When the ship docked, Julian stepped down from the dock and greeted him himself, without any retinue or subordinates, and he was alone.

It can be seen that the ship is full of people, but there is only one person who walks down. In response to Julian's courtesy, the old man also disembarked alone.

"Long time no see, Your Excellency. No, it's time to call you Your Excellency Marshal. Julian held out his hand to the old man.

After the Messian War and the palace coup, the chief of the Bow Knights of the Kingdom of Zealand, the "Eye of the Condor" General Finger Aiden, was transcendent, and as the primary contributor to the throne of Prince Harun, General Finger Aiden was personally awarded the highest military honor of "Marshal" by the new king.

Although Finger Aiden himself wanted to retire after all the dust settled, and then hide outside the whirlpool of power struggles, but from the moment he received the rank of marshal conferred by King Harlan himself, Finger Aiden knew that he would never be able to exit from the endless struggle peacefully, and even Finger Aiden himself faintly felt that King Haroun seemed to be arranging a bigger game. And the prince who was supported by him to the throne was another person he did not understand.

However, there is no point in questioning any more, it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, and since His Majesty Harun has arranged such an incomprehensible errand for him, Finger Aiden should carry it out unconditionally.

"The Cloud Piercing Longbow Troops, all 56 people, have arrived. You can get on board and count the number of people yourself. Finger Aiden said coldly to Julian. He had already clearly felt that this young man, who had called himself a "Friend of the Riverside" at the beginning, who had actively participated in their war, and who had been born as a "Holy Sword Wielder", was not as simple as it seemed on the surface, and that there were even more mysteries on his body than King Harun.

"There's no need to count, I can trust Harlan's boy, the man he sent here is absolutely reliable. Julian said, "Your Excellency, the accusations of these warriors remain yours. In fact, I have only one request, to guard the perimeter of the Papal Palace, and not to let anyone come near it, until the 'day of total eclipse' has passed, and the brothers can return home in peace." ”

Marshal Aiden was silent for a few seconds. He was not angry at the disrespect he had for King Harlan in Julian's words, but the uneasiness in his intuition spread through his heart and grew stronger.

Although it is now less than half a month away from the "day of the total solar eclipse", this kind of defense work seems simple, but Marshal Aiden has this feeling in his heart: maybe his military career, or even his entire life, has come to an end since then.

......

Half a day later, Julian had returned to the Papal Palace.

Now Julian has a transcendent position in the puppet theocracy of the Central Church, he is free to come and go in the papal palace, no one dares to interrogate, and he has no need to explain anything to anyone, as for the old man sitting on the papal throne, Julian does not lie to him at all. Even the new Pope Sixtus was a little afraid of this arrogant guy, after all, the terrifying experience in the Inquisition Hall that day had become a hurdle that Sixtus could not cross.

However, before Julian could return to his room, he was stopped in the hallway.

"What are you doing?" asked Julian very indifferently in the face of the stunning beauty that stopped in front of him.

Christina was not angry at Julian's rude attitude, which seemed to be expected by her. She clasped her hands in front of her chest and said, "You've done everything you want to do, you've seen all the people you want to meet, now you can take the next step." ”

Christina's attitude was not very good, and she was obviously very unhappy with Julian's repeated delays in the "next step".

"Is it really necessary to do this? Is there no other way to do it, if not hundreds of thousands, of human lives?" Knowing that it would be impossible to escape tonight, the last remaining shred of conscience made Julian plan to make a final fight.

"I don't want to explain to you any longer, the festival requires a tremendous amount of energy. No matter how many sacrifices appear, they will be glorified that their lives can be sacrificed to our lord. Christina said very indifferently these words that have determined the life and death of countless people, and in her eyes, human life is nothing more than a set of numbers.

Julian knew that he couldn't change Christina's decision, and after pondering for two seconds, he made one last request: "Don't choose to do it in the realm of the Rokar Empire and the Sealand Kingdom, is that okay?"

"Whatever. The city is up to you, but you have to complete a sufficient amount. ”

After leaving this command, which was no different from the "gift", Christina turned and left, never looking at Julian again.

Is it true that she can't disobey her orders? No, it's just that the time hasn't come yet.

Looking at the beautiful back of Christina's departure, Julian clenched his fists, and the palms were dripping with blood, falling to the ground drop by drop.

What is "forbearance"? According to the literal interpretation of the true kingdom on the vast continent of the Far East, forbearance means hiding the sharp blade deep in the heart. Now the knife buried in Julie's peace of mind is big enough and sharp, just waiting for the moment to see the light of day......

If there is anything on the three continents of Olopa that can be called a "land disliked by the gods", it is the city-state of Figuero.

The city-state of Figuero is the second largest city in the Republic of Monis, but its reputation is even greater than that of the capital, "Monis", however, this reputation is not a good thing, as the city is also known as the "City of Chaos".

As the name suggests, Figelow is a city without law, a place of chaos, a breeding ground for evil, and a paradise for outlaws. In this city with a population of nearly 100,000, countless absurd things happen every day, and any imaginable evil is staged like a marquee. The city lord can't control it at all, and the federation doesn't want to control it, which further aggravates the chaos and degradation of the city.

The Cult of the Holy Light preaches in all human settlements on the three continents of Olopa, and every country, city, and even village has church organizations and churches that believe in the God of Light. Even the Snowy Commonwealth of the Far North, where atheists dominate, has a few Cult of Light churches scattered around. In fact, those atheists do not reject the existence of religion, and their thinking is actually "freedom of belief". As long as those Holy Light Cult gods can pay taxes regularly, do not impose tithes, and do not violate the laws of the Snowy Federation, they can preach in the Snowy Federation as much as they want, of course, whether any of the residents who have been raised with atheism since childhood are religious.

However, in such a city, Figuero City, the original church organization of the Holy Light Cult has taken root in the city, but this "chaotic city" and the people who live in it are so ridiculous that even the clergy who are clean and self-loving will inevitably sink into the "same stream" after staying in the absurd city for a long time. In desperation, the Central Church had no choice but to withdraw the church organizations and clergy in Figelow. Therefore, it is said that it is not that the light of God in the light does not shine here, but that the city has been abandoned by God.

But this "chaotic city" has finally reached its end.

As the day dawned, and the people who had exhausted their strength after a sleepless night of indulgence were staggering back to their kennels, which were temporarily called "home", like zombies, many people were surprised to find that a towering tower had stood overnight in the place of the original city square......