Time was too short for the four of them to leisurely explore the religious holy city, and in a horse-drawn carriage provided free of charge by the "airport", they came to a nearby town.

After getting off the bus, he went straight to a local church, and under the arrangement of the church priest, he changed to a new carriage - two brilliant swords of holy flame crossed on the ancient scrolls of the Sanctuary, and the emblem on the carriage compartment indicated that it belonged to the Holy See, according to Ji Li, there were about two thousand such carriages traveling in Cloudsdale every day, so that all kinds of manpower, resources, and orders were unimpeded in the Holy City, which was a direct manifestation of the operation of the affairs of the behemoth of the Holy See, in this case, an ordinary Holy See carriage drove into Cloudsdale, It is the best disguise that minimizes the chances of being discovered by the Temple.

So the carriage galloped along the smooth road all the way to the vast and majestic city of Clouds, which stood around the mountains.

The inhabitants and clergy of this capital of light proudly call it the "Eternal City."

It is a state within a state, the private territory of the Holy See, which is the text of the Magna Carta, which was promised by the Holy Imperial Royalty.

What's going on? This goes back to the dark ages when the Great Empire collapsed and Noren fell into collapse. In order to thank the Holy See for its outstanding contribution to ending the troubled times and protecting mankind, the Great Emperor donated Cloudsdale and the surrounding vast land to the Holy See of Light in order to spread the path of light and better protect the human race...... That's the official version.

As for what the hell is going on......

It's clear at a glance, and anyone with a little common sense can see that when the empire was first established, the national strength was a little weak, and the Holy See took advantage of the dark age of the collapse of the great empire to brush up on the whole continent. If this group of bandits dressed in holy light continues to advance, then the iron cavalry of the Empire. I guess it can't be stopped.

So...... Most of the rich land, which runs through the Maunau River and produces a lot of fruit, was snatched from the Holy Empire by the first popes.

If this is true. What a shame that is...... After all, if it weren't for the form, no qualified ruler would allow the clergy and the Holy See to appear on their own land, a powerful force that is not controlled, the founding emperor of the year must have pinched his nose and agreed to this shit, and then looked forward to the day when the imperial power will increase, and the imperial power will completely overwhelm the clergy, and his descendants will be able to overturn this group of bastard clergy.

And now, hundreds of years later?

Sigma silently counted in her mind.

Mage Federation, Natural Forest, Land of the Dead, Three Mage Realms Manual Squint. The internal papacy is standing, the Dark Brotherhood and the Mercenary Guild are shining, and the Pioneer Land has alleviated domestic conflicts in some ways, but it has also fattened a group of pioneer warriors and big merchants......

…… It's really hard to be an emperor.

The necromancer took a little pity for the emperor who was far away in the imperial capital of the Dragon Lance Province without sincerity, as a cheap son-in-law.

He listened to the sounds coming from outside the carriage, the sound of conversation. Laughter, blessings, shouts...... The Holy City is warm in both sound and air, and is the legendary place with the strongest religious atmosphere in Nolen. It has a good atmosphere and social order that is the envy of all rulers, and it is also the most important and unsightly place for every generation of holy emperors.

So. So......

If it is really as planned by the Temple, this Cloud City and the Holy See of Light will be completely destroyed by the Destruction of the Light. Then if others don't say it, His Majesty the Emperor will really wake up laughing in a dream......

for if the city in the clouds is destroyed. It means that this thorn in the hearts of the holy emperors of the past dynasties has been completely pulled out, the elite of the Holy See will be wiped out, and the churches and clergy scattered all over the place will become a plate of scattered sand, not only will they no longer be an unstable factor threatening the imperial power, but will become an important force that can be co-opted - the empire can completely establish another Holy See, bring all the clergy into their control, and make the clergy completely reduced to the tools of the imperial power......

The carriage gradually stopped, and Sigma's thoughts were interrupted, and when he looked up, Gilly said to him, "It's here." ”

A white-robed cleric opened the door, the carriage stopped under a small courtyard, and the four of them got off in turn, and Sigma turned his head to see that there were vigilant paladins in the small courtyard, full of vigilance.

Ji Li was also surprised by such a battle, until she saw the principal here, and the other party also saw her, obviously, the middle-aged female priest breathed a sigh of relief, and a look of surprise appeared on her face: "You are...... Captain Gilly? You're back? It's nice to see familiar and reliable faces at this time. ”

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Brother Mel." Ji Li also smiled and saluted the other party, and then the paladin noticed the sadness in the other party's words and eyes, and a bad feeling suddenly appeared in her heart, "Excuse me, what happened?" ”

Mel didn't answer immediately, but looked at Sigma and the other three with scrutinizing eyes: "Excuse me......"

"These guys can be trusted." Ji Li said in an affirmative tone, "If it weren't for the use of classified information, they could have heard it too." ”

“…… Forget it, anyway, this matter has almost spread all over Cloudsdale. Mel smiled bitterly, then sighed, "Every year before Advent is our busiest time, after all, there are many people on this continent who are hostile to the Light...... But this time it seems different. This year, we suddenly heard strange rumors spread in Cloudsdale that on Advent Day, the entire city in Cloudsdale would be destroyed by a powerful alchemy bomb and annihilated in the light......"

