The presence of the Holy Church in the Royal City has always been very low. Except for festivals and fire rituals, they are basically nowhere to be found.
Archbishop Horus is also very low-key among the four leaders of the royal city. Many times, people cannot even remember that there is such a person.
But this is exactly what Horus wants.
The core of the Holy Church is to protect the fire, and its ultimate responsibility is to assist the king.
Becoming the shadow beside the king, being invisible when the king is strong, standing up when the king is weak, is the state that an archbishop should have.
Now, it has been twenty days since the king merged into the Holy Fire, and there is still no delay in the changes. This time the changes in the spiritual world have probably penetrated deep into the Sea of Origin, shaking the foundation of the Holy Fire.
What was originally thought to be a situation that would occur in three to five years has already occurred now.
The torch plan must be accelerated.
Horus thought.
We must obtain new seeds of the Holy Fire and strengthen the source of the Holy Fire in order to support this increasingly prosperous human race.
With this belief, he worked hard and took over all the daily affairs after the king entered the Holy Fire.
Trorian is a complex union. In its 1,300-year history, they have received many foreign human survivors. They have their own traditions, and some strange surnames and customs have also been brought in. But six hundred years ago, they never met any survivors.
Two hundred years ago, there was no communication with civilizations other than Trorian.
With one disaster after another, previous communication records are also lost.
Now Trorian has become the only light in the vast darkness.
Under this situation, many people's ideas have quietly changed. The previously unshakable will of fire has been doubted, and their belief in defeating darkness has been shaken. Some people are tired of fighting for the glory of fire and huddle in the Dead End Mountains.
The trend of enjoying a comfortable life gradually expanded.
They even feel that 100 million people are too many and that the territory of a thousand miles is too big. They can shrink a little further and kill half of the people to ensure Trorian's eternal peace and their status will never be shaken.<
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In this case, Wang's tendency to expand was strongly opposed by them, and Wang's attempts to gather more resources to prepare for further expansion were hated by them.
The Fanxing Town expedition team that demonstrated the feasibility of outward expansion became a thorn in their side.
After Horus took over the king's daily affairs, he deeply felt the huge resistance from all aspects, and this resistance became particularly strong after losing the pressure of the king's prestige.
Horus felt unable to do many things, and many times, his orders could not even leave the Holy Fire Sacrifice.
Horus tried every means to change this situation, but with little success.
Every day when I open my eyes, I see all kinds of bad news.
Negative and dark emotions gathered in his heart, making him just want to kill all these troublesome guys. At this moment, he got an unexpected and huge surprise.
Rhodes occupied Fanxing Town, ignited the fire of Fanxing Town, and took the first step of development.
The news was so sudden, like a dream.
After Horus repeatedly confirmed its authenticity, ecstasy overwhelmed him like a tsunami. He made up his mind in an instant to immediately incorporate Star Town into Trorian's territory.
And Rhodes is the official defender of Fanxing Town, and no one can stop him.
However, in the Supreme Council, he once again encountered strong resistance.
Opponents led by Talinas and Manolo Bana strongly opposed this, believing that they only occupied the main body of Fanxing Town and did not clear the nearby areas and establish an effective defense system.
Once there is any movement in the darkness, the fire in Fanxing Town will be extinguished quickly.
This is an unstable and contested area, not Trollian territory at all.
At the same time, they also believe that with Rhodes' current qualifications, he is not suitable to control the super-large true silver veins under Fanxing Town, and should be taken back to the Royal City.
Of course, in order to make up for his losses and commend his achievements, he can be compensated with 5,000 silver cords.
Manolo Bana said rather kindly: "This is equivalent to half of his weekly salary."
Horus barely restrained his rioting psychic powers.
The Royal City has clearly investigated all the resource points within two thousand miles nearby. The super-large true silver-rich vein under Fanxing Town has an annual output of at least 7 billion silver cords, which is equivalent to one-fifth of the entire Trorian. Proposing five thousand silver ropes as compensation is simply humiliating!
But despite Horus's arguments, the Supreme Council has never been their home court. If the king is there, his prestige can suppress most objections, but now that the king is trapped in the Holy Fire, Horus alone cannot control the situation.
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Just when Horus was about to despair, someone in the group of elders suddenly spoke.
"I think that for Trorian to exist to this day, strict internal rules and order are indispensable. If a person loses the constraints of the rules and only relies on instinct to act, wouldn't he be like a monster? Before the expedition, the Supreme Council
We made an agreement with the king, and now we can break it just because one side has achieved an unexpected victory?"
Horus looked at the speaker in surprise. It was Elder Greer. He was the previous commander of the city defense army. His overly conservative thinking made him hate any uncertain risk-taking behavior. He has always been a staunch opponent of expansion plans. This
Why did you suddenly speak to them this time?
