"What?"

Caroline turned her head to look at Su Mo. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"I mean, it's interesting how these people have a good attitude toward you, or toward the clergy of the Goddess of the Spring." Su Mo said.

"Is there anything strange about that? We're magicians after all. Caroline said.

A clergyman is not necessarily a theorist, and a theorcerer is a cleric after all, and the status of a theorist is much higher than that of the average clergyman.

"Of course it's strange, how much is the sorcerer of the goddess of spring water worth?" Su Mo's words were very polite, "At that time, you were saved from being hunted down because of your identity as a magician?" ”

Caroline was speechless for a moment, and it occurred to her that now that the Principality of Caldera was on the verge of extinction, the sorcerer of the Goddess of Springs was no different here than the rest of the continent.

There was no need for these soldiers to be so respectful to her, and to put it bluntly, even banning her from entering the country was a very normal move.

Why, then, did the men let them in—Caroline recalled the sympathetic and greedy eyes in which the soldiers looked at her, as if it were not just because the Duchy of Caldera had fallen.

"Destroying a country is not just about invading the country and killing the army." Su Mo leaned against the soft cushion in the carriage and said, "The most important thing is to destroy the culture and spirit of this country. ”

"Unfortunately, most of the people of Caldera, including the royal family, worship the goddess of springs."

"Once the church, which symbolizes the goddess of springs, is 'pushed', then the principality of Caldera should be considered completely finished. Along the way, you should have seen many people praying to the goddess of spring water, once the last hope in their hearts is broken, then ...... The Duchy of Weiss will be able to completely incorporate this country into its territory. ”

"No, it can't be!"

Caroline retorted with some excitement, "This will be a divine war, and the Duchy of West will not dare to do this!" ”

"Of course they wouldn't dare, but don't forget, the Duchy of Weiss believes in the god of power. In the name of God, it is right to deal with you people. Su Mo said.

Caroline's eyes widened.

"It is also a good thing for the god of power to be able to destroy the faith of the goddess of spring water and develop his own faith. It's also a good thing for the Duchy of Weiss, and since it's beneficial to both sides, why not cooperate? Su Mo said.

"Then why did you let us in?" Caroline's voice fell.

"Rather than letting you magicians leave and be active elsewhere to remind the Goddess of Springs that still exists, it's better to let you all come back, wipe them all out, or leave behind a building, depending on the meaning of the Church of Power." Su Mo said, "It's just that you believers are all dead-brained, and you will definitely come back to live and die together." ”

“……”

Caroline said with a serious face, "The glory of the goddess of spring water will never disappear. ”

"But it can be weakened, so weak that it can barely shine anywhere in the Continent of the Gods." Su Mo said.

Caroline's face was sad, she knew that this Nero was telling the truth, and it could even be said that it was the future.

The strength of the Spring Water Goddess Church was originally relatively weak, and the number of magicians in the entire church did not exceed a hundred, while the number of the church's private army, the Goddess Legion, has always been maintained at about 5,000 people.

Aside from the number of troops invaded Caldera by the Duchy of West, the number of the Legion of the Church of Power alone in a large diocese exceeds 10,000, and the Church of Power has a total of five dioceses, five cardinal archbishops, and there are two cardinal archbishops in the Duchy of West, with an army of nearly 30,000.

The legions of these two dioceses alone attacked enough to completely crush the Church of the Spring Goddess.

Not to mention, the Duchy of Weiss will remain neutral on the surface, and secretly it will definitely provide all kinds of assistance, and the weakening of the glory of the goddess of spring water is almost an ironclad fact.

As a believer and magician, Caroline's sadness and confusion are extremely normal.

Caroline was sad, but Su Mo was in a pretty good mood.

This time, the Duchy of Weiss attacked the Duchy of Caldera and persecuted the Church of the Goddess of Springs to the precarious, for him, it was simply a pie in the sky.

This kind of thing can get thanks or benefits, but it is far higher than icing on the cake.

Two people with different minds came to the sphere of influence of the Spring Goddess Church in this way.

This is a small and not small, rather prosperous city, completely ruled by the Church of the Goddess of Springs, including part of the surrounding area, the Principality of Caldera has not interfered in any way, and it is basically "the country of China".

Of course, under the current war, the originally prosperous city seems to be very depressed.

