Blasphemy: 9 Looking into the distance

In Zhang Jiu Wangyuan, everything turned out to be exactly what Roboski said that day. Since learning that official members of the Holy Church could be exempted from war-related taxes, civilians from the Dro Empire flocked to the Holy Church and asked to join the Holy Church and become A devout believer in the goddess. At this time, the Holy Church has only established three temples in the Dro Empire. Every day, believers who want to join the Holy Church will surround these three temples. They use various means to demonstrate their piety in order to pass the increasingly stringent membership conditions of the Holy Church and become a formal believer.

The development speed of the Holy Church surprised even Rogge himself.

In just one month, the number of official members of the Holy Church has increased by more than 300,000. Recently, Mora's power has greatly increased, and the speed of identifying whether believers have faith has also increased greatly. And now she is assisted by five magicians. These magicians can individually identify whether the believers have faith in the goddess. Although the speed is much slower than Mora, they can also share a lot of burden for Mora.

But despite this, the number of believers waiting to join the Holy Church still exceeds one million, and is still increasing by tens of thousands every day. On the one hand, this can be said to be a great success for the Holy Church and Pope Rogge. On the other hand, it can be seen to some extent how efficient the bureaucracy of the Dro Empire is in exploiting and exploiting civilians.

Under Rogge's instructions, the bishops and cardinals assigned to recruit believers by the Holy Church slowed down the speed of registering believers. This somewhat means taking care of the tax revenue of the Dro Empire, and Rogge also hopes that those believers who are not yet determined will see how much practical benefits they can have by becoming members of the Holy Church.

Someone has already analyzed the current tax system of the Dro Empire for Rogge. An ordinary civilian family usually has to pay twenty-two items of tax, but the war tax alone has as many as sixty-seven items, and the total tax amount far exceeds the usual tax amount.

In this month, the Holy Church suddenly added more than twenty large and small churches and temples throughout the Dro Empire. This was obtained from an edict issued by Emperor Dro, which took all the palaces that originally belonged to the Church of Light into the possession of the imperial family and then transferred them to the Holy Church. Suddenly, qualified clergy became so scarce in the Holy Church that even one assistant bishop was able to preside over a cathedral in a city with a population of 100,000.

The Holy Church is expanding too fast, and it is inevitable that there will be some noise. Driven by the huge benefits of being exempted from war taxes, countless people who want to join the Holy Church are desperately trying to open a breakthrough from these powerful bishops. For a time, the rich donated gold coins, and the poor donated their wives and daughters. Faced with this turbulent offensive, many bishops could not resist the temptation, so they went into the water and lived a short period of god-like days.

But their happy time only lasted for more than ten days. Saint Mora and the magicians who travel around to inspect believers have sincere faith and bright eyes, and they will not be deceived by illusions. Those who did not possess the faith were always singled out, and when a diocese had too many fake believers, the presiding bishop and leading clergy were recalled by Rogge.

These bishops who were still somewhat lucky soon discovered that they could not keep any secrets in front of the Pope's eyes.

In one month, Rogge hanged seventeen bishops, four cardinals, and fifty-five clergy in three batches. The corpses fluttering in the wind in Oceania Square finally woke up the bishops who were still immersed in the soft light of gold coins and the tempting body fragrance of women.

They finally understood that they must not joke with the Pope about their faith.

Almost overnight, the atmosphere of the Holy Church was cleared. Not only did the bishops in various places become conscientious and conscientious in recruiting believers, they also tried their best to clear out the unqualified believers who had been admitted before, and the gold coins they received were also returned. It's just that the benefits of possessing other people's wives and daughters cannot be returned, so these believers can only consider themselves unlucky.

Rogg was not interested in the war situation at all, and spent all his energy on expanding his followers. Moreover, the recent battle situation has fallen into a temporary stalemate, and there is indeed nothing worthy of his attention.

At this time, the Asrofic Empire had 50,000 forward troops marching to the southern part of the Dro Empire to officially fight the Principality of Bavaria, while the main force of 300,000 troops was stationed in Solo, less than 100 kilometers away from Oceania. In Luo City, the troops stood still.

