As the two major religions that equally share the faith of the entire continent, both the Holy See in the east and the Holy Capital in the west have some unknown internal problems despite their seemingly powerful bodies and influence. (Top) (Point) (Novel) After the end of the era of Overlord Garserik, the Holy City experienced war and overlord suppression, resulting in a lack of faith. It once fell into a state of chaos and disorder. In order to save the Holy City that fell into a disorder of faith. Under the selection of the five supreme gods, Flora came to the Holy Capital alone. Over the long years, with the assistance of the Emerald Green Dragon and the Dragon Legion, Flora finally climbed to the highest point of power, and gradually reestablished herself in the western part of the continent. The glory and correct teachings of the former holy city were revealed.
At this time, the Holy See in the eastern part of the continent also rose rapidly under the protection of the goddess Ishtar and became an existence that could compete with the Holy City. The rise of religion once again brought order to the war-torn continent after the end of the Overlord Era. However, as The Holy City and the Holy See are growing day by day, and secular kings are gradually becoming more wary of the two major religious organizations. Divine power and royal power are always in conflict, especially when the fanatical believers of the Holy See follow the same fanatical rules. The goddess longed to put divine power above the king's power, and this move made the kings feel on pins and needles.
The Holy See desires to overwhelm all worldly power to establish a world in which humans, the race with the greatest potential for thousands of years, are the dominant ones. This act of oppressing and annihilating other races is in line with the concepts of the Emerald Green Dragon and the five high gods. Totally the opposite. The conflict between the two sides quickly deepened!
Both the five supreme gods and the Emerald Green Dragon believe that religion should always teach people the positive side and should not spread violence and hatred. You should not use threats to force others to believe in you. The existence of gods and mortals depends on each other rather than giving and receiving charity. Human beings believe in gods to bring them faith and divine power. As gods, they also have the responsibility and obligation to guide their believers to prosperity. and prosperity, but this prosperity and prosperity are by no means obtained by destroying innocent people. Only an evil god would glorify killing and aggression, and deceive his followers to engage in so-called divine war to defend their faith!
The political policies pursued by the Holy See in the eastern part of the continent have gradually led to secret alliances between many countries, which has weakened the influence of the Holy See's faith on themselves. In many cases, some kings do not mind trying to make trouble for the Holy See when it is overwhelmed. The most serious one is The confrontation between divine power and royal power lies in the fact that the Holy See has tried a king in the name of blasphemy. Although it is only a small country with little influence, the Holy See's actions undoubtedly sounded the alarm for the secular authorities. Who knows whether he will be judged next. That was after the verdict was handed down. Many people in power in the Eastern Continent directly pressured the Holy See to cancel the trial, and there were even cases where the Holy See knights and the royal troops conducted face-to-face military drills.
The secular military superiority is on the side of the king, but the Holy See can also mobilize the people and believers to put great pressure on the king, and the final result is that the divine power and the royal power are tied with each other. The king of the small country was spared the fate of being burned at the stake. But then he was overthrown by the aristocratic forces in the country. The new king also ascended the throne with the tacit consent of both parties.
Everything that happened in the Eastern Continent was also seen by the Holy Capital. The Holy Capital's teachings had no interest in divine power over kingship, but only hoped to guide the entire world on the right path of development. Reduce the sacrifices caused by unnecessary wars and conflicts. Although the interior of the Holy City has been re-cleaned and promoted by Flora, there are still some stubborn 'stains' left. In other words, it is evidence that Flora deliberately retained to show her goodwill to the secular kings. Those who were once dominated by power and money The captivated high priest of the old faction became the king's spy to monitor the inside of the Holy City, and in turn became a witness for the Holy City to explain to the secular kings that the Holy City had no intention of seizing power.
For decades, the Holy Capital has relied on these witnesses to get along relatively well with the authorities of various countries in the western continent. By attracting other persecuted races in the eastern continent, the Holy Capital integrated its technologies and advantages and shared them with the entire western continent. For a period of time, the Holy Capital even Countries have entered the best honeymoon period, and each country has rushed to agree to the Holy City's request to station in the Holy City to build a temple to spread the teachings. In exchange, they will accept refugees of other races who fled from the eastern part of the continent to obtain corresponding technologies.
It was the best time. The elves brought new magic technology, the dwarves brought forging and construction skills, and the orcs brought a strong labor force. The economy and development in the western part of the continent began to flourish, and various races merged. The Holy City is responsible for mediating conflicts, and the people of the western continent gradually understand that these foreign nations are not unacceptable existences.
But one thing Flora didn't expect was that the high priests of the old factions who had been retained not only received commissions from secular kings and became the kings' spies to monitor the Holy City, but even secretly connected those from the free cities in the eastern part of the continent who were full of people. Blood money is also collected. Although Flora had already emptied all the rights of these high priests in the Holy City at the beginning, and only kept them as a tool, these high priests of the old faction used the funds they obtained to quietly establish their own external affairs. The forces even want to overthrow themselves and support a puppet to occupy the entire Holy Capital.
