This was something that wasn't even recorded in the notebook... Ciel in the simulation didn't seem to have anticipated this either.

Now, Charles just wanted to stay quiet and not have any form of contact with Qiang Yin.

Charles looked at the two people in front of him and said, "Nothing to do for now... Just enjoy the banquet and talk about it after it's over."

Let’s get rid of Qiang Yin, the plague god, first, and then consider the rest of the matter.

There were too many extraordinary people coming to the banquet below. In order to avoid any incidents and Charles not knowing the information in the first time, she had to stay below and just stay away from the strong sound.

But at this moment, there seemed to be some commotion below and the music stopped.

Ciel walked to the window and looked at the crowd below.

She saw Qiang Yin holding a wine glass, standing next to Avina, raising the glass and saying something to everyone.

Ciel opened the window directly, and Qiang Yin's voice came over.

"Today, I'm fortunate to have Miss Avina's presence. It just so happens that all the extraordinary people from different churches are gathered here... I can announce something here~"

Qiang Yin raised his wine glass high, a carefree smile appearing on his face behind a half-mask. "The Ansu government has decided to establish the Ansu State Church Affairs Department, and Miss Mond will become the Minister of the new department."

"I hope that under the leadership of the Ansu royal family, the various churches can coexist in greater harmony..."

Ciel frowned slightly.

Qiang Yin...are you trying to take over the church's power now?

Why are you?

Didn’t you see the dissatisfaction on the faces of the people from the Church of the God of Order?

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Chapter 226: In the other world...driving Qiang Yin crazy?

The banquet scene, which was originally quite lively, now fell into dead silence.

The eyes of the stakeholders exchanged glances and their expressions changed, and there were also many curious people who sensed that something big was about to happen and observed the changes in the expressions of others.

Avina, who was standing behind Qiang Yin, still kept an expressionless face, but Charles could tell from Avina's right hand, which was tightly grasping the hem of her clothes, that Avina was also very nervous.

Avina probably didn't expect that Qiang Yin's sudden visit was for such a thing.

"The specific details will have to wait for the end of the parliamentary debate. If you have any questions, please come and discuss with me..."

Qiang Yin smiled and lowered his head, saying, "Then, I won't disturb everyone from enjoying tonight."

Qiang Yin turned around, smiled and nodded slightly to Avina as an apology. Then, he took Mond and Lafayette with him and left the banquet.

Even after Qiang Yin's carriage left, the solemn atmosphere in the banquet hall still remained.

Many senior church officials had already gone to say hello to Avina and left the venue early. Some management members of other organizations also hurriedly said goodbye and left - they needed to report this change to their organizations.

Even Lucy had asked one of her men to leave first, but Lucy herself chose to stay - she still had to give Charles face, and she didn't dare to leave first unless Charles left.

Moreover, she also wanted to see Ciel's reaction when he heard the news. At this time, Lucy looked around, as if looking for Ciel.

"Go down."

Charles closed the window and walked towards the door. As he passed Percy, he said, "Excuse me for a moment."

"It's okay, you guys are busy."

Percy naturally understood what Qiangyin's words meant, and she was not very anxious.

The main reason Percy was invited here this time was to see Tara - she hadn't heard from Tara for a long time, and now that she had met Tara in person, she had already achieved her purpose this time.

Charles walked out of the room, and Tara followed closely behind him. After walking down the stairs, they headed towards the back garden.

At this time, most of the people at the banquet had already left. Those who remained were basically some nobles related to the Holy Advent Sect, as well as people who were familiar with Charles, Avina, and Lucy. Most of them were their own people.

Charles walked towards Avina, who was still busy dealing with other extraordinary people who said goodbye to her and left - after all, this was Avina's banquet hall and she was the host.

Avina is in a complicated mood now. Originally, having so many extraordinary people come to support her would make her famous in the extraordinary circle of Ansu City, and it would be a proud thing for her to see in front of her family.

But Qiang Yin's disruption basically ruined the banquet. In the future, when people discuss this grand event that brought together so many extraordinary people, they will not think of Avina's connections, but Qiang Yin's declaration.

There was nothing Avina could do about this and she could only swallow her anger alone.

Only when there were no more people around her did Avina lower her head and sigh.

At this moment, a red-haired figure walked in front of her.

"Avina."

Charles looked at Avina, who seemed a little lost, and asked softly, "Are you okay?"

"Fortunately."

Avina looked up at Charles and gave a somewhat forced smile, "I didn't expect that Lord Qiangyin came here for this."

Lucy, who saw Ciel enter, also came up secretly from behind. She also heard what Avina said and said:

"Don't worry too much, Miss Avina... Qiang Yin chose to say this in an informal setting. It's just a warning. There's no way this department will actually be established."

"Of course, this will not affect you, Miss Avina."

Avina shook her head slightly and said nothing.

Of course she knew this, and this was a tactic Qiang Yin often used in various negotiations.

First, he talks about an absolutely impossible event, but he is capable of doing it, puts extreme pressure on the target, and finally forces the other party to make huge concessions to achieve half or even more of the effect of the original event.

This is an open conspiracy, but others can do nothing about it - in the final analysis, it is because Qiang Yin is really capable of doing it.

Those churches that returned were probably thinking about how to compromise in exchange for not having this issue passed in parliament.

They also wanted to manipulate the parliament, which was a very simple matter for both the Church of the God of Order and the Church of the Goddess of Savior. However, most of the seats in the church were controlled by the Russell family, and the Russell family was a family sandwiched between the Church of the God of Order and the royal family.

