"Sir, your soft-shelled turtle soup, please use it slowly. ”

The waiter respectfully put the soup plate away and left the room, holding the evening newspaper in one hand and gently stirring the spoon in the other.

"What a big pot of Wang Ba soup...... Sophia, your mind is really getting more and more open-minded, my good Atlanta has become a casserole for you, it's really heartless, and you are not tired of living. ”

With a smile on the corner of his mouth, the delicious smell of soft-shelled turtle soup was in his nose, Cassia took off his gold-wire glasses, slapped the newspaper in his hand on the table, and his eyes fell on a piece of news.

"The Camler Street Racecourse produced the biggest dark horse at the end of the year, and the 'Noble Maiden' bet by Baron Sost won the championship in one fell swoop, and the future was strong...... The Marquis lost the opportunity to bet on winning the Grand Slam throughout the year......"

"The wind and the water are rising, ......"

Cassia shook his head, put down the two gold coins, buttoned his trench coat, and got up to leave.

The waiter on the side was a little stunned, why didn't this guest eat a bite after ordering so many dishes?

Walking out of the restaurant, fine snowflakes fell on Cassia's short black hair, delicate gold-wire glasses, knife-like face, handmade custom vest, and simple and neat polo trench coat.

Paired with a silver pocket watch engraved with an antique tulip pattern, and an ascetic look of indifference, this must be a young lawyer, or an elite teacher in an academy.

In short, successful people.

Winter in Tria is here again, and the impending disaster has not affected the mood of ordinary people, except for the higher taxes.

Reaching out to stop a carriage, the coachman rushed towards the Church of Light at the behest of his employer.

The Church of Light is the largest church in Tria, far from being comparable to other churches here.

According to the old rules, when the sun goes down and the sky is dark, the Church of Light will politely refuse believers to enter to pray and confess to the sacrifices.

Until Alena entered the Church of Light, the Pope, at her suggestion, adopted a special method in special times, so now the Church of Light is open 24 hours a day to welcome believers.

In order to improve her strength and find an opportunity to regain her godhead, Alena personally listened to the prayers and confessions of believers.

If you want to be the light, you must first get close to the light, and she knows better than anyone else what to do.

The horse's hooves were a little slippery, and hot air was spewing from its nostrils, but it still stopped without danger.

After Cassia paid the money, he looked up at the magnificent church for a long time, and finally walked in step by step.

The church was full of people, and everyone was oblivious to the figure of this 'successful man', until he sat at the front of the line, and people suddenly realized: Oh, it's his turn next.

Everything is so natural.

The bell rang in front of her, and a weeping lady walked out of the side room, and at the signal of the sacrifice, Cassia grabbed the newspaper in her hand and walked into the side room.

The room was very small, and a partition seemed to separate the two worlds, and Cassia sat on the chair with a blank face, and through the gap in the wooden window beside him, he could see Alena who was closing her eyes and recuperating on the other side.

"Pain, sin, and uneasiness can be poured out here, and the God of Light will forgive you for your sins and keep you away from the darkness. ”

Cassia's indifferent expression suddenly became strange, as if he was holding back something, tears were boiling in his eyes, and the newspaper was crumpled into a ball of paper.

"I'm guilty, I'm in pain, Bishop, will the gods forgive me?"

The crying voice made Alena frown slightly: "Yes, you are the child of the gods." ”

"I ...... I am a lawyer, this was my wish when I was a child, and I am glad that with the blessing of the gods, I made it happen. ”

"I have been committed to fairness and justice for half my life, and I am confident that I will live up to the favor of the gods, and in this way, I have become the most respected lawyer in Tria. ”

"Available in the last month...... Last month......" Cassia's expression suddenly lost control, and he clutched his head with both hands.

"Last month, at the height of my life, I received a commission in which I would often give free help to the poor to repay the gods for their kindness to me. Cassia began to lose word order

"I was commissioned by a poor family to work together for a certain period of time in the docks. ”

But it didn't take long for their jobs to be taken away by another group, and the contract fee was not refunded. ”

"Without a job, those families would have a hard time in the winter, but they were threatened and had to swallow their anger, and only one family came to me and wanted me to help them do justice. ”

"I argued with the Consulate in the hope of helping my client, but the Consulate kept delaying until I received a threat from the gang. ”

Speaking of this, Cassia cried bitterly, and the side of the elite disappeared without a trace.

