Any organization, when it grows large enough, will have all kinds of internal problems.

And if the area spanned by this organization is relatively broad, and the central government's control over the periphery is not strong enough, the division of power is almost inevitable.

The same is true of the Holy Court.

Perhaps, in that era when the gods walked on the earth, with the power of the gods, the centripetal force and dominating power of the church were invincible.

But now, the gods are asleep, and everything is naturally different.

There are many dioceses in the Holy Court, and there are already conflicts in the division of interests.

There is a need for communication and reconciliation between dioceses, between dioceses and clerical states, to a greater or lesser extent.

In addition, in order to expand the influence of the gods, different dioceses often adopted different gods, so there are naturally greater differences and more conflicts.

Although with its huge size and past accumulation, the behemoth of the Holy Court is still a force that any country needs to look up to, but for all countries, it has become the consensus of the monarchs of various countries to use the contradictions between different dioceses within the church to balance forces and even demand more interests.

The same is true of the Crescent Kingdom.

The biggest reason why Louis V dared to directly confront the Church was that as long as he continued to support the Holy Court as the state religion and regularly paid religious taxes to the Church, the Church would not directly interfere in his rivalry with the Crescent Diocese.

And if it is only a diocese, although the Crescent Diocese is vast, after all, it is not only the Crescent Kingdom that is in charge, and it cannot concentrate all its forces to confront Louis V.

As long as Louis V did not explicitly oppose the Church, but cut the flesh with a blunt knife, and gradually replaced the influence of the Church in the kingdom, he would naturally be able to achieve his goal little by little.

After learning about the front and back, Charlotte also felt a little emotional.

The political entities of the Miriad Continent really like to engage in splits.

This was true of the former Ynet Empire.

The law of division and succession of a union caused the empire to split almost once every generation, and later even directly divided the east and west until its demise.

The same is true of the Siyunaite Empire, which almost degenerated into a political union.

Almost all of the more than 200 lords in the empire, large and small, have semi-independent diplomacy, and their territory is more than twice that of the Crescent Kingdom, and their population is also three times that of the Crescent Moon, but they were pressed and beaten by Louis V, who defeated the Falling Star, and it was not until they formed an alliance with the Falling Star that the expansion of the Crescent Kingdom was contained.

Today, even the sacred royal court in the realm of religion is not exempt from vulgarity.

Under the clerical state, the dioceses have become religious princes, and the influence of the chief priest on the local area is far less than that of the diocesan archpriest.

Of course, this is true even for the Crescent Kingdom, as well as many other kingdoms and principalities.

There are a bunch of big and small lords in any country.,Although it's a vassal.,But it's also extremely independent.,It's a daily routine to listen to tunes and not listen to announcements.。

In a huge country, the core area controlled by the royal family is likely to be only a small territory in the center of the entire country, and similar things are a kind of "common sense" in many countries.

That is, the Crescent Kingdom produced a Louis V, which strengthened the centralization of power.

Before the Star-Moon War, the Varvar family faced a similar situation, and was even nicknamed "Count Lutesia", because the royal family's previous control was only in the royal capital and a small area around it......

Even the earliest reason why the Varwa family was able to become the royal family of the Crescent Moon was because the big nobles on the Crescent Peninsula thought that the Varwa family's territory was small and easy to fool, so they supported him to split the land and become the king.

After reading the history of Miria, even Charlotte had to sigh that the great unified kingdom of the Blue Star Celestial Empire in her previous life was an outlier.

In the next few days, Charlotte finally got busy.

Rumors of the palace spread quickly, and word soon spread through the streets that she had met with Louis V, renounced her vow of religious consecration and decided to formally pledge allegiance to the House of Valva.

At first, it was just rumors, but when the news broke that Louis V would hold the canonization ceremony of the Castres family in three days, everyone finally determined that the Northland had chosen the king between the church and the king.

Before the canonization began, nobles of all sizes had already visited the door to congratulate the Castels on becoming vassals of the kingdom.

Of course, congratulations are one thing, but the main thing is to show goodwill and trade.

The richness of the Northland is well known, and the trade of the Northland is also well developed, and many merchants of the Crescent want to trade with the Falling Star, the Luna Island, and the Grand Duchy of the North, and the Castellle Territory, which is a must-pass place, is a place that cannot be bypassed.