If you have to say which side the Russell family will favor, they will definitely favor the royal family.

They can still tell the difference between a full meal and a full meal.

Perhaps this is also the reason why Qiang Yin chose to say this at a banquet for Russell family members. This was to remind others not to dream of getting any support from the Russell family.

Other small sects naturally had no choice, so this matter was mainly reported to the two major churches in Ansu.

What we need to figure out most now is...what does Qiang Yin want?

What is his purpose for doing this?

Charles lowered her brows and thought, she already had the answer in her heart.

As for the Church of the God of Order, Qiang Yin must be preparing to ask for the coordinates of the other world, or the nodes of the other world, from the Church of the God of Order.

It is the node in the other world that was recorded by the Church of the God of Order, the one that acquired the technology of "artificial godhood".

This is about Qiang Yin's ambition to completely resolve his mental mumblings and take him one step further.

He was very confident that he could obtain that "uniqueness", and he wanted to use the "uniqueness" to explore a way to go further.

The Transcendent Ones - that is, the Ascended Ones in the ancient Ansu language.

This is a transcendence, an ascension that is closer to the path of God, and a transformation that completely breaks free from the constraints of the weak human body.

As for the Savior Goddess Cult, Qiang Yin also seems to have some plans.

Even with the new Pope Mond who temporarily controls the Church of the Savior Goddess, Qiang Yin still seems dissatisfied. This time, he probably wants to use Mond to completely control the merged Church of the Savior Goddess and the Holy Advent Sect - and then control the northern border, Beiansu.

Changing the country's name from the United Kingdom to the Unified Empire has always been Qiang Yin's ambition. The Church of the Savior Goddess controls the faith in the north. Controlling the Church of the Savior Goddess is equivalent to winning the hearts of the people in the north.

However, if this were to happen, Qiang Yin would inevitably face off against the high-ranking transcendent from the Joy Society in the north who was currently undergoing a promotion ceremony...

But will the strong voice retreat?

He had just "dealt with" the "key man" of the pleasure party and was waiting for the "uniqueness" after the fusion to find him. His self-confidence was unprecedentedly inflated.

Would a warmonger be afraid of war?

nonexistent.

Charles, who understood Qiang Yin's personality and the interests of all parties, quickly analyzed the purpose behind Qiang Yin...but she couldn't say it out loud yet.

Because there was a person walking towards them.

Windsor.

Charles, who was about to say something, stopped when he saw Windsor coming over. Almost at the same time, several people turned their eyes to Windsor who was walking over.

"Princess Windsor."

Avina lowered her head slightly towards Windsor.

Lucy and Charles also bowed in Windsor's direction and said, "Your Highness."

"That's too rude of you to say that. This is your party."

Windsor spoke with some displeasure. She glanced at everyone, lingered on Charles for a moment, and then looked at Avina again, "I'll help you teach him a lesson."

Among these people, Windsor was probably the only one who didn't understand anything.

"Thank you for your trouble, Princess... But Lord Qiangyin is only here to show his support, so it won't have any impact."

Avina shook her head and said, "There will be plenty of time to hold the banquet later, and I also met a lot of new friends this time."

"You've matured so much during this time away, Avina."

Windsor shook his head and said, "You wouldn't have swallowed this before."

Avina didn't reply.

Indeed, she was more rebellious in the past, and she would not hide anything she wanted to say. Even when she was in the city of Burren, she would always have a cold face when facing people she disliked, and would never give others a good look.

However, now that she has Charles, she can no longer just consider herself when doing things.

And she knew clearly that Qiang Yin had fallen into Charles's trap. The more arrogant Qiang Yin became, the faster he would destroy himself.

"People are going to change."

Avina didn't seem to have much desire to talk to Windsor.

Ever since she learned from Charles about Windsor's true face, she no longer trusted this former childhood playmate. As she said just now - people change.

"There's still a chance to remedy the situation."

Windsor thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow, I can hold another luncheon in the palace. I'd like to invite Avina to come and show her support."

Hearing this, Avina subconsciously glanced in Charles' direction. After seeing that Charles didn't react, Avina looked at Windsor and said, "Okay, I'll visit you when the time comes."

If Ciel didn't express his objection explicitly, it meant nothing would happen.

"It's getting late, and I'm ready to go. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow."

Windsor's gaze lingered on Charles again before he continued, "If you want to come, I'm always welcome, beautiful ladies."

After saying this, Windsor smiled, turned around, and left with his servants.

The banquet was about to end, and even the musicians had left.

Especially after Princess Windsor left, everyone else also said goodbye and left. Within 20 minutes, the originally bustling banquet hall was now filled with only their own people.

Charles arranged for all the people from the Holy Advent sect to enter Avina's mansion, and they met Cardinal Percy in the reception room on the first floor.

And Avina took Ciel, Lucy and the rest of the people to the study on the second floor.

After closing the study door, Avina sat on the sofa and leaned back, no longer maintaining her usual ladylike demeanor, seeming extremely tired.

"There will be an earthquake tomorrow..."

Lucy sat aside and sighed, "I don't know what Qiang Yin is going on about."

"Why are you still here?"

Ciel looked at Lucy, speechless.

"Cough cough..."

Lucy, who had just been slumped over, immediately straightened up and spoke.

"I'm just wondering if this will have any impact on us... If there are any plans, I can also contribute."

Lucy didn't lie. She knew there would be huge changes coming, and she was wondering if she could help with her new identity.

As the executive director of Deton Group, this position cannot be underestimated even in Ansu City.

"There is something you need to do."

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