Chapter 705 The Wind Rises

The Scarlet Hand envoy's surprise became even more intense after entering the headquarters of the Redemption Church.

"This is...a field?! Such a large range?"

After the white-haired old man stepped into the church headquarters, his expression changed again. He looked in surprise at the aura that enveloped the entire church and could only be seen by extraordinary people.

He has only seen the power of this kind of field in a few very powerful dark monsters, and the opponent can only affect a small range of itself. It is not as huge as the current one, which covers the entire headquarters. Go in.

"field?"

The saint who led the team smiled: "The guest is talking about the 'holy residence', right? This is a gift from our Lord. Any place near a church will have the effect of this holy residence, benefiting every believer!"

"Indeed... this kind of field full of light power is very effective in soothing the mind and treating fatigue!"

Seemingly realizing his gaffe, the old man managed to regain his composure: "Seeing that the Redemption Church has such great strength and worships a true God, I feel more confident in the purpose of this trip."

"Dear guests, please come with me. The Pope is waiting to receive you!"

After the group passed through the church, corridors, and a building full of religious flavor, a plump female priest with a mixture of angelic and devilish characteristics was waiting there.

"This is Cardinal Lena, currently serving as the Secretary-General of the Pope!"

The saint introduced several people to Joseph.

"This woman..."

The old man's pupils shrank.

In his life, he has seen too many women, beautiful, pure, aloof, proud... until now, he is almost unmoved by beauty.

What surprised him was the opponent's strength.

In his perception, the other party was like a bright torch, and the spiritual light on his body was so hot that he felt a tingling sensation just by being close to it.

Such a transcendent person is actually just a priest, not the Pope?

‘Sure enough... the rumors that the Pope of the Redemption Church has unfathomable strength should be true! ’

He thought silently in his heart.

If it wasn't for its own extraordinary strength, how could it be possible to suppress such a group of subordinates?

"Thanks!"

Out of awe, the old man's voice became extremely polite.

Joseph didn't have such a keen perception, but he just felt that the woman in front of him seemed extremely difficult to deal with.

He followed the elder into the living room, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

There were only three people in the living room, and Bob, who had been beaten against the wall by one of his men before, was also there, looking at the people in the middle with a very respectful expression.

The one in the middle is a very young and handsome young man, but he does not have any youthful temperament. On the contrary, he has a kind of intimidation of life and death that comes from being in a high position.

At this time, after seeing a few people come in, he immediately showed a gentle smile.

"Praise be to you, my great pontiff, and glory belongs to the God of salvation, who has given you authority on earth!"

According to the rules of this world, people with lower status introduce themselves first. The old man saluted immediately and said: "I am Elder Louis of the Scarlet Hand, followed by Joseph and Luna!"

"welcome!"

Wu Ming nodded.

In Louis' perception, he looked like an ordinary person, but the other party didn't dare to have the slightest contempt.

Because of this situation, it can only mean that he has sealed away the holy power to the point where he has reached the state of 'returning to nature' described by Taoism.

"Please sit down!"

Wu Ming waved his hand and asked Louis and the other three to sit down.

"I am so happy to hear that you are willing to surrender to the glory of our Lord!"

He spoke with a slight smile.

Even if you are negotiating a deal, you must hide it under the light. This is the rule of the game at the top.

"Sir, you know this!"

Louis unknowingly used honorifics and put himself in the position of the weak: "We aliens can only live in the dark. In modern times, we have to hide ourselves tightly for fear of being discovered. Capture, study... As long as the God of salvation is willing to protect us, we are willing to devote our faith!"

‘No matter how bad you say it, in fact, you still can’t bear to give up the power that comes from the dark bloodline? ’

Wu Ming complained silently in his heart.

In fact, he was quite disdainful of these guys who were desperately trying to maintain the blood in their bodies.

To ignore the law, light, ethics, and even risk everything just for the power brought by blood is really crazy and perverted.

However, he still said gently: "No problem, the God of Redemption treats all lives equally and will not discriminate! Even dark creatures can bathe in the light of our Lord!"

Another meaning is that he promises to use the power of gods to continue the bloodline of these dark nobles.

Anyway, for the main god space, this is indeed a piece of cake.