The combat effectiveness of the army of the First Empire of Northland is far beyond that of the army of the Dro Empire. General Zoellick, who commanded the Asrophic Imperial Forward Army, had served as Pompey's adjutant for many years, and could be said to be inconspicuous among the imperial generals. However, as soon as they arrived at the southern front of the Dro Empire, the forward army encountered the northern Bavarian army led by Marshal Rochelio. Under attack from three sides by Rochelio's Guards Corps, the Knights of the Human-Faced Spiders, and the Moon Wolf Corps, Zoellick's command was impeccable and he repelled the opponent's attacks one after another, eventually forcing Marshal Rochelio to withdraw from the battlefield.

This battle was actually regarded as a great victory by the entire Dro Empire. Because in the past, when the forces of both sides were equal, the Dro Empire had never won a battle. This battle also made Emperor Dro truly realize the horror of the Asrofic Empire. Based on the military structure of the Dro Empire, there are nearly half a million standing troops, and the reserve troops that can be called up urgently during war can reach two million. Although they have repeatedly failed in battles against the Principality of Bavaria, the Principality of Bavaria has never dared to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Dro Empire. Therefore, the Dro Empire still thinks highly of itself, and feels that its national strength is almost the same as that of the Asrophek Empire. If it were not for the ongoing war with the Principality of Bavaria and the Church of Light, and would be unable to fight on two fronts, Emperor Dro would never attack Asrophek Empire. The Fick Empire was so accommodating that even the Pope of the Holy Church dared to interfere with the tax administration of the Dro Empire!

After this battle, the Dro Empire finally understood that the 300,000 troops stationed in the hinterland of the empire were fully capable of destroying the entire Dro Empire. Moreover, after searching for generals in the country, it was difficult for the Dro Empire to find famous generals who could rival Alexander and Pompey.

People always have two sides.

The irritable and arrogant Emperor Dro actually changed his past domineering behavior and became as docile as a weak lamb in the face of the wolf-like Asrofic Empire. Although he was extremely dissatisfied with Rogge's barbaric interference in the tax administration of Dero and forcing the empire to give up collecting war taxes from the members of the Holy Church, he still had to issue the edict in accordance with the order. The most he could do was to send someone to complain to Alexander, the current top commander of the Asrophic Empire in Dro, about what Rogge had done, and asked him to appeal to Emperor Feuerbach on his behalf.

After reading the letter forwarded by the envoy, Alexander directly threw back the letter written by Emperor Dro, and then said coldly: "The emperor had already issued an edict, and the Holy Church has become the state religion of the empire. Luo As the agent of the great goddess in the mortal world, Lord Ge has a transcendent status, second only to the emperor in the empire. So how to deal with this matter, please make your own decision!"

After saying that, Alexander directly blasted the envoy out.

After receiving Alexander's reply, Emperor Dro had a new understanding of Rogge's status in the Asrophek Empire, and he never made any comments about the expansion of the Holy Church. After all, the 300,000 imperial army is stationed two days away from Orsinia. If Alexander turns his face, he may destroy the Dro Empire at any time. At this time, Emperor Dro couldn't help but deeply regretted that he should not have led the wolf into the house, which resulted in today's embarrassing situation. And every time he thought about the war taxes that should have been collected from the members of the Holy Church, the old emperor felt very sad.

After the battle between the Northern Army and the Asrovik Forward Army, the Principality of Bavaria became obviously cautious in its use of troops. The two armies in the north and south of the principality slowly retreated, giving up a large area of ​​land in the southern part of the Dro Empire. Worried about the Holy Knights of the Church of Light who remained stationary, Alexander also allowed the forward troops that had won the first battle to shrink in order to stabilize the existing front.

With mutual concerns, the main forces of both sides left a large blank area in the southern region of the Dro Empire. This area gradually became the main battlefield for cavalry attacks from both sides.

The two sides in the war were not overly cautious, but the situation had changed.

" War against the Duchy of Bavaria. To these countries, although the Asrofic Empire is terrifying, after all, the Dro Empire blocks its path south. In comparison, the still militaristic Principality of Bavaria is an even more imminent threat.

Of course, the two empires accepted all these assistance. It's just that it takes a long time to unify the armies of these countries, and most of the countries in the south are currently leaning towards the Dro Empire. The longer it takes, the more beneficial it will be for the Holy Alliance countries.

