Facing an ancient rebel who was full of mysteries and unknown purpose and controlled the Holy Light Cathedral, Kamel, who was also a rebel, advised Gawain to be vigilant and keep a distance. As the patriarch of the Southern Church, he strongly advocated the promotion of the new Holy Light Wright, who is teaching, thinks that the other party can cooperate. This situation is something that Gawain did not expect before.
He looked at Wright: "Tell me your reason."
"From a practical point of view, we can't leave the Northern Church alone," Wright said seriously. "The issue of belief can easily turn into a fierce conflict. The conflicts and confrontations between the Holy Light Church and other sects during the expansion process in the past two years are an example. This is The problem before us. Let’s not consider the purpose of His Royal Highness Veronica. It is a fact that she currently holds the platinum scepter. It is also a fact that the Pope and the Bishops in the North have all fallen. From these alone, she has the value of cooperation. She can Help us control the situation, otherwise the turmoil in the northern church may turn into a disaster."
"Is it only based on value?"
"... No, there is the second point," Wright continued, "If her identity is true, then no matter what her purpose is, at least she is indeed a person who 'disobeys the gods'. On this road of betraying the gods, There are not many like-minded people we can find, so even temporary companions are very precious."
After a short pause, he went on to say: "We want to convey the correct concept of belief to the world. This process may not be free from violence, but we cannot rely on violence. There are many people in the world, and belief comes from the heart. After all, we want most people to become Friends, not mortal enemies, so we must distinguish who can be wooed and who cannot be wooed. In my opinion, Her Royal Highness Veronica, or Ophelia Norton belong to the people who can be wooed. , at least at this stage there is a need to win over."
Gawain looked at Wright in surprise.
Distinguish the primary and secondary of contradictions, distinguish the nature of opposing groups, distinguish who must be defeated, and who can be won... He has indeed mentioned this knowledge to the people around him, and Wright has obviously used it skillfully. degree.
It seems that after taking the position of Patriarch, this Mr. "Priest" has really grown a lot. When the target of his preaching has changed from a sporadic individual to a whole group, his vision of seeing things has become very different from before. same.
Gawain thought about it.
Veronica/Ophelia, the potential hidden dangers of this "inhuman person", he is very clear that introducing such a mysterious person into his career will inevitably mean certain risks, but her value is also obvious However, the acceptance and reformation of the northern church is even more imminent. Among the benefits and risks, he needs a balance point.
In the end, he nodded slightly: "Perhaps, we can have limited cooperation with her."
After all, it is impossible for Gao Wen to trust a mysterious rebel with only limited information in such a short period of time, but he also has no way to directly reject the other party when the information is insufficient. Leah Norton reached limited cooperation if the rebel was willing to cooperate, willing to operate under a certain degree of surveillance, and willing to share some knowledge and intelligence.
After all, Gawain himself is also full of curiosity about Ophelia. He is very curious about what this ancient rebel has been doing in the Church of the Holy Light these years, and how much of the huge rebellious plan is Kamai. I don't know, and such a once-in-a-lifetime source of information is in the Holy Light Cathedral right now... He really doesn't want to miss it.
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The battle on the frontline in the far west has subsided somewhat, but the war that has spread to one-third of the Holy Spirit Plain and severely damaged the hinterland of Anzu is far from over.
On the edge of the plain, in the east of Thorinburg, there are mountains and passes, and the thunder of war continues to roar.
This pass consisting of several ridges and a large number of high and low mesas is the largest gateway to the east. Its former owner was Duke Silas Laurent, and the guardian of the east rushed out of this barrier. , A thunderous blow to Thorinburg opened the prelude to the civil war in the kingdom, and its current owner is Cecil Legion. The powerful magic mechanized troops occupy the ridges and high platforms here, and use steel defenses to meet those who try to break through the blockade, Into the frenzied clusters of the East.
Between the ridges, thunder bursts, and in the rock bunkers made by engineering magic, the magic crystal rail guns are protruding their accelerated orbits from the rocks and trees, and with flashes of light, they send deadly shells far away; On the high ground, tongues of fire spurted out, and the heavy burners in the bunker kept burning the mountain road, turning those crystal cluster monsters that escaped the artillery bombardment into ashes.
And in the center of the pass, between layers of bunkers, walls, and sentry towers, is the core fortress of this line of defense and the powerful armored train of the command post, the Iron Throne-No. 0.
This mobile fortress covered with black armor and thick shields is slowly approaching the predetermined position. With the sound of the mechanical device running, the repulsion nodes of the train are locked, and the whole car is firmly parked on the track, and the train The main guns in the arsenal opened fire at the same time, accompanied by a few sharp whistles, and the magic crystal shells fired by the heavy rail gun whizzed through the air and fell into the distance.
In the tactical section of Iron Throne Zero, Commander Maryland is standing in front of the magic net terminal, reporting the battle situation to Gao Wen on the screen: "A new batch of tanks has arrived at the front line, Solingburg's defense line has been consolidated, the eastern border Safety."
Behind the commander, the crystal window covered with a reinforced shield is showing a piece of land scorched by artillery fire and burners. The forested sentry towers and armed platforms have the texture of metal and cement. The flashes of time were illuminated again and again, and the transfer device of the armed platform had been connected to the Iron Throne, and a new batch of chariots transported from the White Sands area to the front line were being unloaded from the delivery section of the Iron Throne, ready to be adjusted by the Mechanics And put into the battlefield, a large number of soldiers dispatched from the Kant area also got out of the car, and those heavily armed black-armored soldiers were gathering on the armed platform to accept the review of their respective commanders.
The holographic screen above the magic net terminal was glowing, and Gao Wen's voice sounded slightly disturbing: "Have you noticed any large-scale anomalies on the plain?"
