The nobles present quieted down, although they had a certain association with the strength of the university before, and Bai Yi had also made some martial arts moves, but it was the first time that he showed his muscles openly like this, and the spider-shaped puppet with a unique appearance aside, the ragdoll bear that looked like a furry toy surprised them even more.

Is this a blatant declaration of force to force oneself to take sides? The nobles were a little nervous about the idea of this, they had brought more money than last year, and their greatest hope was to spend some money to buy a neutral position, but it was clear that the dean of hope saw through their ideas and forced them to make a choice in this way.

This group of prisoners in the void is really ruthless, they are benevolent and righteous and moral on weekdays, but they are so resolute in doing things? There are also some people who are very dissatisfied and mutter.

"Okay, this is just a small link, if anyone is interested in the follow-up development of this puppet, they can leave a separate chat after the meeting." Bai Yi said to everyone, and the puppet and Mr. Ragdoll Bear on the side turned around and went back to the backstage.

"So, let's get down to business." Bai Yi said, motioning to the two girls, one on the left and one on the right, to sit down next to him, and he took out 15 pieces of iron engraved with numbers from his arms, "Let's start with the first one." ”

If according to the practice of previous years, the nobles below should have already begun to quote at this time, but this year's situation seems to be different? Bai Yi held the number plate and was stunned for a long time, but there was silence below.

What's going on? What's wrong? He thought with some confusion, carefully observed the nobles below, and found that their faces were all with that tangled and hesitant look, and he seemed to understand something, and asked, "Have you heard some news of chasing the wind and shadows, and have some strange associations?" ”

These nobles have big brains and many ideas, and he is still very clear.

As a result, a nobleman below stubbornly said, "Mr. Hope, before we start offering, we are more concerned about the relationship between you and the church. ”

"What does my relationship with the church have to do with you?" Bai Yi asked a little funny, "Do you think I'm trying to win your support?" Don't think too much, you misunderstood. ”

As soon as these words came out, all the nobles below were stunned, aren't you trying to win over our support? Isn't it forcing us to take sides? So what do you mean by inexplicably holding this auction in advance? And what does it mean to be inexplicably spacious to 15 places? What does it mean to show off your power before? You created so many conditions for us, and finally told us not to think too much? Are you kidding us? The aristocrats complained frantically in their hearts.

Someone stood up on the spot and asked in that incredulous tone, "Master Hope, do you want to fight against the church with the power of the university alone?" Don't need our help? ”

"Yes." Bai Yi nodded, "Not only you, but I don't need anyone else's help, whether it's the royal family or the people of the Hokuriku, maybe I'll find a few barbarians, right?" But that doesn't have anything to do with you. ”

Hearing these words, the nobles below looked at each other again, they didn't expect this guy to be so arrogant and so inflated?

Although everyone knows that today's universities are transcendent and powerful, but that is only in terms of academics, people have always recognized the education level and influence of universities, and recognized its leading image in academic circles, but it is not enough to rely on these details to wage war with the church! The church has been in business for thousands of years, the believers are all over the place, the influence is far-reaching and long-lasting, and the military strength at hand is even more powerful, and the military power is even stronger than the empire, especially after this catastrophe, the strength has been greatly expanded, this is almost the peak of the church's strength in the last hundred years, and it is very unwise to choose to go to war with the church at this time, let alone fight alone?

Many nobles think that Bai Yi is simply crazy, no matter how strong his personal strength is, there is no shortage of strong people in the church, how much can he fight alone? How many can those Voidwalkers who are also in armor fight? In addition to them, this university still has combat power on hand? Leaning on those beautiful girls around the dean? Don't be funny, okay? What did they do against the fierce crusaders? What to defend against the priests and protagonists? Not to mention the terrifying Holy Warrior Order, known as the strongest military force in the plane.

Even the Duke of the South, who was in charge of pimping in the audience, stood up and asked Bai Yi, "Lord Dean, are you crazy?" ”

He will appear here today, in fact, he is already mentally prepared to stand on the side Bai Yi, this is a decision he made after hearing the emperor's choice, and is preparing to pick out more allies among the nobles attending today's meeting, he knows that there will be a battle between the university and the church, but he didn't expect to pick this sensitive point in time, if the time side has its own considerations, and can listen to him explain, but who knows that Bai Yi didn't take them seriously at all?

This feeling of being completely ignored is probably even more uncomfortable than being forced to stand in line.

Bai Yi looked at this guy who was a partner in his own business and questioned, spread his hands helplessly, and said: "I think you are really thinking too much, just like that emperor, you always feel that the war between me and the church needs you, the church side may be, but on my side, even without the help of other forces, I can still win the final victory!" ”

His words were so confident that everyone below almost believed them, and he continued:

"Between me and the church, it will not be the kind of war to the death, they may want to eradicate heretics like me, but I will not exterminate them, after all, I am a kind and gentle person, I don't like to kill, from beginning to end, I just want to use force to make them accept our existence, recognize our subsequent development, so that we can live in peace in the real plane, that's all, it's very simple, and it's not too much to ask for."

Hearing him say this, the nobles below suddenly showed a complicated look, if hope, or the demands of the Voidwalker are really so simple, then his arrogant idea makes sense, just using force and skirmishes to force the church to comply, it is indeed feasible to handle it properly, and they really don't need the help of these people, they can even watch from afar without caring about themselves, no need to bet and let alone end up.

