The reconstruction of Valentine has begun to take shape, and as the future royal palace, the Castle of God and Emperor stands on the coast on the site of the former Valentine Cathedral.

The three-hundred-meter-high stepped multi-prismatic pagoda shone with divine golden light and was divided into three tiers.

The bottom layer is carved with countless figures, both men and women, and of different occupations. Some of them waved their swords and shouted, and some held aloft the canon and staff, looking in all directions of Valentine, representing the tens of millions of mortals who followed the God Emperor to overthrow the Loyal God Court and restore order.

On the second floor, there are twenty-one standing figures of 100 meters high, both male and female, wearing crowns and no specific faces. It is speculated that these kings have a meaning ranging from the Loyal Divine Alliance, to the Alliance of Order, to the important heroes of the Dawning Empire. It is also believed that these were the twenty-one regions of the empire in the future, including all states and satrapies. Some people think that twenty-one actually represents the age of the God Emperor, and at the moment of being crowned as the Emperor, she became one with God and God, and her career as a mortal was frozen at the age of twenty-one.

The third floor is two-...... Strictly a statue. The two thrones merge into one, and the two statues sit back to back. Like the second level of portraits, neither of them has carved faces, but it can be seen that they are both female. One was like a statue of the god Kem, looking northeast with his sword, where beyond the Benuin Desert was an endless ocean of ice. One wears a crown on his head and holds a shield, looking southwest, which is the vast continent of Fein.

It is rumored that when the designers of the castle came up with the drawings, Theresia vetoed the top layer on the spot, but the designers produced unmistakable evidence that it was the oracle of Kem.

Theresia was silent for a while, demanding that the face of the statue be removed, but the designer still wanted to insist, and she said coldly: "This is also the oracle of Kem!"

Therefore, before the completion of the Divine Emperor Fort, it already had the nicknames of "Oracle Fort" and "Faceless Fortress".

The most magnificent building in the Fourth Age of Finn is still a long way from completion, and it is said that the Castle of the Emperors has learned from the experience of the fall of Valentine Cathedral, and has not only used a large amount of magical metal to build the frame, but also arranged a special spatial circle to cut the space where the Castle of the Gods and Emperors is located into a sub-plane. In other words, the Divine Emperor Fort that everyone sees in their eyes is not its true face.

Even standing at the shield fortress, which was still a long way away from the Divine Emperor's Castle, Medi, the legendary magician and Imperial Minister of Magic, could still clearly see the full view of the tower. In his magical vision, the Divine Emperor Castle was much larger than it looked from the outside, reaching up to the sky. The statues of people and gods sitting on the third floor are indeed faceless, but the statues on the second floor are lifelike.

Some are dead, the old king of Hadrang, Tragdi-Hadlang, the Bishop of the Loyal God of Tynhadlang, the Bishop of the Branch of Hadlang, Linda, the Guardian of the Temple of Tanguskeim, and Freya, the Princess of Elanis......

Some are still alive, the Duchess and President of the Council of Mages, Hathaway, the Governor of Benoin, Numan Air, the King of the Sea Spirit of the Stormy Ocean and Princess Catherine of the Redstone Kingdom, and Richie Prell, who has lost any title but is the Pope of the Crimson Church......

Medi was glad that the Empress had taken care of her wishes and had not carved herself. This is a certain arrangement of Kem's will, even if he consciously transcends the mortal world or even the era, the will of the gods contains the power of the laws of the world after all, and it is always good to be less tainted.

Now that Theresia and Kaim are almost literally together, where is her will?

The castle's study was filled with a wave of divine power, and her magical vision shimmered, and Medi was relieved that the Empress's spirit had returned from the kingdom of God.

"Mentor don't worry, my body can still hold up", Theresia is becoming more and more calm in the face of her mentor, this is the change brought about by her recent ascension to the kingdom of God more and more frequently, and the unity of the spirit body and the Kem clone.

"There should be time to solve the problems I left behind as a mortal," she sighed, "but this time it was indeed an unexpected situation, and no one expected that the Crimson Lady's camp would change, and the entire divine order would be shaken by this." The war was imminent, and I had to go up and personally sort out all the news that the kingdom of God had received. ”

Medi asked, "What is Your Majesty's decision?"

