Chapter 272 Discussion

Crown sat upright. After the Golden Light Mantra advanced again, his spiritual perception became more acute, different from that of others.

In his "world", the light of everyone's soul is different, and those subtle differences are as obvious to him as burning cigarette butts in the dark night.

The Pope's soul light is the most powerful among all those present. Those spiritual lights that do not exist in the visual field are suppressed by the Pope's soul light.

But he noticed that the light of the Pope's soul had a discordant rise and fall, like a mouse running under the sheets, which puzzled him greatly, and he lowered his head to ponder the cause of this feeling.

Flanders recounted everything that happened in the Andes Mountains, and finally concluded: "I personally took an airship to the gathering place of the cultists to observe. Although these cultists have been corrupted by evil forces and become deformed and ugly, their fighting power has not been weakened, but has become even stronger.

Their strength is slightly better than that of normal transcendents of the same level, and they also have an advantage in numbers over the Rhine City Diocese.

Lorente Town also involves a lot of our troops. We need a lot of support. Otherwise, it will be difficult to resist the attacks of the cultists with just the strength of our parish. Their numbers are still increasing. There are at least 20,000 to 30,000 extraordinary people. "

Drag's tone was a little doubtful: "The cultists in the Andes should be a primitive tribe that believed in the evil god Hakkar and was expelled thousands of years ago. How could they still be so strong after thousands of years of siege?!"

After the last holy war, each church spared no effort in hunting down the tribes within their own territories that defected to the evil gods. Although the intensity of the hunt has been greatly reduced with the passage of time, the order to hunt has never been cancelled and every pope will supervise it.

Especially after the Red Moon phenomenon, this order was executed more thoroughly. Except for some extremely desolate and remote areas, the cultists had no place to survive.

Flanders said calmly: "It is true. Your Holiness the Pope can send a special envoy to verify the authenticity of the matter.

I suspect that these cultists have made contact with the evil god's followers, and they have been converted in large numbers in ways we don't know.

Because the cultists I saw could no longer be called human beings, but another form of life."

"I was just surprised just now. I didn't suspect that there was something wrong with Mr. Flanders' intelligence."

Drag argued that such important military intelligence must be verified, so the other party could not have spoken nonsense.

Osman's eyes became much sharper. After thinking for a moment, he slowly nodded and said, "I will send capable personnel to the Rhine Diocese. If the number of cultists continues to increase, then we will face a major war.

But you need to find out why the number of cultists keeps increasing, and you can’t get stuck in a continuous war of attrition.”

Large-scale wars consume a lot of supplies, so wars will not be started easily. Now we are storing as much supplies as possible in order to contribute to the final battle with the evil god.

As the Pope, he did not like the view of Flanders and others that "only by uniting everyone can the evil god be defeated in the end", because ordinary people would not be of much use on the front battlefield and would only become the playthings of the evil god. Those extraordinary forces that did not accept the direct leadership of the church might very well become hidden dangers.

However, if the church faces the threat of evil forces, he will not care about these internal frictions and unite to fight against foreign enemies.

Flanders frowned and sighed, “This is a bit difficult, we have to go deep into the Andes Mountains, where the concentration of gray fog is much denser than in other areas.

Even on clear days, there is gray fog floating in the shadows of the ground. We have reason to suspect that the source of the gray fog is likely deep in the Andes."

He explained in detail the information he had observed so far, and everyone's expressions became much more serious.

Archbishop Ah asked, "Could the gray fog have blown in from the ocean through some secret passage? According to records, those evil god cities have sunk into the ocean."

"It's possible, but we won't know the truth until we survey the Andes from all angles.

I have ordered the engineers of the Rhine City Strange Object Manufacturing Association to modify the airship to adapt to the high-altitude environment, which will take time. "

Flanders told us his plan, but it was obvious that this plan would not produce any results in the short term.

Osman said in an unquestionable tone: "Under your proposal, the Brotherhood forces and the Royal Government departments in Rhine City are living comfortably, so they also want to send their elite troops to participate in the war."

This is also an opportunity to suppress the forces with different opinions. How could he give it up?

