In Payne Village's camp, Roland has returned to the Lord.
"... In other words, you got the seal of Dawn Knight Order... I think you should set up the New Dawn Knights group, Sir Roland, I will be happy to provide you with financial help."
Li Ang suggested to Roland.
"No, I have understood that rebuilding New Dawn does not require money. Of course, I do need to borrow a place to house these guys."
Roland screwed 'Light Choice' onto the hilt of his sword.
Li Ang nodded. "Then stay in Lion Lake City. When we recover Lion Lake City, this place will be your base. But before that, we have to kill the Devourer first... You should know something about these heretics, right?"
The two knights who know the most about heresy are the Knights of Dawn and Dusk. Li Ang feels that Roland probably knows some information.
"Lord Li Ang, 'The Devourer' is recorded in the Temple of Justice. Its name is Aigrem, which means 'Gloomy Eye'. We think it is a demon from the abyss, not a species of this world."
Roland does know a lot of information.
Many years ago, Aigrem once appeared in the Buckley Continent, and Dawn Knight Order once fought against it.
That was actually when Kingdom of Pendor just died.
At that time, Bacchus Empire and Bacchus Empire had just fought a war that lasted for several years to share the Pande cake, and were in the stage of recovering from the war.
The long war caused many domestic conflicts in Barkley, and various weird sects emerged everywhere. Although Official Faith of the Bacchus Empire was Goddess of Justice Astaria, at that time, there were more people who believed in dark Goddess Eredar or other evil gods than those who believed in Goddess of Justice.
Because Goddess of Justice has not come to the world for hundreds of years, but some evil gods can actually bring power to believers...
At that time, there were many people who called themselves Dark Goddess believers and searched for fresh lives everywhere. They would peel off human skin and use a portable mobile altar to offer the stripped flesh to their gods.
However, at that time, those believers used flesh and blood as sacrifices, not to gain power, but to summon a powerful warrior - the heretic Seekers at that time called himself the "Summoner".
In fact, these 'summoners' themselves are not sure whether those sacrifices were really offered to Dark Goddess...
But what is certain is that they can indeed summon a terrible creature from the altar-the devil.
Those are real demons, with red skin, sharp horns on their heads, and bat-like fleshy wings on their backs - they have nothing to do with humans, and they are not Fallen One. Their red skin is not because they have been peeled off, but is just like that.
This kind of demon has been recorded in various places and has different qualities.
The summoned demons range from big to small, with the smallest being less than one meter tall. Although they are ferocious, their combat power may not be as good as that of Ansen when they first entered the battlefield.
But the big one is more than two meters tall, is extremely powerful and ferocious, and can easily defeat ten of them.
The most important thing is that this kind of demon can be controlled by the person who summons it - it is said that this is probably a soul contract of some kind.
This has caused the number of summoners to gradually increase, and more and more people believe in Dark Goddess. Everyone wants to summon this powerful thug who only listens to their own words.
The constant appearance of remains and demons in various places soon plunged the entire Buckley Continent into panic. This panic seriously affected Bacchus Empire's post-war recovery process, and naturally it could no longer sit idly by.
So Dawn Knight Order came out in full force, and various legions began to hunt down the believers of Dark Goddess and identify them as heretics.
In fact, this was the main reason why Barkley did not participate at all when Bacchus Empire tore up the agreement and suddenly sent General Osa to invade Pande Continent; it was also the reason why Barkley did not take the opportunity to send troops when Bacchus Empire collapsed - it was not that he did not want to get a share of the pie, but that Barkley itself was in chaos at the time.
Barkley official purification operations against heretical believers have lasted for several years.
In the past few years, in order to resist the army, some heretical believers began to intensify their evil rituals, and finally summoned an extremely terrifying warrior-Demon Giant Strength Warrior.
This is the official name of the Bacchus Empire. It is said that they are demons with strange powers, extremely tenacious and inhumane.
At that time, some scholars in Dawn Knight Order believed that this was the source of evil summoned from the abyss, and perhaps this was indeed the case.
This kind of summon is very powerful, even ten Dawn Knights may not be able to deal with one Demon Giant Strength Warrior.
After that, the heretical believers gathered an army with the heretics Seekers and Demon Giant Strength Warrior as the core, and began to confront Bacchus Empire head-on.
However, during a summoning ceremony of Demon Giant Strength Warrior, a heretic priest made a fatal mistake.
The summoning did not fail this time, but there was something wrong with the summoned creature.