"I told Li Qi a long time ago that there is something wrong with Lady Crimson's path", Theresia shook her head, "Even if he is judged by the will of the world now, he will not turn back." ”

"Now it's clear that the new god Lady Crimson has simply mistaken her priesthood. Everyone is for me, I am for everyone, and what great love there is, in fact, it is not a mortal thing, but a fusion of power. Lady Crimson has collected a number of primordial priesthoods in the belief that they can guide mortal paths and create new justice and order. She didn't expect that what she had created was a new path of power. ”

"No wonder Li Qi has made such a big breakthrough in magic guidance technology, because his deity is the god of fusion. Pain, death, destruction, nature, elementals, fate, plus the River Styx, and now with the power of space, Lady Crimson seems to be learning from the goddess of magic, wanting to emulate the magic web and create a new power that blends divine power, magic power, and even spiritual power. ”

Medi naturally understood what this meant: "Power is the law of nature, and there is no distinction between good and evil. Mortals can be used both to pursue happiness and to create evil. The path of the Crimson Lady is the same as that of the goddess of nature and the goddess of magic, and it is used to weave the order of mortals and condense the justice of mortals, which will inevitably lead to deviations. ”

"Yes", Theresia's voice was mixed with an inhuman resound, which seemed to be determined by her will to be completely in tune with Kem, "Either the Crimson Lady is using the so-called cosmopolitanism as a torch of faith, guiding mortals to use such faith to help her merge her powers." Either that her canonization was an accident, and she didn't know anything about Finn's world laws and the common sense of the gods, so she used the path of power fusion to mortal order and justice. ”

Medi said, "If His Majesty's previous findings from his previous encounter with the Crimson Lady at Heavenly Mountain are correct, and that he does possess the priesthood of strife, then the former is more likely, and dissension means dividing the truth into a number of falsehoods. ”

Theresia nodded in agreement: "Indeed, at present, the Crimson Lady is the biggest variable in the era change." ”

Medi asked, "Duke Naprel...... Uh, what is going to happen to him over there, has Your Majesty made a decision?"

Theresia's eyes flashed with a golden glow: "From the god's point of view, my past handling should be Kem's guidance, and there is no problem. The Crimson Lady's changes to the laws of nature are neutral, and Kem can only watch cautiously on the sidelines, unless there is conclusive evidence that such changes will cause great damage and even threaten the survival of the world. But her guidance on mortal faith is wrong and unacceptable to Kem, and I must limit her influence on the main plane and correct it when necessary. ”

"Of course, the more important issue now is the rise of the evil gods, and the gods of cruelty and tyranny are preparing to separate the high and low, and then come to compete with me for the order of mortals. Of course, I will not be directly hostile to the Crimson Lady at this time, strictly speaking, she is already the same as the Goddess of Magic and the Goddess of Nature, and I will do the same as before, be vigilant and use her power as much as possible. ”

Speaking of this, she frowned slightly: "This is just the perspective of the gods, as a mortal's perspective, I can't pull Li Qi over from her, I'm not reconciled." Because Richie, my sister, my good friend, all have her soul in her hands, and it makes me ...... Unwilling. ”

Speaking of this, she fell into deep thought, and it took a while before she came to her senses: "Oh, Mentor, I will make arrangements in this regard, and you should focus more on absorbing and controlling the power of the magician." ”

After Medi left, Theresia sat back at her desk and waved the angel statue on her desk to light up, "Find Brinto." ”

A moment later, the image of Brinto, the Minister of the Interior, appeared, and the old man bowed deeply: "What does Your Majesty command?"

The Empress asked, "How is Valentine's space passage repaired?"

"The guards have been completely destroyed, but Baudouin and I know a lot about the passage, and now everything has been repaired except for the core," Brynto said, "but to repair the core, you have to rematch the subspace sign, which can only be found by the high-ranking clerics of the goddess of commerce, or...... Lady Crimson has also been given the Spatial Priesthood, the new god called the Endless Lord, and his cleric should be able to solve it. ”

"I won't look for it from Richie, I have to hide this from him", the empress said, "You go to the Temple of Commerce and tell them that if you don't help me get this done as soon as possible, at the god level, I will resist the trade blockade of the Goddess of Commerce against the Crimson Lady and make some god-to-god deal with her." On a mortal level, I would consider restricting the circulation of gold bushels within the empire. ”

Brynto bowed his head deeply: "With His Majesty's will, I can do it just by running errands." ”

When Brinto retired, the empress summoned another old man with a similar temperament with an angel statue. Compared to Brynto, this man is more aged.

The Empress asked, "Baudouin, is the Hand of Order ready?"

