Chapter 1574: Repercussions

"The Lord's love for man is equal; the Catholic Church will not treat you better just because you donate more money to them."

"You have donated so much grain, you have donated everything for the Holy Cross Army, but what have you gained?"

Teresa's words were deafening; as the crowd listened to such words, their eyes were filled with astonishment.

Yes, what had they gained?

It seemed they had gained nothing at all.

Cracks appeared in their hearts, and they began to waver.

Austria looked at these refugees, tears in the corners of his eyes, his voice trembling as he said: "The purpose of the Holy Cross Army coming here was never to save us; those French only wanted our money, our everything, to achieve their filthy goals."

"The Holy War has always been a pretext!"

Hearing these words, some of the refugees began to voice their doubts.

"Protestantism is a heresy; they are the beginning of the disaster!"

Teresa looked at the refugees who voiced their doubts; in their understanding, this was indeed the case, as for so many years, Catholicism had always demonized Protestantism as the devil.

Satan from Hell.

Teresa said solemnly: "You are followers of Catholicism, but how much do you know about the history of Catholicism?"

"A long time ago, Catholicism and Protestantism were both branches of Christianity; they were called devils simply because they had different understandings of the Bible."

"Now, Catholicism has turned itself into a devil that brings famine and plague, so shouldn't they be even more of a devil?"

"Look at the people around you; aren't they all refugees because of Catholicism?"

Hearing these remarks, the crowd fell into a state of panic.

Teresa slowly walked off the stage, went into the crowd of refugees, and looked carefully at everyone present; their faces were filled with pain.

Teresa questioned in a deep voice: "Was it Protestantism that made you lose your land and grain? Was it Protestantism that forced you to become refugees?"

"Protestants have never attacked Austria; the Pope says Protestantism is the devil, but what evidence has he given?"

"On the contrary, it was only after the Holy Cross Army, organized by Catholicism, arrived in Prague that the disaster began."

The crowd reflected, and it was indeed so.

Everything had been fine until the Holy Cross Army arrived in Prague, and their lives had become increasingly miserable under the wave after wave of grain requisitions by the Catholic Church.

Some people did not donate voluntarily; donating to the religion was supposed to be a voluntary act.

But those who did not donate were boycotted by others.

Thinking of this, the refugees suddenly realized something; they looked at Teresa in unison, their eyes filled with a desire to know more.

Teresa looked at their gazes, and her heart gradually became excited; her speech had taken effect.

The speech lasted for more than two hours, and by the end, Teresa's voice was hoarse.

Finally, amidst the high spirits of the refugees, Teresa left to a burst of cheers.

This speech caused a small-scale sensation among the nearby refugees.

Every day, Teresa would give a speech of over two hours in this place.

More and more people came to listen to her speeches, eventually alarming the Holy Cross Army and the Holy See in the main city.

Douglas and the Bishop ordered the hunt for this heretic who was inciting the masses.

At the Holy See, they painted Liu Zheng and Teresa as devils who bewitched people's hearts.

They mobilized a large number of people to hunt for and find these two.

Regarding this, Liu Zheng and Teresa did not encounter any accidents under the protection of the masses.

And just at this time, Liangduo and his two companions arrived at the Holy See.

Looking at the Holy See, which shimmered with holy radiance, Liangduo's heart was not at peace; having once been a devout believer, he now looked at the Catholic Holy See without the slightest bit of piety.

He

had already witnessed how the Lord had created Hell on earth.

Liangduo walked forward, and the Holy Cross Army blocked his path.

Their expressions as they looked at Liangduo were full of disdain; three refugees dared to come and defile the sacred Holy See.

Liangduo frowned, looked at the Holy Cross Army blocking them, and said coldly: "The Holy See should not prevent believers from entering."

"Yes, the Holy See indeed does not prevent believers from entering, but this is a special period."

Just at this moment, a Horse Carriage stopped at the entrance of the Holy See.

A man exuding an air of nobility stepped down from the carriage and strolled toward the Holy See; not a single person among the Holy Cross Army spoke up to stop him.

Seeing this scene, Liangduo's brow furrowed even tighter.

"I cannot enter, why can he?"

The Holy Cross Army guard said disdainfully: "That is Viscount Gelai, of noble status, a very devout believer of the Holy See; your status is not the same as his."

Liangduo's expression immediately turned cold.

He did not expect the Holy See to engage in this sort of thing as well.

Beside him, Daniel could not help but shout: "Do you know who you are blocking!"

"Who it is, we don't know and don't need to know," the two guards laughed.

Hearing this, Daniel's face turned angry, and he was about to rush up to argue with them.

But he was stopped by Liangduo, who threw a badge that could prove his identity from his pocket.

The guard looked at the badge thrown over, grabbed it in his hand, looked at these three refugees with contempt, and then looked at the badge in his hand, which was shimmering with a faint golden light.

He very naturally tucked the badge into his pocket and said nonchalantly: "Hurry up and leave, don't dirty the Holy See!"

Daniel saw this scene, his anger burning: "You!"

Liangduo stopped him once again; he stared at the two guards with eyes like knives and reached out his hand to demand: "Return my badge."

The two guards were stunned, pretending they knew nothing, and said, "What badge?"

"Who are you trying to frame here!"

"Fine, we told you to leave, you wouldn't leave, and now you dare to frame us for embezzling your badge; our Holy Cross Army would never stoop to such things."

The two guards used their spear shafts to drive the three of them away.

Daniel originally came from a Knight Noble background, so his temper was even greater; he immediately rushed forward, and his powerful strength caused even these two Crusaders to stumble back several steps.

But this action of Daniel's immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the two Crusaders.

They looked at Daniel with icy eyes, pointed their spear tips at Daniel, and said coldly, "You are courting death, then I shall grant your wish!"

Daniel was completely unafraid; although he had no weapon in his hand, the spirit of a Knight did not allow him to retreat.

"You are going too far!"

"Daniel, don't be impulsive," Liangduo shouted.

He looked at the two guards and said in a deep voice, "Take the badge, we're leaving!"

The guard snorted coldly, "What badge? You still dare to frame us? I'll show you now!"

Just at this moment, a Priest in white clothes and a white robe walked out from the entrance of the Holy See and stopped this fight.