The "Sindra Church" advocated by Rudolf Kolas opened a skylight into the oppressive and gloomy life of Far Easterners, allowing people to get a glimpse of the light. These poor people, who had been rejected by the state religion, had another option to pursue the fate of their souls, and the vacuum of faith in the Far East was quickly filled.

However, the Sindra Church was not officially recognized by the Empire as an illegal underground cult, and believers had to avoid the gaze of others when praying, trembling on thin ice, and even feeling guilty about the illegal religious activities they were engaged in.

As long as it does not closely integrate with the regime for a day, the Sindra Church will not be able to openly stand up to the Pyro Church even if there are many believers, which is a weakness that is difficult to overcome.

At a time when the Far East was in turmoil and the storm of revolution was approaching, the news that the imperial authorities were going to levy tithes on the Far Easterners made the people feel indignant and helpless. At the moment of great change, all people always hope for a great savior to stand up and lead the group to turn the tide, and at this moment, the resentful Far Easterners urgently need a strong leader to stand up and lead the people to resist the tyranny of the Empire. Initial hopes were placed on their national hero, Rudolfo Kolas, but the militia commander was still fighting for the Kitlanders in the north, and it was a shame that he was absent from this social upheaval at a critical time.

At a time when people are hungry for heroes and heroes are delayed, the article published in the evening newspaper is like a bombshell, and although people are skeptical about the "dictatorship for life of the archbishop" advocated in the article, and although most people do not have much good impression of Archbishop Philip, the other slogans put forward in the article - the abolition of imperial preferences, the boycott of universal tithes, and the abolition of heretical hereditary systems - have won the hearts of the people and deserve to be called "the people's proposition"!

The psychology of the masses is so delicate that in the absence of an optimal option, most people will choose to settle for the next best thing - if Philip can really rise up and lead the Far Easterners to practice the "people's ideas", why not build a throne for him?

This sentiment pervaded every house, and the middle-class burghers were especially keen to participate in this exciting revolution, taverns, clubs, and family salons, and people were inspired by a common passion, and they stayed up all night, eager to find like-minded people to discuss where the future of the Far East would go: was independent statehood a realistic option in the interests of the majority of the people of the Far East, Rudolph and Philip, who is our true destiny? From social venues to the living rooms and kitchens of thousands of households, fierce debates can be seen everywhere, and a simple national consensus is condensed in this sleepless night.

Pastor Janis was the most active person on the night. The dean of the seminary had the heart of a revolutionary, and more than 30 years of spiritual practice did not extinguish his restless and fanatical blood, and he was full of energy to attack everywhere, first reciting the "People's Proposition" in the "Club of the Awakened" with great emotion, and then arguing with Mrs. Yevgenia with unparalleled eloquence, arguing that the time was ripe for revolution, and there was no need to wait for Rudolph to return, and that the archbishop could stand up and lead a bloodless coup d'état, and coerce the will of the people to force the imperial authorities to compromise, not to mention that the archbishop was not alone. As long as the Pelo Church remained the state religion in the Far East, Prince Frank would not agree to the military's legitimate demands to suppress the Far Easterners by force.

Genesys points to the crux of the matter. The members of the "Club of the Awakened" are either celebrities or wealthy bourgeoisie, who are eager to fight for political power commensurate with their prestige and wealth through a revolution, but they are afraid that the violence associated with the revolution will undermine the social order on which they live and make a fortune.

It is precisely because of this mentality that most of them are more inclined to what Genesis describes as a "bloodless revolution", in contrast to Rudolf Kolas, who inevitably gives the impression of a great warlord, whose military victories have brought him great popularity among the people, but also puts pressure on the bourgeoisie to lead the revolution by more radical means: once the army enters the city, bloodshed and even plundering are inevitable, how can the gentlemen in this room preserve their wealth and fortune in this turmoil?

Based on this mentality, the "Club of the Awakened" gradually became a pulpit for Pastor Denis. Evgenia was deeply unhappy with this, and announced the end of the meeting in advance, but Pastor Denis did not stop there, invited like-minded members to continue the negotiation, and finally persuaded the people to mobilize the people to echo the "people's opinion", and implored Archbishop Philip to lead the Far Easterners against the tyranny of the empire.

Pastor Denis's wish was granted early the next morning. Tens of thousands of citizens of Fort Atonement took to the streets again, this time not at the Revenue Tower, but at the Temple of Perra, chanting the name of Philip Wallenstein like a traveler in the desert calling for rain from heaven.

Philip saw the crowd of petitioners through the crack in the window, smiled and enjoyed the call of the people for a while, returned to his desk, and wrote a new manifesto with enthusiasm. The title of this article is "Letter to the People of the Far East", and it does not need to be published in the newspapers, but it will be a live speech for him to stand up and lead the people.

Just when the thoughts were surging, the door was kicked open.

Philip looked back at the door in displeasure, and the tall and majestic Krautz stood in front of it, his eyes instinctively squinting from the backlit projection.

"Krutez, I don't seem to have invited you into my private study, are you a little too presumptuous?"

"The one who is really unscrupulous is you!" Clates angrily slapped the newspaper on the table, "You can't deny that this great work, full of vicious attacks and incendiary writings, came from your handwriting, and look at what is written on it, calling for the abolition of imperial preferences and tithes, and the abolition of the inhabitants of the penal colony of heresy, and the most shameless of all, this paragraph—you have the audacity to seek a lifetime term for yourself in the newspaper, in a vain attempt to take all the clergy, the power, and the military power into your own hands!" ”

The more Klautz spoke, the more angry he became, crumpling the newspaper and throwing it at Philip: "You betrayed the empire and incited the mob to revolt against taxes, just because you are not satisfied with the title of 'Lord Philip', you have even greater ambitions, you want to be crowned 'His Majesty Philip' and become the dictator of the Far East!" ”

Philip turned sideways to avoid the ball of paper that Krautz had thrown away, listened to him without changing his face, did not rush to defend himself, turned and walked up to the balcony, and opened the window—

A cheer rang through the sky, making Krautz's ears ring.