Sir, this is not how bad women are used.

At this time, several of the bishop's confidants appeared in the center of the square through the teleportation crack. After discovering this situation, they immediately stopped the continuation of the arena.

The match was already halfway through, with some of the adventurers in the thick of the action, and some about to win, when they were called to a halt. They stood there in bewilderment,

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It becomes a "inch-stop arena".

He also criticized the clergy here for setting up private black boxing arenas and organizing gambling games.

Those ordinary clergymen had no ability to fight back. It was not until Josephine arrived and came forward to explain that the trusted guards were temporarily helpless and could not continue to interfere with the operation of the arena.

But there are always threats, such as: I will report to the people of the Central Diocese.

The exchange of gospel coupons for various resources did receive approval from all parties in the church, but the subsequent change to this model was a direct implementation that bypassed the church's top leadership.

How can we have so much time to wait for the church leaders to send a reply?

Chu Yan was curious: "The Pope should have known about this a long time ago. Didn't Commander De Luoya report it?"

De Luoya did not deny it and said, "Yes, how could I not tell the Pope of Discipline? Those bishops actually knew about this matter in their hearts, but they pretended to be confused and sold justice."

Deloya did report the suspension of the exploration commission in person in the Round Table Hall, but he could not talk about the "Inch.Stop Plan" part.

In the final analysis, this is an alternative gambling venue, which is testing the edge of doctrine. It is not good to talk about it openly, but this arena has been held with great fanfare, attracting all adventurers to participate in it, and the bishops must know about it.

"Then why are they suddenly pretending to be ignorant?" Chu Yan was confused, his mind really couldn't figure it out.

Commander Deluya took a sip of tea and asked, "The church invested in the Adventurer's Guild a while ago, and the money was raised from the pockets of various bishops. Why do you think they were so generous?"

......Aren’t you afraid that your life will be in danger?

Seeing that Chu Yan hadn't figured it out yet, Eve was about to remind him to maintain her young master's glorious image of being "smart" outside, but when she saw him suddenly turn around, the secretary secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Commander Deloya, are you saying that some of the casinos in the city are backed by the bishops?"

"That's right~"

As long as the city casinos don't go bankrupt, the money invested in the guild can be recovered in the end. Because of this kind of capital circulation, the bishops will even have a strange sense of superiority.

If adventurers touch my money, they will motivate themselves to explore the deeper layers of the map.

However, the effect of the Colosseum far exceeded the bishops' expectations and directly cut off their channels for recovering their investment.

Only a small amount of the adventurers' money is now squandered in casinos, and most of it goes into several auction houses and various small shops selling special potions, weapons and equipment.

This part of the industry is basically controlled by ancient and wealthy families, and the church cannot run this kind of business that requires it to bear the risk of losses.

This is why the bishops' attitudes changed. They were willing to invest because it was profitable and they could get their money back steadily.

But now the situation is not right. My money is really going to be wasted, so I am naturally anxious.

Any going back on one's word must be driven by interests.

Chu Yan thought of another thing: "But I don't think their intention to sabotage is that strong. After Sister Josephine came out and said a few words, they really gave up. What's the reason?"

Josephine chuckled and put forward her own guess:

“They want to recruit people and let Theresa join the team to explore the Ruins Square, so it’s naturally inconvenient for them to take a tough attitude towards me.

But they will probably come out to stop it in the next few days. They will ask for a compromise and shut down some of the arenas first, so that those casinos can regain their customers."

President Zhilan was a little distressed. She asked, "So what should we do now? Should we confront these bishops?"

In their prior anticipation, they had Deloya on their side, who was the person who directly liaised with the Pope of Discipline. If even she felt that there was no problem, then there should be no major obstacles for the church in the future.

Moreover, the arena is not for a long time, just one month, so it is not a problem to stop it. Anyway, the adventurers will have to re-enter the Tower of Babel in the end.

Chu Yan said lightly: "No, why not obey? It's the same to let the Meduso family and other forces to open the arena. If it doesn't work, we can call on the banks on the Dragonborn side."

It is very appropriate for this kind of plan to be initially promoted by the church, because the church has a great reputation and its influence is unquestionable.

