This is indeed big news.

Gawain sat there quietly, his calm face not showing much mood swings, but he was obviously falling into thought, while Victoria, who was standing next to him, subconsciously asked Amber for confirmation: "Wales is crowned?" Is the information reliable? ”

"Reliable information - our intelligence officers in St. Sunil City have been maintaining operations, and they are much more reliable than your royal shadow guards in this regard," Amber glanced at Victoria, "The details of this process are still unclear, but it can be confirmed that the coronation of the new king has temporarily stabilized the situation in the royal capital, and now all the knights and legions of St. Sunil have sworn allegiance to the king, and the Silver Fort has also announced the news of the imminent arrival of reinforcements, which has made the residents of the city initially settle." All in all, the situation is improving on the royal capital's side, albeit only temporarily. ”

Gawain nodded as he listened, then looked at Victoria: "You said you know Wales, so did you expect this step?" ”

"This ......," Victoria hesitated slightly, then shook her head slowly, "It's more than I expected. ”

"Actually, I've guessed a bit," Gawain exhaled softly, "Saint-Sunil is a quagmire, and you and I both know the rules of those nobles, and even if news of reinforcements arrives in the city, they will still have different intentions - Wales and Baldwin have few options to control the situation. ”

"Yes......"

Victoria said softly, the face that seemed to be forever covered with a layer of frost hid all her inner thoughts, no one knew what the ice archduke was thinking at the moment, but everyone was clear about one thing, the crowned king at this moment had been on the cusp of the storm in advance, and the regent duke system that had lasted for a century in Ansu had come to an end with this coronation.

Gawain didn't speak again, just closed his eyes slightly, as if he was closing his eyes to recuperate, but deep down, he recalled in his mind that before the construction of the magnificent wall began last year, Cohen, the deputy head of the Royal Knights?? Loren's visit.

……

The coronation of the new king stabilized the crumbling defense line of the royal capital, and also stabilized the order in the city, which was on the verge of collapse, but the encouragement of the people's hearts could not change the difficulty of the battle - in this life-and-death siege battle, the situation of the defense line could only deteriorate day by day, which was a trend that could not be changed.

The number of monsters is enormous, seemingly endless, but the number of soldiers defending the city is decreasing every day; Monsters are tireless and not afraid of death, but the human will will continue to wear down; The monster doesn't worry about supplies, it doesn't care about any attrition, but all supplies in the city of San Sunil are limited, and its shields and walls are not the palace of the legendary god of war, and can stand forever in war-

On the fourth day, the attack of the Crystal Giants suddenly intensified, and an army of monsters wandering from the southeast of the Holy Spirit Plain was attracted by the front line and began to storm the eastern wall of St. Sunil, this unexpected impact almost broke the defenses on the eastern wall, and after a bloody battle, the knights and royal mages finally repelled the enemy's attack, but at the cost of thousands of people killed in a battle.

The corpses carried down from the city walls were not sent into the inner city, but were burned directly at the foot of the outer city walls, and the thick smoke and pungent smell lingered in the outer city for a whole day, even overshadowing the famous smell of "Trout Street".

In a house near the wall in the inner city, a tall, thin man wearing a turban pushed the door and walked inside, he took off his coat and hung it on the hook on the wall, and raised his eyelids to look at his companion sitting behind a nearby table: "The reserve has been sent to the city wall, and it is said that the shield is becoming more and more unstable, and the attacks of those monsters often penetrate the shield and fall on the wall. ”

The tall and thin man's companion was a middle-aged man with a yellowed face, thick hands and feet, and a messy beard, who was scratching his hair while fiddling with the machine placed on the table, and only after hearing the tall and thin man's words, did the middle-aged man raise his head: "The Amber chief has sent information that they have approached the estuary near the cloister of the valley and are fighting the monsters there. ”

“…… It's better to have definite news than anything else," the tall and thin man exhaled softly, "It's been a tough time. ”

The middle-aged man nodded approvingly, but before he could speak, their conversation was interrupted by a susceptible aura of sacredness and fanaticism that suddenly spread from the direction of the street.

The tall and thin man quickly approached the nearby window, his eyes pressed against the gap in the window, and he saw a group of knights in white armor and white burqas striding in the direction of the city wall, these knights were not wearing helmets, each of them had tattoos full of sacred words and symbolic runes on their faces, and the holy light that was visible to the naked eye hung over the heads and shoulders of these knights, and they had a certain fanatical expression on their faces, as if the next moment they were not going to run to the battlefield of nine deaths, but to the kingdom of eternal God.

The tall and thin man left the window and said to his companion, "It's a knight of the Holy Cult...... The face is covered with tattoos. ”

"The Pope's Inner Court Guard...... Now even the reserves of the Holy Light Church are on board," the middle-aged man with thick hands and feet said in a deep voice, "It seems that their life is not easy. ”

……

The Cathedral of the Light, a tall tower, Veronica stood in front of the window, watching the pious Knights of the Light rush to the battlefield under the leadership of the two Battle Bishops, and sighed slightly.

In her vision, the pious and fanatical knights of the Holy Light and the two bishops who led them to the city walls were flaming torches of the Holy Light, holy and bright, but no longer human.

She left the window and looked back at the other torch of light standing beside her, "Sandy, go to the Hall of Light." ”

The priestess named Sandy immediately said, "You still need to rest, your attrition in the last battle was too great. ”

Veronica shook her head: "When you are fighting for the Lord, a little tiredness is nothing. ”

In her field of vision, the torch of holy light named "Sandy" immediately brightened, and a voice of approval sounded: "You're right, let's go to the Hall of Light." ”

In the Great Light Hall, the holy light was enveloped, and the faint sound of holiness and ethereal reverberated in the air.

