Chapter 639: Wading across the river
Gregor is the Bishop of Light in the Church of Light, second only to the Pope in the Church, and is the second most powerful person in the Church of Light. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
But his position is not precarious, because in recent years he has been challenged by Cardinal Alfonso from the Lionheart Empire.
As the power of the Church of Light flourished in the Lionheart Empire, Alfonso, as Cardinal, contributed to the rise of the Holy City's status.
If this rate continues, it will be only a matter of time before he replaces Gregor as the Archbishop of Light in the Church, and he will have widespread support.
Gregor was unwilling to do this, and tried his best, but he still couldn't stop Alfonso's strong development in the Lionheart Empire, and he was very angry.
Just when he was about to use the last resort to suppress Alfonso, news of a shocking change within the empire came, and the royal capital was actually breached.
In the past few years, Alfonso's status in the Holy City has been rising, and the arrogant Alfonso is like a lost dog, under the protection of Austin, he led the Knights of Light back to the Holy City, which dealt a heavy blow to his status in the Holy City, although Alfonso is still the number three person.
But his right to speak is getting weaker and weaker, and he relies on the contacts he has accumulated over the years of painstaking management to avoid being completely swept away.
Seeing that his long-time rival had fallen into such a situation, Gregor would never miss this opportunity to beat the water dogs and take action.
He immediately asked the Pope to personally lead the expedition of the Cross, so that the infidels could taste the wrath of the goddess of light.
He wants to punish these despicable human beings who have no faith in the gods instead of the gods, and the slogans he shouts on the surface are impassioned and eye-catching.
But in fact, Gregor is also aiming at the current emptiness of the empire, so it is better to take this opportunity to take the empire in one fell swoop and build the Bright Holy Court Kingdom.
This is something that they, the Illuminati, have dreamed of for years, and they no longer need to rely on imperial power to rule over the ignorant believers.
No longer concerned about the conflict between imperial power and divine power, they only needed to establish their own state, no infidels, holy and pure.
What a perfect, shocking thing it would be, and his proposal was immediately echoed by the vast majority, and the people cheered for it.
After careful consideration, the Pope approved Gregor's suggestion that he raise an army to launch this huge expedition, and Gregor lived up to his expectations by gathering this huge army in a very short time, and preparing sufficient logistical supplies.
"As long as we occupy the territory of the empire, we can build a huge kingdom out, this is something that countless people have wanted to do but have not done for so many years, Alfonso's idiot has been operating in the empire for so many years, and just infiltrating the royal capital has already ushered in a burst of applause. ”
Gregor was thrilled about the expedition as he marched through the rain, and the bad weather was not enough to quench his fiery determination.
"What an exhilarating thing it would be if I took the whole empire, they didn't do it, and I did, and my Gregor name will definitely go down in history, not to mention little Alfonso, even the Pope...... Hey, what's my name at that time?"
Gregor fell into his own illusions, smug that he would spare no effort to launch this expedition, and that he would definitely get his money back in one go.
"How about being called the Pope? Yes, let's call the Pope, it will be a great moment of epoch-making significance than the title of Pope, and what an incomparable experience it is for me, Gregor, as the founder of a new era, whose name will be recited by posterity. ”
Gregor was excited, he had already begun to think about what would happen after he conquered the land, and he was sure that he would do it.
"Your Excellency, we are blocked by a rushing river in front of us, the stone bridge on the river has obvious signs of destruction, it must have been done by the Imperial soldiers, what should we do now, should we take a detour and choose another place to invade the territory of the Empire, or should we erect a pontoon bridge on the spot?"
At this time, an officer in armor came and asked Gregor about the treatment of the rushing river that blocked his way, and the heavy rain hit the armor.
If we can't conquer even a river, what can we do to conquer this rich land? ”
Grigor, who was sitting in the carriage, glanced at the rushing river, and the soldiers in front of him had stopped, and the pouring rain showed no sign of stopping.
"But your Excellency, the river is very fast, and the depth is absolutely capable of submerging people, so it is very dangerous to wade through the water, and it will cause great damage, which is very undesirable, even if you build a pontoon bridge, it will take a few days at most. ”
The officer was stunned, he only thought that this high-ranking Archbishop of Light did not know much about military matters, so he solemnly reminded him once.
And it is conclusive to ensure that it only takes a few days to build a pontoon bridge, and it will not delay too much time, and it is ridiculous to wade across the river.
"Very dangerous? Cause damage? It is very undesirable? Your Excellency, what are you talking about, but we are the power favored by the Goddess of Light, have you not seen the great miracle bestowed by the Goddess of Light? Please retract what you just said, this is an outright blasphemy against the Goddess of Light!"
Gregor was very angry, pointing at the officer and accusing the guards standing on both sides of the guard who had come forward to arrest people, but they had not yet carried out it.
"Your Excellency, you can't risk the lives of your soldiers, it only takes three days, and I promise that it will take three days at most for everyone to get through. ”
The officer was a little anxious when he saw Gregor looking serious, and he was really afraid that he would really choose the stupid method of wading across the river, and promised again.
Anyway, they had come from the Holy City thousands of miles away, and they were not in a hurry to do the matter of these two days, and he thought that as long as this was the case, Gregor would compromise.
"You heretic, how dare you deny the greatness of the goddess of light, and take him for me and throw him into the river to purify his soul. ”
Gregor suddenly pointed at the officer and scolded, his voice was very high-pitched, which made the officer stunned and didn't know what was going on.
But by the time he came back to his senses, the Divine Guards had already captured him, and there was a momentum to drag him to the river.
"Your Excellency, what are you doing here? Hurry up and let go of me, you guys, what do you want to do, let go of me quickly!"
The officer struggled desperately, there was a deep fear in his eyes, he was just an officer of a mercenary, not a believer.
"Purify your soul in the icy river, this is a great gift to the goddess of light, go forward, we are conquering the whole empire, a river cannot stop us, the great goddess of light is with us. ”
Under Grigor's indifferent gaze, the officer threw him alive into the water, and he struggled a few times to reach the shore.
But his hands were already tied, and after a few small splashes, he soon stopped moving, and was washed away by the water.