XIX

It is said that God created the world, but it is too long ago to be sure.

What is confirmed is that it was a long, long time after the emergence of intelligent beings that they had civilization.

Civilization is a grand river. In the Old World, it originated in the rich plains on both sides of the Roof Ridge Mountains. Houses, villages, towns, city-states, people live, gather, communicate, die. No one knows the joys and sorrows of the people who lived in ancient times, because there is no record there.

Civilization is only able to confirm its existence when it has records. A civilization that is not recorded has no mark of its own. From those broken records, we know that those civilizations existed. But that's not history, and the recorder isn't a historian.

"The so-called history is to rigorously record the events of the past and pass them on to future generations. ”

The first truly great historian, Herodo, defined historiography in his History of Empires.

As an elven nobleman, Silodo, at the height of the elven empire, used his rigorous and beautiful words to record the establishment, growth and glory of the empire. The year when the Elven Empire unified the civilized world was designated as the first year of the standard calendar.

The era of dark city-state melee is over, and the "peace of the elves" has arrived. People have finally escaped the shadow of death and bathed in the sunshine of life.

The first word is security, and security is power. To ensure their own security, people built houses, villages, towns, city-states, and even glorious civilizational empires. Retrospectively, it's all just for its own safety. In the pursuit of security, initial power was established.

*** ***

"Who are you?" Machia Velli asked, confused, about the unfathomable opponent in front of her. This flamboyant-looking, big-chested, and eye-catching vase was known to later historians as Nicolas Machiavelli. Regardless of the history book, if it is a history of magic, politics, or philosophy, the name is marked with a black title on the prominent page.

"I'm just a historian...... A historian who 'studies the history of the afterlife' and is also a savior. ”

The blonde girl, who does not belong to the list of "really great historians" no matter how you look at it, smiles and introduces herself.

Thus, the history in the history books is separated from the real history.

*** ***

It is said that God created the world, but it is too long ago to be sure.

What can be confirmed is that it was a long, long time after the emergence of intelligent beings that they had faith.

How did faith come about? It came from the innate reverence of our ancestors for nature. What we know for sure is that our ancestors did not worship gods like us. People have developed a strong belief in death, in the face of unpredictable nature, in the face of mysterious magic and monsters that pervade the world.

There are many kinds of beliefs, many, many kinds. Most people will say that they believe in a certain religion, and some people will say that they believe in ideals, in love, in money, or in some other thing.

"We have found the grace of God. ”

This simple quote is the quote of the unnamed priest who was the first to discover the magic of healing. He is traced back to the "First Prophet."

With the discovery and spread of healing magic, the Elven Church grew and grew, eventually uniting all the Elves together. For the first time, human beings discovered that injuries and diseases can be healed by their own strength.

The Elven Church unified the beliefs of the entire Elven world and opened the way to the East. Illuminated by the divine light of healing magic, the elves finally unified all the human city-states in the East and established a brilliant civilization.

The second word is faith, and faith is force. No brutality can be added to faith, and no legendary general can reverse its power. A civilization with faith will surpass a civilization without faith.

*** ***

The glow of the resurrection magic dissipated, and Leonard Kekawi opened his eyes. The sun in front of me was a little dazzling.

"Is this the kingdom of heaven?" the half-elf asked.

"No, this is the world. Bonnie smiled, answering his questions. "You're not dead, I've remedied that mistake. ”

Leonard recognized the person in front of him: "...... are you?!Why?"

Bonnie blinked, and replied, "To help the Savior." ”

*** ***

The Elven Empire flourished for three hundred and nine years, and then it fell apart. What makes the war inevitable is the rise of human civilization in the eastern provinces, and the fear it has caused in the native provinces of the western elves.

"If we were to classify human beings according to their positions, no matter how they were divided, they could be divided into three categories. Agreed, neutral, opposed. History is a discipline that records changes in people's attitudes toward various positions. ”

The second truly great historian, Sadie Warrens, in his History of the Dandelion Wars, determined the goal of historical narrative.

Sadie Warrens, as Arthur Kirman's royal recorder, has witnessed the corruption, decline, depravity, and demise of the Elven Empire, as well as the rise of a new human dynasty from the ruins.

The Elven Empire failed not because it was not strong enough, or because the civilization it created was not brilliant enough. It collapsed because it disregarded the existence of the wider human population.

So, the Holy Koman Empire was founded, which promised to free humanity from second-class citizenship.

