How should he choose between secular and sacred, political and religious power? How can he choose
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In any case, the moment he walked out of the imperial palace, Rogge finally felt a little relaxed. At least in front of him, the uneasiness that had always been hanging in his heart was finally eliminated, although the price was equally huge. He couldn't even tell if the price was worth it. Until Rogge sat in his study, the emperor's voice was still echoing in his ears over and over again.
"Rogge, I heard that the Eye of Wisdom and the Holy Sect of Silver are about to merge. Is this true?" Feuerbach's deep voice echoed in the extremely dark small study room, like a head. The beast was roaring faintly.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Rogge replied respectfully. A chill rose faintly in his heart.
"Is the same goddess behind the Eye of Wisdom and the Holy Cult of Silver now? The original goddess of ice and snow should have been defeated by the goddess of the Eye of Wisdom, right?" The emperor asked slowly.
A thin line of cold sweat began to break out on Rogge's forehead. He knew that his answer now was very crucial. If he didn't answer well, he might be killed immediately. At least with the old steward Sara Winger by his side, no matter whether he chooses to assassinate the Emperor or escape, he has no chance.
"Yes. The goddess of the Eye of Wisdom, Audareh, showed her power and defeated the ice and snow goddess enshrined by the Silver Holy Religion. She did not know what method she used to make the believers of the Silver Holy Religion think that she was the ice and snow goddess. Your Majesty, This is all I know about this matter. After all, the realm of gods is not something that a mortal like me can understand." Rogge chose to tell the truth, at least partially.
The emperor nodded. "
Rogge felt that the sharp needle-like feeling in his back finally disappeared.
Feuerbach added: "Rogge, since you came to the empire, you have witnessed battles, expanded territories, and made many great contributions to the empire. I heard that you are familiar with history, so you must know that treating you like this For an outsider, being able to be granted a duchy, receive the title of prince, and be able to command an army of 100,000 people, all this means a lot. If I treat you like this, it doesn't mean I'm not treating you unfairly, right?"
"I just want to serve His Majesty, without any requirements at all. Of course... If there is a little selfishness, it is to hope that His Majesty's war horse can set foot on the rich southern land."
The Emperor was expressionless. Indifferent to Rogge's declaration of loyalty, he slowly said: "After the two religions merge into one, the influence in the empire will be greater than that of the original Silver Holy Church, and your current power in the political arena is no more than that of Alexander and Pompey. People can catch up with you. If this situation continues, what kind of ending do you think it will have?"
Rogge was sweating heavily. He knelt on the ground with a plop and said hurriedly: "I have never had a second heart for Your Majesty!"
"Get up, our Asrophek Empire is not as jealous of talents as the southerners. You have made great achievements and have always been loyal. So you can rest assured that I will still entrust you with important tasks. But this situation cannot If you continue, the struggle between you and Alexander and Pompey will come to an end. Between secular power and religious power, choose the same!"
Rogge's thoughts finally came to an end. He stood up and slowly stayed outside the room, looking up at the sky.
The sky was as usual, with a layer of thin clouds hanging like a lead curtain. But today's clouds appear higher than in the past, and it also makes people feel a little refreshed.
Behind the clouds, there is a high and cold sky. Behind the sky is endless emptiness. Beyond the void, is it the restricted area of the gods
What is there in the realm of the gods? Is it as monotonous, cold and lonely as the wilderness in the North
Rogge sighed secretly, and then shouted: "Come here!"
"What are your orders?" Before the fat man finished speaking, Roboski appeared out of nowhere. Normally, as long as Rogge returns home and calls him, this guy will definitely show up, and everything the fat man tells him to do can be done properly. It seems that Robeschi has improved a lot over the years, and his vision and ability are far beyond what he was when he was a bandit leader.
"Prepare the car and follow me to the Holy Church Cathedral." Rogge ordered.
At this moment, the cathedral of the Silver Holy Cult has been renovated and appears to be more sacred, solemn, solemn and luxurious. According to Gregory's suggestion, the statue of the Ice and Snow Goddess in front of the main hall has been torn down. With the power of fanatical believers and the assistance of countless mages, a new statue of the goddess is being built at an extremely fast speed. The only point of contention was the face of the goddess statue.
Different from the solemn but dull image of the original statue of the Ice and Snow Goddess, the newly erected statue of the goddess appears lifelike. From the perspective of showing the majesty of the goddess, Gregory also proposed that a giant dragon should be added in front of the goddess's throne to show that the goddess's majesty has overwhelmed the dragon, the most powerful creature in people's minds.
Of course, everyone knows the selfishness contained in it. But things often turn out unsatisfactory. When designing the sketch, although Mora adopted Gregory's suggestion, she actually asked the designer to design the dragon statue according to the image of Silver Dragonston.
This move struck a chord with Gregory. No matter how the sacred dragon threatened or lured him, Mora would not give in. As for Gregory himself, who has a special status, very few people know about its existence. Even if he wants to personally go to the designer to modify the sketch, no one will listen to it.
Mora's style is extremely rigorous, and he usually either prays or practices. As a divine magician of Japan, her own strength has also increased sharply with the increase of the magic power of Japan. Therefore, it was very difficult for the stealthy Gregory to approach her in secret. Even if he succeeded a few times, he would not catch anything that could be used to threaten her.
