The undulating sacred sound under the towering curved vault finally came to an end. The twelve high-ranking priests in red robes with gold rims had pale faces and almost stood unstable. The attendants and subordinate servants on the side hurriedly stepped forward and took them. Hold on. These high-ranking figures are either the regional chief priests in the surrounding area of Rusita or the senior scholars of the scholastics. They have grand status and respected status, which can be said to be second only to the figures on the dome of the Temple of Flame; What matches their identity is their strength. Among them, the chief priest of Christopher in the Cohen area, Anders of the gods, and the master of scholasticism Sutton have already stepped into the side of truth, and they are only one step away from the Holy See-Lu Shi The inhabitants of the tower are used to refer to the eleven people on the dome of the Temple of Flame as the people above the holy throne. People of their status seldom actually preside over the sacraments or rituals personally, but occasionally, most of them come at their fingertips, and they will never be so embarrassed at the moment.
"It's really breathtaking." The person who watched this scene and spoke was Vala. It is hard for anyone who has not seen this Supreme One to imagine that this person in charge of the entire Temple of Flame would look a little bit like this. The kind-eyed little old man, his beard and eyebrows are already white, and his figure has shrunk a lot. Wearing a red bishop's shawl with snow-white edging, his hands trembled and trembled as if a gust of wind could blow it down. But only the pair of eyes that fell deeply under the drooping eyelids, with a glimmer of light from time to time and the clear lines around the tight lips, can prove that the old man who has controlled the temple for more than half a century did not show that. simple.
The world calls him the great priest who brings iron and fire. The only person in the Eleventh Holy See who has experienced a complete holy war. Rusita has a proverb about him that is widely circulated-the Holy See is never merciful, and he is talking about him. Personality is by no means as kind and good-looking as his appearance.
He stood on the altar with two other people, and the object he spoke to was the woman on the left behind him. This woman was tall, wearing a short white shawl, a high crown on her head, and a golden flame emblem in her hand. The scepter and the long cloak dragged all the way to the smooth ground of obsidian; her face was a little too thin, her cheeks seemed to be cut with a knife, so that she could not see the femininity of a woman, and she appeared too cold. She has short platinum blonde hair and a long braid behind her head, hanging over her shawl. This woman is Sidney Metfalica, the third in command of the Temple of Flame, and also Cruz. The fourth master of the empire, the legend about her has been counted since the years of star gathering. It is said that she has fought against the fourth wizard leader of the Buga people, and only lost by the first line, although it is a glorious defeat.
Ordinary people often use the sharpness of a falcon to describe the sharpness of a person's eyes, but such words appear weak and weak in front of this lady. Her eyes are not only sharp, but they are more substantial. Just looking at a person can make people understand. What she meant was that there was a ring of golden flames in the depths of her pupils, which was related to the divine power she possessed-the angel Akroma who served the holy sword-if you talk about the attainments in the conviction of sin, no one in the empire can match her. , Even Walla had to admit this.
And the other person next to Vala, the decoration on the silk robe is extremely gorgeous, the face is kind, and he looks more like a businessman. This person is called Caesar. He is one of the eleven people behind. His name sounds very domineering. But his people have been diligent in history but have not done much.
Sidney remained silent. Even though the controller of the Temple of Flames spoke in front of her, she did not have the slightest intention to answer the conversation. It is not unreasonable for the world to call her the statue of the saint of the Lion Palace. But Vara admires her character very much. Compared with the era of the previous generation of great priests, because of the jihad experience, the inheritors of the temple of flames of this generation are generally younger-young people always seem too radical. But it was not steady enough, except for Sidney.
"Your Majesty issued an edict on the 14th. These people entered the city on the 17th. Those in the scholastics responded most positively, the great priest." Caesar reminded in a low voice.
Vala nodded. Of course he understood the meaning hidden in this sentence. For centuries, Cruz’s imperial power has finally reached its peak in this century. Sometimes he can’t help thinking, if he was born in himself The teacher’s previous era should have been great. At that time, the temple could not only develop its own power in small countries such as Eruin and Antobro, but also intervene in secular things. In the era of the most powerful teaching power, even the throne The inheritance right is in the hands of the great priest, but now
The old man only felt his mouth full of bitterness.
"After this time, I am afraid that your majesty's influence within the temple will rise again, great priest."
"I understand." Walla shook his head. The Scholastics have always been closer to the royal family. They have wanted to carry out educational reforms since the beginning of the Thunder, and they have long been accusing him, the great priest, even though they are in the holy war. Afterwards, a group of people were purged, but this obviously did not stop the lunatics. The temple is indeed going to undergo a change, and he is more and more aware of this, but the authority to preside over the change must not fall into the hands of those who form parties and operate privately, otherwise there will be no tomorrow in the temple of flames.
