Chapter 14: The God of War is Dead
The capital of the Faun Empire, the city of Farliand, the Royal Palace's Imperial Study.
Jax sat upright on his velvet seat, and in front of him stood respectfully Shakel, the Legion of the First Legion of Faun, and the Treasurer Megilli.
Yax said lightly: "According to the latest information, the Miro Expeditionary Force was defeated by the crusaders sent by the Holy See of Light in front of the city of Shhufaster. What do you two think about this? β
"Returning to Bixia. Shakel stepped forward and said loudly, "Hughes, Milo and the two countries have been greatly injured because of this war, Milo needless to say, they are the losers of this war, and the remnants of the defeated army have not completely fled back to the country at this moment." And the Empire of Hus is no better, if it weren't for the Crusaders sent by the Holy See to repel the Miroros for them, I'm afraid that even the capital would have been occupied by people now.
Now is the time for us to expand our empire, and we have assembled an expeditionary force of more than 400,000 men by drawing troops from the border and gathering reservists at your command. Just wait for Bixia's order, and our soldiers will be able to open the front line!"
Jax pondered for a moment, then said, "It's unrealistic to attack two countries at the same time, even if they are enemies in the face of common interests, the next moment it is possible to work together." Therefore, we can only attack one of them, and you can tell me what you think, whether you want to attack MirΓ³ or Theseus?"
"My subordinates think that we should attack Miro!" said Megili with a shy belly and a slight salute. When he bent down to give a salute, it was really worrying that he would just get out of here.
"What about Weishenme?" said Yax, his fingers lightly clasped on the tabletop, noncommittal.
"Because the origin of this conflict between Milo and Xius is faith, the Xiusi Empire and our Faun Empire are the same countries that believe in the Lord of Light, and the Milo people are heretics who believe in the so-called god of war, and we are famous for attacking them. Megilli said in one breath.
"Lord Megilli is really worried about the country and the people," Shakel sneered, "who doesn't know that you are a devout disciple of the Lord of Light, but it is not good to bring religious beliefs into the court." β
"Mistress Shakel mean I'm faking the Princess?" Megili screeched.
"No, no, I'm just reminding Mistress Megilli. Shakel smiled.
Yax waved his hand and said, "Okay, you two don't quarrel anymore, Shakel, tell me your opinion." β
"The subordinates believe that the target should be the Empire of Xiusi. Shakel stepped forward and said, "Although the expeditionary force of the Miro Empire was completely defeated by the Crusaders, they still have a considerable number of troops in the country, and there are at least 100,000 Miro legions stationed in the city of Myrrock. The Theseus Empire is different, their main legion has been completely defeated, and there are no more usable troops in the country except for the legions stationed on the border to defend against aliens.
Another reason is that the border between our Faun Empire and the Miro Empire is only the Grells Plain, and it may not be realistic to send 400,000 troops into Milo through there. β
"My subordinates think otherwise," Megili still insisted on his opinion, "It is precisely because there are still available troops in the Miro Empire that we have to attack them, so as not to be used by them to take advantage of those forces, and besides, is it true that my 400,000 iron-armored lions are no match for the 100,000 legions of the Milo people? If this is the case, it can only show the incompetence of the leader!" Speaking of this, Mejili glanced at the legion corpsion Shakel with deep meaning,
"As for the road, we can borrow it from the territory of Xius. The Theseus Empire was greatly damaged by this battle, and this request could not be refused. β
After listening to the thoughts expressed by the two important ministers, Yax was silent, his fingers lightly touched the table, thoughtfully, the decision he made next would affect the pattern of the entire continent!
Dick lamented the story of Demihera, but he did not say anything.
Together with Hawke, he walked up the spiraling Xiangshang staircase, which was long and dark, and finally came to an end after about two hours.
In front of him, there was an open space, and a huge pale flame was suspended in the air, providing light and heat to this space like the sun, so that although it was underground, it was as bright as day, and even the ground under his feet was still a green lawn. In the middle of the lawn there is a white attic.
The loft is not big, but it is very tastefully furnished. The white faΓ§ade, the brown tiled roof, the bright flowers on the window edges and the large entrance, which faced the hole where Dick and the others had come out.
Dick looked around and found that there was another hole next to the hole he came out of, with a spiraling staircase in it, Dick thought about it and understood, it seems that both the "Road to Heaven" and the "Gate of Hell" Zuihou will lead here, but I don't know what is in the "Road to Heaven".
"Hey! A delicate voice greeted him.
Dick looked up and saw that it was Etasha who had walked out of the attic's doorway, and he immediately stepped forward and asked, "What about the others, are they all in the attic?"
"No, they've all left the Divine Ruins. Etasha said.
"What? what's going on?" Dick asked, confused.
Before Dick could ask, the voice of Tlansius sounded in the air: "Little ones, as a reward for coming to the deepest part of the ruins I left behind, you can each take anything from this attic, and then the teleportation magic array hidden here will teleport you out of the ruins of the gods." β
"I see. Dick snapped, "Yet, Etasha, you haven't decided what to choose?"
"Yes, the treasures in this place are really hard for me to choose. Ettasha said with a frown.
