Under Godda's command, the 2,000 people of Thorn Rose did nothing else, and concentrated on one thing on the battlefield, killing the flag

Slashing with swords, burning with fire, striking with horses, dragging with ropes, and shooting with arrows...... Kill the flag

There were coalition flags erected there, and they rushed there, knocked them over two or three times, and then rushed to the next one-there were ten black-armored knight helpers, and the coalition troops could not stop them in any way, and it was even worse if they were accidentally allowed to rush near the flag array, and the coalition flags fluttering side by side fell down one by one, like toppling dominoes.

The flags fell one after another, and the coalition forces completely lost contact.

Section V

At the same time as the fierce battle in Yintao City, thousands of miles away, the Radiant Holy City, and the headquarters of the Radiant Church.

From the moment the first city foundations were laid by the builders, the approximate style of the Radiant Holy City gradually took shape. According to the conventions of this city of faith, of all the functional buildings, the buildings further north are more noble, busier, more powerful and intimidating.

But there are exceptions to everything, otherwise how could there be a joke that "rules are meant to be broken"? Even if it is a place of faith, it is not exempt from vulgarity -- in the north of the rotating bishop's residence, and in the north of the residence of the great seminary of the ashram, there is a very imposing and magnificent building that is at the same time very deserted.

The name of this place is "Kamiweiting".

The supreme authority of the Radiant Church is symbolized by the rotating bishop, and the supreme governing body is the Shining Temple, which is presided over by the rotating bishop, which includes the Eccentric Attaché, the Political Attaché, the District Commissioner, the Branch Bishop, and so on. The temple is generally hands-on and is responsible for translating the intentions of the rotating bishops into executable outlines and then sending them down.

Those who receive, validate, and prepare to carry out these plans are the direct subordinate bodies of the temple, the "courts."

Among the administrative institutions with actual functions, the "court" has the highest level, such as the Foreign Affairs Division, the Chengzhi Division, and so on; the branch under the court is the second layer of the process of uploading, disseminating, and supervising, which is called the "hall", such as the Outer Sea Hall under the Foreign Affairs Division, the Junior Education Department under the Chengzhi Division, and so on, and the "bureau" that takes care of all kinds of details.

In addition, there are some scattered institutions without hierarchy, such as "regiments" and "associations".

The Divine Court is directly accountable to the rotating bishop, and there are six halls, fourteen bureaus, two knights, and five minor orders. In this way, the level is very high, but unfortunately this is only a theoretical level - in fact, compared to other courts, the Shenwei Court is really miserable and miserable, and it lacks the slightest vitality.

The main entrance of this place is not one or two, but a full twelve solid carved metal doors. The square in front of the gate was twice as large as the square in front of the Bishop's Castle, and it was deserted, and serious visitors were rare, with only three kinds of people coming and going for many years: street cleaners, payroll workers, and home messengers.

From this kind of scene, it is difficult for people to guess what kind of institution Shenwei Court is.

If we only talk about history in terms of seniority, the Shenwei Court can scare people to death, and it is easy to crush other institutions under the body and turn them over—a long time ago, the Shenwei Court was a specialized agency dedicated to providing support to the apostles

Later, the affairs of the church were gradually fixed, and the Shenwei Court became the body that coordinated the apostles and managed the apostolic attachés, and until now, the Shenwei Court has retained the right to administer the apostles. Of course, this power is only nominal.

Of course, such powerful creatures as the apostles can be managed, and it is okay to ask them to hand over the powers related to the attaché, but can the clergy who can only talk about it take these?

Over time, the two will inevitably drift apart and become inseparable.

Prior to this, the Divine Court was the most violent institution in the church, and at the same time it was the most conservative, and even the internal records were archaic. If you don't believe me, look at the stone tablet in the courtyard, and the ancient precepts on it are proof.

"Everything About God - Don't Look, Don't Listen, Don't Speak, Don't Think"

This was the style and purpose of the Divine Majesty Court when it was founded, and the rules have not changed since its establishment, so in the eyes of the general public, the Divine Majesty Court is too old and completely out of step with the times—even if it used to be closely related to the Radiant God, how many people will like it that has remained unchanged over the years?

Even the apostles didn't like this place very much. They don't say it out, but they never show up here except to attend a big ceremony.

If the big people don't come, the middle-level people with a little power naturally don't come here either. Over time, the characteristics of the Shenwei Court are not majestic and solemn, but "the land is wide and there are many trees, the buildings are high and wide, and there are few people and things are scattered". During the day, it can be called silence, but at night, it is almost like a haunting, to put it mildly.

On duty in the Shenwei Court, there are many disadvantages, at least it is also a loss of grace. There are only two benefits, the first is to raise fat, and the second is to train the gall, so ordinary priests will be ridiculed as "pension" when they come in.

The high-ranking clergy of real power adopted a rotation system, otherwise no one would want to come, and if they were on duty, they should be on vacation - for example, the mid-level clergy who rotated during this period were the rising stars of salted fish, sudden rise to prominence, and pious titles.

His name was Auston Christopher.

The youngest mid-level priest was a legend, originally a blasphemous prisoner, but he was ordered to turn the tide in a judgment in which the Great Sect should not have participated, and finally became a symbol of loyalty and piety.

