The female devils I saved came to my door

After speaking, the pope casually picked up a palm-sized crystal ball and held it in front of Sirna.

This is the tool used by the Pope to predict numerology.

Stars as bright as a galaxy were twinkling in the crystal ball, and then, ripple-like ripples appeared inside the ball, from which Hilna glimpsed scenes of herself that she was extremely resistant to:

Lovna proudly placed a pair of luxurious golden crowns on her head in a splendid palace.The bright red robe and crown made her complexion more delicate and rosy...

Lovna rode in a snow-white carriage, surrounded by seven boys and girls with black hair and black eyes, and accepted the cheers and greetings of the people along the way...

Lovna was in the bedroom of the palace, wearing a thin petticoat, and tenderly hugging Charles who was helping her read the document. The latter gently stroked her cheek, making her face blush...

Lovna led an unprecedented army and launched an attack on the somewhat dilapidated Glory City. The glorious church burned in the flames, and the great holy city seemed to be burned in the flames of war...

In every future, Lovna enjoys respect and admiration, and enjoys Ciel's care...

Moreover, Sirna is not visible in any of the pictures.

The Pope looked at Sirna, whose expression was constantly changing, and added: "Your sister Lovna has already risen in the East. She took advantage of the fact that the Holy See had no time to pay attention to the East, and with the help of these children, she unified your hometown. , invaded several surrounding countries, and initially established a decent regime.

"Your teacher Charles has also learned of the existence of those children and chose to stay in the east to help your sister.

"I have a premonition that if they are allowed to continue, the future will get worse and worse - your sister will become the future queen with the help of Ciel and the assistance of the seven immortal sons of the Netherworld.

"Those children will become a group of immortal, cruel and powerful monsters after his death. Your teacher's love for those children will lead to great tragedies in the future. They are the children of the devil after all."

"... What you showed me were just a few possibilities for the future." Although she was shocked, Sirna pretended to be calm and retorted:

"You are bewitching me, Your Majesty. I don't believe you. You are making excuses for taking advantage of Teacher Charles's children, for deceiving believers and forging miracles. You are only taking advantage of my jealousy and my love for my sister. dissatisfaction to alienate my feelings towards Teacher Charles."

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The Pope tried his best to convince Sirna that she was imprisoning and using these seven Char children for the future of the world.

Although Sirna was hesitant, she still insisted on her position and believed that Ciel should be informed of all this.

But in the end, Monroe, who had been watching the argument between the two with a cold eye, finally spoke up to stop the quarrel between the two.

"Hilna, since you insist so much, then you can go back, and I won't stop you. Go back to your hometown." He suggested: "You can go see your teacher and your sister before you go Think about it, whether or not to tell Ciel the truth. It's all up to you."

132. The intersection of history

History is always covered by heavy curtains, preventing the world from seeing its original appearance.

At those important junctures that change the world, the parties involved often do not realize the far-reaching impact of the decisions they are making due to their respective positions.

Even if they are aware of their destiny and aware of the possible future, they will still make the decisions they have to make due to their characters, ideals, grievances, and hatreds.

The rise, prosperity, expansion and division of the Ipoli Empire...this history contains too many mysteries and doubts.

No one in later generations can explain what supported Queen Lovna to leave her hometown and wander on the mainland during the plague season.

How did she mobilize the resistance of so many people and launch crazy uprisings one after another across the mainland?

How did she escape the captivity and execution of the Holy See, return to her hometown, and give a small and remote country in a state of disunity the power to compete for hegemony on the mainland.

Are her terrifyingly powerful offspring really, as the rumors say, the sons of angels and the queen?

No one could explain why Queen Sirna suddenly left the Holy See and returned to her hometown.

What did she and her sister experience together in her hometown, and what conflicts occurred?How to explain their separation?There are also a series of rumors about the rise of the empire that cannot be seen in official history and are only found in unofficial histories and legends. Do they have real prototypes?

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When those things have become history, history has evolved into legends. Over a long period of time, legends have been constantly tampered with by people with ulterior motives, and they are far from the facts that really happened.

But everyone can also vaguely realize that in that turbulent history, some important people must have been erased.

Shire, always Shire.

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Sirna originally thought that Munro's claim that he was willing to let her leave the Holy See was a trap.

No matter how bad it was, there should have been conditions, such as making her swear never to reveal secrets to Teacher Charles, not to return to Glory City again, etc... But, there were none.

The sword master really convinced Saint Ann IV to allow Sirna to return to her hometown of Ipoli as a cardinal, accompanied by guards and attendants.

There are no conditions.

"Sirna, when you get home, you can tell Charles my plans and His Majesty's. You can tell him that we have imprisoned seven of his children under the Holy See for ten years. You can also tell him, What have we been doing with the netherworld powers we've been draining from these kids... After all, you have the right to make your own choices.

