Chapter 286: Stormy Clouds Rise
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Just when Wu Hui was bored in the Kingdom of God.
On the Bright Continent, there are storms and clouds.
The setting sun is like blood, pouring the last afterglow of the day over the magnificent imperial capital.
The imperial capital, a city full of glorious history, is also the capital of the entire Bright Plane, which all human beings look up to.
At the moment when the great god of light sprinkled the light of faith from here to the entire continent, this city full of legendary colors officially stepped onto the stage of history from this moment.
It's just that there is no faith here anymore.
At this time, in the imperial capital court full of the setting sun, an old emperor with gray hair, Carlos Princehall, was standing on the balcony of the study, facing the sunset, quietly listening to the reports of the two princes behind him and the archbishop of the imperial capital.
"Father, I, we've failed again...... Charles, that traitor, finally escaped from our encirclement!"
It was his eldest son, Clark Princehall, who spoke out.
The eldest prince Clark has a burly body and a dignified appearance, compared to the cold and handsome younger brother Charles, his broad and strong chest is full of strong majestic, especially the bright and gorgeous royal plate armor, which sets off his already tall body more majestic and powerful.
It's just that this eldest prince, who is like a young lion, unconsciously has more unwillingness and resentment between his eyebrows at this time.
"Regardless of the eldest brother's business, the only thing to blame is Charles, who is too cunning. ”
The person who answered the call was the second brother of the eldest prince and the second son of Emperor Carlos, Henry Princehall.
Although he is not as strong and tall as the eldest prince Clark, his handsome appearance and a delicate and luxurious knight's armor set off his almost perfect appearance, which makes him more and more upright and chic.
"Father, the Imperial Army led by my eldest brother and I has driven Charles and Andrew, two rebels, into the Billy Hill Gorge, and is about to annihilate their main forces. But who would have thought that Charles and Andrew had already set up a huge teleportation circle in the depths of the canyon, and all their main forces were transferred elsewhere in the canyon, and we were all in vain!"
When it comes to this battle, the second prince Henry and his eldest brother Clark are almost angry.
The strength of the two of them together is almost ten times that of the third brother Charles, and the battlefield is in the territory of the empire they are familiar with, but in the past two months, Charles has always been cunningly slipped away again and again.
This time, Charles and his mentor Andrew, who led hundreds of elite main forces, went deep into the empire alone, destroying the rear towns used by the two royal brothers to store grain and grass, and burning all the grain and grass of their two armies.
As a result, the two princes had to withdraw their troops, and the third encirclement and suppression plan that had just been organized failed again.
Especially when they learned that Charles, who had been suppressed by the two of them, had successfully been promoted to level 7 in a short period of time, and Charles's mentor Andrew had actually reached the level 8 legend, the two of them gritted their teeth with hatred.
Although the two of them have the backing of the imperial military and have many strong people, they can't swallow this breath when they see their younger brother Charles, who was once crushed by them, become so good in a short period of time.
"Father!"
The second prince, Henry, saw that his father Carlos was still facing the sunset, silent, couldn't help but raise his voice, and complained, "Charles and Andrew alone, it is impossible to arrange such an exquisite formation as a large teleportation array, there must be a gang of moths from the Magic Association behind this!"
"That's right!" Grand Prince Clark suppressed the anger in his heart and added in a low voice, "If it weren't for the Magic Association's moths in the back, how could Charles, who was weak and incompetent, be promoted to level 7 so quickly!"
As the leader of the Imperial rebels, the third prince Charles and his mentor Andrew did receive help in many ways.
First of all, Wu Hui needed them to help him slow down the offensive pace of the imperial army, and first promoted Charles to level 7, and the Holy Demon Master Andrew was also promoted to level 8, and a large number of elite and high-end divine kingdom weapons were sent.
In addition, Elder Mason, who separated from Wu Hui, the elite of the Magic Association led by Stuart, and the Sea Clan soldiers led by Karen Glacier who followed the estuary and the river into the interior of the empire all merged into Charles's army without being noticed by outsiders.
Sometimes they converge, sometimes they separate, spreading faith in the gods of light throughout the empire, while also wreaking havoc in the shadows.
At one time, the imperial military led by the two princes, Clark and Henry, was so angry that they lost the other.
Often, when the Imperial military had just mobilized a large army and was encircling and suppressing the past in accordance with orthodox tactics, Charles and his teammates had already scattered and disappeared without a trace.
This method of using elite forces to fight guerrilla warfare in the shadows made the two princes, Clark and Henry, anxious, and also made the hearts of the people in the empire fluctuate and could not bear it.
