This heretic cannot be burned, he must be hung up and whipped!

Some say this sacred valley is where creation began on Earth. Whatever the truth, it is a place of awe and shame for all who enter.

Inside, one feels as if being watched by a powerful gaze that penetrates all shadows and lies. An invisible pressure reveals one's innermost thoughts and exposes the most hidden corners of the soul. Few can walk through this sacred ground without bowing their heads in awe.

Now, the valley is still filled with smoke and the smell of blood, as if it had just experienced a brutal civil war. Broken limbs and blood are splattered on the stones engraved with the Bible, and there is no time to clean them up.

"Hurry! We must build the Second Rome before the Lord returns!"

The signal was transmitted from the powerful array atop the Temple of the Word to the ears of countless servants and laborers known as "Receivers." Parts of their brains were replaced with receivers attuned to the Word of God, connecting to the array.

The valley floor itself formed the temple's cloisters, a vast area dotted with dishes, antennae, radio telescopes, and listening posts, all looking heavenward in an attempt to communicate with God. Here, the prayers of the committees had once sent their prayers, supplications, and questions heavenward, and listened intently for the responses.

“Can you still hear the Lord’s voice?”

"I can't hear it! The explosion in the aether sea just now drowned out everything! Now my head is full of noise! ​​I can't hear any echo from the receiver!"

In the heart of the valley, in the spire known as God's Gate, a quarrel erupted. For generations, the Council's brightest minds had experimented with countless arrays and variations of sacred geometry, attempting to construct a perfect receiver capable of receiving God's voice with absolute clarity.

"Strengthen the signal!"

The teams below the tower lifted their receiving arrays, patterned after the Ark of the Covenant and integrated with a complex radio array permanently connected to them by synaptic cables and chemical tubes. They toiled tirelessly these days, searching for the best receiving position so that the Commission could capture the most elusive Words of God, which even the tower's main arrays could not pick up.

"We must make a decision quickly! The Pope is missing, Grand Marshal Neos is missing, and the entire Italian Papal States is in chaos! Do we have to abandon New Antioch and push the heretic frontier to the French border before you can discuss a solution?"

"The Second Rome must be established immediately, immediately!" said a sturdy general.

He was the representative sent by the Kingdom of England.

"You want to build a second Rome before Rome falls? Rome is still holding on, how dare you abandon the last line of defense like this?

You are disloyal to the Church and to humanity! This is a naked betrayal, you have betrayed Neos!" Another French commissioner questioned.

"Don't put the blame on me, Rome was already dead!"

"Don't tell me you don't know what's going on. The subspace storm has blocked all communications. We don't even know if the Lord is alive. What if the Lord is trapped in Hell and we completely lose the power of God?

Let me put it this way, if God dies, someone has to inherit His legacy, otherwise it will be like what happened in history where once the Roman Empire collapsed everyone went back to their own homes and turned into crazy primitive people.

Internal strife and division are no longer meaningful. We no longer even have the ability to protect our own beliefs. Humanity has reached its most critical moment!

We will establish the Second Rome right here, with the remaining provinces of the Papal States, France, Switzerland, northern Iberia, England, Scotland, Ireland, the Holy Roman Empire, Denmark, Prussia, and more than 500 other provinces in total!

PS: 260 votes, next update 4.5k meow.... refresh every five minutes, add some pictures

PS2: I will post the new European battle map tomorrow morning so that everyone can have an idea.

"In the anime, they and I are really just fellow patients!"

Will a girl suffering from pancreatic disease, as gorgeous as spring, die in an unknown alley?

Will the bullied deaf-mute girl be redeemed and forgive herself while forgiving others?

Being considered as having mental problems, can the "visible" girl return to her former daily life?

Does a girl with paralyzed legs also long for the day when she can stand up again?

Will an angel who suffers from heart disease and loves mapo tofu also perform a solo for someone?

Xia Zhi, who traveled through time, chose to save himself before saving others!

Can...

"Xia Zhijun, I'm cured now. You said before that you would always stay with me, right? Then... let's get married! How about it?" said the young lady who was also a patient.

“No!!!”

The other girls surrounded the sweaty Xia Zhi aggressively.

Oh no! There’s going to be a river of blood!!!

PS: + Mainly eat the pancreas, A Silent Voice, Visible Miko, Komi-san, Angel's Heartbeat, Joseph, the Tiger and the Fish, secondary March in Leo, Summer Phantom

Red Tide: 1921: War Zone VII (Wo=Lingsi) (IX) Third Division Map 1916.1.1

As shown in the picture, a gap was torn in the troops filling the line in southern Italy, and the subsequent infantry could not keep up with the speed of filling the line. In addition, the capital was missing, the leader was missing, the protection of faith was lost, the officials were missing, and there were debuffs in chaos across the country, so they were beaten all the way to Rome.