In desperation, Gregory finally found Mora privately and begged hard. After paying a heavy price, he finally got the opportunity to stand in front of the goddess' throne for a long time and accept worship from believers.
I suffered a big loss here in Mora for no reason. How could Gregory be willing to do so? The wise sacred dragon is thinking about how to find an opportunity to sue her in front of the two goddesses every day, so as to regain the disadvantage in one fell swoop.
Just as Gregory was hiding somewhere and planning his revenge, Rogge's carriage had stopped at the gate of the Silver Saint's Temple. He stepped out of the carriage, took a deep breath of the cold and fresh air, and silently looked up at the unfinished statue of the goddess, which was dozens of meters high. After a moment. Then he walked towards the main hall of the Ice and Snow Temple.
The courtyard is full of busy craftsmen, technicians, mages, and priests. Layers of scaffolding were erected not only around the statue of the Ice and Snow Goddess, but also around the Great Ice and Snow Temple. The four walls of the gorgeous Ice and Snow Temple were originally carved with various miracles of the Ice and Snow Goddess, but now many of these carvings have to be removed. Replace it with a statue praising Odereh.
The main hall also looked messy. The original altar in the main hall has been demolished, and the new altar has not yet been completed. It only has the shape of a magic circle. Dozens of craftsmen, under the command of several mages, were carefully pouring the smelted mercury into the grooves carved on the surface of the sapphire.
There are many fully armed Ice Palace warriors in the palace, and their bright eyes are constantly scanning the busy craftsmen. Beware of anyone who might disrupt the renovation work of the hall. The relationship within the Silver Holy Cult is now very tense and sensitive, and Mora suppresses the opposing voices with an iron fist and blood. But resistance within the church is almost ever-present.
These ice palace warriors all recognized Rogge, and after saluting, they immediately made way for Rogge. Rogge walked through the crowd and strode towards the prayer room at the back of the hall. Except for some major ceremonies or meetings, Mora usually stays there alone.
Rogge asked Robosky to wait outside while he opened the door and entered the prayer room. Then he gently closed the heavy ice-iron door with his backhand.
The prayer room is the most sacred place in the entire Ice and Snow Temple. No one is allowed to enter except Mora and Rogge.
The mora is long and loose, scattered on the sides of the face and shoulders like a waterfall. It looks charming. She was kneeling in front of the small altar, praying devoutly. Hearing the sound of the door behind her, she stood up, turned around, and stared at Roger with a pair of watery eyes.
Although she looked weak and charming at the moment, Fatty knew that these were all illusions. At this moment, her strength is becoming increasingly powerful as the goddess's power increases. And the natural charm is still amazingly powerful. What's more, in the name of the goddess, this saint's methods are becoming more and more bloody and cruel, and she is not a person who can be underestimated at all.
Rogge asked: "Moura, how are things going on here?"
"It's not going well." Mora passed a piece of parchment from the altar and handed it to Rogge. He had already arrested more than a dozen groups of people who held different opinions, but there were always new people who stood up and opposed the unification of the two religions. At this time the next batch of people expected to be sent to the heretic prison were listed. You see, it has only been a week since the last arrest, and there are more than a hundred people on the list. "
Looking at the long list, the fat man frowned and said: "Moura, have you checked the financial background of these people? And I heard that your heresy prison is not a good place to stay. People often die in it, right?"
"There is no need to be kind when dealing with heretics." Mora said coldly.
The fat man sighed and said: "The secular world is very complicated. It is not simply divided into black and white based on belief or not. What you are doing now is very lack of consideration. You must know that iron fist is not the only way to achieve the goal. So, Let Robski help you with this matter. Later, give him the list and let him see who can move, who cannot move, and who can be fought over. Ice and Snow Mage How are the regiment and the new Ice Palace warriors organized?"
Mora turned around and took out two thin booklets and handed them to Rogshe. The mage group has initially selected fifty-one people, but the magic level of some of them needs to be carefully tested. The final official candidate should be around forty-one. People around. There are currently only more than 400 Ice Palace warriors, and they are roughly in prototype, and they must continue to recruit. "
Rogge opened two books and looked at them. One contained detailed records of the identity, background and magic level of each Ice and Snow Mage, while the other contained the selection conditions for the Ice Palace Warriors and the draft rules of the order. He flipped through them casually and put them aside.
Maura hung up another large plain-colored canvas, and then gently blew a breath of ice breath onto the canvas, and lines of elegant and slightly chilly fonts began to appear on the empty canvas.
Maura turned around. He said to Rogge: "This is the structural diagram of the Silver Holy Religion after the comprehensive reorganization that I just drew up. Do you see anything that you are dissatisfied with?"
Rogge was extremely serious this time. He looked at the canvas several times, then nodded and looked at Mora. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly caught sight of the neatly arranged paintings on the altar. Book magic books. Roger walked over. I took these books and looked through them one by one.
The appearance of these books is simple and elegant, but the binding is very ordinary. Most of the content is about how to strengthen your belief in the ice and snow goddess Audreyh. In order to reach the stage of blind faith in the shortest time, there is a short paragraph that talks about how to sense the existence of Audreyh when the faith is enough, and how to correctly understand her power. The last part of the book records several powerful spells that are not within the magic system. Morana can cause enemies in a large area to move slowly and receive a powerful freezing breath.
