Chapter 183 Taking the Hook

Flanders did not reach out to take it, but said calmly:

"Since it is the Pope's order, please trouble Bishop Daniel to read it out on your behalf. However, please follow the normal process next time."

Such an order should have been shown to the cardinal before being read out at the meeting.

Flanders did not tolerate the other party's self-willed behavior.

Daniel confessed his guilt, but his face showed no remorse.

He repeated what he had just said, and then began to read out the order: "."

The gist of the matter was that monsters were spreading in the wild and were beginning to threaten the safety of various concentration areas, so each parish was required to clear out the monsters nearby, build enough transfer stations, and reopen the ground passages.

Daniel finished reading and continued, “Archbishop, it has been seven months since the gray fog descended.

According to statistics from the small churches below, there have been women giving birth to five or six babies at a time.

About 20 to 30 percent of these babies are born with congenital malformations, while the rest are in good condition.

The time in recorded history when the birth rate exploded has arrived, and we need more supplies to feed the growing population.

It is imperative to eliminate the monsters and expand the city's safe zone."

Although the arrival of the gray fog brought spiritual pollution, it also rapidly raised the spiritual concentration of the world.

Klauen nodded slightly, thinking: "It seems that the first wave of human acceptance of mutation has arrived, which is more than half a year later than other creatures in nature."

Flanders' fingers tapped lightly on the table, a little habit he had when he was lost in thought.

He would have done so even if the Pope had not given such an order.

If monsters in the wild are allowed to grow wildly, they will pose a huge threat to the safety of the Rhine Diocese.

His original plan was to wait for a while. The impact of the gray fog had already appeared on ordinary people, and it wouldn't be long before it appeared on extraordinary people.

Compared with ordinary people, extraordinary people have stronger resistance to pollution, stronger self-healing abilities, and a higher probability of positive mutations.

It also means that once a supernatural being is seriously contaminated and undergoes malignant mutation, it will be more difficult to cure.

It is better for the extraordinary people to mutate in a relatively safe urban area than to mutate while performing missions in the wild.

Pazzini echoed, "Archbishop, we must take the initiative and ask the Brotherhood and the City Hall to work together. It is the responsibility of all of us to protect the safety of Rhine City."

Cavendish explained: "The time is not yet ripe. If we want to fight an external war, we cannot rely solely on the Crusaders, which are the deterrent force of the diocese.

The training cycle for our extraordinary people is too long, so we must send out the Crusaders, firstly to train our soldiers, and secondly to select and train a group of new flame warriors."

He and his old friend had discussed this issue a long time ago and had deduced the various situations they would encounter.

Their original plan was that the Crusaders would have initial combat effectiveness, start launching external battles, and gain more living space.

Flanders had thought it through, and stood up and said, "The time is set for three months from now. The current training of the Crusaders will be completed around that time. In addition, we need the forge to run at full capacity to produce enough armor and weapons."

"Yes, sir."

After Daniel responded, he smiled and said, "Then Bishop Crown will need to supervise the workshop's manufacturing progress."

"No problem," Crown responded calmly.

You may not know that there is a method called 'outsourcing'.

Lower-level processes, such as the refining of ore into metal ingots, can be outsourced.

The profit in this link is relatively low, but when the project volume is large enough, the profit can be considerable.

He thought for a moment and asked, "What weapons do the Crusaders have?"

Palani replied: "The Crusaders are the reserve echelon of the Holy Army. If they advance to the extraordinary level, they will become flame warriors. They are equipped with one-handed swords or two-handed swords. In order to improve their survivability, they are also equipped with shields.

As for long-range weapons, we have prepared crossbows and a small number of bows and arrows."

"Why aren't long-range weapons included in the list of firearms? As far as I know, Rhine City has a very good arsenal."

Pazzini sneered, "You're an amateur, aren't you? The damage of firearms is not much better than that of crossbows. They can only kill low-level targets, and they are extremely dependent on logistics to transport bullets.

We have calculated the consumption of bullets in a high-intensity war, so the entire military system of the church rarely uses firearms. Swords are the strongest weapons of the extraordinary people. As for firearms, it is good to leave them for ordinary people to defend themselves."

The shooting power of most firearms cannot even penetrate the muscles of a first-level werewolf. This is the main reason why the church does not equip it with firearms.

Fanny explained: "Now the Brotherhood has developed bullets that can pose a threat to second-level extraordinary people."

"I know, but what about the cost?"

After Pazzini refuted, he said slowly: "Troops with crossbows and one-handed swords are much cheaper than troops using large numbers of firearms. Bishop Crown should study more about how to manufacture more equipment to equip the Crusaders."

Crown did not refute. Few people could shoot the target's eyes and other vulnerable parts from a long distance like him.

