Grand Duke Swordfish was sitting in his study. The butler stood in front of Grand Duke Swordfish. He said to Grand Duke Swordfish: "Master, there are currently 376 churches of the Mother Goddess Church in our territory.
There are churches in some small villages, but they are not big. There is only one pastor. We do not take care of such churches. If we take care of them all, there will be more. According to statistics, there are more than 300 churches.
There are at least ten people in each church. Among these ten people, at least eight are combatants. Of course, there are not many churches with ten people, only thirty-five. The remaining church leaders have all the people.
There are more than fifty people, most of whom are combatants, and in every city and town, the number of staunch believers of the Mother Goddess Church is also very large, accounting for at least about 30%. I have also checked among our troops.
Among our troops, the soldiers who firmly believe in the Mother Goddess Church stood on about three floors. The number of relatives at home who are firm believers in the Mother Goddess Church stood on about five floors, because many of these people came voluntarily.
They are soldiers, and their physical condition is still very good, so I left them all behind..."
"That's enough!" Grand Duke Swordfish suddenly shouted angrily, and then he suddenly stood up, looked at the steward and said: "This is unreasonable, they are too brave, they dare to extend their claws into my army.
, I am still cooperating with them and dealing with the Business Alliance together. It turns out that my real enemy has never been the Business Alliance, but these people, hateful, really hateful."
Duke Swordfish was really angry this time. He had never paid attention to this matter before, but he also thought that the people from the Mother Goddess Church had actually put their hands into his army, and now their church has actually
There were so many, it was too scary. When he thought that people in his territory who were above the third level would stand up and resist him as soon as the Mother Goddess Church said hello, he felt himself break out in a cold sweat.
At this time, the housekeeper glanced at Grand Duke Swordfish and hesitated. It was better to say: "Master, I also found out some things. Several generals in our army are loyal to the Mother Goddess Church.
Some of the believers have secret contacts with the Mother Goddess Church, and it is said that they still have positions in the Mother Goddess Church. However, this news has not been confirmed. Among the administrative officials in our territory, there are about four levels.
Those people are believers of the Mother Goddess Church, and it was these officials who first proposed to unite with the Mother Goddess Church to deal with the Merchant Alliance."
Boom! Grand Duke Swordfish couldn't help it any longer, and smashed the table in front of him with one punch. He looked at his butler with blood-red eyes and said, "Are you telling the truth?" There were already wounds on his body.
There was murderous intent, and the whole person looked like a tiger that wanted to choose people to devour. It looked very ferocious and terrifying.
The butler immediately said: "Master, what I said is true. Not only those people, but also in our castle, there are many loyal believers of the Mother Goddess Church. Master, if we really start to clean up those people now,
Then our territory will definitely be in chaos, and by that time, if the Mother Goddess Church exerts its strength, we will be really in danger, so this matter must be considered in the long run."
Duke Swordfish clenched his fists tightly. He really wanted to kill people now. He really didn't expect that the Church of the Mother Goddess had already reached such a level and had such a powerful force in his territory.
Now that he has become too big to lose, he can't do it easily. It's ridiculous that he has always regarded the merchant alliance as an enemy before, and he also thought about dealing with the merchant alliance, fearing that they would really work with the Mother Goddess Church to destroy the merchant alliance.
If they are destroyed, then the Church of the Mother Goddess will destroy them. By that time, the Iron World will probably return to the Dark Ages again. It's hateful, so hateful, that he was actually used by the Church of the Mother Goddess.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the door and said: "Your Excellency, Sir Strong, please see me." This was the voice of a servant in the castle. This servant was also the son of Grand Duke Swordfish. He was a very loyal person, but
The Grand Duke of Swordfish turned around and glanced at the butler.
The butler nodded and said: "There is no problem with the servant. Strong is one of the generals who are very close to the Church of the Mother Goddess." After saying that, he looked at Grand Duke Swordfish and waited for Grand Duke Swordfish's order. He believed in Swordfish.
Grand Duke Yu understood what he meant and would not fall out with the Mother Goddess Church directly. That would not do him any good.
When the Grand Duke heard what the butler said, he couldn't help but feel a trace of hatred on his face. This Strong was promoted by him. He was not very old. He was already a general and one of the radicals under him. He had always been a member of the radical group.
They all advocated dealing with the merchant alliance, turning the merchant alliance's wealth into their own wealth, and then expanding the territory. At the time, he thought there was no problem with this, but now it seems that it is very problematic. I am afraid that these words,
I think I only said this after receiving the instruction from the Mother Goddess Church.
However, the Duke took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and then said to the housekeeper: "Let someone clean up this place and take Strong to the living room. I will see him there and I will take care of him first when I get back."
Let’s clean up the castle here, but the method must be gentler. It’s best to control them and don’t kill them first.”
