When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 1242 Interlude
Having finalized the domestic mobilization and conscription arrangements, Horn sailed west towards Xia Lucheng.

Through the communication between the Holy Alliance's ambassador to France, Mittner, and the Holy Alliance's ambassador to Norn, Bussack, the three most powerful men in the empire finally decided to join forces.

This was not just the idea of ​​Lorenzo's family, but also the idea of ​​insightful people like Horn and Norn.

After this period of time, even the most obtuse individuals have put their intelligence capabilities to work.

Whether through theft or trade, everyone obtained a great deal of information about Serfaye.

Although it is unclear what happened, it can be basically seen as a "Great Khan" emerging from the previously disorganized royal court.

This priest-king, Serfaye, forcibly tried to mend the domestic conflicts, but he was unable to resolve them.

Therefore, it was necessary to shift the conflict onto the empire through war.

Throughout the millennia-long history of the struggle between empires and royal courts, this has happened more than once.

Whenever an emperor of great talent and ambition emerged in the empire, he would launch a westward expedition with his army, and the royal court would do the same.

The people of the Eastern Continent have developed a habit, or rather a political custom, that whenever a foreign enemy invades, the strongest must unite to fight against it.

This external enemy has arrived: vampires—the natural enemies that feed on humans.

In that case, regardless of the previous internal situation, we must now join forces.

To some extent, this can be seen as an imperial version of "it is better to lose the country than to lose the world".

As for the meeting place, it was chosen to be Xialucheng in the Holy Alliance.

The royal carriage of France sped along the cement road at the ferry crossing outside Charlottenburg.

Lorenzo stayed in the country to handle military affairs, while Charles VIII leaned against the window, gazing blankly at the vast farmlands on both sides.

Charles VIII preferred the feeling of order within chaos, while Lorenzo preferred perfect order.

So Charlie always felt that Horn and Lorenzo were actually the same kind of people; they both liked things to be well-organized.

For example, the long, narrow farmland stretching into the distance, with its neat rows of ridges and square riverbanks, exudes a sense of order so intense it hurts the eyes.

"Your Majesty, why is it we who have come to Xialu City, and not the Pope who has come to Huaqiu City?"

Charlie, who was admiring the fields, was startled by the young servant's words. He glanced at the servant with a complicated expression and patted his head.

"This is the straight-line distance between Norn and Fran, and it's also within the Holy Alliance's territory, making it even more convenient."

This is a lie.

Although both the Farran and Norn territories are much larger than the Holy Alliance, the Farran are much wealthier than the Holy Alliance, and the Norn have more manpower than the Holy Alliance.

But by this point, everyone knew in their hearts that the force that held the most initiative in this alliance was actually the Holy Alliance.

In its rise over the past two decades, the Holy Alliance has amassed a fortune in spices, sugar, and a range of industrial and commercial developments.

Not to mention the clockwork guns and the seeds of divine favor, which are now extremely important to the entire empire.

Although the Holy Alliance has sold too many Favored Seeds, both Fran and Norn have secretly cultivated a new batch.

But for some reason, these new seeds often lose their original function after two or three generations.

This forced both Fran and Norn to bow down and continuously purchase weapons and seeds from the Holy Alliance.

Charlie even had a moment of disorientation, realizing that the Holy Alliance's statement that everyone was extraordinary meant that no one was extraordinary.

He still treated it as a joke.

But now, as those around him become holy followers and alchemists, the empire as a whole is truly becoming extraordinary.

Twenty years ago, alchemists were hated by everyone, but now they are honored guests in workshops wherever they go.

Even the witches' clans' wizards, many merchants and citizens are secretly cooperating with them.

The fundamental basis of his behavior, and one of the problems that troubled Charlie, was the spread of the Church of the Holy Way.

The Holy Alliance's promise not to export the Church of the Holy Way to the Franco-Française refers to not actively establishing a Church of the Holy Way Brotherhood, not preventing the Franco-Française from conducting its own research.

After the Sixth Ecumenical Council, Charles converted to Christianity, adopting the Christian narrative concerning the middle class and creating a new denomination.

All the bishops in the country swore allegiance to Charles, who had become the de facto emperor of France.

However, the fact that the ideas of the new sect and the sacred way sect are too similar has aroused the curiosity of many citizens about the sacred way sect.

