Chapter 15: The Chapel of Thorns Part II
Cardinal Moore has been bothered by a lot lately. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Last month, a mob of thugs slaughtered the Wood Elves in the slums of the Wood Elves, in which nearly 200 Wood Elf women and children were tortured to death, and then the mob burned their bodies along with the houses, and the flames that rose into the sky were said to have stained half the sky red.
In fact, with the garrison of these wood elves, even if they were raided, they would not be so vulnerable. But at this time, it was the very important religious festival of the elves, the Star Surge Festival, and according to the custom, the adult male wood elves had to go to the high mountains to carry out sacrifices, so at this time, the women and children left in the house were taken advantage of by the mobs.
For the Starsurge Festival, Moore knows a little about it. On the day of the Star Surge, the moon is full moon, and the moon in the night sky is held up by the stars, which means that the gods of the stars are moving towards their own destiny of death, the nest of the moon, and the elves who call themselves the children of the stars will pay tribute to their gods on this day and see them off.
Moore has always been fascinated by this tragic fatalism of the elves.
Think of building a cemetery of gods on the moon, and all the gods will inevitably go to it, towards death and end, and be buried in the nest of the moon. There is nothing immortal and eternal, not even God. This is completely different from the gods of mankind, in the Thorn Divine Codex, the first article informs the believers that the god-king Goriad is immortal and immortal, and his destiny transcends life and death, time and space, so he has a divine nature, higher than all beings.
Interestingly, the stars and gods of the elves have birth, old age, sickness and death, but the life span of the elves is more than a thousand years, and the gods of human beings are immortal and immortal, but it is rare for humans to live to be 100 years old. The envy of eternal life is fast decaying, the short-term longing is long, in short, what you can't get is a good thing.
But no matter how obsessed the elves are with death, it doesn't mean that they can accept that their wives and daughters are stripped naked and burned to death on a stake after being humiliated. This is also to blame that the appearance of elves is generally more delicate than that of humans, although wood elves are considered a low-level race among elves, their skin is as textured as wood, not as bright and moving as light elves, fire elves, etc., but it is also a unique flavor, I am afraid that the gang of thugs has been coveting it for a long time.
The priesthood of the priest Merlin, who was in charge of the whipping, was to exterminate the infidels, and he had come back some time ago and had tea with Moore, and he told some anecdotes about what he had seen, and some homeless mobs were raiding houses in the mountains and forests, and they had met them and served them a pot. Merlin said that these bandits sometimes couldn't see a woman for a long time, and when they saw a deer, they could take off their pants with great interest, and they could come up and rub a hole in a tree for a long time.
Take the job under the crotch to poke the wood hole? This is similar to the dry wood elf. Moore lay on his back in his velvet chair, so sullen as he thought.
The table in front of him was full of papers and gold-trimmed letterheads, and quill pens were stuck in inkwells, and he was too lazy to pick them up.
The day before yesterday, he had sent a sternly worded letter to the lord of South Tasville, warning him to deal with the matter as soon as possible, "Even pagans have the most basic personal rights, and they must not be idle." ”
The lord replied quickly, saying that the villain was terrified and had done his best to hunt down the thugs, but they had already escaped from their territory, so they were in great difficulty......
"It's all," Moore scolded to himself, "just find two hundred refugees, cut off their heads and give them to the wood elves, anyway, it's all a dead thing." Is this fool going to cross the boundless sea by boat and chase him to the end of the world, and I am unlucky to have such a fool in the jurisdiction!"
After the pursuit of the murderer dragged on, it finally made a big fuss, causing a very bad impact. Now I have to write a letter to His Majesty King Hong to explain, to His Majesty the Pope to explain, and to write a letter to the Elven Empress of the White Forest to explain......
Why do you sit in the blue cardinal, but you still have to write letters every day and do the same work as when you used to be the pope's secretary?
But no matter how much Moore gritted his teeth and used his literary brilliance, the sincerity of the letter did not seem to be convincing. Therefore, the blue-coated cardinal, who rose to the position with the pen, is now at a low point in his career in his advantageous projects.
