Eugen and the others escaped from the Vatican, but did not go very far, and one team gathered intelligence on the side. Intelligence showed that the forces of the Holy Roman Empire had invaded it, and the vast majority of the believers were killed and those who were captured were captured. Only some completely unformed corpses exist in the upper echelons, and some torn clothes can prove the identity of the corpses. It can be said that this time, the church has been destroyed. When the news broke, the whole of Europe was in mourning, and the believers of the church began to hate the Holy Roman Empire.

What happened to the Holy Roman Empire, Eugen they didn't care at all. Even, if it could, the kingdom hoped that Europe would be able to fight a civil war for another few hundred years, and at that time, the kingdom's strength would be able to rule the world. After making sure that the Holy Roman Empire had not found the golden apple, and had only taken some of the Church's belongings and texts, Eugen and his wife were ready to return to the North American continent. The mission has been completed, and they don't need to stay here any longer, and there will be ordinary agents to take on the follow-up intelligence work later.

The three embassies also have their own warships, which can take away the people and things of the entire embassy at any time. Even if there are changes in Europe later, it will not endanger the lives of these people. Eugen and the others sneaked back to Paris, and under the arrangement of the Paris consulate, they unwittingly boarded the returning supply ship, and in a little more than a month, they would return to the kingdom. Now, however, the entire European continent does not know that in fact, the elite forces of the Church have escaped in advance.

Archbishop Mente found a sapphire in the rubble of the house after the explosion, and because of the miraculous phenomenon that appeared, they were sure that it was the real golden apple. What was blown up before was only the shell of the golden apple, and there was nothing in the core inside. Sapphires can still control the human mind, but weaker than the greatest in the record, stronger than the weakest in the record, and cannot be adjusted. There is no way, after all, there is only one core left, and the metal shell on the outside is not just an outer shell, it should also be a tool to control power.

Even so, the Archbishop of Mente, who obtained the artifact, naturally became the new pope. He took the elite knights of the Church and secretly left the Vatican in advance through the secret passage dug by the Church, and appeared behind a hillside five hundred meters away, and they left in a hurry before the troops of the Holy Roman Empire could find it. The wealth of the church made the soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire red-eyed, looting everywhere, and they did not find the secret passage at all, and the group of more than a hundred people escaped easily and hid for the time being.

Gate intends to keep a low profile for the time being, relying on Sapphire to expand his power, and when his strength is enough, he will definitely launch a revenge war against the Holy Roman Empire and Eugen. However, Eugen did not know this, and even Charles VI believed that the main personnel of the church had died in the Vatican. The future of Europe will certainly be changing.

After more than a month of sailing, Eugen and his family have returned to the city of Start to report to Shorin. After showing the fragments of the golden apple and comparing it with the data, Sholin also believed that the golden apple was damaged. However, he always felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, as if there was a faint difficulty approaching. After thinking about it, he still did not reduce his investment in the military industry, anyway, the kingdom's finances are still very healthy, the goods are not worried, the price is high and the cost is low, and a large amount of money flows into the treasury every year, which is not bad.

Xiao Lin and the others did not say, after more than a month of repair, Mente and them disguised themselves as a mercenary group and began to enter people's field of vision. Because of their strength, they were hired by the British, who were now in dire need of reinforcement, to join the guerrilla war against the French. It just so happened that this was in line with Mente's heart, and he took advantage of the engagement and began to use sapphires to control the minds of British and French soldiers. Especially on the British side, there are mercenary groups that act with him, and Gate has no scruples about it.

In just half a month, the three mercenary groups that acted with them were all controlled by Mente, and one by one the mercenaries were controlled and turned into fighting machines that were not afraid of life and death. Coupled with the French soldiers who were hidden after being controlled by him, there were nearly a thousand men under Mente at once, and his strength increased greatly. The British didn't care how Mente annexed the other mercenary groups, as long as they could keep fighting. With the help of the power of the artifact, Mente was at home on the battlefield, and even began to let some French captives join his mercenary group on the surface.

Mente's outstanding results, combined with his increasing strength, made the British start to value him. The front-line commander even met with him privately, which laid the root of the curse, the commander was controlled by Mente using sapphires, there was no flaw on the surface, and the interior continued to create opportunities for Ment, constantly corroding tens of thousands of British troops on the front. The power of the sapphire is too terrifying, and the number of times it can be used seems to be unlimited, or it won't be long before the whole of Britain will become a puppet in the hands of Menter.

