The sounds of several explosions came from a corner of Thunder City.
Several figures rushed into the sky, and then there were waves of collisions of various magical arts in the distance; the magical spell released by one of the alchemists who was good at flames was like fireworks in the sky.
"Release all the innocent people imprisoned or we won't end."
"Evil heretic, Thunder Temple will not tolerate your presumption."
"Stop them."
"The second-in-command is coming."
But soon, two of the alchemists died and one escaped.
This is the Kingdom of Leize after all.
Things like this have been happening all over the Leize Kingdom recently, and there are even alchemists controlling various strange alchemical creations to attack the temple.
From time to time, there are sounds of explosions in Thunder City, or fires may burn the workshops or the sky giant's prayer hall to ashes.
The Thunder Temple's suppression of the divine servants of the Iva Temple gradually extended to those ordinary workshop alchemists.
Moreover, the trend of this dispute is becoming more and more intense and escalating.
Most of the alchemy workshops inside and outside Thunder City have stopped working. The Kingdom of Leize originally mobilized the extraordinary army to the core hinterland of the kingdom to suppress the priests, heretics, and heretics of the Iva Temple.
However, because the White Tower Alchemy Alliance transferred two alchemy legions to the border of Leize Kingdom, most of the extraordinary legions of Leize Kingdom had to be transferred back.
Therefore, there is not enough power to suppress the chaos that continues to break out one after another.
And what's even more worrying is.
Friction is also occurring on the border. The White Tower Alchemy Alliance's condemnation is becoming more and more intense, and there are even signs that war is about to break out.
The White Tower Alchemy Alliance questioned the Leize Kingdom, demanding an explanation for a series of recent measures and decrees; while the Leize Kingdom accused the White Tower Alchemy Alliance of provoking a conspiracy, and they would never compromise on their threat of force.
This situation is very interesting.
The Leize Kingdom relies on the protection of the Sky Titan. Even if the White Tower Alchemy Alliance is very powerful, it will suffer several big losses in the Leize Kingdom just like the Ten Thousand Snakes King's Court did before.
The White Tower Alchemy Alliance really didn't dare to start a war, because Apostle Olan and the alliance's governor demanded that they absolutely not start a war, because the gods of Leize Kingdom really were "blessing" them at this moment.
The two sides maintain such a strange balance.
It was a mess inside, and the borders were tense, but no one really dared to fight; because one side was too confused, and the other side was too clear.
As the "Sky Witch" of the Thunder Temple, Liz also knew about this situation.
In the temple.
The snake girl, who was wearing white clothes to cover her graceful figure, was also a little distressed. If this situation continued, the Witch's Festival would never be able to start.
Although life is very good now, Liz's desire to become a real witch is getting stronger and stronger.
The witch pre-selection is not a real witch after all.
Liz looked at the battle of powerful men in the distance, which ended not long after it started.
There was worry in her eyebrows, as well as disgust for those alchemists.
Why do these guys refuse to get out of the place where the giant god in the sky worships? Why do they insist on blocking the arrival of the god's power and preventing themselves from becoming witches?
The waiter in formal dress came forward and stood behind Liz respectfully and said.
"Your Highness the Witch."
"The painting you want has been sent over and is now placed in your bedroom."
A painter presented a painting, which was a copy of "The Lost Kingdom" by Master Suinhall Breeman.
The original work of this painting is a mural placed in the Temple of the Fire Protector, so naturally it cannot appear here.
The worry on Liz's face disappeared, and her eyes showed expectation.
"Already brought it over?"
"Hurry up, take me over there and take a look."
Liz hurried to her bedroom and saw that a wide work had been placed there, occupying part of the wall.
There are clouds in the corners of the painting, making people feel that they are right in front of their eyes.
The top is a light with dreamy and sacred colors, which makes people feel out of reach.
Between the light and the clouds is an ancient city.
She walked over.
As we continue to get closer, it feels like we are walking into the sacred light and into the dreamy clouds little by little.
