Realm of Power

The large square in front of the temple was full of people, and more people gathered from both sides of the main street. Everyone had panic and anger on their faces. All four gates of the Holy City were suddenly closed, and the city gates even claimed to comply with the following His Highness the Pope's order suddenly pushed Pope Potamia to the forefront.

"Why doesn't His Highness the Pope dare to see us? Who has the power to close all four gates except His Highness the Pope? If it is not His Highness the Pope's order, please open the city gate immediately, and we will not be blocked here anymore.

"Yes, open the city gate and let's go."

"You blocked us at the city gate just to make us cannon fodder to stop the imperial cavalry. Wake up. The imperial army is thirty miles away and may attack the city at any time. We can't defeat the empire. We will all die. You Don't you have wives, children, and children, so you just watch them waiting to die in the city? "The temple guards' faces were pale, and the hands holding their weapons were trembling. Yes, their relatives were also blocked in the city. One When the younger Temple Army officer saw something was wrong, his eyes turned red and he immediately stood in front of the crowd. Behind him was a forest of stabbing spears. The crowd was furious and the crowd moved forward. Facing the crowd, the Temple Guard could only push away. Finally, they are the most loyal soldiers of the temple. They can face the invasion of the Martin Liya people without frowning. They can die for the temple without hesitation, but it does not mean that they can sit back and watch the temple. Let their relatives be buried with them

"Sir, what they said is not true. Are all the city gates really closed?" Even the temple guard himself was shaken. A soldier turned to look at his Shangguan and asked in a low voice with an ugly face, but Shangguan's There was also hesitation on his face. As a low-level officer, how could he know the specific situation?

"Don't be fooled by rumors. How could His Highness order the city gate to be closed..." The young officer's lips trembled. Under countless pairs of eyes, he really couldn't say the following words.

"His Royal Highness the Pope did not order the city gates to be closed. Don't be bewitched by the rumormongers." A Templar Army general came up from behind and glanced at the shaken soldiers around him. The general was speechless in his heart. This matter has nothing to do with it. I can't explain it. It can't be said that the four city gates have collectively rebelled. Now they control the city gates. All the city guards in the city have become members of the empire, which is about to invade the city with an army. That's not all chaos. Before the imperial army arrives, the entire defense of the Holy City has fallen. It is conceivable that once this news gets out, what will happen in the city? How much chaos is caused in the crowd. When people are in despair, they can do any crazy things.

The most important thing is that the guards of the temple must not be shaken. The general bites the bullet and shouts: "Everyone is on alert. The mob must not be allowed to attack His Highness the Pope. His Highness has already sent people to rush to the city gate. It will take up to an hour." The door will open again, and then these people will disperse. "Hearing that His Highness the Pope sent people to the city gate, the shaken soldiers finally calmed down. The general turned around and walked back to the temple.

"I am afraid that my lie will not last long. The situation outside is already quite dangerous. Although there are escorts, it is still unknown whether they can withstand the attack of the refugees. Therefore, in view of the current situation, His Highness must leave here through the secret passage immediately." A few minutes later, the Temple Army general appeared anxiously. In front of Potamia, an hour is not long or short. When a building like the temple was built, there was a secret passage to leave. This is not a secret among the high-rise buildings of the temple. The entrance to the secret passage is in the original presbytery courtyard, and the method to open it is in the hands of successive popes.

"The gate of the Holy City has been controlled. Even if we can leave the temple, we are still in the Holy City. Where can we go? Can't you see? The Holy City is no longer what it used to be!" Putamia smiled bitterly. His subordinates actually let him escape through the secret passage, what a big deal! There is a secret passage in the temple, but no one has used it for many years. Who knows what is inside. The biggest problem is that the length of the secret passage determines whether the exit location is within the city. I just ran from a cage to a larger one. It's just a prison. Why did I believe the words of Martin Liya and believe that the empire would not attack the Holy City?

Sometimes taking action doesn't necessarily mean using troops!

What kind of person is the emperor of the empire? Even if he doesn't use a single soldier, he can still make the people of the Holy City fall on their backs and turn the Holy City into a besieged city overnight! The collective rebellion of the four city gate guards made Ragpudamia feel even more distressed. He couldn't even control the gate of the Holy City, so he was talking about rewarding the imperial forces to drive him out of the Holy City. It was even more wrong to believe in Silver Fox. To make matters worse, if Silver Fox really had the strength to fight against the Emperor, he would not have been tricked by the Emperor in the Battle of Stam, and almost died in Stam. If it were not known that Silver Fox would never join forces with the Emperor, Pudamia would have doubted whether Silver Fox had secretly surrendered to the Emperor. One caused panic in the Holy City, and the other showed force in Kabu City. The two It was as if they had discussed it all night in advance, and they cooperated seamlessly. In the end, the one who wanted to give the empire a big surprise turned out to be himself.

