With the end of the war in the Fenglu area, it was actually announced that there was no need for the entire Fenglu area, including Mandalay and Tonggu, to push the war forward...... Of course, this is only temporary, just to get a temporary respite, which the Molaika Empire needs, and so does the Odiga.

The word 'negotiation' was disgusting, and Hathaway would never accept it, it was really just a fig leaf for the Molaikas, who needed a dignified exit now, and who also had to deal with the catastrophic event of so many knights being taken captive - if this matter was not handled well, even if they were blessed by the gods to suddenly turn the tide of the situation, it would not help.

In this battle, the captured Moreka warriors were all playable cards in Hathaway's hands, and the trump cards were the captured Moreca knights...... To be honest, Hathaway felt that these Moleka knights really had no discipline at all, whether it was the previous Chessev knights or the Warhammer knights of Bukharin, they were much better than them, at least they fought hard, and these guys were okay to fight on the battlefield, but they were cowardly when it came to a critical moment, and as soon as they were surrounded, they immediately surrendered, like those light cavalry who died in battle.

Hathaway admits that the comprehensive strength of the Moleka Empire is indeed not comparable to herself, but it also depends on whether the other party can exert this power, just like a child holding an artifact, the degree of power is not much greater than the threat of a farmer holding a hoe. These rabbles even wanted to get a spoonful of Odiga. Hathaway only thought it was ridiculous.

The tide was set, and Hathaway was calculating, as if something was about to be done...... In the short term, there will not be much fluctuation in the secular level of the contest, and the only remaining scourge is probably the problem of the natural church.

Hathaway knew that the reason why her side was so quiet during this period of time was due to the strife within the Natural Church, the doctrinal dispute had caused turmoil in the upper echelons of the entire Natural Church, and neither side could achieve the desired results, and the attitude of the Pope, who had been in retreat and remained silent, made the people in the church feel infinite reverie.

However, this does not mean that the artifact of the Church of Nature will disappear, nor does it mean that they will die down, Hathaway has long passed the age of innocence. This only means that those guys don't have time to take care of themselves for the time being.

What I need to do now is to keep the situation firmly under control of the entire Otiga. To make those guys of the Natural Church realize that only they are the real rulers of the entire Otiga, and if they want to challenge themselves, they are provoking the countries of the entire Otiga Empire, which will only make their entire Natural Church lose more than they lose.

Hathaway took a deep breath. There is still a long way to go. The enemy will not rest on his laurels. They will not give up until they are completely hopeless, and they will never give them the slightest chance.

……

Alain's face was pale, and his usual indifferent expression had long since disappeared. Leonardo stood in frustration, the current situation really showed signs of uncontrollable collapse across the board, which was so disappointing.

Alain didn't expect the situation to suddenly become so bad, when the Moreka Empire was discussing the preparation of a military solution to the Maple Dew problem, he even thought that this war would present a one-sided situation, maybe the Marquis of Cordillera would only curl up west of Pierce and hesitantly observe the situation, but he didn't expect that the opponent's courage was so great that he dared to attack at the first time, and he also made the Moreka people dazed at once.

"My lord, the internal problems of the church have not been solved yet, and I am afraid that this situation will not change substantially in the short term, unless His Excellency the Pope intervenes in ......."

Leonardo also sighed in his heart, the former glorious Church of Nature seemed to have suddenly gone into a quagmire, struggling to move forward, and even he didn't understand why the Fivinette Dynasty, which used to be lukewarm to the Church of Nature, had collapsed, and the situation of the Church of Nature had become worse?

