An unknown chill breeze ambled around the hall.
All the cabinet ministers couldn't help but shudder a little.
The Prime Minister of the Empire, Baron Heidegger, who had been silent all along, finally couldn't help but speak:
"Your Majesty, it's not a good idea to provoke the Church at this time."
Emperor Reinhardt grumbled discontentedly, "What? As part of the empire, shouldn't the Glorious Church contribute to fighting the Orc invasion? Is it wrong for the imperial treasury to borrow some money from them?"
Baron Heidegger shook his head firmly. "Perhaps it could be negotiated before, but now, absolutely not!"
"Why?"
"Your Majesty, are you aware that this morning, the archbishop of the Eastern Territory was buried in the Holy Tomb under the arrangement of Pope Gregory?
What meritorious deeds does an archbishop have to be gifted with such an honour?