At sunset, Armand galloped ahead with his group, stopping his horse's hooves in front of a church in the town.

The priest in the church heard the sound of horses' hooves and walked out quickly, looking at Clarence and the others behind Armand with puzzled looks.

"This is Bishop Armand, who is in charge of everything in the Diocese of Cloud from this day forward," Clarence said as he walked over to the missionary.

He reached out and took out a letter with a large seal on it, and handed it to the man. This appointment document was urgently sent by Eustace on the way.

The figure carefully read the contents of the document and bowed to Armand: "Claude Copperfield, missionary of the town of Even, meet the bishop"

"Shiwin?" Armand asked Claude when he heard Claude's words.

Without waiting for Claude to reply, Clarence replied to Armand: "This is the town of Shiwin, the northern town of the Diocese of the Cloud."

"Send someone to find out the real situation in the Diocese of Cloud Mist immediately, since you have entered the parish, some things should be clarified in advance," Armand commanded Clarence.

Clarence bowed to Armand: "Yes"

"Your Excellency, don't be so troublesome," Claude said to Armand when he saw that Clarence was leaving.

When Aman heard this, he looked puzzled: "Could it be that the missionary Claude has the details of our diocese?"

"The diocese has a set of means of inquiring about it, and if the Bishop wants to know the situation, he only needs to settle for a moment," Claude said to Armand.

Armand nodded: "Then trouble Missionary Claude"

"No trouble," Claude bowed to Armand and walked forward.

Looking at Claude's back, Clarence said to Armand, "With the help of Claude's missionaries, I hope it won't be long before I can get all the information in the diocese."

"Why?" Armand asked as he took Clarence's words.

Clarence smiled at Armand, "Because the town of Shiwin is a small town located in the northernmost part of the Diocese of Cloud, and it is also the only way for the new bishops"

"Stopping here will instantly announce the arrival of the bishop to the whole diocese," Clarence said to Armand.

Armand's eyes looked inside the church, and saw that it was empty, revealing a puzzled gaze: "How can he announce the news alone?"

"He's not alone, the bishop will know later," Clarence explained to Armand.

As soon as the words fell, footsteps were heard, and Claude strode with a man in black.

The man in black didn't wait for Claude to speak, and bowed to Armand: "Your Excellency the Bishop, please show the archbishop's appointment papers."

"Here" Armand handed the document to the man in black.

The man in black carefully examined the words and sigils on it, and then respectfully handed it to Armand: "The Shadow Commander of the Diocese of Cloud and Mist meets His Excellency the Bishop"

"Shadow?" Armand asked the man in black with a puzzled look.

The Man in Black explained to Armand, "The Shadow is a dark force belonging to the Church, mainly for spying on intelligence"

"What's your name?" Armand asked the man in black.

The man in black replied to Armand: "No name, only codename"

"Codename?" Armand asked the man in black.

The man in black replied to Armand without thinking: "Codename Shadow Bee"

"I need the latest information about the diocese," Armand said to the man in black.

The man in black nodded at Armand, and a ray of light flew out of his body, turning into a bee the size of a little thumb, but the bee was jet black all over, which made people like to subconsciously ignore it.

The bees circled around the man in black, and the face of the man in black instantly sank: "Your Excellency, the situation in the diocese is not ideal now"

"Two of the three counties in the diocese have been lost one after another, and the northern legions of the Burlingame Empire are in full swing, and their troops are heading straight for the city of St. Ga," the man in black said to Armand.

Armand asked the man in black, "How many troops do we have left?"

"Five thousand church soldiers directly under His Excellency the Bishop are on standby in the city of St. Ga, and as for the southern legions of the empire, there are signs of retreat this afternoon," the man in black said to Armand.

Then he turned to Armand and said, "But Cardinal Helam Hallam is maneuvering around and doing his best to hold off the Southern Army."

"It is said that the Southern Army has suffered heavy losses this time, and the Cardinal Helam Haarlem may not be able to delay for long," the man in black said to Armand.

Armand asked the man in black, "Traces of retreat? I wonder where they will retreat?"

"Abandon the Cloud Dicese," the man in black said in a firm tone.

Claude, Clarence and the others had heavy looks on their faces, it seemed that the Southern Legion had been frightened by the Burlingame Empire. Once they evacuate, then the five thousand church soldiers in the Cloud Diocese alone will probably not be able to do anything in the face of the vast ocean of elite northern legions of Burlingamem.

Armand instantly understood the mood of the bishops and the clergy at all levels when Eustace appointed himself. Sure enough, it was a big pit, and the big one made people feel terrible.

"I suggest that Your Excellency, go to the city of Sanga as soon as possible and preside over the overall situation of the Diocese of Cloud Mist. Find a way to hold back the Southern Legion, if they leave, then the Cloud Diocesh will be completely lost," the man in black said to Armand.

Armand frowned, thinking quickly in his heart: "You first spread the news of our arrival throughout the Cloud Diocese, and as for the rest of the matter, I will deal with it one by one"

"Yes," the man in black said as he bowed to Armand as the bees circling around him vanished into light.

With a sad face, he turned around and walked in the direction he had been coming.

"Missionary Claude, do you have a war horse here? we need to change the war horse and go straight to the city of St. Ga overnight," Armand asked Claude.

Claude nodded at Armand: "There are dozens of horses with good feet, and I will go and select twelve for His Excellency the Bishop."

"Thank you," Armand replied to Claude, who had planned to fix it for the night, but it seemed that things in the parish were more serious than he had imagined.

It's just that how to complete the task and how to spread this war still needs to be well planned. If all this is arranged, there must be an unexpected path waiting for you ahead.

"After a little trimming, go straight to the city of Sangha," Armand commanded Clarence and the others.

Clarence took ten warriors and bowed to Armand: "Yes"