Compared with humans, the architecture of the orc kingdom is more quaint and simple, advocating rudeness and atmosphere, they are built tall and large, Pazakara carried his brother Aaron, through this tall and simple palace, kneeling in front of the king of Menkaure.

The stout and quaint stone pillars, the huge throne and staircase high above, and the revealing pairs of beastly eyes that are very different from humans, make Pazaka feel a chill down his spine, he lowered his head, and he didn't dare to look at the legendary orc king who liked cannibalism on the stairs.

"Your Majesty, we offer you the highest respect, this is a gift we have brought and we hope that you will accept and accept us."

The king of Menkaure, a half-aged leopard man, took the sword of royal power, his eyes showed a look of greed and infatuation, he didn't mean to look at the two humans in front of him, his eyes only allowed the gorgeous long sword in front of him, and with a wave of his hand, he saw the two of them retreat: "Is this the legendary sword of the king?" Whoever has his power can become the master of the entire Alan continent? ”

A cat-man official behind him walked out and said flatteringly: "That's right, legend, whoever can stimulate the power of the sword of kingship is the king appointed by God, but so far it is unknown, no one can inspire his power, even the legendary Pope of the Church of Light, can not stimulate the divine power in it, even so, the Church of Light also relies on its power to rule most of the human realm." ”

"And now, he's in your hands."

King Menkaure laughed, looked very satisfied, and held the sword of kingship in his hand as if to feel its power: "Ah, I feel as if the eyes of God are watching me. ”

A minotaur general behind him stood up: "Your Majesty, this is just a sword, why should we offend the most powerful Church of Light in mankind for it, Your Majesty, please allow me to be direct, this is not a wise choice." ”

King Menkaure immediately glanced at the Minotaur General with dissatisfaction, and a pair of green beast eyes showed a violent mood: "Are you saying I'm stupid?" ”

The general immediately knelt on the ground: "I don't dare, but we have offended the Church of Light, they will definitely not give up, for the sake of this sword of royal power, they are very likely to start a war with us, we have not been at war with humanity for decades, peace has come, why should we provoke disputes at this time." ”

King Menkaure snorted coldly and immediately said: "Don't worry, the king of the Cretan Empire, Iliad VIII, is seriously injured and dying, and the alternation of thrones may occur at any time, and the Church of Light is unable to mobilize the nobles and all the troops of the Cretan Empire at this time to wage war against us." ”

"And the four garrison legions of the Church of Light in the church country, at present, 10,000 cavalry of the Knights of Light have been dispatched, and the remaining three legions, at least two must be left to not be mobilized, and we still have internal responses in the Cretan Empire, don't be afraid, they dare not fight, at this time, they are powerless to wage war against us."

"And the Church of Light, if you want to get back this sword of the king, you have to pay a sufficient price, hahaha, such a good deal, why don't I do it, such a big benefit fell from the sky out of thin air, I must let the Church of Light give me enough gold and silver treasures, as well as weapons and horses, what we wanted before but couldn't get, we can get it all at once this time, I know, the Church of Light is rich."

King Menkaure, holding aloft the sword of kingship and stepping on the animal skin carpet under his feet, returned to the throne: "As long as we have it, we are not afraid that the Church of Light will not agree." ”

"Hahahaha!"

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A week later, in the Church of Light, in the city of San Sal, in recent days, letters from afar have been sent to the Pope's Synod Chamber, and the Pope and the four purple-clad cardinal deacons are all seated.

Cardinal Athel was the first to speak: "We must not agree to the request of the Kingdom of Menkaure, this is a trampling on the glory of the gods, what do they want to do, steal our holy relics, and then blackmail us?" If we agree to their conditions, the face and prestige of our Church of Light will be lost. ”

Another purple-clothed cardinal deacon said: "However, we are currently unable to wage war against the Kingdom of Menkaure, we can mobilize a total of 30,000 Knights of Light and the Knights of Shengyao, even if we add the garrison of Cardinal Leon of the Cretan Empire, it is only more than 50,000 troops, while the Kingdom of Menkaure can mobilize 80,000 regular troops." ”

"Even if they don't have the elite of our troops, they will be able to resist our attack, and the longer it drags on, the more they will be able to launch a requisition order to mobilize an army of 100,000 or even 200,000, and besides, several other kingdoms or large city-states and tribes in the orc kingdom will also send troops to increase their troops."

The thin purple-clothed cardinal deacon on the opposite side was newly added, and he also expressed his opinion at this moment: "And according to the information sent by Director Sean, this time the internal affairs of the Cretan Empire and the sudden emergence and destruction of the Dark Council happened too coincidentally and suddenly, he felt that there was a conspiracy in it, although we arrested many members of the Noble Council, and even had a detailed list, but this made me feel too easy, and it was completely different from the cautious and rigorous style of the Dark Council before." ”

"According to Director Sean's judgment, all this is likely to be related to Duke Wardigan of the Cretan Empire, and according to the news, His Royal Highness the Iliad VIII can't support it for long, his physique has been extremely poor, and this serious injury has made him to the limit, even if there is a priest to maintain his life, it is estimated that it will ......."

Pope Hodup closed his eyes, as if listening to their discussion, and seemed to be lost in his own thoughts, at this time, there was a movement outside the Holy Chamber, and the Holy Maiden Kelly walked in with several priests, compared to a few years ago, the Holy Maiden had become more mature, and she looked holy and beautiful, not much different from the Goddess of Light in the statue.

"The sword of royal power must not be lost, this time I will go in person, no matter what intrigues and tricks the Cretan Empire has, or the Menkaure Kingdom of the Orc Country, insulting the glorious existence of the Church of Light, I will definitely not tolerate their continued existence."

Pope Hodepp stood up and greeted His Highness the Holy Maiden: "Oh, no, you are the core of the Church of Light, the bloodline of the gods and the symbol of divine power, with you, there will be absolutely no problems in the Church of Light State, it has not reached this point, I am ready to deal with it." ”

Hodepp turned his head: "Promulgate the papal edict to the Duke of Wardigan of the Cretan Empire, crowning him as the next emperor of the Cretan Empire, Atholl, on your behalf of me, personally go to the city of Nia to coronate him." ”

"At the same time, you take my message and ask him to fully support us in attacking the kingdom of Menkaure, and I will order the Knights of the Holy Yao and the Priests of the Judgment to accompany you on your journey, and I also have an order to bring Charles, this time it must be done quickly."

Hodep's tone was cold, completely forgetting that the previous Cretan emperor, Iliad VIII, was not really dead at the moment, but no one present regarded him as a living person anymore.

"The Ruling Priesthood is also going to be transferred? Then I will rest assured, and this time I will let them know how terrible the judgment from the Light really is. Athur immediately stood up and accepted the order.

The holy woman glanced at Hodepu, and Hodepu immediately said: "I understand what Your Highness means, I have sent a message to Sean, the director of the Inquisition, to investigate whether Duke Wodigan has anything to do with the Dark Council and the theft of the Holy Sword this time, and the most important thing is to stabilize the situation and retrieve the Holy Sword first, so as to maintain the majesty of our Church of Light." ”

"If he really had something to do with this incident, he would naturally know how the Iliad VII felt on the gallows at the beginning." Hodeck clubbed the scepter to the ground, and his eyes and face became cold.