Half an hour ago, in the royal capital of Haderata, in Hattar's mansion, in a tower temporarily built with magic power, the second prince who had never been seen was gathering here with a group of nobles of the kingdom.

"Your Highness Hattar, why did you call us all here? What exactly do you want to do?" A noble of the kingdom could not stand this treatment that was almost like detention, and asked with dissatisfaction.

The rest of the nobles were also talking about it. Without exception, they all came here because of Hattar's sincere invitation.

Because in the past two days, King Bazel's sudden change in attitude and the act of placing the eldest prince Harold under house arrest made many people realize that the change of the throne was probably a foregone conclusion, so Hattar used only one invitation letter to invite all the kingdom's nobles in the capital except Harold's family.

However, as soon as they entered the room, everyone found something wrong, because the servants did not take them to the hall of the mansion, but brought them to this heavily guarded tower.

"You are all the most important pillars of the kingdom. I invited you here this time to discuss the future of the kingdom!" Hattar said with a smile, sitting upright on a chair.

"Just say whatever you want to say, Your Highness Hattar." Marquis Mortan of the kingdom spoke first, looking at the second prince with a look full of pity.

Hattar didn't care. The great earl of the kingdom looked at everyone and slowly asked, "I want to ask you, does the kingdom now belong to the king and lords, or the bishops of the church?"

These slightly sharp words made everyone present pause for a moment, but Earl Bell on the side stood up and responded loudly.

"There's already been an argument for all this, hasn't there? Of course, the spirit and faith belong to God, and the secular and physical belong to the King!"

"Really, Earl Bell? But I heard that five years ago, you got the support of a certain bishop, which enabled you to kill your brother and take over your father's territory as the second son..." Hattar retorted with a sneer.

Bell's face changed suddenly. This secret was only known to his confidant and the bishop. It should have been foolproof, but now it was revealed directly. But before he could explain, Hattar turned to the other nobles present and spoke solemnly.

"Everyone, over the past hundred years, the power of the church has grown. Some bishops have even stopped abiding by their creeds and frequently interfered in secular affairs and the internal affairs of the kingdom. They even used the name of witch hunting to exclude dissidents and consolidate power... Compared to you and me, I'm afraid they are more like the real lords of the kingdom..."

Hattar's words directly hit the thing that the kingdom's nobles were most reluctant to mention!

The subjects of the kingdom were also believers in God, and the blind obedience brought about by their faith was far greater than the status of their lords. In addition, these priests possessed powerful divine arts, and any orders they issued were not easily disobeyed even by nobles of status.

As for the saying that the spirit belongs to God and the flesh belongs to the King, it is nothing but a lie.

Although the priests are the most devout believers of the Moon Goddess and abide by the church's creed, it does not mean that they are saints without any ambitions. The power in their hands is undoubtedly intolerable to most of the nobles of the kingdom! However, the church's baptism of faith for hundreds of years is obviously not in vain. Even if there are conflicts of interest, the church's supporters are still not few. Even before Bell opened his mouth, Marquis Mortan on the side spoke angrily.

These words immediately attracted many nobles to nod in agreement. The Bible of Creation mentioned that everyone's fate was written in the Book of Fate from birth. All hardships and pains were tests from the Lord, while joy and happiness were generous gifts from the Lord...

The fact that he could become a lord was not entirely due to the king's appointment, but was God's will!

It was because they were authorized by God that they had the ability to rule over the common people...

With Mortan leading the way, the church's followers no longer cared about the guards in the tower, and some even shouted enthusiastically, "The reason why the kingdom is so prosperous is that the great Lord has given the people faith, which has allowed them to find the meaning of life!"

The rest of the nobles either watched coldly or remained silent, while many looked towards Hattar, waiting for his response...

"Count Mortan, I never thought you would be like those brainless poor people and believe in that Bible full of loopholes." Hattar sneered. "The church was founded only 800 years ago. Could it be that the world had not been born before that?"

"Until a hundred years ago, the people of the kingdom still believed in the spirits of elements. This is not the territory of the church!"

The territory of Hadrata was conquered by the empire only a hundred years ago and was forced to become one of its vassal kingdoms. After that war, although the church burned a large number of folk books, a short period of a hundred years was not enough to erase all traces. For those aristocratic families with a long history, the belief in elemental spirits was not a secret.

Seeing that Hattar dared to defame the Bible so bluntly and even despise God, Mortan showed great fear on his face and kept scolding him. "Do you know what you are saying? This is blasphemy!"

Count Bell also questioned. "Are you planning to be hostile to the Church and the entire Sekas Empire, Your Highness Hattar?"

"Why not?" Hattar did not deny it, but nodded calmly.

The nobles present were in an uproar. Although many of them supported the second prince to ascend the throne, they only hoped that Hattar would continue to restrict the privileges of the church after ascending the throne. They did not expect that the other party would be so crazy and actually wanted to confront the empire and the entire church.

"Crazy, really crazy!" Marquis Mortan shouted in fear, and immediately decided to unite his allies to make King Bazel change his mind and remove Hattar from the position of crown prince. Otherwise, the other party would only lead the Kingdom of Hadratha into a dead end...

No one can resist the wrath of God!

(End of this chapter)