"Father, those moths of the Magic Association, who say they are always neutral on the surface, but in fact they are secretly supporting traitors like Charles in a vain attempt to subvert the Heavenly Emperor of our Empire!"
"Big brother is right, I think the Magic Association should be completely banned first, and all magicians in the empire should be controlled!"
The two princes vented their anger and continued to speak, which finally aroused the dissatisfaction of the old emperor Carlos.
"Enough!"
Carlos looked unkind, turned around and looked coldly at the two sons standing in front of him, "If you lose, you lose, the more excuses you make, the more embarrassed you will be!"
"Father's anger!" Clark and Henry hurriedly knelt on one knee and bowed their heads.
In fact, the three people present knew very well that Charles was able to exert all kinds of magic to the extreme on the battlefield, and it was inseparable from the assistance of the Magic Association.
It's just that the Magic Association has long been deeply rooted in recent decades, and even the imperial military has three major magic groups, and each army also has corresponding middle and high-level magicians as auxiliaries.
Now if they want to strictly investigate the Magic Association, I am afraid that if Charles is not eliminated first, their imperial military will fall into civil strife.
"Your Majesty, and the two royal highnesses. ”
Cardinal Marne, who had been standing on the side, took a step forward and saluted elegantly, "Prince Charles's rebellion has caused a lot of turmoil in the empire, but in my disdainful opinion, the real danger is not Charles, nor the Magic Association hiding behind it, but the bright pseudo-Holy See that is causing trouble on our borders!"
Cardinal Marne, an ambitious middle-aged man, wears a bright red cardinal's gown that represents sacrifice for righteousness, a bright red round hat with a high crown, and a golden ring of power on his finger that symbolizes status and power.
Since the news of the fall of the God of Light came out a hundred years ago, and it was completely confirmed decades ago, the last Pope of the Holy See of Light, St. John Nassader, in the current imperial capital, officially announced to the entire continent the abolition of the Holy See of Light and the establishment of the Protestant Church of Light.
St. John Nazarr became the first initial pope of Protestantism, claiming to be the embodiment of the light of the world, pardoning all believers and converting to the pure light of the world, that is, Nassardr himself.
On that day, Marne, who had followed Nassassr to change his doctrine, was also canonized as a cardinal archbishop on that day, and officially became Nassard's right-hand man in charge of various affairs in the imperial capital and its surroundings.
At this time, as a permanent member of the Emperor Carlos's side, Archbishop Marne's proposal immediately attracted the attention of Carlos and the two princes, Clark and Henry.
"The reason why the third prince Charles dared to start a rebellion, the reason why the Magic Association dared to assist the rebels, and the four seas sea clan that was ready to move in the sea are not unrelated to the recently revived Light False Sect. ”
Archbishop Marne's eyes were full of cunning wisdom, and he slowly agitated, "If you want to completely quell the rebellion and restore the majesty of the empire, you must give priority to destroying that bright pseudo-papal see!
There is no doubt that the recent rise of the Holy See of Light has caused a lot of turmoil, and there are rumors of miracles coming in various places, and the remarks about the return of the God of Light have long been circulated in all corners of the mainland.
Even Charles, the third prince, who began to rebel a few months ago, is under the banner of cleansing the earth for God.
This made many people in power in the imperial capital feel quite pressured, especially the Protestant core led by Nassadr was full of hostility to the re-emerging Holy See of Light, and they were eager to get rid of the Holy See of Light immediately.
"Bishop Marne, let our Imperial Army help you destroy the Light False Cult? ”
The Grand Prince, Clark Princehall, straightened up and questioned with a sneer, "Now behind the Bright Pseudo-Holy See, there are two major principalities, the Principality of Holy Violet and the Principality of the Holy Griffon, and if you want to exterminate the False Sect of Light, you must start a war with the two principalities! Of course, with the strength of our empire, we can naturally destroy the two principalities, but what is the price? Have you ever thought about how much our empire will pay for it?"
Although the Empire of Light is different from what it used to be, it still has the power to surpass many princely kingdoms on this continent. It's just that if you want to exterminate the two principalities, you really have to pay a lot of price.
"It is precisely because of the huge cost that we need to immediately exterminate the Bright Pseudo-Sect!" Archbishop Ma immediately retorted in the face of questioning, "Otherwise, when the Bright Pseudo-Holy See grows and grows again, the enemies we face will no longer be as simple as two principalities, but two kingdoms, and even the entire continent!"
The re-emerging Holy See of Light is undoubtedly the greatest enemy of their Bright Protestantism, and the most deadly threat to their Bright Protestantism, which everyone knows very well.
