When the contract was completed, Alex's face changed instantly.

If his spiritual power is a small drop of water, then what he is facing now is the vast ocean.

Small droplets of water flow into the ocean, only the fate of being assimilated, and breaking free from the shackles is purely a dream.

"Jumped into the pit!"

Such a huge amount of spiritual power is by no means something that ordinary people can have. Even the strongest in the angelic realm did not have such a huge spiritual power.

His intuition told him that this was not Hudson's spiritual ocean.

If you really want such a strong spiritual power, a single spiritual attack can turn an angel army into idiots, and there is no need to go to great lengths to recover them.

What's worse is that the binding force of the contract is far stronger than that of ordinary contracts.

In general, as long as the bound person is desperate for his life, he can still resist one or two.

The current situation is different, as long as you think about betrayal in your heart, your heart will immediately be twisted.

It is estimated that without waiting for the specific implementation, the contract backlash will be able to kill them in advance.

Hudson naturally knew all this, and if he hadn't had the confidence to control these guys, he wouldn't have worked so hard.

After so many years of feeding, most of the wealth he earned has become the nourishment of the mysterious compass, which is naturally not in vain.

After the Fallen Angels had signed the contract, Hudson glanced at the demons in the dungeon, turned to Tom and commanded:

"Notify a few major academies and ask them to send a strong person to come and raise people!"

To do the dirty work, one is enough. If you collect too many younger brothers, I'm afraid that there will be a black pot every day.

Compared to the undead creatures and abyssal demons of the road, the number of fallen angels is much rarer.

And these fallen angels are arrogant by nature, even he can only rely on deception, and the probability of being recovered by others is very low.

If you want to frame up, it's not easy to operate.

Frankly, as a paladin of the Northern See, Hudson should not have been implicated with these heretical creatures.

Hooking up with a fallen angel and spreading it out has a huge impact on fame, but the world is not black and white.

Nominally, these fallen angels are all magical materials of Lord Hudson.

The identity of the No. 1 magic potion master in the mainland + the powerhouse of the holy domain on the bright side, it is understandable to play a little different.

If you don't understand, it's that the realm is not enough, and Lord Hudson is not obliged to explain it to the fool.

In fact, it's also an attempt. But it's not a magical experiment, it's an exploration of the origin of the world.

In Hudson's view, since angels can fall, they can also be redeemed.

How to operate it still needs to be studied, but he always believes that the two forces of light and darkness can coexist.

If the verification is successful, then these fallen angels can completely turn into divine angels again.

These fallen angels will not appear before people until salvation is accomplished.

……

Bright Holy Mountain, the negotiations were opened secretly, but the information fed back made a group of high-level members of the Holy See secretly complain.

Neither the Alpha Kingdom nor the Frankish Empire are fuel-efficient lamps, and it is just a beautiful imagination to send away these two "heretics" if they are expected to pay an indemnity.

People obviously prefer to do it themselves rather than pay compensation.

The demands of the two countries are very simple, they are to pack up the population and treasures in their own jurisdictions, and by the way, let the Holy See pay a repatriation fee.

"How many people are in the area under the control of the two of them?

I want the most real data, not a report sent from the local government! ”

Pius VII asked solemnly.

Hiding the population is a common problem of all forces on the continent, and the Holy See is naturally no exception.

Just counting the data on paper, you don't need to say it from the people below, Pius VII can calculate it.

After all, the population of the Papal States has not changed in the last few hundred years.

It is as if blessed by the gods, and the population remains constant in both disaster and harvest years.

This kind of sensitive issue has never been mentioned, and no special statistics have been made.

For a while, there was silence in the main hall, and it was very embarrassing to make the seventh of the shelter.

Perhaps realizing that something was wrong, Bishop Monteson on the side spoke: "Your Majesty, because of the war, the people are very mobile.

The original statistical data, looking at it now, are seriously lagging behind.

