King

After the contract was completed, Alex's expression suddenly changed.

If his mental power is like a small drop of water, then what he is facing now is a vast ocean.

Small water droplets merge into the ocean, with only the fate of being assimilated. Breaking free from the shackles is purely a dream.

"Jumped into the trap!"

Such huge mental power is definitely not something ordinary people can possess. Even the most powerful people in the angel world do not have such huge mental power.

His intuition told him that this was not Hudson's spiritual ocean.

If one really has such strong mental power, a single mental attack can turn an angel army into idiots, and there is no need to go to great lengths to recover them.

What's worse is that the binding force of the contract is far stronger than an ordinary contract.

In a general contract, as long as the person being bound is willing to fight for his life, he can still resist a little or two.

The situation is different now. As long as you think about betrayal deep in your heart, your heart will immediately feel like a knife.

It is estimated that the backlash of the contract can kill them in advance before it is implemented.

Hudson naturally knew all of this. If he hadn't had the confidence to control these guys, he wouldn't have put in so much effort.

After feeding for so many years, most of the wealth he earned has become the nourishment of the mysterious compass, so it is naturally not in vain.

After all the fallen angels signed the contract, Hudson glanced at the demons in the dungeon, turned to Tom and said:

"Notify several major colleges and ask them to send strong men to pick up people!"

A deterrent force to do the dirty work, one is enough. If you take in too many underlings, you may get blamed every day.

Compared with the mass-market undead creatures and abyss demons, the number of fallen angels is much rarer.

Moreover, these fallen angels are all arrogant by nature, and even he can only rely on deception, so the possibility of being recovered is very low.

It is not easy to do anything to frame someone up.

Frankly speaking, as a paladin of the Northern Holy See, Hudson should not be involved with these heretical creatures.

Hooking up with fallen angels and spreading the word will have a huge impact on your reputation, but the world is not black and white.

Nominally, these fallen angels are Master Hudson's magic materials.

The mainland's number one magic potion master + a clear identity as a strong man in the sanctuary, it's understandable that he plays something different.

If you don't understand, it means you are not mature enough. Mr. Hudson has no obligation to explain to idiots.

In fact, this is also an attempt. But it's not a magical experiment, but an exploration of the origin of the world.

In Hudson's view, since angels can fall, they can naturally be redeemed.

How to operate it specifically needs to be studied, but he always believes that the two forces of light and darkness can coexist.

If the verification is successful, then these fallen angels can completely become holy angels again.

These fallen angels will not appear before mankind until redemption is completed.

…

On the Holy Mountain of Light, negotiations were secretly opened, but the feedback returned made the senior leaders of the Holy See secretly complain.

Neither the Alpha Kingdom nor the Frankish Empire were fuel-efficient. It was just a beautiful fantasy to send away these two "heretics" by paying a compensation.

Compared to paying compensation, people obviously prefer to do it themselves.

The requirements of the two countries are very simple. They are to pack up and take away the population and treasures within their jurisdictions, and ask the Holy See to pay a repatriation fee.

“How many people are there in the area controlled by these two families?

I want the most authentic data, not reports sent from the local government! "

Pius VII asked seriously.

Hiding the population is a common problem for all forces in the continent, and the Holy See is naturally no exception.

Just to count the data on paper, Pius VII can calculate it without the help of the people below.

After all, the population of the Papal States has not changed in the past few hundred years.

As if receiving blessings from the gods, the population remains constant regardless of years of disaster or good years.

This sensitive issue is never mentioned, and no special statistics have been made.

There was silence in the hall for a while, which made Pius VII very embarrassed.

Perhaps realizing something was wrong, Bishop Montesson said: "Your Majesty, due to the war, the mobility of the people is very high.

The original statistics are seriously lagging behind when viewed now.

However, we can roughly estimate that the population in the areas controlled by the two countries must be over 10 million! "

Political terminology is so mysterious. It seemed that Bishop Montezon answered, but in fact he said nothing.

The statistical lag is purely an excuse.

During the era of serfdom, no one even thought of running away.

According to the conventions of human civil wars, serfs are basically not involved. Even if the battle is defeated, it is the lord who is robbed.

The serfs were so poor that they were not even their own, so what else could be robbed?

Even if he is snatched away, it is nothing more than becoming a serf in another place and living his life as usual.

Those who need to escape from the war are all wealthy people.

Making excuses is better than having no explanation at all. It can at least alleviate the embarrassment.

A population of more than 10 million is even more of an imaginary number. Compared with the statistics, it has increased by 50%.

The real data is definitely higher than this.

Everyone is very experienced in this area, and the number of people hidden in their homes is far greater than reported.

Errors of several million, 10 million, or even more are possible.

"Um!"

"What do you think of the conditions proposed by the two families?"

Pius VII asked again.

Although he clamored for the two countries to withdraw their troops at all costs before the negotiations began, he still hesitated when it came time to sever the flesh.

You can’t sell education without bargaining!

Compromises and concessions are mainly to preserve the vitality of the Holy See. If you sell too much, it will be counterproductive.

