Chapter 329: The Struggle for Power

"In three days' time, there is a continual convoy of temple supplies to go to Cuestac, and I will arrange for you to leave in that convoy."

Mai Yihil said calmly, as if he had already considered the matter in his tone.

Fang Yu was a little surprised. "Go to the capital of the sand...... but his priority is to return to Tansnir and find out if the people on the Daoud are safe. By the way, I also have to report to Her Royal Highness the princess what I found here, which can be regarded as conscientious, and I also have an explanation for the employer. "Can I leave halfway through?"

The old knight looked at him. "The team won't be diverted for you alone. But if you have the confidence to cross the desert, I will tell them not to hinder you. ”

Fang Yu paused for a moment. He and the rest of the Seven Seas Brigade had walked back and forth in the Silver Sand Desert, but it was behind Mr. Limestone, and it was a different story than walking through the sand by himself. The journey from Bein to the Sand Capital is not a trip to Tansnir, there are hundreds of miles in between, and even a local has to go on the road with a detailed knowledge of geography, let alone a person who knows nothing about the desert.

"So I suggest you arrive at Questak and then take a shuttle boat from there to Tansniel." Mai Yihir said flatly.

"Ferry tickets aren't cheap...... Fang Yu swallowed these subconscious words back into his stomach. He looked at the calm other party, but his heart was still full of doubts. "But I still want to ask a question, Knight Maihihir. Aren't you curious at all, why is Governor Nurman going after me? Or is the mere oracle of Lady Marlan enough to make you ignore this fact? ”

"I know about a few reasons. There are so many people who witnessed the events of Bein Fortress a few days ago, and I can't hide it if I want to, although I didn't deliberately inquire, I still heard some rumors. Mai Yihil thought for a moment and replied. As for why you want to do it, it's a combination of both. ”

"Both?"

"The oracle of the goddess is only one aspect, and she will only appear for those who seek justice, but this is only one thing," Mai Yihil replied lightly, "and I know more or less what the Doge and the King of Sand are doing. ”

Fang Yu looked at him with slightly wide eyes, and his tone was a little incredulous: "You know? A flash of surprise flashed in his heart, and he felt that Maihir still had some respect for Nurman, but he didn't seem to be so cold to Babaltan, the king of sand. He didn't know if it was his delusion, but he paid attention to the detail.

"Know." Mai Yihir looked at him with silver-gray eyes. "The goddess's appearance here should also be related to this matter."

Fang Yu wanted to speak and stopped. Of course, he wanted to ask, but he was worried that the other party would not tell him such a confidential matter easily.

And Mai Yihil saw his hesitation, but took the initiative to speak: "Actually, it's not a big deal, looking at your appearance, you should already know some inside stories." Specifically, it has to do with blind followers, and although I don't know much about the specifics, the Sand King probably wants to take advantage of those people. The Bishop is not impressed, and if you are interested, he will tell you more when he arrives at Questak. ”

Fang Yu nodded silently.

Sure enough, it's a blind follower?

And Babartan is using the Blind Followers?

But what is this Sand King using the Blind Followers for? And why did he use blind followers?

Fang Yu had vaguely established an outline in his mind, but there were still a lot of details to add—about the attack ten years ago, about the relationship between Her Royal Highness and the Sand King, about the purpose of Babaltan and the Blind Followers, and even about Afifa. However, he knew that the old knight in front of him knew about the limit, and the other party might have known about these things from the archbishop, but the attitude of the Marlan Temple towards Babaltan seemed to be a little unclear.

It stands to reason that the blind followers of the dark faith and their master, the blind god Deska, should be enemies of the Olin gods. And the secular king, who was in league with the cultists, should have been the target of the Templars' conquest, but judging by the attitude of Mai Yihil and the bishop in his mouth, it seems that this is not the case.

Could it be that I was wrong? The mystics didn't intervene in this matter to kill people, and that little silver Rubik's Cube wasn't some evil?

Thinking of this, he became more and more curious about Babaltan's motives.

But curiosity is secondary, and the reason why he is so deeply involved in this matter is that Her Royal Highness the Princess's commission is already in second place at the moment. What's more, the blind followers and the blind god Descartes behind them have been linked to the things that Don De and Karatu said, whether it is out of wariness of the dark believers or uneasiness about the 'Evil Star' event, there is reason to support him to investigate this clue.

Fang Yu lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head again. "Mr. Mai Hill." The swaying light of the oil lamp in the darkness was reflected in his eyes, and it was dark and bright.

The old knight just watched him quietly.

"Do you know the Mystics, can you tell me about them?"

