From Earl Kenny's words, it was not difficult for Allen to see that the army under the Iron-Blooded Duke was not monolithic. Almost all the vassals had their own thoughts.
They gathered under the command of the Iron-Blooded Grand Duke more because they were afraid of the might of the Iron-Blooded Grand Duke and the extraordinary power of the followers of the Dark Temple, rather than actually becoming devout believers of the Dark God.
Obviously, this is not the result Allen wants.
In contrast, the common people who became believers of the Dark God and settled in this land had more sincere beliefs.
After all, in this era of war between nations, civilians do not have too many demands. Whoever can make them have enough food and clothing, live and work in peace and contentment, will win their loyalty.
Now the Dark Temple has undoubtedly given them such protection.
As for the nobles, Allen now has some plans
That is a carrot in one hand and a stick in the other.
On the one hand, we must try our best to obtain as many benefits as possible from this battle about power and faith, so that these nobles can fully taste the sweetness; on the other hand, we must make them fully realize the power of the Dark Temple and build the temple.
His authority makes them feel awe whenever they think of the God of Darkness in the future.
And Earl Kenny, who accidentally became a traitor, is undoubtedly the perfect target to scare the monkeys.
However, at this moment, Allen suddenly realized a very serious problem
That is, Earl Kenny's secret actions were not covert at all.
His sneaky behavior, in Allen's eyes, was like the word "spy" clearly written on his face.
Otherwise, Allen would not have just seen him coming out of the meeting hall of the Iron-Blooded Grand Duke and thought he was suspicious, and followed him with Isabella into the dense forest.
Since Earl Kenny's private activities are so obvious, even if the Iron-Blooded Grand Duke is an idiot, he should have discovered the problem long ago.
But why did the Iron-Blooded Grand Duke continue to let Count Kenny pass on information to the enemy?
Could it be that he planned to use this ready-made second or fifth son to deliver false information to the enemy, so as to successfully complete his military operation?
Allen didn't know.
In Allen's eyes at this time, the Iron-Blooded Grand Duke of Greyhawk Kingdom is undoubtedly a smart man.
On the one hand, the Iron-Blooded Grand Duke is very aware of current affairs, does not stick to old rules, and is good at making use of all available external forces. Otherwise, he will not immediately change his beliefs after seeing the extraordinary strength of the Dark Temple.
, Abandon darkness and embrace light... No, you should abandon darkness and embrace darkness.
On the other hand, according to the description of the high priest Delphi during the prayer process, the grand duke, although young, is extremely talented in military affairs. In the past few dozen days, although he has not directly participated in many battles, he has commanded many battles.
But he has never been defeated. And his private army in the duchy is also very disciplined.
Allen suddenly wanted to see the young Duke to see how ambitious he was and whether he could control his ambition.
But of course, before that, he had to meet with the believers of the Dark Temple to arrange the next plan.
"So, Sir Messenger, what are your plans next," Isabella asked curiously, "Do we need to get rid of the traitor Earl Kenny as soon as possible to avoid future troubles?"
"No, I have other plans," Allen shook his head slightly, "Let's go find Delphi and the others first!"
Isabella nodded in agreement, and at the same time her eyes showed joy.
She grew up in the Dark Temple since she was a child. Although she has no blood relationship with the high priest Delphi, she shares the same love as her father and daughter.
During the separation, although she acted calmly, she was always worried about Delphi's safety.
Now that they were finally meeting again, she was naturally overjoyed.
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at the same time.
Next to the Dark Temple under construction, High Priest Delphi was staying in his own cabin, teaching his new student Vann Igneel.
To be honest, Delphi herself couldn't believe that this boy Vann, as the heir of the Igneel family, actually gave up his inheritance rights for the sake of his faith and became a priest of the Dark Temple, and his faith was very pious.
You know, the Igneel family is one of the richest families in the Greyhawk Kingdom, and their territory is quite large.
However, since this boy is willing to join the Dark Temple and spread the teachings for the great God of Darkness, Delphi will certainly not refuse such a good thing.
Therefore, in the recent days, Vann Igneel would come to Delphi every afternoon and listen to him explain the teachings and deeds in the "Dark Scripture".
Today, Delphi is explaining to Vann the story of the messenger of the God of Darkness many years ago, and Vann is also listening with interest.
"Teacher, did that messenger really design to kill a clone of the goddess of light who came to the world as you said?" Vann asked curiously after Delphi finished telling the story.
"You have to call him 'Lord Messenger'," Delphi corrected, and then explained, "Yes, that is indeed the case. At that time, all the believers thought that the Dark Temple was bound to fail, but they did not expect that everything depended on that person.
The Lord Messenger had expected it, and he had already thought of a strategy to deal with it.
"It was also from that time that our Dark Temple had such a tradition. As long as the messenger representing the will of the great god comes to the world, we must unconditionally obey all his instructions and don't ask why."
"Even if his... Lord Messenger's order is... ridiculous?"
"Yes," Delphi said with a very sure tone, "even if it is absurd, there must be a reason for it."
Fann nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
Feeling the divine power surging within his body, he firmly believed that what his teacher said was right.
"Teacher, I remember you said before that there is also a messenger walking in the world now, who is leading our Dark Temple to a great revival." After a short silence, Vann Igneel continued to ask.
"Yes," Delphi nodded, with an expression of reverence on his face. "It was the messenger who sent us to this plane."
"Then when will he come back to us?" Fanen opened his eyes wide, with an expression of anticipation on his face.
"I don't know too well," Delphi shook his head. "How can we guess the thoughts of the messenger at will? As long as you believe, he will definitely appear by our side when we need him."
Fan En kept the teacher's words in mind.
However, at this moment, he suddenly remembered something important:
"Teacher, today I recruited several new believers for our Lord under the statue of our Lord."
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