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh

Red Tide: 1921: Rush Dad to the Hospital

I'm so fucking pissed. My previous hospital checkups and injections weren't serious, just a little uncomfortable. This time, he didn't tell me about the stomachache after the injections. Last night, he was in pain and couldn't sleep until 4 or 5, and he didn't even tell me. My mom's in Xinjiang getting checked out, so it's just me and my dad here in Nanjing. What the hell is he trying to do? My family doesn't need the money for these tests, and now his stomach still hurts. I'm taking him to the hospital.

Crimson Tide: 1921: Chapter 73 "They Seem to Win by Numbers"

After the city of Rome, along with the Pope, church leaders, and Neos, disappeared, a massive power vacuum and information blackout swept across Europe. The psychic tidal wave unleashed by the Warp explosion brought back millions of souls, but it also completely severed ties with Rome, plunging churches and secular governments across the region into unprecedented chaos.

At this crucial moment, Dominica stepped forward. As the most prestigious commander in the base, she quickly assumed Neos's duties and stabilized the people. As tens of millions of believers in Europe were driven to madness and helplessness by the collapse of "God," some even turning to Hell, the Carpathian base sent a telegram resounding throughout Europe, firmly stating that Neos was not dead, but was merely fighting for humanity's greater purpose.

The telegram pointedly pointed out that what people believed in the past was not the true God, but a demon disguised as God. Now, only by abandoning this false god, surrendering their hearts and minds to Neos, and devoting their bodies to the grand plan of "the great rejuvenation of mankind" led by Neos, can they find true salvation and protection!

The Carpathian base also experienced a brief period of division and heated debate. The shock of Neos' disappearance was too great, and everyone was pondering the path forward.

The establishment, comprised of the Dominicans and nearly half of the military, advocated that during Neos' absence, they should assume his will and mission, releasing some technical information to arm the people while avoiding complete deification of Neos, leaving room for future action. They believed that at this critical juncture, they must immediately unite the nations of Europe and leverage the church's vast base of faith to assure believers that the true God had not abandoned them, guiding them back to faith in the true God rather than the dead false god.

The Technocrats, comprised of Valentine, the entire Adeptus Mechanicus, a small number of soldiers, and the vast majority of workers, believed that the Cult of the Mechanicus should be promoted throughout Europe, awakening Machine Spirits in all weapons and allowing them to fight alongside humans. While the Om Messiah could nominally rule over all Machine Spirits, people should worship the Machine Spirits around them, rather than a single, powerful Machine God. This would prevent millions of people from worshipping a single deity and greatly reduce the risk of the deity losing control.

The theocracy, comprised of Amos, Himmler, and most of the clergy, believed that Neos's power was insufficient. They believed that Neos's power must be strengthened by increasing the number of people who worshipped him devoutly. This would elevate Neos to the status of God of Humanity, a permanent protector for millions of believers. Since the Warp gods could provide protection, why not force everyone to worship Neos, humanity's own God?

Their philosophies were not in conflict in many respects, and were even complementary. However, in such a critical moment, pursuing them simultaneously would only lead to broadness without depth. To avoid division and even possible internal strife, the Carpathian base convened an emergency congress, drawing representatives from all social groups according to their proportionate numbers to discuss the issue.

With her hundreds of years of rich combat experience, her outstanding military achievements as a paladin, her noble character, and her philosophy that combined pragmatism and hope, Dominica finally convinced the majority of representatives with a significant advantage, becoming the de facto supreme leader of the Carpathian base and determining the basic direction of its external strategy.

Thus, under the leadership of the Dominican Republic, an unprecedented European emergency conference was held in the Valley of the Word, which had just experienced the cleansing of the "Civil War." Major powers such as the Holy Roman Empire and France, as well as many smaller nations struggling to survive the war, were forced to attend the conference under immense pressure to survive.

The reason they were able to so quickly suppress internal dissent, even going so far as to "purge" the Strategic Prophecy Committee of the Valley of the Holy Word, was because the committee's backers had fallen with the fall of Rome. The Strategic Prophecy Committee, relying on the prophetic power of God, had previously acted tyrannically, frequently judging those they deemed "heretics" in the name of God, leaving rulers of various nations in a state of dread and fear.

Now that "God" has given up, the Strategic Forecasting Committee has lost its backing, and the countries have their own justice!

When it's dark for the committee, it's light for everyone.

