Clash of Lords: Civilization Game Comes to Reality

Chapter 111 Rest Time (II) (Update Completed)

The rumors that the Pope exiled some priests and residents were spreading.

Although the Privy Council came out in time to clarify that this was just a rumor, it was unable to appease the restless people. The nobles who controlled some middle-level political institutions fanned the flames and planted the seeds of panic.

Although it is not possible to guarantee that everyone in the Holy City has enough food and clothing, things like starvation will not happen.

In this broken world, this is a rare paradise.

Ji Lin sat in the coffee shop he came to on the first day, with milk tea in front of him and the most widely sold newspapers in the city in his hands. These newspapers helped him understand the various current events in the Holy City of Tran.

Let him get some entertainment in his spare time.

As the Pope's development assistance plan was made public, this plan seemed to confirm the exile spread in the previous rumors. The coverage of this plan far exceeded the previous preaching action of the church sending a small number of people, and the resources and personnel involved were all literal numbers.

There was only one problem to be solved, people.

Where to select people?

The plants growing in the greenhouse trembled when they saw the biting cold wind.

Few people wanted to leave the greenhouse and grow in disasters.

With the aristocratic faction's instigation, there were more than a few priests who were frightened by the development plan, and they strongly opposed this plan. On the contrary, the priests from the bottom did not show much opposition to this plan because their promotion path was bumpy.

With the fierce quarrel, the spearhead was gradually directed at the Privy Council and the Pope himself.

No one dared to question the existence of the commandments, because there really was divine magic in this world, so they directed their target to the person who explained the commandments.

The Pope.

‘We ask the Pope to show the original canon to everyone. It is the original canon of our church and we have the right to read it.’

Only the Pope has ever had access to the original canon.

“Really…”

Ji Lin shook his head and turned the news to the daily fables at the back.

He had not actually experienced such political turmoil, but the historical experience from Blue Star told him that there must be a reason for abnormal things.

The contradictions intensified too quickly. It had only been less than a month since he arrived here, and the contradictions shown by the Holy Advent Sect had intensified to this extent.

He knew with his own ass that there were a group of people behind this who were fanning the flames.

It was also chosen the day before the Holy Day celebration, which was quite disrespectful to the church.

The person who asked to see the original canon may not really want to see the original canon. He took two steps forward and one step back, forcing concessions.

But those who escalate this incident are simply courting their own death. According to the power structure that Ji Lin has learned, the supreme political and military power is almost extremely concentrated in the Pope alone.

Another kind of dictatorship.

If they want to target the Pope, then they really... don't know whether to live or die.

Wait, does he seem to be on the side of the Pope?

Ji Lin looked at Alicia, who was sitting opposite him. She was shaking her legs slightly and tasting the cream strawberry cake on the table.

Her light silver hair hung down and swayed in the sunlight of the first day. The soft light reflected on her cheeks, making her skin look even whiter.

Noticing Ji Lin's gaze, she cut out a small piece of the cream cake in front of her with a silver knife, poked it with a fork and handed it to Ji Lin.

Ji Lin ate it all at once.

Moreover, this assistance development plan, in the densely packed clauses, means that "as long as you are willing to believe in them, they can assist in sending people and resources to help with construction."

An inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Ji Lin has already purchased all the items he can think of, but the purchase plan is a little overspent.

Overspent 100%.

The purchase that was originally planned to be solved with 1,000 gold has now cost 2,000 gold.

In addition to purchasing mechanical clocks, rune lamps were also purchased. These beautiful quartz blocks are engraved with simple rune loops and fixed with wire rings, so they are called rune lamps.

The brightness is about the same as that of a 15-watt light bulb, barely enough to illuminate a 10-square-meter room.

Solving the lighting problem, the safety and efficiency of night work can be guaranteed, and he can make use of the time after sunset.

Ji Lin saw a well-dressed man led by a male priest to the cake shop. They talked for a while, and the male priest stood outside the door and let the man in.

No one comes to the temple for no reason. This person is obviously not a priest, and it is troublesome no matter how you look at it.

As soon as the other party entered the cake shop, he went straight to Alicia, ignoring Ji Lin who was sitting opposite Alicia, interrupting Ji Lin's communication with her.

He was well-dressed and arrogant.

"Miss Alicia, would you please come to our house for a party?"

"I don't have time."

Alicia shook her head without showing any expression.

And the noble priest continued to ask questions relentlessly, as if he could not see the rejection of others at all.

"Cardinal Oren will come, would you please..."

"My schedule is full."

Alicia declined.

Until then, the noble priest focused his attention on Ji Lin who was slowly stirring the coffee in his hand, with strong jealousy and envy in his eyes.

After confirming that Ji Lin did not have any family crests on his body and was not a priest, he did not face Alicia's humility, but gave him his orders with a high-handed tone.

"If I invite you to go..."

The recent smooth sailing has made him dizzy. What he has done recently has been so smooth that his noble colleagues are jealous of him... or maybe he is just so stupid.

He is so well-dressed that people really want to punch him in the face.

"I have a question for you. Are you one of them?"

Ji Lin took out a newspaper and pointed to the information that some people from the Holy Advent Sect wanted to read the original text of the commandments.

This is an extremely strong accusation.

And the noble priest, the second-in-command of the Holy Advent Sect, did not refute, and did not even hear the meaning of Ji Lin's words.

Ji Lin shook his head at Alicia.

After two rounds of rejection, this sudden episode finally passed.

The noble priest left.

The noble priest was furious when he thought of their indifference to him. He was in the limelight and had a tendency to surpass Antonio and become the head of the Holy Advent Sect. No matter who came, he would be courteous to him.

But it doesn't matter, he will become the most powerful person in the city one day, even the Pope will commit to dinner with him, and the bishops will bow down to him.

The noble priest took a deep breath, he thought he was a chess player, this leisurely move in the busy schedule, it doesn't matter if it works or not.

If Alicia can be invited to the banquet, after recording the other party's video, there will be a lot of room for operation, and then use means to alienate. Just like what he wants to do to Cardinal Oren, the same method he used to alienate other priests.

He has always been a chess master, he is ready to use his life time to achieve himself, he has easily obtained a position of power that others can't imagine, and he wants to go further... further.

"You said that if I lead you to find her, you will take me to the dinner..."

If Ji Lin was here, he would probably recognize that this priest was the male priest who took him to the city hall to talk before, one of Alicia's many admirers.

The noble priest looked at him unhappily and asked him to follow behind him.

He had assumed countless responses that the church could make to him and the choices of their group, and he had already responded to each method in his mind.

This will be a long chess game.

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"Sorry...I'll interrupt your banquet for a while."

Oren strode into the meeting place of the nobles, not in the way the nobles wanted to see. He was no longer wearing the red robe of the cardinal, but the heavy armor of the crusaders.

The evidence is complete, so there is no need to keep them to disturb the holy day celebration tomorrow.

The Skitarians wearing heavy combat armor carefully squeezed in from behind him through the small door. Their huge bodies made the door that could accommodate normal people seem so narrow.

Oren took out a piece of letter paper from the gap between the armor and read several names and their family codes in succession.

"If you intend to harm Tran, please stand still and wait for arrest."

Oren held the heavy gun in his hand and said to the noble priests who stood there.

"Those who resist and disobey will be killed."

They didn't expect that the other party would directly pick up the chessboard and smash it on their heads, smashing their hands to pieces.