Chapter 149: Which Country to Join?
A conference room in the White Maple Palace, Trier, Intis.
The current head of the Sauron family, "War Bishop" Ciri Sauron, who was sitting on the throne, glanced at the two family elders and more than a dozen elites present, sighed and said:
"Looks like we're moving out of this palace that holds the glory of the family once again."
Since the assassination of the archon of the Fulis family at the beginning of last year, the Sauron family has negotiated terms with the two major churches, seized the opportunity to ascend to the throne, and won the highest position in Intis.
It is served by Harrison Solon, a veteran member of the family and a "conspirator" with rich experience in governance.
However, at this time, the archon, no, the "former archon" Harrison was sitting at the end of the conference room with a dejected face, and his originally fiery red hair had darkened a lot.
Just a day earlier, under pressure from several major churches and Rune, he had to sign a humiliating treaty of defeat, ceding the city of Tiris, the largest metropolis on the coast of the sea, known as the "City of a Thousand Castles".
The people of Intis and the ordinary civil servants did not know that the war of the gods had been reversed, and only thought that the current consul was incompetent, and he was defeated by Rune with such a big advantage, and he signed the treaty of ceding the land so quickly....
Someone naturally has to bear this anger, and someone has to bear the responsibility for the defeat, and the "Eternal Sun" Church and the "God of Steam and Machines" Church refuse to take the blame, and Harrison, as the "archon", and the Sauron family behind him will not be able to get rid of it.
"Harrison can't be blamed for this, who would have thought that the Goddess of the Night would set such a terrible trap at the great risk of her own 'anchor' being shaken.....
"Also, according to the news from the Church of the 'Mother Earth God', the new righteous God, the 'God of Truth', is also the key to the reversal of the divine war.
"It is because of His presence that Mother Earth has decided to fall to the Goddess of the Night in exchange for the power of the 'Moon' in her hands."
The elder of the Sauron family, another "War Bishop", Tarst Sauron, defended Harrison, the former consul with a lower and lower head, before changing the subject and asking:
"Who is Congress going to take over as archon?"
"The Steam Church has elected Fanny Surrey, who has always been a pacifist and the 'Holy Lady of Toulon', who together with our family Elaine promoted the Covenant of the City of Tileis, and enjoys great prestige among the people, and it is also expected that she will be in charge of the current Intis, and even the Church of the 'Eternal Sun' has no objections."
It was Rubin, the demigod in charge of intelligence work of the Sauron family, who sneered at the appearance of Russell and had two delicate mustaches, before continuing, "Moreover, this 'Holy Maiden of Toulon' is also closely related to the mundane spokesperson appointed by the 'God of Truth', the 'Duke of Saimahaishire' of Rune..... This is also one of the main reasons why she can be in the position.
"It seems that the "elites" in Congress are trying to replicate Fursack's strategy on the land cession."
Hearing this, the patriarch of the Sauron family, Ciri, showed a hint of surprise on his clean and beardless face, and his deep eyes looked at Elder Rubin, and asked curiously, "Fusak's strategy? What good ideas can those barbarians come up with that are worth learning from our intis?"
"Actually, it's more like the Empress Sophia II's self-help...," Rubin hooked the corners of his mouth, and then nodded to the family member who was attacking him.
The member immediately understood, and after bowing, stood up and reported: "Empress Sophia II publicly announced her conversion to the Church of the 'God of Truth' and conferred the title of 'Duke of Indo' on Abner Brynn, allowing him to receive a large tract of land, including the port of Indo, and more than a dozen islands in the inter-sea.
"And the Church of the Night Goddess, the Church of Mother Earth God, and the Church of the Storm have all expressed their acquiescence to this plan, so the Rune official has to accept it."
After listening to the report, the "War Bishop" Tarst immediately smiled and said, "Fusak, this is the idea of marriage....
"Yes, Abner Bryan doesn't seem to be 21 years old, he doesn't have a wife or children at the moment, and it's a marriage
Good candidates.
"And as long as his wife is a member of the Fursac royal family, then their future children will naturally have the inheritance of the Vorsack Empire.
"When the time comes, as long as you make a few moves and let that child ascend to the throne, he will be both the emperor of the Vorsac Empire and the lord of places like Indo Harbor and Beldan..... For the Einhorns, this is tantamount to taking a part of Rune's territory."
As an "old" man born when the Sauron family was still royal, Duster was no stranger to similar methods, and many noble realms were "merged" with this hand at that time.
Speaking of which, although the current Lemburg and Marcy are two countries, their supreme leaders are the same person, and his two grand dukedoms also came from this.
After hearing Tarst's explanation, the members of the Sauron family nodded their heads, thinking that this method was indeed good.... Whether it will succeed is another story, but at least it is more decent, and it sounds much better than ceding land to Rune.
However, the patriarch Ciri once again had new doubts in addition to his head: "But how are we Intis going to learn from Fersak?
"We are not a kingdom, nor are we an empire..... It is impossible to knight Abner Bryan and grant land."
When he said this, he suddenly reacted and said in surprise: "Is it really necessary to carry out the 'democratically elected emperor' system that was rejected more than a year ago?"
"Yes.... The electoral system has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Intis, and the people will not agree to restore the monarchy in a hurry, and most of the families in Intis want to take this opportunity to restore their own titles......
"In addition, the elected emperor is not hereditary, and every great nobleman who originally had a 'de jure claim' has the opportunity to run, and we can accept it.
"So, this plan has been passed by Congress." "Predator Knight," Rubin said, picking up a newspaper and handing it to the Patriarch. While Ciri Sauron was reading carefully, another "War Bishop" Tarst asked, "How did Fanny of the Surrey family get to the throne?"
"The Surrey family has never been an aristocracy, where did she get the "inheritance law?"
Rubin sighed and said, "The Surrey family is descended from the Shire, the eldest son of Russell Gustaf..... This has been confirmed by the Steam Church."
Only in his forties, he did not have any ill feelings towards Russell, but had some admiration for Russell like the patriarch, but he still had some complicated feelings about the alternative restoration of the Gustav dynasty.
And more complicated is the "War Bishop" Tarst Sauron, as Florent's youngest daughter, Bernadette's former "best friend", and now a nearly 200-year-old "middle-aged uncle", he actually hates Russell very much, but Russell's children are all his former friends....
"The Surrey Family...... No, there are two angels in the Gustav family, and Fanny is friendly with Abner Blaine, so she can't be hostile to her, and she has to show as much goodwill as possible until the ancestors have regained their full strength...
"In addition, Elaine also has a good relationship with Duke Blaine, so let her get in touch with her, and try to get the mundane spokesperson of the 'God of Truth' to support us as well." The patriarch, Ciri Sauron, put down the newspaper and set the strategy of the Sauron family.
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Beckland, Sodrak Palace.
Empress Vera had just finished talking to the nobles and councillors about the land and Abner Blaine, and they guessed that Intis would most likely use a similar method to Fersak, and they all expressed a certain degree of concern.
But Vera didn't panic at all, she looked up and seemed to notice something, and then said with a smile:
The "God of Truth" needs stable believers, so the fact that each of the three countries will give a part of the land to Abner is something that the gods have decided a long time ago, and we have no objection.
"The county of Makai will never belong to Fursack or Intis.... Well, I'll talk to Duke Bryan about it privately, you don't have to worry.
"We should be more concerned about how to withdraw our troops from the Southern Continent now."
Inside the "Palace of Knowledge" of the "Alien Classics" of the Kingdom of God.
Clay who watched a few "videos".
Eun sighed twice, and couldn't help but tease, "So, which country are you going to let your future child join?"