Time is inexorably lost, and the whole month of April flies by in a flash,

In the Twak Highlands in May, the frozen earth begins to come back to life, with herders in the western meadows busy breeding their cattle and sheep and buying oily grasslands, and in the newly developed farmland in the eastern territories, where farms built last year are already in operation, farmers are busy planting seeds in the recovery season.

May 3rd, a very ordinary day.

The city of Twak welcomed the envoy of the king of the Kingdom of Kruria, a special herdsman dressed in Twak.

Ike, born into a noble family in Suk City, was active in the Battle of Klan during the Orc Wars, and was actively involved in Andy Barrett when he planned the Coup d'état of the Klan City family, but in the end he failed to make it to the upper echelons of the Duchy of Twak.

A month ago, Ike took the secrets of the Duchy of Twak and rebelled to the Kingdom of Kruria. Now, as the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom and as the King's envoy, Ike returns to Twak City, where he has been there for nearly four years.

In the hall of Huashi Castle, Andy Barrett personally greeted Ike and his party and held a very heavy welcome ceremony for them.

The staff officer, who was once of a low status in this court, has become the protagonist of this castle today, making countless people curse in secret, and at the same time, they also have other careful thoughts.

The awkward banquet lasted until twelve o'clock in the evening,

When the last guest was immediately after, the lively Flower Stone Castle fell into a dark silence because of the owner's rage, but then there was an endless roar:

"This bastard!"

"He is the most cunning fox in the steppe, a sinner spurned by the gods, and he deserves to die!"

"I'm going to let him go on the streets!"

"I will bury his skull in the depths of hell with hammer powder, and let countless evil spirits gnaw at his sinful soul. ”

The castle hall, which had been filled with guests a moment before, was filled with endless curses immediately after the guests. Countless exquisite dishes and dishes were reduced to pieces in the rage, and centuries-old furniture in the castle was turned into scrap amid the sound of expletives.

The castle guards and servants were so frightened at the entrance of the hall that they didn't even dare to breathe too hard.

The cursing lasted nearly half an hour before stopping,

The hall was in shambles, and Andy Barrett was panting with his head down on the lord's chair above the steps.

"It's too much of a bully," Andy muttered to himself, anger with deep helplessness.

"Squeak... "A nobleman in a cotton aristocratic gown stood out from the light, slowly walking across the messy floor as he approached the lord's chair, the echo of thick cowhide boots and the friction of debris on the floor broke the silence of the hall.

"I am Andy Barrett, the ruler of the Duchy of Twak. Andy Barrett abruptly stood up from the lord's chair and stared at Claire as she walked towards her, "Why did he do this to us...", his voice became quieter and quieter, "Why did he..."

Claire didn't answer the question, he quietly watched his monarch, waiting for the other party to regain his composure. Andy Barrett looked at the silent Claire, whispered a few more words, and finally slowly sat back in the lord's chair.

"Our last chance has been lost. ”

After a long time, Andy Barrett's lonely voice rang out in the silent hall.

"Are you unwilling?"

Andy Barrett shook his head and nodded, not answering the question.

"Our odds of success weren't high, and we didn't lose anything. Claire looked around the messy hall, "King Pedi sent King Ike on his envoy, and this matter became much more interesting... What do you think they're talking about?"

"This is an insult to me, he insulted me in front of all the nobles of Twak City!" Andy Barrett gritted his teeth.

"At the same time... He's warning me, too!" Andy Barrett said vaguely about the word 'warning'.

"If King Pedi wants to warn you, all he needs is a proclamation, and he doesn't need to send Ike to Twak City at all. Claire shook her head, "I think King Pedi has something else to discuss with us. ”

"That's a warning, you... I don't understand at all. ”

"Perhaps, if you were in King Pedi's shoes, you would do the same. Claire took a deep breath, "But Ike's role isn't as simple as warning us, he must have come with other purposes." ”

"What could that be?"

"We'll know tomorrow..."

...

As Andy Barrett vents his anger in the halls of Fort Flowerstone, Daisily Pombo leads Ike back to the Kingdom Ambassador residence in Twak.

It is a detached and large building with separate barracks, training grounds, and office buildings, and the kingdom has three squadrons of garrisons here.

Daisily Pombo and Ike were returning to the station in a carriage, and Daisiri had been very enthusiastic since he met Ike, and this enthusiasm exceeded the care of his boss for his subordinates, which made Ike a little uncomfortable for a while.

"Do you need a cup of milk tea?" Daisily Pombo invited Ike.

"I'm afraid I don't have time," Ike politely refused, and as Daisily Pombo looked displeased, he pulled out a letter with the seal of the King's office, "Marquis Pombo, Your Majesty has an order to pass it to you. ”

Daisily Pombo looked at the letter in Ike's hand, and the dissatisfaction with Ike in his heart immediately disappeared, he took the letter and subconsciously asked, "What is Your Majesty's order?"

"I don't know, it's a letter to you. Ike shrugged.

"It seems... None of us have time to drink this cup of milk tea. Daisily Pombo burst into a hearty smile when he heard Ike's words, "See you tomorrow, my friend... May you have a good night's sleep tonight. ”

...

The next morning, Andy Barrett, who had not slept all night, had just fallen asleep when he was woken up by his servant and told that the Marquis of Daisyly Pombo had asked for an audience outside the castle.

"I must go, Duke. ”

In the spacious reception room, Andy Barrett, who was late, had just appeared at the door when Derick Pombo uttered the words.

"Is there something we did wrong?" said Andy Barrett's eyelids jumped.

"No, I have received orders from Your Majesty to return to Crewe City, and I have come to bid you farewell. Daisily Pombo said and gave a knightly salute to Andy Barrett, "Allow me to retire then." Without waiting for Andy Barrett to agree, he quickly took two steps back and walked straight to the door on the other side and walked out of the office.

