If given a choice, the Cardinal Archbishop would rather all the priests and bishops of the Basel Diocese die than see Bishop Olsson fall into the hands of the Idars.
The reason is also very simple...
Bishop Olsson knows too much!
As a core figure in the Church of Light, Bishop Olsson has access to far more secrets of the church than ordinary bishops.
and,
Whether it is activating the magic well located in the western part of the empire, or linking up with and instigating the nobles of the Kingdom of Basel to start a war when the time comes, Bishop Olsson is responsible for implementing these!
Not only does he know the deeper secrets behind the church, but he also knows the Bright Church’s plans for the future!
Once Olsson is caught...
That means that the secrets of the Light Church are at risk of being exposed to the Idar people at any time!
"Bishop Olsson..."
Hearing this, the Archbishop clenched his fists fiercely.
Even the nails on the red archbishop's fingers had penetrated into his skin, leaving a bright red blood mark.
At this time, he was also unaware.
For the church...
This is far worse news than the Church of Basel being taken away in one fell swoop!
"Is the news reliable?"
The red archbishop's voice sounded a little gloomy.
"It belongs to a bishop who escaped from the Kingdom of Basel."
Snissa Hani thought for a while, then added: "It is Bishop Behrens of the Diocese of Basel. According to him, Bishop Olsson has been staying in Basel City in order to understand the offensive situation of the Kingdom of Basel more quickly.
In the church.”
"What is unexpected is that the speed of the Idar people's advance completely exceeded our expectations. Before they had time to leave, the Idar army set up a heavy blockade outside Basel."
Hearing this, the red archbishop finally couldn't restrain the anger in his heart and roared violently:
"Then how did he escape! Damn him! Let him die!"
"Even if we put together the entire Diocese of Basel, we can't compare with Bishop Olsson!"
"Then we should now..." Snisa Hani cautiously tried.
The red archbishop finally suppressed the anger in his heart. After pondering for a moment, he said something that shocked Snisa Hani:
"I need to ask His Majesty the Pope for instructions."
"His Majesty the Pope?"
Even though Snissa Hani had already made a lot of guesses in his mind, he never imagined that the capture of Bishop Olsson... would actually alarm the Pope?!
You know,
Since Pope Clement V personally attended the coronation ceremony of the last emperor of the Norman Empire, Raphael Alexander, he has never appeared in public again!
Since then, all matters of the Church of Light have been managed by Cardinal Camus Blanchard.
And a full twenty years have passed since today!
so……
What is the reason why Bishop Olsson is so valued by the church? He even alarmed the Pope?!
Although Snissa Hani has been serving Cardinal Camus Blanchard for a long time, she never realized that Bishop Olsson, who is usually unknown, turned out to be such an important figure!
"Don't worry about this matter!" The red archbishop glanced at him calmly and said calmly.
"As you wish, I will keep silent."
Snisa Hani quickly assured.
"It's best..."
…
The Principality of Idar does not know what Bishop Olsson means to the church.
According to the intelligence collected by the Idar CIA from the western part of the empire, as well as the information provided by the Kingdom of Cecil, Bruno knew that...
Ever since Bishop Olsson left the western part of the empire, the concentration of magic power in the Kingdom of Cecil has begun to gradually decline.
no doubt,
Bishop Olsson is definitely a big fish!
Definitely an important figure in the Church of Light!
And big fish naturally need to be treated like big fish.
so……
Almost as soon as Bishop Olsson was captured by the Idar army, the agents of the Idar CIA tightly escorted him back to the Principality of Idar and imprisoned him in a bus that had just been completed.
Hell!
The Bastille, which required a large amount of manpower and material resources to be built, was successfully completed some time ago.
And this building located on the Grand Highlands has undoubtedly become the largest, most heavily defended and monitored prison in the Principality of Idar.
It has eight towers about one hundred feet high, connected by walls that are twenty-four meters high and three meters wide.
Every inch of the city wall is covered with barbed wire, and is surrounded by a moat that is 26 meters wide and 8 meters deep. There is only a suspension bridge connecting it to the outside world.
During the construction of the Bastille, thousands of refugees were used to dig the moat for more than several months!
Of course,
Although it was hard work, the refugees who participated in the construction were all grateful.
The people of Idar will never shirk or prevaricate when it comes to paying wages, let alone delay cuts. They will pay as much as they want without any ambiguity.
With the completion of the construction of the Bastille, many captured members of the Church of Light, including Bishop Olson, became the second batch of prisoners imprisoned in the Bastille.
As for the first batch of "prisoners" held in the Bastille... they were mutants from the Forsaken Land.
