The head of the chamber of commerce's old face turned green. He could not have imagined that when he had worked so hard and worked so hard, and finally won the appreciation of Her Majesty, the cardinal did not care about him at all, and all his efforts were in vain with just one sentence.

Her Majesty let out a long sigh with a look of embarrassment on her face. "However, the situation in Erathia is not stable at the moment, because trade is blocked, and economic production is declining. Moreover, several bandit gangs in the country are becoming more and more rampant, and the devils in Negan's underground are not restless. At this time.... It is really inappropriate to raise troops rashly, and I feel that it is necessary to wait and see. ”

The Bishop said in a deep voice: "Is there anything more important than preserving the light of the Lord and the faith of the believers?"

Her Majesty's face was still full of embarrassment, and she shook her head lightly and said, "But the situation in the country is indeed like this....."

"Your Majesty, I warn you. You are a king, but you should put your faith in the Lord and your loyalty to His Majesty the Pope first. The cardinal withdrew his gaze, and his voice seemed to lose its intimidating power, but at least half of the people in the hall changed their faces.

The hall suddenly became silent. The ministers didn't seem to dare to breathe. Although the subtle friction between Her Majesty and the Church was faintly felt, it was the first time that it had been so clearly and explicitly expressed.

"That's natural, don't worry. Queen Catherine's expression did not react violently to this sentence, but she nodded and sighed lightly. Her eyebrows, like knives cut willow leaves, furrowed slightly, and the embarrassment on her face became heavier. Such a look appeared on her beautiful and elegant face, but it was originally majestic, and it touched people's hearts more than any delicate and weak.

The ministers did not look at it, having been mixed in officialdom all their lives, and they all knew what kind of performance should be performed in such a delicate situation. So they didn't see this expression of Her Majesty. And the Lutheran Chamber of Commerce president below saw it clearly.

The head of the chamber of commerce was scolding the cardinal to the bottom of his heart. In his opinion, the fact that these industrious gods were still in high positions, and that people like himself had worked hard to provide for them and that they would have to be looked upon by them with their hard-earned money, was enough to prove that God never existed, and even if he did, he would never be worthy of respect.

He heard the words of the Bishop and saw the look of His Majesty the Queen. Especially when he saw that Naliya Wushuang's beautiful face was slightly aggrieved, and he seemed a little unwilling, which made his heart rush straight up from his angry stomach in one breath and burst out.

However, despite the fact that he had broken out, the slick mind and experience of decades of interacting with people also subconsciously made these words gentle and polite, which was completely in line with his status: "Your Majesty, Her Majesty is the lord of tens of millions of religious people in Erathia, and her piety is beyond doubt. And with so much to manage with Her Majesty in charge, there is naturally a lot to consider, and you don't have to worry about these mundane matters that you don't know much about. Bishop Ronis of the Eastern Continent has never been concerned with government affairs, but the status of the Academy of Magic can still be seen in the Einfast Empire ..... the sky."

"Bold. A sharp angry shout suddenly erupted, cutting the chamber chief's voice in two.

The Goddess Knight's phoenix eyes widened angrily behind Bishop Esquire, her long blonde hair was windless, and her words and the eyes she looked at the Lutheran Chamber of Commerce were full of evil spirit. "Are these words for a man like you to say? The following offense against the Bishop, and your demagogic words, are enough for you to wail and atone at the stake. ”

The elder of the Chamber of Commerce's face turned pale, he was already frightened by this shout, and coupled with this sentence, he almost knelt down in fright.

"Dear Templar, remember that this is the royal palace of Erathia, not the glorious castle of Celeste. A voice rang out weakly.

It was a middle-aged swordsman in light armor who stood closest to Queen Catherine among the ministers. Although he still wears armor and swords in the palace, he doesn't look like a military commander should have the mighty momentum, and even his face is sallow, slightly sickly, and from time to time he clenches his hand into a fist and puts it on the mouth with shrimp whiskers and coughs lightly.

"I know what this place is. No need to be reminded. The knight of the Temple of the Goddess looked proudly at the sick swordsman, and his sculptural facial lines also showed the coldness of sculpture. "But everywhere I don't have to restrain my faith in the Lord and my blasphemous anger. ”

The swordsman didn't speak, didn't even look at the female knight, just put his hand to his mouth and coughed lightly. The female knight took a step forward, and her blonde hair, which was made of gold, flew even more.

