With the gradual arrival of spring, the whole Empire is like Lions waking up from a deep sleep. Ryan leaves Frozen Earth Territory in a car and looks at the giant thing in the sky in the distance on a mountain peak.
The powerful and extraordinary Gargoyle Legion belonging to Count Pascal flew in Sky-rank. They forcibly held Wonder Estate in the sky. The huge magic circle was imprinted on the spectacle. This spectacle belonging to Northwind Province left this land in such a shocking way.
On the ground, countless civilians and slaves knelt on the ground, praying excitedly to Faith of Light.
"Where is it going to be sent?"
Ryan marveled at the strength of Count Pascal, who spent so much effort to move the wonder of light. I'm afraid that His Majesty the Emperor will make a big move soon.
"It should be sent to Imperial Capital. I know that some Imperial House members have already begun to take charge of Church of Light."
Viscount Hogg said, Divine Grace Festival has passed, and the arrival of spring makes His Majesty the Emperor unable to hold it any longer.
Imperial Capital Province.
This is the province with the broadest and most prosperous territory of the Empire. If Imperial Capital is here, it is destined that all the power of the Empire will be born here.
It used to be Royal Authority, but now, His Majesty the Emperor within Imperial Capital is gradually taking over divine power.
The unity of politics and religion, His Majesty Emperor Flor wants to make his authority unique throughout the Norris Continent. After the end of Divine Grace Festival, this noble emperor has been preparing for this matter.
The arrival of Northwind Province that Miracle of Light will allow him to completely complete the unity of Royal Authority and divine authority.
For this reason, he specially invited people from Church of Dawn to come and watch the ceremony.
"In order to celebrate that under the will of the great God of Light, Empire defeated the evil Orcs, I, the emperor of Flor, will once again accept the great The great and immortal bright Divine Oracle, I will lead Empire towards the bright Eternity! The emperor of Flor will become the believer closest to the light!"
"The light has given the emperor Empire the precious Divine Oracle, and the emperor Empire will repay the great being with his devout faith."
"Orcs has threatened the human world for thousands of years. Every invasion of Orcs will bring unimaginable disaster and destruction to the entire human world, but from now on, it will never happen again!"
"Under the leadership of the Empire, relying only on the Empire, we can defeat the evil Orc Army. Our powerful army even prevents Orcs from appearing in front of the people of the Empire!"
"The only chance for those evil Orcs to appear in front of us is to become slaves!"
"We no longer need to be afraid of Orcs's ferocious face!"
The emperor's will not only echoes in the land of the Empire, but also in all the kingdoms and nobles in the land of South.
His meaning is also very simple. In the past, human civilization was led by Church of Dawn, but under the leadership of the Church, every full-scale invasion by Orcs was a disaster for all mankind.
It's different now. Under the leadership of the Empire, Orcs's full-scale invasion cannot even cross the border of the Empire. Under the protection of the Empire, mankind will find eternal peace.
Even, under the will of light, Great Being also cares for the Empire.
"The emperor of the Florian Empire should become the bright Pope."
In this world, the second Pope will appear.
This news undoubtedly swept through the entire land of South like a tornado. All the nobles looked in the direction of the Empire in shock. They did not expect that the emperor of the Florian Empire would be so bold.
Church of Dawn's power comes from faith. Strictly speaking, all the power in Pope's hands, all the power to command nobles and command humans, all come from the great Lord of Dawn and from mortals' faith in Deities.
Pope holds the road to Kingdom of Heaven, like the superstructure of the world, representing the flashy fantasies of the nobles, while Monarch and the nobles hold the rule over mortals and are the foundation of everything.
But now, Emperor Florian Empire wants to become Pope, and he is the most Royal Authority emperor in the world. He wants to master both the upper level and the foundation.
Let's not talk about success or failure. First of all, the contradiction in this matter is that when the emperor of the Empire has the foundation and faith, does Church of Dawn still have the meaning of existence?