The housekeeper responded, and then walked out of the study with the Grand Duke, went to a living room in the castle and sat down. After a while, a big man in armor walked into the living room. This big man was tall and wearing light armor, but
His light armor is very delicate, and he carries a big sword on his back. He is in his thirties, has brown hair, and both eyes are gray. He looks very tough, with a certain
A tough military atmosphere.
In the past, the Grand Duke admired his temperament very much, but now the Grand Duke was extremely vigilant in his heart, but he did not show it on his face. Instead, he looked at Strong with a smile on his face as before.
After Strong entered the living room, he immediately saluted the Grand Duke and said, "I belong to the Grand Duke. Good day, Grand Duke."
The Grand Duke smiled and said: "Okay, no need to be so polite, just sit down." The Grand Duke used to admire Strong very much, and he was the one who promoted Strong, so he still trusted Strong very much.
He has always regarded Strong as his confidant, and it is precisely because of this that he is so polite to Strong, because he has always regarded Strong as the person he trusts most.
Strong did not sit down, but said to the Grand Duke: "Grand Duke, the Merchant Alliance really went too far this time. They actually sent troops directly into Haizhou City. We absolutely cannot allow them to do this. I think we must
We need to send troops to teach the merchant alliance a lesson and let them understand that Haizhou City belongs to you, Grand Duke. I have already assembled the army and am waiting for you to give the order."
When the Grand Duke heard what Strong said, he couldn't help but frowned, and then said in a deep voice: "Strong, don't mess around now, things are not as simple as you think, and the strength of the Merchant Alliance is not all we can deal with.
Yes, if we really rashly start a war with the Merchant Alliance, it will not do us any good, because the battle site must be in Haizhou City, and once the war starts in Haizhou City, then Haizhou City will be finished, and we will
Throwing away one of our biggest tax sources will not do us any good, it will only make the Mother Goddess Church cheaper."
When Strong heard what the Grand Duke said, he seemed to be stunned for a moment. Then he looked at the Grand Duke with some confusion and said: "Grand Duke, the Mother Goddess Church shouldn't be a threat to us, right? They don't have any army, and over the years,
They have been helping us suppress the merchant alliance, why does the Grand Duke still regard them as enemies?"
In the past, the Grand Duke might not have thought there was anything wrong with these words, but now he heard that Strong's words sounded like he was asking him, but in fact he was always speaking good words for the Mother Goddess Church.
, let him first think of the benefits of the Mother God Church, so that his hostility to the Mother God Church will be reduced by two points, and his favorable impression of the Mother God Church will be two points more. In this way, slowly, he will naturally become more and more fond of the Mother God Church.
I feel better and better.
The Grand Duke glanced at Strong, and then said in a deep voice: "The Mother Goddess Church has indeed helped us a lot over the years, but you haven't seen the attitude of the bishop who came from the Mother Goddess Church today. He is not here to discuss matters at all.
, they are here to order me. How can I agree? This is my territory. Do the people of the Mother Goddess Church think that it is still a dark age? So now we cannot deal with the Business Alliance. We have to borrow the power of the Business Alliance to come.
To check and balance the Mother Goddess Church, you go back now and disband the army. The Merchant Alliance and the Mother Goddess Church cannot fight this time. If we rashly start a war with the Mother Goddess Church, we will only end up benefiting the church. I will do it then.
If it’s not good, you have to obey the church’s orders and go down first.”
Strong wanted to say something else, but looking at the Grand Duke's look, he still responded. Then he saluted the Grand Duke, turned around and left. After he left, the Grand Duke turned to the butler and said: "You go and get twenty
Taiwan Steel Couple, ambushed outside Strong's military camp. If Strong dares to disobey orders and send troops on his own, I will kill him directly. Those people from the Mother Goddess Church, in order to let us fight with the Merchant Alliance
Get up, they will benefit from it, and they will probably do this."
The steward responded, then immediately turned around and left. Watching the steward leave, the Grand Duke stood up, and then he said in a deep voice: "Come here, call Andrew." The servant at the door responded,
He immediately turned around and left, and soon a person was brought to the living room.
This man looked to be in his fifties. He was wearing a cloth and looked a little dirty. He didn't look like anything special. He was just a housekeeper in charge of purchasing in the castle. Under normal circumstances, he was a housekeeper.
No one would pay attention to him, but everyone also knew that when he was young, he accidentally saved the Grand Duke's life, so the Grand Duke trusted him very much. Sometimes he would talk to him if he had any troubles.
He said, so it is really not surprising that he came to see the Grand Duke.
But the people in the castle didn't know that Andrew was not just the Grand Duke's savior, he was also a back-up man left behind by the Grand Duke. Andrew controlled a group of spies with many people, and he was the Grand Duke's real spy.
The confidant is trusted by the Duke more than the housekeeper.