Section 199 Price

If there are evil god believers in the Eagle Falcon City, the church will definitely be the first to jump out and deny it. The priests of the church can even swear to swear. If the identity of a cult is really proved, the church will also say it as "solute evidence" or "accidental".

But on another aspect, such rumors have never been eliminated in this city. Who made the Falcon City the royal city of Grooney, and Grooney was the front line of resisting the invasion of evil gods? To say that the believers of the evil gods are so stupid that they can't even send a spy spy - no one believes it. It may be difficult for barbarians from the wasteland to lurk in, but they were born in the seven kingdoms and eventually believed in the evil gods.

Of course, these people are hiding deeply. Their exposure is not because they are not cautious, but because of some irresistible power of fate. For example, an accident, a political murder, or a theft. The Groney royal family cooperates well with the church in dealing with these things. All the exposed cultists will be sent to the church quietly, and the rest will be taken over by the church's judicial organs. In this regard, the church is also very responsible, especially because they have a set of methods to identify cultists, so that such judgments rarely affect the fish.

"Well, that's how you understand it."

The current situation is very obvious. First of all, the northern border was attacked by the barbarian army. Like the strategies adopted in the past, the lords and garrisons in the north rely on the strong stone city blocks and rely on the tactic of clearing the fields to temporarily delay the enemy's attack. According to the intelligence sent by Rafa, relying on the northern army, the current situation is only about the enemy's delay and the enemy cannot be directly driven out. The overall situation is similar to the invasion that has been happening for hundreds of years: both sides confront each other at the border and cannot achieve a decisive victory. When the invaders' aura is exhausted, the royal family will send reinforcements to attack. This is the "blocking-consumption-counterattack" tactic mentioned in the book.

Countless facts have proved that this move has been tried and done. The last accident was not because this move was not easy to use, but because the evil gods believed in the evil gods used the help of traitors to break through the White Fort by unexpectedly. So when the former king attacked, they were not facing a tired enemy, but a large army of barbarians with high morale and energy. In the end, this led to the death of the king in battle and the chaos of the country.

At least on the surface, the result of this time would not be different. Especially while the barbarians were blocked from the city, the rebellion launched by the Duke of Byron in the south was just wiped out. In other words, everything was just right in time, and Groney had the spare time to fight this invasion.

The only puzzled thing is the church. According to Rotia's inference, the church may have wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the offensive and defensive battle in Fornoros to bargain with the little girl. Fortunately, Ashurufate settled the battle without the church magicians participating in the war, so the church suddenly became helpless. They must have many plans to do, and they urgently need the cooperation and support of the queen - but now it seems that they have lost the capital to bargain.

Of course, in terms of resisting those barbarians and those evil gods, the interests of both sides are actually the same. However, the same goal does not affect the bargaining matter itself. Neither the little girl nor Rotia understands why the church is particularly nervous this time, but this does not affect their desire to take the opportunity to hit each other well.

Declaring neutrality under the overall situation of domestic rebellion is itself a betrayal of the royal family. Although even the royal family cannot do anything to the church, she naturally feels very unhappy from the position of the little queen.

"A believer of the evil god... Is it true that the church must come to help?" the little girl thought for a while and asked.

"It's just possible, and the church itself is suspicious."

"Her Majesty the Queen!" Just as the two of them spoke, the guards outside loudly informed. "The High Priest asked for a visit."

Speaking of which, the priests of the church were very attentive recently. The little girl glanced at Rotia and said to the outside, "Let him come in."

A few minutes later, a man in the priestly robe of the church came in.

The man looked fifty years old, with a square face, fair skin, short hair, and a smooth chin. He smiled, not because he was in a good mood now, but because of a deep-rooted habit. Because it was not the first time we met each other, the little girl immediately recognized that this person was the chief priest of the Great Temple of the Eagle Falcon City - of course, this is a more official statement, and the more ordinary name is "high priest".

There are a total of more than ten high-level priests in the temple of Eagle and Falcon City, and this person is the highest in charge. In fact, it is not just Eagle and Falcon City, but this high priest is actually the control of the church throughout Groney, controlling thousands of churches and temples of all sizes in Groney, and he himself is directly responsible to the archbishop in the distance.

Coincidentally, the high priest took office as the same time as the little girl as the queen - this is because in the previous defeat, not only did the former King Groni be killed, but the former high priest also died under the sword of the barbarian. But no matter what, if you stand on the standpoint of the church, the high priest is still very qualified. For such a long time, relying on the favorable opportunity of Byron's regent and the relaxation of the king's power, the church has worked hard to expand its power. Not to mention anything else, the newly built, renovated and expanded church temples are the best proof.

