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Persian Gulf.

"What a bunch of idiots! What idiots!"

Sun Lei laughed as he looked at the information in his hand.

"Your Majesty is very smart. How could those stupid barbarians know the ingenuity of this chain of plans?"

Assistant Li said while looking at Sun Lei with a smile.

"Your Majesty's plan of the Holy Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Fire Order is truly admirable. Not only did it cause a fight between the Arabs and the Crusaders, but the treasure of the Manichaeans also drew out all the greedy people."

Lu You also said with admiration.

"Han Shizhong's running around wasn't without results. He's really good at this!"

Sun Lei also sighed.

The Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Fire Order were both made by Han Shizhong. He had been hanging around in this area for a long time and knew a lot about all the secrets here.

The Ark of the Covenant and the Ten Commandments inside it are the most precious treasures of Christianity. It is said that this thing was left by God and has never been discovered.

Manichaeism and the Holy Fire Order were compiled based on folk rumors. Manichaeism appeared earlier than Master Religion and was once a super religion that controlled this land.

"The Holy Fire Token! Master Deng, this is also considered a sacred object of your Ming Cult!"

Sun Lei looked at Deng Yuanjue and said with a smile, "He was once a guardian of the Ming Cult, and the Ming Cult was passed down from Manichaeism. He should have some understanding of the Holy Fire Order."

"Your Majesty, I have indeed heard rumors about the Holy Fire Token. It is a sacred object of the Persian Ming Cult. It is said that there are twelve Holy Fire Tokens in total, which are made of meteorite iron and are engraved with Persian words. However, there should be no peerless martial arts or treasures on them. The Persian words on them record the rules of Manichaeism."

Deng Yuanjue bowed and spoke. He used to be the guardian of the Ming Cult and knew a lot about the Ming Cult and the Persian Ming Cult.

"Haha, Master Deng, what's the point of the Manichean doctrine? No one is interested! Only this peerless martial arts, invulnerability, flying, and hiding in the ground are what normal people want! Add to that the endless treasures! No one can resist it!"

Sun Lei smiled and said that people are greedy and he just wants to seize this greed.

"By the way, Master Deng, some Manichaeans were captured this time. Do you want to go and meet them?"

Sun Lei looked at Deng Yuanjue and spoke.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Deng Yuanjue bowed and said that he had once joined the Ming Cult. Now that he had come to Persia, he naturally wanted to see what the Persian Ming Cult was like.

"Brother, what are you doing? Why don't you go and kill them? I'll be the vanguard!"

Lu Zhishen looked at Sun Lei and said.

"Master Lu, you've seen this all the way here. This place is not like the Central Plains. In the Central Plains, there are cities every hundred miles, but here there are places where there are cities every thousand miles. How long will it take to fight all the way here?"

Sun Lei shook his head. Ever since leaving the Hexi Corridor, the population has been decreasing, and the cities have become increasingly sparse. Fighting a war is easy, and a city can be easily captured in a day. On the contrary, it takes a long time to travel.

"How do these guys live so scattered?"

Lu Zhishen said somewhat dejectedly that he liked to fight bravely and did not like to run around.

"Once you gather all these people together, you will naturally have a fight to do."

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and spoke.

At this time on the Western Road, all the armies were mobilized, not only the armies of the major kingdoms, but even some desert bandits were ready to move.

Those kingdoms' armies fought for religion, and whoever could make great achievements could command all the religious believers.

What the bandits wanted was the Holy Fire Order, they wanted the method to become a god and the endless treasures.

Although Manichaeism has been destroyed for hundreds of years, its former reputation is still passed down. As a religion that has been dominant in this land for hundreds of years, its magical powers and treasures are definitely not simple.

……

Damascus. "The method to become a god? Endless treasures!"

Saladin's eyes almost popped out of his head as he looked at the intelligence in his hand. The Ark of the Covenant had already made him overwhelmed, and now there was a Manichean Holy Fire Order and some magical treasure.

"Come here, tell all the generals to come and discuss this matter!"

Saladin shouted to the guards outside the door.

After a long time, a group of generals finally arrived at the palace.

"What's going on? Where are the people!"

Saladin was furious. Such a long time had passed, and some of his generals had not arrived yet.

"Sir, these people have already left the city!"

A general spoke hesitantly.

"Leave the city? Who dares to leave the city without my order?"

Saladin was furious. He was now the commander-in-chief of the three armies. The situation was so tense that no one would dare to leave the city without his order.

"Sir, some of them said they were going to look for the Ark of the Covenant of that evil cult, and some said they were going to destroy the remnants of Manichaeism!"

someone answered.

Veins popped out on Saladin's forehead. These men of his had no rules at all. They were looking for evil weapons to eliminate the remnants. I'm afraid they were eyeing the treasure of Manichaeism.

"They all went to the Persian Plateau?"

Someone lowered his head and said.

"Stupid! Stupid! The plateau is full of Qi troops. If we go there now, we will just be courting death!"

Saladin roared. He now understood the Eastern proverb: People die for money and birds die for food!

"Sir, they have been to the plateau before and said they know some small paths..."

One person whispered.

"A small path? What kind of small path can there be after thousands of people have reached the plateau?"

Saladin sat down. He knew that getting angry now would be useless. Since those people did not obey military orders, he could not be blamed for their life or death.

"Order the whole city, no one is allowed to leave the city without my order, and anyone who disobeys will be killed!"

Saladin gave orders to everyone, saying that if he did not use some ruthless measures under the current circumstances, he would not be able to control the army.

……

The city of Jerusalem.

"Your Majesty, I have found out that Manichaeism really does have this Holy Fire Token. It is a sacred object of Manichaeism and there are indeed written records on it, but I have no way of verifying what it is."

William spoke to Baldwin IV. He had read many documents, but paper was not yet popular in their place, and things from thousands of years ago could only be recorded on stone slabs, cowhide, and sheepskin, which made them easily damaged, and in many cases could only be passed on by word of mouth.

"There really is a Holy Fire Token! There really are magical powers and treasures?"

Baldwin IV was also a little surprised, as he thought these were just fabricated.

"The Holy Fire Token is real, but the magic power and treasure are not certain! Especially the magic power, there is definitely no such thing! As for the treasure, maybe it exists. When the Roman Empire wiped out Manichaeism, it destroyed the main altar of Manichaeism, but did not find the treasure of Manichaeism."

William said that the records of the Holy Fire Order came from Manichaeism, so it was vague, but the treasure was certain. There were clear records that the Roman Empire army did not find the treasure.

"But now many forces believe it, and they are eager to find the magic skill and treasure!"

Baldwin IV said that he had received news that many small forces had taken action. The Ark of the Covenant had no appeal to these small forces, and they would not gain any benefit from it. However, divine power and treasures were different, and they could directly enhance their own strength. (End of this chapter)