People in Terra, governing a weird little country

When he uttered this simple word, the musketeer's expression suddenly became serious.

Evangelista XI immediately made work arrangements:

"I will go down and listen to the revelation of the Law. During this time, you will seal off the Vatican and prohibit any disclosure of information to the outside world. Explain to Sakota in the city that the alarm is because the Vatican is conducting a fire drill."

"Who would conduct a fire drill on the first day of the new year?" the musketeer asked.

Evangelista XI paused for a moment, then resolutely sacrificed himself for the greater good:

"Then just say I accidentally choked on dessert. It's no big deal. The alarm will stop soon."

This reason sounds extremely outrageous. After all, Pope Evangelista XI had probably eaten more desserts than all the breasts of all the Sakotas put together. How could they get stuck? It was a bit abstract.

But since this is Lateran, that's normal.

At least it's better than starting a fire drill on the morning of the first day of the new year.

The musketeer nodded and turned to carry out the order.

Evangelista XI took a deep breath, straightened his clothes, picked up the scepter that symbolized the power of the saint, turned around, and opened the secret passage from the Pope's Hall to the underground.

On the first day of 1095, the Law, which had been silent for many years, issued its first revelation, in such an "impatient" way. What on earth did it want to say?

Evangelista XI walked into the depths of the underground with a serious expression.

Ten minutes later, the alarm in the Papal Chamber stopped.

Five minutes later, the musketeers who returned to the Pope's office saw the returning Pope and noticed the strange expression on his face.

"Your Holiness, what happened?"

The cavalryman couldn't help but ask, his voice full of curiosity.

"Why do you look so... lonely?"

"I......"

Evangelista XI was about to speak but stopped, and then he tried to organize his words. Finally, he slowly uttered five words:

“I’ve become a meal replacement.”

After saying this, he did not wait for the confused cavalry to continue asking questions, and directly conveyed the command of the [Law]:

“[The Law] has commanded.”

"Select [Ernst Shivaash] as a saint."

Chapter 501 Yaer: The biggest crisis in God’s life!

January 1095, 1. Kjerag, Holy Mountain of Kalan, Holy Stone Square.

Echoing the exclamation made by Evangelista XI at the same time, Ernst indeed received so many gifts that if he wanted to move and unpack them now, he would probably have to spend most of the morning.

Needless to say, there were many gifts from Kjerag's colleagues in the government, such as a jewel ring from the Duke of Caster, a ceremonial sword from the Duke of Windermere, and a commemorative gold medal for the International Games from Grand Knight Casimir. The gifts were so dazzling that he felt a little embarrassed.

After all, Kjerag did give gifts to other countries, but most of them were Kjerag's specialties, such as the famous wines stored in the Snow Country Spring. They were also treasures in Kjerag, but compared with these things, they were somewhat less impressive.

Ernst could only comfort himself that the gift was small but the sentiment was great. After all, he was a man who only wore eight sets of clothes for four seasons. Even his beloved stove could only use biomass energy. He should not be too hard on himself. Besides, the recipients probably didn't think about making these gifts play any practical role.

It is worth mentioning that Ernst did not start Vina's "camel-beast" diplomacy immediately. After hearing in Rhodes Island that the operator named Jijing was gored by a camel-beast, Ernst decided to train more and try to select snow mountain camel-beasts with gentler personalities before considering sending them out.

Otherwise, whether or not they would be blocked by the quarantine regulations of various countries is one thing, but if a head of state were to be gored to death by a camel, that would be a real diplomatic accident.

Of course Ernst would not open the gift now, he had more important things to do.

At the beginning of the new year, according to Kjerag’s tradition, today is the holy hunting ceremony.

The leaders of the three major families will go to the hunting grounds in the Holy Mountain to hunt under the auspices of Manzhuyuan, and then perform a ceremony on the Holy Stone Square to thank the great god Yelagund for his protection in the past year. After the ceremony, a small buffet will be held on the Holy Stone Square, and the prey will be cooked by a special person so that everyone can enjoy a feast.

This was the process of the Holy Hunting Ceremony in previous years, but last year, the process changed slightly.

