Heart of the Castle

Chapter 839 Argument, preparation, request
The Archbishop Nemok of Guangyao Protestantism was originally one of the four cardinals of the Temple of Guangyao. He not only holds a high position and authority, but is also a very powerful caster of divine spells.When he had to choose to leave the Temple of Radiance because of the dream of foresight, although his faith in the Lord of Radiance, Flandara, did not fade in the slightest, during the initial period, he did feel extremely emotional. time of panic.

He was very afraid that the dream of foreknowledge was actually just a vain fantasy, he was very afraid that he would lose the ability to cast magic spells because he left the Shining Temple, and he was even more afraid that the Lord of Light, Flandara, would send down endless angry gods for his betrayal. penalty.

Especially after Archbishop Nemok found out that his prayers were unanswered, the degree of remorse and panic in his heart was really indescribable.

However, when the first temple of Guangyao Protestantism was built, and seeing a ray of magnificent golden morning light from the simple and simple altar, Archbishop Nemok almost cried bitterly. He felt that the glorious holy power filled his body again , nourishing every exhausted and thirsty muscle and bone, and then he waved the scepter of the sun, trying to cast a high-level magic spell, and was horrified to find that he had actually mobilized more light power than before, so that this The effect of divine arts has been strengthened by at least one-third.

There is no doubt that this is the favor of God!
From that time on, Archbishop Nemok's faith became stronger than ever. He firmly believed that he had chosen the right path, and the Lord of Glory, Flandala, also answered his prayer.The dream of foreknowledge is bound to come true, and the Guangyao Protestantism established by myself will replace the decayed and declining Guangyao Temple, and become a new force that shines the golden sun's light all over the continent.

Of course, all of this is based on the fact that the Kingdom of Arthur—especially the faction of the Regent King Li Weiston—can survive the siege of the Glory Alliance. Guangyao Protestantism will inevitably be smashed to pieces.After deeply realizing this point, Archbishop Nemok carried out Protestant religious affairs with extraordinarily high enthusiasm, and declared on all occasions to honor the close relationship between Protestantism and the guardian of Arthur's Kingdom.

Perhaps because of the same belief in the Lord of Radiance, Flandara, at the moment when the holy beacon rose from the altars of thousands of Radiant Temples at the same time, the altar of the Protestant Cathedral in Fermeyer, the capital of the king, also rose. A cluster of bright golden flames also appeared. After hearing the news, Archbishop Nemok who rushed over just glanced at it, and his face suddenly turned pale.

"This is... the Holy Beacon? The Lord of Glory, Flandara, is above. This is a sign of a great crisis that darkness is about to descend on the continent. All devout believers of the Lord of Radiance must abandon their ego and fight to the death!"

The former head of the Oita Knights of the Sword of Conviction and the current head of the Guangyao Protestant Apologist Trinishion's face also became quite ugly, "Your Excellency Archbishop Nemok," his voice was almost inaudible, "Holy The igniting of the flames...is it part of the conspiracy of Pope Nicholas? If he declares the Kingdom of Arthur as the enemy of the Glory, with the powerful strength that His Excellency the Regent Prince Levi Ston now possesses, it can indeed be said that the Temple of the Glory is facing life and death. Time of crisis."

Archbishop Nemok shook his head with a serious face, "I don't think so, Brother Triuni, if it was just a conspiracy of the Shining Temple, the altar here would not be lit with golden flames. Unless it is..." His eyes flickered Sweeping across the altar, "The consolation of the believers is handed over to your Knights of the Protectorate. Brother Treuni, I want to meet His Excellency Li Weiston immediately and report everything that happened here to him."

"You seem to attach too much importance to the representative of the secular power, Your Excellency Archbishop Nemok." Triunician's tone was a little dissatisfied, "Our beliefs should not be disturbed by the secular world, even if he has enough power to compete with the Glory Temple. powerful force."

"Your Excellency Levi Ston is a person specially favored by the Lord of Glory, Brother Treuni, this is what the dream of foresight told me." Archbishop Nemok replied solemnly, "The God-favored Levi Ston Your Excellency is to Guangyao Protestantism, just like Pope Nicholas is to the Shining Temple, do you think that we alone can fight against the rotten, but still unmatched behemoth, the Shining Temple?"

Triunicion's face softened a bit, "It would be great if His Excellency Li Weiston had a position in the Glorious Protestantism." He complained softly, "There are already such voices among the believers."

Archbishop Nemok was startled, then nodded slightly, "Indeed, I should try, but I have to wait until the matter in front of me is dealt with." He glanced at the golden flame on the altar again, "Calling millions of believers to fight The sacred beacon of darkness... is both a huge threat and a rare opportunity for the still weak Guangyao Protestantism."

After listening to Archbishop Nemok's narration, the audience hall fell into silence. Everyone, including the regent King Leviston, was thinking about the meaning of the sacred beacon.Some people showed fear in their eyes, they only saw the terrifying power mobilized by millions of Guangyao believers; but there were also people with serious faces, their eyes were longer, they saw threats, and at the same time they saw more possibilities.

