"I recognize your strength, you are qualified to fight me, feel honored! Then, pray, for yourself after death!"

I don't know when Victor was already standing on the edge of the battle circle, the knight's thin sword in his hand pointed diagonally at the ground, emitting a slight cold light. Just now, Victor used this sword with a fighting slash that was more decorative than the actual combat significance, cutting off Qin Shouzhuo's double spears, causing the guard knight who should have died here to escape.

The breeze blew gently, blowing the trees next to the battlefield, making a rustling sound, and under the dim light, Victor Mu stood quietly with a one-handed knight's sword in his hand, his sharp fingers slanted, with a smiling expression, revealing the pride that only the true rulers of this continent have. In just a moment, the guards and horses in the Holy See Pavilion had already rushed out to surround Qin Shouzhuo.

"Ben will not cut the unarmed under the sword, your performance in the school competition will be a little heard, it can be called the art of technical fighting, Ben will yearn for it, left and right, and carry out the weapon rack. ”

The encirclement on both sides spread out two openings, and several soldiers hummed and carried four weapon racks, on which hung most of the weapons common in this world, a total of two sets, placed on both sides of the encirclement. The soldiers who had placed their weapons retreated, and the encirclement returned to normal.

"There are all kinds of weapons commonly used on the mainland, you can choose them, and if you can defeat me, I will give you Miss Raphael and let you two go. If you lose, I'll let Miss Raphael go, but you stay. ”

Qin Shouzhuo suddenly realized that Victor Mu's purpose in robbing Raphael might be himself. The identity of the holder of the dual rare skills is really eye-catching, especially the magic guide technology that creates self-propelled magic cannons, which has unlimited potential, but it is only in the hands of Qin himself. If you can get this technology, you can consolidate the power of the Holy See, and the two sides are simply incomparable compared to marrying a mere princess of the Lawrence Empire, or striking at the imperial bureaucracy.

Realizing that Rafael was fine, Qin Shouzhuo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, if the other party took Rafeier as a hostage without face and skin, it would be difficult for Duke Jefferson himself.

In order to show his sincerity, Victor Mu waved his hand, signaling the escort team to let go of Rafeier, and let Rafeier run to Qin Shouzhuo's side. The encirclement of the Knights had been formed, and their purpose had been made so clear, if Raphael wanted to leave, no one would stop him, but if the man with the strange name wanted to go with him, he would have to kill the killer.

The magic guide technology that can create self-propelled magic cannons, the Holy See doesn't have it, so other forces can't have it either!

"Raphael, listen, the other party's target is me, you get out of here. According to what he just said, it shouldn't stop you, the Duke is rushing to this side, go to the Duke for support. I promise I'll be able to hold on until reinforcements arrive!"

whispered to comfort Rafeier, who pounced on him, Qin Shouzhuo knew that he was reckless this time. After learning the news of Raphael's abduction, he desperately chased after him, leaving the knights of the guard led by the Duke far behind, and turned over the mistake of going deep alone. Fortunately, the Duke is coming here, and he doesn't have much time to hold on.

Although she is very worried, Raphael is not a big-breasted woman. Knowing that he was used as bait this time, if there were no reinforcements, Qin Shouchou would not be able to run, so he nodded his head vigorously at the moment, with scattered tears, and ran in the direction of the imperial capital without looking back.

The knights guarding the direction of the imperial capital, when they saw Rafael rushing over, invariably got out of the way, and sure enough, there was no obstruction, so to speak...... Watching Rafael leave the encirclement, Qin Shouzhuo breathed a sigh of relief, and then his heart sank. The other party only shows one thing, how determined they are to arrest themselves!

