"What?"

Caroline turned to look at Su Mo.

"I mean, these people's attitude towards you, or to the priests of the Spring Water Goddess, is very interesting." Su Mo said.

"Is there anything strange about this? We are magicians after all," Caroline said.

The clergy is not necessarily a magician, but the magician is a clergy after all, and the status of the magician is much higher than that of ordinary clergy.

"Of course it's strange, how much is the magician of the mere spring water goddess worth?" Su Mo said very bluntly, "At that time, were you spared from being chased because of your identity as a magician?"

Caroline was speechless for a moment, and she also thought that the Principality of Caldera was almost destroyed, and the magician of the goddess of Spring Water was no different from other parts of the mainland here.

There is no need for these soldiers to be so respectful to her. To put it bluntly, it would be a very normal move even if she was prohibited from entering the country.

Then why, those people even put them in - Caroline recalled the soldiers' sympathy mixed with greed eyes, as if it was not just because of the demise of the Principality of Caldera.

"Destroying a country is not just about invading the country, killing the army." Su Mo said leaning against the soft cushion in the carriage, "The most important thing is to destroy the culture of this country and the spirit of the people."

"Unfortunately, most of Caldera's people, even the royal family, believe in the goddess of spring water."

"Once the church symbolizing the goddess of spring water is 'pushed', then the Principality of Caldera should be completely finished. Along the way, you should see many people praying to the goddess of spring water. Once the last hope in their hearts is broken, then... the Principality of Vis can completely incorporate this country into its territory."

"No, this is impossible!"

Caroline retorted excitedly, "This will be a god war, and the Duchy of Wies dare not do this!"

"Of course they dare not, but don't forget that the Principality of Vis is a God of Power. It is legitimate to deal with you people in the name of God." Su Mo said.

Caroline's eyes widened.

"For the God of Power, it is also a good thing to be able to destroy the faith of the goddess of spring and develop one's own beliefs. For the Principal of Wies, it is also a good thing. Since it is beneficial to both sides, why not cooperate?" Su Mo said.

"Then why let us in?" Caroline's voice fell.

"Instead of letting you divine masters leave and be active in other places, reminding the goddess of spring water still exists, it is better to let all of you come back, catch them all in one place, completely destroy them, or leave a building with the meaning of the meaning of the church of power." Su Mo said, "But you believers are all thinking hard and will definitely come back to live and die together."

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Caroline said with a serious face, "The glory of the spring goddess will never disappear."

"But it can be weak, so weak that it can hardly shine on any part of the Gods Continent." Su Mo said.

Caroline's face was very sad. She knew that Nero was telling the truth, and even, it could be said that it was the future.

The power of the Spring Goddess Church is originally relatively weak. The entire church has no more than one hundred divine personnel, while the church's private army and the Goddess Legion have always maintained at about 5,000.

Putting aside the number of troops invading Caldera this time, the number of troops in the Power Church alone exceeded 10,000 in a cathedral. The Power Church has a total of five dioceses and five cardinal archbishops. There are two cardinal archbishops in the Principal of Vis, with an army of nearly 30,000.

The attack of the legions of these two major dioceses is enough to completely crush the Church of the Spring Goddess Church.

Not to mention, the Principality of Wies will remain neutral on the surface and will definitely provide all kinds of assistance in secret. The weakness of the glory of the goddess of spring water is almost an ironclad fact.

As a believer, Caroline's sadness and confusion are extremely normal.

Caroline was very sad, but Su Mo was in a very good mood.

This time, the Principality of Wies attacked the Principality of Kardera and forced the Church of the Goddess of Spring in danger. For him, it was simply a matter of a pie falling from the sky.

Things like timely help can get thanks or benefits, but they are far more than icing on the cake.

Two people with different minds came to the sphere of influence of the Church of the Spring Goddess.

This is a city that is not big or small, but is quite prosperous. It is completely ruled by the Church of the Goddess of Spring Water. Including some surrounding areas, the Principality of Caldera did not interfere with it. It is basically a "national China".

Of course, under the current war, the originally bustling city seemed very depressed.

Although the residents in the city were temporarily spared from the suffering of war because of the existence of the Church of the Spring Goddess Church, everyone's faces were filled with fear and anxiety. It was safe in the city, but outside the city, there were often small armies passing by, causing disasters.

