The Archbishop of the Four Elements Church is the person closest to the Four Gods, and can be said to be the spokesperson of the gods in the mortal world.
The four elemental gods each have different personalities, and their styles of dealing with things are naturally very different.
The water god Elian likes to personally manage the country and does everything personally.
Fire God Yadwiga is not very interested in governing the country. He likes to find people to fight whenever he has nothing to do. Occasionally he will ask the contemporary chief chief about the development of the country on a whim.
Wind Goddess Lesona advocates freedom and rarely interferes in national affairs. The Church of Wind and the successive kings under her name also have little control over the people, and the social atmosphere is closer to that of the Free Federation.
Cain, the god of earth, and Elyan, the god of water, are completely opposite extremes.
Elian has been personally in charge of state affairs all year round, while Cain has been indifferent to state affairs from the beginning of the founding of the country, and has completely handed over the power of running the country to the archbishops of the past generations.
This is the origin of the name of the Cainite Theocracy. Only the God of the Earth bothered to let the church directly manage government affairs.
In addition to the Sharki Empire, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the Water God, the other two elemental nations have their own national leaders, and the theocracy and political power are separated.
Aletheia: "The contemporary Archbishop of the Church of the Earth is Dan Atry, who just took over the power from the previous Archbishop less than two years ago."
Combining the knowledge previously recorded in the Purple Eagle City Mage Association Library, Aletheia and Yongzhen supplemented each other and roughly explained the situation.
"At the beginning of taking office, Archbishop Eitri was quite diligent, adhering to Cain's style, managing the country gently and calmly, but occasionally he would hide and fish like Cain, causing the whole church to be in a state of panic."
Consus chuckled and complained: "According to the records of the archbishops of the Earth Church recorded in history books, this situation is already considered a traditional performance in the Cainite Church."
The immediate boss, the Buddhist, doesn't care about anything, so the members of the church who worship the God of the Earth naturally follow suit and have a whole set of things to do to get lazy.
This situation lasted until the beginning of this year.
Archbishop Aitri, who has always been a Buddhist, unexpectedly suffered a serious illness, which is very rare.
Although Cain was not doing anything, the blessing he gave to the archbishop's position had been passively taking effect. Logically speaking, it should be impossible for the archbishop to get sick.
This matter also aroused heated discussion in the church. Many people secretly joked that Archbishop Aitli fished too much and attracted Cain's anger and punishment.
After recovering from a serious illness, Archbishop Aitri, who had always adhered to Buddhist management, suddenly changed his mind.
He no longer plays hide-and-seek with the church members and stays in the cathedral to handle official duties conscientiously every day.
The nuns and priests of the Church of the Earth once cried with joy because the Church of the Earth, which loved fishing, finally had a responsible archbishop.
But Archbishop Eitri's changes are not limited to governing the country. The Cainite Theocracy, which has always been gentle to others, suddenly began to show its strength this year.
The border friction between the Free Federation and the Cainite Theocracy has lasted for more than a day or two. In the grasslands with no actual border lines, herders from the two countries often cross the border to graze, which has triggered many wars of words.
In the past, the Cainite Theocracy tried its best to downplay friction and gave people the impression of being a good-natured gentleman with no temper.
Although the Free Federation hated the gods, they did not tolerate the other party's restraint and forbearance, and the two sides maintained peace in the border area for a long time.
After the village-burning incident occurred, Archbishop Eitri reacted quickly and sent troops to the border to confront the Free Federation, exchange insults, and start a war. It was a very smooth one-stop tough response.
According to Yongzhen, the restraint of the Cain Theocracy's military today is mainly due to the generals in charge of the military, and pressure from the Central Church has been urging them to act tougher.
Archbishop Eitri even "generously" sent reinforcements to the Sharki Empire even though he was short of manpower, leaving the religious capital of Nuovo with almost no troops to defend.
Lu Xiao frowned and asked: "With such a big change, Cain doesn't have any doubts?"
Yongzhen smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Cain spends most of his time sleeping and doesn't care about his own country at all. I doubt he knows about it at all."
Coincidentally, the smell that Fenrir smelled also extended all the way to the teaching capital of Els. Lu Xiao narrowed his eyes and had a preliminary guess in his mind.
'Mind control or body snatching? The chosen target is just right.'
Because Cain, the God of the Earth, did not take matters into his own hands, the Archbishop of the Earth Church took power completely into his own hands.
Darkness under the lamp is such a thing. It is impossible for people in the Cain Theocracy to imagine that the archbishop who is closest to the gods in their country would actually be controlled by others.
"The situation has become clearer. Let's go west and enter the territory of the Cain Theocracy. Go to the ecclesiastical capital of Els to meet the archbishop whose personality has changed drastically."
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Compared to the Free Federation, which is mostly mountainous, the most common terrain in the territory of the Cainite Theocracy is hills with gentle slopes. I wonder if this is the terrain that Cain used his power to transform at the beginning of the founding of the country.
The current season in the Arant continent is the transition between spring and summer. Viewed from a high altitude, the vast green fields make people feel relaxed unconsciously.
"Ouch!"
When two people and one wolf were flying in the air at high speed, Fenrir suddenly roared.
Yongzhen communicated with Fenrir through the contract: "It said that the smell is divided into two parts, one part continues to extend towards Els, and the other part goes northwest."
"Two ways?" Lu Xiao hesitated: "It seems we have to split up."
"Yongzhen, you and Fenrir continue to track northwest. I will go to Els to check the situation. Maybe I can relieve the mental control of Archbishop Eitri."
The road divided into two, which made it clear that the real owner had left the Cainite Theocracy and headed north, preparing to enter Svaleni, the country governed by the goddess of wind Lethona.
Compared to Cain, the God of Earth, Lethona is a little more responsible for the people, but it's still limited.
If the unknown creature had planned something secretly, it might have caused a lot of trouble again.
Before leaving, Lu Xiao solemnly warned: "Don't force yourself after catching up with the target. If the enemy is very strong, don't alert the enemy for the time being. Wait until I finish handling the Archbishop's affairs and rush over."
Yongzhen nodded obediently: "Okay, depending on the situation, I will notify Tamamo no Mae to come and help."
"You can make up your own mind, just don't mess around."
Farewell to Yongzhen, Lu Xiao sped up and flew in the direction of Els.
Archbishop Eitri will not move even if he is sitting in the church, and there is no need for Fenrir to track him at any time. Yongzhen needs it even more.
This time Lu Xiao was not going to knock on the door politely and enter. The prejudices of the four elemental nations against non-spiritual spellcasters might complicate the situation.
The buildings of Ers, the religious capital, are mainly colored in thick earthy colors, and a ceremony is being held in front of the majestic cathedral standing in the center.
A young man in his 20s, wearing solemn and gorgeous church clothes, preached his ideas passionately to the believers who came to the church to listen to the voice of God.
"Is it him?"
Consus: "That should be right... He is actually encouraging his people to join the army. Isn't he afraid of causing social unrest?"
Lu Xiao shrugged: "Obviously, this guy's brain is not normal. I have already felt the discordant soul fluctuations."
Lu Xiao's golden eyes glanced at Archbishop Eitri's soul. Most of the bright orange-yellow soul was mixed with a touch of incompatible shit-yellow color.