Each nation quickly conducted internal cleansing, sending the most die-hard lunatics who were most attached to the Strategic Prophecy Committee to dig trenches in Heaven. They then immediately assembled their forces, surrounded the committee's headquarters, the Valley of the Holy Word, and completely destroyed its core forces. This was why the valley still stank of blood when the representatives of each nation convened.

Under Dominica's constraints, the Crusaders did not massacre or retaliate against the slaves and laborers in the valley, but let them continue their work - using countless metaphysical antenna arrays to communicate with the warp, listening to the echoes of battles in the chaotic ether sea, and using mortal bodies to peek into the information of the warp.

In the center of the valley, beneath the spire tower once known as the "Gate of God," representatives from various countries were arguing fiercely.

"Then facing the endless spells and spiritual pollution of hell, what should we believe in to protect ourselves? We can't just rely on flesh and blood and mortal technology, right?" Dominica asked the question she had prepared long ago, her eyes sweeping over the various people in the venue.

"We must believe in the Mechanicus! Mechanical Ascension is humanity's only way out!" "No, we should believe in God—I'm talking about the real God!" "Bullshit! It's already this time, Rome has fallen, God has been missing for eight hundred years, and now you don't believe in our living Neos who possesses the power of the Warp, but go to believe in a god who is unknown whether he is dead or alive? Are you sane?!"

The meeting room was in chaos, a cacophony of ideas, interests, fears, and hopes. Dominican took a deep breath and slammed the table, interrupting the clamor.

"There's no need to believe in other gods right now. Even if you start believing in the true God now, His power will have to be accumulated from scratch. Hell is already at the gates, and we need spiritual protection as quickly as possible. First, spread the faith in Neos and wait until the war stabilizes!"

However, many high-ranking officials and church members from various countries disagreed. They looked at each other in bewilderment. Some young officials were about to nod, but were stopped by the respected elders around them. One elder whispered in the ear of a young official:

"Think carefully, child. We have believed in God for over eight hundred years. The sins you and I have committed, whether open or hidden, are all serious enough to send you to hell a dozen times over. Yet you are still alive and well, holding a high position and enjoying power. Why?"

After thinking for a while, the young officials joined the ranks against the Dominican Republic.

After all, God has not intervened in the past few hundred years. Even if one commits extremely heinous crimes - murder, rape, robbery, aiding and abetting evil... he can still be protected by power.

But Neos is different. Not only can he hear, he can also take charge. Neos can actually open their boxes offline and then burn them at the stake!

A distant god who can use his teachings to control the people and at the same time forgive (or pretend to forgive) their sins; and a living "living king of hell" who possesses terrifying power and may bring judgment at any time - which one scares them more?

A cardinal stood up and said, "No! The ancestral law cannot be changed. Allowing believers to suddenly change their faith and abandon belief in God would greatly destabilize society. The front lines, which had just finally stopped the collapse, would be easily exploited again!"

"Right!" another priest added. "The collapse of faith is more terrifying than the artillery fire of hell! Who among us officials can guarantee that we are absolute saints? If even we ourselves are wavering in our faith, how can we lead the people in resistance?"

"The majority of people tolerate us because they believe that we can go to heaven in the Garden of Eden after death, and that the suffering we endure now is due to original sin!" Everyone talked at once.

"It seems that you are still very clear about your crimes! Huh?! It's such a time and you are still doing this kind of thing - you are a bunch of insects, I should kill you sinners with one sword! God is dead, and hundreds of millions of people must believe in the Lord of mankind!" Dominica was very angry.

"Shut up! How dare you tamper with the sacred Christian religion? You actually want us to believe in a false emperor!" "You fucking idiot—I'll send you to see God right now!" Dominicana drew his sword and stabbed the man in the nose!

She really couldn't stand the stench of these bureaucrats. This was why she didn't like to get involved in the dirty political struggles at the top level even for hundreds of years. She was afraid that if she stayed among these bastards for a long time, she would no longer be able to see her own true heart clearly, nor could she see the vast number of suffering people.

"You don't even know the truth about the Hell invasion, yet you dare to say such nonsense? You should have let the church announce the truth about the Hell invasion from the beginning. I want to see if the people's faith will collapse!"

The church has been hiding the real reason for the invasion of hell over the years. The church leaders cannot tell the believers that it was their ancestors, the Crusaders whom the church once supported, who brought hell to the world, right?

The Dominicans pretended to leave, but everyone tried to keep them. The two sides argued back and forth, haggling over the details of the treaties. This was the first time that so many European countries sat down to discuss how to form a temporary alliance after losing Rome, their common center and their way out.

