Alien Knights

The Papal States, the Metropolis of Tyrol, the public cemetery.

Tristan, dressed in black, stopped in front of a tombstone, quietly took off his hood, stared at the words on the stone tablet, and was speechless for a long time.

『Mia Evandrin, our beloved daughter, an angel with broken wings who fell into the world, may her soul rest in peace in heaven. 』

Tristan stretched out his hand, stroked the name "Mia Evandrin", and said to himself: "Why did you abandon the name Mia? If it's only because of the hatred for the family, wouldn't twenty years be able to resolve everything?"

Taking out the drop-shaped earring from his bosom, Tristan stroked the jewelry and said calmly, "I gave you this pair of earrings on your birthday. Although you regarded it as a treasure, you still returned one of them to my hand after all... What does this mean? Do you want to completely erase the memory of the past..."

Tristan closed his eyes in pain: "Rachel, I never knew that time can change a person so beyond recognition."

"Deacon Tristan!"

An abrupt voice broke the original tranquility of the cemetery.

Tristan put the pendant in his arms carefully, stood up and looked back, five foreign affairs personnel from the "First Inquisition" surrounded him in a fan shape.

After patting the dust off his body and straightening his wrinkled clothes, Tristan looked at these people arrogantly: "What's the matter?"

"There is a case involving fugitives from the Holy See that requires your cooperation, Lord Tristan." The leading court officer pointed to the carriage at the entrance of the cemetery and said with a smile, "It won't take you long."

Tristan frowned: "This kind of matter should be dealt with by the Holy See Holy Order, how could it be handed over to you?"

The officials of the court unfolded a document from their sleeves: "We have a letter from His Excellency the Pope here, requesting everyone to cooperate with the investigation. Therefore, Lord Tristan, please don't waste time, it will not look good to everyone if you delay it for too long."

Tristan read the letter carefully, nodded solemnly, walked out of the cemetery, and got into the carriage of the Inquisition.

Twilight City, King's Audience Room.

Todd sat at the desk, looking carefully at the book that Father Moore had just completed - "Critical Program of the Apostles of the Heavenly Father".

"Justified by faith, faith can be saved, and everyone can communicate directly with God without going through the church; the Bible is the only source of faith, and the pope is only a spokesperson, not God; the sins of believers are determined by God, and indulgences should not be implemented; tithes should be re-examined and established; the succession of kingship is a secular act, and the church should not be involved in it; deprivation of membership should be handed over to religious courts, not directly ruled by the pope..."

Watching Todd read word by word, Moore wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Todd put the file on the table and said with a smile: "Very well, I am very satisfied."

Moore breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I'll arrange for the printing house to typeset and print."

"In addition, organize the priests to go to the surrounding churches and spread the main content of the article through speeches." Todd looked at Moore's face and said: "Concentrate the key points of the contradiction on the Pope first, you should understand what I mean..."

Moore thought for a moment, then finally nodded.

After giving this order, Todd sat at the table and thought carefully about the situation around Muxi City.

In the Holy Acropolis in the east, the succession of the throne has been settled. Cumberland is cooperating with Mary to handle and coordinate some matters within the Holy Acropolis, where the main force of the Muxi Knights is also stationed. Coupled with the assistance of Rachel and the people from the Alien Association, I believe that the situation in the city will stabilize in a short time.

In the barbarian camp in the north, 5,000 refugees from the Holy Acropolis had just arrived in the northern border. More than 10,000 slaves and thousands of barbarian fighters, under the intensive training of Alfonso and the gladiators, already possessed the basic ability to fight.

After thinking about all this, Todd asked the Prime Minister of the kingdom, Emerson.

"After these two days are over, I'm going to the north."

After entering the room, Emerson, who hadn't sat still, was taken aback by the first sentence he heard.

"Your Majesty, go to the north? Is it because something happened there?"

Todd shook his head: "No, it's just that I now think that the situation in the north is of great importance to Muxi City."

Emerson was a little puzzled: "Why?"

"From the perspective of geographical location and strategic depth, Muxi City itself has serious problems. The south of the city is the Yuexi Plain, and there are no dangerous passes or ferries. The enemy troops can quickly reach Muxi City without any obstacles; the west of the city is an endless sea, and the Kingdom's navy currently has no military strength. There is no way to retreat north from land."

When Todd said this, he touched his forehead with a wry smile: "The only thing that makes me feel better is the East. At least we won the Holy Acropolis, which is a solid barrier."

"Analyzed in this way, Muxi City is actually not suitable as the front line of the battlefield. If the war develops in an unfavorable direction, we will definitely have to transfer people and wealth to a safe zone." Todd looked into Emerson's eyes and said quietly: "So, this is why I pay so much attention to the north. If we can establish a solid base in the northern border, then Muxi City will be able to attack and retreat, and it will be more flexible when dealing with external threats."

Emerson pondered for a while, and asked, "Your Majesty, what you are really worried about now is not the church, but the threat from the south, right?"

"That's right, if we really want to classify according to the level of threat, a southern empire with the possibility of unification is far higher than a decaying church."

"Your Majesty, I agree with you."

Todd tapped the table with his fingers: "During this period, there are several key things that you need to do. First, grasp the trend of the southern war situation as soon as possible, whether it is business guilds or cultural exchanges, in short, open up the information path with the south as soon as possible; second, the alien warship that Wayne is in charge of is the most important scientific research and manufacturing project in Muxi City at present, and needs full support; third, the religious reform cannot be let go. I have handed over this matter to Father Moore, and what you have to do is to cooperate as much as possible."

Emerson wrote down these three things, nodded and said, "I see."

Todd glanced at him: "I don't want to hear any more proposals about the queen, because there is no point in discussing this matter."

Emerson was taken aback: "There is no point in discussing?"

"Wait for the reformation to come to an end, and you will understand what I mean."