"The Bright Pseudo-Holy See does want to exterminate it, but not now. ”
Clark's younger brother, Henry Princehall, the second prince, replied, "I think that in order to eliminate external troubles, we must stabilize our internal strife! When that time comes, not only will we not be able to successfully conquer the two principalities, but our empire will also become a mess that cannot be controlled!"
Henry was right. The eldest prince Clark faced Carlos and said, "Father, I also think that we must stabilize the civil strife in the empire before we can send troops to fight the turmoil on the border, otherwise once the civil strife in our empire expands, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
"Your Majesty!" Archbishop Marne was a little anxious, and he also asked Carlos, "The riots of the Light False Religion are the foundation of the cholera Empire's rule, and only by exterminating the Light False Religion can the Empire usher in long-term prosperity and peace!"
"Now our 30,000 Protestant guards are ready to go, just waiting for His Majesty's order, our Protestant guards will definitely join forces with the imperial army to exterminate the Bright False Sect and the two rebellious principalities, so as to strengthen the majesty of our empire!"
Since Pope Nazar founded Protestantism and bewitched Emperor Carlos, Emperor Carlos turned to fully support Nazard's Protestant construction and allowed Protestants to set up a convoy.
It's just that the Protestant Guardian Army, which has grown from more than 3,000 people at the beginning, has now grown to more than 30,000! In addition, the soldiers who can be selected into the Protestant Guardian Army are all elite in the army, and at the same time they are staunch supporters of Protestantism. They are powerful and well-equipped, although they say 30,000, their real combat power is enough to match the regular army of 70,000 or 80,000 empires!
It can be said that the Protestant Pope Nassard, as if under the eyes of the emperor, established a strong private army.
"Marn, don't forget, the Protestant guards belong to the military of our empire, and your Protestant church must also completely obey the rule of our empire, our empire should be like a army, and you don't need to teach!"
The eldest prince Clarkway was stunned and scolded, "In the current situation, I think the Protestant Holy See should take out all the guards and cooperate with us to encircle and suppress the imperial traitors led by Charles, and restore peace to our empire!"
"We Protestants will always support the rule of the Empire, but Your Majesty, the root of the current chaos is the Light Hypocrisy!"
"Father!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Enough!" said Emperor Carlos with another snort, stopping the current chaotic squabble.
The two princes and the archbishop Marne closed their mouths at the same time and bowed their heads humbly.
Emperor Carlos frowned, the dispute in front of him, the situation with the empire, all made him upset, is his empire about to be like the sunset outside the window, gradually ending?
He would never allow such a thing to happen!
He wants to become the greatest emperor in the history of mankind, and he wants to use the power of Pope Nazar to harvest immortality!
"Marne, how long will it take for His Excellency the Pope to go into retreat?" asked Emperor Carlos, after a moment's silence.
The reason why he fully supported Pope Nassard's establishment of Protestantism in the empire and ordered the complete ban of the old Holy See was precisely because he had made an agreement with the other party.
In this agreement, Pope Nazar will have the honor of Carlos as emperor, and when Nassassel successfully ignites the divine fire, he will help Carlos obtain eternal life as soon as possible!
For this reason, Carlos almost gambled on the fate of the entire empire. However, he was not worried that Nazarr would break his word, because the power of the oath would be effective for the gods.
"Back to Your Majesty. Archbishop Marne replied respectfully, "His Majesty the Pope has entered a critical period, and I believe that it will not be long before the divine fire can be ignited, and His Majesty will definitely become the eternal emperor of our world!"
However, Marne is indeed extremely respectful on the surface, but in fact, he is already secretly laughing in his heart, when the Pope ascends to the divine realm, even if you are given an eternal life, you are just a puppet who can live forever, and their Holy See will eventually override everything!
On this side, hearing such an answer, Emperor Carlos's eyes were filled with deep longing.
The two princes were silent, their eyes full of complexity.
The two of them only recently learned about this shocking secret, because now it has reached the most critical moment.
It's just that at that time, the status of Protestantism will inevitably rise to the point of no return, and once his father is really immortal, then there is still hope for these two princes in the future?
Of course, they can only hide these words in their hearts, and no one dares to say them.
"In this case, the bright pseudo-papacy on the border will be handled by him personally after the Pope's retreat is over. ”
Emperor Carlos swept his gaze over the three people in front of him, and officially gave the order, "In addition, Marne will transfer 10,000 elites from the Protestant Guardian Army, and cooperate with Clark and Henry to participate in the conquest of my rebel son Charles!"
"Yes!" The eldest prince Clark and the second prince Henry finally showed joy in their eyes. It seems that Charles, who is vying for the throne with them, will eventually usher in death!
Archbishop Marn's face tightened slightly, but the emperor had already spoken, and even though he was unwilling, he could only nod and accept in the end.
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