Chapter 7: Return to Padja
The construction of the large-scale Beast God Temple was completed, the first and most solemn [Temple Opening] sacrifice ceremony was held, the glory of the Beast God descended from the sky, and all the shaman sacrifices and orc elders received the baptism of the Beast God!
When he heard the news, Anglay almost thought that he had heard it wrong! How could such a massive temple of beasts be built so quickly? And who was presiding over the ceremony? How could they have held it without the Baroque going back?
Seeing Baroque's indifferent expression, as if it was not strange at all, Angleigh's uneasy feeling suddenly became more and more intense!
"Anglei, take our orc brothers, and go back, to the beast temple in the grasslands of the horsesland. Baroque told Anglei to leave.
"Why, Baroque, what is going on? won't you go back with us?" said Angleigh, who was extremely puzzled.
"Don't ask, you'll know when you go back, where you need to make a choice. Whatever you choose, remember, we are all the best brothers. Baroque smiled and said, "I'm not going to the Temple of the Beasts, there's no place for me." Oh, after all this time, Celine and the others should be coming to Paddington soon, I need to meet them. β
"Baroque, what are you talking about? What is going on? Tell me!" Angleigh's uneasiness became more and more obvious, and he couldn't help yelling! Unfortunately, Baroque did not answer, and left without looking back, and his figure had disappeared without a trace! It was a long time before he turned to leave. Soon, 30,000 orcs left Paddington under his leadership and returned to the Pony Grasslands. Since Baroque told him to go back and find out, he went back and found out what was going ...................
A large caravan passed through the Adritic Empire and entered the territory of Paddington, where the Baroque was waiting at the border. When he saw a few people on horseback in front of the caravan, he smiled, it was Dennis!
I really didn't expect to come to the situation in front of him, and the person he trusted the most was not the orc brother. It was the people who took refuge in him. There are some things that cannot be said explicitly, and it is up to the orcs to make their own decisions. Baroque didn't want to embarrass his brothers, so he left early.
Before leaving, Baroque had been secretly talking to Dennis and other humans who had taken refuge in him. Explained a lot of things. These humans have betrayed the Apocalypse and are not forgiven at all, and they have no choice but to follow the Baroque closely.
The vast caravan was all human, not a single orc. Therefore, it does not arouse the suspicion of the Odrians. It was very stable along the way.
Among them were the brothers Dennis and Daniel, as well as Savati and Pahomi, the two first human magicians to turn to the Baroque. The Grand Mage Mazzaro and dozens of high-level mages were also there. In a carriage in the middle of the caravan, the curtain was lifted, and Celine walked down happily with the two little ones, Noreiro and Noel. At the first sight of Baroque, the worry and uneasiness on Celine's face immediately disappeared, but she still asked eagerly: "Baroque, what's wrong, what's going on, why are we leaving? Hilda wants to go with us, but because she is pregnant and about to give birth." Left behind by Oltu. β
Hearing Celine's words, Baroque breathed a sigh of relief! At least he knew that Hilda didn't want to stay because of his own reasons, and when the child was born, he would go and take her away with the child in the future, and no one could stop him!
"It's complicated, I'll explain it to you later. Baroque picked up his two lovely sons, kissed their little faces gently, and said to Celine, "Come on, come with me." It's been a long time since you've been back to your hometown, don't you miss it? β
He beckoned to the crowd. Lead a team of horses on the road. Celine was stunned, and although Baroque didn't explain it, she still realized that something big had happened, so that Baroque would abandon the beasts that he had spent so much effort and energy to unify. Giving up all rights, he actually came to live here in Paddington. Vaguely, Celine felt that it was likely to have some connection with the fact that the Beast God Temple of the Grassland of the Horse Breeding Land was abruptly built in advance, and then immediately held the opening ceremony of the Beast God Temple, and triggered a miracle. In all probability...... What threatened the Baroque. He had to leave the orcs.
Celine does miss her hometown of Paddington in her spare time, but she feels happy to be with Baroque, even in the far north tundra. Now seeing Baroque give up everything, it makes her worry about her man.
Baroque's performance was very uneventful, he seemed to be in a good mood, holding the two little ones and frolicking with them from time to time, and the father and son had a great time. This made Celine relax a little after seeing it.
The kingdom of Paddington was divided and divided, with Schaumberg occupying only half of the kingdom's western and southern territories. The eastern half was originally ruled by the elder Jean, who belonged to the Jean family, and his son Suarez. Later, because of the well-known incident...... Jean Sr. and Suarez participated in the Holy See's conspiracy with Susan against the Orcs, and were later retaliated by the brutal counterattack of the Baroque, and both Gene Sr. and Suarez died at the hands of the Orcs.
