Chapter 15: Crusades and Jihad
Pope St. Paul II, standing on the balcony of the church, looking at the crusaders standing in the square at his feet, coming from all over the place, suddenly felt a surge of thoughts, and couldn't help but say to the Emperor George behind him:
"Your Majesty, what a magnificent sight it is, and can you feel the surging magic that haunts the army, this power gathered under the guidance of the Lord, this is our power!
This power will usher in a new era of prosperity in our hands! to prosper empires, to make the splendor of the Holy Church shine on the whole firmament, and to make the earth where life will wither into a kingdom of heaven for the body to stay for a short time!"
"Congratulations to His Majesty on the establishment of a new army, the army of the gods is now all under the crown, and please be driven to bring glory to the empire and the church. ”
Arthur Freyric George, the emperor of the Holy Sun Empire, who sat behind St. Paul II, was much calmer and lighter than the overjoyed Paulo II.
Although the Pope accosted Emperor George, he did not look back at him, but tried to suppress the excitement that was about to overflow, and began to speak to the 60,000 crusaders under the balcony with his hands outstretched.
His voice was wrapped in magic and clearly reverberated in every corner of the square, making it impossible to distinguish whether it came from the ground or from the sky.
"Listen to the call of the Apocalypse, all the kings of the Holy See, and listen to the words of the messenger of God!
No matter what sins you have committed in the past, how ferocious you have fought with others for personal matters! Whether you have been a robber or a thief or not! From now on, go to fight for the Lord, and fight against those infidels who do not listen to persuasion! Liberate those peoples who are under the rule of Satan, and if you die on land or at sea, your souls will be given eternal life in Heaven!
We are born in the kingdom of God, we are raised in the love of God, we aspire to a noble personality and freedom, but our mission tells us not to stop there!
God has sent down several revelations to remind me that there are still hundreds of millions of oppressed and humiliated people in this world, who are forced to accept poverty, hunger and sorrow, and the artificial and malicious barrier between them and the merciful and majestic God.
Especially in the Far East, where the rich land is wasted and trampled, their undignified people do not yet know that there is a God who loves them in heaven, and that the light of the Lord cannot shine on that unclean earth.
The merciful Lord wept over this, and he desperately wanted you to save those who had fallen into ignorance and persecution, and to bring your freedom and civilization to you.
Those who have fought with their brothers, those who have spent their days fighting for their meager salaries, those who have been tormented by blasphemy and sin.
To be able to stand here today proves that the Lord has given you Noah's ticket, no matter how ordinary and unsuccessful you were yesterday, but today you are all warriors of God with the power of the seven angels!
You will not be defeated by a people who have no faith and no love from God! Not to mention that behind you are not only my St. Paul II and His Majesty George, but also the Father himself!
Fight, die, give your soul eternal life, dwell in eternal peace, be richly rewarded, chase after immortal glory, enjoy the endless riches and joys of Heaven, and show your power to God!"
As St. Paul II spoke, His Majesty George also slowly stepped forward, stood on the balcony, and waved to the army in St. Peter's Square.
Seeing the Emperor and the Pope standing side by side in the church, most of the Crusader soldiers in the square felt a sense of great glory, and their eyes became hot.
Seeing this, Tiffany and Co. cast her divine magic, and a large silver light appeared to illuminate the Emperor and the Pope all around, showing supreme reverence and sacredness, and then she knelt on one knee and put her right hand on her left shoulder, and took the lead in chanting:
"May I dedicate this body to the Father, I wish to offer sincere loyalty to the Pope and the Emperor, and I am willing to embark on the journey of holy war for freedom and faith!"
Hearing the girl's jade voice, everyone followed suit, knelt down on one knee, and shouted in unison:
"May I dedicate myself to God! I will be loyal to the emperor and the pope, and I will die and die for God!"
"The will of the kings is strong, and the morale is commendable! It is indeed a great fortune in the world, so that the depravity and barrenness of the world will finally be saved, and I believe that the magic crusade will be invincible!
St. Paul II, who calmed down his emotions a little, said.
His Majesty Arthur Freyric George, Emperor of the Holy Sun, was a handsome, middle-aged man under forty years of age, with short wheat blonde hair, an imperial heirloom crown set with rare gems like no other in the world, and a black gown adorned with the medals of emperors and lords of his subjects.
He took a step forward and placed his pure white gloved right hand on the white jade railing of the balcony of St. Peter's Church.
