Chapter 81: The Radiant Knight
"His Majesty the Pope has given me the title of Grand Knight of Radiance, isn't that appropriate?" Lei Ming didn't expect such a show when he met with Archbishop Bode.
In the past, when the Church of Light was powerful, they rarely paid attention to the nobles, they were all civilians, the Church of Light was not corrupt, and the Knights were strong, so the popularity was very high, and the sudden disaster caused the Church of Light to lose contact with the place, and after succumbing to the imperial authority of His Majesty Xin Lian, the elite knights of the Church suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of the Lost Capital, so that Lei Ming did not think that the Church of Light would come to win him over.
"There is nothing inappropriate, the Duke of Bourbon has made great contributions to the fight against the Jackals, and has cleaned up the Marquis of Tulange, the scum of the empire, and it is expected that he will be crowned the Great Knight of Radiance!"
Archbishop Bode sternly refuted Thunder's view that it was inappropriate, and even more bluntly called Thunder "Duke of Bourbon", not at all like other nobles who implicitly called him "Sir Bourbon", although it was only a title, but it was a good expression of the Church's support for Thunder, and a hint of common hatred for His Majesty the Emperor.
In addition, Archbishop Bode gave two examples, the elimination of the Jackals and the defeat of the Turang family, and clearly affirmed the credit of Thundering, who had a sense of "I am so great" under his holy and solemn gaze.
His Majesty the Pope gave him the title of Glorious Knight, the purpose is nothing more than two, one is to win over the Bourbon family, and the other is to spread faith within his territory and befriend a church that is not corrupt and degenerate, Lei Ming doesn't mind at all, but when it comes to spreading faith, he is extraordinarily weak-hearted, he is a clerical knight under the seat of the goddess of darkness, and he is going to be crowned the Glorious Knight of the Church of Light, which seems like a big joke no matter how you look at it!
Moreover, he is also going to build several dark temples, if he accepts this gift and becomes a glorious knight, when the dark temple rises from the ground, it is estimated that His Majesty the Pope's face will be green, and he will not have to fight with him at that time?
"No, it's still not suitable, I transferred to the Dark Knight, this profession gives me strength, that's why I am today, I am going to build several dark temples, although I don't have the idea of setting up a priest to preside over the temple, but after all, it's a bit ......"
Lei Ming clearly revealed his profession, and explained that he was not going to set up a priest, which was equivalent to saying that Guangguang set up a dark temple for people to worship and pray, but he would not deliberately spread the faith, and this would not touch the bottom line of the Church of Light, and Lei Ming did not have the heart to spread glory for His Royal Highness the Goddess of Darkness, or that sentence, he was just a small knight, not a dark priest.
Sure enough, when Lei Ming said that he was going to build the Dark Temple, Archbishop Bode's face froze, and after Lei Ming explained that he would not set up a priest, his expression eased a lot, and even, Archbishop Bode also turned around a ridiculous thought: I don't know if I can be attached to the Goddess of Darkness? As a high-level member of the church, he actually already knew that the God of Light had fallen, otherwise Lei Ming would have confessed to his face that he had become a dark knight, and he would have turned his face a long time ago.
"Duke of Bourbon, I heard that a very powerful lord appeared on the battlefield yesterday and wiped out the evil creature brought by the scum Marquis of Turange, I don't know if it's true?"
"There is such a thing. "Many soldiers have seen the scene of the dark angel capturing the golden scorpion, and Thunder has no intention of hiding it.
"Then I wonder if the Duke of Bourbon can contact Her Highness the Goddess of Darkness? Light is darkness, and the Church of Light is just a name, and the root of the church comes from the blessing of the gods. ”
Archbishop Bode was blunt about his inner thoughts, and he almost said to Lei Ming: Is the goddess of darkness you believe in strong? Do you still accept your little brother? and shamelessly declare that light is darkness!
Lei Ming rolled his eyes fiercely, and Archbishop Bode also blushed, it was really that he had no bottom in his heart after the fall of the God of Light, if it weren't for this, their church would not bow to His Majesty the Emperor during the battle of the lost capital.
"I'm sorry, Her Highness the Goddess of Darkness is the most powerful god in this continent, what appeared yesterday was just a small god in the kingdom of the Goddess, and I, just a weaker priesthood knight, Archbishop Bode, you also know how small we are in the eyes of the gods, even if we descend the grace of the gods, it is out of the mercy of the gods. ”
About the Goddess of Darkness, Lei Ming also has some understanding, it is indeed the top existence among the gods, and the golden scorpion has also been sealed as a god, but a dark angel in the Dark Goddess Kingdom has cleaned up the golden scorpion, and even the Kingdom of God has no chance to expand and crush in strength, thinking about it this way, if it was the Goddess of Darkness yesterday, it is estimated that as long as one look, the golden scorpion will be annihilated in the void forever.
Archbishop Bode's eyes darkened, he also knew that he was in a hurry to go to the doctor, and when the God of Light was there, he also responded to their requests without a match, and he didn't value it very much at all, and the church was able to stand firm or rely on His Majesty the Pope, on them, on these cardinal archbishops, on the priests below, on the knights of the church, the gods, it was just faith.
Lei Ming has only reached the level of a high-level knight now, but Archbishop Bode is an existence that is more than level 10, if it weren't for Lei Ming's current status as the lord of the two provinces, the title of Radiant Great Knight would not have fallen on his head.
