Bright Holy Mountain, with the end of the Falcon Kingdom's civil war, only the Holy See is left in the Terran world.

In the face of the pressure of all sides, Pius VII's hair turned half white.

You must know that he is a powerhouse in the Holy Domain, and it stands to reason that after reaching this realm, the peak of physiological functions will be maintained until his old age.

"Where are the negotiations?"

Pius VII asked with concern.

It is impossible to fight, and the countries of the Terran race have formed groups to exert pressure, and armed confrontation is undoubtedly the next policy.

Even if all the family resources of the Holy See are put into it, at most it will add a little trouble to the enemy.

Now everyone just wants to weaken the Holy See, and if the situation continues to deteriorate, it will become the destruction of the Holy See.

There are two substitutes, and it is not 300 years ago that their position is not irreplaceable.

Compared to their own orthodox church, the other two are notoriously lax, completely decentralizing power to the local church.

Especially in the northern papacy, the local pastoral capitals can write doctrines according to their own actual conditions, and the main focus is to seek common ground while reserving differences.

This is just the beginning, seeing the Franks and the Arfa playing, the Kingdom of Ibiris is also secretly planning.

However, they did not establish a separate papacy, but only reinterpreted the original doctrine, and in some places carried out "artistic processing".

It cannot be said to be completely overturned, it can only be regarded as irrelevant.

Under the new doctrinal interpretation of the Iliban people, the status of religion has been placed under the laws of the kingdom.

Not to mention the drastic reduction in power, the key is that all appointments to the church must be approved by the royal government; Day-to-day financial revenues and expenditures must also be supervised and managed by the Royal Government.

There is no doubt that these Reformations were very fatal to them, the orthodox papacy.

If this situation continues, the future will not be for the Pope to determine the legitimacy of the King, but for the King to determine the legitimacy of the Pope.

"Your Majesty, there is no improvement in the negotiations. The enemy is completely perfunctory, without the slightest sincerity in negotiations.

It's not so much negotiating with us as it is deliberately delaying time! ”

Cardinal Asprilla replied helplessly.

The essence of diplomatic negotiations is strength, and the core is interests.

The armies of various countries have come all the way to the Papal States, and they must not be busy in vain. Diplomats who understand the sophistication of human feelings will naturally not cut off the financial routes of their colleagues.

It's not easy to catch up with a chance to make a fortune, so everyone naturally has to work hard.

In this context, even if the Holy See accepts the decisions of the Council of the League in its entirety, people will have to find excuses to delay time.

"Bastard!"

"These people are simply a disgrace to the aristocracy!"

"Such shameless behavior, the moral level of the whole continent, has been pulled down by them!"

……

Deep down, Pius VII used all his words to scold, but there was nothing on his face.

Unlike in the past, the slightest carelessness in this crisis is the disaster of overturning. As a leader, he had to keep his composure.

"Continue to talk to them, whether these guys are sincere or not, the negotiations cannot be terminated.

Sending people to secretly collect evidence of the enemy's looting, preparing to lodge a protest with the Terran Alliance, I don't believe they don't even want to have a face! ”

It's not that Pius VII wants to pretend, it's that in the current situation, they have no better choice but to protest.

If it's just the Frankish Empire, if they are in a hurry, they can overturn the table and send out the masters of the sect to fight guerrilla warfare with the enemy.

The destructive power that a group of Sacred Domain powerhouses can cause by dropping down their leather masks and sneaking attacks is absolutely earth-shattering.

But not now, nearly half of the Terran Sacred Realm masters have gathered in the Papal State.

Once the table is overturned, the enemy does not know if he will die, anyway, they are cold.

Top masters are difficult to kill, but it doesn't mean that they can't be killed.

These are the foundations of preserving the inheritance of the Holy See, and if it is consumed on the battlefield, then the inheritance will really be cut off.

The lives of everyone present are bound to the chariot of the Holy See, and there are no eggs under the nest, which is a loss in the true sense.

……

"Kill!"

After a burst of shouts and killings, the vanguard of the five-nation coalition successfully completed the landing at Cannotton Harbor.

It's not how capable they are, it's mainly that the defenders have no fighting spirit.

In recent days, the Papal States has been full of bad news, all kinds of rumors are flying all over the sky, and people have long been panicked.

Although Pius VII ordered to refute the rumors, the problem is not to spread rumors, and the situation in the Papal States is also very dangerous!

The main forces did not even take down a partial division of the Franks, but were seized by the enemy and ate several of the main army corps.

Now that all the countries of the Terran race are coming to fight the autumn breeze under the banner of "mediation", even the most optimistic people have no confidence in the current situation.

The Pope ordered the believers to resist the invasion of foreign enemies, but the "Christians" who were responsible for carrying out the order did not give up.

Everyone is professional in making money for pleasure, and their personal cultivation seems to be not low, but their actual combat ability is very weak.