"Qin ...... Clumsy, isn't it, what a strange name. Seeing Raphael go away, Victor Mu seemed even more unhurried, his eyes just stared straight at Qin Shouzhuo who was standing in the field, "I gave up my beloved woman for you, how much moved." Well, consider joining the Holy See, the magic technology you invented can only be carried forward with the help of the Holy See. ”

"Humanity is able to occupy the most fertile land on this continent, thanks to the warriors and mages who are constantly fighting on the front lines of the battle against the aliens, and more than half of the human mages belong to the Holy See. If you want to study magic, study magic technology, joining the Holy See is the best choice, no matter how bad it is, there is the Duscis Kingdom in the east, which is known as the Magic Kingdom, or several principalities in the north and west, how can it not be the turn of the Lawrence Empire, which is known as the magic desert. The chief archmage of this country, but he has an 'excellent' record of throwing magic into his own defense zone. ”

"Join the Holy See, with your skills, as long as there are results, the treatment is very good, within 5 years I will guarantee you to be promoted to technical bishop, and within 10 years I will guarantee you a cardinal, what do you want at that time! The girl of the Jefferson family will not be held accountable if you want two saints of this level, how about it? Do you still need to hesitate? By the way, that female magic apprentice named Shirley or something is your friend, this can also be given to you, I promise I haven't touched her yet. ”

Raphael didn't leave far away, Victor couldn't wait to speak out, and even promised an expectation of a cardinal in 10 years, you must know that as a cardinal, it is appropriate to enter the Council of Light, although it is likely that he is only a cardinal who controls a corner body and has no power, but it is also one of the 392 cardinals of the highest authority of the Holy See, and that is a big man who can vote for the Pope!

Look at Victor again, with a sincere face.

The human beings of the world of Elis have never been truly united. Transnational religious organizations such as the Holy See, including various empires, kingdoms, principalities, and even marquises and countdoms, have handed down a large number of historical books, and under cross-corroboration, they can analyze relatively reliable real history. It is precisely by relying on the historical skills of the aborigines of Elis that Qin Shouzhuo is still relatively sure of Victor's sincerity.

Five years before the first year of the Bright, the long-dormant Church of Light staged a coup d'état, overthrew the rule of the Kingdom of Brittany, set up its headquarters in Mount Hyjal, and established the Holy See.

When the news broke, the mainland was in an uproar, and the various empires, kingdoms, and independent territories temporarily put aside their prejudices and joined forces to form a coalition of 20 times the number of the Church of Light, vowing to destroy this cancer that broke with tradition. During the war, the Knights Templar, composed entirely of war orphans adopted by the Holy See, fearlessly charged in the face of an enemy six times as strong as the Holy See, is still a treasure of the Holy See.

Twenty times the difference in troops, it is no longer a war that can be won by will. In just three years, although the Knights Templar had won one victory after another, and the coalition forces were terrified, after all, the number was limited, and the mercenary forces, which constituted the main body of the Holy See's military force, gradually could not bear the pressure and chose to withdraw. The Apologetic militia, which had no blood, was extremely ineffective and suffered extremely heavy casualties in every battle, and the coalition forces finally advanced to the foot of Mount Hyjal.

At the critical moment, the god of light appeared, and the real angel finally came, easily defeating the coalition forces surrounding the mountain, and more importantly, the spirit of resistance of various countries. The ignorant populace and the low-level soldiers did not dare to confront God, and the anti-papal coalition broke itself. With the help of the Angel Legion of the Nether, the Holy See achieved the supreme power of the continent, and for the first time, the continent had a unified chronological method, and this year was the first year of light......

In the first year of the light - the 500 years of the light, the nascent Holy See showed its strong ability to organize and mobilize, under its unity, all human countries united, not only broke the joint encirclement and suppression of various races, but also launched 22 holy wars in a period of 500 years, constantly expanding the scope of human activities, beating giants far away from the mountains, beating dwarves to the death of the country, elves and orcs are constantly defeating and crying bitterly.

In the year 521 of the Illuminati calendar, Abraham, the last pope who turned his ambition into action, launched the twenty-third holy war, commanding the first phase of the human alliance with a total force of up to 120W. When the Orc Kingdom heard the news, King Winston of Beamon personally took command, and the High Priest accompanied the army, leading all the strategic mobile forces of the Orc Kingdom plus the newly mobilized recruits of the Eastern Military Region to assemble a legion of more than 93W people to meet the battle.

