Chapter Thirty-Eight: God Presence! The Empire of the End!
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In the year 1146 of the Dawn Calendar, on the twentieth day of the third month of the harvest season, the original capital of the Shenghui Empire, Saidnes.
Under the warm sunlight of the harvest season, Saidnes, who had been captured by the Church of the Gods coalition a month ago, has regained its prosperity, and is now even more prosperous than it was in the Divine Radiance Empire of the past!
After all, in the era of the reign of the Holy Radiance Empire and the Holy Radiance Church, in Saidnes, it was guaranteed that no one would starve to death (refer to the situation of the first good place in the imperial capital), and the prosperity of commerce and related was to ensure the needs of the church's personnel and families, as for the middle and lower classes, the citizens and merchants could only be regarded as passable.
Especially after the rise of the alliance of the Church of the Gods, the retreating Divine Radiance Empire and the Holy Radiance Church did their best to loot all kinds of resources and troops to replenish the losses, and even Saidnes was depressed because of this.
After entering the year 1146 of the Dawn Calendar, because the alliance of the Church of the Gods began to sweep through the entire Holy Radiance Empire, including the wise people in the previous two years, a large number of priests and fanatics of the Holy Radiance Church ran to Seidnes for refuge.
If it weren't for the fact that the Holy Radiance Empire and the Holy Radiance Church had accumulated a large amount of materials in Saidnes for thousands of years, it was estimated that without the Church of the Gods coalition spending time attacking, the millions of priests, church personnel, family members, and fanatics alone would have been enough to overwhelm the entire Saidnes, and there would be no need to wait for the next few days to break through Saidnes.
Of course, after the capture of Saidnes, the Church of the Gods coalition still carried out a purge, and a large number of priests, church personnel, and fanatics of the God of Divine Radiance were arrested, and then judged according to their respective crimes and ideas.
Needless to say, those who committed crimes were on the list of relevant guinea pigs in the game space of the gods. And those fanatical believers tried their best to persuade them to convert, and those who really couldn't did it disappeared into this world without a trace. The remaining were released and given a certain amount of property after they were determined not guilty.
Compared to the high-ranking and fanatics of the church who lost their heads or disappeared, the middle and lower echelons of Seydnis were not too harmed, and soon discovered the changes brought to Seydnis by the coalition of the Church of the Gods.
Although the alliance of the Church of the Gods could not reach the military discipline of the Celestial Empire Liberation Army on Earth, after capturing Saidnes, they did not deliberately burn and loot, at most they humanely destroyed those die-hard members of the Church of the Holy Radiance and fanatics.
However, after taking control of Sednes, the coalition forces of the Church of the Gods, under the orders of Magnus Claudius, began a final assault on the three remaining provinces of the Church of the Divine Radiance, while rebuilding the destruction of Sednes.
In the newly formed city management department of the Church of the Gods Alliance, a large number of middle- and lower-level personnel who are willing to convert have been retained, and at the same time, the ordinary citizens are grateful with cash-for-work and certain compensation measures - in other words, the priests of the Holy Radiance Church have really made the bottom line requirements of ordinary people in the Holy Radiance Empire very low in the past thousand years, and even the requirement of being fed and clothed is a very luxurious idea.
In just over a month, the whole of Sednes has a new look!
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Sednes North Town
"Thank the Merciful Gods"
Pooh, who had just finished making a deal, looked at the people coming and going outside, and then looked back at the brand-new three-story stone shop on his side, and couldn't help but praise the gods who he had cursed for more than a month.
Pooh, an ordinary shop owner in the North part of Saidnes.
As a native of Saidnes, Vinnie, who is in his thirties and almost forty, has a good relationship with the city defense team of Saidnes North City because his father used to have a good relationship with the city defense team of Saidnes North Town, so he can be regarded as a middle-class family specializing in daily necessities and food. And Pooh, who has a wife and a pair of children, has no ambitions, just wants his family to be safe and secure in this life.
However, after the rise of the Church of the Gods coalition in the cold wind season of 1143 in the Dawn calendar, this requirement gradually became a term for Pooh.
At the beginning, the actions of the coalition of the Church of the Gods had not affected the area of Saidnes, so Pooh, a small businessman in Saidnes, was not greatly affected, at most the purchase price of grain had increased a little and the taxes on his head had increased, but the life of Pooh's family was still able to sustain.
However, in the year 1145 of the Dawn Calendar, when the main and elite forces of the Divine Empire were almost defeated by the coalition forces of the Church of the Gods in a battle, the hard days of the Pooh family came.
