Chapter 60: The Church's Thoughts (Part 2)

Holy city of Reims, inside the Pope's study.

"Live Rentat Music Festival?" Benedict III looked at the cardinal opposite, repeating the news he had reported, obviously a little unable to understand that this level of information could be sent to him, if he even handled such a pea-sized thing himself, then what would so many cardinals do?

As if sensing Benedict III's displeasure, the cardinal sweated a layer of cold sweat on his forehead, and he actually said a key sentence under his nervousness: "Returning to the Pope's crown, this live broadcast is not the live broadcast of the Aalto Music Festival in the Municipal Square, but the live broadcast of the entire four countries of the Strait and some cities in the Northland Coastal Corridor, which makes the number of people watching the Rentat Music Festival in the millions." ”

"Ultra-long-range image transmission...... With the help of artificial planets?" Benedict III naturally understood that the live broadcast in the cardinal's mouth was not only a sound broadcast, so he knew a lot about the arcane and immediately thought of artificial planets, and only they could bear a similar demand at present, unless the Magic Council was determined to go bankrupt and set up sound and video teleportation arrays everywhere, just like the church did in the past.

The cardinal bowed his head: "Yes, according to the intelligence of the Night's Watch, the Magical Council did use the artificial planet as a transit point. ”

The mid-level magicians who arranged the "curtain" made the "artificial planet" shine to varying degrees during the final debugging, sprinkling brilliant light and creating a strange scene - with their level of strength, this is an unavoidable thing, so the night watchman with basic magical knowledge judged that this "music festival live" used the "artificial planet".

Benedict III's face became calm, and he took the urgent information from the cardinal's hand. Flip through it carefully.

"His Majesty the Pope, although the magic array of this 'live broadcast' is not a constant type, nor is it an alchemical item, and it will lose its effect after using it a few times, this method will definitely be gradually determined by the Magic Council, and this will cause the believers of the Four Straits and the Northland Coastal Corridor to waver, which is not conducive to our future counterattack. The cardinal, worried about the development of the Church, spoke boldly.

Benedict III put down the information, and the expression on his face was as deep as a sea, making it impossible to judge what he really thought: "Just to cause the believers to waver? There is a sound. There are images, and even ordinary people can enjoy them, not just the big nobles...... There are many, many things hidden behind such things, and they are definitely not something that can be summed up by simply the shaking of believers. ”

"It was my foolishness to understand the Lord's promptings. The cardinal trembled slightly. I still want to be appreciated by His Holiness too much. Judgment is influenced by this greed. As a result, he spoke rashly when he shouldn't.

Benedict III bowed slightly and continued: "Of course, for us. The most important influence is indeed the shaking of the faithful, the magicians who lure people into depravity with enjoyment, luxury, indulgence and lizard-like multicolored worlds, so that they are no longer as simple as they were hundreds of years ago, lose their hearts and minds, and make the world become a sewage stream, but the more this happens, the more we need to uphold the teachings of the Lord and save every lamb who still has a little goodness and brilliance in their hearts. ”

"This is a difficult and dangerous path, and every clergyman must be prepared for martyrdom, are you ready?"

When the cardinal was affirmed, he was thrilled and drew a cross on his chest: "Only the truth remains!"

"Deliver my order to convene an emergency meeting of the College of Cardinals. Benedict III sighed mercifully with pity.

Half an hour later, except for those who were temporarily out and could not receive news and guard important areas, and could not withdraw for a while, the rest of the members of the Cardinal Conference gathered in the Great Hall of Light.

And before Pope Benedict III came out with the platinum scepter, they had already learned about the topic of the meeting from the cardinal's informant.

"Your Majesty, artificial planets are extremely harmful, and we must concentrate our efforts on destroying them completely, and we can no longer counteract and look for opportunities to combine as before. "The head of the Knights Templar, Melmos, made a straightforward suggestion, although he does not have the same research on arcane arts as the cardinal, but from the perspective of a bystander, he can see more clearly the dangers of artificial planets to the Lord, to the Church, and to the faith, and their movement in the sky seems to give the magicians an extra pair of "visions" and a pair of "wings of light"!

After the second artificial planet was "launched", the church tried a variety of countermeasures and strikes, but the effect was not too good, the current result is the destruction of two artificial planets, affecting their "snooping" of important cities such as the holy city of Reims, and after Lucien proposed the general theory of relativity, the Magic Council has artificial planets in orbit every year, so it can afford such losses.

Saint Maria was a brown-haired girl with a calm expression, but she was at least three hundred years old, and at this time she said in a soft voice: "For the Magic Council, the creation and launch of artificial planets is not a very difficult matter, even if we concentrate on killing one, or in less than a year, they will be able to launch a few more. ”

"Moreover, the current Magic Council, except for the absence of gods, there is almost no gap between us in overall strength, we can concentrate our strength to attack, can't they concentrate our strength to fight back? Can we still withstand the attrition of this all-out war? The heretics of the north and the evil creatures of the Dark Mountains are all watching us, waiting for us to make mistakes. ”

"Angel of the Wind" Estella said through Maria's words, "The Magic Council will not be able to anticipate our reaction to the public large-scale broadcast of Lucien Evans's Valkyrie this time? Maybe this is another trap for them, maybe they are waiting for us to concentrate on destroying the orbiting planet!"

