“When theory does not match reality, it must be ____ that is wrong!”
——Nyarlathotep
"About the religious reform? Oh, my opinion is: a mature and stable religion, if everyone from the bishop to the priests is [mature] and [stable], it will be difficult for them to independently initiate a religion that is neither 'immature' nor 'unstable'
Reform is just a matter of time."
——"Ad Grand Duke answered reporters' questions after the 666th Multiverse Villain Leaders Symposium"
...
The Golden Demon Tree pinched its nose and finished reading the 'image record' that was full of the flavor of the second dimension.
(Okay, plants have neither eyes nor noses, it’s just an anthropomorphic metaphor)
It took me a few more minutes to digest the exciting information I had just obtained.
Although the "weird accent" of the alchemist who called himself "Flan" when he spoke really made me feel as if there were termites crawling on me, and I was so embarrassed that I could dig out three rooms and two halls with tree branches——
——But under the [morbidly frivolous] tone of the black and white girl, the information conveyed to Eldridge was completely serious.
Although Eldridge is a "tree", he is neither dull nor stupid nor indifferent.
You must know that hundreds of years ago, you and the first Holy See of the Church experienced a legendary adventure of murder and treasure-referring to assisting the founding heroes to exterminate the 'heresy and evil spirits' in the Spanish region-[
From the perspective of future generations, the Holy Atonement Lord, the first Holy See of the Church, was somewhat of a hard-core ruthless person.
After being around hard-core ruthless people for many years, even a wooden head can learn something.
To use a digital metaphor, although it is not as exaggerated as intelligence 20, intelligence 12 is there.
(Calculated according to the standards of 3r and pf)
Therefore, Eldridge quickly understood the important information of the black and white girl’s ‘gift’:
The Royal Court of Spain (and the three Grand Dukes) are planning to take action against the Church of the Holy Atonement!
"Those great nobles in the secular feudal power circle finally couldn't stand it anymore?" The first reaction of the Golden Demon Tree was a helpless sigh to the King of Spain.
Back then, I had met the founding hero of the Republic of China, and the latter even poured hot golden fluid on me.
Now, have the descendants of the founding heroes finally chosen to stand on the opposite side of the church...
And, using such a secret ‘conspiracy’ strategy——
——The royal court and the three grand dukes want to launch a "holy war" (war of aggression) against the Kingdom of France and Portugal in the name of "[Holy Atonement] faith being insulted by neighboring countries"?
It’s both true and false!
According to the information provided by the black and white girl, the posture of "launching an aggressive war against neighboring countries" is to "paralyze and deceive" the "conspiracy" between the Twelve Cardinals and the Holy See!
(Of course, only the powerful people at the core of the feudal aristocratic circle know the thoughts of the king and the grand dukes. Naturally, the small local nobles are "ignorant" of the big bosses' plans.)
"Religious Reformation" usually occurs in two situations,
The first is when its order and ideology cannot adapt to reality and encounters a serious social crisis.
The second is when the emerging forces within it are dissatisfied with the status of the 'religious' theoretical arrangement and have both the will and the strength to change the status quo.
The territory of the Kingdom of Spain has been stable for a hundred years. Although the serfs and slaves are still living a hard life, the nobles from all over the country and the local priests in each parish have lived a peaceful life for a hundred years.
The more you go, the more moist it becomes.
As the days get better, some people will think about what's in the pot while eating what's in the bowl.
It's normal for nobles in some places to be ambitious, right?
Well, some local priests also have their own ambitions. This is normal, right?
Anti-thieves are a group that exists objectively.
No matter what kind of system it is, there will always be ambitious people who dare to try [bottom overcomes top].
So, if [we create a social crisis artificially] and support the willing ‘emerging forces’ to change the status quo...
As the saying goes:
"The surrogate son-in-law devours the master? Then find a new surrogate son-in-law."
But, then again, what makes Eldridge a little confused is the conspiracy idea secretly drawn up by the King and Grand Duke of Spain - how she learned about the black and white girl alchemist who calls herself 'Flan'
of?
Did I really meet her in the distant past...?
It's strange. As a magic tree, the principle of memory is completely different from that of humans. There should be no such thing as "forgetting past memories"!
I racked my brain and could not find the memory of meeting Fran in the past hundreds of years.
Eldridge felt a little anxious:
"I have met her before?"
"Who is this weird alchemist...?"
In front of the golden magic tree,
The chief priest, who was controlled by the Xagai demon insect, first took out a test tube made of cold iron from the pocket of his luxurious priest robe, and then took out a gold bar.
The brain waves of the monster insect (c7jie) were transmitted to Eldridge again: "I guess you have already watched the video of Miss Fran's message?"
"Yeah." The golden magic tree simply replied.
"Then, Eldridge, according to our calculations, you will definitely fight for the church." Xagai Monster said again.
"C7jie, please tell me the key points directly. What is your purpose?" The Golden Demon Tree asked the 'messenger' straightforwardly and seriously.
The Xagai monster controlled the host's mind and displayed the two items in the hands of the officiant.
"Eldridge, the Golden Demon, [Holy Atoner], the patron saint tree of the church."
"Our clan wants to borrow your power."
"As a reward, our family can assist the church——"
"——Disintegrate the royal court and the courts of the three great dukes in Spain, and plunge the secular power of the nobles into [chaos]."
"For the good of the church, Eldridge, will you cooperate with us?"
The alien insect's brain waves asked the golden demon tree.
The brutal joy of chaos revealed the crazy smile of a happy person.