Chapitre 533: Chapter 533: Who Approves and Who Opposes?
Chapter 533: Who Approves and Who Opposes?
The first two demands were relatively acceptable. The other six major orthodox churches had no significant objections to recognizing the Yellow Robe Church as an official orthodox church. After all, the God of War had fallen, and having the King in Yellow step in as a replacement seemed like a reasonable choice.
The gods acknowledged this, which is why they allowed them to attend the founding ceremony of the Yellow Robe Church.
The second demand, which involved allowing the Yellow Robe Church to establish a presence and develop its faith in a district of Backlund, was also not a major issue. This was similar to the Earth Mother Church, except that the Yellow Robe Church's designated area was the affluent West District.
If it were only these points, the Night Church, Storm Church, and Steam Church might reluctantly agree. However, the final demand was excessively greedy.
The war between the Ruen Kingdom and the Fusac Empire had already claimed countless soldiers' lives, with every inch of land paid for in blood. Now, just as the Fusac Empire was on the brink of defeat, the Yellow Robe Church wanted to swoop in and enjoy the spoils of victory, which was intolerable.
Especially since the Yellow Robe Church only invited the Night Church to share the spoils of the Fusac Empire, excluding the Eternal Blazing Sun, Storm Church, and Steam Church. This move was unacceptable to the major orthodox churches.
The representatives of the Knowledge and Wisdom Church and the Earth Mother Church had no significant reaction to this, as they only needed to satisfy the first demand of the Yellow Robe Church. The other two demands were irrelevant to them.
"This is impossible!" A follower of the Lord of Storms was the first to stand up in opposition. "The Fusac Empire is already in the bag for the Ruen Kingdom. Our three churches have all contributed significantly to this war. We can't just give up this benefit for nothing!"
The head of the Steam Church also spoke up, "The Yellow Robe Church has just been established, and your number of followers probably doesn't even reach ten thousand. How can you claim half of the Fusac Empire?"
Archbishop Anthony of the Night Church had a subtle expression. According to the Yellow Robe Church's demands, the Night Church and the Yellow Robe Church would share the Fusac Empire. Although this might be a tactic by the Yellow Robe Church to divide and conquer, the Night Church had nothing to lose. However, he chose to side with the Storm Church and Steam Church, as they always acted in unison on such matters.
Faced with the protests of the three orthodox churches, Lady Lisa maintained her usual smile and looked at the remaining three churches.
"I think this is a very reasonable demand. Every church should have its own foothold. After the chaos in the Fusac Empire, having more forces to comfort those who have lost their faith is a good thing," said the head of the Knowledge and Wisdom Church, half-closing his eyes in agreement with the Yellow Robe Church's demands.
Bishop Utravsky of the Earth Mother Church was silent for a moment before also agreeing to the Yellow Robe Church's demands. This scene made the other church leaders' faces change slightly.
The Night Goddess and the Earth Mother had a good relationship. How could there be a rift over this matter? Was Bishop Utravsky acting on his own, or was this a divine oracle from the Earth Mother? They didn't dare to think deeply about it. Archbishop Anthony hesitated, casting a peculiar glance at Utravsky.
In this matter, the goddess did not issue a precise oracle, leaving him uncertain about the divine stance.
"This indeed seems like a reasonable demand," the representative of the Eternal Blazing Sun also followed suit.
At this point, the scene fell into a brief silence. The six major orthodox churches were split three to three on this matter.
The leaders of other secret organizations also sensed the unusual atmosphere tonight. Klein stopped chatting with those around him and focused his attention on the leaders of the six major orthodox churches.
"It seems the final outcome is four to three," Lady Lisa smiled. "The Yellow Robe Church naturally votes in favor of its own demands."
"The Yellow Robe Church is not yet an orthodox church, and you have no right to cast a vote," the archbishop of the Storm Church said in a low voice, seemingly suppressing his anger.
