ARCHDEUS

FEUDAL AID(3)

While the nobles were busy with themselves or their respective groups, the temple officials also had their own interests.

All the representatives of the temple who helped this war gathered at St. Ariella Presbhenon's. But apart from the High Priest of Leiceshire of St. Ariella Presbhenon, there are only three other high priests gathered. While other temple representatives are only represented by priest-level positions or captains in paladin command.

The three high priests are

The High Priest of Haderborg, Country of Morhust;

The High Priest of Gorsgabat, County of Sinteny; and

The High Priestess of Fertihall, County of Fertiphile.

The High Priest of Leiceshire, Olaf Aquinas Sandwealth was the person in charge of this meeting.

In contrast to the very visible political spectrum of the nobility, the policy direction and views of the leaders of the Hexatheist temple in the Kingdom of Artchania seemed more fluid. But that does not mean they are saints who have no interest.

Whether it is bureaucracy, aristocracy, or theocracy as a supplier of public commodities in every action is always motivated by self-interest. State actors or agents in an organ have a preference for political power or material benefits so that these preferences will be achieved in the bargaining process through direct interests or indirect interests.

Nevertheless, with the big name that belongs to the Religious Organization of Hexatheism, any form of political turmoil will only happen behind the scenes. That was why compared to the nobles who attacked each other, the temple leaders would usually take advantage of each other.

"Your Excellencies, I'm so glad your Excellencies can come together. I will not speak at length. The purpose of this association is not related to war but to the prophecy that our apostle has prophesied" Olaf said.

What is meant is an astrological interpretation that took place almost a year ago - the Chthonic Era.

The Chthonic Era is the most famous interpretation done by priests. They assume the constellations that show 'Chthonic' cannot be interpreted literally but require a more implicit understanding. So the majority agree that the Chthonic in question is going to be a time full of chaos. While some agree that the Chthonic in question is a sign of the apocalypse or in another sense the gates of hell have opened wide and the fire will attack the world.

"The pontifex has convened a council in the Sacrorum and to date the outcome of the council has not been announced. But it has been difficult among the nobles and merchants about this," continued Olaf.

At first the interpretation of the Chthonic was hidden by the temple authorities but it eventually began to leak and confusing information began to spread.

"It will be a serious thing especially how temporal power views this" Olaf said.

"Ah I understand. That means that many of the nobles are trying to escape secretly from the influence of the temple?" ask the High Priest of Haderborg.

"That's right. Yet as expected they did not dare blatantly."

The Fellowship of the Temple of Hexatheism or Pontificia under its formal name the Holy Templar of Pontificia is the largest religious institution in the world. In shaping their power and influence, they formed an alliance with all the temples that worshipped gods in the teachings of hexatheism.

In order to maintain the temporal power that they had Pontificia agreed to establish an absolute theocratic state known as the Great Yizantine Theocracy State. With the power and influence of temple institutions and state institutions (Yizantine) added, Pontificia also has a direct influence on all countries with the status of saints such as the Holy Saintica Iberal Commonwealth and the Holy Saintica Agustia State. If there are at least 7 Saints, Pontificia has seven allied nations. This makes them super power. Even a country with imperial status would think twice about going against them. There are currently five empires and six countries with equivalent imperial status. Two of the five empires declared their allegiance to the Maximus Pontifex. The impact of course all the small countries around the empire also did the same. The Kingdom of Artchania was no exception either.

So if there are local nobles who want to rebel from the temple institutions then they have to think a thousand times. Not only will they fight against the national power of the kingdom but will fight against the multinational power of Pontificia.

Today the influence of Pontificia is widespread in West Laurentia, partly in South Laurentia, and partly in Central and eastern Laurentia. While North Laurentia is a land that can not be entered by Pontificia due to the existence of other religious institutions that are strong enough.

"So at the point referred to by you do we have to use this news to get those people out?"

This time the one who asked was the High Priestess of Fertilhall.

"That's not wrong but I'm thinking of doing something that doesn't just stop at the investigation. After all the people who no longer believed in temples and gods were the ones who did not understand the affections of gods to them. Should we not rest such people well? We do not want those people to spread their understanding so that more and more people will no longer see us as the spiritual and temporal authority in this human world."

The high priest agreed to that. Even Feodora, the High Priestess of Fertihall also felt that it was not wrong. Do not let people become further and further away from the divine way. Better damaged plants should be separated from healthy plants so that the disease is not contagious.

"How do we do it?" ask one of the priests.

"With the king's age growing older, the heirs began to compete, and the nobles began to elbow each other. Is it possible that this is a condition given by the gods to ease our path?" olaf.

The members of the meeting fell silent. No one answered that rhetorical question. But everyone agreed with what Olaf said.

"This war is probably a harbinger of the coming Chthonic Era. But more than that, this is an event where the gods give us a chance to be much better. Currently some grand nobles and their successors are in this city. Regardless of the political coalition, they will be together against foreign kingdoms. But what if in the conditions of war that many nobles who died as martyrs. But who knows that those martyrs are actually people who insult our temples and gods."

"High Priest of Haderborg approves the words of the High Priest of Leiceshire."

"High Priest of Gorsgabat approved the words of the High Priest of Leiceshire."

"High Priestess of Fertihall agreed to the words of the High Priest of Leiceshire."

In addition to the high priests, the priests or the paladin leaders of each temple also gave a similar view.

Perhaps for outsiders who understood nothing, the meeting between religious figures was an alternative once they were fed up with the rotten politics of the nobility. But actually, the two make no difference.

In the room, the thirst for blood could be clearly kissed.