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Chapter 488 Frankish Holy See

Fifty miles away from the royal capital, in a remote manor, several old men were sitting at a stone table drinking wine facing each other, with a lingering sadness on their brows.

"You said, isn't it a little too much for us to do this? Everyone left, and the mess left behind, can that kid Caesar clean up?"

Morrison asked incredulously.

It doesn't matter to oppose the Holy See, but you cannot oppose the Lord of Dawn.Although the gods have not bubbled up for thousands of years, the believers are still there!
Such a big incident cannot be resolved simply by refuting the rumors once.

Even Hudson's nominal headmaster rushed to the capital to deal with the aftermath as soon as he received the news, let alone the senior officials of the college.

"Don't worry, the sky won't fall!
There are so many ministers in the court, they know how to deal with this kind of thing.It is not difficult to find a cult organization to take the blame.

But follow-up troubles are still inevitable.

Blame Brian and Gallows, those two brainless idiots, what kind of wine is there for nothing!
Drinking is fine, but after getting drunk, we published our unconfirmed research results in the name of the academy.

After causing a lot of trouble, the two of them were bachelors, and they slapped their buttocks to find a place to hide, but the trouble stayed behind.

We are also to blame for this matter, knowing that the two of them are idiots, we actually let them stay at home.

I can't take care of that much anymore, and now we are at a critical moment. If we want to protect Robert, we can't get away from him at all.

Misfortunes and blessings, having this incident to attract the attention of the outside world is convenient for Robert to break through.

Otherwise, the Holy See and the powerhouses of other races will come to make trouble, even if Hudson is brought in to protect the law, it may not be successful! "

Frost couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

There are many strong people who suspect the death of the Lord of Dawn, and everyone is so happy, a large part of the reason is: the high-level leaders of various countries feel that something happened to the gods.

However, everyone wanted to think about it, but no one put their guesses on the table.If you really can't control your desire to express, that's also a trumpet in your vest.

"The Twilight of the Gods" is a reasonable result speculated by the experts of the Arcane Academy after many verifications.

The infighting among the believers, the Lord of Dawn does not show up, everyone can understand.

The destructive half-orcs and ogres have their own race gods, so it makes no sense to watch the believers die, and they don't show any signs of death.

Similar incidents have happened more than once. In the past years, more than one race has been wiped out, and the gods they believe in have never bubbled.

If believers are not important, why start a war of faith?

In history, there were not one or two conflicts in the continent of Aslant caused by religious issues.

Even the creatures living in the ocean, because of the orders issued by the gods, forcibly launched wars in lands that were not suitable for their own survival.

All the gods were silent together, and even the matter of the extinction of believers was left alone, it was hard not to make people suspicious.

Similar to the argument of "Twilight of the Gods", there are still many similar speculations in the academic world, but everyone tacitly keeps it secret.

On the one hand, it is out of fear of the gods; on the other hand, it is the need for governance.People cannot live without faith, and religious theocracy is essentially a part of aristocratic rule.

Things have come to this point, no one can run away.It was those two idiots who announced the news, but the research results were made by everyone!

Now we are all on the same boat, we either find a way to deal with the aftermath together, or we end up together.

Thankfully they didn't show up, leaving room for maneuver.As long as the kingdom is strong enough, there is a chance to cover up the past.

Everyone was a victim, and the only one who took advantage was Robert who was in retreat.

With the cover of the "blasphemy storm", it is estimated that no one knows that he is breaking through in retreat.In order to keep it secret, they didn't even notify the high-level officials of the kingdom.

There is no way. In the recent period, there have been three breakthrough failures on the mainland.

Without exception, at critical moments, the enemy popped up to make trouble.

As the strong men of the kingdom, they seem to have unlimited scenery, but in fact their every move is watched by others.

The probability of successfully breaking through the sanctuary is low, and if someone makes trouble, it will be completely reduced to zero.

It is useless to assemble heavy troops for protection. As long as the two sides fight hard and cause energy tidal fluctuations, the breakthrough may fail.

The explosive energy pouring into the body is not changing the essence of life, but sending someone to see the Lord of Dawn.

