Heart of the Castle

Chapter 705

"We are approaching our destination. Turn off the No. 1 and No. 2 magic furnaces. All personnel are ready to lower the altitude after 10 seconds."

The voice of Captain Yorn of the large alchemy flying ship of the Temple of Radiance—the Rimang, spread throughout every cabin of the flying ship through the brass horn engraved with the communication magic pattern.Cardinal St. Nemok, who was prostrating on the floor of the cabin and praying devoutly to the Lord of Radiance Flandara, uttered his last prayer, and then stood up slowly and solemnly.

Unlike priests who have to pray to the Lord of Radiance every morning, noon, and evening, members of the Knights of the Sword of Condemnation only need to pray a short prayer before nightfall.The head of Triunician Oita glanced at the direction of the brass horn, and then felt an obvious turbulence, the forward speed of the flying ship dropped sharply, and at the same time began to slowly descend.

The Rimang airship is 150 meters long. Its gesture of slowly breaking through the clouds and descending from the sky should have been extremely majestic and awe-inspiring. However, the performance of the Green Castle defenders was very calm. The soldiers patrolling the city wall looked up. After looking around, they resumed their orderly pace, only the resonant brass horn was played loudly, stirring the cold and lonely air in the evening.

On the tallest tower in Greencastle, a priest wearing a khaki robe of the Earth Temple leaned half of his body out of the window, waved his hands, and shot a series of colorful light bombs.A trace of vigilance flashed in the eyes of the head of Triune Oita, and he grabbed the brass horn used for talking by the table, "Captain Yorn, I am Triune, please call back."

A reply came from the brass horn almost immediately, "Master Deputy Ambassador Triunissian, Captain Jon of Riman is waiting for your orders."

"The castle below is firing magic missiles, how will it affect the Rimang?"

"No...no effect." Captain Jon's voice became a little stuttering, "That's not attack magic, but... but..."

"But what?" Treuni's tone became cold, "There shouldn't be any haze before the golden face of my lord Flandara. Captain Jon, is it because you have any concerns that you can't say it?"

"I have no worries, Lord Triunissian, I just can't believe what I see." There was an uncontrollable surprise in Captain Jon's voice. "There is no difference between the color of those light bullets and the semaphore. The people on the high tower are telling us in this way, please land in the northeast of the castle... this means...'flying ship port'."

The eyebrows of the head of Triune Oita almost stood up, "Flying ship port? Lord of the Glory, Captain Jon, what kind of blasphemous words are you talking about? The alchemy flying ship is the great secret of the Shining Temple. How could there be a harbor capable of accommodating flying ships in the pagan castles that were not illuminated by the sacred light of Flandara?"

As the captain of one of the three flying ships of the Glory Temple, Jorn's status is not inferior to that of ordinary regional bishops, but compared with Triunicion, the head of the Great Branch of the Sword of Condemnation, who specializes in cleaning, it is rather dwarfed .The voice inside the brass horn paused for a moment, and then there was a sound of teeth clashing, "Master Treuni, please... please forgive my sin, I was blinded just now..."

"The golden morning light is the piercing eye of our Lord Flandara, brother Yon, don't ask for forgiveness for the sins you didn't commit." The voice of Cardinal St. Nemok cut in, "You are driving the flying ship authority, now please follow the instructions on the tower to deflect the direction."

Triunicion raised his thick eyebrows like two unsheathed swords, and his rebuttal was like a fire burning his throat, but at least he knew that he could not argue with the cardinal in the communication system, so he had to bite Clenching his teeth, his tightened five fingers left a few clear marks on the base where the brass horn was placed.

Captain Jorn expressed his thanks repeatedly, and then issued orders in the communication system, "The power of the No. 1 magic furnace is turned on to 20%, the right auxiliary propeller is activated, the heading is five degrees east, and the speed remains unchanged."

The airship shook slightly, turned away from the twilight, and flew over the guard towers lined up on the walls around the Green Castle, while continuing to lower its altitude.Triunisian quickly tidied up his appearance, and strode out of his small and narrow cabin—the space on the alchemy airship is extremely precious, especially the Temple of Glory has always advocated penance for external use, and it is used exclusively by missions. The Rimang in the car often needs to contact the outside world, and naturally it is no exception.

However, compared to the Judgment of Light of the Knights of the Sword of Condemnation, the conditions of the Rimang are quite favorable. Although Triunisian has a strong and ruthless personality, he recalled that dozens of heavily armed paladins crowded into a room. When he was in the public cabin, he couldn't help but twitch his cheek muscles slightly.

The corridor inside the airship was also narrow. Triunicion was wearing a full set of pure white steel plate armor from the Knights of the Sword of Condemnation. When he stepped forward, his shoulders scraped against the left and right bulkheads almost simultaneously.Before he took a few steps, he saw a familiar figure wearing a cardinal's red cassock appeared in front of him.

"Master Bishop Nemok!"