She shook her head: "Ridiculous, isn't it?" A powerful alchemy bomb that destroys the Eternal City? After hundreds of years of baptism of divine radiance, the city has been strengthened by more than 100 legendary powerhouses, and the spirit and glory of the priests of the past generations have come together to build this great power that transcends the boundaries of matter and spirit...... An alchemy bomb wants to destroy them all? It's the funniest joke ever......"

None of the four laughed, and Sigma and Kirie looked at each other. The horror was evident in each other's eyes.

Mel didn't laugh either, and the monk didn't notice anything unusual about a few people. continued: "But...... No one took it as a joke. It's not like there haven't been crazy people sending such ridiculous threats before, but this time it's different. First of all, the rumor spread so fast that it seemed to be pushed by an invisible hand, and people from ordinary citizens and pilgrims to powerful people who visited the Holy City seemed to know about it overnight and discuss it...... And the leaders of the major holy sects actually attached great importance to this matter, and ordered the major combat units and secret departments to be vigilant and probe for anomalies, and even we received the order......"

The necromancer sighed. He said softly, "It's ruthless." ”

The Sanctuary had already received the news of Hermione's death, and judged that the news had been leaked, and immediately responded - they actually took the initiative to spread such "rumors" in Cloudsdale.

The terrible thing is that such rumors will not scare off anyone, but will make them gather in Cloudsdale with more interest, and onlookers are the common nature of human beings.

Pious ordinary people are not afraid of such rumors, and their faith in the Holy See is very strong, believing that this eternal city is blessed by God the Father and will not be destroyed by any evil force.

And the big shots who gathered in Cloudsdale won't leave. They or their retinue are well-informed, have considerable knowledge and understanding of the magic science and alchemy art, and never believe that an alchemy bomb can raze the Holy See's lair to the ground, they stay here. Purely trying to see the papal jokes.

I want to see how the Holy See will face this inexplicable rumor and crisis, I want to see if Advent Day will be spent peacefully without turmoil as in previous years, and I want to see if the old Holy See will be disgraced.

And what's even more terrifying is. Even if Sigma and Kelly arrived at the Holy See and successfully gave an early warning, the Holy See principals would have more concerns. Even if they fully believed the words of the two, they would move the entire city out of Cloudsdale just in case. Take more risk as well...... First of all, it will cause an uproar among the believers, and this ugly matter will also be known to the whole continent as soon as possible.

And...... If the Light of Miè explodes and succeeds in destroying Cloudsdale, it will cause the Holy See to suffer a huge loss of prestige and substance, and if the Light of Miè explodes, but with little power and only destroying a few buildings, then the Holy See will also be ridiculed as a coward, and the most unacceptable thing is that the Holy See moves all the people out of Cloudsdale without the Light of Miè destroying it at all...... Then the Holy See of Light will become the laughing stock of the entire continent, and it will be talked about by people a thousand years from now.

So when the rumors successfully spread to everyone's ears, even if Sigma and Kelly succeeded in warning them, there was no way out for the Holy See.

They will, decisively, and surely remain in Cloudsdale and find and destroy the light of destruction as much as possible, and the testimony of the two only strengthens their resolve, for the Holy See has no choice but to face the odds, and whatever it chooses, the Holy See will suffer more or less losses.

And the question is...... The temple has been planned for a long time, and it is a secret plan, how can it be found out by the Holy See where the light of destruction is? Today, no one except the Temple disciples even knows the shape and size of the light of destruction!

Even if the plan is leaked, even if the initiative is lost, the Templar's counterattack in a passive situation can still easily turn the situation around and pull the Holy See into their chess game.

Sigma figured out the cause and effect, his breath was silently rapid, the Temple, this mysterious behemoth—and only then did the necromancer intuitively realize who he was fighting.

"You ......" Seeing the expressions on the faces of the Sigmars, Brother Mel hesitated, as if she had thought of something.

"We are going to initiate the procedure of an urgent audience with the Pope and enter the secret passage, monk, in the name of the acting head of the Sun Heraldic Order, I ask for your cooperation and exercise crystal-level access!" Ji Li stepped forward and said solemnly, "Lead the way!" ”

Mel's eyes swept over the three of them: "You do have the power, but these three ......"

Jiri pointed at Sigma, "He's Sigmar Washington, the future leader of the Realm of the Dead, with a revered status and qualifications to make an exception!" I'll bear the consequences! And the two of them ......"

She knew Brother Mel's dilemma - but she had to take Sigma with her, she couldn't say it alone, and the weight was not enough, but Sigma was unmatched, good at distorting black and white, reversing the facts, this time telling the truth, and there was a lot of evidence, justified and powerful, it must be more convincing, and in his capacity, it was enough to meet the Pope through a special channel...... This is not without precedent before.

But Bloodshadow and Nina weren't enough......

So she softened her tone a little: "These two young ladies will stay here for now, and we will go to the Pope's Holy See first, and then make plans—please take care of them before that, okay?" ”

"Yes." Mel looked at Sigma carefully, then gave a salute as a sign of respect, and then the monk turned away, "Please come with me." (To be continued......)