If you Illuminati dare to reach out, I'll chop off your claws.
The combination of the noble's aura and Beta's own level of oppression immediately caused a little panic on the other side. A heavy, almost tangible pressure was exerted on the five people on the opposite side.
Burke and Tina were both Master-level experts, so they naturally weren't affected. But Jojo, Dior, and Zooey were all uncomfortable, and cold sweat began to appear on their foreheads.
Tina snapped her fingers, and a white ball of light floated between the two sides, and the heavy pressure that Beta released was immediately isolated.
The three of them felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from their shoulders, and they all turned to Tina with grateful expressions.
This was already an extremely rude provocation. Burke was so angry that he laughed. "An unknown Woking Church dares to boast like this? You're overestimating yourself. Even the Church of Life doesn't dare to speak like this in front of us, and you want to provoke a Holy War between the two churches? Do you think you're the Pope of the Woking Church? "
Beta looked at Tina with a hint of surprise on his face. That little ball of light had actually blocked his talent ability. It seemed that Tina's growth was faster than he had imagined.
"It doesn't matter if I'm the Pope or not, but I really have full authority to handle everything in the Temple of Woking." Beta's eyes were arrogant as if he were a real nobleman. "But you, sir, absolutely can't handle the affairs of the Temple of Light. Are you sure you really want to fight a Holy War against the Woking Church on behalf of the Illuminati? "
This time, the problem was pushed back to the other side. Burt's expression became more and more awful. What made him feel the most uncomfortable was the other side's extremely arrogant eyes.
Burke was considered a young noble star in Faross, and he had never been treated like this. Also, Hollevin was a vassal state, and Beta's attitude and tone made Burke, who had always been superior, extremely angry.
Burke really wanted to explode, but he really didn't have the right to decide such an important matter. If there was anything more disgusting than seeing someone you hated, it would be being despised by someone you already looked down on, or being made speechless.
That feeling was as disgusting as having a few kilograms of feces forced into his mouth.
"It's true that I don't have the right to deal with most of the affairs of the church." Burke suppressed the disgust in his heart and waved his hand as he said, "However, I have the authority to handle matters at the local level. Your Woking Church is at most a small church at the regional level. If I want to exterminate you, I don't need to report it to Temple. "
Seeing that Burke had lost his composure, Beta still maintained his arrogant and annoying appearance, but he was very satisfied in his heart. He had purposely said those words just now to provoke the other party's emotions.
When it came to negotiations, the most important thing to avoid was emotional fluctuations. From the moment Burke got angry, he had already lost.
Beta smiled. "It doesn't matter, I'll wait for you to exterminate us. I can kill an archbishop and Paladin, so naturally, I can kill another archbishop and a Paladin … Of course, Tina, I'm not talking about you. "
Tina smiled and didn't care.
"You did a good job using the nobles to buy the land in the slums. If you have time, introduce me to the person who thought of this idea, I'm quite impressed." Beta continued, "But you have a lot of stupid teammates, daring to block the road … This road was built by us, and they dared to block it. This is unreasonable no matter where you put it. Do you really think that the Woking Temple is ordinary civilians, to be bullied by your so-called nobles of Faross? "
Burke's face was cold, and he just stared at Beta without saying a word.
Beta smiled inwardly, then continued, "I welcome you to use normal means to compete for believers, such as buying land, which is very legal. But if you dare to mess around, I don't mind using some private means. I've never thought of myself as a good person. "
Burke gritted his teeth and said, "Hehe, that's a big talk."
Beta stood up. "I'll make it clear. You are my guests, and I should entertain you. But given that your behavior is really unpleasant, and I'm not the kind of coward who will laugh when someone slaps me in the face. So let's leave it at that. It's best if we don't meet again in the future, lest we all be in a bad mood. "
Leaving such a sentence, Beta smiled at Tina again, then turned and left.
In the room, after a brief silence, Burke slammed his palm on the table.
Jojo and the other two looked at Burke with some trepidation, for fear that the city gate would catch fire and the fish in the moat would be affected.
Tina, on the other hand, looked relaxed. Beta had always taken care of her face and mood, which made her very happy.
After a few heavy breaths, Burke turned his head and asked, "Tina, what do you think of this red priest?"
