When the nightmare entrenched in the old world dissipated and dawn came, the real world was also welcoming the first ray of sunshine after the chaos subsided. The chaotic storm that had blocked the five continents quickly receded back to the depths of Karnos, and even Kanaan The ancient continent that has been occupied for thousands of years in the secret realm is also revealed—the ancient ruins that have been completely distorted and mutated, as well as all kinds of strange and lifeless scenery. The whole world is like a snowfield under the sun, and the snow melts to reveal the true face underneath.
On the mainland of Ansu, Baicheng, the capital of the Talos Kingdom, King Rudolph III is listening to the reports of the ministers in a side hall of the Golden Rose Palace. His pair of daughters are sitting beside him, and Grand Duke Ruen is sitting not far away. on the other chair.
The "light eclipse" phenomenon that plagued one-third of the city did not gradually subside over time. It seems that, as scholars have said, the powerful burst of divine power has permanently changed the space-time structure around the Sunburnt Tower, so Most of the area of the Golden Rose Palace is still not suitable for living. The royal family has chosen another location as the new Golden Rose Palace, but before the completion of this major project, the king had to continue in this side hall. Do your part.
The atmosphere in the palace was serious, obviously what was being discussed was an extremely important matter.
General Groen is speaking: "Your Majesty, news from various borders confirms that the power of Chaos has completely retreated to the Sea of Karnos. It seems that the information that the 'Tidal Chaos Ended Early' is correct."
"According to the law of history, the tide of chaos will last for ten years each time, even if there is a change, it will only be more or less. This is the basic law of the operation of the Sea of Karnos," the great scholar Alfred held the ancient tome in his hand, his voice It's not big, but it still resounds through the palace with the help of magic, "It's unbelievable that it was terminated early, and we have also observed many strange changes..."
Rudolf III signaled the scholar to continue with his eyes.
"We observed that the Chaos Force did not stop after retreating into the Sea of Karnos, but continued to dissipate in a continuous decline, and it has not been observed at all until now—and in the past, even if the Chaos tide ended, it would still be The power of chaos can be detected in the depths of Karnos through observation facilities such as the Secret Tower; in addition, we observed several powerful energy oscillations in the sanctuary, and the order barrier of the sanctuary disappeared completely for a time, but after the last energy During the oscillation, its barrier was re-lit, and the light of Asuman reappeared in the field of vision; finally, there was a report from the astrologer, and they reported that a huge, unknown rift was briefly observed in the starry sky, and in the rift there were The stars are flickering, and unknown astrology can be observed."
The three important pieces of information announced by the old scholar immediately caused a murmured discussion in the hall. The information revealed by the first two pieces of information made it easy for the ministers present to think of something, but they struggled countless times in the nightmare of reincarnation. The fact of the present generation makes them dare not expect extravagantly in this regard, so they can only discuss in this way, hoping that other people can give themselves some optimistic confidence.
Rudolf III interrupted these discussions with two light coughs: "Ahem, be quiet. Grand Maester, what do you think of these phenomena?"
"Your Majesty, it is obvious that the chaos is receding, and it has completely receded in an unprecedented way." The grand maester's cloudy eyes also brightened at this moment, "We have reason to look at this matter with the greatest optimism—it has completely receded. "
"Father, I also have a report." Veronica also stood up, "Since half a month ago, the Annihilation Cultists have been operating around the border and in the kingdom to sabotage, but yesterday, all sabotage activities suddenly stopped , and those cultists also disappeared without a trace. The spies I sent found traces of human spontaneous combustion in some secret ritual places of the cultists. Considering that no one witnessed the cultists escaping, I boldly speculated , due to the disappearance of the forces of chaos, these cultists have been completely wiped from this world."
There was another round of discussions in the hall, while Rudolf III looked around at those ministers solemnly.
Several nobles who were supposed to be present were not there, and among those nobles who were not present, at least two had a lot to do with the Annihilation Sect.
Thinking of the situation mentioned by Veronica, the old king's face became stern.
Grand Duke Luen supported his forehead with his hands: "Just half a month ago, we were still facing the darkest and most hopeless situation in the world of order. Every country seemed to be at the end of its existence. I really can't imagine what it is The cause suddenly ended Chaos... What happened to Sanctuary?"
As soon as the Grand Duke finished speaking, a herald suddenly ran in, and the murmurs in the hall fell silent for an instant.
That is the king's exclusive herald, the herald who will only break into the palace without notification in the event of an emergency!
The herald came to the throne and handed over a piece of information to Rudolph III. The latter took the information and looked at it twice, with a stiff expression.
The ministers were a little agitated, wondering what the intelligence that caused the change in the king's expression was.
