Chapter 1: True God

Winter is coming to an end.

The transition from winter to spring is the most likely time for people to feel lazy and restless, and it is also the time when people are in a hurry to take off their bloated clothes. But those who have lived in the north for a long time know that the real cold often occurs when spring is approaching.

It's been a haven't been a quiet winter. But this winter may still be a little too calm compared to the coming spring.

The peasants were not interested in war and the power games of the aristocracy, but they were worried that there would be too little snow this year, and that the harvest would not be guaranteed in the new year. Regardless of their New Year's harvest, the noble lords will not lower their taxes. But they were glad that they were not nationals of the Duchy of Arley, where taxes were surprisingly high after a new ruler, a greedy and charming female archduke. After paying their taxes, the people there barely survived starvation.

But the civilians of the Duchy of Arei did not have much complaint about this.

They are also immersed in the dream of turning from a small country into a powerful country, enjoying the vanity and joy brought by expansion and annexation. Now in the Holy Alliance, except for a few three or two countries such as the Layton Kingdom, they don't care about other countries at all.

The latest topics discussed among the Holy Alliance princes and nobles were the massacres that took place in Makul and the addition of the Tikton tribesmen to the Rog army sequence.

When what happened in Makur reached the ears of the magnates of the Holy Alliance, the voices of the alliance in support of the three highland principalities immediately weakened a lot. For the first time, these principalities recognized Rogge's determination and bloodshed, and they knew that the massacre of Makul was done by Rog to show the countries, and the meaning could not be clearer, and whoever dared to interfere in the affairs of the Principality of Areh would have to bear the same consequences!

The rebel army, which had the covert support of several countries, gathered 3,000 people in a short period of time, but was completely defeated by Rogge, who also had 3,000 troops, in one day. After slaughtering all the prisoners of war, Rog marched into the mountains, subdued the Tikton tribe that the Principality of Snowfalcon had never conquered, and led 800 brave Tikton warriors down the mountain. This gave the Holy Alliance countries a new understanding of the military power of Rogge and the Duchy of Are.

Under Rogge's leadership, the Duchy of Arley is no longer a small third-rate country that can be ignored at will. If the Duchy of Arei were a little bigger, if its population was a little larger, then in another ten years, perhaps it would replace the Kingdom of Leighton as the number one power of the Holy Alliance.

But even now, no country in the Holy Alliance will dare to speak of victory in the face of the Duchy of Are. Not only are the magnates worried about Rogge's terrifying magic, the terrifying fighting power of the Elven Guards, and the new Tikton warriors, but they are also really afraid of the Elven Killers that Rogge possesses. The Holy Alliance nations have been at war with the Asrofik Empire for many years, and no country lacks brave warriors and bold generals. But no matter how invincible the battlefield is, the famous generals are as fragile as ordinary soldiers when faced with daggers stabbed in the dark or poison in tea. After all, there are only a few fierce generals who are not afraid of death, and most of the powerful nobles in the alliance countries still cherish their precious lives immensely. In the short decades of life, if you don't enjoy a little more wine and beauty, wouldn't you have lived in vain?

Therefore, in the face of Rogge's naked death threats with thousands of lives in Macur, the rulers of all countries began to cringe.

King Romon of the Layton Kingdom has been completely enchanted by the elven Ikrell, and does everything to her, although everyone knows that Ikrel never talks about politics, but no one doubts that she will defend the interests of the elves to the death. In other words, as long as the interests of the elves are involved, the Layton Kingdom, the most powerful of the Holy Alliance, will be completely on Roge's side. This has to change unless King Romon is dead. But it was clear to the people that even if the old king died, the situation would probably not change, and everyone who had seen Ikreel would be overwhelmed by her beauty, refinement, melancholy, and indifference. They had no doubt that whoever the successor of the Leighton Kingdom was, after receiving Ikræl, would follow the same path as King Romon.

