Realm of Power

A boundless silence enveloped the great wetland in the central and northern part of Hérault at dusk. The sun, which was about to sink below the horizon, spit out its rays before being swallowed up by the earth, dyeing the western sky red. In front of the capital of Hérault, the imperial army stood tall. A line of tents is spread out, military flags are like a sea, and the square piers protruding from the four corners of the city wall dominate the mounds, like beasts condescending.

The 80,000 imperial army of the Imperial Minister of Military Affairs Hu Keqili arrived at the capital of Hérault. The situation that the capital of Hérault had been trapped for several months was naturally lifted. The coalition forces of the princes in the south of Hérault retreated back forty miles in one breath, passing by the imperial army. After a lot of cleaning, more than a thousand heads fell to the ground. The result was that the originally shaken The Royal Capital of Aero immediately fell silent. The martial law in the Royal Capital City has been lifted, but there are still no people on the streets. Instead, there is an endless stream of horse-drawn carriages transporting supplies from the north. All this shows that the empire's The 80,000-strong army will take a short rest in the capital of Aero before heading south immediately.

In a tent in the camp outside the city, the black-haired emperor couldn't help but frowned. He pointed at the corner of the picture and said, "You mean the Eye of God may revive in the south? Are you sure that thing can make this place work again?" ?”

"If the record buried by the second-generation maid is correct, then it is true."

Pope Potamia was wearing a beige dress. He took out a secret record of the Order's national temple from his sleeves, looked at the location on the map with complex eyes, and said in a solemn voice, "Every year, the Grand Era The floodwaters of the river will be diverted into the surrounding water network at the mouth of the Ruiguang River, forming a flood zone that stretches for more than a thousand miles. The people of the southern Héro work in these flooded areas, which is the most fertile grain-producing area in the south of the Héro. ten years The great flood that swept through the entire southern part of the Hérault was caused by the failure of flood regulation at the Ruiguang River Estuary. In fact, the real reason was that the second generation used the Eye of God to destroy the magical building at the mouth of the Ruiguang River. The yellow sand that year also appeared in the second year after the destruction of that building. It should be certain that the current harsh environment in the south of Hérault is most directly related to the destruction of that building!

Five days ago, he rescued Potamia from the temple branch. After a day of silence, His Highness the Pope finally told the truth, "I secretly sneaked into the capital of Aero this time because I escaped from the temple half a year ago." The relics of the second generation were found in the underground of Tutia Castle. According to the relics of the second generation, Putamia is basically certain that the Eye of God in the south of Eero is still in the south of Eero.

Because according to the records, the Eye of God is indeed not just a radiation source, but as the black-haired emperor guessed, the Eye of God is actually a key. The Holy City was originally located at the mouth of the Ruiguang River in the south of the great river. I accidentally discovered a water conservancy building of unknown age, Ruiguang River Estuary, which is a large river. At the largest three-way intersection in the south, this building straddles the Ruiguang River estuary, effectively controlling the floods across the upper and lower Hérault regions, ultimately creating the situation of a large granary in the southern Hérault at that time, and also Because the destruction of this building caused a sudden upheaval in the south of Hérault, with disastrous consequences

Even the emperor couldn't help but gasp at Pudamia's description of the Eye of God.

No matter how it sounds, it sounds like some kind of building that runs on nuclear energy.

The yellow sand may be the result of unknown gas leakage and pollution caused by the wind after the building was destroyed.

It can last for eighty years, and its seriousness can be imagined. The eighty-year pollution period will end during this period. The yellow sand will soon disappear, and the original southern part of Hérault will once again reveal its true appearance. , whoever can enter first will naturally get more useful things from the Eero branch! It’s no wonder that the three major successions are gearing up and are bound to win. For the empire, the disappearance of the yellow sand in the south is simply a God-given opportunity. If this large granary in the south of Hérault can be recovered, it will be enough to support the entire empire in the inland sea. The consumption in the east greatly reduces the consumption of transporting supplies from the mainland of the empire.

"Are you saying that the yellow sand will disappear?" The black-haired emperor's eyes flashed, and his fingers gently wiped his chin. According to Atrice, the southern princes seemed to want to introduce the imperial army into the yellow sand this time and then attack it. Annihilation, but if the yellow sand really disappears, then the largest natural chasm in the south of Hérault will be useless

"I don't know either. The second generation desperately fled north and deliberately attracted the attention of the Ero people. At that time, there was a confidant maid with her. This maid insisted on running back before she died and was buried after her death. A place in the southern part of the Order State"

Potamia looked outside the military tent, with a look of sadness on her pretty face, and said in a serious tone, "The history of the Order State is the history of conflict with the Eero branch. When the Holy City collapsed, the Priest Corps Asking for help from the Hérault branch, it led to a large-scale pursuit by the Hérault branch. The first generation was seriously injured and died halfway. In order to buy time for everyone, the second generation did not hesitate to sneak into the Eyre. The Luo branch used the Eye of God to destroy the holy land at the mouth of the Ruiguang River. In the end, he was injured and did not escape the pursuit of the Elo people. However, the record left by the maid said that he did not escape the pursuit of the Elo people! , the Eye of God in the second generation has not been destroyed. If I can get it, I can get the greatest support from the temple, and there will be no resistance for me to ascend to the position of queen!

Potamia paused for a moment, looked at the black-haired emperor with a fierce look, and said in a serious voice, "If the empire hadn't suppressed the Holy City too hard, and with the empire's full penetration into the Order State, I, His Highness the Pope, would His orders are limited to the Holy Land, and the chaos in the Holy Capital has also dealt a huge blow to my reputation, almost resulting in the betrayal of all the people, otherwise I wouldn’t need to take the risk to grab the Eye of God."

