Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

The major Orthodox churches have different titles for their Triple Crown holders, such as Pope, Patriarch, Great Sage, and Apostolic See. Compared with other Orthodox churches, the title of the Triple Crown holder of the Church of Night is relatively simple, just Pope.

The current and only Pope of the Church of Evernight is Saint Irina, an angel who has followed the Goddess of Evernight since the Third Age or even earlier!

Yes, within the Church of Night, they are more accustomed to calling the Pope "Saint".

In the Fifth Age when gods could no longer walk freely in the human world, most decisions of the Church of Night were issued and implemented by this pope. She also personally handled the promotion and replacement of key positions within the Church of Night.

It is no exaggeration to say that Saint Irina's control over the Church of Night is even greater than that of the Night Goddess. If one day she wants to deceive her superiors and hide the truth from the Night Goddess, and do something unfavorable to Her, she can also get a hundred responses.

However, the Church of the Night is a church that believes in the Goddess of the Night. Even if the Pope has strong control, he cannot resist an oracle from the Goddess of the Night. On the other hand, given the relationship between the Saint and the Goddess of the Night, this situation will only appear in hypothesis and will never really happen.

Just like the document that now appears in front of Yu Jin.

Although the document was written by Saint Irina herself, its contents must have been approved by the Goddess of Night, and even endorsed by an oracle.

For example, the order to give up the title of "Lord of Crimson" would inevitably cause some shock within the Church of Night. But the essence of this matter was an exchange between the Goddess of Night and the Mother Goddess of Earth under the table, and it was a necessary price.

After all, the current Mother Goddess of the Earth is actually the 'Ancestor of the Blood Clan' Lilith, and she was once the Sequence 0 of the 'Moon' pathway, the original and true 'Lord of Crimson'.

If the goddess of the night continues to retain this honorary name, she will inevitably conflict with the mother goddess of the earth.

Therefore, the Goddess of Night would definitely send down an oracle in advance to explain this matter to the top leaders of the Church of Night, such as Archbishop Saint Anthony and Arianna, the abbess of the Monastery of Night.

Ember did not intend to interfere too much in the private deal reached between the Goddess of Night and the Mother Goddess of Earth; they would resolve it on their own.

When it comes to dealing with the Fusac Empire, Irina has also considered it very well.

Since the outbreak of the war, the 'anchor' of the Goddess of Night has been shaken on a large scale. The fundamental reason is that a large number of believers have chosen to turn to the Church of Steam or even the Church of the God of War.

Because once Loen was defeated and the Goddess of Night fell, they, as followers of Night, would definitely not have a good ending. Only by changing sides as soon as possible could they avoid being liquidated after the war.

There is nothing wrong with this, after all, these ordinary people just want to live.

But precisely because ordinary people just want to live, the same logic applies to any righteous god.

Once the True God Church shows signs of decline, believers will inevitably switch sides.

Once the Orthodox Church is in danger of collapse, this situation will become more and more serious, and eventually it will develop into a situation where only a few loyal church members will still maintain their faith. Even if others do not switch to other sects, they will quietly hide their beliefs.

This was the case with the Church of Night before the end of the war, and it was also the case with the Church of God of War after the war.

Most people will feel confused and resist the rule of the Loen Kingdom.Therefore, the Church of the Night will not allow the Loen Kingdom to fully occupy the Feysac Empire, in order to reduce the Feysac people's rejection of the Loen Kingdom.

Likewise, the Church of Darkness would not force them to change their beliefs, and would even support their belief in the 'God of War'. Because even the most devout believers, facing the fact that the 'God of War' had fallen, their devout beliefs would only bring them despair.

Even if the Church of Evernight did not interfere, more than 90% of the people of Feysac would give up their faith in a short period of time. As long as they gave up their faith, it would only be a matter of time before they changed their allegiance.

It's not just the ordinary people, even the priests and bishops of the Church of the God of War, their faith may not be that devout. According to the estimation of the Church of the Night, at least 30% of the priests and bishops will take the initiative to surrender to them.

And as long as the Church of the Night shows kindness and tolerance to these priests and bishops who have surrendered, those priests who are still waiting and watching will also choose to surrender one after another.Eventually, this proportion will gradually expand to more than %.