Of the Holy Alliance, only the equally powerful kingdoms of Rivi and Latrea are now concerned about the situation, and have expressed their strong anger at the annexation of the Three Highland Duchies, claiming that they will never give up their efforts to support the restoration of the Highland Duchy. In the aftermath of the events of Makul, the kings of the two kingdoms began to order increased combat readiness and mobilization of armies in preparation for a possible attack by the kingdoms of Rog and Leighton. They also increased the number of guards in the palace several times to guard against Rogg's killers. However, the two kings still had a glimmer of sanity, knowing that a full-scale civil war in the Holy Alliance would inevitably trigger the intervention of the Asrofik Empire.

In fact, various instructions indicate that the Asrofik Empire has noticed the Holy Alliance's new movements, and their army has begun to assemble on the Holy Alliance's borders.

The mighty Asrofik Empire just suppressed the possibility of further civil war within the Holy Alliance, and also gave Rogge a precious breather.

Although the troops in Rogge's hands are not many now, even if they are counted as pouring out of the country, they are only 7,000 troops. However, the two thousand elven warriors can be regarded as equivalent to the best archers of the human race, and the killers and archers of the dark side of the moon have an absolute advantage in mounted archery warfare. Although the Neo-Spartan Knights together had only seventy heavy horses, one hundred and twenty knights would soon complete their initial training and become the Order's reserve knights. Of course, according to the standards of the original Golden Lion Knights, none of these new knights can meet Charlie's requirements, but under Rogge's strong request, Charlie has to lower his requirements and expand them a lot. He had to step up the training of the basic skills and fighting spirit of the preparatory knights.

Charlie wanted to train a Golden Lion Knights again, but Rogge had a completely different mind. At that time, under the command of the invincible Opirok, the Golden Lion Knights only had more than 500 horsemen after several years of development, although the individual combat effectiveness was extremely strong, but the number was too small to greatly reduce its overall combat effectiveness. If the Fighting Spirit requirement of a single Golden Lion Knight is lowered from level ten to level nine, then the number can be at least doubled to one thousand knights, and if the requirement is reduced to level eight, the number can be doubled again to two thousand knights.

When he was still a gangster, Rogge already understood the only way to defeat the strong with the weak: Siege Europe! He was not interested in winning more with less, and he also knew that the more difficult it was to pursue individual strength. So he was more interested in increasing the number of good fighters.

After lowering the requirements, the Spartan Knights were soon able to replenish the number of heavy knights to two hundred. These knights have the original Golden Lion Knight as the backbone, and under Charlie's command, they already have the ability to turn the tide of the battle in one fell swoop on the local battlefield. But Rogge didn't intend to throw this trump card into the battlefield easily. Charlie and the Golden Lion Knights are like hens that are very good at laying eggs, and as long as they are there, the excellent heavy knights will be constantly trained one by one. In Rogge's heart, excellent knights and warriors are just consumables, such as Charlie and the Golden Lion Knight, who are truly irreplaceable, and no one is missing. So the fat man did not hesitate to put a set of precious dragon scale armor on each of them.

Eight hundred Tickton warriors simply made Rog's heart flutter!

Among the Tikton warriors were 600 men and 200 women, all of whom were tall and mighty, and all of them were handsome. Even the lower female warrior is about the same height as Androni, that is, half a head taller than Rogge.

The Tikton warriors were extremely powerful, with adult male warriors wielding forty-kilogram axes with ease, and female warriors wielding the standard fifteen-kilogram battle axes of hoplites. After trial and error, the male Tikton warriors were able to wear a hundred kilograms of super-heavy steel armor, while the female warriors wore eighty kilograms of full-body armor without hindering the battle. What's even more terrifying is that all the Tikton warriors have a spear-throwing skill, and the lethality at medium and close range is extremely terrifying, and Rogge himself has deeply experienced this in Mayila's spear-throwing. Because of their infinite strength, some of the Ticton warriors who were able to wield super-heavy hard bows were also archers who were not weaker than the elves. The powerful lethality of their heavy arrows can fully compensate for the deviation in the crosshairs.