"Do you mean the Revealed Eye?" Mai Yihil replied, "They were originally followers of Andama, but after they ran away from the Lord's Faith sect, they have the mystic sorcerers they are today. The so-called Lord's Faith is the dominant belief in today's Andama sect, which pursues the teachings of the Lord of Death on death, return and rest, which is one of the most common beliefs in Istania. ”

"The mystic sorcerers, on the other hand, are obsessed with Andama's ability to foresee death, pursuing the realm of foreknowledge and revelation. The former thought that the latter had gone astray, and the latter believed that the former was too old-fashioned to expand their territory for the gods they revered. More than 300 years ago, the two factions parted ways due to the 'Dispute over Diashima', and the Lord's Faith Sect forbade the latter to use magic again, and the occultists turned to the path of specializing in arcane arts. ”

But over the past three centuries, they have also been making progress in their field, and they may have forgotten the past. To this day, however, the majority of mystical sorcerers still believe in Androma, or rather, they still believe in Androma's ability to foresee and reveal related realms. ”

As he listened, Fang Yu privately inquired with Miss Tata about the 'Dispute over Diashima', only to learn that it was a dispute over the right to choose the Holy Son. And the so-called authority of the gods will inevitably evolve into a dispute over the power of mortals on the earth, and there is nothing new in this world.

It seems that the mystical sorcerers were not originally the losers of the political struggle. The so-called struggle for theocracy is essentially a political struggle in the mortal world.

But he was curious about the battle itself—to be precise, about the relationship between the gods of Orin and their followers, and if the believers were divided below, and the gods were not concerned? Isn't that something that concerns them?

Or is the power of the mystics too small for Andoma to disdain?

And the powers and domains, duties and teachings of the gods of Aitaria don't seem to be as clear and clear as one might think? If different people can have different interpretations of the doctrine, then what kind of existence are the gods of Orin? What would they think of the possibility that mortals on earth might misinterpret their teachings?

He couldn't help but ask.

Istania is the main belief area of Roman and Andama, and the dispute between the gods has nothing to do with Lady Marlan, so when it comes to other things, Mai Yihir does not shy away from it. "There is only one Great Dao faith, and the goddess will only pick out those she favors, that is, the so-called people with firm beliefs."

But what kind of faith is the truth? What is justice and courage as a woman's understanding? But the gods will not tell the world with their own mouths. Because justice and courage will inevitably change with the hearts of people, we have given different meanings to them in different eras, and the same is true for the goddess. ”

"That's why the teachings of the gods will also change."

"Those who stick to the old ways and can't keep up with the times will be eliminated. Those who have gone astray will fall by being too extreme—"

"But the teachings of true righteousness and courage will be passed down from generation to generation, so the Goddess has always been there, looking at the cycle and changes of the mortal world."

Fang Yu was dumbfounded when he heard this. But he understood a truth, the religions of the earth are always strict about their doctrines, because once there is a disagreement in the right of interpretation, the religion will immediately split. In Aitalia, the world where the true God exists, the doctrine itself is not so important.

For the gods are there, waiting for you to discover their faith and give you the power and direction to pursue.

"Let's talk about it......" After understanding this, Fang Yu asked softly, "For three hundred years, the mystical sorcerers may not have easily admitted defeat. They are still trying to prove that their understanding of Andama's beliefs is correct...... Until one day, they get a real promise? ”

"Perhaps."

Maihir's answer was not affirmative, and it was clear that he was not concerned about other temple matters.

"But......" Fang Yu was still a little confused by the second monk, how could Andama have the priesthood and realm of foreknowledge and revelation? Isn't that the priesthood of Elaine, the goddess of fate? Or is it that these mystical sorcerers are so amused that they are going to steal the priesthood of the goddess Elaine because of their wishful thinking?

He felt that if Vandama hadn't lost his mind, he wouldn't have connived at his followers to do so. In this way, it is not unreasonable for these mystics to lose in the political struggle, because this is simply a group of neurotics with brain problems.

At this moment, the image of Afifa involuntarily appeared in his mind, which made Fang Yu shake his head involuntarily, thinking to himself that this little girl who was quite reasonable, I hope it would be good not to be infected by these people.

However, it is understandable that such a group of arrogant and bold people followed Babartan to use blind followers. They are deviant enough to want worldly authority to carry out their unimaginably bold plan.

Fang Yu shook his head again.

The religious dispute had nothing to do with him, he just wanted to know who the mystic was. And from Mai Yishir's words, he clearly got the answer he wanted.

After arranging to leave Bein, the conversation between the two ended as usual.

……

Three days later, Mai Yihir arranged a team for him and was ready to go.

To be exact, this is not a team specially arranged for him, because the temple of Bein originally had the need to transport daily life and sacrificial materials, and now that the half-month-long storm has passed, daily contact will naturally be restored as soon as possible.

After three days, the storm had finally subsided, but the tension in the city had not eased, and the guards continued to search for his whereabouts day after day—it seemed that the mystics were still convinced that he had not left the city. As the days went by, Fang Yu was a little surprised at first, but then he remembered that the other party was a master of prophecy spells, so he was a little surprised.

