Canglan City, Emerald Palace

Ever since receiving the news that the "Blood Moon Horn" had appeared in the southeastern provinces, many of the high-ranking members of the Alpha Kingdom have begun to lose sleep, including the great King Caesar III.

It stands to reason that just an evil weapon, even if it leaves a great name in history, is not worthy of so many big names to be so popular.

After all, three hundred years ago, the Blood Moon Cult crisscrossed the Aslant continent, and that was also caused by many reasons, and the "Blood Moon Horn" was just one of them.

If you really think that there is an evil weapon that can kill all sides and stir up the restlessness of the mainland's chickens and dogs, then it is too underestimated to underestimate the background of the major forces.

The crux of the matter is that the birth of the "Blood Moon Horn" also involves the Dawn Church. When anything comes to the church, no kingdom dares to take it lightly.

The Alpha Kingdom is not bad, it has enough autonomy, and the power of the church on this side is not strong, and it is not yet able to influence national decision-making.

Even though they were still paying tithes to the church, the aristocracy had always been in disobedience. The "tithe," which is supposed to be the most important income of the church, is only enough to maintain the daily expenses of the church.

If it weren't for the fear that the church would not be able to sustain the evacuation, I guess it would have gone even further. The people below dare to do this, and naturally the support of the upper echelons is inseparable.

The Blood Moon Catastrophe 300 years ago was not only a game between the ruling class and the rebels, but also a struggle between royal power and divine power.

The Empire of Light, supported by the Church, fell apart in the game. After the war, there was not one of the ten legions that supported the Church's armed forces, and the Church, which suffered heavy losses, was forced to carry out strategic contraction.

This is just the beginning, and the church still has a strong local presence. The struggle between secular kingship and theocracy continued.

After the efforts of several generations of kings, relying on various means such as infiltration and division, bribery and suppression, the relationship between the local church organization and the Papal States was successfully separated, and the Alpha Kingdom successfully put the power of the church in a cage.

Now the church organization of the Alpha Kingdom, nominally under the command of the Pope, has long been secretly controlled by the great nobles of all parties.

The archbishop of the kingdom is a member of the royal family, and the bishops everywhere are all children of great nobles. Whether it is talent training or internal promotion, it has become a self-contained system.

The Pope's orders are carried out selectively. If it harms your own interests, it is a piece of toilet paper.

In this context, the relationship between the Alpha Kingdom and the Papal States is naturally not much better.

There was no direct outbreak of conflict, and that was because the law does not hold the people accountable. Now the kingdoms on the continent that are slightly stronger are all playing like this.

Countries that have not completed the restriction of theocracy are also working in this direction, so that the pope does not dare to act rashly.

Anyway, everyone is now under the command of the Lord of Dawn. In case of urgency, people will directly start a new stove and pour out a bunch of large and small Holy Sees, then there will be no play.

The Lord of Dawn has not appeared for thousands of years, and everyone's fear of the gods has long been reduced to a minimum. If it weren't for the need for the church to fool the people at the bottom, it is unknown whether the Holy See would still exist.

Whoever let the Holy See play too well back then would send people to be burned at the stake at every turn, even the king had no sense of security.

The current Alpha Kingdom is much more harmonious, although the king and the noble group are still fighting among themselves, but there is no longer a matter of sending nobles to the stake.

It's all a family, even if the power struggle fails, it's a big deal to go home early to retire, and it rarely happens to kill everything.

"The Blood Moon Horn has appeared in the Southeastern Province, and our good old Pope does not seem to be so kind as it seems.

But he shouldn't have started with my Alpha Kingdom, he really thought that it was still three hundred years ago, and everyone had to provide for them! ”

Caesar III said with a sneer.

Strength is always the greatest confidence, and getting rid of the exploitation and oppression of the church, the strength of all countries on the mainland has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Even though the royal family suffered heavy losses in the orc war a hundred years ago, showing a bit of decadence, and some could not suppress the great nobles in the country, but with the efforts of Caesar III, the kingdom still maintained a political balance.

On the question of the Church, the position of the aristocratic group was unanimous. After all, no one wants to have an extra penny ancestor on their head, especially since this ancestor can burn himself at the stake at any time.

Even in the last hundred years, the Holy See has tried to change its external image, and almost no longer burns nobles at the stake, but it still cannot be recognized by everyone.

"Your Majesty, this is to be expected. After three hundred years of recuperation, the strength of the Holy See has recovered considerably.

Although it was not as good as its peak, it was also more than any Terran country on the continent. Now that their development has reached its limits, it is not surprising that they have set their sights beyond the Queckening Peninsula.

The appearance of the Blood Moon Horn in the southeastern provinces is probably a test of us. If Count Pierce can cut off their outstretched tentacles in time, it is estimated that the Papal States will change their targets again.

Prior to this, similar things had happened in the Frankish Kingdom, the Kingdom of Dante, and the Kingdom of the South Bank. ”

The Prime Minister, the Archduke of Newfoundland, replied calmly.

The persimmon is so soft that if the Holy See wants to regain its former glory, the first step must be successful.

Picking an opponent is a very skillful one. If the influence is too small, it will not only fail to form a deterrent, but may trigger a boycott by various countries.

The strong ones are even worse, in case they are taught to be human, it will be embarrassing.

"The Holy See is not monolithic, not everyone likes to toss, and most cardinals want to maintain the status quo.

The main ones that want to toss are the Knights of the Inquisition, the Inquisition, the Temple, and the Gates of Heaven...... These notorious organizations.

I wonder if this time the corner of the Blood Moon entered the hands of the Skull Society, and it was the handiwork of one of them. After all, it is not a day or two since they manipulated the cult organization to cause trouble on the mainland. ”

The Minister of War, the Grand Duke Efiero, calmly analyzed.

It has to be said that the organization that suppressed the most heresy ended up being the supporters of heresy, which has to be said to be a kind of irony.

But there is no way, if there is no heresy, then how can the greatness of the Holy See be manifested?

In the era of the strategic contraction of the Holy See, only the endless heretical cults can highlight the importance of the Church.

It is a pity that in recent years, the growing aristocratic group has been constantly competing with them for business.

The heresy that was supposed to be suppressed by them was killed by the nobles first, and they were not given a chance to perform at all.

So much so that in the minds of many civilians, the church is left with only a church to pray and a pastor who can only make money.