0172 Chaotic and complex
If thousands of years ago, all the light mages were all members of the Holy See, and they were all loyal to the Holy See, and there were no second thoughts. But now, light mages are everywhere, in every city, but except for those directly under their jurisdiction, the churches in other places have existed in name only, not even in name.
For example, the church in Fox City has now become a hospital, and the priests in the church only follow the orders of the city lord, or remain neutral, and are only responsible for saving people and curing diseases. In addition to the priests in the church, there are also some light mages who no longer obey the orders of the Holy See at all, and only stand in the world as light mages.
Light Mages are very popular mages, both in the military and in the mercenary team, and their support and healing skills are sometimes more important than their direct killing skills.
As for why this is happening, it's actually quite simple. When the Holy See was first established, it was very strong, controlling the entire continent with absolute power, coupled with the Holy See's monopoly on light spells, which made the people follow, and it was difficult for other forces to gather the people even if they wanted to do something.
However, the territory of the mainland is too vast, and the transportation is not very developed, so the control of the Holy See will naturally gradually weaken, especially across the Isabel River. In addition, the Holy See's behavior is becoming more and more domineering, and many insiders who are not accustomed to the Holy See's actions have fled, and the Holy See has lost its monopoly on light spells, so its control has been further weakened.
At that time, the departure of several archbishops from the Holy See almost directly led to the division of the continent, and the independence of the Kingdom of Sean, the Kingdom of Simmons, the United Duchy of Dudley, and the Special Administration of Robert was achieved.
More than a thousand years have passed, and the power of several countries has become stronger and stronger, and war seems to have become inevitable. But the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the Holy See still controls half of the continent, and its comprehensive strength is still very strong. It's definitely not something that can be shaken casually.
At the same time, the four countries on the south bank of the Isabel River also have their own difficulties, although they are on the same front when facing the Holy See, but there are also many intrigues with each other, after all, there are not so many people to talk about in the national position, even if some alliances are formed. But it's just a piece of paper, and once there is enough temptation of benefits, it can be torn up at any time.
Just such an Isabel River makes the south bank and the north bank temporarily in a stalemate, because it is not so easy to cross the river no matter which side, and once the war is ignited, it will be a big melee on the entire continent, and it will not even stop for tens or hundreds of years.
Therefore, all forces are carefully accumulating their own strength. At the same time, peeking at the movements of the entire continent. Speaking of which, by this generation, none of the monarchs and popes of these countries were vegetarians, and none of them were easy characters to deal with.
Not to mention the Holy Wyatt Empire, this is the most powerful country, as long as the current Pope is not a fool, it will not be able to be broken for a while.
Starting with the youngest of the Robert Special Administrations, King Robert Livingston. That is, Margaret's uncle, although he was a brother-killer. But his personal style is tough, and he is decisive in killing, and he is a soldier, and he has a strong control over soldiers. Coupled with the country's special geographical location, the economy is particularly developed, although the land area is not very large. However, it has a pivotal position in the whole continent.
The Kingdom of Simmons is located in the west, King Simmons III has great ambitions and wants to expand his territory, and the land area is very large, although it is slightly poor, but the people are strong. It is very aggressive, and if it weren't for the fact that the three surrounding countries are not easy to mess with, I'm afraid the war would have already begun.
Located in the northwestern part of the continent, the kingdom of Sean, although the old king Coentrão Sean is old, but because of his kindness, benevolent governance, coupled with the abundance of local water and grass, and the largest saltwater Hu on the mainland, the salt production is very large, and at the same time various mineral resources are very rich, and the Malz Mountains in the west are the favorite places for mercenaries to explore, and can also drive the development of the local economy, so the comprehensive strength is still very strong.
Finally, there was the Dudley United Duchy in the south of the Yangtze River, a country formed by dozens of smaller principalities, but now coalesced into a single state, the king of which was Simon Dudley's father, Dudley II. Dudley II himself was wise and capable, and his son Simon was even more talented and well-known in the country.
In addition, the United Principality of Dudley has a good geographical location, abundant resources, very rich resources, very strong economic strength, and the two major natural dangers of the Isabel River and the Hilnino River, which are more than enough for self-protection.
While each country has obvious advantages, it also has its own disadvantages.
First of all, it is the Special Administrative State of Robert, the territory is small, the position of the king is not very stable, and it is in the land of four wars, once the war burns, any country can attack it.
