Chapter 168 The focus of this continent is only Deya!
The former Earldom of Austin had now been completely occupied by the Kingdom of England.

Nearly 200,000 British troops were stationed here, making the people of Earl Austin dare not put up any resistance.

In a very short period of time, the Kingdom of England stabilized the situation here. If the war ended like this, this territory would be incorporated into the national territory of England.

The Earldom of Austin borders the Kingdom of England geographically. England continuously sends supplies to this territory, making it a bridgehead for England to fight against Sussetani.

In the military camp of the Kingdom of Inglo, Rex Garcia, the commander of the kingdom's army who had formulated the plan and personally led the team to capture the earldom in one fell swoop, was standing respectfully in front of an old man over fifty years old.

Rex Garcia was dressed in armor, looking mighty and majestic, like an angry giant bear.

In front of him, the old man had a kind look, was holy and full of divine radiance. He was the patriarch of the Church of the Dawn of England and the true holder of the theocracy and royal power of England.

The patriarch looked at his son standing in front of him, his eyes filled with satisfaction and pride.

Rex Garcia did not rely on his father's authority to get his current position. He relied purely on his own abilities to gain the loyalty and respect of all the soldiers.

"Rex, I have signed a treaty with the King of Susaitani. He allows us to pass through the Dukedom of Susaitani and go deep into the territory of Susaitani to the Third Cathedral."

Since there are no outsiders here, the Patriarch doesn't mind telling some secrets that have been hidden deep in his heart.

Rex frowned and said, "Father, treaties are meant to be broken, could there be a trick here?
If King Susaitani suddenly breaks the treaty, your life will be in danger if you go deep into the enemy's territory."

The Patriarch did not care about his own life or death. He said calmly: "The King of Susetani is not that stupid. His biggest enemy now is the nobles of the parliament.

Even if he really breaks the treaty and kills me, so what, Rex, you have enough prestige to become the new patriarch.

If he does this, he will only create a great enemy for himself, and then he will no longer have any allies, only enemies around him. "

After a pause, the Patriarch continued: "...This is an obvious strategy for both of us. The King of Susetani hopes that we can eliminate the parliamentary nobles and eliminate Kirkadi II.

Our ultimate goal is still to destroy the Susaitani Kingdom and unify the faith. By then, we will just have to use our own methods to do the job. "

As a military commander, Rex Garcia still felt that this method was inappropriate. For a country's leader to lead his troops deep into the enemy's country was tantamount to committing suicide.

He frowned and continued to advise: "Father, you have to think twice!"

The Patriarch sighed and said, "I know what you want to say, Rex, but this has to be done. The Third Cathedral hides the greatest secret of the Church of Dawn.

This secret has always been kept by the Susaitani side, and it was only recently that I got a glimpse of it.

I must kill Kirkadi II and take the secret into my own hands. As long as we can accomplish this goal, we will surely win."

Rex Garcia remained silent.

He was not actually a devout believer of the Goddess of Dawn, otherwise he would not have refused to become a priest. Instead, he became a druid, which was more suitable for him.

Over the past hundreds of years, the Goddess has been issuing decrees that the Church of the Dawn on the Susaitani side is regarded as orthodox.

But whether in terms of history, strength or belief, England is the orthodox one.

The Church of England had always been very skeptical before, but this was ultimately the will of the Goddess, and the Church of England had to endure it no matter how dissatisfied it was.

However, on the day when the stars changed, it was proved that the Goddess of the Dawn had actually fallen 700 years ago. This incident not only brought a huge blow to the entire Church of the Dawn, but also gave England an excuse to send troops.

Since the goddess has fallen long ago, where does God's will come from?

The biggest beneficiary is usually the perpetrator, so the British side almost concluded that these decrees were all forged by the Sussettani Church!

But this forged will could be received by all believers of the Dawn Church. The Patriarch therefore concluded that the Pope of the Sussettani Church had stolen the power of God!

