quicksilver blood

Chapter 472 Renegade Selaka
Baron Selaka still lived a busy and fulfilling life today.

In the Diocese of St. Layan, Baron Selaka's reputation can be said to be the best in the same region.

In terms of hard work and conscientiousness, there is no nobleman in the whole parish who does better than him.The Marquis of Fine even praised Baron Selaka by name at the diocesan meeting many times, and gradually began to assign some very confidential matters to Baron Selaka.

In addition to his duties as a nobleman, he is also a priest of the God of Contract, and has made great achievements for Ra.
He even got the appointment order of the bishop of the district just a few days ago.

Of course, this refers to the diocese of the Titan Empire.

Even though there are churches of Ra everywhere except the Principality of Karar, the God of Contract is not very popular in Bantha, where Tire and Sivir almost monopolize the faith.

Objectively speaking, the appointment order of the God of Contract is actually not very tempting.

As a hereditary baron of Bansa, he still has a considerable degree of power in Bansa, which emphasizes respect for superiors.

If he went to Titan and became a diocesan bishop, his status in Titan would still be inferior to his status in Bansa.

This is actually not a contradiction.

The first thing to know is that Titan is a polytheistic country.There are seven gods who can set up a church in Titan's capital alone, and there are many weak gods scattered in various regions of Titan.

The thinking of the Titans is relatively enlightened and advanced.Because of the mutual checks and balances of theocracy and royal power, the nobles and nobles who were fought by both sides at the same time have a lot of power.

Under the proposal of the god of contract, the Titans have been partially implementing parliamentary system since 200 years ago.All nobles also had the right to speak and vote in parliament, although the emperor still had a veto.If more than two-thirds of the people passed a resolution, even the emperor had to take their opinion into account; if they voted unanimously against a policy of the emperor, it would be forcibly repealed.

The key point is that in the pre-god council, all nobles have equal status.All nobles have the right to propose proposals, and in each proposal, all nobles have one and only one vote.This has weakened the rights of the old nobles. In the constant replenishment of new blood, the younger and more foolish nobles continue to dilute the rights of the old nobles.

In this passionate country, it can be said that every day a new tradition is passed on, and a new idea is born every day.For some old people, this is a country full of turmoil, but for the young, it is a haven for their ambitions.

At the same time, the entertainment activities of the Titans were very rich: from poets, singers, circuses, theater troupes, to the Colosseum, hunting grounds, and dueling grounds.Under the protection of the gods, almost everyone did not need to worry about food and clothing. With the minimum survival guarantee, they began to invest their energy in various entertainment activities.

Because of their various advantages, the Titans are undoubtedly quite proud.They have always claimed that Titan is a civilized country-and only Titan is a civilized country.All the countries north of Titan are collectively called "Northern Wilderness" by them, and many young people even confuse the Northern Wilderness with the desert north of Suze.

Probably in their eyes, Titan is the center of the world.

This superiority can even be demonstrated from the name Titan.The full name of the Titan Empire is Titan Svina, which means "Beyond Blessed Land".

The so-called Blessed Land refers to Elcate before it was destroyed.

Titan was not without its shortcomings, however.

Just as those old people accused, the country of Titan is really too chaotic.

The emperor and the Pope confronted each other, and the nobles who were attracted by both sides also divided into two factions to fight each other.In this passionate country, assassinations and riots have even become a daily routine for people in certain areas, and it is not surprising that even fires in the streets.

Every year, the emperor directly appoints more than a dozen outstanding young people to become nobles, and some big nobles will also grant land and titles to capable people who defect to him, and there will be wealthy businessmen or rich bishops who can buy not-so-large titles.But even so, the number of nobles who appear in the Council of Gods every year is still the same, and even in recent years, it has become less and less.

It is not that nobles abstained, but that a considerable number of nobles were assassinated on the way to parliament or before that.Even the nobles who are also close to the royal family have different parties; and the nobles who are close to the gods have their own beliefs.

The Titan Empire can be said to be a country that grew up amidst infighting.In this level of chaos, all kinds of cultists mixed among the nobles could not be found at all.

However, these problems were not a problem at all in front of Selaka.

Selaka carefully rolled up the scroll spread out in front of him, took a deep breath, and showed an obvious look of satisfaction on his face.

"that is really good."

He picked up the scroll and kissed it again and again, his eyes full of ecstasy: "That's great...Titan finally sent me a letter..."

"Then how are you feeling now?"

Without warning, a gentle voice sounded behind him.

However, Baron Selaka was not surprised at all.

"Of course it's great! It doesn't get any better than this!"

He praised loudly, and turned his head to look directly at the man in black robe who suddenly appeared behind him: "I have long been tired of this old-fashioned, boring and lazy country - they don't even know what they are going to do! What's the point of respecting someone in a high position? With such a group of old people on top, some young people with real ideas can't display their talents at all!"

"Stupid! Rotten! Warlike and crazy! This country will be destroyed sooner or later! It must be a wise choice for me to withdraw now!"

Selaka looked at the man standing behind him wrapped in a black robe, giving him a sense of threat, and showed a businessman's unique smile: "I haven't heard of anyone else escorting the messenger. Coming here... Then, you must be the one who came here secretly following the messenger, right?"

"So what?"

The short man shrouded in black robes was noncommittal to Selaka's statement.

Baron Selaka showed a smug smile: "Then, you don't have to kill me. I have longed for His Majesty the Emperor. You can tie me up and send me to the Emperor—I will prove that I love the Emperor. His Majesty's loyalty. And if you insist on trying my strength, I will prove me."

"Oh? Aren't you a follower of La?"

The black-robed man's voice was full of sarcasm.

Selaka shook her head, and said unceremoniously: "I'm not a believer in any god. I just appreciate Ra's teachings. And I'm not a bishop, I'm a cardinal—this can't say how much Ra respects me. Pity, it's the same with another god. It can only be said that I am talented."

"That's it, but you still have to maintain your faith in La. Only in this way can you give His Majesty the Emperor..."

The black-robed man nodded in agreement, then reached out to take off his hood.

Then, the moment Selaka focused his attention on the man in black robe, his whole body shook violently, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

He lowered his head, and found an illusory and beautiful huge sword blade piercing through his chest, splitting from the collarbone to the intestines.

If it was an ordinary sword, as a gold rank, his body that could already be elementalized would naturally not be seriously injured.

However, a silver-gray light pierced the blade.Selaka felt that his soul was sucked by the giant sword, and he couldn't move his whole body. However, the silver halo spread under the feet of the man in black robe in front of him made him unable to perform a single divine spell, and could only stand in the endless silence. die in.

"It's a pity. If you live another five or six years, maybe you can really overthrow Bantha... But, Selaka the Renegade, you may rest in peace."

The black-robed man spoke slowly, and slowly took off his hood, revealing an incomparably delicate face - which fascinated Selaka deeply.

However, he has been unable to utter any words.

(End of this chapter)