The villain's way to tame the protagonist

Lulis breathed a sigh of relief. This was also part of the reason why they were so nervous and conflicted.

For such an important matter, they, as well as all the shelters established by the church in the entire north, need to wait for the decision of the bishops; they cannot act on their own.

But at this juncture there is no extra time. The priests are naturally worried and anxious as they cannot wait for a response from their superiors and do not know what to do.

After the meeting just now, they immediately reported the current situation and their speculations to the church's upper echelons. They did not expect to receive news so soon. It was probably consistent with what Padra had already reported.

Now that they know the current problems and hidden dangers, what decision will the bishops make?

Lulis prayed secretly. From his perspective... he hoped that the bishops would agree to this cooperation with Xitana.

Suspicion of Sitana remained only suspicion, but Anser's reputation was real.

“Don’t cooperate.”

But Mura said something that shocked most people.

"The bishops believe that our thinking... is correct. We cannot easily hand over the civilians to Lancemalos."

"This……"

Lulis asked incredulously, "Why? Do the bishops also believe that Reims and the Regent have bad intentions?"

Mura shook his head with difficulty: "The bishop did not explain the reason. He only told me to stick to my own ideas."

The old priest had to maintain the Veil of Mercy while communicating with the bishop through the vast and violent ether through divine magic. It was obvious that the burden was too heavy for him.

"Please take a rest, Father Mura." Lulis hurried forward to assist the three nuns in treating Mura. "Don't push yourself too hard."

Mura is the only fourth-level transcendent left in the entire shelter. If he falls, the large-scale divine spell that protects 20,000 people in the wind and snow will collapse in an instant.

Xitana's threat, the church's orders, Mura's condition...it seemed as if something invisible was driving all of this, forcing them to make that only choice.

"It looks like we don't have time for Hercules to think."

Rogge looked at Lulis who lowered his head expressionlessly:

"He has to be a hero."

*

Another day had passed since Hitana's arrival, and Miss Wolf naturally showed her impatient nature, rushing to the church and starting to attack early in the morning.

"You bishops haven't made up your mind yet? Do you really want to wait until everyone dies before you react?"

Her reaction was obviously reasonable, and in the eyes of the people in the church, it was also reasonable for Xitana to give an ultimatum the next day after making the threat yesterday.

The priests who have made the decision have naturally made corresponding preparations.

"No, Bishop Mu has already responded to us. We are of course happy to receive your and His Royal Highness the Regent's help."

Lulis responded respectfully, "We will also try our best to help you with the information you need about the out-of-control monster."

Xitana's expression finally eased up a lot: "Why didn't you just say it earlier? Why are you wasting so much time?"

She clenched her fists and raised her chin slightly. "My sister will be responsible for ensuring the discipline and order of the support troops. I will do my best to eliminate all the etheric monsters that may pose a threat based on the information I and you provide, and ensure that no one will be injured during the evacuation. Is this okay?"

It sounds simple enough, but the total number of civilians in the church's shelters, big and small, is at least six figures, and they are scattered across various areas in the north. It is easy to imagine how difficult it is to implement in practice.

On the one hand, Lulis felt that there was really no reason to doubt Xitana and Anser, but on the other hand, he couldn't deny what Rogge said - never expect the nobles to do their best to rescue civilians.

Lulis couldn't help but think of Xitana's "glorious deeds" in the Red Frost Territory. In order to ensure that all the people in the Red Frost Territory, regardless of gender, age, rich or poor, could survive the severe cold wave, she cleverly asked the Marquis of Stone, who was in charge of the Red Frost Territory at the time, to order all the nobles to distribute coal to every household.

As for the result... Chi Shuang City, the core of Chi Shuang Territory, has turned into a living hell, not to mention other places.

This time, she wanted every civilian protected by the church to be able to evacuate the North safely. This was very similar to her previous absurd behavior, and even worse.

As expected... I can't leave everything to her.

The news from the bishops indirectly confirmed something very important.

That is, they can be 100% sure that Hercules is indeed the righteous man in the legend, and that he has the qualifications and ability to be a hero. Otherwise, the bishops would never have acquiesced in the existence of a man who could be saved by the saint without having to cleanse his sins.

"If that's your arrangement, we naturally have no objection. But could you please tell me...how long will it take for the support from the Empire to arrive?"

"Uh……"

Looking at the always respectful Lulis, Xitana fell into an awkward silence.

