Alien Knights

Pope Cathay Metropolis, Episcopal Ceremony.

"Kerlen VI of the Kingdom of Byrons announced last week that he would break away from the Church of the Heavenly Father and convert to Protestantism."

A haggard and elderly cardinal looked at the other colleagues at the table, and said slowly and heavily: "This is the ninth king who has renounced his heavenly father's membership in the past month... ..."

Bishop Jacob, who had a falcon face, slapped the table and shouted coldly: "The majesty of the Heavenly Father is inviolable! These apostates must be made to repent in the fire!"

Someone questioned: "Let them repent?! How to do it? The church's army has been severely damaged since the Battle of the Holy Acropolis, and has not recovered until today. Without the army, how can we arrest those apostates? !"

Someone sighed and said, "Not only the army, but even the believers in the Papal State are in panic... Crown Prince Padgett of the Papal State's secular royal family even stated in public a few days ago that he would let the Protestant elders preside over his wedding."

The old cardinal who spoke at the beginning glanced at the bishops who were talking, and then turned his gaze to the old man beside him: "Abel, what do you think?"

The cardinal who was called by name just frowned and didn't say a word.

"Abel, I can understand your feelings. Three years ago, Pope Alexander made a serious mistake. He not only defined you as a heretic, but also personally ordered your most proud disciple, Tristan, to be burned. ...it was a disaster, a nightmare."

Abel's face was watery, and he said calmly: "Bishop Arnold, I can understand all of this. Heavenly Father will give the most cruel test to his devout believers, and we should be content with it and not hold any grudges."

Bishop Arnold shook his head and sighed inaudibly: "No matter how unbearable things were in the past, we are all servants of the Heavenly Father after all, and we have the responsibility and obligation to ensure the unshakable position of the Church in people's hearts. But now , Heavenly Father needs His servants to remove evil, and we need Your wisdom to maintain the Church."

Regarding Arnold's words, Aberle did not express his position, but only asked: "Do you know why Protestantism has attracted countless believers in just a few years?"

Someone said: "The ignorance and ignorance of the world!"

Another said: "Threats and persecutions by Protestant armies!"

Jacob stared into Abel's eyes with a bad face, and said with a sneer, "You don't want to say it's because of tithes and indulgences, do you?"

Abel smiled and said, "It's because of the kingdom of heaven."

Hearing Abel's words, the bishops present exclaimed again and again.

"Heaven?!"

"The kingdom of heaven that people call the land of judgment and the ladder to heaven?"

"No matter who it is, I heard that as long as you touch a pillar, your soul can enter the kingdom of heaven and visit freely."

"I heard that there are angels in charge of judging the souls of the dead!"

...

Amidst the discussion among the crowd, Bishop Jacob, who couldn't bear it any longer, yelled: "What kingdom of heaven?! What judgment?! Those are just tricks used by Protestants to fool peasant women and idiots!"

Abel looked at Jacob, who was furious, and said quietly: "If only those common people were deceived, that's fine, but those well-informed kings and scholars also asked to convert to Protestantism after visiting the kingdom of heaven. , are they also stupid people?"

"Those people are a group of heretics with shaky beliefs!" Jacob waved his arms, blushing and shouted: "They can't see through the tricks of the devil, because they are not pious! Not loyal!"

Arnold interrupted Jacob's yelling with a wave of his hand, and asked Abel: "What do you think about the Protestant kingdom of heaven?"

Yarborough replied: "If you don't experience it yourself, you don't have the right to speak. I want to go to Muxi City to witness with my own eyes the so-called kingdom of heaven that Protestants say."

"You can't let him go!" Jacob pointed at Abel and shouted angrily, "His relationship with Muxi City..."

"Shut up!"

Bishop Arnold roared, and Jacob froze in shock.

Because of the anger just now, the old Arnold coughed loudly, his face showing tiredness and pain, he patted his heart vigorously, and said: "Arborough, if the Protestant kingdom of heaven is a hoax, how big are you?" Can you expose them with certainty?"

"I have traveled to the mainland, studied alchemy, and learned the truth in the Royal Academy." Yarborough nodded and said, "It can be said that in the entire church, no one knows those tricks better than me. "

Arnold nodded vigorously: "Well, I will arrange a carriage to take you to Muxi City as soon as possible..."

"There is a better way to deal with those Protestant heretics!" Jacob, who could not suppress his resentment, looked at Abel with devouring eyes: "Let those demons taste the flames of hell!"

Arnold had a bad feeling: "What are you talking about?!"

Jacob spread his hands and said, "I have already organized the financial organization under the church to purchase a large number of weapons from the Southern Empire..."

Arnold opened his eyes wide and shouted vigorously: "Who gave you the power to use the assets of the church?! What's more, as a believer of the Heavenly Father, you dare to associate with those heretics in the south?!"

Jacob raised his head and said impassionedly: "It is the duty of our servants to eradicate evil and bring peace to the Lord's rule. As for the means and props used, these are not important!"

Arnold struggled to stand up from the chair: "You daring lunatic! This is betrayal..."

Before the old man finished speaking, he was suddenly surprised to find that several cardinals stood up from their seats and walked to Jacob's side.

"You! What are you doing?!"

In the face of Arnold's accusation, a cardinal standing beside Jacob said in a deep voice: "The church has reached a critical point of life and death. If you stick to the doctrine and scriptures, it is tantamount to asking for death. Right now we can only use everything It is the only way for the Church of the Heavenly Father to continue.”

Another bishop said: "As long as our purpose is pure and our desire is kind, the Lord will forgive us even if the means are radical!"

Glancing at Arnold who was trembling with anger, and then at the other church members who were stunned, Jacob shouted loudly: "From today onwards, you can stay here if you fantasize about using weakness and compromise in exchange for lingering church members. , watching the demons of Protestantism nibble away the glory of the Lord; those brave believers who have sacrificed and self-sacrificed, please stand with us, raise the weapons in our hands, and fight together to defend God!"

After saying this, Jacob led a group of bishops and stepped out of the gate of the ceremony hall without looking back.