Chapter 1563 Can Little Gretel sign a contract with the Legendary Dragon Soul?
A long silence.
Several legends, especially the foreign legends, exchanged glances with each other without saying a word.
——If they were willing to attack the Magic Council on a large scale, they would not wander around for a long time to appease the people and promote the glory of the Lord. Because of their unwillingness, they did not come back for a long time and stayed away from the power center of the Holy See.
However, even His Excellency [Vincent Walker], who is the furthest away from power and the least sensitive to politics, understands that there is some truth in what the Pope said.
Establishing an enemy on the outside to cover up internal conflicts and uneasiness has always been an excellent way to appease the inside——
As long as this enemy is truly defeated, generally speaking, internal cohesion can be improved and the leader's authority can be re-established.
And now, the Glorious Holy See has indeed reached the point where it is internally shaken and is likely to split.
At this time, choose a relatively weak enemy, for example, the Magic Council, which is located in a remote island country and has only half the number of the Holy See, and establish it as an enemy.
Then, gather the strength of your subordinates, no matter they are from other places, from various kingdoms, or from various nobles, and strike them in the face to kill them or cripple them.
In this way, the teacher showed off his power, and by the way proved the legitimacy of the Holy See and the fact that the Holy See was still under the patronage of the Lord. The position that was originally a little unstable was now firmly established...
Of course, the premise is that you can really win and win beautifully. As for whether you can win...
"How many legends do we have now?"
[Pale Sword] Abby Lucio asked suddenly. The Pope was stunned for a moment, and his face suddenly turned ugly again, as if the piece of unleavened bread in his hand had gone through ten rainy seasons in one hour, and was covered with
It looks like mildew and green hair...
Once upon a time, when the Glorious Holy See sent out a large army to interfere with the inheritance of the throne of the Kingdom of Kent, their number of legends was fully twice that of the Parliament.
In other words, the Council has 18 legends, and the Glory Holy See has 36 legends.
Of course, this number does not include the legends among the nobles of the two kingdoms, just like the 18 legends of the Magic Council, the three temples of the Kingdom of Kent, and the legends among the royal family and nobles...
However, in recent years, the legend of the Glorious Holy See has been severely damaged. Over in the Kingdom of the Sun in the New World, Governor Martinez and Archbishop Bartolome both died;
Not to mention, this explosion killed two legends at once: the ascetic elder and the grand leader of the Holy Knights. Suddenly, 36 legends became 32 legends, which was a substantial reduction.
One-ninth dropped.
Of course, 32 is still a lot more than 18. The problem is that the Holy See’s four major overseas governorships all need legends to be in charge, so four legends were removed at once——
The pressure in the southern part of the New World is relatively high. It is also yellow fever, and it is necessary to resist the indigenous sun god. Several legends need to support each other and join forces to defend;
There are also a few legends who listen to the instructions but don't listen to the announcement. Some like [Pale Sword] are relatively good. If something happens to the Holy See, they can still be called back.
There are three or four legends who wander around unknown places all the year round. They are either comforting the people in some nook and cranny and relieving their sufferings, or they are preaching divine grace in a certain indigenous tribe, trying to make the indigenous people believe in the Lord of Glory.
With seven deductions and eight deductions, and after deducting the legends of space exploration, the number of legends that the Holy See can directly use in the near future has actually dropped to about twelve!
Twelve!
You know, there are eight legends stationed in Nevis in the Magic Council all year round! - The Lord of Thunder has recently left, so there are still seven...
Twelve against seven, this cannot form a crushing situation. The priests of the Glorious Holy See need to rely on believers and the church to exert their strength. Without believers, there is no church, and 100% of the strength can be used to exert 70%.
Good luck.
Not to mention the incident of expelling the Glory Holy See in the Kingdom of Kent, decades have passed and a whole generation has grown up.
Even in the Netherlands, aren't the lessons learned during the previous lowland wars enough?
And the magicians, relying on the magician tower, can exert their 100% strength to at least 150%;
Relying on the secret lock of Yingol Peak, even the seven or eight legends of the Vatican can't attack it if three legends sit on it. Even the 20 legends of the Vatican can't break it if eight legends sit on it.
Not to mention in wild encounters, magicians who call on magical power are always more flexible than priests who call on the power of faith. Twelve versus seven has an advantage, but if you want to win a decisive victory, it is not enough, not enough...
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"So, do you want to recall other legends?" [Pale Sword] Abby Lucio looked at the Pope's face and asked softly.
His voice was neither high nor low, neither happy nor angry. Even if he sat face to face, you couldn't see or hear any of his emotions. But the Pope's brows furrowed even more tightly:
recall?
Who to recall?
Those legends who listen to the tune but not the propaganda will probably not come back until the life and death of the Holy See, or in other words, the entire Glorious Divine Religion, comes to a critical moment.