He knew that Caesar’s words were to remind him that he should not meet Her Majesty’s request this time. Although the imperial power has increasingly penetrated into the temple, the Temple of Flame still has the power to determine its own internal affairs. His decision is called that for nothing. It seemed that the never-old Supreme One stretched his hand into the temple, which has long aroused the dissatisfaction of many of the eleven. Only him, Sidney, and Caesar were present today. It was evident that Sidney had no intention of fighting for power, Caesar was stubborn, and the others were obviously already very dissatisfied.
"But that's the Azure Spear." Valla sighed. Their queen is too difficult to deal with. Sometimes he wonders whether it is Cruz's luck or Yan Zhi to have such a queen. The misfortune of the temple-the azure spear is a sacred object of the mortal world. The azure knight smashed the sky to bring about the second era. In the poem of the blue, it is described as the hope of mortals and the holy spear of changing destiny. -It is conceivable that any temple possesses such an artifact, and if it is recognized by it, how great the prestige of the temple will be improved, and it is impossible for him to refuse it in public or private.
Caesar also closed his mouth. Of course he understood the meaning of it. He couldn't help but glanced back at his colleague. Even Sidney, who always had the same expression on his face, was shining at this moment. Light.
After all, it’s the holy spear sky—
"Unfortunately, why the man with the gun is a mountain man?" Caesar thought with regret that if he had not known that the holy gun was shipped from Eruin, he would have owned the owner before then, otherwise he would have It must be thought that this was planned by the supreme queen; because it is known that among the nations ruled by the Temple of Flame, only the mountain people do not believe in Geert’s teachings. They admire the spirit of ancestors and nature, so they are Called a barbarian, but it happened to be such a barbarian, recognized by the Holy Spear.
"Your Majesty, the destiny-changing thing is handed over to the foreign race, just to suppress the temple. You are playing with fire and self-immolation-how can mortals hold the future in their hands, and the gods will surely sin." Valla's heart was also full. Helpless, couldn't help muttering to himself.
The three of them did not speak, silently watching the crystal thinning in the center of the hall, and finally disappeared. The girl inside closed her eyes tightly, with a spear in her hand, breaking the ice as if she had lost her center of gravity. Kneeling to the ground, and then falling down, he was so comatose on the ground filled with layers of magic formations.
Vala looked at the crystal shards falling on the ground, vaguely as if seeing the shattered temple. The scholastics no longer stood with them, and the local priests were also at the ends of the rats. Williams' failure was even more serious. It was a heavy blow to the prestige of the temple outside the empire. He thought of that incompetent guy, couldn't help but slap him, a dignified leader of the Knights Templar would actually be planted in the hands of a junior. It was a shame, but it was not just his loss. The face, or the face of the Cecil family, is also the face of the temple.
He went on to think of the little Eruin Tonigel, the grandson of the rumored swordmaster Darus, and couldn't help but mutter: "Why is this guy again? It's really lingering."
Caesar heard this low whisper on the side, and couldn't help shivering, his face changed. Of course, he still remembers the drastic change and the decline of the temple 40 years ago, as if it started with that unfair trial. He looked at the great priest next to him, and suddenly thought that the great priest so readily agreed to her Majesty’s condition was probably not just because of the Azure Spear. He suddenly remembered that he had been at the royal banquet last week. , Her Majesty seemed to have vaguely revealed the birthplace of the newly promoted Countess, and her relationship with Eruin, Count Tonigel.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but almost shed his cold sweat, hurriedly tightened his face, as if he was afraid that the supreme one around him could see his thoughts.
But Vala didn't care about him at all. Instead, she turned her head and said to Sidney: "Sidney, you take the count down to bathe and freshen up. Treat her better."
The goddess officer was startled, and then nodded indifferently.
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The girl dressed up like a princess, wrapped in a baroque-style light yellow dress, her long fiery red hair fluttered down like a flowing flame, her long neck and weak clavicle naked | exposed to the air , A thin mithril necklace passed through a flame diamond, clinging to it, and the flowing amber was against the healthy skin. The fluffy skirt is full of rose-like folds. The multi-section sleeves, the lining tulle and the huge bow on the chest almost dress her as a delicate doll, and the tightly framed waist is almost about to Her waist was severed, making her breathless, Qian looked at all this at a loss, her amber eyes were full of restless light.
The experience of this day seemed to her to have had a weird dream. She dreamed that she was sleeping in a huge piece of amber, experienced many things and saw strange scenery-but most of the time, she They are covered with black cloth, or they are closed in a box to see the sun-sometimes when you feel uneasy, there will be a voice chatting with her, but the frequency is not particularly high, the lady in the Azure Gun is proud Really, I can't wait to draw a conclusion between two sentences to prove that she is an idiot.
Then she'seeed' that she was transported into a magnificent temple, where many priests surrounded herself to perform a ritual, and her ears were full of low buzzing chants, and then , And then she felt as if she was awake, a lady in a white robe led her in the shadows, and then the lady asked several maids to serve her in bathing and changing clothes; she had never experienced such a scene in her entire life, Almost shocked, she tried to escape several times, but every time she was stopped by the lady. The strength she was proud of was as weak as a child in front of her, so vulnerable. . She remembered that the other party looked at her steadily every time, chanting a prayer casually, and then as if an irresistible coercion fell from the sky, penetrated the dome of the temple, directly applied to her, making her immobile.
