Chapter 41 Fortunately, I live up to my fate!
Yvester is very angry now.
As the third princess of the Saint Laurent Empire, she has not felt threatened by someone for a long time.
Although she is the least popular one, with her innate power, she has rarely encountered such a situation.
The most common reaction is actually fear.
But today, an insect without eyes actually ran up to her and wanted to threaten her shamelessly.
But that bug came from the Tianli Church.
As one of the three major churches in the St. Laurent Empire, the Tianli Church has become increasingly dictatorial in recent years.
There is even a faint tendency to override the Church of Silence and the Church of Abundance.
In terms of the number and power of extraordinary beings, the scale of the Knights of the Stars they established internally is almost as large as that of the Royal Guards.
Even the top transcendent ones don't give in too much.
There are six fifth-level legends alone, including the newly promoted daughter of the Snow Eagle family.
As for the more powerful sixth-level demigod, according to rumors, a former archbishop of the Tianli Church has been lying in a coffin, relying on various means to maintain his life, just waiting for the church to encounter extinction. They only show up in times of disaster.
When it comes to sealed objects, the Tianli Church is also terrifying.
There are as many as four level 0 sealed objects registered in the register, not to mention those shady details.
Let’s leave aside the extraordinary beings and sealed objects.
In terms of the number of believers alone, the Tianli Church is truly the first church in the Saint Laurent Empire.
Take Orne City as an example.
As a border city, it has a population of 800,000, about a quarter of which are believers of the Tenri Church.
No wonder they are no longer as humble as before.
But the problem is that Yvest is a member of the royal family, and now they dare to even treat the royal family with such contempt.
When she thought of the conditions proposed by the cleric, she sneered.
Speaking of which, that guy came to see her today, and what he asked for was related to Duke Tyrus.
As the governor of the southern province, he has become increasingly dissatisfied with these churches in recent years.
Due to the weak control of the empire over the south, coupled with the proximity to the border and the demon battlefield, wars have occurred frequently in recent years. Many cities lack control and deterrence, and there is a faint tendency to become lawless areas.
The more this happens, the harder life will be for ordinary civilians.
The harder life is, the more spiritual sustenance is needed.
As a result, the beliefs of major churches began to grow wildly on such fertile soil.
Tenri Church is one of them.
Because this force is so huge, even official agencies such as the city council and the Public Security Bureau in Orne City do not dare to act rashly.
Or, they themselves choose to stand on the same side as the church because of intricate relationships and the temptation of interests.
Tell me something very funny.
The royal family has not received population taxes from these border cities for several years, and the total sum is an extremely huge number.
Those churches often band together to fool people with tax relief policies.
But civilians have not become better off just because they pay less taxes.
In fact, they donated five or six times their original money to the church in order to be true to their faith.
As the governor of the Southern Province, Duke Tyrus came to Orne City this time to deal with these old sesame and rotten millet matters.
Collect taxes!
Collect taxes!
It’s still taxing!
This is one of the reasons why Duke Tyrus doesn't want to see Yvesther.
It’s really too busy.
This is not a battlefield. It is impossible for the army to forcibly run over those parishes just because they do not pay taxes.
If he really does this, he, the governor, will be removed from office tomorrow.
Perhaps they had smelled some rumors. After learning that Duke Tireus personally came to Orne City, those churches began to become restless.
So the Tianli Church sent people to see Yvester. As a result, they broke up unhappy in the end.
It’s ridiculous to say the least.
Those stupid pigs actually hope that as a princess, she will take the place of the church and fight with Duke Tireus.
Or, something might happen to muddy the waters in Orne City, delaying the tax inspection for a period of time so that they can transfer their property.
In return, they will "generously" provide Yveste with 50,000 gold coins for the King's Choice.
Is this princess worth only fifty thousand gold coins?
Yvester felt that her intelligence had been insulted.
What's more, everyone knows that she came to Orne City this time to make friends with Duke Tireus.
To be able to put forward such a condition only shows that the people behind the scenes are either stupid or bad.
Yvest was already very unhappy, but who knew that guy would dare to threaten her.
"Your Highness, if you need help for the more than 300 innocent people outside the city, the church will definitely support you. I also hope you will think about it carefully. Otherwise, if it takes too long, something unexpected may happen."< br>
On the surface it seems very sincere, but the last sentence shows a fox’s tail.
No matter what they were thinking, Yvest took this sentence as a threat.
I have already sentenced the guy in front of me and those stupid pigs to death in my heart.
She actually wanted to kill the guy on the spot, which was in line with her character.
But then I thought about it, are those people from the Tianli Church really that stupid?
Knowing that such conditions would make her angry, why did you send such a stupid pig to meet her?
Could it be that he just wanted her to kill someone here, make the matter a big deal, and confuse the public with her identity as a victim?
With this thought in mind, Yvestre temporarily suppressed the murderous intention in her heart.
But no matter what, the more than 300 civilians stranded outside the city are indeed a big trouble.
In the final analysis, this may be the plan set by the Tianli Church and the City Council for her.
But she had to take advantage of it.
In response, she felt more and more headache.
I don’t know if that guy has any countermeasures, but I am a little sick and have to seek medical treatment urgently.
After all, this is a major matter to appease the people's livelihood, and it cannot be solved by relying on quick wits and scheming.
But now, it seems that I can only choose to believe.
I believe that guy will create another surprise.
However, three days is still too little. Even if we deal with fifty people a day, it will take about a week.
So in fact, Evester had long been mentally prepared that they would be temporarily defeated.
If Linn came and begged her to give her a few days of grace, Ivester would not refuse.
But he will take this opportunity to give him a good beating and completely suppress his arrogance.
Yvester picked up the tea cup with a cold expression and took a sip.
Then I caught a glimpse of Linn sneaking in from the door, feeling very secretive.
After seeing this guy, Yvest's mood relaxed a lot.
Don't know exactly why.
“What’s the matter?”
Seemingly guessing the purpose of his coming to see her, Ivester said with a majestic expression.
The next second, Lin En was seen kneeling on one knee, holding a stack of paper in his hand and presenting it to him.
"Your Highness, these are extraordinary contracts signed by the refugees stranded outside the city." Lin En looked serious, "There are 312 people in total, and 311 people actually signed."
"Except for one villain who resisted and was killed by me on the spot, all the others are here. Fortunately, they have lived up to their fate!"
His voice was loud, as if he wanted the entire manor to hear it.
Even the maid passing by outside the door subconsciously stopped, thinking that something happy had happened.
Yvester looked at him in confusion.
“What did you say?”
(End of this chapter)