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Chapter 671 - 363 Becoming an Earl and Gaining the Trust of the Church_2

Chapter 671: Chapter 363 Becoming an Earl and Gaining the Trust of the Church_2

"The faith in the God of All Things teeters precariously. At that time, we had no better way to obtain the power to resist heretics. If the God of All Things were to inflict divine punishment, we, the successive generations of Popes, are willing to take full responsibility!"

"Ivita, my child, the people favored by God, I assure you, though what you see may be frightening, the Church is not just that. I heard you want to acquire more territory on Cross Island, then I assure you, I have written to the kings of various nations, conferring you the title of Earl."

"But now I can offer you a personal edict: I can promise you in my personal name that you can acquire as much territory on Cross Island as you want! No matter how much land you acquire on that filthy island, it can be considered as your territory. This is a promise from Pope Innocent II."

"My respected friend, the thirteenth holy war is about to begin, if you are interested, you can lead your troops to join our war."

After reading, the third-generation vampire, Tryst, had a change in complexion, because the Pope’s tone towards Ivita was too good, and he had actually given him such a great advantage.

In other words, Ivita has obtained the right to claim the entire Cross Island.

Ivita also showed a joyful expression.

Getting as much territory as he wants?

Would the Church acknowledge that?!

If the Church, which leads the Holy International System, can recognize all his military actions on Cross Island, that would mean he can wage wars indiscriminately on Cross Island.

There’s no need to worry about the Kingdom Law punishing his territory, nor about the Aristocratic Law creating a siege network against him.

Because he has the Pope’s edict to back him up.

High-level Ranger Jobulu glanced at Ivita. Now that they are not enemies with Ivita, Ivita is considered a potential friend.

The Holy Brittany Duchy, located between the Frankish and Alsace Kingdom and the Champagne and Brandy United Kingdom, is in a precarious position. However, it is the last homeland of several tribes of elf-blood. To protect his homeland, he has to rack his brains and make as many friends as possible.

High-level Ranger Jobulu smiled at Ivita. "Congratulations, Mr. Ivita."

"I suspect the Pope thinks you will only seize a bit of land around your Earl’s territory, but I guess he considered you might also be attacking the entire island." Pan God looked at Ivita and said: "Remember to be careful and not make a big fuss."

All Ivita said was, "I won’t have to face the Great Wall at sea on Cross Island."

Pan God chuckled. "Marco Anson probably didn’t expect his design to have such loopholes."

"No, if you use the forces within Cross Island to unify Cross Island, that would only be considered a civil war. It’s a pity you’re not a pirate."

Ivita shook his head. "The laws of pirates are suitable for the frontier to open up territory, so it’s no longer suitable for staying on Cross Island. I’ll suggest moving to another place."

Pan God remained noncommittal. After all, such a thing can’t be done overnight.

"Now comes the letters from various nations—Alsace Kingdom, the queen of the Champagne and Brandy United Kingdom, the Duke of the Brittany Duchy, His Majesty the Emperor of the Holy Empire, the queen of Potzstan, the queen of Saxon, the king of Pearl tooth, and Mango tooth, and the king of the Great North Sea Kingdom. Now they collectively recognize that your territory is under the jurisdiction of the Holy Empire as an independent Earl’s territory, and you, as an Earl, benefit from the grace of the Holy Empire’s Emperor. He agrees to your joining the Empire Council as an Earl."

Ivita asked in confusion, "What is the Empire Council? If my territory joins the Holy Empire, will it lose many independent rights?"

Don’t let anyone trap him.

Pan God laughed. "The princes within the Holy Empire are essentially independent monarchs. Within their own territories, they are basically kings of their own territories."

"Even freer than you in Ambros’s territory."

"Due to the continuous promulgation of legislations granting rights to nobles by past emperors, the princes within the Holy Empire - apart from their nominal status being part of the empire - hold independent legislative, diplomatic, judiciary, administrative, and financial powers. They can freely recruit troops and dispose of civilians in their territories."

"But even nominally, you do not have to worry too much. In name, most of the current nations are either member states or affiliated states of the Holy Empire."

"In the competition between the imperial power and the power of the Church, after the fragmentation of the imperial power, these don’t matter anymore."

Ivita nodded. Speaking of which, the man sitting on the throne of the empire now is still a usurper.

Pan God said to Ivita, "Your territory joining the Holy Empire will not only not be subjected to any constraints - almost none at all - but you will also be benefited. For example, if someone declares war on your territory, you can request protection from the emperor."

"Although the emperor can refuse, he would likely send some troops for the sake of his own honor."

Ivita shook his head and said, "That is, it’s the emperor who’s using his direct territories to support the whole empire, not the empire supporting the emperor."