First of all, the swarming of the Holy Radiance Church and the fanatical believers made the prices of Saidnes skyrocket, and then with the advance speed of the Alliance of the Church of the Gods, all the daily necessities in Saidnes were collected and managed by the Holy Radiance Church - of course, the food in the Pooh shop, which had no background, was purchased by the Holy Radiance Church at a very "reasonable" price.
As for other household items? Well, although it was not confiscated, but how many people are still in the mood to pay for it now?
As a result, when the coalition army of the Church of the Gods approached the city of Saidnes, the Pooh family could only rely on the small amount of food they had saved before to stay at home, and they did not dare to join the Divine Radiance Legion and the army of believers promoted by the Holy Radiance Church.
When the Church of the Gods coalition forces attacked Saidnes directly after a few days of siege, Pooh, who had the courage to observe his shop, found that the shop on which his family depended had been burned to the ground in the night battle. However, when Pooh was in despair, a team of city guards in charge of the aftermath found Pooh and confirmed his identity and the ownership of the shop, compensated him accordingly, and promised to give him a new shop.
Ten days earlier, Pooh had taken over the brand new three-storey shop with a basement.
Therefore, the current Pooh family has become loyal supporters of the alliance of the Church of the Gods, and Pooh also directly believes in the God of Dawn and the God of Commerce that are somewhat similar to the God of Divine Radiance - the Church of the Gods is very merciful to this, unless you openly blaspheme the gods or believe in those false gods, no one cares about how many gods you believe in.
"Did you hear that? Master Magnus Claudius announces that the Temple of Dawn is about to be officially completed?"
"Yes! Isn't it three days later? And the temples of the other gods will be inaugurated as well......"
"When the time comes, I must go to the Temple of the God of War and participate in the inauguration ceremony of the Temple!" β¦β¦
Listening to the discussion of the crowd walking on the street, Pooh in the shop pΓΉ couldn't help but feel his heart moved.
"The inauguration of the temple? Well, take Tina and Jamie and them to see them......"
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Sednes Central Town, one of the villas in the city.
"Great God of War, your light shines on the battlefield and guides us in the direction of victory......"
In one of the rooms of the villa, a knight in a suit of fine armor was kneeling on the ground, praying respectfully to a statue of the god of war more than a foot high in front of him.
The young knight, who looked to be in his twenties at most, had brown hair and pure blue eyes with a nice charm. And on that abnormally strong-looking body, there was a set of crimson super-level battle armor!
Alcatel Sacco (Note 1)!
He is a 25-year-old contractor from the Northwest Autonomous League, and a fanatical believer in the God of War.
In 1143 of the Aurora calendar, after someone ordered an attack on the Divine Radiance Empire, in addition to the large number of contracted people recruited in the Holy Radiance Empire, there were many other contractors among the dozen gods who responded to the gods' call to enter the Holy Radiance Empire to participate in the battle.
Of course, in addition to the call of the gods and the divine grace that may be obtained, the contractors who participate in it are like the warriors in the alliance of the Church of the Gods, and after sacrificing and obtaining military exploits, they will be rewarded with money, fiefs, and titles!
- Although it does not have a royal family but a church as in other countries, the religious titles and fiefs conferred by the Church of the Gods are the same as those of other countries, so they are quite attractive.
Alcatel Sacco is the youngest son of an earl family, and after becoming a contractor, he was promoted from the Red Bronze Knight to the Silver Knight in just over half a year, and then came to the Divine Empire with faith and the mentality of becoming a fiefdom noble, and then joined the side of the Church of the Gods coalition.
After nearly three years of fierce battles, this original silver knight was blessed with divine grace and became a Sanctuary Knight!
After ten minutes of prayer, when Alcatel Sacco finished his prayer and walked downstairs, he saw a strong man waiting for him in the respectful service of the servant.
"Hah! Alcatel, you're finally running down!" After watching Alcatel Sacco come down, the strong man with a few scars on his face looked very hideous, put down the cup in his hand and greeted him warmly.
"Logan, why are you here?"
Looking at the strong man, Alcatel Sacco was very pleasantly surprised and said hello to the other party.
The man named Logan was actually a civilian, but after becoming a contractor, he was "lucky" to become a believer in the God of War and passed the test set by the God of War, becoming a heavy shield warrior under the command of the God of War!
It doesn't sound like a high-end class, but Logan saved Alcatel Sacco's life on the battlefield, so the two people who have very different identities and are not in the same army have become rare friends.
"Ha, of course I'm looking for you to inquire about something, and by the way, find a place to have a drink!" Listening to Alcatel Sarko's question, Logan, a strong warrior, had no excuses at all, and simply stated his purpose.
