Chapter 219: After the War, and the Crimson King Arrives at the Holy City of the Torch Church

Pero heard that Full Moon Territory was also attacked by the Naga tribe.

This made him feel much better.

But it seems that the Naga tribe was destroyed by Man Yue’s army, but the specific circumstances are unclear.

But with the strength of the Naga tribe, the losses of Manyue Territory will surely not be small.

As a result, Shelan became the most threatening person to Perrault.

Shelan is still steadily advancing the development of the territory. Although the unstable factors in the territory have not been completely eliminated, development-related matters have already begun.

Although Pero was also unclear about Shelan's specific progress.

At the same time, Fenris was lying on a medical bed while the military doctor sutured the huge gash in his abdomen. However, even though he had strong vitality as a high-level professional and used healing items such as golden leaves, it was still impossible for him to recover in a short time.

However, this does not particularly affect Fenris's work.

"How many Naga and Murloc captives are there?" Fenris asked his lieutenant Tata.

Tata is the son of Taran. He is talented in all aspects and Fenris trusts him quite a bit.

"203 murlocs, 12 female Nagas, and 20 male Nagas." Tata reported.

Fenris nodded, and then said: "So do we have people who can speak the Naga language? And remember to soak them in water. These aquatic creatures may die if they are not soaked in water."

"There is no one in Full Moon Territory who can speak the Naga language, but the adventurers in the holiday villa seem to have bards who can speak multiple languages. We can apply to Lord Rand for deployment."

"Okay, let's do it." Fenris approved of the plan.

Fenris felt that these aquatic creatures were quite strong and would definitely be good for work. Moreover, he thought that the hideout should start building ships.

Fenris was born a messenger, so he is more sensitive about many things.

For example, he could sense Viscount Rand's thoughts on the Pero territory and the territories of the surrounding small and medium-sized nobles.

And the idea of ​​that inland sea.

The existence of the inland sea has brought a lot of trouble, as the murlocs and nagas always harass the coastal noble territories.

However, if the coastal nobles were strong enough to ignore the threats posed by these deep-water creatures, they could develop fisheries and obtain delicious fish from the ocean.

And if we are stronger and have enough financial and technical capabilities to build a fleet, we can start inland sea trade.

In this era, the efficiency of land trade is far less than that of ocean trade.

The speed of a carriage is not as fast as that of a ship, and it is also limited by the conditions of the road. In addition, since it has to pass through the territories of many lords, it will be exploited at every level.

And the most important thing is the cargo capacity. The cargo capacity of a horse-drawn carriage is far greater than that of a merchant ship.

Of course, it still depends on the ship technology and the strength of the lord. After all, the Nagas and fishmen in the water are not easy to deal with.

And Fenris was sure that Rand was very interested in this benefit.

In this way, these murloc and naga captives will be very useful.

They can move around in water without their skin becoming ulcerated by blisters or getting maggots from staying in water for a long time.

In short, they can be used to build ships.

The shipbuilding technology of this era basically required being close to the water, or even operating in the water.

Otherwise, it would be too difficult to transport the built ships to the water.

With the help of Naga and Murloc, shipbuilding will be much easier.

"Then I'll make the arrangements. Please take care of your health and don't overwork yourself."

After Tata asked the medical staff to pay attention to Fenris's physical condition, he left to arrange matters.

Now Tata has discovered a situation. The higher-ups in the hideout, including Lord Viscount Rand, seem to be very interested in capturing people. Is there some secret hidden in this?

…

The Crimson King Karin came to the holy city of the Torch Church alone.

Looking up, the holy city looked the same from the outside as it had every time she had seen it before.

At dawn, the first ray of sunlight penetrated the mist and gently brushed across the huge statue of the torch goddess in front of the city.

The moonlight has gradually faded, but because the sun's sunlight is not that warm, if you look up now, you can still see the faint outline of the moon.

"I'm back." The Crimson King murmured in a voice that only he could hear.

She has spent most of her life in this holy city since she was born.

Karin remembered that when she was a child, this holy city of the Torch Church was very bustling, with an endless stream of free people coming here to make pilgrimages.

And the noble lords who came to discuss cooperation.

Even before, when the Torch Church had not yet split, this holy city was still quite lively. After all, apart from the Nurturing Blood, there were still many evil cults in this world that needed the Torch Church's efficient handling methods to deal with.

But now, although there are still people coming in and out near the city gate, it can undoubtedly be described as deserted.

Karin entered the holy city, of course, not using the normal way of entering and exiting, because she was well aware that she was no longer welcome here.

In other words, it was already unpopular a long time ago.

The central cathedral of the Torch Church is located in the center of the holy city. It also houses the world's largest statue of the Torch Goddess and an ever-burning flame on the torch.

Walking on the road between the churches, the Crimson King Karin prepared to go to the Pope to ask questions.

