Faced with an ancient rebel who controlled the Holy Light Cathedral with many mysteries and unknown purposes, Kamel, who was also a rebel, advised Gawain to be more vigilant and keep his distance. As the Patriarch of the Southern Church, he strongly advocated the implementation of the However, Wright of the New Holy Light Doctrine believed that the other party could cooperate. This situation was something Gawain had not thought of before.
He looked at Wright: "Tell me your reasons."
"From a practical point of view, we cannot leave the Northern Church alone," Wright said seriously, "The issue of faith is easy It has evolved into a fierce conflict. The conflict between the Holy Light Religion and other sects in the past two years is an example. This is an issue before us. Let us not consider the purpose of Her Highness Veronica. She currently controls it. The platinum scepter is a fact, and it is also a fact that all the northern popes and bishops have fallen. From these alone, she has the value of cooperation-she can help us control the situation, otherwise the turmoil in the northern church may become a disaster."
"Only based on value?"
"...No, there is a second point," Wright continued, "If her identity is true, then regardless of her purpose , at least she is indeed a person who "disobeys the gods". On this path of betraying the gods, we can find few like-minded people, so even those who are only temporarily on the same path are very precious."
< p>After a brief pause, he continued: "We have to convey the correct concept of faith to the world. This process may inevitably involve violence, but we cannot rely on violence. There are many people in the world, and faith comes from the heart. After all, we have to convey the correct concept of faith to the world. Become friends instead of mortal enemies, so we must distinguish who can be won over and who cannot be won over - in my opinion, Her Highness Veronica or Ophelia Norton belong to Those who can win over are at least necessary at this stage."Gawain glanced at Wright in surprise.
Distinguish the priorities of conflicts, the nature of opposing groups, who must be defeated, and who can be fought for... He has indeed mentioned this knowledge to everyone around him, and Wright obviously It has been used skillfully and can be used easily.
It seems that after taking the position of Patriarch, this "pastor" has really grown a lot. When the target of his mission has changed from scattered individuals to an entire group, his perspective on things has changed. It has become very different from before.
Gawain began to think.
He is very aware of the potential dangers of Veronica/Ophelia, an "inhuman person". Introducing such a mysterious person into his career will inevitably mean certain risks. , but her value is also obvious, and the work of accepting and transforming the Northern Church is even more urgent. He needs a balance between interests and risks.
In the end, he nodded slightly: "Perhaps, we can cooperate with her on a limited basis."
After all, it is impossible for Gao Wen to rely on limited intelligence in such a short period of time. Just trust a mysterious disobedienceThe rebel, but he also couldn't refuse the opponent directly when he had insufficient information. After thinking about it again and again, he decided to reach a limited cooperation with Ophelia Norton - if the rebel was willing to cooperate and to a certain extent Act under surveillance and be willing to share some knowledge and intelligence.
After all, Gawain himself is also full of curiosity about Ophelia. He is very curious about what this ancient rebel has been doing in the Holy Light Church these years, and he is curious about the huge rebellion plan. There is still much content that Kamel doesn't know, and such a once-in-a-lifetime intelligence source is in the Holy Light Cathedral at the moment... He really doesn't want to miss it.
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The fighting on the front lines in the far west has calmed down slightly, but the war itself, which has spread to one-third of the Holy Spirit Plain and severely damaged the hinterland of Anzu, is far from over.
On the edge of the plain, east of Solinburg, in the mountain passes, the thunder of war roars continuously.
This pass, which is composed of several ridges and a large number of uneven terraces, is the largest gateway to the East. Its former owner was Duke Silas Loren, the guardian of the East. It was from this barrier that he broke out and struck Thorinburg with a thunderous blow, which started the civil war in the kingdom. Its current owner is the Cecil Legion - a powerful magical mechanized force occupying the ridges and high platforms here. The steel defense line faced those crazy crystal clusters that tried to break through the blockade and enter the eastern border.
