In the underground space of the Silver Manor, the Ancestral Sacred Book Theresia stood in the outer circle of a circular magic array, and in the middle of the magic array stood an angel statue.

Four angels in white armor stood with swords in their hands, and four white beams of light were shining towards the angel statue, as if they were waiting for someone to arrive.

The five angels waited motionless for more than half an hour, when suddenly a beam of holy light shone on the angel sculpture from above, and then the angel sculpture moved as if it had been given life. It spread its clay wings and walked forward to Theresia.

Facing the animated angel sculpture, Theresia saluted extremely respectfully: "Great Sword of Oath!" Welcome to the Holy Lun City Chapel of the Golden Shield Empire. ”

The Sword of Oath, which brought down a piece of power, said to Theresia, "I just came back from hell, and then I heard about what happened on the Golden Isle. I've long heard that Sheikjin Rentan is very powerful, and she is the same existence as me, but I didn't expect her to have a draw with the elf Clear Sky.

Is it that Tan is not worthy of the name, or is the elf Clear Sky really that powerful? ”

Theresia replied, "The battle between Tan and Clear Sky took place in the Space-Time Secret Barrier, and I didn't see it directly. But Clear Sky's strength is indeed very strong, and it is strong without the help of artifact power.

And her strength is still growing rapidly, and the last time I played her, she put pressure on me...... The same pressure you put on me. ”

"I trust your judgment!" The Sword of Oath said, "Clear Sky's power is not part of natural growth, she may have been endowed with 'divine powers'. ”

"Divine power?" Hearing the judgment of the Sword of Oath, Theresia couldn't help frowning: "Did you find something?" ”

The Sword of Oath replied, "Archangel Gold's research on the World Tree has yielded some results. The World Tree has a strong connection to the starry sky, which makes the World Tree not only eligible for promotion to an artifact, but also a source of divine power to connect the starry sky.

Remember the last time the Cataclysm attacked the Moonlight King's Court, the World Tree mutated and sprinkled a lot of seeds around the world? ”

"I remember, I saw it with my own eyes," Teresia said. ”

"Sky City has obtained some seeds, and those seeds contain a faint divine power that can be transformed into corresponding power according to the strong wishes of the holder. Therefore, it can be determined that the World Tree is the source of divine power that connects the starry sky, and Qingtian, as the owner of the authority of the World Tree, should have received the blessing of divine power from the starry sky. ”

Theresia said with some excitement: "Your judgment is ...... The World Tree is an existence that integrates the source of divine power and the artifact? ”

"Yes!" The demeanor of the Sword of Oath was not as excited as Theresia's, but showed a worried emotion: "The source of divine power is the convergence point of the source power, and it can give strange power to the creatures that come into contact with the source of divine power, but this power is not too strong. However, there was a time when the sources of divine power around the world were very active, creating many transcendent beings whose strength could rival that of the ancient civilizations that possessed artifacts. ”

Theresia, who had experienced the ancient war, couldn't help but think back to the strange and powerful creatures that suddenly appeared in that war.

"Sword of Oath...... Why did you bring up the past? ”

The Sword of Oath replied, "I have traveled to Hell this time to track down the trails of the fallen angels and find them all hiding in the Black Prison. ”

"Black Prison! It's a legendary source of divine power in Hell, and even demons aren't sure if the Black Prison exists, and if you get false news. ”

"It shouldn't be fake." The Sword of Oath said, "In Hell I have encountered a race of demons that I have never seen before, it is all black and has wings with messy black feathers, like a cross between a fallen angel and a demon descendant of Hell.

It says that it comes from the Black Hell, called the Black Feather Demon, and that it was created by the fallen angels using the Black Hell, a source of divine power. And recently, the speed at which the Black Feather Demon is spawning is accelerating. ”

Theresia said worriedly, "What do you mean...... Fallen Angels have raised an army in the Black Prison? ”

"Yes, so I didn't investigate further. I've sent a group of angels to search for other known sources of divine power to see if they're producing a large number of powerful otherworldly beings.

