The Battle of Eagle Mouth was won, they even destroyed the pier of the Throne before the Holy See was alert, and it looked like there was no better ending.
"Let them evacuate immediately, withdraw."
The king was so calm that it was hard to say whether Grela and Jenny's sacrifices made any sense to him. After hearing the "God Throne" pier, he quickly returned to his desk and spread out an ancient parchment, on which there were many signs densely packed.
"The Throne... Please come over by Earl of Wally."
The lights were dim, and the signs on the parchment scrolls were like soldiers scattered all over the land.
"Since 1411, the Holy Court issued the "Navigation Charter Regulations" to the countries of the Low Countries, giving the Low Countries commercial protection and preferential treatment." The Earl of Wally hurried over, with several thick manuscripts, he The tone was a little excited, "At the time, our speculation was that the Holy See was affected by the rise of the hopeless Inner Sea Chamber of Commerce, the tithe collection began to have problems, and it wanted to obtain a new source of economic income from the commerce of the Lowland Alliance, but it does not seem to be the case now. "
"Transport holy relics and build a shrine."
The king unfolded a nautical chart, and Earl Worley found that the trade routes of the Lowland Alliance had been marked separately by the king on the nautical chart.
"Several important ports in the Low Countries were not far from Whitsunday Bay, and they transported raw materials under the guise of maritime trade."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Earl Worley opened a thick notebook, "Eaglemouth Bay received strong support from the Holy Court after the "Navigation Charter Regulations", and officially became the largest port of the Lowland Alliance... Found Now, in 1408, the Cardinals of the Holy See traveled through the Lowland League in the name of sanctification."
"They're investigating a suitable location for the throne."
Before the Volway pirates began their raids, the King had gone through the Lowland Alliance's archives. His memory was terrifyingly strong, and as soon as Earl Wally mentioned it, he quickly remembered the relevant records on Legrand's side.
"Port Leipzig, Swan Bay, Port Reynolds, Eagle's Beak... The special envoy is Bishop Saar. He stayed in these places for two years in total, and Eagle's Beak is the last leg of his missionary journey."
"In 1408, the governor of Eagle's Beak was the Blue family, and there are two bishops from the Blue family in the Twelve Sanctuaries of the Holy Court today." The Earl of Wally whispered, "This reminds me of a prophecy. His Majesty."
Prophecy, prophecy again.
The king vaguely remembered the sea again, and the witch in the pointed hat, and Jenny with roses blooming on the wooden railing.
"It's not necessarily a prophecy." Earl Wally didn't know what the king had in mind, he thought for a while, and then corrected his statement, "It's called a prophecy because we later interpreted it and thought it was a prophecy. It was recorded on a clay tablet excavated from the Lower Er area... 'After a thousand years, the earth will be turned upside down like Tao Jun, the bottom will be on the top, the lowly will rule the cemetery... The gods Birthplace does not exist in the world'[1]."
"We think this not only points to the destruction of the age of the gods, but also to the fate of the Holy Court. They claim that the Lord is the only true God, but in the age of legends, the Lord is also one of the living beings. The gods have fallen, and the last thousand The year will completely destroy all the remnants of the gods. This prophecy is also known to the Holy Court, because the Lower El tablet was unearthed by the Holy Court three hundred years ago."
"What does that have to do with 'God Throne'?"
"In the legends of the Holy Court, there is a ship that needs to be carried by the throne of the gods - the holy ship Tianzhou." Earl Wally unfolded another somewhat vague painting, "The holy ship Tianzhou symbolizes 'Blessing the Newborn' and " Restoring the rule after the catastrophe". There may be other reasons for this, but there must be some connection between the story of the holy ship Tianzhou and the prophecy of its destruction."
"Maybe it's not just about blessing the new born."
The king stared at the map, he mused a little.
"The holy ship Tianzhou has another meaning - it is a warship."
Most of the legends of the Holy Court have two different sides, just as the Lord of Armies and the Lord of Saviors coexist. The ark is the ship of armies, and in the stories of the Holy Court, it once carried the legion of angels to bring destruction to a blasphemous nation.
"They want to start the battle of armies."
said the king softly.
"No matter what," Earl Wally let out a breath, "Now that the throne is destroyed, they can't summon the holy ship, the Tianzhou."
The king did not speak, he was still looking at the map, his expression was not relaxed: "They have done no less than us, and now we have destroyed a throne, but who knows what else they are hiding?"
Earl Wally shuddered. In the light and gentle voice of the king, he seemed to hear the sound of iron armor rubbing against the ground and the sound of countless blood splashing on the ground. The heavy pressure was blowing towards him, like a mad wolf approaching.
"The news of the destruction of the throne will soon be reported back to the Holy Court, and they will not be quiet any longer." The king sighed and let the chief of the house come in, "Let's start preparing for a full-scale war."
"Why do you force the Holy Court to start as soon as possible? Your Majesty."
Before retreating, the Earl of Wally couldn't help but ask his doubts, the later the Holy Court fought, the better it would be for Legrand.
