Chapter 06: The Pope of Light
The civil war of the Terrans has been going on, and the strength of the two sides is not much different, and this civil war seems to have no end in sight in the short term.
All sides of the war fought very cautiously, as everyone realized that there was another force that could change the situation in an instantβthe Church of Light. The three major orders of light, punishment, and guardianship scattered in various countries of the Church have a total of 700,000 people, and they are 700,000 people who can defeat three on the battlefield.
Although the Knights of the Church rarely intervene in wars between kingdoms, the Church had already set a precedent on the night Alex led his troops into the imperial capital.
No one knows if the Church will intervene in this war again, because no one can guess what the Pope is thinking.
Church of Light.
Pope Cylius V prayed in front of the statue of light, and the white light of holiness enveloped the pope's body.
Celeus V was a contemporary of Theodorus, the head of the Mage's Guild, and had been in charge of the Church of Light for more than half a century. For half a century, the Church of Light has remained unfazed under the leadership of the Pope. Perhaps, like his predecessors, there will not be too much ink except for leaving a name in history.
Just when people were already talking about the next pope, he performed the feat of crowning the emperor and pushed the status of the Church of Light to a new level.
After praying, the Pope stood up tremblingly, and an old priest beside him stepped forward to hold the Pope's right arm and said softly: "The head of the Imperial Palace, Aru, has been waiting outside for a long time, and the Emperor wants to make an appointment to see you." β
"I know what that greedy woman wants, but the church can't possibly give her more. The Pope said slowly.
"I see, I'll go and turn back on Aru in a moment. β
"Victor, you asked Aru to tell the emperor that the god of light is selfless, but the god will not favor any one person too much. β
"I understand what you mean, but I'm afraid that if we don't end this civil war soon, history will repeat itself two hundred years ago. β
"We are a race that naturally likes to fight, and there is nothing anyone can do to stop the war, all I can do is to prevent the power of the God of Light from getting involved in this war. We must always be vigilant that the enemies of the church are never from within the human race, not even from the aliens, but from the darkness. β
"Do you perceive the agitation from the darkness again?"
"They haven't stopped for tens of thousands of years, but now it's stronger than ever. β
"Then shouldn't we remind the countries, after all, we also need their strength. β
The Pope shook his head and sighed softly, "It's useless, the world always ignores warnings about the future." β
Victor stopped talking, and the two old men slowly walked down the steps with each other's arms, out of the vision of the god of light.
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A border town in the Kingdom of Locke, which was now occupied by Isaac.
As dusk approached, a group of dusty travelers walked into the town, and it was none other than the people of the Blood Yao Academy.
On the night of the Imperial Capital's Blood Night, the people of Blood Yao hid in the post house of the Kildan Kingdom, but fortunately, the Kildan Kingdom, which remained neutral at the beginning of the war, was not affected by the war. After Arthur and Joan fled, they were no longer the focus of the Empire and the Church, and after three days of hiding, the Blood Glory people fled the city on the day the new Emperor Grantham ascended the throne.
After careful journey, Professor Ogu led everyone to the border.
"We're staying here tonight and we'll be back to Isaac tomorrow. Approaching the border, Professor Ogu's mood was also much lighter, and he finally brought everyone back safely.
Late at night, Huey walked out of the hotel softly, and walked in the direction of the town without a trace of hesitation.
"Don't say hello, where are you going?" the wind sounded overhead, and Golly landed beside Huey.
"I'm not going back. β
"Why?"
"Can't you be so clever as you guess that Singaluru doesn't have anything to be nostalgic for, and I don't want my father to turn against the Strachage brothers because of me. β
"Huey, you've grown up. You may not realize it yourself, but you are mentioning your father for the first time in front of us, and you have never called him that before. β
Huey was stunned for a moment, "When I grow up, I can also choose my own path, the royal family can't accommodate me as a half-orc, and the Belland continent is so big, there is always a place that can accommodate me." β
Golly held out her hand to Huey, "Well, take care!"
"Take care!" Huey shook Gori's hand heavily, then turned and ran out of town.
"Wait, Huey!" Golly suddenly chased after her again.
Huey stopped in confusion.
"You wait for me, I'll go with you?"
"Ahh
"I thought about it for a while, there are big brothers in the army, and it's okay to stay at home when I go back, but I have to be urged to marry by my mother, so it's better to go to the mainland with you for a trip. β
"Have you figured it out?"
"Well, you wait for me at the entrance of town, and I'll go back to the hotel to get the salute, and then I'll come and meet you. Golly didn't wait for Huey to say yes and turned around and ran back.
Huey shook his head helplessly.
It didn't take long for Golly to reappear at the entrance of the town with a package on her back, but there was a little witch behind her.
"Why did you bring her with you?"
She accidentally found out, and Becky just wanted to take the opportunity to go out and take a look. Golly explained embarrassedly.
Becky begged pitifully, "Brother Huey, take me with you?" Xiaoqing is now more and more able to eat, and I can't afford to raise it if I don't rely on hunting?"
Huey couldn't help but laugh, "Two young ladies, I'm not going on a trip?"
"It's a tour, let's go, if Professor Ogu finds out, I won't be able to leave. Golly grabbed Huey's arm and ran.
The trio soon disappeared into town.
"Huey, where are you going?"
"I didn't think about it, so let's go wherever I go. β
"Shall we go find Arthur and Joan, then?"
Huey reacted suddenly, "You decided to sneak out because of Arthur, right?"
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Necro Heights, a nameless valley.
Arnold, dressed in a black cloak, stood on the top of the hill and silently looked at the busy crowd in the valley at his feet and whispered, "It turns out that there are so many people like me in the world. β
"It's only when you join the family that you realize that you're not alone in this world. A voice rang out from behind Arnold.
Arnold immediately turned around and saluted slightly, "Patriarch." β
"You've seen and touched everything in the Zenaia family, haven't you decided to join the family yet?"
"And what is this magic circle they are building down there?"
"This is the highest secret of our clan, but I can also tell you in advance that what we are building is called the Spirit Magic Array. What our Zenaia family is best at is controlling necromancy, this magic array can not only summon necromancy, but also cultivate necromantic warriors in the magic array, so that it will continue to advance and become stronger, and become the strongest combat tool for our family mages. β
Arnold's face was full of surprise, it turned out that he could also make the necromantic creature advance.
"After this magic circle is completed, we will establish a village here. The magic array can cultivate the necromancer to the highest level of the golden body necromancer, and with the powerful necromantic warrior guard, we don't have to worry about the liquidation of the church anymore, as long as we give us time, we can even destroy the entire Church of Light in turn, think about it, the army composed of hundreds of general-level golden body necromancers can sweep across the entire continent!" the patriarch couldn't help but let out a low laugh.
"Do you have to fight the church to the death in the end?" muttered Arnold.
"Silly boy, haven't you figured it out? In this world, light and darkness are never compatible, and one will fall. β
"Is it true that darkness and light can never be compatible?" Arnold suddenly remembered the days when he and Arthur had studied and exchanged magic principles with each other in the Academy's magic tower.