“Your Majesty, both the Alphas and the Franks gained a large amount of land in the previous wars, and now they need a large number of people to fill it.

However, this kind of long-distance immigration is also very expensive.

The Franks may be able to support it, but where will the Alpha Kingdom get the financial resources? "

As soon as he finished speaking, Blake noticed something was wrong. Everyone's eyes were clearly looking at fools.

The Alpha Kingdom does have no money, but the Holy See does!

When they came this time, they not only robbed people, but also robbed money.

It seems that immigrants are a heavy burden, but now they are paying for the enemy.

Those clergy who have been passed down for countless generations, their ancestors searched all over the continent, and God knows how many small treasuries they have saved.

As long as you are careful when searching your home, all the expenses will be covered.

In fact, not only the immigration expenses, but also the reforms carried out by the Alpha Kingdom relied heavily on the contribution of the Holy See.

The decrease in fiscal revenue caused by the tax reform was entirely made up by the revenue from the sale of robbery licenses.

If you study carefully, you will find that a large part of the funds used by governments to suppress demonic disasters is also contributed by the Holy See.

A proper sacrifice for one family and happiness for the entire human alliance.

Being the victim is less wonderful. The sense of accomplishment that the plan had been successful disappeared in an instant.

"How the enemy immigrate has nothing to do with us. We should first evaluate the possible consequences of agreeing to the enemy's conditions!"

Pius VII said in a bad mood.

Compromise is not what he wants. Unfortunately, the Holy See at this moment has no room for struggle.

If you enjoy the benefits brought by the "magic disaster", you must bear the negative effects caused by it.

After various countries promoted the withdrawal of their troops, they just patted their butts and left. The "magic disaster" that had been suppressed began to reappear.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is a deliberate attempt by various countries to disgust the Holy See. Even though he has the ability to solve the "magic disaster" once and for all, he still leaves the problem behind.

Whoever owns the territory will take care of it. Countries may not care about the life and death of the Papal State, but that does not mean that the Holy See can leave it alone.

After the coalition forces withdrew, the younger brothers who originally followed the Holy See returned to the Holy See's embrace, bringing with them a series of troubles.

Relatively speaking, the coalition forces from various countries still have moral integrity. During the evacuation, they only carried out a wave of looting and did not burn down the granary without harming others or benefiting themselves.

For the Holy See, trouble is now trouble, but there is hope that the situation will stabilize.

Perhaps the Holy See is an amateur player in fighting wars; but in dealing with heretics, they are definitely the most professional.

The army, which had been repaired by the Franks until it lost its temper, finally showed a somewhat elite look when suppressing the "magic disaster".

Unfortunately, this makes no sense. During the previous frictions, the armies of most countries had a record of defeating the Holy See army.

No matter how well they perform now, the inherent impression has been formed. Everyone thinks that they are "weak chickens", including the top leaders of the Holy See.

As for the performance in suppressing the "magic disaster", that's as it should be. How can I not be familiar with the one I summoned?

Those uncontrollable ferocious evil gods are all arranged for the enemy. There are at most a few holy demon kings on their own territory, but they are restrained by the holy light.

The Holy See is not timid in this regard. There are many strong men in the sanctuary at home, and they happen to be able to restrain the enemy.

But cleaning up the mess also takes time. And during this period, no third party forces can cause trouble.

Both the Frankish Empire and the Alpha Kingdom are restless third-party troublemakers and must be cleared out in advance.

"Your Majesty, it is initially estimated that after the enemy has digested the results of the war, the overall national strength of the Frank Empire should be able to increase by about 10%, and the Alpha Kingdom can increase by about 15%.

An optimistic estimate is that after all the wars subside, the Holy Court will be able to retain about 60% of its population. "

Asprilla replied anxiously.

These can all be calculated. As the war continues, the Frank Empire has plundered at least 5 million people from the Papal States, and the Alpha Kingdom has also plundered more than 4 million people.

The two countries were one closer to the Papal State and the other farther away. One landed first and the other struck later. Logically speaking, the number of people plundered by both sides should not be so close.

But in this operation, the Alpha Kingdom received strong support from its allies. Among the five-nation alliance, only the Kingdom of Alpha and the Principality of Moxi are short of people. The other three have not expanded their territory, so there is no need to grab people.

What's more, Hudson spent all his money to build a large transport fleet and transport a large number of people away.

In addition to the initial gap, in the middle and late stages, Alpha Kingdom actually has more transport capacity.

With the withdrawal of armies from various countries, the fleets that originally transported supplies to the armies of various countries have now become free transport capacity.

If nothing else happens, these fleets will definitely be hired by the nobles of the two countries. How many ships can be hired depends on who is willing to spend money.

In addition to the regular army, there are also a large number of mercenaries who come with the armies of various countries to take advantage of the situation.

These people did not evacuate with the armies of various countries. Instead, they became more unscrupulous because they lost restraint.

There is no doubt that if you dare to act so recklessly, you must be relying on something.

A group of mercenaries distributed in the Papal States paid protection fees to the two remaining powers. To grab the spoils of war, we also rely on the channels of the two countries for shipment.

