Sitting in the chief's room of the headquarters of the Knights, Todd once again looked at the sacred documents sent by the church. The essays spilt six pages of paper, affirming Todd's achievements, praising the performance of the Twilight Knights in the Battle of the North Stone, and implicitly urging the secularization of the Knights.

When Todd got this essay two weeks ago, he couldn't figure out why the church urged the Knights of Twisie to secularize so urgently.

According to the truth, the attitude of the Knights of Muxi towards alien species and the use of gunpowder and other prohibited weapons should anger the church. Why did they receive such an official document from the Holy Ministry?

Todd also held a high-level meeting of the Knights to discuss the attitude of the church and the content of the documents, but to his disappointment, the high-ranking members of the Knights of the Twisty Order, Rachel is good at strategy, Cumberland Proficient in tactics, Kendy is obsessed with technology. Some of the others are combat experts and some are masters of internal affairs, but politicians who have an overall view and can insight into the power situation and strategic layout are hard to find.

Naturally, no one can give a reasonable answer to the deep meaning behind this document.

Since I can't figure out the clue, I just take a step and look at it one step at a time. The senior leaders of the Knights of Muxi reached an agreement that secularization is imperative. The establishment of a country with an independent political system can not only digest the occupied territories, but also get rid of the shadow of the church, and gradually gain autonomy and independence.

Soon, Muxi Town began to plan intensively for the establishment of the kingdom.

The process of the ceremony, the preparation of the celebration, and the arrangement of the personnel are not a problem, but there is one link that makes everyone guilty. When the king was crowned, he should be blessed and crowned by archbishop-level clergy, but as the centralizer of the church and state, Todd, in addition to the identity of the king, was also recognized as a holy son. Where can I find a suitable priesthood? Personnel, come to perform this "sovereign power conferred" ceremony?

After some discussion, it was finally decided to place the crown on the stone platform under the holy cross. Todd knelt on one knee in front of the cross, took off the crown and put it on his head.

The coronation of the Knights of the West, from the beginning of the military parade, to the crowning ceremony, to the canonization of the knights, and finally to the celebration, lasted three days.

What everyone talks about repeatedly, in addition to the powerful military power of the Knights during the parade and the extravagant scenes during the celebrations, there are several other things:

1. As the secularized monarch of the Knights, in order to strengthen the centralization of power, Todd abandoned the common title and fief system, but restored Gutello's early kingdom duties and salary payment system. The only knighthood reserved is the knight. All knights are awarded by the king, and all knights are loyal to the king.

2. After the award ceremony, Todd delivered a speech called "The Prologue of the Reformation" in later history. The speech consisted of three parts: first, from the doctrine and scriptures, it emphasized that the Father is loving and tolerant; then it was announced that all pagans have the right to move freely in Musi Town and would not suffer persecution such as heretical trials; and finally To rectify the name of the alien race, deny the unfair title of "Devil Posthumous Child".

3. In view of the town’s population exceeding 10,000 and the establishment of the Knights’ nation, Todd officially upgraded Muxi Town to Muxi Town and announced the long-term plan and goals of the King’s City.

After the establishment of the Moxi Knights Kingdom, as the king's city was still under construction, the King's Chamber was placed in the main hall of the Knights Order. What is different from the past is that Todd's position has moved up from the original table top to the high preaching stage. The chair has also been replaced by an ordinary armchair with a magnificent throne handcrafted by precious camphor wood.

He raised his seat, changed a chair, and wore an imperial robe. Even though the coronation ceremony had passed for several weeks, Todd still couldn't quickly switch roles. Sometimes he would blurt out "How about the Knights" and "How about being the commander". Every time at this time, Cumberland stood next to him and would always use a heavy cough to remind the superior to change his mouth.

"Let's talk about the surrounding military dynamics first." Todd glanced at the people at the table below, and there was still a sense of unreality in his mind that seemed like a world away. Two years ago, he was a little monk who couldn't eat enough to eat in the monastery, and now he has become the monarch of a country.

Cumberland stood up, frowned and looked at the report in front of him: "There are several things. First, according to the information provided by Morgan, some tribes in the northeastern part of the North Island are facing the barbarians across the sea. Secret contact, it is possible to attack the "Claw Tribe" and "Black Skull Tribe"."

"Secondly, in the two southern empires of Fatima, the Prime Minister Saladin lasted half a year, and he eliminated the struggle within the empire without bloodshed, and officially became the caliph of the Fatima Empire."

"The last thing..." Cumberland paused for a moment, glanced at Todd, and then read: "There is news that the church and its allies have signed a peace agreement with the Kingdom of Silver Ring and the barbarians."

Todd was startled when he heard this, and asked Cumberland, "Peace agreement? When did it happen?"

"From the time of intelligence, it was probably two weeks ago."

"Two weeks ago? Isn't that just after the kingdom was established?" Todd pondered for a while, and finally understood the sinister intentions of the church.

In the past, the Knights of Muxi were nominally the army of the church, and the town of Muxi was the territory of the church. The church saw this power slowly rising, but there was no way to control this power. There are two reasons: 1. Muxi Town and the church territory are separated by the Silver Ring Kingdom and the barbarians. The church's army cannot generate military deterrence at all, and can only conduct behavior guidance in the form of official documents; 2. The Muxi Knights alone repelled the silver The attacks of the ring army, barbarians and pirates, in the eyes of the church, are a force that can be used, so they give up unwillingly, but have nothing to do.

But with the escalation of the battle, and the display of strength. The actions of the Twilight Knights far exceeded the tolerance of the church. They accepted heterogeneous groups, private college fugitives, and colluded with North Island pirates. These things have made the church realize that Twilight Town is gradually out of control and is becoming A malignant tumor that cannot be ignored.

So, on the surface, it appeared to be aimed at the Silver Ring Alliance, but in fact it was a conspiracy aimed at the Knights of Muxi. Under the planning of the church, it was deployed step by step.

The North Stone Mine is the first step in this conspiracy~lightnovelpub.net~ is also a "bait" to lure the Knights of Twilight into the game. On the condition that all resources in the occupied area are allowed to be controlled, the Knights are required to conquer the North Quarry within a time limit. After the fall of the North Stone Fortress, the Silver Circle Alliance lost the mine, an important source of economic resources, and naturally took the Musi Knights as the primary target of attack.

The second step of the church is to separate Musi Town from the influence of the church. The specific method is to first encourage the Secularization of the Twilight Knights and establish a country, and then sign a peace agreement with the Silver Ring Alliance to ensure that when the latter goes to war with the "Twilight Knights Nation", the target of the declaration of war is a kingdom, not the church. In this way, the possibility of violating the peace agreement is avoided.

After thinking about all this, Todd laughed bitterly, this time it was a solid one by the church.

I originally thought that I would make a fortune away from the eastern battlefield, but I didn't expect to be drawn into the vortex of this war because of greed.

Cumberland looked at Todd's expression and lowered his voice to remind: "Your Majesty, we must be fully prepared. The war is coming soon..."

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