"Abraham, what are you doing?"

The wooden box was opened, and Su Yue looked at the two heads inside... and said, "The corpses of priests from the Holy See?"

Abraham laughed and said, "Last night, in the early hours of the morning, they went to the Vatican with the intention of harming the territory, claiming that angels had fallen and that we needed to be put on trial."

"Where's the letter?"

Abraham handed Schwarz von Richter's letter to Su Yue, whose expression turned ashen upon reading it. These damned Holy See members, attempting to place divine authority above their territorial authority, were truly audacious.

He even wanted to summon the Inquisition to his territory to hold a trial and try to take away his rights?

"They really are a bunch of scoundrels."

Abraham said, “The deaths of two priests will exacerbate the conflict between the Devil Cult and the Holy See. You may need to get closer to Count Bartogol Rivers.”

Is that so?

Everything is interconnected.

The Holy See and the heretical Church of the Devil are irreconcilable enemies, and the See also has connections with Count Bartogol Rivers, a count of the Bartog Empire. Therefore, with so many constraints, a balance of power is bound to be formed, and Abraham's advice this time provided Su Yue with a crucial piece of information.

—Count Bartogol Rivers, a superior of the human empire of Su Yue.

It now appears to be a critical juncture in the balance.

"I understand. I'll write him a letter in a bit, and you can deliver it for me. Or you can write it for him?"

Abraham laughed and said, "I'll write it."

"The devil is most adept at deceiving and bluffing. Having Abraham write the letter to Count Bartogar Rivers will surely win his favor and provide Su Yue with a more solid political foundation. Su Yue has already sensed the Holy See's malice," he said.

"Should we kill this Cardinal Schwarz von Richter? Killing him would invalidate Europa's angelic status, but the letters suggest they suspect Europa has fallen..."

Abraham said, "Don't kill them for now. They still have a use. When the Inquisition arrives, there will be another problem that Europa will need to solve for you."

Su Yue smiled.

Through their discussion, the two of them had thoroughly calculated every aspect of Schwarz von Richter and the Holy See.

Similarly, from the perspective of the devil's cult and heresy, even if Su Yue does not represent Abraham's devil's cult.

He also had to consider the evil gods of the Cthulhu pantheon, his own Great Old Ones, and the Empire faction.

"Schwarz von Richter was a problem, and the subsequent Inquisition was another problem. But what do you think about the decline of Europa?"

Su Yue looked at his advisors, including his sixth subordinate, who was subordinate to Abraham.

Abraham pondered for a moment: "Have you felt anything unusual about your body today?"

"have."

Abraham said, "She may no longer be a virgin."

"What!?"

Abraham stroked his mustache twice and said, “Angels are in a state of decline, and becoming fallen angels is only a matter of time. The Empire and humanity may just be stepping stones for our future. Master, do not forget that our enemies are still in Heaven. The arrow of Heaven’s judgment is now hovering over our heads. Whether it is the Devil Cult or my exposure, a direct conflict with Heaven and the Papacy is inevitable.”

"What about the Nabataean Empire?"

"Unfortunately, I have no choice but to betray them."

"Is this how it should be?"

Su Yue could only remain silent in despair. He knew that sooner or later the Bathor Empire would not be able to retain him as the supreme ruler, and even Heaven would eventually become an enemy of his Canaanite territory. However, the news that Europa had slept with him last night still shocked him greatly.

"Let's put that aside for now. I have something to discuss with you."

"oh?"

Abraham looked at Su Yue with curiosity.

At this moment, Su Yue showed Abraham the "Dragon Fleet Port Blueprint," a sixth-tier special building that Id Ya had randomly selected upon his return yesterday. Abraham looked surprised: "A port?"

"Yes, the port...this skips the development of a fishing village...gives us the ability to sail far and control the seas. Just a Tier 6 building requires more than 4 million gold coins, plus more than 250,000 in various resources. Our territory is running out of funds."

Su Yue looked at Abraham, hoping the first member of parliament would provide a solution.

Abraham said, “This is indeed a bit tricky… The followers of the Devil’s Church are currently using portals to travel to places like the desert and other dimensions to do business and trade. If you’re not in a hurry…”

"It's urgent."

Abraham said, "Then we'll have to steal it."

"What are you stealing?"

"soul."

Su Yue said, "Should we start a war with the dwarves today? They have the advantage of being on higher ground, so it's not impossible to send troops now... but we might not be able to inflict too much damage on them..." Su Yue's personality was rather conservative and cautious.

Abraham said, "Your biggest advantage right now is time. It's quite difficult to gather 4 million gold coins today. Why don't you take a look at the auction house?"

Su Yue said, "The players don't have much money either."

Yesterday, Abraham earned him 450,000 gold coins, which, combined with the previous 1.35 million, brings his total to 1.9 million gold coins. He's short a staggering 2.1 million gold coins, and in addition, he's short of nearly 3 million gold coins in other resources… In other words, building this Tier 6 large port structure will require a whopping 7 million gold coins…

His previous 1.1 million gold coins were all obtained by luck from raiding Gwof and Grujen. Where can he go to raid 10 more territories like that now? Two thousand troops are simply not enough.

Abraham said, “Put your idea aside for now.”

"..."

Su Yue remained silent, thinking that this was the only way.

Even with the special attribute of Councilor Abraham ("First Councilor: Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, Territory Councilor's Blessing: Productivity +40%, Territory Maintenance -40%"), the maintenance cost of building a port with 7 million gold coins is still 40% lower than what we can afford at this stage.

Plans can't keep up with changes.

Just as Su Yue was discussing the development of the territory with Abraham.

Ragnar, the diving scout from Innsmouth, suddenly emerged from the water beside him and respectfully reported, "Sir, a large force of ratmen has been discovered in the south, and we have also detected signs of the Holy See... They seem to have attracted Legions: over 1000 ratmen..."

Su Yue and Abraham exchanged glances, thinking to themselves that this guy named Schwarz von Richter was not someone to be trifled with.

He had spoken with Su Yue in parliament before.

It was said that the St. John's Brotherhood could help him solve the plague.

The next day!

The ratmen army attacked the territory... If there wasn't something fishy going on here and if Cardinal Schwarz von Richter wasn't involved, Su Yue would never believe it even if you beat him to death!

"Prepare to engage the enemy."

In the pitch-black cave, Zhou Zhuo also sent a message in the player alliance group: "Boss Su Yue, we have a ratman player on our side. Zhanji said that their ratman, Victor Sterling, a Plague Lord, is launching an attack on your Canaan territory!"

Su Yue thought to himself that this was the benefit of allying with the Dragon Kingdom player lords. Unlike NPCs in other Turin worlds, players had an absolute advantage in information exchange, and the Plague Ratmen army even had its own spies. This made things much easier.

"What is the composition of their unit? Send me a message."

Zhou Zhuo said, "Soon."

"592 Tier 1 Spear Clan Rats, 775 Tier 2 Storm Rats, and 499 Tier 3 Plague Rats. The key point is that they are carrying poison gas and poison fog weapons, including two tunnel excavators and three highly poisonous plague catapults."

"Currently known information is about low-tier units, while information about high-tier units of tier four and above is unknown. The total number of troops is between 1,866 and 2,000. Due to the concealment of the tunnels, the possibility of subsequent support cannot be ruled out."

Su Yue smiled.

The Holy See, the Brotherhood of Saint George—he remembered the choices these guys had made.