However, the little girl is actually happy to see this. Because Groney's biggest enemy is the barbarians and evil god believers who invaded the north. Fighting them not only requires swords and gunpowder, but also faith and magic. In this regard, the expansion of the church's power is equivalent to the improvement of Groney's combat power. Of course, on another aspect, it is also because although the church has a great influence, it has no ability to threaten the royal power and has not shown any intention in this regard.

"Her Majesty the Queen." The high priest bowed slightly. This was a kind of etiquette, which marked the equal status of both parties. His eyes stopped on the little girl for a moment, and then fell on Rotia. After seeing Rotia, his smile became even stronger.

"This must be Ms. Rotia... no... Miss?"

"She is mine...the temporary teacher." said the little girl. "Let's sit down and talk slowly. I wonder what the high priest has to give me advice?"

After taking the seat, the high priest began to talk about the situation in the north. In short, the situation was very bad and the matter was urgent. This time the cultists were not an ordinary invasion, nor a robbery, but a real crisis. However, this time, more secrets were revealed in his words - the reason why the church was so nervous was not entirely due to various war reports sent back from the front line, as well as the oracles from the city of Oren and the instructions from the archbishop of the church. As we all know, although Oren was destroyed by an invading green-skinned army before (this incident also caused the church's prestige to plummet and its reputation was ruined), after reconstruction, Oren was still the core of the church, the central temple and the place where the archbishop was. After all, according to the church's scriptures, Oren was "the place where you can listen to oracles the most."

The high priest was a good person at words. After some preparation and emotional cultivation, in his mouth, the war was finally pushed to the height of "the survival of the crisis". Then he made various requests to the little girl - to sum up it up in three words: pay, send troops, and fight.

To be honest, this requirement is not only normal, but also in the interests of the little queen. This is because defending the territory itself is an obligation that a king must fulfill. If it were not necessary, which king would be willing to lose a piece of territory? But in terms of details, the high priest's requirements seemed too strict. Because he had set a lot of things, for example, he insisted that the current "consumption-counterattack" was wrong, and he had to immediately lead the army to fight the enemy to expel the enemy.

His tone and expression were too serious, which made it difficult for the little girl to refute for a while, so she had to look at Rotia with her eyes.

Rotia quickly inserted and shifted the topic to the previous Byron rebellion. She pointed out without hesitation that in such a rebellion, the church did not support the royal family and instead made "absolute neutral" and "not interfering in the secular world's struggle for power and profit" was a kind of open support for the rebels.

In this way, the two sides held a debate on the table. The high priest tried hard to shift the topic to the current situation and put forward various requirements. Rotia tried hard to shift the topic to the previous "neutrality" of the church. However, debate skills soon stopped being the key, and negotiations gradually became a bargaining transaction. The church took out various conditions in exchange for the little girl to send troops as fast as possible.

To be honest, this incident even made the little girl who was temporarily auditing. Originally, expelling foreign enemies was the king's responsibility. Does the church need to be so proactive? You must know that even if the church does nothing, the little girl will definitely send troops - it is just a matter of time and preparation. The church's approach is indeed puzzling.

Perhaps these conditions were so good that even Rotia was a little embarrassed. So the two sides quickly reached an agreement - as mentioned earlier, although the conditions that the church actually exchanged were not generous, this matter was purely extra money.

"In this way... the general's candidate..." Rotia had already talked about the last few details.

"I have a good candidate for this." The high priest immediately followed. "Tibellio has agreed to send troops, and General Berel has taken the initiative to propose his willingness to serve as the commander-in-chief of the coalition."

"The Tiberius sent troops?" Rotia was stunned for a moment, turned her head to look at the little girl. The latter shook her head in a little astonishment.

"Why do I know nothing about this?" The army of one country has arrived in the territory of another country. No matter what banner they are under, they must first notify the other party and get permission. Otherwise, it will undoubtedly mean a sneak attack and a battle without declaration.

"Your Majesty," the high priest showed a look of embarrassment. "I have reached an agreement with Tiberius because of the urgent military situation. I have come to you many times before, but unfortunately, my Majesty is either out or in poor health, so I have never had the chance to tell you."

"What is your agreement...? What is it like? What price should Groney pay for reinforcements?"

"Your Majesty, this is a battle for the honor of the gods, so the Tiberius made a small territorial claim."
Chapter completed!