"Brother Treuny, I'm looking for you." Cardinal St. Nemok's expression was very serious, and with a sweep of quiet eyes, he suppressed all the resentment that was almost on the lips of Triunyen. "This time, as the highest-level mission of the Glory Temple, we are going to the Kingdom of Arthur, not only to extend a helping hand to this fragmented kingdom, but also to shoulder the heavy responsibility of rebuilding the Glory Cathedral and taking control of the leading position of the Anti-Demon Alliance. Therefore I don't want to see my lieutenant, blinded by the sin of pride, make the big mistake of belittling his opponent."

"Master Bishop Nemok..." The same address, but the emotion in the words has changed drastically. Although Triunisian is still a little unconvinced, at least his attitude has completely changed, "I am very happy." I don't understand why you valued that young man so much from the very beginning? In my opinion, that young man has too many weaknesses in character. As a knight, he may be qualified, but as the regent of a kingdom... ..."

"Kindness, generosity, words and deeds, hatred of evil...Brother Treuni, are these the weaknesses in your mouth?" When Cardinal St. Nemok spoke, his tone seemed very disapproving, "If this person is called Li Weishi The young man in Dunton is our church member, so I will choose to spare no effort to help him, because he is too easy to be molded into a bright hero... Oh, no, there is no need to be molded, in the hearts of the people of the Kingdom of Arthur, he Already a hero."

"A hero among the heathen people," Triunicion corrected.

"That's right, the Kingdom of Arthur was originally a barbaric country with insufficient beliefs. Although the Enoch Sebasta brothers have tried their best to spread the teachings, the effect is still not satisfactory, especially among the lower classes. The popularity rate of the faith is very low. This is also the reason why His Majesty the Pope did not pay too much attention to this kingdom when the disaster first broke out."

"His Majesty's decision is very wise. Only by being in the abyss of darkness can one appreciate the preciousness of light." Triunicion nodded in agreement.

"However, His Majesty the Pope did not expect that the situation would take a turn for the worse, and it would end up rotten to this point. The Holy White Rock Monastery fell, the Fillmeyer Glorious Cathedral fell, and the two archbishops Enoch Sebasta and Mystra died. Thousands of believers were unfortunately martyred. The faith of the Lord of Radiance has almost been swept away." Cardinal St. Nemok's voice choked, and the sad expression on his face did not seem to be pretending at all.

The cardinal's grief may come from the heart, but Triunician is very clear about what the object of his grief is. It is not mourning for the dead, but lamenting the decline of faith.

The conjecture of the head of the Oita Branch of the Convicted Knights was correct. Cardinal St. Nemok sighed, and hit the floor with the end of the bishop's scepter, "What's worse, the Kingdom of Arthur has not been destroyed by the demon army. Completely defeated, the rise of Levi Ston in the northern region gave the Arthur royal family a chance to breathe, and the belief in the god of the earth and the god of the sky took advantage of this opportunity, turning this kingdom into a place where paganism ran rampant!"

"All those who believe in pagan false gods should accept the cleansing of the holy fire and the sword!" Triunicion suggested in a fanatical tone.

"No, Brother Treuni, those lost lambs should not be blamed for the depravity of the faith of the Kingdom of Arthur. For this matter, Levi Stone, who is the patron of the God of the Earth, is the biggest problem. He cannot be influenced by teachings, and his reputation is too upright, which makes it difficult for the strategies we used to deal with those in power to achieve results. Cardinal St. Nemok said in a cautionary tone, "Brother Treuni, so I don't want you to take our mission lightly. You would rather look at each other high than fail the mission due to indolence."

Captain Jorn's voice sounded again from the brass horn, "The Rimang has arrived over the port and is about to land in half a minute. Please get ready and repeat, we are about to land in half a minute!"

A look of surprise was exchanged between the two senior members of the Temple of Glory. Triunisian certainly did not believe in the existence of the flying ship port, and Cardinal St. Nemok was also dubious, but he believed that Captain Jorn’s judgment was not correct. There will be mistakes, and I believe that the captain of the Rimang, who has a high status in the church, will not betray without warning.

"My lord cardinal, it seems that the whereabouts of our mission this time have been leaked." Triunician exhaled, with a cold taste in his eyes, "We must thoroughly investigate and see who dares to contact these people." Collusion of heretics!"

"This is not surprising, and it doesn't necessarily mean that there is something wrong with the mission, but it is very likely that the whereabouts were leaked during the visit to the Second Eastern County. It’s surprising.” Cardinal St. Nemok shook his head and said, “However, in such a short period of time, the site for the Rimang to land can be prepared, beside the regent of the orthodox royal court of the Kingdom of Arthur, I'm afraid there should be at least one master alchemist."

"Whether it is an alchemy master or an alchemy master, all the tricks of the heretics are pointless at the point of the sword of condemnation!" Triunicion declared murderously.

Cardinal St. Nemok had a look of dissatisfaction on his face, but it disappeared so quickly, it seemed like an illusion, and then his face returned to a compassionate expression. "For the lost lambs, we should first forgive their sins, and then punish their disrespect. Only when it is absolutely necessary, can we clean the dirt in their lives with holy fire and sharp knives. The head of the Treuni Branch, a person who is probably familiar with I don’t need to explain to you in detail the role of the alchemy master of the flying ship’s relevant information on the Temple of Radiance, right? The current situation of the Judgment of Light should be much worse than that of the Ridge.”

