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Chapter 544 - 544 111 The Clergy's Decision_1

544: Chapter 111, The Clergy’s Decision_1 544: Chapter 111, The Clergy’s Decision_1 At the Mount of Light, the war in the Northern Continent has drawn the attention of the outside world, providing a rare period of leisure for Shelter VII.

Undeniably, as a Pope, Shelter VII’s life is tragic.

During his term, a series of historical issues have sequentially emerged, miring him in various scandals.

He constantly took measures to resolve the issues, but sadly, without the blessings from the Lord of the Dawn, problems only grew more complex with his attempts to solve them.

This situation continued until the Orc invasion shifted everyone’s attention from the church, allowing him to breathe a sigh of relief.

Unfortunately, happiness is always fleeting.

After living good days for a year, new troubles came knocking at the door.

Spies sent to the Orc Empire were captured, and they even obtained evidence that the clergy is behind the instigation of this war.

If their own credibility was good enough, they could simply deny everything as the fabrications of the Orcs.

Regrettably, the reputation of the Dawn Sect on the continent is not good.

Once exposed, it will be a thunderbolt from the blue.

Especially their various sabotages during the Alliance meetings.

If someone intentionally links the two, it will be their Judgment Day.

“Fools, all of you are fools!

Even matters like these are revealed, what are you all doing …”

Facing the furious Pope, everyone bowed their heads.

There was no choice, almost every department in the church had been exposed for scandals.

It is just that the repercussions of this scandal were larger, rendering matters more complex.

“Your Majesty, those captured by Orcs are from the Judgement Knights, it’s best to recall Blake to enquire about the particulars,” suggested Gulay, the Regiment Commander of the Arbitration Knights.

Political struggles leave no room for tenderness.

As an old rival, now that the Judgement Knights have stumbled again, he had every reason to make a move.

“Regiment Commander Gulay, things haven’t escalated to that level.

The new Bimon Emperor merely captured our people, without taking any action yet.

Although Hank is imprisoned, Xindell is still in the Bimon Emperor’s court, untouched.

Alex was originally a playboy, but was forcefully made emperor by the old Bimon Emperor.

We can’t treat him like an ordinary person.

If we handle this well, we can turn this bad into a good situation.

If we recall Blake now, it might instead arouse doubts among various forces!”

Bishop Soren defended.

When a basket was stabbed, someone had to be held accountable.

If Blake returned now, he would undoubtedly be the prime suspect.

As a political ally, he naturally had to help in a time of crisis.

Running around outside, even if there’s no merit there is still effort.

After this matter was resolved and he came back, it would be a different story.

“Bishop Soren, we can’t interpret it that way.

Once the handle falls into the hands of the Orcs, it will become a hidden danger.

Even if an agreement is reached this time, and they won’t leak it out, what about the future?

We can’t always be controlled by others, can we?”

Gulay was unsatisfied.

Wanting to pass through smoothly, how could that be possible?

Even if they couldn’t kill their opponents, at the minimum they had to scrape some oil off.

The cake was only so big, if someone takes more, others would have less.

Once the opportunity was seized, he made up his mind to bleed the Judgement Knights.

…

First, it was an argument between the two, then it became a tug-of-war between two factions, soon drawing other factions into the fray, and the Council Chamber turned into a marketplace.

Seeing the escalating quarrels, Shelter VII could no longer sit still and sternly reprimanded them, “Quiet down!”

“Just look at all of you, what do you all look like now?”

“There’s plenty of time later to discuss accountability.

Now, let’s first discuss if the Orc’s proposal aligns with our interests!”

Since a certain point, Shelter VII has grown accustomed to the word “interest”.

While it contradicts his Papal identity, it is remarkably effective.

Every time, when faced with an insoluble problem, as long as they consider it from the “interest” perspective, solutions appear quickly.

Since it is useful, it naturally needs to be spread and developed.

Even though outsiders have smeared Shelter VII, his prestige within the church remains high.

“Your Majesty, the Orcs have two main demands: for the Human Alliance to cease hostilities and to assassinate.

Considered separately, what really gives us a headache is the request for the Human Alliance to stop fighting.

If we are too obvious, it could easily arouse suspicion.

Futhermore, the Judgement Knights have all gone to the frontlines.

If they withdraw before a fight, it wouldn’t look good.

As for assassination…

Caesar III has been a nuisance ever since he ascended to the throne.

If we could get rid of him, it would be ideal.

As for the other people the Orcs requested, they are all key figures within the Alpha Kingdom.

If given a chance, might as well tidy them up during the process.

The only trouble is that these people are extremely cautious about their safety.

It would be difficult to even get close to them, let alone assassinate them.

Unless we…”

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but then Archbishop Soren swallowed them back down.

As one of the oldest forces in the human race, the church naturally would not lack sinister methods.

But some methods are too cruel and don’t fit with the role of the church, and the cost to be paid is too large; thus, they gradually disappear from everyone’s sight.

“Your Majesty, if we so easily agree to the Orcs’ conditions, it would be too cheap for them.

Moreover, whether it is to stop the Human Alliance from fighting, or to assassinate Caesar III, both require us to pay a huge price.

If they want to trouble us with difficult problems, we can return the favour.

The request doesn’t need to be high, just ask them to severely damage the Northern Expedition Army of the Alpha Kingdom.