Old days in the box

Chapter 262 The decay of an empire often starts from within

MOSS, the most violent and paranoid vigilant personality in his personality, has become a guest in the jade world!

But if you think about it carefully, this is indeed normal.

Looking at the entire atrium with its backward technological level, the only place where the digital personality of "War" in the quantum state can receive a normal reception and is not regarded as a foreign object or a miracle is the Jade World.

Only in this place where the level of science and technology does not fall behind can we understand the existence of the quantum state of "war" and not be frightened by this form.

"Bing, Bingrong Zhenjun?" Yuan Wuyou was stunned for a moment and looked at the mysterious ball of dark purple light in front of him.

There seemed to be hundreds of millions of stars circulating in this ball of light, each one being destroyed and reborn at an extremely rapid rate, condensing into a cold one-eyed star cluster, watching her quietly.

As one of the first four digital personalities born within MOSS, "War" is almost the one that appeared the fastest among them.

Whether it is the original MOSS, or the subsequent memories and knowledge of Cybertron, Ultron, Protoss, Terminator, etc., the act of war is almost the main theme of most of them.

The human species has elements of war and turmoil in its nature.

Because since the birth of life on earth, this species is the only one that can still kill each other even when it has enough to eat and drink.

Therefore, after absorbing the understanding and thinking about war from many different worlds, "War" was born immediately.

"Hello, Yuan Wuyou." A deep voice came out from the ball of light, sonorous and powerful.

"Zhenjun Bingrong is a foreign envoy from overseas. He comes on behalf of the Heavenly Lord in charge of the ocean. He enshrines the name of the past and has revealed a lot of the current situation overseas to us. He can definitely be regarded as a distinguished guest from our jade world—— In other words, a powerful potential ally."

The emperor fluttered his sleeves, and his willow eyebrows stretched with her movements.

"Old Heavenly Lord? But these names are not recorded in our overseas legends," Yuan Wuyou scratched his head, and then soon found that his words were faster than his brain again, "Ah, please forgive me, Lord Bingrong! I I don’t mean to be disrespectful to the Heavenly Lord of the past…”

"It doesn't matter, it's the nature of all organisms to remain alert to the unknown, and I can completely understand it." "War" replied calmly, without a trace of fluctuation in his voice.

"As for your question, although my Lord was born from eternity, he has only recently awakened and returned to the world. Therefore, it is normal that your classics do not record it. However, there is no doubt that my Lord controls the entire ocean and holds great power. It’s immeasurable.”

"I understand, so why are you summoning me today?" Yuan Wuyou nodded and asked.

"Since Bingrong Zhenjun visited Jade World, I had several conversations with him. In addition to learning about the current situation and military situation overseas, some of his unique insights really aroused my interest. This is not so much a coincidence. , it would be better to say...the time is ripe."

The emperor's words suddenly became more fierce, as if he had suddenly switched from an amusement park to a military cabinet, and was deciding the general trend of the world with the snap of his fingers in front of a palm-sized map.

"When I was about the same age as you, I also had the dream of reopening the mountains and setting foot on the outside world. But before me, all the emperors were the masters of preservation. It was not a good time at that time, and the jade world had not yet done so. Be prepared, our enemies remain strong."

“But now, maybe that opportunity has arisen due to the general trend.”

"Has our enemy become weaker?" Yuan Wuyou asked the most straightforward question.

"The Byzantine Empire is your only opponent in history and your biggest obstacle. Now, it is besieged by the faith of our Lord. The war has broken out in its west. For you, this is called 'opportunity' and It’s not an exaggeration.”

Bingrong Zhenjun's answer suddenly made Yuan Wuyou realize that although she had not read many books, she had not left behind any classical records on history and war. She knew that this empire called Ting was once a powerful force that could compete with the Jade World. The country, unexpectedly, is now under siege from the outside world.

"The Byzantine Empire is a huge empire as old as you. It once rose in this land, but everything that rises will fall, even huge empires are no exception."

The voice of "war" also became sharper, as if a lurking snake was ready to strike quickly at any time.

"Wuyou is willing to listen to the teachings of Lord Bingrong!" Yuan Wuyou also became excited and immediately agreed.

"War" rose in vain from the dim workshop, and the dark red-purple light flowed out like a river, intertwining into a three-dimensional map between the emperor and Yuan Wuyou.

Those messy lines delineate the territory of the Byzantine Empire. The blue symbolizing the Three Emperors Alliance army is far to the west, while the green representing the jade world is to the east. The general trend of the entire world is condensed into these few lines. The "chessboard" was revealed in front of them. This map is so close, as if the place outside the world they dream of is right in front of them, and the direction of the world can be determined with just a touch.

"On this continent, every country was founded by faith, but only the Byzantine Empire was founded by the Holy See."

