The spring breeze blows across this snow-covered grassland. For farmers, spring is the time of year. The spring breeze is warm and full of hope. However, for various forces across the continent, this year's spring breeze gives people a sense of joy. There is a heavy feeling, and many people realize that the situation on the mainland will undergo earth-shaking changes with the arrival of the spring breeze.
Sol and Anfei were walking on the grassland and chatting. After the assassination was successful, Beeri did not react in a hurry, because war cannot be rushed and requires preparations from all sides, and Julande never issued an order for a general attack.
Thor and An Fei have nothing to do and often talk about magic issues together. Of course, one is teaching and the other is listening, or talking about some national affairs. On this kind of topic, the two of them belong to Communicated with each other.
"Teacher, I don't understand. The killing of Sejialan should be our best opportunity to launch an attack. Why hasn't His Majesty issued an order yet?" An Fei asked softly. He thought Beeri would immediately order an attack. Later I learned that this required Yolande's consent first, but after waiting for more than ten days, there was no news at all, and he really couldn't bear it anymore.
"Because Your Majesty has too many things to consider." Thor smiled: "Actually, I came to you today just to talk about this."
"oh?"
"An Fei, do you know who your Majesty's most troublesome opponent is?"
"Sejialan and the army of the Shansha Empire." "No, no, there is no room for compromise between the Shansha Empire and us. We can only conquer or be conquered." Thor shook his head and said: "Your Majesty has a headache. , It’s those Knights of Light!”
"With their strength, is there still a way to turn the tide of the war?"
"You don't understand." Saul said slowly: "We can't live without the church! Whether we are facing current threats or looking into the future, the church is our indispensable backbone! Although people from the Holy See will often They do things that make people angry, but they don't want to turn the entire continent into a paradise for the dead. That's the fundamental difference."
"Could it be that... His Majesty wants the Pope to change his mind?"
"The Pope will never make mistakes. Even if he is really wrong, he is right. Otherwise, the majority of believers will not agree." Thor smiled: "You may not have noticed that the Holy See only sent out the Bright Knights. , their priesthood remains in the Holy See.”
"Didn't Fernando bring a sacrificial group?"
"Those are just low-level priests. They have no status in the Holy See." Thor said slowly: "There are only two real priest groups, one is the Fanatic Priest Group, and the other is the Glorious Praise Priest Group. The former is the leader of the Church of Light. The latter is the core of the Holy See and even the entire Church of Light, and Silanberg is the deputy leader of the Glory Praise Priesthood."
"That's it..." An Fei pondered.
"Since Holy Spirit Robin appeared on the continent, the Bright Knight has always been a vassal, a vassal of the priests." Thor said with a smile: "Since Robin, there have been more than 60 popes, and each pope has started from the high priest. Selected from among them. The Bright Knights are always ineligible for selection, no matter how powerful they are or how devout their beliefs are, this is the rule set by Robin."
"This is so unfair to the Bright Knights. I don't believe it. Over the years, there hasn't been a single amazingly talented person among the Bright Knights!"
"If they think it's unfair, then they can't become a Bright Knight, because their faith has been flawed." Thor smiled: "What's more, these are the rules set by Robin. In his opinion, the Bright Knight is only in the hands of priests. A sword that cleanses evil, can the sword go to the altar on its own?"
"Then... why didn't they send out the sacrificial group?"
"Because of the contradiction." Thor sighed softly: "Robin is a very strange person. He seems to have deliberately divided his followers into two factions. He never seeks any unity or harmony, and even repeatedly provokes the two factions. Start an argument.”
"He must have his own purpose after all, right?"
"Who knows? I can't answer." Thor smiled: "I only know that the Church of Light has existed for such a long time, and the two factions have always been tit-for-tat. One faction is very radical. They believe that if they want to To better spread the glory of God, one must have supreme power, and even the monarchs of various countries must be restricted by them. The other school believes that God sent Robin to this continent just to protect mankind, that is to say, they You can only be a guardian, not a manager.”
“Which faction does Silanberg belong to?”
“Slamberger’s attitude is more radical.”
"I really can't tell." An Fei shook his head and said, "His usual attitude...isn't anything radical at all!"
