What's wrong with building a steel torrent in a dungeon?

With the end of the war, Fran was finally able to return to Bieson Harbor by ship. As soon as she entered the harbor, she saw Christina waiting for her.

As soon as she saw Fran getting off the boat, Christina immediately hugged her, and Fran also rubbed Christina's towering chest affectionately.

This beautiful scene was naturally seen by a large number of people in the port of Biesund, and everyone was talking about it for a while.

If it were in the past, the Saint of the Shinra Church and the Lord of Orila City hugged each other, it would cause an uproar! If you come into contact with monsters, you may be accused of adultery and put on the grill. After Christina did this, the Saint's position will definitely be lost, and even the entire Shinra Church will be in turmoil for a long time. But now it's different.

With the growing power of Orila City in recent years and its widespread support among the people, the Shinra Church has long been in name only and cannot even stir up public opinion.

The people found that after praying to the Twelve Gods for so many years, their lives became worse and worse. However, after Fran came, she brought them earth-shaking new changes, so the grassroots people gradually lost faith in the Twelve Gods.

Are you kidding me? I don't even have time to work and earn money! Who has time to go to church and pray?

Christina also followed public opinion and said that true piety does not care about form. There is no need to go to church to pray, nor to donate a fraction of your income! As long as you are kind-hearted and a generous person, the Twelve Pillars of God will naturally bless you.

Just like that, the Shinra religion that had been entrenched in the Rolls for thousands of years, that had fought with the nobles for thousands of years and had been restrained and suppressed by various political decrees, was now easily resolved by Fran and Christina.

Christina's reforms cut off the clergy's financial resources, so they naturally opposed it. But with their strength, they dared not challenge Christina, who had Fran's support, so they had to agree to these reform measures.

Of course, Fran would not kill them all. She first said that the Shinra Church would only be allowed to preach and trade in religious places such as churches, and would not be allowed to collect money. In return, the daily maintenance expenses of the church and the living wages of the clergy would be borne by the city of Orila, and every clergyman would have to undergo an assessment and obtain a certificate before they could take up their posts.

From now on, the income details of the Shinra Church must be made public and transparent.

Doing so is equivalent to the Shinra Church handing over their lives and property to the city of Aurora, while the city of Aurora maintains the daily operation of the Shinra Church. In a sense, it is a win-win situation. After all, if the Shinra Church does not cooperate, they will follow the footsteps of their old rivals, the noble forces.

I believe everyone has seen how miserable the traditional nobles of the Holy Roll Empire are now.

These clergymen also have formal establishments. As long as they don't do anything out of line, they can at least live a peaceful life in their next life without having to worry about being killed by political enemies or nobles.

The Golden Dome Cathedral at night.

After the battle, Fran leaned lazily on Christina and asked, "Sister, what you are doing is equivalent to revealing your identity to me. Isn't there any objection from within the Shinra Church? They are very old-fashioned."

"They are indeed very old-fashioned." Christina said, "But even the most old-fashioned people have to eat! Before your policy came out, most clergymen couldn't even get enough to eat! If this continues, the Shinra Church may be destroyed. It's because the twelve pillars of gods we believe in have never responded to us."

"This is strange!" Fran said, "Other gods have been performing miracles frequently in recent years, but the Twelve Pillar Gods have remained silent. There are twelve of them, and it doesn't matter who they are. Even if they just flash a little, it will be a huge boost for the believers. Don't they want to believe anymore? Or were they really all killed as Arthas said?"

"I don't know about that." Christina said helplessly, "But no matter what, everything is developing in the direction you and I hope for. These clergymen no longer have privileges, so they won't do those dirty things like before. The original cardinals of various principalities have all been dismissed, and those who remain now are truly pious people who are willing to help others."

"People like this are good people even if they don't believe in the Twelve Pillars of God." Fran said, "Of course, I also know that religion has its rationality. At least it is still rational now, so I didn't kill them all."

Christina nodded, then covered her mouth and chuckled, "But in this way, the Shinra Church will completely become a vassal of the city of Orila. All clergy are employees of the city of Orila."

"Doesn't that mean that you, sister, have become my employee?" Fran said with a wicked smile, "Then if I ask you to do something, you can't resist! Saint, you don't want to be unemployed, do you?"

Hearing this, Christina took out a notebook from the table beside her. It was filled with drawings of fighting postures and combat techniques, which immediately made Fran very happy.

