Baron Hajvi Yakel stepped into the drawing room, holding an ancient aristocratic cane and dressed in a dark purple silk robe. Captain Amanda and the commander of the guards stood up and saluted, and he bowed in return. He glanced at the chief of the guard, Amanda, and gave a chest salute to the red-robed man sitting opposite, and finally sat down in the middle of the long table, with the noble lady and her daughter Haysja on the left and right, and kissed the noble lady on the cheek before taking his seat.

The Chief of Guard, Amanda, and the Captain of the Guard, had no place and stood behind Baron Hygivi like squires.

Probably due to the complete healing of the leg injury, the head of the guard, Amanda, had a ruddy face, short straight blond hair was very thin, and the triangular beard on the chin made his fat face not look so round,

The Commander of the Guards had a resolute face, a tall and well-proportioned figure, dressed in silver light armor, without a helmet, his golden curls were thick and rich, and the kingdom's standard cross-sword at his waist had always been held firmly in his hand. In terms of appearance, figure, dress, and hair volume, the guard commander is in stark contrast to Amanda the security chief next to him. After the death of Baron Hygivi's attendant, he took his place.

In addition to helping Baron Hygivi deal with some chores every day, his biggest task is to send people with dozens of portraits to the surrounding cities to distribute wanted notices! The portrait depicts a wandering warrior, painted by Baron Hygivi himself.

At this time, Baron Hygivi's guard commander stood with Amanda, the chief of the guard, and the two of them seemed to come from two different worlds except for the same hair color.

The red-robed man sitting across the long table was thin, his hands buried in his knees under the long table, and the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes were extremely deep, which made his already slender eyes even smaller. This face was so familiar, and Hasja, who had just returned from outside, thought to herself, where did she seem to have seen it today? Mother said that he was the Venerable Cardinal Archbishop, the most powerful person in the Cult of Light at the moment.

When Baron Hygivi stroked the cardinal's chest before taking his seat, the other party also politely replied with a salute, which coincided with the image of the priest in Haysjia's heart, but there was always something strange about it. Haysjia couldn't help but feel strange, and Amanda, the security chief who was standing behind him at this time, also fell into deep thought...... He also felt like he had seen the cardinal somewhere.

"Your Excellency," said Baron Hajvi Jarkel respectfully, "if I had known that you had arrived in the town of Peace yesterday, I would have sent someone to arrange everything for you. ”

Why did the cardinal archbishop on the other side always glance at him nonchalantly, and frown deeply? Hasja thought bitterly, at some point it was as if he had seen himself directly, so that Hasja was very uncomfortable.

When speaking to Baron Hajvi Yakel, the cardinal was polite: "Mr. Baron, I have heard of how you have built two small cities into two large cities in a few years, and I admire you very much. ”

He was praising his father, and Baron Hygivi smiled reservedly, and Hasgar followed suit.

Baron Hydgvi organized his words and responded, "Your Excellency, you are so kind, I have prepared a dinner for you, and if there is anything we can talk about at the dinner." ”

The cardinal archbishop still maintained that tepid expression, and he refused: "Don't bother, there are still very important things to deal with in the royal capital, so after explaining the two things, it is time for me to leave the peaceful town." "Yesterday evening, he slept with hundreds of slave laborers in the lobby of the Rescue Charity. In fact, for some purpose, he did not sleep all night. After being thrown out again at noon today, he sat on the ground and made a big decision.

Baron Hygivi nodded, "Please say that if I can do it, I will do my best to help the Bishop." ”

What did a big man like the cardinal have to explain to his father? The identity of the other party was at the same level as the archduke, so when they learned that the cardinal had come to the castle, everyone had to dress up to greet him. Hasjia thought to herself, in the last few days, her father had already packed his bags and was ready to go to the Endless Wall. Because of the large amount of armaments to be transported, my father was still recruiting some mercenaries and wandering samurai. There were a lot of faces in the castle recently, and Hasjia knew that when his father had recruited enough people, he would set off. How she wished her father would stay with her forever, so he hoped that what the Cardinal said next would keep him here.

"First of all, I intend to demolish the churches in the cities of Mokan and Quivelus," the cardinal said calmly, "and these two cities are your domain, and I feel it is necessary to say hello to you beforehand." ”

Baron Hajvi Yakel was silent, knowing that he still had something to say.

"Every city must have a church, and this is the Act of Light that was established while the Pope of Light was still alive. Well, as you can guess, I'm going to build two larger churches in your two territories!"

Build larger churches.

For Baron Hajvi Yakel, this is both a good thing and a bad thing. Bigger churches will attract more people to his city, nine out of ten people in the whole continent believe in the Illuminati religion, one of the necessary factors for many people to consider a place to settle is to look at the size of the church in the location, the larger the church, the better the construction of a city.

