Priestess, wearing a new nun's uniform, stood in the open space in front of the team. The cold wind in late autumn blew across the square, lifting the nun's long pale golden hair and skirt decorated with black lace. She paid close attention The target in the distance is listening to the instructions from the superior.
"Preparation——"
Following the instructions from her superiors, the nun in charge of the demonstration lifted the magic "staff" in her hand and used it in a clean and neat gesture. Lay it flat on your side, hold the middle part of the staff with one hand, and grasp the gauntlet wrapped with scripture cloth at the front with one hand. A low and sweet buzzing sound comes from the mechanisms at both ends of the staff, faintly Holy white light began to flow between the gaps and runes of those mechanical structures.
"Let go!!"
The seemingly slender finger pulled the trigger, the Priestess's body trembled slightly, and a ball of white light erupted from the opening at the front of the staff—— This hot ball of holy light energy quickly flew into the distance, exploding into a flame on the purple steel enchanted pillar that served as the target.
After completing a beautiful shot, she extinguished the flame in the focusing crystal as instructed, stood the "Gospel Angel" beside her again, and turned back to the team.
"This is a weapon improved by the Magic Technology Research Institute and the Design Bureau according to the needs of female priests." Wright nodded to Veronica, "Although it looks like a magic weapon made of all metal. However, due to the weak weight-reducing runes inside, the actual weight is much lighter than it looks. The attack method is essentially the Holy Light Shock Hand Cannon used by the White Knight, but it has been changed from a double shot to a single shot, so the weight is also affected. Lightened by half. The reason why it is designed in the style of a staff is because it also takes into account close combat - you were right before, the Priestess is not suitable for wielding the mechanical power war hammer of the White Knight, and the protective staff is a more suitable weapon... "
"I...actually think you may have misunderstood...No, it's nothing," Veronica felt a little tired for some reason and swallowed it back halfway through her explanation. Over the past few hundred years, It had been a long time since she had had a similar feeling, but now she couldn't help but want to sigh, "Patriarch, it seems that these nuns have also undergone close combat training?"
"Trained - although It's just preliminary training, but it's quite effective," Wright said. "Her Highness Rebecca and Ms. Hetty provided some guidance..."
"They provided guidance?" Veronica was stunned for a moment. I feel a little incomprehensible, "Why are they instructing this?"
"The Cecil family has always been martial arts and has many quick martial arts skills, especially Ms. Hetty, who is quite proficient in staff protection. ," Wright explained, "Of course, they only guided a few instructors, and the subsequent training work was completed by the instructors." Veronica thought about it and felt that it was better not to delve deeper. Okay, but she still had many questions that she couldn't help but ask: "What about their gloves? Why do nuns need gloves?"
"Lighter and more flexible melee weapons , which can further improve their ability to survive encounters at close range.The ability to survive in battle, and fighting has always been the strength of Protestant clergy, regardless of gender. In addition, their gloves are not just weapons, they also contain a single dose of 'redemption' mixture, which can save lives on the battlefield. "
"...This sounds like a weapon tailor-made for the battlefield," Veronica said while trying to maintain a smile, "But...is it a bit too much? "
Hearing this, Wright's expression suddenly became serious. He looked into Veronica's eyes and said very seriously: "We live in an unsafe era, priests. It was meant to be prepared for the battlefield. "
Having said this, he paused for a moment and shook his head slightly: "I know that in the past many years, the Holy Light Church has enjoyed wealth and power, powerful Holy See knights and convenient... The power of divine magic made the priests forget how the missionaries in the dark ages came...
"The first missionaries trekked in the wilderness, accompanied by beasts, hardship and death, and were far from improved. Later, there was no help from the accompanying knights and nobles from all over the world. In such a situation where they were struggling to survive, the preachers tempered themselves and used immature holy light to protect everyone they met on the road. , spread the original Holy Light concepts such as light, salvation, and shelter...
