It is not difficult to find out the purpose of the Holy Church's visit, at least the official purpose. After all, there are many people in the church headquarters, and there are many escorting paladins here this time. For this kind of intelligence, the pure muscle will probably be beaten.
With Ziqiang’s canned food, it’s too easy to come up with something to say.
"Haha, don't be kidding. Among the gifts you gave to the Holy Church, the 'Holy Bathing Pool' is the most special. It is one of the only three holy relics left by the God of Holy Light in the human era. Just now
Pope Carloma I, who had just succeeded, was extremely happy. He regarded the return of the holy relics as a miraculous gift and held a grand ceremony to recover the holy relics."
In the conference room, looking at the latest intelligence summary, Kelly seemed to be in a good mood.
It seems that I was lucky and gave the most expensive gift at the most appropriate time, but why didn't I remember what "Holy Bathing Pool" I gave?
I tried hard to recall the arrangements I had made before. In a sense, if I intend to let the Northland develop and reform according to my wishes, there is a threshold that I must always face, and that is the mainstream public opinion and righteousness of the entire human society.
of the Holy Church.
If I step on the line a little bit and Kaloma I suddenly has a brain convulsion and declares a holy war to Donglan, we will have a lot of fun.
It’s not that I’m overthinking it. The war is about to begin. The God of Holy Light will indeed not cause trouble for us, and may even take the initiative to recruit allies (cannon fodder). But it’s hard to say that the Holy Church is composed of mortals, especially
My rather "glorious" past also included the coalition forces that nearly wiped out the Templar Church, and it was easy for me to touch the other party's sensitive nerves and dignity.
Especially not long ago. We had just expelled the local branch of the Holy Church. If this was just an ordinary small remote country with the support of the Sleepless People, it would not be a big deal. The Principality of Donglan is not the only country that refuses to believe in the Holy Light.
, in the world of Ashe where all gods coexist, the God of Holy Light is not the only god who can dominate and exclude dissidents.
But we have just won this world-renowned war. During the war, there were even miracles of three true gods. One was promoted and two fell. In addition, there was a fierce tug-of-war on a snowy night, including elves and orcs.
The changes in the fate of various ethnic groups have undoubtedly made this frozen land in the north the focus of the entire world.
With the participation of the two superpowers, Oran and the San Antonio Empire, the value of this tragic war was guaranteed. The entire human society had a slight change in the Northland, but what followed was a small change.
Trouble, the key point in the transformation of the Northland, the night of the return of the undead knights, has long been discovered by someone who is interested.
The eternally sleeping knights walked out of history. The former Bishop of Donglan Diocese who blocked the march was angrily rebuked and even exiled by me. After that, the heroic spirit of the God of Law descended. The whole city turned into a place of miracles. This is simply a living myth.
story.
In fact, this series of legendary stories has been sung by countless bards in taverns and on the road. The undead knight holding up the broken flag and marching in military formation shocked and moved countless listeners, which enhanced Donglan's reputation.
At the same time, it also indirectly dug up the forgotten past. Those heroic knights who suffered injustice and humiliation naturally damaged the reputation of the Templar Church, which acted as the villain in the story.
Perhaps the Holy Church, which has gone through several religious reforms, is no longer the stupid, inefficient and arrogant aggregation it used to be, but most people don't care about these subtle distinctions. They don't make any distinction at all and will naturally have a negative impact on the Holy Church.
Coupled with the push from the human kings who were already dissatisfied with the divine power of the Holy Light, this slap in the face is painful enough. If we were not still in the period of the Holy War, I am afraid that our troubles would have already come to us.
Of course I won't regret what I did, but that doesn't mean I won't be afraid of trouble.
If we who expelled the Holy Church were destroyed in this war, then this story would end with an arrogant fool who overestimated his own capabilities and led to his own destruction. But we won only when other battlefields were in trouble.
, without the support of the Holy Church, we achieved a resounding victory on our own, so those who were regarded as fools who overestimated their abilities and were slapped hard in the face were naturally not on our side.
By a strange combination of circumstances, we defeated the Holy Church's army and severely ruined their reputation. When I figured it out, I didn't feel happy at all. Instead, I broke out in a cold sweat.
"This time they have been offended severely enough. If they are tricked from behind again, they don't need to do anything more. They just need to declare to all countries that Donglan is a heretical country, ask those who believe in the Holy Light to stay away from Donglan, and then ask all countries to stop interacting with Donglan.
trade and diplomatic alliances, this is tantamount to banishing Donglan from the entire human society, and we cannot afford it if we cannot sustain our own food."
During the jihad, all forces must be united? Based on my years of experience in being tricked, never overestimate the foresight and moral bottom line of those powerful men.
Looking at the overall situation? No need to fight to the death or death, they can always make incredible instructions in the face of wind and rain. There are countless short-sighted and stupid things in history that no one can predict. As long as the gold and silver treasures in front of them are dazzling enough, they can betray them.
Hang yourself by the lock.