After only a week of inspection, before he could speak, the square resounded with bursts of applause and thunderous cheers.
The majesty of imperial power is vividly displayed at this moment.
The Pope, who was twice the age of the Emperor, looked at the crowd in the square, his face was slightly gloomy, and a trace of jealousy flashed in his eyes, but in an instant, he regained his divine kindness.
"O sons of the Father, subjects of the Empire, I am Arthur Freyric George, the Emperor of the Holy Sun, the Emperor of the Empire, the King of the Nation of Deyi, the King of the Kingdom of France, the King of the Kingdom of Indaly, the King of the State of Spain, and the ......King of the State of Creeping Tooth. ”
After George's words, the crowd burst into applause and cheers again.
"Long live His Majesty George!"
"Long live the Empire!"
George raised his right hand lightly, and the square fell silent.
"Dear subjects and valiant warriors, Yu rejoiced when he learned that you were going to the Far East and the North to fight for the Empire under the guidance of the Holy See, and he was also worried about your good and health.
Even though you have been granted permission to enter the kingdom of heaven, as His Holiness has said, I would like to have a longer rejoicing time with you on earth.
Therefore, I hope that you will be invincible, invincible, and victorious with the least casualties, and I wish you a triumphant return as soon as possible! On the day when you return from the liberation of the northern territory and the Far East, I will use the most precious wine and the most delicious delicacies to give you gold and silver treasures to celebrate your success!"
When all the soldiers heard this, they all shouted long live again, and many of them were even more grateful, although everyone had already seen the wonderful miracles and believed in the existence of the kingdom of heaven, but compared to Noah's ticket.
His Majesty George's promises of good food and wine, fame and wealth, a promising future and life are also quite tempting.
"I now declare that the Commander-in-Chief of the Crusader Legion of the Magus is Bishop Antonio, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Defense! ”
With that, a royal maid came out of the church and presented Antonio with a medal.
Antonio was knighted and received the medal, and bowed respectfully and thanked:
"The minister has thanked His Majesty, fortunately he has won His Majesty's trust, and the minister is deeply honored, and the old man will fulfill his duties and strive for perfection, and he will not disgrace the mission entrusted by the Holy See and His Majesty!"
George glanced at Antonio, nodded lightly, and then continued in a loud voice:
"The Independent Regiment of the Crusaders - the head of the Knights of the Holy Magic, is held by the Holy Woman of the Holy See, Apocalypse Tiffany Crowley!
When the crusaders heard the emperor mention the name of the Holy Maiden, all those who knew were in awe, and those who did not know were in awe.
Then Emperor George slowly withdrew from the balcony amid the cheers and cheers of the mountain and tsunami, and sat back in the place where he had been sitting in the chapel on the second floor of the church.
In fact, Emperor George did not have the same ambitions as the Pope, he already ruled most of the world, and the empire's colonies were spread over two-thirds of the world.
Now he only wants to defend the land and protect the land and the people.
He knew that if he wanted to bring the whole world into the territory, it would not be possible to achieve it in two or three generations, so why not rely on the current advantages of the empire in all aspects to continue to develop, and believe that after several generations of efforts, gradually crush and encroach on other countries, and eventually unify the world.
In a sense, this desire is similar to the policy of the Celestial Emperor Zhu Shijing.
However, there has been no shortage of careerists and politicians throughout history, and it is not surprising that these careerists can appear in the scientific laboratories of the Empire, in the queues of heads of military departments and parliaments, and even in the Holy See serving God.
They have endless means, acting as a promoter in all kinds of radical plans, constantly fueling the flames, and the whole world is pulled by the waves they create.
Therefore, Emperor George, who understood this, also knew that the Eastern Crusade led by the Holy See was the trend of the times, and even if he did not want to waste money and waste national strength and become enemies of the Tsar's Northern Federation and the Celestial Empire, a historical powerhouse, he was powerless to change the overturning of the train of the times.
Like many industrial revolutions, this is an unstoppable trend of history, even if it seems unwise to be the enemy of two world powers at the same time.
Unless he intends to stand against the main forces of the Empire and the entire Templar Church.
But even if he really wanted to uncover the deceptive lies of the Holy See about magic and magic, many careerists and popes in the empire who were eager to establish merit would come up with reasons to turn themselves into psychopaths.
