Hearing this, Bishop Howard's eyebrows twitched slightly. He narrowed his eyes and stared at the young man in front of him.
"The Church of Holy Light is not willing to get involved in mortal wars."
"That's for sure."
Jenn didn't seem to care about this at all.
"In fact, mortal wars are nothing good at all. To put it bluntly, the nobles crave land and honor, and wars require benefits.
But these benefits have nothing to do with the civilians. Yet, in every war, the civilians are always the first to suffer.
They don't go on the battlefield to kill the enemy, nor do they have a way to obtain the glory of victory, but they will always be the biggest victims of war.
Is the Church of Holy Light not willing to do something for them? "
"Of course not."
Since Jenn had already gone so far, Howard naturally couldn't shake his head and deny it, so he hurriedly said.
"But I think you are also very clear that the Church of Holy Light also has our own problems …"
"Of course I am also very clear about this."
Before Bishop Howard could finish, Jenn interrupted him. The conflict between divine power and royal power was nothing new on the Klein Continent.
In fact, he was also very clear that even though the Church of Holy Light put on an aloof and aloof appearance, as if they were untainted by the mud and disdained to associate with the mortals, it wasn't that they didn't want to interfere, but that they were afraid of being used by the ruling class.
Politics was a big vat of dye. No matter how lofty an ideal was, it would become stale when it fell into the vat of politics.
Back then, the Church of Holy Light made the decision to separate church and state because they saw that with the strengthening of royal power in various places, the influence of divine power was constantly shrinking.
In the past, they were the ones who protected the ruling class, but now it seemed to be the other way around.
Moreover, many ruling classes even tried to use their influence to interfere with the operations of the Church of Holy Light.
This made the Church of Holy Light furious. At that time, the highest bishop of the Church of Holy Light, Novendler, finally decided to launch a comprehensive religious reform. It was also after that that the Church of Holy Light severed its original relationship with most of the local ruling classes, causing their status to become independent and virtuous.
To put it bluntly, this was just a form of suppression and self-protection by the Church of Holy Light against the infiltration of royal power.
It was also from that point on that the Holy Church's refusal to participate in politics became a consensus among the Nine Holy Church's believers.
However, Jenn knew that to be honest, it wasn't that the Church of Holy Church didn't want to be involved in politics. It was just that they wanted to be the ones in charge instead of the other side.
That was how the Decorated Nobles came to be. Although it wasn't a title of nobility in every country, after being recognized by the Church of Holy Light, the Decorated Nobles could do whatever they wanted.
This was because the decorated nobles were completely under the Holy Church. They had the initiative in this area, which was why they were able to succeed so smoothly.
But war … this was a huge quagmire.
However, since Jenn dared to come here, he was naturally prepared.
"I think that the damage that war brings to the civilians is immeasurable, but the nobles don't care.
Of course, this was also an old problem, but the problem was that many small things accumulated in this way.
In fact, many of the cultists we discovered during our trip to Casarans were the people at the bottom of the social ladder. I think Bishop Howard knows as well as I do that these cultists don't care about your background. As long as they are useful, they will pull you in.
On the other hand, these people were battered by the war and couldn't make a living. Under such circumstances, whether it was the Mother of Chaos or the Blood Queen, as long as they were given food to eat, did you think they would care about what they believed in?
Casarans has already taught us this with blood. If this goes on, things will only get worse.
Moreover, Bishop Howard, you know very well that sometimes the war between the two sides doesn't involve the core interests of the country at all. It's more like two nobles throwing a tantrum and fighting for their own power and reputation. In the end, won't the Church of Holy Light have to bear the damage caused? "
Upon hearing this, Howard glanced at Jenn and paused for a moment. In the end, he didn't say anything. Who was the one who threatened to start a war if the Soros Family didn't give him an explanation?
On the other hand, Jenn didn't care about Bishop Howard's gaze at all. Or perhaps it should be said that he was thick-skinned enough to ignore all contemptuous attacks.
"So I think the Church of Holy Light should take the initiative to protect the rights of the civilians in this regard."
"In that case, Mr. Jenn, do you have any good suggestions?"
"Here's the thing."
Hearing Howard's question, Zayen could not help but show a smug smile. He stretched out his hand to push up his glasses before continuing to speak.
"I think the Church of Holy Light should take the initiative and open up a place at the back of the war zone to settle the refugees who are fleeing from the war.
During the war, the transportation of supplies will also be interrupted due to the blockade. I think the Church of Holy Light can send a team of Holy Knights to deliver some food and necessary supplies to the civilians who are caught in the flames of war. At the very least, we should let them know that even in the most difficult circumstances, God and the Church haven't given up on them.
And this way, we can better grasp the movements of the cultists and prevent them from tempting the helpless civilians … "
"Hmm …"
Upon hearing this, Bishop Howard's eyes lit up.
But soon, he furrowed his brows again.
"That may be the case, but Mr. Jenn, war is very dangerous. What if we accidentally get involved?"
"Fight back."
In the face of Bishop Howard's question, Jenn gave his answer without hesitation.
