Ron was seriously considering it. If the Goddess were to establish a Christian Kingdom, she would likely pay more attention to it, instead of only caring about a portion of the believers as she does now.
Becoming a religious state has its advantages and disadvantages...
After a while, Ron sighed softly: "Nika, send a message to the capital and ask His Majesty the King to rest assured that the Kingdom of Gil will not become a religious kingdom, at least while Ron is still the Pope."
"Also, compile a list of the crimes committed by those nobles and hand it over to the capital."
Nika accepted the order, while her assistant was taking notes of what Ron had said earlier.
Developing tourism would indeed make it difficult to become a theocracy, and if it did become a power within the theocracy, it would be difficult to interact with the imperial level.
Overall, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages at present. It's a pity that when disaster strikes, it all depends on the goddess's mood. Hopefully, there will be more miracles to defeat powerful enemies in the future!
Five nobles died, and eight learned a lesson, which was still within Ron's estimation. One-sixth of the kingdom's nobles had lost the chivalrous spirit of their ancestors, but fortunately, most nobles were still alright.
By the way, Ron also wanted to ask: "This assassin leader, please clarify the total casualties of the operation."
The half-elf bowed in a warrior's salute: "My lord, nine are wounded and one has died in battle. The deceased was a human."
Nika then explained the circumstances of the deceased.
The deceased was Dickens, a man who was originally a guard in Sandy territory and a former subordinate of the former lord of Borg.
Ron recalled greeting this uncle when he was very young.
According to Nika's account, Dickens's death stemmed from his strong aristocratic beliefs. He repeatedly tried to explain the situation to nobles who did not deserve to die, which was not a big deal in itself.
When they visited the last noble family, the accompanying assassins discovered something else strange: the lord of Putton was actually a follower of an evil god, worshipping the God of Fear. No wonder the old lord was so energetic despite his advanced age! He had made an equivalent exchange with the evil god, and after death, his soul would still belong to the evil god.
The casualties also occurred during that accident.
Ron felt helpless. Assassinations would inevitably result in casualties sooner or later. Oh well, he would look for relevant knowledge systems and gain more professional experience so that his territory's assassin organization could suffer fewer casualties.
"Give more subsidies to the families of the victims, and let's talk about the people who were rescued in multiple operations!"
...
They taught a lesson to the corrupt nobles and successfully rescued more than four hundred people.
These people included slaves, commoners who had offended nobles... and many other indirect victims who were not included in the statistics.
Knowing that he had saved so many people, it was finally meaningful, as it was within Ron's capabilities, considering he was a disciple of Mentor Will and the Pope.
Hopefully, the magical civilization will soon flourish fully, and with a higher level of civilization, similar incidents will naturally occur less frequently in the future.
After discussing these matters, Nika let in the five people who were waiting outside, all of whom had their faces covered.
Nika glanced at the half-elf beside her; the half-elf leader seemed uncomfortable with being around Lord Ron!
Following Nika's advice, the half-elf explained to Ron their responsibilities: to protect Ron's safety and prevent assassins from other factions from getting close.
By the way, Ron did give that instruction when he went to the Carlo Magic Empire.
Trusting Nika, Ron agreed to accept their covert protection.
Ron reminded me, "There should be few threats around me now. You can take turns protecting me, consider it your paid vacation."
At least during this particular period, that's how Ron deduced it, and Sandy Territory is now clearly protected by a powerful figure in the eyes of the enemy, so a probing assassination wouldn't be very meaningful.
Nika murmured to herself: Paid vacation... (′｀;) ?
Ron completely ignored Nika's question: "Alright, those of you who are secretly protecting can leave now!"
"By the way, how many assassins are there in Sandy Territory? Do they have official names?"
Fortunately, the half-elf commander caught up with Ron this time: "Forty-seven assassins, please bestow names upon them, my lord!"
Fortunately, Ron had considered various names: "Let's call it Shadow Punishment."
"The leader is Shadow Punishment Zero, and there are forty-seven people in total. So the final number should be Shadow Punishment Forty-Six. You should find some more talent. It's best to keep the number of people in Shadow Punishment above one hundred."
This was because Ron had taken into account the size of the Kingdom of Gil.
After this, His Majesty the King will likely understand even better that Ron has no intention of inciting a conflict between papal and royal authority.
Since even the king couldn't manage the noble class very well, then Pope Ron would have to do it.
"Nika, and Shadow Punishment Zero, it's nothing, you can go down now. I'll be quite busy lately."
There's a lot to do regarding the follow-up matters in the United Kingdom, like academic affairs, and then Nika said, "My lord, Shadow Punishment Zero can go down now, but I still have some..."
Why…( ???)
Get to the point!
"..."
"..."
Ron managed to get rid of Nika within a morning.
After lunch, Ron arrived at the elven delegation's location.
The delegation in Sandy territory split into two groups: one group was in Sandy City, while the other group, led by the elven elder Chris, was in the Magic Flower Sea area.
The elven delegation that arrived in Sandy City came later; Ron and Elder Chris had returned first.
The elven leader here is different from the leader of the United Duchy; this one is a woman.
Elven beauty is always so natural, and she is also a beautiful woman with a strong intellectual background. As they talked, Ron realized that the Elven Queen probably intended to send the Elven Elders with research talents to Sandy Territory.
Ron's limited knowledge of his past life, coupled with his bias towards the elves, allowed him to develop the magic crystal vehicle much faster than the United Duchy.
In the Elf House of Sandy Territory, Ron spoke with the Elf woman named Tracy about the territory's stewardship.
"This lord intends to learn from the Elven people's art of living. How can the Elven people's art of living, their beautiful homeland, not be introduced to the Human race and even the hundred races... This lord believes..."
You know what, Ron has a whole set of tips for this, all designed to increase the success rate!
Listen to these new terms: art of living, art of home.
Ironically, it actually sounds plausible.
It's like not serving as the manager of Ron's tourist attraction planning area is a crime.
The cultural export of the Elven race depends on you! Of course, this new term was too ahead of its time, so Ron used a different, otherworldly way of saying it.
"..."
In the end, Ron persuaded Miss Tracy.
As the leader of the delegation under the Elven Elder, Tracy was undoubtedly a great mage. Elven great mages, in general terms, were often stronger than human great mages.
To Ron's surprise, Miss Tracy actually wanted to personally take charge of the planning area for this tourist attraction.
"What is it, Your Holiness the Pope?"
"Wouldn't it be inappropriate for the head of the delegation to come?"
“Why is it bad? For the elves, this is a big deal!” Tracy looked on with a longing expression.
This made Ron feel uneasy. It was really bad; he had gone too far in fooling him!
We need to be more careful from now on.
Well then, the titles of Elf Envoy Leader, Elf Magic Master, and Elf Scenic Spot Planner only enhance the hype. I look forward to the future development of the continent.
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