"My respected Lord Fulan, which one do you want to use? Please take your pick!"

"Only children make choices. As the city lord, of course I want them all!" Fran said, and then she pushed Christina down, and the two kissed passionately!

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Chapter 255: Unreliable Messenger

Although Fran was stubborn in her words, she was actually exhausted by the third position and fell asleep leaning on Christina's soft body.

It seems that it will take a long time to finish practicing the entire book.

And according to Christina, the author of this book is still serializing new poses...

Because the update volume is not small, and they are constantly updated, the number of recommended votes increases every day, which also increases the author's update speed.

It seems that it will be difficult for Fran to finish reading all the content in this book in her lifetime.

After a few absurd days with Christina, Catherine told Fran that a special guest had come to the city of Vienna, Orilla.

"Special? How special?"

"She is wrapped very warmly all over and doesn't feel hot even in such a strong sun," said Catherine.

"It's better not to meet people of unidentified identities. Who knows if they might be assassins sent by some force." Christina immediately thought of the curse put on her by Naranissoyah.

"Normally such guests would be stopped directly, but she gave this to me."

As she spoke, Catherine handed a metal badge to Fran.

The badge had a vampire with a seductive figure, doing a seductive pose. If you didn't know, you would think it was a succubus.

There was no one else who would have engraved this greasy image on a badge as his own identity except Beelzebub.

Fran's eyes widened. "This person is actually Beelzebub's messenger. We still need to meet him! I'll leave the safety issues to my sister."

"Okay! I'll go with you."

The meeting place was set in a relatively secret reception room, and the mysterious guest was led in not long after.

"Well, dear lady, everyone in this room is familiar to me. I wonder if you can show your true face."

The man nodded, and immediately took off his cloak, headscarf, veil, and burqa.

The person who came was actually a vampire woman! And judging from the silver cross in her eyes, she was a vampire of a high rank.

"My name is Gonzalez, and I'm the messenger of His Majesty Beelzebub." Gonzalez smiled at the two of them. Fran saw this smile, and for some reason she always felt that Gonzalez's face was very familiar.

"What is our respected King Beelzebub going to do... I mean, what new instructions does he have?" Fran asked curiously.

"Mother... His Majesty asked me to bring you some information." Gonzalez said, "Maybe it can help you win the war."

"War?" Fran was stunned, then smiled and said, "That's unfortunate. The war between us and the dwarves just ended. We won, and now we don't have any war."

"A war with the dwarves?" This time it was Gonzalez's turn to be stunned: "Aren't you fighting the invading demon army? Why are you fighting the dwarves again?"

"And the invading forces of the demons? This war ended a year and a half ago!" Fran looked at the demons in front of her with some doubt. Is there anything wrong with her brain? Why are all the messengers of Beelzebub so weird?

"What, it's over? How is that possible! This is too fast." Gonzalez widened her eyes.

"Miss Gonzales, you came all the way from the demon tribe to Vienna. Didn't you ask the people along the way?" Fran asked, "If the war is not over, why didn't you see any war scenes along the way?"

"Who said I haven't seen it?" Gonzalez said, "I passed by a port before, and I could hear banging and banging sounds and all kinds of inexplicable shouting every day. It's obvious that they are attacking the city!"

Fulan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Did they treat the construction site as a battlefield?

"Didn't Miss Gonzalez go closer to take a look?" Christina asked

"Since I know it's a battlefield, how can I dare to get close! Besides, as a demon, I dare not get close to humans easily." Gonzalez said, "Otherwise, I wouldn't dress so tightly.

You'll be more eye-catching if you dress like this, Fran thought.

"Ms. Gonzalez, have you had no contact with humans along the way? What about your supply problem?"

"I originally wanted to buy it from a town, but from the northernmost tip of the Feruman Empire all the way south, including Minsk, almost every city has such a movement, even some villages and towns are like this. I had no choice but to sleep in the open and hunt for food along the way. It was not easy to get here...

"Uh..." For a moment, Fran didn't know how to explain.

"But Lord Fran is quite brave. He actually dares to live in the most prosperous area of ​​Vienna and bought such a big house." Gonzalez said, "Aren't you afraid of being caught by the Shinra Church? Their Saint Christina is a ninth-level strongman! If you are caught, you will definitely not be able to escape."

