Papal States, Capital of Taylor, Public Cemetery.

Tristan, dressed in black, stopped in front of a tombstone, quietly took off his hood, stared at the words on the stone, and was speechless for a long time.

"Mia Evandering, our beloved daughter, angel whose wings fell to earth, may her soul rest in heaven. 』

Tristan stretched out his hand, stroked the name "Mia Evanderlin", and said to himself, "Why did you abandon the name Mia? If it was just because of hatred for the family, wouldn't twenty long years be able to dissolve everything?"

Taking out the droplet-shaped earrings from his arms, Tristan rubbed the jewelry and said calmly: "On your birthday, I gave you this pair of earrings." Although you regarded it as a treasure, you still returned one of them to me...... What does this mean? Is it a desire to erase the memory of the past once and for all......"

Tristan closed his eyes in pain: "Rachel, I never knew that time could change a person beyond recognition. ”

"Deacon Tristan!"

An abrupt voice broke the original tranquility of the cemetery.

Tristan carefully tucked the pendant into his arms, stood up and looked behind him, where five foreign agents of the First Inquisition fanned around him.

Patting the dust off his body and straightening his wrinkled clothes, Tristan looked at these people arrogantly: "What's the matter?"

"There is a case of a fugitive from the Holy See that requires your cooperation, Lord Tristan. The inquisition officer at the head pointed to the carriage at the entrance of the cemetery, and said with a smile: "It won't delay you for long." ”

Tristan frowned: "This kind of matter should be handled by the Holy Orders of the Holy See, how can it be handed over to you?"

The Inquisition staff unfolded a document from their sleeves: "We have here a letter from the Pope, asking everyone to cooperate with the investigation. So, Lord Tristan, please don't waste your time, it's not good for everyone's face to drag on for too long. ”

Tristan read the letter carefully, nodded solemnly, and walked out of the cemetery and into the carriage of the Inquisition.

Twilight City, the King's Audience Room.

Todd sat at his desk and looked carefully at Father Moore's just-finished book, "A Critical Program of the Heavenly Father's Apostles."

"Justification by faith leads to salvation by faith, and everyone can communicate directly with God without going through the church; the Bible is the only source of faith, and the pope is only a spokesman, not God; believers' sins are determined by God, and indulgences should not be enforced; tithes are re-established and established; royal succession is a secular act in which the Church should not be involved; dismemberment should be referred to the Inquisition, not directly by the Pope......"

Watching Todd read it word by word, Moore wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Todd put the file on the table and said with a smile, "Good, I'm satisfied." ”

Mur breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I will arrange for the printing house to typeset and print." ”

In addition, the priests were organized to go to the surrounding churches and disseminate the main content of the text in the form of lectures. Todd looked at Moore's face and said, "Focus the key points of the contradiction on the Pope first, you should understand what I mean......"

Moore thought for a moment, then nodded.

With that as the order was done, Todd sat down at his desk and pondered the situation around Twilight City.

In the Holy Acropolis to the east, the succession to the throne has been settled. Cumberland is cooperating with Mary to handle and coordinate some matters within the Holy Acropolis, where the main force of the Knights of the Twilight West is also stationed. Coupled with the assistance of the Xenomorph Society with the help of Richer and the Xenomorph Society, I believe it will not be long before the situation in the city will stabilize.

In the barbarian camp in the north, 5,000 Holy Acropolis refugees have just arrived in the north, and more than 10,000 slaves and thousands of barbarian warriors have already had the basic ability to fight under the intensive training of Alfonso and gladiators.

Thinking about all this, Todd asked the Prime Minister of the Kingdom to find Emerson.

"After these two busy days, I want to rush to the north. ”

Walking into the room, Emerson, who had not yet sat down, was shocked by the first words he heard.

"Your Majesty, is it because something happened there?"

Todd shook his head, "No, it's just that I think the situation in the north is of paramount importance to Twilight City right now. ”

Emerson was a little puzzled: "Why?"

"Geographically and strategically, Twilight City has serious problems of its own. To the south of the city is the Moon Creek Plain, without any dangerous passes or crossings, and the enemy's troops can quickly reach the city of Duxi without any obstacles; to the west of the city is an endless sea, and the kingdom's navy currently has no military superiority, and it is impossible to even maintain the basic route, let alone defeat the invading fleet; to the north of the city is the Luoxing Mountain Range, and the lofty mountains are impassable, which means that once the kingdom loses the battle, we cannot retreat north from the land. ”

When Todd said this, he touched his forehead with a wry smile: "The only thing that makes me feel better is the East, at least we won the Holy Acropolis, which is a solid barrier. ”

"In this way, the city is not actually suitable as a front line on the battlefield, and if the war goes in an unfavorable direction, we will inevitably move our men and wealth to safety. Todd looked Emerson in the eye and said quietly, "So, that's why I'm so concerned about the North." If a solid base can be established in the north, then Dusk West City can be attacked and defended, and it will be more comfortable in dealing with external threats. ”

Emerson pondered for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, what you're really worried about now is not actually the church, but the threat from the south, right?"

"That's right, if you really want to divide it according to the threat level, a Southern Empire with the possibility of unification is far superior to the decaying Church. ”

"Your Majesty, I agree with you. ”

Todd tapped his fingers on the table: "During this time, there are several key things that need to be done by you. First, grasp the trend of the war situation in the south as soon as possible, whether it is a business guild or cultural exchanges, in short, open up the news path with the south as soon as possible; second, the xenomorph warship in charge of Wayne is the most important scientific research and manufacturing project in Twilight City at the moment, and it needs full support; third, the Reformation cannot be put down, I have already handed over this matter to Father Moore, and you have to do your best to cooperate. ”

Emerson jotted down the three things, nodded and said, "I see." ”

Todd glanced at him, "I don't want to hear any more proposals about the Queen, because there is no point in discussing this matter anymore. ”

Emerson was taken aback: "There is no point in any discussion?"

"Wait for the Reformation to come to an end, and you'll understand what I mean. ”(https:)

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