But the worry is not over, a few days ago, a demon popped out of Grey Raven Castle and killed two guards in one go. It is a great shame to have such a blasphemous bastard thing happening right next to you. If it hadn't been for the legendary wizard Patrium who passed by to stop him in time, this demon would have killed another street.
This is the place where the divine light bathes in the holy church, it is simply a slaughterhouse.
The most infuriating thing is that Patalum actually let the demon run away in the end, what a legendary wizard, he is simply a charlatan.
But he is a leader in the Deep Mist Council, and a hero who saved the world during the Black Dragon Rebellion, and his status is faintly on the same level as Pope Hong Wang, and he can't be offended, so he can only shoot a lot of sycophants, eat and drink, and slowly ask for the details of the demon.
But who would have thought that he had stayed in the Templar for several days, and had not seen any visitors, and Moore had begged to see him several times under his black guard, but had returned in vain.
They had to wait for the results of the investigation by Pastor Merlin, the Whip, and to question Patlem about the seriously injured boy they had brought back. However, the black guard said that the boy's injuries were so serious that he would not be able to meet him until he recovered, so he waited until now.
As soon as he heard that he was now free to move, he sent his men to call him for questioning.
Even if the Heavenly Demon Yurga is reincarnated, he will crush it to ashes and sweep away the decline since he became the Blue Cardinal, Moore swore secretly.
So, when White Night walked into the office of the Cardinal de Blue, he saw Moore meditating with his eyes closed with a solemn expression, he looked like he was in the prime of life, and the sky blue robe could not hide his tall figure, and he seemed to be an energetic figure.
The priest who led the way bowed his head and said respectfully, "Your Excellency, the young man who survived the last demonic incident has been summoned to the throne to wait for the decree. ”
Moore opened his eyes, and under his full forehead were a pair of majestic and sharp icy bronze eyes, with a full head of gray hair, which was respectful.
"Thanks, Pastor Cole, you can get busy first. ”
When Pastor Cole exited the door, Moore began to write with his head bowed and did not speak for a while.
Bai Ye felt that the atmosphere was very oppressive, and he was not sure whether he should speak or not, so he could only stand aside with his hands tied.
It was only when all the ink in a tube of quill pens had been used up that Moore slowly looked up at the white night.
It's really bullshit, I found a snake with ink and twisted it twice on the paper, maybe even higher than this one. Moore wondered what the hell was going on with this stupid boy, who was clubbing like a piece of wood underneath, was he beaten stupid by the devil or what, why didn't he get down on one knee and perform the ritual?
But since he is a person who has something to do with Wizard Patlem, it is not easy for him to have a seizure until he finds out where he came from.
So, Moore asked with a pleasant face, "Young man, I don't know what to call you yet." ”
"My name, my name is White Night. Bai Ye said respectfully.
"Interesting oriental name. Moore put down the quill pen and clasped his hands together, and Bai Ye noticed that his fingers were stained with ink, and on the index finger of his right hand was a ring of thorns encrusted with a huge blue diamond, the top of which was ground into a square plane, and on it was engraved with a raised intricate pattern, which must have symbolized the seal of the status of the cardinal.
"Literally, white means white and day, and night means night and black. ”
Bai Ye obviously didn't expect Moore to be interested in his name, and he couldn't help but hesitate: "My lord, I haven't thought about this issue in particular, but according to my father's explanation, it's called poetic. ”
"This explanation is convincing," Moore smiled, "Since Father Venerable is so knowledgeable, I am afraid that he is a member of some big family in the East." ”
"You don't know my ...... Didn't Master Patlaim mention me?"
"Because Master Patalum has been cultivating during this time, I haven't had a chance to visit yet. ”
"Oh, I see. ”
White Night's mind raced, and almost instantly, he decided to tell a lie.
"My lord, it really is...... Nothing can escape your eyes, as you expected, it is not an exaggeration to say that my family is a family in the East," Bai Ye muttered: "The so-called family can be understood as a noble family that has been passed down from generation to generation, and it is very famous in the local area. But here, my family's name is probably unheard of. ”
"Oh, I've always been interested in foreign lands, so you might as well talk about it. ”
"It's a long story," Bai Ye repeated with a face full of reminiscence, "It's a long story." ”