In the Holy See, there are two completely different but integrated promotion systems.

First of all, there is the promotion of the profession as a divine magician.

All believers who have pledged allegiance to the God of Light and are willing to become servants of God will have the most basic profession - junior pastor. Unlike a mage, the moment he allegiates to the god of light, he immediately has the right to use the primary divine magic - more precisely, the junior priest is already one of the messengers of the god of light on earth, and he can gain access to some of the powers of the god of light.

After diligent study and constant vows of allegiance to God, believers will gain access to more magic. At this time, he will also be promoted to full pastor.

The next target of the priest is the High Priest, and after becoming a High Priest, the clergy will not only have divine salvation power, but will also be able to learn offensive divine magic such as the Holy Word.

When it comes time to move up the ladder from the high priesthood, the clergy will be faced with their first choice: whether to choose to serve God wholeheartedly, to continue the daily affairs of the Holy See, or to go into a wild area to bring the gospel of God to the local population. The former, who will be a priest, the latter will be a sage, and those who are engaged in the daily affairs of the Holy See will have the title of priest.

These three titles are no less respected than the Great Mages of the Six Elemental Sects in various countries.

More than 99 per cent of the clergy remain in these three professions for the rest of their lives - only those who pass the rigorous tests of the Holy See have the right to continue in their careers.

This test is absolutely necessary. Because, when the mana possessed by the clergy is further expanded, it is their hearts that swell one step earlier than the mana.

For the Holy See, this is a secret...... A secret that cannot be told to any ordinary believer.

- "King of Kings: Holy See" Chapter 24 Vulture Knight At this moment, all the soldiers were suddenly surprised to find that the knight on the back of the giant eagle turned out to be all forest spirits.

A hint of unease rippled among the soldiers like water waves.

Elves in particular are known to rarely enter human territory. Although the Fairy Forest is close at hand, there are still quite a few Tongyun Pass residents who have all their impressions of the elves only from hearsay, and have not really seen the elves. What does it mean that such a large number of elves appeared? Could it be that the elves also joined the war?

At this moment, the vulture had fallen to a height of 2 meters above the ground, and the elven knights jumped off the back of the giant bird. The first elf strode towards Chi Aotian, and there was no lack of courtesy in his words: "Your Excellency, the two deputy heads of Daqingshan and Horns and Her Majesty the Queen have sent the small mercenary group Vulture Knight Battalion and Vulture Swordsman Battalion to support Your Excellency. This is a handwritten letter from His Excellency Daqingshan and Horns. ”

Chi Aotian looked at the elf in front of him very familiarly, and after being slightly stunned, he recalled. In the fairy forest, according to the elf tribe branch, it is divided into six directions, and each direction has a warrior elder who is responsible for the elven archers.

His Excellency the Elven Grand Elder specially introduced this elder - most elves will major in magic after reaching a certain age, and Qingluo participated in the Battle of Yinfeng before, seeing the magic released by hundreds of great magicians and magisters raining down on Yinfeng, what he didn't expect was that the dark dragon clan was naturally immune to most magic, and the threat of magicians was even inferior to ordinary elven archers, and this iron fact made Qingluo quite impressed. After the First Battle of Yinfeng, the newly adult Lord Qingluo left the fairy forest and entered the human world to repeatedly pursue martial arts warriors, and finally became a rare martial arts master among the elves. It can also be seen from the appearance that Qingluo is different from other elves, Qingluo has just entered the middle age of elves, and unlike other elves, the face of the warrior elves is full of perseverance and fortitude, which is extremely rare among elves.

After Chi Aotian left Hamburg City, the commanders of the small mercenary group immediately ordered the Vulture Swordsman Battalion and the Vulture Elf Archer Battalion to set off, the Vulture Swordsman Battalion is a unit directly under Chi Aotian, and the two captains and deputy commanders are both teenagers from the Frozen Continent, and they also know the bad news that Chi Hanfeng died in battle, and heard that Chi Aotian and His Majesty the King turned their faces and pounced directly on Tongyun Pass. They are quite aware of the temperament of their top boss, and the two of them can't worry about it, for fear that Chi Aotian will have a problem halfway. After the vulture set off, he didn't drink a sip of water all the way, and flew until it was dark, and the vultures couldn't see anything at night, and the two teenagers cried and begged the elves to work hard, and use the forest elves' natural ability to communicate with animal hearts, and chase Chi Aotian in the starry night, and be sure to find it as soon as possible.

