"Respected High Priest Saint Wu Lei, I finally see you again. I... I am so happy." As soon as Mikoyan entered Wu Lei's cabin, he knelt on the ground, kowtowed and saluted as he spoke.

Seeing Wu Lai again, he was extremely happy but also very emotional. When Wu Lai led his troops to the battle, he was quite worried because the Tianjuan Empire was so powerful in conquering cities and plundering territories. If anything happened to Wu Lai, the people on Greendo Island would be isolated from the world for the rest of their lives even if they were not wiped out by Tianjuan.

But what he didn't expect was that not long after that, Wu Lai had defeated Tianjuan and forced Tianjuan to sign an agreement to withdraw from Assyria. Although Titania and Menia were still in the hands of Hatra, it was obviously much easier to retake them than to expel Tianjuan's army.

"I'm glad to see you again." Wu Lai laughed, put down the documents in his hand, stood up, walked quickly to Mikoyan, bent down and helped him up.

"As soon as the high priest's edict arrived at Grindo Island, I set off immediately without wasting a moment." Mikoyan said with a smile.

"Okay, I like this kind of efficiency." Wu Lai nodded, "Please sit down."

"How dare I ask the high priest to say 'please'?" Mikoyan waved his hands quickly. Although he could be said to have "watched the high priest grow step by step", he dared not be presumptuous in front of Wu Lai.

"Please sit down." Wu Lai smiled slightly and returned to his seat. He knew Mikoyan and knew that Mikoyan would not sit down if Wu Lai did not sit down first.

"Thank you, High Priest." Mikoyan thanked him respectfully and then sat down on the chair that Wu Lai indicated.

Wu Lai glanced at the last two paragraphs of the document and signed it while asking, "You passed by Lovington. How was the situation there?"

"Reporting to the high priest, under the leadership of Mayor Gulu, the city of Lunvington has enjoyed good weather and the people live and work in peace and contentment." Mikoyan said hurriedly.

Wu Lai was startled, then smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Mikoyan, your words are very exaggerated. The document in my hand is Guru's report requesting permission to build a prison in Luvington. Although Luvington has not been affected by the war, the new order has just been implemented, and there are many voices of opposition. There are also many people who take the opportunity to make trouble."

"Yes, yes, the high priest is right." Mikoyan's old face flushed, "Just now, I did embellish it."

"It's not just Lunwenton. Except for Salt Marsh City, there are people making trouble in all cities and counties in Assyria. Fortunately, the new law has been promulgated. Everything is in accordance with the law. After this period of time, everyone will be calm." Wu Lai gently put the signed document away and continued, "Mikoyan, I called you here this time because the temple has some work to do. I decided to let you be in charge of these things."

"I will do my best." Mikoyan was delighted. After the restoration of Assyria, Wu Lai abolished the nobility and slave class, established a new government system, and promulgated new laws, which was so dazzling. However, there was no movement from the temple. This made Mikoyan very puzzled. He thought that after the high priest wiped out the Senate and the Supreme Council of Nobles so forcefully, the temple was the only giant. Shouldn't it at least show some expression?

This is good, the good thing has finally come, Mikoyan thought.

"Now the whole of Assyria is undergoing changes, and I think the temple should also change." Wu Lai smiled slightly, "During the invasion of Assyria by the Heavenly Favor, the clergy of our temple showed their loyalty and courage when facing the threat of the butcher's knife, especially the High Priest Saint Lean, who bravely went to his death and set an example for all the clergy. But we also need to see that a small number of clergy have not been able to stand the test, which is very disappointing to me."

Mikoyan sighed and nodded. The situation was exactly as Wu Lai described. During his one and a half day stay in Lovington, he took the opportunity to learn about the situation of the temple there. He found that although the situation had stabilized for a while, the number of clergy who returned to the temple was less than half of the original number. Even the Lovington Temple, which had not suffered from the war, was like this. One could imagine the situation in other areas.

"At the same time, it is also to fit in with the new order." Wu Lai continued, "My plan is to start with the arrangement of the clergy. The temple will remain unchanged, but the scarlet robes will be abolished in the temple and the red robes will be retained. Above the three red robes, there will be an archbishop who will preside over the affairs of the temple. And you, Mikoyan, will be the first archbishop."

Mikoyan could hardly believe his ears. After all, presiding over the affairs of the temple was the duty of the high priest.

"What do you mean, High Priest?" Mikoyan asked hurriedly.

"As long as there are foreign enemies in the Assyrian territory, I, the high priest, will not be able to serve the gods with peace of mind." Wu Lai said with a smile, "Besides, I believe you can do a better job than me in these matters of the temple."

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it." Mikoyan was filled with fear and trepidation. "It is my duty to share the worries of the High Priest."

"Well, it's settled then." Wu Lai nodded. "Tomorrow, you will take up the position of Archbishop."

"At the command of the high priest." Mikoyan bowed his head, his heart filled with joy. Once he became the archbishop, he would be among the most powerful people in Assyria.

"I will give you two tasks in the near future." Wu Lai waved his hand to signal Mikoyan to excuse himself. "First, get all the temples in Assyria up and running as soon as possible and publicize the religious freedom part of the law. Second, repair the Assyrian temple and place the statues of Amon and Lo. Remember, the status of the two gods is equal."

Mikoyan was startled, and after calming down, he took a deep breath and looked up, and saw Wu Lai looking at him intently. He quickly lowered his head and said, "High Priest, this... this..."

Mikoyan's reaction was what Wu Lei had expected: "Why? Are you in trouble?"