Baudouin nodded: "The Hand of Order has a total of two thousand seven hundred people have been formed, all of them are devout disciples who have strong faith and have heard His Majesty's oracle, and they are all above the fourth level, including two hundred heroes and six legends. At the same time, as His Majesty has requested, all actions are under the cover of the reorganization of the Northern Legion, and no outsiders know about it. ”

He said in a high-spirited tone: "The hand of order is eagerly waiting for His Majesty to indicate the target, and the place Your Majesty is pointing is our battlefield!"

"Very good", the Empress placed her left hand on the desk, unconsciously tapping on the table. The non-fleshy material made the desk rattle.

After a while, she said lightly: "Give me a list of all the personnel above the squadron leader level of the Hand of Order, and they are directly under my command." I give you a secret decree to establish a unified Kem Church in the three northern kingdoms, and you will be the cardinal archbishop to reorganize the original Kem Church. ”

Baudouin was stunned, the empress's attitude towards the church has always been very clear, all the churches in the empire, whether it is the churches of Kem or Shuma or Sif, have been ordered to dissolve, and they cannot establish a joint organization beyond the state in the future.

Previously, the empress asked him to secretly form a cult armed force like the Hand of Order in the Three Northern Kingdoms, but she just wanted to use this unknown force to directly attack Erxiang through Valentine's spatial channel. Now the Empress went one step further and asked him to rebuild the Church, which was clearly contrary to the principles set by the Empress.

"The war is coming, the epoch change will be more violent, I need to make some preparations", said the empress, "don't worry, this is still secret, it's the underground church." You can't get the attention of the three countries, and the ministers under me. I know it's a bit of a strange task, but I'm sure you'll be able to take it up, with your devout belief in Kem. ”

Baudouin sensed the obvious divine fluctuations, he knelt down on his knees in fear, kowtowed, and said, "As a humble servant of Your Majesty, it is a great honor to obey Your Majesty's oracle!"

The light curtain dissipated, and Theresia shook her head and smiled bitterly: "If it was before, I would probably think I was crazy, but now, for the sake of the fundamental and correct order, I also have to do something that violates the principle, I hope I won't use this power." ”

She placed her fleshless hand on the crystal ball on the other side of her desk, where there was only a small crystal ball that was directly linked to each of the United Communications Towers, and even to a few secret Communication Towers.

She closed her eyes, and the information from each of the communication towers poured into her heart, and the golden light and dust scattered around her showed that the powerful divine power was supporting her soul and making some kind of inhuman change.

At this point, she no longer worries about the other life in her belly pulling her soul, and the magic device in her fake hand can control the flow of information within a certain amplitude. The ability to process information is nowhere near as powerful as that of a true deity, but it is also beyond the reach of an extraordinary person.

"The Mad King's army has entered the eastern part of the Silverpine Kingdom to confront the main forces of Romulus...... Well, the time is almost ripe. ”

"Sylvie's progress is a bit problematic, orcs, orcs who use magic weapons, disciplined orcs, masters of the art of war, have won the favor of this one. Is this weak deity really not a subordinate god of the god of war, and he also has an idea of a new order?"

"Looks like more support is needed for Sylvie, at least to get her direction into the sights of Romulus and the Mad King. ”

Richie ...... Sure enough, he always had a lot of new things to come up with, and he used that small, rudimentary magic guide to deliver weapons to Romulus. ”

"Lady Crimson's side should soon face the invasion of various gods, although I hope that he will be defeated and give me a chance to settle my mortal affairs. However, in order to deal with Romerus and the Mad King in one go, he still has to hold on to it, at least to get the floating fleet on my side to take shape. ”

"Let's find some more supplies to send from the beginning......"

"By the way, there's some progress on Numael, ask him to send some people to Richie. ”

The Empress whispered in her heart, and the fog that shrouded the mortal world dissipated little by little as the flood of information poured in.

To the east, over the narrow land bridge, Valentine is a vast sandbar. In terms of size, this sandbar is one-third the size of East Finn, but in terms of population and property, it is less than a small principality.

Legend has it that at the beginning of the First Age, this sandbar was a lush land that could be compared to the whole of East Fein, called the Benuin Semi-Land. Then the Magic Empire collapsed, not only blasting most of the land into half the plane, but also turning the rest into a barren desert.