The third word is equality, and equality is will. Citizenship is an indestructible will. It is impossible for a rabble of slaves to prevail against a brave army of citizens.

*** ***

"Did I lose?" asked Magia Verry. She was unwilling to accept this result, and she was now only one step away from her goal.

Once upon a time, Magia had abandoned all moral limits on her means. She believed that her plan was perfect: she had calculated all possible reinforcements and arranged for her own stand-in to divert them, and she had at least three layers of insurance, which, if successful, would guarantee that the Lord would not be able to set foot on the Duchy's territory. She has a fleet of pirates, she has multiple shelling traps, she has a powerful lieutenant, and she has herself.

But in the end, she still couldn't achieve her goal, because the cute blonde girl in front of her was unfathomable.

Maggia had used enchantment, suggestion, command, and even the domination of secret research, but she couldn't shake the girl and the people she was protecting.

"Can you tell me who arranged for you to be the last line of defense here?" said Margia's voice was full of helplessness.

Anne spread her hands and thought for a moment, "If I say it's completely fate, would you believe it?"

"I don't believe it. Maggia's answer was simple and straightforward, "I'd rather believe that you arranged all this." In my calculations, there is no room for fate. ”

"Then you can try to believe that fate really arranged for me to be here. Anne smiled, "I can tell you that you should have succeeded." ”

Magia smiled wryly: "It doesn't matter how it is. Your presence has shaken my self-confidence. We are all of the same kind, but you are better than me. ”

Anne took a sharp step back, looking like she had been hit hard.

"I'm the same kind as Nicolas Machiavelli......? If it were Bonnie, the comment would be pretty much the same. ”

"Bonnie?" Magia picked up the topic cooperatively.

"My sister. Anne replied, "A girl who looks very cute on the outside, but is actually very uncute." Others called her 'Machiavelli of the Reconstruction Era'. ”

"Hmm...... So, that's the one behind you?" Magia suddenly pointed to the hallway behind Anne.

Anne Seffir looked back to see Bonnie standing behind her with a quiet smile.

"You...... When did you come?"

"Well, that's probably when you say, 'It's actually not cute.'" The girl who had just used the resurrection technique beyond the ages smiled indifferently, and this smile made Anne feel a little cold.

*** ***

The Elven Church glows brightly as the Empire burns, and then begins to split when the Empire reaches its peak of peace.

Some priests say that there is only one true God, and that all remaining mages, wizards, and religions should be banned and classified as hereticals. There are also some pastors who oppose it, arguing that those religions also follow the will of the church, and that their God is the manifestation of the supreme God. The One God faction only honors the elves' own sun god, while the Alliance faction embraces the beliefs of those humans.

If God loved the world, He would not stop us from continuing on the path of exploring nature. ”

So said the chief elder of the Covenant faction, which was at the first memorable Catholic Conference of Taranto.

From then on, the Elven Church officially split into the Helios Cult, which suppressed the arcane, and the Covenant Orthodox Church, which encouraged the arcane. This doctrinal split effectively separated humans from the elves, and after that, the church was divided into the Western Church and the Eastern Church, and the once glorious Elven empire gradually collapsed.

The Eastern Covenant Church was oppressed and persecuted for two hundred years, but that did not prevent them from creating a brilliant theology. Due to the fusion of arcane magic, the Covenant Church's divine arts developed faster than the Church of the Sun God. Finally, after the devastating Dandelion War, the Covenant Church became orthodox, and the sole church retreated to the western woods. Since then, the magicians and priests of the human race have finally come to the fore.

The fourth word is tolerance, and tolerance is assimilation. Tolerance and intolerance are the difference between the winners and the losers. Persecution can only have a temporary effect, but tolerance can have a long-lasting effect.

*** ***

Time rewinds to the deck of the "Daino" a few minutes ago.

The only inner priest in the world who can use resurrection completed the magic and stretched to dispel the fatigue caused by the magic.

"Well, you now know I'm not a spy, right?" Bonnie said aloud in the direction of "Emperor Cleon", looking behind the mast.

Resa and Ionette glanced at each other and walked out of their hiding place.

"Bonnie!Leonard!What the hell are you doing?, what's going on with these immobile pirates and sailors?" As usual, Lessa's questions were as fast as a cannon, and there was no room for anyone else to interject.

"Well...... Leonard Kakawi's head was bigger, and all four fingers of his left hand were struck. "Well, all I can tell you is that the pirates were subdued by me, then I was killed by Annie, and I was resurrected by Bonnie......"

