You call this the god of etiquette?

Chapter 142 Farewell, Cage
The effect of Bishop Pedro's words was indeed obvious. After hearing that there would be resistance in the "Stefanik Holy Federation" at the same time, the atmosphere in the audience that was already a little restless due to the amazing effect of the brain stone became even more heated. .

Although most of the church forces in the north do not know the details of the "Stefanik Holy Federation", they still know some basic information.

For example, the entire federation consists of 12 large states, four of which are directly controlled by the "Eye of Order", the church of the God of Order, and state governments are not allowed to change.

The other eight hold state elections every 10 years to elect the ruling church.

In the "Stefanik Holy Federation", the power of the Eye of Order seems to be limited to four states, but in fact, there are still a large number of believers of the God of Order in the other eight states.

Generally speaking, there will be at least eight large states ruled by the Eye of Order in the entire federation at the same time. In other words, the power of the God of Order will always have an absolute advantage.

However, during the last election, the Eye of Order unexpectedly lost the states of Alasouda and Yamatha, and therefore no longer had absolute control over the federation.

This does not prevent the Eye of Order from still being the most powerful force in the Federation, but it undoubtedly gives other forces more opportunities.

Among them, the Balance Church and the Paddle of Endeavor, which originated from the "Stefanik Holy Federation" and have deep roots, have naturally become the biggest winners.

Therefore, they have more capital to challenge the forces under the God of Order.

Of course, the root cause of all the turmoil lies in the fact that after the Final Battle, the power of the God of Order became more and more arrogant and violent, often interfering in the affairs of other churches and constantly consolidating power.

It also abandoned the peaceful assimilation policy that had lasted for more than 100 years and launched a forceful war against the Yug continent in the south.

Such a drastic change is bound to provoke strong resistance.

It also created an external environment suitable for rebellion for an ambitious church like Plenty of Wheat.

"Is this true?"

Noci, the leader of Cold Night Love, asked Pedro.

Hanye Love is at the bottom of the church in terms of power, but Noki's words were not polite at all.

However, no one present raised any objection to this.

Pedro bowed respectfully to "Nochi", and then reassured everyone again:
"Your Majesty Lu Bofu, I would like to swear to you and all the nobles and adults here in the name of my just Lord."

"The three states controlled by our Balance Church and the two states controlled by Endeavor Paddle are already making material preparations."

"As soon as I unite with everyone in the north, we will officially begin pre-war mobilization."

"At the same time, please rest assured that although the soldiers and civilians of several states in the western part of the Federation do not often fight with ferocious beasts to hone their combat skills like the people in the north, they all have rich combat experience and are bound to become a solid backing for our independent cause. "

The words of the priest of the Balance Church caused everyone present to nod again and again.

Indeed it is.

Unlike the Kingdom, believers of different gods live together in the various major states of the Federation, and conflicts occur from time to time, especially in the western states where the population flow is the largest, and where the Scale Church and the Endeavor Paddle are also the most powerful.

In the process of constantly suppressing various conflicts and riots involving supernatural forces, the ruling church in Ximian State is often able to train a group of soldiers with good combat qualities.

In the Final Battle a hundred years ago, an extremely brave army from the Ozkara State in the west of the Federation persisted for seven months under the siege of a coalition of fallen gods whose numbers were several times their own. Finally, they succeeded in waiting for reinforcements. Breaking through the siege, his reputation once resounded throughout the continent.

It was precisely because he mentioned the response of the large western states of the federation under his command to the north that Pedro's statement seemed so exciting.

Things have reached this point, and the desire for independence of various forces in the north has been ignited.

The brawny leader of Windward Fire was the first to speak out and expressed his attitude:

"Thank you Lord Pedro and Lord Iden for the information you provided us."

"We, the Windward Fire, believe that there is no other way for the North except independence!"

The leader of the vassal church "Dancing Power" next to him also looked like a middle-aged man, and he immediately expressed his position:
"Lord Agung is right! The matter has come to this, we in the north must unite together and become independent from the cruel and unkind kingdom!"

As soon as the words came out of their mouths, there were waves of echoes.

The burnt smell left by the fire of divine punishment earlier became a catalyst for everyone's emotions, vividly showing everyone that the threat of the God of Order was right in front of them.

Finally, when Dolanji, the supreme elder of the forest alliances, also expressed his willingness to support the northern rebellion against the kingdom, the atmosphere in the assembly square reached its peak.

