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"The eternal sun is dead, and the true creator claims to be the ancient creator of the creation myth who was eaten by the gods, and has seized the power of the 'sun' and taken control of Intis? Night and the god of war go to war in the Amanda Mountains, ending with Night being battered and showing weakness to the Church of the Storm? ”

"What is this...... Hehe, that's so interesting. ”

In the alfresco dining area of a cold drink shop on a sunny beach in Desey Bay, a young man in a quirky dark robe and a classical wizard's pointed hat flips through a stack of newspapers in his hand, with an intriguing smile on his face.

Her clothes are out of step with the current world, and people come and go around her, but no one seems to notice.

Her gaze lingered on Intis's report for a long time, eating shaved ice while seemingly reading the contents of the Church of the Creator - some of the declarations of the Church of the Creator were nothing more than "do good to go to heaven, and do evil to hell", "Expressing piety requires not only prayer, worship and donations, but also small acts of kindness in daily life".

Each of the major churches has pages in its diocesan newspapers, and theologians and philosophers provide articles to the newspapers to discuss the sacred texts and doctrines of the gods with the churches. Although the church has the final right to interpret, others can still discuss it to further study and study. In this way, we can not only popularize the doctrine and mythology to the literate people in our country, but also achieve the effect of preaching to others.

However, due to the peculiarities of the teachings of the Church of the Creator, the newspaper of Intis was difficult to obtain in other countries.

"The Bible...... Justification by deeds......"

The young man with a wide forehead and slightly curly black hair smiled and pinched the monocle that looked like it was polished by crystal, and slowly closed the newspaper.

"It's interesting to get out and about, but now, where should you go for a walk?"

A copper penny swirled between her fingers.

……

Beckland, noon.

Leonard picked up the book that covered his face and looked at Sost standing beside him in astonishment:

"Starting today, we need to cooperate with the Storm Church's team operations? And on some special tasks, you still need to cooperate with the military and the royal family? This? This ......"

Since ancient times, the Church of the Night and the Church of the Storm have not interfered with each other, managing their own dioceses, and handing over to whom their believers have troubled, acting equally and efficiently. Now it's the Night Church's action against the storm? Is that something happened in the parish of the Church of the Night, and the storm could also be involved? How many words can be said about the storm of questions of the night believers? The "cooperation" between the churches is not as simple as inserting a "reader" as a staff think tank in the storm team, but the storm church has a voice in the night church from now on!

And the other, cooperating with the military royal family during special missions, this is even more ......

Leonard almost immediately thought of the Great Smog Incident, in addition to countless aristocratic factions similar to the Kapin incident, Kapin is just a rich man, but he can do so much and do so much, without the protection and platform of countless nobles behind him.

When the royal family and the church are still equal, the church will be obstructed after investigating the cases of the great nobles, if the royal family and the military can also have some say in the church of the night, then the number of unspeakable and unthinkable cases among the nobles will explode, and the church has no power to investigate independently!

usually ridicules the West Villas field, and ridicules the police for being constrained by the nobility and the church at the same time, and now they are going to become the West Villas field!

"Captain Sost, this, is this ......"

Leonard's mouth was so dry that he couldn't even speak.

"People are still equal in their beliefs." Sost sighed and demonstrated a new prayer gesture on his chest, "Also, the Sanctuary has modified the goddess's prayer gesture from drawing a red moon to dotting stars. ”

Leonard sluggishly followed Sost twice.

"That's all." Sost sighed again, and the dangerous hairline seemed to have a tendency to shift backwards again, "After that, remember to adjust your mentality in time and be mentally prepared...... The Templar said it was expedient, but it was not known how long it was. ”

Leonard watched sluggishly as Sost pushed the door open and left with a painful silence, and he didn't recover for a long time.

“…… What the hell is going on, old man? ”

He could barely believe what he was hearing, and his fingers were a little jerky with stars on his chest.

"Is this also a deal between the gods? Why the Church of the Night...... Concessions so much at once? ”

"I know that Rune is at war with Fersak, and that the fighting is raging on the Amanda Mountains, and the Templars have been attacked...... Is this because the Church lost so much in the war that the Goddess had to let the Church cede some benefits and status? ”

Parles snorted.

