Theresa's disdainful words silenced the Saint. But after all, Theresa was just speaking in anger.
Politics is the art of compromise. Theresa wants the parish to remain in chaos, which is why witches and saints are necessary.
Their mere existence in the diocese was enough to serve as a buffer... They had already lost the possibility of rejoining the Roman Empire, and combined with their status as Roman remnants, it was even less likely that they would be accepted by the post-war Khutot Khanate and Isugard.
After all, the Romans, whom the barbarians hate the most, are followers of the Church of Light. In order to make peace with the United Nations, the Isgardians cannot make peace with the remnants of the Romans.
In this case, the United Nations would gain a buffer between the occupied areas of the two allies, thus avoiding border frictions to the greatest extent possible.
This is the role that the Saint and the Witch will play in the future—as a garbage dump that serves as a buffer between the three countries.
Theresa didn't care what the dump became, as long as it remained a dump.
So... just be angry.
But Theresa couldn't ask the current Protestant Church to hand over its people. Because the Protestant Church needed enough people to survive the next period of time before it became a garbage dump, and it needed saints and witches as the power base to ensure that the slightly stench of this garbage dump would not make people want to occupy it.
There is no need for the United Nations to send people to build a garbage dump. These people are necessary.
so…
"Phew. I'll give you one chance."
Theresa stated under Finn's somewhat unhappy gaze. Of course she knew the elf would be unhappy - but she also believed that the elf would definitely understand.
It's just that elves prefer to act on emotion, that's all.
Just like that, the first negotiation ended with the Saint Witch's complete failure. Before the Bayerjans completely recovered the remains of their ancestors, they still had about half an hour of negotiation time to use.
On the other hand, due to the destruction of the holy city, Yang Hao and others took a short rest and concluded that the diocese had no value to occupy anymore.
He certainly knew that the only value of the diocese was the existence of the holy city of St. Petersburg, the religious and cultural center for the Bayezids.
But now that the Holy City has been destroyed and Lalumia's kingdom of heaven has also been destroyed, the diocese is indeed no longer worth occupying.
He decided to leave the diocese alone and use it as a buffer zone, but he didn't know how Teresa's negotiations went...
Yang Hao seemed a little uneasy. Just when he seemed unable to bear it any longer, Lady Lalumia said that they could go back first.
"After all, Theresa can handle everything - Finn will help her. They can also come back soon afterwards... The only problem might be that if we stay here too long, the army might think we still have military operations to continue, right?"
Lady Lalumia said this while stroking Yang Hao's hair under Black Dragonia's strange gaze.
Yang Hao thought about it and felt that it was true - they were useless here except for causing trouble for the army. It would be better for them to return home and communicate with allies at home first...
Just like that, Yang Hao decided to go back. However, he did not forget Miss Black Dragonia, who did a lot even though her contribution was not as great as he had imagined.
tentatively…
"Ms. Nia, it seems that my promised business trip to Isgard can be put on the agenda soon. Let's discuss the details after I get back."
He put down a big pancake for Nia.
Then he took Lalumia and left first using the elven wizard's teleportation magic.
Elena and Naluja, who were left behind, had things to deal with, so they left quickly;
In the end, only Miss Black Dragon was left standing there.
She let out a long sigh, and her relaxed body actually felt a deep sense of fatigue that she had not felt for a long time.
I thought that my long-term efforts were finally about to bear fruit. Hei Longnia muttered that after returning to China, I must give myself a long vacation first!
Just sleep for two or three years first - Heilong happily planned his future holiday life.
At the front line, Theresa finally confirmed the war negotiations thoroughly.
On the original basis, Theresa forced the Protestants to limit their activities to the territories of the Old Church. They could not even go to St. Petersburg, because even the ruins of St. Petersburg did not belong to the Protestants.
On this basis, the only clergy system that Protestantism was allowed to retain was their ascetic nuns.
As for the Ascetic Sisters, their power is essentially gained through their belief in "light" which has been renamed, so in a sense, it is very easy to cut off the resistance of the Protestants.
In addition, Theresa did not allow Protestantism to conduct any form of trade with the United Nations, nor did she allow Protestantism to take the initiative to conduct any diplomatic activities with the United Nations.