However, looking at the World Tree releasing so many seeds with divine power, you can imagine the state of other sources of divine power. ”

Theresia muttered, "Is that war going to start again?" ”

"There are many indications that ...... We're going to prepare for war. The Archangel Council has approved the Heroic Soul expansion plan, and Sky City will increase the production of Heroic Weapons. You seem to have said that...... The mechanical capacity of the secular world is very large, and their alchemy technology can produce some components of the Heroic Spirit's armament? ”

Theresia replied, "Yes, Sword of Oath!" During my time in the city of Saint-Lun, I visited the factories here, where the alchemy technology is fully sufficient for the production of some components of the low-level Heroic Spirits.

I've heard that Angry Waves City has more advanced alchemy industry technology. ”

The Sword of Oath hesitated for a long time before making up its mind and said, "Without revealing your identity, you can customize a batch of components of the Immortal Armament, and then decide how to produce the Immortal Armament after the Archangel Council tests it."

Another thing, I found some demon territories in Hell that have weapons and armor that are resistant to heat and corrosion, and the source of these things seems to be Raging Waves. We've told the Sparkling people about this discovery, and we believe they'll soon step in to investigate the matter in Hell.

You're looking for an opportunity to tell the people of Rim about the Golden Man's entry into Hell...... It's like a human called a meteorite, who stirs up a storm in hell to see if they can stir up the rats in the black prison. ”

Theresia replied, "Yes, Sword of Oath." ”

The Sword of Oath thought for a moment and said, "I don't have anything else to do here for the time being. I've heard that the dragons have sent another group of dragons to the city of St. Lun, and that the Glitter have strengthened their branch in the city of St. Lun, so if you need support, notify the Inquisition.

Artifacts are more important than anything. ”

"I'll do my best to find the artifact."

Without waiting for a response, Theresia looked up at the Sword of Oath, where he had withdrawn his power and the angel sculpture had been turned back into a dead thing.

As the conversation ended, Theresia felt the weight on her shoulders heavier, and the pressure of the looming war made her feel like something was clogging her chest.

The troubled times are about to begin, can the angels without the artifact persevere?

It was completely dark outside, the street lamps lit up the city, and the imperial palace in the center of the imperial capital was brightly mirrored, illuminating the palace even more majestic and solemn.

A royal carriage was escorted by a royal knight to the royal approach, and the palace guards who guarded the carriage confirmed the identity of the people in the carriage, and then immediately saluted and quickly let them go.

The royal carriage passed through a film of light and disappeared into the palace mirror.

In a side hall of the palace, the Imperial Empress Christina and the eldest princess Agatha were eating dinner and discussing things.

At this time, the palace official walked in: "Her Royal Highness the Queen, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, the Marquis of the Meteorite is here." ”

"Let him in. Prepare utensils for the Marquis of Meteor and let the chef cook a few of the dishes that the Marquis likes. Agatha...... "Queen Christina asked Agatha, "Meteorite seems to like grilled shrimp balls." ”

Agatha smiled and said, "Yes, if he is hungry, he can eat a full plate." ”

Queen Christina said to the attendants beside her, "Make grilled shrimp balls first." ”

The attendant was ordered to go to the kitchen, and Luke had already followed the officer in.

"Her Royal Highness the Queen, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, good evening!"

Empress Christina pointed to the seat next to her and said, "Sit down, you are the busiest person in the Empire right now." I haven't come to work until now, and I certainly haven't had dinner yet.

Eat something first, then talk about things. ”

Luke sat down, and the attendant set the dishes for him.

He was indeed hungry, and Luke was not polite, ignoring any etiquette, and asked the attendant to bring him a steak, smear it with sauce and eat it in large bites.

Agatha was afraid that Luke would choke and asked the attendant to pour him a glass of sweet wine.

When you have something in your stomach, you feel a lot more sure.

A steak was quickly eaten, and Luke wiped his mouth with a napkin and drank a glass of mulled wine. Seeing that the queen and Agatha were looking at her, she couldn't help but smile and said, "The steak made by the imperial chef is still as delicious as ever, what were you talking about just now?" ”

Agatha said: "Her Royal Highness and I are talking about how to arrange for the snow regiment to be transferred from the north to participate in the parade, and the road in front of the palace needs to be reinforced. In addition, during the military parade, the protective barrier of the palace was lifted, and on-site security was also the focus of the work of the secret intelligence bureau. ”

Luke said: "The cabinet is dealing with how the Snow Army will be located in the Imperial Capital, and there will definitely be a barracks for our heroic army to settle in at that time."