"Don't call me outside lately." "The deterrence of your church has declined, and I have a bad premonition," Parles said. ”

…… Does it mean that the deterrence of the Church in the diocese has weakened, which may lead to some powerful people with other ideas sneaking into Beckland? The old man is worried about being discovered? Leonard understood something after a moment's thought, and nodded with a somewhat solemn expression.

But his mood became even more nervous because of this, since the old man said so, it is very likely that there are unknown people and anomalous people mixed in, and their strength will not be too weak, and it may even be "them" - this means that the church's security force will be further strengthened - no, in this case, it should be to go to the Storm Church for help...... This is a vicious circle, although the faith is still equal, but when the people who believe in the night see the believers of the storm appear in the parish of the night, and the night watchmen must act as assistants by the side, the believers will suffer a great blow, and the church of the night will quickly lose its prestige......

Leonard pursed his lips and clenched his fists hesitantly.

He believed that most of the "substitutes" of the Church of the Storm would not be unreasonable, but he couldn't believe them all.

This mood is very uncomfortable, and it can even be said that it is a little sad.

Although Leonard thought he had lost much trust in the gods, the Church of the Night still raised him, educated him, gave him a job, gave him friends and companions, and lived for more than twenty years. He didn't have a home because his home was the Church of the Night.

"All I can do is try as hard as I can to protect the people in the diocese......"

He thought silently in his heart, he had never been so eager to yearn for the Sequence 5 potion that had not yet been ranked in his own way.

……

Queens, Hall family mansion, evening.

The atmosphere of the dinner was dull and unpleasant, and Earl Hall, who used to always talk about some current affairs and politics during the dinner, did not say a word, Hibbert frowned, and Mrs. Hall and Audrey, who were the female rolls, had no chance to liven up and speak.

This kind of family dinner made Audrey feel very uncomfortable, and during this time, she was exposed to more negative emotions than in the past ten years of her life combined.

The negative emotions came from the tea parties and salons in which they participated, and the nobles who grew up together talked about the war melancholy, and they basically went to the front as officers. If there was a passion for protecting the country in the early days of the war, after the tragedy of Behrens and the events of the Amanda Mountains, most of the people quickly changed their attitudes, becoming somewhat pessimistic and self-defeating.

The negative emotions came from the Rune Scholarship Foundation, which he participated in, and there were many people who were lost and frightened after learning about the arrival of the war just after they got the opportunity to go to college, but many more people brought trivial negative news to Audrey - the price of bread had risen, and she could still afford to eat ordinary bread, but now she could only eat poor black bread with cotton wool and wood dregs, and there were many people who fainted from malnutrition and hunger. The price of cotton cloth has not fallen, and he or his family has lost his job, leaving only a little tuition from the foundation to barely survive, and even had to withdraw from school to find another livelihood with the tuition funded by the foundation and his family.

Audrey has the heart to help them, a pound, a pound, but there will always be so many people to help.

It's not just these students who are poor and miserable, but the people around them are just as poor. Students who have to leave with tuition fees often have families or even younger siblings to support, and Audrey can afford to sponsor ten or even fifty people all the time, but when it comes to more than 100 people, or when the overall funding of the foundation needs to be adjusted, Audrey also feels a little struggling.

Because the patronage of each nobleman remained the same, if Audrey wanted to increase the amount to all the patrons by two pounds, she would lose a new pair of shoes every month, but all that could be done was to make everyone afford the lowest bread of wheat bran.

If the amount of each person's support were increased by 5 pounds, everyone would be able to eat some normal bread and even a little meat, but Audrey's pocket money would be wiped out at least half.

"You don't have to do anything to them anymore, Audrey!" Hibbert could almost be said to be heartbroken, "They have nothing to do with you at all, it's enough for the Foundation to give them food, you don't need to lower your standard of living for this!" ”

Is it really unnecessary?

"Dear Audrey, you really are a little angel."