At this moment, in the Three Towns Alliance, Ige has also initially unified his opinions with "Pusner" and Fast——

The three border towns nominally support the independence of the northern border. As for the actual number of soldiers and clergy sent to participate in the battle, we will talk about it later.

Anyway, definitely next time.

As more and more forces announced their participation in the "Northern Independence" cause, Ige found an opportunity to express his support to "Pusner" and Fast.

Of course, their joining did not attract any special attention, but only a smile and nod from Archduke Iden in response.

Pusner, who was descended by the gods, received an extra thank you, but that was all.

It's okay to call it perfunctory, but after all, the reputation of the three towns combined may not be as good as one-fifth of Dolanji's "Forest Alliance", so it is normal that it did not attract much attention.

Eagle is happy to see the results.

He originally planned to participate in the war in name only, so naturally he didn't want to stand out too much.

This was not because he could not see clearly the dire situation, but because once the war started, the trade in the north would inevitably fall to the bottom, and the road to prosperity would also enter a period of depression.

Just allowing "Talek" to survive the economic blow smoothly and adjust its industry by itself is enough to keep the gift of black busy for a long time.

Deciding to join the Northern Alliance in name can be regarded as a very big-picture concept.

Grand Duke Eden was even more complacent when faced with the guests enthusiastically participating in the war.

Looking around, there is no church that refuses to participate in the glorious cause of independence in the north.

This is undoubtedly the most ideal of the several possible situations considered by the Grand Council of Eden!
Two of the three most powerful churches on the field, the Balance Church and the Windward Fire, had formed alliances with Plump Wheatshear in advance and had discussed the details of the independence of the Northern Territory.

The remaining leader of the Mountain Forest Swimming Tour, Dolanji, also reached an agreement with Plum Blossoms on the matter of the northern alliance before the meeting.

With the recognition of three powerful churches, Plum Blossoms has already become the unwavering leader of this "independent alliance".

Now, Archduke Eden believes that he needs to make a final declaration, clarify with the leaders of other churches present here the leadership position of Full Wheatshear in the North, and officially declare the beginning of the independence cause of the North.

This was both his personal glory and a necessary step for the formal establishment of the Independent Alliance.

However, no one thought of it.

At such an important moment, discordant voices sounded.

It did not come from any guest in the assembly square, but it reached the ears of everyone present clearly enough:
"Where"

The voice that suddenly sounded was low and hoarse, but it had an unparalleled sense of madness.

"My Martha, where is she?"

The Divine Abandonment Chamber only requires one jailer and warden.

No one knows exactly when this aging old man started guarding the God's Abandoned Chamber, but it must be traced back to the reign of the Northern Grand Duke.

Even the four bishops with full ears of wheat sounded quite respectful when they occasionally mentioned the old man.

This is not difficult to understand.

Only extremely devout believers of the Golden Mother would be willing to spend their entire lives in the darkened chamber of God's Abandonment.

The old man's piety and loyalty are needless to say.

After getting a new prisoner, the old man had two more tasks every day.

One is to deliver food to the prisoner, and the other is to dump and bury his excrement.

However, he had been prepared from the day he swore an oath to guard the God's Abandoned Chamber.

No complaints about the extra dirty work.

Although he was disgusted, he was also excited that a new prisoner had arrived in the abandoned chamber.

What is disgusting is that among the plump ears of wheat, another "unclean person" appears!
The unclean ones are like moths on the grain of harvest wheat.

It tarnishes the perfection of the whole ear of wheat and destroys the joy of the farmers' harvest.

Fortunately, the prisoners in the God's Abandonment Chamber will continue to be "purified" by the gods.

First they become weak, then dying, then in epiphany-like hysterics.

Finally, there is death in repentance!

In his long life, the old man had only seen one unclean person with his own eyes.

And his observation of the unclean person decades ago still left a deep impression on him, and
Endless aftertaste.

The old man greatly enjoyed the empty expression shown by the unclean one after suffering the extreme pain.

I even enjoyed the moment when he came back to his senses and knelt down with tears streaming down his face, begging for mercy.

Because, whether it is the pain of the soul or the desperate repentance, it is the torture that the unclean people deserve.

This is the inevitable outcome after they presume on the greatness of gods based on their own insignificance.

And it is precisely based on the twisted pain of the unclean people that the old man can deeply feel the need to respect the gods.

