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- Anyway, world wars are going to be fought, so it's better to go to the whole blood sacrifice by the way.

Of course, the whole blood sacrifice is also one of the goals, to make the current situation more chaotic, and more suitable for one's own actions is the goal. After turning off the extraordinary ability of "future prediction", the decisions made now suddenly become more worthy of repeated reflection.

However, Edward is still more pessimistic about whether the Medici can become the old days, the "Red Priest" is completely fine, but ...... the "City of Calamity" is so aggressive, and it also pollutes the descendants of Medici on the entire Bansey Island, its activation degree will definitely not be low.

The Demon of Knowledge didn't say much about the other essentia incarnations in the Western Continent, but it was only natural that the essentia, which symbolized disaster, war, and power, would have a large number of worshippers and followers.

Perhaps it has become Him, but it is too restricted here to move around.

The same is true of "Key to Light", from the first period or even earlier to the fifth episode, but now the two angels of the "Path of Destiny" can't even accommodate their uniqueness, making people wonder if it's a hint of fate, or someone has begun to manipulate fate behind it.

Although the closer to the time when the barrier was broken, the weaker the spirit inside the essentia became, but the Medici had not been able to accommodate the other party with the help of the ancient sun god at the beginning, and it was not necessarily now. Whether he can win or not, he himself should know very well in his heart.

If there is a big enough disaster and war that fits the symbol of the "City of Calamity", then it may also play the role of "summoning" or even further activating the other party, Medici is like a mirror in his heart, he knows that he has to think about not only how to fight this battle, how to win, but also how to defeat the "City of Calamity" if he really wins and becomes the "Red Priest".

"The more you think about it, the more troublesome it becomes......" The red angel gritted his teeth in embarrassment.

In order to win this battle, he must first become the military leader of the Vorsack Empire, which is not too difficult.

The second is that he has to find a way to enlist the help of the "Demon of Knowledge", combined with the other party's hostility towards Leodro all the time, this can also be done, then the final question is, if Leodro is entangled by the Demon of Knowledge, then how can he defeat Rune's army during this period of time, as an angel with one or two sequences and one characteristic.

"Emperor of Rune...... He's also essentia, isn't he? Medici glanced at Ulorius, "His fate is wrong. ”

Ulorius nodded slowly.

"The world is really terrifying now, essentia incarnates are popping up one after another, with your identity, I really don't know what the meaning of our promotion is." Medici sighed casually, and said something a little frustrated, but he didn't think about giving up at all, "If it is essentia incarnation, then he may value the country and his imperial power more than the original George Augustus." ”

Do you want to try to reach a tacit agreement with this emperor first, and use the belief of the people and the army in Leodro as a bargaining chip, so that he will allow himself to defeat the country?

Forget it, what is this!

Is it still a war to fight like this? It's a fart war and victory, but it's simply a game that different gods borrowed themselves to!!

Thinking of this, Medici couldn't help but laugh and curse a few more words. He looked up at Edward and asked bluntly:

"What role do you intend to play in this strife?"

"Me?"

Hearing this, Edward stopped looking at the recipe in his hand, and a smile appeared on his face that was very interested and made people feel that something was wrong: "My thoughts are very simple, I just think that the world is already very chaotic now, and it is simply sorry for my extraordinary characteristics to not let it be any more chaotic." The Red Angels certainly don't need a half-person like me to command tactics and strategies, but you may need some fluctuating hearts in the country, unstable rear, and the other side's military rations being stripped layer by layer, and finally a large-scale fiasco that occurs when the army's morale is shaken. ”

"You must be able to do this, but I can help you speed it all up, so that I don't count as a master, you use my power to achieve a certain victory, and the ritual can still be counted."

"In addition to that, I see that Fenerport and Rune also have a big conflict right now, oh, God doesn't, but man does."

"In this case, many grain merchants who have lost their families have a grudge against the gods, and they can't take revenge on the gods and the extraordinary, so it is completely understandable and normal to provide Rune with low-quality or even poisonous food, right?"

