"Resurrection? Are you saying that people from the Holy See... no, the Pope of the Holy Light has personally intervened in this matter?"
It’s not surprising that Prince Dio would have such speculation. After all, the “Great Resurrection” is almost synonymous with the greatest miracle exclusive to the Holy See of Holy Light. In other words, apart from the Supreme Pope, the entire continent has not heard of anyone else. Possess the ability to resurrect the dead.
"As far as I know, that pampered man has nothing to do with this matter... I even doubt whether this current pope has the ability to perform this miracle."
Although the black-robed mage spoke a bit implicitly, Prince Dio, who knew his true identity, did not doubt his words at all. After all, as the most famous seed of disaster, creator of conspiracy, and source of strife in the continent... the legendary darkness... The conclusions drawn by the Magister Guild's "Crystal Lake" intelligence system are quite credible, not to mention that the "mediocre" qualifications of this generation's Supreme Pontiff of Holy Light seem to be no secret.
"Then what exactly is the 'resurrection' you are talking about?" Prince Dio asked: "It can't be the real resurrection of the dead. As far as I know, apart from the supreme miracle of the Holy Light Holy See, the only The only thing that can have the ability to resurrect the dead is the God-killing device made by the Magic Emperor."
"I actually have some doubts about this matter. After all, I know best whether the people I killed with my own hands are dead. If that kid hadn't appeared in front of me like this, I wouldn't have believed it even to death. This kind of thing happened. You would never guess how confused I was at the time, which disrupted many planned steps. In order to thoroughly confirm this matter, I even opened the door to the abyss of hell in advance and followed the child into it. It's a pity that the damn abyss maze caused me to miss the opportunity to dissect and study him... Maybe I also missed the opportunity to obtain a god-killing tool."
"Do you want to kill that, uh... Gloria?" Dio asked rather playfully. The chaos mage from Crystal Lake, "Spider Demon" Anras was silent for a while, then smiled slightly and said, "I know He didn't call him by this name. Forget it, it doesn't matter... I did plan to kill him again, but I didn't expect that after the collapse of the abyss maze, I opened the exit directly to the vicinity of the imperial capital, Black Mountain. , there is someone who can help me answer my doubts.”
"who is it?"
"The giant monster... Rafana."
"...It turns out that this is the real reason why you came to me, but maybe you will be disappointed, I am not..."
"No, no, no... Your Highness, I think you have misunderstood me." "Spider Demon" Anras interrupted with a smile: "Seeing that giant monster again is indeed one of the purposes of my trip to Montenegro. But that It’s just a private matter, and it’s not the most important thing. Cooperation with His Highness is the most important thing for Crystal Lake.”
"The 'source of strife' came to the door... Hahaha... It seems that Crystal Lake saw the 'seed of trouble' in me..." Prince Dio sneered.
"Isn't it true? Your Highness, as a member of the imperial royal family and the thirteenth heir to the throne, you secretly collude with anti-imperial forces like the Fairy Tale Circus, and then refuse to refuse the notorious Crystal Lake. The active contact of the 'evil organization'... If you are content with the status quo and yearn for a peaceful heart, that is the greatest blasphemy against the God of Wisdom and Truth."
Prince Dio half-smiled, but changed the topic again: "You seemed to have said just now that this magical image is not completely worthless. What does that mean?"
"That's it, Your Highness..."
As expected, Anras took over the topic wisely and said: "This magical image is indeed useless because it is blurry, and I do not have the ability to restore it to clarity and reality. However, using some ancient and mysterious images of Crystal Lake, Very interesting secret method, but I can do this... "
Under the wonderful movements of Anras' fingers like a symphony orchestra conductor, the blurry magical image began to become clearer and brighter bit by bit. Finally, it reached the point where the branches and leaves of the trees were clearly distinguishable.
Magic imaging technology seems simple, somewhat similar to light and shadow magic or illusion. In fact, the principle of magic is completely different from the laws of the planes involved, and it has a high degree of mystery and confidentiality. Because of this, magical images even have legal value as evidence. Generally speaking, let alone filling in and modifying it, it is impossible to even add a little content to it. However, a theory is still a theory after all. At least His Highness the Prince has witnessed with his own eyes how the Chaos Mage from Crystal Lake is. Trampling on theory and common sense.
Prince Dio came closer to take a look. His face instantly became serious. In this magical image, across a large forest sea, there was a temporary camp built in the snowfield. In the camp square, many demihuman warriors of different races were waving their right fists in order. They shouted in unison and swore allegiance, and the person they paid tribute to was an armored warrior standing on a high platform. This warrior only had a back view, but looking at the unique armor style, it suddenly turned out to be the Empire. The figure of Marshal Retusus.
