Chapter 189 Split
When the good news reached the capital of the Frost Moon Kingdom, the Crimson King Karin had already left.
The cultists in Frost Moon Royal City were successfully dealt with.
Karin also received an additional thank-you payment, which was a generous amount for an individual, but a drop in the bucket for the Torch Church.
She could also sense that there were some secrets and conspiracies in the royal city, but these had nothing to do with her, as she was not very good at politics.
After leaving, she traveled to other countries in the north.
Without exception, they were received with the highest standards, but when it came to the issue of donations, the leaders of these countries all avoided the question.
As for the Northern Union, they do not hate the Torch Church as much as the Southern Kingdom, but they do not have much favorable impression of it either.
During the heyday of the Torch Church, there was a lot of interference with the royal power and the power of the nobility.
No one wants to share power.
The Northern Union is not very rich, and even if it were, it would not want the Torch Church to become wealthy. At least a Torch Church that gets paid to do things is much better for these kings and nobles than a Torch Church that has its own ideas.
Karin was understandably frustrated, and she knew very well that if she wasn't at the "king" level, she might even be turned away.
Now, Karin sometimes wondered if she had made a wrong choice by arresting the leader of the world's largest cult.
But she quickly brushed the thought off.
The last stop is the White Kingdom, where there is a woman she somewhat dislikes, the White King.
This cold, hard, and somewhat overbearing woman always made Karin feel uncomfortable whenever she came into contact with her.
Maybe it's because they are not compatible. Karin represents fire, and the White King represents cold.
But for the Torch Church, she still arrived here.
Although winter has just begun, it still feels a little colder when approaching the White King's Palace.
There were burning braziers at the entrance and inside the palace for heating and lighting, but I just didn't feel warm.
After meeting the White King, Karin bowed slightly.
Simple relics gender recognition interference devices certainly cannot affect king-level professionals, but Karin will not reveal the gender of the White King. She is just a little curious. The White King seems to have only one sister. Who will her throne be passed on to? The ministers of the White Palace are wondering if Karin, the Red King, is suitable for their White King.
The White King seems to be somewhat resistant to marriage, but bloodline inheritance is a must.
They had previously guessed that the White King was arrogant and looked down on ordinary women, so what about the Crimson King Karin?
As a "king" level professional, the Crimson King Karin is definitely qualified, but is it possible for the Torch Church and the White Kingdom to form an alliance?
The ministers fell into deep thought, and the White King gestured to the waiter to prepare tea for Karin.
It is actually a blended juice, paired with a new type of syrup, which has more flavor.
The construction progress of the road from the White Country to the Crescent Moon Territory is not fast. Now it is only a little more than half built, and it is still the roughest gravel road, but it is still much more convenient for the two sides to travel.
Otherwise, the White King would not have been able to taste this new product so quickly.
This was the second time Karin tasted something like this. The last time was in the royal city of the Frost Moon Kingdom, but she didn't expect to be able to taste it in the White Kingdom as well.
How could such a simple juice be so popular? And the price is also very high. I just don’t know what the cost is.
Her strategic goal of coming to the Northern Union this time was basically a failure. Only if the Frost Moon Kingdom agreed to continue donating, then the Torch Church would have to find other ways to develop the economy.
Like making some special products? "Saint Karin." The White King's voice rang out in the White Palace, "Let's get down to business."
Karin's thoughts were brought back.
"Your country..."
It failed as a matter of course. The White Kingdom with the White King might be the country that least needs to cooperate with the Torch Church.
Just as she was about to leave, a court lady whispered something in the White King's ear.
The White King stopped Karin and said, "The White Country is willing to make a donation to you."
Karin was a little confused.
Then I saw the White King's compassionate eyes.
The White King signaled the lady-in-waiting to give a copy of the briefing to Karin.
After Karin took it, she just glanced at it and her face turned ugly.
The Torch Church has officially split.
Everything was worse than Karin had initially imagined.
The Cowardly Faction completely hid in the Holy City and planned to stay out of the world, while the Utilitarian Faction still occupied the gold mine. During this period, they seized a certain amount of wealth from the gold mine and prepared to find a place to build a new holy city before the two alliances of the Southern Kingdom officially restarted the civil war.
As for the beginners represented by Karin, most of them work all over the world.
At this point, the Torch Church was split into three parts, and there may be no possibility of unification.
Karin said goodbye to the White King and closed her eyes in some pain.
Previously, when she was in the Holy City, the headquarters of the Torch Church, she severely punished separatist behavior, but it did not go to the point of bloody purges.
She also believed that she could hold on for a few more years, and maybe things would turn around in a few years.
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But now it seems that she is really a waste and is good for nothing except fighting.
It was a mistake to leave the Torch Church in her hands.
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All I can say is that the same news may be extremely painful for some people, but good news for others.
The Torch Church has officially split! Rand was very excited when he received the news.
This means that his current missionary activities, which are disguised as the Torch Church, can hardly be labeled as heresy.
Because there is no orthodoxy nowadays, everyone is a heretic.
Perhaps the Crimson King Karin will be more righteous, but not much better.
We have now officially entered the era of the Torch Split.
Rand was sure that the kings were behind this.
The kings did not want the royal power to be suppressed by theocracy. The unified Torch Church was too powerful, as evidenced by their strong military mediation in the previous gold mine war.
Moreover, the Torch Church is also absorbing wealth from their land in all aspects.
This is unbearable for them.
A divided Torch Church would have much less impact on the kings.
By then, whether the Torch Church is labeled a cult and swept into the dustbin of history, or it is recruited, lured and bought off, the initiative will no longer be in the hands of the Torch Church.
In fact, Rand also gained considerable benefits from this period of missionary work.
Rand's sect, its doctrines and ideas can fill the gap in grassroots rule left by the aristocracy of this era.
Although it is only a very small-scale missionary work now, we still have a better understanding of the surrounding intelligence and have obtained certain trade integration and pricing rights.
In the past, villagers from regional villages who wanted to trade could only go to the local lord's town, but now, Rand has built a bridge for them to trade with each other.
Naturally, Rand will also benefit from this.
However, Rand still needs to wait for the right time to preach on a large scale. If he jumps out now... Rand is not qualified to jump out and be taken seriously. It's just that his identity as a Torch Church background is not as useful as before.
This is not necessarily the case. Maybe, in this case, Rand's Torch Church background will be more useful? Rand is not sure, but at least in the Northern Union, the king and the nobles have no hatred for the Torch Church. At least his development will not be hindered by this.
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(End of this chapter)