"What kind of mess is this?" said Raisa angrily, "Bonnie, explain!"

"To put it simply, it was the enemy's conspiracy, and then I cracked the enemy's conspiracy. The pirate was subdued by Mr. Kakawi, which was a windfall. Bonnie explained in a calm tone.

"Also, why are you a mage and priest, Bonnie?" asked Rysa.

The brown-haired girl thought for a moment and said, "I admit that I did deceive you in terms of ability...... But I hope you can still trust me as much as you did before. I don't have any hostility. ”

Hearing such an answer, Resa Helmont stared at Bonnie for a moment. She was looking into her eyes.

Those eyes were deep and bottomless, but they were unmistakably bright.

"As I said, we're already our own. You're not the only one who deceives me, it's the one next to me. I believe you, go after the enemy. Lesa finally made up her mind. Her tone was flat, but full of determination.

"Thank you for your trust, I will do my best. Bonnie smiled and strode off.

"Wait a minute!" Archbishop Ionette finally seized the opportunity to interject, "How did you use the resurrection technique with the Inner Divine Technique?"

"Because I stand on the shoulders of the giants of the Hereafter. The puzzling answer drifted along with the southwest trade winds.

Ionette was stunned for a moment, but she didn't have a chance to continue asking. He turned around to find that Resa had helped Leonard to his feet and was introducing himself to the half-elves.

"This is Ionette Hartmann, the archbishop of the Diocese of the New World. ”

"Ahh......h I'm worried that Bonnie has forgotten to remove the magic from these brethren!

The archbishop was stunned, then turned around and began to count the number of people who had been immobilized.

10. 20......

Io felt a slight sweat on his forehead. How much divine power does it take to remove so much immobilization magic......

*** ***

"In this chaotic world of division and darkness, we are the last barrier of civilization. Hold your faith and persevere until the day of the return of the light. ”

The First Dynasty of Corman collapsed, and two hundred years of war began. The Orthodox Church and the Magical Arbitration Society were persecuted and killed by mobs and local tycoons. Feudal lords, who thought they were superior, killed a handful of scholars and mages just to keep them safe. The Church and the Arbitration Society silently endure the greatest evil and chaos of human nature.

"We are all posterity historians, because we are in posterity and we are recounting what has happened. We are not post-historians, because historians are not prophets, and they do not predict the history of the 'Hereafter'. ”

The third truly great historian, Krohn Salami, in his book The Rise and Fall of the Kerman Dynasty, set out the limits of the historian.

Living in the chaotic era of the collapse of the First Curman Dynasty, Krohn Salami recounts the division of the feudal aristocracy, the ambition of the people, and the limits of the ugliness of human nature in troubled times.

But at the end of the manuscript, he points out from a historical perspective that this chaos will not last forever. Regardless of whether it is secession or reunification, a new era of peace will surely come again.

He expected it. The Second Curman Dynasty swept away the antiquated feudal serfdom with lightning speed and established a new central power. After limiting the power of the aristocracy and removing the serfdom system, the air of the empire was completely new.

The fifth word is freedom, and freedom is prosperity. Freedom can lead to great economic and technological power. Limit as much freedom as you want.

*** ***

As soon as Bonnie found her sister and Magia, she heard her sister's words.

Anne wiped the cold sweat on her head: "Actually, I didn't mean that, people just wanted to refute......"

At this time, she looked like a student who was caught by the teacher while talking in class. It sounds quite chilling for people who usually use "people" as a reference to themselves.

"I don't care about such small things. However, sister, you and the enemy are quite happy. Bonnie said with a quiet smile.

"This ...... It's not good to fight and kill, we're all women, and we don't need to fight first and then have a friendship, don't you say, Bonnie?"

"But now is not the time to talk about this, Miss Maggia seems to want to leave. Bonnie suddenly pointed to Magia not far away.

"What?!" Anne turned her head sharply, only to see Magia still smiling in front of her. She was surprised and said, "No, it's clearly still here......"

Bonnie smiled, stretched out her finger, and touched Magia's body—her fingers gently penetrated the green-haired beauty's body!

"That gentleman's shapeshifting illusion magic is really skilled, and it is amazing that he can change a large living person into an illusion in front of us. You must be the Machiavelli of men?"

The brown-haired girl's finger pointed to the other end of the hallway. Her words were very polite and her tone was very deferential, but it shocked the men and women who had escaped a short distance.