Because Marina didn't tell her about this!

For the time being, Hitana doesn’t want to recall the exchanges and communications after she found Marina. Marina only said, “Leave it to me,” and there was nothing else.

As for how Marina is doing now and to what extent she has achieved it...who knows?

Miss Wolf's eyes wandered: "It should be... soon. I will ask her and let you know when there is a result."

Anyway, Marina can appear in Ansel's shadow at any time, so she just needs to find time to ask Ansel.

Lulis remained calm: "That is to say, it still takes some time, right?"

"That's for sure."

In fact, Shitana didn't have any expectations for the nobles. She felt that no matter how much she overestimated Marina's efficiency, according to the nobles' style of doing things, it would take at least a week before they would take any action. It was still too early now.

So she answered Lulis like this, giving the priest great hope.

Very good... As expected, there is still a certain time difference. Although it may only be a few days, if the person is a righteous person recognized by both the Saint and the Bishop, then maybe...

"Is there anything else you need, Lord Lance?"

Lulis didn't even raise his head when facing Xitana from beginning to end: "If you have nothing else to do, please allow me to go to work."

He and Rogue must immediately start arranging a plan to strengthen Hercules. This hero must have the power to leave Hitana speechless in the shortest possible time... Although it sounds incredible, it is better to take one step at a time than to surrender directly.

"The supplies in the shelter are almost exhausted. We need to organize a group of people to go to the territory under the rule of the Grand Duke of Gray Tower to purchase supplies, so we will not have time to answer your questions right now."

Putting Mr. Hercules in the purchasing team and causing conflicts with Gray Tower's men has become a routine. I hope that this purchasing turmoil will give Mr. Hercules some——

"Ah, you're out of supplies?"

"...Yes, it's almost reached the bottom."

Lulis looked at Xitana who tilted her head, and a very bad premonition gradually arose in his heart.

"You should have said it earlier. I thought you could support so many people and there would be no problem with the supply of materials."

Miss Wolf waved her hand, and more than a dozen storage items were thrown onto the table.

"This one contains ether crystals, this one contains vegetables, this one contains meat, this one contains flour, this one contains rice... oh, and this one is full of milk, but it doesn't seem to be enough for so many people."

Xitana put one hand on her waist and said nonchalantly, "Take it and store it first, then return these storage items to me. If they are not enough, I will go back and get more."

Lulis stared at the storage items piled up in a small ball on the table, stunned.

Saint, Bishop, God...

Lord Lance, His Royal Highness the Regent, are they really... untrustworthy enemies?

Chapter 127: Proof

The material purchasing team finally set off, but the reason for their departure was no longer as admirable as before, and even sounded a little funny.

“Even with your help, we still hope to make more contributions to the shelter on our own.”

Lulis would probably never forget for a long time the look in Xitana's eyes when she looked at him as if he were a fool when she heard these words.

There is no shortage of supplies, but they still have to take the risk and waste manpower to find things to do for themselves. It is indeed quite puzzling, but Lulis and the others have no choice.

If this continues, he feels that the new believers who were absorbed into the church during this period will be shaken. He will provide manpower and resources without any nonsense. For ordinary people, such a leader...even if they will never meet him in their lifetime, it is worth following to the death.

Lulis also realized that the current Xitana Lancemalos was completely different from the stupid girl in the Red Frost Territory. It was not because of the earth-shaking transformation in strength, but because she had Hydra's unconditional support.

Not to mention supplying food for 20,000 people, even if two zeros were added to the end, Hitana could still take it out without batting an eyelid.

This kind of aid regardless of cost made Lulis doubt whether the bishops' decision was correct. Even so, he had no choice.

The saint is God's representative on earth, and the bishops are preachers who convey the gospel. Disobeying the bishop's decision is tantamount to denying God's decree. No believer dares to commit such a serious sin.

Fortunately, no matter how inexplicable their decision was, it did not affect Hitana, so Miss Wolf just thought that they were not normal and did not stop them from going out to purchase supplies.

However, the atmosphere of the entire purchasing team is somewhat... not so good.

The power of divine magic connected from beginning to end, forming a complete cycle, protecting the advancing procurement team in this vast blizzard.

The destined hero, now an ordinary person, Mr. Hercules was being protected in the center of the team. It can be seen that he was very reluctant to come here with his brows furrowed.

