Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 208 Saint Roselle
On January 1, the special train arrived in Tilis.

Even though there was an accident on the way and two saints sneaked into the train to sabotage it, this did not affect the original plan of the Steam Church. Just like in Constance, the special train still chose to stay in Dilis for a day, and did not set off again until the next morning, and finally arrived in Trier on January 1.

At this point, the week-long journey finally came to an end.

"Is this Trier?"

Audrey sat by the window, looking at the city outside with some curiosity:

It was a sunny metropolis, located between the River Lein and the River Serenzo. It had beautiful scenery, many varieties of roses, and developed humanities and arts. It was a holy place for painters, musicians, and novelists. It was the capital of Intis, and it was the first truly world-class metropolis after the reconstruction by Emperor Roselle...

Audrey had seen similar descriptions in books more than once, and in the books she had read, the heroines of most of the stories were based on noble ladies from Trier, and the most popular of them was the Soren family, the former royal family of Intis, which had already declined.

Audrey was once full of longing for this city. Until she became a truly extraordinary person, these things had almost no appeal to her, and were far less amazing and yearning than when she first read them on paper.

Of course, although Audrey had never been to Trier, she was not completely ignorant of the city.

Backlang, the former ambassador of the Republic of Intis to the Kingdom of Loen, often held balls at the embassy during his years as ambassador, inviting bankers, large factory owners, philanthropists, and other famous wealthy people and lawyers from the Kingdom of Loen to participate, and randomly gave opportunities to some second-tier businessmen.

In such an atmosphere, he would tell his guests about the prosperity and openness of Trier, and that the Republic of Intis was no longer dominated by the nobility. Bankers, factory owners, lawyers and other people were the masters of the country. They directly and indirectly occupied most of the seats, determined the direction of national policies, enjoyed true freedom, and had a lofty status...

This behavior was undoubtedly a provocation to the authority of the Loen royal family and nobles, but neither the royal family nor the nobles took any extreme actions.

Firstly, as the ambassador of the Republic of Intis, Backram represented the entire Republic of Intis, and attacking him was equivalent to declaring war on the entire Republic of Intis. Secondly, Backram's instigation had no substantive significance.

It is never the nobles and the royal family that decide the future direction of this world, but the extraordinary power and the extraordinary people!
The history textbooks clearly record the important contributions that Roselle made to Intis:
As a colonel, Roselle Gustav quelled the rebellion and took advantage of the situation to stage a coup, turning the Kingdom of Intis into a republic and appointing himself as consul.

In the following 19 years, he reformed the code, encouraged inventions, and safeguarded the industrial revolution, greatly improving the national strength. He also fought wars in the south and the north, bringing countries such as Lenburg, Masi, and Segar under his protection, and making the three northern continent powers, the Feysac Empire, the Kingdom of Loen, and the Kingdom of Feyneport, bow their heads one after another.

When he was about to complete 20 years as consul, at the end of 1192, Roselle changed the Republic into an Empire and called himself Caesar. Less than six years later, he fell in the White Maple Palace, ending the most legendary period of history in the Fifth Epoch so far.

Ordinary people can only see the legendary and inspirational life of Emperor Roselle, from a declining nobleman to the ruler of a huge country, and even caused the country to change its political system three times because of him!
But from Audrey's perspective, she can see much more than ordinary people.

For example, the territories of the Kingdom of Intis and the Kingdom of Loen have not undergone any fundamental changes in the past thousand years. Even though they were able to temporarily overwhelm the Kingdom of Loen during the reign of Emperor Roselle, they were not strong enough to directly annex the Kingdom of Loen. In other words, the national strength of the two countries is actually not much different.

In the Kingdom of Loen, a colonel is at least a Sequence 5 Beyonder—

This was the information Audrey got from her brother Alfred, who was a colonel and a Sequence 5 Beyonder.

This means that when Emperor Roselle launched the coup, he was at least a Sequence 5 Beyonder, and most likely a Sequence 4 Demigod!
Without such strength, Roselle's coup would never have succeeded.

Even if he had the strength of a 'demigod', Roselle's coup was successful not because of his own strength, but because of the support of the Orthodox Church!

Whether the Intis Republic can stage a coup, to what extent, and who will stage the coup...all of this depends on the attitude of the Orthodox Church.

Emperor Roselle invented the steam engine, improved the sailing ship, and created a large number of inventions that were unimaginable to previous generations. He completely changed people's lives and also left a strong mark on the Church of the God of Craftsmen at that time.

Even during his reign, the Church of the God of Craftsmen received the first public oracle since the Fifth Age, changing the title of "God of Craftsmen" to "God of Steam and Machinery".

This shows the relationship between Emperor Roselle and the Church of Steam.

The coup he launched was undoubtedly supported by the entire 'God of Craftsmen' Church at the time. Although the other orthodox church in the Republic of Intis, the Eternal Blazing Sun Church, might not fully support Roselle like the 'God of Craftsmen' Church did at the time, it was likely to be happy to see it happen.

After all, it can be seen from the Kingdom of Loen that the three major orthodox churches and the royal family are not of the same mind, and they are even scheming against each other. If the Kingdom of Loen is like this, other countries are certainly not much better. The Eternal Blazing Sun Church and the Intis royal family that has ruled Intis for thousands of years cannot be without conflicts.

The rise of a "youngster" like Roselle can help the Eternal Sun Church reshuffle.