The emperor of the Empire wants to turn the entire Church of Dawn into Ash from the root and disappear into history.
Church of Light will become a replacement for Church of Dawn, but Church of Light is no longer Church of Dawn. Most importantly, it is not in the hands of these high-ranking clergy.
"Shameless, thief! You will never gain the approval of the great Lord!"
"Dawn's holy light will burn your soul, purify your body, and allow you to bear the Lord's punishment forever!"
One of the people watching the ceremony from Church of Dawn, one Cardinal Archbishop, jumped up and cursed at the emperor.
The emperor was very experienced and did not let Cardinal Archbishop get too close to him. He looked at this guy with a sneer.
"Do you also want to commit suicide in front of me? Use your Church of Dawn dirty methods to slander the Empire emperor, Apostle of Light?"
This Cardinal Archbishop will naturally not commit suicide. The Cardinal Archbishop who committed suicide to frame Empire in the past is very rare among Church of Dawn today.
The remaining people are greedy for the power and glory in their hands. What they compete with the emperor is power and the final interpretation of faith.
Cardinal Archbishop doesn't quite understand what Imperial Noble is doing, but he knows very well that Great Being's beliefs will not easily fall on humans.
"You will never be recognized by my Lord, Empire Emperor. You smell too mortal, and my Lord will not favor you."
"You cannot use Divine Essence brought by Blasphemers to deceive believers in the entire world."
"Cheating?"
Inside Imperial Capital, the emperor laughed heartily.
"Besides you Church of Dawn, is there anyone who would deceive the nobles of the entire South land?"
"I am the emperor of Flor, the great Pope of the light. I will never deceive my people, nor will I deceive the believers of the light!"
"Faith? Favor?"
"The great existence, God of Light, will never favor any mortal, but he will definitely favor his faith."
Empire Emperor looked at Cardinal Archbishop. If he could, he would have sent his troops south to destroy Holy Mountain.
"You Church of Dawn are more afraid of Lord of Dawn than in awe, so for all these years, you have never figured it out."
"Why can humans build Church of Dawn? Pope will become the mortal closest to Great Being."
"Because the faith that was born from humans needs humans to bear it!"
"Only human beings can bear the devout faith of human believers."
"Lord of Dawn needs a human to purify the power brought by humans for him. It can be Pope of Dawn or Pope of Light."
"Whoever can bring Power of Faith to Him will be favored by Him."
"Lord of Dawn will not favor Pope because of the birth of Pope, and God of Light will definitely favor Emperor Flor who can provide him with countless beliefs."
"I will become the most noble existence of Norris!"
The emperor stood in the sky, and the sunlight from all directions converged towards him like a whirlpool. The golden light and shadow on the clear sky spectacularly shocked the tens of millions of people in Imperial Capital Province. Countless people knelt on the ground, watching in awe as the sunlight in the sky distorted the picture.
Emperor Flor has become the only one in the sky. He is so heroic in his heart. Monarch looks down at the world. Now he has touched the limit of this height.
As for the other side, Cardinal Archbishop of the Church, no, it can even be said that the more distant world of South, above Dawn Holy Mountain, each clergyman, including Pope, is staring in the direction of the Empire.
They felt it, they felt Power of Faith, just like the Divine Art given to them by the great Lord of Dawn, exactly the same breath.
Empire The bright faith converged on the emperor Empire.
The spectacular scene of Imperial Capital Province will continue until the arrival of Northwind Province and Miracle of Light.
"Can humans withstand the power of faith that gave birth to humans?"
"Starting from Blasphemers, it took Empire a hundred years to reach the conclusion..."
Northlands, in the wind and snow, Archbishop Adriana was walking barefoot on the snow, surrounded by hundreds of believers who served her with piety and awe. After a while, Archbishop no longer paid attention to the sky of South.
"All despicable people will become the vessels of our Lord. Only those who are truly devout can serve our Lord and enjoy Kingdom of Heaven's Eternity."
