The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 770 Church Interests
  The western frontier of mankind is close to the ocean, and a fist-shaped peninsula extends out of the land. It is called Qiefeng. It is the Qiefeng Kingdom where the state religion believes in the god of war.

Because they have been dealing with the ever-changing ocean all year round, and at the same time they have to face the harassment of marine life groups who believe in the Lord of Storms, the folk customs here are strong and everyone is martial, creating a good breeding ground for the preaching of faith in the God of War.

The Pope of the War Church and the top leaders of the core church live on an island formed by an active volcano more than ten miles away from the peninsula. The flaming lava that keeps spewing out seems very dangerous to outsiders, but among those who possess mysterious magic and extensive knowledge, In the eyes of the members of the Church of War, this volcano is an eternal source of energy and resource treasure.

The huge temple complex is built at the mouth of an active volcano. A tall statue of the God of War suppresses the entire crater under its feet. Occasionally, thick smoke and fire erupted from the active volcano soared into the sky, burning this statue made of unknown strange materials into a red and shining light, as if a powerful and powerful god came to Feynman's world in person, which was very shocking. .

However, the Pope's immediate focus in the Church of War today was not on the statue that once again bloomed with red light. Instead, his attention was attracted by a document that was urgently delivered to him.

"... Your Majesty, this is the best time for our Lord's glory to once again cover the continent!!! The Qileng Peninsula is bitterly cold and difficult, and production and life are not easy. Our Lord is limited by the number of believers, and his grace has never been great. development, it is the fault of us shepherds.”

"... Now there is a great opportunity to enter the mainland and become the state religion of the Lion Heart Kingdom. I believe that Your Majesty should come to attend the coronation ceremony in person to facilitate further progress."

"...Discord has arisen between the Lionheart Kingdom and the current state religion, the Church of the Victims. The church does not agree with the king's chosen successor and has made a strong statement that it will not crown the king's successor. In order to deal with the current situation, as early as more than ten years ago, King Lionheart had already laid out the plan many years ago, and the rapid development of our Church of War in the Kingdom of Lionheart is due to this."

"...Although our church is only a bargaining chip in the competition between the Lionheart Kingdom and the Church of the Sufferer. Judging from the subsequent development, the Church of the Sufferer may make concessions. However, the war between the royal power and the divine power has already begun. In the future, the two parties in the Lionheart Kingdom will I'm afraid there will be a more intense power struggle among the forces."

"Of course our Church of War should be on the side of theocracy, but for countless years our Lord has been suppressed by the three gods of Loyalty, Justice and Suffering, which implicated evangelistic shepherds like us and was driven away from the main body of the mainland. Now we finally have the opportunity to return. Continent and regain what was lost from the Church of the Sufferer, this does not mean that we betray the Alliance of Gods.”

"...Your Majesty, please think twice and give your reply as soon as possible. Otherwise, if you miss the opportunity and try to create glory again, you may have to wait for countless years!!!"

"..."

Pope Li Si of the Church of War has dark skin and a very ordinary face. If it weren't for the robes and scepters he wore, and the ordinary coarse linen clothes he wore, anyone who saw him would think he was a sailor who fished and hunted all year round.

The content of the document was sincere and shocking, and Pope Lisi couldn't help but nod his head from time to time. However, after the end of the letter, the Pope regained his consciousness and had a look of embarrassment on his face. It was obvious that he was in the middle of a war between heaven and man.

The contradiction between divine power and royal power is actually not limited to the Lion Heart Kingdom, but also exists in other human kingdoms, but the degree of exposure is different. With the development of human civilization, the broadening of the horizons of the middle and lower classes, and the gradual popularization of magic and knowledge, the veil covering the divine power is no longer mysterious, and the royal power has benefited from it and gradually emerged from it.

At this time, if you want to stabilize the existing power and status of the divine authority, you need the churches of the human pantheon to share their hatred and communicate with the outside world. Only in this way can the speed of the disintegration of the divine authority be slowed down.

Facing the challenge from the Kingdom of Lionheart, although on the surface it only targets the Church of the Victims and seems to have nothing to do with other churches, if we look at this struggle calmly from a deeper perspective, it is actually very likely that the royal power will gradually come to the forefront in the future and officially An opportunity to kick off the struggle between royal power and divine power.

