Fifty miles away from the royal capital, in a remote manor, several old men were sitting at the stone table drinking in front of each other, and there was a lingering sadness between their eyebrows.

"You say, isn't it too much for us to do that? Everyone is gone, and the mess left behind, can Caesar's little ghost clean it up? ”

Morrison asked bottomlessly.

It doesn't matter if you oppose the Holy See, but you can't oppose the Lord of the Dawn. Although the gods have not bubbled for thousands of years, the believers are still there!

Doing such a big thing is by no means something that can be solved by simply refuting rumors once.

Even Hudson, the nominal principal, rushed to the royal capital to deal with the aftermath as soon as he received the news, not to mention the high-level officials of the college.

"Don't worry, the sky won't fall!

There are so many important ministers in the court, and they know how to deal with this kind of thing. It is not difficult to find a cult organization to take the blame.

However, follow-up troubles are still indispensable.

It's all to blame on Brian and Gellos, two brainless idiots, who have nothing to fight for!

I drank too much, and after getting myself drunk, I published our unconfirmed research results in the name of the Academy.

After getting into big trouble, the two of them were singles, and they slapped their butts to find a place to hide, but the trouble was left.

We are also to blame for this, knowing that the two of them are fools, we actually let them stay and guard the house.

I can't take care of it so much, now we are at a critical moment, we want to protect Robert, and we can't get out of it at all.

Woe to it, there is this matter to attract the attention of the outside world, but it is convenient for Robert to break through.

Otherwise, the Holy See and the strong people of different races came to make trouble, even if they brought Hudson to protect the Dharma together, they might not be able to succeed! ”

Frost couldn't help but sigh.

There are many strong people who suspect that the Lord of Dawn is dead, and a large part of the reason why everyone is so happy is that the high-ranking people of various countries feel that the gods have an accident.

However, everyone wants to think about it, but no one puts speculation on the table. I really can't control the desire to express, and that's also a vest trumpet.

"Ragnarok" is a reasonable result that the powerhouses of the Arcane Academy have speculated after many verifications.

The infighting between believers, the Lord of the Dawn does not show up, everyone can understand.

The two races of half-orcs and ogres that can be destroyed have their own racial gods, and there is no reason to watch the believers die, and there is no expression at all.

Similar events have happened more than once, and in the past years, more than one race has been wiped out, and the gods they believe in have not bubbled.

If believers don't matter, then why wagon a war of faith?

Historically, there have been no battles in the Aslant continent because of the issue of faith.

Even the creatures living in the ocean forcibly wage war in a land that is not suitable for their own survival because of the orders issued by the gods.

All the gods fell silent together, and even the extinction of the believers was left alone, and it was difficult not to arouse suspicion.

Similar to the "Ragnarok" argument, there are still many similar speculations in the academic community, but everyone tacitly keeps it secret.

On the one hand, it is out of fear of the gods; On the other hand, there is the need for domination. The populace could not live without faith, and religious theocracy was essentially part of the rule of the aristocracy.

Things have come to this point, and no one can run away. It was the two fools who released the news, but the research results were made by everyone together!

Now everyone is in the same boat, either find a way to clean up the aftermath together, or finish it together.

Thankfully, they didn't show up, leaving room for manoeuvre. As long as the kingdom is strong enough, there is a chance to cover up the past.

Everyone was a victim, and the only one who took advantage was Robert in retreat.

Under the cover of the "blasphemy storm", it is estimated that no one knows that he is breaking through the retreat. In order to keep it secret, they didn't even inform the kingdom's top brass.

There is no way, in recent times, there have been three cases of failed breakthroughs on the mainland. Without exception, it was at a critical moment that the enemy came out to make trouble.

As the powerhouses of the kingdom, they seem to have unlimited scenery, but in fact, their every move is watched. Originally, the probability of successfully breaking through the Sanctuary was low, but if someone made trouble again, it would be completely zero.

It is useless to gather heavy troops to protect, as long as the two sides fight and cause energy tidal fluctuations, it may lead to the failure of the breakthrough.

The explosion of energy poured into the body, and it was not to change the essence of life, but to send people to see the Lord of the Dawn.

