Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 83 The Civil War Ends, Back to Reality (23, Please Subscribe)

The prediction day is the 488th day.

The war is over.

The civil war in the Kingdom of the Eagles lasted a total of 176 days.

The total number of dead and injured in the entire kingdom exceeded 860,000.

The sheer number of deaths and injuries in this civil war speaks volumes about the intensity of the fighting.

And this only accounts for the deaths of soldiers on both sides of the battlefield; the exact number of civilians and serfs who died is impossible to say.

In short, of the five duchies in the north, including the Duchy of Green Vine, three of the five dukes died.

Two of the dukes were seriously wounded and captured.

As for the Church of Truth, the Pope was killed in battle by the third prince of the Eagle Kingdom!

They gave no chance to survive.

Of the six cardinals, only Tyr, who sided with the kingdom, survived.

Moreover, this cardinal has now been escorted to the capital and will be tried in front of the entire kingdom.

In this battle, more than twenty high-level experts were killed or wounded, and more than three hundred mid-level experts were killed or wounded.

This has severely depleted the overall strength of the Eagle Kingdom.

High-ranking, there might not be more than a hundred of them in the entire Eagle Kingdom.

The word "miserable" perfectly describes the situation.

Meanwhile, Cardinal Tyr also went to the capital immediately after the war.

In short, it was probably about communicating the scope of authority of the Church of Truth thereafter.

Furthermore, the Church of Truth was no longer allowed to possess open armed forces, namely the two major orders of knights of the Apostolic and the Order of Punishment.

The Order of Apologetics and the Order of Punishment will be dissolved, and from then on, the Church of Truth will no longer be allowed to possess any secular institutions of violence.

The Church of Truth is only permitted to preach and serve God.

After completing these transitions, Tyr will crown himself as the new Pope of the Church of Truth.

Although the Church of Truth was subsequently unable to possess a violent institution.

But after all, the world is still ruled by the divine, so the sanctity of the church remains unshakable to the outside world. Although the monarchy prevails, it does not dare to overstep the church's coronation.

Not to mention, Tyr also claimed to have received an oracle.

Linko didn't know exactly how Tyr communicated with the royal family regarding the oracle.

But it seems to be going smoothly.

Lin Ke learned from York that the war was over immediately, but he ignored the people of the Green Vine Kingdom and led the monster tide away on his own.

As for York, although he only went to the battlefield as a logistical support soldier, he was still awarded the title of viscount.

In short, York essentially went to the battlefield and then received a title as a reward for nothing, which made him extremely happy.

Thus, as the entire capital was filled with the cheers of victory, the former Cardinal Tyre crowned himself the new Pope of the Church of Truth.

At the same time, Pope Tyre announced that the main cathedral of the Church of Truth would be relocated.

The Church of Truth will establish a new cathedral in the Swamp Territory, the Land of Divine Descent.

This can also be seen as a clear indication that the Church of Truth will completely withdraw from the power struggles of the Kingdom.

Pope Tyre's decision was highly praised by King Ackerman XIV.

At the same time, the 34th Ackerman wanted to show his devout faith in the truth.

It was also announced that all royal children who turn six years old thereafter will study the doctrines of Truth in the Church of Truth for at least three years.

As children of the gods, and in a nation that believes in the God of Truth and Knowledge, Ackerman is also expressing that in this nation, no one believes in the great God of Truth and Knowledge more than the Eagle Royal Family.

To be honest, Linko was quite surprised when he learned all this through York's vision in the kingdom.

He really didn't know how old Tyr had managed to persuade the royal family.

It wasn't until the day of the simulation was almost over, and when York saw the busy Tyr again and couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him, that Link finally learned everything.

What the hell!
That old Tyr is really good at hiding his true intentions!

He shares the same surname as the Eagle Royal Family!!!
Even the resident missionaries, Oleg and the others, were unaware of this matter.

It’s hidden deep enough!

As for what exactly happened to Old Tyr, he didn't say, and York didn't feel comfortable asking.

In short, this led Linko to the fact that Old Tyrby was more than two hundred years older than the current king.

I was completely speechless!
So, in the beginning, this old Tyr might have come to the Swamp Territory on the orders of the royal family?
Even if that wasn't the case, Linko finally understood why the royal family had actively cooperated with Old Tyr's plan to purge the church from the very beginning.

At the same time, after pondering for a long time, Lin Ke suddenly had a sudden realization and a sense of enlightenment.

"As expected of an extraordinary world!"

"Old Tyr's case is definitely not an isolated incident; there might have been many high-ranking members of the original church who were of royal blood!"

"And most likely they are losers in the competition for the throne."

If you look at it this way.

Lin Ke discovers that this civil war in the Eagle Kingdom is actually a conflict between the church and the royal family.

In essence, it may simply be a continuation of an internal power struggle within the Eagle Kingdom.

Another clash between the losers' alliance and the winners' alliance.

Lin Ke felt that his guess was probably pretty accurate.

To become the king of a kingdom in this extraordinary world, one's ancestors must have had close ties with the gods.

