234 He who pays the salary is the boss.

Ser Griffin hesitates to subdue the remaining members of the Cardinal Griffin in the midst of severe conflict.

Although the Central Church repeatedly gave orders, his conscience was too great to sacrifice an innocent person.

And as the news reached Bishop Yosrahim through several routes, they began to move swiftly.

They began to declare their innocence around the world and gather their forces in preparation for an army from the Central Church.

It was a moment of sensitivity to the Divinum Shrine.

Then I started packing stones one by one.

As soon as Sir Sanctis and Sir Leonardo's 16,000 troops stationed on the Central Church's island, they tied their feet for lack of ships, and sold a large quantity of ammunition launchers and machete guns to Josrahim.

In order to minimize sacrifice, the refugee camp was quickly built near the border between the Yosrahim Empire and Divinum Sanctuary.

My people, who hate war, are told to stay here for a while.

‘Looks like you've got a solid perimeter. ’

When I arrived at the Sanctuary, one of the strongholds of the Salvation Shrine, I had a pleasant look on my face.

Guards and mortar turrets placed throughout the walls. Buoyancy and nostril knights soaring through the sky like clockwork. The paladins who greeted me at the gate appeared to be robbed under Aaron's command, and the troops of the lepers who were slaughtered together looked very well armed.

Alon soon approaches me with Evelyn and Kalen.

“Welcome. Grand Duke.”

With a nod to Alon's greeting, I waved a little to Evelyn and Callan.

“How's everybody doing? ”

“Moderately.”

Carlan replies okay, and Evelyn shrugs.

It was literally so-so.

Evelyn stepped forward and said,

“The atmosphere of Divinum Castle isn't a joke right now. Is there really going to be a war? ”

“Yes. That's why I asked you here today. ”

Evelyn tilts her head to see if she can't believe it.

“Is there really going to be a war in Divinum Sanctuary? It's the greatest shrine of all mankind, right? ”

“I don't know. If Bishop Josrahim is willing to give his head to the Central Church, maybe he won't. ”

“That again. ”

“Anyway, all we have to do is our jobs. ”

“Yeah? What are you supposed to do? ”

“Let me go in and explain that step by step. ”

We talked about Dorado and entered the Fortress Command building where the meeting was held.

Inside the meeting room was a map with some briefing material and a fortress defense plan.

I sat in a chair and looked at the map.

“Do you have any other defensive plans? ”

Alon stepped up and replied.

“Yes, in conjunction with Fort Magni, we plan to eliminate hostiles invading the northeast of the Holy Land. ”

Currently, the Liberation Shrine occupies the sacred fortress and the fortress of Magni in the north-eastern corner of the sanctuary.

The castles were adjacent to each other, enabling mutually defensive support, and facilitating exchange of supplies.

“Simply put, if one Fortress is attacked, the other will strike back at the enemy. ”

“Yes.”

“There's nothing wrong with being prepared. But rather than trying to defeat our enemies, we have to be more vigilant about internal security. If this doesn't work, then your defensive strategy or whatever it is, it doesn't matter. ”

In fact, the Temple of Salvation only needs to be thoroughly guarded and only the enemy's spies can be well hidden.

The Central Church doesn't have the strength to deal with them.

The Leaflet of Salvation was never defeated as long as we were careful about the unjust raid and the enemy's resistance.

“It doesn't have to be. We are currently on the lookout for neighborhoods with floating and nostril knights, and we are also looking into suspicious members of the organization. ”

“Yes, thank goodness. ”

Alon frowned at me.

“But, Grand Duke, Do we just sit here and watch? ”

“Probably in the beginning. Then why?”

“I just got a call from Bishop Yosrahim. to join the temple. ”

“From Bishop Yosrahim? ”

“Yes, let's avenge Cardinal Griffin together. ”

“I'm already doing it, so tell them to work hard. ”

“Yes? But we're not doing anything. ”

I pointed my thumb at me.