Since the news of his incident spread, the practice of copying down the iron seven strips and carrying them with him has become a common practice. Not only did the young clergy do this, but the old men also learned occasionally—because of the power of example, Alston had risen from trainee to intermediate clergyman in less than a year

"Intermediate clergyman" is a broad term for a clergyman who can serve as a regional bishop, and if Alston is promoted to the next level, he can become an alternate commissioner, a direct subordinate to the rotating bishop of the headquarters, a unique shortcut to the regional bishop

Auston will take a turn at the Shenwei Court this time, not because he was beaten and neglected, but because of the favor of the superiors - considering that the church is currently at odds with the Miracle Master Guild, and there are signs of intensifying internal strife, the rotating bishop specially pulled Auston out of the maelstrom of the headquarters and went to Shenwei Court as a probationary vice-president.

Shen Weiting, who has no spare money and no women, is notoriously pure-hearted and has no hope for the future, what else can he do?

But it didn't come to pass, Auston was also conscientious as an idle errand, and the ordinary priests of Shenwei Court were simply miserable under him. He has too many tricks, what morning and evening roll calls, what after-dinner lectures, what night self-reflection, and even requires them not to be picky eaters with meat and vegetarian combinations......

It's going to drive people crazy

The little people who can't turn up the waves, they don't have the courage to disobey their bosses in person, they can only talk behind their backs, and they can only gather behind their backs to talk - the will hall on the top floor of the main building of the Shenwei Court is the best place, it is very safe, the place is large, the sound insulation is good, and there is a group of knights standing guard.

A typical place where "the outside is heavily guarded, the inside is whatever you want".

The Hall of Will is very large, but there are only twelve full-body stone sculptures of the apostles in the hall, and each stone sculpture has a cluster of flames on its hands, which is known as the "soul fire of the contemporary apostles". However, this thing has to be refueled every day, and almost all insiders have secretly tried to light cigarettes with it...... Barbecue is not good, dripping oil and smoking is too difficult to handle.

Now, it's an exclusive time for everyone to get together privately and complain about their boss Auston.

The bright sunlight passed through the glazed tiles of the dome and became tame and docile, illuminating everything in the great hall without being so dazzling. Because this is the largest glorious church in the world, this is the most powerful divine court in the past, the retreat of the twelve apostles, even the sun has to be a little more restrained.

Only insiders can act recklessly here and turn the Hall of Will into a vegetable market.

"Bastard, who doesn't know that the Divine Court is so idle that it is going to be haunted, what's the use of what we do well?"

"yes, do we really need to do anything other than cleaning?

"This bastard also preaches the importance of mastering a foreign language or even a dialect, who would do such a humiliating thing?"

"Is he going to force us to go home? he wants us to go unless the fire of the apostle's soul is extinguished."

As soon as the last one's complaint came out, a strange voice sounded in the hall, and at the same time, the soul fire in the hand of the statue on the far right began to shine, and the light and shadow in the hall suddenly swayed, and the mournful sound rang for a long time

"It's hard to be discovered"

"Is Auston here?

"Who is standing guard in this class, don't you know how clever it is?"

The clergy gathered here were so frightened that they didn't understand what was going on for a while, and they thought that Auston was doing another surprise inspection, so they panicked and began to look for a place to hide.

In the confusion, the mottled wooden doors of the hall and cubicle opened, and an old priest stepped out.

His eyes were cloudy and indifferent, and his gaze was not fixed on the men around him, but on his crutches, and he limped towards the stone sculpture of the apostle—and the clergy, who were in a state of panic and wandering around the room, did not notice him, for the old man's robes were old, traditional in style, and of ordinary colour.

Of course, the brilliance and meaning of this robe cannot be seen by ordinary clergy, just as ants cannot see human beings and parishioners cannot see the true God.

The old priest walked straight to the statue of the apostles, took out his handkerchief and wiped his eyes, and then looked at the statues one by one...... The twelve clusters of soul fires were still burning, and there was nothing strange about them in terms of shape and color.

"Was that flame flashing just now?" the old priest asked casually after studying for a while without finding any results, and could not help but wonder - his slightly hoarse voice echoed throughout the hall, causing a "buzzing" echo all around.

The clergy turned their heads to look at the old clergyman in amazement, and their faces froze in an instant, rich and vivid

They recognized the old priest almost at the same time. This old man is actually the only mid-level priest here who doesn't have to be on duty, the head of the Divine Mighty Court

It is rumored that the qualifications of the court leader are very old, so old that people can't remember him, and in fact, everyone really can't remember his face, because that face is too ordinary...... No one thought seriously about why they forgot everything about the court head after every meeting, but when the court head appeared in front of him, those memories suddenly popped up again.

The relationship between forgetting and memory, that's amazing in itself, isn't it?

The majesty of the head of the court comes from his power, which is not very high, just enough to drag people like them out and cut them down. Although he hasn't actually cut anyone for so many years, isn't the most powerful place just before it is actually used?

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Yesterday I was sleepy-eyed, and I missed + passion in the fourth quarter, and I made it up today.

I have been severely sleep-deprived in the past week, and after the fifth period, I have to take a vacation.

But the fifth quarter was very exciting, very good