Temple of the Oak Tree.

Pope Dickens stood on a high platform in front of the temple and announced to the congregation the news of the birth of the Holy Virgin and the tragic death of Lady Mina, the mother of the Holy Woman, and her return to the kingdom of the Oak Tree.

After praying for Lady Mina, the congregation fell into the joy of the birth of the Holy Maiden.

"St. Freya! ”

"Oh, it's His Highness John! His Highness John! ”

The congregation gathered around the high platform and cheered loudly.

The canons of the Oak God Sect have been constantly improving and supplementing, although it stipulates that the Holy Son and the Holy Maiden have equal status, but because the Oak God himself is a goddess, and the Holy Son will generally take off his sacrificial robe and return to the world when he becomes an adult, while the Holy Maiden serves the gods all his life, so within the clergy of the Oak God Sect, the status of the Holy Son is faintly lower than that of the Holy Maiden.

But this distinction is not obvious to the non-clergy of the denomination.

In particular, the first son was the first in line to the throne of the Archduke Stuart and Princess Elizabeth, and the future Grand Duke Xià, so seeing Little John appear on the high platform with Pope Dickens and the Holy Maiden, Little John received no less cheers and support than the Holy Maiden who had just announced her newborn.

After all, although the Holy Maiden of Freya was appointed by the oracle, John the Son also caused a great miracle that caused the god of oak to appear for the first time in the mortal world, and the gods did not show a preference, and the latter was even more important than the former.

Therefore, the status of the Son and the Holy Maiden in the minds of the congregation is the same, and even higher. Even the clergy of the sect mostly thought so - who called the Holy Maiden Freya was a fetus before, but the Holy Son was often carried by the Grand Duchess and appeared in front of people, giving porridge and relief to the poor, and gaining a large number of people's hearts?

Princess Elizabeth held little John in her arms, stood on a high platform formed by tree branches, and waved softly to the congregation, suddenly her expression froze, and she tilted her ears slightly, but for a moment, she continued to smile without changing her face.

Wait to get off the high platform and leave the sight of the cultists. Princess Elizabeth called Pope Dickens. "Your Highness, please stay."

"Your Highness, is there something wrong?"

In general, religious leaders serve as spokesmen for God. It is generally referred to as 陛xià. But the Cult of the Oak God has no intention of influencing the ruling power of secular rulers. It is inconceivable that the title should be reduced to His Highness on his own initiative, and it would be a great concession to the theocracy if Pope Dickens was not the founder of the sect. He could never have gotten a good idea of this.

As a nominal subsidiary of the Kingdom of Meryl, the Duchy of Stuart is in fact basically independent, but according to the conventions, the Grand Duchess can still not be called His Majesty like the Grand Duke, but can only be His Royal Highness.

After deliberation, it was decided that the Grand Duchess would have to bow first to show respect for the gods when she saw the Pope, and then the Pope would also bow to the Grand Duchess to show his respect for the secular rulers.

It is precisely because Pope Dickens is so knowledgeable that Princess Elizabeth also knows how to compromise and negotiate, so that theocracy and government can get along harmoniously.

Since the miracle of the canopy, Princess Elizabeth has seen the influence of religious beliefs on the stability of the people, the Oak God Sect has received the most sparing support from secular rulers, and the number of priests who have received divine magic from the gods is still increasing, and the general structure within the sect is about to be completed, and Pope Dickens has begun to consider the formation of apologetic knights.

The initial Knightly Cathar was very small, only fifty people, and could not threaten the security of the county capital at all, Princess Elizabeth consulted with Pope Dickens about the formation of the Knights of the Cathar and several other things that had a great deal of interaction with secular rule, and at the end, as if she had just remembered, she casually mentioned:

"Oh, yes! Master Lin had just sent a message that she had rushed back to Pompeii and was unable to attend the baptism of the Holy Maiden three days later. ”

Pope Dickens frowned, and a priest came behind him, leaned over and whispered a few words, and Pope Dickens let go of his brows and said to Princess Elizabeth:

"Is it because of that voice?"

"Looks like you know, too." Princess Elizabeth had spent so much time discussing it before, just so that the people in the temple could get the news and go outside to collect the news.

"Makes you smile." Pope Dickens said.

The oath made by the Azure Spear after its enlightenment communicated the origin of the law of the plane, and almost everyone on the continent heard it, with the exception of the Holy Mountain and the Oak Temple.