The possibility of them helping the Holy See to launch a large-scale attack on the Magic Council is extremely low.
Recalling several legends who were in charge of the Overseas Viceroyalty, the Storm Islands are now facing increasing pressure. As long as the legends are recalled, half of the Holy See's interests there will be eaten up by the Magic Council;
In the southern part of the New World, in the governor-general areas around the Kingdom of the Sun, if even one of the three legends is transferred, the situation of mutual help will be broken, and even the Silver Mountain will be swallowed up by the Kingdom of the Sun!
Without the continuous blood transfusions from the New World, what would the Holy See use to feed a large number of strong men, what would it use to continuously cultivate follow-up forces, and what would it use to maintain its advantage over the two kingdoms and surrounding areas?
As for those legends exploring different spaces...
You must know that the Magic Council also has about 10 legends who explore in different spaces all year round. If you bring back the legends of the Holy See, on the one hand, you will not be able to maintain a high-pressure posture against them; on the other hand, you will give away the resources in the different space to others.
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The resources in those distant places are the decisive factor that determines whether a legend can become a legend and whether a legend can continue to be promoted! Transferring people back now is tantamount to sacrificing future development potential to save the current crisis!
Moreover, if the Holy See transfers people back, won’t the Magic Council also transfer their legends back? Wouldn’t those legends who find their old rivals disappear feel something is wrong and run back quickly?
"... Let's bring back a few people first... We don't have enough manpower, so there's no need to talk about anything..."
The Pope let out a long sigh and stooped his back. For a moment, his face turned gloomy, and the wrinkles on his face piled up layer by layer. He looked twenty years older:
"No matter what we want to do, even if we just watch a few kingdoms and watch the various forces not to have different intentions, we still need enough manpower... At this time, the Holy See really cannot afford to be in chaos. It cannot afford chaos..."
As for whether to attack the Magic Council, or choose other enemies; how to attack, and when to attack; these issues will be discussed later. The most important thing is to hold the power firmly in your hands and intimidate all parties!
"The legend who sits on the Storm Islands has not appeared recently, and has also disappeared from the energy response monitored by the mage tower." Not long after, a message came from the mage tower of the Eagle Kingdom:
"Remind Nevis to pay close attention to his whereabouts."
"The Legend of Drost, the [Glory of the Blue Waves], which has been exploring the Bosinis space, has also disappeared recently. Your Excellency, the Time Traveler, brought it to Nevis's attention that he may have returned to the Holy See of Glory."
"The news came from the Great Wilderness. The [Sage of Silver Glory] who had been stationed near the Gate of Hell suddenly left and headed west... Our dragon friends reminded us, please pay attention to the possibility of him returning to the Holy See..."
"It seems that the Holy See of Glory is gathering strength." In the Tower of Babel in Nevis, the legendary mages were discussing, and the judges were also discussing:
"With so many legends gathered together, are they going to attack us next?"
"We are not afraid of attacking Nevis directly. The Tower of Babel is here... and nine legends are here. His Excellency Crown of the Sun is coming back soon. There will be ten of them by then...
I’m afraid they are playing dirty tricks, harassing me here, destroying a city there..."
"They probably won't play dirty tricks. They want to regain their legitimacy now, and they need a vigorous battle and an honest victory.
I hope they will have a big fight, and then we will gather all our allies and fight them head-on!"
"Speaking of allies, can the elves have a few more legends? - What about the dragons?"
"I'm afraid the elves can't do it. Even the two of Nevis can only help control the mysterious locks and help to intimidate them, but they won't go all out. The dragons..."
"How about the dragon clan?!"
"Then it depends on when our Lord of the Plague can achieve decisive results..."
"What Plague Lord! What Plague Lord! That's the name you chose in private in Black Crow Swamp. Don't call it outside all day long!" Opposite the Necromancer, the evocation department's review committee instantly burst out:
"Mage Nordmark belongs to our Thunder Horn. Even if he advances to legend, his title will not be the title of necromancy!"
"Ouch! - If you have something to say, please say it and don't fight!
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"Speaking of which, little - Master Nordmark, when will the results be produced... It would be great if we could pull the dragon clan onto our chariot..."
"I don't know... The last news came that Master Nordmark went to the Dragon Tomb. I don't know if he has come back, and I don't know what he gained from the Dragon Tomb... It would be great if he could sign a contract with a legendary dragon soul.
Already..."
It was impossible to sign a contract with the legendary dragon soul. At this moment, Gretel was squatting sadly in front of the remains of a legendary dragon, all muttering:
"This dragon can do it! Hey, why are you refusing to come with me? Either it is too cohesive and refuses to leave at all, or it is too loose and has no response at all..."