However, we can roughly estimate that the population in the control area of the two countries must be more than 10 million! ”

Political jargon, that's just that. It seems that Bishop Monteson answered, but in fact he said nothing.

The statistical lag is purely an excuse.

In the era of serfdom, everyone had no idea of running away.

According to the practice of the Terran civil war, serfs were basically not involved. Even if he is defeated, it is the lord who is robbed.

The serfs are poor and they are not even their own, so what else can be robbed?

Even if it is robbed by someone, it is nothing more than a change of place to become a serf, and life will continue as usual.

Those who need to escape the war are all rich in themselves.

Making excuses is also better than not having a say, at least to alleviate the embarrassment.

With a population of more than 10 million, it is an imaginary number. Compared with the statistics, it has directly increased by 50%.

The real data, it's definitely higher than that.

Everyone is very experienced in this area, and the number of people hiding in their own homes is far more than reported.

Errors of millions, ten millions, or even more are possible.

"Hmm!"

"What do you think of the conditions proposed by the two of them?"

Pius VII asked again.

Although before the start of negotiations, he clamored for the two countries to withdraw their troops at any cost, but when it was really time to cut the meat, he still hesitated.

Selling religion can't help but bargain!

The main reason for the compromise was to preserve the vitality of the Holy See. If you sell too much, it's counterproductive.

"Your Majesty, both the Arphians and the Franks have acquired a large amount of land in the previous war, and now a large population filling is being needed.

However, the cost of this kind of immigration is also very huge.

The Franks may be able to support it, but where does the Alpha Kingdom get this financial resources? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Blake realized that something was wrong. The eyes of the crowd are clearly looking at a fool.

It is true that the Alpha Kingdom has no money, but the Holy See has money!

People came over this time, not only robbing people, but also robbing money by the way.

It may seem like immigration is a heavy burden, but now they are paying for the enemy.

Those clergy who have been passed down for countless generations, their ancestors have been looted all over the continent, and God knows how many small treasuries they have saved.

As long as you are careful when you search your home, all the expenses will be covered.

In fact, not only the cost of immigration, but also the reforms carried out by the Alpha Kingdom relied heavily on the contribution of the Holy See.

The decline in fiscal revenues caused by the tax reform was compensated for by the sale of looting permits.

If you look closely, you will find that a large part of the funds for the suppression of demonic disasters by various governments are also contributed by the Holy See.

Properly sacrifice the family and make the entire Terran Alliance happy.

As a victim, the feeling is not so wonderful. The sense of accomplishment that was originally planned to succeed disappeared without a trace in an instant.

"How the enemy immigrates has nothing to do with us. Let's first assess the possible consequences of agreeing to the enemy's conditions! ”

Pius VII said in an unhappy mood.

Compromise, not what he wants. At this moment, there is no room for struggle in the Holy See.

After enjoying the benefits of the "Demonic Calamity", you have to bear the negative effects that arise from it.

After the countries publicized the withdrawal of troops, they directly patted their butts and left, and the "demonic disaster" that was originally suppressed began to resurge.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is a deliberate attempt by countries to disgust the Holy See. obviously has the ability to solve the "demon disaster" once and for all, but he still left the problem behind.

Whose territory is the house, who will take care of it. Just because countries don't care about the life or death of the Papal States doesn't mean that the Holy See can just let them go.

After the withdrawal of the coalition forces, the younger brothers who had been with the Holy See returned to the arms of the Holy See again, and by the way, they also brought back a series of troubles.

Relatively speaking, the coalition forces of various countries are still disciplined. When evacuating, he only robbed a wave with his hands, and did not burn down the granary without harming others or himself.

For the Holy See, trouble is now trouble, but there is hope that the situation will stabilize.

Maybe in war, the Holy See is an amateur player; But to clean up heretics, they are definitely the most professional.

The army, which had been repaired by the Franks to the point of losing their temper, finally showed a bit of elite appearance when it suppressed the "Demonic Plague".