She had never seen such a gorgeous painting, and it was the first time she saw what the Kingdom of Gods said by the divine servants of the Thunder Temple was like.
Through this painting, you can feel the prosperity of this city. The creator seems to have put all his pride, piety, and longing for this city into the painting.
Liz opened her lips slightly, her eyes full of shock.
"The lost kingdom, the kingdom where God dwells."
"Yes, this is the kingdom of the sky giant."
She immediately turned around and asked the waiter behind her.
"only……"
"Why is it called the Lost Kingdom?"
The waiter thought for a moment and replied: "Perhaps a long time ago, gods and humans lived together in this kingdom of the sky."
"It's just that now, there are only gods left there."
Liz was very happy to hear this: "So after I become a witch, that country will no longer be a lost country?"
The waiter replied: "It should be like this, Your Highness the Witch."
Liz looked at the painting, and the waiter stood quietly behind her.
Suddenly, the waiter collapsed to the ground.
Liz heard the movement and turned around in confusion.
She saw a familiar figure in her bedroom, Gamer who was wanted and sought by the entire Leize Kingdom and Thunder Temple.
"It's you, what do you want to do, you lunatic?"
Liz backed away in horror and leaned against the wall, beneath the imitation of "The Lost Kingdom".
The calmness that he had the last time he saw Gamel was completely gone.
Because lately everyone has been telling her that she is a crazy heretic.
tell her.
The opponent's hands are covered in blood, and he is carrying out an evil conspiracy.
After hearing more stories, she began to feel that Gamer was scheming and evil, which was completely different from what she had seen and imagined.
Liz wanted to shout loudly, but Gamel raised his finger, and she lost her voice.
A voice came into Liz's mind, and Gamer used the magic of spiritual communication.
"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."
Gamer said the same thing last time, but Liz was even more scared.
"I'm here to make a deal with you, a deal to end the strife."
This time Gamel did not say anything big, and he no longer tried to convince the witch or anyone.
At this point, there is no point in saying anything.
Liz shouted loudly in her heart, but she was still a bit angry and angry. The magic of spiritual communication retransmitted Liz's voice to Gamer.
"The apostles of the Sky Titan will not make any deals with heretics, let alone be threatened by you."
Gamer walked up to Liz: "Do you really want to start a war with the White Tower Alchemy Alliance?"
“Do you really want this dispute to continue until it reaches the point where it can’t be ended?”
Gamer looked at Liz with complicated eyes. Others looked at her with admiration, but Gamer's eyes were filled with sympathy.
He said to Liz: "You actually want to end it, but you don't think you can stop it like this."
"Everyone needs a reason."
Gamer came to the side and sat down, putting away his tail.
He looked at the witch's wine glass, as well as the extravagant decorations and daily necessities in the palace.
You know that Liz is no longer the fisherman she once was.
People will change.
Gamer looked at the gorgeous bronze mirror and his own figure in the mirror.
He showed a smile. In Gamer's eyes, it was just an ordinary smile.
But in Liz's eyes, that smile was extremely evil.
"The impious villain Gamel lost his faith and was bewitched by the evil abyss. He destroyed Her Highness the Witch's ship and wanted to trigger a war between the Lei Ze Kingdom and the White Tower Alchemy Alliance."
"A fallen man wanted to cause a dispute between two countries and wanted to please the evil gods in the disaster; as for everything that originally happened, it was just a misunderstanding."
"How about a reason like that?"
Liz's eyes were full of fear and confusion.
She looked at Gamer seriously and did not dare to speak.
She didn't know whether what Gamel said was true or a joke.
Gamer also thoughtfully considered the next things for "Sky Witch" Liz.
"The conspiracy of the fallen man Gamel was discovered by the Sky Witch, and he was eventually killed by Her Highness the Witch."
"Her Highness the Witch, the apostle of the Sky Titan, issued a decree to resolve this misunderstanding."