Since this is the case, George has to take advantage of his power to express his full support, so that the upper and lower monarchs and ministers are of the same heart, not to mention what if the dream of hegemony really comes true?
At this time, the Pope, who was still standing on the balcony, had a very different mind from George.
He saw that Emperor George had caused his crusaders to cry out for a tsunami in just a few words, and there were countless people who applauded George, and he felt very uncomfortable.
Although Emperor George, who ruled the entire empire and the states, was indeed worthy of being called a great emperor.
Should we say that it is really a secular right? It seems that the influence of "miracles" is still not eye-catching, profound enough, and thorough enough.
Thinking like this in his heart, he put it into action:
"Warriors of God, I am also wishing as Emperor George did, that the Crusaders may win without blood.
But the glory of the kingdom of heaven is on your shoulders, and this is not the time to care about the glory of this earthly body, and the Lord has already decreed that it is necessary to liberate all the lands of the world that have not been illuminated by the Holy Light.
Moreover, the Lord had prophesied at Easter:
If we and the Crusaders do not liberate the land ruled by the Devil, sooner or later the Devil will come and kill the Lord's people.
Therefore, we are for lasting peace and purification of the land. Had to fight, had to win.
Fortunately, God has not only bestowed the divine power of the Seven Great Angels on the kings, but also bestowed upon the world the Divine Army Commander of the Kingdom of Heaven.
She is the embodiment of the archangel Melgah:
Can use the divine power of all angels, and has the highest angelic power, the Holy Maiden of the Apocalypse who has mastered divine magic, and the head of the Knights of the Holy Magic of the Crusader - Apocalypse Tiffany Crowley.
She is undoubtedly the embodiment of the will of Millagah, which itself represents holiness and holiness!
Just as the Pope was born destined to shepherd God on earth, St. Tiffany, the incarnation of Millagah, was born to lead the army of God in the Lord's place!
Today, in accordance with God's parable, I give the Holy Maiden the Holy Silver Staff, a symbol of God's majesty, to the Holy Maiden, that she may carry out the mission given by God and spread the Revelation throughout the world!"
Pope St. Paul II handed the staff, which was covered with all kinds of silver spells, to one of the nuns who stepped forward.
The nun walked downstairs to Tiffany, who was at the head of the Crusaders, fell to her knees, and respectfully handed her staff.
Tiffany reverently received the Silver Staff and once again fell on one knee, chanting the Lord's mercy and unleashing the magic of the Divine Attributes in order to match the Pope's speech.
This Holy Silver Staff is actually a man-made artifact representing the highest Crown-level Magister, which seals the magic forms of various attributes.
The staff sensed Tiffany's magic and immediately responded, and the silver and gold light instantly filled and enveloped the entire St. Peter's Square, and all the crusaders were amazed to bow down and make a pilgrimage.
George saw that the Pope had even given Tiffany his own Staff of Holy Silver.
He knew that the Pope was bound to put theocracy above the imperial power, using Tiffany as a propagandist for God in the world.
In recent years, the Church has always acted in a way that has always placed the Imperial Church side by side, and even placed the Holy See at the forefront of the Empire, so the Pope's intentions have long been revealed.
St. Paul II's several hasses and hastened to declare war on the Celestial Empire is the best proof of this intention.
The Holy See will not let go of the Tsarist Federation in the North, which also believes in God but is not controlled by the Holy See, not to mention the Far Eastern Celestial Empire, which is supreme in imperial power and has no shadow of divine power?
Successive generations of popes acting as the driving force behind the war in the domestic hierarchy finally led to a protracted war between the Empire and the Confederation on the Mozik front.
Nowadays, breakthroughs have been made in the scientific and technological research and development of magic power, and the technical level has reached this step.
Finally, he forced himself to refuse the Holy See's intention to start a war again.
But the more they catered to the acquiescence to all this, the divine power held by the Holy See headed by the Pope, or in practice, the clerical power, gradually surpassed the imperial power.
Even if Emperor George deliberately tried to cut it down, due to the tradition and history of the Church, the Holy See has always mastered magic and mystery, and the Holy See has a large number of cutting-edge magic users, which is really unshakable.
Therefore, he can only silently delegate power, let it grow stronger and stronger, and be powerless to suppress it.
George was most concerned that most popes in the past were not greedy for secular power. And looking at St. Paul II, his heart and deeds, I am afraid that sooner or later he will deviate...
You have to be on your guard, but what power is greater than the Church for you to rely on?