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Her voice carried an irresistible authority, as if it were the decree of a king.

"All things here are subject to my will!"

As Richelieu proclaimed, the previously dim Aurora Wall suddenly became dazzlingly bright.

Under everyone's gaze, the Aurora Wall began to move slowly.

They slowly approached the white mecha knight.

"Heh~ It actually worked?"

Perhaps because she wasn't originally an Iris ship of this world, or perhaps because she had already metamorphosed, she could no longer return to the true Iris Theocracy.

La Gallisonière Meta was not "soul-stirred" like Joan of Arc and the others; instead, she stared intently at Richelieu in the distance.

"The concept of the Holy See? Ha~ This doesn't seem to be that kind of thing at all."

"How can the Holy See compare to her..."

...

Under Richelieu's control, the Aurora Wall began its "cutting project" like a scalpel.

Helmet, breastplate, arm armor, horse armor, and other parts, from the outside in and from top to bottom, the parts belonging to the mecha knight are being peeled off piece by piece.

Soon, the majestic mech was reduced to a pile of unrecognizable fragments.

"it's over..."

Looking up at the sky, the black sun still hung high there.

At this moment, Richelieu seems to be able to see something different through that black sun.

"That...is not the sun...but...something else?"

Since the Plague Knight was completely destroyed, Richelieu immediately withdrew from his previous state.

After all, she had just been holding back her ultimate move.

No one would feel good in this situation.

However, since she ultimately didn't use her power, she didn't have to pay any price.

Chapter 553: As a mature warship, it should learn to salvage ships from the port area on its own.

As the Plague Knight fell, the dark sun in the sky seemed to begin to tremble.

Everything indicated that everyone would soon return to the upper district, and the matter here would be considered closed.

"Looks like we can get out now..."

As the golden light emanating from Richelieu gradually dissipated, the imposing aura she had exuded also gradually subsided.

The cardinal of the Iris Theocracy, whom everyone knows, seems to have returned.

...

After another dizzying spell, when everyone came to their senses, they found themselves in the Judgment Fortress in the upper district.

"So, there's a fifth building in this sanctuary..."

Looking around thoughtfully, Yuanchou secretly memorized everything that had happened here.

Although the Iris Kingdom has now split, what it left behind still demonstrates its strength as a powerful faction.

"Alright, now, as long as we shut down all the production lines in the four sanctuaries, no more new knights will appear in the lower levels, right?"

Perhaps it's because the concept from earlier is still attached to Richelieu.

Although her tone was gentle, one could still feel a sense of pressure while talking to her.

"...That's right. Although the corresponding operations can be completed here, for safety's sake, I suggest that you go to each sanctuary in person."

"Hmm...you're right."

Just as Iris was about to finish up, the grudge seemed to have been remembered and he quickly stepped forward.

"Since you've finished your business, Archbishop, we won't bother you any longer."

"I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future."

With that, the grudge was about to leave with the Royal Fleet.

However, Richelieu reached out and grabbed her.

"No need to rush. As our 'ally,' the Royal Family can still show you such a small secret."

"Furthermore, I also intend to close this sanctuary completely."

He glanced at Richelieu with a complicated expression, unable to understand what the cardinal was trying to do.

However you look at it, the Royal Navy ships on site are significantly weaker than those of the Iris.

Thus, even those with grudges had no choice but to nod in agreement.

...

When the group arrived at the Noir sanctuary, the scene before them made their eyelids twitch in horror.

The once pitch-black wall now has a huge gaping hole in it.

Seawater rushed into the sanctuary through the opening.

Fortunately, the church still has the necessary facilities; otherwise, if everyone wanted to go in and complete the closure, they would probably have to find a way to drain the water first.

"Ms. Wuqiu, do you have anything to say about this place?"

Richelieu, as if he had discovered something interesting, came to his grudge's side and spoke softly to her.

"Hmm...I don't know..."

"Okay, I know, this is indeed what we did..."

Under Richelieu's watchful eye, the lie that had slipped out in his grievance had to be swallowed back.

After all, this place is really too remote.

It's so remote that you can't even find someone to take the blame for it.

