"Hoo...Hoo...Priest! There's news from Bahoda! Their operation has been successful! They have completely controlled the Radiant Pilgrims and are on their way."
"What? It actually worked?!"
After hearing Qing's words, Aman beside the campfire stood up immediately, muttering in disbelief, and the others around him couldn't help but talk to each other happily when they heard the news, and the worries on most people's faces were swept away.
"Great, Lord Amman, Bahoda and his men succeeded. Now we finally have the leverage to have a good talk with the Glowing Cult!"
Standing beside Amman, Obuye said this to Amman. Listening to Obuye's words, Amman was silent for a while, and then immediately said to the young man who delivered the message.
"Notify Feisa and the others on the mainland to immediately send the prepared letter to the Glowing Church and express our intentions and requests to them!"
"Yes, I know."
After listening to Amman's words, the young man who delivered the message immediately responded and trotted away. Looking at the young man's back in the distance, Amman couldn't help but sigh again. Then he turned around silently and looked at the big tree behind him. There was almost a naturally formed "wood carving" of a woman. Looking at the soft face on the "wood carving" that had not been carved, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"I didn't expect... that in the end, it would come to this...
"O God of Plenty, please forgive our sins and bless Natsuki..."
Towards the wooden statue, Amman prayed devoutly.
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Conquer the northern coast of the sea, Perran, the capital of Ivigre.
In the dark night in Perrin, everything was sleeping peacefully, except for the Cathedral of Purification in the church district of Perrin, where lights were flickering on.
Inside the Cathedral of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Archbishop Antonio, who was wearing a simple silk robe, had gray hair on his temples and was slightly plump. He was standing in front of a tall stained glass window with his hands behind his back and a stern expression. In front of him was a young priest with a respectful look.
"What did you say... the pilgrim fleet in the Rachel Valley was attacked today? All the pilgrims are missing?"
With a look of surprise, Antonio said to the priest in front of him, and the other nodded and continued speaking.
"Yes, according to the message sent by the Third Escort Fleet of the Holy Sacrament Knights using the communication light instrument, they were disturbed by heavy fog during the escort mission, and several extraordinary people suspected to have the power of Canglang attacked them. Although the ships and personnel were not damaged in the end, three passenger ships carrying 851 pilgrims were lost in the fog created by extraordinary abilities and completely lost contact."
The priest reported to Antonio. After listening to the priest's report, Antonio was silent for a while. There was a subtle light flashing in his small eyes. After he seemed to suppress something, he spoke slowly and calmly.
"The Third Escort Team...someone told me the other day with great confidence how important the investigation of heretics was, so important that detaining four high-ranking deacons at once was considered a 'small matter'. Humph...I don't think the current situation is still a 'small matter' for him?
"From top to bottom, from red to black, our court is full of idiots."
Antonio sneered and said this sarcastically, his words seemed full of dissatisfaction with the vertical institution of the Inquisition. After hearing what Antonio said, the priest in front of him was directly shocked.
"Um... well... Sir, you'd better watch your words. If someone with ulterior motives hears what you say, then..."
"So what if you heard it? Those guys in the court have messed up so many things by arresting people everywhere. People outside call them crazy and psychotic. I think calling them crazy is a compliment to them."
Antonio bluntly expressed his dissatisfaction with the Inquisition, and the priest next to him couldn't help but feel ashamed. After Antonio satirized the Inquisition, he turned his attention back to the incident.
"The pilgrim fleet was attacked... This has not happened for a long time, and this time it was three ships, and more than 800 people were all missing. The severity of the situation is quite high... How could those guys be so bold? Could they be the snake cultists again..."
Antonio murmured, listening to the priest's description, the first thing he thought of was the Sea Abyss Church. As the Archbishop of Ivigre, he often dealt with the Sea Abyss Church.
While Antonio was silently analyzing the situation, the dream of the Purifying Church suddenly opened, and another priest ran in hurriedly from outside the door, running towards Antonio while saying...
"Sir Antonio, there is an emergency!"
"What happened again?"
Facing the priest who came over, Antonio frowned and said, and the priest immediately opened his mouth to answer.
"Sir, just now, the telegraph room received a telegram claiming to be from Xia Shu Island!"
"Natsuki Island?"
Antonio was slightly startled when listening to the priest's words, as if he had thought of something, and then he spoke with a more serious expression.
"What did the telegram say?"
"The telegram said...the warriors on Xiashu Island have 'invited' the pilgrims from the Glorious World to visit their island. If we want these pilgrims to leave safely, we should immediately cancel the upcoming military action against the Xiashu Islands and publicly promise never to come to the Xiashu Islands to preach and never force the people of the Xiashu Islands to change their beliefs.
"They say that the people of the Summer Tree Islands will abide by their traditions that have been upheld for thousands of years. They will always believe in the Fertility Goddess, the harvest goddess who nourishes all things, and will not accept any other beliefs."
The priest read the contents of the telegram to Antonio. After listening to the priest's words, Antonio could not help but remain silent. After a long silence, he slowly opened his mouth to speak.
"Natsuki Islands... I didn't expect it would be them... Are they being pushed too far this time?"
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