Meles was still thinking about it, and Shepard had already continued: "The matter over there will be left to Nokhan and Barbarossa, and I will let the church meet their requirements, but the Knights of the Cathar and the Knights of the Corolla are now understaffed, and can only make up for it in other ways, Ahagul and the Church City will send four columns to support them, and if necessary, I will give Barbarossa the strength." ”

Meles was surprised: "In this case, wouldn't it be ......?"

"It's going to make his priesthood level more than the limit I've set, I know." Shepard nodded slightly, and said: "But it doesn't matter, at most, it's just a mid-level priest, I will soon step into the middle divine power, with his piety, enter this stage earlier, there will be nothing, after all, what I am concerned about is still the existence that manipulates the harpy to make trouble." ”

Melers heard Shepard's confidence, and didn't say anything more.

Shepard looked at the ceiling of the apse and suddenly remembered something: "Oh, those white-feathered witches have a very unique bloodline, and if they combine with a race that is not as good as their bloodline, they will only give birth to their race. ”

Hearing this, Meles was slightly stunned, and immediately reacted: "Doesn't that mean that the human beings who combine with them will only give birth to offspring of alien races?" ”

After all, she is a human god, and for such a thing, she subconsciously feels surprised and unacceptable.

Shepard was very calm: "Yes, but if they are prevented from uniting with humans, how can they be included in the kingdom and the church, fortunately, I have already had a prevention of this situation, and in the marriage laws of the kingdom and the church, the status of 'flat wife' is to prevent this situation." ”

Meles turned his head to look at Shepard, and watched him continue: "The total number of White Feather Witches will not be too much, except for this batch, it is not easy to meet the desperate witch tribe that is about to be wiped out, and senseless killing and tyranny will also make my power and essence deviate, so I will still let the church use the method of influence and trade to attract their clansmen, or obtain slaves, because they still have the status of slaves within themselves." ”

"To treat these witches as a reward for those who have done great deeds," he said, "is regarded as 'equal wives' in terms of status, and must also perform ceremonies in our temples or sanctuaries, as a sign that we grant the Church a blessing and a guarantee that they will not be despised or insulted, and in line with the importance and maintenance of the Church's emphasis on sacred marriage." ”

"That's good." As a goddess, Milles had a good impression of the beautiful witches when they met, and when she heard such an arrangement, she felt that she could accept it.

After a little more conversation in the apse, they went their separate ways, one to attend to the daily affairs of the kingdom, and the other to his own temple in the church city.

……

On the south bank of the Yangtze River, the trading point of the watchtower.

The original rudimentary trading post was enlarged more than ten times around the watchtower, and a fence wall and fence that could only block small beasts enclosed a place, and some small tribes of lizardmen and savages within two days of the nearby distance were attracted to it, voluntarily attached to the management of the church, and learned the lingua franca and the common script under the guidance of a group of probationary priests.

A temple of the three gods of the god of light also rose from the ground, although the size is not large and the construction is somewhat simple, but it is also divided into the main hall and the side hall, where the icons of the three true gods of the god system are placed, and a wall is built around it, enclosing the three temples and other attached buildings.

At this time, dozens of probationary priests and regular priests were busy shuttling back and forth in the flat square in the center of the temple complex, and in front of the bright and sacred statue in the main hall, Barbarossa prayed and respectfully stopped to pray, and received the bishop's clothes and ring from the messenger of the church.

"Bishop Barbarossa, remember the teachings of my Lord and follow my Lord's path until your soul reaches my Lord's side." The messenger of the church gave one last word of instruction before turning away with a blessing.

"The light will shelter you and me." Barbarossa replied, watched the messenger leave with the guards, and waited until they were far away before calling the attendants to change their clothes.

When he changed out of his priest's robe and put on his bishop's robe, a priest next to him immediately came over to make fun: "Congratulations, Your Excellency, this is a recognition of your piety." ”

"My piety needs no approval, because it is always firm and never changeable." Barbarossa replied lightly, and the flattering subordinate laughed dryly, not knowing what to say.

