Meow meow meow, meow meow.

The simple and catchy slogan of the cat cat religion instantly swept the entire main city, and the meows came and went, and those who didn't know thought they had entered a big cat café.

Even the way people greet each other has changed, from "Did you eat today" to "Did you meow today"?

It can be seen that this is a manifestation of the growing number of followers of the Holy Fire Cat Cult - even because the speed of expansion has led to the royal family having to advance plans to build other churches.

In less than a week, a new branch was built on a high-rise building, and the quality was quite excellent, which can be called a miracle in the history of architecture.

Nonsense, it involves the state religion that is in the limelight, if they want to eat and take cards in it, wouldn't they be looking for death? Not to mention how much thunder will be emitted on the royal family's side, they may not be able to resist the enthusiasm of ordinary people.

So, sometimes you don't know how much energy you have until you are pushed...... Of course, this is also because there is a relationship between the ascended and the "chosen one" in this world, otherwise no matter how hard you try, it is impossible to do such a thing in this place where large machines are not yet popular.

But in any case, the result was very happy for everyone, and everyone was willing to spontaneously do some propaganda for the Holy Fire Cat Sect.

First of all, of course, you have to bring in your relatives and friends around you, regardless of whether you have seen the vast supernatural powers of the cat sect, at least fill out the form and report a name.

The reason is very simple, the daily free supplies are distributed according to the capitation, so you can get an extra egg, and the cat cat teaches that it doesn't care whether everyone is related to each other, and there is one.

Of course, there are also people with bad intentions, taking advantage of the vast characteristics of the main city, to start looking for people who are not familiar with the Maomao Sect, and prescribe such conditions as "I will introduce you to receive the money, and return to me three percent after the matter is completed".

Obviously, this is highly overlapping with those who speculated and profited from the Poseidon Stone trading at that time, and they were all masters who tried every means to exploit loopholes to make money.

But this time they hit the iron plate headlong - the matter of compensating for losses is very formal, and several outlets have special personnel responsible for answering everyone's various questions, coupled with the rapid spread of the cat and cat teaching, such a little trick is naturally self-defeating.

The city defense army was also merciless, arrested a few speculative models, publicly punished them for fraud, confiscated the proceeds, and sentenced several to death, which can be regarded as a good show for the public to watch for free.

Everyone likes to hear about this, after all, the majority of the losses in the Poseidon Stone incident are the majority, and naturally they can't see speculators making a lot of money in it, and they can't wait to spit on their faces before leaving.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

"Grandpa, what do you think about this matter...... What do you think? ”

In the Grand Duke of Gujian's mansion, some people couldn't help but worry about this, and carefully asked Cheng Gujian's opinion.

"What do you think? Look with your eyes. ”

Cheng Gujian was unhurried, and even said something witty, "Isn't this a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people?" ”

He was right, why the Holy Fire Cat Sect could spread among the people so quickly, in the final analysis, was because he was willing to spend money.

After all, for most people, eating and dressing well, wife and children, hot kang head is the biggest pursuit, although Xu Shi's approach is simple and rude, but it really hit this bullseye well.

And this alone may have surpassed ten or even ninety percent of leaders.

As for Li Guo, it is also very understandable that the Poseidon Stone incident caused panic in everyone's hearts before, but now the people are stable, which is a good thing.

The reputation of the royal family has also been well improved - after this incident, the polls that had fallen before because of the Poseidon Stone trade have also begun to pick up, and the crusade against Poseidon has not been affected much, and it has come and gone a little better than before.

"This subordinate naturally knows that the subordinate is just worried about your ......"

Steward Chen, that is, the brother of the royal family's Knight Captain Chen, naturally understands these truths, but what he was worried about was not these, but Cheng Gujian's own status, which now seems to be a little loose.

This is also inevitable, after all, Dongfang Xiao is doing everything that the cat teaches, but his ancient sword duke has become a mascot - it is really not wrong to say that it is a mascot, after all, in this matter, his biggest role is to express his position.

