Divine Flame Crystal

Chapter 564: Rumors from the Holy See

Since Mo received Xingluo's voice transmission, he has been using his sophisticated brain. This is not just an ordinary "answering Xingluo's call", but a critical task related to the entire continent. Mo knows very well that behind the popes, judges, and bishops of the Holy See who claim to be righteous, there must be a lot of "dirty things" hidden. He thought to himself: "Aren't the people of the Holy See of Light known as models of integrity, integrity, and loyalty to faith? Then let's use a borrowed knife to kill someone, take advantage of the small differences between their believers and the top leaders, and tear off their so-called holy masks!"

Therefore, Mo decided to use the Moonfall Intelligence Organization created by Xingluo to stir up an internal strife in the Church of Light. He had already outlined a grand battle plan in his mind - starting with spreading rumors, gradually destroying the foundation of the Church, until the entire Church collapsed internally. In this way, when Xingluo returned from the abyss, he hoped to easily pick this "fruit of faith".

As the most mysterious intelligence network on the continent, the Moonfall Intelligence Organization not only has first-class spy technology, but also has countless spies lurking inside the Holy See of Light. These spies are all skilled, some disguised as ordinary church monks, and some are even servants of the high-level officials of the Holy See. Their mission is to collect all kinds of gossip inside the Holy See, and then add some "materials" to it and send it back to the Moonfall Organization, and then Mo, the "master screenwriter", will do secondary creation.

Mo had long discovered that the top leaders of the Holy See were not united. Although the Pope of Light seemed to be extremely authoritative, the cardinals and judges under him all had their own agendas. So, Mo decided to take advantage of their little tricks and spread some suggestive rumors.

"Have you heard? The Pope of Light has been in poor health recently, and the oracle hasn't come for a long time..."

"Well, don't you know? The most favored Cardinal Wells is said to be secretly trying to win over the Pope's successor."

"What's even more exciting is that I heard that the three giants of the Inquisition are secretly planning to compete with the Holy See. They have a lot of dirty information!"

These rumors were initially only quietly circulated among the lower-level monks of the Holy See. No one would have thought that these seemingly harmless gossips were actually the "deadly poison" carefully woven by Mo.

As expected, these rumors spread quickly to every corner of the Church of Light like the spring wind. The lower-level monks had nothing to do, so they liked to discuss the affairs of the upper level behind their backs. After all, the daily lives of these monks were monotonous and boring, and it was a good thing to have some gossip to spice things up.

"Have you heard? The Pope of Light seems to be really ill!"

"I heard that the Bishop of Wales is arbitrary in the Vatican and he is also accumulating power in secret!"

"Is this true? Is there such a thing? Is he planning to usurp the throne?"

These rumors snowballed, from the initial "the Pope is in poor health" to "the Pope is dying" and then to "Wales is going to usurp the throne". The news became more and more outrageous, and Mo just watched secretly from the sidelines. He knew the time was coming. Sure enough, not long after, some believers in the Vatican began to become panic-stricken.

"Is the God of Light we believe in still protecting us?"

"If the Pope falls, it will be hard to say what will happen next!"

"Is Bishop Wells really the heir chosen by God? He doesn't seem like a loyal believer."

These believers began to waver. They questioned not only the authority of the Church, but also the power of the God of Light. The "war of faith" that Xingluo had mentioned before was quietly unfolding under Mo's control.

Mo certainly did not stop at spreading rumors, his plan was much more sophisticated. Through the Moonfall Organization, he deliberately spread these rumors to different high-ranking members of the Holy See of Light. Each piece of news was carefully adjusted, like a specially made "time bomb" that would explode at the right moment.

First, Mo had people spread a rumor that the three big men of the Inquisition had been secretly collecting dirt on the Pope and Cardinal Wells, ready to expose it at any time. For a time, the Vatican was in a state of panic, and everyone was in danger. Especially the big men of the Inquisition, they were a group of people dancing on the edge of a knife. When they heard that someone was watching them from behind, they immediately became extremely sensitive. So, the big men of the Inquisition immediately stepped up the internal investigation, which made everyone in the Vatican's top brass tremble with fear.

At the same time, Mo spread the word to Cardinal Wells through another channel, saying that the Pope had long been dissatisfied with him and was considering finding an opportunity to exclude him. Wells could not sit still immediately after hearing this - he was the Pope's right-hand man, and if he was ignored, his power would be in danger. So he began to frequently visit other high-ranking officials of the Vatican, secretly win over allies, and even spent a lot of money to bribe some less determined inquisitors.

The secret struggles among the high-level officials became more and more intense under Mo's manipulation, like a war without the smoke of gunpowder. The loyal believers watched with increasing confusion: "Is this the Holy See we believe in? Why does it feel more and more like the internal struggles of secular regimes?"

Seeing the situation in the Vatican gradually getting out of control, Mo decided to add fuel to the fire. This time, he carefully planned a "leak" incident. He asked the spies of the Moonfall Organization to disguise themselves as clerical staff in the Vatican and deliberately "leaked" a fake bill about the flow of funds within the Vatican.

This fake bill detailed how Cardinal Wells had privately misappropriated Vatican funds for his own personal projects, and the Pope had turned a blind eye to it. At the same time, the three giants of the Inquisition were secretly controlling a huge amount of funds, intending to consolidate their position through some illegal means.

"This is the Holy See's holy money!" As soon as the news came out, the entire Vatican was in an uproar. No matter whether it was the top or the bottom, everyone was discussing the authenticity of the bill. The believers of the Vatican could not believe their ears: "How could our Pope and Cardinal embezzle the Vatican's money? This is simply a betrayal of the God of Light!"

The top leaders of the Holy See were all thinking about how to clear themselves of the matter. The incident caused the entire Holy See to be in turmoil, and the Pope even came out in person to try to calm the situation. However, the rumors had spread too widely and could not be controlled. Believers began to doubt the Pope's credibility, and many even privately questioned whether the Holy See could really represent the God of Light.

Mo's plan gradually worked. As the internal strife within the Church intensified, the faith of the believers began to crumble. More and more people began to question the justice of the Church and whether the God of Light was really protecting them.