The Inquisition of Heresy and Evil, set up in most capitals or large cities, has the same authority as the local judicial department, and even nobles can be summoned to appear in court with an official summons.

Its interior contains inquisitors, judges, priests, as well as paladins and some ordinary soldiers, almost as if it were a country within a state.

However, such a powerful Inquisition is not something that any single church can sustain alone—not even the Church of the Lord of the Dawn, which is the most powerful on the continent.

In general, it is customary for half of the funds of the Inquisition to be borne by the country in which it is located, and in addition to this, a number of powerful churches, led by the Church of the Lord of the Dawn, cooperate with the most influential churches in the region to form the Inquisition.

In other matters, there are often intrigues between churches, and the struggle between kingship and clergy is not new...... But in the courtroom, they will basically advance and retreat together, even if there is a small fight, they will not break.

Because the function of the Inquisition is to protect the security of the country and region where it is located, to maintain the interests of the orthodox church, to combat evil gods, false gods, and demon worship, and to put an end to evil spells......

At the height of World War II, a high-ranking Nazi official could also serve as the head of Interpol, and his work in charge of anti-narcotics was praised by Britain and the United States.

These orthodox churches recognize each other's status, and whenever the cult is strong, they have to work together to fight the enemy, so the relationship is not bad, if not like glue.

Luo Ming is going to go next, this is such a place.

In fact, it is a good thing to wear old clothes - religious people, whether sincere or false, will say two words to persuade people to live simply, and money is easy to bring sin, and it is boring to show off new clothes in front of them.

Charlotte also prepared a letter with the testimony and signature of herself, a nobleman in the territory of Miana, and the priests of the two local temples of the goddess of agriculture.

To be honest, people who don't know still think it's a life-or-death thing.

But even if he doesn't rely on Aya's knowledge, Luo Ming, who has been with Grant for so long, knows best, and he really just records a confession when he goes this time...... Maybe he'll be commended.

Due to various reasons, it is difficult for the forces of the church to fight too fiercely on the surface, so it is natural to use relatively gentle methods to win the favor and help of more people.

For example, co-opting young and promising aristocrats like Luo Ming is a policy that has been implemented for a long time.

Of course, this kind of thing is not only done by the major churches, but also by the Grand Duke and other great nobles.

Although Luo Ming wanted to get closer to the Grand Duke, the strongest powerful faction in the country, it was also a good thing that he could have a moderate friendship with the church.

And the two most advantageous cards in his hand, one is that he has fought against the cultists several times, and even killed the big demon clone, fully demonstrating his firm position of not separating good and evil.

The other card is Granty.

Finally, after confessing to her, the two of them walked to the courtroom.

To the east of Brandon is the temple area, the largest and most glorious of which is the Temple of the Lord of the Dawn and the Temple of the Goddess of Springs - the former is the so-called strongest god, while the latter is the progenitor and protector of the principality.

In addition to this, there is the Temple of the God of Knowledge, the Temple of the Goddess of Agriculture, and many more...... But they are all inferior.

It's not that the churches don't have the financial resources to make the temple more ornate, but they have a tacit agreement not to surpass the temple of the Lord of the Dawn.

The only thing that can compete with the Temple of the Lord of the Dawn is the god who has a home field advantage in the local area, the goddess of springs in the Duchy of Lothar.

The Inquisition was an exception—it wasn't ornate, but it was similar in size to the two temples, and its majesty was even more impressive.

Many of the large buildings of this era had a certain military capability and could be used as a base.

But the architecture of the Inquisition is particularly striking – a mix of a small fortress, barracks and prison.

And the Inquisition does have a lot of infantry, cavalry, and priests who can use magic to fight.

It's a really combative department...... Luo Ming suddenly thought of the KGB of the Soviet Union - not only the super-large and super-powerful secret service, but at the same time hundreds of thousands of border guards were also under the management of the KGB, and this special service not only had tanks, fighter planes, but even missiles.

But it is no wonder that the Inquisition, when necessary, has to fight against the cultists, and even in the holy war, rushing to the forefront like those church knights.

Although it is said to be a court, it is actually a martial institution. Lormine and Grant entered the courtroom with swords at their waists, dressed in clothes that were neither sour nor expensive, but also convenient for combat.

Of course, the sword was to be untied and deposited with the guard. But the clasp of the scabbard around the waist was still obvious.

It would be great to make a good first impression on the people in the court.

In the hallway, Lormine and Grant didn't wait a few minutes when a young priest called them in.

The Inquisition is probably one of the few departments in Brandon that doesn't need to queue up.

Luo Ming thought so. It's a misunderstanding, though.

There are relatively few people like him today, and if civilians are involved in cults, they will be dragged alone to a small dark room for questioning, and if they have any doubts, they may have to suffer.

The nobles who undoubtedly committed crimes will also be directly dragged to torture.

Only like Luo Ming, who is a nobleman and has no merits, then he must be questioned in a formal setting.

Walking into the lobby, Luo Ming looked around and felt like an eighteenth-century courthouse.

The defendant's bench was in the middle, with the judge's seat on the north side, a row of soldiers standing on the east and west sides, and a large row of vacant seats on the south side, presumably for others to attend the jury trial when some big cases were being heard.

There were chairs in the dock – chains scattered underneath, shackles on the chairs, and even a cage hanging from the top that could be lowered at any time to envelop the dock.

However, Luo Ming was not a sinner, he did not need to be afraid, and no other staff members approached the dock - unless Luo Ming wanted to cuff himself, these torture instruments would never be used on him.

Because of the juxtaposition of multiple gods, as well as the balance between fighting spirit and magic and divine magic, as long as the nobles did not commit a major crime, they did not need to be afraid in front of the court.