Chapter 55: The Mountain Rain is Coming
After listening to this conversation in the magic recording stone, everyone present was stunned, and the courtroom suddenly became as silent as death.
Isn't that incredible? God knows what the consequences would be for someone to say such a thing in the Holy City......
Linya's heart was in a mess, these words were whispered between her and Alice in the bed last night, how could they have been recorded......? Linya turned her head to look at Alice, her face was also full of shock and confusion, not like it was contrived.
How can this be? How can this be? This is a big disaster, this is in the Holy City......
Evan was the first to react, and said calmly: "Susanna, quick, let's send the princess back to the fleet," Suzanne nodded, greeted, and the other Rose Knight picked up Linya and left, and the Praetorian Guard forcibly separated the crowd. When pulling Linya away from Alice, Suzanne deliberately pushed Alice and said coldly: "Princess Alice, please stay away from our princess!" Alice looked sad, silently retreated a few steps, and the tears of grievance in her eyes were about to drip down. Kaiisa frowned in embarrassment.
A knight of light reacted and shouted, "Stop! you don't want to leave!" and as he said that, he drew his sword and stepped forward to stop him. But before his sword could be fully drawn, the tip of Aven's sword was already in his throat: "It's not about you, get out of the way!"
Aiwen's movements were so fast that those light knights didn't even see when he drew his sword, but they saw a flash of light, and his sword was already against the neck of this light knight, it was really as fast as lightning! Now those light knights didn't dare to move, and they didn't know what to do.
Evan said to the Priest Milio on the judge's bench: "Priest, I think this may just be a prank by some people, won't the Priest believe it? Besides, whose voice is in this recording stone, it can't be convicted until it is confirmed, right?"
The expression on Milio's face changed and changed, his eyes rolled a few times, and finally he said: "The Gandra case has been decided, and this matter has nothing to do with this case! As for the extremely strict remarks against the great God of Light recorded in this magic recording stone, this matter is too serious, and I must immediately hand it over to His Excellency Cardinal Famino for adjudication! Guard, immediately escort this important evidence to the Temple of Light!"
This cunning old fox, he didn't dare to offend the Red Leaf Empire himself, so he put all the blame on Famino, which was quite smart. The knights of light couldn't hear the meaning of his words, the situation in front of them, how to forcibly stop it, they were afraid that the imperial princess's guards would attack on the spot, and it would really not be worth losing their lives here! Besides, the meaning of the above has not been clarified, so why force themselves to act as evildoers? Those knights of light also followed this step, took the recording stone from Milio's hand, and hurried away.
Ai Wen and the others escorted Linya out of the courtroom, joined the guards, and hurriedly retreated in the direction of the port. Looking at the solemn and nervous looks on everyone's faces, Linya couldn't help but panic in her heart, it seems that this time it is really a big disaster, I don't know how much trouble I will cause to my father......
"Namia...... If convicted of blaspheming the God of Light, must he be burned to death?" asked Linya suddenly. Namina shook her head and said, "Your Royal Highness, don't think about it so much now, you'll be fine, don't worry." But seeing that everyone was so strict, where could she put her mind at ease.
The dock where the fleet was anchored was in front of us, and the sound of horses' hooves was gradually heard from the direction of the city, and Linya looked back to see that it was the banner of the Knights of Light, and the Millis soldiers guarding the harbor in front of them were also fully armed. "Whatever happens, protect the princess from Milix! Prepare for battle now!" said Evan with a frown, commanding the guards to disperse and form a circular formation, keeping Linya and the magicians in the middle.
The speed of the cavalry was too fast, and they quickly caught up, surrounded Linya and his party of more than 100 people, and the first one shouted on the horse: "Her Royal Highness Princess Linya of the Red Leaf Empire, I'm sorry, you can't leave Millis for the time being!"
"Ah...... What now?" Linya said without a master, this is the first time he has seen this kind of tense scene, maybe he will soon fight with real knives and guns, thinking of this, Linya felt a burst of fear. Alas, after all, she became a girl......
"Jerrick has already informed the Earth Center Sea Fleet, let's delay as much time as possible first, and wait for the reinforcements of the navy! Even if we die in battle, we must not let Her Royal Highness fall into the hands of the Holy See!" Evan ordered very succinctly, "Our only goal now is to escort Her Royal Highness from Millis and return to the Red Leaf Empire!"
