Chapter 1003: Chapter 549: Hijacking Public Opinion—Who in the World Does Not Understand Byron? (Part 2)

Then, the crowd erupted in a unanimous fury.

"The North Sea States are fighting against the Eastern Continental Colonists for the entire continent, yet the Orthodox Church is stabbing us in the back. How is this any different from those cannibalistic cults?"

"Does the Church leadership not see the grave situation? Do they not care about the future of the Silver Continent, the life and death of billions of believers, or make any response to this disaster?

Not only leaving the Bayfolk Nations to fight alone but also desperately dragging us down. Who exactly are the servants of those Old Gods?

Or are the Saints and the Pope ready to abandon us, fleeing with gold and silver?"

"Think about it, everyone. While you are shedding blood on the front lines to protect all of humanity, the Church lords are dishonoring your wives and daughters, harming your children. Will you agree to this?"

"No! No!..."

In cities like Peridot, Vienna, and many others where Protestants are prominent, countless people began to march in protest.

They accused the Orthodox Church of its atrocities.

Of course, no one was fabricating; they were merely revisiting past offenses committed by the Orthodox Church.

The demand for the Church to investigate itself, punish those involved, and propose solutions to support the Bayfolk in establishing a united front spread rapidly, intensifying across the entire continent.

Byron’s incarnation had already controlled the sea traffic routes of the Bantaan Archipelago, taking advantage of the power vacuum during the Castilia Throne War, nearly replacing this maritime hegemon’s status in the colonies.

Even the colonial Governor of Havana had to bow to the Pioneer Guiding Colonial Trading Company.

Under Byron’s order to "lower the prices of books, newspapers, and all media carriers," sugar cane paper had become widely distributed in the Old Continent.

A newspaper that originally cost five Copper Furs, equivalent to five Fur Breads, was slashed to two Copper Furs by sugar cane paper, making it affordable for even commoners who had to tighten their belts.

In the future, once Catherine controls most sugarcane waste sources from the sugar factories, reducing newspaper prices to one Copper Fur is not far off.

With the help of sugar cane paper, multiple newspapers worked together, covering the major cities of the entire continent in just one day.

The resulting social impact was not a bit smaller than the "Ninety-five Theses" in Wittenberg.

St. Peter’s Cathedral broke its defense upon receiving the news.

If this had happened in the Dark Millennium Era, according to the standards of the Religious Tribunal, anyone associated with the Old God Church, whether willingly or passively, would be sentenced to the stake.

"Framing! This is shameless framing!"

Though nearly exploding with anger, for the sake of obtaining the "Captain" position in this world, they absolutely could not be abandoned by the Public Willpower at this critical moment.

They had to issue a public statement promptly, begrudgingly praising the Kalmar Union reformists: "Well done!"

Thanking them for helping to eliminate the church’s hidden malicious elements.

But they also emphasized that the clergy were also victims in this matter, striving to distance themselves from the Old God Church.

Under various endorsements, the reformists appeared as loyal servants of their country, and the Bayfolk bore the heavy burden, vividly coming to life on paper.

The Heaven Punishing of Traitors is justifiable, proposing the Crown Prince is in accordance with law, challenging their righteousness and legality is futile.

[Evernight Queen] only mentioned to her confidants that she didn’t want her granddaughter Violet, a practitioner of black sorcery, to inherit her throne, but others were unaware.

Now, it has become a fait accompli, and unless Margaret I can use force and reason to convince everyone back home, the situation is set and hard to change.

However, if one were to think Byron’s intention was merely for some moral reason, they would be underestimating his ambition.

On the third day, the "Lighthouse Daily" published an interview with Byron.

"I won’t comment on [Evernight Queen] Your Majesty abandoning her people and massacring human brothers in the Holy Silver Empire.

But I sincerely hope she can set aside her self-interest, prioritize the interests of the Bayfolkal Group and all humanity of the Old Continent, and join me in building the first island chain to defend against colonizers.

To create a deep-sea defense line in the Material World, safeguarding the entirety of human civilization.

The Bayfolk, although a small group of only over ten million, understand the principle of shared fate.

Regardless of what others think, whether there is aid and support or not.

We know our families are behind us, the countries on the East Coast, and the seeds of human civilization; we stand here, coexisting with the land passed down through generations!"

This lone hero image of "I’m going to charge, do as you please" leaped off the page.

How magnificent, radiant, and broad-minded.

As the audience read the front page headline, they were filled with hatred for the Church’s incompetence and brutality, and as they read this, their admiration for the legendary "Holy Spirit Follower," "Messiah," grew even more.

More and more believed that Saint Byron was the Savior of the world.

The Five Bay States, previously associated with backwardness and barbarism, transformed in this event, becoming the great heroes bearing the burden for the entire continent.

Crafted into an unshakable moral high ground.

Every word and sentence conveyed, this battle is for all of you on the continent, making it unthinkable to handicap us from behind, right? 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Byron knew well that the resistance to rebuilding the North Sea Empire came from far more than just [Evernight Queen], and his elaborate efforts were not merely directed at her.