"Archbishop Adriana, we are going back."
"Lord Ryan has received news. We can't stay here to help you. If the emperor finds out, Lord Ryan can't explain it."
Northern Warhorse ran closer, several strong men said loudly, and then began to wave others away.
"Every three months, we will transport a batch of supplies here. If you establish a new base, please tell us in time. It will take a long time to prepare from the Andara Kingdom to gather supplies and transport them here."
Frozen Earth Territory, Rhino Horn Mountain on.
Even Empire is the most remote, and even Northwind Province, who has gradually separated from the Empire environment, can still feel the tension caused by the emperor's will.
The most direct thing is that the voice of Meyers has increased in Northwind Province. In the new round of war between the Empire and the Church, it will inevitably lead to an arms race, and Northwind Province's huge Iron Ore reserve will become even more important.
Some nobles have already sold Iron Ore to further places through the Mayers Family, bringing enviable profits.
On Rhino Horn Mountain, Ryan made the opposite choice.
"I plan to reduce the output of Iron Ore."
"It's not just my territory, but you guys too."
"Baron Ryan, production is reduced at this time, but those nobles South are buying iron ingots from us at high prices. If we miss it, we will lose a lot of wealth."
Viscount Walter of Iron Mountain County is a little anxious. Iron Mountain County used to be a major supplier of metal mines to Count Winter. Now, no one wants to miss such a good opportunity.
Ryan feels very relieved.
"Don't worry, the war will not happen so soon, nor will it end so soon. Only when the war really comes, will the nobles understand what kind of weapons they need."
"Including us."
"If we want to earn wealth, we must first gain the trust of the nobles. This trust comes from how much help we can provide to those nobles in the war."
"What we have to do is wait and wait for Church of Dawn's reaction. We need to know what kind of weapon Church of Dawn is holding and whether the weapons forged by our current technology can fight against it. If not, many people will die on the battlefield, but if it can, then we can gain a lot of wealth."
"This is not a simple transaction. What we need is steady flow."
"South's war will not spread to Northwind Province, so we have a lot of time to stock up. The more we stock up, the more wealth we will gain by then."
These nobles don't understand war economics. Anyway, Ryan directly asked them to stop transporting Iron Ore resources to South nobles.
"We already need to provide Elector with a large amount of metal ore. No matter how rich the mine is, it cannot withstand excessive mining."
The emperor Empire wants to be officially crowned Grand Pope of Light. If nothing else, the day he becomes Pope of Light also represents the arrival of a new round of war between the Empire and the Church.
Because this is the most perfect time, north of the Empire, there is no need to worry about the threat of Orcs anymore, the enemy will only exist in South.
Faced with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the noble His Majesty Emperor Flor will definitely be unable to hold back.
"The war will begin at the hands of the emperor."
Carrying the momentum and reputation of defeating Orcs, Empire is already qualified to challenge the Church.
"I really want to see it."
Ryan is curious, curious about the South of this world, curious about the prosperity of West Coast, curious about the Elves of the Woodlands, and also curious about the Land of the Forge, those Dwarves countries that are sandwiched between humans and the Woodlands.
But for now, he can't leave Frozen Earth Territory.
"I wonder how many surprises Nidhogg can bring me."
Among Otherworld, Elector has been found.
But it was not found by Bard Sven, but exposed by Elector himself.
I don't know when it started, but news about Elector began to appear in South's city.
People began to discuss who Elector was, because many guys claiming to be Dragon Chosen appeared around them.
But...
Roar——
Dragons spread its wings and flew over Sky-rank. The fiery dragon's breath burned Cloud Sea. In the hollow of the clouds, Dragon Monarch fell from the sky and stepped on the ruins of the city, looking down at these humble ants at their feet.
"Dragon Chosen... where is it!"
Dragons roared angrily, and a thumping heartbeat came from its chest. Some mysterious power made it certain that Dragon Chosen was around it.