At the beginning of the war, it was the Knights Templar who took the lead, gathering the elite infantry of the Holy See for 30W, running for more than 90 miles on snowy nights, braving the incredible cold, building the fortress of St. Martin, blocking the Isthmus of Martin, and separating the two great cities of Tiger Claw and Eagle Peck and their surrounding more than 50,000 square kilometers of land from the Orc Kingdom itself forever.

The human army then besieged the two cities and began a day and night attack, and Pope Abraham personally led the main force to the fortress of St. Martin, and fought a decisive battle with Winston, King of Beamon.

While blockading the Isthmus of Martin, the human army intensified its attack on the two cities of Tiger Claw and Eagle. Eventually, after holding out for nearly a year, Tigerclaw City fell, and the coalition forces were able to concentrate their forces on Eagle. However, the situation was unexpected, the defenders of Eagle Peck City were resourceful and strong, and they thwarted the offensive of the coalition forces again and again, and even once beat the coalition encirclement network on the verge of collapse and had to take the initiative to stop the attack.

Since the Knights Templar's Snow Night Raid, which lasted nearly 5 years, the Holy See issued three mobilization orders, gathering a total of 500W troops, and the people did not count, and the hastily built St. Martin's Fortress, which was not large, was the most numerous, and nearly 1.1 million troops were gathered in the city + the city.

Finally, after dropping more than 300,000 corpses under the fortress of Martin, the strength of the orc kingdom was exhausted, and Winston, the king of Beamon, had to give up rescuing Tiger Claw and Eagle peck, and withdraw his army to return home. After paying the price of more than half a million dead and wounded, the human coalition won the final victory in the defensive battle of St. Martin, and also the final victory in the 23rd Holy War of the Holy See.

The day after the Orcs withdrew, Pope Abraham, who had become ill and senile, fainted in the Great Tent and died three days later.

Half a year after King Beamon withdrew his troops, under the condition of reaching an agreement with the human alliance, the defenders of Eagle Peck City conditionally laid down their arms and surrendered, and then, the surrendered troops who had suffered a lot to attack Eagle Peck City tore up the agreement and launched a massacre......

After 550 years of the Illuminati calendar, the power of the unchecked papacy reached its peak, followed by an inevitable decline. Since the twenty-third holy war of Abraham, the Holy See has been unable to launch a war of expansion, political turmoil has become mainstream, God's teachings have been thrown into the trash, and the struggle for power within the Council of Light is extremely fierce.

In the year 735 of the Bright Calendar, in order to once again show the supreme divine power of the Holy See and enhance cohesion, Pope Ford launched the twenty-fourth holy war against the elves. However, this hastily promoted war case turned out to be only a product of political struggle, and the Legion of Light did not even open its camp, but the Holy War ended in a bloodless due to a shocking corruption scandal, which made the Legion of Light a laughing stock in the world and the majesty of the Holy See swept away.

Since then, the deterrent power of the Legion of Light has been greatly reduced, especially after the exposure of a series of incidents such as the blatant violation of the doctrine of the bishop of the region, the looting of the Legion of Light, the mutiny scandal of the 22nd Infantry Corps of the Legion of Light, and the forced execution of high-profile scholars by the Inquisition. The anti-papal rebellion that began in 766 finally reached its peak in 798 - the king of the Blue Moon Kingdom was captured by the rebels, and the rebels established the country in a high-profile manner.

As a huge pan-continental political force, the Holy See naturally cannot be called united and upward, otherwise it would not cause a mess. The Council of Light in the center of the continent, the Papal Palace, and the various departments led by hundreds of cardinals in the Privy Council, tightly rule the entire human society, nominally...... That is true.