The fat man read these books from beginning to end carefully. Maura stood quietly beside him like an ice sculpture, waiting for him to finish reading. Finally, Roger turned to the last page of these books. He is now absolutely certain that these books are a complete set of classics for training Odaireh magicians.
He looked up. Looking at Maura.
Maura smiled faintly and said, "These books are all written by me." The above method has proven to be very effective. There are already four goddess magicians in the Silver Holy Sect, including me. If there is a mage who has enough mana but is not particularly devout in faith, I will also consider using my charm to help them overcome their final difficulties. The goddess's power is vast, and I believe there are more and more magicians in the Holy Church. "
After Rogge listened, he was silent for a long time, and finally sighed softly.
Maura Yingying stepped forward, looked at Rogge, and asked gently: "Lord Rogge, what are you worried about anymore?"
Roger smiled a little tiredly. Mora, you are really outstanding. I didn't expect that your magic has reached this level, let alone that you could organize a system for training magicians. I think it is not impossible for a new great mage to appear in the Silver Holy Cult in the future. Perhaps the brilliance of our magic can surpass the most glorious era of the Holy Religion. But Mora, there are still many areas for improvement in your plan. For example, in the past, the Silver Holy Cult selected candidates for the Ice and Snow Mage almost based on their noble status and family wealth. As a result, quite a few talented civilians were locked out of the Ice and Snow Mage Group. And your approach of selecting mage candidates based solely on faith is also problematic. What constitutes the value of an ice mage is not just faith and magic power. Noble bloodline and strong financial resources are also rare resources.
Maura frowned slightly. There are people with dishonest beliefs. Why should I bring them in? The Silver Holy Religion should be a holy place for devout believers of the goddess. If a believer does not even have the minimum belief conditions, it will not help expand the glory of the goddess and strengthen the foundation of the holy religion at all.
Rogge stood up and smiled. Even if these people did not have devout beliefs, their role in expanding the influence of the Holy Religion would be far greater than that of many honest people combined. But I know you don’t understand these things. In fact, your goddess doesn’t understand these things either. But it doesn’t matter. From now on, my main focus will be on the church. I believe that it won’t be long before the new Holy Religion will completely surpass the most glorious era of the Silver Holy Religion. Come over here and we will first make some modifications to the structure of the New Holy Religion that you designed. The original structure was too simple, with too few levels, and was simply not suitable for the needs of a huge church like ours. You see, when there are enough levels, meritorious clergy can be promoted within a short period of time. The power of this kind of motivation is probably far beyond your imagination! "
While explaining, Rogge used the pure magical flames sprayed from his fingertips to modify Mora's original plan on the canvas. It's just that his calligraphy ability is far, far behind Mo La's beautiful and powerful calligraphy.
After almost covering the entire canvas, the fat man looked at it with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Let's do this for now, and then we can improve it slowly. Now let's talk about the Ice and Snow Mage. What do you think about different people inside and outside the church? Tell me, what does Ice and Snow Mage represent? Is behind this title just devout faith and powerful magic power?"
"Besides these, is there anything else?" Mora asked puzzledly. There was a trace of confusion in the watery soft eyes, looking at Rogge incomprehensibly.
"Of course!" The fat man smiled and said slowly: "This is how we should design the new positions of the church, especially the extremely important position of Ice and Snow Mage. For those mages who are dedicated to pursuing magical achievements, Ice and Snow The mage should be their door to the wider magical world; for those common people from poor backgrounds, the ice and snow mage is a shortcut to gain strength, power and wealth. And for the aristocratic children, the ice and snow mage should be their It’s a bargaining chip to improve your status. What about us? The number of mages means whether the glory of the Holy Religion is brilliant. In fact, the same is true for the Ice Palace Warriors.”
Mora frowned slightly, still looking confused and said: "I understand somewhat. But it is really difficult to accommodate so many things in the identity of an ice and snow mage."
"Then why not break up such an identity into two or even three new identities? Then the problem will be solved!" Rogge was as if he was teaching a child.
Maura's eyes lit up and she said excitedly: "I understand."
Rogge stood up, smiled approvingly and said, "As long as you understand. It's time for me to go. I think we will all be very, very busy in the next period of time."
Maura stood quietly, showing no intention of sending anything away. Since entering the Ice and Snow Temple, she has never seen Rogge out. Rogge didn't take it seriously and walked directly toward the prayer room. However, when passing by Maura, one of his hands quietly touched Maura's upturned buttocks.
Maura smiled lightly and stood still. It didn't move, but just as Rogge's evil hand reached halfway, there was a click and a thick layer of ice formed on it. The fat man used a little force in his hands and immediately exploded the ice. His hand moved without any delay, just as it was about to fall on Maura's buttocks. But suddenly he froze there.
There was a layer of mist in Maura's eyes, her lips slightly raised, and she faced Rogge. She looked like a beautiful woman in the midst of spring, but what Rogge saw between her two lips was a tiny ice storm with destructive power!
The fat man smiled, retracted his hand, and gave Maura a meaningful look. Then he went out and walked away.
Watching the heavy door of the prayer room slowly close, a smile of victory appeared on the corner of Maura's mouth for the first time. However, just as this smile emerged from under the ice, there was a sudden sound in the room, and her buttocks had already been covered. A hard slap.
Maura's smile froze immediately!