Moreover, Baron Hajvi Yakel forcibly expanded the small city into a medium-sized city in a few years, and a large area of land was added to it, which put him in an embarrassing state - there is no land and no people!

If the Cardinal really intends to set up a larger church, it will undoubtedly be a great thing for Baron Hydgwick!

Merely...... Larger churches are matched by heavier religious taxes.

The Cult of Light not only pays taxes to its followers, but also does not let go of the lords and nobles of the territory. Baron Haijivi has to prepare tens of thousands of gold coins of religious taxes every day to pay to the Cult of Light!

At this time, the Cult of Light was controlled by the royal court, and I don't know if this huge religious tax will run into the royal family's treasury in the end, which is not what Baron Hydgwick should be worried about now.

Seeing that Hygivi fell into a deep silence, a smile appeared on the corner of the cardinal's mouth, as if he had seen through Baron Hygivi's thoughts, and he said directly: "Ten years, I can make a proposal to exempt Mr. Baron from the religious tax for ten years!"

Why?, Baron Hydgwick wondered.

For him, being exempt from the religious tax for ten years is equivalent to giving him hundreds of thousands of gold coins directly!

Haysjia and the noble ladies on both sides of him couldn't help but show happy eyes when they heard this, and even Amanda, the chief of the guard behind him, and the commander of the guards suddenly showed a relaxed expression.

Only Baron Hydgwick's expression changed and remained bland, and his long tenure as lord made him naturally develop a political sensitivity.

He knew that the other party would not give him such a great benefit in vain! If he wanted to get a certain benefit, he had to pay the same price!

"Your Excellency, you have shown me so much affection," Baron Hajvi tried to hide his wariness, "but I want to know why, and to tell you the truth, I am flattered by the news you have brought today. ”

"This is actually compensation for you," the cardinal's eyes lit up, and he directly said what had been brewing in his heart for a long time, "I want a peaceful town!"

There was silence.

Originally, the conversation took place in silence, and there were many people in the room, but only Baron Hejvi was talking to the cardinal. Others simply can't interject, and their identities don't allow them to interject.

"I didn't understand. After a moment of silence, Baron Hydgwick said, "Does the Bishop want to build a larger church in the town of Peace? ”

"No!" the cardinal shook his head and said flatly, "I want ownership of the town of peace." ”

For a moment, the air fell silent. If such a thing were said by an ordinary person, it would surely provoke the wrath of Baron Hajvi Yakel. It has been 200 years, from the original border village, gradually developed into a small town of peace, which has the hard work of the Yaker family for 200 years.

The tax revenue of Heping Town is not much, and it is less than 100,000 copper coins in a year, and in other words, it can't even reach 1,000 gold coins. But this is the inheritance of the Arker family!

The title of hereditary nobility has been passed down for two hundred years, and even if the other party promises great benefits, he definitely does not want to exchange the inheritance of his ancestors.

"I still don't understand. ”

Baron Hygivi's ignorance at this time is completely different from his previous understanding, and he needs a more specific explanation from the cardinal.

"Woe," at first, the cardinal archbishop only gave these two words, and only after Baron Haidjivi reacted for a while, did he say, "Presumably Mr. Baron should have heard such words, and you have also gone to the Endless Wall yourself." Although the calamity has not yet come, Mr. Baron must have felt the tension. Well, I can sense that Mr. Baron is unwilling to cut love, and I will only say one thing next, hoping that Lord Baron will listen carefully before making a decision. ”

Baron Hajvi Yakel was silent.

Night had already fallen, and it was late at night. The dome of the living room, the lights on the walls swaying in the cold autumn wind. Captain Amanda consciously stepped aside and closed the window.

Just as the crowd fell into deep silence and the Chief of Guard, Amanda, closed the last window, the Cardinal Archbishop announced something in a distant, deep voice, like a divine prophecy: "Ten years from now, or sooner, not more than ten years...... Well, at some point, the town of peace will cease to exist!"

Bang!

A strong wind howled and pushed all the windows open, the first to bear the brunt of the guard Amanda standing by the window, he narrowed his eyes and repeated the action of closing the window, I don't know if it was because of the strong wind, or because of the cardinal's words, the hand of the captain of the guard on the hilt of his sword suddenly trembled, Hasja and the noble lady were shocked to grow their mouths, and Baron Hydgvi stood up directly from his seat......

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The cardinal walked slowly out of the castle, as if thinking of something, when he suddenly turned his head and looked at Baron Hajvi Yakel behind him, and said, "Oh, yes! I'd better remind you of one thing. ”

"Your Excellency, please speak. ”

The cardinal archbishop glanced thoughtfully at Hasjia behind Baron Hygvi, and said slowly: "If Baron Hygivi doesn't want his family to suffer future disasters, it's better to send his family to the south as soon as possible......"