The tacit approval and even support of the two great orthodox churches is the fundamental reason why Emperor Roselle was able to successfully carry out the coup!
This is not just speculation, but is supported by facts. After all, even though Emperor Roselle changed the political system twice, the two major churches never expressed any opposition from beginning to end. So the answer is actually very obvious -

The reason why Intis changed from a 'kingdom' to a 'republic' was not because the country was so open and free, but simply because the person who pushed it to change from a 'kingdom' to a 'republic' was called Roselle Gustav, because he had the support of a powerful force far exceeding the Intis royal family and other nobles!
Even though Emperor Roselle ultimately failed, it was because he was betrayed and assassinated by the Eternal Sun Church, the Soran family of the Undis royal family, and other nobles, and died in the White Maple Palace. The Steam Church did not show up in this incident, which actually showed its attitude: the Steam Church also acquiesced to Roselle's death.

Even though Intis has changed from an 'empire' back to a 'republic', even though they claim to be open and democratic, claiming that Intis is no longer dominated by the nobility, and that bankers, factory owners, lawyers and other people are the masters of the country, etc...

But in fact, the essence of this country is still dominated by the 'aristocracy'.

This can be seen from the current situation of the Hall family's relatives in Intis.

They were nobles when they married into the Hall family.

When Intis changed from a kingdom to a republic, they were still nobles.

Intis changed its political system several times from a republic to an empire and then back to a republic, but they were always aristocrats.

Looking back at the history of the two republics of Intis, the aristocracy system was never abolished from beginning to end, but new nobles were no longer enfeoffed. After all, without a king, there would naturally be no new nobles. But this not only led to the decline of the nobles, but also made the status of the nobles even more noble!
No more new nobles were born, which meant that there would be no successors to the noble class, and the existing nobles would always be in a monopoly position. Even the Soran family was still one of the most powerful families in Intis!

Even though they are no longer the supreme rulers of Intis and no longer royal family, they are still nobles and still enjoy high status and rights. They continue their rule either openly or secretly, but their power is not as great as before. They no longer have absolute power like when they were royal family, but have to compromise and co-govern with other nobles.

This country looks completely different from the Kingdom of Loen, but in essence they are so similar.

Audrey's eyes were a little complicated, and she whispered in her heart:
“Even though we are looking at the same thing, different experiences can really give people different perspectives.”

When she was a child, she yearned for the Republic of Intis. When she grew up, she was afraid that the Republic would lead to the decline of her family and her father would be sad. But now, her understanding of all this is completely different from before.

Just as this thought came to her mind, Audrey suddenly grasped the ruby ​​necklace on her chest again, frowning in distress. Although she could control herself well most of the time, she would occasionally be accidentally affected by the "lie" and her thoughts would wander uncontrollably.

Delly took a few slow breaths and used meditation to calm herself completely.

Only then did she look out the window again.

Intis was known for its openness, and its architectural style was very different from that of the Kingdom of Loen.

The Kingdom of Loen places more emphasis on preserving the original appearance of buildings, so most of Backlund's buildings are low-rise, and their styles are not much different from those of hundreds of years ago. In Trier, however, high-rise buildings made of reinforced concrete are everywhere.

Although there are a lot of reinforced concrete buildings in Constantine, most of them are factories and do not give people a sense of beauty. In contrast, most of the buildings in Trier are residential and commercial, and new buildings of various styles emerge in an endless stream, making people dazzled.

Although the appearance of some buildings may make people feel uncomfortable, people will always find their favorite style among many buildings.

Most importantly, unlike Backlund, which was shrouded in smog all year round and only saw the sun a few times a year, the sunshine in Trier was really warm. The sunshine shining in from the window was so warm that the girl had a strong urge to take a nap.

But before that, there is another small problem...

A hint of doubt flashed across Audrey's eyes, and she murmured in a low voice:
"Aren't we going to stop?"

The train had already circled half of Trier, which certainly allowed her to better appreciate the original appearance of the city, but it also made her feel a little confused, because the train should have arrived at the station long ago.

Facing the girl's confusion, Yu Jin shook his head and said:

"The train will go directly to the headquarters of the Steam Church, the Cathedral, and will not stop in the city."

"Go straight to the temple?"

Audrey was a little surprised. Did the Republic of Intis also have a station in front of the Steam Church's cathedral?

This question did not last long in the girl's mind, because a loud bell sound was heard in the distance.

Audrey subconsciously glanced at the clock on the wall. It was twelve o'clock in the morning.

Through the window, the church in the distance has emerged into view. It is the cathedral of the Steam Church, St. Roselle Church.

Even though Audrey had never been here before, she recognized it at first sight. This was not because she had seen photos of the church, but because the church looked so unique...

when!when!when!
Twelve bells rang in succession, white steam spewed out from the chimneys on the top of St. Roselle's Church, and hymns of praise echoed inside and outside as the huge gears and levers turned.

At this sacred moment, everyone in the square in front of the church stopped, some closed their eyes to pray, some listened quietly, no matter if they were believers of the god of steam and machinery or not, only the white doves that were being fed flapped their wings and flew into the air at the same time.

Yes, this is the Holy Temple of the Steam Church——

It can spray steam, turn levers, and ring bells. It is completely different from churches of other churches, but it is a good interpretation of the word "steam".

Most churches of major churches take quietness as their primary goal, because churches are sacred places for prayer, and believers must pray devoutly in a quiet environment. However, the Steam Church is completely the opposite, they are proud of noise, and the more lively the Steam Church is, the more popular it is.

These traditions of the Steam Church all originated from the time of Emperor Roselle and were praised by the God of Steam and Machinery. That is why this cathedral was named after Emperor Roselle to commemorate his outstanding contributions to the new Steam Church.

Finally, before the loud bells stopped completely, the special train slowly stopped in front of St. Roselle's Church.

For other churches, they would move their churches as far away from the tracks as possible to avoid the noise of running trains. But for the Steam Church, such noise is just right and is considered a way to please the God of Steam and Machinery.

The train slowly approached the square, but still showed no signs of stopping.

The track extending in front of the train leads all the way to the interior of the church.

(End of this chapter)