It's a pity that this doesn't make any sense, in the previous friction process, the armies of most countries have a record of beating the Holy See army.

No matter how well they are doing now, the stereotype has been formed, and everyone thinks they are "weak chickens", including the top brass of the Holy See.

As for the suppression of the "demonic disaster", it is doing well, that is how it should be. Can you still be unfamiliar with the one you summoned by yourself?

Those uncontrollable fierce evil gods were all arranged for the enemy, and at most there were only a few Sacred Domain Demon Kings on their own territory, and they were still restrained by the Holy Light.

In this regard, the Holy See is not intimidated, and there are a large number of strong people in the Holy Domain at home, and they also happen to be able to restrain the enemy.

But it will take time to clean up the mess. And during this period, there can be no third-party forces to make trouble.

Both the Frankish Empire and the Alpha Kingdom are restless third-party troublemakers who must be cleared out in advance.

"Your Majesty, it is preliminarily estimated that after the enemy has digested the results of the battle, the comprehensive national strength of the Frankish Empire should be able to increase by about one and a half, and the Alpha Kingdom can increase by about one and a half percent.

Optimistically, it is estimated that once all the fighting has subsided, the Holy See will be able to retain about sixty percent of the population. ”

Asprilla replied apprehensively.

These can be calculated, the war has been going on until now, the Frankish Empire has plundered at least five million people from the Papal States, and the Alpha Kingdom has also plundered more than four million.

The two countries are one close to the other far from the Papal States, one is the first to land and the other is the last to strike, and it stands to reason that the number of people plundered by the two sides should not be so close.

But in this operation, the Alpha Kingdom received strong support from its allies. In the five-nation alliance, only the Alpha Kingdom and the Principality of Moxi are short of people, and the other three have not expanded their territory, so naturally there is no need to grab people.

What's more, there is Hudson all the way to kryptonite, and he used money to smash a large transport fleet and rush a large number of people away.

In addition to the gap in the early stage, the capacity that the Alpha Kingdom has in the middle and late stages is actually a little more.

With the withdrawal of the armies of various countries, the fleets that used to transport supplies to the armies of various countries have now become free transportation capacity.

If nothing else, these fleets will definitely be hired by the nobles of the two countries, and how many ships can be hired will depend on who is willing to spend money.

In addition to the regular army, there are also a large number of mercenaries, who come with the armies of various countries to take advantage of the fire.

These people did not withdraw with the armies of the countries, but became more unscrupulous because they lost their restraints.

There is no doubt that if you dare to act so recklessly, you must have something to rely on.

The mercenaries scattered throughout the Papal States paid protection money to the two remaining powers. To grab the loot, it is also shipped by relying on the channels of the two countries.

Under normal circumstances, mercenaries are not interested in robbing people, but if there are financiers who throw money at them, it is different.

A variety of factors have caused the current complex situation.

"You mean that in this war, not only did the two countries plunder a great deal of wealth, but they were able to grow their populations by at least 10 million, or even more than 15 million, after the war?"

Without the effort to care about the enemy's strength increase, those numbers are too far away from the Holy See. Pius VII no longer had the heart to compete with these continental powers, and only wanted to preserve the vitality of the Holy See as much as possible.

Keeping 60% of the population is pure self-deception. In his opinion, it was lucky that the Holy See could have half of its population after the war.

After all, the loss of population is not only the two countries, but also the death of many in the war.

Especially in the previous wave of refugees created by the Franks, countless displaced people fell on the way to flee.

Coupled with the ravaging of the demon plague and the three million people snatched by the Kingdom of Ibya, the real loss of population is definitely a staggering number.

Only during the war years did the rulers know the preciousness of the population. A significant decrease in population will have a direct impact on the speed of recovery of the Holy See after the war.

After a series of blows, Pius VII is no longer obsessed with macro comparisons, but pays more attention to micro specific data.