Only in this way will the more than eighty years he spent in the God's Abandoned Chamber have value.Only then could he convince his ambitious self who stopped the Grand Duke's car on the day he came of age and knelt down to pray to join the full ears of wheat.

Tell him that there is nothing wrong with his original decision.

Walking slowly towards the cell with the door closed, the old man couldn't help but show an expression of anticipation on his face.

What will be the state of this unclean one today?

I hope I'm not mumbling to myself with my head down.

That would be too boring.

squeak-

The old man stretched out his wrinkled, dry palm and deftly unlocked the cell door.

He was not worried that the prisoners inside would be able to escape or pose a threat to him.

The unclean one had been in the abandoned chamber for two months.

The unclean ones from decades ago are already dying at this stage.

But the current one may be even more stubborn. The day before yesterday, I saw that there was still consciousness.

But that's about it.

From the moment he was imprisoned in the prison of the God's Abandonment Chamber, his fate was already doomed.

Looking at the prisoner huddled in the corner with his back to him, the old man casually placed the swill in his left hand on the ground and whispered in a light and strange tone:

"Maggots."

"Come here and eat!"

When he didn't get an answer, the old man frowned.

He took a few steps closer and saw more clearly with the help of the light coming from the open door outside the cell.

The skinny unclean man's body was covered with fleas and his clothes were filthy.

Even the sense of smell that had become dulled by being underground for a long time was reminding the old man that the prisoner in front of him was emitting an astonishing stench.

Isn't it dead?

The old man's frown deepened, and his entire face looked like a wrinkled mask of flesh and blood.

He took a few steps forward slowly and slowly.

Suddenly, the steps stopped.

wrong.

The body of the unclean person is still shaking slightly.

It wasn't dead.

The old man felt relaxed.

In such a long time, he had not appreciated the despair of this unclean person many times.

Wouldn't it be a pity if he was just allowed to die.

"I'm talking to you."

"Get out and eat!"

The old man's voice became stern, and his tone still sounded a little strange.

There was nothing he could do, he hadn't communicated with anyone in a long time.

Even the tower servants responsible for delivering food would only push the dining cart to hand over to him at the gate above with trepidation.

dare not say a word.

But the old man was convinced that the unclean man could understand his words.

So, are you deliberately ignoring me?
Thinking of this, a fierce look flashed across the old man's face.

He is no longer the dung-picker's son who was discriminated against and teased.

He is now a member of the Full Ears, a devotee of the Golden Mother!
"Unclean one, are you deaf?"

"Then let me help you!"

Agitating power surged out from somewhere in the old man's body, and the vitality of his youth returned to him.

This is the power of the divine spell [Fruit Contract] given to him by the gods!

The old man's right hand turned into a claw and clawed hard at the prisoner's neck.

call--

The extremely fast speed makes it impossible to imagine that the shooter is extremely old.

The fierce and vicious attack strikes the target like lightning!

next second.

boom--

An equally dry palm blocked the old man's attack.

"where is she?"

A hoarse voice sounded, with a rough and non-human friction sound, which made people shudder.

"what?"

The old man didn't even pay attention to the prisoner's question, he just looked at his parried arm in disbelief.

With the [Pact of Abundance], my strength should be able to reach the Huayin level.

How could the attack be blocked by an unclean person who had been in the God's Abandoned Chamber for so long?

The hysterical voice that was just waking up from a dream came again:

"Martha. Where is Martha?"

Now the old man understood.

He replied disdainfully:
"none of your business?"

"You are just a dying man."

"Just take care of yourself."

"."

The old man's answer caused silence to fall into the cell again.

He deliberately wanted to take back his palm, but found that his arm had been held back by the unclean person at some point:
"That's why I don't know."

Hearing these words, the old man's heart rang with alarm bells.

He mobilized all his magical power and wanted to retreat back, but was panicked to find that his body was not moving at all.

Looking at Jorvik whose eyes turned as scarlet as a demon at some point, the old man screamed:
"You sacrificed to the evil god?!!"

Jorvik didn't answer his question.

He raised his right hand and made a squeezing motion.

next second.

puff-

The old man's head was squeezed hard by invisible forces coming from all directions, and exploded like a sweet melon full of juice.

Blood stuck to Jorvik's dirty face, neck, and prison uniform.

But he didn't care.

Stepping over the old man's broken skull, Jorvik walked out of the cell that restrained him.

His dry, painful, and longing voice echoed in this dark, god-forsaken prison.

"Martha."

"My Martha."

(End of this chapter)