She didn't look around for someone to molest her. This slap on the buttocks is very sexy, and it is pinched after the slap. There is no need to correct this kind of slap, it must have been done by Rogge. What's more, the faintly triumphant laughter coming from outside the door also confirmed this.
Maura was very angry because she let that damn fat man succeed again! Listening to the fat man's annoying laughter, she wanted to cut off that unruly thief's hand. Then, the rising anger was gradually replaced by confusion.
Looking at the closed door, Maura fell into deep thought for a moment. She really couldn't understand. Was it her own feeling that was lagging behind time, or was it Rogge's shot that was lagging behind time
As winter comes to an end, the entire Asrofic Empire suddenly becomes busy. After an entire winter offensive. Pompey finally defeated the main enemy force. Now on the long southeastern border of the empire, tens of thousands of defeated soldiers from more than a dozen countries, large and small, can only defend the last few strongholds. Defeat is only a matter of time. Although Pompey lost all his military power, the style of this generation of famous generals remained unchanged. He defeated the enemy bandits in one fell swoop with overwhelming force, but he used his superior troops to fight steadily and win every battle. His marching formations were watertight and he never gave the enemy a chance to come back. When it comes to military skills, Pompey is no worse than Rogge, or even worse.
The overall situation on the southeastern front was certain, and Pompey immediately rushed back to the imperial capital. Two days later, Alexander also led the 100,000 troops of the Glacier Legion and the 300,000 dwarf slave troops back to the imperial capital. As soon as the two famous generals returned to the imperial capital, Rogge immediately visited each other, accompanied by Mora.
The contents of these two secret meetings and whether the three of them had reached any secret agreement were unknown to outsiders, but what happened next caused quite a sensation in the imperial capital.
Alexander's three sons and one daughter, as well as Pompey's son and daughter who were less than fifteen years old, all joined the Ice and Snow Mage Group of the Silver Holy Cult to receive magic guidance and the baptism of the goddess's faith. This incident immediately attracted the attention of all the great nobles of the empire. All kinds of inside information about the Ice and Snow Mage Group, through morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, instantly spread like a prairie fire, spreading throughout Richelieu's entire upper class society in one day.
The original Ice and Snow Mage Group has been divided into three parts, of which the official Ice and Snow Mage is still the main body. These mages all possess expensive standard magic equipment, can freely consult magic books in the temple library, and have very generous salaries. And it won't be long before a huge magic laboratory will be built, specifically for them to experiment with magic.
A very limited number of formal ice and snow mages were singled out to form the Holy Mystery Group. Saint Mora will personally guide the members of the secret magic group and lead them to realize the divine power of the goddess. Almost everyone who has even the slightest exposure to the magical world will understand what it means to be a magician. Compared with the tiny power of mortals, the power of God is as vast as the vast ocean! Magicians who can draw on divine power will master the magic that only belongs to the gods they believe in, and their power will grow much faster than mages of the same age.
Judging from the purpose of the Holy Mystery Group, this can almost be called a training camp for magicians!
Can magicians also be trained? In the northern country where magic is backward, this is something that has never been heard of before. But no matter what, becoming a magician is an irresistible temptation for any magician.
Along with this news, the great nobles of the imperial capital had a new understanding of Saint Mora. Beautiful, holy yet weak, religious and devout. This is the impression most people have of her. In the northern country where boys are valued over girls, most men would subconsciously think that Maura is just a weak woman without much personal strength. It is true that she has never demonstrated any magic in front of outsiders. Perhaps it is for this reason that there are so many people in the Silver Sect who dare to stand up against her.
It's only now that these people realize how wrong they were. Everyone knows how powerful magicians are, so what about a saint who can guide others to become magicians
The largest group among the ice and snow mages, and perhaps the most influential, are the preparatory mages. Preparatory mages do not have the expensive standard magic equipment of formal mages. There is no salary, and the magic guidance they receive is the same as that of official ice and snow mages, except that they have to pay a large fee for magic guidance. And most importantly, there is no limit on the number of preparatory mages, nor is there a minimum magic power requirement!
what does that mean
All the great nobles figured this out almost immediately when they heard the news. This means that any noble child with a distinguished background can become a preparatory mage and receive magic training! There are no specific requirements to become a pre-mage. But in the eyes of these nobles who have been in politics for a long time, this is a requirement: whether to allow their nephew to become a preparatory mage depends on whether the senior leaders of the Silver Holy Religion are happy.
Alexander's son already had quite advanced magical attainments, and he was sent directly to the Holy Mystery Group to receive the guidance of Mora, while the other son and daughter became official ice and snow mages. Alexander's youngest son and Pompey's son and daughter were still young. With almost no foundation in magic, they became preparatory mages.
The shocking news is like a huge wave rising into the sky, one wave after another without stopping. Before people could recover from this wave of news, they were shocked to hear another wave of news: the person responsible for guiding the children of these two famous generals in magic was Froya, who had just taken over as the leader of the Ice and Snow Mage Corps!
Rumors spread among the nobles one after another. It is said that for the high position of leader of the Ice and Snow Mage Group, a secret magic showdown was held within the Silver Holy Cult. At that time, this stunning mage with unparalleled beauty suddenly arrived. Just between talking and laughing, countless powerful magics poured out from the pair of orchid-slender hands, like a violent storm, drowning the three famous magicians in the imperial capital in the blink of an eye.
