I Created Scientific Magic-Chapter 297 - 284 Marquis Mortan: No one can withstand the wrath of God!

Chapter 297: Chapter 284 Marquis Mortan: No one can withstand the wrath of God!

Half an hour ago, in the capital of the Sekas Empire, within a tower temporarily constructed using Magic Power, the second Prince had been meeting with a group of nobles from the kingdom.

“Your Highness Hattar, you’ve specifically summoned us here. What exactly do you wish to accomplish?” one noble, unable to bear the treatment that felt almost like imprisonment, asked with considerable dissatisfaction.

The rest of the nobles were also engaged in a heated discussion; all of them had come here in response to Hattar’s sincere invitation.

In the past two days, the sudden change in King Basel’s attitude and his actions to confine Crown Prince Harold had made many realize that a change in the throne was likely a foregone conclusion. Therefore, with just one invitation, Hattar managed to invite all the nobles in the capital, excluding Harold’s faction.

However, as soon as they entered, they realized something was amiss—instead of being led to the mansion’s hall, the attendants brought them to this heavily guarded tower.

“All of you are the most important pillars of the kingdom. Naturally, I invited you here to discuss the future of our kingdom!” Hattar sat upright in his chair, saying with a smile.

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“There’s no need to beat around the bush, Your Highness Hattar,” Marquis Mortan said, being the first to speak as he looked at the second Prince with a look full of pity.

Not minding the sentiment, Hattar, the great Earl of the kingdom, scanned the room and slowly inquired, “I wish to ask all of you—does the kingdom belong to the King and the lords, or does it belong to the church’s Archbishops?”

This rather sharp question made all the present nobles pause for a moment, but Earl Bell stepped forward and responded loudly.

“Hasn’t there been a saying? Of course, the spirit and faith belong to God, and the secular and the flesh to the king!”

“Is that so, Earl Bell? Yet I’ve heard that five years ago, it was with the support of one Archbishop that you killed your brother and succeeded your father’s lands as a second son…” Hattar retorted with a cold laugh.

Bell’s face immediately changed—with only his closest confidants and that Archbishop aware of this secret, which should have been utterly secure, it was now bluntly exposed. Before he could explain, Hattar had already turned to address the other nobles present, saying solemnly.

“Ladies and gentlemen, over the past hundred years, the church’s power has grown by leaps and bounds. Some Archbishops have even stopped adhering to their creeds and have started meddling in secular affairs, interfering in the internal politics of the kingdom, using witch hunts as an excuse to eliminate dissidents and amass power… Compared to you and me, perhaps they are more the true lords of the kingdom…”

Hattar’s words directly hit on the very issues the nobles least wanted to mention!

The subjects of the kingdom are also believers in God, and their blind faith is far stronger than their fealty to their lords. Combined with the Priests wielding powerful Divine Arts and issuing commands that even high-ranking nobles dare not easily defy.

As for the notion that the spirit belongs to God and the flesh to the king, it’s just a ruse to fool people.

Although the Priests are the most devout believers of the Moon Goddess, adhering to the church’s doctrines, it doesn’t mean they are saints without any ambition. The division of the power they held was undoubtedly something most nobles in the kingdom could not tolerate!

However, the church’s centuries-long indoctrination of faith was obviously not in vain; even with intertwined interests, there were still many who rallied behind the church. Indeed, even before Earl Bell had a chance to speak, Marquis Mortan beside him, unable to contain his anger, spoke out.

“Enough, Prince Hattar,” he said in irritation, “you’re spreading alarmist talk. The great Creator is the maker of all things. It was She who sprinkled the dew upon the barren earth, allowing all living beings to emerge. Nobles, kings, and even the church are simply doing their duties, representing the Creator in governing this land…”

This statement garnered agreement from many nobles. As mentioned in the Creation Holy Scripture, the fate of every person is written in the Book of Destiny from the moment they are born; all hardships and suffering are tests from the Creator, while joy and delight are Her generous gifts…

My ability to become a lord also comes not entirely from the King’s enfeoffment, but from the will of the gods!

They have been granted the divine right to rule over the common people…

With Mortan taking the lead, those rallying behind the church no longer cared about the guards in the tower who were watching them like hawks. Some even fervently shouted, ‘The kingdom prospers and thrives because the great Creator has bestowed upon the people the gift of faith, granting them a purpose in life!’

The rest of the nobles either looked on with indifference, kept silent, or most of them turned to look at Hattar, waiting for his response…

“Count Mortan, I hadn’t expected you to believe so blindly in that flawed scripture, just like those brainless paupers,” Hattar scoffed. “The church was established merely more than eight hundred years ago. Are you implying that the entire world did not exist before then?”

“And up until a hundred years ago, the people of the kingdom still worshipped the spirits of the elements. This place is not under the church’s dominion!”

The [Harro] territory had only been conquered by the Sekas Empire and forced to become one of its vassal kingdoms a hundred years ago. After that campaign, although the church had burned many of the common people’s books, a mere hundred years was not enough to erase all traces. For those noble families with long-standing traditions, the worship of the spirits of the elements was no secret.

Seeing that Hattar dared to openly vilify the Holy Scriptures and even show contempt for the divine, Mortan’s face turned pale with fear, and he reprimanded urgently, “Do you realize what you’re saying? This is blasphemy!”

Earl Bell also questioned, “Are you intending to become enemies with the Holy See and the entire Sekas Empire, Prince Hattar?”

“Why not?” Hattar didn’t deny it but instead nodded calmly.

The nobles present were in uproar. Although many of them supported the second prince’s ascension to the throne, they had only hoped that after Hattar took the crown, he would continue to restrict the church’s privileges. They never expected him to be so audacious as to seek confrontation with both the empire and the entire Holy See.

“Mad, he’s truly mad!” Marquis Mortan shouted in terror, immediately resolving to unite with his allies to persuade King Basel to change his mind and to revoke Hattar’s position as the crown prince. Otherwise, the other party would only lead the [Harro] Kingdom down a path of destruction…

No one can withstand the wrath of the gods!