"Be more vigilant, Your Excellency the Regent, we must be more vigilant about this." A senior minister said in a worried tone, "The Temple of Radiance's friendly attitude towards us will not last long, I have always thought so."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Regent, the Kingdom of Arthur should also issue a mobilization order to prepare for the counterattack against the invasion of the countries of the Glorious Alliance." Another important minister had similar views, but his attitude was more optimistic, "But we don't need to We are too worried about this, we have the invincible Griffon Knights, and tens of thousands of loyal soldiers from the kingdom, even the evil disaster has survived, so do we still need to fear the siege of a few kingdoms?"

"Master Bamilian, has there been no news from the Sleepless Eye that you are in charge of?" The third speaker was the gray-haired Earl Sturza, who was attacked by Leviston After the warning, he has settled down a lot, at least there are not too many accusations in his tone.

"Oh, you don't know about this." The Bamilian manager sighed sadly, "Very few countries in the Glorious Alliance can install high-level spies and eyeliners, after all, the power of those kingdoms and duchies It is all in the hands of the priests of the Temple of Glory. Although Sleepless Eyes has tried its best to lay the wires for the past six months, it still can only collect information from the middle and lower levels. However, the price of food in the market is stable, and there is no major incident in the army. Judging by the size of the mobilization... at least I have not found that the countries of the Glorious Alliance are ready to fight a fierce battle."

"So, those people regard the Kingdom of Arthur as an easy target?" The gray-haired Earl Buster Fremont thumped the table hard, causing the silver candlestick in front of him to clang. "We must show them that the Kingdom of Arthur is not a soft, juicy ripe berry, but a loud, hard lump of iron!"

"I don't think so, Earl Buster." Levi said in the din, although the voice was not loud, it pierced through whispers and discussions like a sharp knife, "What Archbishop Nemok said just now is very important. It is clear that the Holy Beacon is a warning from the Lord of Glory, Flandara, to his believers, and it will not be ignited because of the will of some people. In the history of the mainland, the Temple of Glory has also faced a crisis of extinction, but There has never been a holy beacon."

"Your Excellency Li Wei is right. The igniting of the sacred beacon fire cannot be taken lightly." The old red-robed scholar Master Sugad nodded, and said in a heavy and tired tone, "The three times recorded in history that the sacred flames were ignited The latest situation of the beacon fire is the end of the Dragon War. The Golden Dragon King Lagrange tried to use forbidden magic to turn the tide of the battle. Wan Guangyao's believers assembled into an army, sacrificed their lives, fought against the evil dragon, and paved a road leading to the holy mountain of the Dragon Clan with their blood."

"That is to say, something happened without our knowledge." Li Wei suddenly stood up, pressing his hands on the table, with an unprecedented toughness in his tone, "The gods in the sky and the guardian of the whole kingdom of Arthur In the name of Li Weiston, I hereby order that the Kingdom of Arthur will enter a state of war from now on. The Griffin Knights, the Ember Knights and the local garrison will cancel their vacations and stand ready for an unprecedented all-out war. .” His gaze looked around the audience majesticly, and finally stopped on the body of the palace chief.

"Master Bamilian, the intelligence network of the Sleepless Eye must run at full speed. I want to see the intelligence from the countries of the Alliance of Light and the desert kingdom of Abraham. The more detailed the better. If there are not enough manpower, Shadow Knight Adams Kite and his The shadow troops under you are temporarily at your disposal."

"Your Majesty, Your Excellency the Regent." The Chief of the Palace stood up and bowed, his voice was still soft, but his tone was as firm as steel, "You will get all the information you need, and Sleepless Eye will spare no effort from under me. .”

"Minimize sacrifices as much as possible. Your subordinates are the eyes and ears of the kingdom, not battle axes and swords." Li Wei said in a serious tone, and then turned to the black armored knight, "Sir Rodriguez, summon the lions The first, third, fourth, and high-ranking commanders of the Eagle's First Regiment, the Third Regiment, and the Ember Knights' sub-regiment leaders, as well as all the legendary combat forces except Alan Skett, we will hold a small-scale battle later. Military meeting."

"Of order, Master Levi, you will see all of them within 10 minutes." Sir Rodriguez kowtowed on his chest and saluted, and then quickly left the audience hall, his cloak curling behind him like a billowing black tide.

"The Earl of Buster Fremont, the Marquis of Jeros, and Master Sugard." Li Wei spoke for the third time, and the three important officials of the kingdom whose names were called immediately stood up, "Please join the rest of the important officials of the kingdom to do the Good military, people's livelihood and economic plans, especially the construction of Beijing County and Xifeng County, this time the war is likely to last for a long time, and we must have a solid rear."

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency the Regent, we will certainly live up to our trust." Master Sugard replied solemnly on behalf of the three.

