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This is the southeast of the province of Lees, about two or three hundred miles away from the imperial capital of Wright.

Legend has it that in the distant past, perhaps thousands of years ago, this was the land blessed by the god of light, Blessed Pos, also known as the Land of Promise, the Land of Hope, and the Land of Honey and Milk.

There was a prophecy that an emperor would be born here.

As the years passed, this prophecy never came true, and it was no longer taken seriously.

The change happened more than a hundred years ago.

When the province of Leos was the kingdom of Leth, the land of Canaan was the southeastern frontier of this small kingdom.

Unlike the old legends, it is mountainous, the land is barren, and the summer is not rainy and hot, so the people who seal this place are small nobles.

Among them, the Wright family.

It is said that the direct ancestor of this family was a man of infinite strength and beauty.

He has made great achievements for the kingdom of the King of Lees, and he has also been a great minister.

However, because of a rare genetic disease, the descendants of this family always die early in their youth, so they have not been prosperous, and their status in the kingdom has been declining.

Hundreds of years later, all that remained of their fiefdom was the barren "Promised Land" of Canaan.

Until the birth of a man.

That man was Paul Wright.

The story from now on is familiar to everyone.

This Paul Wright was later King Paul I.

Perhaps this name is still a little unfamiliar to future generations.

But the honorific title after he gave up his name is known to everyone, that is, "His Majesty Emperor Wright I".

He is the heavenly grandfather of Princess Elizabeth and the founding king of the Holy Light Empire.

The empire he established was the Holy Light Empire, which unified most of the human kingdoms in the known world, drove out the orcs, wiped out the two elven empires, drove half of the dwarves underground, and finally pushed the territory and glory of the human empire to the apex.

In Paul Wright's glorious life of fighting for the nation's founding, there is one person who has to be mentioned.

That was his best friend and right-hand man, the then not very prominent Pope of the Holy Cult of Light, the "Last Sage" - Christ Emmanuel.

This saint in historical records has performed countless "miracles".

For example, turning water into wine, healing terminally ill patients, walking in the sky and water without the help of any tools or magic, calming storms on the sea, and even resurrecting the dead.

Some of his deeds are too bizarre and lack empirical evidence, and most historians now think that they are quite implausible.

But at least two things are certain to be true.

First, the three artifacts of the Holy See, "Divine Grace", "Divine Might", and "Divine Wrath", as well as the two royal artifacts "Starlight" and "Galaxy", were all found by him.

Second, at the beginning of the empire, there was an irresistible fierce god, according to ancient documents from many countries, this evil creature has caused thousands of miles of sky to be blinded from sunlight for months, has caused thousands of miles of land to be covered with ice, snow or floods, and has also destroyed many distant countries established by humans and humanoids.

Its majesty was unrivaled at the time, and it finally threatened the nascent Empire of Light.

So, the "Last Sage" struck.

At the end of the story, Crist lures the "fierce god" to a mountain in the land of Canaan and seals it with the supreme divine power of the Father.

The life of this last sage also came to an end in this battle.

According to the Light Bible, this "last holy one" returned to the kingdom of God in a cave in the "Promised Land" because he had fulfilled all the tasks given to him by the Father.

This mountain became a holy mountain.

The devout Illuminati founded a city on this holy mountain, Rusalaam.

Located in the middle of the Canaan land, this mountain city of only 100 square kilometers was later called the "Holy City".

Although the city is not large, it has a very high status.

If the imperial capital of Wright was the political center of the country, Rusalam was the religious center of the empire.

Many of the most famous heroes in history were ascetics from this city.

For example, Her Royal Highness Princess Jane Wright, who fell in the crusade against the Dark Devils.

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Now, in the world outside Rusalam, the Holy See accuses the royal family of blasphemy, colludes with the undead to attack the Holy See army, and fosters false saints in an attempt to overthrow the pope; The Princesses and the Sage Wende accused the Holy See of betraying the royal family and the state, intending to usurp and lure the undead into the army to attack the Imperial army.

The armies of supporters on both sides have faced off and even fought across the empire.

But the transcendent status of the Holy City also makes it unaffected by the chaos of the outside world, and it is still a pure land outside the world.

The ascetics of Rusalam turned a deaf ear to these strife, and continued to live a life of observance of precepts, restraint of desires, and realization of miracles.

Not only the clergy, but also pilgrims from all over the world continue to come here in order to see the relics of the "Holy One" favored by God the Father, and to bring their spirits closer to the expectations of God the Father.

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On this day, another pilgrimage convoy came to this holy city.

Two of the pure black covered carriages are quite special.

The carriage had excellent shock absorption and interior, and the driver and guard looked like a good hand, but the exterior of the carriage did not have any noble coats of arms and emblems, which was quite low-key.

This kind of thing is also very common, and some nobles like to choose such carriages in order not to disturb the place.

The garrison didn't care, but hastily collected the entrance fee and put it into the city.

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Soon the lodging in the south of the city arrived, and from the two carriages, several people came down.

Descending from the carriage behind was a mysterious woman shrouded in a cloak and a little girl carved in pink.

This is the silence of the night moon and the change of shape again.

And down from the carriage in front of him was led by an old man with a very pedantic temperament, his gray hair neatly combed, his body was quite tall, his waist was straight, and his demeanor was very respectful.

But it was the head of the Temple of the Night, Eckert Winston.

Since he returned to the Night Moon, he has followed the guidance of the Queen of the Dead, and has stopped overloading the use of dangerous dark magic, and the festers on his body have gradually healed.

Especially after the ulcer scar on his face healed, his true face was quite attractive. If he is dozens of years younger, he is also a handsome man with a good appearance.

Along the way, he showed his loyalty and brought people to escort Yeyue all the way.

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His heart was now filled with awe of the night moon.

This dark priest has survived in enemy countries for decades, and he knows best the immense power of the Empire and the Holy See.

He took the remnants of the priests of the Temple of Night to Pope Charles I, first, to survive, and secondly, to save the country one day.

But the more power he has, the more desperate he becomes.

Because the power he holds is ten times stronger, the behemoth of the Holy Light Empire is not something he can shake.

However, in just a few months since the Dark Lord Night Moon returned to the human world and appeared in front of them, the world was in chaos.

The royal family and the Holy See fought each other, and the country was full of swords, and the Night Kingdom took the opportunity to establish and occupy almost the two southern provinces of the empire.

Night Country, isn't that another name for the Old Darkmoon Empire?

The restoration of the country has been successful.

And all this, he knows, is no accident.

He was personally involved in the development and execution of many plans.

So, what did Yeyue do when she hid in the shadows before and didn't come out?