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The panic did not last long, and when it was time for dinner, they quickly enjoyed the treatment that matched their status.

Each person has two fist-sized potatoes and a spoonful of vegetable soup. This little food is not enough for one person.

Pregnant women and children were treated better, with a piece of black bread and a small piece of dried fish added, and a few oily flowers floating on the vegetable soup.

With such obvious differential treatment, a smart person would know at a glance that this was intentional to prevent them from having enough to eat.

Real serfs didn't react at all, and starvation had long been the norm. I have never had a few full meals since I was a child, which is a hardship for clergymen like Mike and Hatcher who are mixed in.

Although he is at the bottom of the Holy See, he is still a member of the ruling class. His parents are members of the Holy See, so he can still satisfy his hunger.

Mike and Hatcher are pretty good, because they are illegitimate children and have not been taken seriously since childhood. They can also eat potato and green vegetable soup very delicious.

On the contrary, some clergymen with better families looked at the food in their hands and were at a loss for a moment.

But they didn't know that their identity had been exposed by this momentary gaffe.

In the blink of an eye, the clergyman whose identity was exposed has been pulled out for isolation and review, making Mike and Hatcher tremble with fear.

Based on the relationship between the Holy See and the Alpha Kingdom, ordinary serfs may not be held accountable, and they, the clergy, will definitely be the targets of liquidation.

Things went as they expected. Several wooden poles soon appeared in the camp, and it was these unlucky ones who had their identities exposed hanging on them.

In fact, most disguised clergy can be identified just by looking at their faces without testing.

Unless they hold special positions such as chefs, the lower-class serfs are all dishonest.

"Prick up your ears and listen. I'll give you one last chance. Take the initiative to confess your identity. Anyone who conceals it will be punished by them!

From now on, barracks will be the unit to supervise each other, and any abnormal situation must be reported immediately.

If you report a dangerous person, you will be provided with a higher standard of food and three pounds of meat as a reward.

The first person to report the matter was directly promoted to the cell leader, responsible for managing the daily affairs of the barracks.

Those who conceal the knowledge and fail to report it - even sit down!

We identified dangerous elements, and if no one reported them, we would be demoted to slavery along with everyone in the barracks, and our daily food standard would be halved. "

The young officer pointed to the body on the pole and said to everyone.

The Alpha Kingdom is short of people, but not everyone is needed. Instable elements are also a threat on board the ship and must be caught in advance.

Screening by yourself is too much of a waste of time. The best option is to encourage these people to report each other.

Unless you have received professional training, no matter how much you disguise yourself, all the little details in life will still reveal your identity.

After listening to the young officer's instructions, Mike and Hatcher, who were already flustered, suddenly became conspicuous.

Facing the strange looks from everyone, Mike realized something was wrong and hurriedly shouted: "We confess!"

After saying that, he dragged Hatcher directly to the young officer and honestly explained his identity.

"Considering that you have passed the test, please stay calm in the camp and return to your place!"

After registering the basic information, the young officer waved his hand and said.

No doubt this was done to show other lurkers and to establish credibility within the camp.

If "confession and leniency" are achieved, then the rewards obtained for reporting can naturally be fulfilled.

As the parties involved, Mike and Hatcher took the initiative to explain the problem. To a group of hidden members of the Holy See, they were already traitors.

Even if there is a conspiracy, no one dares to find them. Because of their status, including the serfs in the same barracks, in order not to be implicated, they would actively distance themselves from them.

Sure enough, after seeing that the two people were not held accountable after confessing, several more people came forward to confess.

The good luck ended after the seventh person, because he jumped out and reported it.

No matter how you educate the people, hatred will always exist. A serf saw that his enemy was also about to come forward and confess, so he jumped out and reported the matter.

There were no surprises because the reaction was a step too slow. The body of the unlucky priest was hung directly on the pole.

With such a negative example, the next inspection operation will be much smoother.

In addition to people from the Holy See, there are also businessmen, mercenaries, cult members and even spies planted by other major forces among the crowd.

There is no doubt that these unstable elements have been detained.

Serfs and freedmen whose identities were confirmed to be correct were arranged to be loaded onto ships and left after physical examination. The entire process was completed in one go, and he was clearly very experienced.

Accompanied by the whistle of the ship sailing away, the bustling Port of Carnaughton soon fell into deathly silence.

However, this was just the beginning. With the actions of the Alpha Kingdom's army, all the places they passed turned into deathly silence.

In addition to plundering the population, all goods worth more than the freight are packed back.

Perhaps it felt that it was not efficient to work alone. After receiving the news, the Royal Government immediately held friendly consultations with the top leaders of the three countries in the Central Continent. After paying a certain price, three more helpers were added.

As for the Principality of Moxi, the labor force is also in short supply right now. They are all busy delivering it to their own homes, so naturally they don't have to talk about it.

Because of the geographical location, the people they plundered had to travel through the Alpha Kingdom on foot before they could send them back.

