"Sister Vanya has a deep cooperative relationship with external societies. This is not only a huge hidden danger, but also a serious violation of church regulations. If we don't deal with it quickly by ourselves, it would be extremely disadvantageous to you if the people of the Inquisition find out..." Evie said in a serious tone, and Amanda responded slowly.
"Vanya is being watched by many people, both inside and outside the church. Her promotion has long been a topic of concern to the entire Council of Cardinals. If the work is interrupted without reason now, it will cause big problems and give Kramar a handle to investigate... Under the current situation, we cannot make any mistakes regarding Vanya. Even if there are any problems with her, we must put them aside for the time being..."
Amanda said this. From her current perspective, there could be no mistakes on Vanya's issue. At this special moment, she had already poured a lot of political resources into Vanya. In a sense, her interests were bound together with Vanya to a certain extent. It was impossible for her to easily terminate Vanya's promotion.
"Sir, are you worried about these things...Sister Vanya may have some problems, you should have foreseen this, but even so, you continue to invest resources in her, until it has become difficult to completely cut off the relationship...This recklessness is not like your usual style..." Evie said with some confusion in her tone, and Amanda replied with a little helplessness.
"There is nothing I can do about it. During the time when the Holy See was away, all the cardinals began to lose control of their expansion of power and attacked each other. I wanted to abide by the rules. But others have never stopped attacking me secretly. Especially Kramar, he is the most courageous and his attacks are the most blatant. Every time he and others attacked, the best weapon I had happened to be that little nun.
"From Xia Shu to Kankedal and then to Tivian, every incident was like this. I also wanted to observe Vanya for a long time and thoroughly understand her background before making use of her. However, Kramar and the others did not give me this opportunity. They were the first to break the rules again and again, so I can't continue to stick to the rules..."
Amanda said this with her eyes slightly narrowed. She ignored Vanya's problem because she was helpless after being affected by the increasingly fierce political struggle within the church. Now the rules of conduct within the church are very different from before.
"If possible, I also hope to handle this series of things more cleanly and not get involved with other unclear associations. However, the current situation is very different from the past. Kramar has become so rampant that he has contacted the Afterbirth Cult to deal with me. If I continue to follow the rules, I will not be able to deal with him."
Amanda continued, and Evie was surprised to hear her words.
"Have you, Lord Kramar, had any contact with the Afterbirth Cult?"
"Well, although it was indirect, it can still be considered contact. This is a secret letter that the Fourth Consul of Farajo sent to me through a secret channel. It describes the whole story of his last assassination attempt. You can take a look..."
As Amanda spoke, she took out a small, already opened envelope from the sleeve of her gown, took out a piece of letter from the envelope and placed it on the table in front of her. Evie, who was standing next to her, glanced carefully at the letter and frowned even more.
"Actually... there is such a thing... In order to continue attacking you, Lord Krama actually interfered in Farajo's internal affairs and even came into contact with the afterbirth... Have they lost all their principles? Such a person... is actually a cardinal of the Holy Church..." Looking at the contents of the letter in front of him, Evie said in disbelief, and Amanda also sighed.
"Yes, it's ironic, isn't it? We cardinals, who are personally selected by the Holy See and are the high points of the Holy Church, are all obsessed with power. If we are not managed a little, they will get out of control and become like this. Their level of piety is not even as high as that of a little nun. This is the most twisted and deformed aspect of the upper echelons of the Holy Church..." Amanda sighed as she put away the secret letter on the table. At this time, Evie added.
"So... because Lord Kramar came into contact with the Afterbirth Cult, you also acquiesced to Sister Vanya, who has a deep connection with the Heavenly Judge Cult."
"That's true to some extent. After all, compared to the Afterbirth, this mysterious Cult of Heavenly Judge seems to be better for the time being. At least they haven't done anything vicious. Maybe they are a role similar to the Stonemasons Guild..." Amanda responded to Evie. After listening to Amanda's words, Evie continued to speak solemnly.
"Although the Heavenly Judge Cult seems to be much stronger than the Afterbirth, Your Excellency cannot take them too lightly. After all, they now seem to want to use Sister Vanya to infiltrate us."
"Of course I know this... So Evie, I also have a task for you. You can go with Sister Vanya on this trip to the north and protect her from a distance. During this process, you can try to contact the Heavenly Judge Cult again, explain some things to them, and try to understand their purpose." Amanda looked at Evie beside her and gave instructions. Evie nodded immediately after listening to Amanda's words.
"I understand, Your Excellency..."
"Okay, now you should get off the bed and get ready." Amanda ordered Evie, who bowed slightly and gradually became transparent and disappeared.
Watching Evie disappear before her eyes, Amanda breathed a long sigh of relief. She looked at the sun gradually setting in the distant sky, wondering what she was thinking in her heart.
While thinking about this, Amanda took out an object from her sleeve and held it in her hand to examine it. Upon closer inspection, she found that it was an old and worn necklace of the Virgin Mary.
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East coast of Plitvice, East city of Tivian.
At 6 pm in East Tivian, on a bustling street in the East City district, people were coming and going, and carriages were passing by. A black carriage was moving slowly among the train. In the carriage, Dorothy, who had just returned from the country, was sitting in it, looking at the scenery outside the window.
"Oh... I just came back and now I have to go abroad again. The travel is so tiring..." Dorothy murmured, scratching her head. Although she now has a new goal, she is not in a hurry to set out from Farajo to Beiwu immediately, but returns to Pritt first.
Although Dorothy is now an accomplished Beyonder, if she wants to travel for a long time, she still needs to say hello to her family... or to her brother directly. Although it is a bit tiring to travel repeatedly like this, it is still necessary.
"But it's just right. This way I can buy secret books directly from Beverly. This time I need to replenish a lot of spirituality. Generally, the bases of the Artisan Guild only have a few secret books of each spirituality. I'm afraid it's not enough for me now. Beverly can prepare it for me in advance, which is convenient."
Dorothy thought so in her mind, and then she calculated her money and how many secret books she should buy, while controlling the corpse to ride in a carriage quickly through the streets and slowly drive towards her home.
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