Chapter 549 Continuation
Northern Ukraine, Kankedar.
At noon in Kankerdar, the sun was blazing in the sky, and many northern Ukrainian locals in the local residential area and the port area were busy running around in the scorching heat. In the foreign residential area, countless foreign employees working in Kankerdar were taking a lunch break, and restaurants of all sizes suddenly welcomed a large number of customers.
In a well-known restaurant, well-dressed gentlemen from various countries in the continent are sitting in a comfortable environment, enjoying their lunch leisurely and having various discussions. The hottest topic at the moment is the heavy news that broke not long ago. The leader of the Adus Revolutionary Army announced that the Three Saints Church is the only legal one in Adus and cut off all ties with heretics.
When this news came out, the whole of Northern Ukraine, especially Kankedar, caused a great uproar. The heresy problem in Adus... The deep connection between the Adus revolutionary army and the heretics is well known. The upper class people in Kankedar know better than people on the mainland how the Adus revolution happened. This is the war that the local resistance forces of Adus have started in conjunction with foreign heretics. Therefore, the relationship between the revolutionary forces of Adus and the heretics is extremely close. Even if there are differences and contradictions between the two, the heretics should be stronger than the local revolutionary forces.
Therefore, most people in Kankedar believed that the Adus Revolution would fail because it could not solve the problem of integrating heretical forces, which led to the intervention of the Holy Mountain Church. The previous visit of the church's special envoys seemed to confirm this view. Although there were news of small-scale conflicts in Adus one after another, it was suspected that the local revolutionary army had clashed with the heretics. The people of Kankedar also believed that the conflict would end with the victory of the heretics, but the reality was beyond everyone's expectations.
Did the local revolutionary army of Adus cut ties with the heretics? Did they eliminate the heretics without a large-scale civil war?! When the people of Kankedar read the news in the newspaper, they simply couldn't believe their eyes. The heated discussion about Adus in the entire Kankedar has lasted for two days, and the heat still doesn't seem to have diminished. Refugees are discussing when they can return, businessmen are discussing when the situation in Adus will be stable enough to invest, and devout believers are discussing how Sister Vanya saved Adus, a country that was about to fall into the abyss of paganism...
In the restaurant, discussions in various languages could be heard constantly. At the window in the corner of the restaurant, Nephnis was eating a bowl of noodles while listening to all the voices. Then she spoke to Dorothy who was sitting opposite her.
"Miss Dorothy, it seems that this incident is even more sensational than the last assassination case, but it seems that many of them are on the side of the Baruch royal family and have little affection for Shadi. It seems that they hope that the church will win more than peace with Adus."
"Adus is an important country in Northern Ukraine, and it borders Kankedar. The civil strife in Adus has greatly affected Kankedar's trade, and people here will naturally pay attention to the situation in Adus. The middle and upper classes in Kankedar are basically foreigners from the mainland. To put it bluntly, they are a bunch of guys who suck blood from the Northern Ukrainians. It's natural for them to be unhappy with Shadi, a local revolutionary army in Northern Ukraine.
"But if you say that they are all militants who hope that the church will fight another war with Adus, that is not necessarily the case. The unstable situation in Adus has caused considerable losses to Kankedal's trade. Most people still hope that Adus can stabilize as soon as possible. Those who are determined to oppose Sady are mostly those who have privileged interests in Adus and are deeply bound to Baruch."
Dorothy responded to Nefernis while drinking a glass of juice, while Nefernis sucked on her fork thoughtfully. After thinking for a while, she glanced around and spoke again.
"Also... Sister Vanya's reputation has completely reversed. Many people are talking about how Sister Vanya snatched Ados from the heretics... Before, everyone said that Sister Vanya was just a pretty face."
Waving the fork in her hand, Neve said this. As a female college student, she was quite sensitive to all kinds of news and gossip. Before, when she heard the derogatory remarks about Vanya, she felt quite unconvinced, but now she felt much more comfortable after hearing these words.
"Dorothy, do you know? There are already some places that are secretly spreading the rumor that Sister Vanya is a saint favored by the Holy Father. There are even more exaggerated ones that directly say Sister Vanya is the incarnation of the Holy Father!"
"The incarnation of the Holy Spirit? Huh... Has this rumor become so outrageous?"
Listening to Nefernis's words, Dorothy smiled softly, then picked up a small piece of steak with her fork and continued speaking.
"But think about it carefully. It seems that the church hasn't had a new star as influential as Vanya for a long time. Xia Shu's story... plus Adus's story, it's enough to make Vanya a legend... Many people today are probably coming into contact with a character like Vanya from a biblical story for the first time. It's understandable that the story is exaggerated... This is a star that a major faction of the church is trying hard to promote..."
Dorothy said this. For Vanya, the higher her public reputation, the easier it would be for her to stand firm in the church that was undercurrent and internally divided.
When the Xia Shu case first happened, Dorothy had not expected that the situation would develop to such an extent. She originally wanted to give credit to Vanya so that she could squeeze into the upper echelons of the church and see if she could get in touch with some high-level secrets, but she did not expect that this would directly push her into the vortex of the power struggle within the church. A lot of people wanted to harm her. If she had known this outcome earlier, Dorothy might have handled the Xia Shu case differently. She really didn't want Vanya to be in the political struggle. Not only would she be in danger, but Dorothy's request for Vanya to come out secretly to help was also risky.
"By the way, Miss Dorothy, according to the latest newspaper this morning, Sister Vanya was appointed a relic bearer by the church. Do you know what this job is?"
"Well, it's said to be a priesthood that holds holy relics and travels around to preach. It's one of the oldest and most important positions in the church. The news in the newspaper was actually a step behind. The Holy Mountain Mission arrived in Kankedal yesterday. The church and Vanya held a holy relic reception ceremony. She has now been officially appointed." Dorothy said while wiping her mouth after finishing the last piece of steak. After hearing this information, Nephnis's eyes showed surprise.
"Are we here yet? Miss Dorothy, please tell me what the holy object looks like."
Nephnis asked Dorothy with a strange light in her eyes, and Dorothy briefly recalled the content of her communication with Vanya yesterday, and she couldn't hide the faint smile on her face as she recalled.
Dorothy still clearly remembered how happy she was when she learned that Vanya had obtained the custody of a "lamp" sacred object. When she was still worrying about what to do with the remaining sacred objects, the "lamp" sacred object actually came to her door.
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