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Chapter 1170 - 1170 186 Big Plan_2

1170: 186, Big Plan_2 1170: 186, Big Plan_2 “At least after the alliance of five kingdoms, they have the confidence to gamble against any major force.

“If we, the five nations, unite, is it possible to contend against the Alien Coalition?”

George asked with a slightly trembling voice.

It’s too ambitious to defeat the Alien Coalition outright, but as long as they can engage in a back-and-forth battle, the Five Nations Alliance can protect themselves.

Even the Different Races wouldn’t dare to easily start a war.

After all, the Human Race on the South Continent is not dead.

Whether they are merely spectators or have significant plans, it doesn’t stop them from stabbing the Alien Coalition in the back at a critical moment.

“Your Majesty, if the three kingdoms in the Central Continent can bring forth their military strength to match their national power, then everything is possible.

Even if the Five Nations Alliance isn’t a match for the Alien Coalition, we still have the capability to drag them to mutual destruction!”

The Minister of Military Affairs, Count Martins, replied loudly.

Mutual destruction does not mean dying together, a death for an injury also counts.

As long as we severely damage the Alien Coalition, the human powers on the Southern Continent will certainly come in and strike the final blow.

This plan is indeed very tempting.

The only problem is that the Kingdom of Alpha has to give too much; the gains are a little too small.

In this regard, Moxi Duchy doesn’t have the right to speak; they owe a lot of favor to the Kingdom of Alpha and don’t know how to repay it.

When it comes to interests, operations are not simple.

Compensation is definitely necessary, otherwise it would violate the ‘Principle of Fairness’ of the alliance.

What exactly to give as compensation, and what to use for the compensation, is the biggest challenge.

At the summit of the Holy Mountain, Shelter VII stood atop the fortress looking down at the masses, with high-ranking clergy members shivering in the cold wind behind him.

Being high ranking members of the clergy, their abilities are not lacking, so a mere cold wind is nothing.

What truly made everyone tremble was the smile on the corner of Shelter VII’s lips.

All having fought and clawed their way out of the same pit, they knew the temper of Shelter VII very well.

Since the end of the great continental war, Shelter VII had never been in a good mood.

Especially after the Frank people established their own clergy, the atmosphere on Holy Mountain has always been tense.

The Pope, who hadn’t shown a smile for many days, suddenly laughed, and the eerie smile truly unnerved everyone.

“Why be so tense, I’m not going to eat anyone.”

Hearing Shelter VII’s words, everyone had a belly full of retorts.

The Pope indeed doesn’t eat people, but when the Pope becomes ruthless, it’s worse than eating people.

In recent days, anyone who opposed Shelter VII became “heretics.”

Such ruthless domestic struggles are rarely seen in the long history of the clergy.

After a series of maneuvers, all dissenting voices vanished, and the pope’s power once again reached its peak.

“Your Holiness, we have confirmed the news that Charles III wants to declare himself emperor.

Those heretics are indeed planning this move.”

Ulysses answered nervously.

The Frank Kingdom had become a taboo subject within the clergy, not to be mentioned; the high-ranking clergy collectively refer to them as ‘Heretics’ through an unspoken understanding.

“As expected!

If they are not causing trouble, are they even heretics?

In recent years, the power of the Frank Kingdom has expanded rapidly; it’s not easy for them to have endured till now.

But this is also a good thing.

If Charles III hadn’t shown his hand, it would actually be difficult for us to pinpoint their weaknesses.

Now, it all depends on the upcoming strategic confrontations.

Whether the Frank Kingdom will rise to become an Empire or the clergy will regain its glory, all will be decided in this battle.”

Shelter VII said with a cold laugh.

Over the past three hundred years, the authority of monarchs had suddenly flourished, and the divine right had been forced into the background.

Many plans of the clergy had been sabotaged by these guys.

Various scandals continue to be revealed, causing the clergy’s reputation to plummet significantly.

Charles III declaring himself Emperor undeniably marks another pinnacle of royal power, yet it also heralds the beginning of an inevitable backlash.

