King-Chapter 1082 - 156, Establish Another Clergy_3

If too many small Clergies pop up, the blindly following lower-class people won’t be able to distinguish which one is genuine and which one is a knockoff.

"Your Majesty, we must immediately take drastic measures to suppress the arrogance of the Frank people, otherwise, if we let it drag on, I fear great troubles will arise!"

Gulay said in panic.

The label "redemption through meritorious deeds" still hadn’t been removed from his head, he had to show some performance at this time.

"Nonsense, everyone knows we need to take action, but what can we do right now?

The Frank Kingdom is not some minor power that can be easily scared back into line by trivial acts."

Blake said disdainfully.

The wheel of fortune turns, in the past few years he had been the one mocked, now he finally got to switch roles.

It wasn’t that he didn’t care about the greater good, as the leader of the Clergy’s main military force, the rivalry between the two had been destined from the beginning.

Only with the Judgement Knights and the Arbitration Knights fighting each other can the game of power balance on top of Holy Mountain continue indefinitely.

As for the other Knight Corps of the Clergy, because of the heavy losses during the withdrawal back then, they still hadn’t recovered to this day.

Despite Gulay and Blake often tearing at each other, once the other Knight Corps tried to make a move, the two would join forces to suppress them.

In the situation of limited resources, only their two Great Knight Corps had recovered to their peak, while the rest hadn’t even restored a third of their troop formations from their prime.

It was precisely because of the power in the hands of these two Great Knight Corps that Blake and Gulay could still stand firm within the Clergy even after making huge mistakes.

At this moment, the veneer had been pierced, and the inability of the Clergy to suppress the Frank Kingdom was laid bare, making everyone’s faces look grim.

In the end, reason still prevailed, and although everyone was filled with rage, no one proposed the annihilation of the Frank Kingdom.

For one thing, there wasn’t a direct border between the two, and for another, the Clergy had been unlucky in recent years.

After recuperating for over a century and finally regaining some vitality, before they could make a move, they started to suffer continuous losses of troops.

Especially the previous show of force, which not only resulted in the loss of most of the Clergy’s naval forces but also a countless number of experts.

No matter how large or wealthy, continuous squandering is unsustainable.

In the subsequent continental wars, the Clergy encountered the resilient Dwarf Race, fully experiencing what the benefits of well-crafted Armor and the power of Magic Crystal Cannons entail.

Weapons of the same material, those forged by Dwarves tend to be sharper.

Crossbow Arrows have a longer range and higher accuracy. Magic Crystal Cannons are a dimension-reducing attack—whether range, rate of fire, or the power of projectiles, all are better than those produced by the Clergy.

If the weapons are not up to par, then human lives must compensate. Ultimately, the Dwarves were indeed driven back, but not without substantial losses for the Clergy.

So much so that after the war, an irritated Shelter VII directly made major changes to the Logistic Department, clearing out a lot of corruption.

However, such remedial actions couldn’t alter the Clergy’s gradual disadvantage in the competition with the Frank Kingdom.

The current "formation of a separate Clergy" crisis is fundamentally due to an imbalance of power. Had the Clergy decisively defeated the Dwarf Race in the continental war, Charles III would definitely not dare to be so rash.

"Enough, you two idiots, from now on, both keep your mouths shut, I don’t want to hear another foolish word!

Ulysses, tell me how many countries have declared their position, and how many are supporting the heretics of Frank.

Just mention the countries that matter, no need to go into detail about those tiny ones!"

Shelter VII said irritably.

A rebellion by the Frank Kingdom is merely letting the Clergy’s authority be undermined, but if a bunch of countries follow along, it’s not just an issue of authority, but a collapse of the Clergy’s foundation. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

"Your Majesty, the situation is somewhat dire. After the Church of Frank issued the invitation, the various local branches not under our control almost all accepted the invitation.

It is now clear: the small countries that originally followed the Frank Kingdom have gradually joined the heretic camp.

The major countries’ attitudes are all very ambiguous, not directly stating their position, but the high-ranking officials of the churches in these countries have been openly criticizing us in public.

If the Department of Foreign Affairs operates well, we might be able to keep these countries neutral, or even turn them to support us.

Of course, the Three Kingdoms in the Central Continent were greatly offended by us, and it won’t be easy to persuade them."

Ulysses said, tactfully avoiding important issues.

Compared to the Three Kingdoms in the Central Continent, the reactions of the Alpha Kingdom and the Iberia Kingdom are the most crucial.

The former determines the direction of the Church on the Northern Continent, while the latter influences the choices of the countries on the South Continent.

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