"It's all a bunch of fools! They still haven't seen the situation clearly, and they are still arguing over some minutiae there, do they really think that they themselves are for the development of the Holy Religion? Those guys have been dormant for decades, and suddenly appeared at this time, how can there be such a coincidence? Leonardo, don't you think there's something involved behind this? ”

Alain's words sounded a bit incompatible, but Leonardo immediately stopped understanding the meaning, "My lord, are you saying that the disagreements within the church are instigated by someone behind them?" Is it the Cordillera? ”

"Hmph, what do you think? I've always wondered how they could suddenly attack at this time, just when the Moreka Empire made a move to the Maple Dew region, and now it seems that those people have obviously reached some kind of tacit understanding with some people, and even they already have the idea of standing on their own, and now in this situation, we are in a dilemma, but we hate those guys for not being able to distinguish the priorities of things, and they are still entangled there, which will only give Hathaway more respite. Alain took a deep breath and calmed himself down as quickly as possible.

"Lord Alain, are we just watching her grow? Now, in addition to the area controlled by the Southern Will Federation, a large part of Otiga's territory is already under Hathaway's control, and once it is integrated, won't her strength be even greater? ”

The resentment in Leonardo's heart is indescribable, "Although she has not openly shown her hostility to the church now, but the fox's tail has already been exposed, what religious belief is absolutely free, this is purely an open resistance to the development of the church, if we don't fight back immediately, then our natural church's influence in Otiga will not only be greatly reduced, but I am afraid that the reputation in the kingdom of Odin and other member territories such as the Moreka empire will be greatly affected." ”

"Leonardo, you're oversimplifying." Alain sighed and shook his head, "Your concerns are correct, but do you really think that the current Hathaway is still the little girl who just entered the Cordillera a few years ago?" Wrong, you're too far wrong. ”

Alain seemed to be reminiscing about the past. After a pause, he said slowly: "How can a little girl with no foundation be able to subdue a foreign race? If a little favor to the orcs can earn their allegiance, what about the barbarians and the green elves? What about dwarves? As far as I know, there is also a power hidden under her command, which is the rumored abyss elves.

Any one of these alien races has enough power to influence a country, and she uses all kinds of means to control not only the barbarians in her hands. It also divided and disintegrated the Green Elf Alliance. Accepting the small and medium-sized green elf tribes such as the Three Days Tribe as vassals, this ability may not have the four major lords of the northern Otiga in the past! Without sufficient certainty, we simply cannot take extreme measures to solve the problem, otherwise it will fail. The power of the church will collapse like an avalanche. This is something we can't afford. Someone like Hathaway. You only have one chance to strike, and if you don't destroy her, you'll be eliminated by her. ”

Alain's words made Leonardo sweat dripping. He didn't realize it at all...... Hathaway is no longer the little girl who came out of the magic academy just now, and now Hathaway has power and resources that ordinary people can easily provoke, in addition to the army power she has, she also has a powerful magician power behind her.

The church has tried several times, but it has not been successful, and it is not without cause. Now the dispute within the church is a stalemate, the other side is expecting their side to take a wrong step, although those guys are not willing to provoke Hathaway, but deep down they want to pinch each other with the Cordillerans, Lord Alain has already seen through this, so he will be vain, and he seems to be completely blinded by hatred and anger.

"What do we do now?" Somewhat unwilling and unable to hide the weakness in his heart, Leonardo muttered in frustration, "Is it really powerless for us to do all this?" ”

"No, Leonardo, don't be so pessimistic, Hathaway has taken advantage of the divisions within the church to calculate us, but she will find that many things are often a double-edged sword...... When you feel the benefits of something, you tend to ignore its harm. Sometimes, the hidden harms outweigh the benefits. That lord is not the compassionate appearance they show on the surface, only profit is eternal, at most it is different in the outward form of expression and the way of pursuit, and the people of Otiga will soon feel that after the warm sun is a cold chill. ”

The deep confidence on Alain's face made Leonardo feel a ray of confidence, "Lord Alan, you mean that the Lord will part ways with Hathaway?" ”

"Leonardo, let's imagine that the two forces can come together, and the decisive role must be the same interests, it is not surprising that Hathaway and the Lord need to contend with the pressure from our Natural Church and the Moreca Empire, but what about when the pressure from the outside world is gone?"

