It was still a quiet night, and as it had been a few days before, the stars in the sky no longer twinkled, the clouds no longer flashed and thundered, and the protective barrier was no longer bombarded with shells, rays, and even wreckage, and the citizens of Valentine continued to enjoy the rare peace of the month.

Watching the longing pedestrians in the streets and alleys under the night lights, and listening to the hustle and bustle of the taverns, mirages, and clubs, they seem to have forgotten the fierce battle of the Castle of the Emperor not long ago, and the raging fire that obscured the sky over Valentine.

To the rulers of the empire, such tranquility was like a noose moving towards the neck, suffocating.

On the ground floor of the Castle of the Emperor, in the study covered by the enchantment, the blonde boy knocked on the desk loudly, and his voice, which was still in the stage of voice change, was high-pitched and sharp: "Podina is not just a member of the Holy See......! How can the Holy See arrest people without my permission? Do they still have this empire in their eyes!?"

There were also more than a dozen Imperial officials standing in the study, including the Prime Minister, Duke Tangus, and behind the blonde boy, who succeeded the Emperor of the Dawning Empire, Jon Dawn, the chief of the royal guard, the head of the palace court, and the Holy Maiden of Order, Oflin, stood as straight as ever, as if part of Jon's throne.

However, after Jon became angry, Offline's originally sculptural expression changed, and she cast a surprised look at Jon, but she didn't say anything.

Duke Tangus looked at Aufrin to make sure she didn't want to speak, before shaking his head and saying to Jon, "Your Majesty, the matter of Her Highness Podina is still secondary, and now the Holy See has arranged countless rituals in various parts of the Empire. The rumors seem to be true, which makes it difficult for us to understand, is Her Majesty the Goddess really going to abandon this empire?"

The old duke's tone was unusually heavy, "I have been arguing with Shabony all night, but I still can't stop him from starting the flagship fort project with Erdeshiros. The heavy price has been paid, and even the goddess has taken action, and the result is still ...... Shaboni and the entire fleet of more than 100,000 officers and men were promoted to the kingdom of God. ”

"Is this really the divine will of the goddess? I don't care about victory or defeat, but just bring pious and loyal souls into the kingdom of God?"

"So what is this empire, what is everything we have done so far?"

The crystal ball on the desk floated with the head of a magician, it was Simberner, and he said coldly, "So all this is not the divine will of Her Majesty the Goddess, but the ghosts of the Holy See!"

"The Holy See secretly deceived Her Majesty the Goddess and made Her Majesty lose confidence in mortals, so that he decided to restart the world!"

"They hold the power of the three northern kingdoms, they secretly build a shelter in the north, and when the world is restarted, they will be able to dominate the whole world!"

"I'm afraid this is the original plan of the Loyal Divine Court, but the situation changed too quickly at that time for them to implement, and now they have finally found an opportunity!"

"Don't forget that the two cardinals are remnants of the Divine Court of Loyalty, and they have usurped the fruits of the victory that Her Majesty Theresia has achieved by uniting the magicians and mortals, and that's it!"

Offlyn was so brave that she dared to question the will of Her Majesty the Goddess!, and you dared to separate Her Majesty Theresia from Her Majesty the Goddess!?"

Simbner didn't flinch, "Your Highness Overlyn, what does the Goddess Oracle you received say, is it really to restart the world?"

Overlyn choked, and Simbner continued to ask, "If not, then what?"

Offlyn's chest heaved violently, but she couldn't speak, where she had received an oracle.

The Prime Minister seemed to be speaking for Offreyne, but in fact he was helping Simbner, "Don't embarrass Her Highness Offlyn, she is not a real ...... after all." Oh, I mean, she's not the same as the Holy See. If Her Majesty the Goddess's divine will is distorted by the Holy See, there is nothing that Her Highness Overallen can do. ”

Overallen was furious, her body overflowing with bright golden dust, and she shouted, "I am with the goddess!

Before the prime minister could speak, several other officials also lit up with golden light, saying that this could prove something.

"It doesn't prove much ......"

The Prime Minister sighed and raised his golden palm, "I, a legendary paladin, can still gain divine power, but I have long been unable to hear the oracle of the goddess. ”

When Offrin was in distress, Emperor Jon slapped the table again, "Do you want to deny Offlyn the status of a saint? and then see that the Holy See has a complete monopoly on the means of communication with the goddess? What are they holding Princess Podina for? Think about it!"

Offrin looked at Jon in amazement, but the Prime Minister and the others were extremely excited, which meant that Jon recognized the Holy See's distorted divine judgment!

"This empire was founded by Her Majesty Theresia and was given to me by Her Majesty the Goddess......"

The actual age is less than sixteen years old, and the emperor between youth and youth said in a deep voice, "In order to protect this empire, we have met all the requirements of the Holy See before, even if we know that they are very likely to seek their own interests and authority, and are distorting the divine will, we also sacrifice to Her Majesty the Goddess for the sake of that real possibility." ”

"However, our weakness has made the Holy See inch inch, even unscrupulous!"

