The offensive and defensive battle of Dadir City began, and the Holy See headquarters, eight thousand miles away, also received a letter of protest from the Alpha Kingdom.

"Look at the good things you have done, just tossed a little wave, and before you had time to flutter twice, you were found by the owner!"

As he spoke, Pius VII threw the protest letter directly to Blake, the head of the Knights of the Inquisition. It can be seen from the look in his eyes that His Majesty the Pope is really angry.

The game between divine power and royal power is not a day or two, and it doesn't matter how you stab you in secret. But when it is put on the table, it destroys the tacit understanding between the two sides.

In particular, the "Blood Moon Horn", a symbolic and obvious evil weapon, is known to everyone in the world to be in the hands of the Papal States, and now appears in the Alpha Kingdom, which clearly tells the world that the rebellion launched by the Skull Society is supported by their Holy See.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured! As for the Blood Moon Horn, we at the Knights of Judgment will take care of it.

Just a war doesn't mean anything. Similar methods have not appeared in the Aslant continent.

As long as they don't have substantial evidence in their hands, we can insist that they admit their mistake and directly deny that the Blood Moon Horn is missing. ”

Captain Blake assured.

Deep down, he couldn't help but want to scold his mother. Secretly supporting the cult organization to do things was indeed something he hinted at his subordinates. This kind of thing that needs to be taken responsibility and may be carried at any time, no leader will directly order it.

Obviously, the comprehension ability of his younger brothers is not in place. accidentally played too much and gave away the famous "Blood Moon Horn".

As an old power, the evil weapons in the hands of the Holy See are not one or two. Even if you want to do something, you shouldn't take the iconic and most obvious "Blood Moon Horn".

This kind of shady thing, once you wear it, everyone's face is not good-looking. Today, unlike in the past, the current Holy See does not have the confidence to directly turn against the major kingdoms.

"Solve, how are you going to solve it?

The branch of the Alpha Kingdom, which was controlled by those nobles, directly used the excuse of rebuilding churches in the southeastern provinces burned down by the rebels to reduce the taxes sent to the Holy See.

Since the matter was caused by your Knights of Trial, then this loss will be deducted from your military budget. Armaments cannot be compressed, and you have to find a way to make up for the shortfall. ”

Pius VII said angrily.

Once upon a time, the rich Holy See was short of money?

But this scene actually appeared in his reign.

To be precise, since the collapse of the papal rule on the mainland three hundred years ago, finances have been in a situation where they cannot make ends meet.

With the accumulation of rich heritage, the Holy See has survived. By the time of the seventh generation of Pius, the family wealth left by the ancestors had been consumed.

On the one hand, it is necessary to expand the armament and restore the glory of the Holy See; On the one hand, it is necessary to open up sources and reduce expenditures to solve the financial dilemma of making ends meet, and the life of the Holy See is not easy.

Since the beginning of the expansion of the Holy See's armaments, relations with the countries of the mainland have become tense. With the exception of a group of small foreign countries that are still under the control of the Holy See, the remaining kingdoms are trying to prevent the Holy See from regaining its strength.

Countries do not have the ability to directly interfere in the decision-making of the Holy See, and most of the time they start from the "money bag" in order to delay the recovery of the Holy See's strength.

There is no doubt that the Holy See is not a soft persimmon either. In the face of targeted attacks by various countries, fierce retaliation has also been launched, and support for cult organizations is one of the means.

Sabotage is secondary, and the more important thing is to make money.

Under the tacit pressure of various countries, it was difficult for the Holy See to obtain sufficient financial resources from legitimate channels, so it had to take the wrong side.

Like the elixir of courage in the Society of Skull, it was produced in the Papal States. Nominally, the cult organization plundered all over the world, but in fact, most of the looted money flowed into the Papal States through secret transactions.

As long as enough is given, magic potions, alchemy products, and even evil weapons and demons can be traded.

It can be said that in order to accumulate money, the Holy See has reached the point of madness. Even so, it can barely support the huge military spending.

Hearing the reduction in the budget, Captain Blake directly wanted to cry without tears. Although the Alpha Kingdom branch does not send much in taxes, it can still support a cavalry regiment or a 5,000-strong infantry regiment.

On the face of it, this is nowhere near as good as the benefits of supporting the Skull and Bones Society. But the unstoppable tax is endless, and the proceeds of the robbery are often one-off.

As has always been the case, the taxes sent to the Holy See by the national chapters have not been restored as long as they have been reduced. This means that the budget that the Knights of Judgment have lost now will be difficult to regain in the future.

Just wanted to defend himself, but the angry eyes of his colleagues calmed Blake down.

The problem now is not just a few taxes, the real problem is the possible ripple effect. If the countries on the mainland follow suit, the financial pressure on the Holy See will be even greater.

Mainly, with the growth of the power of the countries, they have completely got rid of their dependence on the Holy See. Originally, everyone still needed to use the Holy See to suppress the evil spirits, but now each country has cultivated its own thugs.

To put it simply, the work of the Holy See has been robbed, and now it is idle to eat. It's just that this idle eater is still restless, and he wants to be the boss as a whole, how can he not be hated.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will immediately send someone to retrieve the Blood Moon Horn, and at the same time cut off the connection with the Skull and Bones Society, leaving no traces."

Blake, who had an idea, immediately reassured.

……

The sun was scorching, and the Fifth Army, which was supposed to camp and rest, was still moving forward on the road.

There are still a few hours left in the dark, and there are only a dozen miles left from the destination, and I have to try to show it.

Anyway, with such a short distance, even if it is attacked by the rebels, the main force of the coalition can be reinforced in time. There is enough security to conserve energy.

It is the soldiers who are working hard to get on the road, and for the nobles, a distance of more than ten miles, a war horse can reach it with a cup of tea.

Hudson, who was riding on a war horse, was leisurely admiring the great rivers and mountains at the moment, ready to carry out the great cause of fishing to the end.

"To the southeast, a suspicious convoy was found heading to the city of Dadir, suspected to be a rebel ......"

The news from the spies interrupted Hudson's great business of fishing, and at the same time aroused the enthusiasm of the robbery team.

Although the distribution of spoils was very unpleasant before, it did not affect everyone's enthusiasm for robbery at all, especially this kind of meat delivered to the mouth.

Without any discussion, everyone unanimously decided to rob him. At this juncture, rush to the city of Dadir, if it is not a rebel, it is a rebel.