At this moment, she was sitting on a long-backed chair—the chair was extremely luxurious, almost like a wooden throne. Even in the lord’s castle, she had never seen such a beautiful chair—stunned. Looking at herself in a long floor-length mirror in front of her, although the beautiful person in it does not look like her at all; several maids around her, carefully dressing her up, Qian knew that she could not resist, she simply looked like They are still playing around like a puppet.
While looking at their new master, the maids compared the beauty in the mirror, carefully combing her long hair, piercing her with sparkling ear studs, or whispering, occasionally making a low laugh, and she laughed so hard. Fever on face. She still hasn’t figured out what exactly this place is, why she came here, why she wore such weird clothes on her, she deliberately wanted to contact Ovena, but the lady in the Azure Gun It seems that there is something else going on today. The question in Qian's heart sinks into the sea, but fortunately, she feels that she can still feel the existence of the Azure Spear, which makes her feel a little more at ease.
The maids surrounding her are all cute and cute. They are obviously carefully selected, but most of them have long red or short hair of different shades. People can understand their origin and blood at a glance, Akane. Looking at these comrades whom I have never seen before, and listening to them speaking softly in my ears, it’s really hard to get rid of them for a while, and can only be patient-of course, this is also what she understands. The goddess officer who was a little too strict was still guarding outside.
"Master Earl," a round-faced maid said with some envy: "You are really our princess, the most beautiful girl among the mountain people."
"What do you... call me..." Qian is not very good at dealing with strangers, but she couldn't help being taken aback when she heard these words. She almost asked these words in a daze.
"By the way, Lord Earl, don’t you know? You are the only earl who has been proclaimed by His Majesty the Emperor in the past few hundred years. Your fief is said to be the most beautiful piece of land in the kingdom. On the edge—"
"Yes, yes, I have seen the maple forest there, my God, it's so beautiful, I can see that your majesty admires you very much," the maids said, "The key is that they are still close to our mountain people. The land—the mountains of Wallachi, I really want to go home and take a look at it in my dreams.”
Qian heard that in the clouds and mists, she looked at these girls inexplicably, and still didn't understand what they were talking about. She was born in Chablis and there are many mountain people there. She seemed to have indeed heard about the hometown of the mountain people when she was a child. —The legend of the mountains of Valachi, but those are all distant dreams. She listened to them talking about fiefs, majesty, and earl. She only felt that there was a mess in her mind, and she couldn't think of anything for a while.
But she could see that these girls admired her sincerely, and they whispered to her: "My Count, I heard that your Majesty intends to assign autonomy to that land after you have allegiance to your sword. To you—that piece of land in your hands is equivalent to returning to the hands of our mountain people. For thousands of years, the independence and autonomy that our mountain people dream of can finally be realized in your hands!"
The girls discussed enthusiastically, but as they talked, their voices gradually became low.
The situation of the mountain people in the empire is not much better or worse than that in Eruin. The Cruz people regard them as barbarians, and the nobles capture mountain people like wild beasts—the men and women of mountain people. Once driven out of the mountains and forests, they will be locked up in cages like beasts, left their homes and sold to various places. Those with better conditions can become servants of the nobles, and most of them die in an unknown mine. middle.
Who wants to leave their homes? But the history of mountain resistance has become a legend for centuries ago. In the empire, most of them hide in the mountains and forests, except for a few clans attached to the empire. Life like a beast. But even those who are left are lowered and may be arrested for various reasons at any time and become slaves.
These seem to be the common experiences of these girls. There was a moment of silence in the room. The girls couldn't help sobbing. The round-faced maid choked and said, "Master Earl, do you know that today because of you? —We mountain people no longer have to leave our homes, wives and wives, and we won’t be hunted by the Cruz people like wild beasts, Lord Earl, your reputation will spread throughout the mountains of the empire, and one day you will be a mountain people. The hero—"
Qian opened her mouth.
She felt that she must be dreaming. She couldn't help but grabbed the handrail, as if she wanted to stand up staggeringly-the crystal shoes under her feet really made her very uncomfortable, and she walked like a puppet-side by side The maids hurriedly supported them, the princess dangling, beware of her stepping on her skirt and falling to the ground, this is not something that has never happened before. But Akane looked around, and finally asked unequivocally: "What you said... I don't quite understand, Lord Lord, where is he...?"
"Lord Lord, aren't you?"
Qian shook her head vigorously, trying to refute, but at this moment someone knocked on the door, and then Sidney's voice came in: "Earl Mitra, if you are done dressing, someone will want to see you."
The maids calmed down suddenly, and all of them seemed to suddenly become puppets, because they knew that only who would be here at this time.
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