Lone Rock City, the palace garden.

Bishop Albat looked at a thin book and asked the middle-aged man in front of him, "Jennings, what do you think of this 'justification by faith'?"

Although the middle-aged man's appearance still looked young, but his hair was already mixed with a lot of silver threads, he sat on the stone chair in the pavilion and asked calmly, "Before we discuss the contents of the book, why don't you guess where this book came from?"

According to the merchants, he carried about fifty copies of this book with him, and gave one book to the local king or head of the church after each country he traveled. Bishop Albat touched the neat words on the page with his finger and said with a smile: "To be able to transcribe this book in such a large number and to arrange the text so neatly, I am afraid that only one country in the world can do it." ”

Jennings pursed her lips and nodded in agreement.

Bishop Albat asked, "So why do they do that, in your opinion?" or what are they going to do next?"

Jennings crossed his arms over his chest, thought for a moment, and said, "I don't know what those people are trying to do, but this move is tantamount to a war against the church, and it is not a wise move. ”

Bishop Albat smiled and waved his hand: "I think there will be a battle between Dusk City and the Pope sooner or later. Come to think of it, taking in xenos, coupled with the use of forbidden technology, everything Twilight City is doing now is challenging the authority of the church, and it is the wisest choice to weaken the influence of the church to the greatest extent from the religious roots rather than waiting for the other party's attack. ”

Jennings patted the title page of the book with his hand: "Even if the book's words are justified and the religious control of the church is weakened as a result, just relying on the power of a kingdom in Twilight City to be the enemy of the church is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. ”

Albat brushed her chin with her hand, "I always felt that this book was just an introduction, and that Twilight's religious offensive would definitely not stop there, and they should probably have some follow-up actions." ”

Jennings looked at each other and asked quietly, "If, I mean, the Church asks all the diocesan kingdoms to besiege Dusk West City under the pretext of attacking heresy, what should we do?"

Albat pondered for a moment and said softly: "Let's wait and see, after all, you and I have seen the development of Twilight City in the past few years, God knows how ...... them"

Before the words fell, the child's crisp laughter came from the other end of the flower garden.

Albat and Jennings looked up at a girl of eight or nine years old, happily following the maid down the forest road of the garden, with a carefree smile on her face.

Jennings cast a doting glance at the girl, then turned her head and sighed heavily: "It's been five years since the old king died, and Your Majesty is still too young......"

Albat also said: "The worst thing is that the war in the south is escalating every day, and even on the lighthouse of Lone Rock City, I can hear the rumbling explosions in the distance. ”

"The Church is still reeling in the imperial exploits of the Taylor period, and refuses to look at the situation in the South. Jennings smiled wryly and said, "Even when the infidels were already using muskets and cannons, we were still chaining ourselves in tin cans. ”

Albat looked at the cross in the center of the garden and shook his head weakly: "Let's pray to the Heavenly Father, that the war in the south will never end." ”

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Twilight City, the royal palace audience room.

Huggins looked at Todd, who was busy reading official documents at his desk, and whispered, "Your Majesty, you have just returned to the city again, why don't you go to the dormitory for half a day first?"

Todd didn't raise his head: "It doesn't make much difference whether the work that should be done is done earlier or later." By the way, what about the people I asked you to invite?"

"They're right outside the door. ”

"Ask them to come in. ”

Moments later, the members of the Twilight Cabinet, Emerson, Terrence, Elijah, Joe, and Raglen, walked into the room.

After waiting for everyone to take their seats, Todd stopped the pen in his hand and asked everyone, "Without further ado, let me hear about the recent developments in Twilight City." ”

Depending on the department's function, Terrence began by saying, "The main project of the University of Twilight has been completed, and students and faculty have moved in. In addition, a number of patents in physics, mathematics, chemistry and other disciplines have appeared in the kingdom, and I have compiled a detailed list of them. ”

Elijah continued, "Your Majesty, the first phase of the Duomo of the Twilight has been completed, and I dare swear to you that if it is all completed, it will be the grandest and most magnificent church in the world. We gathered a group of people from among the friars as seminarians for the church and hired Moore Rupert as a surrogate priest......"

"Moore Rupert, the one-armed priest?" Todd asked.

Elijah nodded: "Father Moore has a lot of experience in explaining the doctrine, but in the interpretation of some scriptures, there have been conflicts with the monks more than once. ”

The third to speak was Joe, who smiled and said to Todd, "Your Majesty, due to our immigration policy, the total population of Twilight City is now close to one hundred thousand. Outside the city, there are cultivated fields everywhere, and with the latest canals and waterwheels designed by the University of Twilight, we are able to divert the lakes under the mountains into the fields to irrigate the farms, and in the autumn it is sure to be a good harvest. ”

Holding the latest economic data, the Raglan couple reported to Todd: "Your Majesty, the kingdom's income hit a new high last month. The main reason is that several new products, such as mirrors and soaps, have been well received overseas. ”

Listening to these people speak one by one, Todd turned his gaze to Emerson, who was still silent: "Prime Minister, don't you have anything to say?"

Emerson cleared his throat: "The five thousand refugees of the Holy Acropolis have been successfully transported to the north, and I believe that it will not be long before they can reach the land, and the materials you requested to support the Holy Acropolis have also been prepared and ready to be drawn at any time, and the progress of the musket production that you asked me to follow up before you traveled, Aiden Kom has already copied the sample, you can ......go and see it when you have time."

Looking at the other party's expression, Todd knew that he had something to say, and disbanded the others first, leaving Emerson alone.

"There are several things that need your ruling. Emerson looked at Todd and whispered, "First things first, about the Reformation. The book that pointed out the fallacy of doctrine has been spread. What are you going to do next?"

Todd clenched his hands into fists and propped up his chin: "What's the reaction from the outside world?"

"According to feedback from the Chamber of Commerce, the kingdoms of the diocese have reacted differently, but most of them have taken a wait-and-see stance. ”

Todd let out a long breath: "The first fire of reform has been lit, and the next thing is how to add firewood...... Later, I'll convene a meeting to set this up for this. ”

Emerson nodded: "The second thing is that there are inconsistent opinions in the cabinet on the handling of some government affairs recently. For example, the settlement of the refugees of the Holy Acropolis in the north, due to the concern for the difference in religious beliefs, the cabinet was divided into two factions......"

Todd waved his hand indifferently: "You are the prime minister of the cabinet, and it should be up to you to decide how to integrate the opinions of the members." If you have a difficult problem that you can't handle, it's never too late to come back to me. ”

When Emerson heard this, a relaxed look appeared on his face: "Last thing, Cumberland has written me a letter explaining the situation inside the Holy Acropolis. ”

Thinking of the stubborn old knight, Todd's head suddenly grew a lot: "What did he say in the letter?"

Seeing the embarrassed look on the king's face, Emerson spoke, "Honestly, this time I think the old fellow has some point. He wishes, let me join him in persuading you to marry the new queen of the Holy Acropolis. ”(https:)

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