If the royal power gains an advantage in this struggle and the Church of the Sufferer, as the representative of theocratic power, has to make concessions, then the eyes and ears of other kingdoms secretly spying on this struggle will inevitably pass this news back to their respective royal families, eventually triggering a chain reaction not predictable.

Therefore, the Church of War should not get involved at this time. At least it should stay out of the matter and let the Church of the Victims suppress the rising power of the Lionheart Royal Family. This will help the entire human theological church continue to follow the rules of the past tens of thousands of years. Manage and influence the secular world.

But just like the content in the document, Li Si is also unwilling to allow the Church of War to continue to huddle in the Qiefeng Peninsula. They are eager to please the God of War and let their great gods play a more powerful role in the human pantheon, so that humans can The brilliance shines on the entire Feynman world.

The clarion call of civilized war has begun to sound. The God of War and his followers, who should be the protagonists, can only become followers of powerful gods and churches such as the Lord of the Dawn and the God of Justice. This makes people with the power of war How embarrassing is his war expression! !
  In the final analysis, there are still too few believers in the War Church's evangelistic development over the years to help their great Lord complete the improvement of divine power.

But why has the Church of War been gradually marginalized over the years?

It is not because the authority and source of divine power of the God of War need to be instigated to maximize the manifestation of war. In the eyes of other gods and their followers, initiating wars between human forces will not help the development of human civilization, but will cause harm. It was very large, so the Church of Justice, the Illuminati Sect, etc. adhered to the oracles of their respective gods and suppressed and exiled the War Church. In the end, the War Church was forced to migrate to the chaotic land of the Western Frontier.

The resentment in his heart and the temptation of real interests made Li Si's rationality continue to waver. After a final struggle, he simply got up and walked to the prayer room.

"...My lord, you lost lamb needs your guidance on whether you should go to Lionheart City to watch the coronation ceremony of the new king."

With his soul bathed in a magnificent sacred light, Li Si truthfully reported the document and the current situation to the omnipresent Lord God.

Listening to the confusion in the heart of his spokesperson in Feynman's world, Li Si didn't have to wait long for the divine existence shrouded in the magnificent holy light.

"can."

"...If the Lionheart Royal Family gives up the pontifical coronation of the Church of the Crucifixion and instead invites your humble people to be crowned, how should I choose?"

"Promise him."

"..."

After some prayers, the confusion in Li Si's eyes disappeared, and a high-spirited and strong fighting spirit appeared on his face. Since even the main god he serves has agreed to his going east to observe the ceremony, then what does he have to worry about! !
  It just so happens that the grievances and malice they have suffered from being excluded and suppressed by other churches for so many years may be returned to those arrogant guys in the Church of the Victims through this opportunity, so that they can understand that the clergy members of the Church of War all have A powerful warrior with blood and fighting spirit! !

"Come here, prepare the carriages, horses and manpower, I'm going to the Lion Heart Kingdom to watch the ceremony!!!"

"Yes!!"

The footsteps of the guard captain in front of the door gradually faded away, and at the same time, someone went to inform other senior leaders of the church that Li Si still needed to make certain instructions and arrangements for the church before leaving.

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"Your Majesty, we have determined that Bishop Glinton of the War Church in the royal capital met with Sunak, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, late at night. Sunak stayed in the inner sanctum of the War Church for more than three magic hours and then left."

"Our people are not sure what they talked about specifically, but it is said that after the secret meeting with Sunak, Bishop Glinton locked himself in the study and did not leave until early the next morning." "Obviously, Su Prime Minister Nack intends to use the power of the War Church to put pressure on us and invite the Pope of the War Church to attend the ceremony to force us to make concessions."

"So what? The state church of the Lion Heart Kingdom is still our Church of the Victims. The people and nobles in the kingdom are more willing to recognize our orthodoxy. Do they dare to risk offending the people and support the War Church in power instead? ? "

"If they dare to do this, then we can also prevent them from getting off the stage!!"

In the inner hall of the Church of the Victims, seven or eight humans wearing gray short robes and trousers, or a robe that was dragged to the ground, were having a heated discussion.