Gandra comforted Linya and said, "Your Royal Highness the princess, don't worry! Camillo has promised me that if the situation is urgent, he will use the flying dragon to take the princess away first! He is now out of the city to summon the flying dragon, and he will come in a while!"
The Knights of Light and the soldiers of Millis gathered from all over the city, and soon surrounded the small force. The sound of the dispute came from the other side, and it was supposed that the soldiers of the Red Leaf Empire's fleet had clashed with the Knights of Light.
The inhabitants of Millis sensed the imminence of danger from the heavy sound of horses' hooves, and watched the soldiers come and go, and the residents took refuge in their homes. The holy city, which had always been calm, suddenly became agitated.
"Your Royal Highness Princess Linya, please come with us back to the Temple of Light! this is an invitation from His Excellency Cardinal Farmino!" said the knight of light.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess is not feeling well, and will visit His Excellency the Cardinal another day. Now please get out of the way!" said Evan with a blank expression.
"Your Royal Highness Princess Linya, I think you may not know the consequences of going against the Holy See, right? Yan Zhòng's words may lead to war involving your entire country! I think you should have the courage to take responsibility for what you said, right?" Although the Knight of Light spoke in a stern tone, his words were still courteous and impeccable.
The open space in front of the port of Millis was already tense, and the number of Knights of Light was still increasing, and even the air seemed to be tense and solidified. Bender flew back on the dragon eagle and said to Linya: "Your Royal Highness, Admiral Jerek has been informed by us that our fleet is gathering towards the port, and the siege of the port will be completed soon! Admiral Jelik asked me to tell you that since he left a fleet in the waters of Nakans, the fleet he brought with Millis this time is only 8,000 men. Admiral Jerich also said that he hoped that we would hold on a little longer, and that he would do everything he could to rescue Her Highness. ”
Jelik, Centroic Fleet...... Linya couldn't help but think of Duke Greel, that guy who felt very strange, he insisted on giving him 10,000 gold coins in the fortress, and asked Jeric to lead a fleet to protect him, at that time he felt that he was really ridiculous, but now I realized that he was so far-sighted and sophisticated, it was all the experience of life. In comparison, he is really too immature. If there was no fleet to surround them outside, those Knights of Light who were already red-eyed would have been unable to resist killing them and chopping their blasphemous desecrated God of Light into eighty-eight pieces......
"Your Royal Highness Princess Linya, we will never let you leave Millis. If you can't make a decision, then we can only offend!Don't be under any illusion that your father will save you at the cost of his entire country, unless your country becomes a pagan nation!" the Knight of Light issued a final warning.
"Pagan nation, Namia, what do you mean by that?" asked Linya cautiously.
"Her Royal Highness Princess...... The Holy See is the spokesman of the God of Light in the human world, and if a country that believes in the Doctrine of Light launches a war against the Holy See, it will be tantamount to declaring war on the entire world of the Doctrine of Light, and this country will become a pagan country that betrays the God of Light, and any country of the Doctrine of Light can declare war on this pagan country without any reason......" Namia said embarrassedly.
Linya couldn't help but be stunned. Namia said again: "Your Royal Highness Princess, you are really in trouble this time. Blasphemy like the one of the Archmages of Gandra could also be punished by fire if convicted, and you have openly offended the God of Light and denied the existence of the God of Light, and so many people present could hear it clearly, and there was nothing we could do to excuse you if we were to judge you. This is a matter of fundamental honour for the Holy See, and I think they will not give up...... I'm afraid there's only one way to save you now—"
War, war with the whole world, I'm afraid my father will really do this...... Linya couldn't imagine it. She only wants to bring peace and happiness to the Momiji Empire, and she never wants to bring war and death to her homeland.
"I see...... Tell Sù Jelik, no matter what happens, don't act rashly. This matter started because of me, and I will take care of it myself. Let them judge me!" Linya said firmly.