After winning three games in a row, no one came out to challenge Froya, so the Ice and Snow Mage Group ushered in the youngest and most beautiful leader in its hundreds of years of history.
In the newly born Silver Holy Cult, two peerless beauties, Mora and Froya, suddenly appeared, which immediately made all the young nobles in the imperial capital excited! They flocked to the Ice and Snow Grand Temple, asking to join the Ice and Snow Mage Group. If they had no talent for magic, they asked to become an Ice Palace Warrior.
Although the position of the Ice Palace Warrior is not as hard to find as the Ice and Snow Mage, it is not easy to join. It is said that there are several powerful mysterious instructors hidden in the Silver Holy Religion, and those high-level ice palace terror knights who are pious enough will have the opportunity to receive their personal guidance.
Since only a few people practice magic, most nobles choose martial arts. Therefore, in the past few days, there have been more and more rumors about the Ice Palace Warriors. A new rumor is that a mysterious instructor finally appeared in the Holy Cult and taught the martial arts of dozens of Ice Palace warriors. The terrifying knights of the Ice Palace must have at least level 10 fighting spirit, and this instructor with a giant hammer in his hand and a noble and elegant face actually taught all the terrifying knights to attack him!
The result of the siege was that within a few minutes, all the terrifying knights of the Ice Palace were knocked to the ground and temporarily incapacitated.
The mysterious instructor floated away with his hammer in hand, never uttering a single word from beginning to end.
Extremely powerful, noble and handsome, cold and cool, and with a mysterious identity, this has fulfilled all the dreams of noble girls. The martial arts in the Northern Kingdom was strong, so in addition to the many young nobles, there were many more girls who wanted to join the Ice Palace Warriors.
Unlike these passionate young people and those small and powerful nobles, the real powerful officials in the empire are thinking about other news.
The news of the presence of orcs in the central mountain range had already spread among the ministers, so it was not surprising. But what surprised them was that in order to resist the orc threat, the empire decided to take most of the land of the Principality of Are and part of the land of the Principality of Leyton under the direct jurisdiction of the empire. At the same time, several military fortresses were built around the central mountain range and 50,000 troops were stationed. garrison. Fifty thousand well-trained troops plus solid fortresses, supported by a total of 100,000 troops from the two principalities. It is enough to resist the orc attack.
The problem is that Kerry is just that. Rogge is one of the most powerful people in the empire. Now his territory has been reduced to one-third of its original size. The food produced in the territory is only enough to support an army of 50,000 at most. Is it possible that after Straw, Rogge will also lose power
I just saw the rising momentum of the Silver Holy Cult, and saw the actions of Pompey and Alexander sending their children to the Silver Holy Cult. These powerful officials have vaguely smelled the smell of a deal.
In order to support the imperial army that had not yet reached the border, the emperor ordered that grain be collected from the border provinces and sent to the Principality of Are first. Before the arrival of the imperial army, the troops of the Principality of Are temporarily defended the border. This is actually equivalent to solving the food shortage problem in the Principality of Are. This credit must naturally be recorded on the heads of the elf killers.
Next, Rogge was relieved of his duties on the southeastern front. All the legions he commanded were taken over by Pompey and merged to form the New Poseidon Legion. The original Tide Legion disappeared in the long river of history.
This series of drastic changes were nothing less than political earthquakes, violently shaking the power structure of the entire empire. While some uninformed officials stepped up their efforts to distance themselves from Rogge, several discerning officials quietly visited Rogge to express their congratulations. The fat man is unfazed by favors and humiliations and takes everything in stride. He is busy designing and improving the structure of the Silver Holy Cult almost every day. Preparing for the unification of the two religions. Mora organized a large number of scholars, historians, philosophers and theologians to start compiling the goddess' canon. This was a huge project that would take more than ten years, but what Fatty and Mora cared about was We just need to clarify the core principles of the scriptures, which will not take much time. As for other perfection work, we will talk about it later.
On a winter morning, another news shocked the entire empire. The Eye of Wisdom and the Silver Holy Cult officially announced that the goddess of ice and snow was the goddess Audreyh of the Eye of Wisdom faith. The two religions will officially merge into one in a month.
At this time, Eye of Wisdom has grown and has nearly one million followers. The Temple of the Goddess of Nature, which is far opposite the Great Temple of Ice and Snow, has been given the Eye of Wisdom by the Emperor and has been transformed into the Great Temple of Wisdom dedicated to the goddess Audreyh. The Silver Holy Cult has more than three million believers in the entire Asrofic Empire, and countless nobles' children serve in the church.
The merger of the two religions will immediately create a huge church with four million believers, hundreds of mages, and thousands of elite warriors. Many nobles with real power will send their children to serve in the church or be trained. And countless rumors are alluding to the fact that in addition to the most dazzling Froya and Mora, there are countless powerful people hidden in the church. Such a church has surpassed the previous generations of the Holy Sect of Silver and the City of Clouds, and has the strength to influence the political situation of the empire.
In this turbulent time, an event that should have been a top priority in imperial politics could only become a dispensable sideshow. The emperor announced that Straw, the former imperial prime minister who had been imprisoned, would be executed in three days for colluding with the devil and trying to harm the emperor.