Under normal circumstances, mercenaries are not interested in robbing people, but it is different when a sponsor pays for it.

A variety of factors have resulted in the current complex situation.

"You mean that during this war, not only did the two countries plunder a large amount of wealth, but they were also able to increase their population by at least 10 million or even more than 15 million after the war?"

There is no time to care about the enemy's strength increase, those numbers are too far away from the Holy See. Pius VII no longer had the intention to compete with these mainland powers, and just wanted to preserve the vitality of the Holy See as much as possible.

Retaining 60% of the population is purely self-deception. In his opinion, it was lucky for the Holy See to have half of its previous population after the war.

After all, not only are the two countries fighting for population losses, there are also many people who died in the war.

Especially in the previous wave of refugees caused by the Franks, countless displaced people fell on the way to escape.

Coupled with the ravaging demon disaster and the three million people robbed by the Iliban Kingdom, the real population loss is definitely a staggering number.

Only in times of war do rulers understand the value of population. The massive decrease in population will directly affect the recovery speed of the Holy See after the war.

After experiencing a series of blows, Pius VII is no longer obsessed with macro comparisons, and pays more attention to specific micro data.

"Yes, Your Majesty!

Once we compromise with both countries, each of them will be able to gain tens of millions of people in this war.

Taking into account the loss of immigration, the real population loss we need to bear will increase by 20 to 30 percent to the total number. "

Asprilla answered in the affirmative, causing everyone present to take a breath. This is the first time such a large-scale population migration has occurred on the continent of Aslant.

At this moment, everyone suddenly realized that it was a mistake for the Holy See to allow the development of magical civilization during its peak period.

If it weren't for the explosion of magic technology, it would be difficult for humans to even go deep into the ocean, let alone carry out large-scale immigration.

There's no point regretting it, it was all hundreds of years ago. I didn't suppress it back then, let alone think about it now.

Nowadays, the human race is showing a hundred flowers blooming, and all countries wish that their own magic technology can reach the top of the mainland.

If you dare to stop and rest, others will immediately rush to the front. It cannot be said that everyone is striving to be the first. Anyway, no powerful country has ever stopped.

The involvement was too great, and for a while no one dared to speak easily. This tense stalemate made the many powerful men from the holy realm who were watching very dissatisfied.

This is the worst class they have ever led. Regardless of the overall quality of previous Vatican teams, at least they did not cause trouble.

It was good to arrive at Pius VII's place. The slogans were shocking and he wanted to restore the glory of the Holy See.

Regrettably: under his leadership, the Holy See not only failed to move forward on the road to regaining its glory, but instead declined at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At this moment, everyone realized how valuable the previous mediocre popes were.

Although they seem to be doing nothing, they are not causing trouble!

If Pius VII could learn from his predecessor and engage in trouble on the mainland from time to time, relations with other countries would not be so tense.

A top power that lives in a small corner has actually managed to get to the point where everyone is calling for beatings in just a few decades, and no one can be attracted by this hatred.

Fortunately, Pius VII didn't know what everyone was thinking, otherwise he would have cried out that he was wronged!

He, the pope, is definitely responsible for the decline of the Holy See, but it would be nonsense to blame him entirely.

If everyone didn't like to hear it, he wouldn't bother shouting slogans.

A series of failed actions seemed to have occurred under his leadership. In fact, more than 90% of the incidents were only known to him after they happened.

Most of the time, Pius VII's job was to clean up the mess for his subordinates.

The cause of everything was the inaction of the previous popes, which led to the expansion of the major factions within the Holy See.

By the time Pius VII came to power, the pope was already showing signs of being sidelined. If he hadn't been able to take back the devolved powers one after another because of his outstanding ability, how could he be as powerful as he is today?

Unfortunately, this is a world where heroes are judged by success or failure. There is no real meaning in discussing the history of these bumpy power struggles.

“Let’s reach an agreement with the two countries as soon as possible!

If you delay it any longer, people will find out about the stupid things you have done, and I will be embarrassed to step in and clean up the aftermath for you.

By the way, let me tell you that the magic tide has passed, and now the magic elements in the world can support the daily consumption of the second level of the sanctuary.

If nothing else happens, those old antiques who have escaped overseas will return one after another.

Most of them have seen through worldly disputes, but there are still some people who hate evil and hate evil. If you don't wipe your butts quickly, you may be kicked out of the house! "

Fabrizio said angrily.

After receiving this news, everyone was filled with mixed emotions. The return of the strong man to the mainland is definitely a good thing for the Holy See, which has a profound foundation.

At least the farce of besieging the Holy Mountain will never happen again in the future.

But their performance over the years is really hard to explain to these ancestors!

Although these seniors may not have been much cleaner than them when they were young and playing politics, they have now come ashore.

The top experts have long been freed from the shackles of power. No matter how deep the original relationship was, it can't withstand the passage of time, and now all that's left is some incense.

At this time, strong people act more according to their hearts.

It's better not to see some bad things. If someone sees it, it's not impossible to choose to "clean up the house."