Accompanied by a dull roar, there was a huge bump under his feet, which was the impact of the Rimang with the ground when it landed.The entire airship was shaking violently, and most of the people on board had to hold the handles in the cabin to stabilize their bodies. However, as a sword-wielding Grand Duke, Triunisian could of course stand on his feet effortlessly. Stretched out a hand to support Cardinal St. Nemok.The latter's face was a little pale, and he tried his best to support his body with the bishop's scepter, apparently very uncomfortable with this kind of jolt.

The huge alchemy flying ship slowly landed on a flat field in the northeast of Green Castle, where a layer of fine and soft sand had been laid in advance, thick enough to absorb most of the impact force when the flying ship landed——Alchemy It is not impossible for flying ships to land on hard ground, but the impact can easily damage the keel, resulting in a greatly shortened service life.Feeling that the bumps under his feet were not severe, Captain Jon secretly breathed a sigh of relief, brushed off the fine beads of sweat from his forehead, and felt a sense of gratitude from the bottom of his heart.

The keel of the Rimang is made of diamond sandalwood, which is as tough as fine steel, and many alchemy runes are engraved to strengthen it. However, after hundreds of years of use, this keel has reached its limit. Many fine cracks.When landing in Great Serre County, the keel of the Rimang suffered a heavy blow again. The accompanying alchemist made a judgment after inspection that the bottom keel of the ship must be replaced immediately, otherwise a fatal accident may occur during the next landing. fracture.

However, replacing the keel is not an easy task. After the completion of the Rimang, the keel at the bottom of the ship has only been replaced once, and it has been more than 200 years since the alchemy at that time was already due to the fall of the alchemy god Moti. And began to decline, but after all, there are still a few true alchemy masters in the world, and the Guangyao Temple hired them with a lot of money, and finally completed this work, allowing the Rimang to soar above the sky again.

As time went by, the former masters of alchemy fell into the long river of time one by one. Although Guangyao Temple tried its best to cultivate alchemists among its believers and achieved certain results, the decline of alchemy was inevitable after all.If a person who can be respectfully called a master today is placed hundreds of years ago, I am afraid that he will be no better than a trainee alchemist who has just graduated from the teacher. Even the daily maintenance of the alchemy flying ship is quite difficult, let alone the alchemist. It's a big project like changing the keel.

According to Captain Jorn's idea, the Rimang should not undertake the thousand-kilometer flight mission to the northern county of the Kingdom of Arthur at all, but should serve as a symbolic deterrent force of the Temple of Radiance, cruising around the snow-capped area of ​​the Holy Mountain. above the peak.However, his suggestion was obviously not taken seriously by the high level of the temple. Including the head of the Shining Mission, Cardinal St. The Mount was on the verge of being damaged.

Cardinal St. Nemok appeared side by side with the head of Triunisian Oita on the deck of the Riman, and behind him was a mission composed of four shining bishops and twelve shining knights.Of course, these people are not the only ones on the Rimang airship, but the 120 crew members including Captain Jorn must stay on board, and even the auxiliary magic furnaces No. The magic shield maintains the minimum protection capability, and can take off in an emergency at any time.

Although Triunician did not express any objection to these precautionary measures ordered by Cardinal St. Nemok himself, he was very disapproving in his heart.No matter how much the faith of the Lord of Radiance has declined in the Kingdom of Arthur, the reputation of the Temple of Radiance has not been greatly damaged. He never believes that the Kingdom of Arthur, which has even fallen to the capital of King Philmeyer, can have much power. Perhaps Reluctantly defending Beijing County is the limit of what they can do, right?

According to intelligence, the young regent named Li Weiston was backed by the Temple of the Earth and the Temple of Storms, but even in their heyday, these two temples could hardly be compared with the Lord of Radiance.What's more, they have lost the blessing of God's grace now, and their strength has declined greatly. Ordinary priests can't even perform medical magic normally.

Under such circumstances, no matter how unwilling to accept it in her heart, it is impossible for Queen Fleisher of the Kingdom of Arthur to refuse the request of the envoy of the Temple of Radiance...or it is more appropriate to say that the gift of the Lord of Radiance is more appropriate.

This idea of ​​Triunicion was maintained until the welcome team from Green Castle appeared.

The bronze horn sounded again, and the loud and clear welcome song sounded from the watchtowers of the Green Castle towering in various dangerous positions, and echoed to the deep blue sky.Accompanied by clanging and orderly footsteps, a group of hundreds of heavily armed soldiers came out in a neat queue, with a blue and white flag flying above their heads, and a golden griffin was proud of it under the banner, sixteen fully armed knights lined up in four rows and four rows of horses and rode side by side, their movements were as uniform as one person, and a female knight riding a silver-white horse led the team. Team, against the backdrop of the exquisite silver-white armor, her waist looks extraordinarily tall and slender, with long pale golden hair and a half cloak embroidered with the Iron Ring emblem on the back of her shoulders fluttering in the wind.

(End of this chapter)