"So, you're holding back?" asked Alena.

"No, I don't! I'm still insisting on fairness and justice, but ...... Can...... In the course of my research, I found out that there was a man in the homes of several other families who chose to swallow their anger, and there was a man who was involved in the death of my parents. ”

"I knew the man, he and my parents used to work in the same mine, and then the mine collapsed, and he could have had a chance to save my parents, but he didn't. ”

"I lost, I didn't continue to help them, this winter they will spend the winter in cold and hunger...... I'm guilty, I'm guilty......"

Cassia wept bitterly and fell into madness, and Alena's tone began to soften.

"Child, this is just a mistake of yours, as long as you have the determination to repent, your heart will be stronger, and the gods will forgive you. ”

"You're rich, maybe you should make up for your actions, those people deserve your help, it's not too late......"

After that, Alena said a lot more, and Cassia's mood gradually stabilized.

"I will, I will, fairness and justice will always be my goal, I will get them through the winter in peace and find new jobs for them, thank you, Bishop. ”

Cassia gratefully walked out of the side room and left the church, and after the partition, Alena's eyes flashed with a hint of murderous intent.

His messy hair was neat as he stepped out of the church threshold, and Cassia lifted his glasses, a smile on his lips.

He walked towards the docks, the snow getting heavier, but Cassia could always feel the warmth behind him.

Finally, as he passed through a dark alley, a needle-thin flame of light spread through the cracks in the floor tiles, instantly enveloping him and burning him into a pinch of ashes.

While the ashes were scattering, Cassia pushed open the wooden door at a tavern in the eastern part of Tria, patted the black ashes on the corner of his clothes, and shook his head.

"It's too extreme, too bright to blind you, Alena, as my student, I hope you will be freed soon. ”

......

A month later, Idores

Now Sophia accepted the Church's arrangement and stayed in this sea city, where she began to learn more advanced divine arts and how to become a qualified bishop.

The more important reason is that she can often see Ferrante here, especially the behemoth that day, which really scared her, and she never expected that the so-called ghost island was actually a turtle.

And Ferrante always gives her a special feeling, which is not clear, but she feels that he has a different personality from others.

Sometimes, the two of them lie on the mountain and eat barbecue, and Sophia sees another emotion in his eyes from time to time.

Depressed, indifferent, heavy.

That look seemed to change a person, like a murderer, like a tyrant.

Sophia, who couldn't figure it out, decided that since she was a friend, she had the obligation to enlighten and enlighten, after all, she had also listened to the confessions of believers in the church.

But every time she opened her mouth, Ferrante became a serious scoundrel again, unreasonable.

There is also the giant turtle is very strange, I didn't feel it at first, but I went there more times, and I could obviously detect it, and on the giant turtle, it was as comfortable as returning to the arms of the sea god.

Maybe there is such a creature in the ocean, it is because it is favored by the sea god, Sophia thought.

But today Sophia was a little unhappy, because a while ago Ferrante sent her back to shore, said that she would leave for a few days, and then did not say goodbye.

She thought it was a joke, but she didn't expect that she couldn't see anyone for a few days, and Sophia, who was helpless, had to bury her complaint in her heart.

......

It also snows in the Western Continent, and it is most appropriate to describe the Western Continent at this time wrapped in silver.

The already verdant elven world adds a touch of silver, which simply exists only in fairy tales.

Unlike the northern and southern continents, the plants of the western continent do not wither and wither even in winter, and remain vigorous in the cold winter.

The elves all say that this is the power of the Mother Tree of Life, the power of the Goddess of Nature, and the Mother Tree, not only their Mother Tree, but also the gift of the Goddess of Nature to the entire Western Continent.

But now no one wants to enjoy this beautiful scenery, because the entire Wood Elf clan is in a tense atmosphere.

The technology and supplies from the north and south gave them a great deal of confidence, especially the dwarven armor.

The elves relied on their strong recovery ability, and they didn't work it at all, and most of the logistics territory was producing weapons.

But with the dwarf's on-site guidance, a set of exquisite armor was sent to each warrior, and with these, the battle damage of both sides will be increased, which will greatly improve the combat power recovery of the wood elf clan.

At the same time, a new type of artillery jointly provided by the Gewu Society and the Dwarves was also sent to the Western Continent as the final weapon of the Wood Elves.

Everything is ready to go, just wait for the order of the House of Elders to recapture the Mother Tree of Life.

