If you ask a shop on the street for advice and bargaining, you say, "Give me this ring for 100." And the seller clearly knows that the ring is worth at least 1,000, and said, "Okay, I'll give it to you, and it comes with a free gift. ." How would you feel
I think if it's normal, it's either that there is something wrong with the ring itself, or that the seller is either a traitor or a thief, or even has some conspiracy against you.
And my current feeling is probably the same. In addition, there is also the feeling of swinging a heavy stick and hitting the cotton with a hammer. I obviously prepared a lot of tricks, how could it be so easy to follow.
Crazy Dragon Warriors are the pinnacle creations of alchemy and dragon science. They are artificially created dragon veins. Without Bayer's thousands of years of accumulation and the unusual relationship with the dragon race, they are impossible super warriors.
It is said that these guys are born with infinite strength (18+ strength), can wear super heavy armor that mortals can't equip, and are also equipped with giant dragon spears and axe blades that are more than three meters long. Once they are put into the battlefield, they are irresistible killing machines. The natural defense scales and regeneration ability of the dragon veins give the killing machine a powerful ability to sustain and restore the battlefield. Once in a crisis, the request to the dragon veins for power often brings endless potential. Gives it new powers and stronger base stats.
Of course, the forcibly added dragon veins also have some irresistible weaknesses. The madness of this "mad dragon" is to remind these sturdy warriors that if they are obsessed with killing, they will forever lose the possibility of returning to human form and people's hearts. The dragon berserkers who returned from the battlefield were either turned into monsters by unstoppable dragons, or became madmen who lost their minds.
The Dragon Shield Defender is a completely different category from it. If the Wild Dragon Warrior is the sharpest flame spear, then the Dragon Shield Defender is the strongest ice shield.
However, unlike the mad dragon warriors with unusually obvious physical characteristics, these heavily armored and heavily shielded defenders are shrouded in armor. There is not much specific information, but as long as they appear, they can often achieve amazing records. These Soldiers who are good at group battles even have a record of successfully slaughtering giants in a team of only three or five people.
And their wall shield is two meters high. As long as it is erected, it can form a magical defense barrier. As long as a small team can provide defense like a city wall, it can be used as a "moving city wall".
But you get what you pay for. It is said that armor and enchanted shields are top-level goods. Each soldier's full armor and training can be top-notch silver. There are about 20 battle groups in the entire Bayer Kingdom. The establishment of the role of 80,000 people.
looks like a lot? But if you consider the status of Bayer's superpower, these 80,000 people are probably less than the private soldiers of a local lord.
Therefore, even Baier would not dare to invest these expensive warriors in ordinary battles, and such a national treasure could not even be handed over to any prince other than the crown prince.
And now, when I flip through the thick training materials and alchemy formulas in my hand, and hear the identification materials of Heloise "should be true, or the research results of the same level", I also feel like I am in a dream , and the tyrant who roared "Give him, I told him, give him." just now reprimanded the ministers for persuasion, but at this time he sat at the table and looked at me with a smile.
"There is nothing to be diligent about, either a traitor or a thief."
The insignificant idlers were expelled, and there were now five people at the table, all of whom were familiar faces, myself, Grena, Oros, and Helent, an old butler of the court.
Looking at Oros, who was smiling as if he was a profiteer who had just made a lot of money, I subconsciously raised my vigilance. I didn't think that an "Esso gift" would make him lose ground and obey me obediently. of extortion.
"Don't compromise with terrorists" is a common practice in that world. This is not because of the bargaining chips that big countries are reluctant to exchange, but because greed is endless. The success of the country inspires enthusiasm for the next action, and once this compromise is declared, it is also a direct blow to the country's prestige, and it exposes the country's weaknesses and deficiencies.
In the international world of jungle rules, the wealthy wolves that come after the exposed weaknesses will not be ordinary terrorists next time.
From the point of view of "I will spread Resident Evil without giving money", my behavior this time can be completely included in it, so Oros' compromise is also very confusing. It's not that we shouldn't compromise, but at least it won't be so easy. , handed over such a treasure that was obviously blackmail.
If it was me, even if I finally compromised, I would try various ways to make the threat person disappear, and even if I accepted the conditions, I would ask for additional requirements that do not allow other additional conditions to be made, and I would understand the matter at one time.
"I know you are puzzling, but in fact, I have always been grateful to you. I know that you have a lot of research results in alchemy research, and you also have many dragon allies. These materials should be regarded as small gifts."
Oros started with these words, but I already knew it. After all, Evanri once mentioned to me that because I let Oros get rid of Esso's threat, he seemed to thank me, but the next words, just Totally out of my expectation.
"It's not just the undead that I'm grateful for. When I learned from Miss Evanley that you lost your memory, I was still surprised. Or, I should tell you about the seeds that were left in the past. Emoye."
The old butler wearing a court dress had a wrinkled face and looked old, but he stuck out his hand, and the little golden light condensed and finally turned into a ball of holy light, illuminating the room.
"This is impossible!"
Pure Light will not deceive people, this is indeed an excellent Paladin, but what amazes me is that this Emmoyer not only did not recite the name of Holy Light, but also did not have the emblem of the God of Light on his body. This is clearly against the teachings of the God of Light.
In the past, before I used Holy Light, I would praise the Holy Light twice, or pretend to move the corner of my mouth, just to make me look no different from other Paladins, and this one, in a sense, used the same thing as me. The way of Holy Light is very similar, he did not recite the name of Holy Light.
"His Excellency the First Pope, you guessed it right, what our southern sects believe in is not the God of Light, but the Light itself. If it is in the eyes of the Holy Church, we are the most heresy that should be eradicated."
