Gallo-Nallo, Port Maluri, Herne Cathedral.
The explosion at Maluri Port was like the opening of a stage. With the end of that night of suffering, everything was moving in a crazy direction. The situation in the entire Western world was more serious than ever before. Although the two sides had not yet torn their faces apart, the heavy oppression had permeated every inch of land where humans lived.
With the development of science and technology today, human information is no longer as isolated as it was in the old days. With the help of rails and ships, letters and telegrams, information related to the Night of Bitterness spreads rapidly, circulates among countries, and arouses the nerves of other people.
When everyone looked up at the sky, they would feel an unspeakable pressure, as if the sky was covered by an invisible iron curtain. If they were not careful, it would completely shatter and smash fiercely on the country with sparks and residual heat.
However, some people felt differently. They did not feel any fear at all, but were ecstatic about it.
The Plague Doctor was one of the ecstatic ones, and now he was standing on the balcony of Herne Cathedral.
Looking at the place where the sky and the sea meet, ironclad ships are lined up one by one, docked at the port of Maruri, which is still under repair. Due to the defeat in the Glorious War, the military of Gaulnalo suffered a great blow. Even if they recovered in the later period, their military strength was still difficult to catch up with Inglvig.
Under such circumstances, facing Inglvig, who mastered advanced steam technology, Gaulnalo had little chance of winning, so they won over the surrounding countries, most of which were located in the Rhine River basin, so this alliance was called the Rhine Alliance.
"War is coming!"
The plague doctor took a deep breath and gasped heavily under his bird-beak mask, his voice filled with uncontrollable joy.
This was a good moment. War was imminent, and the old king had cleared out the discordant voices in the country before his death. With Cornell's coronation and Cory's assistance, all power in Gaulnalo was now highly centralized.
At the same time, theocracy was also being plundered. With the support of Cornel, the Orthodox Church launched a series of conflicts with the Evangelical Church after the death of Michael. Most of the conflicts ended with the victory of the Orthodox Church. Now Lawrence, as the Orthodox Pope, almost controls the faith in most of the country.
There is still resistance in some areas, and the believers of the Evangelical Church reject the spread of Orthodoxy, but their demise is also inevitable. A few days ago, the core of the Holy Evangelical Papal State, the Seven Hills, was sealed off. No one knows what happened specifically, but there are rumors that the Cathedral of St. Naro was surrounded by the Knights Templar, and the new Pope was in it, maintaining absolute silence.
With these, the Orthodox Church also had the opportunity to strike against the believers of the Evangelical Church, and during the Great Purge they usurped this sacred church under their feet.
Hearn Cathedral is the largest and most prosperous church in the whole of Maluri. It has a long history. During the most powerful period of the Evangelical Church, it was the outpost of the Evangelical Church. All ships entering and leaving the port of Maluri would be monitored by Hearn Cathedral, even if this was not the Holy Evangelical Papal State.
But now everything has changed. Without the interference of the Holy Gospel Papal State, everything is proceeding according to the plan of those in power. Like a runaway train, it begins to accelerate madly until it runs off the tracks, taking everyone with it to death.