“I'm doing it. There are 16,000 Central Church troops on the island of Jores, led by Sir Sanctis and Sir Leonardo, who are blocking it. They can't make it. ”

“If you have troops on Jores Island, aren't you the elite troops of the Central Church? ”

“Yeah. Anyway, tell them you're stopping them. ”

“Yes, I understand. But... ”

“Why else? ”

Alon says with an embarrassing face.

“The Central Church called. to help protect Divinum Sanctuary. ”

“Ignore the Central Church. My treaty is only neutral. ”

“Are you sure you only want to go neutral? It's an important war, so we have to stand up. ”

“Of course I do. At the last minute, at the crucial moment. ”

I unfolded the plan I brought.

After reviewing the timetable, Alon and Evelyn glow in their faces, and Callan breaks the silence until now and raises a violent objection.

“Backbone. What the hell are you doing? ”

“Why?”

He waved my plans in front of me.

“Why do we have to rob the old safe instead of Divinum? ”

“And what a pity you have to hand that money over to someone else. ”

The most wealthy group in the world is the Central Church.

If Bishop Josrahim and his followers win this temple, someone will rob us of it, and we will have it.

Moreover, within the Central Church, there is a document on the development of Jores Castle by me and the Central Church.

There was a very unreasonable contract that soon passed half the rights to trade by sea routes to the Cult.

This must also be burnt to the ground.

A few years later, there was no shame in handing over the right to trade.

“But we are not bandits. ”

“But I don't mean to steal. ”

“Then what's the point? ”

“In fact, when the war is over, the man with the money is the best. We need to repair the damage to heal the wounds of the war and reward the soldiers who participated in the war. And after the war, there won't be a raise in the province for a while, so who's going to pay for the priests in Divinum? That's what we're giving him.

G. ”

Evelyn smiles happily.

“Well, he's the boss who pays the bills. ”

“Exactly. If we want to become owners of Divinum Shrine, that money must not be passed on to anyone else. The one who takes the money will be Lord of Divinum Sanctuary. ”

Callen spoke to me in a heavy voice.

“So you're not going to use it for anything else? ”

“I'd rather ask that question from my side. You sure you don't want me to use it for something else? ”

Evelyn stops him and leaves.

Evelyn was also responsible for fundraising for the Savannah forces.

“We'd better give it to you. ”

“Good. Some are useful, then. I'll be in touch when the time comes. Until then, make sure you're familiar with the operation. ”

“Got it.”

He finally accepted.

Although they still did not seem pleased with the plunder, their goal was not to oppose my plan unless it was to take control of the central Church's power.

Moreover, the forces of Savannah are always in dire position.

I'm not in a position to give up that money to impersonate a moral leader.

Evelyn said, exploring my agenda.

“Oh, I think they'll be here soon. ”

“Who?”

“Katrina, Princess Ignes, Princess Sierra. ”

I scratched my nose.

Those wives are a bit annoying when they come.

“Why?”

“You're thinking of stopping the war. ”

“What, is this a war that's going to be wiped out by the dry? It's a war that blows its head off as soon as it bows. ”

“Isn't that enough? ”

“Still a nuisance. Many people and priests regard and follow them. But it won't be a problem, like you said. There's only one case that could be a big problem, but they won't choose. They're holy wives. Hmph.”

The number of cases where Katrine's party is most likely to have a problem arriving at Divinum Sanctuary is when the Temple is finished while they are standing on the winner's side.

The Grand Duchess is a great cause for the Central Church's power to flow towards them.

But the reason I don't worry so much about the number of cases is because they can't be on either side.

One conducts this temple to defend the Holy Land and the other to fight against injustice, because no one can say who is right or wrong.

This is why moral soldiers can't change the world. I can't do anything with justification.

That's why they needed a little human desire, and they were bursting with desire, almost like a clitoris.