"I think the Church of Holy Light can inform both sides to cease fire for a certain period of time so that the Church of Holy Light can send people to transport supplies to the civilians. If anyone dares to obstruct them, then they have ulterior motives.
I think the Church of Holy Light will definitely be able to deal a heavy blow to these cruel and evil fellows.
Besides, if they are really crazy enough to lay their hands on the Holy Knights of the Church of Holy Light … "
At this point, Jenn paused for a while and didn't continue.
However, what he meant was also very clear. If the Church of Holy Light didn't fight back after being attacked, they would lose all their face.
Besides, who would dare to lay their hands on the Holy Knights of the Church of Holy Light?
Wouldn't that be courting death?
"Hmm …"
Upon hearing this, Bishop Howard lowered his head, and the light in his eyes flickered.
He had to admit that Jenn's suggestion was indeed very tempting to the old bishop.
First of all, his suggestion was not considered innovative. In fact, during times of war, the Church of Holy Light would open their churches to shelter the refugees who had lost their homes because of the war and would also prepare some food for them.
However, these were all done according to their own ideas, and there was no unified rule. Hence, the situation would often become very chaotic.
From what Jenn said, he was clearly proposing a systematic process. This kind of process and rules was already common to Jenn on Earth, but it was still very new in the Klein Continent. However, Bishop Howard had to admit that if the Church of Holy Light could specify a unified plan to deal with the refugees, it would definitely be much better than each church acting on their own.
Hence, Jenn didn't propose a new plan that no one had heard of, but instead integrated what they had been doing in the past. This way, even if it was proposed in the Church of Holy Light, there would be less resistance — after all, the conservative faction in the Church still had a lot of influence.
More importantly, the idea that Jenn proposed was very meaningful to the Church of Holy Light.
Ever since the Second Religious Reformation, the Church of Holy Light had been looking for ways to regain their influence, but there was no progress.
And now, Jenn's suggestion could be said to have discovered a new path for the Church of Holy Light. Indeed, war was a manifestation of the political power of the nobles, but the civilians were innocent.
They were not soldiers, and did not need to be responsible for war, but they had to bear the suffering brought about by war.
And just as Jenn said, refugees were always a breeding ground for cultists, and this was a headache for the Church of Holy Light.
And Jenn's idea could not only attract more believers for the Church of Holy Light, but it could also suppress the influence of the cultists. At the same time, it could also take the initiative on a political and moral level — after all, who dared to stop them from saving a group of civilians? Wouldn't that be the same as calling themselves a cold-blooded murderer?
Thinking of this, Howard got more and more excited. He wasn't a naive Nadia, and he could immediately see the important political benefits in this.
Just think about it, which country on the Klein Continent didn't have wars?
If it wasn't external, it would be internal. If it wasn't conflicts between the nobles, it would be wars with the barbarians.
And if the Church of Holy Light really adopted Jenn's suggestion, it could be said that they had the moral and legal high ground, and at the same time, it was equivalent to holding the lifeline of those warmongers.
Howard was very clear that although war seemed to be a battle between two armies on the surface, it was actually quite necessary to have a stable rear.
And now, once this stable lifeline was in the hands of the Church of Holy Light, they would be finished.
Looking at the excited expression on Bishop Howard's face, Jenn couldn't help but snicker in his heart.
In fact, his suggestion came from the peacekeeping forces and humanitarian aid on Earth in his previous life. On the surface, the development and progress of civilization did indeed give birth to some seemingly beautiful things.
Humanitarian aid was one of them, after all, the right to life was very important … But as for how effective it would be, that wasn't certain.
After all, not every beautiful hope would blossom and bear fruit.
"It seems that this is indeed a very important matter."
At this time, Howard also reacted. He stretched out his hand to touch his beard, and then looked at Jenn beside him.
"So, you mean …"
"I hope that you can propose this suggestion to the Church of Holy Light on my behalf. Of course, I know that this isn't something that can be fully implemented overnight.
If it's possible, I also hope that Bishop Howard can propose that we, the Eagle Plateau, try to see if this is feasible.
Because right now, for the Eagle Plateau, it's also a good opportunity … "
Howard knew what Jenn was referring to without needing to say more. The invasion of the Glittergold Empire had thrown the hearts of the people in the Scal Federation into chaos. Under such circumstances, there might even be some trouble if things went wrong.
In fact, he had already received several reports from Holy Knights that there were cultists stirring up people's hearts. This was also one of the reasons why Howard was so concerned about Jenn's suggestion.
"Alright."
At the thought of this, old Bishop Howard finally made up his mind and nodded.
"Leave this matter to me. I think the Church of Holy Light will definitely be interested in this suggestion."
After successfully fooling Howard, Jenn bade farewell and left. He was sure that the Church of Holy Light would definitely be interested in this suggestion.
And if they really did as he said … Hehehe, the Eagle Plateau would never have a day of peace.
To Jenn, this was really a wonderful thing.
However, not long after Jenn returned to the manor, he received a rather surprising message through the system.
The system notified him that Sophina, who was far away in the City of Gold, had received a mission — [Snatch the Ring Staff].