In other words, they really only have to deal with about 20% of the devout believers of the Church of the God of War.

Even these diehards would not necessarily consume too much energy of the Church of Evernight, because those priests, bishops, and extraordinary people who surrendered would be more active in hunting down and executing these diehards than the Church of Evernight in order to prove their worth.

Faced with this sufficiently detailed document, Yu Jin was unable to offer any further suggestions. He simply read it carefully twice, facing Archbishop Saint Anthony’s gaze, and slowly spoke:

"There is generally nothing that needs to be revised. There is just one question. This document does not seem to mention how to deal with the Steam Church?"

"Yes."

Archbishop Saint Anthony nodded slightly and said with some regret:
"To be honest, we have had a very pleasant cooperation with the Steam Church over the past thousand years. But this time, they must pay the price for their mistakes. The Steam Church was, after all, one of the three great orthodox churches of the Kingdom of Loen. Therefore, the Saint went to the Steam Church in person to discuss the relevant matters with the Great Sage of the Steam Church, Caul."

"The final result is that the Church of Steam must evacuate most of the Beyonders, including all demigods, from Loen within half a month. At the same time, not all of the '2' or higher sealed objects it keeps in Loen can be To transfer, half of it needs to be handed over to the supervision of the Church of Night and the Church of Storms.”

"And considering that there are too many believers of the 'God of Steam and Machinery' in the Kingdom of Loen, and many of them hold important positions in the government, the Steam Church is also allowed to retain a small number of churches and personnel..."

"In addition, as a condition of the transaction, the Church of Night and the Church of Storm will not take the initiative to expel the Church of Steam, nor will they mention this incident in any official documents. In exchange, the Church of Steam needs to be responsible for most of the reconstruction work of the Kingdom of Loen free of charge..."

Yu Jin understands that, in the final analysis, it is just a face-saving project.

As one of the seven orthodox churches, the Steam Church had to pay the price for standing on the wrong side, but it did not want to be driven out of the Kingdom of Loen in disgrace.

In comparison, the statement that "the Steam Church voluntarily withdrew from the Kingdom of Loen in order to make up for its mistakes" undoubtedly sounds much better.

As for abandoning most of the churches and believers in Loen, the loss to the Steam Church was not that great.

After all, the Eternal Sun has fallen, and his believers will inevitably fall into confusion, and the Church of the Eternal Sun is destined to fall apart.

In this way, the Steam Church will become the only orthodox church in Intis, and its status in Intis will be greatly improved!
Yu Jin thought for a moment and asked:

"How does the Church of Darkness plan to deal with these steam believers?"

St. Anthony responded fluently, and it was obvious that he had a plan for dealing with this:
"The war has just ended. Feysac's affairs have a higher priority. We also need to spend a lot of time and energy to deal with those War God believers. Therefore, it is difficult for both us and the Storm Church to allocate manpower in a short period of time to change these people's faith in the Steam Church."

"It is also with this in mind that we will allow the Steam Church to leave a small number of churches and church personnel to appease these believers and prevent them from committing some extreme behaviors. However, the Steam Church's right to preach has been restricted, so there is no need to worry They will further expand the scope of their beliefs..."

Yu Jin thought for a moment and asked, "Then let the Church of Fools deal with these believers. What do you think?"

Archbishop Saint Anthony smiled and said:
"Of course, the Saint Lady said that no matter what decision Your Excellency makes, we will fully cooperate."

After a pause, Saint Anthony continued:

“However, since we are going to cooperate with the Church of Fools, it would be best to establish direct and effective communication with the top leaders of the Church of Fools.”

The Church of Fools had only been established for a few months, and had been quietly developing believers on overseas colonial islands. It did not even have much interaction with the Church of Storms. Even when the two sides had to communicate, it was always through Cardinal Alger.

Therefore, it is not difficult to imagine that the communication channels between the Church of Fools and the Church of Night are even scarcer. Therefore, in previous documents and various decisions, the existence of the Church of Fools was almost not taken into account. But if the Church of Fools seeks cooperation, the Church of Night has no reason to refuse.

"About this point..."