First, Kjerag established a central government agency for the first time outside the political structure of the three major families and the Manzhu Court. The new political structure allowed another participant in the Holy Hunting Ceremony. Although Ernst was a civilian official and was not good at fighting, and he did not hunt, he did participate in it. Second, it was because a certain snow leopard with ill intentions tried to stage a military coup during the Holy Hunting Ceremony. Even the military coup troops had been pulled down the mountain, waiting for Enthiotis's conspiracy to succeed. At a command, they would go up the mountain with swords and teach Actor, Latatos, and his own brothers and sisters, Ernst and Enya, a lesson.

Because of these unprecedented circumstances, the Holy Hunting Ceremony last year did not go so smoothly. Although Ernst finally managed to escape danger, and Yelagund did not directly pursue Enthiodis's rebellious behavior, not many people in Kjerag knew that a military coup was eliminated during the Holy Hunting Ceremony, but in the end, it was not smooth.

This year, with the further transformation of the three major families in Kjerag and the further weakening of their influence, although Ernst did not intend to directly cancel the holy hunting ceremony full of martial virtues, he also did not plan to participate in it personally.

He couldn't hunt, and when he went to the back mountain to hunt, he had to rely on Sister Enya to share the spoils with him, so that he wouldn't have his head shaved. He was a bit self-humiliating if he insisted on going. Moreover, he also needed to take care of the many foreign guests and tourists who came to visit the holy hunting ceremony this year.

There has to be someone who can stand up and explain Kjerag’s traditional culture to them, right?

Some people might think that it would be a bit of a loss for a prime minister of a country to come out in person to introduce the place to tourists and guests, but Ernst didn't care.

Going further back, Serbia's leader Vucic can say the famous saying "For my country, I can stand, sit, or even lie down." Going more recently, in order to attract tourists, the Zibo government of Shandong is also willing to stand up and endorse barbecue and Zibo culture, give policies and the green light. Going more recently, the producer of a game who jokingly became a "cyber ghoul" can also understand the nature of his game as a "service industry" and stand up for the player group of his game on public platforms such as Bilibili.

The government has put the five characters "Serve the People" on its signboard, and we have always emphasized the need to build a "service-oriented government". If this is beneficial to the development of Kjerag, can attract more tourists and investment, and create more foreign exchange, Ernst doesn't mind selling his face.

Of course, forget about selling the ditch, that thing hurts.

"The environment far away from natural disasters provides a unique advantage for the ecological protection of Kjerag. There are hundreds of wild animals in the valley of Kjerag. In the mountains, you can hear all kinds of calls."

Standing on the platform where the dedication ceremony would be held soon, Ernst introduced the ceremony to the many spectators who had purchased tickets to participate in the holy hunting ceremony.

Abolishing the rule that "during the holy hunting ceremony, the Kjerag people are prohibited from moving freely and outside guests are prohibited from approaching the holy mountain" and allowing guests and tourists to watch the holy hunting ceremony on site was the result of discussions between Ernst and the three major families.

But the Holy Mountain Square has a limit on the number of people that can enter it, and Ernst doesn't want any stampedes or crowds to happen here, so for foreign tourists who want to watch the ceremony on site, Ernst asked Enya to urge Manzhuyuan to sell tickets.

Of course, Ernst would not take the money. He would give it to Manzhuyuan 100% for its purchases, repairs, and daily expenses. Just think of it as earning some extra money for Manzhuyuan.

Enya was still a little hesitant at first, but after asking Yelagunde, Yelagunde said that he had no objection, so Enya didn't know what to say.

"(Ferocious roar)"

A roar came from the back mountain, and Ernst said:

"This is a horned beast."

"(A loud and long cry——)"

Ernst further introduced:

"This is the Kjerag Snow Mountain Great Feathered Eagle."

"Ernst, come here for a moment."

Kal'tsit's voice came from afar.

Ernst turned his head and whispered:

"Cheese Lynx."

Leaving the introduction to Vina temporarily, Ernst walked backstage and asked:

"Kelsey, how are you?"

Kelsey shook her head.

"Thanks to you, I'm fine now. Thank you for your concern."

"You're welcome."

Anyway, it was indeed thanks to me, so I feel a little unworthy of your thanks.

"What do you want to talk to me about? The dedication ceremony is about to begin."

"Ernst, didn't you notice?"

Kelsey said seriously. Ernst frowned:

"What did you find?"

