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Holy Mountain of Light, with the end of the civil war in the Falcon Kingdom, only the Holy See is left to be beaten in the human world.

Facing the pressing pressure from all sides, Pius VII's hair turned half white.

You must know that he is a strong man in the holy realm. It stands to reason that after reaching this realm, his physiological functions will remain at the peak until his old age.

"Where are the negotiations at?"

Pius VII asked with concern.

It is impossible to fight. The various countries of the human race have formed a group to exert pressure. Forced confrontation is undoubtedly the last resort.

Even if all the Holy See's wealth is involved, it will only cause a little trouble for the enemy at most.

Now everyone just wants to weaken the Holy See. If the situation continues to deteriorate, it might lead to the destruction of the Holy See.

There are two substitute players. It is no longer three hundred years ago, and their status is not irreplaceable.

Compared to their orthodox church, the other two churches are notoriously lax and have completely delegated power to local churches.

Especially in the Northern Holy See, each local patriarch can compile doctrines based on their own actual conditions, with the main focus being to seek common ground while reserving differences.

This is just the beginning. Seeing the Franks and Alphas having fun, the Iliban Kingdom is also secretly planning.

They did not establish a separate Holy See, but only reinterpreted the original teachings, and even performed "artistic processing" in some places.

It cannot be said to be completely overturned, it can only be regarded as irrelevant.

Under the new religious interpretation of the Iberians, the status of religion has been placed under the laws of the kingdom.

Not to mention the significant reduction in power, the key point is that all appointments of church personnel must be approved by the Royal Government; daily financial revenue and expenditure must also be supervised and managed by the Royal Government.

There is no doubt that these religious reforms are very fatal to their orthodox Holy See.

If this situation continues, in the future it will not be the pope who determines the legitimacy of the king, but the king who will determine the legitimacy of the pope.

"Your Majesty, the progress of the negotiations has not improved at all. The enemy is completely perfunctory and has no sincerity in the negotiations.

Rather than negotiating with us, it is better to say that they are deliberately delaying time! "

Cardinal Asprilla replied helplessly.

The essence of diplomatic negotiation is strength, and the core is interest.

The armies of various countries have traveled all the way to the Papal State, and their work cannot be in vain. Diplomats who understand the ways of the world will naturally not cut off the wealth of their colleagues.

It's not easy to catch an opportunity to make a fortune, so everyone must work hard.

In this context, even if the Holy See fully accepts the decision of the Alliance Council, they will still find excuses to delay the decision.

"asshole!"

"These people are simply a disgrace to the nobility!"

"With such shameless behavior, the moral standards of the entire continent have been dragged down by them!"

…

Deep in his heart, Pius VII used all his vocabulary to curse, but it didn't show on his face at all.

Different from the past, this crisis can lead to overthrow if you are not careful. As the leader, he has to stay calm.

“Continue to talk to them, regardless of whether these guys are sincere or not, the negotiations cannot be terminated.

They sent people to secretly collect evidence of enemy looting and prepared to lodge a protest with the Human Alliance. I don’t believe they even lost face! "

It's not that Pius VII wants to show cowardice, but in fact, under the current situation, they have no better choice except to protest.

If it were just the Frank Empire, they could overturn the table and send out the masters of the religion to fight guerrillas against the enemy if they were pressed.

A group of saintly warriors put down their hides and attacked in secret, and the destructive power they could cause was absolutely earth-shattering.

But it doesn't work now. Nearly half of the saint masters in the human race have gathered in the Papal State.

Once the table is overturned, it is not known whether the enemy will die or not. Anyway, they are completely cold.

Just because top masters are difficult to kill doesn't mean they can't be killed.

These are the foundations for preserving the inheritance of the Holy See. If they are wasted on the battlefield, the inheritance will really be cut off.

The wealth and lives of everyone present are bound to the chariot of the Holy See, and no one is left intact under the influence of the whole family. It is a true sense that one loses and everyone loses.

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"kill!"

After a cry of killing, the leading troops of the Five-Nation Alliance successfully completed the landing at Carnaughton Port.

It's not that they are very capable of fighting, it's mainly that the defenders have no fighting spirit.

In the past few days, there has been constant bad news in the Papal State, and various rumors have been flying all over the sky, which has already made people panic.

Although Pius VII ordered to refute the rumors, the problem is not to spread the rumors. The situation in the Papal States is also very dangerous!

The main force failed to capture even a partial division of the Franks. Instead, the enemy seized the opportunity and ate up several main legions.

Now all the countries of the human race are coming to fight the autumn wind under the banner of "mediation". Even the most optimistic people have no confidence in the current situation.

The Pope issued an order calling on believers to resist foreign invasion, but the "religious generations" responsible for executing the order were unable to do their job.

Everyone is professional when it comes to having fun and making money. Their personal cultivation seems to be high, but their actual combat ability is very poor.