The second is the Sean Kingdom, the main reason is the old King Sean, the old kingdom Sean is not in good health, only has one daughter, once he dies, it is still unknown whether the princess can control the behemoth. Of course, this is also the biggest variable in this situation.
Once the Sean Kingdom is in chaos first, the Simmons Kingdom, the Robert Special Administration and the Holy Wyatt Empire on the other side of the river will be able to directly divide the Sean Kingdom. In that case, it means that the entire continent will be in flames, and no country will be able to stay out of it.
The situation of Robert Special Administration and the Kingdom of Sean is not very good, but the Kingdom of Simmons and the United Duchy of Dudley are not so comfortable, especially the Kingdom of Simmons, his intention to expand is too obvious, and the surrounding countries are very wary of him, once there is a storm, it will definitely be the target of everyone.
Although the United Duchy of Dudley is guarded by antennas, because the border is too long, the Simmons Kingdom, Robert Special Administration, and the Holy Wyatt Empire can directly send troops to attack, so the pressure is also very great. In addition, the Dudley United Principality has a slightly softer style, has been comfortable for a long time, and lacks the fighting spirit, how to truly mobilize the people's will to fight is a big problem.
The situation south of the Isabel River is so complicated, each has its own scruples and plans, and what the specific details are, it is not known to outsiders, it is estimated that only the absolute core leaders of each country can know, and they may even have no specific plans themselves.
Of course, it seems that the eyes of various countries are now focused on the old king of the Sean Kingdom. Once the Sean Kingdom is in chaos, the situation on the continent will not be good, but if the Sean Kingdom can survive this crisis smoothly, the situation will continue to stalemate until the next crisis appears.
Anyone who has paid even the slightest attention to these situations will understand. It was also from Chrissy on Wednesday that she began to understand the situation on the entire continent.
Therefore, when he saw those who also appeared on this road and planned to set up an ambush, Wednesday boldly speculated the identity of the other party. Because now only a few countries on the south bank dare to trouble the Holy See.
But Wednesday didn't want to get involved in these disputes, so he didn't care what the specific identities of those people were, and just thought about how to use them. While thinking about it, he secretly instructed Li Sisi to keep an eye on the situation in the direction of Bugadas City.
Those people were able to accurately ambush this road, and it was clear that they had specific information. In this way, it means that Li Yuhui should be sent to the Holy See headquarters. So on Wednesday, Li Sisi was instructed to prepare and keep an eye on the way forward.
While Li Sisi was staring in the direction of Bughadas City, he took the opportunity to go to the hill where the group of people gathered on Wednesday to inquire about the situation. But he couldn't go deeper, because the other party's vigilance was very high, almost five steps, one sentry and ten steps and one post, and it was too difficult to get close.
Seeing this meeting, Wednesday was more able to confirm that the other party was aimed at the Holy See. Because if you deal with other people, you don't need such a big scene at all. Such a big scene is not set up in this place to deal with the Holy See, but to deal with whom?
It's just that Wednesday was a little puzzled, is Li Yuhui's attraction really that great, or is the attraction of internal strength really so great? It is worth these people to go deep into the rear of the Holy See to do it. And these people are only in charge of the hands, not counting the people who take over. And compared to snatching people, it is the most difficult to safely take people out of the territory controlled by the Holy See.
In fact, Wednesday was still arrogant, and he didn't have much contact with other people, so he didn't know how much influence he brought himself. From the northern tip of Sean's empire to Fox City, to King Kenan, and then to the current city of Bugadas, a series of things made on Wednesday have opened the eyes of everyone in this world.
In particular, on Wednesday, more than 5,000 kilometers were covered in eight days, which surprised people who are relatively backward in the transportation industry, and they can't even imagine how Wednesday did it. Add to that the dictation of those who fought Wednesday, and Wednesday became a ghost in their mouths.
When it comes to lethality, Wednesday really didn't show much strength, but his speed moved everyone. It is conceivable that if a faction has a group of scouts that are much faster than fast horses, how much of an advantage it will have on the battlefield?
With the foot power shown on Wednesday, it will definitely kill any kind of transportation in this world, whether it is used as a scout or as a messenger, it can enhance the soft power of a country and power, and occupy an absolute advantage in competition. Just like the Shenxing Taibao Dai Zong in "Water Margin", although his personal strength is not very good, his fast legs make him an indispensable and important figure in Liang Shanbo, and he has played a very key role in many key plots. (To be continued......)