Not to mention, the Castel family also holds the largest Mithril mine in the entire Crescent Kingdom, even if seventy percent of the Mithril is controlled by the royal family, and the Castel family, which has exclusively enjoyed three percent of the Mithril since Boulder's independence, has also become a sweet spot in the eyes of many lords.

Mithril is a good thing, not only a necessary material for the formation of a magic energy array, but also a high-quality material for alchemy and magic arrays, with a high price and high demand, it can be called the hard currency of the transcendent realm.

In the past, the aristocratic families couldn't hold the attitude of the royal family, and they were still more reserved and hesitant about trade with the Castel family, but now that it has been determined that the Castel family will become direct vassals, they naturally can't sit still.

For a while, Charlotte's leased manor was almost broken down by the nobles, and in order to meet these nobles who came to the door, her little face that maintained a smile stiffened, and Sebas, who was in charge of signing the trade agreement, signed the treaty softly.

Within three days of events, the Castel family had made trade deals totaling up to eight million quintana, mostly related to Mithril and its associated minerals.

This has been more than a year since Castel received his taxes.

However, Charlotte knew that it was just a small head.

The real big head depends on the great nobles of the kingdom.

After the audience with Louis V, the Duke of the Moon's salon invitation was also delivered, which was held the day after she was officially canonized, and was attended by the great nobles of the kingdom.

These great nobles are the objects of Charlotte's attention, because they control ninety percent of the transcendent materials circulating in the Crescent Market!

With these people, the extraordinary trade of the Castel Territory will be completely opened up in the future, and the rare and extraordinary resources that cannot be bought with money and mines will become history.

Of course, not all nobles came for the Castells' Mithril.

During the three days of waiting for the canonization, Charlotte also received many banquets and salon invitations from nobles, and her words were full of admiration for Charlotte.

This was when the news of her renunciation of religion spread, and many people mistakenly thought that her declaration of celibacy was gone.

He is the only man in the family, holding the largest silver mine in the Crescent, and owning a rich territory on the Crescent Peninsula second only to the Lutesia region......

This is a new kingdom lord, this is obviously a walking lottery, as long as you are fancy and hold the beauty, you can not only capture the most beautiful pearl of the Crescent Kingdom, but also obtain the territory and wealth of the rich country, and become the great lord of the entire Crescent Moon second only to the duke!

For a while, Charlotte's suitors sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

This left Charlotte speechless and had a headache.

For these guys who are hungry for her body and family property, she politely declines invitations, but she still can't stop the invitations and love letters that fly over like snowflakes.

Until Charlotte released the news again, she took back the religious sacrifice is a vow is true, but she also retains a declaration of celibacy, she has decided to dedicate her body and mind to God, and she will never marry in this life.

In this way, Charlotte finally became pure.

Although there are still those who do not believe in evil, and there are those who are lucky, they are all ignored by Charlotte.

For a time, the aristocratic circles of Ruttia were full of envy for the Varva family, and the Castel family and Charlotte became the subject of conversation in various salons and banquets.

Obviously, under Charlotte's declaration of celibacy, the Varva family benefited the most, which almost meant that as long as Castel died in the future, the Northland would most likely be under the control of the royal family.

Even in the taverns on the streets, Charlotte of Castel has become the talk of the common people after drinking and eating.

However, to Charlotte's surprise, the church did not react to her abandonment of her religion.

She was ready for the priest to come and visit, but in fact, the only thing that came out of the Cathedral of Lutesia about her renunciation of the earth was a sentence from the high priest to the fellow priest:

"The future of the Northland is in the hands of Her Highness the Holy Maiden herself, whether it belongs to the Church or to the King, Her Highness the Holy Maiden as a lord is at her own disposal, and the Church does not need and should not interfere."

When this sentence came out, the entire aristocratic circle of Lutesia exploded again.

Saint!

The High Priest of the Crescent Diocese actually called Charlotte of Castel a saint!

Although many of the commoners had previously referred to the mistress of the Northlands as a saint who walked on the earth, more often than not, it was considered a rumor by the nobles, and it could even be a smokescreen released by the young earl of the Northlands himself.

However...... Now the Supreme Priesthood of the Crescent Moon has openly admitted this fact!

For a time, Charlotte once again became the center of public opinion in Lutesia, making headlines in aristocratic salons, aristocratic banquets, and plebeian taverns......

Charlotte didn't know if the High Priest was pumping or just reacting to her abandoning her vows.