The Torch Church is now divided into three factions. The leader of the Utilitarian Faction is the Grand Knight Commander, the representative of the Novice Faction is the Crimson King Karin, and the leader of the Cowardly Faction is the Pope of the Torch Church.

Karin quickly found the Pope of the Torch Church, who was praying in front of the statue of the Torch Goddess.

Karin knew she had been discovered.

But she was not in a hurry.

"Long time no see, Your Holiness."

"How are you, Lord Crimson King?"

In fact, in the past regulations of the Torch Church, the Pope was the most powerful person in the church. It was only after Karin became the "king" that the power of the Torch Church shifted to Karin.

Karin respects the Pope very much, but her ideas are different from his.

It's not like they haven't had arguments in the past, but after Karin came to power, she didn't really sweep the Pope out of the center of power.

Maybe she really shouldn't have sat in that position. She was too soft-hearted and had too high a bottom line in many cases, so she always regretted it.

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If she had been more decisive at the beginning, she might not have reached the point where she needs to be cleansed.

No further words were spoken between the two.

The golden-haired, red-eyed King Karin looked around. Many people in the church were on edge. They looked at their former saint and said in a cold voice, "It's not too late to mend your ways. I can't guarantee anything, but at least you won't die."

The Pope sneered: "There is no need to say such things at a time like this, Karin."

"Why are you doing this? Cooperate with me and we can convince the Grand Knight that a unified Torch Church will be much stronger than a divided one." Karin still wanted to say more.

"Childish." The Pope commented, "Don't you think it's your responsibility that things have turned out like this?"

"If it's a matter of money, I have already convinced the two northern countries and sent people to find ways to develop the economy." Karin said patiently.

But the Pope was impatient: "In fact, the Torch Church is not that short of money, and the real problem is that we are involved too much. We have such power, we can obviously grasp power, enjoy delicious food, and have wealth, instead of putting out fires all over the world day after day, year after year."

The Torch Church was indeed short of money, but the Pope was not very short of money. In order to develop his own power after losing Karin's support, he naturally embezzled a lot from all aspects.

A place full of faith is no different from any other place. Where there is interest, people will have ideas.

Anyway, the Pope felt that it would be better to keep the money in his own hands than to give it to Karin and let her waste it.

Karin finally gave up the idea of ​​persuading the Pope. She found that there were still many things she didn't understand in the past.

There are always many places where torches are placed in the churches of the Torch Church.

It was still dawn and the sky was only dimly lit.

When Karin made up her mind, all the burning torches suddenly lit up.

According to the teachings of the Torch Church, flames should be used to quell evil, protect humanity, dispel darkness and bring warmth.

And now, in Karin's eyes, the Torch Pope in front of her has become an evil demon that needs to be wiped out.

With multiple top-level professionals, as well as countless upper-level professionals and elite professionals, the Pope had long anticipated that the Crimson King Karin would return, and therefore made a lot of preparations in advance.

There are not only professionals from the Torch Church here, but also some powerful people who cooperate with the Pope of the Torch Church.

Moreover, the Torch Pope had regarded Karin as an imaginary enemy a long time ago. Naturally, he had carefully studied the fighting style of the Crimson King Karin and guessed at her possible weaknesses.

For example, fire resistance potions and fire resistance magic sets.

The followers of the Torch Church are naturally resistant to fire, especially some of the top professionals, who also have some understanding of the nature of fire, and have a full set of fire resistance.

But it’s still far from enough——

There is no clear record of successfully defeating a "King" level professional in this world.

In the front row, the Torch Church Paladin with extremely high fire resistance was still burned by the flames that ignited for no reason.

As for those professionals who were not from the Torch Church, they did not dare to get close at all and could only try some long-range attacks.

But whether it is the ranger's arrows or the wizard's magic, when they get close to the Crimson King, they will become fuel and become firewood that adds fuel to the fire.

And the temperature in the church is rising.

The hot wind swept through the entire space.

It seemed as if this was not the church of the Torch Church, but a corner of the legendary purgatory.

"Go," the Pope ordered, "We can't let her heat up any further."

The high-level professionals rushed forward.

Every high-level professional has their own unique qualities, but these abilities still seem ridiculous to the beautiful woman with blonde hair and red eyes standing in the center of the hall.

There was clearly only a few steps between the two sides, but it seemed as if there was an infinite distance between them.

They are obviously not far away, but it seems that they can never be reached. No one can reach the King of Brilliant Red.

Is this kind of power really something that humans can possess? The temperature of the air rose further, and the professionals' vision became distorted, and even some of those with poor physical fitness had hallucinations.

The Pope wanted to continue giving orders, but found that he couldn't open his mouth at all. The scorching air was so hot that it was impossible to breathe or speak.

(End of this chapter)