"In any case, it is His Majesty's will to give the title of Duke of Bourbon Glorious Knight, and the Duke of Bourbon should not have any burden, and our Church of Light will not do anything reckless, as always. ”
Now that the words have been said, Archbishop Bode has no intention of going back on his word, their church still has a place to rely on thunder, although thunder built a dark temple, but it does not mean to crowd out their light church, and now they have no gods behind their church as a backer, so they will not spread their faith wantonly, but will only organize the priests below to preside over believers' prayers at a fixed time as usual, and usually cast healing spells.
"It's fine. Archbishop Bode said so, and Lei Ming no longer shirked, the Church of Light came with good intentions, and he also needed the support of the church, and in the end, the title of this glorious knight still fell on Lei Ming's head.
And at this time, the old Sean, who went to propose to His Majesty the Emperor on behalf of Lei Ming, has also come to the Swamp Relics Capital, this huge capital has changed almost every day after being captured by the Terrans, and when the old Sean arrived at the Swamp Relics Capital, the endless swamps have actually been filled in!
The swamp that has existed for I don't know how many years has not disappeared because it has dried up, but because it has been filled in with the soil transported by the human race! The imperial capital has gathered tens of millions of people, and there are so many people that each person transports a small cart of soil is enough to fill in the swamp, and after filling it up, the land around the remaining capital has become a fertile soil that is very suitable for farming, and access is no longer restricted by the swamp, so the imperial capital is now prosperous, and every city gate is in and out of the lively and extraordinary.
Old Sean was wearing a silver-gray mage robe, although he looked a little dusty, but the guards guarding the city naturally didn't dare to stop him, so they let him in directly.
Old Sean didn't go directly to the palace when he entered the emperor, he went like this now, there must be a lot of inquiries, confirm his identity, and before he saw His Majesty Xin Lian, his momentum was already weak, he had just received the news that Lei Ming sent someone to pass on to him, the Marquis of Turang had committed suicide by poisoning, the Bourbon family had taken control of Turang Province at the moment, and now there were still many people who were imprisoned waiting for him to go back to settle accounts after the autumn, and a purge was inevitable at that time.
He is now going to the mansion of the old Duke Auguste, counting the old Sean is two or three years older than the Duke of August, the Bourbon family and the Auguste family have close contacts, there have been many pairs of in-laws, if the Duke of Auguste comes forward, the effect will be better, coupled with the power of the Bourbon family's victory, His Majesty the Emperor can only choose to compromise.
And His Majesty the Emperor had just dropped a bunch of wine glasses and utensils at this time, and the Turang family, which he had high hopes for, had only been supported by the Bourbon family for two days before perishing, making him have to wonder if the Bourbon family had really dispatched 100,000 elites, and this feeling beyond his control made him furious.
When he learned that her most beloved daughters had fallen into the Bourbons, he slapped the court mage in a rage!
Rao was so, when the guards informed him that Duke Auguste and Count Sean, the grand butler of the House of Bourbon, had met them, he had to smile gracefully and receive them.
That's right, old Sean also has a knighthood, when Lei Ming's grandfather died, Sean as a housekeeper was given the title of earl, counting Lei Ming, old Sean is already serving the third generation of the Bourbon family.
"Your Majesty. "Old Sean and Duke Auguste saluted His Majesty Xin Lian at the same time, behaving appropriately and smiling gracefully.
"No courtesy!" His Majesty Xin Lian raised his hand boldly, looking at his expression, as if he was very happy to see old Sean and Duke Auguste, in fact, he was very tired in his heart, and he couldn't wait to finish this process immediately.
"Haha, needless to say, the Bourbon family is worthy of being the mainstay of the empire, and I have cleared the tumor of the Turang family for the empire, I have made a decision to change the name of the original Turang Province to Bourbon Province, and, given that Lei Ming has reached adulthood and inherited the title of duke as usual, what does Count Sean think?"
"Your Majesty is wise, when Young Master Lei Ming came, he also asked if the Kyle Province could be renamed Thor Province? ”
Old Sean was unmoved, these are all as they should be, even if Xin Lian didn't agree, the facts were there, and even to say something rebellious, if his Bourbon family raised his arms at this time, the empire would only be divided in the morning, but it was Lei Ming who deliberately proposed to change the name of Kyle Province to Thor Province, which made him even more concerned, Old Thor's loyalty to the family is obvious to all, if the name change is successful, this matter is also an incentive for the younger generations of the family, and it can gather greater family loyalty.
"Yes!" His Majesty Xin Lian still agreed boldly, he didn't know how many times he had scolded the fool of Count Tunroe, anyway, the Forest of Kyle is now under the control of the Bourbon family, it doesn't matter what name it changes, as for whether Count Tun Roe will live or die in the future, His Majesty Xin Lian doesn't care at all, that useless thing has lost his value.
"In addition, Young Master Lei Ming entrusted Old Sean to ask His Majesty for marriage on his behalf, and implored His Majesty to marry Princess Karina to him. ”
In the end, old Thor smiled and threw out the main purpose of his trip, and waited for His Majesty Xin Lian's response without hurry.
A haze flashed in Xin Lian's eyes for a moment, he had promised so boldly before, and there was no shortage of requests for the Bourbon family to release Princess Karina at the end, but he didn't expect that he had already been commanded by old Sean before he opened his mouth!
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