"Why not? These demands were proposed by the Yellow Robe Church, so they naturally come with a vote in favor."
"Exactly, tonight's situation is clearly four to three."
"Even if you continue to discuss, do you think you can change your church's stance?"
Before Lady Lisa could speak, representatives of other secret organizations began to murmur. The first to speak was someone from the Aurora Order, who always enjoyed stirring up trouble, followed by the representatives of the Life School and the Witch Sect.
Lady Lisa just smiled at the three major orthodox church archbishops. The archbishop of the Storm Church cast a sharp glance at the other three churches that voted in favor, finally resting his gaze on the archbishop of the Eternal Blazing Sun.
The other two churches might be deliberately causing trouble, but the Eternal Blazing Sun, which also occupied part of the Fusac Empire's territory, was willing to give up this benefit?
"If you don't agree with this outcome, feel free to start a fight. The one with the biggest fist is the one in the right," the archbishop of the Eternal Blazing Suna said, completely ignoring the murderous look from the archbishop of the Storm Church.
"A fight would be great. It would save us from wasting so many words here and ending up with nothing agreed upon, making us a laughingstock," said the head of the Rose School.
"This matter is significant. We need to obtain a divine oracle before making a final decision," the archbishop of the Steam Church intervened to delay the decision.
"The Fusac Empire has not yet been fully conquered. Discussing this now is a bit premature," Archbishop Anthony had to go along with this line of reasoning.
"Time waits for no one," Lady Lisa glanced at everyone and chuckled. "If we can't reach a consensus on this matter, then the future of the Fusac Empire will be a free-for-all."
Though it was a light remark, it sent chills down everyone's spine, as if a bloody battlefield was emerging before their eyes. Did the Yellow Robe Church have the confidence to gain more benefits in the struggle for the Fusac Empire? What were they relying on? Or was this a threat? In just a few moments, everyone had different thoughts.
In the end, the Storm Church held firm to its stance, refusing to make concessions, followed closely by the Steam Church, while the Night Church remained silent.
The leaders of the Aurora Order, Rose School, and Witch Sect chuckled sinisterly, seemingly having reached some sort of agreement.
Lady Lisa looked up at the starry sky. The six high gods did not issue any oracles, only silence.
It seemed that tonight's meeting was over.
No one knew whether the gods were satisfied with tonight's meeting.
In the following time, the Yellow Robe Church began to discuss some minor details with the six major orthodox churches, mainly about how to propagate their teachings and what responsibilities the Yellow Robe Church should take on.
Until the sun rose the next day, there was no fight, which was somewhat disappointing.
At least Klein felt a bit disappointed. He had expected some divine intervention or oracles, but the night passed quietly.
"Wasting my whole night," he thought.
"Young man, do you remember our agreement last night?" Just as Klein was about to leave the Yellow Robe Church, Yellow Light Venitan approached him with a friendly smile.
"Haven't we already finished talking?" Klein asked curiously.
"We only had a casual chat last night."
"Mr. Azik, what do you think?"
"This is a good opportunity for exchange."
Klein then decided to use the identity of Dawn Dantes for their conversation.
"Too bad, I have some matters to attend to, or I would have liked to chat with you," said the elderly man wearing a rabbit mask, nodding slightly before disappearing.
It was indeed a pity... Klein felt deeply regretful. Despite just one night's conversation, the elder's vast knowledge had left a deep impression on him. The elder seemed like a living, walking history.
He wondered who the elder really was, but he assumed it must be someone of great historical significance.
"That was an angel on earth," Azik whispered, sensing Klein's thoughts.
What a terrifying night... Klein suddenly felt that it was a good thing there was no fight.
Boom! As Klein and his companions were about to leave the Yellow Robe Church and board their carriage, they heard a deafening thunderclap.
Members of the Rose School, Aurora Order, and Witch Sect were being besieged by the followers of the six major orthodox churches.
A belated battle had begun.
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