To be fair, Lu Baiyan considered himself a man of firm principles. When Xu Shi had tried to recruit him before, he had even said, "I am first and foremost a Templar Knight, and only then an ordinary person interested in your city-state."
But for some reason, seeing the current situation made dangerous thoughts uncontrollably surface in his mind.
Maybe it really was because these outsiders were becoming more and more influential, while the gap between them and the church was steadily widening—Narrow-Eyes had considered a great many things. At the very least, in the current situation, they truly could not keep arrogantly relying on the church's deep foundations.
His disappointment in the colleagues around him was real as well. Just listening to their remarks was enough to make him lose it... Of course, not all eleven Templar Knights were as idiotic as Ji Bochang and Piao Guochang, but unfortunately, those people had not come to this meeting. They were carrying out missions across the empire.
As for Qin Yiyan, their nominal leader, Lu Baiyan thought she was a good person, and there was nothing to criticize about her strength. Other than the Pope, she was the strongest person in the church... But her shortcomings were obvious too. She was not good at strategizing.
So in this situation, aside from shouting for silence to maintain order, there was nothing she could do. He would still lose it all the same.
"Baiyan, your analysis makes sense."
Just as he was still struggling to keep it together, the big sister with red hair spoke up. "But analysis alone won't do. Do you have any solutions? Suggestions would work too."
"There are solutions."
Lu Baiyan glanced at the other two living treasures, then decided to speak. "Xu Shi's side has won the people's