And now, he wants to take back God's power in the name of holy war!
"Rex, all of this still depends on you. As long as you can lead the army to continue to be invincible, I will not be in any danger."

"Father, please rest assured. I will gradually erode the territory of Susetani. Before I go to the Okaner Continent to try to advance to the eighth ring, I will continue to bring you victory."

"Of course I believe you, Rex, but you have to be careful of the second son of the Cavendish family, the immortal king."

The Patriarch said earnestly that he was afraid that his son would be too proud and make the wrong choice.

Rex Garcia said confidently: "There is no evidence to prove that Deya Cavendish has been promoted to the sixth ring. How dare someone who is not even the sixth ring be called the 'king'.

I will let him know that relying on those undead troops can only bring him temporary victory, but not eternal victory.

Under our elite army of England, I will make him one of the dead!"

The Patriarch believed his son could do it.

Inglour also conducted detailed research on the Undead King and the Army of the Dead.

Faced with this undead army, what the human army has to do is to wipe it out completely in one go, and then kill the culprit, the necromancer, and even the most powerful undead army will fall apart.

When facing the army of the undead, we must not fight a protracted war; the first battle must be a decisive one!

"Rex, do you remember that your brother disappeared two years ago?"

"Humph, that idiot, instead of saying he's missing, why not just say he's dead?"

Rex was quite disdainful of his uneducated brother.

The patriarch did not have much affection for his youngest son, but he was still his son after all.

“Inglour has been investigating for so long but has not been able to find his whereabouts. We have concluded that your brother was most likely involved in a forbidden world recollection and died in it.

This is the only way to explain his disappearance in the cathedral. I have exchanged intelligence with Susetani, and Deya Cavendish is likely to have a forbidden item."

The Patriarch spoke in a calm voice, as if he was speaking of a very ordinary matter.

But Rex Garcia narrowed his eyes slightly and understood what his father meant: "You mean, it was Deya Cavendish who killed my useless brother?"

"Not only that, I even suspect that this undead army is very likely related to that mysterious forbidden artifact."

"I understand what you mean. I will kill Deya Cavendish myself and snatch his forbidden treasure!"

If Inglour could control the undead army, destroying Susetani would only be a matter of time.

"The people of Susaitani probably think the same thing. They believe that they can compete with England with the Undead Army. Now the focus of this continent is only on Deya Cavendish."

Rex Garcia didn't care: "Deya Cavendish is a young man after all, I will let him know that the strength gained by relying on external forces is not his real strength.

When I kill him, all people will know is Rex Garcia!"

The Patriarch smiled and said, "Yes, Rex, you will be the hero who destroys the Undead Legion and that evil Necromancer!"

……

In the Susaitani Morning Sun Church, Kirkadi II stood in front of the window of his office. Outside the window, the clergy of the church were walking slowly, and from time to time, the young clergy could be heard talking and laughing.

In the distance, the huge sacred statue of the goddess is like a kind mother, blessing every believer.

Behind Kirkadi II, Monroe, the president of the Inquisition, stood like a loyal dog.

"Monroe, I have received news that the king has signed a treaty with the Patriarch of England, allowing him to borrow the duchy."

Kirkadi II said slowly.

Monroe's expression changed, and he said angrily: "How could the king make such a foolish decision? He is betraying the goddess!"

"No matter if he is a traitor or not, or if he is incompetent or not, the treaty has been signed. No matter how much you curse him, it will be useless. What we need to do now is to figure out how to resolve this matter."

Kirkadi II remained calm. This old man had experienced countless ups and downs in his life and would never despair or compromise easily.

"Monroe, call back all the crusaders, and have all the middle and senior clergy go to the Third Church within the time limit. I want to hold a grand mass."

In the seemingly cloudy eyes of Kirkadi II, there was a strong light of morning shining.

The Pope knew very well that he could not fight against the Anglo-Saxon Patriarch with the strength of the Church alone.

The Dawn Church in England has already completed the integration of politics and religion, and the resources that it can mobilize are completely incomparable to those of the other side.