As for Bavaria, it is rumored that the envoys of the Church of Light have visited many countries that believe in the Supreme God. In particular, there are rumors that the emissary sent by the Pope has arrived in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and is lobbying the Austro-Hungarian Emperor to form an alliance with the Principality of Bavaria. Alliance, send troops to fight.

The current situation is like snow on a mountain peak. A small shock may trigger a huge avalanche.

Few people could have expected that as soon as the war began, almost all the major powers on the continent would be swept into it. And this is just the beginning. As the war progresses, I am afraid that except for a few remote countries, the rest of the countries will be affected by the war involuntarily.

It has been less than ten years since the heavenly miracle came to the Grand Duke's Mansion. Every time a miracle occurs, it will trigger a series of large-scale wars on the continent, and the lucky families who bear the miracle will build a huge empire after the war. It's just that the scale of the war caused by this miracle will obviously exceed previous miracles. Moreover, the major families on both sides of the war had experienced miracles from the heavens, which was the first time in the history of the mainland.

"Isn't it the same main **** who sent down miracles? If the heaven is like this plane, is this another form of internal fighting?" After closing the general history of the mainland, Rogge suddenly Thought of this question.

But the fat man immediately shook his head, knowing that his idea was too unrealistic. To this day, he still knows almost nothing about the heavenly realm. Such a conclusion drawn from thin air is naturally absurd.

Roger stood up and walked into the large conference room. When he passed the window, he stood still and looked at the plumes of smoke rising in the distance for a moment before walking out of the room.

He knew that those burning houses must be the homes of believers of the Church of Light. He also knew that many of the people struggling in the fire and smoke were no longer believers of the Light Church. They were willing to change their beliefs, but they had lost the opportunity. And there are still many people who were not believers of the Church of Light from the beginning. They are just innocent people who were involved.

Faith is not something that can be given up at will. From the beginning of the war, many believers of the Supreme God have interpreted the Light Church's move to abandon the Dro Empire as a secret act of blasphemy against the Supreme God by the Dro Empire. Although the Church of Light has been expelled from the Dro Empire, and although members of the Holy Church are exempt from war taxes, they still refuse to change their beliefs, and they go around to persuade people they know not to abandon the glory of the Supreme God.

Rogg had anticipated this situation, and he had prepared a countermeasure.

The fat man didn't wait long before the opportunity came. There was a poor family that was oppressed by war taxes and could no longer survive. The father spent almost everything he had in order for his son to join the Holy Church, but he still could not do so. In order to show piety to the Holy Church so that his only son could have a bright future, the desperate father broke into the home of a believer of the Church of Light alone and killed the believer's family!

This murder was not a big deal in the eyes of the Dro city defense army. They took the murderer into custody and prepared to act according to the law. After completing the procedures, they would send the murderer to the guillotine. But they didn't expect that this matter would reach Rogge's ears somehow. The Pope actually sent a special envoy to forcibly take the murderer away, and personally granted the father and son the status of members of the Holy Church!

Although Rogge later explained to his believers that this incident was just one example and would never happen again. However, the believers who wanted to join the Holy Church but were unable to get in seemed to have seen a ray of light in the dark night. They immediately became excited and had already forgotten Rogge's words.

So in the fertile soil of the Dro Empire, Rogge ignited a prairie fire that burned towards the believers of the Church of Light.

In just ten days, countless true or false believers of the Light Church fell under the knife of the red-eyed believers of the Holy Church. Religious persecution quickly turned into a major turmoil that spread throughout the Dro Empire. The generals of the Dro Empire knew that such a large-scale turmoil at this moment would definitely have a very negative impact on the future war situation. Therefore, on the one hand, they tried their best to stabilize the situation, and on the other hand, they urged Emperor Dro to ask Asrofi The Croat Empire protested against the Holy Church's misbehavior in the Dro Empire.

During this turbulent period, the armies of these generals had several small-scale conflicts with Rogge’s Holy Church. What disheartened the generals was that their soldiers and the Holy Church came to give the believers Every time the Ice Palace warriors supported by them clashed, they were beaten to a pulp, even if it was ten against one.

The Emperor Dro was forced by the generals and had to protest several times to Alexander. In the end, he was either directly pushed back by Alexander, or he was told to wait until Emperor Feuerbach entered the Dro Empire.