"Thank you, Lord Pope!"

Wu Ming agreed easily, but Louis and others were ecstatic.

After the Scarlet Ceremony gradually became ineffective, in order to maintain their bloodline, they had almost exhausted all kinds of methods, almost to the point of despair.

Now, he finally has hope.

"His Holiness the Pope!"

This kind of guarantee from clergy, especially those who serve the true God, is still very credible.

Therefore, Louis immediately came out to express his loyalty: "Our Scarlet Hand's properties in various places currently have 100 million gold dollars in available funds. I am willing to donate all of it to the church!"

"Also, we have a lot of manpower and other vassal families in various places. Although they are all descendants whose bloodline is so thin that they can be ignored, they still have a certain influence. If you have anything, please tell me!"

Listening to Lewis's narration, Wu Ming's brows raised slightly.

Although the Scarlet Hand may seem a little off-putting, it is still an association of superpowers that has been passed down to this day, and its foundation is quite good.

…

While Wu Ming was aggressively annexing dissidents and expanding the church, a major event happened in the distant Pandorne Empire that seemed small at the time, but had a huge impact on future development.

The Pandorne Empire.

This is a typical monarchy. The upper class took the initiative to promote the steam revolution and adapted to the trend of the times, thus becoming one of the three major powers. However, the feudal remnants are also very strong, and the internal conflicts within the empire are very acute.

At this time, inside a bar.

"Brothers, we can't go on like this!"

A big man in the uniform of a first-class private seemed to have drunk too much. He jumped on the bar drunkenly and complained loudly: "From the counter-insurgency war in the northern part of the empire to the battle for colonies, our footprints are all over the northern wilderness and tropical deserts. , as well as oceans and islands... But while we imperial soldiers are fighting in the outside world, have our relatives and friends benefited? No!"

"All they can bear is the rising domestic rice prices and the increasingly depreciating currency!"

"Those aristocratic officers said that we had to endure labor pains because of the resistance, but the fact is... our factories are working day and night, and the plantations have made huge profits, but none of these benefits have reached the civilians. On the head!"

"What's the reason for all this? Because the empire's bureaucrats, those worms, have swallowed up all the interests! We can't go on like this, watching our brothers and sisters being devoured by factories, watching the empire interfere with the redbuds and golden oaks war, but it cannot solve the problem of food and clothing for a single civilian... We want bread and butter, not cannons and war!"

"We want to set up a parliament like the Golden Oak Kingdom and let the monarch retreat to the side of the stage!"

…

It seemed that he had drunk too much, and the other party's words became more and more intense.

Most of the people gathered here were frustrated soldiers. They either had no hope of promotion, hated the war, or were in poverty at home. It was exactly what the big man said, and the stimulation of strong alcohol made them roar. Get up: "Bread and butter, not war! Kill those worms!"

"Build a people's parliament and let the nobles go away!"

"Get him!"

At this time, the door of the bar was violently pushed open, and a large number of military police rushed in: "You dare to spread remarks that are unfavorable to the empire. This is a crime of treason!"

"Brothers, we have been silent for too long!"

The big man had his hands tied behind his back, but he still roared loudly: "Let's take action! We have the barrel of the gun, why don't we stab it into the throats of the noble gentlemen?"

"Damn it, plug his mouth!"

The military police were furious. Looking at the excited bar, one of them got nervous and the gun went off.

boom!

After a gunshot, there was first silence in the bar, and then it fell into huge chaos.

…

"Are we going too far in doing this?"

In a hidden corner of the bar, two people were watching this scene quietly, but everyone around them seemed to ignore them.

One of the men in black said in a low voice: "If you disturb me like this, I'm afraid there will really be a big mess!"

"This empire...is already sick!"

The person sitting in front of him said in a sad tone: "The soldier is right, we have indeed reached the time when we need to change... Since he came up with First Blood, I will grant his wish, but He was wrong in one thing. It will be us who will lead the revolutionary trend! Because we have the power! With the technology and resources of the Lord God Space as our support, we can completely transform this country!"

"Yeah... there's also a reincarnation mission where you don't know when you'll die!"

His companion, who was obviously not as confident as he was, added helplessly.