Whether in terms of the number and quality of the army or even the ability of the clergy, the Church of Susaitani could not compare with England.

Monroe guessed that His Holiness the Pope might want to prepare some kind of grand ceremony to confront the Patriarch of England.

"As long as the mass is successful, we will be the winners. After we deal with those heretics in England, we will settle accounts with the king."

Kirkadi II didn't seem nervous and even seemed very confident about it.

……

The Cavendish Territory is located in the northwest of Sussettanne. The edge of the territory is a range of mountains. Although it is not as majestic as the Limerick Mountains, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack due to the natural dangers of the mountains and rivers.

Compared to the Duchy, the territory of Cavendish is not large, and the only land available for growing crops is a plain near Sussetsany.

The development of Cavendish Territory is very uneven, with most of the population concentrated in the territory's capital.

The huge bone dragon spread its wings and flew from the sky.

When there was still some distance between them, Deya lowered the bone dragon's altitude.

The soldiers guarding the city walls were in a commotion when they saw the bone dragon, but soon a general guarding the city stepped forward and shouted loudly:
"Put away all your weapons, it's not the enemy, it's Master Deya who has returned!"

"Master Deya?"

"Great! Master Deya is back. With his undead army, we don't have to worry about Inglour anymore!"

"..."

The soldiers were very excited and whispered to each other.

Due to its remote location and harsh living environment, the residents of Cavendish Territory are all tough.

In places like this, especially on borders where conflicts could break out at any time, both residents and soldiers trust the lord more than the church.

The Cavendish family, which has ruled this territory for more than four hundred years, has always been loved by the people, and the influence of the Dawn Church here is very weak.

The people will have no objection to Deya, who commands the undead army and worships the Dark Moon Goddess, and will only support him more.

In this land, strength is everything.

Deya, who had conquered Berwick, had long been a heroic figure worshipped by the people of the territory due to the active propaganda of the Cavendish family.

The bone dragon flew across the sky and arrived at the center of the city.

This is the ancestral home of the Cavendish family and also the seat of the city's municipal government.

Compared to the exquisite buildings in Abrana, the buildings here are more rugged, showing the style of the frontier territory.

"Deya!"

The bone dragon landed on the ground, and Deya had just got off the dragon when he heard a loud voice.

Gavin, the eldest son of the Cavendish family, who was tall and strong, and completely different from Deya, strode over and hugged Deya in his arms like a giant bear.

"You kid, we haven't seen each other for several years! Not bad, not bad, I thought you were just a coward, and you were going to college in Abrams.

It seems that I was wrong. You are the one who is so bold, haha!"

Gavin laughed and hit Deya's shoulder hard.

Deya rubbed his shoulders. Even as a chosen one of God, his body had been strengthened and all his attributes had been greatly improved.

But compared to his brother who has a barbarian-like body, he is still a little bit inferior.

"It's been a long time since we last met, brother. You are wrongly accusing me. I write to you often."

Seeing his brother, Deya also smiled.

Compared with the intrigues within ordinary aristocratic families, there are almost no conflicts in the Cavendish family.

The main reason is that as the eldest son, Gavin has a carefree personality. He doesn't fight for this or that, so naturally there are not many conflicts.

"Write a letter? Your letter was not written to me, but to father. I thought you were going to forget about me, your brother."

"No way, how could I forget you, brother? Didn't we meet in the world recollection on the day when the stars changed?"

"I get angry just talking about this. I was fooled by you. I was groveling and bowing to you. If I had known it was you, I would never have been so embarrassed!"

Deya smiled awkwardly, changed the subject and asked, "Brother, why are you in your hometown? Shouldn't you be at the front line at this time?"

Gavin put his arm around Deya's shoulders and shook his head.

"The front line is temporarily commanded by Count Laurent. Austin County has fallen, and England is now eyeing Cavendish. I have to come back to help my father.

By the way, why don't you introduce me to the person behind you?"

Gavin looked at Lamia and Mavis who came with Deya with a teasing look.

(End of this chapter)