Vol 8 Chapter 646: occupied

At dawn, the smell near the temple gate did not fade away, but grew stronger.
After the arrival of Rubens, he took over the defense of the city directly, and quickly recruited civilian "assistants" from the city to assist the defense. The corpse left in the previous battle was moved to another place, but the solidified blood and ground meat on the ground had no time to clean up, because the outside of the city wall was not stable at this time.
The soldiers on this city wall basically dared not rest. Because at night, there were still several "Knights" knights wandering around the city walls. Of course, they weren't trying to siege the city, they were searching for the corpses of the religious guards at the gate of the city to see what else could be taken.
After dawn, when looking down from the city wall, you can see a lot of stripped corpses. Obviously in this era of severely under-productiveness, bandits will not let go of anything of value. Although many people are "knights", when the dark night is high, no one really feels that they need to abide by any knight rules.
The "temple" was not attacked because of its city walls, but most villages and towns within the jurisdiction of the temple were emitting black smoke. This scene made the people in the holy city outraged, but remembered that none of the soldiers who went out of the city yesterday returned. The enemy ’s brutality can be imagined.
Today, Cardinal Rubens's troops are only enough to defend and deploy the city walls. There is no extra force to clear these Tatars, so people in the city generally hope that the "Holy Edict" will be released under the pope's crown, and the temple guards of various parishes will be assembled. Come to the rescue.
However, to everyone's surprise, when the day came, the north gate of the "Temple" suddenly opened, and a cavalry unit with a total of 700 entered the city, followed by more than two thousand people. Infantry units, and a long convoy of emergency food.
The city residents were thrilled by this, but after questioning, they realized that it was a support team sent by Duke Everta. The leader is Her Majesty's great knight Wellington!
For a long time, the "temple" outside the scope of "Everta" had never allowed noble forces to enter the city with the army. The Second Support Army arrived in this battle came from Duke Sally. Ordinary people may not be able to distinguish the difference, but the guy who understands it a little bit, immediately realized that this is a legitimate "force penetration" ...
The "Temple" had no room to refuse after being attacked by the enemy. At this time, if the army of Charles II is coming, then the "Rose Cross" will be the royal family. But now Sally's army is coming, so ... I'm afraid that the territory of Everta's territory will be re-divided.
Under the roof, people had to bow their heads.
However, what made the civilians more surprised was that at 10 noon, the "Rose Cross" announced that a "Holy Ghost" Pope Peter admitted that the city had almost fallen because of the Holy See's contempt for the enemy, and he was mainly responsible for it. At the same time, the number of priests, bishops, temple guards, and even cardinals sacrificed in the battle was announced, further illustrating the fact that he was injured.
He later expressed his sincere appreciation to Rubens and Benjamin for their timely support, and sincere gratitude to the Duke of Everest, Sally Roussefron, and announced that the affairs of the "Rose Cross" would be discussed and decided by the Cardinals. He is recuperating due to injury and will not participate in the resolution for the time being.
Then came a series of settling phrases, but this "holy man" didn't explain that ... The Cardinal Mission has today undergone the largest personnel changes in history: in addition to the three killed, five Cardinals At the same time, he withdrew from this core circle for reasons of "severe injury". Then Benjamin and two other bishops who originally belonged to the Rubens family joined the "Cardinal Mission". Since then, more than 70% of the cardinals belong to "Ai The strong supporters of the "Futa" line, and the right to speak of the "Rose Cross" in the future belongs to Rubens without any doubt.
Rubens sitting in this position naturally knew who he should listen to.
No matter how the core power level changes, the scattered bandits outside the "Temple" are the current problems. So after the release of the "Holy Grail", the wellington knights who had been recuperated immediately led the army and began to recover the lost villages. The bandits who were scattered and valiant were unable to compete with the regular army from Everta. The troops that followed and then followed up distributed emergency food to ensure that the villagers whose food was emptied would not starve to death.
Such a series of measures made the robbed and desperate farmers grateful to Dade. With the propaganda of some people, they gradually realized that these soldiers were not the guards of the temple of the "Rose Cross", but the reinforcements sent by the "Duke of Everta".
These propaganda spreads everywhere. The so-called icing on the cake is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow. After losing confidence in the "Rose Cross", these refugees now know that "Everta" is the savior who really saved them from fire and water ...
