Realm of Power

"I see, I see..."

Summer cicadas played tirelessly, tearing through the almost solid afternoon air. It was almost early autumn, and it seemed to be particularly sultry. Not a single cloud could be seen in the sky. The direct sunlight cast a layer of white light on the originally green grass, making it dazzling.

A temple priest walked into a remote courtyard with a sneaky look. The shade of the trees fell on him. He looked around. The priest carefully opened the door of the courtyard and walked into a room on the left side. He cautiously Knocked on the door

"Who!" came a deliberately suppressed deep voice from inside.

"I, Morton!"

The door opened a small crack, and the priest quickly walked in. In the dark light, he could vaguely see a dozen people talking in low voices. When he saw the door open, the eyes of all the people in the room were focused.

"It's me, Morton." He lowered the hood that was used to cover his face, revealing the priest's pale face, with bloodshot eyes. He picked up the water glass on the table in front of him, took a few sips, and said, "What the hell, The emperor has really unlocked the blockade!”

Before the priest could put down his water glass, a middle-aged priest with flaxen hair stood up from his seat and asked eagerly, "Are you telling the truth? The emperor has really released the blockade!"

‘Yeah, tell me what’s going on outside! Others also became excited and looked at the companion who risked his life to check the situation. Most of them wore the same priestly robes as those who came in, and their faces were pale and haggard.

They are all high priests of the temple. The emperor sealed off the entire Holy Mountain the night before yesterday, completely cutting off the connection between the upper and lower parts. In addition, they all knelt in front of the wide square of the highest temple for a whole day yesterday, and the priests' bodies were not strong to begin with. , until it was released last night. Every one of them seemed to have their bones falling apart. The only thing I was thankful for was that this morning, through the intervention of High Priest Palstina, the empire no longer forced the priests to kneel in the temple collectively.

But to be on the safe side, they sent two careful companions out to investigate, and the one who came back was one of them.

Everyone's nervous eyes were focused on the priest who came in, waiting for the answer. About half a minute passed. The temple priest put down the water glass, licked his lips, opened his eyes angrily and said, "Why, you don't believe me!

"I walked back and forth three times from the top to the bottom of the mountain. Except for a small number of patrols, not even the shadow of the army could be seen on the mountain road. The patrols did not care about the people coming and going, and were not even interested in checking. , like a guard leisurely maintaining order. I even saw a patrol leader pointing the way to a lost believer! To be honest, if I hadn't seen their true colors, I would have been fooled by these devils. Touched"

"Guide the way? Are you kidding? Are you talking about the emperor or the security team?"

The middle-aged priest with flaxen hair interrupted him loudly and curled his lips, obviously not believing it. "Moton, this idiot, must not have dared to go out to see it at all. He was afraid of our ridicule, so he made up a random situation to deceive us!" "

There was a burst of laughter from other people's mouths. "How is it possible for the emperor to help the common people!" You must be dreaming and haven’t even woken up yet”

No wonder the temple priests have this understanding. The headquarters of the temple had always been on the side of Salander during the Visa War, and most of the publicity for the Falcon Army was negative. Even if it later attached to the empire, for priests who rarely went out, in some cases Under human propaganda, the image of the emperor has always been that of an executioner, a brutal army under a tyrant to destroy the world.

"You..." Hearing the mocking laughter of his companions, the priest's face turned red with frustration.

"Moton, I know your concerns." The middle-aged priest with flaxen hair stopped his smile and said seriously, "Everyone saw the situation yesterday. Even just the emperor's murderous look is enough to make people tremble. That is real." In the past, it was not obvious that the army was used. Once it was used, it was completely synonymous with brutality and killing. Even if you said you were too scared to go, we don't blame you, but if you said that such an army would take care of civilians, that's not the case. Are you treating us like children?"

"Believe it or not! I'm just telling you what I saw, and I don't rule out the possibility that Emperor is covering it up!" Priest Morton said loudly and dissatisfiedly, "If you don't believe me, you can go out and see for yourself. Anyway, the situation is That’s it!”

"Okay everyone, don't forget that we are all fighting for the future of the temple!" A cold voice interrupted everyone's teasing. In the middle position of the priest, a slender figure in plain clothes stood up slowly; Come on, the jeers all around suddenly stopped,

The standing figure wears a white hood on his head, and his specific appearance cannot be seen, but the reflection of the armor can be faintly seen on the cuffs of the clothes. It is obvious that he is wearing a knight's armor underneath. His slender figure, although shrouded in loose civilian clothes, , it can also be seen that it is a woman,

The mellow and moving deep voice conveyed a kind of calmness in the darkness, and the eyes under the hood were so bright that it was scary.

"Whether it's true or not, at least we should be grateful to Morton for risking his life to bring back information that is crucial to us," the mysterious woman said. "At present, it seems that the empire has probably given up on the plan to continue the blockade. After all, the time is too short." , the saint’s ceremony is tomorrow, and there must be a huge crowd of people under the mountain at that time. In full view, what can the empire do? Unless the entire temple is eradicated, they will have no choice but to compromise with us!

"Relax a little, isn't this good? The situation Morton brought back just proves that we made the right bet!" The mysterious woman smiled, raised the cup in her hand to everyone, and said, "The empire is only strong on the outside but weak on the inside. One day, we can make theocracy and secular monarchy equal on this land! This will be the beginning of a new era for the temple! It is the beginning of God's coming to the world. Even the prophets of the past could not do this! But we did it! Come, let's raise our glasses to praise the God of the sky!

'Praise the God of the sky! "Everyone stood up and raised their glasses , her eyes were full of heat,

"Bang, bang, bang" the rapid knocking on the door made everyone who was preparing to celebrate stunned for a moment. After asking a question, the door opened a crack, and a figure floated in. The sacrificial robe on her body showed that the second person who went to investigate had returned.

"Hobert, what happened to you?"

Seeing the second priest who was responsible for investigating the city coming in, the mysterious woman put down the visor on her head, revealing a waterfall of golden curly hair, and her slender eyebrows were full of feminine beauty. She had a delicate appearance, a high nose, and deep eyes. It was a kind of cold beauty. That mature style made the dark space bright. She looked at the second priest's embarrassed look, and her graceful eyebrows frowned slightly.

"Out... Something big happened." The man called Hobert leaned against the door with his back, bent over and panted heavily, with sweat all over his head. It was obvious that he ran back at the fastest speed. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets at Qidian.