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Compared with humans, the architecture of the orc kingdom is more primitive and simple. They advocate roughness and grandeur, so they build tall and large palaces. Pazha pulled his brother Aaron through this tall and simple palace. , knelt down in front of King Menkaure.
There were many thick and simple stone pillars, a huge throne and stairs high up, and a pair of naked eyes that were completely different from humans, with animalistic eyes. Pazaka felt a chill running down his spine. He lowered his head, not even daring to look at the stairs. The legendary orc king above is fond of cannibalism.
"Your Majesty the Great King, we offer you the highest respect. This is the gift we bring, and we hope you can accept and accept us."
The king of Mengkaure, a half-old leopard man, took over the Sword of Royal Power, with a look of greed and fascination in his eyes. He did not even look at the two humans in front of him, and his eyes could only tolerate the two humans in front of him. He waved his hand with a gorgeous long sword and saw the two of them retreating: "Is this the legendary sword of the king? Whoever possesses his power can become the master of the entire Alan continent?"
A catman official behind him came out and said flatteringly: "Yes, according to legend, whoever can inspire the power of the Sword of Royal Power is the king appointed by God. However, it is unknown so far. There is no one who can inspire the power of the Sword of Royal Power." Without his power, even the legendary Pope of the Church of Light cannot inspire the divine power within it. Even so, the Church of Light relies on its power to rule most of the human kingdom."
"And now, he's in your hands."
King Menkaure laughed loudly and looked very satisfied. He held the sword of royal power in his hand as if feeling the power in it: "Ah, I feel as if God's eyes are watching me."
A tauren general behind him stood up: "Your Majesty, this is just a sword. Why should we offend the most powerful Church of Light in mankind for it? Your Majesty, please allow me to be more direct. This is not a wise idea." s Choice."
King Menkaure immediately glanced at the tauren general with dissatisfaction, and his pair of green beast eyes showed a violent emotion: "Are you saying that I am stupid?"
The general immediately fell to his knees: "I don't dare, but we have offended the Church of Light, and they will never let it go. For this sword of royal power, they will most likely go to war with us. We have been fighting against humans for decades. There has been no war, peace has come, why should we stir up disputes at this time."
King Menkaure snorted coldly and said immediately: "Don't worry, King Iliad VIII of the Cretan Empire is seriously injured and dying. The succession of thrones may occur at any time. The Church of Light cannot mobilize the Cretan Empire at this time. the nobles and all the troops to wage war against us."
"As for the Light Church's four garrisoned legions in the country, the Light Knights' 10,000 cavalry have been mobilized. At least two of the remaining three legions must be left unmobilized, and we still have some in the Crete Empire. There is no need to be afraid if we respond internally, they don’t dare to fight us, and at this time, they are unable to launch a war against us.”
"As for the Church of Light, if you want to get back this King's Sword, you must pay a sufficient price. Hahaha, why don't I do such a good deal? If such a huge benefit falls from the sky out of thin air, I will definitely I want the Church of Light to give me enough gold and silver, as well as weapons and horses. Everything we wanted but couldn’t get before can be obtained at once this time. But I know that the Church of Light is rich. Oil."
King Menkaure held the sword of royal power high, stepped on the animal skin carpet under his feet, and returned to the throne: "As long as we have it, we are not afraid that the Church of Light will not agree."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
A week later, within the Church of Light, the city of St. Sal had been receiving letters from far away in recent days. Urgent reports were delivered to the Holy Council Hall of the Pope. The Pope and the four cardinal deacons in purple were all seated.
Purple-clothed Cardinal Deacon Atser was the first to speak: "We absolutely cannot agree to the request of the Kingdom of Menkaure. This is a trampling on the glory of the gods. What do they want to do? They steal our sacred objects and then blackmail them. If we agree to their conditions, the face and prestige of our Bright Church will be gone."
Another cardinal deacon in purple said: "However, we are currently unable to launch a war against the Kingdom of Menkaure. We can mobilize up to 30,000 people from the Knights of Light and the Knights of Holy Glory. Even if we add Cardinal Rai of the Crete Empire, Ang's garrison only has a strength of over 50,000 troops, while the Kingdom of Menkaure can mobilize 80,000 regular troops."
"Even without the elite of our troops, it is enough to withstand our attack, and the longer it takes, they will be able to issue a recruitment order and mobilize an army of 100,000 or even 200,000 people. Furthermore, several other kingdoms in the orc kingdom Or large city-state tribes will send troops to increase their numbers."
The skinny purple-robed cardinal deacon opposite was a new recruit, and he also expressed his opinion at this moment: "And according to the information sent by Director Sean, this time the internal affairs of the Crete Empire and the sudden emergence and destruction of the Dark Parliament happened. It was too coincidental and sudden, and he felt that there was a conspiracy in it. Although we captured many members of the Noble Council and even had a detailed list, it made me feel that it was too easy. It was different from the previous cautious and rigorous style of the Dark Council. totally different."
"According to Director Sean's judgment, all this is likely to be related to Duke Woldigan of the Cretan Empire, and according to the news, His Highness Iliad VIII can no longer hold on for long, and his physical condition is extremely poor. , this serious injury has pushed him to the limit. Even if a priest maintains his life, it is estimated..."
Pope Hodep closed his eyes, as if he was listening to their discussion, and seemed to be lost in his own thoughts. At this time, there was movement outside the Holy Council Hall, and Saint Kelly came in with several divine attendants. , compared with a few years ago, the saint has become more mature, and her holy aura and appearance are not much different from the goddess of light in the statue.
"The Sword of Royal Power must not be lost. This time I will go there in person. No matter what conspiracy the Crete Empire has, or the Menkaure Kingdom of the orc country, the existence that insults the glory of the Church of Light will never be tolerated to continue to exist. .”
Pope Hodep stood up and greeted His Royal Highness the Holy Lady: "Oh, no, you are the core of the Church of Light, the blood descendant of the god and the symbol of divine power. With you here, there will never be any problems in the Kingdom of Light Church, Saint Sa. There will be no problems in Ercheng. If His Highness leaves here, or even if an accident occurs, the entire church will be in turmoil. It has not reached this point yet, and I have prepared a response."
Hodep turned his head and said: "Issue a papal edict to Duke Woldigan of the Cretan Empire and crown him as the next emperor of the Cretan Empire. Your Majesty, Asser, on my behalf, will go to the city of Niah to crown him in person. ceremony."
"At the same time, you take my message and ask him to fully support us in attacking the Kingdom of Menkaure. I will order the Knights of Holy Glory and the Priests of Judgment to accompany you. I also have an order to bring to Childs. This time it must be A quick victory."
Hodep's tone was cold, completely forgetting that the previous Cretan emperor Iliad VIII was not really dead at this moment, but no one present regarded him as a living person anymore.
"The Judgment Priests are also going to be mobilized? Then I can rest assured. This time I will let them know how terrifying the judgment from the Holy Light is." Asel immediately stood up and accepted the order.
The Saint glanced at Hodepp, who immediately said: "I understand what Your Highness means. I have sent a letter to Sean, the director of the Judgment Department, to investigate whether Duke Woldigan is related to the Dark Parliament and the theft of the Holy Sword. For now, we will The most important thing is to stabilize the situation and recover the Holy Sword, so that we can maintain the majesty of our Church of Light."
"If he is really related to this incident, later on, he will naturally know how Iliad VII felt on the gallows." Hodep put his scepter on the ground, his eyes and face became extremely cold. .