The other party was defeated and lost. A magician, in front of Queen Medusa, didn't even persist in a face-to-face meeting, and was instantly killed. The rest of these people were killed or injured, and most importantly, the leading seventh-level knight Ge Peide was also seriously injured, and the rest of the boats retreated one after another.
Du Wei didn't order the pursuit, and Maximus didn't seem to ask Du Wei to order the pursuit, so he let the other side escape, and they fled away in embarrassment.
And Maximos even put forward a strange request to Du Wei: put back the two captured victims.
The archdeacon of Ramsay seemed a little dissatisfied. After returning to the cabin, he couldn't help complaining to Maximus: "My bishop...why are you still so kind? Didn't you see that they have decided to put You are dead! Sigh... Even if, even if you don’t want to cause too many killings, you don’t want to kill more. But at least a few people were caught just now, we can take them to the imperial capital, and then confront His Majesty the Pope. I feel like I can’t renege on my debt.”
After hearing this, Maximos just smiled slightly, and then patted the shoulder of Archdeacon Ramsay: "My old friend, things are not that simple."
Then he didn't explain much, but looked at Du Wei: "Grand Duke Tulip, I really made you laugh today, and let you see some ugliness in the temple. But please believe that these are just a few bad people, Most of the clergy are still bathed in the light of the gods and are pure."
Du Wei smiled nonchalantly: "I don't really care about these things. It's just that I'm more inclined to the position of Vicar Rams. Why do you want to let go of those few survivors?"
Maximus looked gloomy. Then he looked at Lao Yan and the others behind Du Wei. Du Wei understood immediately, asked Lao Yan to wait for the guards to retreat, and asked someone to rearrange some tea.
On the outside deck. Naturally, there were sailors and guards cleaning the battlefield, and that Rhine showed a strength that surprised Du Wei. Du Wei liked this fierce general more and more, and ordered to find a new set of knight armor from the cabin and give it to him. This guy smiled at Rhine again: "Rhenish Knight, I admire your bravery very much. To express my friendship, I want to give you a gift. Well, let me see the weapon you use. That big axe. Although it is sharp, it was broken just now. And to be honest, I personally think that your martial skills are not suitable for using this kind of thing. I want to give you a weapon so that it will be more convenient when you fight in the future."
Rhine was also very happy when he heard that, but then he scratched his hair in distress: "Your Excellency, but... I have tried many weapons. They are all too light. Even this ax... Alas. It is just barely Just use it. If the weight can be doubled, it will be almost enough.”
Du Wei smiled: "You may not know. I have a shop in the imperial capital. It specializes in making some special weapons. If you want, wait until you return to the imperial capital. Where can you go to see, I promise to give you Prepare something you like."
Afterwards, Rhine also left and went out, and only Du Wei and the two bishops were left in the room.
"My lord Maximus, now, I think we need to have a good talk." Du Wei changed his expression and sat down calmly: "Personally, I don't want to get involved in the internal disputes of the temple, but what happened today , even if I want to hide now, it's already too late, right? So, since I've entered the game, I think I have the right to know."
Maximus had no expression on his face. After pondering for a while, he glanced at Ramsay. Ramsay understood, nodded, and said, "Your Excellency, how much do you know about the history of the Temple of Light?"
"History?" Du Wei frowned and thought for a while: "I think I still know a little bit, but most of what I know comes from history books—but, I think, it might as well be honest, I always feel that history books are not good enough. It is very reliable, and people who write history books will inevitably tell some lies in the book in order to beautify history." After a pause, he and the two bishops met each other's eyes, and the three of them smiled at the same time, before Du Wei continued Said: "Well, the history of the temple, I know it should be a long time, but there are official records, it should be from the founding of the Roland Empire 961 years ago. In the great Majesty Aragorn (mentioned When he arrived in Aragon, Du Wei said "great" in his mouth, but couldn't help scolding "bastard" in his heart) In the process of unifying the continent and establishing the Roland Empire, he received a lot of help from the Church of Light, and in return After the founding of the country, His Majesty the Founding Emperor recognized the Illumination God as the only state religion of the empire, and it was also the only legal religion. It was also at that time that the Illuminati Church gained legal orthodoxy. That is, in the same year that the Roland Empire was established, The organization of the Temple of Light was formally established, and its headquarters was established in the imperial capital. Before that, the Church of Light had always existed... But I will say bluntly, before the reunification of the mainland, the Church of Light did not have an orthodox position on the mainland. At that time, the Church of Light on the mainland There are many small countries, and there are many pagan religions, right?"
Ramsay nodded: "Your Excellency is very knowledgeable about history. You are right. It is indeed written in the book. It can be said that the Church of Light assisted His Majesty Aragon to unify the continent, and His Majesty Aragorn also Helping the Church of Light obtain the only orthodox position on the mainland."
"This is a win-win result." Du Wei smiled.
"For outsiders, it is not easy to know these things. After all, there are many things that are not recorded in the books circulated outside." Ramsay sighed: "However, my lord, things are not that simple. , if you are interested... maybe I can tell you a few historical stories."
Du Wei laughed: "Stories? Very good, my favorite thing is listening to stories."