It will take time here in Europe, but here in Asia, there are suddenly waves. Lin Xin, who sneaked back into the Qing Dynasty, began to develop his own organization. This organization, called the Xinghan Society, aimed to overthrow the brutal rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and restore the mountains and rivers of the Han dynasty. Even, at this time, the Heaven and Earth Society, which was not completely extinct, were attracted by Lin Xin's thoughts, so they all joined it. After all, Lin Xin had been taught by Xiao Lin personally, compared to the rough thinking of the Heaven and Earth Society, his declaration was more advanced and perfect, and in a short period of time, there were already thousands of members.

Lin Xin wanted to exchange weapons from the company to strengthen his strength, but Xiao Lin was not trading at a loss. Not to mention whether they can overthrow the Qing Dynasty, even if they can overthrow it, I don't know how many years later, the company cannot always invest selflessly. Therefore, Lin Xin and the others started the business of human trafficking. Chinese people have always been hard-working, as long as they are given a piece of land, these people can create value.

The population of the New American Kingdom was still too small, and the Indians were too large. According to Xiao Lin's vision, the kingdom must have a population of 20 million, and no one of them can exceed 50% to be considered the fulfillment of his dream. Don't look at the Qing Dynasty people boasting about the prosperous Kangqian era all day long, in fact, it is just their whitewash. Although there is a certain amount of prosperity, the real situation is that there is still no shortage of poor people at the bottom who are unable to sell their children and daughters.

Lin Xin and the others mainly took these people over, and then exchanged them for enough arms and suitable goods from Xiao Lin. In terms of arms, Xiao Lin didn't give too much, the Qing Dynasty people couldn't even compare with the Europeans, but the Europeans at least completely entered the age of firearms, and the Qing Dynasty people were still using cold weapons. Therefore, the Hall M1819 and the heavy fist three series of artillery became Xiao Lin's main weapons to support them, and with some box guns, it was enough for them to defeat the Qing Dynasty with the weak.

Don't worry about Xiao Lin in the training troops, Lin Xin himself is a person who has been a brigade commander, and the few subordinates he brought back are all backbone officers who can fight well and are familiar with training. For the time being, they did not jump out directly, because the strength was not enough, and the ammunition reserves were not enough. However, they began to deal with some arrogant pirates along the coast. This has several advantages, one is that you can train your troops, and the other is that you can fill your financial strength by seizing them, and even those pirates can be sold to Xiao Lin.

However, in the end, they still fought Dongying's idea. At this time, Dongying can be said to be in the process of changing from weak to strong. Now it is a chaotic war of the shogunate, and when a militaristic unified country is formed in the future, the strength will not be something they can move. If they can invade Dongying, their population trade can be increased several times. Moreover, there is also a trading port with the company, so you don't have to worry about being discovered by the Qing Dynasty, and you have to trade secretly every time.

Lin Xin was worried that the power in his hand was not enough, so he invited Xiao Lin to fight together. The current direction of the kingdom's fleet development is not enough for them to transport a large number of land forces to Dongying. The ironclads were all small ships, but they were all warships. However, there are some large wooden ships that can be used for soldiers, but they are not strong enough, and they are merchant ships, so they have no defense ability in the face of the enemy. Even if there is a big storm, they will not survive. This is also a common case with wooden boats. Even a sailing battleship will not be better in the face of a storm.

Besides, instead of coveting other territories that are very far away, it is better to manage the North American continent well. There is also a South American continent next to it that is about to be handed over, and eating these two continents, Xiao Lin doesn't know if he can achieve it in his lifetime. However, Lin Xin promised heavy profits. It is basic that the people of the kingdom have the same status as them, exempt from all kinds of taxes, and if the people of the kingdom commit a crime, they will be handed over to the company to deal with it themselves, and the extradition agreement of criminals can also be signed. All in all, it is an all-round concession.

In terms of land warfare, they will handle it themselves, and Xiao Lin only needs to provide the fleet to help defeat the warships of the Dongying people and sell them an extra batch of ammunition. During this time, the kingdom's fleet strength continued to expand, and new ship designs were made one after another, that is, there was no war, and there was no training in actual combat. The pirates of the Caribbean were originally a good target, but because of the tragic situation of the Giant Shark Pirate Group and the Church Pirate Group, the pirates were frightened, and when they saw the ship flying the company's flag, they just took a detour and didn't let them see it.

When fishing enforces, the pirates will also search the surroundings, and as long as there are ships from the kingdom, they will not do anything. It made Izuk speechless, and he couldn't help but wonder if his methods were too ruthless. It's not important to Izuk himself, he has been a pirate himself, he has enough ability, and when he is old, there is not much room for improvement. But the younger generation of warriors below still need to be trained, and as soon as they heard Xiao Lin's inquiry, they immediately said that they could prepare a fleet to go out at any time.