Chapter 997 (1/2)

”I agree that looting of the church must not be tolerated.”

In the lounge behind the red blood Castle palace hall, Dalton kand in front of the round table was the first to express his attitude after listening to Loren's narration.

Charlotte frowned slightly, obviously dissatisfied with Lauren's rude approach.

But this time she didn't say anything - after eboden's war, the countess was no longer surprised by the claims of a dark haired wizard.

”But, after all, it's the church.” Charles glenwell, the Duchy's governor, was still worried and couldn't help but say, ”if you offend them too much, I'm afraid...”

”I'm afraid of what?” the grey pupil boy holding his arm and standing by the door suddenly interrupted him and said coldly: ”instigating religious riots, excluding Bain and the Turin family, non violence and non cooperation... What else?”

”Will Lord Lorraine and Byrne today still be afraid of these?”

There was a subtle change in their expressions, which made the room quiet for a while.

Yes, if what Byrne did not fear most after the reconstruction of the principality church, it was the threat from the Holy Cross itself.

Although the Byrne church under bishop Weber refused to accept the control of the Byrne court, it also ignored many instructions of the imperial church, always maintained absolute neutrality and did not interfere with the secular world.

Without the support of the local church, the church in the imperial capital could not exert any influence on Bain thousands of miles away.

Of course, it is possible if the church really does at all costs - but after Weber's ”church reform”, the whole Bain church lost its power to manage and control the parish at the cost of absolute freedom.

Charlotte and the round table parliament took over the whole management and even the population and land they controlled; What is left to the church is only the local churches themselves and a small donation to maintain daily expenses.

This is also in line with the original idea of little priest Weber - we should not bind believers with churches, but let believers voluntarily choose the church to pray.

Even if the church could really be cruel and beat Weber, who was pushed to power by themselves, and put a new bishop on the top, it could not cause many waves immediately, because he had to take back the rule of the whole principality from Charlotte first.

And Charlotte is absolutely impossible to hand it in.

”That's what they say, but, after all, it's a church!” Charles still couldn't relax: ”even if they don't have any action, they can secretly encourage the nobles in the imperial capital and saxophone...”

”If that's the case, the first one to stand up and beat them down is emperor Conrad!”

With a cold hum, Charlotte glanced across her eyes and made the staring black haired wizard shiver: ”at present, just after the battle of eboden, our emperor has long been unable to stand the infidelity of the nobles, and is thinking that there is no suitable excuse to punish them.”

”Am I right, Duke?”

With a cold hum, the countess asked angrily.

What else can Loren, with a smile on his face, say except nodding?

”But the church has a lot of resources. If they want to deal with the enemy, they have enough means - for example, against wizards.” Dalton kand said in a deep voice:

”Eboden and corona are gone.”

Charlotte looked sideways.

But Loren understood something: ”mentor Dalton, have you got the information?”

The black wizard who didn't like nonsense just nodded slightly.

Everyone around the round table immediately concentrated.

”The... Informant in the imperial capital sent a message. After the battle of eboden, the church united with the nobility and passed many administrative orders against wizards.”

Dalton said it vaguely, and of course Loren knew it; The so-called ”informants” are probably the watchmen who had been ”instigated” by Dalton before Conrad was incorporated.

Although it is not always possible to ”wake up” them in order to prevent them from being detected by Connaught, at least it is safer to transmit this semi public intelligence.

”Property supervision, identity registration and freedom of movement are limited. At the same time, the parliament of the Empire has passed a bill to enlist two-thirds of the Wizards in the imperial capital into the army and bring them into the baggage establishment.”

Dalton said expressionless, ”nominally, it requires wizards to join the army and accept the imperial 'full mobilization order'; in fact, it is to facilitate control, blackmail and forcibly collect their property.”

”How can they do that?!” Lucian's expression was very incredible: ”the former cabinet... I mean, master elbird, the Royal wizard consultant, didn't resist?”

”He can, but he can't.” after a little thought, Charlotte immediately understood the key: ”because the full mobilization order of the empire is aimed at everyone.”

”The Wizards... Especially the alchemists guild in the imperial capital, are known to be rich because of their connection with various chambers of Commerce.” Loren whispered:

”The imperial capital is the territory of the church. It's very easy for them to arouse people's jealousy of wizards.”

Of course, there is another reason, that is, Conrad also needs a lot of money to maintain his 200000 Legion and three times the cost of logistics troops.

Wizards have money. Wizards can act as engineers on the battlefield. Attacking wizards can calm the anger of nobles and churches, and get more financial and material support from them... So why not?

Without eboden, the ”city of wizards”, and the leader of the most powerful wizard family and wizard tower, the Wizards in the Empire are scattered. No matter who can step on it.

Bearing the envy of civilians and the envy of aristocrats, once they try to resist, they will end up being regarded as ”Azores elf spies” and ”imperial traitors”, and suffer the most ruthless blow.

”As a royal wizard consultant, master elbird certainly can't intervene at this time.” the black haired wizard whispered with his mouth raised:

”But we can.”

Charlotte's eyes moved slightly: ”how?”

”It's very simple. Among the eboden wizards who came back with me, there are two elder wizard tower - one is the new heir, and the other... Er, the other is still in a coma.” shrugged, Loren smiled:

”Two elders, including mentor Dalton, master Halin van ashamay... Twelve elders, there are four in the red blood castle! We can take advantage of this advantage to rebuild the nine pointed star wizard tower in the red blood castle!”

People's eyes involuntarily gathered, thinking or exchanging eyes.

”It will be a signal for wizards from all over the Empire to gather to Byrne.” Dalton said coldly:

”But is it really wise... When you have become a thorn in the eye of the Empire?”

”In the words of our dear highness Brandon, they can't hate me more anyway.”