This time, I really failed miserably! Potamia's fingers clenched suddenly. The people outside were furious, and they were suppressed temporarily by relying on lies. Once time passed and the refugees gathered outside saw that the city gate was still not open, they would inevitably attack the temple. What should I do now, should I slaughter these civilians? "Your Highness, please make a decision as soon as possible. The temple is no longer safe," the person next to me whispered.

Potamia came to the window and stared at the crowd in front of the temple, which was already like a black cloud. After looking at it for ten minutes, a look of determination appeared on her pretty face: "Come here, send someone to the empire at the city gate immediately." Representative, I, Putamia, have surrendered. From now on, the Holy City will no longer block the entry of local merchants. If the empire wants to punish me, then punish me, Putamia. All responsibility lies with me."

"Your Highness! You can't do this."

"Even if we all die, we will never hand over His Highness to the Empire!" The temple's senior officials filled the hall with wailing, and the temple generals stood up one after another.

"Enough, this matter itself is my problem, there is no point in continuing to fight!" Putamia's pretty face was determined, and she looked at the senior people in the temple categorically. "In fact, it is not as embarrassing as we thought. After all, I It is better to understand the emperor of the empire, as long as he can have interests and not touch the bottom Under the circumstances of the line, everything can be discussed. In the final analysis, the empire still needs the existence of the Order State, so in the end, the most it can do is ask us to give more control over land and minerals." The people sent to the four city gates were very Return quickly and bring back the news that "the gates of the Holy City will not be opened until the emperor's envoy arrives!"

"When will the Emperor's envoy arrive?"

"It's not clear yet, even the city gate doesn't know!"

"Tell the outsiders this news. The temple has reached negotiation results with the empire and decided to fully open the holy capital and allow the imperial chamber of commerce to enter the holy capital." Putamia raised her hand towards the maid behind her with a stern face. , the cold voice made the air in the hall feel colder. This means that the temple will completely give up the confrontation with the empire from now on, and is willing to admit defeat. Since the bet has been lost, it must admit it. At this point, Pudami Ya's courage is not inferior to that of men.

The afternoon sunshine in the Great Wetland of the Holy Capital has always been known for its brightness. The closed gate of the Holy Capital slowly opened under the eyes of countless people. Fifty meters behind the city gate, there were already dense crowds of people standing on both sides of the road. At a glance, people were waiting all the way to the end of the street. Everyone stretched their heads and stared at the city gate, even at this time. The person who was most hostile to the Empire before has a gleam of desire in his eyes at the moment. This feeling is like crawling back to the human world from the hell of death. The life of empire merchants is actually quite good. For civilians Generally speaking, the period when the Imperial Chamber of Commerce settled in the Holy Capital was the only stable life they had lived since Martin Liya's invasion from the north.

The various jobs of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce have solved the problem of no jobs for most of the civilian class. For the aristocracy, the prosperous scene brought by the Imperial Chamber of Commerce during their stay is the most pleasant time in their lives. They can be in the past. The holy capital of the Order State, which is known for its religious rigor, feels the impact and attraction from the commercial metropolis. This is something that these nobles of the Order State have never thought of and dare not believe. If it were not for the outbreak of the Azure Chamber of Commerce Incident, this would have happened. How well everything went! If you have never experienced the bad, you will never know the good. Although the Temple claims to have reached negotiations with the Empire and the Imperial Army will not launch an attack on the Holy City, everyone is still speculating and uneasy. Ordinary people are no longer so concerned about the Temple. Trusted, and the closing of the city gates by the temple caused the already hit reputation of the temple to disappear.

"Tap tap tap"

Just when everyone was looking forward to seeing what was going on, the rapid sound of horse hooves finally came from the black city gate corridor. A messenger cavalry holding an imperial eagle flag and wearing imperial black armor appeared at the exit of the corridor. There was a commotion on both sides of the street. . The Emperor is here, the Emperor's team is really here! The imperial messenger cavalry did not expect such a scene waiting for him in front. There was a huge crowd of people, and countless pairs of eyes fell on him. The kind of heat, the kind of desire, it was like he wanted to pounce on him and bite him. It felt like such a posture made even this veteran cavalryman, who had experienced many battles, couldn't help but feel angry.

What is going on? Bite the bullet, the imperial messenger cavalry firmly inserted the eagle flag in his hand into the stone pier of the vertical flag at the city gate, and then glanced at the people of the Order around. Many of them were mixed in the crowd. The secret agents of other forces were also excited and wanted to shout at this moment. The evidence that the empire sent troops to the Holy Capital was right in front of them. Under so many pairs of eyes, let’s see how the empire could still deny it!

"If you don't want to die, just shout long live the empire!" Someone in the crowd shouted

"Long live the Empire!"

"Long live the Empire!" More voices shouted, and soon the voices turned into a storm,