The father and mother gently stroked her hair, but equally did not support her actions:

"We know you're such a kind girl, but there's no need for us to give so much to people we don't know. Even if they are all good people and can remember your help in the future, how much value can they give back to you? Dear Audrey, you are involved in the Foundation in order to build your connections and reputation, not to really sacrifice all your ...... for the sake of civilians"

But I haven't given it all yet...... I just ate one less afternoon tea snack and bought one less handbag for the tea party......

Audrey cuts the steak on her plate with a knife and fork, estimating the price of the piece of beef for the Hall family. She now has almost developed an occupational disease, and she has to think about the price of everything she sees, and how much she can help the Foundation in that translation.

The only comfort she has now is Susie, and after receiving an excess of negative emotions, talking to Susie and treating each other can effectively improve her mood. On top of that, her new pen pal is a wonderful woman with plenty of experience working in foundations and philanthropy, which can provide her with a lot of comfort and experience.

"It seems that the king is ready to mobilize more forces to fend off the ...... of the Fusak Empire"

Halfway through the dinner, Count Hall finally said his first words, but before Hibbert could reply, there were several exclamations outside the door.

What happened?

Hibbert immediately stood up, his fingers subconsciously reaching his waist, and Audrey showed a frightened expression, although neither her spiritual foreshadowing nor Susie outside the door came with any bad news.

Dinner and conversation were interrupted, and Hibbert and Earl Hall went out, followed by Audrey and Mrs. Hall, who pushed open the door of the dining-room, and were about to ask the maids who made the sounds, when their eyes widened one after another.

"Moon! Moon it ——!

”

There was a small commotion outside the restaurant, and Audrey looked at the moonlight projected in from the window in the hallway and covered her mouth with her hand.

The crimson moonlight grew lighter and lighter, so much so that at last the red disappeared completely, and a white silver glow fell over the earth.

……

160 Berlund Street, early evening.

Crane sat in the carriage, flipping through the newspapers, recalling the courtship of the various nobles and merchants who had made good intentions to him and some of the views on the war during the week's meetings, and mentally typed out the draft of the report, wondering how to report it as simply as possible.

During this period, he participated in several fundraising ceremonies for the upper class, but except for those families whose juniors were fighting on the front line, everyone else was somewhat distracted, and some people were even asking him covertly, "How much power does Mr. Dawn Dantès have in the Southern Continent?" Can we let our family go to the southern continent to be a normal rich man? Or, "Mr. Dantès, do you have a more specific grasp of the current situation in the Southern Continent?" Which cities are still under the control of the Northern Continent, or which cities have good intentions towards the Northern Continent? Can the property be safely transferred? ”…… In the midst of all these chaotic and troublesome conversations, Crane once again felt deeply about the coming of war.

Not through the worsening state of life of the people, not through the monetary system with sharp fluctuations in exchange rates, but through the aristocracy.

Since the Fifth Age, except for a few wars, peace has been maintained for most of the time, and there have been frequent intermarriages between nobles of various countries, and most of the people are in-laws. This gave the nobles a way out and could choose to take refuge in the countries of the Northern Continent.

Most of the people who came to inquire about Crane were rich people with only wealth, or small nobles with ordinary status.

They have no power and no in-laws in other countries, so they can only choose the "not very safe" southern continent through Dawn Dantès.

In fact, according to the current status of the real creator, as an envoy of the Aurora Society, he will definitely be able to have a lot of say in Intis, and the Aurora Society will not mind some nobles using their property to keep them safe...... Hehe, if I disclose my identity in private, I don't know how many people will be more enthusiastic about me, ask for my help, and even take the initiative to help me hide my identity......

Just like the original Kaping...... It's just a rich man, not even as good as the current Dwayne Dantès. And my status will rise rapidly, and as long as I am not discovered by the royal family and the church, I can almost have considerable power among the middle and lower nobility......

Crane flipped back the page of the newspaper and sighed.

War.

He casually scanned the page, looking for useful information, and suddenly frowned, staring at the top of the page.