Knights of the same realm, these flowers cultivated in greenhouses are completely incomparable to those killed on the battlefield.

With a slight advantage in troops, the Alpha Kingdom's hundred-battle elite soldiers were routed with a single charge.

The forward troops were defeated, and the troops behind were immediately in disarray, and no matter how much the commander shouted, it did not work.

By the time the battle flag of the Five Nations Alliance flew over the harbor, the defenders of the city had already scrambled to flee, and only a handful of officers chose to stick to their posts.

In normal times, the army that neglected training and ate empty salaries, and when the war came, the army that pulled the serfs to make up the number was obviously unable to shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending the city.

The city belongs to the Holy See, but its life is its own. Everyone can't afford to put their lives on the line for the glory of the Holy See.

Anyway, the war has been going on so far, and the routs are everywhere. If you want to hold you accountable, you can't enforce it.

Who let the Papal States rot!

The first batch of officers who became deserters were all executed in name, but in fact they just lived under a different identity.

"This battle is too easy, shouldn't the enemy have some conspiracy waiting for us?"

Count Oran said uncertainly.

Compared to the bloodthirsty orcs, the Papal army is too easy to bully.

In previous wars, both sides fought endlessly, and this time there were few enemies killed, but a large number of prisoners were captured.

"Haha......"

"Oran, this is how rare you are!

How can the intensity of the Terran civil war be compared to the race war.

Not only the army of the Holy See pulled the crotch, but the civil war of the Terran in other regions was not very intense.

Unlike fighting orcs, if you lose, you will become food for the enemy.

If you lose here, you can surrender. It's a big deal to pay a ransom, and it's completely unfatal.

Officers don't give their lives, and soldiers don't have to.

To put it mildly, looking at the entire continent of Aslant Continent, except for the kingdom's army, who dares to guarantee that all the soldiers can fill their stomachs!

Not only were the Papal troops weak-willed, but the situation in other countries was not much better. Big countries like Franks and Libya, I don't know, anyway, ......"

As the words came to his lips, Governor Pierce swallowed back. It's immoral to complain about allies behind your back, everyone is not far apart, and it will be embarrassing in case someone hears it.

Now you can despise others, in fact, the treatment of low-level soldiers in the Alpha Kingdom has only been improved in recent years.

In the past, only some main forces could ensure the full supply of materials.

In recent years, the kingdom has won successive victories on the battlefield, and the military led by Hudson has increased its voice in the court. It would be unceremonious to compete for resources.

The great local nobles were the beneficiaries of the kingdom's external expansion, and their common interests made them supporters of the military.

In normal times, I don't think these changes are a big deal. It wasn't until he led the troops to help his allies quell the rebellion that Pierce made a difference.

Suppressing the cult rebels is like playing. Often, after a charge, only the prisoners are left.

The armies of the three countries of the Central Continent did not perform well, on the one hand, their combat effectiveness was really not good, and on the other hand, the soldiers at the bottom sympathized with the cult rebels.

In this kind of battle to suppress the rebel army internally, it is often very effective and can only play four or five points. If the Lord is going to pull down a little, there is still room for it to continue to fall.

As a guest army, the royal army was not involved with the local rebels, let alone sympathized, and had no scruples in its attack, and the suppression was natural and smooth.

However, these detailed problems were not noticed by the high-level leaders of the three countries in the Central Continent, or were subconsciously ignored, and they only saw the strength of the Alpha Kingdom army.

So much so that after Governor Pierce walked around the Central Continent with his troops, the three kingdoms quickly moved closer to the kingdom politically, and the five-nation alliance suddenly became unprecedentedly united.

This dispatch to the Papal States is the first time since the establishment of the five-nation alliance that a team battle has begun, and all parties have high expectations.

However, the enemy did not cooperate, and everyone who had originally been promised to join hands and fight together in a coordinated battle, but as a result, the vanguard overfulfilled the combat mission with a tentative charge.

"You two don't gossip, since the enemy army has been defeated, let's quickly expand the results of the battle and take the port first!

It is said that the Holy See likes to wage war against the faithful, and the Franks have been in a lot of trouble before, so please pay attention. ”

The tone of the elders was thick, and the two did not have the slightest disgust, because Robert, who opened his mouth to tell them, was indeed their elder according to the blood relationship.

This is also the reason why the powerhouses of the Sacred Domain of the Aslant Continent don't like to participate in secular disputes, because they are all their juniors.

Take Robert as an example, at the age of more than 170, his direct descendants have all been passed down to the ninth generation.

Marriage is also popular in aristocratic circles, and in these long years, any granddaughter or granddaughter of a certain generation marries and gives birth to an heir, and he becomes the ancestor of the family.

Although this bloodline relationship is already very far away, almost to the point of negligibility, considering Robert's identity as a powerhouse in the Holy Domain, those who can be involved don't mind having an extra ancestor on their heads.

