The city of Beiselen. [Latest chapter reading.]

Countless caravans came and went from under the wide city gates, and every time one looked up, they could see the flag of the diocese of Bethlehem hunting and fluttering under the royal blue sky, and the silver eyes on the flag seemed to be hanging down a huge coercion, and all of them were awe-struck and prayed.

The rumbling of horses' hooves sounded from outside the city, and a cavalry team passed through the side door, looking at the rolling dust, and a wandering bard sitting on a ruined stone pillar plucked the strings, attracting the attention of several curious travelers, telling the tales of the knights who swept away the barbarian tribes to a moving tune.

More than three months have passed since the repulsion of the orc army, and the Eastern Continent has returned to its former calm, but there is a little more sacred and solemn atmosphere in the city, and from time to time there are chants coming out of the chapel and floating above the clouds.

Today, the barbarians have lost their stronghold on Bethlehem, and the remnants of the tribes that tried to retake North Selen have been suppressed by Luo Lan one after another, and have to retreat to the northern edge of the desert.

In order to expand the population, Luo Lan brought a large number of slaves from the free city-state, and with the wealth of the black dragon as the backing, he greatly reduced the tax, coupled with the unimpeded inland trade routes, for a while, the prestige of the diocese became higher and higher.

The Holy See of Light does not allow ordinary people to practice religion, although the hand of the Holy See in the center of the Eastern Continent cannot be extended here. But the rash recruitment of commoner believers will inevitably attract strong opposition from the aristocracy, and of course, this is not without loopholes. The Diocese of Light could organize a corps of cathars, and at the height of the power of the Central See, there was a limit to the number of catapologists in each diocese, but now that the authority is lost, and the dioceses of the Central Continent are competing for each other, no Bishop church can abide by this eclipsed canon.

And the Legion of the Cathar did not stipulate that only nobles could hold the position. Therefore, Luo Lan put ordinary believers in this ranks.

Of the hundreds of thousands of people in Beiselen, nearly 200,000 belong to the Guardian Corps, which is far more than the standing army of an ordinary feudal monarchy.

Due to the retreat of the orcs and the successive crushing defeats, Luo Lan's control over the northern part of the Bethlehem Plain was greatly strengthened, and he took the Natando Forest in the northeast into his arms, and there were large coniferous forests and rare demonic beasts in the continent in this area, which was surprising. This remote corner, which was previously unnoticed, is actually rich in the famous Bandoa saber-toothed tiger.

This type of Tiger is fast, has plenty of stamina, fights fiercely, and is easily tamed, and is usually a superior mount to be compared to by royalty and nobles on the Apollo continent.

When Luo Lan did not hesitate to order the formation of a Bandoa sabertooth tiger guard. I couldn't help but make waves in my heart, how many secrets does the vast Bethlehem still contain under this seemingly barren land?

Whether it is the northern Selen or the southwestern kingdom, or even the free city-states, they are concentrated in the westerly area of the Bethlehem Plain, while there is a larger and wider land in the east, hidden in a mysterious and hazy halo, which makes people unreal, and if it were not for the faint figure of the Carondello Mountains behind it, it almost makes people think that there is no end.

At Hedamik's request, the first mage tower in Beisereng finally stood in the middle of the city, with its white and round body lines soft and graceful. Above the top of the tower, a huge thunderball with a flickering light rolled out, rumbling from time to time, and the power of the qi spell was unmistakable. However, for the orthodox mages of the Mage Society, such a mage tower will only make them disdainful, and even think that it is purely for showmanship, as vulgar as the nouveau riche among the merchants.

It's just that when Hedamic was recruiting apprentices in high spirits, there was one thing that made him a little unhappy, he was not from an orthodox magic academy, so he often valued civilians when recruiting apprentices, but. But he ignored one point. The people at the bottom were terrified of this vast and mysterious magical power, although becoming a mage apprentice was equivalent to stepping into the ranks of the nobility with half a foot. This is a great temptation for them, but the harsh innate conditions and huge money consumption make them prohibitive, and in the end, it is still the children of the nobles and slave owners who can enter the mage tower.

