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"If I step out of the palace, within half an hour, this city will be destroyed in a violent storm, and the [-] people living here, together with the kingdom's tens of thousands of years of cultural heritage, will be destroyed because of this... …When Jelisha defeated our ancestors, he didn’t kill us all, but he punished us life after life in another way.”

Pofei Lili showed a dazed look, but soon she thought of another thing, and asked hesitantly: "Some people say that I am the key to unlock the seal of the ancient god... What does that mean?"

Vivienne was silent for a while, and then showed a sad expression: "The girl named Erica has already told you..."

"Huh?" Puffy Lili suddenly had a bad feeling.

"There is only one way to break the shackles of our clan and let the [-] people leave this desolate land, and that is to break the seal of our ancestors and let Her Majesty the Goddess lead us. And the way to break the seal...you have Have you ever understood, who sealed the ancient gods in every corner of the world?"

"Jelisha?"

But Vivian shook her head and said softly: "The ancient gods we serve belong to the natural gods, and they are the earliest gods born in this world. And more than 1 years ago, two Powerful gods, one preached 'light' and the other preached 'darkness', they preached among humans, quickly took away our faith, and with the power of some humans, defeated and sealed our ancestors Therefore, on the sealed gate deep in the ground, there are marks of 'light' and 'dark' at the same time. They are intertwined with each other, forming an incomprehensible system. We have been studying how to unlock the seal through the ages, and we have come to the conclusion Yes, it is necessary to use the existence of the same ancient god to awaken the will of the ancestors, it is necessary to use the blood of the descendants to activate the power of the ancestors, and at the same time, the marks of the two attributes of 'light' and 'dark' are needed to dispel the divine power on the seal."

After a pause, Vivian looked at her daughter with an extremely gentle gaze.

"That's right, Lily, you already have another ancient god's mark on you, as well as the part of the mark from the demon god named 'Darkness'."

Pofei Lili took a step back in fear, and asked with difficulty: "You just said that you still need the part of the imprint called 'Light'..."

"Our ancestors were named the Goddess of Destiny. When I was walking on the mainland in the early years, some people called me the 'Destiny Witch'... Yes, all of this is due to fate."

After a pause, Vivian's eyes showed nostalgia: "I, I knew my own destiny from the very beginning, and I have been moving towards the predetermined trajectory. Including hiding my name to deceive the world, becoming the saint of the church, I even bore an unforgivable sin for this... But I do still have the blessing of light bestowed by Jelisha on my body."

Chapter 30 The Strings of Cause and Effect

Gina had a strange but extremely clear dream.

In the dream, she was dressed in a nun's attire representing purity, sitting in an elegant classroom, copying scriptures while studying and comprehending the grace bestowed by the gods on the world.

But at this time, a girl with white hair like snow came up, sat down in front of her, and asked softly, "Irene, do you want to run for the new saint?"

Erin...are you calling me?

Before she could think about it, she heard herself in the dream answer briskly: "Yes, if I become a saint, I will try my best to spread the gospel to more poor people who need help."

The white-haired girl sat in front of her, shook her head and said, "Have you ever thought about becoming a saint...maybe it's not as simple as you think, it will involve many interests. Even if you successfully become a saint Even if you are a daughter, you may not be able to act according to your own wishes. In history, there are countless church saintesses who were glorious when they were in office, but were immediately liquidated by various forces after abdication..."

"However, God the Father told us that as long as we have a pure heart and no impurities in our hearts when helping others, we will definitely be blessed by God the Father. I believe that I... will definitely be able to do my best."

"Isn't it too naive for you to think so?"

"Huh? Why did you suddenly say this to me... Hee hee, I see, you must be the one who wants to run for the saintess, so you said that on purpose, right?"

The white-haired girl was silent for a while, then said softly: "I just don't want to treat you as an enemy one day..."

"enemy?"

"Irene, this may be the most serious sentence I've ever said to you... Give up the idea of ​​running for a saint. The danger here is beyond your imagination."

"What danger? Vivian has been saying strange things since the beginning."

"Sorry, I lost my temper." Before speaking, the girl named Vivian showed a sad expression, and asked in a low voice, "Irene...do you believe in fate?"

"Eh?"

Slightly dazed, she noticed that Vivienne looked at the gemstone pendant on her forehead, and if there was confusion in her clear eyes, she said softly: "The so-called 'fate' is that all the 'causes' we planted at this time ', at some point in the future, the "fruit" that should be hatched... It doesn't matter if you don't understand this sentence now, one day, you will understand... My best friend, Irene Von Poinstein."

Saying that, the white-haired girl came closer and kissed her forehead tenderly.

The dream came to an abrupt end.

However, what the other party said was deeply engraved in Gina's mind.

"The so-called 'destiny' means that all the 'causes' we have planted at this time will inevitably produce the proper 'fruits' at some point in the future."

Muttering and repeating this sentence, Gina, who had already woken up, looked at the blue-gray pupils above her who were looking at her with concern for a few seconds, and then asked aloud: "Weier, did I know someone from the past?" Where is the white-haired girl named 'Vivian'?"