……

After Hudson left the Emerald Palace, Caesar IV immediately called a meeting of his ministers.

There was one more episode, and Caesar IV knew that things could not be done according to the original plan.

"Deniation + cold treatment" can indeed solve the problem, but for the innocent people involved, it is a reputation disaster.

"Your Majesty, it is indeed a way to release the news to divert the attention of the outside world. But now that the senior officials of the Arcane Academy have disappeared, how can I explain it to the outside world?"

Foreign Minister Earl Francis said with a depressed face.

The decision-making is made by everyone, but the work is done by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.After all, to spread the news across the continent, only the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has such a wide distribution of branches.

If you want to do things well, rationality is the problem that must be solved.

It is easy to spread the news that the holy artifacts of the Holy See are scattered outside. The kingdom has one, and the rest is just a matter of making up stories. Anyway, the holy artifacts of the Holy See must have been lost.

The trouble is "dispelling rumors".

If the rumors are true, it’s okay to say, the problem is the blasphemous remarks, which were really sent from the Arcane Academy, and witnessed by countless witnesses.

Even if they find someone to take the blame, the senior management of the college must come forward.

Now no one knows where they are hiding, which puts the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in trouble.If you want to expand, you don't know where to start.

"I have already sent someone to look for him, and I believe he will be found out soon. The person involved is not here, and no one can tell what exactly happened.

If after three days, no one has been found, let all the families send out the funeral together! "

Caesar IV gritted his teeth and said.

Disgusting people, who wouldn't!

In the aristocratic world, mourning a living person is not just simply unlucky.

Once mourning is issued, even if people are still alive, they are dead.For the sake of the family's face, they can only turn from bright to dark, and they will no longer be active in front of people.

For individuals, this is a disaster; but for the kingdom, it is the easiest way to get out of the predicament in the short term.

Death cannot be eliminated, but it is convenient to throw the pot away.

As long as the kingdom firmly insisted that all the top officials of the Arcane Academy were attacked by the enemy and all died in battle, and that the blasphemous remarks were all the enemy's conspiracy, the nature of the matter would change.

"Your Majesty, if they come back afterwards, the matter..."

Before Earl Francis finished speaking, Caesar IV interrupted angrily: "Come back as soon as you come back, you have caused such a big trouble, and each of you didn't want to find a way to deal with the aftermath, but instead hid irresponsibly .

It's fine if we don't ask them to settle the score. Could it be that they still have the nerve to ask us for an explanation?

If you want a theory, then you should have a good theory with them.Even if their seniority is high, they can't be unreasonable! "

The king's coffin was concluded, and the ministers agreed very much.No one likes to have a group of ancestors pressing down on their heads, but the extraordinary world can't help it.

"Since His Majesty has made a decision, let the orcs take the blame!"

The prime minister, the Grand Duke of Newfoundland, added along the way.

In the Alpha Kingdom, any unresolvable matter can be blamed on the orcs.

As for how the orcs sneaked in and laid hands on the upper echelons of the Arcane Academy, there is also a cult organization!

Neither the orcs nor the cult organization could come up with an explanation.

……

One moment, everyone was still angry at the blasphemous remarks; the next moment, everyone's attention was shifted to the incident of the loss of the sacred artifact inherited by the Holy See.

On the holy mountain, Pius VII went mad with anger.The news that was painstakingly blocked, finally leaked out.

It seems that what is lost is an artifact, but what is actually lost is the legal system.The incompleteness of the three major inheritance artifacts means that the legitimacy of the Holy See will suffer an unprecedented impact.

Combined with the current situation, it is only a matter of time before the Holy See's monopoly of belief in the human race is broken.

With the loss of the divine authority, the biggest obstacle to the establishment of the Holy See in the Frankish Kingdom no longer exists, and the next step is to see the game between the two sides.

To make matters worse, the middle and lower ranks of the Holy See who didn't know about the loss of the artifact declared forcefully that the artifact was not lost. Some clergy even assured believers that the Holy See would soon take out the artifact to refute the rumors.

The premise of "refuting rumors" is: only if there are rumors.

