I became a mage and was recruited by the lord as his son-in-law

There were dozens of earl cities controlled by the church, but no marquis cities or above. These cities were the main force of the aristocratic ruling system, and the nobles and the king had never allowed the church to interfere.

Of course, now the king allows it.

With the recognition of the king, the church has gained legitimacy. Although the nobles still will not cooperate, the church also has a ticket to resistance.

But the realization of all this has a prerequisite, that is, the Church still maintains its spirit of continuous progress and it still maintains the status of the Holy Spirit in people's hearts.

The events of St. Petersburg are not well known to the common people, but in people's hearts, they are still wrapped in a sacred shroud.

Of course, in the eyes of the nobles, there is no difference between the church and them. The only difference is that one has God as an excuse, and the other relies on past achievements. Both are the ruling class.

The advantage of the church lies in its sacred status in people's hearts. Now, as long as the nobles tell the story of St. Petersburg, the church will no longer have the possibility of expansion.

Beth almost exhausted the power of the church in the Orc War, which made the church's position even more precarious. The church has lost the capital to negotiate with the nobles in a short period of time.

If you want to live the same life as before, you must give the nobles a satisfactory answer.

……

In the underground meeting hall of the church city, several patriarchs and the pope are discussing matters.

"The Great Wolf Duke sent a letter, asking us to hand over the culprit."

"But those people are already dead, and there is only one person left who reported it, which is not enough."

"Then bring out something substantial."

Several patriarchs all looked towards the end of the long table, where sat an old man with white hair and wrinkles all over his face, but his eyes were so sharp, like a blade pointing directly at his eyebrows, cutting into everyone's hearts.

The old man frowned and glanced at the people at the long table. This group of rabble always had their eyes on their own petty profits. Even if their purses were torn, their only thought was to grab the leaking money as quickly as possible instead of blocking the purses.

The ship of the Kingdom of God on earth is about to collapse, but they are only thinking about the position of the Pope.

Without the kingdom of God on earth, everyone here is nothing.

The Pope stroked the cross bracelet in his hand. Even though he hated these people so much, he still had to deal with the dirty business for these fools. Of course, he also had to keep his position as Pope.

"If handing me over can calm the church's crisis, then everything is easy to deal with. I will go straight to the giant wolf's mouth and offer my head."

The Pope's brows were furrowed, and the fierceness in his eyes became more and more captivating. When everyone was swept by the Pope's gaze, they lowered their heads and looked at the documents on their desks.

"Don't be silly. The Giant Wolf doesn't want an old man like me. He wants the church to pay the price. He wants the church to never threaten the status of the nobility."

A patriarch raised his hand tremblingly, and the Pope signaled him to speak.

"But we have nothing left to compromise on. Do you want us to give up our weapons? If we give up our weapons, the church will become the money bag of the nobles, not ours."

The Pope nodded. His purpose today was to resolve this matter.

"For hundreds of years, the expansion of our church has never conflicted with the nobility. We develop inland and do not touch the border areas where troops are maintained. We do not touch the territories above the marquisate and do not pick the pockets of the grand dukes. Our expansion has always been slow and methodical, and each side takes what it needs."

Hearing this, a patriarch suddenly stood up and continued the Pope's words:

"But this is what's going on recently. Why should we get involved in the affairs of the royal capital? What does the matter of that old lion have to do with us?"

"Yes, a state religion was born, and the nobles immediately targeted us."

"The premise for us to make money is not to conflict with the fundamental interests of the nobles. Now we have directly declared war on the nobles. This is unreasonable."

"This is all Beth's fault."

"What kind of saint is this? She will drag the church into the quagmire of war."

There was a lot of noise below, but the Pope seemed relieved. He glanced at the patriarch who had stood up first, and then instantly returned to the quarreling crowd.

He slammed the table hard, drawing everyone's attention back to him, and the scene became quiet again. He did not speak immediately, but looked at everyone with a slightly angry expression until everyone lowered their heads again.

Gradually, no emotion appeared on everyone's faces, and the Pope spoke again:

"Beth's idea is correct. She wants to take the church further, but such a risk is huge. We agreed to her idea because she said we could lead the church throughout the empire, and we agreed. After all, we are tired of the wind and snow in the north."

A patriarch lowered his head and whispered:

“But she failed.”

The Pope smiled slightly and said slowly:

"Yes, she failed, and she should pay a due price for her failure."

A patriarch touched his chin and said:

"Beth is a member of the upper class given by God. Our church currently has no means to defeat her. How can we offer her to the Grand Duke?"

The Pope nodded upon hearing this and handed a letter in his hand to the Patriarch beside him. After reading it, the Patriarch gave the letter to the person next to him.

After a while, everyone had previewed the letter.

The above is the result of the conversation between the Pope and the Archduke of Giant Wolf.

The Duke of Giant Wolf said, Beth, he would handle it himself and the church didn't need to support it.

"That's a good thing."

A patriarch crossed his arms and slowly expressed his thoughts.

"Now our knights are only in the next few years and have no fighting power. As long as we stabilize the nobles, we can return to the way we were before and wait for the next Beth to appear. With the experience of this Beth's failure, the next Beth will be better."

"Although I feel sorry for Beth, but isn't it our duty as a knight to sacrifice our lives for God?"

There was no heated debate at the scene, just everyone expressing their own views. Of course, the theme was, in the name of God and the future of the church, talking about the helplessness of betraying Beth and the greatness of their courage to sacrifice.

Even this sacrifice has nothing to do with them.

The emergence of Beth, in essence, has nothing to do with them. Beth was cultivated by Adam, not by the church.

The Pope nodded and said directly:

"Then it's settled. I'll go communicate with the Duke of Giant Wolf and inform him of Beth's whereabouts."

At this time, a patriarch stood up and reported to the Pope:

"Beth is now staying with that Scourge Bennett. Will it affect our plan?"

"I don't know, but Bennett has a relationship with Giant Wolf, so I'm sure he won't make things difficult for the Duke. Let the Duke of Giant Wolf make the arrangements himself."

The Pope glanced at everyone again, and he was about to end his talk for the day.

"Does anyone have any other opinions?"

No one answered.

"Then this concludes today's session."

Everyone: "Praise be to Allah."

The Pope made the sign of a cross between his brows and said to the crowd:

"God so loved the world."