“You can't do anything positive? ”

“Yes. This is a war of greed versus greed, as well as a war of justice versus justice. I can't judge who's right by all moral desires. But what do you think they're gonna do to justify themselves? You just suck your fingers in the middle. ”

“Not really.”

“But we have to be careful. ”

“No, why? ”

I turned my base hard.

“Katrina can spin her knives. It's a total disaster. ”

“Then what kind of anxiety does it create? ”

I shrugged.

“Nothing. Only the damage is done, and the result is no different. Pure expressions of emotion that don't involve desire can't change the world. ”

“Really?"

“Yes.”

The world belongs to those who strive to control their own desires.

In a good way, the world rewards those who strive for their happiness.

So, a man armed with pure morality can do nothing.

Of course, there are times when such things change, such as when the moralist's cry and the desire of the person involved are right.

But this time, the peace Katrines will cry out is against the desires of the people involved.

In no way can their intentions be understood.

* * *

When word came out that Bishop Josrahim's troops were gathering at the western border, the people of the city of Divinum all packed up and headed south to the southern border.

The Refugee Camp that I rushed into.

The Central Church complained to me, but I ignored it neatly.

I didn't care if he wanted to die, but I didn't think he needed to die if he wanted to.

This temple must be a battle between the Central Church and the Bishops of Josrahim. It must not be harmed by the common people.

Ordinary people are very valuable human resources to protect this continent in the time of the coming apocalypse.

They should march to the front armed with the weapons I made when the time of destruction comes.

For myself and for themselves and for the people.

“We don't know when the enemy will attack. Let's go. ”

As the evacuation procession proceeds, I eavesdrop on the conversations of refugees as I walk across the street.

Everyone had a safe escape, but they didn't worry much.

The Refugee Camp I'm setting up is different from the usual Refuge Camp.

“But the Yosrahim Empire is building a Refugee Camp for us, is that right?" ”

“Absolutely. Our son-in-law and I went ahead and reported in a letter that the city where we are staying is being built. Besides, since the city is under construction for so long, there's no reason to worry. ”

“That's a relief. ”

An old man added during the conversation:

“But there was a chariot of chariots sent from the Yosrahim Empire to aid in the evacuation outside the gates, so I thought I'd take it." ”

“Will you really give me a ride in that expensive car? ”

“They say that refugees, including elderly people and children like us, are guaranteed to be picked up. ”

“That's very kind of you. Duke Jan is rumored to be a tyrant, but it was all a hoax. ”

In their conversation, I scratched my head beautifully.

I didn't mean to be complimented, but it made me feel weird to be complimented.

It's like a guilty conscience.

In fact, I wasn't getting compliments, I was getting stoned.

I created all the reasons why they had to flee.

But now that a fortress is being built, there's no reason to feel guilty.

The fortress city masquerading as a refugee city will save countless lives when the time of destruction comes.

When I arrived at the front door instead of Divinum, I looked embarrassed.

It was because the door was sealed with a layer of iron and planks beyond the firmly closed dimension.

It seemed to have been guarded against a swarm of hostiles instead of Divinum.

‘What, are you doing this? Once the gates are breached, the war is over. ’

The castle allows for a solid water strategy on the defense side, but it collapses rapidly as soon as one side is properly breached.

Not only are the aqueous forces on the walls attacked back and forth, but they are scattered around the castle while guarding the perimeter walls.

An aqueous army that has been scattered from both sides and from the siege side that is engaged in a concentrated attack. Predicting who will win in a duel is so simple that it's not worth mentioning.

Of course, the aquatic side also has a reserve force for this situation, but even if they are breached, there is no way out.

So there's no reason to seal this door. If the enemy has pushed us this far, it means the situation is over.

‘Huff. I'm making them sell their supplies for nothing. ’

I made my way to the front door as much as I could.

Fortunately, the gate was clearly open here.

I approached the paladin guarding the door.

< The person who pays the salary is the boss. > End