If they starve to death, they have to find a way out themselves. If there are not enough doctors, they have to train them themselves. If they can't survive until the next winter, they have to reduce their own staff.
In short, the United Nations will never give this garbage dump any benefit. This can be regarded as Theresa's revenge on the Romans.
In the end, the only favor Teresa gave to the Protestants was to allow them to believe in the true "light", that is, the existence of La Lumia.
But how many Protestants will still believe in one God after all that has happened? That is another question.
Of course, the more important point is that... faith is something that cannot be banned. Instead of being so strict as to ban even this thing, it is better to let it go and avoid them causing trouble.
After all, if garbage escapes from the landfill, it will be an eyesore even if there is no actual loss.
Theresa was sighing with emotion, and after accepting all the conditions, the Saint also subconsciously asked blankly:
"Since you are in this state, why don't you just kill us directly? It would be more straightforward."
"Why should we kill you? It would be more beneficial for us if you lived in pain. Only a fool would consider killing people, but you were all fools at that time."
"Uh..." The Saint was speechless. Although she had a thousand words to say, she had no room for rebuttal in the face of the cruel facts.
In this way, Protestantism will become a buffer zone between the three countries in the future, existing in the land where the diocese has become barren due to various wars.
There is no possibility for them to develop again, and there is no possibility for the people inside to be accepted.
Theresa's goal had been achieved, so she never looked at the Saint and the Witch again.
She turned around and left here under the protection of the guards, and on the way she received unexpected sarcasm from Fen:
"So even if it's like this, do you really think they can achieve our goal? Theresa, no matter how soft-hearted you are, there has to be a limit, right?"
"My plan can obviously make them rot for hundreds of years, why do you say I'm soft-hearted?" Theresa shrugged innocently.
She was already a little tired and wanted to go home and rest. "Besides, our main goal has been achieved... The God of Light is dead, Lalumia has regained her power, we don't need to accept the mess of the Holy City and the Diocese, and we have to let them show their cards completely - tell me where I am soft-hearted?"
"The Saint and the Witch."
"You mean them? Tsk tsk, the one behind me, I can tell from her eyes that she is completely screwed. No matter what you do to her, she won't react too much...
The guy in front would be grateful even if he killed her and would think it was his redemption and die happily in the end. Do you really accept this kind of "revenge"? "
The elf was stunned for a moment.
Then she imagined a scene where the witch looked indifferent no matter what kind of torture she faced, and even didn't care about death.
Then I thought that the Saint might really regard all punishments as her own salvation, and the more severe the torture, the more peaceful her death would be...
…
She suddenly realized that humans really were a terrible race.
At least the elves can't do this... Especially the Saint...
well!
She admitted that Teresa's arrangement was good. Facing these rotten people, death was a relief and redemption, and letting them suffer alive was obviously more comfortable for her.
So the spirit's anger came and went quickly - but after that, before returning to Constantinople, the little spirit still raised a question:
That is, would Isgard and the Khutot Khanate really treat the areas where Protestants were located like garbage dumps
Are they really likely to just throw their garbage in there instead of taking the opportunity to do something
Faced with the elf's good question, Theresa thought for a moment and just asked Elena and Naluga to come over quickly because they had to go home first, and left the scene to the generals to command.
"They won't do that. After all, Finn, don't forget that the Roman Empire still has a large population."
Isgard might treat most of the population as slaves, and the Khutot Khanate might even treat most Romani as commodities...
But inevitably, they still had a large number of Romani people who could neither be used as slaves nor as commodities.
These Romans would not create any value if they were left to eat food in their own occupied areas. They would cause chaos everywhere and might even seriously affect the local public order.
In other words, in the end, whether it was Isugard or the Khutot Khanate, they would need to deal with these people.
Sending it to the United Nations is definitely not an option. Sending it to the northern grasslands may even be more difficult due to the deliberate blockade by the United Nations.
In this case, if one intends to directly "execute" these people, it may give the other party an excuse and put them at a disadvantage in future international trade and diplomacy.
They couldn't kill them, and they couldn't sell them... Just then, they saw that between the northern border with the United Nations, there was a place where the remnants of the Roman Empire were allowed to survive!
Isn't this an opportunity to deal with it
Everyone clapped their hands and said, "You Romans will be exiled to the last piece of land left in your homeland and go and have fun on your own."