"We can't afford to sit back any longer!"

Speaking of the back, he still revealed the panic and confusion in his heart, "We, we have to do something......"

Offlyn let out a long sigh and said faintly, "Now that even the Valentine garrison fleet is controlled by the Holy See, and the Divine Emperor Castle is also the territory of the Hand of Order, they only listen to Baudouin, what else can they do?"

The prime minister raised his eyebrows: "The Holy See does not control the entire empire, we still have the army, and the people!"

Simbner also said, "There are countless magicians behind me, we are sincerely united, just waiting for Your Majesty's order!"

Offlyn snorted, "Don't think that because I'm in the palace, I don't know what's going on outside. The followers of the God of the Trade Winds, the Church of the All-Knowing, and the Red Union have all announced that Bahamut is back!"

"Bahamut has established an alliance with Lady Crimson and Lady Darkmoon, and Lady Darkmoon's spokesperson is Hathaway, and she has gathered a lot of magicians in the empire, such as Zord, the leader of the Santarin Society, and Rowanna from the visual industry, who may have all thrown themselves to her side. ”

Hearing the news of Bahamut's return, there was an uproar.

Simberner said, "Your Majesty Bahamut was the pinnacle of goodness and justice in the whole world before the Dark Ages." Even he has formed an alliance with the Crimson Lady, so what doubts are there about Her Majesty's situation? It must have been distorted by the Holy See!"

Offlyn finally cleared her mind and said sharply, "Bahamut has returned only a wisp of will, why can't it be that Lady Crimson has twisted Bahamut's will?"

"There may be a problem with the Holy See of Order, but isn't the situation clearer now? This is a divine war! Whether it is the Holy Maiden or the restart of the world, it is a sacrifice to Her Majesty the Goddess!"

"Compared to this divine war, what is an empire like ours?"

The study fell silent again, and the prime minister looked at the emperor who opened his mouth to speak but tried to hold back, and said meaningfully, "Then let's continue to wait, but there is less than a day before the Holy Maiden, and if you want to do something, there is not much time." ”

After a few moments, only Offlyn and Jon were left in the study, and Jon spoke, "Offline, what do you think? Do you agree with the Holy See's approach? Do you want me to sit back and watch this empire fall?"

Aufrine's eyes were also full of confusion, and she shook her head and said, "I don't know, I just, I just think that this is the divine will of the goddess." Although I couldn't receive the oracle, I could feel that the divine will was not distorted. ”

Jon's eyes widened, and he shook his head repeatedly, "No! your senses must be wrong!

"I absolutely do not believe that the goddess would give up the empire, or even the mortals!"

"If that's the case, then what are we? Isn't everything we do a trivial joke?"

Offrin sighed, stroked Jon's head and said, "You're a little lost Jon, what we can become is up to Her Majesty the Goddess, how can we examine the Goddess's will with our own desires?"

Jon's voice was raised, "But the goddess didn't send down the oracle!

He stretched out his arms and hugged Offlyn, "I'm afraid of Offrin! They can take Podina or they can take you! If we don't stand up, they will!"

"I care about this empire, this is the mission entrusted to me by Her Majesty the Goddess, but I care more about you, Aufrien!"

With a snap, Offrin slapped Jon hard and said angrily, "How can you put your will above Her Majesty's mission!?"

Jon was beaten and sat on the ground in a circle, he touched the reddened half of his cheeks, tears welled up in his eyes, and he hissed, "Then follow me to protect this mission!"

Offrin was stunned, rushed over to his knees and hugged Jon, buried his head deep in her chest, and sobbed "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Jon...... I—I really don't know what to do......"

The two embraced each other and held this position for a few moments, and Offlyn blushed a lot and gently pushed Jon away.

She smiled wryly and said, "I just said that it's time to find you a family affair." ”

Jon bowed his head in shame, but his mouth refused to admit defeat, "Now is not the time to say this, maybe tomorrow will be the end of the world." ”

Aufrin slapped it again, but when it came to her face, she only caressed it very gently, "Don't think about it, even if the rumors are true, when that day comes, we will be favored by the goddess after all, and Her Majesty the goddess will come to guide us." ”

Then his expression became solemn, "But you're right, we can't let the Holy See ravage the empire like this, who knows how much selfish lust they have mixed in it?"

She got up and said, "I'll talk to Nama, don't worry, the Inquisition Headquarters is not the territory of those two bishops." ”

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On this night, not only the imperial capital Valentine was immersed in tranquility, but the entire Dawning Empire was shrouded in tranquility.

In the wilderness northwest of Tangus, where the stars once stood and countless wrecks fell, the night sky was clear, but the earth shimmered with fire.

The light of the fire faintly reflected the surrounding scene, which was two Imperial warships folded in half in an X-shape, and underneath them were smashed into ruins, like prison buildings.

Large shacks were spread out around the ruins, and under the light of the bright golden fire, although they were messy and dilapidated, they were dyed with a layer of sacred texture.