Three days later, in Richelieu, gray lead clouds were like a big curtain covering the sky, densely covering the entire imperial capital. The cold wind as sharp as a blade and as powerful as a tiger could not shake it at all. All that could be seen was this lead cloud, like a huge wave that was constantly rolling, thickening layer by layer, approaching layer by layer, staying in the sky above the imperial capital, filling the sky and the earth, making people breathless.
Before dawn, dozens of the most powerful officials in the empire had arrived at the execution ground and sat on the seats that had been arranged for them. Naturally, the person sitting in the central seat was Emperor Feuerbach. Roger's seat was adjacent to the left of the emperor, while Alexander and Pompey sat on the right of the emperor. The old manager looked hunched over due to the severe cold, and stood listlessly behind the emperor. Directly behind the emperor were hundreds of powerful imperial palace guards.
Perhaps it is a custom inherited from the Church of Light. In various countries, those who are accused of colluding with the devil are usually punished by being burned at the stake. Just thinking of Straw's contribution to the empire, Emperor Feuerbach gave special permission to end Straw's life with only a glass of poisonous wine this time.
The execution ground was very vast and surrounded by heavily armed guards. There was a long black table in the center of the execution ground. On the table was a sterling silver tray. The crystal cup on the tray contained a full glass of wine as red as blood. Straw's tall and thin figure immediately appeared in the execution ground. The former chancellor of the empire looked calm and elegant. The style remains the same. He walked to the long table alone, stared at the crystal cup, sighed, and slowly reached out to the crystal goblet containing the deadly wine.
At this moment, Rogge's expression suddenly changed slightly and he looked to the side of the execution ground.
"No!" Along with a clear and desolate cry, a pretty figure rose from the direction Rogge was looking at. He passed over the spears raised high in the hands of numerous guards and rushed towards Straw in the center of the execution ground.
As soon as Straw heard the shouting, his expression suddenly changed, and he shouted anxiously: "Serena! Leave quickly!"
It's just too late. The well-trained guards separated like a tide, retreated, and then closed again, easily surrounding Serena who was exhausted and fell to the ground. The girl held a long sword in her hand, blocking countless war spears around her like crazy. Rushing towards Straw. It's just that her martial arts skills are really limited, and she can't break through the defense line formed by the Imperial Guards.
Rogge looked silently at the girl who was using her life to dance the sword in the jungle of war guns.
It's been a long time since I last saw her. She has grown taller, more mature, and more beautiful. But the bright, sunny smile she usually wore on her face had long been replaced by deep sadness and despair. The watery eyes that used to be as bright as stars are also covered with sadness, and their expression is no longer bright.
That day, the words Serena once said came to his mind again. "If my father loses his power in the near future, I hope you can continue our...engagement..."
At this moment, the girl who was fighting so hard swept her eyes across the main stage. She saw Roger.
The girl who was already in tears suddenly smiled. She smiled at Rogge. Her smile was as bright as the morning sun, and the beauty of that moment seemed to light up the entire execution ground!
This was the last smile she left for Roger.
Rogge's heart trembled slightly. A faint, indescribable feeling mixed with sadness, pity, and pain surged up, choking in my heart, but I stopped talking.
Straw grabbed the crystal cup, plopped down on his knees towards Feuerbach, and shouted: "Your Majesty! I am willing to plead guilty, please let Serena go!"
Before the cry ended, he raised his glass and drank the wine in one gulp!
Alcohol is extremely poisonous. As soon as the poison hit his throat, Straw's face turned livid, he maintained his drinking posture, and would never move again.
Rogge turned his head slightly and looked at Emperor Feuerbach. His mouth was slightly opened, but he still closed it.
Looking at the fighting girl, Emperor Feuerbach slowly shook his head, and the general of the Guards standing behind the emperor loudly issued the final order.
Then countless Imperial Guard soldiers shouted in unison and gathered in the center like a rising tide. In an instant, dozens of war spears broke through the girl's weak sword dance and touched her body! Time stopped for an imperceptible moment, and then a bright red flower bloomed in this gray world...
Rogge's face remained calm. Like other powerful officials, the scene before him did not even weaken his smile by half. However, his little finger with a huge emerald ring trembled slightly. The emerald ring collided with the armrest of the high quilt chair and made a soft click.
Emperor Feuerbach waved his hand again. The Imperial Guard separated several soldiers and carried the girl's body down. So in this world composed entirely of gray, there is an extra touch of fluttering red. Like other powerful officials, Rogge watched the girl's body being carried away and slowly turned back. At this moment, the light in his eyes lit up slightly. He has sensed that there is someone hiding on the other side of the execution ground!
The feeling of this breath is very familiar, it is Su. She was very good at hiding, perhaps because she was too excited, so her breath leaked slightly. But there were many strong men on the execution ground, and even this trivial mistake was enough to cost her her life.
Rogge sighed inwardly, he could detect Su's aura, so it's impossible that the boss Sara Winger didn't know about it. The fat man's heart suddenly moved slightly, even though the old manager couldn't possibly think that he wouldn't notice it.
So he turned his head and pretended to look at the manager accidentally. Sarah Winger still stood there feebly, like an old man with dull senses, without any reaction at all.
At this moment, Su's aura had disappeared.