It is not necessarily difficult to escape, the key depends on where the wings are inserted.

Faced with Gonzalez's doubts and concerns, Fran was really a little amused, so she said, "Don't worry, now that Orila City and the Holy Roll Empire have reached a settlement, monsters can now appear on the streets openly, and no one will be surprised by this."

"Is it true?" Gonzalez looked at Fran suspiciously.

"Miss Gonzalez, go outside and you will know that I am telling the truth." Fran said, "I have many demons and even vampires under my command. They have worked as female workers, iron foundries, gun custodians, and even sailors! No one has doubted this."

"Uh... has Vienna become so open?" Gonzalez said in disbelief: "The demons can appear in broad daylight, won't the Shinra Church care?"

Fran scratched her head and said, "Anyway, Ms. Gonzalez needs to go to the city and learn about the latest situation, otherwise our conversation will be very difficult."

"Okay..." Gonzalez said, "Let's get back to business first. Regarding the news brought by His Majesty... I have been lurking in the Demon God Temple for a long time, and I actually found a tomb there. This tomb does not belong to the demons, but to humans. This is simply unbelievable. There is actually a human tomb enshrined in the Demon God Temple."

"The tomb you are talking about should be that of the human magician Su Hailun." Fran said directly.

"How did you know?!" Gonzalez asked in surprise, "I have been hiding for half a year and have survived many life-threatening situations before I got to know this news!"

"Artsas told me before he died." Fran said, "I caught him and got a lot of information from him."

"What! Arthas is dead!" Gonzalez's mouth became a big '0' shape in surprise.

It seems that this messenger of Beelzebub knows even less than she does. Fran is a little disappointed. Can Beelzebub's men be more reliable? At least send a few capable daughters like Vanessa instead of a bunch of noisy messengers.

Gonzalez said frustratedly: "If that's the case, then Arthas should have told you that he and that Su Hailun are a master and apprentice relationship. Not only that, Su Hailun has also become the teacher of many demons. Under the influence of Su Hailun, the Demon God Temple has completely changed. They no longer believe in the Demon God, but have turned to doing other things."

Fran nodded and said, "That's right."

"Then you should know that Su Hailun is not completely dead. Instead, she continues to live in the form of a half-human and half-body. Although she cannot truly communicate with others, she can exchange thoughts in another way."

"That's right!" Fran nodded.

However, she soon discovered that something was wrong.

Now it was Fran's turn to be shocked. She grabbed Gonzalez's shoulders and said, "What did you say? Su Hailun is not dead? And she has turned into a half-human, half-god??? What the hell is a half-human, half-god???"

"Eh? Don't you know?" Gonzalez widened her eyes and said, "Such an important thing, Arthas didn't tell you? He claims to be Su Hailun's disciple? Doesn't he know that her teacher is not really dead?"

Chapter 256: Transaction with the Demons

"What is going on?" Fran asked, "Why did Su Hailun become a half-human, half-god? And what do you mean by being unable to truly communicate with others, but being able to exchange thoughts in another way?"

"This... I can't really tell you the details." Gonzalez said, "Maybe you can go to the Demon Temple and take a look. I can't really tell you what's going on. I don't know much about the realm of God."

"God's realm? How does this involve God's realm?" Fran asked

"You also know that it was Su Hailun's teacher Merlin who killed her, right?" Gonzalez said.

"Yes." Fran nodded. Arthas told the story of the two legendary magicians.

Arthas told them that first Merlin led his disciples to kill the twelve pillars, and then somehow Su Hailun went to attack Merlin and failed and died.

But now how come Su Hailun has become a half-human, half-god existence? What exactly happened here?

Gonzalez shook her head and said, "I'm not very clear about the details."

"Then how do you know these things?"

"Someone from the Demon God Temple told me." Gonzalez said, "There is a magician in the Demon God Temple. She once secretly tried to connect with Su Hailun, but failed because of her low magic power. But she told me that Su Hailun didn't seem to be dead."

"She didn't tell anyone about this?" Fran asked.

"It seems that there is no one now, after all, even Arthas doesn't know." Gonzalez said: "The people in the Demon Temple have a reverence for Su Hailun, so they are not willing to disturb Su Hailun easily. And it seems that except for magicians, it is difficult for others to successfully connect with Su Hailun. I also tried to connect with Su Hailun, but nothing happened. I don't know anything about the rest."