"Yes, Your Majesty!

If we compromise with both countries, each of them will be able to harvest tens of millions of people in this war.

Considering the loss of immigration, the loss of population that we really need to bear will have to increase by 20 or 30 percent in the sum of the figures. ”

Asprilla's affirmative answer made everyone present gasp. This is the first time that a population has migrated on such a large scale.

At this moment, everyone suddenly realized that it was a mistake for the Holy See to allow the development of magical civilization at its peak.

If it weren't for the explosion of magical technology, it would have been difficult for humans to even go deep into the ocean, let alone carry out large-scale migration.

It's useless to regret it, it's all old from hundreds of years ago. I didn't suppress it back then, and I don't have to think about it now.

Now the human race is showing a hundred flowers blooming, and all countries are eager to rush to the first place on the continent with their own magic technology.

Dare to stop and rest, and the others immediately rushed to the front. It can't be said that everyone is fighting bravely, anyway, no strong country has stopped.

The involvement was too great, and for a while, no one dared to speak easily. This tense stalemate made the group of Sacred Domain powerhouses who were watching very dissatisfied.

This is the worst session they have ever led, and the previous Holy See team, no matter what the overall quality was, at least they didn't get into trouble.

It would be good to arrive here at Pius VII, with earth-shattering slogans to restore the glory of the Holy See.

It is a pity that under his leadership, the Holy See has not only failed to advance on the path of restoring its glory, but has declined at a rate visible to the naked eye.

At this moment, everyone realized how precious the previous mediocre popes were.

Although it seems to be inactive, people don't cause trouble!

If Pius VII could also learn from his predecessor and do things on the mainland every now and then, the relationship with other countries would not be so stiff.

A top force in a corner of the country has actually mixed up to the point where everyone shouts and beats in just a few decades, and no one is pulling this hatred.

Fortunately, Pius VII didn't know what everyone was thinking, otherwise he would have cried out!

The Holy See is in decline, and he, the Pope, must be responsible, but it would be nonsense to throw the blame all at him.

If it weren't for the fact that everyone liked to hear it, he wouldn't have bothered to shout slogans.

A series of failed actions seemed to have happened under his leadership, but in fact, more than ninety percent of the things were only known to him after the accident had happened.

Most of the time, Pius VII's work is to clean up the mess for his subordinates.

The cause of everything is the inaction of the previous popes, which led to the expansion of the major factions within the Holy See.

By the time Pius VII came to the throne, the pope was already showing signs of being overthrown. If it weren't for his outstanding ability and the power he had delegated back one after another, how could he have today's power?

It's a pity that this is a world where heroes are judged by success or failure, and there is no real point in discussing these bumpy histories of power struggles.

"Let's reach an agreement with the two countries as soon as possible!

If you drag it out any longer, people will find out about the stupid things you did, and I'm embarrassed to come forward to deal with the aftermath for you.

By the way, the magic tide has passed, and now the magic elements between heaven and earth can already support the daily consumption of the second order of the holy realm.

If nothing else, the old antiques who have fled overseas will return one after another.

Most of them have seen through the worldly disputes, but there are still some jealousy and hatred in them. If you don't wipe your butts quickly, beware of being cleared! ”

Fabrizio said angrily.

Upon receiving this news, everyone was mixed. The return of the strong to the mainland is definitely a great thing for the profound Holy See.

At the very least, the farce of besieging the Holy Mountain will not happen again in the future.

But their performance over the years is really impossible to explain to these ancestors!

Although when they were young, when they played politics, these seniors were not necessarily much cleaner than them, but now they are ashore.

The peak powerhouse has long been free from the shackles of power. Even if the original relationship is deep, it can't withstand the wear and tear of time, and now all that is left is some incense.

At such times, the strong act more in accordance with their hearts.

It's good that some bad things can't be seen, but if they are seen by others, it is not impossible to choose to "clean up the portal".

(End of chapter)