The power of firearms is indeed a major drawback. If you want to increase the power, you can only produce large-caliber bullets. It was not until the advent of smokeless gunpowder in the Earth Era that the lethality of firearms was further improved.

Flanders said: "Bishop Pazzini, tomorrow you will make a list of equipment that needs to be produced and send it to the forging workshop."

"Understood," Pazzini responded.

After discussing some other matters, Flanders announced the adjournment of the meeting, and Daniel led the bishops of his faction away.

The archbishop smiled and said, "Crown, I will introduce these bishops to you. We will take care of each other in the future."

Crown understood that this was about integrating into a new circle.

After a brief exchange of greetings, the three bishops left one after another.

Fanny smiled and said, "Bishop Crown invented a new type of enchantment that can cause extra damage to spirits. Did you know that?"

"Tell me about it," said Flanders kindly.

Fanny recounted the incident in the Spirit Ruins when she was holding the Evil-Slaying Weapon, and said, “This weapon can not only cause greater damage to spirits, but also has a powerful purification ability. After killing a spirit, you can obtain higher quality spiritual essence.”

"That kind of weapon has this ability?" Cavendish was surprised. This way they could obtain Golden Spirit Coins more easily.

"Make me a sword. I will send my weapon to the forge tomorrow. Take a look at the size and weight."

"Okay," Crown replied, "Your Excellency provided the materials, so the forging is free this time. Thank you for your instruction. I received twenty gold spirit coins for Bishop Fanny's weapon."

Cavendish smiled and nodded.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Flanders asked, "Is Nick's shield useful?"

Fanny nodded: "He said it's very useful."

"Order to add a shield."

The four chatted for a while, and Crown learned some secrets that were not recorded in the documents.

The church and several other organizations were indeed conducting experiments to test how long it would take for ordinary people to mutate after being exposed to a small amount of gray fog, and how to more easily produce positive mutations. When he learned that a Level 3 Spirit Master could summon spirits out of the body to fight, he became very curious: "What will the time hourglass and the fire cube look like after being summoned?"

The sun was setting, and an orange-red glow shone obliquely into the conference hall.

Flanders took out a box and handed it over, saying with a smile, "It's getting late, let's go to the library. You still need to learn the third stage breathing method and fire spirit transformation, and you have things to do in the evening."

Crown took the box and opened it, and found that it was covered with red velvet, on which lay the holy emblem and ring of the bishop level.

. . . .

In the library, Clown learned the third stage of fire breath and fire spirit transformation, and also learned two new breathing methods, the silver fox breathing method that focuses on speed, and the horned rhino breathing method that focuses on strength.

Afterwards, he went to the restaurant and enjoyed a meal worthy of a bishop, but it was still not as delicious as what he cooked himself.

After dinner, Crown hired a carriage and returned to his residence on Rose Street.

After getting off the carriage, he felt a sense of being watched as he was paying the driver.

Pretending to twist his neck casually, he followed the direction of the source of the voyeurism and saw a man standing on a nearby street corner with his face covered by a newspaper.

That's so unprofessional. You're holding the newspaper upside down.

After silently complaining, Crown walked back to his residence, opened the door and went in.

. . . .

It was almost curfew time, and Flanders and Cavendish were wearing brown plain clothes and hiding in the clock tower on Rose Street.

From here, you can overlook most of the street and it is the best place to monitor House 211.

Cavendish asked; "Who do you think is behind this? Will he come tonight?"

"If that person is not stupid, he would have been able to find out that Clown is a second-level fire warrior. It is a bit unreasonable that the person behind the scenes is a second-level warlock.

Given the properties of Crown's talisman water, if I were a high-level warlock in the Brotherhood, I would definitely do everything I could to control the production of this stuff.

I guess it was one of those third-level sorcerers. If he really kidnapped someone from the church's property, then it would most likely be Yennefer or Fecate."

Flanders shook his head and continued, "Why don't we have some fun and bet on how long Crown can last if one of the two people I mentioned comes. How about a bottle of ten-year-old Orleans moonshine?"

Cavendish sneered, "You're after my treasure! What if I win?"

"One pound of Mithril."

"Deal," Cavendish agreed immediately. "I bet Crown can hold out for more than twenty minutes."

He has personally participated in the competition and is very confident in his own judgment.

"Okay, Klauen has no experience fighting warlocks. I don't think he can hold out that long. Go back and hand in your Moonlight Bar."

Cavendish curled his lips slightly.

The two waited for a while, and a carriage drove up from a distance and stopped between 210 and 211 Rose Street.

The coachman, covered in a black robe, got off the carriage, opened the door of Room 211 and walked in, as if his master was returning home.

(End of this chapter)