"Your Majesty, I understand. I plan to return to Rhine City and immediately convene a war mobilization meeting. All humans in the Rhine City Diocese must be prepared to participate in the war."

Flanders would not refuse this order. He proposed to unite everyone in order to deal with today's situation.

He paused, looked directly at the Pope, and asked, "How many troops will the Church send to reinforce us?"

This is the main purpose of coming to the Holy See. Relying only on the Rhine Diocese, even if we win, it will be a pyrrhic victory, and it will be based on the situation of putting all our assets on the line.

If all his assets were consumed, the Rhine Diocese would be in name only. An archbishop without subordinate troops was not what he wanted.

“I will send an investigation team to the Rhine City Parish this afternoon to compile information on the enemy.

Once we get clear intelligence, we will discuss the reinforcement plan.

You should stay in the Vatican for a while longer. According to past experience, heavy snow is coming soon. Marching and fighting in this kind of weather is courting death. We have a winter to prepare."

Osman did not continue the topic and asked, "How is the situation in Lorente Town?"

The town of Lorente is one of the only two areas in the Kingdom of Farouk that is connected to the ocean, and it cannot be lost either.

"The situation is good at the moment, but the evil god's whispers have appeared. The third-level transcendents can already sense the contamination, and the troops must be rotated.

The intensity of the battle there is not low, and it has tied up many of our troops. If we get stuck in a two-front war, it will not only be very disadvantageous to the Rhine Diocese, but also a blow to the entire church. "

The Rhine Diocese is one of the five major dioceses in the Kingdom of Farouk, and its troops are among the most elite in the entire church. If they are severely damaged, the church's war potential will be greatly reduced.

“I understand that it is impossible to leave the Rhine City Diocese alone.

Now, the situation in the entire continent is not optimistic. A few days ago, I received a letter for help from the Church of the Lord of Storms. There have been loopholes in the coastal defense line of the Kingdom of Cintra, and a large number of evil murlocs have launched an attack inland.

If the Kingdom of Sintland cannot defend against the offensive of the evil god's followers, it will not be good news for us.

I am considering whether to send a troop to reinforce them, even if it is just for show, they must at least hold out until the kingdom of the gods descends to the material plane. "

The Kingdom of Cintra is southeast of Farouk, and the two countries have large tracts of bordering territory.

Archbishop Martin said: "The Kingdom of Ribia also borders Hinterland, and the terrain between them is flatter, which will give the Church of the God of Knowledge a headache.

The Farouk Kingdom only saw the invasion of the evil god's army at the end of the last holy war. Now that they have appeared so early, we are under great pressure."

What he meant was to first deal with the internal situation of the church, and then support others when there is spare capacity.

Soon it was noon, the meeting was suspended, and Flanders and his group left first.

Ah He asked: "Your Majesty, if the situation in Rhine City is really as Flanders said, how do you think we should deal with it?"

Osman looked calmly at the archbishop who asked the question and asked, "What do you think?"

"Hehe," Ah He scratched his head and lowered his voice: "I think the best way is to support the supplies first, and then send in reinforcements after Rhine City has consumed a batch of manpower."

He knew that the Pope disliked Flanders, so he said this to please the Pope.

Drage said: "Now that the College of Cardinals has been established, the other party has six votes. I am afraid that the final decision-making power is not in our hands."

"I know about this situation, but we can make some changes in the reinforcements and try to send out non-elite troops."

Osman shook his head slightly and said:

"If the investigation team reports that the situation is true, I will order elite troops to be dispatched to the dioceses near Rhine City for reinforcement, and I will also draw elite troops from the dioceses for reinforcement."

Ah He was stunned for a few seconds, then smiled and said, "Great, Your Majesty."

Among the dioceses near the Rhine City, there are the Branden Diocese and the Kronburg Diocese. The archbishops of these two dioceses are also from the Flemish line. Asking them to send troops would kill two birds with one stone.

Everyone sent out their elite troops, but the Flanders forces still suffered the most.

If the war turns into a war of attrition, perhaps rifts will arise among these bishops.

Although they are all silver warriors, if their respective dioceses do not have an elite force, the weight of their words will be reduced.