For knights of the same realm, the flowers cultivated in these greenhouses are completely incomparable to those killed on the battlefield.

With a slight advantage in strength, the elite soldiers of the Alpha Kingdom charged and were defeated.

The forward troops were defeated, and the troops behind them immediately became chaotic. No matter how much the commander yelled, it had no effect.

When the battle flag of the Five Nations Alliance was flying on the port, the defenders in the city were already scrambling to flee, and only a handful of officers chose to stick to their posts.

In normal times, the army neglected training and had no pay. When war came, the army relied on serfs to make up the numbers. It was obvious that it could not shoulder the important task of defending the city.

The city belongs to the Holy See, but your life is yours. There is no need for anyone to put their lives on the line for the glory of the Holy See.

Anyway, the war has progressed so far, and broken troops are everywhere. Even if we want to hold people accountable, we can't do it.

Who allowed the Papal States to decay!

The first batch of officers who deserted were all executed in name, but in fact they just changed their identities and lived a different life.

"This battle was too easy. Could it be that the enemy has some conspiracy waiting for us?"

Earl Oran said uncertainly.

Compared with the bloodthirsty orcs, the Holy See army is really easy to bully.

In previous wars, both sides fought relentlessly to the death. This time they killed only a few enemies, but captured a lot of prisoners.

"Ha ha……"

"Olan, this is how strange you are!

How can the intensity of the human civil war be compared to the racial war.

Not only was the Holy See's army fighting, but the human civil wars in other areas were not very intense.

Unlike fighting orcs, if you lose, you will become the enemy's food.

If you lose here, just surrender. At worst, paying a ransom is not a life-threatening crime at all.

The officers didn't work hard, let alone the soldiers.

To put it bluntly, looking at the entire Aslant continent, except for the kingdom's army, who can guarantee that all the soldiers can fill their stomachs!

Not only is the Holy See's army weak in fighting will, the situation in other countries is not much better. I don’t know about big countries like Frank and Iliba, anyway..."

When the words came to his lips, Governor Pierce swallowed them back. It is unethical to complain about allies behind their backs. We are not far apart, so it would be embarrassing if others overhear.

Now it is okay to look down on others. In fact, the treatment of low-level soldiers in the Alpha Kingdom has only been improved in recent years.

In the past, the only ones who could guarantee a sufficient supply of materials were some main forces.

In recent years, the kingdom has won successive victories on the battlefield, and the military, led by Hudson, has become increasingly more influential in the court. It's not polite to compete for resources.

The local nobles were all beneficiaries of the kingdom's external expansion, and their common interests made them supporters of the military.

In normal times, I don’t think these changes are a big deal. It wasn't until he led the troops to help his allies put down the rebellion that Pierce noticed the difference.

Suppressing the cult rebels is just like playing for fun. Often after a charge, all that is left is to capture prisoners.

The armies of the three countries in the Central Continent did not perform well. On the one hand, their combat effectiveness was indeed poor, and on the other hand, the lower-level soldiers sympathized with the cult rebels.

In this kind of internal battle to suppress the insurrectionary army, the combat effectiveness of the army is often very high, but only four or five points can be used. If the leader collapses a little, there is still room for further decline.

As a guest army, the kingdom's army had no involvement with the local rebels, let alone sympathy. They started their attack without any scruples, and the suppression was natural and smooth.

However, these detailed issues were not noticed by the senior officials of the three countries in the Central Continent, or were subconsciously ignored. They only saw the strength of the Alpha Kingdom's army.

So much so that after Governor Pierce took his troops for a walk around the Central Continent, the three countries quickly moved closer to the kingdom politically, and the Five-Nation Alliance suddenly became unprecedentedly united.

This dispatch of troops to the Papal States is the first time a team battle has begun since the establishment of the Five-Nation Alliance, and all parties have high expectations.

Unexpectedly, the enemy did not cooperate. We had originally agreed to join forces to fight together. However, the vanguard made a tentative charge and overfulfilled the combat mission.

"You two, stop chatting. Since the enemy army has been defeated, we should quickly expand the results and capture the port first!

It is said that the Holy See likes to launch believers into war. The Franks have encountered a lot of trouble before, so please pay attention. "

The two of them didn't feel the slightest objection to the strong elder tone, because Robert, who spoke to them, was indeed their elder based on blood relationship.

This is also the reason why the strong men in the sanctuary of Aslant continent do not like to participate in secular disputes, because their descendants are everywhere.

Taking Robert as an example, he is over 170 years old, and his direct descendants have passed down to the ninth generation.

Marriage was also popular in the aristocratic circles. During these long years, if a granddaughter or granddaughter of a certain generation married and gave birth to an heir, he would become the ancestor of that family.

Although this blood relationship is very far away, almost to the point of being negligible, but considering Robert's identity as a strong man in the Sanctuary, anyone who can be related will not mind having an ancestor on his head.