This was what he was most dissatisfied with Kelsey. She sometimes spoke too much in rhetoric and radio waves. Ernst didn't know what she was saying or what she was going to say.

This time was the same. Kal'tsit started with an incomprehensible description:

"The earth and sky of Kjerag are shaking, and the ground veins are making abnormal noises. Several geologists from Rhodes Island returned to Rhodes Island this morning and brought back some puzzling research results. They found rock layers and stones in the mountains of Kjerag that do not belong to this era. But we know nothing about this situation."

Ernst: “….”

"Do you understand what I mean?"

Kelsey asked.

After a long silence, Ernst nodded:

"I think I understand. If you can explain to me a little bit, what are the rock layers and stones that do not belong to this era? What are the earth shaking and the strange sound of the earth veins?"

Those who know you will understand that you are talking about something very serious, while those who don’t know you might think that you are making a guest appearance in the next door [Great Existence]?

The Tiandihuangtilong, right? Singing with the earth veins?

Oh, it could also be the Venus goddess next door, [Mountains Shake, Stars’ Salary]!

The corners of Kal'tsit's mouth twitched. Don't you understand anything?

She took a deep breath, reworded her words, and then spoke:

"Kjerag is undergoing a change. Did you receive any warning from that...Yeragond?"

Warning?

Ernst frowned and shook his head.

He did not receive any news from Yelagund, nor did he notice any unusual changes.

But Kal'tsit didn't make sense to be so irrelevant. What was really going on with Kjerag? But he had just gone to Manzhuyuan to meet the great god Yelagund two days ago, and the head maid hadn't said anything at all.

Could it be that the old man felt that he could handle it, so he didn't tell him?

The more Ernst thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible. After all, Kjerag had never encountered a natural disaster. It was not that natural disasters only avoided this area, but that all natural disasters were blocked outside by the great god Yelagund.

But Yelagund never mentioned to the residents living in Kjerag when the natural disaster came. It seems that He never takes credit for it, but just silently makes contributions.

This time, the "mutation" that Kal'tsit mentioned was obviously somewhat different from the natural disaster, otherwise Kal'tsit would not have used such a vague term.

"What kind of mutation is it?"

Ernst asked. But Kelsey shook her head:

"I am not sure."

"Is it necessary to cancel the Holy Hunting Ceremony and subsequent activities?"

Ernst asked. He was not asking Kelsey, but asking himself.

After all, they had been planning for this holy hunting ceremony for quite some time, and if they interrupted it rashly, the losses that would be caused would be self-evident.

Since there was no warning from Lord Yelagund, it would be reasonable for the ceremony to continue.

But Ernst also had to consider the one in ten thousand possibility - that Lord Yelagund himself was unaware of the change?

"I will take care of your safety."

Ascalon emerged from the shadows and quietly promised. The meaning was obvious: you don't have to consider your own safety when deciding whether to continue this matter.

Although Ernst was not originally considering his own safety.

After thinking for a moment, Ernst took out the magic stone from his arms and was about to contact the great god Yelagund to inquire or warn of the situation.

After all, even if Ernst interrupted the ceremony, he still needed to consider this issue - if the mutation affected the entire Kjerag, then even if the crowd was evacuated, it would not make much sense. It would be better to gather together and, if necessary, start the airship to take people into the sky, or ask Yelagund and [Chronology] to take action.

But before he could open his mouth, Enya's somewhat puzzled voice sounded not far away.

"Kelsey, Ernst, what are you doing here?"

The Holy Hunt team is back.

As the host of the dedication ceremony, Enya came backstage first, followed by Yaer.

Yaer naturally noticed the magic stone in Ernst's hand. She looked at Ernst with some curiosity, then looked around, as if she was planning to find a place to quietly answer the phone.

But Ernst didn't expect to speak directly:

"Enya, something may have gone wrong with the Holy Hunting Ceremony."

In front of Enya and Yaer, Ernst translated what Kal'tsit had just said and repeated it again.

Enya's expression also became serious. She agreed with Ernst's opinion that human life should be the most important thing. She should indeed notify Yelagund of the matter first and prepare a contingency plan.

Yaer's expression was a little subtle.

Her face turned slightly red. Seeing that the two seemed to have reached a consensus, she quickly spoke up to dissuade them:

"No no no, don't terminate it."

"It's okay, Yelagund knows about this..."