"Without the lord's control, rebellions will break out in various places sooner or later!"

In the tavern, a middle-aged man named Panda said to the people around him that there are many illiterate people these days, and there are too few people who really have the ability to think independently, so most people are in a state of blind obedience to "say what you say and believe". Panda's words were groundless, but they still received applause from all around.

This "reactionary rhetoric" has been talked about so much that people think that tomorrow Sally I will be overthrown. However, pushing the door out, Sally I's reign was not shaken, but became more and more secure.

"Look... Without the moon god to save us, everything will be in chaos. ”

Panda raised her glass and drank the rest of the ale, muttering something in a low voice. Someone next to him asked strangely, "Moon God, what kind of god is that?" Is it another name for Goddess Siqi?"

"Goddess Siqi, that's just a false god, only the moon god is the only god - he shines on the earth, and he is the only ancient god in the world who lasts forever!"

The moon god in Panda's mouth aroused the interest of the group, but he didn't seem to like so many people asking, and shook his head: "When you see the moon god, you will know his greatness... Now it's all empty to say anything. ”

"See, can the moon god still see?"

The people around him were amazed by this, and Panda was determined: "Tonight is the day of the full moon, as long as you gaze at the moon, you will know the answer!"

With that, he paid for the wine and left the tavern, leaving behind a crowd of suspicious people.

Panda left the tavern and wandered drunkenly through the streets, but when he turned a corner, his face quickly regained its composure. The original flush and drunkenness seemed to have never appeared. Crossing the alley, he took off his dirty and scruffy coat, tied up his messy hair, and when he walked out of the street again, he was already the same as Panda before, and no one would recognize him as the drunkard who preached the "moon god".

Arriving at the predetermined location and riding his horse, he left the town of Pukari, and after making sure that no one was following, he traveled for nearly two hours, and after entering a nearby forest, he followed the inconspicuous marks of the forest left and right, and finally came to a low magic tower.

The tower is fixed and cannot be moved like it does with the Helchino Tower. However, its defenses were among the most powerful, as Panda could see more than a hundred corpses of all kinds on the ground next to it as she approached the tower. Among them were all kinds of monsters or passing beasts, as well as mercenaries or caravan members in leather armor, but their bodies had become white bones and looked like they had been dead for years.

Panda turned a blind eye to this. He followed the established route several times before finally entering the hidden entrance of the magic tower. As soon as he entered, he saw a servant in a robed robe greet him, "Panda Arcanist." ”

"Where's the Holy Lord?"

"At the top of the tower. ”

He nodded, and strode towards the tower.

At this time, the people in Panda's vision were wearing robes that were very different from those of human mages—if Edith had been here, she would have recognized that the robes on their bodies were inherited from the High Elves. And these people are all members of the "Holy Church."

The structure of the "Holy Church" has changed drastically compared to the past. A year ago, the Congregation had six elders under their own command over their Arcanists and Arcanes. These self-proclaimed "descendants of the High Elves" live in secrecy in the kingdom of Karen. However, due to a series of events, Elder Dominic, who tried to take the city of Elson, died, and Elders Crawford, Kyle, and Aubrey who tried to capture the Magic Tower of Helcino all disappeared.

When the Magic Tower of Helchino reappeared in the Imperial City and witnessed the unification of the Karen Kingdom, the only remaining Elder Black and Elder Musta knew that most of the main forces of the Holy Congregation had been completely destroyed in this operation.

As the only two remaining elders, their only choice was to gather the resources and personnel left by the other elders to ensure that the strength of the descendants of the High Elves would not suffer further losses.

During this time, Evta officially declared war with the Karen royal family, and the kingdom was plunged into a civil war, giving the Holy Congregation plenty of respite. The two elders also quickly carried out the "rescue" plan.

However, just two months ago, when the war ended, the "Holy Order" also completed a preliminary integration. This is where Elder Black meets with Elder Musta, who suddenly claims that he is a traitor to the Holy Order, and presents evidence of his correspondence with Elson, which he uses to imprison Musta.

The latter died in prison a week later, and the entire "Holy Order" was changed from "co-rule of elders" to "one-man dictatorship" of Elder Black.

Panda walked all the way to the top of the magic tower, and in the process he saw many members who were originally subordinate to the other elders, but now everyone no longer had the label of "a certain elder", but united as a disciple of "Holy Lord Black".

"May the moon god bless all things. ”

Reaching the last door, Panda made a pretentious gesture, and the guard in front of the door opened the door for him, and when he entered, the conspicuous white high-backed seat in the middle stood out unusually well.

Arcanists have never believed in gods, and Panda himself, as a mid-level arcanist, would not be a believer. However, the "Holy Lord", the original Elder Black, believes that the only way to preserve the Holy Church at the moment is to follow the example of those religions in history, rely on "miracles" and "doctrines" to attract enough people, and select qualified elites from the huge base of believers to provide fresh blood for the backbone of the Holy Order.

The "doctrine of descent" was the hallmark of the former Congregation. However, after experiencing more than seventy percent of the losses, if the "bloodline theory" continues to be maintained, it will be a distant thing for the Holy Society to recover its former glory.

The result is a paradoxical scene: the unbelieving arcanists call themselves "moon gods", but in reality they use this theory to fool ignorant humans.

"Panda, you're back. ”

The so-called "Holy Lord" Blake is a gray-haired, middle-aged arcane. As the last remaining elder of the Holy Order, he seemed to be in good spirits, but his eye sockets were sunken and a little overwhelmed. The white robes on his body were a little different from the previous Arcanist's robes, with a few moonlit symbols on them, which was obviously the outfit of the "Pope".

Panda bent down and saluted, and the latter casually held his hand: "The news that has been spread during this time should be enough, do you have any new discoveries?"

"Chief—uh, Lord Lord, actually... Most people are stupid like pigs and dogs, although they are easy to convert, but such a crowd... How can you be qualified to continue this noble lineage?"

Panda actually looked down on these ordinary humans in his heart, and in the eyes of the Arcanists, the heads of ordinary people were indeed stupid. Now the "Cult of the Luna" founded by Black outside has more than 3,000 followers in just a few months, but nine out of ten of them are illiterate, where can they learn the arcane?

"When we have enough base, quantitative change will produce qualitative change, and we need to be patient. ”

Blake said in an unfathomable voice, and then changed his words: "I heard that there are high elf ruins found somewhere?"

"In the Silent Forest, Holy Lord, but I suspect it's a conspiracy..."

Panda immediately expressed his judgment: "The Silent Forest is so close to the city of Hollier, and the Wood Elves have long opened up trade with humans. I don't believe that there is no force behind Ivta's infiltration. The other elders had sent people to search Wagra before, but no one had ever returned alive. This time the news suddenly appeared, and it was too strange. ”

"That's right, and I don't think there's much truth to this news unless there's tangible evidence that someone came out of there alive. Otherwise, I wouldn't believe it. ”

Blake didn't talk to Panda much, because Panda was his most capable and trusted officer. However, he did not immediately dismiss this thought, but continued: "But if there is a 1 in 10,000 chance, we should also investigate. ”

"Your Excellency?"

(End of chapter)