After leaving the city, you enter a dangerous area, and no one wants to leave the city's walls.

However, the number of farmland in the city is pitifully small, and it can be described as almost nothing. The farmland outside is uncultivated and begins to be abandoned. During the war, it is already very favorable not to attack your city, let alone trade.

This city can be said to be a Jedi that has been deliberately blocked.

The magicians can still enter and exit freely, and ordinary people can only hide in the city wall and survive. As time goes by, food shortages occur and chaos begins to spread. Although the attack is calmed down with the power of the Spring Goddess Church, the city is becoming more and more depressed.

When Su Mo and Caroline walked into the city, there were not many people on the street, and there were only a few people walking weakly in the originally bustling square. The most common ones were clergy wearing water-blue robes.

But even these clergymen had a slutty face, their steps were sloppy, and their eyes were filled with sadness.

Along the way, Caroline used several magical techniques to help the people dispel some of the pain, but this is the only thing she could do.

Soon, Su Mo and Caroline came to the center of the city, which is also the place where the temple of the Goddess of Spring Water is located.

This is a huge and majestic church building, which is slightly different from the church in Su Mo's impression. It is softer, unlike the Church of Power that looks sharp at first glance.

There is a large garden around the church temple. The trees were originally planted, but they have been cut down at this moment. Many places have even been converted into farmland. The crops have been grown rapidly through magic, barely maintaining the situation in the city. The tragic situation can be seen.

A low wall surrounded the garden, with two entrances and exits, guarded by guards.

And Caroline will certainly not be stopped with Su Mo.

"How do you help us?" Caroline said as she walked. At the moment, she could only believe that the magician in front of her could create miracles.

"help?"

Su Mo looked at Caroline and said, "This word is too simple. Simple help is not enough to describe what I want to do for you next."

"Caroline."

At this time, a middle-aged woman wearing a water-blue robe came towards her, with a beautiful face and a gentle expression.

"Article Norma." Caroline saluted quickly.

"No need to be polite, my child." Norma smiled, "If you can come back at such a time, the goddess will remember your piety."

Caroline nodded.

"Who is this?" Norma looked at Su Mo, with a trace of doubt and vigilance flashing in her eyes. She couldn't see through the man in front of her.

The power of the Spring Goddess is weak, with only two archbishops, and there are only three archbishops below. As one of the only two archbishops, Norma has a strong strength and has surpassed the higher level, but has not reached the legend and is between the legend and the higher level.

Norma looked at Su Mo at first glance, but could not see the depth of this man at all. Could it be that he is a high-level profession or even a legend?

"This is Nero Archmond, the magician, and I met on the journey," said Caroline. "This time I came to help us."

"That's it." Norma saluted Su Mo slightly, "Thank you Lord Archmond for your help."

"I am also very yearning for the goddess of spring water and I have always wanted to join the church. Unfortunately, I have never had the chance to meet Caroline. This is the opportunity given to me by the goddess of spring water. I should be the one who thanks me." Su Mo said.

"Do you want to join the church?" Norma was stunned for a moment.

If it were usual, Norma would not be surprised if someone came over and wanted to join the church. But now, even Norma couldn't help but think in his heart that the ship of the Spring Goddess was about to sink, and someone would want to join the church?

It is not difficult to become a believer of the gods, it is enough to worship the church.

However, if you want to join the church, you have to go through "baptism". This is a very critical procedure that can exclude all bad intentions.

After joining the church, people who are gods will be killed by institutions such as the "Judgement" if they want to escape.

Of course, the Church of the Spring Goddess does not have such an institution.

But this does not mean that you will not pay a price to break away after joining. Even if you are not considered a magician, you will have an army of 5,000 people.

Joining the church is equivalent to dedicating your life to the gods.

The ship is about to sink, and there are still people who want to board the ship to live and die together. This makes no sense!

Norma would not naively think that with the support of the goddess of spring water, everything would be solved. Not to mention anything else, even if the Duchy of Wies was surrounded and not attacked, it would be enough to force the entire church to a desperate situation.

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Thanks to Yi Yexing, the soft girl I like to reward!
Chapter completed!