Ramsay coughed, and slowly began to speak:
"It is true that the Temple of Light has a history of 961 years. But the church has existed for far longer than this number. When did the Church of Light be established? It is impossible to test now. But Well, before the Roland Empire unified the mainland, the Church of Light was not the only religion believed in on the mainland. The gods worshiped by many religions are not the Goddess of Light... Oh. May the great gods forgive them. Those poor heretics. Okay Well, let’s get down to business. Well... In fact, the Illuminati Church has a long history. When it comes to assisting His Majesty Aragon to unify the continent, one person has to be mentioned. This person is His Majesty the first Pope in the history of our Illuminati Church. Michael Hughes His Majesty Lemuya Badoros. Oh, this name is a bit of a mouthful. However, when future generations mention this great Majesty, they will have an affectionate title for him. We all call him "Smart Mihus" or It's "Prophet Mishius".
Before the Roland Empire unified the mainland. There are many religions on the continent. But one of the biggest. It is still our Bright Church. It's a pity... Our Guangming Church is the one with the most believers. But it is not the most powerful one. because. At that time, the Illuminati Church was not united internally. There are even dangerous signs of division, after all. It is because, although everyone believes in the great goddess of light, there are some differences in understanding of the doctrine. There is also a lot of ambiguity about how to spread the teachings of the Goddess of Light... "Speaking of which, Du Wei secretly smiled: Any differences in understanding the teachings are all high-sounding words. It is nothing more than the uneven distribution of benefits and power.
"At that time, there were three sects in the Illuminati Church, namely the Yeni sect, the Mosa sect, and the Montenegrin sect. Among them, the Yeni sect advocated cruel treatment of heretics. At the same time, the Yeni sect believed that the power of the church It should be above the king and secular power, and the divine right is above everything else. The divine right should be the only ruler in the world. It advocates the use of force to eliminate all existences that dare to challenge the authority of the church... Well. We think these claims are too cruel. Mosa The faction advocates spreading beliefs by enlightening and persuading local methods. By the way, Maximus and I are both Moza sects. We advocate improving self-cultivation. Use the greatness of the goddess’ teachings to influence people. And we advocate the church It should be kept pure and should not have any intersection with secular power."
Du Wei heard this. I thought to myself: The Yeni faction and the Mosas faction are nothing more than the so-called hawks and doves.
Think here. He asked again: "So. What about the Montenegrin faction?"
"The Montenegrin faction was a sect with a relatively small number of people at that time. However, his strength was the strongest, because the Montenegro faction was a typical ascetic sect, advocating self-cultivation. Do not interfere with anything outside, and strive to improve yourself to the goddess Doctrinally understand, how outsiders are. I don’t care at all. Therefore, they are also called "Asceticism" or "Hermitism". Although these people are small in number, they practice the most hard work. Therefore, among the Montenegrin sect Earth magicians. The strength is the most powerful. They generally do not compete with the world. As long as they do not interfere with their own practice. Anything outside. They are not willing to participate—but. If someone is against the Church of Light. That is The only weakness of the Black Mountain faction is that if someone dares to threaten the safety of the church, the Black Mountain faction will use its powerful strength to destroy all enemies who dare to challenge the church. Therefore, the Black Mountain faction can also be regarded as the greatest guardian force of the church. However, their proposition is not active aggression, but passive defense."
"The three factions have competed for hundreds of years. However, it is mainly the dispute between the Yeni faction and the Mosha faction, while the Montenegrin faction is mainly in a neutral state. But about a thousand years ago, the situation changed." The wise Mihus "Appeared, he appeared, and changed everything."
Du Wei nodded: "I probably understand, this Michus, the first Pope His Majesty, he appeared to unify the disputes within the church? Then His Majesty Aragon formed an alliance?"
"Probably like this, His Majesty Michael is extremely smart, he is powerful in magic, and he is a natural excellent leader. It is said that he is knowledgeable, friendly, good at persuading others, and has a strong personality charm. With great efforts, he finally integrated the three factions within the Illuminati Church... Of course, or "temporarily" integrated together. Formed a united force, and then, distributed in the continent With the help of believers of the Church of Light from all over the world, the army of the Roland Empire was invincible. Everywhere they went, they could receive great assistance from the Church of Light. Soon, the Roland Empire unified the mainland, and His Majesty Aragorn formally established the empire. As the first emperor of the empire, he declared that the Church of Light is the only legal religion on the Roland continent, and all other religions are evil heretics."
Du Wei couldn't help but asked: "So... His Majesty Mishus, which sect is he? Is it the Mossa sect, or the Yeni sect? Or the Montenegrin sect?"
As soon as this question was raised, Ramsay and Maximus looked at each other with bitterness on their faces.
"No one knows." Maximus, who had been silent all the time, sighed: "This is the problem that has caused the internal quarrel in the Temple of Light for more than nine hundred years!"
Du Wei was a little surprised: "Why?"
"Because until now, everyone has not been able to confirm which school His Majesty Mitheus belongs to." Ramsay also sighed: "According to records, His Majesty Mitheus himself never publicly admitted that he belonged to any school. People, he keeps silent, and no one else can press him."
"If the faction of His Majesty Michus can be determined, then I am afraid that there will be no internal disputes in the temple for more than 900 years. In the past 900 years, I don't know how much blood has been shed during the internal fighting... The stake outside the temple of the imperial capital I don't know how many so-called "heretics" were burned to death... Alas..." Maximus sighed, his expression darkened.