The prisoner handover went more smoothly than John had expected.
After the cooperation agreement was completed, Famiu sent up seven members of the Allied Special Operations Department. They were wearing the Church's anti-magic suits, and even their heads were covered by specially made anti-magic helmets.
After bringing the seven men over, Famiu, as the archbishop, even personally blessed them:
"May you who were tempted by darkness and opposed the light of Lucifer find peace within your hearts under the guidance of Lieutenant General John."
Although John could not understand Famiu's behavior as a fanatic who had to display the majesty of God at every opportunity, he expressed his respect for it.
Just as John thought everything was over and was preparing to call Sellviya and the others to take the prisoners away,
Famiu called out to him:
"Lieutenant General John, please wait a moment."
"It is like this. Just now, I suddenly recalled something from the recent reports. It may possibly concern the future safety of the Faoken Territory and the Empire, so..."
Hearing this, John stopped at once, then turned around and assumed an attentive posture:
"Please speak frankly, Archbishop."
"You may not know this, but in fact, the flow of magic power along the Empire's borders has recently begun to show some unusual disturbances."
"The specific manifestation is that monster activity has become increasingly frequent. Moreover, unlike their migrations in the past, the monsters have recently displayed much greater aggression and ferocity."
"At the same time as the monster riots, a large number of heretical cults have also appeared."
"This year, the number of times the Church has sent people to the Empire's borders to exterminate monsters and suppress heretics has doubled compared to previous years, and it has continued to increase recently. At present, thirty itinerant priests