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Chapter 271 It's Broken, I'm a Double!

Meow meow meow, meow meow meow.

The simple, easy-to-understand and catchy slogan of the Cat Cult instantly spread throughout the main city. Meows came and went, and those who didn’t know thought they had entered some large cat cafe.

Even the way people greet each other has changed, from "Have you eaten today?" to "Did you meow today?"
It can be seen that this is a manifestation of the increasing number of believers of the Holy Fire Cat Cult - even because of the rapid expansion, the royal family had to advance the plan to build other churches.

Naturally, the department in charge of construction did not waste time on foreign workers, and the efficiency was extremely high. In less than a week, the new branch was built from the ground up, and the quality was quite high, which can be called a miracle in the history of architecture.

Nonsense, it involves the national religion that is in the limelight. If they are still there to take advantage of the situation and operate behind the scenes, wouldn't they be seeking death?Not to mention how angry the royal family will be, they may not be able to resist the enthusiasm of ordinary people.

So, sometimes you don’t know how much energy you have unless you are forced... Of course, this is also because there are promoted people, or "chosen ones" in this world, otherwise no matter how hard you work, you will not be able to do it. In a place where large-scale machinery has not yet spread, it is impossible to do such a thing.

But no matter what, the result is satisfying to everyone, and everyone is willing to voluntarily promote the Holy Fire Cat Cult.

First of all, of course, you need to bring in all your relatives and friends. Regardless of whether you have seen the vast magical powers of the Maomao Cult, you should at least fill out the form and sign up first.

The reason is very simple. The daily free supplies are distributed per person. By doing this, you can get an extra egg. The Cat Catcher doesn't care whether everyone is related or not, just come and get it.

Of course, there are also those with evil intentions who take advantage of the vastness of the main city to start looking for people who are not familiar with the Maomao Cult, and offer conditions such as "I will introduce you to collect the money, and I will return [-]% of the money after the transaction is completed."

Obviously, this highly overlapped with those who made profits from speculation in the Poseidon Stone transaction at that time. They were all masters who tried every means to take advantage of loopholes to make money.

But this time they hit a brick wall - compensation for losses is very formal, and there are dedicated personnel at several outlets to answer everyone's questions. In addition, Maomao Cult spreads very quickly, so naturally such a little trick will not work. The attack breaks itself.

The city defense army was also merciless, arresting several typical speculators and publicly punishing them heavily for fraud. While confiscating their income, some of them were sentenced to death. It was a free show for the public to watch the fight against local tyrants. .

Everyone is happy to hear about this. After all, most of the people who lost money in the Poseidon Stone incident naturally don't want to see the speculators making huge profits in it. They want to spit in their faces before leaving.

Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

"Master, what do you think of this matter?"

In Grand Duke Gujian's mansion, some people were worried about this and carefully asked Cheng Gujian for his opinion.

"How to see? See with your eyes."

Cheng Gujian took his time and even made a rare witticism, "Isn't this a good thing that benefits the country and the people?"

What he said is absolutely correct. The reason why the Holy Fire Cat Cult has become so popular among the people is ultimately because of their willingness to spend money.

After all, for most people, having good food, good clothes, a wife and children, and a hot bed are the biggest pursuits. Although Xu Shi's method is simple and crude, it really hits the target very well.

And this alone may have surpassed [-]% or even [-]% of leaders.

As for benefiting the country, it is easy to understand. The Poseidon Stone incident made everyone panic, but now that the people are stable, it is the best thing.

The reputation of the royal family has also been greatly improved - after this incident, the polls that had dropped due to the Poseidon Stone transaction have begun to pick up. In addition, the crusade against Poseidon was not affected much, so it is better than before. Some.

"This subordinate naturally knows that he is just worried about you..."

Steward Chen, the brother of Knight Commander Chen of the royal family, naturally understands these truths, but what he is worried about is not these in the first place, but Cheng Gujian's own status, which seems to be a little loose now.

