The negotiations between the five-nation alliance ended quickly, and the four countries, which had long been dissatisfied with the Holy See, could not find any reason to refuse after seeing the sincerity of the Alpha Kingdom.

The Northern Curia led by the Alpha Kingdom was released, and since then the Dawn Church has entered the three-legged era. Hudson, who contributed an artifact, naturally became a paladin of the Northern See.

Theoretically, there should be a Holy Order below, but unfortunately the loose Northern Church does not have many resources and cannot afford to form its own army.

After the completion of the organizational reorganization, the five pastoral capitals were busy grabbing the "business" of the Holy See, as if they were preparing to do a big job.

Perhaps their own Knights Cathar will be formed in the future, but that has little to do with Hudson. The title of "Paladin" is okay to pretend to be forced, but it is essentially a false title.

However, for the nascent Coslow family, it is precisely this kind of false name that is most lacking now. If the ancestor is not good enough, then he can only be awesome himself.

After receiving this good news, the entire Coslow family boiled over except for Hudson himself.

One by one, they all gathered in Daqing, even if Hudson stopped them, they still couldn't stop everyone's enthusiasm.

Paladin Hudson, the biggest benefit to the Coslow family is that the family name can be preceded by the word "saint".

In the continent of Aslanth, any family that can add the word "saint" in front of the surname is extraordinary.

In the previous Alpha Kingdom, only the royal family had this treatment. The main thing is to lead the kingdom to resist the orc invasion and preserve the credit of the faith of the Lord of Dawn.

The fact that the kingdom had a good relationship with the Holy See back then and had to work hard for several generations to get it.

Later, due to conflicts of interest, the relationship between the two parties broke down, and there was no second family in the Alpha Kingdom that could get this treatment.

If it weren't for the royal family's merits on the surface, there was really no way to erase it, and the Holy See wanted to revoke it.

In contrast, Hudson, the paladin, is much more watery. Except for the recognition within the alliance of the five, it is not used at all elsewhere.

It doesn't matter if there is moisture, the Coslow family is also mixed in this area, and there is no need to admit it to the whole continent.

……

Bright Holy Mountain, the seventh of the assimilation looks a lot older.

First, the inheritance artifact was lost and hammered, and then the bad news came that the Five Nations Alliance had established a separate Holy See. After a series of blows, the powerhouses of the Holy Domain couldn't withstand it.

During his papal tenure, the Holy See of Dawn was divided into three, and such a black history is enough to be recorded in the history books and used as a negative teaching material until the end of the world.

With a single Frankish Holy See, Pius VII can still struggle for a while, and maybe one day something happens, the Frankish kingdom will fall, and the Holy See can be reunited.

After the Five Nations Alliance established a separate papacy, everything changed.

The Holy See of the Northern Continent, which holds the inheritance artifact, does not return when the kingdom falls, but has a legal foundation that will last forever.

"Unable to return to the sky"!

With these four big words written in his head, Pius VII locked himself in his room and was silent for three whole days before he recovered from his gaffe.

"Your Majesty, let's carry out strategic contraction!"

Archbishop Sauron said in a low tone.

Knowing that his boss was in a bad mood, he had no choice but to make this kind of suggestion.

The Five-Nation Alliance was pulled by the Alpha Kingdom to set up a separate portal, and the Holy See's power in the Northern Continent and the Central Continent was strongly suppressed by various governments.

Not only were a large number of properties seized, but many clergy were discredited, which made the Holy See panic.

The Five-Nation Alliance has made it clear that it wants to eat the papal legacy, and if it continues to delay, their losses will only be greater.

"Do you mean to evacuate the branches everywhere and give up all the industries in the Five-Nation Alliance?"

Pius VII asked indifferently.

The last time it was slaughtered was when the Frankish Holy See was established. Because of the conflict of interest, secretly the Holy See and the Frankish Kingdom killed you to the death.

There were more than a dozen of the fallen eighth-order powerhouses on the Holy See side alone. Of course, the Frankish kingdom did not take much advantage, and in the end, the two sides secretly reached an agreement, and the power of the Holy See completely withdrew from the Frankish kingdom.

This time the situation is special, although the five-nation alliance has made a move, but the means used are within the rules.

Lifting the old bottom and confiscating the property of the Holy See are all actions taken after the evidence is mastered.

The most important thing is that there is no killing!

