Fragrance, the heart of Fein, is located in the mirror sea in the center of the continent, and only one city occupies a small half of the mirror sea. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the last era, Erika also had the nickname of "City of a Thousand Islands". By this time, the original island had been reduced to a foundation stone, crushed by majestic buildings, and the name was gradually forgotten and replaced by the "Paradise City".

Even a magician from the Storm Islands couldn't help but feel shocked and inferiority when he looked up at this city, which was like a city made of gold, silver and jewels, and could not see the edge of the horizon to the best of his eye. And for outsiders from other countries, the fragrance is the heavenly mountain of the main plane.

The locals are not proud of this metaphor, and they think that Paradise Mountain is not as good as the incense.

In ancient legends, the angels of Heavenly Mountain still had to go out early and return late, collect morning dew, harvest divine wheat, and weave clouds of light to bring water, food, and light to Heavenly Mountain.

But in Erika, the majestic Divine Power Barrier not only protects the city, but also turns the night into day, and the joy and pleasure continue through the night. Wine, food, spices, fabrics and other supplies from all over the continent are constantly supplied to the needs of the city, and there is never a shortage of them. Even their servants had to travel between the temple and the dwelling, carrying the supplies they needed.

The millions of inhabitants living in Ringham have prayed and worshiped every day, rain or shine, since they were young, in accordance with the sacred code established by the pivotal of the Church of God, Tinchem. Recite the name of Kem, obey the rites of Kem, and the soul is connected to Kem.

People with average qualifications, or who are not pious enough, although they live at the bottom of the incense, have no worries about hardship. They live in the outer layers of the fragrance, earning gold bushels from tourists and students from all over the continent that even the rural aristocracy would envy, and at the same time revering the rural aristocracy that they cannot enjoy in their lifetime. As a woman, she would rather marry an ordinary person with a fragrance than be a princess in a remote country, which is the consensus of most Faines.

The few lucky ones who were caught by Kem's attention said goodbye to their parents at a very young age and entered the inner seminary to learn various skills and understand the path to further respect for Kem's faith. They will get the profession of priest or paladin in the academy, and then enter the church, and gradually grow from priests to priests and priests. After a long climb, a very small number of people became Kem's patrons, and finally entered the Purple Mountain.

The Purple Mountain, the top of the incense, stands the heart of the Divine Court of Loyalty, the crown of the Church of Faithfulness: the Church of Loyalty.

The white-robed bishops walked along the roundabout bridge to the top floor of the Chapel of Allegiance. When the paladins on duty saw this scene, they were so surprised that they forgot to salute for a while.

Except for the annual birthday of the god Khem, when have you ever seen almost all the white bishops gathered?

The bishops were all solemn, and did not reprimand the guards for their rudeness.

They pass through a door of light with spells such as detecting evil, and enter a magnificent temple.

It seems that this is part of the main hall of the Church of Loyalty, and the hundred-meter-high statue of the god Kem is just showing its entire head in the hollow position in the center, but the bishops know that this place is isolated from the main hall.

The white-clad bishops first prayed to the statue of Kaim and then stood in a semicircle, bowing their heads respectfully.

A moment later, the light and shadow flickered, and the red-robed people appeared.

The white robe is the bishop, and the red robe is the cardinal. As the world knows, the Church of the Faithful God Tinchem does not have a pope, and the cardinal archbishop is reserved for demigod beings.

The cardinals, dressed in red robes, form the cardinals and hold authority over the whole Church and the entire Holy See. All cardinals are legends, and this is a prerequisite for them to be able to wear the red robe.

There were eleven red-robed men in all, and the entire cardinal was here, except for the two cardinals who presided over the war in the east and the secret affairs in the north.

However, the white-robed bishops all knew that except for the old man in the middle, most of the other cardinals were projections. Since it is a legend, most of the time will be spent on cultivation, spying on the path to the demigod. It is only at great moments, such as now, that the spirit is divided and the affairs of the church are agreed.