"Etasha, can you satisfy my curiosity, what's inside the 'Road to Heaven'?" Dick asked.
Etasha thought for a moment, "It's nothing, it's just a misty space, with a large square, delicate angel sculptures, comfortable benches, delicious food, and a source of life and magic for people to regain their strength and magic." β
Dick smiled bitterly: "It turns out that the 'Road to Heaven' and 'Gates of Hell' that the God of War said are completely literal, and I am still smart about myself." β
"And what's in the Gates of Hell?" Etasha asked curiously.
"It's an underground cavern, filled with lava rivers, and there's a demon from hell guarding it. Dick said.
"Hell demons, there are creatures like this in our plane!" Exclaimed Etasha.
"Yes, both Roger brothers died at the hands of that hellish demon. Dick said.
"And how did you survive?" Etasha looked Dick and Hawke up and down.
"Well...... We escaped, just like Moscut. Dick still felt that more was better than less.
"I see, Dick, go into the attic and see if there's anything you like. Etasha said with a smile.
Dick and Hawk stepped into the white attic.
"Hawke, you can also take a look here, if there are any treasures you like, just take them. Dick said to Hawk behind him. Then the master and servant went separately to find their favorite treasures.
The attic is divided into two floors, the space is not large, the first floor of the attic is placed by the door and another weapon rack, which is full of all kinds of weapons, swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks and forks, everything. All the blades are shining brightly, and none of them are ordinary. However, Dick already had the Demon Sword Netherworld, so he didn't take a closer look at the weapon rack.
Looking around, on the first floor of the attic are several cabinets with potions, scrolls, and various magic cores, gems, and rare metals.
There were some things in it that really tickled Dick.
For example, the magic core of the Sacred Realm Demonic Beast is a top-notch talent for arranging magic arrays and making scrolls and staffs!
For another example, the Star Soul Elixir can directly cultivate the user whose strength is lower than that of the Dragon Knight to a level three.
Another example is the magic scroll of the forbidden spell "Time Stands Still".
Another example......
These are precious treasures that have no price, even if they are dispensable to God. Dick resisted his desires and walked towards the staircase that led to the second floor in the corner.
Walking up the snow-white staircase, Dick walked up the second floor of the attic,
The second floor of the attic looks like a large library, with layers of Nanmu bookshelves filling the entire room, and each bookcase has precipitated traces of time, revealing an ancient atmosphere. There are neat books stacked in the shelves, and each of them has a great background, either a magic book that records the profound magic spells of the mysteries, or the cultivation notes of the powerhouses of the Holy Realm, or a history book that records the secrets of history. The collection of books in the large library of Walques College is nothing compared to this one!
In the middle of the second floor of the attic, in the middle of the bookshelves, there is also a decorative stone statue, about a man high, that of the god of war, Tlancius.
Dick, after a cursory glance at the titles of the books stacked on the shelves, went straight to the statue of the god of war, bowed slightly, and saluted.
However, just as he bent down, he suddenly noticed that the statue of the god of war was a little strange: the long sword held by the god of war, to be precise, the hilt of the long sword he held, was not made of the same material as the statues around him.
It's as if someone had patched up a missing part of a broken sword with a stone and placed it in the hands of a statue. The sleeves of the statue's robe concealed the hilt of the sword so well that it could only be noticed from below by bending down.
Dick stretched out his hand and tried to pull out the long sword in the statue's hand, but the long sword was pulled out of the statue's hand without hindrance, but Dick was not mentally prepared, and the force used was a little greater, and the long sword flew out of his hand at the same time, and slammed into the ground, and the stone blade part was all broken, leaving only a metal hilt.
Dick bent down and picked up the hilt of the sword, which was dark blue in shape, simple and elegant, and there was still a small section of autumn water blade at the top.
At this moment, Tlansius's voice sounded in his ears: "Little one, are you sure you want to choose this thing? In five seconds, if you don't let go, the teleportation magic array will send you out of the God's Ruins." β
Dick thought about it, the things that the god of war hides so secretly are definitely not ordinary, and it should be right to choose this!
"Hawke, I've chosen the treasure, I'll go first!" Dick shouted into the attic.
"Yes, sir!" Hawke replied from downstairs.
Five seconds passed, and golden ripples slowly rose from Dick's feet, slowly rising, zuihou disappeared above Dick's head, and the surrounding space was also flooded with waves that were visible to the naked eye.
Then a blazing golden light flashed in front of his eyes, and the next moment, Dick found himself standing above the blue ocean. Shocked, he quickly vibrated his wings, and finally managed to maintain his balance.
Very suddenly, the voice of the God of War sounded in his heart again: "Lucky little guy, congratulations, you have obtained the most precious treasure in the entire God Ruins-the fragment of the Immortal Sword. By the time you take it in your hands, I'm afraid I'll be utterly destroyed.
To tell you a secret, the relics of the gods are just playthings that I have arranged casually, and all my relics are hidden in the temple of the god of war in the Great Canyon of the God Rift in the orc realm, and the complete immortal sword is the key.
Good luck little one. β
Dick was dumbfounded.