Barbarossa glanced at him and said, "As the messenger of my lord on earth, we must remember that our value is to serve our lord faithfully, and as long as you are pious and make meritorious deeds, you will naturally receive your majesty's reward." ”

His subordinates were a little envious and helpless: "Your Excellency doesn't need to comfort me, the cardinal's decree has issued a new notice, in the future, the bishop must be a righteous believer in the whole family, and he has believed in my lord for more than ten years, and he must also get a ranking in the theological examination, so that he can be included in the church inspection list, of course I have no problem with my lord's piety, my family is also devout believers, but if it is an exam, it is really not my specialty." ”

Barbarossa shook his head lightly, he also knew that this subordinate was honest and capable, but the theological examination required a lot, and it was really difficult for him to get into the top name, so it was inconvenient to say anything.

When Barbarossa returned to his room, he took out a small, delicate scroll from his pocket, which had been given to him privately by the messenger of the Church.

"Only my Lord God mightes and the light lives forever." He recited a prayer lightly, pressed the thumb of his right hand to the pad of his index finger, clenched his fist against his chest, and placed his left hand on the scroll, as the sound fell, the divine power moved, and on this scroll, a miniature magic array lit up and suddenly dispersed, and the originally tightly closed scroll opened the seal on one side.

The scroll, sealed in the Divine Circle, could only be opened by the Bishop or above, and Barbarossa took out the scroll of paper that had been rolled up, and it was written the secret decree of the Pope's handwriting.

Barbarossa read the short lines of the command with a solemn face, put the note in the brazier lit next to it and burned it to ashes, clapped his hands and strode out, and said in a loud voice: "Come on, gather all the leaders of the lizardmen and savages." ”

Immediately, an attendant received the order, and respectfully asked, "Yes, Your Excellency." ”

Waiting for the dozen or so lizardmen and human leaders who formed the nearby gathering place to arrive, Barbarossa was already waiting at a pulpit, and when he saw the crowd standing up, he looked down, holding his own Holy Codex, and said aloud: "By the will of the gods, His Majesty the Pope has descended, and the Kingdom and the Church will receive you ignorant lost people with open arms, and from this day onwards, we will reclaim our land beside this rushing river, and call it Rapids." ”

A group of lizardmen and savages stood blankly and looked at Barbarossa, they couldn't understand the too complicated lingua franca, they only knew that they lowered their heads obediently, Barbarossa had to sigh when he saw this, and no longer cared about these natives who had been basically tamed, and instead called his deputy over: "Are the materials ready?" ”

The deputy hurriedly nodded: "Your Excellency, the five warehouses that have been built are already full of materials that have been transported, and the lizardmen and savages of these tribes are also trained to understand some simple orders. ”

Barbarossa waved his hand, "In that case, let them go back with them, and tell the priests to continue to teach them the words and language, and gather all their people to expand the trade point according to the original plan from tomorrow." ”

"Yes." The deputy immediately responded and took the lizardmen and humans away, and Barbarossa watched from behind, the lizardmen were covered in scale armor, and they were born with the defense power of a leather armor, and they were amphibious; And the savages are strong, any warrior is about the same height as the tallest warriors in the kingdom, and full of brute strength, except for the small number of warriors, they are simply perfect warriors.

"The number of lizardmen is not very large, these savages are less than a quarter of the lizardmen, and the documents transmitted by the church refer to these savages as 'barbarians', which is really an appropriate name."

Barbarossa looked at the increasingly lively trading spots, but her mind drifted to no avail.

……

On the territory of the Kingdom of Macré.

Since the defeat of the Macré people, the power has shrunk, and the large and small towns except for the city of Macré have rebelled, and for a time it has become a situation of internal strife, and the Macré people have to guard against the expeditionary force that may go south from the north at any time, and they dare not easily wake up the lava serpent sleeping in the volcano, so they can only let the situation continue to deteriorate.

Since the Church sent convoys of resources and supplies to the rebel army in Cantaico, it instructed them not to attack the north and face the Macrés, but to constantly gather and encroach on nearby forces and expand their own power.