Although the inhabitants of the city were temporarily spared the suffering of war due to the existence of the Church of the Goddess of Spring, everyone had panic written on their faces, and the city was safe, but outside the city, small armies often passed by, bringing disaster.

Leaving the city, one enters a dangerous area, and no one wants to leave beyond the city's walls.

However, the amount of farmland in the city is so small that it can almost be described as none. The farmland outside is uncultivated and is beginning to be deserted, and during the war, it is already a very shameful thing not to attack your city, let alone trade.

This city can be said to be a Jedi that has been deliberately blocked.

The sorcerers were still free to come and go, the common people had to hide within the walls to survive, and as time went on, food shortages and chaos began to spread, and although the power of the Church of the Spring Goddess quelled the attack, the city became more and more depressed.

When Su Mo and Caroline walked into the city, there were few people on the street, and only a few people walked weakly in the originally most lively square, and the most seen were the clergy in aqua blue robes.

But even the clergy had a look on their faces, their steps vain, their eyes filled with sorrow.

Along the way, Caroline cast several magic spells to help the people dispel some of their pain, but that's all she can do.

In a short time, Su Mo and Caroline arrived in the center of the city, where the temple of the Church of the Goddess of Springs was located.

This is a large and majestic church building, slightly different from the church in Su Mo's impression, it is more gentle, not like the power church that looks fierce at a glance.

The church and shrine are surrounded by a large garden, which was originally planted with trees, but now they have been cut down, and many places have even been converted into farmland, and the crops can grow quickly through divine magic, barely maintaining the situation in the city, which can be seen in the dire situation.

The garden is enclosed by a low wall, with two entrances and exits, guarded by guards.

And Caroline with Su Mo, of course, will not be stopped.

"How are you going to help us?" Caroline said as she walked, and for now, she could only believe that the magician in front of her could work miracles.

"Help?"

Su Mo looked at Caroline and said, "This word is too simple, simple help is not enough to describe what I am going to do for you next." ”

"Caroline."

At this time, a middle-aged woman who was also wearing an aqua blue robe came to meet her, with a beautiful face and a gentle expression.

"Archbishop Norma." Caroline hurriedly saluted.

"No need to be polite, my child." Norma smiled, "You can come back at a time like this, and the goddess will remember your piety." ”

Caroline nodded.

"Who is this?" Norma looked at Su Mo, a trace of doubt and vigilance flashed in her eyes, she couldn't see through the man in front of her.

The power of the goddess of spring water is weak, there are only two archbishops, and there are only three bishops below, Norma, as one of the only two archbishops, has a good strength in itself, and has surpassed the high level, but it has not reached the legend, and it is between the legend and the high level.

Norma glanced at Su Mo, but he couldn't see the depth of this man at all, could it be that he was a high-level professional, or even a legend?

"This is Nero Akmund, a magician, a companion I met on my travels." "This time I'm here to help us." ”

"That's right." Norma bowed slightly to Su Mo, "Thank you Lord Akmund for your help." ”

"I also yearn for the goddess of spring water, and I have always wanted to join the church, but unfortunately I have been suffering from no opportunity, and I just happened to meet Caroline, which is the opportunity given to me by the goddess of spring water, and it should be me who is grateful." Su Mo said.

"You want to join the church?" Norma was stunned for a moment.

In other words, Norma would not be surprised if someone came over and wanted to join the church, but now, even Norma couldn't help but think in her heart that the ship of the goddess of spring water was about to sink, and there would be someone who wanted to join the church?

It is not difficult to become a believer in the gods, it is enough to make offerings to the church.

But if you want to join the Church, you have to go through "baptism", which is a very crucial procedure that can exclude all ill-intentioned people.

And if you want to break away from the church, you will be hunted down by institutions such as "inquisitions" if you want to leave.

Of course, the Church of the Goddess of Springs does not have such an institution.

But this doesn't mean that if you want to break away after joining without paying a price, even if you don't count the magicians, you still have an army of 5,000 people.

Joining the church is dedicating one's life to the gods.

This ship is about to sink, and there are still people who want to live and die together on the ship, this makes no sense!

Norma would not be naïve enough to think that with the backing of the goddess of springs, everything would be solved, not to mention anything else, even if the Duchy of Weiss was surrounded and not attacked, it would be enough to force the entire church to a desperate situation.

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Thank you for the easy night walk, soft girl I like to tip! (To be continued.) )