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In the Emerald Palace, after Hudson left, Caesar IV immediately summoned a meeting of his courtiers.

With one more episode, Caesar IV knew that things couldn't go the way they were.

"Denial + cold treatment" can indeed solve the problem, but for the innocent involved, it is a prestige disaster.

"Your Majesty, releasing news to divert the attention of the outside world is indeed a way. But now that the top leaders of the Arcane Academy have disappeared, how can they explain it to the outside world? ”

Count Francis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said with a depressed face.

Decision-making is done by everyone, and the work is done by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After all, for the news to spread throughout the continent, only the branches of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are so widely distributed.

If you want to do things well, rationality is the problem that must be solved.

It's easy to spread the news that the Holy See artifact is out of the world, the kingdom has one in its hands, and the rest is good to make up stories, anyway, the Holy See's artifact must be lost.

The trouble is to "refute rumors".

If it's true, it's okay to say, but the problem is that the blasphemous remarks really came from the Arcane Academy, and countless witnesses witnessed it.

Even if someone is found to take the blame, the top management of the academy must come forward.

Now none of them know where they are hiding, which makes the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs difficult. If you want to expand, you don't know where to start.

"I've sent someone to look for it, and I'm sure I'll be able to find it soon. In the absence of the parties, no one can say exactly what happened.

If no one is found after three days, let the families mourn together! Caesar IV gritted his teeth.

Disgusting people, who wouldn't!

Mourning the living in the aristocratic world is not just a simple bad luck.

Once there is a mourning, even if people are still alive, they are still dead. For the sake of the family's face, they can only turn from light to dark, and they are no longer active in front of others.

For individuals, it was a disaster; For the Kingdom, however, it is the easiest way to get out of trouble in the short term.

People can't be accounted for when they die, but it's convenient to shake the pot.

As soon as the kingdom is convinced: the top of the Arcane Academy has been attacked by the enemy, and all the blasphemous words are the enemy's conspiracy, the nature of the matter changes.

"Your Majesty, if they come back afterwards, the matter..."

Before Count Francis finished speaking, Caesar IV interrupted angrily: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back, causing such a big trouble, one by one I don't want to find a way to deal with the aftermath, but hide irresponsibly."

It's okay if you don't settle accounts with them, is it possible that they are still embarrassed to ask us for an explanation?

If you want to theorize, then you can reason with them. Even if they are of high seniority, they can't be unreasonable! The king's conclusion on the coffin made the ministers agree with it. No one likes to have a bunch of ancestors pressing on their heads, but there is nothing the transcendent world can do.

"Since Your Majesty has made a decision, let the orcs take the blame!" The Prime Minister of Newfoundland, the Archduke of Newfoundland, added to the situation.

In the Alpha Kingdom, anything that can't be solved can be blamed on the orcs. As for how the orcs sneaked in and poisoned the upper echelons of the Arcane Academy, there is also a cult organization! Whether it's orcs or cults, there's no way to explain it.

A moment ago, everyone was still angry about blasphemous remarks; The next moment, everyone's eyes shifted to the loss of the Holy See's Inheritance Artifact.

On the Holy Mountain, the whole person of the Seventh Protector was mad. The news of the painstaking blockade finally leaked out. It seems that what is lost is an artifact, but in fact, what is lost is the legal system. The incompleteness of the three major inheritance artifacts means that the legitimacy of the Holy See will be impacted like never before.

Combined with the current situation, it is only a matter of time before the Holy See's monopoly of faith among the human race is broken.

With the loss of the divine legal system, the biggest obstacle to the establishment of another papacy in the Frankish kingdom no longer exists, and the next thing is up to the two sides to play.

What's worse is that the middle and lower echelons of the Holy See who don't know about the loss of the artifact still strongly announce that the artifact has not been lost, and some clergy even swear to the believers that the Holy See is about to take out the artifact to refute the rumors.

The premise of "refuting rumors" is that there are rumors.

What is the difference between losing two of the three major inheritance artifacts and only holding the last crown to refute the rumors, and directly admitting that the artifact is lost?

