"Is it possible that this is all an act?"

Someone couldn't help but ask.

"It cannot be ruled out, but it is very likely to be true."

Han Jingchuan pondered, "His wife was swallowed by the Sea God. I heard that although she gained some opportunities afterward, the 'divine punishment' she suffered was not light. Judging from their conversations these past few days, it was because the 'divine punishment' eroded her spirit that her personality changed so drastically."

They refer to the complications of their superpowers as "divine punishment."

"If that's the case, then it's indeed valuable intelligence."

The other person nodded slightly. It is said that to fight external enemies, one must first secure internal stability. Often, internal discord and rifts are the beginning of defeat.

"So, what does His Holiness the Pope mean..."

"Try to stimulate it further."

The Pope said in a deep voice, "It seems that Xu Shi has been hiding this matter all along, obviously not wanting it to affect other things. But if we can take advantage of this, when he loses his composure and is unable to attend to one thing at a time, that will be the best opportunity to defeat him in one fell swoop."

"Of course, considering the royal family factor, this alone is not enough; at best, it is just a trigger."

He added, “That is why I have summoned you all here. You, including yourselves, command the most elite warriors of the Papacy. Once the heretics are eliminated and the court is cleansed, the glory of the Papacy will surely be restored.”

Is this the start of a full-blown war...? Lu Baiyan's heart pounded with apprehension. Clearly, His Holiness the Pope's target was not only Xu Shi, but also the ever-growing royal family.

This can be considered to nip the problem in the bud. Otherwise, simply eliminating one side would be useless. Today there can be a cat cult, tomorrow there can be a dog cult. The root cause lies in the royal family's fear of the Papacy. It's no longer about checking and balancing, but about one side having to be eliminated.

If successful, perhaps the Papacy will eventually completely rule the Hualan Empire? At most, they'll just be installing a puppet who's friendly to the Papacy.

Others were naturally aware of this and were quite supportive of it.

To be fair, very few people within the Papacy system are truly loyal to the royal family—even the Knights Templar were completely eradicated, so the state of the priests and nuns they trained themselves is self-evident.

so.

The final answer was just one sentence.

"Sweep away heresy and restore the glory of the Holy See!"

(End of this chapter)