Medici smacked for a moment, noncommittal to the other party's proposal:

"I thought you'd be a little more direct."

"The more direct thing should be up to you, Red Angel, don't think about pulling hatred on me at this time." Edward said meaningfully, "By the way, what name are you going to call for war in Vrsack this time?" ”

"Let's think about the reason then."

Medici yawned, ready to find some inspiration from Fursac's internal affairs, anyway, it wasn't a year or two since Rune and Fursac had been hostile to each other: "It doesn't matter if there is an excuse or not. War needs a reason, but do natural disasters need a reason? ”

After a while, Medici stood up, and by the way, he reached out and scooped up Ulorius as well.

"Let's go first." Medici glanced at Amun, turned around with Ulorius and left, "See you in battle." ”

……

Trier, Cathedral of Light.

Hermes led Audrey into the cathedral, and neither of them used the "psychological invisibility" state, and walked openly in the church belonging to the "Creator". Today is also a common sunny day in Trier, with golden light pouring down from countless huge windows, and the whole church is extremely well lit, and the surrounding light naturally adds to the air of the sacred.

Audrey followed Hermes and saw that he had received the respect and patronage of many of the clergy.

After all, she was alone in a completely unfamiliar environment, and she was a little worried that Hermes would introduce herself, and Audrey preferred to be able to evaluate new relationships in her familiar social situations. But fortunately, what she feared did not happen.

She didn't bother to listen to Hermes and the others, but just let herself go and looked at the frescoes at the zenith.

The frescoes are magnificent, with a majestic deity clad in golden light strolling along the seashore, with a huge cross standing behind him, and he points to the sky with one hand pointing to a huge sun. This scene is completely consistent with the creation myth of Silver City, the cascading white clouds are dyed with golden light, and countless humans worship in the light, and there are monsters in the shadows in the distance who roar towards the sun god.

Audrey looked intently and found that the huge sun was actually a "mirror" of pure gold, and it could not be seen.

The surrounding symbolic light is inlaid with fine gold and precious stones, and the surrounding windows allow the natural light to shine on the "golden sun" from all angles during the day, and the refracted halo is bright but not dazzling, enveloping the entire cathedral.

This is the decoration style of the "Land of Gold", the "Land of the Sun...... Audrey was struck by the fact that this blunt luxury would be seen as a show-off in Rune, but in Intis, who had eaten the goldsmithing, there was only sacredness: I had never seen such a church design in Rune......

"Beautiful, isn't it?" A hoarse, deep voice sounded not far from her.

"Yes." Audrey looked away from the luxurious and beautiful ceiling, and Hermes was still talking to the other clergy in front of her side, and she looked at the person she was talking to, and her expression suddenly changed in an extremely unnatural way.

The person who spoke also looked up at the fresco of the dome at this moment, and one hand silently touched the left shoulder, the right shoulder, the top of the head and the chest, and pointed out the cross, and Audrey realized that this was the prayer gesture of the Church of the Creator. What really shocked her was that the man was dressed in a pure red cloak, the hood completely obscured his face, and he could only see a rather beautiful side face when he looked up.

This person...... It can't be Mr. A, right?

And the "audience's" observation of the subtle expressions and body language of others concludes that this person is Mr. A.

What's more, Audrey now also has better eyesight than her own at that time, and she can clearly see that Mr. A in front of her has an indescribable feeling, as if it is an impenetrable shadow, more dangerous and powerful than the image in her memory.

"Mr. A has also become a demigod? What a coincidence......"

Audrey looked at the other party's side face and was speechless for a moment.

When she first became the Extraordinary, she also attended the Extraordinary Party led by Mr. A with Hugh and Foirth, and entrusted Mr. A with the task of assassinating the ambassador through Foirth. Later, because of the activity of the Aurora Society, the church carried out a siege in Beckland, and many people were arrested, but the core part of the people fled, including Mr. A...... After that, this pious Aurora Divine Envoy who always impressed people completely faded out of Audrey's field of vision, and he didn't expect to meet him in the Cathedral of Light today.