But now this kind of arena has been deeply rooted in people's hearts and has been recognized by adventurers. It is much easier for other forces to take over.

It is equivalent to borrowing nutrients from the church’s orchard, growing the fruit trees, and then picking the fruits!

And this was strongly requested by the bishops, not stolen by others.

Chapter 3: Sister, why did you really give up? (k)

However, one thing must be made clear: the benefits of this fruit are actually not as great as imagined, at least in terms of money.

The essence of the Colosseum is not profit-making, but rather a kind of "public welfare".

By throwing money into it, while maintaining the adventurers' "work enthusiasm", they also put resources at their doorsteps, and are unable to recruit the adventurers into their own team.

It’s almost like “spending your own money to support other people’s soldiers.”

The only benefit you can get is that the speed of exploring the map will increase, and the reputation of the organizer will increase.

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, status and the like can be improved and consolidated.

All in all, the benefits are very virtual and there is no substantial monetary return.

President Zhilan said: "Miss Yeguang will not refuse this kind of investment, but she will probably have to change her identity to be the organizer, and perhaps she can't use the name of the auction house."

The auction house is a place for money transactions, but now it can be directly exchanged in the arena, which will make normal buyers feel uncomfortable.

I have to spend money to buy it, how come others can just exchange it for free?

Chu Yanze said, "That's fine. You can just use Miss Ye Guang's name."

Commander De Luoya was in a subtle mood. He felt that this kid was not panicked when encountering such a thing. It was as if he had already thought of a plan to snatch food from the tiger's mouth. It was even as if he was waiting for such an obstacle to appear so that he could distribute the results to other places.

Now I am thinking about how to name the new arena...

Chu Yan looked at Commander De Luoya at this time, shook his eyebrows cleverly, and confirmed:

"The Pope of Discipline should have acquiesced, right?"

"Of course. I have explained the details of this plan to the Discipline Pope, including the subsequent effects. She can foresee the long-term benefits and necessity of this plan."

"Do you mind if the Sanctuary of Discipline takes control of one or two of the arenas during the next round of the 'Inch.Stop Plan'?"

Judging from the current situation, so many arenas in the city cannot be maintained, and only one or two can be left temporarily.

Even if other forces were allowed to operate and open the arena, they would have to wait until the next rest month for the adventurers.

Theresa still hasn't figured out why Chu Yan proposed letting the Sanctuary of Discipline take control?

Commander De Luoya frowned and thought, and it took him a beat longer to understand the boy's intention!

This is just leaving a way out. I took away the meat that you gave up voluntarily, but I still left some for you. Don't be so angry.

In the future, when the church realizes that its fruits have been stolen, it will certainly be dissatisfied. At this time, if the Sanctuary of Discipline represents the church and still controls one or two arenas, then the other people in the church will suffer in silence.

The Sanctuary of Discipline is also an institution within the church system, but it is independent and outsiders cannot interfere at all.

It seems to be reserved for the church, but it has nothing to do with the bishops.

After thinking through the connections here, Commander Deluya sighed and shook his head helplessly:

"My young lord, are you trying to use the Sanctuary of Discipline as a shield? But the church must occupy one or two of them. They can indeed be kept under the name of the Sanctuary of Discipline. I will regard this as your goodwill towards the Pope of Discipline."

Chu Yan laughed twice and summarized the direction of this part temporarily:

"As for the matter of the Colosseum, we will have no choice but to obey the bishops' confidants. We still have several months to slowly discuss which company will continue to operate the Colosseum in the future, so there is no need to rush.

Now let's talk about the Ruins Square. Do you think we should open that entrance?"

He looked at the other people in the office, waiting for their opinions and thoughts.

Chu Yan had already made up his mind. If Tiffany's mother trusted the prophet, then he would choose to trust her too.

What's below is most likely a super-large dungeon, not a normal Tower of Babel map.

The "gate" is still in the deep area, so you don't need to worry about the ruins square.

But now the bishops wanted to open the lid and check the prize. Chu Yan was somewhat curious, but he did not want to team up with those guards.

Very disgusting.

