I have a shelter

August looked at the nobles in the hall and narrowed his eyes slightly.

It's only been a few weeks? So many nobles on the Holy See have defected. The remaining ones have either been cleared out or are just watching. It seems that this group of people are not only tied to interests, but have also been dealt with a lot in recent days.

I heard that the temple has arrested many nobles in recent days, and those damn black wizards have also harmed many nobles who did not obey the queen's orders and did not cooperate with the shelter.

Even the old man Buster is a little bit wrong. It seems that the benefits brought to him by the opening of the trade route are indeed as rich as the rumors, and the proposal of his old friend to join the Cardinals has also made this old guy gradually move closer to the new faction in the struggle between the three factions of the Holy See.

Originally, the statements about Buster were just some rumors, but now that August has seen it with his own eyes, he has begun to believe it a little.

You should know that Lord Buster is one of the big bosses of the conservative school. He is extremely loyal to the Holy See and only has the Seven Gods in his heart. Logically speaking, even if the leader of this shelter is really the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven, he is not orthodox. He can even be said to be a Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven who betrayed the Seven Gods and wanted to set up a new sect. So Buster would never turn against his side so easily.

I don’t know what kind of magic potion the shelter gave him. It seems that Buster will not stand on his side.

This mission seems to be more difficult than expected.

In the eyes of August, who is a conservative, the Holy See can arrest people and exert influence on the king and nobles. But it cannot violate the sacred precepts and directly intervene in the political situation of the Moon Kingdom. So some things need the help of the nobles of the Moon Kingdom, and they also need the troops of the Lords of the Moon Kingdom to assist the Judgment Group in cleaning up the heretics here, as well as the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven who wants to set up a new sect and betray the Seven Gods and the Holy See!

But the key is that now, in the eyes of the nobles of the Moon Country, he and Remiel represent the Holy Court, and the two Austins also represent the Holy Court.

The fight between the two Holy Court personnel is a fight between gods in the eyes of the nobles. If you stand on the side of the Judgment Group, you will be dealt with by the Parliament and the Temple. If you stand on the side of the Temple, you will be dealt with by the Judgment Group. In addition, the Sanctuary has established a portal in the Moon Country. In name, the Moon Country can support the Western battlefield at any time, but in fact, the army of the Sanctuary can come at any time. This is a great deterrent to the nobles of the Moon Country. So everyone wants to stay out of it.

And now in the eyes of many nobles, if Austin loses, it will really affect the wealth of the nobles! So even those nobles who believe in the Seven Gods are watching.

If you don’t show some thundering means in the next few days, I’m afraid that in the hearts of the people of the Moon Country, the Sanctuary will become the Holy Court, and no one will listen to the orders of these gods anymore.

The worship ceremony will be held tomorrow, but the Queen of the Moon Kingdom seems to have been completely confused by George's tricks.

These people probably thought that the real Seven Gods would descend during the worship.

Thinking of this, August could not help but glance at Soraya coldly, and Soraya responded by rolling her eyes at the completely brainwashed "Arch Archangel of Judgment August".

'Humph, stubborn'

August retracted his gaze and looked at Elizabeth. He felt that he had to talk to His Majesty the Moon God.

Banquet.

George and Phil stood on the railing on the second floor and chatted. The venue below was bustling, and the queen was toasting and speaking.

After the queen's speech, the music sounded and the ball began. And Elizabeth, accompanied by Palos, Nanofali and others, chatted with the visiting dignitaries from the Sand Kingdom. These Sand Kingdom lords were very reserved on the surface, but from some body movements, it can be seen that they were anxious and nervous. It seems that they all have very important things to do and need the support of the Moon Country.

But most people can only chat with the queen for a few words at most. No matter how high the status of these nobles in the Saudi Kingdom is, they are not qualified to talk to the queen about any matters. This is due to the national strength. So most people just look forward to getting acquainted with the queen, and the queen only talks to them for etiquette.

Most people gathered around the great nobles of the Moon Country, but the most eye-catching one among the Saudi people was not the nobles of the Moon Country, but the earl. This outsider not only manages the Dawn Chamber of Commerce, but is also the spokesperson of the Lord of Dawn and a big celebrity in the eyes of the queen. He is adored by the nobles of the Moon Country, and the Saudi people also show a flattering smile to Salman, the family.

Many smart people have realized that if they want to achieve the political purpose of this visit to the Saudi Kingdom, they may have to start with this big guy. Even the eldest prince of the Saudi Kingdom talked with Salman alone for a long time. The intimate way they whispered to each other did not show that the two families were enemies, but rather that they looked like brothers.

