"The current Lord of Dragon Slayer City has been replaced, and the diocese is temporarily supervised by Cardinal Ignatius of the Pure Flame, who was sent directly from the Holy City."
This news actually cheered up Mark's team.
As long as the Dragon Slaying City Diocese can be eliminated by the Holy Light Church, the Enlightenment Society should not have the opportunity to organize a larger conspiracy, at least in the short term.
This can at least buy their team more time to develop.
The cancer that attempted to collude with heretics in Dragon Slaying City has been eradicated, which will only benefit the stability of adventurer towns like Osborne Town.
However, Kyle's next words instantly froze the relaxed atmosphere.
"But." Kyle frowned slightly, his voice lowered a bit, "The former Archbishop of Dragon Slaying City, Ben Fuller, was not implicated in this incident.
“He provided evidence at a critical moment, incriminating the core members of the Lisbon family, and… he also has a deep background in the Holy City.
"After weighing the pros and cons, Lord Ignatius appointed him as the new bishop of the Dragon Slaying City Diocese."
"What?!" Enzo nearly jumped up, his eyes filled with disbelief. "That evil-minded bastard with a fake smile is now the bishop of this region? Will he turn around and make things difficult for the adventurers in Osborne Town?!"
After all, with just a little investigation, Ben Fuller should be able to find out that the men he sent out to frame Kyle and the other man were all captured by adventurers from Osborne Town.
Based on what Team Mark knew about Ellen, she would not provide the Holy Light Church with information about the captured adventurers.
There's no guarantee that Ben Fuller won't vent his anger on the entire town of Osborne.
After all, this was just a small town with a population of only a few hundred thousand people, which was too insignificant compared to the entire parish he was in charge of!
Ruby's face also showed obvious disgust and anger:
"Of course he wouldn't pass up such an opportunity. The first thing Ben Fuller did after taking office was to strongly suggest to Lord Ignatius that, under the pretext of 'strengthening the illumination of the Holy Light in remote areas and consolidating the faith of newly recovered parishes,' he demanded that Holy Light Churches be established throughout the thirty-six autonomous towns, including Osborne! He even proposed a detailed plan for site selection and initial staffing. It was clearly premeditated!"
Mark's heart sank.
Build a church in Thirty-Six Towns?
Didn’t Vicky and Xingyue say that the Holy Light Church had reached an agreement with the Xingyue Church they left behind in the Thirty-Six Towns?
The Thirty-Six Towns area is under the jurisdiction of the orthodox Star-Moon Church. Will the Holy Light Church not interfere in the church affairs here?
Ben Fuller is tantamount to extending the tentacles of the Church of Holy Light directly into the core of these autonomous territories!
If he could accomplish this, it would not be simply preaching to the residents of the Thirty-Six Towns, but more like a demonstration of the Holy City's new control attitude towards other churches that have already surrendered.
Ben Fuller's move is obviously just some big figures in the holy city expressing their religious demands!
Whether it was shown to people from other churches or to those with the right to vote within the Holy City was unknown.
"Did Ignatius agree too?" Mark asked doubtfully.
Although Ruby and the others might think that this kind of thing is very important for Mark, a priest, to express, in fact, Mark completely regards himself as an outsider.
Those macro-level religious changes have no impact on Mark today.
"Yes." Kyle nodded gravely. "Lord Ignatius believes that after the turmoil caused by heretical infiltration, it is necessary to strengthen the guidance of the Holy Light. The order was officially issued to all towns in the diocese yesterday."
Ruby clenched her fists, her knuckles turning white, and her tone was mocking, and there seemed to be some anger in her tone:
"However, on the second night after the order was issued, Ben Fuller himself was on his way to Black Pine Town (one of the thirty-six towns, not far from Osborne Town) to inspect the planned church site, when they were attacked!"
"Attack?"
"A high-level black dragon!" Ruby's tone was filled with an indescribable complexity. "Without warning, it swooped down from the night sky! It targeted Ben Fuller's carriage! The Templar Knights guarding the Dragon Slaying City Diocese suffered heavy casualties. Ben Fuller himself was rescued by the timely arrival of Lord Ignatius's personal guards, but he was also seriously injured. It is said that his internal organs were burned by the aftereffects of the dragon's breath, and one of his arms was nearly torn off. He remains in a coma, relying entirely on high-level divine magic to stay alive."
The hotel lobby was dead silent.
A high-level black dragon attacks the new bishop?
The Dragon Slaying City Diocese is worthy of being a diocese in a border city. It is much more exciting than the inland areas.
In just over a month, so many heretical incidents have occurred!
A newly appointed bishop was assassinated?
Isn't this a slap in the face of the Church of Holy Light?
"Black dragon? Could it be the black dragon that escaped from Wulong Lake?"
Monica asked in surprise.
"I'm not sure, but I guess there's a high possibility. Black dragons are rare on the continent, and it just happens to be a black dragon that hasn't reached the legendary level. There are too many coincidences." Ruby said.
"In other words, you think this incident was still caused by the Qizhi Society?"
"..." Ruby shook her head and took a deep breath, seemingly trying to calm herself down, but the rage in her eyes intensified. "Just this morning, a piece of parchment was found inside Ben Fuller's bishop robes. It's said that before he was attacked and fell unconscious, Ben Fuller scribbled a few words on the parchment, demanding that those below him continue to fulfill his wish for the sake of the great Holy Light!"
"What did he write?" Mark asked with a strange look on his face.
Ruby spoke each word with an icy voice. "He wrote, 'The church... must be built... immediately!'"
Mark and Monica looked at each other, both sensing something unusual in Ruby's words.
He's just an eighth-level divine magician. Even if he's weak, facing a high-level black dragon, he shouldn't be knocked unconscious without even being able to fight back, right?
Let's take a step back and say that you really are no match for the Black Dragon.
You should at least resist and try your best to save your life, right?
But he didn't do that, and he even took the time to leave a crappy note before he fell into a coma!
I'm afraid only the dumbest fools can believe such a ridiculous thing.
"A cruel trick!"
This was the only possibility that Mark and Monica thought of at first.
In order to achieve his political revenge, Ben Fuller teamed up with the Black Dragon of the Enlightenment Society to stage a self-torture tactic!
The purpose is to thoroughly implement the suggestions he submitted and open churches of the Holy Light Church in every adventurer town.
"That's what I think!"
Hearing the two people's first reactions, Ruby's eyes suddenly lit up. Sure enough, this guy who looked like a heretic was smarter.
Unlike Kyle, who always thinks everything he says is a conspiracy theory.
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