The other members of the Jean family could not hold such a large territory, so Schaumberg seized the opportunity to launch several large-scale attacks one after another, including the original capital of Paddington [Padja King], to recapture most of the eastern territory of Paddington, which can be regarded as reuniting the entire kingdom. The remnants of the Jean family had nowhere to flee but to retreat into the Duchy of Hanseas, which was controlled by Susan, and survived under Susan's hands. Although Baroque has turned against Susan, and even took away their sons, forbidding her to meet. But Schaumberg, out of caution, stopped the attack. Otherwise, with his strength at that time, and the fact that the Audria Empire was held back by the orcs, he could easily invade the Duchy of Hansea, and even annex it in one fell swoop. It can be said that even though Baroque fell out with Susan, Susan was still invisibly protected by this orc man.
Baroque chose Paddington as his home base, not only because of his hometown, but also because of Paddington's transcendent status that is now almost out of the way. ββββ Paddington is in a corner of the country, and the country is not rich. Separated by a gravel wasteland to the south, the Scarlet Empire of Samoa has always targeted the fertile lands in the center of the Sauron continent, and will not bother to invade. Audria had enough trouble of his own, and he had almost forgotten about the original vassal states to the west, leaving them to fend for themselves. It was the Baroque that chose to settle here after having to leave the orcs.
Anyone who has a long-term strategic vision and understands the current situation on the Sauron Continent has already felt the atmosphere of the stormy future. The darkness is rising with incredible rapidity, and now it is only the two races of fallen humans and dark giants, but there will definitely be more in the future. A great war between them and the Apocalypse Holy See, the Sky God is the believing humans, dragons, elves and other races, and a great war is inevitable. In this chaotic situation, any force that wants to protect itself but does not want to be involved will want to be protected by as many forces as possible. There is no doubt that, in addition to his continued trust in Baroque's abilities, the terrifying and mysterious strength he displayed made Schaumberg naturally make the most correct choice.
After capturing [Padea City], Schomberg naturally moved the royal capital back from the previous temporary [Duolun City]. As long as it doesn't endanger the magicians, the magic academy in Padea City doesn't care about these things. This academy will also help the master of the city to build a defensive magic array, and the status is transcendent.
Halfway through, Baroque met Schaumberg and his party, who had come to greet them. Celine and he also knew each other, and they couldn't help but sigh after seeing each other, and then they all entered the city of Padya.
The urge to return to her homeland brought tears to Celine's eyes, and she politely rejected a luxurious royal palace prepared by Schaumberg, begging Baroque to go to the Academy of Magic and return to the small villa where they had lived.
Baroque agreed to her, and even took Mazaro and his group of magicians to the magic academyββββ magicians should have lived in the magic academy!
Things are not people, and Butters, the old dean of the Academy of Magic, was killed by the backlash because of the failure to build the illusion crystal armor. The college was then plunged into a chaotic struggle for power, and after many years, the new dean was still in the dark, and the new dean elected had no ability or prestige to subdue dissenting voices. Even the chaos in this academy affected normal teaching, and at this time, the [Padea Academy of Magic] had fallen a lot in the ranking of magic academies in the entire continent, and was even excluded from the top ten positions.
Baroque arrives with a large number of powerful magicians, and immediately dominates the scene. No one knows what method Baroque used, in short, almost overnight, in the more than ten magic towers in the academy, those powerful but unruly magicians with enough power to speak disappeared without a trace. And then Majaro and these outsiders, as a matter of course, occupy the magpie's nest.
There was hardly much fluctuation, and the Padea Academy of Magic was so silently turned upside down, firmly controlled by the Baroque. He and Celine seem to have gone back to the old days, taking the two little ones on a daily tour of the beautiful Academy, or flipping through the scrolls of books in the Ingol Great Library, or visiting the largest magic tower where Majaro is located.
To Baroque and Celine's surprise, the old orc Zachary was still here, although his body was very old, he was still in good spirits, and the disturbances outside did not affect him. Zachary, who has lived between the magic tower and the library all his life, looked down on everything, and when he saw Baroque and Celine, he smiled as usual and talked happily. Especially the two little ones bring him a lot of joy!
The days seemed to be quiet all at once, like a rushing river, which, after a few turns, gradually entered the lake and became calmer.
But at this time, there was a turmoil in the grassland of the horse breeding land! (To be continued.) )