"It has not been discovered that we have advanced the northern defense line to the crossing of the inclined forest, and set up observation posts along the way, but no abnormalities have been found," Commander Maryland responded seriously, "Now we are opening up the southern battlefield and building a second one. There may be some discoveries on the railway line."
Outside the Iron Throne, between the rocks, a metal rail with an elegant arc suddenly protruded and pointed to the battlefield. Accompanied by a low buzzing sound, a dazzling and terrifying white light beam pierced the dusky dark sky, crossed the Iron Throne, Armed platforms, front-line barriers, and bunker groups slowly swept across the plains, sweeping the battlefield.
A powerful flash of light penetrated the car window, reflecting on Maryland's cheeks, and at the same time, it also illuminated the interior of the tactical section of the car exceptionally brightly. Gawain in the communicator frowned: "Was that a rainbow cannon just now? The monster's offensive is fierce?"
"Yes, I'm going to report that this has happened in the last two days. The attack frequency of those crystal cluster monsters is accelerating, and the intensity is also rising. There may even be a large army charging, relying on the four calibrators set up on the mountain Beam cannons can be used to clear them out, and this kind of large army has seldom appeared after the cluster monsters went into a frenzy."
"This may be some kind of omen. The strongest 'monster' created by the death of all things and out of control should have already started its activities," Gao Wen said quickly, "Continue to pay close attention to the situation on the plain and report any abnormalities as soon as possible. In addition, I remind the armored commandos entering the theater that once they encounter a strange and powerful enemy that is difficult to resist, they should not fight to the death and retreat as soon as possible to ensure that intelligence is the top priority."
"yes."
After the communication ended, Maryland exhaled slightly, and then came to the window covered with shields, staring at the steel defense line and the scorched earth plain outside the defense line.
The track system carrying the Iron Throne has extended to the edge of Soling Fort, and the defense line has also advanced to the edge of Soling Fort. At the foot of the mountains connecting the East and the Holy Spirit Plain, countless temporary blockhouses, sentry towers, artillery positions, and the Iron Throne are common. An indestructible line of defense is formed, but this line of defense does not use strong walls and shields to resist the enemy, or in other words, it does not only use strong walls and shields to resist the enemy.
Its main defense method is to smash all those who come close.
Maryland, who has been the commander of Fortress Rock for many years, has always been quite confident in the field of defensive warfare, but it was not until he came into contact with the Cecils that he found the true meaning of defensive warfare as if opening the door to a new world
The best defense is offense, as the popular saying among white knights says: the best cure is to kill the attacker early.
Behind the "platform" where the Iron Throne is docked, on the top of a stone ridge, a watchtower built with a metal frame is standing in the wind. There are shimmering shields floating around the watchtower. The top of the watchtower is used for communication and transit The signal crystal device was slowly rotating driven by the mechanical structure. Below the crystal device, in a hut covered with steel plates, sentries were vigilantly observing the direction of the plain.
The sentinel holds a military telescope in his hand. Based on the original optical structure, this new type of telescope also adds a magic state that enhances the field of vision, which further improves the effect of ordinary people using it. In the clear field of view produced by the telescope, the sentinel's sight is slowing down. Slowly swept across the ruins in the distance.
Everything seems to be normal except for the cluster monsters running around in the field of vision from time to time.
The sentry withdrew his gaze and rubbed his eyes, but just as he was about to turn his gaze to another direction, a strange flash of light suddenly entered his field of vision.
The flash lighted up from a very far distance. It wasn't bright at all, but it seemed to have a strong sense of presence with some kind of magic power. At first, the sentinel thought it was an illusion, but soon he saw the second flash The appearance of the flash, and then the flash turned into a constant brilliance, rising in the distance...
In a war zone full of all kinds of magic, it is not surprising that there are only some lights, but the sentinel suddenly felt a little heart palpitation after staring at the lights for a while, and he actually felt a real malice from the lights!
Without any hesitation, the sentinel immediately tapped the button closest to him.
The ear-piercing alarm bell sounded instantly in the tactical section of the Iron Throne. Maryland suddenly raised her head and heard a communication from the sentinel on the top of the mountain: "Sir! An unknown flash of light has been observed in the southwest! The flash has extraordinary power!"
Maryland soon also observed the light that appeared on the plain, and now it has completely become a hazy beam of light, exuding a strong sense of existence, and amidst the floating light, there is a strange sense of malice and madness that continues to spread. Come.
That illusory aura couldn't have any real impact, but it was enough to make Maryland instantly heighten his vigilance. He realized that it might be the "vision" that Gao Wen was referring to.
"Connect to Saint-Sunil immediately," the commander said loudly, and then turned to his subordinates, "Knight Ampere, immediately send a reconnaissance troop to the place where the light rises to check the situation, don't be careless !"
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To the southwest of the Iron Throne line of defense, near the ruins of Thorinburg covered in scorched soil, the ground has already cracked, and a huge figure shrouded in holy light but full of chaotic aura slowly walked out of the crack on the ground, quietly Standing in place.
This is a huge giant deer, with light-cast antlers and crystal-like eyes, pure radiance surrounds it, and a holy voice is faintly floating in the brilliance, but the body of this giant deer is hideous. It is terrifying and frightening to look at: its fur is cracked in large pieces, dirty flesh and blood wriggling between the fur, a large number of scorched or festering scars are spread all over its limbs, and swelling and deformed structures can be seen around the wound. Every muscle, every inch of skin is constantly agitating and trembling, as if those flesh and blood structures are forcibly pieced together by countless disordered factors, and are struggling to split at this moment.
But the giant deer itself didn't seem to notice these terrible wounds and mutations at all. It just stood quietly on the edge of the ruined town, like a soulless body.