The latter nodded slightly to Horus and showed a friendly smile.
Horus also quickly responded with a cracking smile.
The faces of Manolo Bana and others darkened, and they reluctantly explained: "This is for the benefit of the royal city. Individuals are not suitable to hold such a huge wealth."
There was a sneer from the elders, and another elder said: "Master Gula, what you say is inappropriate, isn't it? There has never been such an article in the laws of the royal city. Besides, we also have emergency regulations, and personal wealth is at risk.
I will also donate to the Royal City from time to time. Isn’t this equivalent to the money of the Royal City? It is just temporarily stored with him.”
The opponents all realized that something was wrong. How could the elders, who had always been biased towards them, change so much?
The chief justice came to Vale and said hurriedly: "Elder Brynden, of course I agree with your opinion, but Rhodes is too young. He has no family, no heirs, or even a legal wife. If he controls this wealth, it may cause harm to mankind.
Unnecessary loss, we are doing this for his sake."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone started to object.
"Who said he doesn't have a wife? He is the preparatory partner of Guardian Qingyu and has been approved by the king."
Laiweier sneered: "Oh? Are you talking about the candidate for the king who has 367 potential partners?"
The opponents suddenly became energetic.
"Yes, although there is no provision in the law, our king should have basic moral integrity. A woman who is so careless and addicted to physical desires is not suitable to be a king at all."
"Lord Jon is the qualified next candidate!"
Bang!
The first elder, Armando, knocked on the table hard, and his old voice echoed in the hall.
"Quiet! Today's discussion is not about the inheritance of fire. It is strictly forbidden to bring up such matters in irrelevant situations. Anyone who strays from the topic will be severely punished."
There was a temporary silence in the Supreme Council.
One of the three supreme consuls and one of the leaders of the opponents, Tallinas coughed and said:
"Elders, we do not oppose for the sake of opposition. There must always be critics in any matter. This is also the freedom that the king promised to create for us. If there is no voice of criticism, then silence will be a crime, and the royal city will be
We will return to an era that was too harsh to breathe. We have proven with facts that too strict control cannot improve the combat effectiveness of human beings. Everyone has a different soul and needs a free environment to bring out their best.
Potential."
Elder Brynden said in a deep voice: "Talinas, we all know this, please tell us the key points."
Talinas said seriously: "Rhodes' victory is not his victory, but Lord Theodore's victory. He just used the soul ripples left by Theodore to steal Lord Theodore's victory.
, Therefore, the ownership of this true silver vein should belong to Lord Theodore. Since Lord Theodore is deceased and has no direct relatives, it should be managed by the Royal City on his behalf."
"Yes!"
Manolo Bana continued: "Lord Theodore's soul ripple is so powerful that it has reached the level of a strategic-level weapon in the Royal City. Rhodes's misuse of it obviously violated the rules for the use of strategic-level weapons and caused great losses to the Royal City.
, he should be held accountable for abusing strategic-grade weapons, and he should be ordered to hand over all the soul ripples left by Lord Theodore."
Horus shouted angrily: "Nonsense! You are just attacking a rising human star just for your pitiful private property..."
Talinas said expressionlessly: "Lord Horus, do you want to silence the voice of criticism? Only allow us to sing praises, right?"
"No, I..."
"Then please point out what is wrong with what we said."
Horus was suddenly stuck.
Of course, the Holy Fire Plan cannot be proposed publicly. Therefore, Theodore's final soul message cannot be made public either. In this way, many things will be difficult to explain.
However, just when he was running out of words, there was a voice of opposition among the elders.
Elder Patrick said: "Talinas, the soul ripples separated by the magic essence holder using the magic cannot be simply regarded as a strategic weapon. Otherwise, wouldn't the soul of the magic master be a super strategic weapon?
This violates basic human principles!"
Elder Boros said: "Furthermore, unless there is a conjuration master of the same level, the soul ripple cannot be transferred. Lord Theodore is deceased, and there is no conjuration master of the same level as him in the royal city."
Elder Viserys said: "Rhodes met Lord Theodore at the last moment and was able to let Lord Theodore pass on his soul ripples. This is obviously the inheritance given to him by Theodore. According to the inheritance principle, the soul ripples are the property of ownership.
What Rhodes owns personally, how he uses it is his own freedom."
For the first time, Horus experienced the power of numbers.
The strong opposition among the elders made the first elder Armando hesitate.
And when an elder whispered something in Armando's ear, Armando also changed his mind, stood up and formally announced.
"Rhodes opened up a new territory for mankind and obtained new fire. According to the ancient rules and the king's agreement, Fanxing Town is Trolian's territory that cannot be given up. Rhodes officially serves as the defender of Fanxing Town.
