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As soon as these words came out, the room fell into silence...

On the right side of the long table, there were many ministers who were attending the meeting for the first time. They exchanged glances with each other, feeling confused and uncertain.

Lord Quincy frowned fiercely, feeling angry that the duke was making alarmist remarks here. He waved his hands back, and two knights took out an ancient parchment scroll and opened it to show everyone.

"The Void Beast is the common enemy of the entire continent. Although there are no records left of the battle that year, there are still historians who have drawn the appearance of the Void Beast based on the oral descriptions of some surviving veterans." Quincy explained to everyone, trying to calm everyone's panic and not let them be influenced by the Duke.

He turned his head to look at the blurry drawing on the parchment -

The terrifying four-legged monster roared to the sky. It had no fur, and there seemed to be mottled spots flashing under its skin, which was very strange.

"It has four legs, no hair or scales, and a face like a beast, but it has an insect-like mouthparts." Quincy introduced the details to everyone one by one. "There is no gender distinction, and each one can give birth to a cub alone. The cub can move independently and hunt for food when it leaves the mother's body."

"But this is not what the Church of Light saw when it came to Ozler, Your Excellency." Quincy looked at William again. "The monsters on the east coast only have upper limbs, and their lower body is a fish tail, and their bodies are covered with scales. And if, as you said, they lay their eggs in human corpses, then they are even less like the same creatures."

"The ocean is the domain of the sea god. We believe that it was the sea god who lost his moral integrity and failed to control his followers, which led to the mermaid's madness and deformation."

"What do you think?" William repeated Bishop Quincy's words word for word, "Are you representing yourself, the Church of Light, or the God of Light?"

Bishop Quincy's eyelids twitched, but he said nothing.

"They are evolving. Although we don't understand why they emerged from the sea, nearly a thousand years is enough time for them to adapt to the sea water and grow into a new appearance. They are the same as before, not afraid of the blows of sharp blades. Only magic that represents the original power of this world can truly kill them. This is the most important feature of void beasts."

Quincy: "This is just your subjective judgment..."

"This is the blood and tears experience of the Bishop family!" William raised his voice. "My ancestors fought those things for many years and won hundreds of years of peace for this continent. As a descendant, shouldn't I follow the will of my ancestors?"

"The danger is at hand, and you are still waiting for the God of Light to send down an oracle?" William couldn't help but sneer again, pointing to the throne at the front of the long table. There was no one there, only Knight Russell was guarding the crown dutifully.

"The crown is painted with elves, murlocs, dwarves, and even night demons... They were all representatives who followed Zora to fight against the void. I would like to ask the bishop, where is the God of Light? Why has history never recorded the glorious achievements of the God of Light in resisting the void?"

"Please be careful about your words and actions, Your Excellency the Duke." Quincy's voice was sinister. "Blasphemy is a serious crime... If it was really that thing, our dynasty would have been destroyed long ago, but haven't you successfully resisted them for many years?"

"If the God of Light himself wasn't involved, how much do you know about the Void Beasts?" Duke William became angrier and angrier. "My soldiers are fighting the monsters desperately, holding the line of defense, and you're talking to a bunch of stick figures and think you're knowledgeable?"

"…Humans are the people of the God of Light. Our struggle represents the struggle of the God of Light. God's favor is the power He bestows on us." Bishop Quincy raised his arms to the sky, praying that God would forgive their offense. Seeing the bishop like this, the people around him hurriedly lowered their eyebrows and prayed silently.

William, who was standing opposite, found the ministers' behavior ridiculous. But since his brother fell ill, the troops that were originally under the jurisdiction of the Holy See have now all fallen into the hands of the Holy See... He had no choice but to bow to the Holy See.

"...I need manpower, at least three thousand Knights of Light, and at least five hundred priests. We really need healing magic to heal the wounded..." Duke William once again made his request.

"Hanukkah is coming soon, Your Majesty. The priests all have their own duties and they will never leave High Court or the temple." Quincy still refused to give in.

"As for the rest..." He looked to his left. The Minister of Military Affairs turned his head and refused to respond.

Fitch gritted his teeth and continued, "If the Duke doesn't mind the old grain, we can still squeeze out some here. King Mulet's twins will arrive at Highgarden before Hanukkah. I heard that they brought a lot of food and cloth. I think we can give it to the Duke first for emergency... Just in case, just in case it really is that kind of thing..."

Fitch has lived to this age and really doesn't want to have his throat bitten by a monster one day.

The food officer nodded quickly and said, "I think what Lord Fitch said makes sense." After half a day of meetings, they had to give Lord Duke some meat. In a few years, he might even be called Lord King. There was no need to follow the Vatican and offend him to death.

William thought for a long time, and finally nodded in agreement with great reluctance, "Then let's do this..." After saying that, he seemed no longer willing to continue negotiating with the ministers opposite him, and simply stood up and left. The large army beside him also left the meeting room in a mighty manner.

"Huh——" The young clerk couldn't keep something hidden in his heart, and he breathed a sigh of relief as soon as he left the meeting room.

"Don't let your guard down, kid. Send someone to bring the finance minister and the grain officer over here. I want to hear the news that the grain team has left the city this week."

"Good sir, I'm just too happy, your method is really useful!" The clerk hurriedly controlled his expression and looked serious. He first proposed a request that was impossible to meet, and after being rejected, he proposed a condition that was not so difficult, which was easily accepted. He was simply impressed by the wisdom of the Duke.

"Who cares about their troops? The five thousand people we had before were simply delivering food to the void beasts. Our battle line almost collapsed because of their feeding!"

The Duke was amused by the young man beside him, "Yes... As long as there is food and clothing, it will be enough. I believe Cynthia can withstand this winter."

The silver-haired duke looked at the dead branches covered with snow outside the window and sighed, "How can we expect the church to give us any support? It's good enough to have something to eat..."

……

"That's right, Bobby! It's good to have something to eat!" Lilith complained about the little guardian who was sighing at the dinner table.

"Oh--" Bobby lamented again, "That was in the past. I used to think so too, but ever since I've eaten the hot pot and barbecue made by you, Lilith, I can no longer feel happy eating these!" Many people at the table nodded in agreement.

"But potatoes are still delicious!" Lulu, who has a potato brain, was not affected at all.

"Look at them!" Lilith rolled her eyes at him and thought for a moment, "How about we have a meal together once a week?"

"Really?!" Bobby's eyes suddenly lit up, "I, I don't eat for free, I can bring my own ingredients!" He has never spent their guardian's subsidy.

"No need, just help me clean up the house after dinner like last time." She couldn't leave Bella with a mess.

"No problem, no problem!" everyone agreed.

Everyone excitedly decided on a weekend party. Lilith smiled and shook out a pile of things again and started distributing milk tea to everyone.

"pat-"

A thick book fell out again.