After hesitating for a while, Mikoyan nodded: "The High Priest has entrusted me with an important task. Logically, I should do it without hesitation and do it well. However... there is no problem with the High Priest's first task. As for the second one, I..."

Mikoyan was in a dilemma, even a little resistant - he was a devout clergyman, at least in terms of worshipping Amun, that was beyond doubt. In Assyrian theology, there was only one true God, Amun, and the others were all false gods who deceived the world and stole their names. Among these "false gods", the one with the "greatest influence and deception" was Lo.

Of course, the theological content of Tianjuan and Kimo is the opposite of this. In their scriptures, the god Amon is the biggest liar in this world.

"Don't you want to do it or do you think it's too difficult?" Wu Lai frowned.

After hesitating for a while, Mikoyan sighed softly and bowed: "To be honest with you, High Priest, it's both. The reason is..."

"No need to give reasons, I know what you want to say." Wu Lai interrupted Mikoyan.

"The high priest is wise." Mikoyan glanced at Wu Lai's expression, and seeing that he didn't seem angry, he felt a little relieved. He didn't mean to contradict him just now, but he felt that he had been friends with Wu Lai for many years and now that he was so valued by him, it was always good to talk about any difficulties and ideas to his face.

"I ask you, is the Assyrian territory safe now?" Wu Lai walked to the window and Mikoyan hurriedly followed.

"In my opinion, not yet," Mikoyan replied. Although Tianjuan had withdrawn from the Assyrian territory and promised to return all occupied territories, in reality the large tracts of land such as Titania and Armenia were still in the hands of Tianjuan people - although in name it was the rebellious Hatra that controlled it, everyone with a discerning eye knew what was going on.

"Then, if Hatra is expelled or annihilated, and the three cities in Titania and Menia are all recovered, will the Assyrian territory be safe?" Wu Lai asked again.

"Not necessarily." Mikoyan shook his head quickly. With Tianjuan eyeing them covetously, the Assyrian territory could not expect to rest easy.

"Then tell me, how can Assyria achieve an end to war?" Wu Lai asked again.

"This..." Mikoyan hesitated for a moment and looked ashamed.

Wu Lai smiled slightly: "Let me tell you, there are two ways. First, surrender to the heaven..."

Mikoyan was startled, and Wu Lai continued, "Second, let Tianjuan surrender to us."

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

Mikoyan was stunned again, thinking that both of these things sounded impossible.

"If you were asked to choose, which one would you choose?" Wu Lai looked at Mikoyan.

"The second option is to let Tianjuan surrender to us," Mikoyan replied.

"But you should know that Tianjuan will not surrender easily. If it chooses to do so, it will either be completely defeated by our army or it will have completely lost the support of the people. Mikoyan, do you know why Emperor Tianjuan wants to stay in Hurlit? Because it is not only convenient for battle command because it is adjacent to Assyria, but also because she is worried about the Hurlit territory. Because the Hurlits, like us, believe that Amon is the only true God." Wu Lai raised a smile at the corner of his mouth, "But the four major territories before misunderstood one thing."

"What is it?" Mikoyan was stunned.

Wu Lai looked out the window: "True God can tolerate everything..."

…

There is no doubt that pushing the Assyrian territory from "one true God" to "coexistence of two gods" was another major move by Woolley.

He did not want to become an emperor, nor did he want Assyria or even the entire continent to move completely into an era of feudal autocracy, because in his view, feudal autocracy meant darkness.

He had been opposing and fighting all along, but now, he finally had the status, power, and prestige to make his will the mainstream thought in the territory.

Therefore, he would never let go of the opportunity to change the world.

The current Tianjuan Empire is an out-and-out theocracy. Helen is both the emperor and the religious leader. Since a long time ago, Tianjuan has used religious beliefs to consolidate the theocracy. Now, Helen and her supporters are vigorously promoting the idea of ​​divine right of emperors and various deified worship ceremonies to paralyze the people. All of this is to implement and consolidate the theocracy.

In Wu Lai's previous memory, this was of course an inevitable part of the process of civilization, but he also remembered how much suffering a large-scale religious dispute would bring to the world. For example, now, the Tianjuan Empire provoked a war in the name of fighting for the dignity of the Rose Goddess, although in fact it was just revenge and aggression...

Wu Lai did not want to be a dictator. If he had a choice, he would rather live a carefree life with his wife and children on Greendo Island. He also wanted to end the war as soon as possible, but that was obviously just wishful thinking, because Tianjuan would never give up unifying the continent, and he would not give up resistance.

What Tianjuan wants is conquest.

What Woolley wanted was to give people equality, freedom and dignity.

Therefore, this is not only a clash of ambitions, but also a showdown of strength, a constant showdown until the winner is decided...

Although Caikede's great victory reversed the situation in Assyria in one fell swoop, in Woolley's view, it was only an opening. After all, the real contest was not only on the battlefield, and the real decisive battle had not yet come.

But that day will come eventually, so Wu Lai made intensive arrangements, trying to make all arrangements before it comes, such as preparing for war and setting traps for Tianjuan...

Mikoyan was Wu Lai's new "digger". He acted quickly. Less than half a month after he took office as archbishop, he opened the Assyrian temple to the public and resumed baptism, prayer, divination and other services. The temples in various cities were basically restored to their previous state.

Now he was busy recruiting craftsmen and sculptors to rebuild the temple that was built during the reign of Night Blade Dance in Assyria. This time, God Amon would stay with Goddess Luo again...

The information was quickly collected by Ye Jianwu and sent to Helen. When Helen received the report from Ye Jianwu, Wu Lai received bad news...