The relationship between the two countries is in the honeymoon period, so taking advantage of the opportunity is naturally not a problem. However, the long journey still slowed down their speed of snatching people.

It's not that there are few people who grab it, but that there are few people who can reach the Principality of Moxi safely. Many of the plundered immigrants died on the way because of the long journey.

…

On the Holy Mountain of Light, the Five Nations Alliance's unscrupulous robbery operation completely angered Pius VII.

I thought they were just here to enjoy the autumn breeze, but I never expected that these guys would not even let go of the leek root.

If no measures are taken and this behavior is allowed to continue, the foundation of the Holy See will be shaken.

"Is the news confirmed?"

Pius VII asked calmly.

There is no way, the information content is too shocking. In just over a month, more than 300,000 people were packed and shipped away.

And this is just the beginning. If the Five Nations Alliance steals people at all costs, the only thing that will restrict them is transportation capacity.

Although the continent of Aslant is in the feudal era, with the blessing of magic technology, the development of maritime transportation is not slow.

Warships have entered the era of three thousand tons, and merchant ships of five to six thousand tons can be built. In the Falcon Kingdom, where the navigation industry is developed, people have even begun to unload giant ships worth 10,000 tons.

It is not a problem at all to unite the five-nation alliance to gather hundreds of thousands of tons of merchant ships. If there weren't other trophies, it would be possible to send away three million people in one month.

Of course, these are just extreme theoretical numbers. In terms of specific operations, playing like this will definitely result in heavy casualties.

Although serfs had no human rights, they died in such large numbers that even the spitting stars of the world could drown people.

"Your Majesty, how dare we talk about such things!

In the areas occupied by the Five Nations Alliance, many villages, towns and cities have become no man's land. Judging from the population movements, the final destination is the port.

And our spies in the Near East also witnessed a large number of serfs landing at Crescent Harbor.

The figure of 300,000 is just our estimate. How many people the enemy has taken away cannot be counted for a while! "

Ulisse replied with a serious face.

He didn't want to know this bad news at all. But there is no way. As the head of intelligence, it is impossible not to report the news after receiving it.

"Is there any evidence?"

Pius VII asked with concern.

Taking action to stop it is a must!

If conditions permit, he can't wait to send troops immediately. Unfortunately, the battle ahead not only ruined their main force, but also their confidence in victory.

Even the Holy See before the tiger skin was exposed, its military strength on paper was slightly inferior to that of the Five Nations Alliance. Needless to say now.

The threat of force will not only fail to deter the enemy, but may actually make the enemy generals more excited.

Whether they are willing to admit it or not, in the eyes of the outside world: the Holy See's army is now equivalent to military exploits!

Especially for the improvised cannon fodder troops, there are often scenes of an army being chased and hacked by enemy regiments.

Military morale is so mysterious. When everyone thinks that the Holy See's army has lost its combat effectiveness, no matter which country's army encounters them, they will scream in excitement.

"Our people have recorded the above information with photo stones!"

Ulisse replied.

In fact, he had already received these messages. The reason for delaying the report until now is to collect evidence.

In the Holy See of Dawn, efficiency is not the most important thing. The key is that the details must be done well.

If you receive information without any evidence, report it immediately. It is petty to be scolded, and you will also be labeled as incompetent.

"With the evidence in our hands, we will immediately report the matter to the Human Alliance meeting and propose that the alliance impose sanctions on the Five Nations Alliance!"

Pius VII made a quick decision.

Robbery of people is obviously inconsistent with mainstream values. This is much more serious than robbing property.

If it were at the peak of the Holy See, such a well-documented sanctions proposal would have been 100% passed.

At this point, it's hard to tell.

After all, the Alpha Kingdom itself is one of the three giants of the alliance, and together with the seats of the four gangsters, the votes already account for more than 30% of the alliance parliament.

According to the rules, sanction proposals must receive at least two-thirds of the votes in order to be passed.

The current five-nation alliance only needs to win over one or two small countries to veto the proposal.

Pius VII did not expect the proposal to pass from the beginning. After all, the armies of all countries were not clean. If the proposal was passed, he would undoubtedly be doing something wrong.

What's more, we are in the intersessional period. Even if a vote is to be held, we have to wait for representatives from all countries to gather. The five-nation alliance only needs to delay the meeting to make the proposal come to nothing.

The main reason for going to the Alliance to cause trouble is to make things bigger and use the pressure of international public opinion to force the Five-Nation Alliance to restrain its behavior.

"Yes, Your Majesty!

We will immediately let this news spread throughout the mainland, so that everyone can see the ugly face of the Five-Nation Alliance! "

Bishop Asprilla assured with understanding.

…

The Holy See, which explodes with all its strength, still has energy. In just three days, all the major metropolises of the human race knew about the atrocities committed by the Five Nations Alliance in the Papal State.

Unfortunately, the plan did not change quickly. Pius VII overestimated his family's influence on the mainland. The first reaction of senior officials from various countries who received the news was-suspicion!