All in all, these Tikton warriors are the best hoplites born to be, and are a natural nemesis for any cavalryman. Their only drawback is that they are too small.

With Elven Archers, the Dark Side of the Moon, the Spartan Knights, and the Warriors of Tikton, Rog is now a small man, but extremely powerful. What's more, he also has many strong people around him, such as Androni, Floya, Wind Butterfly, Zagul, Frey, Raphael, and so on. Of course, the Xiusi, who doesn't necessarily have to be able to support the movement at any time, can also be counted as half. Judging from the number of strong men alone, the Principality of Arley can indeed be proud of the entire Holy Alliance.

The small principality of Alei has hidden the dragon and crouching tiger for a while, and its strength has grown suddenly.

But Rogge also has troubles.

Although the combat effectiveness of his troops is strong, the number is too small. Needless to say, a big empire like Asrofik is at war with a second-rate power like the Layton Kingdom, and the other party can use Rogge's favorite tactic of fighting more and fighting less, killing an army of fifty or sixty thousand, and fighting one with ten, which naturally drowned Rogge's poor troops.

But there is also a female Grand Duke Adele in the Principality of Are. Her madness surprised Rogge too!

Even with the newly annexed province of Lector, the population of the Duchy of Arei is only more than 6 million, but Adele actually forcibly recruited 80,000 recruits and trained them day and night.

Regardless of the level of training of the recruits, the equipment and food required alone is not a small amount. Fortunately, as long as King Romon does not die for a day, the Layton Kingdom is the most reliable ally of the Principality of Are, and for the difficulties of the Principality of Are, King Romon completely ignored the opposition of his ministers and sent a large amount of food and equipment to the Principality of Are. Of course, under the obstruction of well-intentioned people, the grain that can be transported to the Principality of Arei is all old grains, and the weapons and equipment are all inferior leather armor, wooden shields, copper knives and iron guns. That's just enough for 20,000 people.

For Adele's madness, the Holy Alliance countries, including the Leighton Kingdom, are not impressed. Not to mention how difficult it is to equip 80,000 people, even the food consumed is by no means a small amount. This winter is exceptionally low in snow, and the new year will be a poor year for the entire Holy Alliance, and the famine in the Duchy of Arley is almost predictable.

But what the Holy Alliance nations didn't know was that there was an Oracle City behind Rogge. After recovering its magical power, with the support of the huge vitality of the Silver Dragon Egg, the enchantment of the Elven Ancient Tree expanded to almost the entire valley. The elves are also skilled in magical magic, and their ability to control plants is unparalleled in the world. Even in the harsh winter, the grain in the valley can be ripened once a month, and the grain produced can fully supply the needs of 40,000 troops.

Now the elven craftsmen of the City of Oracle are working hard to prepare the special heavy armor of the Tikton warriors. This kind of heavy armor is extremely material-intensive, and it is not easy to make, so you can only wait slowly. But once the Tikton warriors were armed, it was time for Rog to raise the butcher's knife against the Holy Alliance again.

With the national strength of the Principality of Are, to feed these 80,000 troops for more than a year, the treasury will inevitably go bankrupt. It can also be said that Adele has forced Rogge to the point where he has to gamble hard!

In order to concentrate financial resources to develop military strength, Adele has concentrated all the luxury goods of the Grand Duke's Mansion and prepared to use them to pay for the purchase of military food from the Kingdom of Leighton. The outside of Dresden's Grand Duchy Palace is still imposing and majestic, but once you enter, you will find a rare shabby. There was not a single antique or porcelain that could be found in the palaces of the princes and nobles of other countries, and there were only two pairs of armor and swords in the hall.