"Hmm...Terrible, you go and finish what you need to do first."

Richelieu watched with great interest her grudge and the Royal Navy crew behind her.

"Your actions... I'm afraid this is not a very good situation for me to handle..."

Looking at Richelieu's smiling face, Yuanchou thought to himself, "This is bad."

"You should know that although this place has been abandoned for some time, it is still an important secret area of ​​our Iris."

"Ladies of Vengeance, you disobeyed my warnings and entered the sanctuary without permission. I can pretend I didn't see it."

"However, even I cannot absolve you of this level of damage."

"I understand."

Now that things have come to this, he knows he can't get over this hurdle.

"We, the Royal Family, will fully compensate for any damages caused on our side."

"That's not all, Miss Vengeance."

As he spoke, Richelieu's face revealed a triumphant smile.

"For some reason, even on our side, some technologies have been lost."

"Therefore, repairing it probably requires more than just having enough resources."

"Archbishop, what exactly do you want?"

"Ahem~ Because of some of your less-than-friendly actions, I would like to trouble the royal family to come with me?"

"You mean... you want us to go... Hey, even if we are, don't go too far! He's just a former bishop of the Iris Theocracy!"

Upon hearing this, the hero roughly understood that Richelieu intended to capture him and his group and take them to Donghuang.

"Archbishop, isn't what you're doing a bit too much..."

The grudge stopped the hero, because if she continued, the Cardinal's daughter might suddenly attack.

"Hmm? This is already the bare minimum. You should understand, Ms. Vengeance."

"What you did on Kerguelen Island, even back then, was enough to cause a conflict between the two factions."

"but!"

The heroes wanted to say something more, but were once again stopped by their grudges.

"I understand, but before that, please allow us to send the accompanying mass-produced fleet away."

"None of them ever set foot on Kerguelen Island."

"That's no problem. Jean Bart, how about you accompany the woman with the grudge?"

"Ah~ I'd be more than happy to."

Watching the enemies and their companions, accompanied by Jean Bart, walk toward the edge of the island, Joan of Arc approached Richelieu.

"Cardinal, if we do this, won't the Commander and His Majesty the Emperor cause another uproar?"

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"Alright, even so, given the Royal Navy's shipping speed, by the time they arrive in Donghuang, the Sardinian Empire won't be able to catch up, right?"

"Hmm? I contacted Miss Haitian right after I came out of the lower area~"

"I reckon she'll arrive soon!"

Joan of Arc's eyes widened in surprise. It turned out that her bishop's daughter had been planning this all along?

The claim that the church was damaged is probably more than just an excuse.

...

Ultimately, the entire Royal Navy fleet boarded the Eternal of the Sea and Sky.

As for how Queen Elizabeth will react after learning all this, that's another story.

But is this matter truly over?

I'm afraid not at all.

Inside the Sanctuary Noir, the device brought by the grudges is still connected to the Sanctuary's energy pipeline due to negligence on both sides.

Although the sanctuary has been closed and therefore cannot receive further energy.

But that should be enough for it to run for a while.

Meanwhile, incomprehensible murmurs were being broadcast outwards through this device.

Chapter 554: The number of people in the port area has increased again, congratulations!

During Richelieu's few days on Kerguelen Island, Robo had already returned to the Eastern Empire from the Sakura Empire.

After all, as a faction, if you don't bring something real to participate in such a world expo, you'll probably be laughed at.

After receiving instructions from Rob, St. Louis had already been making preparations here.

After all, if they achieve good results at the Sardinian Expo, it can really open up sales channels.

Although Rob had some reservations about it.

After all, why should someone from the navy need to concern himself with these things?!

"Master, Miss Richelieu has arrived at the port."

"Look..."

Belfast then came over and told Roberto Cervius that he had returned.

"Huh? She's back. Then let her come find me herself. Can't you see I'm too busy to handle this?"

It wasn't that Luo had neglected Richelieu; he was simply too busy.

"No, Master, the situation might be a little complicated, so..."

Belfast hesitated, as if there was something she couldn't bring herself to say.

"The situation is a bit complicated? Never mind, I'll go over there myself. You can handle things here for me."