"This time we're all screwed, Nikolai...... How could there be such a pair of powerful sisters? Magia sighed in a low voice to the man beside her, stepping up the stairs in three steps and two steps.

"I didn't have a good time there, I was blocked by Ionette and the mysterious alchemist, and I almost died. The face of the man named Nikolai was full of bitterness, "Fortunately, I have been in a state of stealth all the time, so I had a chance to rescue you, but I didn't expect to be discovered......"

"Don't talk so much, it's important to run for your life!

"It's coming!"

The two rushed onto the deck of Emperor Cleon and let out a burst of cheers, but Anne and Bonnie followed them in surprise.

There was a two-legged dragon falling from the sky!

*** ***

The born-again church has seized spiritual power and is slowly sliding into corruption. The Orthodox Church has gradually become a place of filth.

Can such a corrupt person speak for God's grace? God is in each of us. ”

Eventually, the banner of the Reformation was raised in Lenny and the Southern Revolution broke out, fifteen hundred years after the Elven Empire unified the civilized world.

The nascent church, without ornamentation or ornamentation, lost its worldly fetters but won the favor of believers. Under the tide of reform, the Orthodox Church and the One Church finally began to slow down the pace of reform. Stubbornness will inevitably corrupt, and the trade winds of the new era are about to blow.

The sixth word is rationality, and rationality is progress. In this world, the spirit can be transformed into power, that is the iron law of nature. Generations of people have worked hard to explore the mysteries of both the material and spiritual worlds.

*** ***

"How can there be a wyvern?" the archbishop looked up, "am I still too conservative?"

The huge bipedal wyvern rested at the top of the mast, its claws gripping the mast at the top of the sail and letting out a low roar.

"Get down!"

With a flick of her arm, Magia commanded the magic exit, and the beast swooped down in obedience and came to a halt in front of them. Magia and Nikolai immediately flipped over with agility.

"Ah...... Why is that beauty there?" Leonard, who had just woken up, stared at the rider on the Wyvern in surprise, "Could it be that Machiavelli is a pervert?"

"Enchanting monsters, is this magic done so early?" Bonnie muttered to herself in surprise as she caught up to the deck, which seemed to deviate from what she knew.

"Take off! Due East! Nikolai, hold me tight!"

Ignoring the enemies that littered the deck, Magia gave the Wyvern a strict order. She tugged at the reins, and the dragon soared into the air!

Seeing that the other party wanted to escape, the chief priest with long white hair raised his hand unhurriedly.

"Searing Beam (Searing Wire) ......"

The crimson glow of the summer sun slowly gathered between his hands. The burn wire is a "humane" ranged destruction magic often used by priests, and is quite effective at burning evil creatures and undead creatures - in the hands of an archbishop-level priest, it is more than enough to compete with any ordinary attack magic.

"Meta Extend (Super Extended Range) ......"

The yellow light gathered in Io's hands grew brighter and brighter. If you concentrate more divine power or magic power, you can use super magic skills - whether you can use super magic skills properly is a watershed between high-level and low-level mages. Hyper Range Extension is one of the basic Hyper Magic techniques, which is used to increase the range of ray magic, as long as the base mana is strong enough, it can be increased far.

“...... Launch!"

The yellow light in his hand shrank suddenly, turning into a fiery ball, and then turning into a ray that shot straight at the wyvern!

"Hmph!" Magia clamped the saddle between her legs and tugged on the reins with both hands! The wyvern immediately tilted its head, and the sun ray flashed, only a small abrasion on the wing end.

Seeing this scene, Ionette secretly sighed in her heart that it was a pity. After using thirty-five dispel spells, even he felt a little too strong to struck the same scorching line for a while.

Resa could only sit on the sidelines - in the blink of an eye, the wyvern was out of range of all her effective attacks. The Alchemist's Golem can be proud of its mid-range and short-range combat, but there is really no reason to be proud of it in long-range combat.

Seizing this time, Magia is once again urging the speed of the flying dragon!

"Just run a kilometer and you'll be safe!" she knew that was the limit of almost all attack magic, "you can't stay here!"

Anne Seffir looked at the back of the wyvern and smiled coldly.

"You know what, Miss Maggia? Actually, you should have succeeded in this operation. Your only mistake is that you took advantage of me. The blonde girl gave her left thumbs up, closed one eye, and aimed at the two people on the dragon a kilometer away.

"Sun Cannon ......"