This result made Hedamic quite angry but helpless, and constantly complained about the injustice of the world, and from time to time suggested that Luo Lan could use money to support civilian apprentices.

For this suggestion, Luo Lan just smiled faintly and gently refused.

He knew that Hedamik's lifelong dream was to make Qi spells more powerful than other spells, but it was not a good idea to train a mage, it required throwing away a huge amount of money, and it might not be effective in ten or twenty years, so it would be more practical to use the money to recruit more wandering mages.

In the opinion of the Rust priest, Hedamik's behavior was extremely naïve and made him scoff, and he thought that it would be better to establish a seminary as soon as possible than to expand the number of teachers.

According to the rules of the Holy See, the diocese must have a seminary, but in addition to the Rust sacrifices, only Lady Belinda was left under Luo Lan's command, but this descendant of the Alans family has long been far from the gods, let alone teaching theology and teaching magic.

For this matter, in fact, Luo Lan is not in a hurry, I am afraid that his movements in Bethlehem have already shaken the Central Holy See, no matter what the purpose, whether it is control or surveillance, the sacrificial group will definitely send a large number of clergy here, but for some reason, there is no movement for the time being,

In the south, the rulers of the free city-states were distressed by the fall of the Somad Wall, and although they did not dare to tear their faces with Luo Lan on the surface, they resented it in their hearts, and if this door was not in their own hands, it meant that the door of their home was always open to others.

The Ruling League has repeatedly sent diplomats to negotiate with Luo Lan, trying to exchange a few rich city-states for the huge barrier of the Olevia Peninsula, but each time it has ended in failure.

Baron Gaberi is now the spokesperson of Luo Lan's free city-state, and he controls several excellent docks and ports near Kiros, transporting a large amount of food and supplies to the north, and firmly controlling the inland trade routes to the southwestern kingdom, which also greatly displeased the ruling alliance, and under the seemingly calm surface, there are ups and downs.

However, Luo Lan no longer had time to care about these things, and entering the underground world had become his agenda.

When he learned that there were crisscrossing the underground fissures in Bethlehem, Luo Lan had to face up to the existence of this underground dynasty, whether the legendary world of the dark elves would threaten his rule on the ground, and who was the person who gave him half of the soul staff that Helrouel had given him? This became a mystery that often hovered in his mind.

What's more, the escape of the undead knight has always been like a spike in his heart, and he doesn't know when he will return to the ground, once again showing his sharp fangs, this hostility cannot fade with the passage of time, and can only be washed and cut off with blood and swords.

Even a king-level powerhouse who has not fully recovered his strength, the destructive power that can be created in secret is unusually terrifying, which makes Luo Lan deeply jealous, at least when capturing Bei Seleng, if it is not for proper planning and a little luck, it will not be able to defeat the other party so easily, if he is allowed to drift in the underground world, then he will suffer a counterattack if he does not know what.

Whenever he thought of this, a sense of urgency enveloped his heart, and there was a little more chill in his eyes.

After the situation in Bei Seleng was basically arranged, Luo Lan tried to get in touch with Hai Rouer again, before this he had contacted the latter once, but he didn't get any response, and this time, there was still no news, and a bad feeling immediately crept into his heart.

This ally could not be lost, it was a stepping stone into the underworld, and a key part of his grand vision.

I can't wait any longer.

Luo Lan got up from his chair, walked a few steps back and forth indoors, looked at the increasingly prosperous city through the arched window, and made a decision in his heart. A large fragment of Morusu was taken out from the spatial ring, and the mysterious and strange lines twisted and turned in the light, and he secretly left a large piece of the fragment from the Black Blood Mercenary Group, which was more than enough to shuttle through the underground rift several times if it was separated.

A few days later, Luo Lan temporarily handed over the specific affairs to Lemon and Janice to deal with, and after a few words, he embarked on a journey into the underground world.

Since there was no guide this time, the main purpose was only to understand the mysterious world underground, and he didn't want to expose Beiselen's hostility from this, so the number of people with him was not large, except for the undead guards, there were only Athena and Irina, if it looked like a fragrant journey to the uninformed.

After a brilliant flash of light, only the morning breeze was left on the plain.