"But I hope you will use your eyes to see the facts clearly. You must see clearly what your teacher, your sister, and the other seven named Sons of the Shire are doing, and see clearly what they established in the east. What exactly is political power? Think carefully before making a decision.

"Hilna, your teacher Charles is easily influenced by emotions and makes irrational and radical actions. The choices he makes are likely to be short-sighted and narrow-minded. Don't follow him blindly."

This is Monroe's advice to Hilna.

This sword master sees many things more clearly than her paranoid wife.

He understood that although Sirna was very stubborn and insisted on her own opinion, she would never compromise with Saint Ann IV.But she is still an indifferent person at heart. Only her emotion for Charles can make her almost stagnant heart beat, and she can have feelings for the seven children imprisoned underground by the Pope——

Because those children have Ciel's blood and have Ciel's soul.

But it is undeniable that St. Ann IV’s defense and Monroe’s advice did affect Hilna’s state of mind.

Especially the Pope's prophecy - in the future, with the help of Charles, Sirna's sister will become a powerful ruler, and there will be no place for Sirna in her glorious future.

Sirna couldn't bear this.

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Sirna: "After listening to Monroe's suggestion, the Pope thought about it for a while and actually let me leave the Holy See.

"It's like a dream. After passing through the thick wall of countless believers, I left the glorious city where I had practiced, struggled, and worked for more than ten years, and was about to return to my hometown that had long since changed beyond recognition. Prepare to reunite with my teacher, my sister, and my parents who have almost forgotten their faces."

Wuming thought about it and felt that everything was consistent with history.

According to the official history of the Eastern and Western Ipolitan Empire:

Queen Lovna traveled across the continent during the plague and was imprisoned by the Holy See. However, her piety and kindness "touched the Heavenly Father" and she obtained the guidance of the Father. She escaped from the corrupt Holy See at that time and was able to return to her hometown.

Relying on what she saw during her travels, Empress Lovna learned a lot and formed an army in her hometown where wars were frequent. She repelled the invading enemies and defended her beloved hometown.

Moreover, it was also during this time that she combined with the angels and gave birth to 'angel children' including Sharlanna.

These powerful heirs assisted the Queen and began her conquest in the east of the continent.She not only unified the loose Great Hessend, but also conquered more than a dozen countries, large and small.

After her empire gained control of considerable territory in the east, Queen Sirna also returned to Ipoli.

Lovna's sister, Queen Sirna, had a completely different experience.Although she once became the second-in-command in the Holy See and a powerful cardinal, she was conscientious and relatively pious. She resented the corruption and depravity of the last Holy See and was extremely disappointed with the Pope who did nothing, so she chose to bring some of his entourage with him. Returned to my hometown.

The sisters reunited in Ipoli and began working together.

After returning to Ipoli, the blue-haired queen used the knowledge she learned in the Holy See to assist her sister in improving the political power and stabilizing Ipoli's control over surrounding countries.

The sincere cooperation of the two queens seems to be bringing this prosperous empire to its peak, and is even expected to become the first great regime to truly unify the entire continent (at least that's what the history books say).

However, the internal conflicts within the empire, the counterattack of the old forces, the anomalies of the princes, and the differences in ideas between the two queens... various factors eventually led to the division of the empire.

Sirna took the people who supported her and established the West Ipoli Empire on the ruins of Glory City after the death of the last pope of the Eternal Holy See.

According to historical records, she subsequently gave birth to her seven children - the father was also unknown, and the queen kept it secret.

Since then, the old Eternal Holy See has ceased to exist, a new order has been established on the continent, and the two sisters who became the Queen have never met again.

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Of course, only after having real face-to-face conversations with the two queens, Lovna and Sirna, did Wuming truly understand this period of history.

She also knew what role the person erased from history played in all these events.

There is no doubt that Charles was the real promoter of that period of history.It can even be said that he was the real center of that history.

All the important characters in this history, whether they are the two queens, the sword master and the pope who are his father-in-law and father-in-law, or the fourteen children who eventually parted ways and were raised by the two queens...

Everyone here is inextricably related to him.Countless people were born because of him and made decisions because of him... Countless causes and effects are superimposed and intertwined with each other, which makes history become history.

Charles, he is the intersection of history.

Thinking of this, Wuming felt his mind was in a mess: "So, Miss Sirna, you later returned to your hometown to meet Lord Charles?"

"Yes." Hilna nodded: "I, Lovna, and Teacher Charles... finally reunited in Ipoli, just like we were when we were children."

When speaking of this, Sirna would never dare to feel gratified and happy about this.