Commander De Luoya stated directly: "This is not within the jurisdiction of the Sanctuary of Discipline. I will not allow my people to follow the team."

The mature and beautiful nun with light golden hair also shook her head gently: "I won't let Therese go with you either. This is not the Pope's instruction, but the bishops' own decision. They can go and confirm it themselves."

It's a pity that from Josephine's point of view, she doesn't even want any grassroots clergy to follow the team. In case there are some super powerful monsters below, those clergy will most likely die there.

No delusion!

However, Josephine could only ask Therese not to go with her. Those ordinary clergymen were not her, Josephine's exclusive subordinates, but belonged to the entire church.

The bishop's cronies came to give orders, and the clergy could not refuse.

Even if Josephine openly opposed the situation and even asked the Pope to make a judgment, the result would only be "Sister, you are meddling too much."

"I'm not going to pay any attention to them anyway. So everyone's view is that we should just ignore these bishop's cronies?" Chu Yan asked.

Everyone nodded in unison. Indeed, what was happening below the Ruins Square was a matter of great concern to everyone. However, given the current situation, they could no longer agree with the bishop's cronies.

Although the decision here was to obey them in the matter of the arena, the "Inch.Stop Plan" was essentially destroyed.

If we indulge these bishops' cronies in everything, they might become so proud that they forget who is the local boss.

......Chu Yan is indeed an outsider, but wherever the evil dragon lurks, that is its lair!

At present, everyone's external attitude has been discussed privately, but there is still some worry.

Theresa thought of the terrible situation and sighed:

"Even if we refused, it felt like those bishops' cronies were opening that square.

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Finally, I ran into something that I couldn’t handle, and ended up dragging others into it to clean up the mess.”

The worse case scenario is that if some difficult-to-deal-with monsters appear, even the adventurers who are taking a good rest will be dragged into it as "conscripts".

Although Josephine sighed in her heart, she could only think positively and said:

"If things really come to that, the days of those bishops will become difficult. They sit in high positions, but many people will be watching them."

In the past, these people were basically not bound by any laws. After all, the law is used to constrain the lower levels, not the upper-level lawmakers.

Even if they make wrong decisions or commit big mistakes, I can just laugh it off and it won't affect me at all.

But in this special period, if any big trouble were to occur, causing serious loss of adventurers and clergy, then these self-willed bishops would definitely not be able to easily shirk their responsibilities.

With fewer people exploring the map, it is impossible for either party to let these people go.

However, it is really a pity to think that the bishops can continue to rest easy while the lower-level people do not suffer any tragedy.

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The temporary meeting was considered over. In response to the special situation where the bishop's confidant suddenly showed up, everyone in the office reached a unanimous response and temporarily dispersed.

Through some subsequent intelligence supplements, Chu Yan learned a little about the information of several close confidants who had arrived this time.

Leading the team was Duranbi, a female knight who was nearly sixty years old. However, she had half-elf blood and looked quite young, like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl.

What doesn't match her looks is her powerful strength. Duranbi is an S-class warrior in the church. Because of the excellent magical talent brought by her elven blood, she can be regarded as a magic assassin.

Even though Duranbi is at the bottom of the S-class goalkeepers, he has reached this level after all, and his fighting ability is unquestionable.

The bishops wished that all their trusted guards were S-level, but that was ultimately wishful thinking and it was not something that could be recruited just by wanting to.

Duranbi was blessed with luck and broke through to become an S-level player, rather than being recruited by the bishop later.

The rest of the trusted guards are basically all A-level, and their configurations are sufficient to form a complete team independently, with front-line, output, and treatment available.

However, these powerful people who have come this far, in addition to being arrogant, also know how to judge the situation. They are aware of the potential crisis in the Ruins Square and naturally want to recruit more people into the team.

They were not bold enough to rush in with just a few of them.

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The next day, Duranby once again met up with Sister Josephine, accompanied by a Grade A male priest companion, Di Nenger.

What the two men talked about with Josephine was, naturally, the arena.

"Sister Josephine, we understand that this arena exists to allow adventurers to spur themselves on and improve their strength when they are taking a break, but the church is not in a position to do this."