Qingluo himself is an extremely strict and fair person, under the orders of Her Majesty the Queen, he will inevitably do his duty, and now he is entrusted by nearly 200 vulture swordsmen of the small mercenary group, leading more than 400 elves to rest for only 3 hours a day, all the way to the direction of the fairy forest.

Chi Aotian took the letter, opened it and just read two pages, his eyes were red. Previously, Daqingshan and Horns did not support him for revenge, no matter how high-sounding the reason, the cold young man inevitably had some resistance in his heart, and after reading the letter, he saw that the two major air units of the small mercenary group were supporting on all fronts - in fact, the other troops could not support because they could not pass through the Sanggan River defense area, so this was also all the forces that Daqingshan and Horns could use. Chi Aotian's heart was slightly hot.

The letter was written by Daqingshan, and the tone was mostly Horns's.

The letter did not explain anything, but drafted an essay for Chi Aotian entitled "Crusade against the Rebellion of the Holy See". Horns knew that Ji Aotian was not good at expressing himself, but ...... The matter must also be made clear to the soldiers.

Among the empires of the Eminole continent, the Holy See is the only religion recognized by the empire, and it has an extremely high status in each empire, and even the succession of the kings of various countries must be recognized by the Holy See at least formally. The Imperial army and civilians even worshiped the papal personnel, and the devout believers were willing to donate their last cent of their property to the church. Against this background, if there is no one extremely good reason to declare war on the Holy See, there is no doubt that not only will it not be supported by the population, but even the soldiers may rebel.

In Chi Aotian's hand, there is a letter to solve this problem, all he needs is to read it out in public, it can be seen that Horns and Daqingshan have put a lot of effort into this article, which has helped Chi Aotian think about how to express his views.

According to the letter, Chi Aotian summoned the dragon to leave, and in front of the eyes of many Black Dragon Knights warriors, the young man jumped up, and the huge dragon armor slowly closed, about to leave the dragon and spread his wings and soar into the sky.

Immediately, the young man's cold words echoed over the entire school military field.

"Fellow warriors of the Black Dragon Knights, perhaps, you don't know who I am, let me introduce myself first, I'm Chi Aotian. ”

As soon as the words fell, there was already a scene of ear-to-ear exchanges in the team below. Chi Aotian is the commander of the little mercenary group that fights the dragon, the dragon slayer, this is a coveted honor for any martial artist, I didn't expect it, I saw it today.

Chi Aotian paused for a moment, and the cold words sounded again.

"I'm going to tell you a piece of news that no one knew about it for the last two days. That's-" The young man's angry voice suddenly resounded in the sky: "The Holy Court colluded with the Fanos Orc Legion, taking advantage of the opportunity of His Majesty Redstone's birthday to invite envoys from various countries to the Empire, and the army and envoys captured the imperial capital Scambrai 10 days ago. ”

What? More than 10,000 warriors were all stunned, and the emperor was conquered? This is something that no one could have dreamed of.

The boy's cold voice suddenly disappeared, and then, everyone heard a low cry - one from the sky, the other from the general's platform, and in full view of everyone, the two genius teenagers of the Chi family's mother shed tears at the same time, and the soldiers could even see the tears dripping from the mask of the Bone Dragon Knight, passing through the Bone Dragon, crystal clear......

After a while, the cry of heaven disappeared.

"In order to cover the retreat of His Majesty the Red Stone Emperor, my own uncle, Marquis Chi Hanfeng, the general of the Imperial Gyeonggi Empire, led the last 10 or so Praetorian Guard soldiers to stay at the last guard at the secret passage of the palace, and resist the attacks of the three Golden Dragon Knights, dozens of great magicians, and thousands of warriors alone. ”

"At the last moment, when the secret passage was completely sealed by the enemy's magicians, my uncle ordered the last Praetorian Guard warriors to surrender and said to them the following: 'Praetorian Guards, now, I command, you go and surrender to the dragon knights. When you return to your troops, your brigade will have the right to imprint a blood-spewing golden dragon head on the flag, which is the supreme honor you have won for your troops. You can also tattoo two golden dragons on your cuffs. You are brave enough to stand up to the dragons!'"

"After the soldiers surrendered, for the honor of the empire and for the prestige of the Chi family that has not fallen for 500 years, my uncle committed suicide with a long sword. His phantom beast mount, with a roar of pain, crashed to death at his feet. Of the more than 10 soldiers who surrendered, 6 or 7 of them snatched their swords and committed suicide. ”

On the school military field, there was silence.

As a soldier, from the moment you enter the barracks, you know that you have to face death. And Chi Hanfeng, as the highest-ranking general in the empire and as a member of the royal family, was able to calmly give up his life and die calmly, which was enough to make all the soldiers of the Black Dragon Knights boil and blood in an instant.