Yaniweier shook her head in confusion: "Master, I don't know."

"I've said it all, don't call me master." After saying that, Gina sat up from the soft straw mat, looked around at the scene, and then changed her words, "Forget it... where are we now?"

Yaniweier said in a low voice: "The northern area of ​​Rilada will soon reach the city of Erritose, where Queen Christine's current residence is located. I don't know if she has returned."

When mentioning the former owner, Yaniweier obviously showed a look of fear and anxiety, and her petite body trembled indistinctly. Seeing this, Gina stretched her finger to the girl's mouth.

The latter was taken aback for a moment before he understood the meaning, and he took Gina's slender fingers in his mouth, enjoying this special comfort.

After rescuing Yaniweier outside the city of Kiridy, although Gina was concerned about the matter of Puffy Lili, she had to slow down her speed in order to treat the injuries of the rescued vampire girl. La, Pigou, Roy and others go together.They still have a lot of prejudice against Yaniweier's blood status, but fortunately, the friendship they fought side by side played a role, and they agreed not to attack her again.

On the other hand, due to the disaster that happened in Kiridy, it is obvious that she has a close relationship with the blood queen Christine, and the previous disputes with the Assassin's Guild can be regarded as nothing, and the situation in Rilada has obviously become more and more chaotic. Under the prospect of the mercenary association, the group decided to go north to Christine's territory to collect information before deciding on the future direction.

Gina once asked Michelle, the kanban girl she had the most contact with, what would everyone do next, and she got an unexpected answer: "If it was Vera, it would definitely say that it doesn't matter who the ruler is, as long as the people It would be nice to live and work in peace... But, in my heart, I still can't help but think that it would be nice to be able to build a country of our own. Only this is the most reassuring thing..."

"It's probably... going to be difficult, right?"

Michelle blinked playfully: "It will definitely be difficult... If we make a decision, is Gina willing to help?"

Gina avoided this question for the time being.

But right now, under the blue sky and white clouds, Gina was sitting cross-legged on the roof of the carriage, enjoying the sensual touch between her fingers while thinking about her next course of action.Not long after, she thought of another thing she was very concerned about, and asked hesitantly: "The blonde girl who fought with Christine that day, who looked a little like me...is also an old friend of 'Irene'?"

Yaniweier let go of Gina's fingers, nodded and said, "Yes, at that time... a lot of things happened."

Gina was silent for a while, then sighed softly: "I see... It's just that it's better not to recall now, there are more important things waiting for me... That's what fate told me."

"destiny……"

Yaniweier recited the word silently, then suddenly remembered something: "The 'Vivian' mentioned by the master just now, I seem to remember this name."

"Ok?"

"That was before I became a vampire. Once I followed my father to the south to meet the Pope. I remember that the person standing next to the Pope had long snow-white hair. She was a saint named 'Vivian'..."

"Saint..." Gina meditated on this inexplicably familiar title.

"...Then, not long after we left the holy city, the saint stole a holy object and defected from the Holy See. There was a lot of trouble at the time, and the name of her 'witch' Vivienne was also rumored. Open up..."

"It feels like an amazing person."

Yaniweier raised her head cautiously: "Is the witch Vivian the master knows?"

Gina carefully recalled the conversation in the dream just now, and said with a wry smile: "I don't know either... It always feels like some bad memories..."

Chapter 31 Danya and the Alliance Agreement

The southernmost point of Rilada, Port Lambedadou.

As the seat of the royal capital of Rilada, Lambeda has been occupied by the Danyar for several months.The ambitious Danya people originally wanted to take advantage of the midsummer season to send a fleet to cooperate with land troops to march northward, with the intention of unifying the peninsula, but the fleet was hit by an unknown sea monster a few days ago.

The few surviving crew members spread horror images about sea monsters in the city, which made the Danya soldiers stationed in the city almost panic-stricken during this period of time.

Because of this, the local residents of Lambedad began to spread the saying that "the tyrannical acts of the Danya people persecuting the Rilada royal family were finally punished by the gods", and some people even began to publicize it in markets, taverns, etc. The 30 residents of the city should unite to defend the country and drive out the invaders.

In response to the unrest, the Danyas have imposed martial law and stepped up patrols.

Under such a situation where the undercurrent was surging and the rain was about to come, two girls who could tell at a glance that they had extraordinary experiences stepped into the gate of Lambedadu.

The girl on the left has dazzling silver hair, wears a knight's costume and wears a rapier, her indifferent silver pupils are vigilant, and she quickly surveys the surrounding scenery as soon as she enters the city; while the shorter girl on the right is dressed in Even more eye-catching, not only wearing a typical dark witch robe and pointed hat, holding a deadwood staff that can be seen at a glance, but also a crow on his shoulder.

Under the peaked hat, a few strands of pale golden hair flowed leisurely from the side of the face, and the pair of blue eyes clearly showed obvious hostility towards the world.The girl closed her eyes and explored for a while, then said in a low voice, "I can smell it, and there's that nasty smell here too."

