Tristan, the Holy Envoy of the Papal State, left Muxi Town after personally verifying the glass making process.
Before leaving, he reminded Todd of something.
The jurisdiction of the Knights belongs directly to the Pope, and Todd, as the general master, will no longer have any connection with the Silver Circle Diocese. Although his priesthood will not be taken away, the deacons and assistants in the church will
All will be withdrawn to St. Co's Cathedral.
This means that after the Holy Ministry's official document is released in October, Todd will be the only one left in the church.
This is undoubtedly huge bad news for Todd, who entrusts all government affairs and church affairs in the town to his subordinates.
After the Papal State Mission left Muxi Town, Todd immediately called in all the available people under his command and started the first group meeting of the Muxi Knights.
Huggins (his twelve subordinates did not attend because they were responsible for security patrols and enemy reconnaissance in the town), Alfonso and his three followers, Edgar and Jerry Jr., Rachel, and Carl
Lynn even has Pamela.
Todd stood in front of the table in the side hall of the church, his eyes wide open. In the audience, Karin and Pamela were playing and giggling, Walton was still drunk and burping, and Rachel was eating pomegranates in an elegant manner.
, Alfonso who walks unsteadily and needs help, little Jerry who looks dull...
Todd, whose mind was buzzing, buried his face deeply in his hands.
Oh my god! These people are the entire team of Muxi Knights...
Todd, who had braced himself up, took out the edict of the Papal State and explained to everyone what had happened in the past few days. Some were excited, some were shocked, and some looked confused. He explained to everyone present.
The current situation of Muxi Town and the situation of the Knights raised three major questions:
1. What do we need most now?
Second, how can we get what we need?
Three, what should we do now?
Regarding the answers to these three questions, although Todd has some ideas in his mind, he still wants to hear the opinions of others. There is no need to count on Karin, Edgar, Little Jerry and others. He will hope for more
The trust rests on Hudgens and Alfonso.
Alfonso spoke first: "I read church books in the past, and there was some introduction to the rise of the Knights of the Church. Most of the early funds for the Knights were donated by the secular kingdom, and the personnel were recruited through lecture tours and visits.
"
"It's a good idea to raise funds and recruit people through parades." Todd thought about his "performing talent" and thought that this might be a good idea. He touched his chin and asked: "How long will this method probably take?
How long does it take to build up combat power?"
Alfonso recalled as he said: "According to literary records and historical records, if everything goes well, it will only take about ten years."
"ten years?!"
Todd shook his head desperately. Considering his status as a mutant, if the Muxi Knights could form a fighting force ten years later, they would have been beaten to the ground by now.
Huggins spoke second: "The Knights can also persuade nobles to join, and the latter's property and military strength can directly become the combat power of the Knights."
Convince nobles to join the Knights?
It sounds very good, but Todd still has to give up this idea as long as he thinks about his bad relationship with the Silver Circle nobles.
"Master General, do you have a plan in mind regarding funds and personnel?"
Todd looked at the woman who spoke and frowned. After the Holy Envoy left Muxi Town, he thought about everything in the past few days. The words and deeds of Rachel and Tristan always made him feel that the recent period
Something is wrong with what happened during the time.
Rachel once said that she would help him solve the problem of the Knights and the Crystal Relic, but Tristan happened to show up with the Oracle.
As soon as the delegation from the Papal State arrived, Rachel told herself that the alien refugees were hiding outside the town.
Before he entered the camp with the refugees, he happened to run into Tristan.
So many coincidences.
Todd stared at Rachel with confusion in his heart and his face full of guesses and doubts. The latter showed no guilt at all. Instead, he straightened up his waist with a smile, puffed up his chest, and the loose nun's robe suddenly formed.
A body-hugging curve, a slim figure with no concealment.
Todd blushed, looked away, and coughed pretending to be calm: "I can think of a way to deal with the funding, but personnel is a big problem. Especially the administrative staff of Muxi Town and the Knights. In a short time,
It’s impossible to find a replacement within the time frame.”
Rachel tilted her head, not seeming to be worried about this problem at all: "Sir, have you forgotten something? There are many such people, and you should know many of them."
Todd was confused: "Who?"
The woman turned the cross on her chest with her index finger: "Have you forgotten where you once studied?"
Todd thought for a moment and suddenly realized.
After explaining everyone's follow-up matters, the first group affairs meeting ended hastily. Todd walked out of the church door and planned to think carefully about how to convince those monks who only knew about chanting scriptures and studying all day long to join the Muxi Knights.
A figure blocked his way.