Above the long and wide table in the inner hall, a capable human being in his sixties with gray hair and robes was holding his chin with his hands and his eyes were lost in thought, as if he was not distracted by the people in the hall. The impact of noisy arguments.

"How do you keep them from coming to power?"

"This is not simple. Call the nobles who serve our lord and ask them to win over the officials in the court to criticize; encourage the believers and subjects in the royal capital to raise banners outside the palace and shout protests..."

"This is nonsense!! I'm afraid this is what King Daizel and other stubborn guys are hoping for..."

"Your Majesty, I have to ask you to make a decision!!"

"...Huh? Oh!"

Hearing the bishops below all looking into his eyes, Pope St. Zachary finally woke up from his meditation: "Do you think Li Si will accept the invitation and come to watch the ceremony?"

"Definitely!!"

"That's right. What a great opportunity for their church to get involved in the kingdom!!"

"That's not necessarily true!! Don't they care about our alliance?"

"What you said is funny. We may not have considered this when we excluded and suppressed their preachers and priests!!"

"Okay!"

St. Zachary was upset when he heard this, and his tone was raised a bit. A solemn dignity suddenly made the surrounding bishops shut up.

"The struggle between us and the royal family this time will be more difficult than the struggle for throne succession thirty-five years ago. If we give in, the hyenas who have benefited from the royal power will inevitably step up their efforts to fight for us in the secular world. power."

"So we can't give in this time. Just like thirty-five years ago, we must let the royal family re-select the heir according to our requirements!!"

"Li Si and the Church of War are a problem. Although for tens of thousands of years, the coronation ceremony of the heir to the throne of the Lion Heart Kingdom has been hosted by the Church of the Sufferer, but if the royal family convinces Li Si and asks him to preside over the coronation, from a legal perspective Said there is no big problem!!!”

"So, we must make sure that Li Si cannot enter Lion Heart City. This is the solution to our biggest trouble right now!!!"

"Although he is likely to refuse the invitation of the Lionheart Royal Family because we belong to the same camp, there is a greater possibility that he will attend in person. You must come up with a solution to ensure that he will be there in the next three years or longer. It won’t appear in Lion Heart City during this time!!”

"One more thing, regarding the physical health of King Lionheart, he violated the laws of nature and forced himself to stay in this world. The act of using magic to extend his life is a great blasphemy to our Lord and life. This type of behavior must be corrected again! !!”

"But it is not easy to convince His Majesty Li Simian. If he insists on coming to watch the ceremony, can we use force?"

"You are looking for death!! Do you want to start a church war??"

"Then what shall we do?"

"That's your problem!!"

"Understood……"

"Yes……"

Perhaps it was due to the great pressure brought about by the unsuccessful struggle during this period that His Majesty Saint Zachary's tone and attitude were very unfriendly, and thunder flashed on his gloomy cheeks from time to time.

It's just that the royal family has been planning for more than ten years. It is extremely difficult to think of a way to break the situation in a short period of time. If it had not been aware of the royal family's plan, the church had used secret techniques to quietly destroy part of King Daizer's vitality. Otherwise, it would not have happened again. Give the other party ten years, and I am afraid that even without the existence of the Church of War, the Lionheart Royal Family will be able to compete with the Church of the Victims alone.

After all, theocracy has been separated from the secular world for too long. Although most of their believers come from the people at the bottom, more than half of the middle and low-level nobles such as manor owners, knights, and knights who control the public opinion of the bottom have left the Church of the Sufferers. Influence and control were won over by the royal family.

After all, in addition to the nominal state religion of the Church of the Sufferer, the Lion Heart Kingdom also has more than a dozen other churches preaching here. It is not impossible for the middle and low-ranking nobles who have separated from the Church of the Sufferer to seek canonization. With the help of the chief priests and priests of other churches, as long as they can contribute a large amount of sacrifice, or simply fall into the embrace of the faith.

If this struggle fails, then perhaps a purge should be launched against the top leaders of the Lionheart Kingdom! !
  His Majesty Saint Zachary, who had already begun to prepare for the worst, could not help but imagine it with malicious intent in his heart.

(End of this chapter)