Pope St. ?? Ivan III left his Holy Seat at this moment, the powerful Grace of Light holding the platinum scepter that symbolized the spokesperson of the gods, and his extremely old body, although clumsy, still stood unwavering in the center of the hall, the holy light falling from the sky shrouded his head, condensing the illusion of a door, and around the Pope, the archbishops who were qualified to enter the Great Hall of Light were surrounding him.

The bishopric was holding a special prayer service, their eyes lowered, their hearts reverently calling for the response of the God of Light, not a single one in the audience spoke, but there were layers of prayers constantly echoing, and all these prayers pointed to the Holy Father. The door that converges above Ivan III, in this constant prayer, the Holy ?? Ivan III closed his eyes slightly, and made a gesture of listening—he listened and discerned carefully in the chaotic mutter, receiving the oracle from the God of Light.

After the first prayer service, St. Mary? Ivan III opened his eyes slightly and saw Veronica standing in front of him.

The "Holy Princess" entered the Great Light Hall in the middle of the ceremony, but did not interrupt the ceremony, but waited quietly until now.

Saint?? Ivan III spoke gently, and his voice carried a certain wonderful resonance: "Veronica, the most pious child of the Lord, you are here. ”

Veronica bowed her head slightly, not looking directly at the Pope as usual: "Your Majesty, I have come to listen to God's will." ”

Saint?? Ivan III bowed his head slightly, and a complex expression of excitement and solemnity appeared on his old face: "The power of evil is approaching, the holy warriors are sacrificed in large numbers, and the suffering are praying for the protection of the Light, and the God of Light can no longer bear to see this continue, and he has commanded me to prepare for the coming and resist the darkest hour." ”

After finishing speaking, the old pope paused, with a hint of compassion in his tone: "Mortals, after all, still need shelter and guidance......"

Veronica bowed her head reverently, and after two seconds of silence, she whispered, "...... Ah, indeed. ”

Saint?? Ivan III smiled and nodded with satisfaction: "During the Advent ceremony, the Great Hall of Light will be completely closed, and all junior priests and priests will not be allowed to enter, Veronica, you are the most pious child of the Lord, and you are also the bridge between the gods and mortals, you will be responsible for guarding the gate until the crisis is resolved." ”

Veronica kept her head bowed and said gently and deferentially, "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

……

In the depths of the endless ocean, beyond the blockade of storms and chaotic magic fields, a massive facility is taking shape on the "Io Continent" ruled by the Kraken.

Located in the eastern part of the Stranding Zone of the Siren King City "Antavian", the wide and flat terrace is facing the towering alloy wall of Antavien, on which the Krakens have built a large square, which is large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of Krakens to gather in it (in the form of a mermaid or a dense sea serpent in the form of a small disk), and in the center of the square, construction machinery is combining a large number of alloy frames, machinery and equipment, and building materials into a tower hundreds of meters high.

The tower has begun to take shape, it seems to be surrounded by several layers of large and small shells, the streamlined architectural structure has a unique beauty from the deep sea, the sea-blue decorative lines are distinct, the tower body is divided into three main sections, its base is thick and low, the tower body is high and straight, and the top layer is a large sphere suspended in the air - the sphere is filled with fluctuating water, as if it is condensed by pure water, but it uncannyly retains its shape without any signs of disintegration.

Deep-water technicians are busy around the tower, installing ancillary equipment or commissioning systems that are already in place, while a woman in a navy blue dress, with a graceful temperament and a snake's tail coiled up, "stands" on a boulder near the plaza, watching the tower under construction.

A snake-tailed female officer with a trident in her hand climbed the boulder and bent down in front of the Siren Queen Pettia: "Your Majesty, the Elemental Leaping Tower will be ready in twenty-four hours, and then you just need to wait for the accurate positioning signal from the Western Continent." ”

"Good—everybody's worked hard."

"It's our duty," said the woman, "but ...... Building and activating the Elemental Leap Tower costs a lot of money, and we're paying for a chance to ignite the reactor. ”

Anyway, I can't point it - Pethia would love to say it, but it doesn't seem appropriate for the queen to say it directly.

"The arcane energy extraction technology that Tyr has passed back is more than enough to compensate for this loss," after a brief thought, the Siren Queen whispered, "Not to mention the fact that we may be able to harvest a lot of additional energy substances." ”

“…… Yes, we have connected the energy pipeline of the energy storage unit to this side, and the equipment related to conversion, purification, and extraction is also ready, but it remains to be verified whether the new food mentioned by Tyre meets the standards. ”

"It's okay, if we can't use it to recharge the ship, at least we can eat it," Pettia said—or rather, the Krakens have always been open, "It's good if it makes us more accustomed to the environment of this world." ”

As she spoke, she cast her eyes into the distance again, watching another group of deep-water technicians operate construction machinery to install various protective equipment around the square, and she said unhurriedly: "This time, in addition to paying attention to the order of the meal, the sisters should also be careful and safe, after all, ...... The cookies this time are alive. The occasional active big squid is not easy to deal with, and the same should be true for the small cookies that are alive. ”

(Friendly recommend a friend's book, Xianxia theme, "Piff Fighting Sword Dahedong Go", although this seedling is still very tender, but the book of the great god author generally does not have to worry about the follow-up.) ）