"Knight Talis, don't get excited. Bishop Esquire waved his hand. "The kings of Erathia throughout the ages were devout believers, loyal defenders, and had immeasurable merit in spreading the faith of the Lord. There really should be respect from anyone here. And Her Majesty the Queen is no different, there is no doubt about that. The cardinal gave Queen Catherine an absolutely rare smile. "Your Majesty, please forgive her for her impulsiveness. ”

Queen Catherine smiled at Esquil and nodded. "Knight Talis is understandable for his devotion and faith in the Lord, and I have no point to blame. She waved her hand to the swordsman below. "General Ou Ling understands this too. ”

The sick swordsman nodded weakly, still not speaking.

The cardinal continued to smile and said, "I see that Your Majesty was deeply troubled by those thieves just now. It's better to let Knight Talis solve these troubles for His Majesty, and by the way, it can also be regarded as her experience. ”

"Then there's work. With the Templar Knights of the Weizhen Continent on the way, it seems that my troubles will soon be gone. The smile on Queen Catherine's face grew more and more charming, and she nodded to the female knight, and then looked at Bishop Esquire. "Your Excellency, please rest assured, I will arrange the affairs of the country as soon as possible, and then we can discuss the next matter for Oufu. ”

The cardinal smiled and nodded to the queen. The two initiators of the tension are now so close and harmonious, like a pair of old friends who respect and appreciate each other, and their tone and expression are all friendly. The smell in the air, which had just seemed awkward, immediately dissipated in this atmosphere.

When Bishop Esquill turned to look at the head of the Chamber of Commerce again, the expression on his face was full of awe-inspiring majesty.

The Lutheran Chamber of Commerce was now frightened, frightened, and terrified, and he would never have dared to meet the eyes of Bishop Esquire. But the Bishop's eyes like ancient wells seemed to be full of strange attraction, and they could not be removed after just a slight pair. Not only attention, but even the soul seemed to gradually sink into those two eyes.

"In the name of the Lord, I forgive you. But when you return, you must reflect on yourself and pray every day to purify your soul that has been corrupted by money. The Bishop only said a faint word to the Lutheran Chamber of Commerce. Then his eyes fell on Lord Porugan, who had been standing there like a puppet all along.

The envoy of Oufu walked in with only a look of ugliness, and after a few howls like weeping streets, he remained there without moving, and even his expression did not seem to change at all. Almost everyone ignored this man, as if he had become a strange ornament here. The Bishop's eyes looked at the messenger of Ofu from top to bottom, and his lips moved, as if to say something, but at last he did not speak, but only looked at the clumsy and funny dwarf with disgust, as if he did not waste his tongue and energy on a cockroach or a mouse. Then he stood up and bowed a little to Queen Catherine, and said, "I will be here for today's meeting." Your Majesty, please allow me to retire. ”

"Your Excellency, Bishop, have worked hard. The queen smiled and returned the salute. The cardinal turned away with the female knight and did not look at anyone below again.

After the departure of Bishop Esquire, the ministers finally regained their vitality, and the chatter revived in the main hall again. It's just that the president of the Lutheran Chamber of Commerce seems to have been overly frightened just now, and he seems to be in a trance.

Her Majesty, on the other hand, seemed a little distracted, and she no longer spoke, but sighed lightly from her throne, and looked out of the door of the main hall with a slight startle.

No one could tell what Queen Catherine was thinking at the moment. The beautiful face condensed by the fireworks in the world is still fireworks and unpredictable when it is silent. After a moment, she stood up and said in a somewhat languid voice, "That's all for today." Her gaze swept over the ministers below, and finally landed on the faces of the Lutheran Chamber of Commerce and Lord Polugan.

The two of them had been standing motionless like that, the head of the chamber of commerce in a trance, and the envoy looking stupid and funny. Queen Catherine gave the two men a very complicated expression, smiled wryly, and turned away.

This was an important meeting that ended without a beginning. The ministers all looked a little dazed. Many people also took care of the head of the Chamber of Commerce and the envoy in the past, and wanted to continue to inquire and talk to them about Oufu, but the head of the Chamber of Commerce was absent-minded, and the envoy was stupid, and he couldn't ask why. And so the ministers dispersed. The head of the Chamber of Commerce and the envoy also left under the leadership.

In the evening, the back garden of the Royal Palace of Erathia.