"I'm from Rune, and I'm still a member of the Psychological Alchemy Society, so I know it's not strange that Mr. A."

Obviously, he spoke first, but Mr. A is still praying, which is in line with Audrey's impression of Mr. A's fanatical believer.

In the time that the other party did not speak, Audrey quickly began to think:

"In the materials of the Psychological Alchemy Society, I also became an 'audience' before I came into contact with them, and if I obtained it through Mr. A's party and through the channel of the Aurora Society, it may still be regarded as a coincidence that I can get favor."

This kind of benign coincidence has another saying in the Western Continent, that is, "fate".

"However, if this 'coincidence' is told to Mr. A and Mr. Hermes, it is estimated that it will be taken as a gesture of favor or a hint, I just hope to be a normal saint in the Church of the Creator, do something as much as I can, and the invitation to join the 'Dusk Hermit Society' is very tempting, to help mankind avoid danger and guide the future, it sounds like a fable in the Holy Scriptures, but I am just a spectator."

Audrey thought about it and made up her mind:

"I haven't been involved in that level of big things now, what I need more is a stable environment to play and accumulate experience."

"As for the future...... If I've become mature, stable and strong, and I still have a chance, maybe I'll consider joining. ”

When Audrey thought about all the important things in her mind, Mr. A finally ended his prayer, and seeing that the parishioner did not show impatience for his prayer time, the corners of Mr. A's mouth rose slightly:

"Hmph, when we were in Rune before, we used to paint with gold and precious stones, and we were all ruined by those hateful heretics. But now, we have made frescoes that are even more beautiful than they were then, dedicated to the Great Lord. ”

"Also, who are you? I haven't seen you before. ”

Audrey smiled flawlessly, lifted her skirt and made a simple salute.

She knew that showing respect for God in front of such fanatics would be the quickest way to gain the favor of the other person, but she didn't plan to do so: "I'm a member of the Psychological Alchemy Society from Rune, and I've seen the Cathedral of Light for the first time, and I'm blown away by the frescoes and furnishings. ”

Mr. A nodded, not delving into it.

Audrey's act of saluting instead of pointing the cross directly on his chest gave him a slight objection, but he could now find a parishioner he could talk to anywhere, so he wouldn't be too angry with a newcomer. It's just that Audrey's behavior also made him temporarily lose interest in this newcomer, anyway, the other party is from the Psychological Alchemy Society, he nodded, and left without even introducing himself.

As a fanatical believer, Mr. A's thoughts are so easy to guess that Audrey doesn't feel offended by his lack of farewell.

Looking at the back of him leaving, Audrey felt a little unbearable.

At this time, Hermes also finished talking to others, looked at A, who was leaving, and then looked at Audrey, and said, "You know him?" ”

Audrey nodded:

"When I was in Rune, I attended this gentleman's extraordinary party."

Hermes smiled and sighed: "He gave his body and mind and even his mind to the Lord, and let his mind be guided by the Lord, I originally disapproved of this idea, but later found that this is also a necessary way to survive." ”

Audrey also had some feelings about these words, and her previous experiences made her understand that hoping for the kindness of the upper class is unreliable and unlasting, just like a single individual is very small and powerless in front of the government, nobles, and big businessmen, and these seemingly powerful people are extremely weak in front of the extraordinary, and the gods are at the top of this food chain.

The most important thing in this world seems not to be life, not to power, not to be celebrated for all kinds of beauty, but to balance.

Audrey had speculated that under the current extraordinary system, the aristocracy was necessary and an important object to maintain social balance, but every nobleman was not necessary...... Perhaps, when the minds of the people reach an agreement, arouse a large number of people, and unite them, these balances can be temporarily shaken, and the benefits will be better than before, and the personnel of the aristocracy will be changed, but it will not be possible to make this class disappear after all.