Although this will lead the situation completely out of their control, it is also the most appropriate and safest thing to do, and it barely coincides with the purpose of their coming here today?

"If that's the case, why did you suddenly increase your slot?" The Grand Duke of the South continued to ask, his expression was a little complicated, he was one of the people in power in this country, and now the two forces were fighting on their own territory, but he could only be a bystander, and he always felt that something was wrong?

"The increase in places is just because I have a lot of new projects to develop in the future, so I can save up money in advance." Bai Yi explained, "Including the previous display of the puppet, it is also part of the new project, and you have seen its power and size, if you want to optimize it later, you need a lot of financial support." ”

"Uh... Does that mean you summoned us on the eve of the upcoming war with the church, but you wanted to do some business with us that had nothing to do with the war? A nobleman asked with a strange look on his face.

"Exactly." Bai Yi said very seriously, "The grievances between me and the church don't need to be interfered with by others. ”

Hearing him say this, the people below fell silent, and the Grand Duke of the South spoke, "If we can, we need some time to discuss it." ”

"Then here it is." Bai Yi said, nodding to Miya and Vidnina, who were sitting behind him on the left and right, and the two little guys obediently stepped forward to grab his arms, and he left the venue temporarily with the two little guys.

No sooner had they left than a heated discussion erupted on the aristocracy's side.

Some people are talking about whether Bai Yi's statement is true, is this a euphemism and means for him to win himself over? Others are discussing who will win such a war. If the purpose of the university is only to teach the church a lesson, so that they are forced to admit the existence of the Voidwalkers, the chances of the university winning don't seem to be low? This can indeed be achieved by deterrence and influence.

There are still some people who are hesitating, should they simply enter the game and stand on the side of the university? It feels embarrassing that I can't intervene in such a war at all; There are also some people who are more concerned about whether they are taking sides by sending their children to college? What will the church think? Is it acceptable for them to bet on both ends? And will the church come to woo them later?

In short, this group of people has a lot of ideas, but only the Duke of the South and a few people are interested in the new project mentioned by Bai Yi, these two people are from a family that runs a chain of blacksmith shops and a family that specializes in reselling magic puppets, counting, they are still competitors in the imperial armament supply qualification behind Bai Yi, and Bai Yi should belong to a hostile force, but this does not prevent them from wanting to send their heirs to the university and get involved in the business behind them.

This may be the face of the aristocracy, not talking about positions or feelings, only about interests.

Bai Yi returned to a room in the manor, Miya and Widnina sat beside him left and right, the two girls didn't seem to be as relaxed as him, Miya was closer to him, two small hands held his hand armor, and asked with some concern: "Mr. Hope, must we be like that with the church?" ”

The youngest daughter has never cared much about these things, so she has not grasped much about the situation, and today is the first time she heard that her college is going to be an enemy of the church, and she is in turmoil for a while, but the occasion at that time is not good to ask questions directly, and she has been holding back until now.

"Actually, you should have expected this a long time ago, right?" Bai Yi pinched her little face and asked rhetorically.

Miya nodded, she did think that such a situation would occur after knowing Bai Yi's true identity, but she didn't expect it to come so suddenly, wasn't there always been peace between her and the church before? The two sides have always maintained a superficial restraint, and Reethia, who is close to her, has been appointed an official saint, making her mistakenly think that she can continue like this.

"Miya, you don't have to worry too much." Vidnina, who had already heard the rumors, was much calmer than Mia, and she still had a glass of red wine in her hand, where she savored it, "There is no enemy in this world that the Godfather can't defeat." ”

"Hmm... I know Mr. Hope is the best, but I'm worried about Laetitisia. Miya spoke again, both of them had confidence in Bai Yi, the image of the undefeated god of war that he had always erected had been ingrained in the hearts of the two girls.

"I'm actually quite worried about her words." Bai Yi said, "This is the only unstable factor, so you two can also help find a way." ”

"Hmm..." both girls nodded obediently, and Bai Yi rubbed their heads left and right contentedly, full of relief, he didn't have to spend too much time explaining to his daughters the causes and consequences of the war with the church, indicating that they would stand firmly on their side.

"Speaking of which, those nobles are thinking too much, right?" Vidnina smiled wryly, "Do they think we need their help?" ”

"I specially arranged for Mr. Xiong to come forward today, in fact, I also wanted to hint at them this, but they would be completely wrong..."Bai Yi muttered, his left hand inadvertently touched Miya's bare back from the top of her head, this beautiful touch like silk made him linger a little, and for a while he forgot that he should not do such bestiality to his little daughter.

As a result, Miya didn't feel that Bai Yi's behavior was inappropriate, but narrowed her eyes slightly, looking very comfortable? Perhaps such contact seemed normal to her?

"Alright, it's not too early, it's almost time for us to show up." Bai Yi took back Miya's hand and said, "Let them discuss it a little longer, and the devil knows if they will come up with any new tricks." ”

With that, the three of them reappeared in front of the nobles who were eagerly discussing.

In fact, in just such a little time, Bai Yi didn't play Miya enough, and what could the nobles discuss? It's just a general idea of what to expect.

"Okay, now can we continue?" Bai Yi raised the number plate in his hand again and asked below.

After a short period of time to buffer and sort out his thoughts, there were indeed nobles below who began to raise their cards to offer, and I don't know what kind of considerations he had, in short, the auction of the sponsorship quota continued to begin.