Queen Catherine sat alone on a chaise longue, looking thoughtfully through the manicured bushes and flowers at the council hall in the distance. At such a distance, the huge hall looks very small, but the carving on the top of the main entrance can still be seen clearly.

The marble carving on the top of the main hall door is of two different swords crossed by each other. One of the swords is powerful and sharp, symbolizing the highest secular power, while the other is sacred and solemn, symbolizing the highest religious power. It was built by one of the greatest kings of Erathia, and it was with the help of the Church that he expanded the originally small country of Erathia to where it is today, and it was at that time that the king gifted a piece of land called Celeste to the then Pope Geracius I of the Church, and helped to establish the headquarters base of the Church, the Castle of Radiance.

The size of these two swords is exactly the same, and it is impossible to see which is more important than the other, which fully reflects the intimacy between the royal power and the divine power at that time, and at the same time, it is difficult to distinguish between them.

Sculpture will never change, but the situation will never change.

A soft cough pulled the Queen's thoughts back, and General Ou Ling walked over from the flower path and saluted Her Majesty.

"Has the female knight already set off alone?" asked the queen without looking back.

"Yes. She went out on her own after asking me about the bands of thieves, without asking for any retinue or asking me of anything. ”

The queen thought for a moment and asked, "Do you think she can really kill those thieves alone?"

"Every Templar is a genius selected by the Church, and under the careful cultivation and cultivation of Celeste, all of them are warriors with superb martial arts, and their mental judgment and military strategy and tactics are also impeccable. In any country, it will be the pillar of the country and a weapon to expand the territory. Since the bishop let her go through the training alone, he must have his own certainty. General Ou Ling coughed lightly, gasped twice, and had a slight imperceptible smile on his face. "But the other bands of thieves are not, but the Shenmushi are not so easy to deal with, especially for a young man like her. ”

The queen nodded and said, "I heard that the Shamuhi thieves are strong, and they are ruthless and cunning, and they can still escape under your several purges. I heard that he had recently started a slave trade. ”

"Yes. They didn't know how to catch a couple of elven women. All of them fetched a high price. ”

"Slavery is illegal, both by the church and by the laws of the country. The queen sighed softly. "You go and greet the ministers and nobles who bought slaves, don't make a public announcement, otherwise I won't be able to protect them. ”

"Yes. ”

There was a sound of footsteps, and a female official walked briskly and came to the queen and said, "Your Majesty, the messenger of Oufu is gone. ”

"Oh. Escaped so quickly?" the queen was a little surprised. "Didn't I tell you to watch him?"

"According to the guards, the messenger has not been out since he entered the hotel. Later, someone saw what appeared to be a blue light inside, but by the time they went to inspect it, there was no one left. The room was carefully inspected, but there was no suspicious trace, and it was not known how he had escaped. ”

"Teleportation Scroll. I guess I set up a temporary teleportation array in Oufu, this escape is really expensive. The queen smiled and waved her hand at the female officer. "Go ahead, it's not the guards' fault, don't punish them. ”

After the female officer stepped back, General Ou Ling said in a deep voice, "It seems that that that guy should have been killed at that time." ”

"Forget it. Even the Bishop doesn't bother to do it, so how can we kill a clown in a blatant manner. The queen smiled wryly. "What's more, they carefully planned and arranged this mission. The performance has been done, the dead ghost has been found, the contradictions have been provoked for us, and everything that should be seen has been seen, and the smooth escape is naturally in the calculation. ”

General Ou Ling sighed heavily and shook his head thoughtfully: "I really want to fight..... It's hard to deal with. ”

The twilight was getting heavier and deeper, and Ou Ling coughed a little louder, and the sickly look on his face seemed to be a little heavier......

The reception of the Off envoy did not seem to have had much impact on Erathia, and everything went on as usual in the DPRK and China after that. Only occasionally some ministers would still talk about the meeting after tea and dinner, and the clown-like envoy.

But in another place a small episode remains.

The Lutheran Chamber of Commerce has been sullen ever since that visit to the palace. He was not very interested in God, and every day he would pray and confess at home in front of the cross and the statue, and he would not think about tea and dinner. After a month, he was too thin to look good. His family and friends were worried about his change and let him go to a party. Hope to make him happy and cheer up.

But at the dinner table, the Lutheran Chamber of Commerce suddenly shouted: "I am guilty. Then he reached out and tore out his tongue entirely, killing him instantly. Blood poured from his tongueless mouth and poured all over the table.