Jonah would be as noble as Kuba remains to be seen.
But the Southern Continent will never again produce a person as noble as Saint Peter of the past.
Even a pope like His Holiness Adam, who consistently upheld the will of the Church from beginning to end, will never appear again.
The reason for this lies in the fact that the way the royal family is trained today is completely different from how the Church used to train popes.
Therefore, after encountering Norton, successive popes have only ever considered banishing him.
But now, from the emperor down to every individual, everyone wants to replace him!
With the phrase "everything is a necessary sacrifice," the natives of the Northern Continent were subjected to a frenzied bloodbath.
The only way for the Northern Continent to quickly contend with the Southern Continent is to rely on its War Machine.
But War Machine need human souls, which requires mass death in order to build a true iron army.
With Miles XIV's decisive blow, the native inhabitants of the entire Northern Continent became the victims of upholding imperial rule.
From that day on, the native inhabitants of the entire Northern Continent faced endless slaughter.
Hundreds of War Machine and soldiers work together, using advanced weapons and artillery to hunt down the native inhabitants of the Northern Continent who are still living in the tribal stone spear era.
Countless local savages were blasted to pieces by gunfire, but their souls were not wasted; they were collected into soul containers.
Smoke and death filled the battlefields of the Northern Continent. The indigenous people of the Northern Continent, who were already at a disadvantage in terms of technology, were now being harvested like wheat with the addition of War Machine.
Their corpses littered the wilderness; half of the Northern Continent was covered in blood and rotting bodies.
As the massacre continued, the Gothic Empire realized that relying solely on weapons to eradicate the invaders was simply not cost-effective, with the daily consumption of gunpowder alone reaching astronomical figures.
This situation is unacceptable. The original inhabitants of the Northern Continent have not been completely wiped out, and the Gothic Empire itself is embroiled in internal strife due to economic problems.
Therefore, the royal family of the Northern Continent had to find a more convenient and cheaper way to kill people.
After several months of research, building upon their previous studies on Vampire flesh, the Royal Laboratory finally developed a highly toxic gas called ' Proton Gas '.
This gas is colorless and has a slight fragrance. Most importantly, its density is almost the same as that of air. When dispersed in the air, it will not rise or sink too quickly, making it a deadly weapon.
This also marks the beginning of the era of gas warfare in the Northern Continent.
With the research on Proton Gas, the entire Northern Continent was completely transformed into a prairie fire of life.
The Gothic Empire began constructing fully enclosed concentration camps to arrest and imprison the indigenous people in the wild in batches. Although some battles still occurred, in the past, killing ordinary people after a battle still required gunpowder, but now it was no longer needed. They could simply gather them together and send them all to the concentration camps, where they could be killed in a short time.
As a result, the demand for gunpowder and military equipment decreased significantly, the cost of war was greatly reduced, and the efficiency of killing was also greatly increased.
Although modern weapons have evolved to the bolt-action era, killing people with guns is still not as efficient as killing with poison gas.
Moreover, this poison gas cannot be used only in the current battle against the natives of the Northern Continent; it can also be used in future offensives against the Southern Continent!
If the water used to concoct Proton Gas were replaced with holy water blessed by Holy Lord Church, wouldn't it be able to annihilate even Vampire?
Having tasted the benefits, the Gothic Empire began investing heavily in the research of poison gas, to the point that it was almost a tenth of the planned War Machine.
Similarly, the native inhabitants of the Northern Continent are a treasure trove waiting to be explored.
The Gothic Empire did not completely exterminate them, but enslaved a considerable portion of them, forcing them to work to death, do dangerous and physically demanding jobs, or become great contributors to medical experiments.
Besides their souls being confiscated, the hair on the bodies of the dead was also shaved off to support blankets used for military expenses, and human organs and blood were also resold.
The skin can also be peeled off and made into leather clothing or boots.
The remaining corpses were also not wasted.
Based on the fact that Proton Gas loses its toxicity when boiled at high temperatures but emits a rue-like fragrance, the fat from these corpses was collected and boiled into soap, which was not only distributed to the army but also sold to outsiders.
The remaining meat was cooked and used to feed military dogs or distributed to the poor.
The remaining bones are also valuable; medical students buy them at high prices, often with a complete skeleton costing more than an organ.
The entire Gothic Empire was like a terrifying den of demons, where native inhabitants of the Northern Continent were captured from the outside and then sold off without a trace.
The various cruel methods used were simply outrageous, truly embodying General Yuwen's style of licking even a single grain of rice clean!
The perversion of their methods is unprecedented!
But there's nothing new under the sun; aren't their actions simply a continuation of the despicable methods of the Papal State of the past?
Compared to the frenzied advance of the Northern Continent, the Southern Continent now seems too peaceful, with songs and dances flourishing.
Southern Continent, the Imperial City of the Holy Empire.
Since Norton relinquished control of the Holy Empire, he has completely reversed his former reclusive ways and has begun to frequently appear on the streets of the capital, indulging in pleasures and romantic escapades just like Abraham.
This kind of scoundrel spoke so eloquently when criticizing Abraham, but when it came to himself, he was blind and couldn't see anything.
Early in the morning, shortly after Abraham had finished his greetings and left, a tall, luxurious palanquin carried by eight men stopped at the entrance of the Pale Holy See.
Those who carried the sedan chair during this time were all people with extraordinary abilities.
These people are made of steel and have immense strength, even stronger than ordinary Fifth-Generation Vampire, but they have been reduced to being palanquin bearers.
Generally, the palanquin would be waiting outside the Holy See at five in the morning, but usually it would be late morning before the Pale God would appear.
As the Pale God Norton grew increasingly despondent and indulged in frivolous pursuits, he began to leave earlier and earlier, almost earlier than Abraham.
When discussing romance and nature, one must inevitably touch upon customs.
But the Pale God Norton knew that his physique was special, and if he were to actually reproduce, the offspring would inevitably be some kind of deformed monster.
Just like God in the past, seeing that all living beings could reproduce and produce offspring of different bloodlines from their own, he also tried to do so, hoping to seek an opportunity to advance in rank.
Reproduction was also an extremely dangerous matter for Norton.
Norton has not yet ascended to the Existence Level of God; he is merely invincible in flesh and blood, but his soul is extremely weak.
Therefore, he dared not engage in so-called breeding, fearing that he might raise the kind of inexplicable creatures formed from piles of flesh and blood that he had created during his past flesh and blood experiments.
Therefore, Norton exercised extreme restraint in controlling his desires from the very beginning.
Norton had been empty for a thousand years, and now that he had finally ushered in a peaceful and prosperous era of doing nothing, how could he not relax and enjoy himself?
Therefore, Norton shamefully conscripted Elizabeth.
There's really no way around it. Just like a general always has an ashtray when he goes out, and his cigarette butts are always collected by someone else, Norton's flesh and blood can't be thrown away carelessly. If this thing isn't handled properly, it might become the next world-ending disaster. So he can only ask his subordinates to do it.
Based on his cell activity research, his cells wouldn't die if they were outdoors. If they were washed away or splashed around, it would be a terrifying disaster.
To prevent such an incident from happening, Norton had no choice but to reluctantly ask Elizabeth to handle it on his behalf.
After all, this way, Elizabeth could successfully advance her status, once again stand on equal footing with Abraham, and also resolve this unbearable trouble.