"No!" Aven, Susanna, Namia, and Gandra and Moita called out almost at the same time. "Your Royal Highness Princess, don't forget, you are a god, the moon goddess of our Red Leaf Empire! We will never give you to others, unless I die here first!" Suzanne gritted her teeth and said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, you are the dignity and faith of our Red Leaf Empire, and the symbol of our Empire! As the people of the Red Leaf Empire, we are willing to defend you with our lives!"
"Yes, great goddess Gaisha, if we can't protect your safety, if we hand you over to someone else for trial, then what face do we have to face the emperor?
"But...... But if I don't go out, it will lead to a war, a war between the Red Leaf Empire and the whole world! I can't do this, I can't be so selfish, it's a big deal that I can disclose my identity, maybe things won't be as bad as I imagined!"
"No, that's even more not!" Gandra hurriedly said, "Your Royal Highness, have you forgotten what I said to you? Before your divine power is fully restored, you must not let the Holy See know your identity, otherwise they will definitely try to kill you! After this incident, do you still believe that they are really the so-called spokesmen of God?"
"That'...... So what should I do?" said Linya, embarrassed.
"If this day is really coming, then greet it calmly!" said the Saranca Magister, who had not spoken on the sidelines.
"Saranka Magister...... What does this mean?" asked Linya, confused.
Saranka sneered and said, "Since they want to have another religious reform, then we will be with the Red Leaf Empire!" Your Royal Highness Princess, you don't have to worry, the Red Leaf Empire will fight for you!"
Linya shook her head and sighed, "No, I really don't want to ...... like this."
Saranka said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, please don't do this, being able to fight for the great Gaisha Moon Goddess will be the pride of the Red Leaf Empire! You don't have to blame yourself and worry about anything at all, I suddenly thought that our Red Leaf Empire may have been waiting for this day!"
"Your Royal Highness, you may not know what our empire is like at all, have you not waged any war in the Momiji Empire for forty years since the death of His Majesty Misio III, from the reign of His Majesty Lessoon IV to His Majesty Herman V, except for the war against the infidels and the war against Nakans.
"At the time of his death, the empire was on the verge of collapse due to excessive expansion, the finances were overstretched, the lords were powerful, and the royal family held less than a quarter of the country's land. After the reign of His Majesty Lessoon IV, he vigorously developed internal affairs and consolidated the rule of the empire, while pursued a peaceful policy externally, and even took the initiative to give up some remote and difficult to defend territories.
"Thirty years of Majesty Lessoon IV's reign, plus the ten years of the reign of Majesty Herman V, the territory of our Red Leaf Empire has not continued to expand, but the strength of our empire has continued to increase! Forty years, the population of the Red Leaf Empire has grown from the initial five million people to ten million, becoming the most populous country on the Violet Continent, and our Red Leaf Empire has become a veritable first empire! Tong guò bought the land of the lord, and the royal family now controlled half of the land of the country, and the annual income reached 500,000 gold coins!
"Yes, these are the most important secrets of our empire, but I'm not afraid to tell them. Our empire is short of food, but our warehouses now have enough food for the people of the whole country to live for ten years, and we still have hundreds of thousands of weapons and armor in our warehouses, and there are more than 100,000 war horses grazing on the grasslands in the north! Yes, we have very few soldiers, and the soldiers of the whole country, the soldiers of His Majesty and the soldiers of the lords add up to only more than 100,000, and the proportion of soldiers in the total population is the lowest in the whole continent, but one out of every three soldiers in these soldiers is an officer! And we can totally raise a million troops in a year!
"There is nothing to be afraid of, how can those ignorant birds understand the ambition of the eagle? The Red Leaf Empire is preparing, preparing a grand project to unify the Violet Continent! Perhaps it will take several generations of hard work...... Now, Your Highness Princess, do you have the confidence to trust us, your people, to protect you?
"Even if you are accused of being a heretic, there is nothing to be afraid of, because the true god - the great goddess of the moon - you are in our Red Leaf Empire! The great god has come to our kingdom, this is the glory of the Red Leaf Empire, our people will not lose their faith and spiritual sustenance, and the whole empire will fight for you!
"So, Your Royal Highness Princess, please take good care of yourself, please don't give up easily, not only for yourself, but also for your father and mother, and all your people - for the sake of the Red Leaf Empire!"