Chapter 668 If you hold on firmly, there will be a way
"What kind of bullshit saint grandson, he can be considered a saint?!"
Smashing the letter in his hand on the ground, Thelomis yelled at Novia in front of him with lingering anger.
Novia picked her ears and said nonchalantly: "Why are you yelling at me? Go find Otadira. This is not my decision."
"The demon hunters attacked the Temple of Avis. The temple has been lost. Sora Castle is now alone. The pressure from the front line is all on me!
Otatira is still trying to persuade me to sign the Black Snake Bay Joint Declaration to recognize what, what federation, what tariffs! Isn't this taking advantage of the situation? ”
Thelomis pointed to the letter on the ground, her chest heaving violently, and her anger almost made her lose her mind.
Novia yawned lazily, not caring about her anger, and said slowly: "Your Excellency Horn's attitude is clearly stated in the letter. In my opinion, it doesn't matter whether you are taking advantage of the situation or not. What is important is that I am here today." I’ve been flying all day and my hair is all tangled. Do you have a decent bathroom here? Let me take a shower first.”
"Novia!" Thelomis stomped her feet angrily, "Do you know what time it is now? The Temple of Avis is gone! We are alone now!"
"Okay, okay, stop yelling, I'm the one telling you the news." Novia waved her hands, looking nonchalant, "If you want to be angry, just be angry at Otatila, I'm just a messenger. .
You have also seen the requirements and conditions of the holy grandson. I can't make the decision in this matter. I am not the Salvation Army.
Anyway, you still have a few hours to think about it. After I take a shower and go to sleep, I will set off before dawn. Let me know when you have decided. ”
"Don't leave!" Thelomis stretched out his hand to stop him, but Novia easily walked around him. "Please tell me clearly first. What did Otatila say?"
"Don't worry, I will come to see you after I take a shower." Novia waved her hands as she walked, "But, Thelomis, I advise you, think about it carefully.
When the church reaches the city of Tiannv, you will no longer be qualified to negotiate terms with that saint-grandson. ”
After Novia left, Thelomis looked at the floor steadily, took a deep breath, and tried to suppress the anger in his heart.
She glanced at the letter on the ground coldly, took a deep breath, and then called the attendants and asked them to put Novia in the inner castle to rest.
"Go call someone and summon all the secret party wizards and commanders who are fighting." He picked up the letter on the ground and sat cross-legged in front of the short table. While reading it again, Thelomis turned around and gave instructions, his voice was so cold. Like the wind on a winter night, "right now!"
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In the large conference hall, the lights flickered, the long table was piled with maps and documents, shadows twisted and rolled on the walls, and the air was filled with the strange smell of rosin and oil lamps.
Thelomis sat on the main seat, looking around at the table full of secret party members and officers.
Everyone knew about Sora Castle's situation, but no one spoke first.
"The Temple of Avis has been lost." Thelomis got straight to the point, "Now Sola Castle is alone. When the church troops guarding the surrounding areas gather, I'm afraid we will face an army twice as large as now. What do you think? ?”
The castle hall, which was warm yet sweltering, was as deserted as winter at the moment.
"We still have time." An older wizard stood up and tried to ease the atmosphere, "If you hold on firmly, there will be a way!"
"Hold?!" Another young officer interrupted him directly, his voice urgent, "Once the temple is lost, the red dragon's breath from the rear will not be transported. When the red dragon's breath runs out, how will we stop it? ”
"What do you mean? Abandon the city and run away?" A wizard family patriarch retorted coldly, "We have worked hard for so many years, and every stone in Sola Castle and every acre of land in the southern county has been soaked in us. Blood and sweat. You can accept it, but I can’t!”
"Then you can come up with a solution!" The young officer shouted, "I don't believe we can fight to the end with our small strength! Be more sensible and think about how to preserve your strength..."
"Reason, how can you tell me to be rational?!" Thelomis slammed the table, his voice overriding everyone's quarrels, "Sora Castle is the last line of defense in the southern county. If we abandon this place, where will we go? ”
Everyone was speechless for a moment, and the conference hall fell into a brief silence.