- In addition to Rogen's own temper, the most important thing is that his relationship with Alcatel Sacco is iron enough, and his comrades in life and death on the battlefield do not have to be as tiring as the nobles to speak.
"It's about fiefdoms, right?" Listening to his old friend's words, Alcatel Sacco guessed directly, and after seeing Logan nodding, he said very simply: "That matter is still being discussed, and it will be decided by the Pope and the Patriarch of the Church of the Gods after the temple ceremony!"
- As the most valuable property in the Yaofa plane, the fief is equivalent to the lifeblood of the human nobles, even a knight's domain is enough for many people to work hard with their lives. And after the Church of the Gods coalition destroyed the Shenghui Empire, the fiefdom of the war dead, the wounded, and the meritorious has always been a big hit.
"Hey, Alcatel, it looks like I'm going to have to drink a little more later......" Listening to his old friend's words, Logan's face immediately collapsed with a hint of anticipation, and he shouted at Alcatel Sacco weakly.
Rogan did not suspect that Alcatel Sacco was lying, because he also understood the character of his old friend, perhaps with a hint of so-called aristocratic pride in strangers, but it was not his character to lie in such matters.
"Just drink it, it's hard for you to get drunk as a golden warrior anyway!"
Listening to the words of his old friend, Alcatel Sacco shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently.
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Now in the city of Saidnes, after all, the coalition of the Church of the Gods like Alcatel Sacco and Logan are concerned about their future fiefdom and treatment, while ordinary citizens like Vinnie feel the changes in their lives, and most of the ordinary citizens do not hesitate to join the side of the Church of the Gods.
But for Sednes, the recent inauguration of the Temple of the Gods was the real event!
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Three days later, the central city of Saidnes was located in the original location of the Grand Temple of the Holy Radiance.
Originally, this was the only great temple of the god of divine radiance in the Holy Radiance Empire, but after the coalition forces of the Church of the Gods defeated Saidnes, the great temple and belief of the god of divine radiance, a false god (demigod), could not be left behind. Therefore, the mages and priests in the alliance of the Church of the Gods took action, and in a matter of days, they all demolished and rebuilt the temples of the gods of the Holy Radiance.
The largest and oldest temple of the Holy Radiance was of course no exception, and was directly demolished by the order of Magnus Claudius, the commander of the coalition forces, and then a new temple of the god of dawn was built on the site!
Now when the sun is just rising, the Temple of Dawn, like the other gods in Saidnes, is packed with people who have come to watch the temple's inauguration.
"This is the Great Temple of the Dawn? It's spectacular!"
"That's a gem, right? It must be, right?"
"Golden roofs? It can't be made of pure gold, can it?"
"Stand back! Don't huddle together!!" β¦β¦
In front of the Temple of the God of Dawn, tens of thousands of citizens of Saidnes (most of them just making a appearance) stared in amazement at the temple in front of them, many of whom wiped their eyeballs with their hands in disbelief as they still couldn't believe what they were seeing.
Although the Dawn God Temple, which was constructed in secret, was built with the help of the location of the Great Temple of the Holy Radiance, it was obviously completely destroyed in terms of the construction of the Holy Radiance Great Temple, which was ordered to be built with historical significance and the Holy Radiance Church.
I saw a pure white marble temple with a height of 100 meters towering in the sun, and the top-grade light magic crystal costume on the roof of the pure gold church and the top of the tower was extremely dazzling. And at the gate of the temple, the rose and sunrise pattern badge composed of top-grade fire-based magic crystals, red and yellow pure gems (the holy emblem of the god of dawn, Rhodes directly borrowed the setting in DND) is even more impossible to ignore, and it directly blinded the eyes of countless knowledgeable believers in the morning light that had just risen!
If it weren't for the large number of newly built city guards, paladins, and priests at the entrance of the Temple of Dawn to maintain order, and the Church of the Gods coalition with zero tolerance for the recent crimes of Saidnes, maybe some citizens who were carried away by greed would have wanted to see if they could take advantage of it.
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The prayer hall inside the Temple of the God of Dawn
"It's time! Start the ritual!" In the hall where the high-ranking officials of the Church of Dawn and the contractors gathered, Magnus Claudius slowly raised his head and commanded as he looked at everyone around him.
"Yes! His Holiness the Pope!" *N
After listening to Magnus Claudius's command, the hundreds of church officials present were unusually respectful, and then knelt down with Magnus Claudius and began to pray to the temple in the hall.
"Great God of Dawn, He is the dawn of the dawn! It is the light of revival! It's a source of vitality."