"Because they built the Holy Empire."
The king gave a strange answer.
He gave two other orders to the Director of Internal Affairs. One was to immediately block the port controlled by the Maison family, and the other was to contact the Gulundian heavy cavalry.
Before the house chief left, the king seemed to think of something again, he paused slightly, "Ask Charles, Grela and Jenny..."
He didn't say anything in the end, just sighed.
The house chief closed the door softly.
People living in this era always have to learn to get used to it.
Get used to parting, get used to sacrifice, get used to tombstones and funeral songs. There is no big line between life and death, because those who mourn for their friends today may be buried in the same grave tomorrow.
…
Maison family domain.
"The king's crows have been dispatched."
Patriarch Mason did not stay in his mansion, but dressed in a black cloak and quietly came to a pier under his control with a few henchmen.
A dark-skinned "attendant" silently handed him this secret letter.
After reading the letter, Patriarch Mason shuddered.
He knew what the king's "crows" meant. The nobles have long speculated in private that they believe that in addition to the "Black Wing" on the face of the king, there is another spy network that has penetrated into various places. They called the king's spy a raven, because the bird was the closest to death, and anyone caught by a raven would eventually turn into carrion.
"Do you regret it?"
"The Attendant" asked, his accent awkward and eccentric.
"No, no, of course I won't regret it, my lord." Patriarch Mason groaned and kowtowed to please, "I'm just beware that these crows will ruin our plan."
The "attendant" gave him a cold look: "All the crows that step into your territory will die tonight, you don't have to be careful."
Heck, that's more worrying, isn't it
Patriarch Mason's face was almost contorted, and he forced himself to look happy. He pressed the fear in his heart and led the "attendant" to the pier: "The ship is coming."
In the heavy rain, I could vaguely see a ship slowly approaching from the sea.
From a distance, it was monstrous.
…
The ancient corpse cast a jagged giant shadow, white moon and black bones.
The devil walks in the depths at the end of this world, holding a black umbrella, as relaxed as he is walking. Not far in front of him, a majestic and rolling wall of ice and snow finally appeared. It may not be right to say that it is a wall, because how can there be such a majestic wall in this world, it is thousands of meters high, and there is no end in sight.
A person standing in front of it is not as good as an ant.
The devil has been trekking in the Arctic ice for so many days just to get to it.
"It's still there."
He opened his umbrella and looked up at the huge wall of ice and snow that stretched across the sky.
Boom, boom, boom.
As if sensing the arrival of the devil, a muffled sound resounded behind the ice wall, and the flying snow rustled. This voice is not like the joy of reunion of old friends, but the anger when the enemy meets, and there is a hint of fear in the vagueness.
"Okay, stop arguing."
The devil held the black umbrella in his hand, and the tip of the umbrella gently touched the ground. There was a hint of impatience in his tone.
"You and I are so familiar, so you don't need to pretend to do anything. Don't you get tired of staying here for so long? That witch's breath betrayed you... You chose some good parasites, but unfortunately you still Trapped here."
The thunderous bang came to an abrupt end.
"You have found a good place to hibernate, and use the bones of the gods as a lair for your resurrection. After the millennium war, you will almost become the biggest winner." The devil said with a smile, and his smile revealed a murderous intent. , "True Betrayer, Serpent of the World."
A loud bang.
The Great Wall of Ice and Snow, which was thousands of meters high, shattered, and under the pale cold moon, countless ice splashed out in all directions, mixed with white snow. Blue light and white light are mixed, as if the landscape painting in the extreme north was frozen in glass suddenly shattered, and the avalanche between heaven and earth is like waves. And in this ice and snow storm that can drown everything, a dark shadow beyond imagination appeared.
The devil held up the black umbrella, tens of thousands of tons of ice shattered around him, and the snow flew out diagonally from the edge of his umbrella. The world was submerged in snow, but the place where he stood was the same as before, clean.
He raised his head and looked at the shadows in the blizzard.
- Standing at the end of this ice field, it is not a Great Wall of Ice and Snow that isolates the world at all.
That is an unprecedented terrifying giant snake!
"What are you doing here?!"
The rumbling sound echoed, and the black giant snake began to swim. The ice field seemed to be unable to bear its weight, and cracks began to appear. The water beneath the ice began to rush out.
The devil sighed softly.
"I thought my purpose was clear enough."
he said regretfully.
Before his eyes floated some pictures from a long time ago, the battlefield of the gods and demons, the dragon flying in the sky, the throne piled with bones, and the picture he least wanted to think of... The sky and the earth were cracked, lava flowed, Hell dies, the betrayer's sword runs through the monarch's heart, his king falls from the sky, and he fails to reach out to catch his majesty.
He has lived for too long, and all his memories are clear, so all hatred has been repeatedly polished by him over a long period of time.
"I come-"
The devil turns the handle of the black umbrella.
"Kill you!"
The cold and stern voice resounded in the world, and he drew his sword and stood up.