The Holy See chose to launch a holy war at this time, and of course it had corresponding considerations.
One is that the Iberian War of the Dead has ended, and with the recovery of Sicily, the Holy See can withdraw its navy from the western seas and instead deploy it to the Aegean Sea to curb Constantinople's navy from leaving the port.
The second is the stance of the HRE Empire and the City of Olympia. As we all know, the HRE and the Holy See have never dealt with each other, and both sides want to fight for the dominance of the mainland. As for Olympia, the extraordinary city at the core of Orthodoxy, they are naturally more wary of the Holy See, and both sides even
Never sign a public agreement.
However, a certain daughter of the Shinra Emperor who could not stand up to him was good friends with a certain daughter of the Licinius family, and the granddaughter of the Lord of Olympia also had a good relationship with them. In recent years, the three parties had miraculously turned into enemies.
Of course, being friends is mainly due to the rampant paganism in the East and the West, but without this relationship, the reconciliation of the Christian camp will inevitably have many twists and turns.
Third, the trigger for this holy war was the Seljuk Empire's Emperor Suleiman's public declaration that he would transform Hagia Sophia into a domed temple.
This move is tantamount to shitting on the heads of all Christians, so that from Asia Minor to Ireland, from Africa to Scandinavia, all Christians are furious and want the pagans to pay the price with blood.
All internal and external troubles have been resolved, and the international environment is greatly favorable. If Innocent does not seize this opportunity, he will not be worthy of being the pope. Therefore, it is said that even the Anjou Dynasty and the Kingdom of West Francia, which have been fighting for many years, are under the support of believers.
At the request, he was forced to shelve the territorial disputes in the coastal areas and began to recruit Crusader knights vigorously.
Soon, the envoys from Olympia City stationed in Lusitania, under the orders of the city lord Appilios, found the returning Cyan Sword mercenary group:
"Your Majesty Theodora, Lord City Lord, please go to Olympia City as soon as possible..."
He took out the secret message from the city lord and handed it to Sheila with a bow.
Sheila took the secret letter, confirmed the integrity of the wax seal and the seal, then opened it and read it carefully, then handed it to Asker.
Asker was not polite, glanced at the contents of the letter, and then asked Sheila:
"Do you want to go to Fuguo?"
The envoy below's face changed slightly after hearing this. He didn't know why this guy dared to speak to Her Majesty Theodora in such a condescending tone. However, Sheila's next answer, which was like asking for instructions, made him even more stunned:
"if you can."
"Well." Asik pondered for a moment, "Then let's go."
Hey, Sheila feels something is wrong. The leader agreed too quickly, right? Didn’t he always want everyone to speed up their upgrades?
She looked at Medea in confusion, and Medea looked back with an intriguing look.
"So how do we get back?" Sheila asked. "Ship? Plane? Car?"
"After Mia becomes a demigod, we will teleport back." Ask said calmly.
Strange to say, during the half year abroad, all the members had completed the specialization of the remaining skills and were promoted to... However, the first person to understand the final skill and enter was not Eleanor, who had always been ahead in level.
But Mia.
In other words, all we need to do is find a day for Mia to sprint towards the demigod threshold. Once she breaks through, the team will have a demigod with space laws.
Just like when the red-haired Otto took everyone to the Abyss Gate in the northeastern ice field, he suddenly traveled thousands of kilometers with just a few seal coordinates skills... As Xiao Mia, who specializes in the law of black holes, in this regard
His ability will only be stronger than Otto's.
Regarding Mia's demigod breakthrough, Mier asked the Elf Queen Maya to provide some high-purity wizard stones to supplement Mia's spirituality.
Although the first four team members broke through to the demigods for fun, this does not mean that Mia's journey to the demigods must be easy, and preparations must be made.
During the preparation period, Medea often ran to find Asker late at night. Even though she would be kicked out every time, she would visit again shamelessly within a few days.
Although Miss Succubus thought she was doing it secretly and was not witnessed by anyone, Eleanor still noticed something strange about Medea through the occasional practice of diffusing the mist of will (she had the habit of training at night), and couldn't help but wonder.
stand up.
So she found Asker privately and asked Medea what she was doing with him every night.
Asker was silent after hearing this, not knowing what to say for a moment. Seeing that he was silent, Eleanor probably guessed some clues and remained silent.
Damn it! Some kind of bad emotion suddenly rose in his heart, and it felt like Eleanor would pull out the hatchet with her concentrated will in the next second and cut him into seven or eight pieces.
"After helping Sheila regain Constantinople, we will probably all be demigods." Asik suddenly changed the subject and said, "Then we will go fight the bronze dragon."
Sure enough, Eleanor's mind was immediately attracted. If Asker chose to be with Medea in the end, Eleanor asked herself that she could only wish them well. But at least she would be able to see the leader occasionally for the rest of her life, which is not bad to think about.
Happy (referring to joy in suffering).
However, if Asker never returns, then for the people in this world, it will be almost the same as death... no, it is worse than death. After all, the dead can be summoned by the necromancer, and leave the essence and nature of this world.
Being erased is no different.
"Ask." Finally, Knight Ji summoned up her courage and asked, "Can you..."
"You're not leaving, are you?" Asik smiled bitterly.
You're not the first to ask this question, and you probably won't be the last to ask it.
"No." Eleanor was heartbroken, but she could only mutter against her will, "Didn't I say it before? If you want to return to your hometown, I will support you..."
She lowered her head, letting her golden bangs cover her eyes, and closed her eyelids so hard that she was afraid tears would fall.
"Oh, I remembered." Asker also recalled that night on the balcony of Weisbach Palace, when Eleanor once said that she would support his decision to return home.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that only Nora and Eleanor in the team have expressed their willingness to accept his choice to go back?
But Nora probably made some kind of compromise out of no choice, which is inseparable from her own meek temper. And Eleanor is a girl who... dares to love and hate, and will never let go when she knows what is right or wrong.
, actually supported him to go back, which really surprised Aske.
As for whether Eleanor liked him or not, the deep kiss under the sea on the way to the Iberian Peninsula made it clear.
If the current relationship between Asker and Medea is about to deteriorate, then for this girl Eleanor, he only has pure pity and guilt.
well.
"If you can, do me a favor?" Ask asked.
"What are you busy with?" Eleanor wiped the corners of her eyes silently and raised her head.
"Well, it's when we fight the Bronze Dragon, or after we fight the Bronze Dragon." Asik whispered, "If someone in our team makes an abnormal, suspected betrayal move..."
"Please help me stop her."
Eleanor was slightly startled when she heard this, and then immediately remembered the "betrayal" prophecy made by Mia from the future when the ectoplasmic tree mutated, and couldn't help but said quickly:
"Ask, you mean..."
"I'm just saying what if." Ask looked out the window with some regret, looking at the end of Lusitania's endless sea of trees.