Randall sat next to Barbara, staring at the woman's pointed ears and those light blue halos like tattoos, without saying a word.
Barbara covered her ears with her hands and whispered, "It's ugly, isn't it?"
Randall shook his head slightly: "No, I think it's beautiful."
"You must be lying to me..." Barbara blushed and buried her head between her knees: "I always thought you were dead."
Randall shrugged: "I can survive, thanks to Your Majesty..."
Barbara turned her face sideways and asked curiously: "Thank you, Your Majesty?"
Next, Randall told Barbara everything that happened in these days.
The woman became more and more surprised as she listened, and finally exclaimed in a low voice: "You mean, His Majesty is the black dragon?! He saved you?!"
"Yes, and in Froststone City in the north, His Majesty is called the Son of the Gods and is the god worshiped by everyone."
Barbara suddenly remembered something: "By the way! I have always wanted to ask you, what is going on in the Kingdom of Heaven?!"
"Huh? Do you know about the Kingdom of Heaven? That is the realm of God where His Majesty lives. Sometimes, he will bring some people in for visits or meetings."
Barbara put her hands on her hips and glared at Randall: "Why have you never told me about this before?!"
Randall said helplessly: "The existence of the Kingdom of Heaven has always been a secret in Muxi City. To be honest, I don't know why your Majesty would hide the fact that he is a god from the citizens of Muxi City..."
Barbara also looked puzzled: "Yes, I heard from others that His Majesty has not returned to Muxi City for more than a year. He entrusted all affairs to the cabinet for management... What is he doing in the north? Why has he been doing this all this time?
Refuse to come back?"
Randall sighed and shook his head.
Not far away, Carol was sitting on a low wall, watching Randall and Barbara cuddling together, whispering quietly, with only endless sadness and sighs in their eyes.
"Oh my god, why at this juncture, that guy who was supposed to be dead, appears here! Why?!"
"In the past few days, my relationship with Miss Barbara has finally improved, and I even carefully prepared a gift for him. Now, everything is messed up!"
"If I had known this, I might as well have taken the opportunity to use force..."
Carroll grabbed it with his big hand, pulled Aldenan, who was hiding behind him, in front of him, and said coldly to the werewolf: "Don't use my tone to say such dirty thoughts!"
Aldenan put his hands on his chest, lowered his wolf tail, and said seriously: "Do you dare to say that you have never had such an idea?"
Carroll put more pressure on his hand and could faintly hear the sound of Aldenan's bones bending.
"Surrender! I surrender!" Aldenan immediately put on a smile: "My fault."
Carol let go of Aldenan, took one last look at Barbara's back, stood up and said, "It's time to pack things."
Aldenan rubbed his sore shoulders and asked, "Are you really going to follow them to the north?"
Carol glanced at the werewolf: "It's better than staying in this underground tomb."
The latter touched his chin, thought for a moment, nodded and said, "That's right."
Huggins looked at the strange group of "people" in front of him and said to Alfonso: "In addition to the guards you brought this time, do you need me to help you equip some more knights?"
Alfonso shook his head: "No need."
Huggins hesitated: "Are you sure? Those few people together can easily defeat the army of a small country."
Alfonso combed the parasite limbs on his head and repeated: "No need."
Huggins spread his hands: "Okay, you have the final say. I will help you prepare the carriage and passes... By the way, Mr. Emerson wants to see you before leaving."
Alfonso put on his helmet, put away his sword, nodded and said, "Just in time, I also have some questions that I want to ask him."
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The next day, Muxi Cathedral, the pilgrimage hall.
Emerson stood in this newly built room, looked at the gorgeous cross on the altar, and asked Alfonso: "Is your Majesty okay in the north?"
The latter hesitated for a moment and replied: "Everything is normal in the north, but when I left, His Majesty was fighting a powerful enemy."
Emerson turned around and asked with concern: "Powerful enemy? How powerful?"
Looking at Emerson, Alfonso realized that although the cabinet prime minister was not older, he looked old.
The originally full head of hair now has wisps of silver. The brown age spots are particularly conspicuous on the cheeks, and wrinkles are like ravines all over the forehead.
Faced with Emerson's question, Alfonso thought about it for a while and said: "According to what I learned from the Kingdom of Heaven Conference, the enemy destroyed the North in less than a month by relying solely on his own strength.
Hundreds of countries, including the two mortal enemies of the diocese - the Kingdom of Ulster and the Kingdom of Connacht."
Emerson's expression tightened: "You mean, the two most powerful barbarian countries in the north perished because of this man?! Then His Majesty has not held a Kingdom of Heaven meeting for half a year. Does this have anything to do with this?
Fighting related?!"
Alfonso lowered his head and replied: "My lord, I don't know. There has been no news from His Majesty in the past six months. I am also worried that it is because of this war, but as a minister, my task is to try my best to complete the tasks he assigned."
Emerson sat slumped on the bench, closed his eyes and said weakly: "When His Majesty left, he entrusted this country to my hands and expected me to manage all affairs. But as time went by, I
I feel more and more powerless.”
Alfonso thought of what he saw yesterday: "About the annexation of farmers' land..."
Emerson sighed softly: "That is just one of the things that have happened in recent years. In addition, there are many issues that I have never thought about before. For example, the recent religious criticism in Duixi City
.”
Alfonso asked curiously: "Criticism of religion?"
Emerson pointed to the door and said: "When you come to Muxi Cathedral, have you noticed a phenomenon? The number of citizens coming to the church to worship is slowly decreasing."
"Reduced? Why?"
"With the discoveries made by scholars at Muxi University, the Bible, which is regarded as the origin of religion, has been completely criticized by them. For example, the geocentric theory advocated by religious sects has now been replaced by the heliocentric theory proposed by Muxi astronomers.
was defeated; the origin of blood in the human body, and the Qi theory advocated by religious sects were also defeated by the circulatory system theory. In addition, there are also gravity theory, magnetic field theory, molecular theory, etc., which are also in theory
In terms of experiments and experiments, the religious school was cornered..."
"Terrence once said to me that with the development of science, the fog formed by religion will gradually be dispelled. In the end, religion will be driven by science to the point where it will no longer have a foothold."
Emerson opened his eyes, looked at Alfonso and said: "Now, the belief system in Muxi City is collapsing bit by bit. People no longer believe in God. They call the Pope a 'two-legged beast' and call the priests a
They are called "civilized villains". People no longer have the reverence for gods in their hearts, and instead use naked interests to measure the relationship between people and between people and the country."
Alfonso clenched his fists and said to Emerson: "Contempt God, despise the king! Use profits as a cover to annex farmers' land! Have they forgotten the original intention of establishing this country?"
"Your Majesty once told me that he was worried that in a kingdom, the wisdom of the monarch would directly affect the future of the country and the happiness of the people. At first, I thought what he said was right. Relying only on the king alone,
Determining all affairs of the kingdom will affect the inheritance of the kingdom due to personal preferences and the quality of the heirs. If you want to make decisions on national affairs, the best way is to listen to the voices of the people and respect the opinions of the public..."
Emerson stretched out his hand, pinched the root of his nose, and said depressedly: "However, the embezzlement of farmers' land and the denial of religion made me gradually realize a problem. Once the shackles of royal power and religion are removed, the people will no longer
If they are in awe of anything, they will only care about personal interests. Is this kind of country and this kind of society really the ideal kingdom in my mind?"