The Principality of Narcissus, the Land of Protagoras, and the Port of Basel.
Aiwass, wearing a luxurious black and red papal robe, slowly came down from the elven warship holding a corona scepter.
His long golden hair has returned to shoulder length, and his emerald green gem-like eyes are extremely bright. A large emerald green gem is also revealed on the chest of his robe. The papal robe is basically black, but it has a deep color.
Red and bright gold thorn decoration.
As for the corona scepter in Aiwass's hand...it was originally a decorative scepter that "looks very cool, but is not that strong". But now it looks just right when paired with Aiwass's black and red robe -
—At least the style of painting fits perfectly.
At this moment Aiwass just got off the boat, and people immediately knew that he was a big shot.
——The warship behind him is also proof.
"This is the Narcissus Principality..."
Aiwass sighed: "This is really my first time here."
Aiwass did not take the passenger ship this time - presumably the Theocracy did not dare to let their pope take the ship.
That would be somewhat dangerous. In this world where "taboos" exist deep in the sea, even for fifth-level extraordinary beings, the sea is also dangerous. Not only is it endless as far as the eye can see, there is no shelter or hiding place.
space, and may be attacked by the sea monsters sleeping at the bottom of the sea at any time.
Those are all monsters starting from the fifth level!
The ship Aiwass was on was the same type of warship that Helechin took when he went to Avalon Island. It was made of beautiful crimson, and its material was taken from giant trees. There were also a large number of inlaid inlays around the hull.
Each piece of gold and ruby is close to one square meter in area, and the number is close to two hundred pieces - of course, it cannot be a naturally produced ruby, but a large artificial ruby synthesized using classical alchemy.
These rubies, which look like solar panels, are the "artillery" of the Theocracy's warships. It itself is an energy shield and can also be activated and fired at any angle.
This ship is called the "Cruel Preacher" and comes from ancient technology before the birth of Candle Sky and the establishment of the Theocracy.
Those weapons were dismantled from Helechin's ship. After all, the Theocracy was still in a peaceful state of permanent neutrality at that time, and the warships would certainly not be allowed to enter the territory of the giant kingdom Alktos - that would be a threat to the Alk people.
of disrespect.
——Arc, is the scientific name of the giant. This is the new knowledge Aiwass learned from the Theocracy... It is the true history that is impossible to learn in Avalon anyway.
Just as it is impossible for dwarves to call themselves dwarves because they cannot see how short they are; it is impossible for giants to call themselves giants. In the giant language, they call themselves "Arc". This noun
Translated into Elvish, it means "people of the earth" or "sons of the earth", and the giant king is actually the "king of the earth" - this is why they have a "royal family", but no other "nobles" and "fiefs".
On the one hand, this is because the giants do not yet have a feudal system, but the more important reason is... In the culture of the giants, the giant king is not the "king of the country of giants", but the "master of this land", and he is granted this
The identity of the giants is naturally "the highest heaven that conquered the earth". The other giants are "born from the earth".
In the creation myth of the giants, the giants were born because the supreme sky was hungry and thirsty, but because of its incomparable power, no descendant of any race could withstand his power, so he sunk the extremely solid earth. Its essence penetrated into the earth.
Inside, the pregnant and uplifted earth appeared in the world - that is, the volcano.
The first batch of giants were born from volcanoes, so they were always angry and dangerous like volcanoes. Therefore, giants were born with the power of fire and earth.
This is why in the King's Court of Giants, the icon of the Supreme Heaven has such an exposed posture.
The royal bloodline is the first group of people to open their eyes and communicate with the highest heaven. Therefore, they are the eldest brothers of all giants. According to the tradition of giants respecting their elders, the royal family is the oldest giant. Therefore, it naturally has the strongest power.
and power.
Although in the eyes of humans, giants are barbaric, crazy and bloodthirsty... However, in the eyes of elves, giants are also another race that is equal to all races. They have their own culture and language, and they also have their own feelings about their race.
Cognition, has its own political system...
The Theocracy will eventually be completely hostile to the giants, partly because the giants regard the elves as imaginary enemies and actively prepare for war, and partly because Carstenin was killed by the giants.
The trigger of this incident was that the elves living on Avalon Island were massacred by giants.
Avalon Island is not an island where only giants exist. Before the Supreme Heaven created these giants, it was originally a paradise where snake people, elves and a few winged people lived. There were also some witches and fairies living here. Later, because of the giants
They would always steal the eggs of snakemen and harpies to eat, and they would also catch snakemen and harpies to eat. They could not defeat these giants, so they moved away after a few battles.
The elves respect the traditions of the giants - because there are differences between herbivores and carnivores in this world, and harpies and snake-men prey on each other. "Don't eat animals that can talk" is part of the teachings of the Nine Pillars.
But not all races have the need to abide by it. Natural elimination and the law of the jungle is also a kind of order in the wilderness. The elves only need to watch and adjust.
For example, if the snakemen and harpies still remain on the island of Avalon, the elves will work hard to prevent them from becoming extinct.