"This is the end of today's meeting, my lords, please split up and take action immediately." Li Wei solemnly performed a chest bow, "Long live the Kingdom of Arthur!" Afterwards, dozens of voices answered in unison, echoing like thunder Under the dome of the audience hall.

"Long live the Kingdom of Arthur!"

"Your Excellency the Regent, please stay." Just as Li Wei was about to leave, a voice suddenly stopped him.Then Archbishop Nemok took two steps forward, hesitating to speak, his eyes wandering.

"Your Excellency Archbishop Nemok, do you have anything to do?" Although he was eager to go to the military meeting, Li Wei still asked in a calm tone, "Is there something about the sacred beacon, and you have more to explain? intelligence?"

"No, Your Excellency the Regent, I have already told you all the information I know about the Holy Beacon, and what I want to say is another matter." Archbishop Nemok replied softly, "The war is coming, can you... Shine Protestantism with more support?"

"More support?" Li Wei repeated with some doubts, "Your Excellency Archbishop Nemok, isn't the current support enough? If you have any additional requirements in terms of manpower and material resources, you can directly ask the round table council Make an application, after all, you are also one of the important ministers." The young regent deliberately added a hint in his tone, hoping that this temporary conversation could end soon.

"It's not the support of the Kingdom of Arthur, but yours." Archbishop Nemok hesitated for a moment, as if organizing words in his mind, then he lowered his voice, but his expression became more fanatical, "Your Excellency the Regent, the Lord of Glory Glory will spread all over the mainland, I have always believed in this point, but when I think of how many devout believers in the Glory League are living under the high-handed rule of the corrupt and distorted Shining Temple, and it will last for an unknown period of time Afterwards, I was anxious and restless even when I said my morning and evening thanksgiving prayers."

Li Wei coughed lightly with some unease. It seems that Archbishop Nemok's religious fanaticism continued unabated after he founded Guangyao Protestantism. He opened his mouth and replied, "This is indeed something to worry about, but hasn't Guangyao Protestantism rescued thousands of believers some time ago? With this good start, it's best to proceed slowly. It is very strong, and it is not an easy target for the Kingdom of Arthur to resist."

"Of course, Your Excellency the Regent, I am not asking you to be hostile to the countries of the Glorious Alliance at this time. Although the dispute of faith makes this situation inevitable, every drop of the blood of believers who fight in the same room makes me feel heartbroken. " Archbishop Nemok said in a soothing, gentle, solemn tone like a sermon, "I just hope that you can make a very simple support attitude, which is also the sacred mission given to you by the Lord of Radiance, Flandala. "

When did the golden sun give me a sacred mission?Li Wei thought bitterly, if the Soul Breaker—even though it was a very unreliable alchemy creature—had no error in his guess, he might have fallen with Dimalit of the Endless Dark Sun long ago.

Of course, Li Wei was not so reckless as to say such abrupt words in front of Archbishop Nemok, the young regent just nodded slightly, "I see, His Excellency Archbishop Nemok, please directly Tell me, what do I need to do for the rise of Guangyao Protestantism?"

"The lost lambs of the Kingdoms of the Glory Alliance are not ungodly in their belief in the Lord of Glory. They are only being used and distorted by people with ulterior motives, so that they can turn a blind eye to the biggest injustice and crime in front of them." Archbishop Nemok showed a sad smile, That is the expression often shown by clergymen at the critical moment of their sermons. Archbishop Nemok is especially good at this expression, which usually resonates with many believers, and some people even shed tears because of it. "As a humble servant of the Lord of Radiance, I just want to let me contribute a little bit to help ignite the fire of doubt, spark a spark, and finally let the golden flames cleanse the dirty and corrupt Temple of Radiance, and restore the glory The Lord’s faith is in the original and most correct posture. And this requires some help from you, such as joining the Shining Protestantism and taking the post of Pope of the Protestantism.”

Li Wei never thought that he would hear such a request, "The Pope? Me?" For a moment, he simply thought that His Excellency the Protestant Archbishop suddenly fell into hysteria, or had an excessive hunger strike. , resulting in a somewhat unclear mind. "His Excellency Archbishop Nemok, with all due respect, I have never received any education in religious theology, and I cannot even be said to be a believer in the Lord of Glory."

"You are the patron of the lord of light, Flandara. This is what the dream of foresight told me. The dream of foresight must come true without exception, and all the facts point to the same answer, especially yours. The personal guard, Restor Robinson, is the supreme angel of Dawn located on the side of the Lord of Radiance's throne, and the holder of the holy sword Golden Dawn." Archbishop Nemok's smile became extraordinary, and his eyes shone brightly. As if grasping a pleasant secret, "Your Excellency Leviston, if you cannot be said to be the God-favored of the Lord of Radiance, is your true identity the official of His Majesty Flandala in the mortal world?" Avatar?"

(End of this chapter)