In this way, the "nouveau riche" peasants who have become wealthy in Novoneutria live happily in the illusion of peace and development, and all they think about day and night is nothing more than farming, building houses, raising pigs, working and trading, and thinking about being well-off...... And the old Neustrian church, led by the Great Abbey, the old aristocracy that was too peaceful for the time being, and people like Karl, the former big wool bale merchant, mocked and despised these ignorant fools in their own little circles, and they knew that Neutria now seemed to be peaceful, prosperous, and thriving, but, but! The orthodox Neustrian royal family will soon be back! They have the support of the Pope of the Eternal City, as well as the support of the nobles of the entire continent who are inextricably linked to them! Their foreign coalition will surely sweep across the whole of Neustria and hang the man who claims to be the queen and all the members of her new government and the crook Pope all the way down the road from Turnest to Aronael! then take away all the property of those ridiculous nouveau riche peasants, and force them with whips and swords to tame and regain their status as slaves and serfs. And then, then, that beautiful, old, most of the people are hungry and poor, and only they can eat and dress warmly, and by the way, the lovely old Neustria, who is too stupid to even eat, will return!

They were so convinced, yes, that the world was bigger than just a Neustria! The occupation of Neustria by the nouveau riche does not mean that the whole world is occupied, and it does not mean that no one opposes the Great Demon King! The sky is dark in Neustria, but the sky is still clear elsewhere, in other places. The ancient lineage is still revered, and there are lovely, revered. The noble knights who are willing to save them from the suffering of fire and water, they only need to endure for a few more moments. You can wait until the army of the king division comes ashore, and the situation is reversed!

This belief was not unfounded—in spite of the fact that the various dock ports were monitored and inspected, there were far more people passing through the border than before, and the word of mouth was more common than the paper at this time, so that from time to time secret news circulated to these people, telling them how the exiled royal family was preparing for a counter-attack, how the Pope of the Eternal City and the kings and churches of the nations rebuked the liar who had been raised up by the usurper, and how the nobles of the nations had joined the armies of the crusade with men and equipment...... Every time something new from abroad arrived, people in their circle eagerly gathered. Listen to it as if it were the Gospel, and then God mysteriously tells those whom they feel are worth saving: "In Aronael is a liar raised by a lying government, and now in the Eternal City is the true pope......"

Karl, a former contractor who was also one of the preachers of this "foreign gospel", has been much more cautious in his actions since he was blackmailed by the old mercenary Abu, and he does not make much noise outside, but only asks for news in the circle of trusted relatives and old friends. But he also had the zeal and desire to preach, and among other things, he was accustomed to be the leader of the people—and he thought that his life was much worse than before, and that possessions and business were part of it. The loss of the status of "close friend of the Bishop of Tournest" was also partly partial.

So, every time he heard a word about the "orthodox royal family" from outside, he would be at the dinner table at home. And he preached this gospel many times and many days in a row. Abu taught him at the cost of many gold coins. It's not appropriate to talk about it outside, but he feels safe talking about it at home. And. Can't he force others to be his obedient listeners, and can't he force his own family to be his obedient listeners?

Not only do they have to be his audience, but they also have to applaud and applaud!

His wife, Mrs. Hatty, knew nothing about politics in her life, but she feared all the authorities, and had a vague feeling that her husband was fighting against terrible forces, so she listened to this foreign gospel from her husband with horror and her body weakened day by day. Karl's son Charlie is very old, full of beautiful military uniforms, handsome sword and archery - he wants to follow the example of his former friends in the army, fortunately his mother covers it well, his father Carl does not know his son's mind for the time being, only thinks that he is obsessed with some girl, but does not know that he has the heart to join the army of the Great Demon King...... The only person in the family who regarded Karl's gospel as an unquestionable truth was probably his youngest daughter, Miss Hatty, who was still young and educated by Mrs. Hatty's respect for authority, so that her father was not much different from her dear god in her eyes.

However, when Karl was explaining his gospel, he was often immersed in the beautiful imagination of the king who went ashore and helped him to restore his former glory and wealth, and as long as his wife and children did not stand up and fight him to his face, and contradict him, he did not think that these people had brains and thoughts, let alone that they would not listen to him—how could this be? His wife and children naturally listen to him! He is the head of the family, and he feeds the family! He has the right to beat them or drive them out into the street!

So, the foreign evangelistic meetings at dinner were often Carl's one-man show, and he himself did not feel at all—he did not see his wife secretly drawing crosses under the cover of tablecloths and cutlery, he did not see his sons taking every word his father said, he thought that they were all good listeners like Miss Hatty, and accepted all that he said, but it did not occur to him that it was not because he was justified, but because they were either dependent on him for food and clothing, or afraid of him, or loved him.

When he had finished what he had heard from his "well-informed friends," and where the powerful Earl had joined the crusade of the Orthodox Crown with five hundred men, and when the archbishop had published a sermon against "the liar who called himself the Pope of Neustria," and his wife and children applauded his wonderful remarks and the bright prospects he had brought him, Karl's mood became even more pleasant, and he was a gentle husband and kind father after the supper of the day, His wife and children felt it was worth it to endure some incomprehensible and ridiculous words for it.

However, after this behavior was repeated many times, Carl's heart couldn't help but gradually beat the drum secretly like many insiders: "Why hasn't Master Wang come yet?" ”

He began to worry about the letter of allegiance he had given to some stranger, Abu, on which he had drawn a pledge, if it ...... (To be continued......)