In the next few days, Claire stayed in the royal capital for a few more days, modified some spell models to suit Magic Swordmaster, and then made a booklet into the Knight Academy and gave it to Sirian.
A few days after the release date of Heart-shaped Crystals, Claire was sure that there would be no big trouble, and then he returned to Nafu City with confidence.
In the past few days, the number of pre-sales for Heart-shaped Crystals exceeded Shane and his expectations. The two of them still underestimated the wealth of the nobles in the royal capital. Especially after the news that Princess Irene also had a piece was released, the number of pre-sales increased by one level.
In the largest and magnificent church in the royal capital Outer City, a bishop in white robes and a bishop in red robes were in a small room in the church of Church of Light.
"Nafu City has been very popular recently." The white-robed bishop said solemnly.
The bishop in red robe nodded, "That's what happened. Even I, a newcomer to this country, have heard about it. It seems there are some mermaids."
"But the offerings from Nafu City seem to be the same as before." The white-robed bishop narrowed his eyes, revealing a glimmer of light.
The red-robed bishop sitting opposite him looked up, "What the Pope means is..."
Church of Light founded a country with a territory, and the white-robed bishops they sent to various countries as leaders are also called popes, which are not the same conceptual name as the bishops in Holy See.
"Bishop Randolph, you came from Holy See. Logically speaking, I should let you go to a certain big city to become the bishop of the church there." The white-robed bishop's voice was hesitant.
Randolph sat upright and said, "Your Holiness, if you have anything to say, please tell me directly."
"I have met the lord of Nafu City..." When the white-robed bishop said this, his eyes narrowed again, as if he was lost in memories. After a few seconds, he continued, "I just saw him at Duke Charlie's wedding a few days ago, and I can tell that he is not a simple person. The priest who was in Nafu City before should be under his control."
Randolph was not surprised when he heard this. He had heard about these things from time to time when he was studying in Holy See. It was common for some priests to be assassinated by local nobles. If you caught the clue, you could kill the other party, but if you couldn't catch it and there was no evidence, you could only hold your nose and recognize it. After all, this is no longer the era when the church was the most powerful. At that time, a country's King could be hanged with any excuse. However, since the defeat of "Holy War", the power of the church has declined rapidly. It has taken several generations of pastors to restore it to the current level.
Now it is more of a stage where the power of the church and the royal power are balancing each other, and it is a stage of peaceful competition. Whoever wants to be the first to use violence to break this balance will not get good results.
Therefore, some local churches are relatively powerful and almost control the economy and culture of that area, while some local churches have no say at all and are dominated by local aristocratic forces. The church is regarded as a mascot and is taken out for a walk during holidays.
And the more economically developed a place is, the weaker the control of the church will be, because there will be more magicians in that place. Magicians are inherently at odds with people like the church, because it is normal for them to fight if they have different ideas.
"The Pope wants me to go to Nafu City, right?" Randolph guessed.
The white-robed bishop nodded and piled the documents in his hands on the table. "This is all the information I have collected about Nafu City and their lord Claire. It is not difficult to obtain it based on the above information. It will not take more than ten years.", Nafu City will definitely become one of the economic centers in the south of this country. I want you to take the first step and build up the people's faith in the Lord there, otherwise it will be difficult for us to enter again when it develops. "
Randolph picked up the paper on the table and read it. Their church has churches in every city and town, and there are many believers. Many nobles also believe in Church of Light, so the church has extremely rich sources of information.
Randolph looked at the information on the paper, his eyes widened in surprise, and exclaimed, "Just as you guessed, Lord Pope, this lord of Nafu City is really not simple. It has not been more than half a year since he took over Nafu City, and Nafu City has been managed by him to look like this. It is richer than some medium-sized cities."
The white-robed bishop nodded, "Bishop Randolph Don't think that I am squeezing you out and arranging you to a remote city, but Nafu City our church must win this. I don't worry about sending other pastors there. I feel that I can't beat the other party, but if you don't want to, I won't force it."
Randolph shook his head, "The Pope has underestimated me. Preaching is not preaching anywhere. I am willing to accept this task."
The white-robed bishop's eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "As expected of the bishop who came from Holy See, I'll leave it to you!"
"I will take down Nafu City!" Randolph said with a hint of confidence in his tone.
The white-robed bishop stood up, patted Randolph on the shoulder, and encouraged. "I believe you have the strength." Then he pointed at the files on the desktop and continued, "These are all the information about Nafu City. Take a good look at it. If you need anything, just ask, and I will satisfy you."
As soon as Claire returned to the Baronial Manor, he saw Pastor Oma walking anxiously outside the door.
After kicking the wolf king and letting him find a place to play on his own, Claire walked straight to Oma and asked, "Why are Pastor Oma interested in coming to see me today?"
After Oma saw Claire, he trotted over quickly as if he had seen a savior.
"Lord Viscount, you are finally back!"
Seeing Oma who was so anxious, Claire also had doubts in his heart and waved his hand to calm down.
"Pastor Oma Don't worry. If you have anything, you can tell me slowly."
"The church over in the royal capital sent me a letter..."
"Huh?" Claire frowned instinctively after hearing the word church and asked, "What is written in the letter?"
"They asked me to go to the church in the capital to further my studies!" Oma said excitedly. He had been looking forward to this opportunity for more than forty years. He had given up on it originally, but now this surprise was too exciting.
Claire felt something bad in his heart, but he didn't rush to speak and continued to look at Oma.
Oma then continued, "Um... I hope you can keep the transactions between me and you secret."
He doesn't want Claire to leak out the deal between them. As long as he goes to the royal capital to study, he will definitely have a brighter future! He didn't want to be affected by Claire.
"Wait a minute!" Claire stretched out his hand to stop the other party's plea and asked, "If you go to the royal capital, who will be responsible for the church here?"
Oma raised his head and thought for a moment, then replied, "The letter said that a new pastor will be sent over, and it seems to be a bishop."
Claire's pupils shrank. Sure enough, his initial bad premonition was correct. The trouble he had always avoided was coming.
Seeing the subtle change in Claire's expression, Oma asked doubtfully, "Lord Viscount, is there any problem with this?"
Claire smiled and patted his shoulder, "It's okay. I wish you a bright future!"
As for asking the other party not to stay, it goes without saying that whether or not to stay is not something that a small priest of the other party can decide. Now he should be thinking about how to deal with the so-called bishop who is coming.
If he was smarter, he might not be able to get along with him on friendly terms, and he didn't want to offend that difficult guy from the church. But if you have to confront yourself, then you are not someone to be trifled with.