Chapter 635: Chapter 472 Not Over Yet! _1 Chapter 635: Chapter 472 Not Over Yet! _1 And so, the turmoil within Herman finally ca to an end.
With the arrest of Stith and Queen Dowager Pala, the first, second, fourth, and fifth legions simultaneously pledged allegiance to the Emperor. Herman quickly regained its tranquillity and began to rebuild.
But that does not an matters are over.
Herman was temporarily preoccupied with dostic political and economic reconstruction, but the news of Chancellor Stith slaughtering hundreds of thousands of residents of the Royal City and turning them into flesh-and-blood puppets had also spread across the entire continent!
Witnessing soldiers who fear neither death nor pain launch a rabid attack, only to crumble under the iron violence of the Tribunal, everyone was taken aback.
On the one hand, they were shocked that Stith would dare to make such a bold move, on the other hand, they were awe-struck by the real strength of the Tribunal, so terrifying. Everyone who saw images of the battlefield could confirm that if their national army were to encounter such an undead army that fears neither death nor pain, their fate would probably be nothing but death.
In this light, it seed as though the Tribunal had saved the world once again…
But it was not over yet.
Because just after this news had spread across the continent, the Tribunal made an unexpected proclamation—they believed Archbishop Oz of the Church of AL was linked to Stith, and thus, they demanded that Archbishop Oz must submit to the Tribunal’s scrutiny!
If he does not comply, the Tribunal will bring him back directly!
As soon as this announcent was made, the world was stunned.
People then rembered the initial reason the Tribunal attacked Herman in full force was that Chancellor Stith of Herman chose to collaborate with Archbishop Oz to issue a warrant against the Tribunal!
Of course, if it was just that, it would be tolerable. But now, Chancellor Stith has slaughtered residents of the Royal City, even transforming their corpses into terrifying flesh-and-blood puppets, the conditions had changed.
This made many people instinctively doubt- was all this related to the Church of AL?
After all, where did a re chancellor like Stith obtain such technology?
But if it is said that this technology was propagated by the Church of AL, everything would make sense!
Of course, this is just conspiracy theories circulating amongst the people, but it caters to the taste of many. Previously, people might not have made up such stories about the Church of AL, but the situation has changed now.
Over these few short years, first Lisas fell apart due to the invasion of demons, then Seth narrowly escaped destruction following an attack by the demon army, and now with the upheaval in Herman. Each of these incidents practically amounted to a major event that impacted the continent, yet in all these crises, it was ultimately the Tribunal and Duanmu Huai who eliminated the demons and resolved the crisis.
What use does the Church of AL serve?
Of course, the Church of AL is not the only religious organization in the world, there is also the Hani Sect. However, the Hani Sect worships a strange creature called Hani, it’s in the sa vein as the Flying Spaghetti Cult where people do not expect belief in it to change anything. But the problem lies in the fact that the Church of AL has always claid that Goddess Alice loves humans and saves the world.
And here lies the problem.
The Tribunal has always declared that its goal is to guard humans and eradicate anything that threatens human existence, and they indeed have delivered on their promise.
But what about the Church of AL?
In just a few years, each nation has encountered nurous crises, why has the Church of AL remained as silent as the dead?
Of course, it’s not that the bishops of the Church of AL have done nothing, but their work is mostly healing the wounded and preaching, they haven’t done anything substantial to save the world.
Of course, if there was no comparison, their contribution would still count.
Yes, without comparison, no harm is done.
But once there’s a comparison, harm is done.
The Church of AL would have liked to accuse the Tribunal of blaming the victim, but the existence of the flesh-and-blood puppets was undeniable, leaders from both Lisas and Seth, as well as Emperor Hera of Herman have all vouched for it based on their honor. In such circumstances, there is nothing for the Church of AL to argue…and in fact, they indeed couldn’t claim innocence!
While common believers are unaware, the higher-ups within the Church of AL have been secretly retrieving technologies or artifacts from around the world that they deem would alter the world balance. They’ve discreetly taken away many technologies which could drastically elevate the civilization level of entire countries without the knowledge of the various high-ranking officials.
As one of the potential candidates for pope, Archbishop Oz must have engaged in a similar activity, if he had the technology of flesh-and-blood puppets and gave it to Stith…well, his colleagues could not completely rule out such a possibility.
“I’ve said it, I have nothing to do with it!!”
In the audience chamber underneath the Church of AL Cathedral, Archbishop Oz, red in the face and inflad, glared at the others, shouting angrily.
“I had no idea that Stith had obtained this technology! If I did, I would’ve definitely retrieved it!”
At this mont, Archbishop Oz indeed had his back against the wall.
After all, among the four potential candidates for pope, including him, Archbishop Oz was originally the most likely to be elected. Of the other three, one was just the daughter of the previous pope, a relation who attained her status based on “nepotism,” another only concerns himself with Goddess Alice who is nothing but a ntal case who goes on and on about god, and although one is more than a hundred years old, but…his continuous failure in several successive elections for the position of pope indicates that he serves only as a stand-in.
User Comments
0 comments from readers