That is, she had told Louis V in advance about her refusal to be a saint, otherwise, I am afraid that Gao and Low would take root in this monarch.

It's just that the subsequent development surprised Charlotte again.

Because the High Priest of the Crescent Charr soon came out with a new response:

"Charlotte de Castel is indeed the chosen saint of the Divine Lord, and has the power of the Divine Lord's protection."

However, she politely declined the invitation of the church and was not offered an official position in the church.

As soon as this response came out, it added another fire to Charlotte's popularity.

The nobles looked lively, and the priests blew up.

The Holy Woman of God refuses to be a Holy Woman of the Church?

What the fuck is going on?

High Priest, are you insane?

You may say that this is false, but it is from the mouth of the High Priest, the High Priest of the New Moon.

But if you're serious, wouldn't that be the equivalent of saying that God is dissatisfied with the church?!

This is questioning the authority of the church!

The priests were dumbfounded, and one by one they felt like they were going to go insane, until the High Priest Charles gave an order that shook the priests and surprised the nobles:

"The Holy Court has spread the glory of God for thousands of years and protected all beings, but now God is sleeping, the court is corrupted, and the Church is so corrupt that it is becoming more and more depraved that God warns ...... Holy Maiden"

"From now on, the Diocese of the Crescent will initiate an internal review, with the Grand Inquisitor Bernard de Champagne as the Presiding Examiner and Joseph de Mazarin as the Deputy Procurator, to conduct a faith and disciplinary review of all the clergy in the diocese!"

As soon as this news was announced, the entire Crescent Diocese was shaken, and even Charlotte's popularity was a little higher again, and there was a tendency to change from the headlines of Lutesia to the headlines of the Crescent.

There is no way, although in the mouth of the high priest, her refusal is the fuse of the church's self-examination?

He single-handedly influenced the policies of the entire diocese.

And when Charlotte learned about it, she finally realized what the High Priest wanted to do.

Charlotte's refusal of the Holy Maiden must not be hidden, so it is better for the church to take the initiative to expose it, and at the same time use this as a reason to rectify the entire Crescent Diocese.

Realizing this, Charlotte also fell into deep thought.

The reorganization of any organization is full of resistance, and the reason chosen by the high priest can silence the mouths of many priests.

At the same time, the rectification of the diocese is also a way to strengthen cohesion and regroup forces, which may have an impact on the authority and power of the Diocese of the Crescent in the short term, but in the long run, it will be beneficial for the Diocese of the Crescent to strengthen its faith and religious strength.

It's just that...... Isn't it a little anxious to pick this kind of comprehensive review?

Louis V took advantage of the Blooddemon Order to reorganize the nobility of the kingdom and further strengthen the centralization of power, and now even the High Priest of the Crescent Moon is conducting internal censorship in the Church's unstable home......

How does it feel...... Both the king and the church seem to be in a hurry, as if they are preparing for something?

Not only that, but compared to the records of the church, the activities of the Blood Demon Order in the past two years have also been more frequent than in the past, and the "Divine Descent Ritual" that may not have been encountered once in the past many years, Charlotte has encountered it three times since she crossed over.

Even the Ness clan of the Falling Star Kingdom is planning to stage a coup d'état this year, and it looks urgent.

Paying attention to the news of the palace and the cathedral, and thinking about the movements of the Blood Demon Order and the Ness Clan, Charlotte fell into deep thought.

"Something big is going to happen."

She muttered.

Charlotte didn't know the connection, but she had a vague feeling that something was going to happen.

Moreover, it is a major event that the top leaders within these big forces know.

"What does the top brass know......

Charlotte's eyes flashed slightly, thinking of Albrecht, who had been forcibly contracted into a blood servant by herself.

Albrecht had prepared the Great Sacrifice of Lutesia, which had been ruined by Charlotte, but the Third Apostle of the Bloodline Order should have known something.

Not only that, since the Blood Demon Order is involved, nine times out of ten, it is more or less related to the bloodline.

Thinking of this, Charlotte sank into consciousness and called up Albrecht's memories that had been transformed into a library:

"Bring out the big things that are going to happen in the recent period."

The illusory book flew up and fell into Charlotte's hands, and Albrecht's rubbed memories unfolded in Charlotte's mind.

And when Charlotte read the memory of the other party's rubbing, her eyes quickly took on a little surprise:

"Advent?"