The sound of prayer in the hall gradually spread to the rest of the temple, and every member of the temple of Dawn who heard it respectfully knelt on the ground, matching the sound of prayer. And with the sound of prayer, the statue of the god of dawn and the entire temple in the hall of the Temple of Dawn began to emit a faint golden light, and then as the sound of prayer became louder and louder, the golden light of the entire Temple of Dawn became brighter and brighter. When the sound of the prayer and the changes in the temple were seen by everyone outside the temple, the ordinary citizens who had joined the god of the dawn saw the holy warriors, priests, and devotees of the covenanters praying in the direction of the temple on their knees, and they also habitually followed them in prayer on their knees.
As a result, when the voices of tens of thousands of believers merged into a single tone, the light emitted by the entire Dawn Temple became more and more dazzling and dazzling, and then directly condensed into a huge golden pillar of light and soared straight into the sky!
After seeing this real miracle and feeling the warm feeling of the golden light shining on them, the believers who had followed the crowd or thought that they were the same as the previous Church of the Holy Light began to pray sincerely, and their hearts began to have unprecedented faith in the God of the Dawn and other gods.
The change in the Temple of Dawn seemed to be an introduction, and pillars of light of different colors appeared one after another in other parts of Saidnes, making the entire Saidnes seem to be shrouded in a colorful light.
Subsequently, the god of dawn, the god of war, the god of the earth, and the goddess of life...... The phantoms of the nineteen gods of the Church of the Gods alliance appeared in the pillar of light, and then fell into the temple under the respectful welcome of their respective popes and patriarchs.
After the shadow of the god fell into the temple, the sound of the god's blessing to his followers and the aura of the aura directly enveloped the temple and even the entire Saidnes.
The god of dawn blessed his followers with healing for moderate injuries and full of energy for the coming month!
The god of war has given himself the blessing of developing the potential of his followers and making it easier to become a warrior!
The God of the earth blessed his followers with the blessing that they would never get lost when they walked on the earth within a year, and that they would grow their crops and increase their yields......
All in all, in the face of more than a dozen gods who actually performed miracles and subsequently began to recruit priests and holy warriors in Saidnes, the citizens of Saidnes, who were still a little resistant, quickly abandoned their belief in the "false god" of the God of Radiance, and followed those middle and high-level who had already joined the alliance of the Church of the Gods and became devout believers in the gods.
After the inauguration of the temple, the answer to the question of the Church of the Gods and the churches was announced, under the announcement of Magnus Claudius, who had received the Divine Grace and promoted to the legendary king!
First of all, all the war dead and disabled of the Church of the Gods coalition army were allocated a piece of territory with the lowest knight domain according to their respective merits, and even if the war dead did not have immediate family members, they would be inherited by distant relatives who were willing to inherit the name of the war dead - in layman's terms, it is equivalent to a truth on the earth to change their surnames!
Secondly, it is distributed by the current members of the Church of the Gods coalition and members who have made great achievements, and the titles and territories of religious nobility at all levels have become a feast for everyone now.
In the end, the remaining lands of the Divine Radiance Empire were divided according to the legions of the nineteen gods of the Church of the Gods Alliance, and became nineteen religious territories of all sizes. Saidnes and some cities became public religious districts, and along with other religious noble domains, they became protective circles for the territories of various religions.
Faced with these circumstances, the people and contractors in the coalition of the Church of the Gods were satisfied, because they got what they wanted, the great gods were generous in such matters, including the families of their comrades who died in battle, and the people who stood in the present felt unusually good to taste the fruits of victory, in addition to the divine graces they enjoyed.
A huge Divine Radiance Empire was divided in this way, and the surrounding countries that were now busy with the problem of mutant monsters and mutated demonic beasts were satisfied, because at least the people in control of the Divine Radiance Empire were not the kind of extremists who shouted "One qiΔ to God".
The current Shenghui, no, it should be called the commoners in the Alliance of the Gods are also very satisfied, at least their lives are much stronger than before, without the many harsh taxes and the oppression of the priests. And the chance of rising is much greater than before, the benevolent gods directly overturned the previous measures of the Holy Radiance Empire and the Holy Radiance Church to strictly control the knowledge and force of the common people, and a large number of apprentice rank books such as warriors, knights, mages, priests, etc. were lifted and could be sold at will.
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All in all, after the Harvest Season of 1146 in the Dawning calendar, the era of the Divine Radiance Empire and the Holy Radiant Church has come to an end!
(Note 1: The name of this character is kindly provided by the "Evil Sky Demon Shadow" book friend in the character collection building in the book review area!) (To be continued......)