When he first returned to the Grand Duke's Mansion, Rogge was also taken aback. When he saw that Adele who came to greet him didn't have a single jewel on her body, he didn't know what to say. When he saw the conscription plan and the progress of the armament preparation reported to him by Adele, he couldn't help but feel dizzy. He is also a gambler, but he never thought that he could gamble so wildly!

Rogge knew that the frenzied expansion of the Duchy of Arei would definitely arouse the alarm of the countries of the Holy Alliance, and now he had to rely on the influence of the Leighton Kingdom to suppress the opposition within the Holy Alliance, at least delay the interference of the countries for a period of time, when his army was already trained, he didn't need to look at the face of any country.

After sitting for a whole day, Rogge finished reading the important official documents of the Principality of Arei during this time. His study is now in vain, except for books and necessary utensils, and all the decorations have been exchanged for food by Adele. Seeing all this, Rogge could only smile bitterly, and he immediately sent an elven messenger to the city of oracles to mobilize jewels, with the richness of the elven clan's thousand-year-old collection, the army of 80,000 people could still afford to raise.

Rogge is busy now, but he has more free time than before. In terms of government affairs, there is Helai, there is Charlie in army management, and Adele has also proved her ability in financial armament. Now Rogge needs to think about the situation in the whole North.

The words passed in a hurry.

Early that morning, Rogge had just opened a file when there was a soft knock on the door. Then an attendant walked in and said, "Lord Rogge, there are a few people outside the Grand Duke's Mansion who want to see you, and they look like a few magicians. They said that if you read the letter, you will definitely see them. Now the Lord Steward is already entertaining them in the drawing-room. You see......"

Rogge was noncommittal, opened the letter and looked at it, his face immediately changed greatly, and he immediately said: "Where are they? Take me there immediately!"

When he walked into the drawing room, four rather mysterious visitors were already waiting.

They wore dark black robes, which looked like the standard attire of a magician. Seeing Rogge come in, all four of them stood up, and one of them in the center took off his hat, showed a beautiful face, and said with a smile: "Lord Rogge, we meet again." Are you happy with our last gift?"

"Are you...... Mora!" Rogge snorted.

The girl who came to visit was none other than Mora, the sacrifice of the Eye of Wisdom back then, and the second coordinate of Fengyue in this world.

Rogge immediately remembered the embarrassment when he led the crowd to encircle and suppress the Eye of Wisdom, and his face couldn't help but turn red. But he has a lot of thickened skin in recent years, and immediately returned to normal, smiling: "It turned out to be the Mora Holy Maiden." I didn't expect you to come in person. The MONOCULUS Tyrant you sent last time was just too timely, thank you very much. But don't blame me for being rude, why did you do me such a great favor? ”

Mora chuckled, a little golden light on her forehead rising and falling as she laughed, "Lord Rogge that day...... Well, I've come to you for the will of our gods. Sealing the MONOCULUS Tyrant and giving it to you is also based on her mythology. ”

"Wait, the Monoculus Tyrant is supposed to live in the Underground Abyss, how did it get to the surface? and as far as I know, the Monoculus Tyrant shouldn't have survived much time in the surface world. ”

Mora sighed lightly and said, "This should start with Lord Amoro. Master Barang, the current elder of the Eyes of Wisdom, accidentally discovered a part of Lord Amoro's body that had been sealed: an eye. At that time, it was the MONOCULUS Tyrant who was guarding this eye, and it didn't know how to escape to the surface world, and when Barang found it, the MONOCULUS Tyrant was already dying. But it told Lord Barang that it was the divine servant of the great Lord Amara, and that it had always guarded the eye. Lord Barang took it home, and at its request, created an environment for it to survive through a magic circle, and provided it with food. In return, it also provides Barang with several powerful spells. ”

She took a sip of tea and continued, "Lord Barang is a great magician, and within a few days of setting up this demon-eyed tyrant, he sensed Lord Amoro's will. Resurrecting Lord Amoro was not an easy task, and it was difficult for him to do it alone, so he gathered a few magic apprentices and created the Eye of Wisdom. Since then, he has sensed the oracle of Lord Amoro several times, and has successfully contacted Lord Amoro's will through the methods provided by the Tyrant of the Evil Eye. ”

Speaking of this, Mora's golden eyes darkened, and she obviously remembered that she had also been a victim of this 'method'.