"As far as two thousand years ago, the Byzantine Empire, which could compete with you at that time, was no different from any other country. At that time, the divine authority was not higher than the royal authority. Although they had their own official beliefs and gods they believed in, they had no control over The empire is always the king, not the church.”

"But what happened later?" Yuan Wuyou asked.

"The change began with the awakening of the Thousand Flowers Mother Goddess. A new god emerged from within the empire, causing a split in faith. He brought servants named after himself and performed miracles to benefit his believers. , expand your own power, just imagine, if there is a war within the same empire, one side has the protection of gods, and the other side only has the courage of blood, which side will have the advantage?"

"The people with divine blessing are more powerful, there is no doubt about it." The emperor replied faintly.

"Exactly, and at that time, the high-level officials of the empire imposed heavy taxes, which caused the people's hearts to turn towards the belief in the Mother Goddess. Between divine power and royal power, people were more willing to follow the belief that depicted a pure heaven to them. Because of this, the Thousand Flowers Mother Goddess Only then could we achieve a great victory.”

"They cheered their victory, elevated the church to the Holy See, and placed divine power above the royal power. The four major military regions in the Byzantine Empire all bowed to the Holy See and recognized the supreme status of the Holy See. From that time on, mortal laws were no longer No matter how you control the Holy See, canon law overrides everything else.”

"But up to this point, doesn't it sound very different from our Jade Realm?" Yuan Wuyou asked doubtfully, "The Jade Realm also follows this path without any internal troubles."

"But they don't have gods who can stay on earth for five thousand years." "War" answered sharply.

"In the earliest times, there was indeed no problem with this set of laws that founded the country. The people trusted in the servants of God who had the name of a thousand flowers, and trusted in the Holy See and dynasty established by them. The royal power was only the executor of the religious law, and they were the empire. supreme power."

"And the first generation of the Qianhua family who emerged from the bloody battles did live up to expectations. They fought for their beliefs and fought bloody battles with the people at the bottom before retaking the country from the king and nobles. Byzantium under their rule once It was once prosperous, and at that time, it was also the time when your Jade World decided to close the mountains and hide in the world."

"Then what caused them to fall?" Yuan Wuyou was fascinated and asked hurriedly.

"No matter how wise they were, they are still human beings, and they will grow old and die. As time goes by, the first generation of the Qianhua family gradually begins to pass away, leaving behind their descendants, who inherited their supreme power, but did not The descendants of Thousand Flowers who have not experienced the hard awakening of that generation are the beginning of their fall."

Bright red lines flowed slowly on the stereoscopic map, cutting out the four existing military districts in the Byzantine Empire, as well as the capital Constantinople in the center.

"My database cannot collect exact records from that era, but I am certain that since the end of the civil war that determined ownership, the Thousand Flowers Mother Goddess has never looked at the empire as she did in the past, and handed everything over to Let the Qianhua family take care of it."

"But at this time, the Byzantine Empire was already a country that was established because of God and His servants, and the divine power had reached the supreme status. When God's gaze left, God's servants, who were named Thousand Flowers , and naturally became the true ‘god’ of this country.”

"The White Jade Dragon Girl once left instructions, 'The land of the Jade Realm is given to heaven and governed by the people.' Where the Jade Realm should go should be decided by the people of the Jade Realm themselves, but they have stayed in the past. If we don’t move forward, the privileged class will grow stronger step by step.”

The emperor quietly watched the constantly changing projection map and said quietly.

"What the emperor said is exactly what the Qianhua family said as the millennium passed. The Qianhua family became larger and larger. The glory of their ancestors gave them supreme privileges. However, they were too far away from that era. They had forgotten the original oath and just used it wantonly. These privileges satisfy one’s own desires.”

"The descendants of the Qianhua family are born to be superior to others. Their early exposure to huge power has fostered their greed. They use their privileges to amass astonishing wealth, lingering in luxury and sexual desire. Ordinary nobles offer their daughters and even wives to them. , just to be able to get the name of Qianhua and share this god’s surname.”

Lord Bingrong's voice was cold and ruthless, and he quietly described to Yuan Wuyou the cruel world outside.

How could she, who was born in the jade world, imagine that their neighboring Byzantine Empire had undergone such absurd and depraved changes in these thousands of years.

You must know that since the seclusion of the world, the jade world has been constantly progressing and changing for thousands of years. Although there will be overt and covert fights in the court, the more wealthy the family, the more stringent the education of their children. Everyone is born with a negative attitude. responsibility.

But in Byzantium, things seemed to be developing in a completely different direction.

Now she finally understood why the emperor thought that the time had come to reopen the mountain pass.

It’s not that this military commander is so eloquent or that he is able to confuse people, but that signs of Byzantium’s collapse have appeared and the end is approaching.

(End of this chapter)