"An attitude is an attitude, and a principle is a principle. They are two different things." Sol asked a little strangely: "It seems... you don't seem to hate him very much? He almost hurt Susanna at that time!"
"That was then, and now is now, two different things." An Fei shrugged, parroted, and then said with a smile: "Besides, I don't need to hate a dead person."
"Haha..." Thor smiled: "On this continent, the number of high priests is very rare, no more than the great magicians. The death of Silanberg caused a serious blow to the radicals. In fact, Fernando led some of the bright When the knights and priests formed a coalition with us, many people in the Holy See clamored that this was the starting point for the Church of Light to take control of the entire continent, and insisted on sending the main force to fight, but their opinions were rejected. Even later, Silanberge The cause of his death caused a big controversy, and they were unable to mobilize the Fanatic Priestess Group and the Radiant Praise Priestess Group, so they only sent the Bright Knights."
"Teacher, why did you suddenly tell me these things today?"
"Warner is in the major leagues?"
"Um…"
"Is the Scroll of Salvation here too?"
"Yes." An Fei nodded again: "Teacher, do they mean to take back the Scroll of Salvation?"
"The Scroll of Redemption is the secret of the Pope of Light, but... they didn't say that." Saul said slowly: "They sent a person over, and they just asked to see Warner."
"only one person?"
"Yes."
"That person is also a radical place like Silamberg?"
"An Fei, you are overthinking it. We are all His Majesty's ministers, and you are still my student. It can be said that your attitude is my attitude, and our attitude is His Majesty's attitude." Sol said with a smile: "Unless Those radicals can forget about Silamberg, otherwise we will never engage with them again. The question is, can they? No!"
"Teacher, I understand what Your Majesty means. Are you seeking to cooperate with the church again?" An Fei shook his head and said, "But those radicals must be firmly opposed. They are standing in the middle. Is it still possible to cooperate?"
"Then it depends on their sincerity." Thor said slowly: "These changes derived from the Catastrophe of the Undead have become a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us! What's more, His Majesty has already annihilated the Dark Moon of the Alison Empire. Magic Legion, as for the Griffin Flying Brigade... Haha, it's okay for them to fly around and cause trouble, but they dare to block the advancement of my army!" "Also, how many magic academies are there in the Alison Empire? How many do we have? As long as you give them five or six years, they may be able to reorganize a magic legion!" Thor continued: "So His Majesty said, we have reached the moment of seizing the day! His Majesty's general plan is that this spring We must annihilate the main force of the Shansha Empire and launch an attack on the Shansha Empire in the summer. In the fall, we must end the war before the year at the latest and occupy the entire Shansha Empire. We must recharge our batteries in the winter, because the Allison Empire In the far north, we are used to fighting in ice and snow, and we wait until the weather gets warmer and the climate is favorable to us before launching a war."
An Fei listened blankly. It was difficult for him to interrupt in such matters, and he didn't know how to interrupt.
"His Majesty has decided that he will be desperate, and he will express his attitude clearly, so the sincerity can only be paid by them." Saul said lightly: "If the Holy See refuses, or the sincerity is far from the It's not enough, His Majesty is desperate! He won't mind letting the Church of Light become a part of the history of the mainland. An Fei, don't worry, they don't dare to make excessive demands."
"Haha, I'm just worried that the Holy See will be capricious. As for anything else... there's nothing to worry about."
"Aren't you worried that they will get the Scroll of Salvation back?" Thor asked with a half-smile.
"That doesn't belong to me, and I don't want to be a priest." An Fei shook his head with a smile. "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Thor looked at the military camp in the distance: "We have received the news that after Sejialan's death, many generals in the Shansha Empire quarreled fiercely with each other. Some advocated a decisive battle, while others advocated an immediate fight. Retreating, but in recent days, it seems that...pessimism has prevailed, and a large number of deserters have appeared. Manchusili fell out with the generals of the Shansha Empire and led the druid back to Blackwater City. Fernando and three other The Great Knight also led the Bright Knight Army to leave the joint military camp, retreated for more than a hundred miles, and stationed alone by the Blackwater River. This proved that they were not too far away from falling apart. So... An Fei, have you seen it? After meeting the representative of the Holy See, return to Baishan City with him, and then take your big alliance north. As for how to do it, you have your own opinion, and I will not interfere with you."
"I understand, teacher."