It had become clear that the issue couldn't be resolved by discussion alone.
Scanning the countries on the Continent, Shelter VII had stubbornly failed to find a single influential ally.
Aside from the Clergy's subordinates, the stance of the nations could generally be separated into two types: those directly opposing the Clergy and those neutrally opposing the Clergy.
The former were represented by the Frank Kingdom and the Alpha Kingdom, while the latter were represented by the Iberia Kingdom, the Three Kingdoms in the Central Continent, and numerous small nations across the Continent.
Of course, what was actually done differed from what was said.
As soon as the news of the Frank Kingdom establishing an independent Clergy broke, the Iberian People immediately came out to condemn it, and then their Clergy started making subtle moves.
