So I'm a sheep.

Wood looked at the little girl with great surprise: "If it's not you, then who is it?"

"They must be the countless devout believers of our Lord."

Sasha said calmly, "They are the victims. How to deal with the fallen is naturally up to them."

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In order to unite the church and quell the 'wizard rebellion', Duke Wood decided to hold a grand banquet for the church's priests.

The Grand Duke was of noble status, and all the priests who received his invitation gladly accepted the invitation to the banquet.

The priests were pleased, but the bishops were not so pleased.

The Grand Duke only invited priests to the banquet; wasn't that a bit too indifferent to the bishops?

Just as the bishops were feeling disgruntled and considering joining forces to do something, the Duke of Wood's messenger arrived just in time.

"If there are banquets for priests, there will certainly be banquets for bishops as well."

"Your Excellency is of a noble status. How can you attend such a low-class banquet like an ordinary priest?"

"The Grand Duke is already preparing a special program, which will certainly not disappoint you."

The messenger's words dispelled the bishops' dissatisfaction, and they even began to look forward to the 'special program' the messenger had mentioned.

The bishops waited and waited.

Finally, after hosting a banquet for all the priests, Duke Wood made a new move.

"Your Excellency, you have been arrested."

The bishops reacted in unison as the knight burst through the door.

"What? Grand Duke Wood has gone mad?"

"Just wait, the Archbishop will teach Wood a lesson!"

"Hmph, arrest me? Has Wood asked the millions of believers of our Lord within the territory of Nester?"

The bishops reacted in unison, and the knights responded in perfect unison—they listened to the bishops' clamor with smiles, and then punched them in the stomach.

"Stop talking nonsense! If I don't teach you a lesson, you won't know how tough I am!"

As expected, Wood's 'crazy' move to arrest the bishop provoked a huge backlash.

"Grand Duke Wood has colluded with the wizards! Let's go to the castle and rescue the bishops!"

"We cannot compromise with Duke Wood; he is blaspheming the goddess!"

"Tyrant! Tyrant!"

A small group of priests, whose piety was insufficient and who had been abandoned by Sasha and were intended to be used as negative examples, vehemently denounced Wood.

These priests incited the villagers in an attempt to incite a large-scale riot in Nister to force Wood to make concessions.

However......

“The bishops have fallen. My Lord’s believers, who have been oppressed by them until now, do you really want to save those demons?”

"Don't be swayed by those ungodly people. Don't stir up trouble. Just go home and farm."

"Lost sheep, do you want to know the true teachings of the goddess?"

"Hmm, why have I suddenly changed so much?"

"Haha, of course it's because with the help of the angels, I have come to understand the true meaning of my Lord!"

In the critical moment, the priests, moved by the little girl's actions, stepped forward!

They patiently persuaded the villagers to calm down, telling them not to act impulsively in such a situation and become cannon fodder for those with ulterior motives.

The priests' drastically different attitudes not only confused the believers, but also terrified those ambitious individuals who wanted to take advantage of the situation.

Something seems off.

The whole thing had a strange, eerie feel to it.

Let's wait and see; we don't want to become someone else's pawn without realizing it.

Volume 1: Chapter 128 Pit

With the guidance of a large number of reformed priests, and after suppressing several small-scale disturbances, Nistre returned to peace.

But this calm was only temporary, and Wood clearly sensed the impending storm brewing back home.

"Lady Sasha, Nister is like a powder keg right now."

"If a single spark were to ignite somewhere, the entire country could be set on fire."

Wood realized he had underestimated the Church of the Stars before. Only after standing on the opposite side of the church did he truly understand the terrifying power of faith.

"Well, Wood, you can help me withstand the pressure from the Moonlit Kingdom and the Starry Night Church for a few days."

"I will resolve the internal problems within the principality soon."

Although the girl spoke with great confidence, Wood couldn't help but ask a question.

"Lady Sasha, what do you plan to do?"

Are you free today?

"We can squeeze out some time if we try," Wood said after thinking for a moment.

"Then come with me, and I'll show you Archangel Sasha her signature move!"

"Ok?"

Led by Sasha, Wood and his knights arrived at a small village.

"Lady Sasha!" Father Kleeman, who had been stationed in the village, quickly came out to greet her.

"How is the situation?"

"Most believers are now willing to listen to the Goddess's teachings, but some stubborn people still cling to the old ways of the Starry Church."

"Also, a corrupt priest recently came to the village, and he has used his sweet talk to bewitch some people."

"As you instructed, I have always maintained restraint and have not had any major conflicts with him."

Seeing Kleeman's dejected look, the little girl smiled and comforted him, "Letting the wizard apprentice drive him away directly is a bad idea. Just you wait, I will definitely peel off his hypocritical skin today."

"Yes!"

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Since that party, John has felt that his life is getting increasingly strange.

First, several familiar priests inexplicably distanced themselves from him, and then his immediate superior was arrested by Duke Wood without any reason!

Even if the bishop had committed some heinous crime, Duke Wood had no right to arrest him.

Although it wasn't him who was arrested, John was filled with rage.

He felt that a sacred place deep within his soul had been brutally violated by Duke Wood. John was not a bold man, but on that day, he knocked on every door frantically, vowing in his heart that this matter would not be left unresolved!

The believers' emotions were quickly stirred up, and just as they were about to head to Duke Wood's castle in a fit of rage, their colleagues, who had become strangely unfamiliar, appeared.

They wear a holy cloak, yet utter demonic words.

"The bishop deserved it; he blasphemed the great goddess and was an accomplice of the devil!"

"Just think of his usual greedy face, my God, how could you possibly want to go against the Grand Duke for him?"

“The bishops have been abandoned by the angels; there is no place for them in Protestantism.”

"Forget the nonsense he used to say, and forget the nonsense we used to say."

"Lost sheep, listen to the true teachings of the goddess!"

The esteemed priests thwarted John's efforts of most of the day with just a few words. He was both angry and anxious, and couldn't help but shout, "What's wrong with you? Are you possessed by demons?!"

Then, John received the answer he would probably never forget for the rest of his life.

"You fallen one, abandoned by the angels," several priests said with utter contempt.

I?

Fallen?

We are all priests, what right do you have to accuse me of depravity, what right do you have...?

Look at me like that!

The priests' attitude deeply offended John, and he couldn't help but shout, "I am not a fallen one, you are! Just wait, the Church of the Stars will punish you!"

After yelling, John ran out of the village like a madman, ignoring the bewildered villagers.

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After going hungry outside and being exposed to the cold wind all night, John finally calmed down.

'Eat something first, then find a place to rest.'

'Then, I have to figure out a way to rescue His Excellency the Bishop.'

After resting for a while, John decided to go to the nearest cathedral and seek help from the priests there.

However, upon arriving at his destination, John was devastated to discover that the situation at the cathedral was even worse than at his own place; the priests had all 'betrayed' him.

"You are not welcome here, Father of the Church of Stars."

After coldly refusing to offer them help, the degenerates ruthlessly shut the church doors.

"..."

The rumbling in his stomach made him abandon his plan to curse, and John decided to get something to eat first.

Having traveled all the way here, I had already spent all the money I had on me.

But how could such a small difficulty be a problem for Father?

"Lost lamb, your luck has come."

In short, the villagers obediently made contributions to the goddess.

After eating and drinking his fill, John hurried on to the next church.