"Boom!"

When the words fell, the heavens and the earth trembled slightly, and they saw that more powerful power surged out of Rhodes's body, and the coercion was even more powerful, crushing the entire palace.

The maids, eunuchs, and guards who had been struggling to persist fainted directly, and even the six worshippers frowned, it was obvious that they could not withstand the pressure of Rhodes.

"Dear Pope Rhodes, I also ask you to forgive Her Majesty for her previous offense, and we are willing to pay any price to make amends for our mistakes!"

Croatia looked at Rod deeply, and then at Filina, who looked pained, as if he had decided something, only to see him take a deep breath and say.

Filina's face on the side changed slightly, and Croatia directly crossed her to give in to Rod, which was undoubtedly unruly, but when she wanted to say something, he saw Rod's face and the six worshippers trembling slightly, she closed her mouth, but her eyes flashed with deep shame and anger.

Behind him, Wen Sa's face was flushed, and his body gradually curled up.

"You and these guys behind you are the worship of the royal family of the Auckland Empire? It's so easy to give in, it doesn't seem to be very good, in vain I'm quite expecting a decent opponent, I'm really disappointed." ”

Rhodes was silent for a moment, he had already taken the reactions of Felina and Croatia and the others into his eyes, put away the coercion on his body, and said disdainfully.

The words full of contempt made everyone's faces change, but they did not attack, and in the face of Rod's terrifying power, they chose to endure.

"Dear Pope Rhodes, I'm sorry, old man......"

As he spoke, Croatia paused, and then respectfully bowed to Rhodes,

"Officially, I am Croatian - Greene, and I am an enshrinement of the Auckland Imperial Family, and I apologize to you for her previous offense on behalf of Her Majesty the Empress, and I hope you will forgive me. Of course, we also know that it is useless to just say it with our mouths, so, as I said earlier, we are willing to do our best to compensate you. ”

"Oh, and how are you going to make amends?"

Rod looked at Croatia and Filina, who was embarrassed beside him, and said lightly, as if he was a little interested in what Croatia had to say.

"Lone is willing to donate 200 million gold coins to Taoism as compensation for the loss of Taoism. ”

Seeing that Rod seemed to be willing to compromise, Filina's face was slightly better, she really didn't have the capital to fight with Rode, if she could, of course she was willing to compromise, for the ambition in her heart, she was willing to endure, and following Croatia's words, she said to Rode,

"Moreover, Lone is willing to worship Taoism as the state religion of the Auckland Empire, as long as Lone reigns for one day, no, the entire Auckland Empire exists for one day, Taoism can be tax-free forever, and the entire Delin Province is also under the control of Taoism. ”

When the words fell, Wen Sa and the faces of the six worshippers changed slightly, they knew that the benefits of this sacrifice would be great, but they didn't expect that Filina would take the initiative to give up such huge benefits.

Two hundred million gold coins is nothing, what is terrifying is the condition that Filina said later.

With the current development speed of Taoism, the expansion of its territory will be extremely terrifying, the original sect's tax is much higher than others, so this tax is also an extremely alarming number, but now Taoism enjoys permanent tax exemption, which will save a lot of money, and the financial pressure of Taoism will also be greatly weakened.

In addition, Taoism was canonized as the state religion, and the entire Delin Province was under the control of Taoism, and the religion and political power reached absolute unity, this is undoubtedly a country within a country, and it is an extremely terrifying existence!

When Rod first heard this, he was also shocked, but soon he found some loopholes, such as permanent tax exemption.

Taoism enjoys permanent tax exemption, which seems to be a very high privilege at first glance, but Taoism will become the state religion of the Oakland Empire in the future, with the strength of Rhodes and Taoism, the belief of Taoism will inevitably envelop the entire empire, and at that time, the tax exemption will inevitably lead to turmoil in the entire empire, and Taoism and Rhodes will also become a thorn in the side of all privileged classes.

Not only that, the permanent tax exemption will definitely quickly decay the cultists within Taoism, and when the time comes, Filina will raise her arms and raise the strength of the whole country to fight Taoism again, even if Taoism can barely hold on, but it may collapse at the root.

Of course, these situations are only possible hidden dangers, not necessarily happen, and even if they do, they will be at least decades in the making.

However, the layout is so far-reaching, and the dormancy is so deep, it is worthy of the rumored Iron Empress.

Rod's mind spun rapidly, and in a moment he analyzed the pros and cons, and a trace of gloom and coldness flashed in his eyes when he looked at Philina.

"Your Royal Highness Filina, your compensation is indeed very generous, and it is also extremely beneficial to the long-term development of our Taoism, but you shouldn't think that this is the end, right?"

Rod looked at Firina quietly, the aura on his body was faintly emanating, he didn't call Firina His Majesty, and the word 'favorable' also strengthened his tone, undoubtedly warning Filina, and then his expression changed, and he said coldly,

"You must know that what you have done is already a blasphemy and offense to our Taoism, although the great Taoist Ancestor is benevolent, but he is not pedantic, and he will not hesitate to give divine punishment to those who blaspheme. ”

The implication is obvious, that is, to let Filina cede more interests.

"Pope Rhodes, this is already the biggest concession that the Guhe Empire can make, and please don't take an inch. ”

Filina pretended not to understand the word 'favorable' that Rod deliberately emphasized, but instead showed a look of embarrassment and anger, as if she had really made great concessions.

"Inch in?"

Rod smiled coldly, then stroked his palm slightly,

"Your Highness Filina, that's a very good point. ”

"Dear Pope Rhodes, as one of the four empires of the European continent, please don't go too far. ”

Croatia on the side frowned slightly, then took a step, looked at Rod, and said slowly,

"Her Majesty has given sincerity, but we have not seen the slightest sincerity in you. ”

"Sincerity?"

Hearing this, Rod smiled contemptuously, and then said coldly,

"Her Royal Highness Filina is really full of 'sincerity', but I can't see it. ”

After a pause, Rhodes seemed to remember something, looked at Wen Sa, who was trembling a little behind Philina, and said playfully,

"Actually, I don't mind changing the emperor of the Oakland Empire to talk to......"