Now the churches in the Northern Principality are almost the same, and the church distributes the taxes collected from the nobles to civilians and serfs.
Now the church is gradually beginning to have influence among the serfs and civilians of the Northern Principality. Although the nobles of the Northern Principality are also aware of it, they dare not speak out.
Nalant was not surprised by this. This was the normal operation of all cults. They first gained the favor of the serfs and civilians by being the embodiment of kindness.
Then through a long period of brainwashing and indoctrination into superstition, the serfs and civilians were naturally controlled by their thoughts.
Of course, the church is now using force to intimidate the Northern Principality, and there is nothing they can do even if Nalant and the others know about it.
The church wants to control the population of the desert, and it is preparing to take down the Agate Principality as well.
Therefore, the only way to truly solve the problem of the Church is to use the power of the entire Agate Principality to see if it can drive the Church away.
If it succeeds, then the mainland's safety will naturally be lifted.
But if it fails, it will definitely have to pack up and run away.
Looking at the situation, this last day won't be long, because the church obviously won't give the Agate Principality much time to prepare.
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After the matter was discussed, Nalant took Jerry for a walk around Maiye Town.
And when Jerry saw the brand-new manor buildings, he was stunned again.
When he first stepped into the Storm Territory, he looked at the desolation around him and quite sympathized with and admired Nalant for being able to work hard to develop in such a difficult environment.
Only now did he realize that he was completely wrong. Why did Nalant need his sympathy? This guy obviously lived a better life than himself, the heir to the earl.
Not only do you enjoy delicious food, but you also have an extremely wealthy territory.
The next days passed day by day, and Jerry stayed in Nalant's territory for two days to rest before preparing to return.
The main reason is that he has concealed his identity all the way. Now that there are changes in the Northern Principality, he needs to return quickly to avoid exposing his contact with the Agate Principality, which will jeopardize the safety of his entire family.
“Narant, I’ll leave first!”
"Okay, Jerry, you are welcome to come to Stormland as a guest next time."
At the border of the Storm Territory, Nalant personally sent Jerry here. This was a very high-level send-off.
The two of them have become acquainted with each other these days and can be regarded as true friends, and the suffix of the title has been omitted.
"I will definitely come again. The delicious food in your territory, Nalant, is definitely something I will never forget in my life, especially the cream cake and that wine!"
"Haha! I'm honored to receive such a review!" Narant laughed out loud.
Immediately, the two parted ways, and Jerry took dozens of subordinates disguised as a caravan and headed north, taking away many specialties from the Storm Territory.
These were all gifts from Nalant, such as a few three-color chickens, brown sugar, white sugar and several barrels of wine.
Of course, these are not only for Jerry, but also for Princess Isabella.
As for how Jerry will pass it on to Isabella, that is not what Nalant needs to consider.
In addition, this time Narant also gave two falcons for Jerry to take with him.
This is specifically used for messaging between two parties.
When the time comes, Jerry and Princess Isabella will each have one, so any movement in the Northern Principality can be conveyed as quickly as possible using this falcon.
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After Jerry left, Narant's life became completely peaceful. Apart from practicing and occasionally dealing with government affairs, he spent time with Natasha.
However, he and Natasha couldn't stick together for long, because they noticed the movements of the Northern Principality and the Church in the desert, and the whole Principality became turbulent.
Especially with the warning message from Bernard, several counts have now begun to actively prepare and began to store various war materials.
The reserve materials naturally need to be transported from all over the principality, and the Frank family has a complete caravan network, making them the best candidates for transporting materials.
In this way, Natasha was also recalled by the Frank family to handle matters such as shipping supplies to the Frank family caravan.
Of course, the Frank family is not aiming to make money this time, but is voluntarily helping to transport and purchase without losing money.
And this is the king's will, so the Frank family naturally has no room for negotiation.
On the third day after Natasha left, after unremitting efforts in training, Nalant's fighting spirit finally reached the level of a silver intermediate knight.
In this way, at this moment, he can easily defeat the high-level silver, and because the powerful fruit and agility fruit taken at one time some time ago are still strong, his strength will increase rapidly.
The fighting spirit has improved rapidly, and Nalant's magic has also made great progress.
At noon that day, after lunch, he specially took a bath, and then went to the top floor of the inner castle wearing a comfortable silk robe.
"Now that the magic power is almost concentrated, I should be able to try to practice the fireball technique. As long as I can master this fireball technique, it means that the master has officially become a junior apprentice!"
There was no other object in the empty room except a wool mat under him.
Nalant, on the other hand, excitedly took out a thick encyclopedia of magic spells and quickly turned to the page with the fireball spell.
Although he has read this fireball spell no less than four or five times these days, and can even memorize it verbatim, in order to be worthy of his first attack spell, Nalant is still prepared to review and understand it again.
After reading it intently for more than a minute, Nalant closed the book and said, "Let's get started! I hope it goes as smoothly as the practice of flame and water polo skills a few days ago!"
As he spoke, he took a deep breath, then held the staff in his right hand, opened and closed his mouth at the same time, and began to chant.
"The fire element wandering between heaven and earth! Please listen to my call and gather it in the palm of my hand... Fireball Technique!"
"..."
"Uh... Sure enough, it's impossible to succeed the first time. This junior magician seems to be really difficult!"
This technique of releasing fireball looks exactly like the technique of releasing fireball or waterball.
But in fact, at the stage of primary magic, the difficulty of releasing magic has increased exponentially.
The last time Nalant released his apprentice spell, he only needed to simply chant the incantation and then use his mental power to induce the magic power.
But in addition to chanting and activating the magic power in the body, primary magic also requires mental power to outline a corresponding rune pattern in the mind.
The rune patterns of each spell are different, and the difficulty will also change with the level of the spell.
For example, the runes of this fireball spell are a bit like a hexagram. When releasing the fireball spell, you need to use your mental power to construct a hexagram, and then inject magic power into it. After the chanting is completed, the spell can be successfully cast.
Of course, these three steps must be carried out at the same time, and the inscription and the outlining and injection of magic power need to be completed before the chanting is completed.