They were indeed brothers, because the full name of the Saudi prince was ‘Hamdan Nab Aluf Turadan’. And the eldest son of the Duke of Canglan was named ‘Salman bin Rashig Turadan’.

Priyanka was also at the venue today. Since this smart and scheming girl won the favor of the hostess Sofia, Priyanka has become Sofia’s spokesperson. In order to facilitate her work, Sofia also gave her a baronial title.

Now, Pu Yaka is not only the chief secretary of the CEO of the new consortium, but also the administrative director of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce. She not only has status, but also has some power.

Recently, she has been busy in the chamber of commerce and the consortium, and is familiar with many Yueguo nobles. The nobles also try their best to please this lady with a special status, so usually in such occasions, Pu Yaka also mostly gets together with those female nobles. There are several Yueguo princesses who often get together with her.

However, most of the people she dealt with today were nobles from the Saudi country. From time to time, there would be nobles from the Saudi country holding wine glasses and chatting with her in a friendly manner. Although it seems that both parties are not very familiar, the nobles of the Saudi country seem to have some relationship with Pu Yaka - most of them are her relatives, but they don't meet very often.

Among them, there is a marquis from the Saudi country who is flattering when dealing with Pu Yaka, and Pu Yaka is a little indifferent to him. But this guy was very shameless. After confirming that this Priyanka was the "little Priyanka" who was mortgaged abroad as a debt, he stayed with Priyanka all the time and never left.

Not long after, the son of the marquis came over and tried to please Priyanka with his father.

The son of the marquis looked very handsome. If he took off his exquisite mustache and put on a set of women's clothes, he would definitely dress up as a socialite and act as Priyanka's good sister - they did look a bit similar.

After that, more and more Saudi nobles came to talk. The marquis, who was originally on the edge of the Saudi delegation, also looked arrogant when looking at those Saudi nobles. When Salman came over to talk, the face of the marquis was also very interesting.

This marquis was the "Marquis Amirsh" mentioned by Salman - Priyanka's biological father. It seems that Salman did not lie to George before, but the status of this marquis in Saudi Arabia seems to be very ordinary. He was not as powerful as Salman said, or in other words, in the eyes of ordinary nobles, he was a big shot, but in the real upper world of Saudi Arabia, he was just a marquis at the bottom.

But now he was honored by his daughter. Not only was he courted by the nobles of Saudi Arabia, but those nobles of Yue Kingdom who had not had a good face to him just now also hurried over with wine glasses, showing a smile.

Although the marquis did not know why his daughter was treated so respectfully in Yue Kingdom, he could hear from the nobles of Yue Kingdom that his daughter's master and daughter had a special status. He followed Priyanka around, while courting his daughter, looking forward to meeting the master. He also showed off his power in the delegation of Saudi Arabia.

Even when facing the prince of Saudi Arabia, the marquis held his head high.

"This guy is as snobbish as his own daughter."

George shook his head and saw Priyanka deliberately raising her glass towards him. He raised his glass slightly in response, and Raphael also raised his glass slightly in response. This made the Marquis beside Priyanka flattered. With a flushed face, he also raised his glass. This time, although the Marquis did not get any response, when he looked at the nobles of the Sand Country and the Moon Country again, his head was raised high.

After taking a sip of wine, George no longer paid attention to the people below. After he glanced at another group of God's Grace Knights below, he looked at Raphael beside him with a smile and said, "Lord Raphael, you are following me like this, will it seem a little unsociable?"

In response to George's ridicule, Raphael did not respond, but smiled and said, "You will look a little strange if you stay here."

The two looked at each other meaningfully and smiled slightly. They heard the implicit meaning of both sides - the two factions in the Holy Court have begun to openly confront each other.

"George, are you not going to talk to Hamdan?" Raphael looked at the eldest prince of the Saudi Kingdom. He was elegant and well-mannered in the meeting. After talking with Salman, he went to the queen accompanied by August.

"Him?" George took a sip of wine, looked at the crown prince of the Saudi Kingdom below, smiled and said, "He is not qualified to talk to me now. If you want to know something, Salman will let him know it."

Raphael nodded. He could see that the alliance between the Sanctuary and the Moon Kingdom seemed to be deeper than the Holy Court imagined. And the relationship between the two has already been vaguely divided into primary and secondary.