This is inevitable. After all, Dongfang Xiao is doing all the things taught by Maomao. Instead, Grand Duke Gu Jian has become the mascot. It’s not wrong to say he is a mascot. After all, in this matter, he is the biggest The function is to express a position.

With him here to control it, no matter how many objections there are, they won't dare to come forward.

But on the contrary, everyone has some doubts about him, because this is inconsistent with his usual style. Why don't you personally handle such a big thing?
With this sign, rumors about being injured, being ignored, and even doubting whether he was about to die soon began to spread. If it weren't for his iron-fisted methods in the past, it would not be as simple as losing his reputation now.

Not to mention that there is also the matter of Xu Shi, a foreigner - the royal family's compensation is channeled through the Maomao Cult, which will inevitably take away part of the resulting reputation and public support, or even a lot of it. Large portion.

Although it seems that the money does come from others, it is definitely not a good thing for an outsider to gradually enter the political stage of the Hualan Empire.

In particular, of course they know it well. This is the trick of wool on the sheep. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a white wolf with empty gloves.

Given all the factors, of course they would not just watch.

However, unexpectedly, when he heard what he said, Cheng Gujian raised his head and looked at him with interest.

"Is this something you should be concerned about?" he asked.

Grand Duke Gu Jian's tone was still calm, but it made Butler Chen shudder.

As a close minister who has served the other party for many years, he can distinguish the subtle changes in Cheng Gujian's tone of voice very well.

Now, it was obvious that the other party was a little unhappy, and this displeasure naturally came from his question.

The answer given by Cheng Gujian also reminded him whether he was overstepping his authority?
Under such circumstances, Steward Chen naturally did not dare to say anything more, but he couldn't help but murmur in his heart. He clearly reminded him out of worry, so why did he cause the father-in-law to be displeased?
Over the years, he has always been cautious in what he says and does, but this time he was really confused.

"...If you really have the leisure, then pay attention to the trends of the Holy See."

Cheng Gujian didn't give him time to think. He stood up and ordered, "They suppress you again and again. Who knows what those bastards will do...let me know if anything happens."

"Yes."

If Butler Chen was granted amnesty, he bowed deeply and left in a hurry.

Looking at his back, Grand Duke Gu Jian just shook his head, and then unconsciously tapped his fingers on the table, muttering Xu Shi's name softly.

"Brother Xu...heh."

……

Cheng Gujian's words are absolutely correct. The Holy See is really in chaos now.

"Damn it, we were ripped off!"

Ji Bochang, who was tall and thick, had a face full of anger, "This despicable foreigner is so brave, how dare he?!" "No wonder his attitude towards us was so strange that day... It seems that he had already planned to break up with us at that time. Are you embarrassed?"

Park Guochang echoed, his expression gloomier than before, "Not to mention that the royal family actually expressed support...what are their plans?"

These two people were not friendly factions to begin with, so they naturally couldn't calm down when faced with such a situation.

In other words, even if they are really friendly, they can't go back to Xu Shi's side after being teased like this - as Xu Shi himself said, this is something that threatens their status and even their living space. The bottom line issue of reconciliation is naturally not negotiable.

Not to mention the Holy See's great cause and great influence, the fact is that until now they have not obtained the status of "state religion", at least there is no official edict that is true. Now that the Holy Fire Cat Sect has taken over, nominally speaking, they have become civil society organizations.

Broken, I became a stand-in?

If their status is still the same as before, no one will actually care whether it is official or not - people from the Holy See will probably be superior to others wherever they go, and official or not does not need to be recognized by the royal family at all.

And the royal family has indeed never done this... Now think about it, maybe this is the back door that previous monarchs tacitly left to themselves?If a situation like this really happens, many things will become much more convenient.

The only official one is the Knights Templar. This organization is personally sanctioned by the royal family and used to "establish contact with the Holy See."

But it's a pity that the people in the Knights don't seem to have such a consciousness themselves, and they don't know where their buttocks are.

At present, they just feel that they can't bear it anymore, they can't bear it at all, and their fists have also become hardened.

Of course, there are still relatively rational voices, such as Lu Baiyan with narrow eyes.

