This is indeed big news.
Gawain sat there quietly, with little emotion on his calm face, but he was obviously deep in thought, while Victoria, standing next to her, subconsciously looked to Amber for confirmation: "Wales is crowned ? Is the news reliable? "
"The news is reliable - our intelligence personnel in Saint-Sunil City have been maintaining operations, and they are much more reliable than your Royal Shadow Guards in this regard," Amber She glanced at Victoria and said, "The detailed process is still unclear, but it can be confirmed that the coronation of the new king has temporarily stabilized the situation in the royal capital. At present, all the knights and regiments of Saint-Sunil have sworn allegiance to the king. Silver Castle also announced After hearing the news that reinforcements were about to arrive, the residents in the city began to settle down. All in all, the situation in the capital was improving - albeit only temporarily."
Gawain nodded while listening, and then looked at it. To Victoria: "You said you know Wales, but did you expect this step?"
"This..." Victoria hesitated slightly and shook her head slowly, "This is beyond my expectation."
"Actually, I have guessed a little bit," Gawain breathed out softly, "Saint Sunil is a quagmire. You and I both know the code of conduct of those nobles, even if the news of reinforcements is sent in In the city, they will still have different intentions - in order to control the situation, Wales and Baldwin have few options."
"Really..."
Victoria. She said softly, that face that seemed to be forever covered with a layer of frost hiding all her inner thoughts. No one knew what the Ice and Snow Duke was feeling at this moment, but everyone knew one thing. The king who was crowned at this moment, Already on the cusp of the storm in advance, the regent duke system that had lasted for a century in Ansu has come to an end with this coronation.
Gawain did not speak anymore, but closed his eyes slightly, as if he was closing his eyes to rest, but deep in his heart, he recalled the royal knights before the grand wall project started last year. That visit from the deputy head of the regiment, Cohen Roland.
......
The coronation of the new king stabilized the shaky defense line of the royal capital, and also stabilized the order in the city that was about to collapse, but the encouragement of people could not change the difficulty of the battle - —In this life-and-death battle to defend the city, the situation on the defense line can only get worse day by day. This is an unchangeable trend.
The number of monsters is huge, seemingly endless, but the number of soldiers guarding the city is decreasing every day; monsters are tireless and not afraid of death, but human will will continue to wear away; monsters do not worry about material supplies and do not care. Any loss, however, all supplies of Saint-Sunil City are limited, and its shields and walls are not the palace of the legendary God of War, which can stand forever in the war——
On the fourth day, The offensive of the cluster giants suddenly intensified. An army of monsters wandering from the southeastern part of the Holy Spirit Plain was attracted by the front line and began to attack the eastern wall of Saint-Sunil. This time, an unexpected attackThe impact almost broke down the defense on the east wall. After a bloody battle, the knights and the royal mages finally repelled the enemy's attack. However, the cost was that thousands of people were directly killed in a battle.
The corpses lifted from the city wall were not sent to the inner city, but burned directly at the foot of the outer city wall. The thick smoke and pungent smell lingered in the outer city for a whole day, even covering up the The famous flavor of "Trout Street" that persists all year round.
In a house near the wall in the inner city, a tall, thin man wearing a turban pushed open the door and walked into the house. He took off his coat and hung it on a hook on the wall. He glanced at his companion sitting behind a nearby table: "The reserve team has been sent to the city wall. It is said that the shield is becoming more and more unstable. The attacks of those monsters often penetrate the shield and fall on the city wall."
The companion of the tall and thin man is a middle-aged man with a yellow face, thick hands and feet, and messy hair and beard. He is playing with the machine placed on the table and scratching his hair. After hearing the words of the tall and thin man, , the middle-aged man raised his head: "Director Amber sent information that they have approached the river mouth near the valley corridor and fought with the monsters there."
"... What would be better if there is definite news? It's all good," the tall and thin man exhaled softly, "These days are really difficult."
The middle-aged man with thick hands and feet nodded in agreement, but before he could speak, there was a sudden sound from the direction of the street. The spreading holy and fanatical atmosphere interrupted their conversation.
The tall and thin man quickly approached the nearby window panel and put his eyes on the gap in the window panel. He saw a group of knights wearing white armor and white robes striding toward the city wall. Those knights did not wear helmets, and each of them had tattoos full of sacred sentences and symbolic runes on their faces. The holy light visible to the naked eye shrouded the heads and shoulders of these knights, with some kind of fanatical expression on their faces. It seems that the next moment is not about rushing to the battlefield of narrow escape, but about going to the Kingdom of God for eternal life.
The tall and thin man left the window and said to his companions: "He is a knight of the Crusade...his face is covered with tattoos."
"The Pope's inner court guard...now even the Saint The reserve team of the Church of Light are all here," the middle-aged man with thick arms and legs said in a deep voice, "It seems that their life is not easy."
...
Holy Light University. In the church, on a high tower, Veronica stood in front of the window, watching the devout Holy Light Knights rushing to the battlefield under the leadership of two fighting bishops, and sighed slightly.
In her vision, those devout and fanatical Holy Light Knights and the two bishops who led them to the city wall were all burning torches of Holy Light. Although they were holy and bright, they were no longer human.
She left the window and looked back at the other Holy Light Torch standing beside her: "Sandy, go to the Great Hall of Light."
A priestess named Sandy He immediately said: "You still need to rest. You suffered too much in the last battle.. "
Veronica shook her head: "When you are fighting for the Lord, a little fatigue is nothing. "
In her field of vision, the holy light torch named "Sandy" immediately became brighter, and she made a voice of approval: "You are right, let's go to the Great Hall of Light. ”
In the Great Hall of Light, the holy light was shrouded, and the faint holy and ethereal voice echoed endlessly in the air.