The communication magic circle can send messages, but it cannot send out the photo stone recording "evidence of crime" together.

Without seeing evidence, it is naturally impossible to gain everyone's approval based on the Holy See's words alone.

Even though some people knew that it was impossible for the Holy See to lie about this kind of thing, after weighing the pros and cons again and again, they chose to pretend not to believe it.

Frankish Empire, Royal Palace.

After Charles III glanced at the official document in his hand, he threw it aside and said with disdain:

"Pius VII, do you still think that you are the superior pope?

If you want to give orders to the outside world, you don't want to see if they are worthy now! "

Habits that have been practiced for many years cannot be changed in a short time. The diplomatic note issued by the Holy See still followed the previous tone.

An ordinary diplomatic protest note, in the eyes of Charles III, who was unhappy with them, interpreted it with colored glasses, and it turned into giving orders.

Due to the relationship between the Frank Empire and the Holy See, even normal diplomacy is not welcome to each other, let alone issuing orders.

Striving for "international sympathy" can only deceive the people at the bottom. The top leaders of various countries have not known what "sympathy" is for a long time, and sympathy for one's enemies does not exist.

"Your Majesty, we can pretend not to have seen the diplomatic note sent by the Holy See and simply ignore it.

The behavior of the Five Nations Alliance in the Papal States was indeed a bit out of line, but it also had merits.

We and the Holy See are already locked in a fight to the death, and the Empire should support any action that weakens the Holy See.

On this issue, the interests of the Empire, the Kingdom of Alpha and the Kingdom of Iliba are actually the same, and they can completely give each other political endorsement! "

The answer of the Prime Minister, Duke Bergson, made everyone's eyes brighten. Since the Alpha Kingdom can steal people from the Papal States, they can naturally follow suit.

It is not only the Kingdom of Alpha and the Principality of Mossi that are seriously short of labor. The Frankish Empire and the Iliban Kingdom also need a large number of people to fill their new territories.

According to the normal development rate, it will take at least several decades to develop new territory.

Stealing people from the Papal States now will undoubtedly greatly speed up development.

We can find no reason to refuse something that can not only attack the enemy but also strengthen ourselves!

“That’s all, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for taking the lead in liaising with the Kingdom of Iliba and the Kingdom of Alpha, just like wiping the butt of Caesar IV.

Pass on the order and order the troops on the front line to rescue the innocent people oppressed by the Holy See as much as possible!

As long as the rescued serfs and slaves are willing to settle in the empire, they can be directly granted the status of free citizens. "

Charles III ordered without changing his expression.

If the three powerful countries work together to steal people and give political endorsement, then the only evil one is the Holy See.

"Plundering the population"?

No, this is to save the people who are oppressed by the Holy See!

As for the granting of free citizen status, on the one hand, it was the need for political propaganda; on the other hand, the inefficient production model of feudal serfs could no longer meet the needs of the Frank Empire.

The most powerful country in the mainland is not only strong in military. In terms of economic development, the Frank Empire was also at the forefront of the mainland.

Perhaps realizing that freedmen can create more wealth, the proportion of freedmen in the Frank Empire has continued to rise in recent decades.

Some nobles engaged in handicrafts even took the initiative to free their serfs and turn them into workers in order to improve production efficiency and reduce production costs.

In public opinion, there were also calls for the abolition of serfdom. It was only because of the resistance of the traditional agricultural aristocracy that it did not become mainstream.

As a young king, Charles III, who was deeply impacted by new ideas, was a supporter of the abolition of slavery.

Although he did not clamor for the abolition of serfdom, after he succeeded to the throne, he also promulgated a bill "prohibiting the conversion of free people into serfs."

In order to promote the abolition of slavery, the royal family released a group of serfs as free people every year.

Now that there was an opportunity to further increase the proportion of free people and lay the foundation for the complete abolition of serfdom, Charles III would naturally not let it go.

…

Pandora's box is opened and evil can no longer be contained.

First, the Five-Nation Alliance plundered the population in the Papal States, and then the Franks joined in. Before the Holy See could react, the Iliban Kingdom also joined in the battle of robbing people.

People from all over the world who were watching the farce instantly realized something was wrong.

The three powerful countries all obtained large tracts of land in the process of fighting against the aliens. Now the three families are robbing people together, obviously to develop these lands.

Originally, the strength of the three giants was far behind other countries. If they were allowed to develop new territories, the gap would widen further.

Knowing that the balance within the human race has been broken, everyone still doesn't know what to do.

Whether it is using political means or economic means, when facing the three giants joining forces, they are asking for trouble.

In line with the principle of making a fortune, the armies of various countries participating in the "zero dollar purchase" activities in the Papal State also gradually joined the human capture competition.

If you don’t need so much labor at home, then sell the people to those who need it. Perhaps these practices are suspected of capitalizing on the enemy, but they are better than nothing.

As more and more countries suffer, the Holy See, which shot itself in the foot, has become the laughing stock of the year.