From the Dark Ages to the First Age, Benuin lived on a semi-land land inhabited by very lowly civilized humans. After the Magical Cataclysm, those who survived also became the Benuin Sands. They fought against magically distorted creatures in the vast sea of sand, turning them into food and living supplies, and developed a strange faith and culture. It is said that at the end of the First Age, at the beginning of the Second Age, their mother goddess Varona, came into the world and led them on the path of survival.

There are still many oases in this great desert, and the trading posts established by the merchants of East Fein along the coast have gradually developed into towns, and the stronghold called "Deep Water Port" is the most prosperous, and it is now a large city with a population of 80,000.

The deep-water port was originally a vassal of the Valentine kingdom and enjoyed autonomy. When Theresia founded the Dawning Empire, it changed its flag and became the capital of the Viceroyalty of Benuin.

Because the new governor was a powerful, pious, and virtuous Benuin, the city not only continued to enjoy full autonomy, but also allowed the surrounding Benuin tribes to trade more actively with the city. Although the new governor was not long in office, the name had already spread throughout the desert.

When the new governor solicited a group of slaves from the deepwater port and surrounding tribes at a fair price, his request was quickly granted.

"Seven thousand slaves, all young men, women and children", in the deep-water harbor, in the Imperial Governor's Palace, Numael put down the papers and let out a long breath.

This was the first thing the Empress had assigned since she became Governor, and although it was small, he still did his best and did not dare to slack off in the slightest, but fortunately the result was very good.

"Your Majesty still cares about Duke Prell", a faint smile appeared on the corner of the legendary knight's mouth, and the slaves would be transported by sea to the Kingdom of Hadron and then handed over to Richie Prell. What is most lacking on the Divine Fall Plateau is the population, and this group of slaves is strong enough to be a good laborer.

He had also been following the war that was taking place in the vicinity of the kingdom of Chestter and Silverpine, and was puzzled that the Empress had turned a blind eye to an evil force like the Mad King, and now it seemed that the Empress must have her own troubles.

If you think about it carefully, you probably think that the empress has become one and should be able to manage more things, so she has unrealistic expectations.

Valentine has to be rebuilt, the legions have to be reorganized, the country to the north is devastated by the orc plague, and the kingdom of Bled is still shaking. To make matters worse, the establishment of the empire made the middle-level nobles who were originally the most loyal to the empress think that the empress had betrayed them and sowed chaos throughout the empire.

In such a situation, the empress can only meddle in the affairs of the Kingdom of Kerst through her most trusted Richie Prell.

"This season, the sea ships have been sailing smoothly, and they will be able to reach Hadron in about half a month. ”

This was done when the order was issued. He got up and left his desk, and habitually came to the window, overlooking the barracks not far below the castle, and in the square of the barracks, the officers and men of the legion were training.

The legion brought with it is not elite, and there are not many of them, although they are fully equipped with magic weapons, but the legend of both knights and Benuins still believes that guns are only foreign objects, and the real power comes from themselves, and they do not slack off in the training of the legions.

Holding his arms and watching, a clear voice suddenly sounded behind him: "Not bad, very good, I don't mean the legion, but you." ”

Sensing the familiar fluctuations of power, Numan'el's soul swayed and his body stiffened.

He turned around with difficulty, and when the green hair came into view, he didn't dare to look closely, knelt down on his knees, and even prostrated on the ground: "My lord......"

The god of knights, Shuma, even if he is a clone, is not necessarily stronger than Numan Air, but the relationship between the gods and the devout disciples is not something that can be shaken by the level of power.

Shuma's oracle resounded in the soul of the legendary knight: "I am touched by your piety, Numael, and I have chosen you as one of my first patrons to usher in a new era with me. ”

Numael trembled with excitement, but the god's words still made him feel a little confused: "The first batch of ......"

"You need to complete a task, it's an opportunity for you and a test for you. ”

Shuma's doppelganger said, "I know where Theresia sealed Benuin with the gods, go and break the seal and destroy Theresia's hand." ”

Numanel was stunned, then looked up suddenly, staring at Shuma's doppelganger with an incredulous gaze.

Shuma's doppelganger was not surprised, and the shock sent to Numanel's heart did not change: "Are you questioning my intentions?"

"No, don't dare!"

It took the greatest strength of his life for Numan El to say the next words: "Why ......"

"I'll give you a little time to figure out why you're asking me, your gods," said Shuma's doppelganger, "and figure out who you are allegiant, Theresia, Kaim, or me." ”

The divine power swung away, Shuma's clone was long gone, and Numael was still prostrate on the ground, maintaining a posture of asking questions.