As a result, a large number of Sacred Way books were translated into French, and many lower-ranking monks transformed into fully automatic Sacred Way practitioners.

Even more frightening was that the complete success of the Thousand River Valley uprising, and the subsequent successful uprisings on Dawn Island and Immortal Stone Island, gave many people hope. The pioneering lands were a typical example; under the spontaneous call of the Holy Path Sect, people began to take up arms and resist.

Within Franco, there were quite a few farmers and citizens who launched uprisings while carrying images of Saint Sun and pitchforks.

As if things weren't going to go wrong, following the defeats in the Battle of Zealand and the Battle of Gau, the pioneering area was also turned against by the three-level conference.

Before Charles VIII arrived, a portion of the troops had just been dispatched to suppress the Holy Way Rebellion within the territory.

Furthermore, it is necessary to negotiate with the pioneering side to confirm a set of rules.

At times like these, it's even more important not to lose your temper.

As for playing the grandson, it's not like Charles VIII hasn't done it before. In the first few years after he ascended the throne, his son often acted like a grandson in front of the Queen Mother.

no big deal.

At this moment, however, he truly envied the Holy Alliance.

As the carriage moved slowly forward, he could already see the entire Holy Alliance.

The farmland on both sides gradually disappeared, replaced by fish ponds, pastures, vegetable fields, and orchards.

Then you can see small towns along the roadside, with all sorts of identical red-roofed Al-Reverend style houses.

Among those scattered houses, there were oil mills, woolen mills, grinding mills, dyeing workshops, tailor shops, and bakeries.

The passersby along the road, even the farmers, were all dressed neatly, and there wasn't a single vagrant or beggar in sight.

Commerce and industry developed greatly, and goods were basically abundant. If his rule were added, it would be the ideal Kingdom of Franco.

Unfortunately, it cannot be added.

After clicking his tongue a few times, Charles VIII looked away and asked, "Are we almost there?"

The coachman replied in a muffled voice, "We're almost there. You see, that's the gate of Xialucheng. There seem to be people welcoming us at the gate."

"Perhaps it's not a welcoming party," Charles VIII thought with a wry smile as he heard the shouts coming from afar.

"Tyrant Charlie, get out of the Holy Alliance!"

"Pay with your lives for the 85 Holy Path brothers of Brenark!"

"A devil, a devil from hellfire!"

Suddenly, groups of middle school students or young people appeared from all sides of the crowd gathered at the entrance of Xia Lucheng.

They held up signs or banners that read "Tyrant, get out!" and "The Holy Alliance doesn't welcome you!" while shouting insults at Charlie.

"What is this?" The young servant was stunned.

Having anticipated the presence of this group, Charlie's initial displeasure has now subsided.

Many insightful members of the Holy Alliance believe that a three-way alliance to jointly resist the vampires is a matter of course.

But among ordinary members of the Holy Alliance, especially those passionate teenagers, it is particularly unbelievable.

Who is Charlie?
The empire's number one devilish tyrant, how many Holy Path Sect brothers within the territory of Fran have he suppressed?
Vampires are enemies, but aren't Fran also an enemy?
It's a sign of the saintly grandson's benevolence not to take advantage of the chaos, so what is the purpose of forming an alliance now?

When they heard that Saint Sun had invited Charlie, many young monks of the Holy Alliance felt as if the sky had fallen.

It's one thing for the Holy Alliance to do business with France, but now they're going to form an alliance with this devil king?

Is this still their Holy Alliance? Is this still their grandson?
The grandson must have been misled by the treacherous people around him; they must remind him.

Incidentally, we should also give this tyrant a hard time.

Enraged by the night watchman's shouts, students and nosy citizens ran around holding banners and shouting, causing quite a commotion.

Charlie found it amusing, but he wanted to lean out of the car window and wave to the crowd.

But as soon as he peeked out, the servant behind him's expression changed drastically.

"Your Majesty, be careful!" the young attendant shouted, lunging at Charles VIII and pulling him off his seat.

Charles VIII heard two sharp, whistling sounds, followed by a flurry of sawdust and ashes falling.

He looked up blankly and saw two holes through which light passed through the carriage and the roof.

"There are assassins!"

(End of this chapter)