"what do you mean… "
Anras' face completely shrouded in darkness seemed to reveal a hint of indescribable ferocity. He replied: "Your Highness, since I will be in contact with you, I naturally know some of your true thoughts, regardless of our ultimate goal. Whether there will be any conflict, but at least for now, our purposes are completely consistent, and not only us, I believe that as long as you present this magical image to the supreme majesty, many people will be willing After all, those who formed a temporary alliance with us..."
Anlas was silent for another moment, and finally said the last few words harshly: "After all, the world today does not need an ancient legend..."
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Facts have proved that the Dragon Rider General Rhine is indeed a man with super mobility. In less than half a month, the Snow Needle War Slave Camp where Goron is located has successively received a large number of demi-human slaves. The Dragon Rider General The adults don’t know whether it’s because they don’t know when to stop doing things, or because their confidence in Gron has reached the sky, or maybe they just intend to pose another problem for Gron in disguise... He actually doesn’t consider the personnel reception capacity of the Snow Needle War Slave Camp at all. , they just kept pushing people here, and as a result, the new war slaves even exceeded the original number of war slaves several times.
In this situation, even Gron was in a hurry. Fortunately, his first batch of trained war slaves were very successful and could even serve as temporary managers. Of course, the quality of the new slaves varies. Some are slaves bought from the slave market and have undergone preliminary training. Some are directly deployed from the slave camps of other dragoon regiments. Some are even fresh from the battlefield or from the battlefield. Captured from the demi-human alien village, these various goods were brought together to cause trouble for Gron one after another, and even caused large-scale riots several times. This chaotic situation did not improve until Gron announced the heavy reward reporting regulations and the joint sitting system.
The so-called joint team is to randomly organize a group of war slaves of different races into an independent team. As long as someone in the team launches a rebellion or directly participates in it, all members will be punished regardless of the reason. Reporting with a heavy reward is even simpler. Gron promised in public that as long as someone can make a contribution that satisfies him, he will unconditionally agree to any of his requests.
The first person to receive this reward was a dark elf who exposed a riot organized by his old enemy high elves. After Gronn solved the incident, he publicly ordered him to tell his wish.
"I want to go home."
After the elf expressed his wish, there suddenly came a lot of cynicism in lowered voices in the audience. These were basically old guys who had been slaves for some time. They were looking forward to the next show, because they all knew that after being raped, For slaves branded with a magical emblem, there is only one way and possibility to escape the fate of slavery...
That is death.
After Gron listened carefully to the wishes of the dark elf, he used the "purification" of shaman magic to forcibly dispel the magic slave brand on the dark elf in public. Then, accompanied by more than a dozen slave representatives of various races, Send the ecstatic dark elf onto the Hercules airship. Before that, Goron even thoughtfully prepared a small bag of silver coins, a short dagger, and a cloak to hide his identity for him.
Most of the slave representatives that Goron chose to accompany him were the old slaves who made sarcastic remarks at the time, as well as the most prestigious among the newly captured slaves. They observed the whole process until the airship on which the dark elf was riding. After flying off the ground, he showed an expression of disbelief.
In the eyes of these people, the initial indifference and ridicule were gradually replaced by the burning light of hope. Before that, they tried to find out the hypocrisy and lies hidden deep in Goron's eyes or actions, but even if The goblin fortune teller, who is best at observing people's emotions, cannot see the guilt in Gronn's heart or the pride that his conspiracy has succeeded. Even the senior night elf scouts with real vision cannot find the killer hiding in the dark.
Thus, facts extinguished suspicion, and hope replaced despair...
The Dark Elf's hometown dungeon is thousands of miles away from the Black Forest where the Snow Needle Camp is located. No one can say whether this lucky guy can maintain his luck until the end. Strictly speaking, Gronn has not fully fulfilled his promise. But... what the slaves longed for was just hope, and what they saw was a tyrant who kept his promise and could give them "hope".
Yes, it is a tyrant, because a tyrant will not let his "subjects" form a solid whole. The tyrant will not even arrange dedicated guards to monitor his "subjects". Instead, the tyrant will encourage his subjects to expose each other and fight against each other. Suspicion, even factional hostility within the limits he allowed. The subjects of a tyrant will themselves monitor each other and check and balance each other.
At the same time, a tyrant will not let his subjects direct their anger at themselves. A tyrant who keeps his promises is far more popular than a king who only talks empty words but does not do anything real. Subjects who have lost their freedom but have hope are also more popular. It is easier to manage than the people under any regime. This is Gron's control theory and the cornerstone of all actions.
Gronn is working hard to build an army of his own, loyal to his kingdom. (~^~)