"In that case, why don't we invite the Salvation Army?" said a more neutral congressman. "After all, they are anti-church. Compared with the church, at least they are not our mortal enemy."
"No!" Someone immediately objected, "So what if the Salvation Army comes? The Temple of Avis has been lost. The best they can do is guard the border of the central county. If they bow their heads now, they will just give away their benefits and claims."
"But at least the Salvation Army is anti-church." Another voice retorted, "At least Horn is anti-church. Rather than giving the southern county to the church, it would be better to give it to the Salvation Army. It will be difficult for us, and the church will not be able to live well either. ""My old Hewu has something to say..."
Amidst the increasingly fierce quarrel, Thelomis stared at the letter in front of him without saying a word.
As a Frenchman, Thelomis is absolutely against the church. Even if Horn is a heretic in the church, he is still a member of the Messianic Cult.
But the problem now is that the nobles are unwilling to negotiate peace as they did in the past, because they came here to occupy the land.
Unlike before, it was just to force the secret party to cede its interests and control the number of secret parties.
Due to the gains from border trade in the southern county, sweet branches and spice plantations have grown to a considerable scale through the development of secret parties such as Thelomis.
After the hard work of the secret parties, the overall economic level of Southern County is the highest in the Black Snake Bay. This is why Aisena and others are unwilling to hand over tariffs.
But now let alone tariffs, even customs clearance is almost gone.
Thelomis was not willing to give up the fruits of development to the French Church, but the Horn Church in the north was also a church.
At this time, a Black Snake Bay warrior leader stood up and said to the silent Thelomis: "Your Excellency, I propose that the officers supported by Lord Horn participate in the discussion, and they may give us some new suggestions. ”
Thelomis narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment and then nodded: "Okay."
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After a while, a young officer named Danio was brought into the conference hall.
After a brief salute to Thelomis, he said directly: "Everyone, I am very aware of your situation and understand your concerns.
But what I want to say is that Your Majesty is by no means a plunderer. The Salvation Army can capture the Avis Temple and support Sora Castle within ten days. ”
"Toka?" Thelomis stared at him, his voice low, "Are you sure it's Toka?"
An old wizard in the corner said slowly: "Tsk, we captured the temple in ten days. Oops, compared with Lord Horn, Myrcella's methods are a bit weak."
Low laughter spread around the table, and Danio glared at the crowd.
Taking two steps forward, Danio looked up and looked directly into Thelomis's eyes: "Confidence comes from strength, Your Excellency Thelomis.
I would like to reiterate that the Church of the Holy Father is a tolerant church. As long as you oppose the Holy See, we will not interfere with your freedom of belief.
If you are unwilling to continue in the future, you can even withdraw from the Black Snake Bay Federation through a referendum, but this is a wartime state and you must unite. ”
Thelomis did not answer, and others in the hall were equally afraid to reply.
She tapped her fingertips lightly on the table, her eyes resting on the map, her brows slightly furrowed, her white, slender hands clenched and unclenched several times, and finally stopped on the armrest of the chair, her knuckles turning slightly white from exertion.
After being silent for a long time, she let out a long sigh, as if she was burying all her suppressed emotions and blowing them away: "Get ready and send all the young wizards from the secret party away."
Early the next morning, the sun just revealed a red halo below the horizon, and Novia was suspended by the high wall of the fortress, bidding farewell to Thelomis.
"This time, I'm afraid it's goodbye forever." Thelomis said in a complicated tone, looking up at Novia's back.
"Don't say such things." Frowning, Novia became serious for the first time, "That holy grandson is a man of promises. If you sign the Black Snake Bay Joint Declaration, he will definitely come back to save you. ”
Thelomis sighed and murmured: "I know he will come back to save me, but..."
She shook her head and did not say any more, but just waved her hand to signal Novia to leave.
Looking at Novia's retreating back, Thelomis whispered: "Capture the Temple of Avis within ten days... If you hold on firmly, there will be a way... What's the difference?"
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