But you can't explain it.

The royal faction led by the Frankish kingdom has also found a lot of evidence and is trying to find a way to confirm the "ten deadly sins" on their heads.

If the two are linked, it is easy for believers to conclude that the Holy See has lost its morality and that the gods have withdrawn the inheritance artifact.

Even if the believers can't think of it, the enemies of the Holy See will help them think of it, thus shaking the foundation of the Holy See's rule. "Did you find out, which bastard released the news?"

Pius VII roared.

He had already made up his mind that if he found the person who stabbed him behind the scenes, he would definitely send this person to the barbecue grill and burn this person's soul until it smoked.

"Your Majesty, the news spread suddenly, and it happened almost simultaneously in various parts of the mainland. Those who have this ability are none other than those big countries.

The time for the investigation is too short, and it is not yet possible to determine which one it is.

At present, the most suspicious is the Frankish Kingdom, followed by the Alpha Kingdom, and then the Three Central Continents, and the Iliban Kingdom is also possible.

The remaining kingdoms also have this strength. However, their motivation is slightly smaller, but it cannot be completely ruled out. ”

Ulise's answer made Pius VII even more angry. Where is this locking up the suspect, it is clearly to wipe out the major forces of the Terran race.

You don't need to analyze it to know that the mastermind behind the scenes must be one of them, but who it is is an unknown who it is.

Knowing that the Pope was not happy, Ulise could not do anything. He only received the news two days ago, even if the enemy didn't cover it up, it would be impossible to find out the results so quickly!

What's more, when big forces do things, they are all vests on vests, framing them, and deliberately biasing their sights, which are all common things.

Without peeling back the cocoon, it's hard to figure out who did it.

If you find the wrong target and fight with people in a daze, wouldn't the mastermind behind the scenes die of laughter. "Rubbish!"

"It's all rubbish!"

"No matter what method you use, you must catch the mastermind behind it!

Don't try to fool around, the problems exposed by this incident are extraordinary. Except for the treasure hunting team sent out, the only people who knew the news of the artifact's loss were those of us who were high-level.

It has now been determined that all members of the treasure hunt team have been wiped out.

If the news can leak out, either we have a mole, or the artifact has fallen into the hands of a certain big force.

Only by finding the mastermind behind the scenes will we be able to reclaim the Inheritance Artifact and reshape the sacred legal system of our Holy See! ”

The words of the seventh king of Pius made everyone's expressions shocked. The possibility of leaking secrets is almost zero, and they have all become high-level members of the Holy See, and they will only be traitors when they are full.

"The lost artifact has fallen into the hands of the great forces", which is undoubtedly very bad news for the Dawn Holy See.

Fortunately, the other party did not take it out directly, at least it can be proved that the mastermind behind it is not the Frankish Kingdom. If the artifact fell into the hands of the Franks, now they would directly take the inheritance artifact and set up another Holy See.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter will have to be discussed in the long run. Hiding the inheritance artifact without permission, and daring to stab us at such a time, the mastermind behind the scenes must be prepared.

What is found now may not be true. If you want to verify the authenticity, you can't do it overnight.

In a short period of time, it may be difficult to recover the inheritance artifact. As a matter of urgency, we must first solve the problem at hand.

Fueled by the major forces, public opinion in the outside world is very unfavorable to us. If you don't get the inheritance artifact for a long time, I'm afraid it's ······"

The more he spoke, the quieter Bishop Sauron's voice became. In the end, I can't say it directly.

However, everyone's ability to understand is still very strong. Even if you don't say it explicitly, you know how much trouble the Holy See is now.

In the case of all the attention, even if they want to fake, they don't dare to take action!

The artifact is not a cabbage, it is not something that mortals can cast at all, not to mention that it is also a heritage artifact of the Holy See.

Compared with the headache of the Holy See, the Frankish kingdom on the other side is a different scene.

Since the news of the loss of the Holy See's inheritance artifact was confirmed, the conservatives who were originally opposed to the establishment of another Holy See have also turned against each other all of a sudden.

Almost overnight, rumors of the Holy See being abandoned by the Lord of Dawn spread to the major cities of the kingdom.