"What then, can you launch something like this and use our 'Vision' against the magician's 'artificial planet'?" "Divine Radiance" Belial is not satisfied with their difficult prevarication, and must come up with a feasible suggestion!

The new Cardinal Philip said: "It's not our forte to make similar items directly, but we can find a way to capture an artificial planet." There is not much difference between the magic pattern and the magic pattern in nature, but the amount of power borrowed at the end of the spell is completely different. As long as it takes time, we should be able to imitate it, and when the time comes, we who can receive the Lord's gift will be able to create items that are more offensive and creative in orbit than artificial planets!"

In terms of borrowing force, past experience has shown that magic is more convenient than magic, because "gods" are everywhere, even on tracks, unlike magicians, except for casting spells with their own spiritual power. With the help of forces such as gravitational and solar heat. It requires the assistance of a constant magic array or an entire magic tower, and this makes the attack power of the artificial planet obviously insufficient - if the artificial planet is made into an item close to the legendary level, the cost is too high to reflect the numerical advantage.

So. The Council of Magic is so focused on fission reactors and controlled nuclear fusion in the scheme. If they can be miniaturized. That would completely close the gap between magic and magic in this regard.

"This requires a complete and safe plan not to fall into the trap of the Magic Council. Melmos agreed with Philip's opinion and became cautious. Not so radical anymore.

"Very well, everyone showed devotion to the Lord. "Benedict III made the final decision to let Maria, Melmos, Philip and other members of the Cardinal draw up a plan.

Another cardinal, Ines, drew a cross and added: "But we can't relax the destruction of artificial planets, otherwise the Magic Council will launch a few every year, and one day the entire blue sky will be covered by artificial planets, and the sun will never be seen again!"

Although this assumption was comical, each member of the Cardinal could not help but take a breath.

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In Fort St. Ivan, Pope Berkovsky and Shahran Emperor Romanov both received messages from their respective intelligence officers, and then, almost at the same time, they raised their heads and looked out the window at the blue sky, as if they saw the artificial planets through the blue sky and white clouds.

They had no doubts about the strategic significance of the artificial planet, but at the same time sighed, because there was no way to make one, and they wanted to capture one and were worried that they would fall into the trap of the Magic Council, and they could not fight against the Magic Council while facing the oppression of the Southern Church.

Therefore, it is necessary to wait patiently for the opportunity, as long as one is captured without causing a large-scale battle, the Magic Council can only grit its teeth and admit it, because it is also impossible for them to rashly attack their own forces in an all-out confrontation with the Southern Church, which will make the Southern Church ecstatic.

Within the Dark Mountains, a glitzy castle rises over the edge of a cliff, mostly made of gold, enough to draw the dragons' saliva.

A strange man with a cigar in his mouth leaned lazily back in a high-backed chair, looked at the butler in front of him and said, "What you said is very interesting, it would be nice if the live stream items of the Magic Council could be smaller, so that I can see all kinds of interesting things in the castle, which is really a good thing for a blood clan like me who is too lazy to go out." ”

"Your Excellency, even if you have such an item, you have to rely on the radio of the Magic Council if you want to see interesting things. The butler replied solemnly.

"Don't worry, since the Magic Council has done this, it will definitely continue to do it, if their radio station lacks resources, I can sponsor it, isn't Rhine on good terms with Lucien Evans? Through his words, the old guy can't lose his temper with me. The vampire prince waved his hand.

"I heard that Your Excellency the Observer accompanied the First Ancestor to the Temple of the Necrons. The butler said something else.

The vampire prince was silent for a moment, then sneered, "It's time for the old fellow to be angry again." ”

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Alinge, Sky Radio.

After the successful conclusion of the Rentat Festival, Lucien made a special trip here to thank the arcanists in charge of broadcasting, and Heidi, who was curious about "live broadcasting", also "blended" with him.

"Your Excellency Evans, this is our job, and we need no thanks, but the listeners of these few days have unanimously asked to continue a similar live broadcast in the future, hoping that our radio program will no longer be just about sound, what should we do?" Louise said distressedly.

Lucien smiled: "Prime Minister Russell, Duke James and other nobles have expressed similar meanings, but this is not a problem that can be solved by arranging a magic radio and adding a speaker, if according to the current standards, the magic array that constantly reveals the image and the magic array that receives signals are equivalent to consuming a high-level item, and neither the council nor the kingdom can be so extravagant." ”

"So, we need time to complete and simplify similar alchemy items, and you can repeat my words to the listeners, and in the near future, not only in the square, but also in your own homes. ”

"In the near future?" Samantha said confusedly, as if she hadn't studied this before.

Lucien pointed to Heidi next to him: "Some of the results of her research on artificial intelligence can be directly converted, such as electron tubes, such as picture screens, so whether they can complete similar alchemy items as soon as possible depends on the efforts of their research team." ”

"Me?" Heidi pointed to her nose with a dazed look, having focused on the "artificial intelligence" aspect and had forgotten about the application of edge research.

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The kingdom of Dumut, with its capital at Hamina.

Katrina walked down the bustling streets, surrounded by mostly waist-tall dwarves, but there were also businessmen who came to do business, so she was not watched.

"It's not suitable during the day, and I'll come back at night to put the items given by the teacher......" Looking at the crowd outside the temple, Katrina made a rational judgment, although she didn't understand why the teacher was doing this, but she still prepared to complete the explanation. (To be continued......)

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