As the saying goes, "When a mortal thinks, God laughs." "Ignorant people like to do things that they think are very clever but are actually terrible and bring about their own destruction.

Of course, this sentence can also be said as: "As soon as the politicians think, the professionals laugh." "Throughout the ages, politicians have almost always liked to come up with brilliant ideas on their own thighs, and have not listened to the opinions of professionals—or rather, they think that they have listened to the opinions of professionals, proved that their ideas are right, and then acted decisively, waiting for the fruits of victory—but alas, the professionals in their eyes, except for liars and courtiers, are some gods.

Especially in this era that revolves around religion.

"How many times have I told you, you should never look at things alone with your short-sighted, stupid eyes!" Christina, though extremely weak, was still scolding Edward with all her might, "Do you know what a blow to morale it is when something goes wrong with this parade?"

Edward sighed: "I know, of course I know, but ......"

"But what?" Christina leaned into the room against the wall and sat down in a chair not far from Edward, "what are you going to explain?"

"With the Earl of Lipton dead, the pursuing force finished, and the Boulognes holding us back, we are unable to draw the main force south, and it is conceivable that if the Varlois gain a foothold in the south, the war will turn into a long tug-of-war. Edward tried to keep his tone as calm as he could, "And if we want to win this war, then we must have enough resources to continue the war in the north of Capetian that we currently occupy...... Therefore, I must improve the image of the Encorians in the eyes of the Capetian people, and I must make them realize that the Encorians are the legitimate rulers of Capet......"

"Then you shouldn't do this! If you do this, you will make your image completely ruined in this city of Pali!" After getting angry, Christina's momentum instantly weakened, and the weakness of her body began to obviously affect her momentum.

"But what else can I do but support and encourage the church to hold such a procession?" Edward's eyes were slightly lonely, and he also showed fatigue after being extremely strong for a long time, "This natural disaster is simply a deliberate effort from God who does not want me to rule Capet. ”

"Ignorance!" Christina closed her eyes, "it seems to me that you might as well go to the churches as well as the professors at Parry University, or ...... Several of them are magicians. ”

Edward shook his head, "Professors and magicians, I've heard that some of them have contracted the plague too!"

But they knew much more about the plague than the priests. Even Father Cecilio only relied on his magical magic to heal humans, but he didn't know the nature of this plague. Christina scoffed, "You should never expect the pot-bellied fools of the Church - even if there are two saints in the occasion, the vast majority of priests are outright fools!"

"Christine ......"

"Well, no more talking. Christina waved her hand and interrupted Edward rudely, "I'm tired, if there's any trouble, you can fix it yourself—look at the mess over there, someone has to clean it up." ”

Edward didn't say anything more, just nodded silently, then walked up to Christina, leaned down, and kissed her on the cheek.

Christina opened her eyes suddenly, and saw Edward who was close to her, she panicked: "What are you going to do?"

But unfortunately, her strength is too small now, Edward smiled, and hugged her: "What do you say I'm going to do?"

"You ......," Christina's pretty face turned pale.

"Look, it scares you. Okay, you can rest well, and don't worry about these things anymore. Edward shook his head.

"......" was silent for a long time, and Christina snorted coldly, reluctantly accepting Edward's "kindness".

After setting up Christina and putting her in her bedroom, after visiting his sister, Edward took the guards and walked straight for Pali University.

There was nothing left to deal with in that march - it would have gotten earlier anyway, and it would have been better for the church to take care of the aftermath itself. He didn't want his image to suffer again.

Perhaps, Christine's opinion is right, those university professors are the future of this continent. Recalling his surprise at the first sight of Andreno's cannon, Edward couldn't help but think.

On the other hand, the Duke of Boulogne's father and son also got together, but they didn't discuss the terrible plague.

"My son, have you read this Pope's letter?" the Duke of Boulogne's expression looked complicated.

"Yes, my dear father. Angus deliberately pulled his chin very long, then shook his head and made a sad face, "The Selman Empire is preparing to invade again? ”

"Son, that's not the point, the point is that His Majesty the Pope asked us to send troops. Duke Boulogne coughed lightly, "Obviously, His Majesty the Pope doesn't want us to join the Chaledonians in forcing the Varois to the point of extinction, which would break the balance of power that has always been in the world of the Celestial Sect. Instead, it seems, he wants us to support the jihad war against the pagans. He did not want a power close at hand, either east or north. But it seems that he doesn't know that we don't want the Galedonians to grow bigger. ”

"Oh, holy war, of course this is excellent, after all, we are God's faithful lambs anyway. Angus twisted his body exaggeratedly, "Provided, of course, that your dear Roman Emperor will give us those few pieces of our 'lawful territory'. ”

"Hmph. The Duke of Boulogne pursed his lips, "The family that picks the door will not be so generous." By the way, my son, the people we have on hand ......"

"Don't worry, Daddy!" Angus patted his chest hard, "Except for the 3,000 people stationed in the city, who are estimated to be all finished, the people outside the city are not much of a big deal because of the good quarantine work - thanks to that Edward's suspicions." ”

The Duke of Boulogne took out the parchment map, his gaze hovered over the location of the city of Pali for a long time, and finally shook his head, and then turned his gaze to the east: "Cape...... Let the Varloya family and the Encorry family dog-eat-dog go. ”