There is a line left for doing things, and the backlash of the Holy See is not so strong.

After all, the last secret war with the Frankish kingdom is still licking its wounds.

In the past hundred years, except for the last naval expedition to the Misty Seas, there have been heavy losses in the dark war with the Frankish Kingdom.

Originally, in the international competition, the Holy See was currently in a disadvantageous position, and if it fought with the five-nation alliance again, wouldn't it be even more lossy.

The battles that took place on the steppes were no secret to the Holy See. Perhaps none of the Five Nations Alliance alone is an opponent of the Holy See, but when the five countries are together, the situation has changed.

Because of geopolitical factors, it will be difficult for the Holy See to find allies to deal with the Five Nations Alliance unless it joins forces with other races.

Secretly colluding is already the limit. Joining forces with the alien race in a bright and bright way is beyond the ability of the Holy See to bear.

Don't look at the decay of the Holy See, but there are still many hot-blooded people inside. If you dare to betray the Terrans, it is estimated that a civil war will break out.

At least the devout ascetics will be in opposition to them; The hot-blooded young man below will not agree.

You must know that the Lord of the Dawn is himself a racial god of the human race, and once he betrays the human race, he is betraying the faith.

"Your Majesty, we don't have a choice. Now that you let go in time, you can still get out of the way, and the Holy See's continued drag will only cause greater losses.

The five-nation alliance does not seem to be killing people, but they are punishing their hearts, and the impact is more serious than killing.

Now for strategic retrenchment, there will still be some believers on our side. Hold on to this part of the vitality first, and then seek opportunities in the future.

If it continues to be entangled with the Five-Nation Alliance, there will be more and bigger mines that will be exploded in the future, and the prestige of the Holy See will be ......."

Archbishop Sauron said with a bitter expression.

He has to be a bird. The Three Kingdoms of the Middle and Continent happen to be in the diocese he is responsible for, and now it is his younger brother who has an accident.

As the boss of the faction, in addition to enjoying the crowding, he also has the responsibility of fishing for people at critical moments.

If the younger brothers are cold, his boss's road will come to an end. When something so big happens, someone has to come out and take the blame.

For the sake of the stability of the Holy See, we can't put the hat on the real power, then we can only put the hat on whoever is weak.

If it is really to investigate the responsibility, Pius VII is the most responsible. As the pope, he can't even keep the inheritance artifact, which is the biggest stain.

It's just that this is a problem left over from history, and the artifact was not lost in the hands of this Holy See leadership team, and they were also pitted by their ancestors.

"Your Majesty, Bishop Sauron is right, we really don't have a choice now.

With heavy naval losses and alien races on land, we are limited in the military forces we were able to commit to the past once we were to confront the Five-Nation Alliance. ”

Captain Blake stepped forward and persuaded.

Perhaps it is because the passing year is unfavorable, in recent years, the major factions of the Holy See have taken turns to take bad luck. Today you have an accident, tomorrow I have an accident, and there is a pile of black material between each other.

When everyone has black material, then these black materials no longer exist. Even if there is a mess, everyone's big things are small, and small things are small.

If it is really dealt with seriously, none of the high-ranking members of the Holy See present will be able to retreat in their entirety.

There are more tosses and tacit understandings between them. Political struggles belong to political struggles, and international ruins cannot be used as a reason to attack political opponents.

"That's it!"

"Now that the Holy See is the time to employ people, there is no need to make meaningless sacrifices. The dioceses of the Central and Northern Continents will be temporarily abandoned, and the unstable areas of the Southern Continent will also be contracted!

All the withdrawn personnel will be reviewed one by one. Let everyone know that our Holy See is not a place to hide filth.

Once we have determined that there is no problem, we will be assigned to the Kingdom of Ruthenia to strengthen our control over the region. ”

Pius VII said with a sigh.

Whether this step is a retreat from the sea and the sky, or into the abyss and hell, no one can say.

However, there is no way, with the current strength of the Holy See, it really cannot support the monopoly of religion on the mainland.

As a result of the strategic contraction, the neighbor is injured. We have to find a way to make up for the losses in various parts of the mainland.

The declining kingdom of Ruthenia was unfortunately victimized.

……

Crescent Harbor, after the Prairie War, became more and more prosperous. The shops and real estate in the city were looted by business travelers from all over the mainland.