The special status of the prisoners makes the nature of the Bastille completely different from any prison in the Principality of Idar.
It is not managed by the police officers of the Idar Public Security Bureau, but is jointly managed by the Idar Central Intelligence Agency and the Idar military.
This is unique in the entire Principality of Idar.
After all, not only are the prisoners held here extraordinary, but the information they may reveal is also absolutely confidential!
…
Bruno was actually in no hurry to interrogate Bishop Olsson.
Because after Bishop Olsson was captured, Bruno summoned Mike and Will Roach and got a lot of news about Bishop Olsson from their mouths.
According to their law...
Bishop Olsson is undoubtedly a die-hard loyalist of the church.
Although he is not well-known in ordinary times, he is well aware of many secrets of the Church of Light and has won the trust of Cardinal Camus Blanchard. It is absolutely impossible for him to fall into the embrace of Protestantism like Will Roach.
The reason is also very simple,
Before that, the reason why Will Roach became a believer in the Church of Light was more because he was extremely thirsty for the heaven on earth described by the church, hoping that he could reach the heaven on earth described by the church after death.
However, with the greed of the upper echelons of the church and the gradual misinterpretation of the doctrine, Will Roach began to feel disgusted with the corruption within the church.
It was precisely for this reason that when the Principality of Idar presented everything before his eyes, Will Roach overcame the distracting thoughts in his heart and became a staunch supporter of Protestantism.
But Bishop Olsson is completely different!
Compared with other people who believe in the God of Light and long for heaven on earth, he is not as loyal to the Church of Light!
The possibility of Bishop Olsson voluntarily revealing the secrets he knows is naturally very slim.
And since he will not take the initiative to surrender,
So professional matters should be left to professionals.
A large number of torture experts from the Principality of Idar were transferred to the Bastille, responsible for conducting friendly, frank, and direct communications with these prisoners of the Church of Light.
Bruno is convinced,
No matter how determined Bishop Olsson is, with a large number of books related to interrogation psychology, micro-expression analysis and interrogation methods...
Those interrogation experts who are eager to gain Bruno's appreciation and praise will definitely be able to break through Bishop Olsson's psychological defense and give themselves a satisfactory answer.
…
During this time, Bruno was very busy.
Not just him,
All administrative agencies, intelligence agencies and military command agencies throughout the Principality of Idar are very busy.
The cause of all this was naturally the successive victories in the Basel War of Conquest.
The army of the Principality of Idar is attacking the city and taking the land of the Kingdom of Basel step by step.
The Ministry of National Defense of Idar is busy selecting reserve soldiers to join the Idar army, and recruiting reserve soldiers throughout the territory of the Principality of Idar.
Because with the gradual annexation of the Kingdom of Basel, both the land area of the Principality of Idar and the length of the border of the Principality of Idar have increased a lot!
single border,
If we leave aside Hobbsport and other concessions, before that, the Principality of Idar was only adjacent to the Kingdom of Basel and the Second Norman Empire under the rule of the second prince Reitz.
But after the entire Kingdom of Basel is annexed by the Idar people, the neighboring countries and regions bordering the Idar Principality will become the Principality of Sidon, the Augures region, and the Second Noble Kingdom under the rule of the second prince Rez.
Empire of Man. (The map is at the top of the book circle!)
Although on the surface, it is just an additional Augures region.
But in fact, this has more than doubled the length of the border line of the Principality of Idar!
So... military expansion is very important!
Especially after Bruno realized that the church had arrangements in the Augures area, military expansion became the top priority for the Principality of Idar in the future!
Only with enough troops can the Principality of Idar be able to deal with the external threats posed by the Church of Light!
In addition to the busyness and running around of the military,
As the Basel nobles fell to their knees one after another,
The various administrative agencies of the Principality of Idar are also busy taking over everything from the Kingdom of Basel.
Strive to establish an administrative system that can operate effectively in that vast land in the shortest possible time.
Fortunately, Bruno had foresight,
The time for this year's Idar Civil Service Examination has been advanced to April.
It was finally possible to gather enough manpower to barely meet the large number of vacancies needed to form an administrative agency after the conquest of the Kingdom of Basel.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, the large number of public administrative personnel and a large number of administrative agencies responsible for different matters will lead to a sharp increase in the administrative expenses of the Principality of Idar.
However, the system that ordinary nobles are not allowed to own private fiefs allows the Principality of Idar to directly levy taxes on civilians, which not only prevents civilians from being exploited by local nobles, but also greatly increases the tax revenue of the Principality of Idar.
only……
Here comes the problem.
Since most of the government and military affairs are basically completed by the administrative agencies of the Principality of Idar, what is Bruno busy with?