This is simply wishful thinking to the point of making people want to laugh!
Flora had to admit that these high priests of the old faction were indeed a very annoying existence. Instead of allowing the Holy City to move forward, they tried every means to hinder it. After the Holy City crawled out of the quagmire again, the five supreme gods also returned. The chief priests were selected after performing miracles. What is ridiculous is that these stupid high priests of the old faction actually want to interfere with the selection of the chief priests. It is not difficult to see that there are some secular forces behind these foolish actions of these high priests. support. Until Flora unceremoniously exiled some of the most arrogant high priests to the border areas, and forcefully explained one thing to the secular kings!
The Holy City will not try to seize the power from the king, but it does not mean that it will allow secular forces to interfere in the internal affairs of the Holy City!
But this time, the high priest of the old faction, who had been quiet for a while, started to be active again. What Flora just read was a report about the recent situation of the high priest of the old faction. The Holy City and the western part of the continent are currently suffering from the crisis of dual attacks by demons and undead. These high priests of the old faction actually still have the energy to come up with a memorandum to denounce Flora, and have begun to submit this memorandum to the royal families of various countries.
Flora really didn't know how to describe this situation. It really made people confused about what these high priests were thinking. Let's not talk about the ridiculous content in the slogan that was made up. If you do this It is completely tantamount to damaging the reputation of the Holy City. Do these high priests consider the position of the Holy City
Seeing that Flora was so angry that she couldn't even speak, Grant encouraged her from the side: "It's time to make a decision, Your Highness the Saint, do you still want to keep these clowns to continue to tarnish the glory of the five supreme gods? "
Flora looked at Grant in front of her melancholy. She had already met Grant when she first came to the Holy City, and was still a priest's attendant. At that time, Grant, who was facing decay and lost the order of faith in the Holy City, was one of the few priests who still believed in the gods sincerely. It was precisely because of Grant's perseverance that Flora promoted Grant many times over the decades. In the end, this devout believer finally passed the trial and became the high-status Moon Priest. He was the only one who worried Flora. It was Grant's piety that had developed into fanaticism. Perhaps some goddess in the east wants her followers to become fanatics, but the five supreme gods are different. What the gods need are religious believers who can distinguish right from wrong and spread the word and move the world forward. Rather than a mindless and crazy puppet.
And it is precisely because Grant has incredible devotion to the five supreme gods, especially the ice and snow goddess Adolma. The high priests of the old faction within the Holy City have always been regarded by Grant as stains that tarnish the glory of the gods. Grant has wanted to get rid of these high priests of the old faction more than once. In the past, Flora kept these high priests in order to stabilize the kings who were afraid of being seized of power, but now she sees these ignorant people constantly challenging her bottom line of tolerance. Even Her Highness the Saint, who is extremely well-behaved, couldn't help but get angry.
"I need a detailed investigation about the supporters behind these high priests and the attitudes of the royal families of various countries." After thinking for a moment, Flora did not lose her mind in anger.
Grant nodded happily. Although it was not what he expected, Her Highness the Saint's answer at least showed that Her Highness's attitude towards these high priests had changed. At this time, the girl's clear voice rang out: "Don't worry, Your Highness Flora, at least I can guarantee that my father will definitely support the eradication of these cancers in the Holy City."
Flora sighed. Hearing this voice, the Saint knew who was back. Two figures quickly walked in outside the door that was pushed open. The chief priest was wearing a sacrificial robe and wearing the Green Wind Crown, the sacred object of the storm. Bramy walked in, followed by the assassin Quinn. The chief priest, who was still in the age of a girl, bowed to Flora and Grant and said: "Your Highness, my father recently had a document handed to me. Information, I thought you would be interested in taking a look."
After speaking, Bramy took out an envelope with the emblem of the Islaton family and handed it to Flora. After taking the letter and looking at Flora's face, Grant suddenly looked at the saint and asked her. Looking at Bramy in confusion, the chief priest of the God of Storms playfully stuck out his tongue, and then smiled and waved to the next Saint Fenalia beside Flora.
"Are you sure about this news? Chief Priest Bramy!" Flora's hands were trembling with anger when she put down the letter.
"I dare not say that it is absolutely true. In fact, I just got the news not long ago, but I feel that some people's behavior may indeed exceed the bottom line, and it is necessary to give them the harshest punishment. "Bolamy shrugged helplessly.
After Moon Priest Grant took the letter and read it, he suddenly punched the table hard: "Your Highness the Saint, please issue an order. These parasites cannot be allowed to pollute the entire Holy City and the five supreme gods. ”
This letter from the Isliton family in the hands of Moon Priest Grant reveals something. Recently, several illegal slave traders were accidentally captured in the Kingdom of Cordoba. Based on the confessions of these traders, they The person who provides the 'supply' is the high priest of the old faction of the Holy City.
"Priest Grant, I authorize you to investigate this matter with full authority and severely punish anyone who commits such a crime, no matter who it is!" Flora took a deep breath and ordered. (To be continued...)