What is the difference between losing two of the three major inheritance artifacts and only holding the last crown to refute the rumors, and directly admitting that the artifacts are lost?
But it doesn't work if you don't explain it.

The royal faction headed by the Frankish Kingdom has found a lot of evidence and is trying to find a way to confirm the "ten deadly sins" on their heads.

If the two are connected, believers can easily conclude that the Holy See has lost its morality, and the gods have withdrawn the inheritance artifact.

Even if the believers can't think of the enemies of the Holy See, they will think of it for them, thus shaking the foundation of the Holy See's rule.

"Have you found out? Which bastard released the news?"

Pius VII roared.

He has already made up his mind that if he finds the person who stabbed the knife behind the scenes, he must send this person to the barbecue grill, and then burn his soul to smoke.

"Your Majesty, the news spread suddenly, and it happened almost at the same time in all parts of the mainland. Those who have this ability are nothing but those big countries.

The investigation time is too short, and it is not yet possible to determine which one it is.

From the current point of view, the Kingdom of Frank is the most suspected, followed by the Kingdom of Alpha, and the third is the three countries of the Middle Mainland, and the Kingdom of Iberia is also possible.

The remaining kingdoms also have this strength.However, their motivation is slightly smaller, but it cannot be completely ruled out. "

Ulise's answer made Pius VII even more angry.This is not locking the suspects, it is clearly killing all the major forces of the human race.

It is known without analysis that the mastermind behind the scenes must be one of them, but who it is has become an unknown.

Knowing that the Pope was unhappy, there was nothing Ulise could do.He only received the news two days ago, even if the enemy did not cover up, it is impossible to find out the result so quickly!
What's more, it's common for big forces to do things with vests on vests, frame them, and deliberately divert their attention.

It's hard to figure out who did it without peeling the cocoon.

If you find the wrong target and fight with someone in a daze, wouldn't the mastermind behind the scenes laugh to death.

"waste!"

"Everything is trash!"

"I don't care what method you use, you must catch the black hands behind the scenes!
Don't try to be fooled, the problems exposed by this incident are extraordinary.Apart from the dispatched treasure hunting team, the only ones who knew about the missing artifact were us high-level officials.

It has now been confirmed that all members of the treasure hunting team are wiped out.

If the news can leak out, either there is a traitor among us, or the artifact has fallen into the hands of a certain powerful force.

Only by finding the mastermind behind the scenes can we regain the inheritance artifact and reshape the sacred legal system of my Holy See! "

The words of Pius VII shocked everyone.The possibility of leaking secrets is almost zero, and they have all become high-level officials of the Holy See, and they are only raped when they are full.

"The lost artifact has fallen into the hands of a powerful force" is undoubtedly very bad news for the Holy See of Chenxi.

Fortunately, the other party did not show it directly. At least it can prove that the mastermind behind the scenes is not the Frankish Kingdom.If the artifact falls into the hands of the Franks, now they will directly take the inherited artifact and establish a separate Holy See.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter needs to be discussed in the long run. Hiding the inheritance artifact privately, and daring to stab us at such a time, the mastermind behind the scenes must be prepared.

What is found now may not be true.If you want to verify the authenticity, it will not be done overnight.

In a short period of time, it may be difficult to find the inherited artifact.As a matter of urgency, we still need to solve the immediate problems first.

With the help of major forces, the public opinion of the outside world is very unfavorable to us.If you take the inheritance artifact, I'm afraid it will be..."

The more he spoke, the lower the voice of Bishop Sauron.In the end, I couldn't say it directly.

However, everyone's understanding ability is still very strong.Even if he didn't say it clearly, he knew how much trouble the Holy See was in right now.

With so much attention, even if they wanted to fake it, they didn't dare to take action!
The divine weapon is not a Chinese cabbage, and it cannot be cast by ordinary people at all, let alone a divine weapon inherited from the Holy See.

……

Compared with the headache of the Holy See, the Frankish Kingdom on the other side is another scene.

Since the news of the loss of the Holy See's inheritance artifact was confirmed, the conservatives who originally opposed the establishment of a separate Holy See also suddenly turned their backs.