The money needed for the reinforcement of the road in front of the palace has been transferred from the Ministry of Finance to the Imperial Bank, and the construction team is in place, and the work behind it will be fast.

As for the security at the parade...... I have intelligence here, and some people are planning to do big things. ”

The chef brought the prepared food, and Queen Christina waved everyone away.

"Just now Agatha also said that some officials who have lost power have been meeting frequently recently, and even Gabriel has brought a group of people to find Alec. It's just that they do a very good job of secrecy, and the CIA doesn't have access to useful information now. ”

After Queen Christina finished speaking, Agatha added: "If I can't get any more definite information, I can only arrest people for interrogation, and I must not let them destroy the big thing." ”

Luke ate and said, "You can't ask anything if you catch a small character, and it has too much impact on catching a big guy." If they bite indiscriminately, they will not be able to control the innocent people involved, but they will help them.

As soon as I got the news, I sent someone to keep an eye on the World Bank's branch in Saint-Lun, and every night there was a large amount of money being transported in and out of the car. The Imperial Bank also found some accounts, with a large number of abnormal entries in a short period of time.

The Secret Intelligence can use an inside line among World Bank employees to find out what new business the World Bank is developing in Saint-Lun. During the period when the empire was sanctioned by the World Bank, there must be something unspeakable about the people with whom they can still do frequent business.

Find someone along the capital chain, and ensure that it is fast and accurate. ”

Agatha was surprised and asked, "The World Bank is also involved?" How did you guess? ”

Luke smiled and said, "It's all the rest of what I played in Angry Waves." These officials who have lost power have no soldiers in their hands, and if they want to do something big to bring us down, they can only encourage the people at the bottom to create chaos from the bottom up.

However, although the imperial economic system was somewhat difficult, the cabinet introduced various subsidies and compensation measures to prevent the damaged people and factories from going bankrupt and starving. Simply shouting slogans to create anxiety, they can't pull out too many people, and they are casually suppressed by us.

If you want to build momentum, the fastest way is to...... Send money! ”

Hearing Luke say this, Agatha immediately thought of the fact that he had instigated a march of 100,000 people in the city of Angry Waves under the pretext of the destruction of the Nuretta.

At that time, Luke relied on money to pull a group of people from Haijiao District to the streets, and then it had a snowball effect, and directly stunned the government department and council of Angry Waves City.

I didn't expect this trick to be learned by the World Bank.

Since it is to send money to pull people's heads, the secret intelligence bureau does not need to arrest people, beat them badly, interrogate them, and startle snakes, as long as they keep an eye on the flow of money, they can find out all the participants one by one.

It can not only arrest all the people who should be arrested, but also not implicate the innocent and let the incident spread uncontrollably.

Agatha stood up happily: "I'll arrange for someone to check the flow of funds from the World Bank and the Imperial Bank now." ”

Luke stopped Agatha and said, "It's not a big deal, there's no need to be in such a hurry." Moreover, there should not be enough people in the CIA with relevant majors, so I will transfer a group of people to assist the CIA in its investigation tomorrow.

The most important thing is the new emperor's accession to the throne. ”

Agatha sat down and looked at Queen Christina again.

Empress Christina's expression was very solemn, she took a sip of the sweet wine in the golden cup in her hand, and then slowly exhaled a somewhat suppressed breath.

"I've been preparing, but the closer I got, the more nervous I become. Now the situation is far beyond the limit of my ability, it is not the throne, it is simply a crater.

Can I be a good emperor? ”

Luke raised his glass: "From now on, every moment is unpredictable and unstoppable. We have all the preparations in place for the Empire to smoothly carry out the overpower, and the combined ship of the Palace, the Court, and the Empire has eliminated most of the hidden dangers and is putting on the best posture to meet the storm ahead.

Whether or not I can sail this big ship through the storm to meet the new world, I can't give an answer. But I believe that if we work together and keep the rudder steered, the ship will be able to sail farther.

This crater, not only Her Royal Highness the Queen is on it, but we are all on it. ”

Agatha stood up with her glass: "Let us join in our respects to the great Augustine the Great, who laid the foundation for the empire to meet all the challenges of the future, and whose exploits will always be remembered by us."

Now his will is in our hands, his wife, his daughter, his ministers.

We will not fail the empire he poured his life into! ”

Empress Christina and Luke stood and toasted: "To the great Augustine the Great!" To the great empire! ”