Pope Saint Ivan III left his room at this moment The Holy Seat, this powerful one blessed by the Holy Light holds the platinum scepter that symbolizes the spokesperson of the gods. Although his extremely old body is stooped, he still stands unshakably in the center of the hall, with the holy light falling from the sky shrouding his head. An illusion like a door was condensed, and around the Pope, the archbishops who were qualified to enter the Great Hall of Light were surrounding him.
The bishops were holding a special prayer ceremony, and they bowed their heads. With his eyes closed, his heart devoutly called for the response of the God of Holy Light. No one in the audience spoke, but there were layers of prayers that continued to echo, and all of these prayers pointed to the one gathered above St. Ivan III. Door, during this continuous prayer, St. Ivan III closed his eyes slightly and pretended to listen attentively - he listened carefully, distinguished carefully in the chaotic low murmur, and accepted the light from the Holy Light. The oracle of God.
After the first prayer ceremony, Saint Ivan III opened his eyes slightly and saw Veronica standing in front of him.
This "Saint Princess" entered the Great Hall of Light in the middle of the ceremony, but did not interrupt the ceremony, but waited quietly until now.
St. Ivan III is gentle. He spoke, his voice carrying a strange sense of resonance: "Veronica, the Lord's most pious child, you are here. "
Veronica lowered her head slightly, not looking directly at the Pope as usual: "Your Majesty, I am here to listen to God's will. "
Saint Ivan III nodded gently, a complex expression of excitement and solemnity appeared on his old face: "The power of evil is pressing harder step by step, and the holy warriors have sacrificed in large numbers. The suffering people are praying for the blessing of the Holy Light. The God of Holy Light can no longer bear to see all this continue. He ordered me to prepare for the coming and resist the darkest moments. "
After finishing speaking, the old pope paused, with a hint of compassion in his tone: "Mortals still need protection and guidance after all..."
Veronica is pious. She lowered her head, and after two seconds of silence, she said softly: "...Ah, that's true. "
Saint Ivan III smiled and nodded with satisfaction: "During the Advent Ceremony, the Great Hall of Light will be completely closed, and all lower-level priests and priests will not be allowed to enter. Veronica, you are the Lord's most important. A devout child, you are also the bridge between gods and mortals. You are responsible for guarding the door until the crisis is resolved. "
Veronica kept her head lowered and said gently and respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty. ”
……
In the depths of the endless ocean, beyond the blockade of storms and chaotic magic fields, on the "Continent of Io" ruled by the Kraken, a huge facility is gradually taking shape.
This is located in the eastern part of the stranding area of the Kraken King City "Antavien". The wide and flat platform is facing the towering alloy wall of Antavien. The Krakens have built on this platform. A large square was built, which was large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of sea monsters gathering in it (the smaller mermaid form or the more densely packed sea snake form), and in the center of the square, construction machinery was moving a large number of alloy frames, machinery and equipment , building materials are combined into a tower hundreds of meters high.
This high tower has begun to take shape. It looks like it is surrounded by several layers of shells, large and small. The streamlined architectural structure has a unique beauty derived from the deep sea, and the sea-blue decorative lines have clear layers. The tower is divided into three main structures. The base is thick and low, the tower is tall and straight, and the topmost layer is a large sphere suspended in mid-air - the sphere is filled with undulating water light, as if it were It was formed by condensation of pure water, but it miraculously maintained its shape without any sign of disintegration.
Deepwater technicians are busy around this high tower, installing ancillary equipment or debugging various systems that are already in place, while a woman wearing a sea-blue dress, with a graceful and elegant temperament, and a snake tail coiled up on her lower body Then he "stands" on a boulder near the square and stares at the tower under construction.
A serpent-tailed female official holding a trident climbed up the boulder and bent down in front of the Siren Queen Petia: "Your Majesty, the Elemental Jump Tower will be ready within twenty-four hours. We just need to wait for the accurate positioning signal from the Western Continent."
"Very good - everyone has worked hard."
"This is our responsibility." The female officer said, "However... building and activating the elemental jump tower costs a lot of money, and we are equivalent to paying for the chance of igniting the reactor."
It can't be lit anyway - Petiya wants to say this , but it seems inappropriate for the Queen to say this directly.
“The arcane energy extraction technology transmitted from Tyr is enough to compensate for this loss,” after a brief thought, the Siren Queen said softly, “What’s more, we may also be able to harvest a large amount of additional energy materials. "
"...Yes, we have connected the energy pipeline of the energy storage unit here, and the equipment related to transformation, purification, and extraction are also ready, but the specific new food Tire mentioned Whether it meets the standards remains to be verified."
"It doesn't matter, even if it can't be used to recharge the spacecraft, it can at least be used to eat," Pettia was quite optimistic - or rather, the sea. The demons have always been very open-minded, "It would be good if we could adapt to the environment of this world better."
As she spoke, she once again cast her gaze into the distance and looked at another group of deep-water technicians Operating the construction machinery to install various protective equipment around the square, she said unhurriedly: "This time, in addition to paying attention to the dining order, the sisters must also be careful about safety., after all...this time the cookie is alive. A large squid that occasionally becomes active is difficult to deal with, and the same should be true for a living cookie. ”
(Friendly recommendation of a friend’s book, the theme of fairy tales, Daoyi Peng’s "The Man with the Sword and the River East", although this is still very young, but generally there is no need to worry about the follow-up of books by great authors.)