Evgenia was the only high-ranking general of the Kolath Legion to remain in the Fort of Atonement. In the past two years, she has been responsible for establishing an intelligence network in the provincial capital, publicizing the glorious victories of the Legion in the northern and southern wars, and winning victories in the battlefield of public opinion that has shaped the glorious image of the Kolas father and son.

In addition to this, Evgenia has two important missions in the Atonement Keep. The first was to expand the influence of the Sindra Church, appointing priests to set up underground churches in densely populated towns around the capital, and the missionary work was so successful that the total number of secret believers in Sindra far exceeded that of the Perot believers in the capital area alone. Of course, there are also historical factors at play. The inhabitants of the Far East, mostly descendants of heretics, were born with original sin and were not eligible to enter the Temple of Pero until they were granted the indulgence, and most of the population simply could not afford the high cost of purchasing "indulgences"; In contrast, there is no fee to convert to the goddess of fate, nor does it require a political review of the background of wealth, which is more in line with the needs of Far Easterners who are looking for a spiritual home. With the successive military victories of the Kolas Corps, the younger generation in the Far East was inspired and inspired, and many secretly joined the Sindra Church out of worship of General Rudolph.

Despite its growing influence, the Sindra Church was still an illegal organization in the Far East, and Yevgenia did not dare to hold or participate in religious activities in public, and her propaganda work had to be disguised as legal, and commercial activities provided the best protection against this. In the past two years, Evgenia has managed the business of the "Friendly House" very well, and has also established a cooperative relationship with the Yangbo Chamber of Commerce and the Lighthouse Bank under the introduction of Roland, and through the strong financial support provided by the Yangbo family and the Lighthouse Hill, Yevgenia has obtained sufficient funds to show her strength, and in just two years, she has acquired hundreds of inns, taverns, grocery stores, casinos and carriage and horse shops in the Fort of Atonement and surrounding towns, basically monopolizing the service industry in the Far Southeast. Through the acquisition and restructuring of these stores, Yevgenia's assets have skyrocketed by a thousandfold, and she has become one of the leading business giants in the Far East. By operating these shops, Evgenia was able to reap a huge profit in addition to repaying the interest on loans from the Yangbo Chamber of Commerce and the Lighthouse Bank, which provided sufficient military expenses for the rapid expansion of the Kolas Corps.

Evgenia focuses on investing in the service industry represented by hotels, and the first consideration is not profit, otherwise she has better options - such as loan sharks, and there are armed debt collection services provided by the Kolas Legion, who would dare to owe her money? The primary purpose of running an inn tavern was to establish an intelligence station, and in such a well-informed place, her tentacles could penetrate into all levels of society, which would be of great benefit to intelligence gathering and missionary work.

After establishing her own commercial empire, Evgenia received a new directive from Rudolph to use her status as the "queen of hotels" to contact the industrial and commercial giants of the Far East, first establish good business relations with them, and then seek political alliances on this basis. Once again, Evgenia has demonstrated excellent execution. She built an ornate hall at the "House of Friendliness", named the "Club of the Awake", and invited business celebrities to dinner parties every weekend.

In this day and age, people have two main options to satisfy their social needs: go to church for the sacraments or join a club. The church offers a spiritual resonance based on religious sentiments; After all, people live in the world, and there are more worldly needs than religious needs, and clubs fill this void, providing a social place for like-minded people to talk about business, entertainment, parental affairs, and even political opinions.

Each club is a "small circle" with a different style and a wide range of people in society. The bridge where the homeless gather to gamble and huddle together to keep warm can be counted as a kind of proletarian club; The country estates where the nobles of the upper class rode horses and hunted were clubs of feudal lords and rentiers; The "Club of the Awakened", founded by Evgenia, accepts applications only from successful factory owners, businessmen, bankers, newspaper editors, academics, artists, and retired officials. These are cultural elites, giants of wealth, but also religious outcasts, politically weak, who share values similar to the Kolas family represented by Yevgenia, and who have the ability and motivation to change the status quo in the Far East and fight for political rights commensurate with their knowledge and wealth, as evidenced by the club's name "The Awakened".

Evgenia enclosed a list of high-ranking members of the Club of the Awakened, including Lloyd, a representative of the middle and lower ranks of public officials in Krasbourg, a retired mayor; Zinovi, leader of the Industrial Guild and owner of the steel mills; Zahar, a representative of the financial industry and a goldsmith-turned-bill exchanger; Paul Plit, representative of the intellectual circles and editor-in-chief of the Far Eastern Evening News...... There was also one of the most unexpected members, the president of the Far Eastern Theological Seminary and the Rev. Denis, an authority in the field of education.

"What's going on with Janis? This guy is Philip's royal scholar, and it is said that Philip intends to recommend him to take over as the Archbishop of the Far East after leaving office, how did this kind of person get into the Club of the Awakened? Boris did not wait for Roland to read Yevgenia's letter before he opened his mouth to question.

"Actually, this is not surprising, if you have contact with Janiss, you will find that this guy is the real heretic hidden in the Church of Perot." Master Merlin smiled, and continued, "The statements he made and the articles he wrote were very different from the orthodox teachings of the Imperial Church, such as his more than one time advocating the abolition of the charges of heresy imposed on the people of the Far East, opposing the doctrine of original sin of blood, criticizing that 'the offspring of heretics are still heretical' is neither reasonable nor reasonable, and if it were not for the protection of Philip, this old fellow would have been captured and burned to death by that fanatic believer in Krautz." ”

"Well, interesting, what is Philip's purpose in protecting Dennis, the so-called religious reformer?" Rudolph raised his eyebrows and asked with interest.

"I guess there are two purposes, the first is to balance Klautz's power, the Fort of Atonement must have a contrarian like Janis to fight against Cleutz, otherwise the Far Eastern Province will be shrouded in the shadow of religious terror under the leadership of Klautz, Philip is a man with a more flexible mind, good at judging the situation, he doesn't want to turn the Citapur into a large Inquisition, on the other hand, ......" Master Merlin pointed to the letter in Roland's hand, "I guess Philip himself is more inclined to Abbot Genesys's opinion, They were probably members of the so-called 'reformist' faction in the Church of Perot, so he had to use Dennis's mouth to say what he wanted to say but could not say publicly, such as advocating church reform, abandoning outdated dogmas, and opposing excessively harsh religious discrimination and persecution. ”