After reading carefully for a moment, Crane gasped:

"Why did the Night Church make so many concessions to the Storm Church? Cooperate with the 'substitute punisher', and even with the royal military! ”

"What happened to the Church of the Night? Was it the goddess who was wounded in the war? There is also a modification of the prayer gesture ......"

As a wealthy man who believed in the goddess of the night on the surface, Crane was puzzled by the pictures in the newspaper. In fact, there is nothing worth paying attention to in the gesture change, but the reason for the gesture change is worth pondering.

"After the death of the Eternal Sun, the Church of the True Creator naturally renewed the prayer gestures...... It is a positive cross. ”

Thinking of the fellow's perseverance in his imitation of God from the legendary glorious era to the present, Crane was not so surprised: "The goddess's prayer gesture is no longer the red moon? The goddess can also omit the title 'Lord of Crimson' in her prayers? The goddess is no longer related to the 'Red Moon'? ”

"The goddess was hit hard and lost the authority of the 'Red Moon', so she took the initiative to give up her interests to protect the church? That's understandable. ”

Crane made the association again:

"The worship of the red moon by the Rose School and the primordial moon followers ...... in the Book of Secrets, the 'Witch King' Karaman also mentions that the worship of the moon itself, not the goddess of the night...... Because the goddess actually ...... It had nothing to do with the Red Moon? The goddess symbolizes the night sky and the stars? ”

Like the change of authority of the "sun"? Crane felt that his thinking made sense, so he turned his attention to the possible path to the "moon"—"Crimson Moon? This is an extraordinary item that is clearly related to the Red Moon, but it is unclear which route it belongs to, and it is not known that it is a seal corresponding to the sequence......"

Lacking information, Crane simply thought directly:

"Who does the 'Red Moon' belong to now?"

Before Crane could begin to think, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Crashed into a parade procession? Why didn't the coachman change the road himself? Crane immediately turned his head, stretched out his hand to lift the curtain of the carriage, and was about to speak, but his expression suddenly froze.

The outside world was so white that Crane had the illusion that it was snowing.

Countless people stood on the road, looking up at the sky blankly, as if they had all become secret puppets in an instant.

Panic and uneasiness spread through everyone's hearts, and Crane froze, and he snapped back to his senses, pushed the car door and jumped to the ground.

The silver moon rings hang high in the sky, as if they have no interest in everything in the world, and as if they have been like this since ancient times.

……

Intis, the top of the Cathedral of Light.

The Fallen King held a sphere of soft red light in her hand, and the scattered red moonlight stained the floor of the terrace where she stood red, and the silver moon in the sky shone a soft glow, giving everything on the ground a silver coat.

At this moment, the feminine power from the moon was weakened to the extreme, and although there was still a layer of misty red on the edge of the moonlight, it was harmless.

"Moonshine is like frost on the ground."

The voice of the true creator came from the other side, and she also looked up at the silver moon in the sky, and there was no sadness or joy in her tone.

"Enough of it?"

"No amount of time is enough."

"Another 24 seconds, 23 seconds." The King of Decay did not reply, "I will stop my bondage to the moon, and I do not want to be hated by the Fallen Mother God for your little wishes." It's time to go to the Eastern Continent. ”

"It's time to go."

The True Creator stared at the moon in the sky and did not give the outer gods a look: "I have paid you too." ”

"You're trying to increase your chances of winning against the original will, or you would have told me a long time ago."

The Decaying King was expressionless: "And what's the use of you telling me now that the Visionaries can only dream of Sequence One?" Shall I give you Adam? I'm so glad Adam ran into my hands, if you jump into the Sea of Chaos as a hanged man and a dreamer, you can jump down on your front foot and I can walk on my back foot. ”

"Since God is neutral, why don't you consider being a servant of God?"

"There's really nothing wrong with being God's servant to God." The outer god shrugged, "But the price is freedom, and I can't afford to lose it." ”

"Huh."

"Huh."

"Huh." The True Creator said, "I'm not sure right now, you can go." ”

"If you lose, I'll go." The King of Decay said, "Put Bethel in before you go." ”

tbc

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In addition to the normal surprise and curiosity about the plot, every time a dead person has a reader go crazy, it can be regarded as a regular program of this book.