I will be a propagator of God's glory, bringing abundance and well-being to this world.

I will be the executor of God's justice, bringing justice and rigor to this world.

I will be God's loving Giver and bring peace and tranquility to this world. - Padrosi Anglican, Knight of the Jetina Sect, Declaration of Glory

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Throughout history, it seems that many things born in this world will inevitably become corrupt.

Long before the establishment of the Lamanite Empire, which defined the term "civilization". In many points in the long history of the longer period in which there is no written record and most of it has been lost, human beings everywhere have also established glorious kingdoms.

Many of the words that are known today are actually named after them.

The ancient maritime power, Mobigas, once unified the legendary civilization of the West Coast, Szia. Every country, any civilization, any faith, any city-state has had a glorious era. In those years, in the records of the ancient frescoes that had been lost in the sands and dust, and had been obscured by the new growth of emerald greenery - their names meant the apex of the supreme, the riches, the prosperity.

An eternal empire, a miracle of the eternal night. In their prosperous years, anyone would have thought that it was going to go on forever.

But nothing is forever.

Because humans are stupid.

A wise man once said, "All wars are civil wars, because all mankind is a fellow man." The irony of such a cautionary tale, however, is that the Lamanite Empire itself gained supremacy by going out to fight and enslave other peoples - and eventually. It was also destroyed in the civil war.

The uneven distribution of power, the difference between the fat and barren of the territory. Wealth. status, and even beauty. Together, these factors contributed to the demise of an empire that had prospered to its zenith. In the final analysis, they can all be classified in the category of "desire".

Human desires are the root cause of the corruption of good things and the loss of purity, and eternal prosperity requires abstinence and self-denial - the white church that preached this theory was carried forward in the era when the Lamanite Empire began to decline, and the royal family itself became the most faithful followers of the church, but what this religion preached did not bring it eternal existence.

On the contrary, many scholars and historians today believe in the emergence of the White Church. Instead, it contributed to the earlier division and subsequent demise of the Lamanite Empire.

It is true that the teachings it preaches play a vital role on many levels. However, once something grows to a certain extent, as people of various identities begin to come into contact with it, it is inevitable that all kinds of different thoughts will also be mixed in it.

What we see right now, Henry and Mira. That's exactly what happened.

It was about past lunchtime, and the church was still handing out food to the poor. The woman who had escaped, most likely from the grassland, ran behind her, and the passers-by in the city seemed to have become accustomed to it. Many people quickly ducked.

"Bang-" "Bang-" Twenty or so soldiers in half-armor chased after each other, and the women glanced back and gritted their teeth, and then rushed to the front of the church and lifted the hot iron pot.

"Oops!" exclaimed the pauper and church staff next to him. And she spun around and threw the whole pot out in this direction.

"Ahh Mira and Henry were in the crowd of onlookers, and the sage was keenly aware of the noise coming from ahead as well. Immediately after that, everyone saw the woman who had just run in slowly retreated from it.

It was another group of soldiers with the same equipment, and the two noticed the names of the townspeople next to them, who seemed to belong to the church.

But considering the fact that the White Church itself did not own an army, it was supposed to be an army under the command of the Lamanite nobles left behind in the local area - the group of soldiers in front of Henry and Mira flattened their spears and began to push forward, and cooperated with the soldiers on the other side to form a complete encirclement, and they clenched their spears and seemed to be intending to kill her on the spot.

"Stop!"

The sound came from somewhere behind them, the sound of heavy horses' hooves trampling the dirt, many people turned their heads, and a group of knightly nobles on war horses and plate armor walked over, but they did not wear helmets, and their appearance was not that of the traditional Lamans or West Coasters, but all dark brown skin, relatively low noses, and relatively thin faces.

"Cut, naturalizer. The arrival of these men seemed to have deterred many of the inhabitants of the area, who waved their hands and departed with disdain, while the knightly nobles, known as the naturalized ones, quickly rushed forward and stopped in front of the women and the papal troops.

"This is Lord Saches's daughter, what do you people want to do!" Obviously a steppe man, but wearing West Coast-style clothes and equipment. Coupled with the residents' title of "naturalized", linked to the fact that this woman was not skilled in martial arts before, what kind of identity they are has come to see.

The fall of the Laman Empire and its westward migration were hundreds of years ago, and all kinds of things could happen in this long time, and this naturally included in the years of cultivation and exchange, and some, at least a small part of the steppe people, chose to naturalize.

"She stole something, and according to the doctrine, must be punished!" the soldiers of the Holy See did not seem to intend to give these people any face, they still raised their spears, and the knights gritted their teeth and weighed the consequences of the conflict, and at this moment, another character appeared.

"Stop it. This young lady is going to marry someone from the Hoffmann family. ”

Holding a scepter, the loose and flat robe is a special purple red. Mira noticed that Henry, who was next to her, was staring at the man for a moment, and the new figure clearly had a fair standing. At least that's what he said, and the soldiers just put away their weapons.

"Knights under the command of Lord Saches, please restrain your anger and bring your young lady back to the house. ”

The middle-aged man, who had a bald head and was clearly a regional bishop of the White Church, said this, and the knights of the naturalized were silent for a moment, and then one of them dismounted and went over to pick up the steppe woman.