"We are lucky today. We no longer have to wear tattered equipment to explore the wilderness, nor do we have to wear tattered equipment at any time. Facing the shadow of hunger and wild beasts, His Majesty once said that people who have no long-term worries must worry about the near future - in the long time to come, in such a vast world, there will always be some dangers waiting for us, and since we have chosen 'Holy Light' means fulfilling the responsibilities brought by the Holy Light. "
Looking at the serious and serious Patriarch, Veronica was actually a little emotional - as a rebellious person, she was actually taught a lesson by a "young" ordinary person today. She thought it was a bit funny, but when she saw the faint holy light lingering around Wright, she still smiled.
He was qualified - he broke the soul seal with his own thoughts. With this achievement, he is qualified to be on an equal footing with any disobedient.
Wright also realized that he had accidentally entered a professional preaching state. Before the embarrassment spread, he quickly changed the topic: "Of course, not all priests are incorporated into the White Knights or the Sisters of War. We also retain civilian priests, and even these armed sisters will engage in normal activities in the church when they are not in combat. The work of the church - receiving believers, listening to confessions, and comforting the wounded, these are their daily tasks. White Knights will have a similar daily job, but with a more physical emphasis.
"In addition, both the Armed Sisters and the White Knights must study the Holy Light Classics and learn all kinds of new knowledge. This is their right and their obligation. They can neither Nor can we deviate from the way of the Holy Light by studying worldly things and become a rebel because we only focus on studying the scriptures.A conservative who has access to advanced knowledge and solid ideas.
"The entire southern church does not support mediocre idlers."
"It's not just the southern church," Veronica smiled, "the north will also do it. Reform in this area, and from a legal perspective, there is no longer a distinction between the so-called 'Southern Church' and the 'Northern Church' - we only have one Holy Light Protestant Church."
"I know, but this is just that. Legal and substantive gaps still exist," Wright said seriously. "We have carried out an extremely thorough reshaping of the church in the South, but similar 'reshaping' methods are not applicable in the North. I have received many calls from There are reports from the region that the old-school priests have been trying to obstruct and delay the reform process, especially in the Western Region. On the surface, they obey the new church center, but in fact they have been making many small moves."
"...Leave this part of the work to me," Veronica nodded and said after a brief pause, "Cooperating with you in carrying out the Protestant Reformation, this is the content of the contract between me and Gawain Cecil."
Wright looked at Veronica intently and was silent for a moment before speaking: "I'm curious, is it really just because of the deal with His Majesty that you are doing these things for us now?"
"...In many cases, 'transaction' is the most stable way of cooperation." Veronica took a deep look at Wright with her gentle but lack of warmth eyes. After leaving this sentence, she mentioned that He took the platinum scepter that never left his body, turned around and walked away slowly.
......
A few days later, the eastern area of the Holy Spirit Plain.
The dry and cold wind blows on the face, and there is a slight smell of burnt smell in the air. Thousands of miles of fertile land that were once lush with green have turned into war zone wasteland, spreading endlessly into the distance in the field of vision, with broken roads on both sides. The ruins of the village and the charred remains of the forest trees continued to recede. During the long journey, similar scenery kept appearing, repeated over and over again.
Bud Wendell closed the car window a little unfamiliarly, isolating the dry and cold air from outside the magic vehicle, and an old and somewhat ungrateful voice came from beside him: "How is it? ? How do you feel when you see this plain that has been turned into ruins by you?" Bard turned his head and saw the old Druid named Pitman looking at him with a half-smile. I, for a moment, didn't know how to respond.
This old man who looks unattractive and slovenly is actually a big shot. With the title of chief druid of the empire and the person in charge of the alchemy project, he has a respected position in this huge and young empire. However, he ignored this dazzling halo. After a period of personal contact, he realized that this old man actually had a bad personality that almost deserved to be beaten - he seemed to be able to tell a lot of people at any time. He choked to death to provoke the victim's mood, but unlike Princess Rebecca, who had a similar talent, this old man did it on purpose...