The greatest significance of the Battle of the Steppe to the Alpha Kingdom was not the heavy damage to the Orc Empire, but the confidence that the Great War brought to the people.

The nobles of the kingdom, who were originally suspicious of the development strategy of the Near East and chose to wait and see the situation, only hated themselves for being blind at that time and missing a life opportunity in vain.

It is difficult to send charcoal in the snow, and it is easy to add icing on the cake. The noble lords who went to the Near East to develop have also received a boost from the families behind them at this moment.

The resources of the entire kingdom are frantically pouring into the Near East. At this moment, no one doubted that the kingdom's Near East strategy would fail, and everyone fantasized about the arrival of the era of a great counteroffensive.

Revenge against the orcs is secondary, and the key is a new round of expansion opportunities brought by the counteroffensive. This is not only the cradle of the rise of the new aristocratic lords, but also the treasure land for the old nobles to go further and rejuvenate.

When everyone sees the Near East as a bridgehead for a counter-offensive against the Orc Empire, the development of the Near East becomes unstoppable.

As the only large-scale port in the Near East, the Crescent Port was the first to enjoy the dividends of development. The original urban plan was no longer sufficient, and the new city walls were already under construction.

Frankly, Hudson didn't like this kind of brainless building. However, in such a general environment, there is a price to be paid for independence.

Since everyone thinks that the city wall is needed to protect them, the lord of Hada, who is as good as a stream, decisively chooses to respect the will of the people.

"Duke, our territory has advanced to the Cursed Lands, considered ominous by the orcs.

From the field investigation, the local environment is very suitable for agricultural production, and there is no sign of the curse at all.

It's just that judging from the local history, almost all the tribes living in the local area have suffered accidents.

In consideration of the safety of the population, the Ministry of Administration recommends that not too much energy be invested in the local area for the time being until the source of the problem is clarified. ”

Jacob said with a solemn expression.

The issue of strategy has always been a slow step, a slow step.

The nobility of the kingdom decided to invest more in the Near East, and the Snow Moon Territory had already taken steps to expand. With Hudson's prestige, the nearby orc tribes have long since disappeared.

There is no way, the Beamon royal family is the best negative teaching material. Because they were too close to Lord Hudson, the expedition team took care of them when they returned.

Almost every Beamon tribe with more than 10,000 people who stopped in place was cared for by Lord Hudson. The Beamon royal family, which was already badly injured, is now inflamed.

The cure for inflammation is very simple: stay away from Lord Hudson.

After the incident, the Beamon clan directly carried out a great migration. Thanks to Lord Hudson, a large number of borderlands have appeared in the Orc Empire, which just gives them a chance to fill in the gaps.

The royal family was forced to flee, let alone the other orcs. Except for some weak tribes that were unable to migrate, the rest of those who could run ran away.

If the orcs dared to retreat, Hudson dared to advance. Regardless of whether there is the ability to develop, it is not wrong to fence the territory first.

The symbolic development was not to guard against the orcs, but to worry that the nobles of the kingdom would jump out and grab the territory.

The land of the orcs is borderless land for the Alpha Kingdom, and whoever occupies it first will belong to whomever it is.

Hudson had the first-mover advantage and couldn't have eaten alone. Therefore, the expansion route is to advance along the coastline, bounded by Xueyue Lake.

The area above Lake Snow Moon was reserved for the other nobles of the kingdom. In this world that relies on strength to eat, it is the ability to grab it, and if you can't grab it, you deserve to starve.

Advancing smoothly all the way, he ended up plunging headlong into the Cursed Lands. But this area still can't be bypassed.

Either stop there and use the Cursed Lands as a border to act as a buffer for both sides; Either overcome the difficulties and continue eastward into the steppes.

There is no doubt that all the subordinates hope that Lord Hudson can go all the way east. After all, only Hudson took enough to keep them fed.

"Things in the Cursed Land are very troublesome, so don't involve too much energy for the time being, just let this land not exist.

The order goes down, stops the pace of eastward expansion, and then depends on the situation after digesting it first. ”

Hudson pondered for a moment before saying.

The words are relaxed, but deep down, the memory of "prehistoric ruins" involuntarily emerges.

"Mysterious Murals", "Stone Statues", "Messages from Ancient Times", "Ten Thousand Years of Calamity", ......

The amount of information is so great that Hudson can't help but have a headache. If you know the remaining power of the ruins, you can move him and Bear Stearns out.