Emperor Feuerbach stood up and left first. A group of powerful officials filed in. Follow him from a distance. Although these powerful ministers all held great power and were usually powerful and influential figures in the empire, at this moment, in front of Emperor Feuerbach, who was famous for his iron-blooded and murderous nature, everyone was completely silent. Only the great emperor is the only source of their authority, majesty, status and wealth. This is the truth about rights.
Looking at the Emperor's back, Rogge sighed secretly. At least in the near future. The source of his authority is no longer this moody and unpredictable emperor.
Rogge suddenly remembered the dark atmosphere he sensed in the imperial palace. Although it is not the same as Cassinaras, the projection of the abyss lord worshiped by Straw, it is indeed very similar. The dark forces behind the two people must have an inexplicable close relationship. But why did the Emperor hate Straw so much and must put him to death? Could it be said that there is also an incompatible struggle between the dark gods? But thinking about it, this may not be surprising, even among humans of the same faith. There are times when blood brothers fight to the death for a little benefit.
Rogge knew that he still knew too little about this world. He looked forward to the day when he could open the third page of the Book of Herod.
A month has passed in a blink of an eye. Winter has passed and spring has just arrived. The entire Richelieu began to change from the dull and solemn appearance of the past, and gradually became more colorful. That season, some buds had appeared on the bare branches. There is a hint of greenery, which warms Richelieu's heart that has been frozen for a season. During the hottest part of the day, there are also signs of ice and snow beginning to melt.
The day finally arrived.
on this day. The thin clouds that had shrouded Richelieu all winter finally dispersed, and the bright morning light returned to the long-lost imperial capital. In fact, the clouds are still there, and the only thing that is clear is the sky above Richelieu.
All the lead clouds above the imperial capital reluctantly retreated to the side in front of the terrifying magical power.
The morning light has just illuminated the imperial capital. Thousands of believers have gathered in the square in front of the Ice and Snow Temple, looking up in awe at the newly unveiled goddess statue.
The face of the goddess has been revealed. Seven points are similar to ***, and three points are the same as Wella.
I don't know since when, the entire body of the goddess statue began to flow with water-like divine light, and a faint but irresistible divine power quietly enveloped the entire place.
There were already five thousand fully armed guards in the square to maintain order, and a wide avenue was left in the middle of the square. But their worries were obviously unnecessary. Although there were tens of thousands of believers in the square, they all looked up at the statue of the goddess in silence. The entire square was silent and orderly, and there was no need for the guards to maintain it. It was still very early in the day, but believers had already filled the entire square. Later believers had to stand on the street where they could see the goddess statue, expressing their piety with their eyes.
In front of the Temple of the Original Goddess of Nature on the other side of the imperial capital is the gathering place for the followers of the Original Eye of Wisdom. Although their number is far less than that of the followers of the Silver Holy Cult, there are still tens of thousands of believers who came from the south of the empire after receiving the news.
When the morning sun jumped over the horizon, hundreds of horns suddenly sounded in unison!
A moment later, surrounded by a large group of cavalry, Emperor Feuerbach came in full regalia on horseback. Behind him were all the powerful officials in the empire who were qualified to attend such an occasion. The Emperor took the lead, galloping past tens of thousands of believers, came to the high seat that had been prepared for him, dismounted and sat down.
When everyone was seated, the huge bell of the Ice and Snow Temple finally rang. Each melodious bell ringing spread throughout the entire imperial capital. Along with the ringing of the bell, the entire body of the Ice and Snow Temple began to emit bursts of brilliance. Countless hymns synthesized by low male voices also poured out from the great temple, like waves with countless undercurrents, repeatedly washing the hearts of believers.
The hymns became more and more passionate, and the splendor of the temple became more and more brilliant. These brilliance are like substance, turning into strips of light, spiraling upward around the temple, and when they reach a certain height, they turn into countless petals falling like rain, slowly falling.
It is not clear whether the hymn illuminates the light or the light leads the hymn.
But the tide caused by the hymns is rising! These waves are getting higher and higher, constantly beating everyone's heart deep in the soul.
In the prayer room behind the Grand Temple of Ice and Snow, Eiffel was standing in the middle of a magic circle, with intense bursts of sacred brilliance pouring out from her body, and her long pale golden hair flying in the brilliance. In her hand she held a piece of parchment with strong magical power. After looking at the parchment, Eiffel took a deep, deep breath.
The angry tide has turned into a tsunami! At this moment, a female voice that was clear enough to penetrate cracked gold and stone suddenly sounded between heaven and earth!
At this moment, the divine brilliance broke free from all constraints and suddenly flourished!
Against the background of the extremely powerful bass hymn, the female voice's hymn was like a phoenix that finally spread its wings, circling and flying higher and higher, reaching the sky in the blink of an eye.
The hearts of all believers were broken at this moment.
As if hearing the call of the believers, a heavy pressure quietly enveloped the entire place. The eyes of the goddess statue gradually lit up, with a look of indifference and indifference to everything in the world.
At this moment, the huge 20-meter-high white copper gate of the Ice and Snow Temple slowly opened. A ball of sacred light that had been suppressed for a long time, like mist and clouds, burst out. Shrouded in clouds and mist, a group of people slowly climbed down the stairs.
The leader was none other than Rogge. He was wearing an ivory white robe with numerous complicated pale gold patterns on the collar and chest. He was holding a scepter given by the Emperor and engraved with hymns to the gods. The crystal on the head of the scepter was inside. Now there are countless tiny snowstorms swirling around in it.
