In Nafu City East District, in a restaurant opened by Sophia, Randolph walked in wearing a red robe.
"Bishop Randolph, I've been missing for some days." Claire sat on the chair and waved and said hello with a smile.
After seeing Claire, Randolph's expression turned a bit worse, but he still walked over and sat down opposite Claire, "It's been a while since we've been missing. Lord Viscount, have you been free these days?"
Claire smiled and did not answer this sentence. Instead, he asked, "Randolph asked me to come here for something?" This meeting was Claire's initiative to be invited by Randolph.
Randolph smiled and asked, "Did I ask you to come? It's obviously you who forced me to meet and negotiate with you."
Claire still maintained a friendly smile on his face. Randolph put away the smile on his face and said straight to the point, "Let's stop saying so many polite words. Be honest and talk about anything directly."
"Okay." Claire nodded directly, "I don't want you Church of Light to preach in Nafu City, can you do that?"
Randolph snorted coldly and said with an evil look on his face, "This is impossible! Preaching is our mission!"
"What about adding these?" Claire took out a stack of documents from his arms, placed it on the table, and pushed it over with his hand.
Randolph picked it up and took a look at it doubtfully. The further he looked down, the more shocked the expression on his face became, and his pupils shrank.
Swallowing, he hurriedly asked, "Where did you get this news?"
The content of the information above is not on the same level as those that have been spread. If the above things are true and spread, then Church of Light will be completely ruined in the kingdom. The white bishop tried to get involved in politics... The cardinal assassinated a count-level noble, and the heir to a certain big noble was actually the biological son of a certain priest...
Once such rumors involving nobles spread, their church would not be able to suppress them.
Claire spread his hands, "I don't know, someone took the initiative to send it to me."
"Then why didn't you spread the word..." Randolph reached out to cover his mouth a second after he opened his mouth. He lost his words.
"I have no interest in being a scapegoat or a shield for some people." Claire poured himself a cup of tea and tasted it slowly. "These news will indeed give you a fatal blow, but you will definitely take me away first before you fall, right?"
Randolph took a deep breath. Fortunately, Claire was a smart man. If it had been anyone else, he might have been used as a gunman. Then the church... I can't imagine the consequences.
However, I also thought that Claire was a smart man, otherwise those people would not have passed on this information to Claire in an attempt to use him to bring down the church.
Claire put down the tea cup in his hand, looked at Randolph and asked with a chuckle, "Am I the person who knows the most about the church's black materials now? I don't think they know as much about the people who sent me messages..."
As far as the letters Claire received, there were no less than ten forces who passed on the news to him. Taken together, they had this document that could directly ruin the church's reputation. If they spread it alone, it would only give the church a headache and hamstrings at most, and it would not be enough to kill the church.
Hearing Claire's words, Randolph stared into his eyes and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"As for the condition I just mentioned, I don't want to see you Church of Light in Nafu City." After Claire finished speaking, he stared directly into Randolph's eyes.
Randolph soon felt a sense of oppression that did not belong to his age, coming over him. Claire's eyes were like a giant dragon that was indifferent to life.
"Church of Light must have a church in Nafu City, but if we each take a step back, missionary activities can be reduced and will not be as frequent as when I was here."
"No, you can have a church, but not even a single missionary activity."
Randolph: "..."
Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"
Claire waved his hand and formed a Hand of the Mage to take back the documents in front of Randolph. Randolph subconsciously grabbed forward, but didn't catch any of them.
Claire tilted his head slightly, shook the paper in his hand, and asked, "What do you want this for? Do you want to go back and admire it?"
Randolph said anxiously, "I have agreed to your conditions, so it's time for you to give me this thing!"
Claire looked at the other party as if he were a fool and said, "You can rest assured if I give it to you? Do you think I won't leave any backup or other evidence?"
Randolph: "..." This is the truth, but you can't just say it.
Claire shook the document in his hand again, "Don't think about stealing these things back or killing me. If I die, your first time will definitely not be to celebrate, but to think of ways to solve these things. You should believe that I can do these things."
Randolph sighed. This time he was completely led by the nose during the negotiation process.
"Don't worry, we won't do anything stupid like this."
"That's good."
"Is there anything else?" Randolph already doesn't want to stay here.
"Have you eaten yet?" Claire asked confusedly.
Randolph was stunned, shook his head and said, "Not yet..."
"I just ordered the food. It should be here soon. Let's eat together."
"..."
"Okay."
After a while, someone brought out delicious dishes one after another.
"Try it, it tastes the same as that store in the royal capital." Claire said, picking up a piece of meat with a knife and fork.
Randolph looked at Claire who was doing such a daily routine, and the irritability and pressure in his heart disappeared inexplicably. He also picked up the knife and fork and started eating.
"Are you still in Nafu City?" Claire asked.
Randolph shook his head, "No, Bishop Rechel of Rose City has been punished, I will take his place."
Although there are no bishop-level priests among the punishments announced by the church to the outside world, private punishments are also indispensable. Bishop Rechel of Rose City was assigned to a remote city.
"Rose City, this is the second largest city in the kingdom. You have been promoted. Congratulations."
Randolph smiled and said, "It's okay."
"Although I think you are a pretty good person, leaving Nafu City is actually a good thing for me. Your presence has caused me a lot of trouble."
Randolph raised the wine glass in his hand, "I take these words as a compliment from Lord Viscount, but in the end, even with the help of the church, I still lost to you." After speaking, Randolph's tone was a bit unwilling.
"Hahahaha." Claire laughed and suddenly changed the subject, "How about I teach you how to preach?"
Randolph also became interested, "Can you tell me about it?"
Claire tapped his fingers on the table, "Build hospitals, schools and other public facilities in the name of the church, and don't force missionaries. In this way, people who have received church benefits will feel good about you Church of Light, even if they don't believe in religion. If there is an opportunity in the future, they will become a member of your church. Isn't this more effective than the performance you spent millions of Gold Coins on?"
A glimmer of light flashed in Randolph's eyes, and he stood up and bowed deeply to Claire, "I've been taught a lesson."
Claire continued with a smile, "Don't even think about using it on me. I will naturally tell you and there will be ways to counter it."
"Of course not."
"Then who is Nafu City's successor as pastor?" Claire took out a napkin and wiped his mouth, then stood up.
"It's not decided yet."
"Have you executed that Oma?" Claire asked. He still remembers Oma's smiling face when he left Nafu City.
"How could we do such a thing!" Randolph immediately retorted.
Claire didn't refute, and smiled, "Then you can consider letting him come back and take over."
Randolph nodded. Anyway, with Claire here, Nafu City and their church can't take it down. It's not impossible to let that Oma come back.
"Then I'll leave first. Bishop Randolph, you can eat slowly. See you later." Claire waved his hand and left his seat.
"Goodbye, Lord Viscount." Randolph also bowed slightly to Claire who was leaving. This was his respect for such a powerful opponent.
At the entrance of the restaurant, Claire said to the waiter on the side, "Yes, that's the man in red. He will pay the bill."