Alien Knights

Sitting in the headmaster's room at the headquarters of the knight order, Todd once again looked at the Holy Ministry documents sent by the church. The document was full of six pages, affirming Todd's achievements, praising the performance of the Muxi Knights in the Battle of Beishi, and implicitly urging the secularization of the Knights.

When Todd received this document two weeks ago, he couldn't figure out why the church was so eager to urge the secularization of the Muxi Knights.

Logically speaking, the Muxi Knights' attitude towards alien species and the use of prohibited weapons such as gunpowder should anger the Church. Why did they receive such an official document from the Holy Ministry?

Todd also held a high-level meeting of the Knights and discussed with them the attitude of the church and the contents of the documents, but to his disappointment, among the high-ranking members of the Muxi Knights, Rachel is good at strategy, Cumberland is proficient in tactics, Kendy is obsessed with technology, and some of them are experts in combat and some are good at internal affairs.

Naturally, no one can give a reasonable answer to the deep meaning hidden behind this document.

Since I can't get a clue, I simply take one step at a time. The upper echelons of the Muxi Knights reached an agreement that secularization is imperative. Establishing a country with an independent political system can not only digest the occupied areas, but also get rid of the shadow of the church and gradually gain autonomy and independence.

Soon, Muxi Town began to make intensive plans for the establishment of the kingdom.

The process of the ceremony, the preparations for the celebration, and the arrangement of personnel are not problems, but there is one link that makes everyone face difficulties. At the coronation ceremony, the king should be blessed and crowned by the priests of the archbishop level, but as the centralizer of politics and religion—Todd, in addition to being a king, he is also recognized as the son of God. Where can we find suitable priests to carry out this "divine power of kings" ceremony?

After some discussion, it was finally decided that the crown would be placed on the stone platform under the holy cross, and Todd would kneel in front of the cross, take off the crown and put it on his head.

The coronation ceremony of the Muxi Knights Kingdom lasted for three full days, from the military parade at the beginning, then to the crowning ceremony, then to the knight canonization, and finally to the celebration.

What everyone talked about repeatedly, besides the powerful military power of the Knights during the military parade, and the extravagant scenes during the celebration, there are several other things:

1. As the monarch after the secularization of the Knights, in order to strengthen the centralization of power, Todd abandoned the common title and fiefdom system, but restored the ancient Taylor's early kingdom position and salary payment system. There is only one knighthood that is reserved - knights, all knights are awarded by the king, and all knights are loyal to the king.

2. After the coronation ceremony, Todd delivered a speech called the "Prologue of the Reformation" in later history. The content of the speech consisted of three parts: firstly, from the teachings and scriptures, it emphasized that the Heavenly Father is loving and tolerant; then it announced that all heretics have the right to move freely in Muxi Town and will not suffer persecution such as heresy trials; finally, they rectified the name of the heterogeneous group and denied the unfair title of "Devil's Posthumous Son".

3. In view of the fact that the population of the town has exceeded 10,000 and the founding of the Knights has been completed, Todd officially upgraded Muxi Town to Muxi City, and announced the long-term planning and goals of the Royal City.

After the establishment of the Muxi Knights Kingdom, since the royal city was still under construction, the king's meeting hall was placed in the auditorium of the Knights headquarters. What is different from the past is that Todd's position has been moved up from the head of the table to the high podium. The chair is also replaced by a gorgeous throne made of precious camphor wood from the original ordinary armchair.

The seat was raised, the chair was changed, and the royal robes were worn, and even weeks after the coronation ceremony, Todd still couldn't switch roles quickly. Sometimes he would blurt out "what about the Knights" and "what about being the commander-in-chief". At this time, Cumberland stood at the bottom and would always use a heavy cough to remind the superiors to change their mouths.

"Let's talk about the surrounding military dynamics first." Todd glanced at the people at the table below, still feeling a sense of unreality in his mind. Two years ago, he was a little monk in the monastery who was hungry, but now he has become the monarch of a country.

Cumberland stood up, frowning deeply, and looked at the report in front of him: "There are a few things. First, according to the information provided by Morgan, some tribes in the northeastern part of the North Island are secretly communicating with the barbarian tribe across the sea, and may launch attacks on the "Claw Tribe" and "Blackhead Tribe"."

"Secondly, in Fatimid, one of the two southern empires, Prime Minister Saladin spent half a year eliminating the internal struggles within the empire without bloodshed, and officially became the caliph of the Fatimid Empire."

"One last thing..." Cumberland paused for a moment, glanced at Todd, and then read: "It is reported that the church and its allies have signed a peace agreement with the Silver Ring Kingdom and the barbarians."

Todd was shocked when he heard this, and asked Cumberland: "Peace agreement? When did it happen?"

"Judging from the time of the intelligence, it was about two weeks ago."

"Two weeks ago? Wasn't that just after the kingdom was established?" Todd thought for a while, and finally understood the church's sinister intentions.

In the past, the Muxi Knights were nominally the army of the church, and Muxi Town was the territory of the church. The church saw this force slowly rising, but there was no way to control it. There are two reasons: 1. Muxi Town and the church territory are separated by the Silver Ring Kingdom and the barbarians. The church's army can't produce military deterrence at all, and can only conduct behavior guidance in the form of official documents; 2. The Muxi Knights alone repelled the attacks of the Silver Ring army, barbarians and pirates.

But with the escalation of the war situation and the revealing of strength. The actions of the Muxi Knights have far exceeded the tolerance of the church. Accepting aliens, hiding college fugitives, and colluding with North Island pirates have made the church realize that Muxi Town is gradually getting out of control and is becoming a cancer that cannot be ignored.

So, on the surface, it seemed to be a conspiracy aimed at the Silver Ring Alliance, but in fact it was aimed at the Muxi Knights. Under the single-handed planning of the church, it was arranged step by step.

The North Quarry is the first step in this conspiracy, and it is also a "bait" to lure the Muxi Knights into the game. On the condition that all resources in the occupied area are allowed to be controlled, the Knights are required to capture the North Stone Mine within a time limit. After the fall of the North Rock Fortress, the Silver Ring Allied Forces lost the mine, which was an important source of income, and naturally took the Muxi Knights as their primary attack target.

The second step of the church is to separate Muxi Town from the power of the church. The specific method is to first encourage the secularization of the Muxi Knights and establish a country, and then sign a peace agreement with the Silver Ring Alliance to ensure that when the latter goes to war with the "Muxi Knights", the object of war is a kingdom, not an army of the church. This avoids the possibility of violating the peace agreement.

After figuring it all out, Todd smiled wryly, this time he was definitely given a job by the church.

I thought I would make a fortune by staying away from the eastern battlefield, but I didn't expect to be drawn into the vortex of this war because of greed.

Cumberland looked at Todd's expression, and lowered his voice to remind: "Your Majesty, we must be fully prepared, the war is coming soon..."