The Original Vampire

The words of Queen Midella's warning made Colin's heart stunned, and he quickly asked:

"Your Highness, I have always had doubts and wanted to ask for advice."

"you say."

Colin took a few steps forward, walked to Queen Midella, stood side by side with her, and then lowered his voice and said:

"His Royal Highness, of course I understand the status and prestige of the Church in the Radiance Empire, but what I can't understand is why, for more than a thousand years, the nobles have been helpless to him, but instead let the Church continue to intervene in secular affairs and use their power and influence. The power continues to expand?"

Seeing that there was no one around, Ke Lin lowered his voice again and continued:

"The core figures of the Paladin family all know the secret of the Lord of Glory's stop absorbing the power of faith, which means that the church has cut off contact with the Supreme Lord, so the deterrence of the gods is naturally not the real reason why the nobles are tied.

Although the Church has such a powerful military force as the Knights Templar, after all, the number of people is too small. As long as the noble lords unite, even if the number of the Knights Templar is used, they can kill the Knights Templar.

What's more, the nobles still have such extraordinary force as the Paladins!

So I really don't understand why the church has always had the upper hand in the battle with the nobles for so many years? "

Queen Midella glanced at Colin and said softly:

"Do you think that nobles are all monolithic? You must know that many of the nobles are mad believers of our Lord."

Colin was obviously unable to be persuaded by this reason, and retorted: "They are mad believers of our Lord, but they are not necessarily mad believers of the church. Are the nobles still not aware of the corruption and depravity of the church today? Those sanctimonious clergy can be ignorant. Commoners, but if you want to brainwash the nobles, I'm afraid it's not enough.

Especially the Paladin family, they know very well that the church today has probably been abandoned by the Supreme Lord.

Under such circumstances, don't they know how to unite and cut off the church's hand that extends into the secular realm? "

Queen Midella shook her head and said, "You must know that the so-called beliefs of the nobles are mostly for the purpose of profit. Of course they are aware of the degeneration and decay of the church, but they still choose to stand by the church, in fact, it is only because of this to them. Just for your own benefit.

Just like the St. Pros family in the east, why did they stand firmly on the side of the church?

When the 'Dark Emperor' was assassinated by the 'Judger', of course the San Lorenzo family couldn't swallow this breath, so they instigated the northern Saint Hilde family to invade the northeast and sanction the Saint Theon family.

But when the Saint Hilde family defeated the main army of the Saint Theon family on the battlefield, the Saint Pros family suddenly appeared and stole the fruits of victory that should belonged to the Saint Hilde family.

Why did the St. Pros family dare to do this?

It's not the church's push.

Therefore, after occupying the Northeast Territory, the St. Pros family can only rely on the Church to resist the anger of the Royal Family and the North Territory.

Another example is the southern border. Due to its remote location and separated by the Pampas Great Swamp, the southern border has always been outside the political core of the empire, and even the Saint Landes family once wanted to establish an independent country.

Of course, they did not succeed, but such behavior planted a thorn in the hearts of the royal family, and in order to avoid being liquidated by the royal family, St. Landers' political stance was naturally biased towards the church.

So you see, although the nobles are stronger than the church in general, they are internally conflicted and divided. What you think of uniting to suppress the church is just a beautiful fantasy. "

This time, Colin understood it. To put it bluntly, it was the nobles themselves who were not good enough. Valley

Of course, in fact, this is also a natural defect of the feudal system. The prestige and power of the royal family cannot really penetrate to the lowest level, and they do not have enough control over the major lords, which gives the church an opportunity to divide and win over.

Colin thought for a while, and then asked: "What about the Paladins? There shouldn't be any strong sanctuary in the Church's Knights Templar, right? In this way, if there are Paladins among the nobles, especially the royal family or the Holy Spirit A paladin was born in a family that was clearly anti-Church like Der,

It should be able to suppress the church, right? "

Queen Midella sighed and said, "Have you heard of the golden horn?"

Ke Lin nodded and said: "I heard that it is said that it is an artifact that has been administered by successive popes and can communicate with the kingdom of heaven. But now that the Lord of Glory does not even absorb the power of faith, will he still respond to the golden horn?"

"That's right. Many people speculate that the golden horn has lost its greatest effect, but as long as it has not been confirmed, no one can be sure of it." Having said that, Queen Midella turned her head and looked at Colin with bright eyes. , said with a smile, "Perhaps this time, you have the hope of forcing the church to reveal the last trump card, and let everyone see if they are bluffing, or whether they are really relying on it."

Colin smiled lightly, and did not seem to be frightened by the news, but said: "I think, if the Lord of Glory really responded to the golden horn, and turned his attention to this world again, but when he sees clearly the degeneration of the church today I'm afraid I'll clean up these false believers myself!"

"Maybe." Queen Midella smiled noncommittally, and then said, "However, even if it is impossible to communicate with the kingdom of heaven, the golden horn still has a powerful function, which has been verified."

"What function?"

"It can artificially create Paladins!"

Colin's eyes widened in disbelief.

Queen Midella immediately explained: "Don't be nervous, although the Golden Horn can create Paladins, it has many limitations."

Colin was relieved, and quickly asked, "What restrictions?"

"Only the Pope himself knows what the specific restrictions are, but in the history of the Radiance Empire, this function of the golden horn has only been used twice. If it weren't for the huge cost, the church would obviously not be so stingy.

I suspect that just like the mages who release the forbidden spell will cause huge damage to themselves, the use of the golden horn will also cause the Pope to suffer a huge backlash, so the Pope will not dare to use it unless it is a last resort. "

Colin nodded, but did not take it lightly.

After all, this is a paladin. If the Pope is really forced into a corner and the other party creates a paladin to execute the assassination, then the northern border may not be very easy to deal with.

Seeing Colin's solemn expression, Queen Midella took the opportunity to persuade:

"I know that you have put forward two conditions to the church this time - Gregory's abdication and the independence of the North Diocese. But I want to advise you to try your best to strive for the latter condition, and don't really force Gregory to corner."

Colin took a deep look at Queen Midella, and then realized the real purpose of the other party waiting for him here.

It was all for this sentence.

Queen Midella seemed to see what Colin was thinking, and added: "I can only tell you this advice, Garcia is probably determined to make Gregory pay the price, but this is obviously unrealistic. .

The key point is that I haven't been able to persuade him yet, just because of his stubborn temper, if Vera really doesn't wake up, he will never give up.

So, I hope you can take control of the situation and don't let the future of the North be ruined by meaningless hatred. "

After speaking, Queen Midella immediately turned around and left without any hesitation, as if she had completed some kind of mission.

Leaving Colin alone on the balcony pondering.