"I'm not leaving! I don't want to marry a sedentary people. I am free, and the steppe people have the freedom to fall in love!" she shouted loudly: "I am not like you women of settled peoples, who are just political props!"

"I hate my father! He has no pride in the grassland, he is a coward, a coward who is no different from these settled peoples!"

The loud slap echoed in the square, and the woman covered her cheeks in a daze, and after a while, tears began to flow.

"I'm sorry, Miss......" The middle-aged knight with a black beard who slapped her. He first apologized, then changed his serious expression and began to rebuke loudly: "I'm sorry, but you should recognize your position and your responsibility!"

"Your Excellency Saches has pampered you since childhood, but you are old enough to be willful. Look at the surroundings!!How much trouble you have caused to others for your ideas, and how many innocent people have been involved!" the knight cried out, "With all that we have now, you can grow up without going through bloodshed. The reason why you can fight loudly here is not to die early and be devoured by coyote beasts in a place where no one knows. It's all because Lord Saches chose naturalization, and chose to live in such a walled and arm-protected area. ”

"You are not eligible. In this way, he cursed his father. ”

Loud words. Reverberating in the square, the women covered their faces and hung their heads, just silently weeping.

"If you calm down, please come back with us to prepare for the wedding. The knight looked down at her with a hint of surprise in his eyes, but he still hadn't forgotten his duty.

"I'm ......" The teary-eyed woman turned her head and searched carefully for a moment, then walked over to this direction after noticing Mira's gray hair.

"Huh—" The Holy See troops raised their spears again, but with a wave of the bishop's hand, they all retracted again. "Cut, it's coming this way. The inhabitants who had already gone when the knights had arrived had dispersed again because of the way she had come, leaving only Mira and Henry standing where they were, and the women standing straight in front of the Roan Maiden.

"Please give me back the knife. She didn't even say a word of apology, pointing straight at the cutlass she had dropped from her waist. The girl frowned, but took the cutlass and handed it to her.

"Thank you. She clapped her hands and snatched it directly, although she said the words of thanks, her face was cold, obviously still angry at the girl who had sprained her wrist before, but then she looked at the scimitar in her hand, and her expression suddenly softened.

"It's something important...... the woman began to cry again, "Shhh

"You're wonderful......"

With these words, the woman turned and walked towards the knights.

The middle-aged knight at the head looked at her and sighed, and then the woman turned over and sat behind him, and the sound of horses' hooves sounded densely, and the group of people who had made a lot of noise left far away.

"Alright, alright, it's time to disperse!" the captain-like figure of the Church Army waved loudly to drive away the crowd, the regional bishop turned and walked somewhere behind him, Henry glanced at Mira below, and there was a hint of thought on the girl's face.

"Cut, didn't get rid of this garbage. "Forget it, they are also very numerous in the city now, and I don't know what the situation will be like when they fight. ”

"Yes, otherwise why would the Hoffman family choose to marry. "What a bunch of parasites, inferior garbage, who don't do anything but the most menial work. ”

"After all, it's a guy who only knows how to herd, stupid and stupid, hahaha, they can't even farm-"

The voices of discussion came from the surrounding civilians. In just a few words, the two of them constructed a picture of the current situation of these "steppe naturalized people" in this town - and indeed in the whole of the Soradin Heights.

"Remember what happened to the Loans?" Mira felt a warm touch on her head, she nodded, and then looked up at Henry.

"After leaving your homeland and your familiar way of life, will it be so difficult to just survive?"

She ...... No...... They should be in a very difficult situation. The crowd had dispersed, and only Mira and Henry were still standing, and the girl continued in a not-so-high voice: "Leaving the familiar homeland, no longer following the old way of life." That's probably ...... The real steppe people will also resent them. ”

"And then they are not accepted here, they are just going to be killed on the spot if they steal something in the process of escaping, and the people here obviously hate them, but even so-what is it to survive here......" The white-haired Roan girl asked in a low tone, looking at Henry.

"If you have to leave, there must be some kind of reason. Henry touched her little head again.

"It's as if your ancestors chose to leave after the defeat. ”

"To insist on staying here is to take responsibility for the decisions you made in the first place, and it is good to be stubborn to save face, but some people are like this, even if life is very difficult and there are many pressures in various places, they will still persevere. ”

"To put it mildly, they believe that if they keep doing this, things will turn around. ”

"Suffering will always pass, and since you have chosen, you must persevere until the day you see hope. ”

As the sage said this, Mira nodded in understanding, and then, as if noticing something, said, "Teacher, you ...... Ever knew someone like that?"

"Yes. Henry hesitated for a moment, then nodded, and the girl asked, "And that man...... See hope?"

This time the time of hesitation was slightly longer, and he stopped for about five or six seconds before the sage continued.

"I don't know. There was a hint of a smile on his lips, and a look of nostalgia appeared on his face. The answer was somewhat unexpected by Mira, but just as she was about to continue, Henry rubbed her little head a third time, and then stepped forward first.

"Let's go, I'm going to find a bookstore. ”

“...... Hmmm!" With a thoughtful look, the girl followed. (To be continued.) )