"Now that the Moreka Empire is powerless to pose any threat to the Ortigars, and our Natural Church is now in the midst of civil strife, we just haven't torn our faces, and those people in the Inquisition are purely paranoid madmen, ignoring the reality of the situation, and will only drill the horns, making the already unstable situation of our Natural Church even more chaotic, and the Pope has been reluctant to make a public statement, the rise of that adult's power is already an inevitability, so do you think Hathaway is willing to see this force monopolize Otiga's religious beliefs?"

"No, it can't be, although that lord's understanding of the doctrine is incompatible with ours, but he belongs to the same natural church, and has the same attitude towards other religions, Hathaway will never tolerate such a situation." Leonardo shook his head categorically.

"How long do you think their cooperation can last in this situation?" Alan smiled slightly, he needed to boost the morale of his subordinates, otherwise he would fall first if he was not overwhelmed by external forces.

"Lord Alain, do you mean that we should sit still for the time being, sit back and watch the situation change and then change according to the situation?" Leonardo's eyes lit up, and a clear light suddenly bloomed.

"Why not? Temporary concessions do not mean that we are cowardly and reasonable, and the retraction of the fist is only to accumulate strength to strike the opponent. Alain raised his gaze and looked into the distance and said, "I hope that Lord will not disappoint us too much, I look forward to the moment when they break with Hathaway." ”

……

Hathaway sat at the table, her eyes darting over the papers, giving instructions casually...... It took a magical moment for the large stack of papers in front of him to be processed.

"I'm sorry, Petro, you go on." She looked up at Petro with an angry face. Hughes.

"We can't afford to let this continue any longer, my lord, or all our previous efforts will come to naught."

The slightly muffled but magnetic voice sounded pleasant, Petro. Hughes's eyes looked directly at Hathaway, hoping she could feel her anger and determination...... If the other party does not give him a clear explanation, he will never leave, and he cannot sit back and watch his hard work come to naught.

"Calm down, Petro."

Hathaway smiled slightly, but her face was strangely calm, "Please believe that I am in the same mood as you now." But I'm a little different from you, I have to think about the whole of Ostiga, not just the north. ”

"What do you mean?" Petro. Hughes asked, puzzled.

"Wei Ning'an is an old fox, he can quietly cultivate such a big force in the Natural Church, do you think he is just patient? No, he is even better than us when it comes to judging the situation. ”

Hathaway said leisurely, not at all discussing an important issue involving the situation in his territory, "Now the two factions within the Natural Church have maintained a rare silence, and even the guys in the Inquisition, who were once at odds with Wei Ning'an, seem to have calmed down now, why?" ”

"Why?" Petro. Hughes subconsciously followed and asked, then groaned slightly, and suddenly said, "I know, they want us to take action against Wei Ningan's faction. ”

"yes, then why do we have to fall for them?" Hathaway asked rhetorically with a smile.

"Hmph, then we'll sit back and watch the spread of church power? Giving up because of fear will only make it worse. "Petro. Hughes's brow furrowed even tighter.

"I didn't say that I would give up, no one can take it away that belongs to us, let alone give up!"

Hathaway replied forcefully, "Do you think they can take something out of our hands?" I don't see it that way, they get what I want to give, or to put it mildly, I give, and if they think they can get an inch, then I can always take back what I have given them. ”

"The power of the church to which Wei Ning'an belongs has swelled, which seems to be a little tense, but if you look at the current surrounding situation, there is no need to make a fuss. Or that sentence, existence is reasonable, the reason why their true strength can be shown all at once is also the result of accumulation, I even think this is a good thing, at least let us have a clear understanding of their true strength, right? As for what will happen in the future, we can take a look, wait a minute, the other faction of the Natural Church wants us to tear our faces with Wei Ning'an immediately, and we hope that they will continue to fight, it seems that this gives Wei Ning'an a good chance, so we have to take some measures to force them to follow the path we have set for them. (To be continued.) )