Huge territory, large population, and not very clever way of transmitting information, even if the Holy See has a double buff of magic and magic, it is impossible to coordinate the management of hundreds of countries and independent territories, in addition to the direct jurisdiction of the pope in the core area, there are four cardinals in charge of the diocese in the status second only to the pope, and each cardinal has 15-18 cardinals under the leadership of hundreds of regional bishops, priests, priests, priests, etc., forming a tightly pyramidal ruling body.

In this way, the diocese led by the cardinal archbishop is relatively independent, and when the Papal Palace is strong, there is nothing, and once the central deterrent power is insufficient, it is easy to form local separatist forces.

In the past hundred years, anti-papal riots have occurred one after another on the mainland, and the Legion of Light has gained the upper hand from the initial exhaustion. After training a number of elite legions that have experienced a hundred battles, the strength of the Holy See has not only not weakened, but has become stronger and stronger, but if you look closely, there are many interesting points.

Since the farther away from the Holy See headquarters, the weaker the papal deterrent power becomes, and the more fierce the resistance becomes, and when the core Papal States are still singing and dancing, the four dioceses are already full of smoke. Guarding the border, the troops defending the elves and orcs are immovable, and the other troops have long been rotten, and it is a common phenomenon to eat empty salaries, many times to find several nearby provinces, and even find a battalion with more than 60% of the soldiers, and pull out the army of 10W, which is only more than 4W and less than 5W. Such a team can't even beat the homeless.

The counterinsurgency war quickly eroded, and letters for help poured in from all over the country, flooding the Privy Council and the Quiet Court offices. However, in an era when even the border army is rotten, what use can these troops in the interior who have not fought for hundreds of years be able to?

After a series of fiascos, the Legion of Light directly under the Holy See has undergone subtle changes in the strength of the armies of various countries, and further losses may risk shaking the foundation of the Holy See's rule.

In 790 of the Guangming calendar, in order to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Legion of Light and reduce the pressure on the central government of the Holy See, the then Pope issued an edict granting the cardinal archbishop the right to transfer troops, relying on the armies of various countries to form a second-level unit directly under the Legion of Light, and cooperate with the Legion of Light to quell the rebellion. However, when the order reached the locality, the direct troops of the four dioceses had not even been formed, and in 798 of the Guangming calendar, the imperial capital of the Blue Moon Empire in the northwest diocese fell, and the world was shaken.

Under pressure, the Papal Palace issued another edict ordering the cardinal archbishops to form independent tax and finance departments. In addition to appropriations and donations from believers, the four dioceses increased their right to collect taxes, and their financial situation immediately improved, and the second-class legions, which had been authorized but could not be taken out for a long time, were naturally upgraded to regular legions of light with all arms and independent command, assuming more counterinsurgency responsibilities.

In order to support the increase of troops in the four dioceses, rapidly expand the power of the Holy See, suppress the localities, and especially deter some secular state forces that were about to move, even the Knights Templar, the last elite soldiers of the Holy See at that time, were divided into five, looking forward to quickly pulling up the backbone of the Legion of Light in the four dioceses.

The headquarters of the Central Diocese Bright Legion gradually stopped undertaking combat missions with the gradual extinguishment of the rebellion, and the troops participating in the counterinsurgency battle did not withdraw to the central diocese, but assembled and stationed at the headquarters of the four dioceses, nominally as a general reserve to guard the rear, but did not seem to have the slightest intention of monitoring the four dioceses?

In the face of the threat, the four dioceses unanimously chose to raise thieves for self-respect, and the counterinsurgency army, which had been advancing all the way, suddenly became inseparable from the rebel army that had fled all the way.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the Central Diocese controls an astonishing number of Legion headquarters of the Bright Legion, and also controls the headquarters of the four major dioceses, but there are many soldiers but not fine, and it is difficult to say how effective it is. The four dioceses have the most elite troops of the Holy See on the surface, but they are not very numerous, and these troops are stationed around the rebels, and they cannot easily move, let alone pull back.

The four dioceses have money, soldiers and territory, tsk, this situation is not too familiar to Qin Shouzhuo......

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