Between the mountain ridges, there were bursts of thunder. In the rock shelters created using engineering magic, the magic crystal railguns were exploring their acceleration tracks from the rocks and trees. Accompanied by flashes of light, they Deadly artillery shells were sent into the distance; on the high ground, tongues of fire spurted out, and the heavy burners in the bunker continued to burn the mountain roads, turning those crystal cluster monsters that were lucky enough to escape the artillery bombardment into ashes.
In the center of the pass, between the layers of bunkers, walls, and watchtowers, is the core fortress and command post of this defense line-the powerful armored train, Iron Throne-Zero. .
This mobile fortress covered with black armor and thick shields is slowly approaching the predetermined position. Along with the sound of the mechanical device running, the repulsion nodes around the train are locked one after another, holding the entire vehicle firmly. Stopped on the track, the main guns in the arsenal section of the train fired at the same time. Accompanied by several sharp roars, the magic crystal shells fired by the heavy rail guns roared through the air and fell into the distance.
In the tactical section of Iron Throne Zero, Commander Maryland is standing in front of the magic network terminal, reporting the battle situation to Gawain in the screen: "A new batch of tanks have arrived at the front line, Thorin The defense line of the fort has been consolidated, and the eastern border is safe."
Behind the commander, the crystal window covered with reinforced shields showed a land scorched by artillery fire and burners, with numerous sentries. The tower and the armed platform have a texture of metal and cement, and are illuminated again and again in the flash of the magic crystal rail gun, and the transport device of the armed platform has been connected to the Iron Throne, transporting the new team from the White Sands area to the front line. A batch of tanks are being unloaded from the Iron Throne's carrying section, ready to be adjusted by the Mechanic and put into the battlefield., a large number of soldiers mobilized from the Kande area also got off the vehicle. Those fully armed black-armored warriors were gathering on the armed platform to be inspected by their respective commanders.
The holographic screen above the Magic Network terminal was glowing, and Gawain's voice sounded slightly disturbing: "Have you noticed any large-scale abnormalities on the plains?"
"It has not been discovered yet - we have advanced the northern defense line to the Xianlin Pass area and set up observation posts along the way, but no abnormality has been found," Commander Maryland responded seriously, "Now we are opening up the southern battlefield and are building There may be some discoveries about the second railway line."
Outside the Iron Throne, between the rocks, a metal rail with an elegant arc suddenly poked out and pointed towards the battlefield, accompanied by a low buzzing sound. , a dazzling and terrifying white beam pierced the dark dusk sky, passed over the Iron Throne, armed platforms, frontline barriers and bunkers, slowly swept across the plains, and strafed the battlefield.
A powerful flash of light penetrated the car window and shone on Maryland's cheek. It also illuminated the interior of the tactical compartment exceptionally brightly. Gao Wen in the communicator frowned: "That was the rainbow cannon just now. ? The monsters are attacking fiercely?"
"Yes, I was about to report - this is what has happened in the past two days. The frequency of attacks by those crystal cluster monsters is also increasing, and it may even increase in intensity. In the event of a large army charging, it can only be eliminated by the four Calibrator beam cannons installed on the mountain - and such large armies have rarely appeared before after the crystal cluster monsters fell into madness."
"This may be some kind of omen. The strongest 'monster' created by the Death of All Things and out of control should have begun to move," Gawain said quickly, "Continue to pay close attention to the situation in the plains and report any abnormalities as soon as possible. ——In addition, armored commandos entering the war zone are reminded not to fight to the death if they encounter a strange and powerful enemy, but to retreat immediately and ensure that intelligence is the top priority."
"Yes"
p>After the communication ended, Maryland exhaled slightly, and then came to the window covered with shields, staring at the steel defense line and the scorched earth plain outside the defense line.