Drago also nodded and praised: "Your Majesty is still better. I admire you."

After a while, Osman said, "We will continue the meeting in the afternoon. Go have lunch and take a break."

"Withdraw, Your Majesty."

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

The two archbishops bowed and left, and the Pope asked softly, "Sacco, what do you think of this idea?"

A blurry shadow appeared behind him, it was the leader of the secret guards.

“I think it’s great. No matter how the war develops, the Rhine Parish will definitely suffer the greatest casualties.

However, in recent years, those mortals have indeed created various weapons that were hard to imagine before. If the enemy is just flesh and blood, they will be able to deal with it much easier. "

Osman didn't say anything, just smiled calmly.

If the enemy you face can really convert a large number of cultists, there will definitely be evil gods' followers joining who can influence their spirits.

There is a lot of information in the church that is not open to the archbishop. Those records do not whitewash the church, but fully record all the evil gods and their followers that have appeared.

The power of the evil god was beyond everyone's imagination, and the price paid by the gods of the church at that time was staggering.

Only the Pope can read these messages. If the news spreads, most people may despair.

"call"

Osman exhaled slowly and asked again:

"Did the secret guards sent to Ribia bring back any good news?"

"Not yet. The secret guards privately contacted those who had not mutated, and the answer they received was that the knowledge they had obtained could not be spoken or written down, as if the current world could not bear it.

Besides, the strange man in the yellow robe appeared without any pattern or sign, so I doubt it.”

Sarko didn't continue speaking, but lowered his head even more.

"What do you doubt?"

After a while, Sarco spoke up: "I suspect this weirdo is also a follower of the evil god. This evil god controls a special law that we don't know about, so he can appear or disappear without any warning."

I don't care what he is, as long as he can supplement my essence and let me go further, otherwise what does this prosperous era that can advance to the golden level of the stigma have to do with me? Even if this weirdo is the incarnation of the evil god, but he appears during this period, then I am sure to resolve the pollution brought by the other party.

My strength is close to the peak of a fourth-order transcendent, and with the background of the church, I will definitely be able to create the highest-level purification array.

If I cannot advance to become a fifth-level transcendent, I will only have a few decades left to live, and I am unwilling to accept this.

Osman did not speak, but he thought a lot in his heart. Finally, he said slowly: "Let the secret guards continue to pay attention to this kind of incident, and send more secret guards to Ribia."

For him, this is an attempt, and he is not afraid of losing because he thinks he can afford to lose.

. . . .

At lunch, Theo was still the host.

The food here is richer than that in Rhine City. Crown tasted it, but found that it was not better than his own cooking skills, so he shook his head slightly.

Theo observed that the archbishops had put down their knives and forks, and immediately stood up:

"My Lords, please follow me to the guest room to rest for a while."

Facing a group of extraordinary people, his spiritual sense pressure was particularly great, and he sighed in his heart: "Now facing the strong men of the silver level is so stressful, if I face the gods directly, will I be crushed to death by the pressure?"

Flanders also stood up: "Lead the way."

It was still early before the afternoon meeting, so it was a good idea to go to the guest room to rest and discuss things.

Everyone followed Theo and after many twists and turns, they finally arrived at the guest room.

"Your Excellencies, this floor has the best guest rooms, you can choose any you like. Please take a rest first, and you can call the nuns if you need anything."

Everyone else went to choose a room, except Crown.

Theo bowed: "Sir, is there anything else you need?"

Klauen took out a few pieces of broken jade and handed them to the other party:

"Have you seen stones like this in Bray? I want to find a jade that is yellow in color and feels warm to the touch."

These broken jades are high-quality cold jade fragments, and what he is looking for is warm jade.

Theo took the jade and examined it carefully before returning it:

“Sir, this stone is very beautiful, but it is rare here. I have heard that this stone is only produced in the southern countries with hotter temperatures.

I have seen the stone you are talking about. It was brought from Sintra by a Chamber of Commerce. I can help you contact that Chamber of Commerce."

Klauen smiled and patted the other person's shoulder cordially:

"Excuse me, I really like this kind of stone, so I want to find more."

(End of this chapter)