The demon that finally walked out of the altar did not have the hard skin like ordinary demon undead warriors, nor did it have huge bat wings that marked its identity. Instead, it looked like a sacrifice, with its bright red flesh exposed - or in other words, it was the sacrifice itself.
However, this skinned corpse came to life again.
But everyone knows that this is definitely not the sacrifice.
Because its big gray eyes are extremely terrifying and make people feel heart-stopping, they are always exuding silent pressure and are surrounded by a gloomy black mist.
From that day on, it had a name spread across the mainland: Aigrem, which means "Gloomy Eye".
Just after Aigrem woke up, it immediately brutally killed High Priest who summoned it.
The unlucky heretic Seekers had his skull pierced by the devil's claws, his brains were sucked out, and his soul was probably sucked as well.
Maybe without brain matter, Fallen One wouldn't become Fallen One. Anyway, this High Priest didn't become Fallen One. He only left a brainless corpse.
At the same time, most of the heretical believers who were relatively close around were attracted by the black mist and spell sounds emanating from Aigrem, and in a very short period of time, their skin and flesh were automatically torn off, turning into bright red flesh and blood that was almost the same as Aigrem.
That was also the earliest batch of Fallen One recorded in historical records.
Only some believers who were far away at the time managed to escape.
The scary thing about Aigrem lies in its ability to assimilate.
The black mist and spells on it will make people lose their minds like drugs, unable to extricate themselves, and even make people spontaneously gather around it.
Soon, a group of bandits, slave traders or some scoundrels gathered around it. These people were willing to indulge in the spell of Aigrem, and gradually degenerated into skinless creatures that were not human at all.
Then a large number of Fallen One began to run rampant Barkley.
Some of the heretical believers who survived and still had good thoughts in their hearts woke up. They took the initiative to tell the nearby villagers about the incident and asked the villagers to find Dawn Knight Order to fight against this powerful demon that was completely uncontrollable.
At the same time, a miracle also appeared in the temple of Goddess of Justice - Astaria issued a decree to Dawn Knight Order, asking them to clean up the evil on the earth, otherwise Goddess of Justice would not be able to set foot in the world.
So Bacchus Empire intensified its efforts to clean up heretics, and Dawn Knight Order also began to use force to purify at all costs, and began to implement cremations. The discovered heretics would also be burned to ashes to avoid the generation of new Fallen One.
The struggle against the heretics and Aigrem lasted for several years. Bacchus Empire sacrificed a large number of warriors and lost the best opportunity to conquer Pendor and Bax.
After countless battles, the heretical believers were finally driven away from Barkley and fled to the Pande Continent.
Dawn Knight Order also claimed that they killed Aigrem, and said that when he died, black fog filled the sky, and various whines continued for several days.
This made Dawn Knight Order suddenly become the messenger of justice, and the incarnation of Goddess, whose status and reputation reached the top in one step.
But after Aigrem disappeared, Dawn Knight Order gradually became arrogant and cruel - they didn't want the purification operation to end, because it would give them a lot of privileges...
As a result, Dawn Knight Order's purification of heretics gradually turned into the rejection and persecution of other faiths.
In the end, it escalated to the point where they could just find any blasphemous excuse to act arbitrarily, until they themselves were exiled.
"In other words, this is a devil from another world, and it was the one who first created Fallen One... but Three Prophets can also create Fallen One. What is their relationship with Aigrem? I remember...Three Prophets knows you."
Li Ang thought of Three Prophets again, and recalled that when Roland dealt with Three Prophets, one of the female prophets recognized Roland.
"Three Prophets does recognize me."
Roland nodded. "They were originally priests of Goddess of Justice Temple. Thirty years ago when I first became the Dawn Knight, I received the task of capturing them. At that time, I led a team to hunt them down, but they suddenly disappeared. To say that they and Aigrem What is the connection between... They stole a code kept in the Temple of Justice. This code was said to be found from the corpse of the priest who accidentally summoned Aigrem. We call it Heretic Codex."
This is very important information. Li Ang cheered up. "Heretic Codex? What is written in that code?"
"I don't know... it's a taboo thing, and it's also evidence of heresy. Only Heretic Judge, that is, Dawn Knight Order Grand Commander, can read it."
Roland shook his head. "But..."
His expression became a little weird, as if he didn't want to say something.
"But what?"
Li Ang looked at Roland's troubled expression.
"But, I know a lot of people have peeked at Heretic Codex."
Roland sighed and said to Li Ang.
"Huh... Okay, now I understand how Dusk Knight Order was formed..."
