When the ancient Empire of Venn ruled the Bodi Continent, it stood beside the Orent Empire, another continent to the east. The strength of the two empires is basically equal, and neither can help the other. After a long period of trial and confrontation, both sides realized that only peace was the best way to get along, so the city of Grid, at the junction of the two sides, became the center of the world. Trade was unprecedentedly prosperous, culture was thriving, and even some of the uncivilized barbarians in the north managed to come to this city to open their eyes.

Titus, the ruler of the Vane Empire, even made the decision to move the capital here. Although there is a lot of opposition to the city, they believe that it is too close to the front line, and although the Orent Empire will not invade at the moment, there is no guarantee that the situation will not change in the future. But Emperor Titus's decisiveness, and the prestige he had established in his previous conquest of the barbarians in the north, made the opposition dare not speak out.

After establishing the capital of Grid, Titus built the tallest and widest wall in the known world at the time. The city was equipped with all kinds of municipal facilities, and the citizens lived at a very high standard, and their support became the best bargaining chip for Emperor Titus. The emperor also took the initiative to make peace with Emperor Orlint and became in-laws.

When the opposition saw that the emperor had not only achieved great successes in the war, but also had a hand in internal affairs and foreign affairs, they immediately died down and no longer had any bad thoughts.

The Orlint Empire was a monotheistic religion, while the Vane Empire was still in the polytheistic period at the time. The various sects were at odds with each other, and it was difficult for even the authoritarian emperor to mediate between them.

At this time, there was an Oriental man who claimed to have received an oracle, later known as the prophet Cyril, who came thousands of miles to the Bodi continent to preach. He constantly declared: "There is only one emperor, and there can only be one god, and all polytheistic religions are heretics, and if you believe in them, you will not be able to receive mercy and salvation from heaven, and you will surely suffer from all calamities in the end of the world." ”

Titus, who was very old at the time and had long hated the various religious forces within the empire, felt that Cyril had come to spread the monotheistic religion and that it was a great opportunity. He ordered someone to take the initiative to find Cyril, and the emperor humbly asked: "You say that there is only one god in heaven, how can you see it?"

The Prophet Cyril said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, you are the only monarch of the empire and the representative of God on land, since there is only one representative of God, how can there be more than one god himself?"

Although Titus was old, his mind was still very sharp, and he smiled and said, "You say that I am the representative of God, but whose representative is the Emperor of Orlingt?"

Cyril replied slyly: "The east and the west are separated by thousands of miles, the territory is too vast, although the gods are omnipotent, but after all, Your Majesty, you are flesh and blood, and it is difficult to take care of things, so the emperors of the two great empires of the East and the West actually represent the same god." ”

Titus nodded in satisfaction, leaned closer and said, "I don't really think about the things of heaven, and I don't believe in them. But there are always fools who need the guidance and encouragement of these things. Today, there are many sects left over from the barbaric era in the empire, and their power is not to be underestimated, and they have destroyed the foundation of our empire. I authorize you to act cheaply and spread this monotheism of yours. ”

Cyril nodded in acknowledgement. The Emperor also secretly instructed the Prophet that force could be used at critical moments.

Cyril used this sword to forge ahead, and within a few years, one-third of the empire's population came into contact with and embraced the sect.

After the death of Emperor Titus, he was succeeded by his son Commodus. Commodus originally had an older brother, but due to a hunting accident, he unfortunately died of his injuries. Commodus was strong and strong since he was a child, closely following in his father's footsteps, conquering the north and south, and having a certain prestige in the army.

But the biggest difference between him and his father was the naivety of domestic affairs. After taking office, Commodus had the whimsical idea to strictly ban all religions, whether it was the original polytheistic religion of all kinds, or the polytheistic religion that had emerged in recent years, carefully cultivated by Cyril.

The polytheistic cults, because they were not well organized, were in danger of being wiped out by Commodus's draconian measures.

When the emperor did not move the real character, the polytheistic religion still had a certain authority among the believers, but once the true character was moved, and there was a fear for their lives, those believers basically scattered in all directions, and all of them were scattered. The human mind is sometimes difficult to guess.

The prophet Cyril's erudition was different, taking full advantage of the facilities granted to him by Emperor Titus and taking root even deeper, building churches in crowded places where people gathered, relying on the free distribution of water and food to attract and encourage people to go in and listen to sermons. As the religion grew, he encouraged people to donate the proceeds of their labor to support the further development of the church. It's a truly virtuous circle.

In the scattered mountainous or barren lands, Cyril pioneered the monastic system, which brought people together to work and produce together, and to study doctrines in their spare time. The monastery was equal and had food and clothing, so the system was a great success.

Emperor Commodus knew his father's attitude towards Cyril, but he did not want any power in his empire to compete with him, so he persecuted the Liberal Christians. Later generations included this emperor in the ranks of tyrants.

