The witch thought I am a Demon God
Chapter 696 - 372: The Alsace Family’s Affection_2

Chapter 696: Chapter 372: The Alsace Family’s Affection_2

"Prepare the troops for artillery bombardment, and the cavalry should be ready to continue the pursuit when the enemy flees."

"Advisor Chrisga Griffith, can you summon up a gust of wind to attack the enemy with magic? We don’t need to cause much damage, just interfere with their vision."

Next to him, there was a witch riding a black war horse, dressed in a black coat, with black gloves on her hands. Her name was Chrisga Griffith.

Chrisga Griffith was a court advisor of the Mango Tooth Kingdom, serving the king directly and being one of the king’s experts in magic. After all, there had been many witches who had tried to control the king with hallucinogenic potions and the like. Therefore, there must be some experts in magic in the king’s court to prevent such vile things from happening.

Chrisga Griffith said to Knight Goken, "I’m rather skilled in curse magic, like turning people into frogs or maggots, but blowing up a gale to cover four people isn’t too difficult either. But, I advise you to be cautious. Any high-ranking professionals coming suddenly closer may not necessarily be enemies, especially if they are from the Church."

Knight Goken turned to look at her. He was about to speak when he suddenly saw a vulture circling above them.

The Hearthstone Witch said to them, "Hold on. These are the professionals sent by the Church to support us, not our enemies."

"Don’t attack the wrong target!"

The Hearthstone Witch fell to the ground in an instant, rush to the ground like a black line. The moment she touched the ground, she transformed back into a human.

She said to Knight Goken, "Are you the commander of this unit? Have them stop preparing to attack at once."

Knight Goken raised his eyebrows in surprise. "You’re the witch by His Highness’ side? Level Four... You mean, the Church directly supports his highness with four high-rank professionals?"

The adjutant shook his head repeatedly, "The Church rarely does this. It’s very difficult for the Church to support someone with even a level two professional, let alone four high-rank professionals. Even our King can’t make the Church support him."

Everyone present knew why.

Because what mattered was not the professional being supported, but the attitude of the Church.

Everyone knew that if the Church supported Ivita with four professionals, the attitude behind it would not be ordinary, and the considerations involved would definitely not be as simple as they appeared.

Knight Goken rebuked the ’insolent’ adjutant while recalling something he had heard.

He had heard high officials in the Mango Tooth court saying that Pope Innocent II had once asked monarchs of various nations for their support in the Thirteenth Holy War, a battle for the divine cause of the God of All Things.

However, he was brushed off by these monarchs.

It was said that the Pope was very displeased, particularly with the monarchs of the traditionally allied Alsace Kingdom and the Holy Empire, and even with the semi-dependent Black Mountain Duchy and the Duchy of Holy Brittany.

The Pope had once declared - ’It is the God of All Things and the head of the Church who chose the king who stands above the people, not the king who chose the Church and the God of All Things. If the monarchs are unwilling to contribute to the sacred cause, he can choose another king from the poor but devout shepherds.’

Knight Goken swallowed.

Could it be that the Pope and the Church have finally made a choice?

Knight Goken shook his head. No, no, he shouldn’t think wildly. This might just be ordinary support from the Church.

Knight Goken said to his adjutant, "Tell our boys not to cause trouble. Come with me into His Highness’s castle."

...

On the other hand, the Face-saving Priest, who had previously met with Ivita, had a good impression of Ivita who was intentionally courteous to him. Therefore, he continually boasted about Ivita’s respect for the holy cause and his humble, polite manners on the road.

Knight Robinson, the Level Four Holy Knight, was a very steady and introverted man. He glanced at the barely decent castle ahead, "Considering he’s a newly promoted Earl, he wouldn’t have had the opportunity to build a castle befitting his status. But that’s okay, as long as one is devout to God, even a straw hut can be golden and bright."

"What’s important is not the material, but the heart."

The Level Three Ranger, Ranger Rock, said, "There seems to be a troop stopping ahead. They seem quite well trained."

The Face-saving Priest pondered, "I remember now, the day I visited Lord Ivita, I noticed that there was an envoy from the Mango Tooth Kingdom here."

The Master Archer wondered, "Mango Tooth Kingdom? They have very good sources."

The Face-saving Priest glared at him. "The two Tooth Countries, Mango and Pearl, are frontline nations against heretics. The headquarters of the Religious Tribunal, you’d better not say such things in front of those people from Mango Tooth Kingdom, my friend. Otherwise, I don’t know what they might do."

Knight Robinson said in a deep, steady voice, "In Magic Black Forest, the two Tooth Countries are the most sensitive and the most devout in faith. Ding, you probably don’t know much about this, so I want to remind you."

The Divine Archer Ding shrugged, "I didn’t think that Mr. Ivita could get so much help. I underestimated him earlier. It seems that the danger of this job isn’t as high as I thought."