"You're here......"

An old man in a red robe in the middle said: "We all know the matter, I hope you have a formed countermeasure." ”

"Your Excellency Cardinal Benoit......"

Mirière, the eldest in the white robe, spoke on behalf of the group, and although he was older than the other, his deference was evident in his extremely mellow tone.

The lower clergy and believers were just as respectful in the face of their white robes, but Mirier knew that it was nothing more than a reverence for authority. And their white robes to red robes, in addition to the fear of authority, there is also the fear of God's will. Kem's divine grace, divine favors, divine punishments, and oracles were passed down by the red robes, and the red robes were the extension of Kem's will in the mortal world.

Millier said: "What happened in Alanis shook the faith of many grassroots and mid-level clergy, even Bishop Valentine Brinto, who was a little shaken. ”

The cardinal's red-robed men rarely show their heads, and Millier is the oldest white-robed bishop, and in the eyes of the people of Fragrance, he is equivalent to the great butler of Fragrance.

Benoit said lightly: "Brinto? His faith has deviated before, and it should be Rune's death that stimulated him." We will inform Cardinal Baudouin and bring him to Brento's attention. As for the middle and grassroots, it is your duty to strengthen their faith, and this is not something that the cardinal will need to talk about. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, I just, only emphasize the gravity of the situation", said Mirière, who did not bother to wipe it from a fine sweat on his forehead.

He looked back at his colleagues, gained strength from their approving eyes, and plucked up the courage to speak: "We believe that after Teresia obtained the Sword of Loyalty, the distortion of Kem's will became more and more serious, and if she obtained the shield of protection, the consequences would be unimaginable, and she must be stopped at the root!"

"Do you want to bring the Shield back to Ika?"

Benoit's tone was resolute: "This will never work! In the last era, Kem slew the god of tyranny in Tangus, and the sword of loyalty was corrupted and could only be sealed there. The shield of the guard remained in Valentine and was used to seal the Benoin gods of the East. If it is brought back, it will cause a catastrophe that can destroy the world. ”

Mirière felt that his wisdom was no longer enough to think about the dilemma in front of him: "But Theresia ......"

"She's just a thread that Kem uses to clean up his beliefs, and Kem's faith is overgrown with weeds, and she and the nobles of the kingdom behind her are eroding the foundation of Kem's faith. Kem hopes that through her, he can see clearly who still has the right faith, who has degenerated enough to break away from the church, and use his vulgar and ignorant soul to arrogantly delete the faith and defile the light of Kem!"

"As for the Guardian Shield, she can't get the approval of the Guardian Shield, instead, she will accept the final judgment of Kem!"

Speaking of this, Benoit's tone became cold: "But that's not a reason for you to give up on Valentine! Kem doesn't want her to go that far! You must do everything in your power to defend Valentine! Whoever cheats and cheats will receive the harshest divine punishment from Kem!"

Mirier and the others were breathing a sigh of relief, it turned out that Kem had already arranged everything. Theresia is following the path set by Cam to the end of her shameful fate.

Hearing Benoit's warning, they quickly swore that they would go all out to win the war.

"In Alanis, Kem unveiled the prelude to the Divine War in advance in order to complete the plan, which is also the price that has to be paid. You have to let the ignorant mortals know that this is not the will of Cam, but the will of Theresia. ”

A female red-robed voice spoke: "Even with mortal wisdom, we should know that by using the matter of Alanis to weaken Teresia's power and expand our power." It's not a civil war for the Kem believers anymore, don't you understand?"

Mirière and the others pondered for a moment, all with a look of understanding.

"Let all of Finn know that it wasn't Kem who was slaughtering the living, but that the executioner was Theresia," and another red-robed man put it more directly: "Let the Valentines treat her as a slaughterer and be determined to resist her." Let the churches and believers of other gods fear her and turn away from her. Let the holy warriors of the God of Justice regard her as an enemy, and in her hinterland, on her flanks, raise a wave of opposition to her......"