In the atrocities of rebellion against the emperor, many saints were born, and their indomitable and righteous spirit prompted more and more people to believe in the teachings of Bojiao.

The Monastery of Salat, where the Pope was born, has produced several saints in the past.

Our Benedict certainly cannot be called a saint.

When he was young, he was dashing, his back was not hunched, and his head was not bald. It was only forced to make a living that he reluctantly entered the monastery. But after all, he was full of energy, and he had endless desires, and he was uncomfortable that there were no women in the monastery. Young people are inevitably involved in their children's affairs, and so is Benedict.

The monastery is so isolated that even the nearest town is a full day walk. None of this stumped our Benedict, though. The abbot sometimes had to send someone to the town to contact the faithful, and Benedict was a strong man who was the perfect choice for the abbot. He took the opportunity to strike up a conversation with the daughter of the town's tavern owner.

The suave Benedict didn't even ask the other party's name, so he swore an oath with her, leaving his own blood.

Benedict didn't know it at first. Later, it was the tavernkeeper's daughter who took the initiative to find the abbey, much to the dean's surprise. Benedict, who was very important to himself, was so bad that he was about to be expelled from the convent.

With tears in his eyes, Benedict first went to confide in his unmarried and pregnant lover. During this time, he secretly took out a ring that he had treasured for many years and gave it to her. The ring has a sheep's head motif with a faint green glow on it. Benedict instructed her to bring her child with her when he was born. This ring has a certain magic power that will become bigger and smaller according to people's wishes, and from a young age, you can cultivate a friendship with this ring.

The tavernkeeper's daughter knew that Benedict would never leave the monastery for herself, so she was prepared and gave him a hand-sewn bag with a wine barrel on it, as well as the date she first met Benedict. Benedict couldn't help himself and cried loudly.

His little lover was very calm at this time, but comforted him.

Benedict didn't know the other party's name until this time - Tonya.

Tonya said to him, "I have said goodbye to my father, and I have come here to say goodbye to you. The monastery is your everything. I know you're not going to give it up anyway. My father kicked me out of the house because of this, and my uncle has some livelihood in Solo, and he will take me in. You don't have to worry. I just want to ask you, what should you name your child when he is born in the future?"

Benedict wiped the tears from his face with his hands, and after thinking for a while, he said, "The boy's name is Copperfield, and the girl's name is Dora." ”

"Okay, I remember. Tonya said calmly, she didn't want to stay any longer, because it would affect Benedict's future, "Take care!"

Tonya said, resolutely turning back and leaving, and the moment she turned away, her eyes were full of tears.

Benedict had run out of ideas at this point, and even forgot the last hug. He cried and cried, and the whole monastery was moved. The dean was a good old man, very old, and had always treated Benedict as his own son. So after he said the words to get rid of him, he immediately regretted it.

At this time, everyone in the monastery was moved, and took advantage of this opportunity to take Benedict in.

Our Benedict has since devoted himself to the study of doctrine and the study of magic.

......

The Imperial Praetorian Guard is stationed in Greed City.

A tired face still kept pacing in the backyard.

This clever trick he carefully designed not only cleaned up all the opposition and all kinds of idlers in the city, but also captured many strange people from outside in one fell swoop.

It turned out that many people in the city were dissatisfied with the new emperor's strict control, and they rushed to rebel, preparing to overthrow the imperial rule and become an autonomous republic. The emperor was ruthless, and Iros was willing to act as a pawn. As soon as he arrived, he used his right-hand man. The owner of the mysterious tavern was actually a monk who had been expelled from the monastery because he was suspected of practicing evil necromancy. Those vampires were the same excommunicated monks, who had been cultivated over the years.

Almost all those who opposed the Emperor and Iros in the city were secretly executed, and their blood was consumed by the vampires, making them incredibly powerful.

The corpses were used by the necromancers as material for magical research.

For the high-armed adventurers, General Iros came up with even more vicious methods. Due to the many secrets hidden beneath the ancient empire of Venn, it is obvious that the soldiers of their own Praetorian Guard will not be able to deal with the magical traps and evil creatures underneath. Therefore, he threw all the adventurers he had captured into the dungeon, and pretended to relax his vigilance, leaving them some room to discuss a way out.

In fact, he wants to use the hands of adventurers to investigate the secrets of the underground, and when the adventurers are exhausted and fight with the evil creatures underground, he can profit from them.

Kaygen, Benedict, Best, and the elf druid were all pawns in his elaborate game.

The balding Benedict reminded the general of a man who he himself seemed to have seen in the palace of the Duke of Borot. And the capital of the Duchy of Borot was in the city of Soro.

The general has been trying to think about something.

Suddenly, someone outside the door asked to see him.

Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.