"He's a very strong man." Tina said with a smile, "But that's not surprising. He dared to fight necromancers head-on when he was still an elite-level spellcaster. Now that he's a Master, it's normal for him to be more confident. "
Burke narrowed his eyes slightly. "Tina, I'm not asking you to praise him. I'm asking, do you have any way to deal with him? "
"Deal with him? I don't have that intention. "Tina chuckled.
This made Burke even more furious than what Beta said just now. But he endured it and didn't show it. "Why? Can you give me a legitimate reason? "
Tina replied in a very natural manner, "I believe you've investigated me as well. I used to be very familiar with Beta, and we were friends. He helped me a lot when I became a Paladin. As friends, we naturally can't fight each other. "
Burke's dissatisfaction was written all over his face. "Are you going to disobey the orders of the church?"
"First of all, dealing with a Master, and an important member of another church, requires the approval of the Holy Cathedral." Tina said casually, "You haven't reported the details of the situation here to the Holy Cathedral, so naturally, there are no orders to deal with Beta. So, I won't listen to your orders for now. "
Burke snorted, but there was nothing he could do. Although he was a bishop and had a high position, Tina was a Paladin and had the right to act on her own. The Illuminati was a church that could be practiced all over the world. Even the gnomes, who weren't very intelligent, had a small number of believers. It could be said that the Illuminati bishops could capture hundreds of people with a casual grab, but there were only twenty-four Paladin.
Among them, there were only three female Paladin, including Tina.
Based on the difference in numbers, it was easy to tell what the status of the two parties was.
Tina twirled her soft braid with her right hand and continued, "Of course, to avoid some bad influences, I plan to go to the Holy Cathedral and receive real Paladin training."
Generally speaking, newly advanced Paladin had to go to the Holy Cathedral for notes and training, but Tina had always refused this right on the grounds that she didn't want to leave home. But now, she was suddenly willing.
Burke wasn't stupid. He quickly guessed the reason. After a slight disappointment, he was extremely happy. The Holy Cathedral was only a day's journey from his territory. Once Tina went to the Holy Cathedral, he would have a chance to accompany her. Maybe Tina had strange feelings for that damn Beta, but as long as Tina went to the Holy Cathedral and was far away from this place, and he was there to care for her, he believed that her mind would soon change.
Thinking of this, the gloomy feeling of being suppressed by his peers at the negotiation table disappeared in an instant.
Many men were like this. Although they lost in a certain aspect, they would want to win back in other aspects.
Stealing someone else's woman was the most straightforward way to fight back.
He nodded and smiled. "Indeed, Tina, you should report to the Holy Cathedral too. How about this, we'll escort you all the way back. Although you're a Paladin, it might be dangerous if you travel alone. After all, there are a lot of forces that are secretly hostile to our God Church. "
Tina nodded and said, "That's fine. I really don't know how to go to the Holy Cathedral."
In Tina's opinion, as long as Burke and the others were taken away from this place, Beta would have less trouble. It was the only way she could think of to help Beta without violating the church.
Unfortunately, it was just Tina's wishful thinking.
Beta had never really considered the threat of the Illuminati a problem. It wasn't because Beta thought that the Illuminati were paper tigers … How could a church whose churches were almost everywhere in the world be paper tigers?
It was because Beta had long been mentally prepared to fight the Illuminati. He knew very well that the war of the gods was imminent. Undercurrents were surging in the whole world, and they might break out one day.
After leaving the mansion, Beta went straight to the main temple, where he saw Sarah patrolling with the temple guards to see if anyone dared to block the road.
Sarah bowed slightly and said, "Mr. Beta, Ms. Shirley, good morning."
Sarah had always been respectful to Beta and Shirley.
Beta nodded and said, "I just talked to the people of the Temple of Light. They suffered some verbal losses, but judging from their attitude, the Illuminati doesn't seem to have any intention of targeting us. Anyway, it's normal. The Church of Light is a colossus. As long as it's a big thing, it will be slower. This is our chance. "
Sarah's eyes lit up. "That's good news."
She knew very well how powerful the Illuminati was. She wasn't confident that she would encounter such a powerful opponent. After all, she wasn't like Beta, who had a big heart.
"But you still have to be careful. It's a fact that we don't have a good relationship with the Illuminati." Beta glanced at the temple guards. "Where's Harris? He should be the real commander of the temple guards. Where is he at such an important time? "
Sarah's expression changed, but then she returned to normal. "Harris has something important to deal with. I'll temporarily command the temple guards."
Beta said oh, and seemed to believe it.