"Your wizard friend is the only one who knows about this?"

"She was on duty and couldn't help but try it, and it worked. She was very flustered afterwards and only told me about it. I thought the top leaders of the Demon God Temple knew about it. It seems that things are not as I expected."

"That is to say, Arthas didn't know that Su Hailun was still alive because they had never had a spiritual connection with Su Hailun." Christina said: "Is there something special about that magician? Is his mental power particularly strong? Or is his spiritual power fluctuation different from that of ordinary people?"

"Well... her mental power is not particularly strong. She is just an ordinary magician who has learned a little bit of information that Su Hailun brought from Rainbow City. As for the fluctuation of spiritual power, that thing is different for everyone, so it's hard to say that it's different from ordinary people."

"Has no other magician tried it?" Fran asked.

"There are only a few magicians in the Demon God Temple, and most of them have reverence for Su Hailun. Of course, they won't do such a thing casually." Gonzalez said, "I thought that through Su Hailun, you might be able to find out more secrets about the necromancy, and then find a way to crack the necromancy, but now it seems that it is no longer necessary. The undead has already been cracked by you."

"But the things behind this are still very concerning." Fran frowned and said, "The realm of gods is too mysterious. It is difficult for ordinary people to get in touch with it. Even the priests know only a little about it. The various temples on the continent are like beggars, waiting for the gods to throw gifts into their bowls. Naturally, they dare not study what the gods are all about."

"Perhaps, the Demon Temple and Su Hailun can be a way for us to explore the realm of gods!" Christina said excitedly.

"But the Demon God Temple is in the heart of the Demon Realm! To get there, you need to pass through several demon kingdoms, not to mention that there are many towns and cities built by fanatics outside the Demon God Temple. It is not easy to pass through them." Gonzalez said: "Besides, you are a human being. Although you have become a fallen nun. But after all, you are not a native of the demon clan. They will definitely not let you in."

"Do I need their consent to enter the Demon God Temple?" Fran said, "As the representative of the Demon God Temple, Arthas used necromancy to cause such a great impact on us and the Feruman Empire, and we haven't settled the accounts with the Demon God Temple yet! Now is the perfect time to solve this remaining problem! So many lives lost in the war cannot be in vain."

"Lord Fran? What do you want to do? Do you want to reignite the war between the main plane and the demon world?" Gonzalez was shocked when she heard this.

"Don't worry, don't worry!" Fran said, "I'm not a warmongerer. This matter has nothing to do with the various races in the demon world. I can still distinguish right from wrong. Every grievance has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor."

"But you want to cause trouble for the Demon God Temple, the holy place of the demons, and you will definitely lead a large army into the demon world!" Gonzalez said, "Do you think the seven kingdoms of the demon world will sit idly by?"

"That depends on what I bring." Fran said, "If I bring guns and cannons, the seven kingdoms will definitely fight me to the death. But what if it is all kinds of high-quality and low-priced supplies? Food, iron, cotton, well-trained pink slimes...

"If that's the case..." Gonzalez said, "I can't say for sure, but Her Majesty Beelzebub should welcome it. There has been a severe famine in the Ash Kingdom recently, and she has pawned a lot of her jewelry for this."

Fran smiled and said, "No one will refuse cheap food. Miss Gonzales, I am willing to take the lead in trading with the Kingdom of Ashes to bridge the long-standing conflict between the Demon Realm and the main plane. I wonder if you, as an envoy, can tell His Majesty this news!"

"This... This is obviously beyond Gonzalez's job. After all, she was only ordered to tell Fran the news of the Demon Temple. She didn't expect to be given a bigger mission.

Fran saw the hesitation on Gonzales's face, so she said, "Don't worry, you are just a messenger delivering a message. The details will depend on His Majesty Beelzebub's wishes."

After hearing this, Gonzalez nodded and said, "If that's the case, don't worry, I will definitely convey the city lord's words."

"Wait a minute." Fran said, "I think His Majesty Beelzebub will definitely have related concerns. But please tell His Majesty that I am still a vassal of the Kingdom of Ashes in name, so I will naturally think of Your Majesty first when there are benefits! But if Your Majesty is unwilling, then I will have to negotiate with other demon kings."

Ah!

Everyone in the demon world knows your name, Fulan. When you said that you were the first person I thought of because there was a great benefit, everyone knew that you were about to start lying.