But she still forced a smile and said, "Because of this, Lord Barang has always believed that this demon-eyed tyrant is really a servant of the gods. It wasn't until the summoning ceremony that day that we finally received the favor of the true God. Our true god, the goddess of much higher rank than Lord Amoro, Odreh, has finally descended directly into this world. ”

Thinking of the girl in the gray robe and silver eyes, Rogge's heart suddenly jumped, and the fat on his face shook unnaturally a few times. I don't know why, when facing her, he always has a fear that is difficult for him, and he will have an inexplicable heartbeat. Could it be that this Odrech is really a god?

Mora sighed lightly and said, "I was fortunate to be chosen by the goddess to become her direct spokesperson in the world, and her lighthouse in this world has also changed from a sacrifice to a saint with the eye of wisdom. When Kalmon accompanied me back to the Wisdom Eye headquarters, the MONOCULUS Tyrant refused to admit my status as a saint or the great goddess Audrech anyway. But I have the favor of the goddess, and the mind control of the MONOCLACCUS tyrant can't affect me at all, but it can affect Barang. During that time, with the help of Master Kalmon, I also gathered a group of followers of the Eye of Wisdom to try to fight against Barang. ”

"But our strength is still weak, but the oracle wants us to take the body of Lord Amoro, so we can only hold on. Fortunately, the Demon-Eye Tyrant couldn't stay too far away from the magic array, and my strength was growing every day, so I supported it. It wasn't long ago that the great Audreych had once again descended into the world, and her omnipotent divine might destroyed all believers who were not firm in their faith in an instant, and sealed the MONOCULUS tyrant who disguised himself as a servant of God. In this way, I have truly taken over the Eye of Wisdom and, in accordance with the oracle, sent the Tyrant of the Monoculus to you. ”

Rogge looked at Mora and the three magicians behind her with some surprise, he had a good memory, and he still vaguely remembered seeing these magicians in the Wisdom Eye branch that day.

Mora smiled slightly, and said, "Lord Rogge, it was the three of them who put me on the altar that day. But now, we are all big believers in Odrech. In the face of faith, nothing in the past matters. And I would like to thank the three of them, if they had not brought me to the altar, I would not have been blessed by the true God to have the privilege of playing a part in the great cause of Odrech......"

Rogge smiled and asked, "So what are the intentions of the guys this time? It won't be for me to join the Eyes of Wisdom, right?"

Mora smiled and said, "Exactly. ”

Rogge was stunned for a moment, and laughed: "Miss Mora, you are not so naïve as to think that a monocular tyrant can buy my faith, right? And anyway, that MONOCULUS tyrant has already been used by me, even if I want to pay it back, I can't pay it back!"

Mora chuckled, she had an ethereal temperament on her, and this smile was even more beautiful.

"Master Rogge is indeed as the great Audreych said, although he is very capable, but the scoundrel's skills are even more first-class! Don't worry, I did not come to force you to join the Eye of Wisdom this time, but the great Audrech said that she will come to talk to you personally. ”

"What!" Rogge jumped up immediately. Looking at the snickering Mora, he immediately realized his gaffe, sat down heavily, and snorted casually, showing that he was not afraid at all.

Mora smiled lightly again and said, "In the face of the divine might of the great Audrech, there is nothing to be ashamed of being afraid. Lord Rog, I have come this time to ask you to allow me to spread the teachings of the Wisdom Eye and develop believers in the territory of the Duchy of Are. In return, our believers will fully embrace your rule. As you know, we already have 50,000 believers in the kingdom of Layton and will soon be able to preach openly. Whether you have our support or not is not a trivial matter for you. ”

Rogge groaned, this suggestion was very exciting. With the precedent of the Church of Light before him, he knew the power of faith and the enormous potential and influence of a religion with a large number of devout believers. But religion is a double-edged sword, and it will indeed help one's rule in the early stages of its development, but once it grows, it will be difficult to control, and if it is not done well, it will tear itself off the throne.

