NOVPUBThe silver-armored priest knelt on the ground, not standing for a long time, like a student left out after being named by the principal to answer a question, not knowing or daring to make any move before getting the principal’s next instruction.
The corners of the brown-haired youth’s mouth, was a smile that both unsettled and fascinated.
At this moment in his eyes, he finally confirmed that the other party was not bluffing at all, but was truly at ease as a powerful person.
He couldn’t sense the other’s strength at all, simply because their powers were too far apart.
Being able to use Seventh-order Magic Card alone was a guaranteed Seventh-order power.
And a kind of uneasy fear made him suspect... possible...
"If you know you were wrong, then do as I say."
Lanci raised his hand slightly and waved his backhand.
Unfortunately, this man was the priest of Bishop of Hegemony.
It was said that the hot-tempered Bishop of Hegemony and the sneaky and deceitful Bishop of Nirvana did not get along, even had more than one major fight, so it would not be easy to connect with the Nirvana branch from the Hegemony branch.
Lanci did not want to meet the Bishop of Hegemony who held the [Originial Slabstone - Foundation], that was the most useless slabstone for him. The effect was to upgrade the ordinary attack strength, and if he formally joined the Hegemony branch, almost all the options to join the Nirvana Branch and then visit the Bishop of Nirvana [Original Slabstone-Sealing] would be cut off.
"You..."
Just let me go like this?
The silver-armored priest couldn’t believe that the people from the Bishop of Destruction faction would be so generous. Is it that all along, Bishop of Destruction Ivanos from South Continent and his followers have had such a bad reputation all because Loren maliciously bought water army to spread rumors?
It’s very likely.
--The silver-armored priest concluded.
So the silver-armored priest stood up trembling, bowed respectfully to Lanci, and didn’t dare to look into this lord anymore.
Just when the silver-armored priest was ready to leave as instructed.
"Wait a moment."
Lanci’s voice made the silver-armored priest unconsciously stiffen his back, then he turned around and looked at Lanci.
Escape was impossible, he was very clear about this.
"You hit someone, right? Remember to apologize to the Viscount."
Lanci said indifferently.
Since these guys are also from Lilom City, in order to maintain order and stability in the upcoming teaching environment, Lanci decided to constrain them a bit.
"Yes."
The silver-armored priest was sweating coldly, nodding his head in all seriousness.
It seems that Viscount Francis is quite good to this lord, causing a grand priest of more than seventh-order to protect a mere lord of a remote small town.
Fortunately, he didn’t lay a hand on Viscount Francis, otherwise, there would probably be no room for redemption.
It seems that he should be more considerate to Viscount Francis in the city in the future.
"You said earlier that you also had a job, let me hear it."
Lanci said.
Also wanted to use this chance to learn about the activities of the Hegemony Branch.
He just finished flipping through the announcement of the empire version update, and now he has an initial understanding of the situation in the Empire.
Then, the silver-armored priest told Lanci that the Bishop of Hegemony asked them to, legally, use the method of combining wisdom and strength in various towns to act as priests, to win the absolute conviction of residents, and for them to accept their doctrines.
"So, you planned to fully control the viscount who was already an obstacle to you?"
Lanci shook his head after listening.
"Please advise."
This kind of negative attitude, left the Silver-armored Priest feeling insecure, so he quickly turned to Lanci for advice.
The admiration that he felt at this moment, apart from fear, was more of a longing for a powerful person, which confirmed the doctrine preached by their Hegemony Branch.
This adult not only possessed an overwhelming strength, but also his wisdom and outlook far exceeded the imagination of ordinary priests like them.
The most noticeable thing about him was his calm and composed demeanor, along with a scholar’s grace.
Maybe what he saw was a far-off place that these minor priests couldn’t see at all.
"Over at the Xi Nan Province Governor’s Mansion... their attitude seems to be cooperating with the imperial order to tolerate the Rebirth Church as much as possible, but don’t you think they’re putting up with too much?"
Lanci handed a newspaper to the priest in Silver Armor, and asked.
"This..."
The Silver-armored Priest took the newspaper with both hands, stared at the written words on it, like he was doing a reading comprehension, but the more he tried to understand Lanci’s question, the more anxious he became.
"The local administrators were previously dominated by the Conservative Party."
Sighing, Lanci asked another question,
"Now that you have been given the opportunity to act recklessly, what will all this become?"
"I, I don’t know..."
Seeing that the Silver-armored Priest couldn’t answer for a long time, Lanci simply told him the answer—
"It will become proof of the War Party’s crime of deciding to side with the Rebirth Church."
Lanci let out a sigh, knocking on the cover of the code that was lying on the edge of the table with his finger,
"The Conservative Party is just temporarily compromising with the War Party that the public wants, at this politically sensitive time. But when they really want to investigate, what can’t be found out? The swifter you act now, the more fierce the reckoning will be later. What you are doing now is simply giving the Conservative Party a chip to overturn ’The Legal Case of the Rebirth Church’."
Lanci explained patiently to the Silver-armored Priest.
With a heart for learning, he would teach earnestly.
The cat boss lurking in Lanci’s shadow said nothing, it was just a cat and couldn’t understand these political games.
It felt like it might not be like that, it had just been reading the newspaper with Lanci and it felt that the local officials of the Xi Nan Province were all simply afraid...
But after Lanci’s explanation, it seemed like even the white ones had been made black by him.
"Sir, do you have any insights?"
The Silver-armored Priest’s complexion gradually turned pale, the more he thought about it, the more fearful he became, lamenting his lack of thought, lack of wisdom, and the likelihood that he might have almost done something that deviated greatly from what the Bishop of Hegemony actually wanted them to achieve.
The Bishop of Hegemony had been emphasizing all along that they should use wisdom more and not just rely on strength. Now it seems to coincide with the truth pointed out by this gentleman!
"Of course, we can’t give these conservatives the opportunity to catch us breaking the law and commit crimes. At this point, what we should do is to fully demonstrate with actions that the empire’s decision is correct."
"Then, what should we do?"
"Now in the Northern Continent, the Rebirth Church is a legitimate business, so it should have standardized management and a positive and healthy corporate culture and values. Only in this way can it win the praise of the public, improve our image, become the people’s choice, and not give the conservative party any handle to grasp, fundamentally crushing their conspiracy."
"You are referring to?"
The Silver-armored Priest’s gaze gradually focused, as if he understood a bit.
"Implement the basic concept of common prosperity with the residents of Lilom City, put forward the positive attitude of hard work and the pursuit of knowledge, keep the two principles of law-abiding and honesty in mind, focus on the present and look to the long-term, grasp the changes and opportunities of the times with a global and forward-looking vision, accelerate the development of Lilom City, achieve positive and good continuous income for the enterprise..."
Lanci was talking to the Silver-armored Priest.
The excessive amount of information left the Silver-armored Priest a bit brain-dead, and he couldn’t say a word for a long time.
"This is a great opportunity to capture the market, with the Church of the Destiny Goddess gone, we need to meet the demand of the market, fill that gap, and then, you won’t have to do anything, the city residents all might wish you wouldn’t leave."
Then Lanci began giving the Silver-armored Priest a full demonstration and work guidance.
Even the cat boss in his shadow was stunned.
Was this guy brainwashing the Rebirth Church?!