Raphael looked at the elegant eldest prince of the Saudi Kingdom. He should have seen it. His relationship with Salman is very subtle, but he took the initiative to talk for so long today. I think he will take the initiative to contact George later. But it seems that George doesn't seem to have much interest in him.

"'Hamdan' is still very important, George. Now that the Sun King has begun to further encroach on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, they need a lot of support. 'Hamdan' is a weak person, but he is very wise. Although he has the strong support of the 'God's Descent' during his visit to the Moon Kingdom, Hamdan is not a die-hard fan of the God's Descent."

Raphael stopped there, and he hinted to George that Hamdan could be won over.

George sipped his wine glass and said, "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does need support, but now is not the right time."

In recent years, the Sand Country has been either suffering from drought or floods, and there is a strange red fungus in the south that is devouring the land. This makes the Sand Country need food support. In recent years, the Sun King has been encroaching on the Sand Country for a long time in order to provide the rear base of the Sun City, which is even worse for the Sand Country.

The most fertile land in the River of Stars used to belong to the Sand Country, but now it is mostly occupied by the Sun King. Recently, the Sun King has also set his sights on the last piece of land in the River of Stars, which has made it difficult for the Sand Country to survive.

The Sand Country's desire for the Moon Country's support is very great. It is related to their life and death. The Moon Country not only has food, but also will not covet the Sand Country's land, but only wants those mining areas rich in ore. After these mining areas are given to the Moon Country, the Moon Country will also help develop them, which can be said to be a win-win situation.

The nobles of the Moon Country are indeed very moved about this matter. The reason why the Holy Court supports the union of the two parties is actually a rift.

Today, Sanctuary, Elda, Iberia, and Landry have already established a Dawn Alliance, which has brought great pressure to the Holy See. Although the Holy See's response was slow, it has taken action and plans to unite the Holy Empire, Landry, Moon Country, and Sand Country to form a "Holy Alliance". The Holy See's support for Sand Country's visit this time is indeed a good move, and it wants to use the big cake of Sand Country to divide Moon Country and Sanctuary.

However, if the Holy See wants to win over Landry, it must win over Moon Country. Without the Moon Country's fleet, Landry will not play with the Holy See. Moreover, even if Landry ignores the Holy See, the Holy See must give Landry support. On the other hand, if Landry stands on the side of Sanctuary, Landry can get support from both Sanctuary and the Holy See, so Gillian knows it clearly.

As for the issue of winning over Moon Country, the Holy See did make a good move, because the Moon Country has indeed been greedy for Sand Country for a long time. But the Holy See overlooked one point - no matter how big the cake of the Sand Country is, no matter how many and good the minerals are, what is the point if there is no market and no technology to turn the minerals into military supplies and materials?

The rumor of the tsunami has blocked the sea route. The only trade route is the shelter.

To put it bluntly, the Holy See took politics and military into consideration in this move. But it did not take the economy into consideration. In other words, this Holy See, which only values ​​divine power and not business, abandons merchants and has no commercial resources to use.

At the same time, the portal is both a trade route and a sword hanging over the head of the Moon Country. This sword can help the Moon Country obtain lucrative benefits that are difficult to refuse, and can help the Moon Country overcome difficulties. Similarly, if this sword is not good in the future, the people of the Moon Country will be unable to sleep and eat. This degree of restlessness is no less than the pressure given by the Holy See, because although the army of the Holy See is huge, it is unable to split itself, and it needs to pass through fortresses one by one to come to the Moon Country. But the Sanctuary can reach the Royal Court of the Moon Kingdom at any time.

Of course, the Sanctuary can also support here at any time and help the Moon Kingdom get rid of the shackles of the Holy Court.

Smart nobles of the Moon Kingdom know that the path that the Moon Kingdom wants to take is the path of the ‘Magic Empire’, not the ‘Second Holy Empire’. No matter how good the relationship between the Holy Court and the Moon Kingdom will be in the future, there will always be an insurmountable gap between the two.

The only way to change the attitude of the Moon Kingdom is to defeat the Sanctuary next and let the Sanctuary fall from the altar. So whether the Moon Kingdom will eventually choose the Holy Court or the Sanctuary is not based on the present, but on the result of the ‘miracle’ later.

As for what George said about not having the right time, he planned to have a good talk with the prince of the Sand Kingdom after the advent of ‘Ariadne’. At that time, many things will come naturally.

George will even talk to those who are still alive in the Holy Court delegation after the advent.

Of course, if the ‘miracle’ thing fails, then there is naturally no need to talk about it.