CHAPTER 1675: CHAPTER 546: WHEN THE FALSE MEETS THE REAL, THE REAL ALSO BECOMES FALSE (PART 3)

"Is it necessary for the mentor to remove the child from the womb? That’s too cruel! The mentor is still a Great Diviner, why should she condescend to marry a Scepter Shaman?" Helen couldn’t hold back any longer.

"Honorable Helen, we can think about this from another perspective. First, Lady Cui Beixi is also a victim because her husband cheated on her! This is clearly documented in the law, Lady Cui Beixi has the right to apply for a duel with that adulteress, but now the adulteress has fled. According to the relevant law, as compensation, Lord Beibeituo will become a servant to Lady Cui Beixi! However, Lord Beibeituo is also a shaman and a victim, so the law equally applies to him!" The sly Pope Brut played with words with a smile: "So, considering they are both victims, with the laws counterbalancing each other, forming a complete family with Lady Cui Beixi and Lord Beibeituo is the best choice! Though interracial marriage is not traditional in the Bimon Kingdom, our temple has always encouraged such unions, and it’s generous that Lord Beibeituo is willing to leave Lady Cui Beixi the title of a full wife, isn’t that a good thing?"

"But what about the child? The child is innocent!" Helen felt dizzy, indeed the kingdom’s laws were drafted with loopholes, but to be honest, this is not the only flaw in kingdom law.

"Your Grace, perhaps no man would want to raise another’s posthumous child, right? Kevin will inevitably face the stake when captured." Pope Brut naturally wouldn’t claim the child as Mourinho’s, and in fact, all decisions regarding handling Cui Beixi were pre-approved by the Smey Clan’s Duke Bruckner.

Once the child is born, the reputation of the Smey Clan would be tarnished, and this is generally acknowledged in the Bimon Kingdom.

Old Duke Bruckner has been on overseas expeditions for ten years, contributing unparalleled achievements for the kingdom, even the king wouldn’t neglect him. With his return, conservative thinking has significantly deprived Mourinho of influence and decision-making power.

Pope Brut wishes to leverage this event to build a good relationship with the Smey Clan, jointly opposing the two divided shaman powers—the military and the Summer Palace. The shaman forces in the kingdom have formed into three major power structures, an unavoidable truth.

If the military shamans have risen due to the king’s influence and system voids, the unexpected rise of the Summer Palace is entirely due to Pope Brut’s orchestration. He essentially shot himself in the foot by bestowing the titles of Grand Diviner and Cangqiong Prophet upon Helen and Moer.

With the universal battle song translator—Helen’s battle dance, the young shaman base from the shaman schools, descendants from the Hegemonic Singing Family forming the battle song laboratory, coupled with Heart of Blood Feather and Magic Crystal as luxurious equipment, Filenze has emerged like a dark horse from the void. The old forces can barely gather all related negative terms of obscurity, sluggishness, and backwardness in the face of this new power!

Once Pope Brut realized he couldn’t control this formidable force, he had to reevaluate allies and supporters. With Filenze’s rapid rise, leaving them unchecked could soon replace the temple’s leadership!

Mourinho meticulously cultivated a shaman group centered around Medusa, practically establishing a new temple. Although this force can’t rival the three major powers, joining any faction would tilt the balance!

This is the reason behind the Pope’s determination to please the old Duke Bruckner!

Pope Brut simply couldn’t fathom how the Shaman of Divine Songs in Filenze could nourish so many followers with the barren Southern Wasteland, rife only with bandits, and how they could construct such vibrant territories?

The Crown Thorns Armor, so immensely valuable, one set is enough to buy a hundred sets of human heavy Milan armor, combining the steel armament of Summer Palace warriors, enough to equip all the previous regular army corps of the Bimon Kingdom!

Feeding two squads, where did the Pope manage to extract the funds for such equipment, provisions, and military consumption?

If he were to have built his wealth by plundering, it wouldn’t tally, because since the war in Kalimantan began, the Summer Palace Guard has already developed to its peak, possessing even the Mechanical Gao Cen!

Acquiring the mining village territory within just one year, where did the Pope find craftsmen, financial sources, bureaucratic management systems, or soldier resources?

The Pope Brut felt terror from the depths of his heart!

Apart from shamans, the Pope also established a mage team comparable to the number one human military power, how revolutionary would this emerging Summer Palace power be?

The three shaman leaders of Filenze pondered Pope Brut’s recent words, the atmosphere temporarily stagnant.

"Honorable Richard, Helen, and Lady Moer." Pope Brut was very pleased to see this silence, for every game has rules. Regardless of who you are or how powerful, if you choose to play, you must follow the rules: "I actually don’t want to be too harsh, but as the chief shaman of a province, Lady Cui Beixi used her sacred position to bribe, attempting to cover up Kevin’s crimes. I believe the temple’s handling decisions mentioned above about Lady Cui Beixi are completely just. The staff granted by the war god possesses unviolable purity and sanctity, and the dignity of shamans must be upheld, if we set a precedent without pursuing Cui Beixi’s responsibility, I cannot explain to so many shamans in the kingdom!"