"After these things, the servants of God Iva have found it difficult to gain a foothold in the Leize Kingdom, and Olandu, the apostle of God Ivar, has been calling all the servants of God to return to the Land of the Rising Sun."
"As long as you release those arrested due to 'misunderstandings,' this dispute will be over."
Gamer looked at Liz, and this time he changed his name.
"Your Highness the Witch!"
It's just that when he spoke of Her Highness the Witch, there was no respect, but a plain direct statement.
"In this way, in the eyes of everyone, your identity as a witch becomes even more unshakable. You saved a war that was about to break out and guided this country onto the right path."
"You have protected the faith of the giant god in the sky and the place of his belief."
"All will praise your good name."
Gamer could feel the other person's heart, and Liz's heart was moved.
He stood up and walked past the witch.
"so."
"This dispute is completely over."
Gamer is not afraid that Liz will not do this. Even if the "Sky Witch" does not do this, the Chief Divine Attendant of the Thunder Temple and His Majesty the King will make everything he says come true.
Because now the entire Leize Kingdom is feeling tremendous pressure from both internal and external sources, and is trying to find a solution, but is stuck there and cannot let go.
And now, Gamer is the best step, a ladder sent directly to them.
King Lei Ze relieved the pressure, the chief divine attendant expelled the faith of God Iva, and Her Highness the Witch consolidated her identity.
This is truly a perfect win-win situation.
Gamer raised his head, looked at the imitation of "The Lost Kingdom", and stared at the country deep in the sea of clouds.
"And your Highness, you can also go..."
"The kingdom of God you believe in."
At this time, Liz suddenly asked Gamel: "Do you think I am a witch?"
Gamer looked up at the painting, with his back to Liz.
He didn't say yes or no, but asked Liz instead.
"We've come this far."
"You're still okay, aren't you?"
"Can you accept that you are not a witch?"
Liz didn't get the answer she wanted, but Gamel suddenly moved.
Gamer took a deep breath.
Suddenly he took out the dagger that killed the old godly servant. His fingers trembled, then with a look on his face, he pierced his chest directly.
He fell under the wide painting, hunched over and struggling continuously, like a prawn.
He pulled out the dagger with all his strength, turned over, and lay in the corner. He gasped for a few breaths and then lost his breath.
"ah!"
This was the first time Liz saw a dead person.
She had never seen such a scene before, and she could not understand what Gamer did.
From her perspective, Gamer is a complete madman.
She could only scream in horror and keep retreating. When she retreated, she even touched the bloody dagger, which made her voice become louder in fear.
People outside rushed in and saw this scene immediately.
"Protect Your Majesty the Witch."
"There are attackers."
Someone turned Gamel's body over, and those present immediately recognized his identity.
"It's him?"
"It's that Gamer, the guy who's plotting behind the scenes."
"Your Majesty the Witch, you killed him, killed this villain."
"Sky Witch" Liz took a long time to calm down. She looked at the people around her talking and the strange eyes looking at her. She didn't understand how Liz, who had not really become a witch, killed Gamel.
At this time, she stood up.
"He is not an alchemist, he is an evil man who was seduced and corrupted by the abyss."
"He wants to provoke a war between the Leize Kingdom and the White Tower Alchemy Alliance, and he also wants to bewitch me."
"Fortunately, I noticed it in advance, so I used the power of God to kill the evildoer."
At this time, everyone suddenly realized that the look in the eyes of "Sky Witch" Liz completely changed, and everyone prostrated and worshiped on the ground devoutly.
"This must be the guidance of the giant god in the sky."
"The witch has felt the will of the gods."
"The evil spirits of the abyss have nowhere to hide under the gaze of God's apostle."
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There was a lot of discussion in Thunder City.
Because an explosive news came out from the temple and has been confirmed.
The person who played tricks to stir up disputes, the person who blocked the Witch's Sacrifice, turned out to be an evildoer who was seduced by the abyss.
As long as the name of the abyss is added to any bad thing, it seems that it is not strange.