To the south of Cantaico City, the place called [Silverwood Town] has now become the station of the Western Task Force, and the silver wood produced here is straight and hard, and after cutting, there are fine patterns like sterling silver inside, which is very beautiful and magical.

When the task force was stationed here, they gathered the serfs to cut down the silverwood and transport it back to the kingdom, some of which was used as an extension material for the main temple and the other part was sold to the Ptolemaic kingdom, where it became a highly sold, expensive commodity among the luxury-loving Ptolemaics, although it was produced in small quantities.

At this time, in the lumberyard outside the city, some serfs cut down the mature silver wood, others plucked the seeds, and the silver wood grew slowly, although the area of the silver wood forest was not small, but there was always a day when the felling was completed, and the church forbade any uncontrolled behavior, including the exploitation of natural resources.

A few priests and probationary priests were on a flat field not far away, teaching the serfs who sat honestly in front of them the written language and the faith, and as long as they could pass the test after a period of labor, they would be allowed to leave serfdom, a method of assimilation of wilderness refugees and expeditionary captives in the kingdom, and was also used by the task force on these slaves and vassals who originally belonged to the Makerés.

A group of knights drove their horses close to this lumber yard, the leading knight was wearing half-body armor, and his chest was inlaid with the mark of the sun, it was Freman, who created his own [Sun Knight] profession, and many knights behind him were also dressed similarly to him, the weakest was also in the intermediate rank, and the leading Freeman already had the strength of a high-level professional.

"Captain Freeman, the last of the fleeing rebel clans has been wiped out." A horseman with a message came running from a distance, and a knight behind Freman went over to inquire about the situation, returned with a letter, and handed it to Freman to report.

Freman took the information and read it, and said coldly: "These pathetic and stupid ignorant people not only believe in the ferocious serpent that is nothing but a monster, but also unite with the Makere people to assassinate Your Majesty, fortunately with the protection of my main force, otherwise even if I die on the battlefield, my soul will be ashamed to reach the kingdom of my lord." ”

He tilted his head and continued: "It is decreed that all the captives of those two vassal races be reduced to eternal hard labor, and that they will not be allowed to be redeemed and released. ”

"Yes." The knight muffled in response, and sent his cavalry to bring the order back, and the group did not stop, and rode away from the lumberyard to the west, until they entered the noisy barracks.

This barracks is composed of three large blocks, the clanging sound of striking iron and the noise of people are mixed together, and the air is filled with a foul smell, and in addition to humans, there are also minotaurs and tiger people on duty outside the three barracks.

But the area of the human military camp is the largest, and there are more than one Minotaur and Tiger Man combined, and the knights approached the barracks, and immediately someone went to inform them first, and when the knights who notified them returned, they saluted Freeman: "Captain Freeman, the commanders of the triad are already waiting." ”

Freeman nodded, led the knights into the barracks, until they stopped in front of the main tent, dismounted and walked in with the two of them, as soon as they entered the tent, they saw Thom's tall figure, and couldn't help laughing: "Thom, this time you are leading the team?" ”

The minotaur twitched his nose twice, his golden nose ring shining with fire, and said in a muffled voice, "The chief asked me to bring my people to join me." ”

Freeman turned his head to look over, Thom was still followed by a strong minotaur warrior, but it was not his companion Kroon when he was an emissary, although he only had a silver ring on his nose, but the thick totem behind him showed that this was also a special profession of the Minotaur tribe [Sunstrider].

Turning his head to the side, several tiger people stood in the shadows wearing loose robes, these people's whereabouts were secretive and did not like to communicate, so that Freeman, who loved the sunshine and was enthusiastic and optimistic, had no good impression, after all, he was not very old, although he was extremely talented, and he had the blessing of God, the city government had not yet practiced.

So he walked straight to the long table in the main tent, and the dozen or so humans around the table were looking down at the map on the table, until the sound of Freeman's footsteps alarmed them, and then someone raised their heads, and several of them had surprised looks on their faces, and then someone calmed down and asked, "Knight Freeman, why are you here?" ”