She was silent for a while and continued: "...This is also the beginning of my mistakes. Wuming, I should have told Teacher Charles everything I knew as soon as I returned to my hometown, and told him the true identity of the Pope and her I had this crazy idea to take Teacher Charles back to Glory City to prevent her from self-destruction, and then rescue the seven children imprisoned underground...but I didn't do that."

133.Where does the future go?

When the great Ipoli Empire was already taking shape, as the real behind-the-scenes helmsman of the empire and the absolute core figure - Ciel, he was in a state of confusion.

When he learned about the existence of Sharlanna and other children, he learned about her determination from Lovna, and with the help of the system, he decided to stay in Ipoli and help this student who had been neglected by him achieve success. cause.

In order to protect his seven children, he even had a fight with his old father-in-law, and made his position clear to Monroe with an absolute attitude.

He stayed in Ipoli, living in his old residence, the cottage where Sirna and Lovna had been educated and grown up together.Here, he picked up paper and pen again and called Lovna, who had grown up.

He assisted Lovna and further rectified many states in the Greater Hessend region.

Relying on the history he learned in his previous life and his personal experiences and knowledge in the Holy See in this life, Charles told Lovna one story after another:

How to use clever yet cruel means to deal with those who are unwilling to cooperate; how to win over the support of the majority of people with as little effort as possible; how to form your own staff group, and how to identify what they suggest feasibility……

Now that Lovna has grown up, she is no longer like the girl who was deaf to knowledge more than ten years ago.

This student with a lot of experience has already gained experience in governing the country through these years of hard work, and Ciel's help is even more powerful for her.

The Greater Blacksend region, as the core area of ​​the future East Ipoli Empire, was truly unified under the Queen's hand.

Although in name, dozens of large and small states still coexist here, in reality, the staff group belonging to the "Protector of Great Black Sund" and "Saint Lovna" has taken initial shape, just like a government. , bypassing various kings and began to directly manage various places.

And Sharlana has been studying with her father.

This girl is smart and extremely sensible, and she treats her father with an almost humble admiration.

He will also coax her like Sirna and Lovna, teaching her knowledge while allowing her to get a variety of interesting toys and picture books after she has learned a lot.

The way this girl looked up at Ciel would make every father proud.

Watching the once innocent and stupid Lovna turn into the mature and capable leader in front of her, watching her command the troops loyal to her with ease, and win one victory after another amidst the cheers and praises of the residents. victory.Accompanying my daughter, watching her learn, grow, and play, feeling the affection and warmth from blood...

Just like Sharlanna said, her brothers and sisters who were killed by Monroe relied on war and chaos to gain enough strength to reshape their bodies and return to the world.

These resurrected children also thanked Ciel.They gathered around Ciel, admiring their father along with their sister.

The hut was getting more and more lively.

While Charles was relieved, he also felt a little uneasy.

The warmth of family he enjoyed was still a bit false.

After all, children are creatures created by demons, and Ciel can feel the power contained in their bodies.In Beztan, in the river, and in Nanton, they led Lovna and her army, summoned powerful and terrifying underworld creatures, and launched round after round of attacks on the weak enemies...

All the big and small national forces around Great Black Sende trembled in front of the underworld creatures summoned by these children.

Those nobles who dared to resist were either reduced to unrecognizable mutilated corpses, or turned into terrified cowards begging for mercy and surrender.

These children from the Netherworld are too strong.

The territory controlled by Lovna continues to expand, and more and more cities and villages fly the Ipoli flag.

This also made Ciel feel worried.

These obedient children in front of him were also the destroyers and conquerors of countries and cities.Will their excessive power and vitality enough to resurrect from the dead really make them lose their humanity in the future and become cold-blooded rulers who have no regard for life?

On the other hand, it was the governance troubles brought about by this ever-expanding territory that also made Ciel fearful.

As the empire expanded, Ciel and Lovna also discovered that if they wanted to maintain governance in areas outside Great Blacksend, they had to cooperate with those who had been their enemies and do various things to them. Such compromise and tolerance.

Perhaps, they can kill the kings and nobles at the top, but below, the low-level vassals, landowners, priests... it is impossible to plow them down with swords.

It is impossible to gain their sincere allegiance by force alone.

But only with the cooperation of these people can they turn conquest into domination.

Therefore, for those conquered areas, the rulers that most civilians faced did not change much.

Gentlemen are still gentlemen, and nobles are still nobles.Even if some people died and replaced with new ones, it would not help.

This newly emerged Ipoli Empire is just one of the countless rulers who have come and gone without any essential difference.

The familiar reincarnation is like the earth.

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The reason why Charles has always been dissatisfied with the Holy See is because St. Ann IV always maintains the decadent Holy See without bringing about any changes in the name of justice.