With the longevity of the powerful men in the Holy Realm, it was only a matter of time before all the great noble circles became their descendants.

They are all filial sons and virtuous grandchildren, and the disputes between the major families have directly turned into struggles between their own descendants. As a strong man from the Holy Realm who shared the same ancestor, he was naturally embarrassed to end up being deviant.

In order to avoid trouble, many powerful men in the holy realm chose not to participate in secular disputes, and simply came out of sight and out of mind.

"Ancestor, don't worry, the people in the port will not be a problem. The fleet will be empty when it returns, so they can leave with some loot!"

Count Oran said with a smile.

Those who can grab the spots in the vanguard are those who have their own fleets. Although the Earl of Oran's family does not have a fleet, his good son-in-law does.

When leasing the fleet, Earl Oran also had an in-depth exchange with Hudson.

In the end, the two of them unanimously came to the conclusion that the best option to get rid of the threat of the Holy See believers was to pack the ship with people and property.

The Holy See has carried out many years of enslavement education in its home base. The lower-class serfs are blindly obedient, and their thoughts and behaviors are completely controlled by the clergy.

As long as the clergy of the Holy See who dominate them are replaced by the clergy of the kingdom, they will become the best obedient people.

The Alpha Kingdom is short of people, so no matter how many people you can pull over, it's not too many.

In a sense, compared with one-time wealth gains, the labor force that can continuously create wealth is the most valuable.

The first batch of 30,000 troops landed in the kingdom, so there was no problem at all in returning 50,000 to 60,000 serfs.

If the later military operations go smoothly, all the kingdom's ocean-going merchant ships will be at full capacity for a long time to come.

"Ancestor, Oran is right. We have finally come to the Papal State, and we can't be polite to them.

Everyone who can be moved is moved. Anyway, the kingdom is seriously short of people. All the people and belongings were packed and taken away, so that when they arrived at the place, they would not be affected by the false Holy See. "

Governor Pierce's performance made Robert very satisfied. "Pseudo Holy See", this hat is really interesting.

Deep down in his heart, he had decided to go back and ask the royal government to change the title on the official documents and directly add the word "pseudo" in front of the name of the Holy See.

It seems like there is just one more word, but the political meaning is completely different, which is equivalent to rejecting the legitimacy of the Holy See.

If all the countries in the mainland follow suit, even if they are the orthodox Holy See, they will become a "pseudo Holy See."

"Just go ahead and do it!

It would be best if we could really evacuate the Papal States. If the Royal Government has any objections, let them talk to me! "

Robert made a generous promise.

As a standard heretic, he supports any action against the "pseudo-Church".

It would be even more perfect if it could expand the kingdom by the way.

We don’t expect to evacuate the entire Papal State. As long as we can move a few million people, it will be a great strategic victory.

The opinions of the top leaders were unified, and a battle to snatch people was immediately held in the Papal State. Canaughton Port, which was the first to land, naturally became the first victim.

Countless Holy See clergy lurking among the people were packed off the ship in a daze before they could react.

Mike and Hatcher are one of those unlucky couples.

As a young newcomer to the Holy See, due to lack of personal connections, he arranged the task of lurking behind enemy lines and mobilizing believers to cause destruction.

Full of passion, before the port fell, they selected a family of devout believers and gained a new identity.

Everything was going very smoothly. Just waiting for the enemy's main force to leave, they took action and mobilized believers to fight the enemy to the end.

"Mike, something's wrong!

Even if the enemy wants to check our identity, there is no need to drive so many people to the port, right?

Could it be that they discovered our true identity and want to use us to reclaim the sea! "

Hatcher said with a sad face.

Fortunately, there are many people with similar behavior in the crowd, otherwise such highly identifiable behavior would be spotted in an instant.

"What nonsense are you talking about? The Lord of the Dawn will protect us! At most, we will be arrested and forced to do hard labor. With so many people, is it possible that they dare to kill them all?

Let's wait and see the situation, don't take action for the time being, wait until we get to the place and then decide according to the situation! "

Mike pretended to be calm and said, but his trembling legs revealed his true inner thoughts.

"No matter what the noise, everyone please calm down for me. If anyone dares to disobey the rules, you can try the knife in my hand!

When I saw that there were no rooms in that row, and there were five separate rooms for men and women, I immediately went in to wash up. "

The young soldier escorting him reprimanded with experience.

This was already his fifth escort mission, and the process couldn't be more familiar. Pick out the thorns first to scare the monkeys, and then the rest of the people will naturally feel at ease.

If these problems cannot be solved, then first solve the people who caused them. Whoever can cause the most trouble will be dealt with first.

As long as the person is sent back to the kingdom, someone will take care of the remaining issues.

After following the crowd into the stone house to finish washing and put on a set of clean clothes, Mike and Hatcher became more and more frightened.

There is no pie in the sky, and based on their apparent status, they are not worthy of this treatment.