In an era of divine supremacy, royal power and divine power were a combination of the two.

However, as civilization gradually developed and even after the gods left the mortal world, things changed.

Only then did royal power gradually separate from divine authority.

This separation must have been a good thing at first.

After all, this is equivalent to worldly believers dividing up their respective duties.

The royal family establishes what is called a kingdom, and is in charge of domestic affairs and people's livelihood;
Religious priests preach and spread the word, as well as proclaim the blessings of the gods.

In fact, the royal family was always the weaker party from the beginning.

But as the gods ceased to descend to earth, this situation reversed as it is today.

But in the end, this is just an internal struggle among those favored by the gods. Regardless of who wins or loses, it doesn't really change much for ordinary people in this world.

Lin Ke had nothing to say about this.

After all, this was a great thing for Lin Ke.

As a result, the entire Eagle Kingdom seemed to have become Lin Ke's sanctuary.

After all, the new Pope Tyre was already convinced of Linco's divine status.

This unwavering belief even dragged the royal family into the mess.

With the protection of the royal family and the Church of Truth, what problems could possibly arise in the Swamp Territory?
Isn't this a complete transformation from a hellish start to a perfect start?
Moreover, the headquarters of the entire Church of Truth will be moved to the Swamp Territory in the future.

If all of them come, wouldn't Lin Ke be able to control them at will?
Don't forget the oppressive effect of the Book of Truth on believers.

Even if Lin Ke is exposed later, the Church of Truth could be rendered useless in an instant under Lin Ke's influence.

Shouldn't this be left to Lin Ke's discretion?
Of course, this is just the worst case scenario.

Lin Ke would absolutely avoid this situation from happening.

After all, right now, the entire fighting strength of the Church of Truth can be considered equivalent to that of Lin Ke.

With such a powerful force in place, what surprises could Lin Ke possibly have to fear?
Unless the entire Warcraft Mountains erupt in chaos.

At this moment, Lin Ke was eager to see the entire Church of Truth relocate to the Swamp Territory.

Unfortunately, the relocation will take time.

The day of the divination had already passed when Pope Tyre and York finally began to lead their entourage from the capital.

Lin Ke felt somewhat regretful about this.

But they could only withdraw from the simulation with this regret.

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In reality, Lin Ke, who was lying in bed, slowly opened his eyes.

He stared at the ceiling, still somewhat bewildered.

A whole year and a half in the game world!
As a giant of rock and steel, Lin Ke was not alone in those memories, which left him in a daze for a while.

Lying on his back in bed, Lin Ke slowly picked up his phone from the bedside table.

August 7, 17:00.

Lin Ke stared blankly at the date and the time on his phone until 00:01, at which point he finally sat up in bed.

"This feeling is truly indescribable, as if time itself is being torn apart."

"No wonder the system reminded me to distinguish between reality and the game on the day of the consciousness descent simulation."

Lin Ke sat on the edge of the bed, his face showing a hint of helplessness.

At the same time, he shook his head vigorously twice, then staggered to the bathroom to wash his face while holding onto the wall.

Then he returned to his bedroom.

"I'm much more awake now!"

"These aftereffects are quite severe! I can barely walk anymore!"

"What are you doing?"

"Is it because they're used to the way dragons behave?"

Lin Ke sat at his computer desk, his brow furrowed.

He couldn't help but think of "Brother Cheng Takes Off" in the group chat.

"Even I'm like this. This Ah Cheng is dead and still stuck in the game. If this goes on for too long, I'm afraid it will cause big problems."

"Given the current situation, perhaps we can send someone from the Church of Truth to investigate the situation in the Land of Death next time."

"Let's help if we can, even if it might not be of any use."

Lin Ke thought to himself, and at the same time, he turned on his computer.

And once again, he skillfully opened the π station.

Meanwhile, the compilation of videos of the actual gameplay had indeed been released for quite some time.

Lin Ke adapted to his body, and the whole process only took about sixteen minutes.

Open the collection of real game videos.

Lin Ke was stunned for a moment.

Because the title of the first video is quite straightforward.

[The top player has used privileges to hide their gameplay video; it cannot be viewed but comments are allowed.]

"Is it hidden like this?"

That's right, it fits the style and nature of real games very well.

Lin Ke almost burst out laughing!
Lin Ke clicked on the title casually and then discovered that the video was still available.

However, the entire video is black, with no picture or sound; it's just a one-hour and thirty-minute black screen video.

very good!

very powerful!
Lin Ke couldn't help but chuckle.

Moreover, a large number of bullet comments were already displayed on the black screen at this time.

"???"

"???"

The screen was filled with question marks, but different subtitles were occasionally interspersed.

"What's going on? Sending invalid videos, huh?"

"Fine, you're a privileged user, huh? You're practically using cheats on us! Why are you treating us this differently?!"

"Resist discrimination! Why can the chief player hide videos, but other players' privacy isn't privacy?"

"Did I switch to the wrong channel? Is this still a video of a real gamer?"

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There were so many comments that Lin Ke wanted to laugh, but he still scrolled through the page to look at the comments section.

(End of this chapter)