The cavalry, dressed in breastplates with the emblem of the cross, escorted a carriage as it slowly exited Weng City.
After the heavy closing sound of the iron gate, Samuel, at the front of the procession, couldn’t help but turn back.
The city wall at the mountain pass, enough to separate the outer world from the territory inside.
At a glance, he felt the awe-inspiring and unyielding majesty!
With such a wall and so many fully armed soldiers stationed,
plus the large equipment on the walls,
Lord Lynn could fully rely on this wall to quietly develop his territory.
When he possesses greater power, he can directly send an army to wage external wars!
While these thoughts swirled in Samuel’s mind,
a voice called from behind.
"Samuel!"
Hearing this familiar voice, Samuel quickly pulled the reins of his warhorse, moving to the side of the road.
He waited for the carriage in the middle of the procession to come to his side.
Samuel addressed Simo inside the carriage.
"Lord Bishop."
Simo glanced at him and instructed,
"Increase speed; I need to return to Kakasong City as soon as possible."
"And inform the priest in the Church that I need to hold an internal meeting."
Samuel complied upon hearing the words, "Yes, Lord Bishop!"
With the words, Samuel fiercely shook the reins in his hand.
As he rode, Samuel shouted to the moving cavalry and carriage convoy,
"Increase speed, increase speed, return to Kakasong City as soon as possible!"
Following Samuel’s orders, responses echoed within the procession.
They all hurried their warhorses to hasten the speed.
Sitting inside the carriage, Simo felt his body pushed back against the seat as it accelerated.
Fortunately, the cushioned seat stopped his backward momentum.
Simo adjusted his sitting position, making himself more comfortable.
His gaze was deep as he looked at the large swath of retreating wild grass outside the carriage.
He murmured to himself,
"Attempting to use the Church’s power to legally and logically incorporate the entirety of Morgan Town..."
Rising step by step from a candle-holder and assistant in arranging religious instruments,
to finally becoming the Church Bishop of the Kakasong District at thirty-five,
Simo could easily guess Lynn’s intention.
To have come this far.
No one could be someone who is entirely driven by base instincts without any intellect.
Showing foolishness in the face of unknown dangers often puts others at ease.
Even makes them less guarded towards him.
However, even if Lynn wanted to exploit the pretext of paying the tithe,
hoping to leverage the Church,
to obtain legal documents and social acknowledgment to control Morgan Town.
Even so, Simo didn’t care!
Firstly,
the Kakasong City Church does indeed own considerable land within the entire Kakasong City territory.
These lands are used for agricultural production, or religious site construction,
or rented to the Free People and nearby Lords for rent collection.
This is one of the Church’s critical economic sources.
But,
Morgan Town was never Church land.
It belonged to Marquis Ducas!
Meaning,