In this situation, even if the Khutot Khanate and Isugard had good intentions, they could only take out the trash.
In order to allow the garbage dump to accommodate more unstable Romans and make the shit from the Romans explode in the Romans' place, saints and witches with relatively high-end powers are necessary.
But this does not mean that Protestantism has the ability to deal with these long-term immigrants.
not to mention…
"Do you think the little saint has enough food to accommodate so many Romans?"
Before teleporting back home, Her Majesty Theresa yawned long as she watched the black dragon flap its wings and fly towards Constantinople.
"I did a rough calculation. Today, the Protestant land can support at most 3 million people. This 3 million people is still an exaggeration, and most people have to eat porridge to survive.
But the problem is, the number of Romans who squeezed in is not to say whether there are 20 million, but it will definitely exceed 10 million -
More than 10 million people are competing for the chance of survival of 3 million people. Even if the Protestants can definitely survive the brutal civil war... Do you think they will still have the energy to pay attention to the outside world at that time?"
The land in the parish is not very fertile nowadays.
Before his death, the God of Light transformed into the concept god of "corpse life". His divine blood polluted the land, and the polluted land seemed unable to grow food, which directly led to a further reduction in the Protestant grain production.
The United Nations also directly banned any form of trade and diplomatic requests from Protestants, and it was even less likely that Isugad and Khutot Khan would provide convenience for Protestants.
For food to grow, it needs human care... But with too many people, wars are inevitable in order to obtain food. Once a war breaks out, there will be fewer and fewer people to take care of the food...
If this continues, even if the Protestant Church wins in the end, it will be stuck in a crisis that will last for a long time and may even last until the saint dies suddenly. In this way, a perfect garbage dump is born.
The best ending for this garbage dump in the future is probably to become a prison for exiled prisoners from Khutot Khan and Isugard.
Theresa muttered to herself, and as the world before her eyes changed, she and everyone else returned to the familiar Purple Palace.
Although I want to lie down on the sofa and have a good rest immediately... But to be frank, Theresa is not off work yet!
"Take me to Caesar." Theresa curled her lips at the maid who came to greet her, "By the way, tell me, has Lalumia followed him around?"
In response to the Purple Queen's inquiry, the maid simply shrugged and said that she went to deal with the work as soon as His Majesty returned.
As for Lady Lalumia? She seemed to be accompanying Her Majesty Anna, who had just woken up, to play around.
This made Theresa feel relieved, and also made Finn, Elena and the others feel relieved.
…
At the same time. In the capital of the Roman Empire.
The people of Alesse, trapped in the palace area by a magic barrier, are looking for a way to leave this place.
They tried to make a hole in the barrier so that people could pass through, but later they found that the barrier could be repaired much faster than they could break it with rifle butts or something else.
In desperation, the Alesse people even tried to shoot a gap with air guns - but the rebounding bullets caused combat casualties before they officially came into contact with the enemy.
"What the hell is going on?!"
The commander of the Alesse people was furious, but even if he wanted to grab Prince Gasson by the collar and ask him clearly, judging from the fact that he was also surprised by what happened outside this morning, this idiot really knew nothing...
Damn it, damn it!
The commander cursed in his heart, perhaps they didn't need to protect Prince Gassen in the first place, and directly and blatantly invading the east might be the best option!
But it's too late to say anything now... I have nearly 8,000 elite soldiers on my side, I must find a way to get them out!
But the question is how to take it out
The commander was so anxious that he was pacing back and forth. At this moment, he received a message from the observation post in the palace tower saying that through the barrier, they could already see the flag of the Ishugard colonial army planted on the hill outside the capital in the distance...
"They're coming now?! Huh... But at least this proves that the barrier wasn't created by the Isgardians... Well, at least we don't have to worry about the Isgardians directly attacking the palace area... At least we may still have a few days of hope."
The commander laughed at himself. At least they had some good news—this barrier didn't seem to be built by the enemy. At least this barrier could stop the attack of the Isgardians.
On the other hand, this also confirmed that they were doomed to die in this chaotic city...
What they will face next is still unknown, and the commander of the Ares can only try to boost the morale of his own side...
But how to improve morale
The commander sighed heavily.
And deep in the palace.