The light of the fire came from the side of the ruins, in the center of the just-cleared square, where dozens of raging flames burned. The flame light was not orange, but a bright gold color that was exactly the same as the Divine Power of Order, and it looked like a burning Divine Fire of Order.

Next to the divine fire, the white-robed Holy See bishop and the black-robed Master were reciting the Order Codex, surrounded by armed Holy Church soldiers.

These soldiers, who are lower than the inquisitors and have a larger number, are another Holy See armed force specially formed by the Holy See drawn from the Imperial Regiment and directly controlled by the grassroots level of the Holy See. Because there was no time to make a special uniform, everyone put on a white sleeveless smock with an X drawn with a red pen on the chest of the gown.

Outside the Holy Cult Army, there were tens of thousands of people kneeling in dense numbers, all chanting straightforward and simple slogans such as the Goddess's Favor in a low voice. They could not see the fire in the center of the square, but they could hear the faint sound of a cry, and the chanting was intermittent, as if it were a convulsion.

In the crowd, a short figure muttered to his companions, "Nesgai, what should we do if the devout believers are sacrificed in the divine fire, and the ungodly are also purified in the divine fire?"

The companion was a goblin, and he was extremely puzzled, "Where is the pious and unreligious, are these guys from the Temple Mountain really religious?"

"I observed for a while just now, they seem to be picking people very carefully, most of the burns are old and small, and the small ones are all crooked melons and cracked dates, none of them are good-looking. ”

"I guess they don't bother to tell if they're pious or not, so they just burn it. The young and strong can do the physical work and stay first, and the women and beautiful children can also enjoy it. ”

"Here's the problem, they mess around like this, the goddess of order still sends down a pleasant miracle, how did they do it?"

Gomis, the halfling, said dejectedly, "It's all at this time, why are you still studying this? It's because of the miracle that we don't dare to run, and if we move a little, others will expose us." ”

"Thousands of people have been burned now, right? Halflings and goblins like us, who shine everywhere, can't dodge, and soon it's our turn!"

The halfling held his head and groaned in frustration, "It's all your fault, Nesgai! I told you to get out of here, you have to get everyone here and wait for the new warden to come." Now it's the Holy See's arsonist! Let's all die together!"

In the fire in the center of the square, human figures could be faintly seen in the bright golden flames. Some were still twitching and crying, and some had turned into a mass of coke. The tens of thousands of prisoners and slaves who knelt around were wrapped in two strong emotions at the same time, the fear of being burned by the flames and the yearning for the blessings of the gods, and it was almost difficult to breathe.

"It's not ...... Science, I mean...... Magic!"

Goblin Nesgai's eyes flashed, it was the light of curiosity and survival desire, "I need to go and see, Gomis, I need your help." ”

Gomis rubbed his scalp vigorously for a while, and said to himself, "Okay, okay, I'll call those credible guys and make some mess, you can take advantage of the chaos to study some science and magic." I hope you'll be able to research something useful before I and you are thrown into the fire and burned to charcoal. ”

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The flying boat was speeding close to the ground in the night sky, sensing the occasional turbulence, and the halfling Frodo said to the pilot on the other end of the intercom, "Isn't it said that there are not many patrolling flying boats in the sky now?

The pilot said angrily, "At this time, the Imperial Flying Boat is either in the Ice Sea, or on the air reef above Valentine, or on the side of the Santarin Society, there is no flying boat, but there are Red Union planes!"

Frodo rubbed his nose and said, "Are those guys in the Red Federation so arrogant? ”

The pilot exclaimed, "How can they do it, but they don't rely on patrols." Their eyes are on it, not to mention the sky, they can see clearly how an ant is moving on the ground, I don't want to make the mission of sending a message a combat mission. ”

Flodo was stunned, "Since you can see so clearly, what's the use of flying close to the ground?"

The pilot said, "If it's an ant traveling thousands of kilometers per hour, Chilian's eye won't be able to see clearly, won't it?"

"Seems to be a bit ...... Truth ......"

Flordo smiled bitterly, "But let's be careful, our lives are trivial, and the marshal's task can't be delayed." ”

Speaking of the "marshal's mission", the pilot also hummed in a low voice, overcoming the psychological barrier and raising the flying boat a little.

The flying boat shot away in a northeasterly direction, and the lights were already visible under the skyline in the distance.

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The skateboard carried Tasmi through the trees like lightning, speeding across the fields, chasing several lights behind him, and several floating cars could be faintly seen.

According to his memory, he chose the route with the least intensity of patrols back and forth, and rushed straight towards the mercenary manor, but he still encountered the soldiers on the way, and he could only move forward at full speed regardless of it, and gradually dragged out a long line of pursuers behind him.

The manor was right in front of you, getting clearer and clearer, and the dense lights reflected the inside and outside of the manor as bright as day.

Tasmi's heart beat faster several beats, and just outside the dormitory where these princess mercenaries lived, a high platform had been erected, and several white-clothed figures could be vaguely seen standing on the stage.

Yusha must be there!

Tasmi continued to speed up as he shouted "Miracle——!!

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