Few nations are willing to witness the rise of the Empire.

This is not merely a matter of legal recognition but also heavily relates to everyone’s vital interests.

Countries of the Northern Continent and Central Continent might still withstand, but those on the South Continent are confronted directly with the Frank people.

No one wants to permanently live under someone else’s shadow.

“Your Majesty, since these heretics wish for death, let us grant it to them.

Charles III’s ambition to become Emperor most severely affects not us, but Iberia Kingdom, which is their neighbor.

By taking the lead and banding together with the Iberia Kingdom, we can initiate an anti-Frank movement in the human world and surely make the Frank people pay a price!”

Bishop Soren spoke with a murderous aura.

“Anti-Frank movement” is not just talk, but requires actual fierce combat.

Once actions are taken, civil war among the human race is inevitable.

However, from the Clergy’s standpoint, they truly have no better options.

Ever since the Frank people established a separate Clergy, their financial revenues have directly shrunk by twenty percent.

More and more countries are joining the ranks of those boycotting the Tithe.

Redemption Bonds, Redemption Holy Water …

have also become hard to sell.

The chief instigator of all these issues is making rapid progress during this period, and the contradiction between both parties was long irreconcilable.

Even without the news of Charles III declaring himself Emperor, the Clergy would have found another pretext to unite various parties against the Frank Kingdom.

“An excellent proposal.

If there is no better plan, let’s proceed with this one!

We should not only draw in the Iberia Kingdom but also not neglect other forces.

We must unite all the forces we can to oppress the Frank Kingdom, the biggest heretic.”

As soon as the words of Pope Shelter VII fell, the crowd erupted into a clamor of flattery.

Better plans simply did not exist.

Rarely receiving the pope’s approval, one would quickly implement and execute the agreement, delaying to modify plans could drive people to collapse.

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Lutesya, as the mastermind stirring up this turmoil, Charles III was leisurely basking in the rosy light of dawn, seemingly uninvolved with the outside world.

“Your Majesty, everything is proceeding as planned.

Signs of alliance between the three kingdoms in the Central Continent and the two in the Northern Continent have emerged.

We just need to give them a slight push from behind, and the Five Nations Alliance will form.

As expected, upon receiving the news, the Clergy and the Iberia Kingdom showed signs of alignment.

According to the feedback from various regions, they are still trying to draw other nations to join them, aiming to strike at the Kingdom at a critical moment!”

If the words of marquis Hessus were to spread, perhaps the entire Continent of Aslante would tremble.

A plan encompassing all major powers, it is simply unimaginable.

However, having a plan doesn’t mean everyone will follow their orchestrated path afterward.

If anyone carelessly escalates the situation too much and fails to control the subsequent changes, it would become a political disaster.

Even the national power of the Frank Kingdom would not withstand such an impact.

“We don’t need to concern ourselves with them; let the Clergy and the Iberia Kingdom make their noise!

It’s a good opportunity to see who is hostile towards us and who supports us.

The pressing task now is to promptly promote an alliance between the three Central Continent kingdoms and the two from the Northern Continent, enabling them to resist the Alien Coalition.”

Charles III replied calmly.

“Emperorship controversy”, regardless of how things turn out, the initiative has always been in his hands.

If he wishes to quell the controversy, he simply needs to arrange for someone to debunk it, declaring it a rumor.

Clearly, Charles III stirring up such a major incident was not meant to debunk any rumors.

Without fulfilling his own plans, he wouldn’t easily back down.

Guiding the Central Continent’s three kingdoms and the two from the Northern Continent to form an alliance, uniting the power of five kingdoms to combat the Alien Coalition, is clearly preparing for a civil war among the human race.

Regarding “claiming the throne,” there is no monarch without ambition for the throne; it’s merely a matter of lacking sufficient strength to express it overtly.

Charles III is no exception; the difference is that the Frank Kingdom possesses the capability where even if ambitions are revealed, they can still hold steady.