Almost overnight, rumors that the Holy See was abandoned by the Lord of Dawn spread to all major cities in the kingdom.

The reaction of the believers was more intense than everyone expected.Countless people attribute the reason why the gods no longer appear holy to the fact that the Holy See has lost its morals and offended the gods.

Seeing that the situation was going well, Charles III didn't bother to hide it, and directly pulled a group of younger brothers to establish a separate Holy See.

Representatives of churches from various countries also took great pride in it. Although they did not directly vote for the new Holy See, they participated in the foundation laying ceremony.

It's a pity that the Lord of Dawn did not respond, otherwise it would be perfect.

Unlike the Holy See on the Holy Mountain, the new Holy See led by the Franks did not set up the Pope, but set up a bishops' college to act as the Pope.

There is no doubt that this is a very smart approach.There is no inheritance artifact in hand, and there is no theocracy at all.

According to the rules, the pope must be recognized by the inheritance artifact.In the past, this was not a restriction.

As long as the believers of the eighth-level light department can get the response of the inheritance artifact, there has never been a pope who failed to recognize the superior because of the inheritance artifact.

Now that there are no artifacts, naturally it cannot be recognized.Rather than forcing an illegitimate pope, it is better to leave the position empty.

It just so happened that the monarchs of various countries did not like the Pope either.Judging from the division of classes in the mainland, the king has already stood at the top of the nobility, but the pope still stands on top of the king.

Under the "divine right of kings" system, only the emperor can fight against the pope. In fact, in the religious system, the emperor is inferior.

In the eyes of the monarchs, such a powerful pope should not exist.

This alone is enough to make many countries stand under the Frankish Holy See.

Of course, it is inevitable to negotiate the price now.If it is the same as the original Holy See, wouldn't the new Holy See be established in vain?

"Bishop Edward, how is the branch church established? How many countries are willing to join us?"

Charles III asked vigorously.

The joint efforts of several generations of kings finally took root in his hands.

Kicking away the biggest stumbling block on the road to development, if nothing else happens, the Kingdom of Frankish will develop to a new height in his hands.

"Your Majesty, the progress is very smooth. At present, six national churches have made it clear that they recognize the legitimacy of the Holy See of the Kingdom and no longer accept the restraint of the Holy See of the Holy Mountain.

The attitudes of the remaining church representatives from various countries were also very warm.Although he didn't join us directly, he also showed a tendency.

We are working hard to attract more people to join, and I believe that in the near future, the Holy See of the Kingdom will replace the Holy See of the Holy Mountain and become the orthodox spokesperson of the Lord of Dawn in the world! "

Archbishop Edward said with a smile.

Although he was not able to become the supreme pope, as the leader of the bishops, his status has been greatly improved.

The only regret is that in order to attract countries to join, the Frankish Holy See has transferred a lot of rights to the local church, and the power of the Holy See headquarters has shrunk significantly.

But Edward was content.If he really became the pope, his status would be embarrassing.

The king and the pope are both in the same city. Who should listen to?

Compared with Charles III, the real king, Edward's foundation is still far behind.If theocracy and kingship really collide, he might become the shortest-lived pope in history.

"Good job, keep working hard in this area. Every time a country is dug over, the power of the Holy See will be weakened by one point.

After being tossed about by us like this, the wealth they have collected from various countries in the mainland this year will be greatly reduced.

If it continues to drag on, perhaps without our help, the finances will overwhelm them.

The new Holy See has been established, and our next task is to find the inheritance artifact as soon as possible, so as to lay the legal foundation of theocracy.

Everyone should cooperate closely and cooperate sincerely.

The rumor this time is not simple. From the information collected by the Holy See, the inheritance artifact is likely to be in the hands of the people behind the scenes.

Compared with the Holy See, we have more room for maneuver.In addition to grabbing from those behind the scenes, the kingdom can also trade with them.

If possible, let the Holy See of the Holy Mountain be the villain first, and then we will jump out to help them out, and buy the artifact back by the way.

After all, in this incident, they can be regarded as helping us indirectly, so let's treat it as repaying the favor! "

Charles III said confidently, as if already...

(End of this chapter)