"Holy See?"

The silver-haired girl quietly held down the saber.

Under the pointed hat, the corner of the girl's mouth curled up mockingly: "It seems that someone has taken it a step ahead."

These two, of course, received the message from Qi Ye and came to look for Eileen's Eunika and Jacqueline.

Three months ago, Eunika almost watched Irene "die" in front of her eyes, and she had sworn that she would never give up if she could not find Eileen.As for the problem child Jacqueline, after experiencing a series of twists and turns in the dark world, her past knots have been loosened a lot. She has nowhere to go, and she also joined the queue to find Irene.

After all, for her, Eileen was the first person to enter her heart.

Of course, it was hard not to attract people's attention with their conspicuous outfits at this time.The guard at the city gate finally came to his senses, trotted up to the two of them and interrogated them: "You two ladies from outside, please reveal your identities."

Jacqueline snorted softly, then turned her head away, completely disdainful to communicate with this person.

As for Eunika, after frowning and thinking for a while, she chose to announce her own name: "We are the messengers from Wakabayashi, Queen Sisyana Theresia and Alyssa Mina St. The servant of Princess Lysis, the heir of the Caroline family, Eunika Caroline, take me to see your chief."

……

The Marquess of Wells Hall was very restless now.

As the commander-in-chief of the Scalos Peninsula, he originally planned to occupy the entire territory of Rilada within this year, clean up Queen Christine who appeared from nowhere in the north, and then slowly resolve the stubborn resistance. The Kingdom of Foga—but at this juncture, bad news came from the First Fleet.

Encountered an attack by a sea monster of unknown origin, almost the entire army was wiped out.

Even though the First Fleet had two saint-level masters and a dozen hired gold-level mercenaries, they still couldn't resist the terrifying attack of sea monsters.

This basically means that the original plan for the navy and army to cooperate with each other to go north has been ruined.

Without the cover of the navy, the army continued to advance north, at the risk of being cut off from supplies.

Wells could almost imagine that when he reported the news to the parliament, the red-faced members of the potbellied quarreled and discussed whether he should be replaced.

Although Danya is a kingdom-based country, it is well known that the royal power has fallen apart, and the power of the country has been controlled by the parliament for decades.The person currently sitting on the speaker's seat, Tobias Garcia, was originally just a viscount, but he made a lot of money by doing business. Taking over the position of the speaker, he became Danya's actual helm.

Tobias won re-election for a long time through various tricks, and implemented a policy of suppressing the royal family and nobles, turning Danya's upper-level decision-makers into major chambers of commerce, and the old order of the kingdom existed in name only, and became a laughing stock... In the future, Wells Hall can become the commander of military operations in the Scalos Peninsula by virtue of his own ability, which is almost the last glory of the "Kingdom".

Over the years, Wells has carefully planned in the Skaros area, walking on thin ice, and seeing that the "harvest" season is approaching, but he made such a big mistake at this juncture.

It just makes people want to cry without tears.

But right now, the envoy from the Holy See standing in front of him obviously knew his difficulties, and with an arrogant expression on his face, he said in a mocking tone: "Dear Marquis, as long as you can sign an agreement and help us spread the light on the peninsula Faith, you can immediately get assistance from the Holy See."

The agreement placed in front of him was stamped with the seal of the Pope.

However, Wells knew that once he signed this agreement with the Holy See, it meant that even if he successfully conquered Rilada and the Kingdom of Foga, the Skaros Peninsula would be plunged into long-term war.

The spread of the so-called bright faith has always been carried out under the baptism of iron and blood. As Foga and Rilada, who were judged as pagan countries by the Holy See, their folk customs are extremely fierce under the tempering of ice and snow. There will be a violent backlash, and the victims will still be the Danya people who are the conquerors.

Signing the agreement, although you can get the assistance of the Holy See, is also equivalent to opening the gate of hell on the peninsula.

But if you don't sign now, once the battle situation is unfavorable and you are replaced, the ideal of restoring the kingdom and restoring the glory of the nobility through the "curve to save the country" is naturally out of the question.

Wells' bloodshot pupils stared at the church envoy in front of him, the so-called Bishop of Skaros.

He clearly knew what this guy had done in Lambeda for half a month.

With the status of the newly promoted bishop who spread the light, he summoned the local gentry and nobles, and cleverly set up a name to accept donations in the name of the Holy See. He also had people build a "monastery" on the outskirts of the city, and asked some nobles to hand over the girls in their families to become "Nuns" and gave them "classes" at night—even coveting Princess Rilada's beauty and coercing them in various ways, which directly caused the latter to commit suicide in the sea due to the unbearable humiliation.

All the actions here naturally aroused the anger of the people in Lambedadu, but the people who don't know the truth are pointing their fingers at the Danya army. Women's business.

Obviously, once the agreement is signed, this person's behavior will definitely become more arrogant, and all the consequences of the crime will be borne by Wells and his army.