With the longevity of the powerhouses of the Holy Domain, it is only a matter of time before the circle of great nobles becomes their own juniors.

All of them are filial sons and grandchildren, and the disputes between the major families have directly turned into a struggle between their own descendants. As a powerhouse of the Holy Domain of the common ancestor, he was naturally embarrassed to end up pulling the shelf.

In order to avoid trouble, many Sacred Domain powerhouses chose not to participate in secular disputes, and directly came out of sight and without being upset.

"Ancestor, rest assured, the people in the port will not be a trouble. The fleet is returning with empty ships anyway, just in time for them to leave with some loot! ”

Count Oran said with a smile.

Those who can grab the quota of the vanguard are all those who have their own fleets. Although the family of the Earl of Oran did not have a fleet, his good son-in-law did.

At the time of Lend-Lease, the Earl of Oran also had an in-depth exchange with Hudson in the past.

In the end, the two men unanimously concluded that the best option to get rid of the threat of the papacy was to pack the ship with people and goods.

The Holy See has been enslaving and educating in its own nest for many years, and the serfs at the bottom are blindly obedient, and their thoughts and actions are completely dominated by the clergy.

As long as the clergy of the Holy See who dominates them are replaced by the clergy of the kingdom, they are the best obedient people.

The Alpha Kingdom is short of people, and it's not too much to pull in the past.

In a sense, compared with one-time wealth gains, the labor force that can continue to create wealth is the most valuable.

The first batch of 30,000 troops to land in the kingdom sent out, so there was no problem at all with the return of 50,000 or 60,000 serfs.

If the later military operations go well, all the ocean-going merchant ships of the kingdom will be at full capacity for a long time in the future.

"Ancestor, Orlan is right. It's hard to come to the Papal States once, and we can't be polite to them.

Those who can move away are moved away, and the kingdom is seriously short of people anyway. Even the people and goods were packed and taken away, and when they arrived in the place, they were not affected by the pseudo-Holy See. ”

Governor Pierce's performance made Robert very satisfied. "Pseudo-Holy See", this hat is so funny.

Deep down, he had decided to go back and ask the royal government to change the title on the official documents, adding the word "pseudo" directly before the name of the Holy See.

It seems to be just one more word, but the political meaning is completely different, which is equivalent to vetoing the legitimacy of the Holy See.

If all the countries on the mainland follow suit, even if they are orthodox in the Holy See, they will be reduced to "pseudo-papal sees".

"Just let it go!

It's better to really empty the Papal States, and if the Royal Government has an opinion, let them talk to me! ”

Robert promised to take it all over.

As a standard heretic, he supports any fight against the "pseudo-papalia".

It would be even more perfect if you could grow the kingdom by the way.

It is not a luxury to empty the entire Papal States, as long as it can remove millions of people, it is a great strategic victory.

The opinions of the top leaders were unified, and the war for people was immediately convened in the Papal States. The port of Canodton, which landed first, naturally became the first victim.

Countless clergy of the Holy See lurking among the people were packed into a boat before they could react.

Mike and Hatcher are one of those unlucky pairs.

As a newcomer to the Holy See, because of the lack of connections, he arranged: lurking behind enemy lines and mobilizing believers to sabotage the mission.

Filled with enthusiasm, before the port fell, they picked a family of devout believers and gained a new identity.

Everything went very smoothly, and just waiting for the main enemy force to leave, they took action and mobilized the believers to fight the enemy to the end.

"Mike, something is wrong!

Even if the enemy wants to check our identity, there is no need to drive so many people as ports, right?

Could it be that they found out who we really are and want to take us to reclaim the sea! ”

Hatcher said with a sad face.

Fortunately, there are many people with similar manifestations in the crowd, otherwise this kind of highly recognizable behavior can be found out in an instant.

"Whatever you say, the Lord of the Dawn will bless us! At most, they were arrested to work as coolies, is it possible that so many people dare to kill them?

Let's wait and see the situation, don't take action for the time being, and wait until you get to the place, depending on the situation! ”

Mike pretended to be calm, but his trembling legs revealed his true thoughts.

"What's the noise, give me a little peace of mind. If anyone dares to disobey the rules, they can try the knife in my hand!

Seeing that there was no room in that row, there was a separate room for every five people for men and women, and immediately went in to wash up. ”

The escorted young soldier reprimanded.

This is his fifth escort mission, and the process is all too familiar. Pick out the thorns first to make an example of the chickens and monkeys, and the rest of the people will naturally settle down.

If you can't solve these problems, then first solve the people who created them. Whoever can toss the most will be dealt with first.

For the rest of the problems, as long as the people are sent back to the kingdom, someone will be responsible for arranging them.

After following the crowd into the stone house, washing up, and changing into a clean set of clothes, Mike and Hatcher became more and more frightened.

There will be no pie in the sky, and with their identities on the surface, they don't deserve this treatment.