With him in town here, no matter how much opposition there is, he doesn't dare to come forward.

But on the contrary, everyone has some doubts about it, because this is inconsistent with his usual style, you don't actually do such a big thing?

With this sign, rumors about what kind of injury, overhead, and even doubting whether he was dying soon began to circulate, if it weren't for his iron-fisted methods in the past, it would never be as simple as loosening his reputation now.

Not to mention that there is still a foreigner's matter in this - the royal family's compensation is through the Maomao Sect as a channel, which will inevitably make the resulting reputation and popular sentiment be divided away, or even a large part.

Although it seems that money is indeed a big deal, it is never a good thing to let an outsider gradually enter the political arena of the Hualan Empire.

In particular, of course, they also know that this is the trick of the wool on the sheep, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a white wolf with empty gloves.

Of course, they won't watch it.

However, unexpectedly, hearing him say this, Cheng Gujian raised his head and looked at him with interest.

"Is this something you should care about?" He asked.

Grand Duke Gu Jian's tone was still flat, but it made Steward Chen shudder.

As a close minister who has served the other party for many years, he can distinguish the subtle changes in Cheng Gujian's tone very well.

And now, it is obvious that the other party is a little displeased, and this displeasure naturally comes from his questioning.

Cheng Gujian's answer also reminded him that he was a little overstepping?

In such a situation, Steward Chen naturally didn't dare to say more, but he couldn't help muttering in his heart, he obviously reminded him out of worry, why did it cause his grandfather's displeasure?

Over the years, he has always been cautious in what he says and does, but this time he is really a little confused.

“…… If you really have the leisure to do so, pay attention to the movements of the Holy See. ”

Cheng Gujian didn't give him time to think, got up and ordered, "Suppressed again and again, who knows what those bastards will do...... Let me know if there is any situation. ”

"Yes."

Steward Chen was granted amnesty, and left in a hurry after a deep bow.

Looking at his back, Grand Duke Gu Jian just shook his head, and then unconsciously tapped his fingers on the table, whispering Xu Shi's name.

"Brother Xu...... Scold. ”

……

Cheng Gujian's words are not wrong at all, the Holy See is really in chaos now.

"Fuck, we've been lied to!"

Ji Bo, who was five big and three coarse, was often full of anger, "This despicable foreigner is so daring, how dare he?!" ”

"No wonder he treated us so strangely that day...... It seems that he was already planning to tear his face with us at that time? ”

Park Guochang echoed, and his face was more gloomy than before, "Not to mention that the royal family actually expressed support...... What exactly are they going to do? ”

These two people were not affinity factions in the first place, and now they naturally can't be calm in the face of such a situation.

Or even if it is really an affinity, after being teased like this, they can't fall to Xu Shi's side anymore - as Xu Shi himself said, this is a matter that threatens their status and even their living space, and the irreconcilable bottom line is naturally not negotiable.

Not to mention the great cause and influence of the Holy See, the fact is that until now they have not received such a status as the "state religion", at least it is true that there is no official edict, and now the Holy Fire Cat Sect has risen to the top, nominally speaking, they have become a non-governmental organization.

Broken, I'm a stand-in?

If their status is still the same as before, in fact, no one cares about what is official or unofficial - people from the Holy See will be superior to others when they go to that station, and whether it is official or not does not need to be recognized by the royal family at all.

And the royal family really didn't do that...... Now that I think about it, maybe this is the back door that successive monarchs tacitly left to themselves? If there really is a situation like this, many things will become much easier.

The only official organization was the Knights Templar, an organization that was personally enshrined by the royal family and used to "establish ties with the Holy See".

But it's a pity that the people of the Knights don't seem to have such an awareness themselves, and they don't know where their butts are crooked.

At present, they only feel that they can't bear it, they can't bear it at all, and their fists are hardened together.

Of course, there are still relatively rational voices, such as squinting Lu Baiyan.

"Maybe that's why he didn't agree to our request for cooperation, right?"