Some human slaves pushed out some people. These people used to call themselves Dragon Chosen to seek benefits, but now they are trembling and afraid to step forward, but it is useless. There are too many people around and they can't escape.
"Honorable master Dragons, they, they are all Dragon Chosen."
The slave knelt on the ground in fear, and Dragons spit out a mouthful of flame dragon breath, burning those fake Dragon Chosen.
Horrifying screams and wails spread throughout the streets and alleys, Dragons angrily rose into the sky, and then the dragon's breath began to wantonly destroy the houses under its feet.
"How dare you deceive me!"
Dragons is angry, those people are fake, it can tell, it does not feel the instinctive heart palpitations disappear, Dragon Chosen is still alive.
Dragons raged in this city for three full days, until everything in sight was turned into ruins, and the cultivated fields outside the city were burned into Ash. After the heartbeat in its chest dimmed, Dragons spread its wings and disappeared into the distant sky.
In the ruins, the human slaves were lingering, and despair was spreading. They did not dare to run out until they heard no movement outside for a long time, but looking at their ruined hometown, no one could show a smile that could survive the disaster.
"Dragon Chosen will definitely kill Dragons, and he will take revenge on us."
In a corner deep in the ruins, Fuan felt that his power had become stronger again. He heard the calls of many people. Even if he could block them, he could not change the voices that penetrated his ears. His soul began to be unable to bear the increasing calls.
There was a majestic roar in his heart, everything became quiet, and Fuan also opened his eyes at this time.
"Damn it!"
Fuan yelled, ran to the side, raised his head from the stone that was pressing on the executioner, and struggled to pull him out.
However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the stones piled up above his head began to collapse, and Fuan had to hold a pillar against the ground.
It wasn't until the executioner woke up that the two of them finally climbed out of the ruins after exhausting their efforts.
They looked around, and there was smoke after the flames were extinguished. Their strength was much greater than that of ordinary people. Even they could barely crawl out. It was conceivable that in this world with only ruins, how many people would be trapped alive underground.
"Save someone quickly."
Fuan shouted loudly, and the two began to rescue the human slaves who were calling.
Outside this ruined city, Bard Sven also arrived here. He crossed a very vast land and finally reached the fifteen cities of South.
Following Sven at this moment are hundreds of dark Dragonkin Warrior. The original number was more than that. Dragon Monarch Drummond gave Sven three hundred Dragonkin Warrior. However, due to the attack of the Stag Legion along the way, the number was only a little over a hundred.
"That Lord Rheindart destroyed this city. It seems that Dragon Chosen is not here."
Sven said to himself, mainly because these Dragonkin Warrior behind him couldn't speak, and he was a little bored.
Sven rode Northern Warhorse towards the city. Seeing this terrifying army, the human slaves in the city who were in sorrow finally remembered the oppression of Dragon Monarch from the long-standing legends, and looked at Dragonkin Warrior in fear.
Sven ignored these vigilant and fearful humans, but immediately locked onto the two Fuan who were busy in the ruins.
Bard's instinct, he could tell at a glance that there must be many stories in the other person.
Wonderful story.
At the same time, Dragon Chosen Fuan also raised his head and looked at Sven.
"It seems that I have found my target."
Sven murmured, he was hesitating whether to order the Dragonkin Warriors behind him to attack and arrest Fuan.
But the next moment, more than a hundred Dragonkin Warrior behind them roared like beasts, and then swarmed towards Fuan.
There was a stronger will and gave them orders.
"So, can you really spy on me?"
"It's okay, it's okay..."
Sven's eyes narrowed slightly. That Dragon Monarch Drummond really had the ability to observe with the help of Dragonkin Warrior. Fortunately, his previous actions did not reveal anything.
Ah——
On the other side, Fuan was angry because right in front of him, more than a dozen humans were easily torn apart. The sight of flesh and blood stimulated Dragon Chosen. He pulled out the rusty sword, and blood spilled instantly.