He raised his head and saw that the abbess of the nunnery was standing in front of Todd, with a familiar and headache-inducing smile on his face: "Mr. General, do you have time? Let's chat?"
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Under Rachel's guidance, Todd stepped into the door of the nunnery for the first time.
The nunnery is a two-story brick and stone building. The place is not large. The upper floor is a place for the nuns to rest, and the lower floor is for them to worship and have meals.
"Didn't a family of four just come here a few days ago, why are aliens here again today?" Todd looked at the puppets and charcoal pencils placed on the table on the first floor, and the graffiti with simple stick figures on the wall.
He said to Rachel in front of him.
The nun walked to the door of the storage room at the end of the first floor, turned around and said: "Master General, didn't Heavenly Father say that every day there are people struggling and suffering in the fire of karma, and there is no time to save the lamb?"
Todd was stunned and responded: "Why does your tone make me feel more and more like a nun? Also, don't call me the head of the group anymore, it always sounds weird."
"Okay, Todd." Rachel's voice was barely audible. She twisted her right hand and opened the door of the storage room.
"Huh? Wait a minute, you hid someone in the storage room?"
Rachel answered the question with silence, moved away two bags of hay, and lifted a movable door panel on the ground with both hands.
Seeing this similar scene, Todd rolled his eyes in surprise and said in a voice that only he could hear: "Well, why do people in the Middle Ages like to do this?"
Under the door panel, the spiral staircase went down. Todd became more and more frightened as he walked, and a bad premonition gradually came into his heart. With the construction level of the Middle Ages, the excavation of the space under the ground was definitely not something that a few craftsmen could do.
The project can be built within a short period of time. Most likely, the nunnery construction site above is just a cover, and the real main body of the construction is underground.
When he stepped down the last step, the sight in front of him made his brain stop thinking, and he took in a breath of cold air unconsciously.
The 100-square-meter underground hall is divided into countless small rooms by wooden boards and earthen walls. The elderly, children, men, and women are huddled in each room, drinking filthy water from wooden barrels and chewing on clay pots.
Medium discolored and moldy pancakes.
Someone recognized the identity of the visitor, stood up and shouted: "The Savior is here!"
Listening to the cheers of the crowd, Todd opened his arms and showed the greatest kindness on his face. Before he could say anything, people rushed past him and gathered around Rachel.
With an awkward smile still hanging on his lips, Todd slowly put down his hands, looked back at the nun surrounded by people, and said slowly in a gentle tone: "Miss Rachel, do you have time? Let's chat?"
"The earliest was one and a half months ago, and the latest was the day before yesterday."
Sitting on the wooden chair in front of the table, Todd covered his forehead with both hands, looked at Rachel standing in front of him with a low eyebrow, and sighed heavily, with a bit of annoyance in his tone: "According to what you just said
According to the statement, the escape of the family of four a few days ago was just a test?"
"Um."
"Did you find someone to pretend to be the pursuers of the Inquisition?"
"Um."
"Is the edict brought by the Holy Envoy of the Papal State also part of your plan?"
"Um."
Todd was about to ask again when there was a knock on the door, forcing him to suspend his questioning.
Huggins opened the door and walked in. He glanced at the nun standing in the room, lowered his head and said to Todd: "Sir, according to your instructions, clean water, food and medicine have been given to the refugees underground."
"Thank you for your hard work. Find someone to watch them and don't let them run into the town."
Watching Huggins exit the room, Todd rubbed the bridge of his nose with his fingers, suddenly remembered something, and asked the nun: "Wait, you didn't need to take me underground today. Those plans and secrets you mentioned,
There’s no need to tell me. Why did you tell everything in one fell swoop? Aren’t you afraid that I’d drive you and all the aliens out in anger?”
The woman raised her head, and the expression on her face made Todd feel a little strange: "I believe you."
"Rachel, I really don't understand what you are thinking." Todd tilted his head back and closed his eyes: "You have spent so much effort, what exactly do you want me to do?
Are these alien species sent to the Relief Society?"
The woman didn't respond.
Todd felt a little strange. He sat up straight and opened his eyes. What he saw in front of him was so stunned that he almost fell off the chair.
The nun turned her body and turned her back to Todd. She untied the large nun's robe and took it down to her waist. There was no longer any covering under the clothes. On her white and frosty skin, there was a half-moon shape between the two shoulder blades.
, the red ink is engraved with the pattern of an eagle spreading its wings, and a line of number strings is also engraved with ancient Roman numerals underneath.
"Master General, what I hope is that you can build a haven for all alien species, a sanctuary without slavery and cruelty..."