These two places are the domain of the gods in the mortal world, so the oath of the Azure Spear caused quite a stir throughout the continent, but Pope Dickens's announcement of the birth of the Holy Maiden was not interrupted, because the people who were shrouded in divine power did not know anything about it, and it was not until the end that the temple personnel informed the Pope of what had happened.

Princess Elizabeth didn't care about the unresponsiveness of the Oak God Sect, the sectarian framework had been built entirely under her nose, and she would only be worried if Pope Dickens's intelligence channels were no less acute than hers.

Although she also believed in the god of oaks, she was first and foremost the mother of the future Grand Duke of Stuart.

Pope Dickens also knew this truth, and the rapid development of the Oak God Sect was not unrelated to his knowledge and understanding.

He said: "It's a pity that Master Lin can't participate in the baptism of the Holy Maiden, but at the moment of the demonic disaster, Master Lin is taking on important tasks, which is also something that has to be done, I think my God's generosity and benevolence to the world will not reduce the grace of Master Lin." ”

"Then I'm relieved!"

Princess Elizabeth nodded in satisfaction, prayed in a low voice, and added:

"Master Lin also told me in the transmission that it was an oath made under the crown of the Azure Spear, and he is afraid that he has entered the Demon Realm now."

"Under the crown of the Azure Spear is a true knight, and although he is not a believer in my gods, he is a man of the same faith!"

Pope Dickens's face changed slightly, revealing his respect for the martyrdom of the Azure Spear, and said sincerely:

"I will pray for the crown of the Azure Spear all night tonight, and pray that my god will bless him under the crown of the Azure Spear and bless him to return safely!"

"I hope so!" Princess Elizabeth smiled wryly.

Pope Dickens sighed too.

He knew the reason why Princess Elizabeth was so serious about the news:

Legend is the pillar of the Terrans, the departure of the Azure Spear. The influence on the Oak God Sect is no less than that of the Duchy of Stuart, of course, the most directly affected is the Merlin Empire, which has always been close to the Azure Spear.

Pope Dickens understood Princess Elizabeth's mood very well at this time, but unfortunately, apart from praying for the Azure Spear, he couldn't think of a better way, after all, it was far away in the demon world, and I am afraid that only God could help him.

"After the Azure Spear Crown left, there was one less legend of the pro-Merlin. Front...... No. It should be the whole situation, and I'm afraid there will be some turmoil. ”

Princess Elizabeth is not an ordinary woman after all, and her worries about Merlin are only a matter of moments, since it is a foregone conclusion. She quickly picked herself up. To Pope Dickens:

"Especially about this oath. Except for the congregants near the temple, the people of the entire county capital heard it, and there may be some riots in the county capital. I hope you will join me in reassuring the people. ”

"This is my unshirkable responsibility." Pope Dickens agreed without hesitation.

***

What happened on this day was also a great shock to all places.

At the same time that the Azure Spear went straight through the spatial passage, far away on the Holy See Holy Mountain, Cleveland III saw this scene simultaneously in the mirror in front of him, and his eyelids couldn't help jumping.

In the dark, he felt that the end of the Azure Spear not necessarily being a fall.

“…… It's an opportunity, though. ”

With his hands behind him, he looked up at the faint starlight under the dark sky, and said to himself faintly:

"This continent is obscured by night, people's hearts have been degraded for a long time, faith does not exist, and light does not exist...... It's time for a great flood to cleanse up! ”

There is no fanatical affection.

There is no expression of agitation.

But if anyone is there, there is no doubt that if the power of the God of Light is not blocked by the torrent of plane elements, with the piety of Cleveland III, after his death, he will definitely become the most powerful Holy Spirit by the side of the God of Light, immortal along with the gods he serves.

At this moment, under the statue of the god of light, a pillar of light was cast.

Cleveland III's expression moved slightly, and he turned to look at the pillar of light, and the light diverged, and an old ascetic dressed in a sackcloth robe and with an old wrinkled face appeared before him.

"陛xià."

The old ascetic bent deeply and saluted respectfully, and Cleveland III waited for him to finish his salute before nodding slightly, "Brother Chekov." ”

Only from the conversation between the two, ordinary people could not tell that the old monk was the leader and teacher of Cleveland III, and the former was also one of the three elders of the most mysterious ascetic monastery in the Holy See, and his strength was unfathomable.

But the two of them were at ease with this, and Brother Chekov straightened up, still bowing his head slightly, and placed his hands in front of him.

"Fortunately, we have found the whereabouts of 'him'." Brother Chekov said slowly, word by word, "Our Lord blesses, 'he' is among the seeds from which we have evacuated. ”

Cleveland III was silent.

