Tristan chatted with his daughter and the granddaughter of the previous castle steward, and then returned to his study.

Although the expression of the head of the Polos family did not change on the surface, when he sat down at the long table, his face immediately became a little ugly.

He realized that he had missed one thing before, and for the past few days Tristan had been wondering if the Antler Gate, his castle built on the rock wall, would be able to withstand the siege of Ilea and her army of the West.

But now Tristan realizes that when Ilea does fight, he will have to worry not only about the powerful army under his command, but also about the attitude of the people in the city.

As we all know, the rise of Ilea and the Alias family is inseparable from the Church of Weekend, and Ilea's successive victories have made the name of Saturday known to more and more people.

In addition, now the entire continent is either fighting or preparing for war, from nobles to ordinary commoners, all hoping to be protected by the gods.

However, it is clear that the old sects are not able to satisfy the desires of the believers.

The appearance of Li Yu and Cornelia continued to perform miracles, which invisibly raised everyone's expectations of the gods, and also made it more and more difficult for the old sect to fool the believers.

Thinking of this, Tristan had another call for Banko, the high priest of the Church of Thorns.

The Church of Thorns is the largest church in the Elk Valley area, and they worship Pollis, the god of thorns and the uncrowned, and the partnership between the Polos family and the Church of Thorns dates back thousands of years.

Tristan himself was a follower of Borres, although he changed his faith for a while after taking refuge with Solomon.

It wasn't until the defeat of the Winged Clans that Tristan returned to the arms of the god of thorns and the uncrowned.

Like most of the high priests of the old sect, Banko, the high priest of the Church of Thorns, was too old to walk, and needed help from the side.

Tristan saw that Banco thought of Merlin and Cornelia again, and this comparison also made Banko more and more gloomy.

But Tristan was still very respectful on the surface, and personally pulled out a chair for Banko.

Banko also enjoyed the respect, and never mentioned Tristan's betrayal of Borres, which made the atmosphere between the two sides very harmonious.

Until Tristan spoke again, "Can you estimate how many Christians are in the Antlers Gate?" ”

Hearing the name, Banko was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said, "Where did you hear that the believers of the Shuangxiu Sect appeared in the city?" ”

"Didn't you?" Tristan asked rhetorically.

Banco shook his head, "The people in this city are all followers of Boris, they are as religious as you, and it is impossible to be fooled by those foreign false gods, of course, there may be some people in the city talking about that guy named Merlin right now."

"But they are all outcasts, there are not many of them, and I was about to tell you about it, we can take in the refugees, after all, they are also pitiful, but we must make sure that they are not infidels.

"Now that they have come to this land, they must join us in believing in the gods of thorns and the uncrowned...... "Banko babbled.

Tristan wasn't deceived by him, and the old thing was turning big things into small things again, and it was fooling around.

Banko had been sitting in the position of High Priest for almost a hundred years, and he was now so old that even though orcs generally lived longer, he didn't have a few years to live.

Banko only has one thought left now, which is to live the remaining years peacefully, and as for what will happen after his death, he doesn't care.

Therefore, even if there were many more believers in the city, and more and more people were shaken by Poreis's faith, Banko only didn't see it, and deliberately downplayed the matter.

It would have been nice if Tristan had symbolically expelled a few of the displaced people in the end and brought the matter to light.

Tristan looked at the old priest who was pretending to be stupid in front of him, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little angry, but soon he thought of something and most of the anger dissipated.

It's not because Tristan respects the old and loves the young, and he doesn't want to embarrass Banco when he sees his age, but because he sees his own shadow in Banko's body.

Banko's situation is actually very similar to him, Tristan can't beat Ilea, just like Banko can't beat Merlin, it's not that he doesn't work hard enough, it's not that he likes to make a fool of himself.

The key is that even if Banko gets serious, there is still nothing he can do about the Shuangxiu Sect, so in the face of the Shuangxiu Sect's crazy poaching, he can only turn a blind eye and live one day at a time.

Thinking of this, Tristan looked at the old priest in front of him again, and it was not so much of an eyesore.

But the problem is that the other party can mix, but he can't.

Tristan has more than a hundred years to live, and he is still the head of the Polos family, so he has to think about his family.

There was a brief silence in the room, and Tristan suddenly spoke again, "I think you have a whip in your hand. ”

"Oh, are you talking about the Whip of Thorns, one of the three holy weapons of the Church, which has always been held only by the priests who are most devout to Boris and have the highest prestige in the Church, so yes, it's in my hands."

Seeing that Tristan no longer mentioned the troublesome Shuangxiu Cult and the prophet named Merlin, and the topic shifted to his own holy artifact, Banko's eyebrows fluttered again.

But Tristan's next sentence made him stunned, "Very well, give me that whip, oh yes, there are two other holy weapons, you can have them together." ”

"May I ask, what are you planning to do when you collect all the Three Sacred Weapons?" The old priest said cautiously.

"To the Chosen King as a congratulatory gift." Tristan said with a blank face, "I forgot to give a gift when she was crowned." ”

Banko was so frightened when he heard this, he stammered, "This, this is unacceptable, those three things are the holy treasures of our church, and they contain powerful divine power, how can they be used as gifts for others."

"Or to the infidels, ...... What if the infidels destroyed these holy vessels? ”

"You said that this contains the divine power of the gods of thorns and uncrowned ones, and they should be able to protect themselves." Tristan Road.

"This ...... It's ......," Banko was momentarily speechless.

"If they can't protect themselves, then the gods of the Thorns and the Uncrowned One are no more than that, so it's better for the Ponlos family and the people of this land to believe in Saturday."

Tristan has made up his mind and decided to continue the family's fine traditions, and if he can't beat it, he will join.

Although he had betrayed the Red Lion Empire and taken refuge with those Wing-Clan people once, it would definitely be even worse for him to betray those Wing-Clan people and defect to Ilea this time.

But no matter how bad it sounds, it's better than dead.

Although Tristan has spent most of the year at home, he has not been idle, and has been observing the three new emperors, and he looks at them, and he feels that none of them have a big chance of winning as Ilea.

Although it is prudent for Tristan to wait and observe the future development of the situation, but Ilea is menacing, if the girl really plans to unify the continent of Brattis, the next target will definitely be him and his Elk Valley.

The most important thing is that Tristan really doesn't want to fight the iron balls and steel monsters again.