He also had a wry smile on his face, "So it seems that he is actually quite honest?" At least there is no hypocrisy or mischief, otherwise we will be even more uncomfortable......"

"Fuck you, where are you, Lu Baiyan?"

Ji Bo often roared angrily, "Usually your kid has a bad stomach, what do you mean by saying this now?" ”

"You probably had other plans when you picked him up, right? You've found a way back for yourself, haven't you? ”

"I'm just talking about things......"

Lu Baiyan spread his hands, "If you really doubt me, then I have nothing to say." ”

"Okay, stop arguing."

Qin Yiyan stopped their quarrel with a cold face, "What's the use of just making a mess by yourself?" It's better to think about what to do next. ”

As the head of this group, she is also irritated to the extreme now—she has been loyal to the Holy See since she was a child, and of course it will not be easy to face such a situation.

Who would have thought that in just a few months, a foreigner could turn this place upside down? It's just that she is not good at scheming, and she can't think of any good way for a while.

I was going to call other people to brainstorm, but who would have thought that they themselves would have infighting first, which made her even more headache, and it was already her limit to endure not hitting anyone.

She spoke very well, and the congregation fell silent.

"In my opinion, we can't go on like this."

Park Guochang frowned, "It turns out that our blind concession will only make the foreign barbarians more presumptuous...... It's better to be more simply. ”

"That's right, kill those few people, and this matter will be over!"

This time, it was Ji Bochang's turn to echo him, "Their leader Xu Shi is also active, and no one's opponent is really fighting...... Why don't I go? ”

"The rest of the people's words...... We, the Templars, are we still afraid that they won't succeed? ”

"The problem isn't here, okay?"

Lu Baiyan had no choice but to support his forehead, worried about the IQ of these two living treasures, "The problem is that the royal family has chosen them now, and our status in the hearts of the people has been declining." ”

In his opinion, Xu Shi can get up at the right time, in the right place and all three, not only with more advanced technology in his hands, but more importantly, because he seized the right time.

At that time, after the crusade against the Poseidon returned, there were actually some voices about the "Holy See's Meritorious Service", and they were also involved in the Poseidon Stone incident later.

In the final analysis, there are some problems with the previous way of dealing with it, otherwise, with so many years of operation of the Holy See, how could the people switch to the other side so quickly...... Squinting couldn't help but think like this, but of course he wouldn't say it, otherwise he would be attacked by a group.

He didn't touch the mold.

And he also knew very well in his heart that Xu Shi was operating behind these things, and he put them in this awkward position step by step.

It's just that there's no point in dwelling on this now, I didn't react before, what can I do now to find a post-account?

As for the royal family, it was obvious that they also smelled this sensitive breath, so they broke the kettle, changed their previous attitude, directly hooked up with Xu Shi, and joined hands to start suppressing them.

This is a fundamental change - in the past, the royal family turned a blind eye to some of the Holy See's outrageous behaviors, such as cracking down on illegal assemblies or something, and let them do it, but now it is directly taking the lead in jumping face, in this case, not to mention whether Xu Shi can be eliminated, even if he is really eliminated, who can guarantee that the royal family will do the same?

Anyway, the routine is already here, and the royal family is the crux of the problem in comparison, so what's the point of them doing this? To put it mildly, it is probably useful to solve Dongfang Xiao, or to directly overthrow the royal family.

But where is this easy thing? Not to mention that the heavyweight of Cheng Gujian is in front of him, the royal family itself is also very strong, if you really want to go to that step, I am afraid that it will be a river of blood......

Thinking like this, Lu Baiyan became more and more bitter in his heart, from his own point of view, he really wanted to have a deep discussion with Xu Shi, after all, until now, he was still very interested in the novelties brought by the other party.

But he is a member of the Holy See, and this feeling of being caught in the middle is really uncomfortable.

In a trance, Xu Shi's words rang in his ears again.

"Since you're so interested in our city-state, why don't you come to my side...... You can also be one of them. ”

Make a difference...... Is it?

(End of chapter)