After successfully swallowing the province of Natlin, Du Hongcheng officially announced the establishment of the Pompeii Empire!

The purpose of the empire is to liberate all those who are oppressed by Yahweh!

News of the establishment of the empire soon spread to the city of Jeho.

The next day, the Pope urgently convened a papal council, attended by the two cardinals and the four archbishops stationed in the city.

Several people sat around an oval-shaped round table.

"Everyone!" Pope Paul VI's gaze swept over the faces of each of the attendees.

"There was a major rebellion in the former province of Natlin, and the Pompeii Empire was formed!, what do you think about this?"

Several archbishops bowed their heads, this kind of thing was not something they could interject, they just needed to listen quietly and then carry out the order.

The two cardinals looked at each other for a second, and then they had already made up their minds.

"My lord, this is a pagan rebellion, and such matters should be referred to the Inquisition. ”

Hearing Cardinal Richelieu's answer, the Pope was very satisfied, and this answer was what he wanted to hear the most.

"That'...... Archbishop Hugnos, you have been ordered to serve as the papal envoy to the Inquisition. ”

"Yes. Archbishop Hugnos, who was at the end of the table, bowed and left.

On the west side of Mount Olympia, Archbishop Hugnos did not dare to delay for a moment after receiving the order. After leaving the Holy See, go straight to the Inquisition. However, when he came to the vicinity of the court, he slowed down. Even though he was behind the orders of the Pope, he still did not dare to be presumptuous here.

If the Yahweh Church is the light representative of the Church, then the Inquisition is the darkest end of the Church, and the priesthood serving in the Inquisition is without exception all vicious executioners, each of whom has the blood of the infidels on their hands.

The iron and blood of the Inquisition is reflected in every aspect. For example, anyone who dares to go straight to the inquisition is a capital offense, even if it is a church clergy. There was once a cardinal who broke into the inquisition, did not follow the rules, and was directly killed by the director of the inquisition!

After the incident, the Pope stepped in to uphold the majesty of the Holy See and demoted the presiding magistrate. and deprived the chief referee of his money, but in fact these were not punishments for the chief referee at all, and three years after this incident, it was stopped with the reinstatement of the chief referee.

Archbishop Hugnos fell from the sky and walked step by step on the ridge of Mount Olympia. After a while, a voice came.

"Who's coming!?" The voice is low and strong, but it doesn't come from nowhere.

"I am Archbishop Hugenos of the Church, and I have come to the Inquisition to give the papal decree!" he said, Hugenos shook the crystal jade on his chest.

"Release!" the voice came again.

Hugnos said his hard work, and then took a step into the mountains.

As you enter the mountain, the terrain becomes lower and lower, and there are caves on the slopes on both sides, and most of the monks who live in them are bishoprics.

As you go deeper, you can see many houses made of stones, which are the places where the archbishops practice.

Walking through the stone house, the ground is basically flat, and behind the stone house there is a huge stone room made of stone monoliths, which is the cell of the Inquisition. This cell is about several thousand square meters, the whole is made of stones, and with the continuous protection of the members of the Inquisition over the years, as well as various formations, this is the most terrifying and strong prison, where I don't know how many famous people have been detained, and how many infidels have died unwillingly after being humiliated and tortured here.

Hugnos walked quickly past the prison, not even daring to look at it more, for such a pickled place was really compatible with his status as archbishop, and Hugnos trembled at the thought of the rumors about it.

Walking through the prison, there is a relatively delicate villa in front of you, different from the gray-black environment here, these villas are milky white throughout, full of holy colors, and there are blue lawns outside some villas, these are the residences of the cardinals, the inquisition has six cardinals, and there are six villas here. Hugnos straightened his clothes, his body was slightly bent, and he made a respectful gesture and walked through the front of the villa.

Eventually, he came to a palace, a palace dominated by black, where the chief magistrate lived!

"Papal Staff, Archbishop Hugnos, in the name of the Pope, asks for an audience with the Presiding Judge. With that, he kept his bow down.

About an hour passed.

The palace doors opened

"Come in," an ethereal voice came from inside the palace.

"Yes," Hugnos replied deferentially.

Walking into the palace, it was very dark inside, and several corridors were placed in front of Hugenos, and he did not know which one to go to. Moreover, he is in the palace of the chief of the magistrate, and it is too disrespectful to use telekinesis to probe, so Hugnos is neither advancing nor retreating now, so he can only stand at the door in embarrassment.

"What are you from?" said Hugenos, as Hugenos hesitated.

"Judge sir. Hugnos said respectfully: "Now that a group of heretics in the south of the world has occupied the province of Natrin, the Pope hopes that the chief judge will lead his elite to exterminate them. ”

"Well, leave this black work to us, and then the Holy See will continue to act as a messenger of light?" the ethereal voice in the palace asked rhetorically.