"Maybe that's why he didn't agree to our request for cooperation?"

He also had a wry smile on his face, "So it seems that he is actually quite honest? At least he is not lying, otherwise we will be even more uncomfortable..."

"Fuck you, Lu Baiyan, where are you from?"

Ji Bochang roared angrily, "You are usually full of bad ideas. What do you mean by saying this now?"

"Could it be that you already had other plans when you picked him up? Did you find a way out for yourself?"

"I'm just discussing the matter..."

Lu Baiyan spread his hands, "If you really doubt me, then I have nothing to say."

"Okay, stop arguing."

Qin Yiyan stopped their quarrel with a cold expression, "What's the use of just getting into a mess? It's better to think about what to do next."

As the leader of this group of people, she is also extremely irritable now - she has been loyal to the Holy See since she was a child, and she will certainly not feel comfortable facing such a situation.

Who would have thought that in just a few months, a foreigner could turn this place upside down?But she was not good at planning, and she couldn't think of any good solution for a while.

She originally planned to call other people to brainstorm ideas, but who would have thought that they would start fighting among themselves first, which made her even more headache. It was her limit to hold back from hitting anyone.

Her words were very effective, and everyone in the congregation suddenly became quiet.

"In my opinion, we can't go on like this."

Park Guochang frowned, "Facts have proved that our blind concession will only make the foreign barbarians more unruly... It would be better to do it simply."

"That's right, if we kill those people, this matter will be over!"

This time it was Ji Bochang's turn to agree with him, "Their leader Xu Shi is just a quick thinker. He would be no match for anyone in a real fight... Why don't you go with me?"

"If those people are left... we, the Templars, are all out, are we still afraid of them?"

"That's not the problem, okay?"

Lu Baiyan helplessly raised his forehead, feeling worried about the IQ of these two living treasures, "The problem is that the royal family has chosen them now, and our status in the hearts of the people has been declining."

In his opinion, Xu Shi Nengqi really had the right time, place and people. Not only did he have more advanced technology at hand, but more importantly, he had seized the right opportunity.

After returning from the crusade against Poseidon, there were actually some voices about "the Holy See taking credit". In addition, they were also involved in the Poseidon Stone incident later. After a combination of punches, it would be false to say that they were not affected.

After all, there must be some problems with the previous handling methods. Otherwise, with so many years of management by the Holy See, how could the people switch to the other side so quickly... He squinted his eyes and couldn't help but think like this, but of course he wouldn't say this. Speak up, otherwise you will be attacked again.

He won't let this happen.

And he also knew very well that Xu Shi was behind these things, putting them in this embarrassing position step by step.

It’s just that there is no point in worrying about this now. If there was no response before, what can I do now to find the back account?

As for the royal family, they obviously smelled this sensitive atmosphere, so they decided to go all out, changed their previous attitude, directly linked up with Xu Shi, and joined forces to suppress them.

This is a fundamental change - in the past, the royal family turned a blind eye to some extraordinary actions of the Holy See, such as cracking down on illegal gatherings, etc., and allowed them to do it, but now they directly take the lead and jump on it. Face, under such circumstances, let alone whether Xu Shi can be eliminated, even if he is really eliminated, who can guarantee that the royal family will follow suit?
Anyway, the routine is already here. In comparison, the royal family is the crux, so what's the point of doing this?To put it bluntly, it might be useful to deal with Dongfang Xiao, or directly overthrow the royal family.

But where is the easy thing?Not to mention that the heavyweight Cheng Gujian is in front of us, the royal family itself is also very rich. If we really get to that step, I'm afraid there will be a river of blood...

Thinking like this, Lu Baiyan felt increasingly bitter. From his own point of view, he really wanted to have an in-depth discussion with Xu Shi. After all, until now, he was still very interested in the novelties brought by the other party.

But he happened to be from the Holy See, so it felt really uncomfortable to be caught in the middle.

In a daze, Xu Shi's words rang in his ears again.

"Since you are so interested in our city-state, why not come to my side... You can also be one of them."

Make changes...?

(End of this chapter)