The capital of the Holy See State, Secrid, is the true center of the Cult of Creation, it is located in a basin in the northern part of the Western Continent, with a circumference of twenty miles, and the walls are tall and heavy, all made of stones, and the living water of the nearby river is dug from the outside of the city, and a moat nearly eighty steps wide has been dug out. The city is also surrounded by towering mountain ranges, which can be described as a strong city.

The city has a population of 500,000, and almost one-third of the wealth of the 33 Founding Cults is concentrated here, making it a metropolis that is both full of religious sacredness and prosperity.

And at this moment, in the splendid and solemn Cathedral of St. Christopher, in the center of the city of Secred, a tall, somewhat bloated man, wrapped in a velvet robe of gold and purple, is standing in front of the papal throne with a roar of rage!

"I warned them not to let that untrustworthy person inherit the throne, they will not listen! It's good now, not only did they die and their own clan was wiped out, but the Holy See had to fight on two fronts, they really deserved to go to hell! ”

More than a dozen archbishops, dressed in bright yellow robes and with Mediterranean hairstyles, stood at the foot of the steps, their heads bowed, their eyes and noses, their noses and their hearts, silently listening, all silently, without saying a word.

"Humph!" Glancing at the archbishops who were collectively dumb, Byron V, the current generation of the Creation God Sect, sat back in his seat angrily.

After seeing that His Majesty's anger had subsided somewhat, a yellow-clothed archbishop took two steps forward, stroked his chest and saluted: "Your Majesty, they will definitely go to hell, but this is not the time to be angry with them. ”

All the yellow-clothed archbishops present knew who "they" meant, some of the nobles of the Andris Kingdom, and it was they who put Charles, the unbeliever, on the throne that led to today's disaster.

Byron V glared at him: "Abbott, then what do you say is the time to do now?" ”

Archbishop Abbott said with a blank face: "A crusade army should be sent as soon as possible to suppress Charlie's rebellion." ”

"Hmph." Byron V sneered, "Crusade army? To put it easily, right now, the infidels in the south are marching on the border of the Holy City Kingdom, and the materials and military strength of the Holy See have been tilted towards the eastern front, where is the strength to send a crusade army? ”

"Then abandon the Holy City and put an end to Charlie's rebellion." Archbishop Abbott said without hesitation.

Hearing this, Byron V stood up abruptly, staring at Abbott with burning eyes, as if to see him through, "Abbott, do you know what you're talking about? That's the holy city! ”

"But Charlie's threat is even greater." Archbishop Albert insisted.

"How can a rebellious king be more threatening than a heretic?" The other archbishop next to him asked with a frown.

All eyes in the hall were focused on Archbishop Abbot, to see what he had to say about his ugliness.

There has never been a rebellion in the history of the Cult of Creation by a king or an archduke, but which time was it not easily extinguished?

"Charles is different from the rebellious monarchs who came before him." Archbishop Albert shook his head, "On the surface, he preached the people as the lord of the country, freedom of belief, and the allegiance of soldiers to the state, but in fact, his fundamental purpose was to put the country above the Holy See in order to replace us in the hearts of the people." If we let him go big, we will lose everything. The soldiers of the heretics? He smiled disdainfully, "At most, it should be dull to take the Holy City." And as long as our power remains, the Holy City can be reclaimed sooner or later! ”

Everyone thought quickly.

After a while, Pope Byron V said lightly: "Draft an edict ordering the eight surrounding countries of the Kingdom of Andris to encircle and suppress Charlie the Apostate." ”

"What?!" Archbishop Albert's eyes widened in disbelief. All in all, what he just said was in vain, and the Pope still did not agree to go all out to encircle and suppress Charles.

"The power of the Eight Nations is enough." The Pope said with a sinking face.

Looking at the indifferent Pope, Abbott finally understood that the other party just didn't want to take responsibility for the loss of the Holy City.

It has been 500 years since the Holy City was in his hands, and if it were lost in the hands of Byron V, there is no doubt that he would be left behind for 10,000 years.

But that's too selfish!

"Your Majesty!" Abbott wanted to persuade him again.

"Say no more!" The Pope directly interrupted him, "The Kingdom of Andris has limited national strength, and it is easy for the eight surrounding countries to extinguish the rebellion, and there is no need for the Holy See to support it at all. The immediate priority now is the safety of the Holy City. ”

Seeing that the Pope had already set the tone, Archbishop Albert could only bow down to his orders even if he was dissatisfied.