The people of Leize Kingdom hung Gamel, this evil corpse, on the execution platform, which looked extremely terrifying.
This scenario seems to be more solid, and he is an evil person from the abyss.
"It turns out that Gamer is an abyss evil criminal." People under the execution platform pointed at the corpse, with fear, excitement and curiosity.
"I knew this matter was not simple. There must be a conspiracy behind it. I didn't expect it to be the Abyss Order." The history of the birth of the Abyss is very late compared to those ancient myths, but many people may not know those myths, but they must know it.
The infamous abyss.
"This group of evil people have actually extended their claws to us." When the Abyss Cult was mentioned, everyone felt fear in their hearts.
Under the witch's command, a large number of divine servants, alchemists, workshop owners, businessmen, and heretics who were imprisoned due to disputes were released.
But they were immediately expelled from Thunder City and were not allowed to stay in Lei Ze Kingdom.
When these people passed under the execution platform, they looked at Gamel's body with disgust and hatred.
"Pooh!"
"Depraved people with shaky beliefs are lucky enough to become God's servants."
"It's all because of this guy that all our hard work over the years has been lost."
"The abyss is really everywhere and does evil everywhere."
Abyss has done all kinds of evil things and provoked all kinds of disasters and disputes.
But this time.
They really want to say that they really don't.
The night was getting dark, and the night breeze blew over the execution platform, gently shaking the heavy corpse.
The wooden shelf made a creaking sound, which looked extremely scary in the night.
Suddenly, wisps of fire emanated from the corpse and ran into the distance.
In a distant town outside the city, a figure stood quietly on the hillside.
Oran stood here, holding a silver mysterious flower in his hand.
A flower that only blooms in the kingdom of the God of Desire and Alchemy - the Cup of Desire.
A few wisps of flames came through the night sky in the distance and fell on the hillside.
Oran seemed to be welcoming the other party back.
"came back."
Oran raised the cup of desire, and the flame merged into the cup of desire.
The cup of desire immediately changed, as if there was a shadow twisting and squirming in the silver cup, and finally the light slowly lit up in the cup.
Gamer's voice came out from inside, and he looked at everything around him blankly.
Finally, he saw Oran.
"Lord Oran, why am I here?"
"Am I alive?"
Oran told Gamer: "You are not alive. You have lost your body. In a sense, you are dead."
"I used the Cup of Desire of the Gods to retain your personality, and copied most of your memories in advance. However, my control over the memory is not good, at least it doesn't seem to be wrong so far."
"Gamel."
"Because you are missing a lot of things, you may never be able to become a normal person in the future."
"Even I can only go so far."
Gamer suddenly remembered that Olan deliberately looked at his Divine Contract Lamp before he left. It is estimated that at that time, Olan felt that he might die and was making preparations in advance.
"So at that time, you already knew what I wanted to do?"
Olan: "I have some feelings, but I didn't expect you to use this method."
"You used the method I taught you last time to avoid the flaw in Thunder Temple's barrier and bypass everyone's sight."
"Have you ever thought about what if the other party made up for this flaw."
Last time, Olan used his consciousness to guide Gamer, allowing him to smoothly enter the depths of the temple.
Gamer: "They are not apostles, how can they understand the skills of apostles."
Olan did not continue this topic because everything had already happened and could not be changed.
Olan succeeded, although he also paid an extremely painful price.
"Gamer, you ended this dispute."
"It's just that you have become a villain in the eyes of everyone."
"No one will thank you for what you have done. Everyone will curse you, spurn you, and hate you."
This is difficult for a believer to accept.
Gamer was silent, and after a long time his voice came out from the Cup of Desire.
"But the final ending was pretty good, it was what I wanted."
Oran told Gamer: "Just stay with me from now on. Maybe I can find other ways in the future."
Oran walked from the hillside to the top and looked into the depths of Thunder Swamp.
The moonlight is hazy and clouds are shrouded.