What? Am I overthinking and having persecution delusions? This is just an unlucky guy who has been tricked too many times. He never has too much expectations for his pig teammates. And every time I make the worst plan, it is probably the most correct plan.
.
Under this situation, I still have to carry out the undead industrial revolution under pressure. This is simply putting the label of evil heresy on my head. However, the time limit is short now, so the reform that can explosively increase national power has basically stopped.
Therefore, at a time when the Holy Church still occupies most of the faith of human society, we must eliminate their hostility, at least, do not attack us before the end of the holy war.
In order for my plan to go smoothly, I did send envoys after the end of the orc war, but it seemed that what I sent out were all the property left over from the past when I was in the world. It may be more valuable, but it means nothing to me.
Meaningless.
"The holy relic of the God of Holy Light? How is it possible? I can't get it back even if it's sold."
Don't say I don't have it. Even if I really do have it, how can I be willing to give away really good things such as holy relics and artifacts? But facing those gentlemen, even if I grit my teeth and give it away, I'm afraid it won't be as useful as those glittering properties.
"Could it be that they made up their own show to ease the relationship between us? It is said that Kaloma I has just succeeded to the throne. It is said that the election was a bit of a fluke. His position is still very unstable. This sudden challenge to the authority of the Holy Church
The incident was originally a difficult situation for him, but if we deal with it and we send him heavy clothes and soft clothes, it will indeed be good news and a good sign for him."
But then, I dismissed this possibility.
"No. He has no need to lie, and the risks and benefits are disproportionate. In their eyes, we are never worth the weight of half a big country. This criticism will not matter in a few months. There is no point in lying for us.
, once the fraud is exposed, it will really hit him. Then, the so-called holy bathing pool is probably real."
So, I asked about the specific appearance of the holy relic.
"That is a wooden barrel made of oak. It should be handmade. It was the last bathing tool used by the God of Holy Light to wash away the mortal dust on his body before ascending to the throne of God."
The holy relic sounds very impressive and foreign, but in fact it is just such a boring thing. It is either an evidence that carries an important historical moment, or it is a living utensil used by the true god when he was still a human, with its breath infused into it.
, What is the holy barrel? The sleepless man's holy relics also include the little yellow duck holy pillow and the raindrop mouthwash cup... Well, it seems that something has been accidentally leaked.
But don’t underestimate the power of holy relics because of this. The older the gods are, the fewer holy relics they have in the world. The infusion of believers’ countless prayers and belief in the Force also makes these ancient beings truly possess incredible power. Perhaps they
It is meaningless in the hands of those who have nothing to do with it, but among true believers, it represents the most devout faith and supreme power.
"A wooden bathing bucket? I have no impression at all."
The gifts presented this time are all my personal collection, many of which are savings from the Eternal Night era, but there is indeed no wooden barrel in my memory. Even if I encounter the wooden barrel, it is impossible to collect this thing into my collection.
"There are also traces of the claws of huge beasts on it. It seems that some evil beings wanted to destroy this treasure, but they failed in the end."
"Oh oh oh. It turns out to be that one, Po's dog food bowl..."
Halfway through, I remembered that something was wrong and took the initiative to cover my mouth. But it seemed that it was too late. Looking at the way Sister Kelly was covering her chest, it was like a heart attack. It does not mean that wood elves will not suffer from it.
Is it a natural disease...?
"The last holy relic of the God of Holy Light, the supreme holy relic in the hearts of countless believers in the Holy Light, you are holding it as dog food... Do not let any believer in the Holy Light know, otherwise it will happen a second time
The holy war is just around the corner, and the newly born Land of Arashi must not be destroyed again for such ridiculous reasons!"
Well, for the first time, I learned that the gentle wood elves can also roar.
In fact, you can’t blame me. I didn’t know that it was a holy relic. When we started a full-scale war with the Holy Church, after the ice age, there really weren’t many left. Later, when I was cleaning the battlefield, I saw that
The wooden barrel was undamaged and seemed to be very solid. I thought that Po would accidentally tear up his own food bowl and use it as a dog food bowl. It must have been more than a hundred years since he used it.
When the Holy Church organized a coalition to attack the Eternal Night Legion, a certain big shot probably found the holy relic as a trump card, but as soon as the curse was suppressed, the owner died first, and this became a trophy.
"But how did I send them out... Oh, there were too many messy gifts, so I randomly found a wooden barrel to pack them up and send them out. It turns out that the wooden barrel is the most valuable. Oops, what a loss.
It’s so big.”
Before I finished speaking, I was surprised to find Kelly clutching her chest and falling down. It seemed that the wood elf, who never got sick, really had a heart attack.
"Sister Kelly, don't scare me! You should have told me if your heart was not good!"
‘I’m angry with you! Can you be more out of tune?”
I thought for a while, then nodded proudly.
"Okay, I think I still have room to go further."
"Don't smile so proudly! No one praises you!" (To be continued...)
ps: Well, I suddenly had to work the night shift today, so I took advantage of the break to write out a chapter. It’s a bit short. I’ll make up for it later...