For a moment, it was as if the sun was obscured by the incandescent light in her hands, and everything in heaven and earth seemed to have turned dark.

"Meta Guided (Self-Guided Range Extender Shot) ......"

The name of the superdevil was extremely unfamiliar to the people of the seventeenth century: they had never heard of such a supermagic technique. Completely ignoring any range limitations, the super-magic technique "self-guidance" that must hit the target was completed in the middle of the 19th century. If what my sister is best at is countering other people's magic, what my sister is best at is enhancing her own magic.

“...... Launch!"

The dazzling incandescent light began to condense into a small ball, ready to shoot!

It would be a beam of light that symbolized the proud achievements of two centuries of modern magical civilization.

*** ***

"There is no 'history without a stand' in this world, and as long as there is a history with a stand, it cannot be said to be absolutely true. There is always a gap between 'historical truth' and 'truth'. The existence of history has no meaning in itself, and history is a collection of historical events and the positions of future generations. Please be fair to all points of view. ”

I don't know how many truly great historians, Ionette Hartmann, said so.

That was a long, long time later, and now he was working on how to undo the magic in front of the mysterious "elastic barrier".

There is still a lot of darkness in Ionette Hartmann's history, but the light is unstoppable.

The last word is justice, and justice is power. No empire is truly destroyed by external invasion, and every empire is destroyed by internal corruption and injustice. The just are strong, and the unjust are weak. Equity and justice may seem weak, but they are the most powerful.

*** ***

"Stop, sister. ”

Anne was about to shoot the powerful ray of sun in her hand, when Bonnie dodged in front of her.

"You, what are you doing!" Anne was startled, and hurriedly turned the direction of the Yang Yan ray in her hand. The incandescent light flew vertically into the sky like divine light, piercing through the clouds.

Looking back at the ray, Magia's face turned pale. Today, she finally understood how far she was from the ultimate in magic.

"Nikolai, when you go back, you'll start learning mind control magic, right?" The green-haired beauty used a coquettish tone, but the content was very serious. "I'm going to start a retreat to do magic research, so I'll leave you alone for the next mission. ”

"Really, really, noble lady?" the fraud mage was excited, hugging the body of the woman in front of him.

"If you touch your hand again, I'll drop you. Don't forget, I can always find someone to replace you as a 'Machiavelli'......"

Nikolai's face turned red, and he hurriedly let go of his hand, almost falling literally.

*** ***

"Don't be blinded by anger. We have interfered with history, and we cannot continue to expand the scope of interference. Bonnie's tone was unusually calm, "Are you really going to kill? ”

"Why?" Annie's anger hadn't completely dissipated, "I almost killed an innocent person by that vicious woman!"

"If you kill them, you're killing someone else. Bonnie's tone was full of confidence, and she knew there was a way to convince her sister in an instant.

"Who?"

"At the same time that you erased Machiavelli from history, the man who would become Prime Minister of the Holy Empire, Namen Hugh Corman, was dead—no, it should be said, this man never existed. Bonnie smiled, "Are you okay with this outcome?"

Anne seemed to be poured a basin of cold water on her head: "But doesn't this mean that we can't change any history?"

"That's right. Bonnie pouted, "So I said you would regret that strange wish." As a result, it turned out to be more than 200 years ago......"

"I can't help it! Who knew it would turn out like this...... But, in any case, isn't the wish of you and me to become young and lovely come true?

"That's right. Bonnie laughed, "There's a question about the figure, though...... Before making a wish, were you also watching "GLARING" sent by the airship?"

"Could it be...... You're reading that fashion magazine too?"

My sister smiled and nodded: "Ah, that cover girl is in pretty good shape." ”

The two were relatively silent.

"Wait a minute, Bonnie, haven't we already changed history?" Anne suddenly remembered a crucial question, "Lord, he's not, he's not dead!

The brown-haired girl spread her hands helplessly: "I've thought of this a long time ago, but there's no good way." You can't just two of us go down and kill him, can we?"

"What are you kidding?" the blonde girl immediately rejected the proposal, "now we should ...... What to do?"

A voice came coldly from the side: "Now you two should explain the current situation to me, the hostess." Who the hell are you?"

The "Alchemist of Pure Gold" had a cold face, his hands crossed on his waist, and he was staring at the two. Beside her, there were Ionette and Leonard, who had the same expression, and the three of them surrounded the two sisters to death.

"Do you have to say that?" Anne scratched at her hair. "Actually, it's about a love story that lasts more than 200 years......"

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