"The 'group deflagration' occurred in Chongshan Territory. All the direct members of the Kant family who were imprisoned in various manors awaiting interrogation were all swallowed by flames of unknown origin. Some members of the family, the Earl of Seasong and all his direct descendants, the Viscount Tutani and some of his direct descendants, the Viscount Ktument, the Earl of Roxon, etc., all spontaneously combusted."
Every time the old king said a name, it was as if a heavy hammer hit the hall, making all the ministers vaguely guess the truth and break out in cold sweat, and those who had been in contact with these nobles felt dizzy. The phenomenon of "spontaneous combustion of cultists" mentioned by Princess Veronica just now is completely connected with the situation in front of me!
"...The royal family will launch an investigation on the above-mentioned personnel and confirm their connection with the Annihilation Order as soon as possible."
Rudolf III said so, but in fact, everyone present understood that some things might not need to be investigated at all.
Some people were astonished that the Annihilation Cultist had infiltrated to such an extent and had been lurking in the kingdom for so many years, while other aristocrats with a long heritage or knowledgeable themselves were not too surprised by this situation. They knew that since Since the records of human civilization, these annihilation believers have always been entangled and infiltrated in every order country like the shadow of civilization. The upper echelon of the kingdom has long known the existence of these people and maintained a difficult and delicate balance. Those who knew the inside story didn't expect that these "ghosts" that had haunted the orderly world for ten thousand years would disappear like this? Just being illuminated by the sun, and then evaporated from the world? !
Is it true that the chaos has completely dissipated, as the great scholar Alfred said
Beside Rudolf III, Veronica and Arnia looked at each other subconsciously.
All these things happened after Hao Ren and An left the capital, could all these changes be related to them
Just as these thoughts were spreading in the hall, another royal herald appeared at the door!
When the gold and red uniforms appeared before the eyes of the ministers, the entire meeting hall suddenly became strangely quiet.
Because the herald held a crystal emitting white light in his hand, and the crystal was surrounded by runes, exuding a strong sacred aura.
Sacred Stone—a special spar made by the high-ranking bishops of the sacred city with powerful divine power. It comes from the broken fragments at the foot of Asuman Mountain. It can be said to be the strongest and most holy substance in the world. , and its role is to maintain the connection between the sanctuary and various secular countries in emergency situations. The powerful magical power can make it penetrate the interference of the chaotic storm under any circumstances, even if the entire continent is swallowed by the storm.
In the dark ages, it can be said to be an emergency insurance.
It’s just that with the mysterious changes in the church state, the church army withdrew ahead of schedule, and the sanctuary unilaterally cut off the communication due to unknown reasons (in fact, the lack of Asuman’s energy caused the signal transmission to be interrupted), and the holy stone lost its effect. It has been lying quietly in the headquarters of the Royal Mystics for nearly two months, and no one can do anything about it.
But at this time it lit up again—a message from Sanctuary!
Rudolph III whispered a few words with the herald, his face became serious, and ordered the herald to put the holy stone on top of a silver column in front of the throne.
The light of the holy stone became more and more stable and expanded rapidly, forming a clear and huge holographic image above the cylinder.
Calassius, who was wearing the Pope's robes, stood in the image, together with Hao Ren and a few faces that Veronica didn't recognize.
"That's the Pope?" Rudolph III made a puzzled voice after seeing the holy robe on Calassius, "Isn't it August VII..."
Veronica exclaimed in a low voice, "Hao Ren? Is it really him?"
At the same time, the sacred stones of each kingdom of Order were sent to the local rulers.
A series of holographic projections appeared in the palaces of monarchs in various countries, and the voices of Calassius and Hao Ren were conveyed to the entire world of Kolo:
"Rulers of Colo, kings and protectors of secular kingdoms, and leaders of all intelligent races, I am Calassius, the successor Pope of the Sanctuary, I stand on the summit of the holy mountain Assuman, and I declare to you —
"Lockmarton, this nightmare and threat entrenched in the sky of the world, has been completely destroyed, its soul, mind, body, and all evil products related to it have been completely and permanently eliminated by the Sanctuary Expeditionary Force …
"The Sanctuary Expeditionary Force and the Goddess' Messenger jointly attacked Lochmarton's lair, and the Abyss of Oblivion has been purified...
"The guide of our faith, the protector of the soul, the shepherd chosen by the goddess, the loving father August VII died in the purification war and fell on the front line...
"The Chaos War ends permanently from today, there will be no more chaos cycles, no more nightmares, and the sea of Karnos will gain eternal peace. All secular kingdoms should work together to complete the recovery and reconstruction of this world...
"At the same time, because of the sacred covenant between the Goddess of Creation and the Outer Gods, I declare Hao Ren, the Observer, Protector, and Inspector of the Worlds, as the Second Pope of Keluo. He is the messenger of the Outer Gods. Aid our world, from today onwards, he has full authority and status equal to that of the pope in the sanctuary, and has the responsibility of guiding the reconstruction of Colo.
"Now, let him speak." (To be continued~^~)