Time passed little by little, the winter in the Western Continent passed quickly, and with the support of the 'technology' of the God of War Church, the Wood Elf Elder's House finally issued the order for a general attack on the day the ice and snow melted.

Over the years, the population of the Darkwood Elves has come mainly from the newly cultivated Tree of Life.

As a tree of life that grows from the roots of the mother tree, the elves sacrifice their long lifespan in exchange for the speed at which new individuals can be born.

A full 30,000 Wood Elf warriors set foot on the battlefield on the same day, and in addition to logistics, the Wood Elves almost poured out.

In fact, in terms of population, there is not much difference between the two tribes, which is why the northern and southern continent delegations did not take them seriously.

You must know that the human race alone, there are a total of eighteen existing legions in the Kaia Empire and the Duchy of Solan, nearly two million people, not to mention the orcs, if you really want all the people to be soldiers, the orcs can even have the power of a child.

The army rushed towards the front line vigorously, and the wood elves had no intention of hiding it at all, and they couldn't hide it.

With such a large-scale movement, as the darling of nature, the dark elves living in the forest can also communicate with plants to obtain news.

The war had little time to warm up, and it immediately entered a white-hot state.

With the prepared arrows and weapons, the Wood Elves fought with the Dark Elves, but because of the armor, the casualties were much less, which was also a rare gain of the upper hand of the Wood Elves over the years.

......

In the treehouse at the rear of the battlefield, the God of War Pope himself sits in charge, and as an old friend, Duke Roy also stays here.

"You said what you were doing here, but the Pope didn't come, so you came alone. Duke Roy took a sip of tea.

"This is war, although it is only 60,000 or 70,000 people, but it is war after all. ”

The God of War Pope sat upright in his chair, staring ahead, sword in both hands.

Duke Roy sneered: "For you, what is the difference between this kind of scene and the playhouse, or is it that His Majesty the King gave you some orders?"

"The Church of the God of War only believes in the God of War. ”

"That means that the God of War Church wants to seize the resources of the Western Continent first?"

The God of War Pope was stunned for a moment, speechless, and finally said helplessly: "I told you that you don't understand, but what are you staying here for?"

"To be honest, I kind of want to retire here, if I can live to that day, no matter how good the world is, it will be stained with blood. ”

"You don't mean anything sorry when you say that. ”

The God of War Pope shook his head and got up, and walked out: "It's been half a month, and it's not okay to keep scorching, the artillery can let them push it out." ”

When the artillery joined the battlefield, the situation that had been scorching for half a month began to turn, and one after another shells smashed into the Dark Elves' charging array with firelight, and fire and flesh became the only scenery.

The sound of explosions was incessant, and the terrifying impact made the battlefield expand in an instant, and countless thick trees fell to the ground with a creak, and were immediately covered in flames.

Compared to the sword, this heavy weapon, which can be called an era, shocked all the elves.

Even many Wood Elves felt uncomfortable looking at the enemies that had exploded into a blood mist, as well as the hellish land.

The cries of plants echoed in their minds, and the wails of enemies swirled in their ears, what should have been a scene of victory, but it made many Wood Elf warriors pause.

The elders of the House of Elders personally supervised the battle on the front line, and they knew that they had the intention of retreating, but they also knew that they had to work hard at this time.

The artillery continued to roar, and suddenly, a black barrier enveloped the Dark Elves' position, and countless shells were blocked in the air and exploded into fireworks.

The natural legion of the Dark Elves has finally appeared at this time.

Countless black light bullets counterattacked the Wood Elf position, and the black flames that could not be extinguished burned wherever they touched.

Instead of ordinary soldiers, the natural legions, dressed in elaborate armor, bombarded with all sorts of fancy barriers and divine magic.

On the ground, black vines with thorns emerged like giant snakes out of their holes and joined the battlefield together.

This change once again aroused the anger of both sides who regarded death as home, and everyone knew that they had no way to retreat, and both sides would die!

At this time, behind the Wood Elf position, the female general touched the top of Dinah's head and showed a rare smile.

"Dinah, it's our turn, for the sake of the goddess!"

"For the goddess!

The natural legions of the Wood Elves are in action.

......

At the back of the battlefield, the God of War Pope, who had just planned to return to the treehouse, was suddenly stunned, turned around to look at the battlefield, and a familiar feeling lingered in his heart.

"How do you feel like a church in the night?"