Rogg withdrew his gaze from the smoke pillars in the distance and walked into the large conference room of Sophieland Palace. Today's matter is very important, and it can even be said to have a decisive impact on the war situation to some extent.

Roger stood at the door of the conference room for a moment, then reached out to push the two closed doors and stepped into the conference room.

There were several people in the conference room waiting for his arrival, but these people had different shapes and did not look like they were holding an important meeting.

The Death God Ban stood in front of the window, stroking the rapier in his hand, looking very worried. Milo placed the giant hammer in a corner of the conference room, leaning against the hammer's head with his arms folded, and kept whispering to Adelene, who was sitting on the handle of the hammer. Constantine was sitting at the conference table upright, looking the most serious about discussing business. It's just that he didn't know when he got himself a new pair of shackles and cuffed his hands, which looked nondescript. The other person sitting elegantly and elegantly was Hughes, but he had placed a small stove on the conference table and was concentrating on boiling water.

The purpose of Rogge summoning these strong men is to solve the problem of strong men not obeying orders. He decided to have a serious, honest talk with these people. If these people could coordinate together, wouldn't their combat effectiveness be enhanced by more than just a few miles?

Roger looked around the room and suddenly asked: "Where's Androni? Why didn't she come?"

"I'm here!"

Roger turned around, just in time to see Androni with a frosty face pushing the door open and holding a little girl with a charred face in her arms. Everyone in the conference room was highly skilled, and they could tell at a glance that the little girl had already lost her life.

Androni gently placed the little girl's body on the conference table, looked up at Rogge, gritted her teeth and said: "Did you see it? This is what you did! Her whole family died because of you. At the hands of believers! And I have seen too many things like this along the way! Is this the purpose of your religious persecution?"

Rogg looked at the little girl, her immature face was filled with unspeakable pain.

"You should know that my purpose of purging the followers of the Church of Light is to increase the number of followers of the Holy Church. As for this little girl, I am very sorry, but it is inevitable." Rogge said calmly.

Androni said angrily: "Since you know it is inevitable, why don't you stop the religious purge! I am not a saint, but do you know how many people have died in this great purge? Among these dead, How many people are completely innocent?"

Roger looked at Androni, sighed, and said: "As long as it can increase the number of believers in the Holy Church and reduce the number of believers in the Light Church, I will do anything, so religious purges will never Stop. But don’t worry, I will control this purge within a certain range and prevent it from getting out of control."

"So, how many more people are you planning to kill?" Androni asked coldly with a frosty face.

Roger frowned and said: "Annie, you don't understand the nature of this war. This is not a war between countries competing for land and resources, nor is it a racial war between the south and the north. This is a war of faith. A war between nations! And in any war, casualties are inevitable. Think about it, how many pigs and sheep have been killed by people in order to obtain food? Who would think these pigs and sheep are pitiful? No! In the eyes of the gods, in fact, the so-called Believers are essentially no different from pigs and sheep! So as long as we can win the battle of faith, no matter how many people die, the gods will not care. I don’t care either!"

Androni looked at Rogge blankly for a moment, then looked at the familiar strong men in the conference room. ~IndoMTL.com~ No matter it was Constantine, Hughes, Milo or Adelene, they all had calm faces and were not surprised at all by what Rogge said.

Androni suddenly laughed and said: "What's wrong with you? Don't you think what he said is strange, or am I actually the strange person? Constantine, you are not A devout believer in the Supreme God? Why do you watch Rogge persecuting the believers of the Church of Light without stopping you?"

Constantine's expression changed and his mouth moved, but in the end he said nothing.

"Annie!" Rogge shouted, and then he held back his anger and said: "The world is not strange, and neither are you. It's like climbing a mountain. When you climb a mountain, you will see a different scenery. , you will have a different understanding of the world. Now you just haven't reached the real peak yet, and you don't understand the essence of things enough! Stop fooling around, business is important."

Androni gritted her teeth and said: "I only know that I can kill people for you, but I can't do anything to such young children, nor can I let them be slaughtered like this! I'm sorry, I really don't have the vision. You guys are far away, so I can’t agree with your business. I’m leaving!”

The door to the conference room slammed shut behind Androni. Rogge's face was ashen. After a while, he turned around and said to the strong men: "Ignore her, let's get started!"