The reaction of the believers was even more fierce than everyone expected. Countless people attribute the reason why the gods no longer appear to the gods to the fact that the Holy See has lost its morality and angered the gods.

Seeing that the situation was very good, Charles III didn't bother to hide it, and directly pulled a group of younger brothers to set up another papalia.

Representatives of the churches of various countries were also very face-saving, and although they did not throw themselves directly to the new church, they participated in the foundation stone laying ceremony.

It's a pity that I didn't get a response from the Lord of Dawn, otherwise it would have been perfect.

Unlike the Holy See on the Holy Mountain, the new Frankish-led Church did not have a pope, but a bishopric to act as the pope.

Without a doubt, this is a very clever approach. There is no inheritance artifact in his hand, and there is no theocratic law system to speak of.

According to the rules, the Pope's ascension to the throne must be approved by the Inheritance Artifact. In the past, this was not a restriction

As long as they are believers of the eighth-order light system, they can get the response of the inheritance artifact, and there is no pope who has failed because the inheritance artifact does not recognize the superior.

Now there are no artifacts, so naturally they haven't been recognized. Rather than force an illegitimate pope, it is better to leave the seat vacant first.

It just so happened that the monarchs of various countries did not like the pope either. From the perspective of the class division on the mainland, the king has stood at the top of the nobility, but the pope is still standing above the king.

Under the "divine authority of kings" system, only the emperor can confront the pope, and in fact, in the religious system, the emperor is a step lower.

In the eyes of the monarchs, such a powerful pope should not exist in itself. This alone is enough to make many countries stand under the Frankish Holy See.

Of course, there is still a lot of negotiation. If it were the same as the original Holy See, wouldn't the new Holy See be in vain? "Bishop Edward, how is the establishment of the branch churches, and how many countries are willing to join us?"

Charles III asked in a high-spirited manner.

The joint efforts of several generations of kings finally took root in his hands.

Kicking off the biggest stumbling block on the road to development, if nothing else, the Frankish kingdom will develop to a new height in his hands.

"Your Majesty, it's going very well. At present, the churches of six countries have made it clear that they recognize the legitimacy of the Holy See and will no longer accept the moderation of the Holy See.

The attitude of the remaining representatives of the churches in various countries was also very warm. Although he didn't join us directly, he also showed a sense of inclination.

We are working hard to attract more people to join, and I believe that in the near future, the Kingdom Holy See will replace the Holy Mountain Holy See and become the orthodox spokesperson of the Lord of the Dawn on earth! ”

Archbishop Edward said with a smile.

Although he was not able to become the supreme pope, as the leader of the bishopric, his status was greatly improved.

The only regret is that in order to win over other countries to join, the Frankish See ceded many rights and interests to the local churches, and the power of the Holy See headquarters was greatly reduced.

Still, Edward was content. If he really became the pope, his identity would be embarrassing. The king and the pope are both in the same city, so who should they listen to?

Compared to Charles III, the real king, Edward's foundation was far from it. If the divine power and the royal power collide, he will become the shortest-lived pope in history.

"Well done, continue to work on that. Every time a country is dug up, the power of the Holy See on the Holy Mountain will be weakened by one point.

Being tossed by us like this, I think that the wealth they have looted from the countries of the mainland this year will shrink significantly. If they continue to drag on, they may not need our help, and the finances will crush them.

The new Holy See has been established, and our next task is to find the inheritance artifact as soon as possible, so as to lay the legal foundation of the divine right.

We need to work closely together and work together sincerely.

This rumor is not simple, and from the information collected by the Holy See, it is known that the inheritance artifact is likely to be in the hands of the people behind the scenes.

Compared to the Holy See, we have more room for manoeuvre. In addition to snatching from those behind the scenes, the kingdom can also trade with them.

If possible, let the Holy Mountain Holy See be the villain first, and then we will jump out to help them break the siege, and then buy the artifact back by the way.

After all, this time, people can be regarded as indirectly helping us, so it should be regarded as a favor! ”

Charles III said confidently, as if he had been··

Some people died, but not completely......