Hearing the rhetorical question of the chief inquisitor in the palace, Hugnos was extremely embarrassed, but he could not refute it, so he could only silently bow down and plead guilty, and praised the great contribution of the inquisition to the development of the church. As he spoke, Hugnos even expressed his regret that he could not join the Inquisition.

"Alright, alright. The referee interrupted him again.

Hugnos hurriedly stopped the words from his mouth and stood deferentially in place again.

"Kneel for a day at the gate of the palace and you will be gone, as your consolation for the brother who is about to die in this act. ”

"Yes, the subordinates retired. Hugnos bent over and slowly exited the palace, step by step. Outside the palace, he lifted his wide bishop's robes and knelt on the stone steps of the chief inquisition's palace with his legs exposed.

After that, he stood up tremblingly, bowed to the palace of the chief referee, and left tremblingly.

In the palace, the referee's eyes, which had been squinting slightly, opened slightly at this moment.

"Zirenos, Atolis, you two come to me. His thoughts went straight to the minds of the two cardinals.

"Yes. The two cardinals replied at the same time.

Province of Natling

After the establishment of the Pompeii Empire, Du Hongcheng has been focusing on promoting the establishment of the so-called imperial culture, making every effort to eliminate the influence of Yahe and emancipate the mind.

By the resolution of the Reich.

Gu Tong became the Empress of the Empire, Du Hongcheng became the Prince of the Empire, and Wang Nan and Dressley served as the prime ministers. Zhang Yuan, Qian Yangyang and Zhu Diwen were appointed as imperial generals, and Zhang Di was the captain of the imperial guard.

Under these circumstances, the empire slowly grew, regrouping its armaments and preparing for the attack of the Church.

The capital of the empire is tentatively located in Chotel City, which is the capital of the former Natlin Province, and Du Hongcheng and his party are all working in the former city lord's mansion. According to Du Hongcheng's assumption, defensive counterattack is their best policy, and it is too risky to take the initiative to attack.

It is better to wait and see, and the church will not sit idly by with them, the new force!

The entire city of Chotel was tightly guarded outside and inside, and the city lord's mansion was full of monks from the assassination star patrolling day and night, while inside the city were ordinary city guards who simply patrolled on time.

In the midst of this tense calm, the Assassins sent by the Inquisition arrived in the city of Jotel.

"Boss, there are not many capable people in this city. Several Assassins entered the city disguised as merchants.

"Take a good look at the goods, what nonsense!" the assassin who led the team disguised himself as a boss and lectured his men dressed as buddies.

Such scenes are often staged in the city, and it is not a new drama, and the people in the city have long been surprised.

A few of the men unloaded their goods and moved into the hotel they had booked.

The steward of the inn looked at the busy man and the boss in command, and a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes.

"Boss, where did this shipment come from?" the steward asked casually.

The boss glanced back at him and said lightly, "From the gift of the Lord." ”

"Oh!" the steward continued, "and where is it going to go?"

"Send it to the ice cellars in the north. ”

Hearing this answer, the haze in the steward's eyes swept away, and he looked at the boss with a smile. He stretched out his hand and took the initiative to show goodwill.

The boss also stretched out his hand, and the two of them shook their hands, and a circle of light appeared on their wrists. After completing this final process, the two officially confirmed their relationship, and the inn was a stronghold of the Inquisition's location in Chotel City.

The two sides exchanged the code and confirmed the relationship, and then entered the hotel together, and there was a formation in the store to isolate the investigation, and the investigation of the monks below the pope was basically ineffective. Therefore, the two didn't have to hide their identities in the store, and let go of their bodies and talked.

"Your subordinates, see the Cardinal," the steward bowed respectfully to the boss.

The boss waved his hand.

"What is the situation now, what is the power of heresy. Although he asked, it was clear that the cardinal was very confident in his own strength, and such an inquiry was a routine one.

"Yes, please listen to me, sir. The steward told the cardinal in detail about the strength of Du Hongcheng's side in Jotel City.

"Well, okay, I basically understand. ”

"There's a cardinal? three or four archbishops? Okay, okay. ”

The steward retired, and the cardinal silently began to think. The strength of the other party is basically not a threat, one cardinal can be held back by himself, but what about several archbishops? Presumably, under the attack of another cardinal of his own colleague, he will definitely not be able to resist for long.

The most important thing is a sneak attack! How terrifying was the sneak attack of the two cardinals? Presumably, no one wanted to try it, but for Du Hongcheng's side, such a sneak attack must not be able to withstand it, and after the cardinal had calculated the plan in his heart, he realized that there was nothing wrong with it, and began to prepare.