Behind Roger. Following Mora and Froya, there were four magicians, a hundred ice and snow mages, and high-ranking clergy of the church.
At this moment, in Rogge's eyes, there was nothing but the huge goddess statue that was also watching him silently. There is nothing more.
He walked down the stairs step by step, came to the statue of the goddess, and looked up to the sky. He slowly raised his arms. Waves of silver light poured out from under the holy robe, and with the support of this brilliance, Rogge rose slowly.
The psalm has reached its climax, and the hymn follows the last soul-trembling high note. The lingering sound still lingers in the air for a long time.
All the brilliance, like rolling clouds, was concentrated in front of the statue of the goddess, and finally turned into an extremely strong light! At this moment, apart from a vast expanse of white light, nothing could be seen between heaven and earth.
When the brilliance dissipated, there was already a beautiful figure made of pure light in the sky, with wings on its back, like glass. That peerless grace and supreme majesty made all believers know in an instant that this was the goddess of ice and snow, this was Audreyh, and this was the god who would bathe all living beings with the glory of God!
Rogge in the air took a deep look at Audreyh, who was condensed by the holy light in front of him, and then bowed his body respectfully. A dazzling brilliance lit up between her hands. For a moment, no one could see clearly what was inside the brilliance through this extremely intense light.
She slowly placed that little light on Rogge's head.
At that moment, did anyone see his trembling clearly
At that moment, did anyone hear that vague sigh
The next moment, the light dissipated, and Rogge stood expressionless in the air. There was already a high crown on his head made of thin platinum silk. In the middle of the high crown, there was the symbol of Audrey He. , a headless angel against a golden cross.
He took steps and moved forward slowly in the air. Every time Rogge takes a step, there will be an additional step made of holy light beneath Rogge's feet, firmly holding his body. He didn't stop until he reached the top of the square and looked down at the countless believers standing in silence below.
Rogge raised his scepter in the air, and another staircase of light continued to extend in the air, reaching in front of Mora. Holding a silver-sealed scripture in her hand, she climbed up the stairs, half-knelt in front of Rogge respectfully, and presented the scripture to Rogge.
Rogge reached for the scripture and placed it on his chest. Mora retreated from the stairs of Shenghui again.
Rogge looked around and spoke slowly. His voice was deep and powerful. It not only echoed over the entire Ice and Snow Grand Temple, but also echoed around the Wisdom Grand Temple.
"God's glory and grace will pervade everyone. In front of the supreme goddess, all believers are equally humble. I am no different from you."
The believers listened attentively. They knew that this was the oracle of the goddess Rogge, so they were afraid of missing any detail or note.
Rogge paused, and then said slowly: "A truly honest person will be bathed in the glory of the goddess in the next life, and will forever stand in the Kingdom of God on the other side of destiny!"
The emperor looked slightly surprised, and he frowned slightly, thinking about the true meaning of this doctrine.
After a pause, Rogge declared the last doctrine: "Faith is the bridge to the other side. As long as you have faith, you can build your own bridge, and only with faith, you will have that bridge!" Rogge Then he moved the staff forward a little, and a little holy light floated out of the magic crystal on the head of the staff. This little bit of holy light then turned into thousands of holy lights, and each bit of holy light turned into thousands more. In this way, a rain of holy light like a dream slowly fell on the head of every believer.
"I love you!" Rogge concluded and slowly landed. In front of the statue of the goddess, the church clergy had already prepared a high seat for him. Rogge climbed up the stairs and sat on the throne with a solemn face.
Later, Emperor Feuerbach personally delivered a speech, expressing his congratulations and support for the unity of the two religions, saying that under the guidance of the goddess, the Aslophic Empire will surely prosper. He also promulgated several laws on the spot, opening the door to church propagation, taxation, land use, etc., and chartered the church to have its own armed forces to suppress heretics.
The early spring of this year left a mark in the history of the empire.
At this time when the snow was melting, the Eye of Wisdom and the Holy Silver Sect, which had just experienced a tragic religious war, discovered that the goddess believed in by the two sects was actually the same, so the two sects united under the same belief and established a new The big church is called the Holy Wisdom Church, or the Holy Church for short. Miracles abound in the holy books of the day when the Holy Church was founded.
On the same day, the prince of the empire, Rogge, who held the power of more than 100,000 troops, gave up all worldly ties, received the icy wind scepter and the holy crown, and became the first pope of the Holy Church.
One month later, after stabilizing the defense line against the orcs, Emperor Feuerbach mobilized all the elites of the empire and commanded an army of 300,000 people for an expedition to the southeast. Rogge personally led countless mages, ice palace warriors and clergymen of the Holy Church to accompany the army.
They fought fiercely for three months and killed a million people.
In early summer, Emperor Feuerbach was finally able to station his horse at the Longines Sea. Looking at the endless waves, he couldn't help stroking his sword and smiling, feeling satisfied.
At this time, more than ten city-states on the west coast have been wiped out, and the entire west coast of the Longines Sea has been incorporated into the territory of the Aslopik Empire.
There is only a forest between Rogge and the south he once dreamed of.
The End of the Golden Age (Quanben Novel Website www.QUanbEn-xIAoShUo.com)