It seems that it was still Ms. Marlan who sheltered him, intervening with divine powers, naturally making it impossible for the other party to determine his location.

But the mystics still have two brushes, and it seems that they can still tell what he looks like in the city. However, this discovery made Fang Yu completely relieved, since Ms. Marlan was still sheltering herself, she should not encounter any trouble when she left Bein City.

However, although the dust storm subsided, to Fang Yu's surprise, communication had not yet been restored.

This made him a little unaware of what was going on for a while, could it be that this sandstorm came too violently, completely disturbing the originally calm Aether Sea behind Istania, and it was not something that could be calmed down in a while?

The convoy to Cuestak consisted of seven pack beasts, three of which were small sand lizards that were used to carry personal supplies and food, water, etc., and the main cargo was concentrated on the three Bergo wingless dragons, the same beasts they had ridden in Tansnil before.

Of course, the Temple's Bergo Pterodactyl is not as luxurious as Her Highness the Princess, but it is larger and can carry more things.

The geological setting of Bein has a significant element of marine sedimentation, and scholars believe that it may have been a huge ancient lake area in history, but it was lost due to an ancient schism. Between the rock pillars here are very rare water elemental crystals and limestone in Istania, so most of the pterosaurs also had these things on their backs.

Since it was a convoy transporting supplies, there was naturally no place for people to ride, not to mention that even if there were, Fang Yu would not dare to sit. The old knight arranged for him to hide between a pile of chests full of crystals, a place dedicated to him where food and water were kept.

Because to be on the safe side, he wouldn't have come out of this place until he had left a certain range of Bein.

Fang Yu looked at the heavy boxes around him, and probably knew that when they returned, they would be filled with daily necessities and sacrificial supplies that Bein did not produce. As a military fortress, Bein relied on almost all of the transportation of daily necessities from outside, so such convoys were also very common in the city.

The dust storm that lasted for half a month, because it interrupted this transportation, actually had a great impact on bein. Therefore, it was obvious that there was not only their convoy that went out of the city on this day, and these convoys were bustling and blocked at the city gate, forming a long queue.

Due to the large number of convoys, the guards inevitably made some mistakes in the inspection, not to mention that their convoy also had the insignia of the temple, so most of the guards were easily allowed to pass along the way.

And so, it wasn't until the last gate that they were really stopped for the first time.

And Fang Yuan, who was hiding under a pile of boxes, heard the sound of the urn outside, and the urn gas came in, and his heart was suddenly slightly stunned. For he recognized the voice as the middle-aged mystic he had met in the castle.

The mystics were guarding the gate of the city at this time to check every team leaving the city, Fang Yu couldn't help but be surprised, even the Bein knights didn't necessarily bother to do this thing of guarding the gate, right? Has the other party been idle to this point? Only then did he realize that it seemed that the disappearance of Afifa had completely made these people anxious, otherwise they would never have done such a thing as a secret warlock.

For a moment, he became more and more curious about the girl with the same name as Princess Rupert's sister.

He had also asked these days, and Afifa was not a common name in Istania.

Is there such a coincidence?

However, as soon as this thought came down, Fang Yu suddenly felt a little uneasy - the mystical warlocks were known for detecting spells, so they couldn't really find themselves hiding in this convoy, right? Although there is a guarantee from Ms. Marlan, he always feels that a dignified Orin Lord God is full of opportunities, what if the other party forgets his small role for a while?

Just as he was thinking about what he was going to do, another voice suddenly sounded from outside.

"Mr. Ramonlay, this is the Templar convoy."

Hearing this voice, the shock in Fang Yuan's heart was even worse than before. If he had only been a little surprised to hear the secret sorcerer's voice before, it would have almost set off a storm at this moment. Because of this voice, he also knows it, and he is very familiar with it - it is the voice of Ye Hua, one of the only two ten kings in the domestic competition area, the king of rangers.

Speaking of which, during the Van Rik incident, the letter of recommendation from the other party to Count Sirin Sbicca almost didn't kill him in that place. Although he also figured it out afterwards, the other party may not have known that he would appear in Van Rik at that time, so it is possible that the letter was not really aimed at him, but just a simple recommendation letter.

But when he thought of the trouble he almost fell into at that time, Fang Yu was still more or less resentful in his heart. Because he actually did the other party a favor in Dulun at that time, although he didn't ask for anything in return for helping, but who wouldn't be a little dissatisfied when he was treated like this?

What's more, Odin, who was actually opposite him at that time, taught him so many things afterwards and took him into the Hall of a Thousand Doors. In contrast, he can't help but think a little more.

However, these thoughts quickly came to naught, and only one doubt remained:

But how could Ye Hua be here?

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