Li Ang also sighed.
"Why didn't you destroy that copy of Heretic Codex?"
Risadiran suddenly asked.
Roland didn't answer, he obviously didn't know.
Li Ang gave an answer, "If you think about the good side, you need to have a deeper understanding of heretics to fight against heretics. But if you think about the bad side... Only with Heretic Codex can there be a basis for judging heretics, and everything Dawn Knight Order can do It's 'just' - any excuse for 'blaspheming Goddess' can be written on Heretic Codex anyway. This is the basis for Dawn Knight Order's privileges. They can use the heretical code to counteract the decree they want. Of course, this kind of good thing cannot be destroyed."
Risadiran suddenly realized.
Roland also sighed silently again.
Indeed, if you want to define not washing your hands before eating and after using the toilet as a heresy, then just write a 'Dark Goddess Eredar decree: Do not wash your hands before eating and after using the toilet' on Heretic Codex.
The reverse operation is actually equivalent to a custom decree.
If someone is dissatisfied, read the heretical code - you see, everything you do every day matches the heretical teachings. If you are not a heretic, who is a heretic?
"Let's talk about Aigrem... how did Dawn Knight Order kill it?"
Seeing that Roland felt a little uncomfortable, Li Ang changed the topic. He wanted to find Aigrem's weakness.
"There is no record of this, and we don't know..."
Roland shook his head.
"There is no record? How could it be?... So, did Aigrem do anything special?"
Li Ang frowned.
He felt that Dawn Knight Order's killing of Aigrem was probably a lie, otherwise he would not have recorded the process of killing Aigrem.
We should at least record the heroes who killed demons, right?
If such deeds are not recorded, it only proves that Dawn Knight Order has no idea how Aigrem disappeared - otherwise the editor would have compiled a biography of the demon slayer.
"There is something special about Aigrem. Judging from the records I know, Aigrem will actively look for those who are greedy or have evil intentions. People with evil intentions will be assimilated by it as long as they get close to it. The more sinful people are, the more tolerant they will be. It is easy to be attracted by Aigrem. At the same time, Aigrem likes to devour the souls of those with high martial arts skills and turn them into powerful 'Fallen Ghost', so Aigrem is also called the 'devourer'."
Roland replied firmly, "This has been recorded in many documents, but I don't know what method it used to attract those people."
This statement is more credible. Three Prophets actually attracts greedy people. After all, flies don't bite seamless eggs.
However, most people should have seams...
"When Dawn Knight Order was fighting it head-on, did anyone suddenly turn into Fallen One?"
Li Ang began to think about whether the soldiers would suddenly switch sides if they were to fight Aigrem. In other words, would the brothers who died in the battle suddenly become Fallen One and turn against their own people - this is the most troublesome.
"There is no record of this... I'm not sure. But maybe there is, otherwise it wouldn't have taken several years to solve Aigrem with the efforts of the whole country. It is said that the entire Bacchus Empire was completely destroyed by that time."
Roland thought for a while and gave a guess.
Li Ang and Risadiran shook their heads together. Obviously, they both felt that the original Aigrem had not been solved.
"If anyone with evil intentions will be assimilated by it as long as he gets close to it... then I'm afraid no one can kill him..."
Risadiran sighed, "Who doesn't have some evil thoughts?"
Yes, who doesn't have some evil thoughts?
Several people were silent.
"Well, since Dawn Knight Order claims to have defeated Aigrem, let's let the people of Dawn Knight Order take the lead and give it a try. After all, they have always claimed to be the messengers of justice, so they must have innocent intentions..."
Li Ang touched his chin and started looking at the map.
"Dawn Knight? You're not talking about us, are you?"
Renard swallowed. "Lord Li Ang, although we are not afraid of death, I think we are definitely no match for that thing..."
"No, I mean Dawn Knight Order who has been chasing Sir Roland... Of course, if nothing else happens, they are also chasing you."
Li Ang smiled at Renard, "You are traitors in their eyes."
"You mean, Dawn Knight Order is here? They took the initiative to deal with the 'devourer' Aigrem to save the common people? I think they are not so great now..."
Renard shook his head in disbelief.
"They should arrive in the next two days, and they really came here on their own initiative - when I first got the information about the appearance of the Devourer, I had already reported it to Light Roar Bay. I sent someone to inform them that the traitor Roland they have been chasing is in Lion Lake City..."
Li Ang told Roland about his "reporter" openly and openly. "And now that you have their Grand Commander's seal in your hand, I guess they will come over soon..."