Some proposed incorporating technology sharing into the agreement, others demanded that Neos's divinity be enshrined in the text. Secular governments sought to limit the power of the Church and the Carpathian Base, while simultaneously ensuring sufficient support from the alliance. Arguments, compromises, more arguments, more compromises... For three days and three nights, the echoing walls of the Valley of the Holy Word were filled with humanity's most despicable calculations.

Finally, under tremendous external pressure, all parties finally reached a compromise plan.

A brand new military and religious agreement organization was born. It nominally possessed the power to command all the Crusaders in Europe, control religious affairs within member states, and coordinate the mobilization of all available materials and personnel from each country to resist the full-scale invasion of Hell:

International Alliance of Europa Defense and Religious Pact, abbreviated as IAEDR, or the Europa Alliance.

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Resolution on Certain Historical Questions of Christianity Since the First Crusade

Its drafting work began in January 1916, under the leadership of Jesus Christ himself, Saint Neos, and presided over by the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and the Kings of Britain and France. After discussion and revision, it was formed by the wisdom and firm will of all European peoples. It was adopted by the First Congress of the European Commission on September 15, 1916.

The resolution summarized and evaluated major historical issues of Christianity since the First Crusade, especially the "Jerusalem Massacre", the historical status of the true Jesus Christ and His merits and demerits, and the basic content and guiding significance of the original Bible, and completely abolished the "Apocrypha" compiled by the false emperor for eight hundred years.

It affirmed the correct path of a more humanistic and modern liberation theology that was gradually established since the advent of Saint Neos, which was suitable for the European conditions, further pointed out the direction for the Reformation and the work of the church today, and laid the ideological foundation for the Renaissance movement after the Terra Unification War.

————Human Empire Middle School History Textbook"

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As the European Union gradually stabilized the chaos, a large number of long-suppressed technologies developed rapidly like a blowout and were transformed into productivity, and the situation in Europe became complicated again.

"It seems that the Papal States can no longer hold on."

Far away in Moscow, a group of people are watching the war situation in southern Europe with cold eyes.

This opportunity is quite rare. We can see the combat effectiveness of the Catholic army after losing the protection of faith, see the combat effectiveness of other countries, and see what kind of changes the Saint Neos invested in can bring to Europe. Then, Russia can learn some lessons from this and improve its own troops.

After all, Finland's Hell Legion suddenly had a lot of new equipment and its territory expanded a lot in a short period of time.

"Yes, the Papal States are about to be wiped off the map by the legions of Hell. Even if Saint Neos were alive, it would be useless at this point. He would need the Father Jehovah and the Son Jesus to join forces."

Metropolitan Stalin put down his pipe and said to the Orthodox Patriarch beside him.

This is a great opportunity, a rare opportunity.

The heretics have gradually become stronger, so strong that it is terrifying. Especially if Hell integrates the industries of Eastern and Central Europe, it will become even more powerful.

Even if the two sides have different beliefs, Russia must consider its own interests.

However, if one wants the Orthodox Church to join the Catholic war, there needs to be a sufficient price to pay. After all, Russia is currently fighting the Finnish Army of Hell right under its nose. An expedition to Europe will not bring direct benefits. Given the morality of the Romans, the Orthodox soldiers will even get the credit if they win the battle.

Stalin stared at the map of Europe on the wall.

"Metropolitan Stalin, your car is ready." At this moment, his close confidant, guard captain Khrustalev, said to him.

"Okay, let's set off and see how the experimental assault guns we provided perform on the battlefield," said Stalin.

According to the schedule, today he will go to the Kubinka tank training base near Moscow, where he will contact the military observation group sent to Europe and ask the officers to report on the combat performance of the latest IS-1 assault gun designed by Kotin in Europe.

Now, the top leaders in Moscow have reached a consensus that the Hell Legion can gallop across the European battlefield relying on their most advanced tanks!

As long as Russia has tanks with similar performance, it will be able to protect its own territory intact. Therefore, after receiving the technical drawings of the S-1 Holy Judge assault gun released by Carpathia, Russia also improved it to produce a more powerful! More powerful! More waaaagh! IS-1 assault gun equipped with a 152mm howitzer more suitable for the tastes of the Russians, codenamed -

"Stalin's Hammer"

...

A few days ago, fifty kilometers out of the suburbs of Rome, when Neos and others arrived at the outskirts of Otraricoli, a frontline industrial city that was being bombarded by the Hell 666mm fortress artillery, the first thing they saw was a tall and mighty tank overturned in a mud ditch.

PS: 260 recommendation votes, next update 4.5k meow... I will refresh the chapter in five minutes and add some pictures, especially the trench-style Stalin's hammer, which Bei Zhai thinks is very powerful.

PS2: Dad Bei Zhai’s health condition is now stable. Thank you for your concern. Thank you very much!