Andy didn't react until Daisey Pombo's figure disappeared from his field of vision, and Sir Claire, who had arrived, looked at the empty reception room and asked, "What is the matter with the Marquis de Pombo coming so early?"

"He's coming to say goodbye to me—" Andy pointed to the paperwork that Daisily Pombo had left behind.

"Resignation?" Claire raised her eyebrows, not looking through the paperwork, "That is... From now on, Sir Ike can exercise diplomatic authority on behalf of the Kingdom of Krulria?"

"Yes," Andy walked slowly to the window of the living room, looking in the direction of the embassy of the Kingdom of Kruria.

"Duke. "The sound of brisk footsteps was heard, and the servant appeared at the door of the open parlor," said Sir Ike, who had asked to be seen outside the castle, saying that he was going to deliver a document on behalf of the Kingdom of Kruria. ”

"Let him..."

"You don't have to show up. Claire interrupted Andy, "I'll speak to Sir Ike on your behalf first, and hear their terms first. ”

...

Iruk City, inside the Church of Radiance.

Under an imaginary idol of the Holy Power of the Paladins, Pedi kneels on one knee and prays quietly.

The statue of the Sacred Power is not a human form, but an abstract object, and if you look closely, it looks like the manifestation of the Divine Power as it expands outward, and it is expressed by the carver in a particularly beautiful and soft form.

Under Peidi's prayer, the space around the statue of the Holy Force gathered divine power at a speed visible to the naked eye, making the space there incomparably softer.

Gradually, the holy power not only gathered around the idol, but even the space around him continued to manifest countless deep divine atoms.

Soon, Shengli completely cut off Peidi from the surrounding space, leaving him in a completely separate area outside of space. And his spiritual sea seems to be swimming in the starry sky of the universe, and it seems to be sleeping in a fixed place.

Archmage Leah next to him observed the space around the king intently, feeling the seemingly peaceful but actually very chaotic divine atoms around him, and after applying a powerful magic shield around his body, he took out the notepad he carried with him and began to record what he was thinking.

'Eternal Power' Pedi's silent thoughts suddenly came to mind a sentence written in a book he was reading in the library of the Cathedral of Divine Light: Holy power can achieve eternity, and God will appear when 'eternal power' appears.

'What the hell is God?' Pedi wondered.

In order to solve his doubts, he had to increase the release of the holy power, and while the holy power of the space he was in continued to expand outward, his thoughts became even more silent, and the originally white and vast scene in his thoughts began to appear blurry images.

At the same time, the Glorious Church where Pedi was located was suddenly completely enveloped by a huge amount of divine power, and the holy power emitted was like a blazing sun shining on a large area nearby. In the square outside the church, the paladins of the city gathered here as usual, praying sincerely to the church that shone like the sun.

"Captain, you say... Is there a god in this world?" a young knight of the King's Guard, confused by the immensity of divine power, couldn't help but ask his superiors to clear his doubts.

"Do you have a god in your heart?" Willy-Jon asked casually as he looked at the paladin in the square.

"I believe in the goodness of the goddess and the righteousness of knights. The young knight replied almost subconsciously.

"Then keep your faith. Willy-Jon patted the young knight on the shoulder, "You don't have to think about anything else. ”

The young man nodded as if he didn't understand.

Between the conversations between the two, the dazzling power of the church has slowly faded...

Inside the church, Pedi awoke from prayer again, and he never saw what the blurry image was, because every time he tried to take a serious look, everything around him would shatter, and he would lose control of the Holy Force for a moment.

"Why is this happening every time?" said Pedi frowned as he opened his eyes to see the Divine Power Statue in the light of countless candles.

During the assassination two months ago, the power from the Void caused Pedi to have an indescribable involvement, and this indescribable involvement led him to come here to pray, and with the help of Archmage Leah, he pinned his thoughts on the Void to observe the power that existed in the Void.

A few days ago, when Pedi's mind had just reached the Void of himself, a realization suddenly arose in his silent heart, a realization in the depths of his heart, an realization that made him seem to see the origin of the Holy Power, a power formed in a violent explosion, a power born in the purest evil.

But every time Pedi tried to look deeper, everything shattered.

"Your Majesty?" Archmage Leah beside him also walked out of his magic enchantment when the holy power dissipated, and couldn't wait to ask, "What did you find this time?"

"Apha—" Peddy was about to reply, as if everything in his mind was drained, and he suddenly forgot what he was trying to say.

Pedi looked at Leah, who was waiting for his answer, frowned, and said, "My memory seems to be drained in an instant, and I can't remember what happened just now. He shook his head vigorously, "There's a force I can't resist—" his breathing became rapid, "I can't explain." ”

"What kind of power?" Leah subconsciously wanted to write it down on her notepad, but instead of putting pen to paper, she drew a complex circle in the form of a magical symbol.

"The power that can't be explained," Pedi repeated, "is a force that I can't understand, but strangely... Again, I think I can understand. He took the notepad in Leah's hand very seriously, "This power is not only understandable to me, but also to everyone, this is a power that is open to mortals, but with our current knowledge, it is incomprehensible, we need time to explore." ”

"Is the gods a legacy for us?" Leah subconsciously responded.

"Let's record it first, it is too dangerous to study this power with our current knowledge, just like the Minotaur priests tried to use their knowledge to control the magic net thousands of years ago, and the final result can only be the division of the continent. Pedi said with a warning.

"Yes!" Leah's face grimaced, "but I think that now that this power has been revealed, it proves that we are only one step away from contact, and you should probably take the time to learn more about it..."

"Well... That's exactly what I was going to do. Pedi continued to write on his notepad, "I should have had a lot of time for a long time after that. ”

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