliances and betray each other, and it is also common for allies to stab each other.This setting is different from previous fantasy novels.

　
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