In the next few days, the residents in Nafu City no longer saw Randolph in Nafu City. Only the few pastors were still at the temporary missionary site. Without Randolph as the leader, they were at a loss and could not organize a decent missionary activity.
At this time, in the largest church in the royal capital, Randolph truthfully reported to the pope his experiences in Nafu City these days.
"Sir Pope, this is what happened. I'm sorry, I failed to live up to your expectations." Randolph lowered his head deeply, with a look of guilt on his face.
I remembered that before I set off, I had sworn to the Pope that I would be fine. How high-spirited I was then, how embarrassed and ashamed I feel now.
"Alas." After listening to Randolph's story, the white-clothed bishop sighed deeply and consoled him, "It's not your fault. I thought this would be difficult, but I didn't expect that Claire would be so difficult. It's normal to lose. If it were someone else, they might not be able to do better than you."
Although the bishop in white did not blame him, Randolph felt even more uncomfortable. He raised his head slightly and asked, "What should we do? Are we going to give up Nafu City?"
"Give up? Impossible!" A trace of determination flashed in the white-clothed bishop's eyes, "No matter how strong he is, he is just a viscount. We are Church of Light! How can we lose to him as a viscount!"
They Church of Light are considered behemoths in every kingdom. Although Holy War lost hundreds of years ago, the skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even the royal family in the kingdom has to sell their face. Their influence here is not weaker than any of the top nobles, and even surpasses those nobles in many aspects.
Hearing the firm words of the bishop in white, Randolph also cheered up a little.
"My Lord Pope, what are you going to do? I will definitely cooperate with you!"
The white-clothed bishop did not speak, but focused his gaze on Randolph, and said in a low voice, "It's not what I plan to do, but what do you plan to do?"
Randolph made a surprised sound, "Huh?!"
The white-clothed bishop then explained, "You have performed very well these days. Although you still couldn't beat the opponent in the end, I believe that if it were someone else who could do it, it might not be as good as yours, not even me. And you have been dealing with that Claire for so many days, so you must be very familiar with him, so Nafu City is still your responsibility. I wouldn't worry if it were someone else."
Speaking of what happened next, the bishop in white stood up and walked behind Randolph, patted his shoulder gently, and encouraged. "Just go ahead and do it, you can tell me whatever you want, the church will fully support you, full support! This time we will definitely win Nafu City!"
Randolph felt as if his heart had been hit by something, his blood boiled again, and he stood up excitedly.
"I will try my best!" Randolph made no guarantee this time and said he would win Nafu City 100%. He has personally experienced the difficulty of Claire. All he can do is to go all out and leave the rest to the great God of Light! Randolph believes that the Lord will protect him.
Storm is coming...
This is how Claire feels these days. Ever since Randolph disappeared from Nafu City, Claire did not feel relieved. Instead, he felt that the other party was accumulating strength and was ready to counterattack him at any time.
Claire rubbed his temples with a headache. In order to deal with that Randolph these days, he spent a lot of energy and time.
Even the process of magic was delayed by the other party. Randolph could come up with a new job for himself almost every three days, and he had to spend time dealing with him. He had no time to watch Magic Book or do experiments.
Claire whispered to himself, "We have to deal with the other party as soon as possible... otherwise it will not be good for me or Nafu City if we drag it on forever."
In the next few days, all the nobles in the royal capital felt that the usually low-key church was moving, and began to use their personal connections. Many nobles related to the church were approached. The nobles in the entire royal capital were speculating whether the church was going to make any big move.
After inquiring through various information channels, the nobles all focused their attention on this slightly famous city. They roughly understood the process of the matter. It seemed that Viscount Griffin had a conflict with the church, and now the church was going to take action against him.
Some nobles feel that Claire is overestimating his capabilities. The city under their jurisdiction is still under the control of the church, and this guy actually wants to completely break away from the church. Some nobles who are loyal believers of Church of Light Their impression of Claire plummeted, and some nobles who had conflicts with the church were eager for the church to suffer this time, and even secretly wrote letters to Claire, telling him that they could help.
The church then found opera houses in various cities. Almost all the troubadour masters and professional figures in opera in the entire kingdom were hired by them at a large price, and these people also rushed in the direction of Nafu City after being hired.
Randolph is really going to compete with Claire this time. Since you are taking this path, right? Then I'll go too! I don't believe that the newly famous Wendy in your hands, Claire, can compare with so many masters that we spent so much money on!
The amount of it can kill you! What's more, the strength of those masters is not weak.
"Bishop Randolph, I've been missing for some time." Claire squinted at Randolph in front of the city gate and said.
At this time, Randolph was no longer as angry as before, and replied calmly, "Thank you, Lord Viscount, for your concern. I just went back to the royal capital."
"Is it just a trip back?" Claire looked at the people following him. He had received the news when the other party recruited the bard master in the royal capital.
At this time, pedestrians at the bustling city gate were also attracted by the confrontation between the two.
Some tourists who were traveling there immediately exclaimed when they saw the people behind Randolph, "Isn't this Master Morey!"
Claire's eyes flashed when he heard this. Isn't Morey a subordinate of Sophia? Why were you hired to deal with me?
But as soon as this thought came to his mind, Claire quickly felt relieved. He knew Sophia, that girl would do anything to make money, and because he knew her so well, he actually felt that it was normal for the other party to help others deal with him for money, and he couldn't get angry at all.
The onlookers exclaimed again, "It's not just Master Morey! Look at the one on his right!"
"That's Master Borg! He's even stronger than Master Morey! I haven't seen him perform in many years."
"I'll go! There's also Master Malon! Known as the strongest script writer in the kingdom in the past fifty years, isn't he the one who has written it?"
"Maybe I'm just here for a trip..." The person who said this sounded uncertain.
"How is that possible! Look at the people around them. There are more than thirty people who are not well-known actors, troubadours, and script writers throughout the kingdom. Is this a gift from God of Light! I can actually see so many masters in my lifetime!"
"Master Wendy is also in Nafu City! Are they here to find Master Wendy?"
"I don't know." Someone shook his head, "Maybe so. If you add Master Wendy, almost all the famous masters in the kingdom will be present."
Listening to the exclamations one after another from the onlookers, Claire's eyes gradually narrowed. The church has made up its mind to confront him. Hiring so many masters is not a small expense. According to Wendy's standards, so many people earn several million a month. Even he can't afford such a large amount of money now.