The biggest problem facing Bard is that he I can't fight this old man yet--It wasn't because there were soldiers watching or following the virtue of "respecting the elderly", but because he was 100% sure that even if he accidentally touched the old man, he would immediately lie down on the ground and swindle the last copper in his pocket. .
Why is this Pittman always targeting himself?
Bard couldn't think clearly for a moment, so he had to shake his head after a moment of awkward silence: "I don't want to defend myself - but I was not in Ansu when they started their plan in the Holy Spirit Plains. At that time, he was sent to the eastern part of the continent to contact the Sons of the Storm. "
"Ha, it's just a different place to do bad things," Pitman laughed, "The Sons of the Storm... so to speak. Do you know what those guys are doing? Are they planning to return to the mainland? "
"...I don't know about them. They put almost all their energy into the deep sea, even those who belong to the dark sect. All things will die and the Eternal Sleepers, now it is difficult to communicate with them," Bard said quite frankly, "I stayed on an offshore island in the eastern continent for a long time, but it was basically a waste of time, I helped them We collected some supplies, but mostly dealt with their limbs that were mutated by the deep sea, working like a doctor..."
"Limbs that were mutated by the deep sea?" Pittman picked. He raised his eyebrows and said, "It's interesting...I'm interested. What's the specific situation?"
"They have been obsessed with occupying several sea areas controlled by the Kraken, but they do not allow other members of the dark sect to participate. Their frontline battles, I don't know exactly what they did or what they went through, I just know that some of the Stormborn who were sent back had grown fish scales and fins, and always muttered 'Eva' at high tide. Summoning'..." Bard shook his head, "To be honest, the mutations that have occurred in them are even more terrifying in my opinion than many of the dark rituals of the Society for the Death of All Things. The deep sea... there are too many things hidden in the deep sea that are difficult to understand. I don’t know what the children of the storm are attracted to, and they are obsessed with it.”
“… Yes, keeping you as a cult member can still have some additional effects. "
Pitman muttered, and then stopped talking to Bud, whose expression changed slightly, and instead cast his gaze into the distance, looking at another car driving ahead.
In the magic vehicle ahead, Gawain ended his routine communication with the Government Affairs Department. After closing the vehicle's magic network terminal, he couldn't help but sigh: "The engineering team sent by Walder is searching for the magic network." Two additional magic energy obelisks were built between Limburg and the Fertile Woodland, and the communication problem in the southeastern region of the Holy Spirit Plain and the southern border has finally been partially solved."
"Recently, the Rock Fortress is heading north. An engineering team has been sent, either to rebuild the Kingdom Road or to build infrastructure in the Holy Spirit Plains, or to help organize a joint reconstruction team. Some people say that the Second Corps under Walder is almost becoming a road and bridge construction team," Amber lay on the front seat. On the back of the chair, he murmured, "Think of the Rock Rock two years ago.Is it a fortress or a portal barrier? It’s like a dream..."
While muttering, she moved her head and glanced at Gawain: "Then again, you actually decided to come and check the situation in person. , this is quite surprising... I'm really glad you can rest assured. "
"The existence of the Archon System and the Government Affairs Office is to ensure that the entire empire can still operate normally when I leave Cecil City," Gawain said casually, but his eyes couldn't help but look at Thorin. The direction of the fort, "And...what happened here really makes me care. After all, it is the nest of the Death Society of All Things. Almost all the great changes and turning points that this country has encountered in the past two years were brewed from this nest." , how could I not come and see for myself? "
"Ha, I admire your ability to make up a lot of excuses for sneaking out. "Amber said in a tone that was not afraid of being photographed on the wall (because there is no wall here), and then suddenly sat up straight before Gawain hit her on the head, looking into the distance in surprise.
" Oh my god..." she exclaimed, her eyes widening, "In the report, that thing is called...'tree'? ”