While surprised by the content, I was even more surprised by the weird name.
"Sir Yiwenli also mentioned that you lost your memory of being in Baier in the past. Perhaps, as the sixth-generation Pope of the Southern sect, your successor, I should mention again the great achievements you did back then..."
So, in the sigh of the old man, the dusty past was gradually revealed.
The southern sect, the official name should be "Pure Holy Light Church", in the eyes of the high-level church church, he is probably a difference in understanding of the teachings of the church church, but only the core personnel of this church will know that. The difference is not one or two points. They do not believe in the God of Light, but pure Light.
Their birthplace is the capital of Baier. Its founder is the "Baron of the Blackhand" who goes by the pseudonym Roland Blackhand. The establishment of the church was strongly supported by the royal family of Baier. He was given a unique mission by his founder - to spread the true teaching of the Holy Light and to replace the increasingly decaying church.
"Today's southern sects have more than 200,000 believers and are distributed in Bayer and every corner of the country. They walk in time in the name of the Church of the Holy Church, but they spread the purest doctrine of the Holy Light. In addition to our understanding of the Holy Light, we are not significantly different from ordinary Holy Light priests. I am even the former archbishop of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Bayer Diocese. It is precisely because of this that the old Pope will not Wage holy war at all costs. After all, in their eyes, evil must die, but heretics must die."
Regardless of whether you believe in the Holy Light or the God of Light, there seems to be little difference, but the practical significance is extremely huge. If you admit that the God of Holy Light is an omnipotent Personality God as stated in his teachings, then the Church of the Holy Church will naturally He has obtained his approval, but if he only recognizes the existence of the Holy Light, and believes that the Holy Light is the root force and a kind of impersonal existence, then the Church of the Holy Church will naturally lose all theocracy and orthodoxy, and become a group of deceivers. The stealer of the Holy Light even has the possibility of questioning the ontology existence of the God of Light as a Personality God.
This is also the reason why heresy is far more dangerous than evil, and this is also the reason why Roland's display in the north will shake the faith of countless clerics.
This is a more terrifying threat to the Holy Church than the holy war itself, so after the emergency meeting of the Cardinal Archbishop, the whole country of Baier was regarded as a heretical country. Faced with such a major doctrinal difference, a holy war was launched. Crusade became the only option.
Undoubtedly, Baier, who has been judged as a heretic, is the birthplace of this heresy church, and it is their natural ally. After a complete breakup with the Holy Church, when a large number of priests were expelled from the country, Those priests who seem to be "left for personal reasons" have formed a new southern church, and the pure Holy Light doctrine has begun to spread in an open and fair manner, and the seeds Roland sowed that year have begun to germinate.
Even if I no longer have the memory of that year, when I think about it for a while, I feel that this is completely like Roland's handwriting.
In that year, Roland was abandoned by the Holy Light, an avenger full of hatred, an evil person who had been deprived of all his reputation, but still retained the ability of a paladin, just this, you can Used to shake the authority of the church.
To really destroy a sect, it is extremely difficult to force pressure from the outside, but internal differences and heresies are the most deadly. Therefore, he sowed seeds in Bayer. Although he did not know if it would germinate, he did There is no loss at all.
"The prophecies you left have all been confirmed. When the major events in the Holy Book of Revelation are verified one after another, our faith will become more pious, and the doubters will return to piousness. When evil overwhelms justice, we will follow you Fortunately, as you said in the prophecy, the bad luck in the prophecy can be avoided through our own efforts, at least we have avoided the desperate situation where countless undead gates are opened in the land of Baier.”
Since they want to spread the teachings, how can someone miss the best use of the "prophet" identity, and can write a series of prophecies casually, and the sect that regards the prophecy as a holy book will naturally gain trust and gradually become stronger. Come on, this was also within the scope of Roland's expectations back then, otherwise he didn't need to pretend to be a ghost and play prophecy.
In fact, what Roland is doing now is still the same thing, sowing seeds everywhere, even he doesn't know if they can sprout.
But now, it is not the green seed of the past, but a towering tree that has experienced two hundred years of wind and rain and gradually matured.
When the undead were raging, this southern sect became the trump card and the most trustworthy object in Oros' hands. Those paladins and priests of the Holy Light were the last vanguard in the face of the undead. This is also the source of Oros' thanks to me.
At this time, Grena and Helent on the table looked at me as if they were looking at a monster. After all, the layout of hundreds of years and the predictions of hundreds of years were beyond their comprehension. The examples are in The legendary story is enough to be heard as a mythical epic, but the parties are in front of him.
"We are sure that the Prophet can defeat the evil in the shadows. In fact, the title reported by Her Majesty is missing the most important one - the founder of the Southern Sect, our most devout prophet and leader, you the day before yesterday. What we did in the Northland made our beliefs more devout, and we also began to preach openly on the mainland. Perhaps, this is what made those false god churches who stole the authority of the Holy Light into anger."
Well, the eyes of the old Pope are full of piety, thinking that this is part of fate, agreeing that the day of the final judgment will come in the prophecy, and agreeing that all bad luck can be reversed through hard work, but I am sure that Oros It's not the same thing.
From the point of view that a good knife only needs one owner, it seems that my existence is a bit of an eyesore just because of the relationship with the southern sect. Perhaps, the gift he is expressing now is indeed an apology. If I fail this "test" , or today is my day of death.
At this time, Oros, the master, smiled.
"Okay, let's not mention those that are or not. In order to show the sincerity of the alliance, let's re-introduce it. This Archduke Helent... In fact, he should be called Helent Milan, my nephew and my country. The only legitimate heir, the future Emperor Baier."