But since they left, the elves no longer paid attention to the giants. They just warned them not to go too far.
However, it may be related to the fact that after the Supreme Heaven defeated the sky-eating giant Nibiru, he devoured his divine body. The giants also had extremely strong appetites, which made them repeatedly offend the elves.
In the end, these elves chose to completely oppose the giants and began a long war - but before the confrontation, they cut off from the Theocracy, indicating that their actions had nothing to do with the Theocracy.
Those elves don't want to live in the Theocracy because they are more aggressive, cruel and radical than their docile and quiet brethren.
They originally thought that their technology was far ahead of the giants, but they underestimated the giants' bravery and power. "Country Destroyer" and "City Breaker" were born from the last battle between the giants and these elves isolated overseas.
The eternal pioneer "Carstenning" of Sizhu was summoned to the material world - he was also a giant, but he devoutly believed in Sizhu. He killed the giants who caused the massacre, and then lived in Kasten for a long time.
Stenning Temple, keeping watch over his raging kin.
The people of power can only be persuaded by stronger power. After witnessing the extremely powerful "Carstenning", the Alk people gradually became more honest.
They established a country and gradually established a gathering place. Although the giants were still devouring other races, they had begun to use "civilized" methods such as trading or breeding, and no longer waged wars externally. They gradually became smarter. And when the Theocracy warned
When punishing them, they became obedient... So there were discussions and disputes among the elves on how to deal with the giants.
After all, there is no distinction between good and evil in the way of dedication.
It is precisely because Carstenin has not been stabbed to death in the back that Helechin needs to personally collect evidence of the giant's crimes. He will collect evidence to show that the mainstream voice within the Theocracy is not to start a war - similarly, he can risk
Risking their lives to collect evidence of crimes shows that there are still many forces within the Theocracy that are hostile to giants!
Now Aiwass can be sure that if Helechin had directly driven the heavily armed Theocracy warship "Cruel Preacher" to Avalon...he wouldn't even have to die at all.
This ship can even give him a faint sense of threat, which means that its firepower is absolutely fatal to at least fourth-level extraordinary beings and below. It can even cause fatal damage to fifth-level extraordinary beings.
Its range is very long. Its beam can directly cover a distance of more than 20 kilometers. Enemies within this range will be targeted and tracked by the attack of the fourth-level spell "Scorching Ray" that is extended and enhanced. The maximum simultaneous attack
The number of people targeted depends on the number of divine spellcasters controlling this spellcasting unit, and tracking also depends on manual skills... If you focus the attack, nearly a hundred ruby lenses can attack the same static target at the same time.
And it itself is also an extremely powerful altar of divine magic. The long-range spellcasting gain can cover a diameter of more than fifty kilometers - which can cover almost half a city.
With it, Heleqin's followers will have a place to use without having to go ashore to fight.
If their group of people did not come ashore, Heleqin would not have to stay in the human gathering place for a long time to wait for supplies.
He was walking alone, with Pegasus by his side, and his movements were extremely fast. Just like Aiwass did in that ceremony - the giant couldn't catch up with him at all.
Although the original Yi Tiansi himself had wings and could fly, the giants created by the Supreme Sky were also unable to fly. This was their fatal flaw... Any humanoid individual without the ability to teleport across space or the ability to fly would have a maneuvering speed of
It won't be very strong, this is determined by the laws of nature. Unless smashing all the obstacles along the way is considered a kind of displacement.
And with artillery cover, Heleqin could retreat at any time and come back after reorganizing.
After all, this is the most powerful warship in the Theocracy. It is the firepower that the elves used to fight against ancient monsters such as monsters, sea monsters, and dragons.
After the end of the war era, only three "Cruel Preachers" remained. One of them was the one destroyed by Herchin, and this was the other one. It was a frigate dispatched by more than two cardinals when they traveled.
As for the more powerful "Oathbreaker" type, due to its high maintenance costs, all had been demolished before the birth of mankind... Many technologies have been lost today, but fortunately there are copies preserved. But even with Aihua
Despite Si's order, it would be quite difficult to rebuild it again.
There is not a single "sailor" in the true sense of the word on this ship. The eighty crew members are all at least third-level priests. There are also six papal guards traveling with them.
They all stay on the battleship and are ready for action at any time.
Aiwass also finally realized how terrifying the elves with abundant martial virtues are...
And this time traveling with Aiwass was another cardinal.
"I visited here six hundred and forty-one years ago."
Cardinal Galatea's cold voice came: "Do you need me to be your guide?"
The girl with a temperament like snow and long pure white hair has no expression on her face, just like a doll.
She is the representative of the Twin Mirror, the only structural cardinal of the Theocracy. As the leader of the Monument Restoration Association, when she heard that Aiwass planned to visit an Amber Age ruins, she expressed her strong desire to come.
.
"...Then it's not necessary."
Aiwass was a little helpless.
Six hundred years have passed, and even the terrain here has probably changed...