In the evening of the same day, in the Pope's study.

"End the war? Hum! Pope Byron V sneered disdainfully, "It's as if we love war, but what can we do?" The land in the north is barren and not abundant, so it cannot support much of the population. And once the war stops, within a hundred years, the population of each country will exceed the limit of what it can support, and even the Holy See will no longer be able to quell the tens of millions of hungry people. ”

"Your Majesty is very true." The old man sitting opposite Byron V nodded and said, "If it weren't for the war to consume the population, the world of my Creation God Cult would have collapsed for a long time. ”

The Pope's face was gloomy and terrifying, "But Charles, as the king of a country, knows this, but he still wants to end the war." It can be seen that it has ill intentions. ”

The old man seconded: "It's ridiculous that Abbott thinks that he alone is a person who understands and everyone else is a fool!" ”

In fact, as the Pope and the old man said, the reason why they wanted to continue the war for thousands of years was to maintain the rule of the Cult of Creation in the northern part of the Western Continent. Of course, if you can defeat the Brown Empire and seize the fertile land occupied by the other party, you can also solve the problem of feeding a large number of people.

"David, what do you think of Charlie's other policies besides ending the war?" The Pope asked with interest.

"Freedom of faith and the people as the lord of the country?" The old man named David sneered, "Isn't this the same thing from the Seris Warring States period?" The Seris themselves are unbelievers, and although they do not believe in God, they will not prevent others from believing in them, as long as everyone contributes to the kingdom. As for the people as the masters of the country, it is a good means to win the hearts and minds of the people, but it is just ......"

"Just how?"

"It's just that we all know it's a lie. We kings regard the state as our private property, how can we be willing to give it to the untouchables? David said with a smile. The reason why Charles did this was because the Kingdom of Andris was just a small border country, the people's livelihood was difficult, the country was scarce, and there was not much money for Charlie to merce troops like Emperor Seris, in order to win the hearts of the people and get a large number of cheap soldiers, he had to make this decision. ”

The Pope pondered for a moment and said, "Although it is a good idea, in a short time, his army will be very strong. ”

David shook his head and smiled: "I'm not afraid, because there is always a time when lies are exposed." ”

The Pope frowned and put forward a hypothesis: "What if he does not debunk it, but compromises with the people little by little?" ”

David sneered and said, "Then sooner or later he will lose everything and become a puppet." ”

The Pope nodded, "That's right, with this kind of strategy to quench his thirst, no matter how much he has done in his life, he will be a floating cloud, and sooner or later he will have to make wedding clothes for the untouchables." ”

"But we can't let him get bigger, he's still very deceptive." David changed the look of laughter and scolding just now, and said with a solemn face.

"David, do you think it's really like Abbott said, the power of the Eight Nations is still not enough?" The Pope said with some concern.

"Not really." David waved his hand, "The soldiers of the Eight Kingdoms, even if they are not enough to destroy Charlie, are enough to contain him and give us time to repel the infidels." Unless ......"

The Pope hurriedly asked: "Unless what?" ”

"Unless those eight kings are killed in a short period of time, there will be no leader in the country." David said with a gloomy face, but then his face changed, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "However, how is that possible?" ”

Byron V also smiled and nodded, "That's true, how could that happen?" ”

Then the two of them had a lot of arguments about Charlie's new cavalry tactics.

David said that there was merit in this formation, and suggested that Byron V should strengthen his faith, and that the Knights Templar, who were also fearless of death, should also practice this formation to strengthen the deterrent effect of the Holy See. Byron V did not allow it.

After discussing the topic of Charlie, Byron V saw that it was getting late, and sent David out of the dormitory.

"Your Majesty doesn't need to send it. Now I live in the city of Sycred, and I can't walk a few steps. David saluted Byron V's chest.

The Pope nodded, watching David depart, his eyes full of admiration.

"It's a pity that such a guy was born in a royal family, if he is an archbishop, I don't know how much effort he can save me." Byron V sighed leisurely.

This David is none other than David Vaughn, the former king of the Western Continent kingdom of Vaolet, who came to live in the capital of the Papal State after he was old and handed over the throne to his son, and was hired by Pope Byron V as a thinker.