"Exactly 500 years ago, there was a 20-year-old girl in the Chi family, riding a giant dragon, leading 5,000 Black Dragon Knights, starting from here, after a year, defeated an empire, crossed the desert, and laid a new territory for the Amy Empire. It was in that battle that the Black Dragon Knights really showed their prestige, from the private army of the Chi family, to the four ace knights of the empire. Of the 5,000 Black Dragon Knights who participated in that battle, 3 were awarded the Marquis, 26 were the Counts, 253 were the Viscounts, 942 were the Barons, 1,532 were the Lords, and all were awarded the Imperial Blue Feather Knights. ”

"Today, originally, according to the family rules, I asked my brother to ask for 10,000 soldiers to avenge my uncle, but now, I have changed my mind. ”

Chi Aotian paused.

"500 years ago, a weak Chi family girl could do something, today, why can't I do it? 500 years ago, 5000 Black Dragon Knights of the Chi family children were able to conquer an empire, today, the same Black Dragon Knights, the same 5000 children of the Chi family, why can't we do it?! So, I only need 5000 knights to reproduce the majesty of the Chi family's Black Dragon Knights 500 years ago!"

"Who are we going to attack? Say it, and everyone may be afraid. We are going to attack the Holy See, and our goal is to bloody Ulu !!!!"

Although the soldiers had already thought of the answer, they still showed great surprise when they heard such words.

"I know that some people think that I am acting like this, and I also know that some people must think that I am crazy, why should I attack the Holy See?"

"I'm crying bitterly, not only because my uncle died in battle, but also for the dozens of generations of emperors in the 600 years of the Amy Empire, and for the soldiers of the Black Dragon Knights who have defended the Cloud Pass for 500 years!"

"600 years ago, today's Holy See was simply a small church with no more than a thousand believers, His Majesty the founding ancestor took out the richest land in the empire and let them build homes to develop believers, and for 600 years, dozens of generations of emperors continued to fund the development of the church, and eventually became a country. For 600 years, dozens of generations of nearly a million soldiers of the Black Dragon Knights have been waiting here to guard the south gate of the Holy See. For 600 years, soldiers, please look to the right, what is that? It is the collective cemetery of the soldiers of the Black Dragon Knights who died in battle for 600 years, I remember the number of cemeteries counted 3 years ago: 152304. We have 152304 ancestors who died in battle, who did they die for?

Stormy words baptized the soldiers again and again.

"However, on the night of the fall of the imperial capital, His Majesty the Holy See Pope and the 20 cardinal archbishops openly announced: 'The god of light they believe in has abandoned the Amy Empire and the soldiers of the Amy Empire who defend their territory, and the God of Light believes that only the Fanos orcs are the masters of this Eminole continent. 'All the attacks from the Phanos Legion that we have seen before were all instructed by the Holy See, and they were all betrayed by our legion's arrangement, resulting in tens of thousands of soldiers in the empire being stained on the battlefield, resulting in the loss of half of the Fire Lion Legion, which is also the four elites of the empire. ”

"Soldiers—" Chi Aotian shouted tearfully in the air, "Tell me, do we choose to surrender or choose war if the Holy See does this?"

More than 10,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of onlookers shouted in the same voice as if they were watching Tongyun Pass: "War, war, war! Bloody Ulu! Sweep away the Holy See!"

Chi Aotian was in the sky and waved his hand lightly.

"Soldiers, I need 5,000 of the best Black Dragon Knights warriors right now, as long as 5,000 people, not one more. Please think carefully. At this time the day after tomorrow, the soldiers who are willing to go north with me are invited to gather here. I only need 5000 people, and the first 5000 fighters to arrive here will go with me. ”

After pondering for a moment, Chi Aotian added his opinion: "This expedition registration does not include the soldiers of the Heavy Knights, we will go here, and we will reach 3,000 miles all the way into the hinterland of the enemy country, and we will not get enough food supplies." However, if you are willing to do so, you can send your apprentice knights to participate in this expedition, but only with your consent. ”

At the end of the life of the black-faced dragon king, this was one of his only two long speeches, and the quality of this speech attracted the attention of the world. Most historians have been fascinated by the across-references to the data, when in fact 500 years is a ...... for a long-lived race like the dwarves It's only 1/3 of his life, and Horns' father once witnessed Ikeda's style on his expedition to the east, and of course Horns is not too strange.

In a word, instead of using this speech to say that Chi Aotian is an extremely good speaker, it is more accurate to say that the hurt is deep, the hatred is deep, and the true feelings are just right.