Lakes and jungles, large and small, stretch into the distance under the sky, and the farthest surface is as wide as the sea, reflecting the moonlight.
"Gamel."
"Do you want to see how this farce ends?"
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Deep in Thunder Swamp.
Silverfish Island.
There used to be a prosperous fishing village on this island, which produced whitebait that was popular on the tables of the nobles. Later, for unknown reasons, it was abandoned overnight.
Later, with the rise of the Leize Kingdom, this place was transformed into a place to worship the giant god in the sky.
The believers of the Sky Giant God built a magnificent altar here, and the gods' attendants have been stationed here for a long time. Every year, a large-scale ceremony to worship the gods is held here.
It's just that the rise of the Leize Kingdom didn't take long, compared to other countries.
therefore.
Many parts of the country still retain their wild and tribal character, and these customs can even be traced back thousands of years.
Some of them are descendants of Pans, some are descendants of Alsine, and even some are Ewels.
In the end, they merged into a nation here, calling themselves the people of Leize.
On this day, the altar was opened again.
The fire was burning brightly, the square under the altar was filled with people, and several rebuilt Witch's ships were parked beside the island.
After the festival is over.
The boat sets off from here and heads to the kingdom of God.
Send the witch chosen by God to the kingdom of God.
among the crowd.
There is His Majesty the King, the Chief Divine Attendant, and the "Sky Witch" Liz.
Behind them were many nobles and the divine attendants of the Thunder Temple.
There are also those chosen servants who will follow the "Sky Witch" to the Kingdom of God.
His Majesty the King was very excited. He was extremely eager to strengthen this country and establish a great dynasty that surpassed other countries.
To achieve this step, you need extremely powerful help.
"The Witch's Festival is about to begin."
"chief."
"We will welcome God's protection, and we will no longer have to fear the Land of the Rising Sun and the Court of the Serpent King."
As for Suinhor, the distance between the other party and the Leize Kingdom was too far, so he could never be considered a threat to the Leize Kingdom.
The Chief Divine Attendant of the Thunder Temple, who was standing next to His Majesty the King, also prostrated devoutly under the altar at this time.
"God will definitely feel our piety and feel everything we do."
He lay prone on the ground and his voice suddenly became louder.
He shouted loudly.
"O great giant of the sky!"
"Please accept our gift to you, and please protect us and this country forever."
Under the bonfire.
Most of the people followed the chief divine attendant and His Majesty the King and prostrated on the ground, while at the same time sacred and thick music sounded.
"Sky Witch" Liz is dressed in a costume, looking like a saint descending to the world.
Her body is charming, but her expression is holy and serious.
The snake girl twisted her waist and slowly came under the bonfire. She rose to the music and showed the most beautiful posture and dance.
In the solemn music, in the singing of hymns by the servants.
The sacrificial dance began.
"Jingle bell!" The bell at the end of the long hair swung, making a crisp sound, hitting the unstoppable graceful lines of the tulle.
"Whoa!" He waved his hand, and the gold ring on his hand also made a clanking sound.
Liz climbed up the slope little by little, and came to the altar little by little, getting extremely close to the flames soaring into the sky.
But she couldn't feel the heat, only warmth.
The people crawling below looked at the flames on the altar, as if they felt that the will of a great being in the dark was paying attention to this place and them.
They looked at the bonfire and the altar expectantly, eager for God's response.
His Majesty the King wants to establish a great dynasty with the help of God's power, and the Chief Divine Attendant hopes to be truly recognized by the gods. The nobles imagine what the gods' gifts are like, and the servants also imagine how prosperous and peaceful the country deep in the sea of clouds is.
Wealthy, there are everything that cannot be enjoyed in the human world.
Even the dancing "Sky Witch" Liz was blushing slightly at this moment and was caught up in various fantasies.
Everyone imagined what they would achieve.
Because they are so "devout", the gods will certainly not be stingy in giving them.
This altar does not seem to be a place of faith, but more like an exchange with the gods. They are exchanging faith with the gods for what they want.