Randall sat next to Barbara, staring at the woman's pointed ears and the pale blue halo that looked like tattoos, and didn't say a word.

Barbara covered her ears with her hands and whispered, "It's ugly, isn't it?"

Randall shook his head slightly, "No, I think it's beautiful. ”

"You must be lying to me......" Barbara blushed and buried her head between her knees, "I always thought you were dead." ”

Randall shrugged: "I survived thanks to Your Majesty's ......"

Barbara turned her face sideways and asked curiously, "Thanks to Your Majesty?"

Next, Randall told Barbara everything that had happened these days.

The more the woman listened, the more surprised she became, and finally exclaimed in a low voice: "You mean, Your Majesty is the black dragon?!

"That's right, and in the northern city of Froststone, His Majesty is called the Son of the Gods, a god worshipped by all. ”

Barbara suddenly remembered something: "By the way, I've always wanted to ask you, what's going on in Heaven?!"

"Well, you know about the Kingdom of Heaven? That is the divine realm where His Majesty lives, and sometimes, he will bring some people in for a visit or a meeting. ”

Barbara crossed her hands on her waist and glared at Randall with her eyebrows, "Why didn't you tell me about this before?!"

Randall said helplessly, "The existence of Heaven has always been a secret in Twilight City. To be honest, I don't know why His Majesty would hide the fact that he is a god from the citizens of Twilight City......"

Barbara was also puzzled: "Yes, I heard from others that His Majesty has not returned to Twilight West City for more than a year, and he entrusts all affairs to the cabinet to manage...... What is he doing in the north, and why does he not come back?"

Randall sighed and shook his head.

Not far away, Carol sat on a low wall, watching Randall and Barbara snuggle together, whispering quietly, with only endless sadness and sighs in her eyes.

"Oh my God, why is that guy who should have died here at this juncture!Why?!"

"My relationship with Miss Barbara has finally improved in the past few days, and I have carefully prepared a gift for him. Now, everything is messed up!"

"If I knew this was the case, it was better to take the opportunity to use the ......"

Carol grabbed Aldenan, who was hiding behind him, in front of him, and said coldly to the werewolf: "Don't use my tone to say these dirty thoughts!"

Aldnan put his hands on his chest, hung his wolf's tail, and said seriously: "You dare to say that you have never had such a thought?"

Carroll's hand was strengthened, and Aldenan's bones could be faintly heard.

"Surrender! I surrender!" Aldenan immediately put on a smiling face: "My fault." ”

Carol let go of Aldenan, took one last look at Barbara's back, stood up and said, "It's time to pack up." ”

Rubbing his aching shoulders, Aldenan asked, "Are you really going to follow them to the north?"

Carol glanced at the werewolf, "It's better than staying in this catacomb." “

The latter touched his chin, thought for a moment, and nodded, "That's what I said." “

Huggins looked at the strange group of "people" in front of him, and said to Alfonso, "In addition to the guards you brought this time, do you need me to equip you with some knights?"

Alfonso shook his head: "No. “

Huggins hesitated: "Are you sure? Those few people together can easily defeat the army of a small country." “

Alfonso combed the parasite limbs on top of his head and repeated: "No. ”

Huggins spread his hands: "Okay, you have the final say. I'm going to help you prepare the wagons and passes...... By the way, before you go, Master Emerson wants to meet you. ”

Alfonso put on his helmet, put away his sword, nodded and said, "It just so happens that I have some questions that I want to ask him." ”

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The next day, the Cathedral of the Twilight, the Pilgrimage Church.

Standing in the newly constructed room, Emerson looked at the ornate cross on the altar and asked Alfonso, "Is Your Majesty all right in the north?"

The latter hesitated for a moment and replied: "Everything is normal in the north, but when I left, His Majesty was fighting against a powerful enemy. ”

Emerson turned around and asked with concern, "How powerful is the powerful enemy?"

Looking at Emerson, Alfonso realized that although the prime minister was not old, he was looking old.

The original head of gorgeous hair has strands of silver threads. Brown age spots stand out on the cheeks, and wrinkles spread all over the forehead like furrows.

Faced with Emerson's question, Alfonso pondered for a moment and said: "According to what I know from the Council of Heaven, that enemy has destroyed hundreds of northern countries in less than a month with his own strength, including the two sworn enemies of the diocese, the kingdom of Ulster and the kingdom of Connaught. ”

Emerson's expression tightened: "You mean, the two most powerful barbarian kingdoms in the north, because of this person, perished?! Then Your Majesty has not held a Heavenly Council for half a year, is it also related to this battle?!"

Alfonso bowed his head and replied, "My lord, I don't know. I have not heard from His Majesty for half a year, and I am worried that it is because of this war, but as a courtier, my task is to do my best to complete the task he has given him. ”

Emerson sat down on the bench dejectedly, closed his eyes and said weakly: "When His Majesty left, he entrusted the country to me, and wanted me to manage all affairs. But as time went on, I felt more and more inadequate. ”

Alfonso remembered what he had seen yesterday: "about the annexation of peasant land......

Emerson sighed softly, "That's just one of the things that have happened in recent years. In addition to this, there are many questions that I have never thought about before. Take, for example, the recent critique of religion in Twilight. ”

Alfonso asked curiously, "Critique of religion?"

Emerson pointed to the door and said, "Have you found a phenomenon in the Twilight Cathedral, the number of citizens who come to worship in the church is slowly decreasing. ”

"Why?"

"With the discoveries of the scholars at the University of Twilight, the Bible, which was regarded as the origin of religion, has been criticized by them as incomplete. For example, the geocentric theory advocated by the religious school has now been defeated by the heliocentric theory proposed by the astronomers of the twilight, and the origin of blood in the human body, and the qi formation theory advocated by the religious school has also been defeated by the circulatory system theory. In addition to this, there are also theories of gravitation, magnetic fields, molecules, etc., which also push religious schools into a corner, both theoretically and experimentally......"

"Terrence he once said to me that with the development of science, the fog formed by religion will gradually be dispelled, and in the end, religion will be driven by science to not even have a foothold. ”

Emerson opened his eyes, looked at Alfonso and said, "And now, the belief system in Twilight City is crumbling little by little, and the people no longer believe in God, and they call the Pope 'two-legged beasts' and the clergy 'civilized villains'. People no longer have the fear of the gods in their hearts, but instead measure the relationship between people and people and countries with naked interests. ”

Alfonso clenched his fists and said to Emerson: "Despise God, despise the king! and use profit as a cover to annex the land of the peasants! Have they forgotten what the original purpose of this country was?"

"Your Majesty has told me that he fears that in a kingdom, whether the monarch is wise or not, will have a direct impact on the future of the country and the happiness of the people. At first, I also thought he was right. Relying solely on the king to decide all the affairs of the kingdom will affect the inheritance of the kingdom due to personal preferences and the quality of the heirs. If we want to make decisions on national affairs, the best way to do this is to listen to the voice of the people and respect the opinions of the people......"

Emerson stretched out his hand, pinched the root of his nose, and said bitterly: "However, the encroachment on the peasants' land, as well as the denial of religion, made me gradually realize a problem. Once the shackles of royal power and religion are removed, the people will no longer have reverence for anything, and they will only care about personal interests. Is such a country, such a society, really my ideal kingdom?"