To say that this is also acting...not necessarily, because Anser was indeed quite reluctant. After all, he still wanted to stay with Sitana for a while longer.

"Father Lulis." Anser's voice broke the long silence, "Will this shopping trip be dangerous?"

The special shelter constructed by divine magic seemed to form an independent safe space. Not only the wind and snow, but even the whistling noise were isolated outside. The thick snow under the feet would automatically clear away. Even so, it was somewhat funny that as a transcendent being, he was still using such a simple way of moving.

"The supplies of the entire Northland...are almost monopolized by the Skyfrost Tower."

Lulis sighed: "Mr. Hercules, under the ravages of this blizzard...how can we still obtain daily necessities in a normal way?"

"I wonder if you've heard about the Little Pelican City in the South."

"Little Pelican City... Oh, I remember that some kind of soil improvement agent appeared during that period, and it caused a big stir, right?"

Ansher remained calm and pretended to have just heard something. After all, he was Hercules now. What did what happened in Little Pelican City have to do with him?

"Yes, it was even called the 'Land of Miracles' at the time, but there was no news about it afterwards for unknown reasons. However, this incident gave inspiration to the Skyfrost Tower."

What happened in Little Pelican City actually made many supernatural organizations notice the devastating crushing effect of supernatural powers in other fields - or in other words, they actually knew it a long time ago, but never thought of using this power that transcends the mundane to affect the mundane world itself.

Later, many forces tried to replicate the potion, but the effect was much worse than that produced by the Tower of Babel. In addition, it only worked on mortals, and no one dared to monopolize it under Hydra's nose, so this thing seemed meaningless.

But for the North, which has declared "independence" and fallen into an icy hell, it is a different story.

"The Skyfrost Tower is the second largest academy for extraordinary people after the Ether Academy. The extraordinary people under the Grand Duke of the Gray Tower naturally cover a very wide range of fields. With the inspiration from the Little Pelican City, when farming and animal husbandry were almost completely cut off, they used their extraordinary powers to enable large quantities of supplies to be produced, becoming the only logistical guarantee for this war."

Lulis looked bitter and melancholy: "But, this is prepared for war. We are not participants in this war. They have no obligation to provide us with supplies."

"Even if the people you are protecting are from the North, they were originally their people?"

“Even though they were originally their people.”

Hercules stopped talking, his expression was stern and mixed with anger, the young man's resentment and integrity were so distinct.

Lulis noticed Anser's gaze and looked back at him, admonishing him: "Please don't be swayed by emotions, Mr. Hercules. After all... after all, this purchase is no longer necessary."

Lulis wanted to slap himself in the face for using such words to comfort an ordinary person who was forcibly pulled onto the chariot, as if they were simply tormenting Hercules.

[Pastor Lulis is such a good man]

Ansher twitched his lips, looking helpless, and said this in his heart to the Saint Lady who was always by his side.

[Most priests are kind] Xin's response was very calm.

[What kind of assessment is required to become a priest? 】

【I have no idea】

The excellent answer given by Ms. Xin was obviously a bit unbelievable.

It is a bit puzzling that the saint of the church doesn't even know the standards for assessing priests.

Xin's unfamiliarity and distance from the church have been demonstrated many times in Donggang. She does not know much about the church's history and secrets, and does not have a strong recognition and sense of belonging to the church itself. She only regards it as a tool to spread God's glory. She even bluntly stated that the church has become increasingly corrupt and that there are ungodly bishops among them.

Ming Fuluo felt very strange about this, but she didn't have time to figure out the reason.

However, Mr. Devil didn't seem curious and chuckled and skipped the topic.

[Don’t you think, Miss Xin, that Priest Lulis was forced to make such a choice, and he was helpless?]

Xin floated behind Anser and looked down at his profile:

[Mr. Devil, do you mean to repeatedly involve the Hercules you play in difficulties that he should not face? ]

[Of course, no one with a conscience would do such a thing. How much psychological torture would a pious and kind person like Priest Lulis have to endure to make such a decision?]

The devil's evil whispers echoed in Xin's mind:

[Do you think he is doing the right thing, Ms. Xin? ]

【…】

Xin did not answer, and Anser seemed quite satisfied with her silence and did not continue speaking.

I see… Is this your point of entry, Mr. Devil?

Ke Xin's silence did not mean that she had nothing to say. On the contrary, her increasingly sensitive mind caught a hint of something crucial.

The smell of bewitching.