What's more, there seems to be something problematic about the faith in the Wisdom Eye. The previous god, Amoro, how did he think that he was a demon who was not very powerful. Of course, Rogge knew that any demons that needed to be sealed were not fuel-efficient lamps, at least these things were difficult to completely destroy, which was enough to show that they were strong. Although Rogge himself is not so easy to be completely killed, there is still a big gap between him and these demon creatures.

But Rogge's insight is no longer what it used to be. He had seen a piece of the scales of the demon general Artes, fled side by side with Elesis, who was the princess of the demon race, and even saw the armored pig king fight to the death. In his heart, he felt that the demon characters seemed to be nothing more than that, how powerful can a middle and lower-level demon be there?

As for the current goddess Audrech, judging from the feeling of that day, it is not how powerful a god is. Rogge even wondered if she wasn't as powerful as the Pope had shown.

But isn't a god who is not too powerful exactly what he needs?

At this moment, Rogge had already turned countless thoughts, and he smiled and said, "As long as the Wisdom Eye Church supports me, I can allow you to develop believers in my territory and give you the right to build your own temple." As for whether or not to tax you, I'll talk about that until I've seen the great Audreych. ”

Mora's eyes widened in disbelief and she said, "What are you talking about, Lord Rogge, you are going to tax the followers of the great goddess Audrech?"

Rogge smiled, "I haven't made a final decision yet, it's just an idea." ”

Rogge, who once served as the guardian knight of the Church of Light, knew the importance of abundant money for the spread of religion, and he was determined to block the eye of wisdom from it. At the very least, it would be a good bargain.

Mora was still an ordinary girl back then, but now that she is reunited, it seems that she has cultivated a tenth-level Dou Qi, and her progress is extremely fast, which is obviously related to that Odrehe. As for the three magicians behind her, they are all seventh- and eighth-level magicians, and their magic power is not weak.

These are resources, Rogge thought to himself.

Mora stared at Rogge with interest, looked left and right, and suddenly smiled: "Lord Rogge, the people who are deeply favored by the gods, are really different. You have seen Audreych's manners before, and now you dare to bargain!

Rogge's heart jumped again, but on the surface he was still very calm and did not show any timidity.

Mora stood up and said, "Alright, Lord Rogge. I know you're busy, so I won't waste your time. Since you have promised us that we can spread the teachings in the lands of the Duchy of Are, when will we get the official permission?"

Luo Ge thought for a moment and said, "Miss Mora, you settle down first, and then tell the head of the Grand Duke's Mansion your contact information, and I will let them complete all the formalities as soon as possible, and it is estimated that within a few days, you can officially spread the doctrine and collect believers." As for these few days, it will not be wasted. You can start by choosing a suitable location to be the temple of the Eye of Wisdom. As for the rest, we'll talk about that later. ”

Mora stood up, saluted Rog, and said, "Lord Rogge, I admire your courage and courage very much. It seems that you have decided to bargain with Audrech, and I will convey your meaning to the great goddess. ”

Rogge smiled and said, "Miss Mora, I don't want to bargain, but I want our cooperation to be smoother and we can both receive greater benefits." In my experience, the Eye of Wisdom leaves a great deal to be desired in terms of the collection and dissemination of doctrine by believers, and at least a few of them have some problems with their clothing. If Miss Mora is interested, I hope to have dinner with you to-morrow evening, when you can explain to me in detail the teachings of the Wisdom Eye, the rituals, and all that is to be said about the great Audrech. I think my advice will be helpful in the development of the Wisdom Eye. ”

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