The soldiers brought by the Knights of Wellington obviously did not intend to return to their mission soon. Not only were they dispelled those "Holy Army" knights, but they were stationed here under the name of "protection" and stabilized Everta. Expanded territorial border.
From now on, all areas of the northern part of the kingdom where the "Temple" is located have virtually incorporated the "Everta" territory.
And in the small town in the east of the kingdom, there have been scattered fugitives who have brought news of defeat to Viper Cross.
The "Viper Cross" does not have the "Rose Cross" foundation, because the sect appeared later, and the teachings were born from the "Rose Cross", so the architectural style here is quite similar to the "Temple". If the biggest difference is the image of the viper carved on the building.
The sectarian soldier who had retrieved a life from the battlefield was covered in sweat and mud marks. He was taken to the center of the church, where he described Claude, The news that Dean was killed by a guy who appeared suddenly.
His intermittent words were mixed with inexplicable fears, and everyone who had been expecting the news of Dajie suddenly looked ugly.
The priesthood of "Viper Cross" is slightly different from that of "Rose Cross". The "Cardinal" and "Elder" under the Pope are side by side. But only "Cardinals" can participate in political decisions. "Elders" are determined by strength and power. They belong to the combat department and have the right to know, but not the right to decide.
Pope Daze was gloomy at this moment, he was wearing a white robe, sitting in a slightly higher seat and silent. The cardinals and elders below were upset about the news. Dean and Claude's strengths were recognized as powerful. They planned to attack with their own troops. How could one kill them?
"Who did it? Really alone?"
"Where's Elvis?"
Someone asked out loud, but Pope Daze interrupted these insignificant details. There are too many strange things in this world, and no one will think that he is invincible. The stronger you are, the more you know awe, so the death of Claude and Dean doesn't surprise him too much. The only thing he cares about now is the "Viper Kiss". As for the vacancies of the elders and cardinals, they always Someone replaced it.
"Under the Pope ... Lord Elvis was driven back by the guy who used a bow and arrow, and eventually used a scroll to escape by flying ..."
This sentence made the surrounding elders and cardinals relieved collectively. Escaping "by flight" meant that he used the scroll of the Elder. The effect of this scroll was well understood by everyone here, so they took it for granted. It should be thought that Elvis successfully took the "Viper Kiss".
Pope Daze is also relieved, all he has to do now is to wait for Elvis' return. Once the scepter is regained, the "Viper Cross" can be fully revived, and the "Rose Cross" can be severely stepped on!
However, before that, Pope Daze still had a lot of things to deal with. In his opinion, "aftercare" and fighting were actually equally important, because "Viper Cross" could never admit that the war was unilaterally initiated. And holding the provocative warrior on Count Mirno's head was the only thing he had to do now.
"When Elvis returns, take him to the 'Baptistry', which is what he deserves."
"Baptismal Room" is the main reason why Viper Cross can attract a large number of powerful masters. Those who can stay in the "Baptismal Room" for a day will have a lot of strength after coming out. Some people can even break through the threshold and become fundamental in the eyes of ordinary people. An unstoppable and powerful existence ... but the "Baptismal Room" was controlled by the Pope and became a reward that everyone wanted.
The pope exhaled ~ EbookFREE.me ~ I felt a lot relaxed, but whispered: "As long as Elvis is fine ... I'm convinced of his loyalty."

On July 5th, the temple gate, which had been closed for many days, finally opened.
This is due to the success of the "Mandatory Operation" carried out by Wellington and the Temple Guard. The "Holy Army" knights and the "Apostolic Army" left when they flee near the "Basilica" basically escaped. Being annihilated or expelled, more than 300 bandits involved in the robbery of the village were captured alive and escorted to the "temple" gate at this moment.
According to the original solution, "Bandits" will be hacked to the ground after the defeat of the Cavaliers. In this era of "lords are greater than heaven" and "canon is everything", there are basically no unified laws and regulations. However, under Roddy's orders, these bandits are obviously the right material for a "political show."
Coincidentally, Zach and others who were in the same camp as Roddy were all escorted compared to when they were looting. At this moment, these guys were holding their hands down with ropes and walked past the "Temple In the streets, you have to endure the stones and stinky eggs thrown by the crowd around ...