Chapter 158: Progress

Star Bamboo Empire, Cloud Realm.

It has been about a year since the fall of the Cloud Empire, and most of the areas of the Cloud Empire have gradually settled down.

After the Xingzhu royal family issued a series of pacification policies, most of the ordinary people in the Cloud Mist Realm gradually accepted the reality of the country's demise.

In fact, whether the ruler of the land of the Cloud Empire is the former Cloud Empire or the current Xingzhu Imperial Family, it is the same for the people at the bottom of the Everbright Society, not to mention that the Xingzhu Imperial Family is now fully implementing reforms, plus various new types of magic devices have been introduced into the Cloud Mist Realm, and the lives of ordinary people have been further improved.

Except for a small number of people who still have unrealistic fantasies such as [Restoration of the Kingdom] in their hearts, most of them have accepted the reality, in fact, the small nobles of the Cloud Empire in the past are the first to accept it, and continue to follow this opportunity to develop their own power.

South of the Cloud Realm, Russell City.

The young girl walked into the somewhat quaint city with a sword on her back, and after walking for a short time she reached the city's church.

The Cloud Empire is a papal state, but after the destruction of the country, the Xingzhu Empire unexpectedly did not take action against it at the root - the Holy See, except for taking the elderly Pope to Xingzhu City to avoid rebellion, there was almost no too much interference in the Holy See, and even the successor of the Pope was chosen by the five bishops.

Therefore, in every city in the cloud realm today, the church is still an extremely important area.

Young nuns are carefully cleaning the church, groups of priests are praying at the statue at the entrance of the church, and many passers-by will stop for a moment, fold their hands in their hearts and silently pray to the gods, and then put into the busy day of work.

In the past year, the north has changed a lot, although it is not the same as during the previous all-out war, the situation changes every day, and now the main changes come from the policies of the Xingzhu royal family, and some of them are even unbelievable in the eyes of the world.

On the one hand, the Xingzhu Empire gradually abolished the "private military power" of the nobles, which is a big move, if this policy can be implemented to the end, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce the power of the nobles at all levels, and the power of the royal family will be more concentrated. Of course, this policy is also extremely dangerous, after all, the aristocratic class controls more than 70% of the country's armed forces and more than 90% of the economy and management, and once the nobles unite to fight against the royal family because of dissatisfaction, it may cause mutiny or even national division.

So before that, the Xingzhu Empire rarely dealt with the power of the aristocratic class.

And to everyone's surprise, the great nobles of Xingzhu City and even many places actually showed a silent attitude towards this, and it could even be said that they accepted it silently.

This once seemed incredible, after all, which nobleman would want his power to be curtailed?

But the big nobles silently accepted it, and the small nobles were angry and did not dare to speak.

With the implementation of such a policy, many businesses undertaken by the aristocracy, such as commerce, magic industry, and so on, have gradually involved ordinary people, and in the case of such a national participation, all kinds of magic devices are produced at an astonishing speed, and then put into play on the road of development.

The development of civilization is advancing at a rapid pace.

A nun who was building a branch in the courtyard of the church accidentally looked up and saw a young girl in a strong suit fighting at the entrance of the courtyard.

The girl looked to be only about ten years old, but she was carrying a sword that looked very heavy on her back, and one couldn't help but worry about whether she would not be able to bear it. She was cautiously surveying the courtyard, as if she wanted to come in but was a little apprehensive.

"Father Thomas, look......" The nun found a priest who had finished praying, and pointed to the girl standing in the doorway with some concern.

"Huh......?" said Father Thomas, a little confused, "what are you doing here, little girl?"

"That ......," the girl's cheeks flushed slightly, "I'm coming to Bishop Alberto." ”

Thomas was a little stunned, although Bishop Albertus is indeed in this church now, but not many people know about it, and in his capacity, he can't see a bishop-level person, let alone this little girl who doesn't know where it came from?

As if to understand Thomas's suspicions, the maiden handed over a letter with a coat of arms on it.

It was a golden spot of light, but every clergyman of the Holy See understood what this pattern was, the "Eternal Constellation" in the night sky was the only constellation in the sky that did not change its position over time. The coat of arms of the Eternal Constellation is only qualified to be engraved by bishopric figures.

"I'll go and tell you. Thomas immediately became serious at this time, took the envelope and turned around like a church run.

The nuns on the side were full of curiosity and observed the unknown "little girl".

"Hello......" The girl seemed to be a little shy and greeted in a somewhat unnatural tone.

"Hello, my name is Lydia and I am a nun of the Russell Holy See. The nun said with a kind smile.

"My name is Su Xiaoxiao, and I am from the Xingzhu Empire. ”

"Little girl, you came here alone from the Star Bamboo Empire?" the nun was slightly taken aback. "It's dangerous to travel this far without an adult."

"Hmm. Su Xiaoxiao nodded, and then pointed to the long sword he was carrying, "Sister, don't underestimate me, Xiaoxiao is a very powerful swordsman." ”

"Oh, how powerful?" Sister Lydia asked with a smile.

"It's amazing. Su Xiaoxiao said with a little pride.

Sister Lydia smiled, "This little girl is very interesting."

Also in this leisure conversation, Bishop Thomas quickly rushed back.

"Little girl, the bishop has commanded me to take you in. ”

"Hmm. Su Xiaoxiao nodded, and then said to Lydia with a smile, "Goodbye, sister." ”

Follow Thomas into the quaint church, through long corridors and winding staircases, to the second floor of the church, and from here is the heart of the church, the first floor is tended by nuns and priests who are still in practice, and it is also open to all believers, and many people come here to pray to the gods on weekends.

However, he did not stop at the solemnly decorated second floor, and went all the way to the third floor.

It wasn't until he came to a stone chamber that Thomas stopped.

"The Bishop is waiting inside. ”

Su Xiaoxiao nodded and pushed open the slightly nicked stone door.

An old man in the secret room sat facing a candle flame, and when he heard the sound of the door opening, the old figure looked sideways with a little swaying.

"You are a disciple of Sword Mountain, but why do you have a letter from the previous Pope?"

"It was the master who asked me to come, and the letter was also obtained from the previous pope. Su Xiaoxiao said a little nervously.

"Master...... Is the Starry Sky Sword God crowned?"

"Hmm. ”

"I see, have you read the contents of the letter?" the old man suddenly smiled helplessly.

"No ......" Su Xiaoxiao didn't understand what the old man meant.

"Then you might as well take a look. The old man handed over an open letter.

Letterheads are yellowed parchment rolls, and although the letterhead itself is not small, it has only a few sentences.

[The Eternal Divine Domain is about to open, please be sure to get the inheritance in the Divine Domain, I have asked the Starry Sky Sword God to send the young disciples of the Sword Mountain to assist you. 】

"It seems that you are the powerful disciple of Sword Mountain mentioned in the letter. ”

"Ah...... Huh!?"

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