The cardinals, all men of great wisdom, finalized the measures to deal with the situation in a few words, and Mirière and the other white-robed departed with renewed confidence.

In the hall, the red-robed figure is still not dispersed.

After a long silence, Benoit said: "The situation is indeed serious, and we must ask the archbishops to intervene. ”

"The arrangements we've made with the Shield aren't necessarily foolproof, and Kem's response to Theresia is indeed shaking the faith of the Church. What I have said to Mirière just now is only to reassure them, and it is necessary to come up with practical measures to boost the confidence of the middle and grassroots levels. ”

"The amount of divine power collected last month has dropped again, the production of witches has not increased significantly, and the operation to obtain the corpse of Rose has also been blocked. Before the archbishops can hold us accountable, we must present them with a shaped response. ”

A red-robed man with a neutral voice who could not distinguish between men and women said: "I feel that there is a force behind Theresia, a force that seems to be beyond fate to support her. Many changes have not been seen in the entire era, or even the first two eras. ”

"I noticed it too!"

The female red-robed said in a sure tone: "From the rise of the Mirage Theater, to the changes in the Storm Isles, and the appearance of the magic guide gun, behind all this, there is the shadow of a magician, and we can see the signs of the reappearance of the Magic Empire in the First Age. I think that the lowly people of the Storm Isles, who have overthrown the Golden Family, want to use the hand of Teresia to regain the rule of the main plane. ”

Benoit shook his head: "Don't compare the current magicians with the magicians of 30,000 years ago, these lowly people are essentially no different from the previous gold family. They are too closely associated with the goddess of commerce, and they are more than willing to squeeze gold bushels out of mortals to exchange magical resources with the outer races than to rule mortals. ”

"As for the conspiracy, a new deity dormant in Hadron is more notable than a magician, and it was her clergy who recently sabotaged our operations in the Molten Realm. Behind Theresia, too, was the Pope. ”

"The resurgent goddess of love, a small character who wants to fish in troubled waters", said the neutral red robe, "I think I need to be more wary of the Night Lady than her." As I said a long time ago, Theresia seems to have been blessed by another powerful deity, her soul is pure and flawless, and she has been immensely powerful since she was a child!

"I think it's the Night Lady's layout, it's the one who sent Theresia to Kem nineteen years ago and confused Kaim's will. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain that Theresia is so special, when she was studying at Erika, our faith was impregnated with no effect. ”

Benoit sighed, "Actually, we have a chance, and when Theresia becomes the only saint of Kem, we should have left her in Linger." Last year we didn't feel good and wanted to make amends, and it got to this point. ”

"Don't blame yourself, it's our collective decision", says the female red-robe, "and when we asked the archbishops for oracles, they didn't object." ”

"Benoit is right to say that the situation is dire and requires the archbishops to intervene at a higher level", said a voice older than Benoit: "There is no point in complaining, blaming, speculating on the trajectory of fate, we have to give concrete advice to the archbishops." ”

The hall fell silent again, and after a while, Benoit said, "Whatever the specific countermeasures, it is no longer suitable for a decisive battle at Elanis, but we must stop Theresia from moving on." ”

"Clement's operations in the ice fields are already paying off. In three or four months, we will have a large army and turn the eyes of the whole world in another direction. ”

"I would like to submit a proposal to the archbishops on the countermeasure of delaying time. ”

The other red robes all nodded, and the female red robe said in a regretful tone: "It's a pity that over there in the Misty Swamp, the trajectory of fate is too messy, otherwise we will devote ourselves to the corpse of Rose God, and we should be able to solve the current problem." ”

"Since the archbishops also think that it is a dangerous place, let us not think much about it," said Benoit, "and now the task is to instruct the white-robed men to prepare divine sacrifices, and to summon the will of the archbishops requires no small amount of divine power." ”