Chapter 326: Need the Help of the Light Church!

"My Lord Brandon, perhaps Swan Lake is also unsuitable. How about this: I will take you to Wheat Fragrance Town, which originally belonged to Baron Kane!"

"It is farther from the Death Mountains, so monsters certainly won't appear there again. Moreover, it is quite close to the Kingdom Highway; even without sea transport, the highway makes travel convenient!"

Gervas was clearly persistent regarding the construction of the Light Temple.

He immediately offered a new proposal.

Brandon had nothing to say.

Furthermore, he had originally believed that Storm Domain was one of the most suitable sites for temple construction.

First, Storm Domain was the only Viscount Domain on the southeastern border.

Second, Storm Domain had the largest population on the southeastern border, and many refugees came there to trade!

"Agreed, but My Lord Gervas, may we rest for a while? The recent flight was truly exhausting." Brandon felt mentally drained and wanted to catch his breath first.

"No problem, My Lord Brandon!"

Gervas immediately beamed with joy, then promptly summoned the servants following the caravan to bring fresh water and a Mao Jin.

"Viscount Gervas!"

At that moment, Mil found Gervas again and subtly signaled him with his eyes.

After signaling, Mil walked toward a small stream not far away.

Seeing this, Gervas immediately said, "My Lord Brandon, I am going to the restroom over there; excuse me for a moment!"

Brandon naturally had no objection, and Gervas then went to the stream to meet Mil.

Watching Gervas's departing figure, Magistrate Ma Xieer pondered thoughtfully.

He had taken in every detail of Gervas and Mil's actions just now.

Because he had been secretly observing Gervas from start to finish; this Viscount gave him a feeling that was simply too unique.

And after Mil finished, Gervas used the excuse of going to the restroom again.

This made Ma Xieer recall that when they first arrived at the castle, Gervas and that Mil had already performed the same maneuver once.

These two must have something wrong with them!

Ma Xieer immediately beckoned his personal servant and whispered a few instructions in his ear.

After speaking, he loudly said, "Go on, go to the river and polish my boots clean!"

"Mil, what's wrong?" Arriving at the stream and using the trees for cover, Gervas spoke directly.

Mil's eyes were complex. "Gervas, did you not research the Light Church before?"

Gervas blinked. "The Light Church? Of course I researched them!"

"The Light Church rose by specializing in exterminating dark creatures; it is rumored that bloodthirsty dark creatures retreat three steps upon seeing the Light Church's priests."

"More importantly, the Light Church possesses powerful Light Knights, which no other church can compare to!"

Hearing this, Mil immediately felt that Gervas might truly not know the threat posed by the Light Church.

"Gervas, what you said would be sufficient for an ordinary commoner, or even a noble of honor!"

"But for a Lord, it is not enough!"

"How so?" Gervas looked puzzled.

Mil looked around, confirmed no one was nearby, and whispered, "Because the Light Church is the divine church that poses the greatest threat to our noble rule!"

"If it were not for dark creatures, and if the Light Church had not later gained powerful strength, the Kingdom would never have allowed them to build temples within its borders!"

"This..." Gervas seemed to be hearing this for the first time and found it hard to believe.

"Gervas, let me tell you, the reason for this is that the church most enjoys manipulating commoners and serfs in normal times..."

Immediately, Mil informed Gervas of how the church usually spreads its faith.

Like most missionaries, they initially offer free aid to serfs and commoners.

For example, distributing food regularly, or helping treat illnesses regularly.

In short, their main approach is treating every poor serf with a heart of benevolence.

The effect brought about by this is imaginable.

Serfs who had never been treated kindly, and who often suffered exploitation by their Lord, were immediately captured in their devout hearts by the Light Church.

At this point, they would begin to truly sow the seeds of faith.

As the faith spread wider and wider, sweeping across the entire noble domain.

By that time, the nobles would realize the severity of the problem but be unable to cope.

Because the serfs deeply involved would already be united and no longer fear the nobles.

Even if the nobles used bloody suppression, it would only force the serfs of the entire domain into an uprising.

At this time, the church would even step forward and stand on the side of the believers.

Accusing the nobles of cruelty, while mobilizing Light Knights to deter them, and demanding the nobles stop their evil bloody suppression.

At this point, the nobles have only two choices: either stand firm to the end, only to have the church secretly arrange personnel to disperse the guard unit.

Then the noble himself is killed by the uprising serfs and hung on the castle walls.

Or choose to let the matter rest; the serfs return to farming, and the Lord remains the Lord.

Only, the Lord can only collect taxes from now on, watching helplessly as the serfs run to the Light Temple every day.

As for exploiting them again, if you do not fear the serfs uprising again, you can try.

As for whether the King will intervene, if it is the former, the King will certainly take a stance.

By then, the church will hand over a few ringleaders who acted, sentence them to hanging, and that will settle the matter.

After all, the church's tens of thousands of Light Knights are not just for show.

Moreover, the Kingdom still needs to rely on the Light Church to purge the dark creatures that appear from time to time.

"So it is like this!" Gervas heard this, and his brows also furrowed.

"Gervas, now you know how terrifying the Church of Light is, right?"

"So, you had better not let the Church of Light build a temple on your territory! In a moment, just find a poorer area for them, preferably one that will allow that Deacon Brandon to deny the choice of building the temple in Storm Territory!"

"Plus, with those two accidents before, I think the possibility of success is very high!" Knight Mi Gen suggested, speaking up.

Gervas was deeply moved. "Mi Gen, thank you for your concern!"

"Gervas, no need to thank us. We signed the Gongshoutong Alliance before, so we certainly cannot stand by and watch Storm Territory come to harm."

Hearing this, Gervas opened his mouth but said nothing.

"What is it, Gervas? Is there anything else you want to say?"

"Mi Gen, it is like this! I appreciate your good intentions! But I... I still hope the temple is built in my Storm Territory."

"This... why? Gervas, you already know the dangers of the Church of Light..." Mi Gen froze on the spot.

Gervas looked around, confirmed no one was present, and said solemnly, "Mi Gen, because my territory is simply too dangerous; I want the Church of Light's Light Knights to help me fend off the dangers!"

"You just saw the merfolk and the demonic beasts, right? To be honest, I deceived you before; those merfolk and demonic beasts were not appearing for the first time!"

"Actually, they have appeared many times before!"

"Sigh, in the past, I thought the title 'Death Land of Storm Territory' was just a prejudice of cowardly nobles against Storm Territory!"

"The three baron lords who perished here before were just a coincidence!"

"And I, Gervas, have always had good luck; I certainly would not suffer the misfortune they did!"

"But... but Mi Gen... I overestimated myself and underestimated the dangers of Storm Territory!"

"Before, the luck was better; the number of merfolk was not large, and the levels of the demonic beasts were relatively low!"

"But who knows if there will be more in the future, or if the demonic beasts will become stronger?"

"So, I really need the help of the Church of Light to let them help me fend off attacks from demonic beasts and other races!"