"Indeed, our domestic affairs have become a laughing stock; please forgive us," he said.
His perfect bureaucratic manner was infuriating, yet considering the actual situation in Jelas's occupied territories, his response was not without merit.
Nowadays, it wasn't an era where the church could stick its nose into every affair. In this age of rampant imperialism, under the reign of Charlemagne, a military man at the zenith of his power. Those mercenary generals held no reverence for the church, and in their pursuit of a "unified nation, military supreme" agenda, they actively marginalized the church's influence. They refrained from acting only due to public opinion and the populace's deep-seated religious sentiments. But that was merely a case of "not yet acting". According to the national supreme commander of the Titans, Jamitov, whenever the Titans decided to act, they could "crush the church under their military boots as easily as crushing a toad."