How long these benefits can last is debatable. Audrey remembered the women weavers who had been promoted to managers and stopped marching.

At the same time, only when there is a relative balance between the gods will their world be peaceful.

But it was still useful, at least for a short time, but Audrey didn't have time to test her idea, and in the time leading up to leaving Rune, she had been busy using the few foundations she could influence to help workers, farmers, and disabled veterans in need, so that they could wait for new jobs to come or a new season of fields to produce something.

At the same time, Audrey is secretly guiding some people who wish to do so to reorganize the various workers' associations in Beckland, trying to bring together the forces of the workers at the bottom.

- The Kingdom of Rune had workers' associations of different industries for a long time, but the upper echelons of these associations were very easy to buy and became an effective weapon against ordinary workers.

But she still has too many things to be busy with, whether it is to find a way to secretly publicize it or let everyone march together, it is not something that can be decided with a pat on the head. Until she left, Audrey still couldn't make it happen.

Although she knew that such thoughts were weak, she also feared greater casualties on both sides.

Hermes didn't say much, as if by magic, he directly took out an envelope with a golden pattern seal and handed it to Audrey.

"Miss Irena Montemar has received the news that you have arrived at the Cathedral of Light, and she is glad to see you here safe and sound, after all, she was really shocked to hear that you had advanced potions directly to the Southern Continent." Hermes blinked, "She's worried about you, it's really from the heart." ”

Audrey nodded slightly: "I am grateful to her." ”

She took the envelope and opened it in front of Hermes, seeing the faintly patterned pale letterhead with her familiar Indisian script on it. Irena also seemed busy, and wrote only a few words, the first one was to welcome, the second was to express her joy, and the third sentence was sorry to say that she couldn't take a break to come to greet her, and invited Audrey to go to the mansion to rest first and meet her in the afternoon.

The carriage that had come to pick her up was still twenty minutes away, and Audrey was somewhat surprised that the address was "Montmar Family Mansion" instead of the former "Marquis Palace", but she did not take this little doubt to heart.

Just then, another clergyman came to talk to Hermes, who took one look at Audrey and then at Hermes.

Hermes nodded.

"His Highness Hermes." So the clergy began to report," the report of the tantric order. ”

Hermes pursed his lips and honestly expressed his doubts: "Why should the matter of the Esoteric Order be reported to me?" And what about their ministers? ”

"Something happened to the minister." The clergy of the Church of the Creator, dressed as apparently reluctantly, said, "The minister of the Esoteric Order left his post yesterday afternoon, leaving a note that he was going to take a day off to go to the Honaches Mountains, but this morning he reappeared in a frenzy, saying that he had not reached the Honaches Mountains, that he had arrived at a strange and mysterious place. ”

"He said he couldn't get lost, but he somehow ended up in a small town where there was only one church, and the inhabitants used all sorts of incomprehensible and wonderful objects, and the gods enshrined in the church were 'fools.'"

The locals were very welcoming, but he saw that they were secret puppets and had a lot of oddities, so he didn't dare to stay overnight. He tried to escape the town, but was forcefully retained, and after a night of horrific events, he inexplicably escaped back to Trier at dawn. ”

Fools? Audrey was stunned for a moment.

When did Mr. "Fool" have a church, and when did he have a town to believe in Him? Has He begun to preach in secret?

I'd love to see it......

Hermes moved slightly, his eyebrows furrowed, and asked, "Where is this town and what is its name?" ”

"He said that he got there completely out of nowhere, so he couldn't be sure of the exact location of the town, only that it was snowing and that it seemed to be deserted, maybe the town was in the north of the continent, but it could be just an illusion."

The clergy paused for a moment.

"The locals say the name of this town is, Utopia."

TBC

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Audrey saw Hermes' eyes widen for a moment, and then her gaze deepened, as if she was remembering something.

"Utopia, ......"

The old angel said softly, as if talking to himself:

"Maybe it's an acquaintance too."