Yu Jin thought for a moment and reached out to grab into the void.

As he retracted his right hand, a figure quickly emerged. It was a tall, honest young man with brown hair.

"Mr. Ember?"

Derrick Berg looked at the two people in front of him blankly, not quite understanding what had just happened.

"This is Archbishop Derrick of the Church of Fools. You can discuss the details of the cooperation."

Yu Jin gave a brief introduction, and then said to Derrick, who was still confused:

"This is Archbishop Saint Anthony of the Church of Night."

As the two explained, Derrick quickly understood the purpose of their visit.

The followers of the Steam Church accounted for one third of the total population of the Kingdom of Loen. With the withdrawal of the Steam Church, these people would eventually become an unstable factor. However, the Church of Night and the Church of Storms did not have time to deal with them, so they invited him, the Archbishop of the Church of Fools.

Derrick's heart tightened immediately. He was no longer the innocent boy who knew nothing. Now he was the Archbishop of the Church of Fools, and he also had the personal guidance of Alger, the Cardinal of the Church of Storms. So he knew very well what this meeting meant.

This is to let the Church of Fools replace the Church of Steam and become one of the three major churches in the Kingdom of Loen!
But precisely because he realized the importance of this meeting, Derrick became even more nervous. He was afraid that he would mess it up.

Generally speaking, wouldn't it be more appropriate for Archbishop Lovia to come forward in this situation? Why did Mr. Lover ask him to come?

Archbishop Saint Anthony saw Derrick's embarrassment and smiled:
"Don't be nervous. I've learned about your preaching method, and it's very effective in this special period."

Although exchanging food for faith may seem like taking advantage of someone's misfortune, it cannot be denied that the effect is immediate.

The war lasted so long that half of Loen was destroyed, and a large number of people were on the verge of starvation and poverty. This was true for all believers, whether they were believers of the Night, believers of the Storm, or believers of the Steam.

Under such circumstances, the Church of Fools, which can provide them with food and clothing, undoubtedly has unparalleled appeal.

This is undoubtedly a win-win cooperation.

Archbishop Saint Anthony was obviously looking forward to this cooperation, and under his active guidance, Derrick quickly got into the state and began to discuss the details of the cooperation with Archbishop Saint Anthony.

Just because Derrick is inexperienced doesn't mean he's stupid.

And seeing the two of them "getting better," Yu Yan also quietly left without knowing when.

To him, whether it is the faith of the Night, the faith of the Fool, the faith of the Mother Earth, the faith of the Storm, the faith of the True Creation, or the faith of the Lord of Steam, it is actually not important.

He does not follow the same path as these true gods and does not need to fight the initial pollution through faith.

The only thing that really matters is the 'First Fire'.

As long as these orthodox churches can replace the "Creator" in the religious texts with the First Flame, even if the target is Adam or even Amon, it will be completely acceptable to Ember.
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Backlund, in a relatively intact house.

The beautiful and graceful 'ageless witch' Katarina, who was wearing a holy white robe, put down the mirror in her hand, turned her head and said to the tall young man who was wearing a black full body armor and rocking in an armchair next to her:
"The war is over, and they finally decided to call me back to headquarters."

"I have waited too long for this day." The young man sitting in the armchair said with a 'tsk' sound.

Catalina held the table with both hands, sat on it, and said with a slight smile:

"Aren't you worried about being discovered by the Original One when you go to our headquarters? I think He will not miss the opportunity to devour you."

Soren Einhorn Medici looked at her with a hint of sarcasm and asked:
"Then do you think that the reason why I took the initiative to find you was for this?"

The smile on Catalina's face faded. She really didn't know the purpose of the man in front of her. As the former king of the Red Priest Path Angel and now the Red Priest Path Sequence 1 Angel, Medici's strength is unquestionable.

But compared to the 'Original Witch' in sequence 0, the angel in sequence 1 is simply not interesting enough.

The current Medici appeared in front of the Original Witch, just to deliver food.

Unless He is really seeking death, with the purpose of being discovered by the Original Witch!
But what does He want?

Medici suddenly chuckled and played with the flame in his hand out of boredom.

Such behavior is very normal for a hunter.