He is fully responsible for all affairs in Fanxing Town, and because he belongs to the pioneers, he is officially granted the qualification to form a war group."
The first elder is the highest level person after the king. At some times, even the king’s words are not as effective as his.
That's how things settled.
Everyone replied in unison: "Yes, Your Excellency the First Elder."
Armando turned and left the hall, leaving the remaining details to the people below.
The opponents also left with gloomy faces.
A large group of elders rushed up and held Horus's hand with smiles on their faces.
"Congratulations, Your Excellency the Archbishop, we have selected a capable general."
"You are worthy of the name of a new star."
"Although he is young, he does things decently and has a deep sense of justice. I believe that the True Silver Mine will be put to better use in his hands."
"No, no, Elder Patrick, this is Fanxing Town. Fanxing Town will develop faster and quickly become a prosperous human settlement."
"Yes, you are right."
"We have already helped him think of a name for the war group. According to his firepower, let's call it the Black Rice Bucket Chapter."
"Haha, this is a good name."
"By the way, how to divide the ownership of Fanxing Town?"
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"At the twelfth defense zone, isn't Guardian Qingyu his fiancée?"
"Yes, that's right. With his achievements, His Excellency Qingyu should give him a position in the palace. No matter how many royal wives there are, they should be managed by him."
In a series of compliments, Horus made the only useful suggestion.
"The name of his battle group should be called the Black Battle Group."
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Rhodes quickly received the official appointment from Wangcheng.
Only now did he understand that the defender is the highest position in a town.
The mayor can only be regarded as the deputy who handles routine affairs, and the consul is just the manager of the deputy.
Also arriving at the same time as the official appointment was a long letter from Horus.
Horus wrote a lot of things in the letter, but the main idea was to let him stick to Fanxing Town, stabilize the situation, gain a firm foothold, lay a solid foundation, and never act rashly to avoid losing the hard-won results. p>
He also warned him that the king could not provide help for some reasons, and he had to rely on himself for everything. The wind direction in the king's city was very strange, so he should be careful.
But Rhodes is not worried. The most difficult first step has been taken, and he will have many ways to tie the big shots in the royal city to him.
When the interests of all parties are aligned, everything is easy to handle.
The trouble now is in the dream.
The existence called the Old Lord is still invading the dreamland. The Book of Knowledge wanders around the obelisk worriedly every day, and goes to the Star Square from time to time to check the trajectory of the stars.
But unfortunately, the trajectory of the stars moves very slowly, and the last short distance to the moment when the stars shine may be longer than imagined.
Divinity must wait until the stars shine before it can be obtained through dreams.
Rhodes once asked the Book of Knowledge what divinity is, and the Book of Knowledge’s answer was:
"The power of dreams."
This makes Rhodes even more curious about what kind of existence dreams are.
You must know that the term "dream" is just a pronoun. Its original text is a string of incomprehensible words. Rhodes just directly translated this line of text into "dream".
The Book of Knowledge told him that dreams must have more divinity in order to resist such invasions, strengthen the suppression of invaders, fly faster in the spiritual world, and have stronger purification capabilities.
What Rhodes has done so far is enough to obtain a lot of divinity, but what makes him anxious is that the stars have not returned to their positions, and the dreamland cannot obtain this power.
This made Rhodes realize that there is some very profound connection between dreams and the stars.
But the stars in this world don't seem to be the same thing as the stars he understands. They have some kind of strange mysterious power and can affect everything in the world in some incomprehensible way.
The existence of the sun and the moon is even more incredible. They are completely different from the common sense that Rhodes is familiar with.
For example, there is no time difference and no relative position. No matter from any direction, the position of the sun in the sky will never change, and night will always be night. It does not mean that it is day in another area.
It is elusive and difficult to understand.
Moreover, the sun and moon can not only affect the physical world, but also the spiritual world.
In these two worlds, the time is also the same, without a one-second difference.
The trouble for Rhodes now is that in order to leave the River of Eternal Death and the Abyss of Darkness as soon as possible and reach the City of Disorder, they chose an unsafe route. During the flight, the dream bubble disturbed many people who were silent in the depths of the spiritual world.
Unknown existence.
This phenomenon is especially obvious at night.
Dreamland will be pursued by many spiritual monsters. Rhodes must stay in front of the Light Platform and manually operate the dream bubble to get rid of their pursuit.
It wasn't until late at night that he had time to lie down on the rocking chair and take a nap.
At first, Rhodes was relatively relaxed, but with the arrival of formal appointments and the arrival of a large number of miners, countless events came to the fore.
This time he was very tired, and the Book of Knowledge told him that it would take at least twenty days for them to reach the City of Disorder.
In other words, these twenty days are his dangerous period.