The track system carrying the Iron Throne has been extended to the edge of Solinburg, and the defense line has also been advanced to the edge of Solinburg. At the foot of the mountains that connect the Eastern Territory and the Holy Spirit Plain, there are countless temporary bunkers and sentry towers. , artillery positions and the Iron Throne together form an impenetrable line of defense. However, this line of defense does not use solid walls and shields to resist the enemy, or in other words, it does not just use solid walls and shields to resist the enemy.
Its main defense method is to crush all those who come close.
Maryland, who has been a commander in the Rock Fortress for many years, has always been quite confident in the field of defensive warfare, but it was not until he came into contact with the Cecil people that he found the secret of defensive warfare as if he had opened the door to a new world. Truth——
The best defense is offense, just like a popular saying among white knights: the best treatment is to kill the attacker in advance.
Docked at the Iron ThroneBehind the "station", on the top of a stone ridge, a sentry tower built with a metal frame is standing in the wind. The shimmer of a shield floats around the sentry tower, and the crystal device used for communication and signal relay on the top of the sentry tower. It was slowly rotating driven by the mechanical structure. Under the crystal device, in a small room covered with steel plates, the sentry was vigilantly observing the direction of the plain.
The sentry is holding a military telescope in his hand. This new telescope adds a spell state to enhance the field of vision based on the original optical structure, further improving the effect of ordinary people using it. The clear field of vision produced by the telescope , the sentry's sight was slowly sweeping across the ruins in the distance.
Except for the random crystal cluster monsters that appear in the field of vision from time to time, everything seems normal.
The sentry withdrew his gaze and rubbed his eyes, but just as he was about to turn his gaze in another direction, a strange flash of light suddenly came into his field of vision.
The flash of light lit up from a very far distance. It was not bright at all, but it seemed to have a strong sense of presence with some kind of magic. The sentry thought it was an illusion at first, but soon he Then I saw the second flash of light appear, and then the flash turned into a constant radiance, rising in the distance...
In the war zone filled with all kinds of magic, only some lights appeared. It was nothing to be surprised about, but after the sentry stared at the light for a moment, he suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart - he actually felt a real malice from the light!
Without any hesitation, the sentry immediately took a photo of the button closest to him.
The piercing alarm bell rang instantly in the tactical section of the Iron Throne. Maryland suddenly raised his head and heard the communication from the sentry on the top of the mountain: "Sir! An unknown flash was observed in the southwest! The flash has an extraordinary Power!"
Maryland soon also observed the light appearing on the plain. Now it has completely become a hazy beam of light, exuding a strong sense of existence, and in the floating light, There was a constant sense of strange malice and madness.
That illusory aura could not have any real impact, but it was enough to make Maryland instantly alert - he realized that it might be the "vision" that Gawain was referring to.
"Connect to Saint Sunil immediately," the commander said loudly, and then turned to his subordinates, "Knight Ampel, immediately send a reconnaissance force to the light rising Check the situation somewhere - remember not to be careless! "
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To the southwest of the Iron Throne's defense line, near the ruins of Thorinburg covered with scorched wastes, the ground has cracked. A huge figure shrouded in holy light but full of chaotic aura slowly walked out of the crack in the ground and stood quietly in place.
This is a huge giant deer, with antlers that are made of light and eyes that are made of crystal. Pure brilliance surrounds it, and there is a faint sound of holiness floating in the brilliance. However, this The body of the giant deer is ferocious and terrifying.It's terrifying: its fur is cracked in large areas, dirty flesh and blood are rolling and squirming between the fur, a large number of blackened or ulcerated scars are all over its limbs, and swollen and deformed structures can be seen around the wounds. Every muscle of its body is... , every inch of skin is constantly beating and trembling, as if the flesh and blood structure is forcibly pieced together by countless chaotic factors, and is struggling to split at this moment.
But the giant deer itself seemed not to notice these horrific wounds and mutations at all. It just stood quietly on the edge of the ruined town, as if it were a soulless body.