He knew that it must not be that simple, otherwise according to his request, they would only need to bring people back.

Really.

Brother Chekov continued: "But when we found him, 'he' burned all the living around him and was bathed in the fire, and only one of our lords, a pious servant, persevered until our arrival and left us an important message before he died. ”

"What is it?"

Nearly 10,000 miles away, the cost of using the Holy Light to communicate was huge, and it was easy for those legends to detect, and it must have been very important for Cleveland III to know that his teacher would rather take such a risk to contact him.

Brother Chekov was silent for a moment.

"When we arrived, we saw a young man in the fire of sin who was nearly twenty years old."

The old man stated what he saw, without adding any opinions:

“…… But the devout Templar told me that before that, 'he' was a child under the age of ten. ”

In other words, in less than a day, 'he' has changed from a child to an adult!

Cleveland III's pupils shrank, his white eyebrows moved a few times, and after a few breaths, he muttered: "The power of the gods is really unimaginable, even if it is an evil god......"

His words cut off suddenly.

I saw that the crown of holy thorns on Cleveland III's head suddenly sprouted and sprouted, growing thin turquoise thorns, and a few breaths wrapped around Cleveland III's body, and soon, a little blood was printed on the pope's simple crown robe, and it quickly expanded.

Cleveland III had big drops of sweat on his body, his forehead was slightly bulging, the corners of his eyes trembled slightly, and he said to himself:

“…… Three days of thorn punishment...... Deprivation of water...... as a punishment! ”

Brother Chekov's face did not change, as if he did not see that Cleveland III had set himself a severe punishment for a single gaffe, and his eyelids were drooping, and his eyes were calm and unwavering, like an emotionless stone.

The feeling of the thorns of the Holy Thorn Crown piercing into his body is far from what outsiders can imagine, Cleveland III trembled slightly, gritted his teeth and survived the sharp pain of the thorns, and after a while, he opened his eyes, and said in a hoarse voice:

"...... 'him' has grown faster than expected."

He paused, gasped twice, and continued:

"In this case, the plan has changed, there is no need to bring 'him' back, give it to the original owner secretly, and then rush back immediately."

"Yes."

"By the way, apart from the five of you and Eugene, how many others know?"

"Eleven." Brother Chekov.

Cleveland III nodded slightly, "To be able to participate in this mission, their faith has been tested, and when they come back, let them go to the penance." ”

"Yes."

Brother Chekov replied calmly, bowed, and ended the communication.

In the night, Cleveland III was independent by the railing, and after a long time, the sky was already slightly white, and he called a nun:

"Tell His Majesty Andro that in three days' time, I will personally preside over the service for him."

***

Lin An teleported back to the Tower of Amber in despair.

Woe to you!

Until now, Lin An still couldn't figure out what it was that sentence that stimulated the Azure Spear and made him make the decision to go to the Demon Realm.

Lin An didn't want to know anything about faith and will, she only knew one thing:

Even if the Azure Spear made this determination today made him take a big step forward in condensing his divinity, the premise of condensing his divinity must be that the other person is still alive - and now that he is going to the Demon Realm, this is not nine deaths and one life, but ten deaths and no life!

The Azure Spear is simply sent to death!

"There are fewer legends of the human race, isn't it just a matter of pouring two sentences of chicken soup for the soul - it's not even chicken soup for the soul - what kind of wind is this !!smoking?"

Lin An was numb.

Whoever said it well just now, if he is not careful, he will watch a "Terran pillar" run away from the demon world to find death, and he will also go crazy.

Lin An didn't want to see other Terran legends for a short time.

Of course, this is just thinking about it, if the Deep Blue Law God took the initiative to contact her, Lin An would never dare to pretend to be dead.

But as soon as he returned to the Earl's Court, the Saxons seemed to have received the news at once, and the courtiers came to the door and sent a message respectfully:

"Ann. Count Lin, Your Majesty invites you to enter the palace and inquire about something. ”

(To be continued)(To be continued......

PS: I'm so hungry...... But I lost my appetite last night, and I didn't want to do anything, but I suddenly wanted to eat Master Kong's hot and sour beef noodles~QAQ

ps:Recently, I've been struggling with the problem of the new article's plot being too heavy.,Do you want to see more upgrades.,Or do you want to see more changes in people's hearts in the apocalypse?") ）

Thank you for the pink ticket of the children's shoes! O(∩_∩)O~