"You are responsible for the chaos in the Holy Capital, and you can't blame anyone else!"

The black-haired emperor turned a blind eye to Potamia's grievances. The empire's control of the Order State was an important step in the empire's strategy. Don't look at what Potamia said was pitiful. In fact, it was not that bad. Potamia Asia's status as the pope of the Order State is still very stable. Although the empire has fully penetrated the Order State, it is not a military penetration. Moreover, economically, a large amount of imperial funds have poured into the Order State, with a conservative estimate of more than 20 million. Imperial Gold , these funds quickly restored life to the destroyed areas of the Order State. New towns sprung up on the addresses of destroyed towns, and Potamia frequently used his identity as pope to After visiting the imperial area, he received a large amount of material and financial help. The financial revenue of the new royal court of Pudamia has been out of deficit. Under this situation, he said that he had to come to Ero to take the risk of snatching the Eye of God. That’s really a lie!

"Okay, to be honest, I want to go to the south of Elo simply because there is the scepter of the Holy City there."

Seeing that she could not deceive the emperor, Potamia took a deep breath, glanced at the black-haired emperor with a look of pitiful coldness on her face, and sighed with a look of helplessness, "The Eero branch betrayed the priesthood." The holy city launched an endless pursuit of the sacrificial group. , it is also because the sacrificial group brought the Holy City Scepter and the Eye of God, and the final generation died halfway, and the Eye of God was snatched away by the Ero people. Although the Holy City Scepter was taken away by the second generation, the second generation later died in Lu Tiazi Castle, then the scepter of the Holy City should also fall into the hands of the Eero royal family.

However, after decades of our investigation, we have found that the Elo royal family does not have the Holy City Scepter in their hands. Therefore, the most likely possibility is that the second generation lost the Holy City Scepter at the mouth of the Ruiguang River because, according to the records of the temple, they wanted to activate the divine power. The Eye of God can only be achieved by relying on the Holy City Scepter, and it is said that as long as it enters the ten-mile range of the Eye of God, the Holy City Scepter will reveal its brilliance."

"What's the use of that kind of thing to you?" The black-haired emperor's eyes were extremely cold, and the goddess stick always pretended to be pitiful.

"The scepter of the Holy City is a sacred object of the temple, and it is also a sacred object that has allowed the popes of our country to escape the curse. Only by undergoing the baptism of the scepter can the pope of the country of the Church live more than thirty years old!" Only this time, The pretty face of Goddess Potamia was unusually serious. She met the sharp and cold gaze of the black-haired emperor and smiled sadly. It had only been less than eighty years since the establishment of the Order.

"In three days, I will be twenty-five years old." Putamiya narrowed her eyes into a thin line and spoke in a low voice.

"What do you mean?" The black-haired emperor was also stunned.

Putamia said, "Although everything seems normal now, we are the only ones who know best that the popes in the past will start to become weak as soon as they reach the age of twenty-six. The previous six popes, except one generation, died while fleeing. The second generation died in Lutiya Zibao, and the following four, two died on their twenty-sixth birthday, one died at the age of twenty-four, and one She barely managed to reach the age of twenty-nine. All her hair has fallen out, her face has become extremely ugly, and she is worse than dead. This is why, when she heard that the ruins of the Holy City were revealed, my sister was willing to die. Even if she could barely survive, It will wither at the age of thirty, so she might as well take the risk and see if she can find the Holy City Scepter! Unfortunately, she failed!

After listening to Potamia's words, the black-haired emperor couldn't help but look slightly moved.

He had always had a grudge against Potamia for sending his sister as a substitute for the Pope to die in the ruins of the Holy City. He had always believed that Potamia was a cold-blooded monster in the face of power, and anyone who might be contaminated would be eliminated. , and even later caused his sister's betrayal, but he never thought that such a situation would happen. However, according to the empire's intelligence, none of the Popes of the Order State lived past the age of thirty.

No one thought specifically about this in the past, but now after hearing the reasons putamiya said, they can feel the coldness and cruelty inside. At such a young age, one has already felt the urgency of life! It’s no wonder that Potamia already has the capital to become the queen, but she still sneaks to Erro without hesitation. If the curse cannot be lifted, then she, the queen of the Order, will only have three or four years to live!

"Okay, even if you can enter the southern part of Erro, how can you find the scepter of the Holy City that has been lost for so many years?" The black-haired emperor knew from the determination on Potamia's pretty face that Potamia must have some control over something. How to find the Scepter of the Holy City

"I said that within ten miles, the Eye of God will resonate with the scepter," Potamia said intentionally or unintentionally.

Hearing these words, the black-haired emperor seemed to have thought of something. He immediately stood up like a rabbit with its tail burned, looked at Potamia, and asked sternly, "What are you doing with me?" Here comes the Eye of God!"

"Without the Eye of God, what am I doing here!" Pudamiya glanced at the corner of his mouth with indifference. "Aren't there only two Eyes of God?" It took the black-haired emperor more than ten seconds to calm down the intense fluctuations in his heart. He remembered that there were only two Eyes of God. One was detonated at the beginning, and the other was bought by the Ero royal family. So where did Pudamiya's Eye of God come from!

"There has always been an Eye of God in my temple. Otherwise, why are all my successive popes born from one child and three daughters?" Pudamiya showed a proud look on her pretty face for the first time. She looked at the black-haired emperor as if she was looking at a country bumpkin. Hearing this, the black-haired emperor didn't know what to say. No wonder the popes of the past sects didn't live beyond the age of thirty, and the youngest died at the age of twenty-four.

It is normal for genetic mutations to occur when a radioactive source is worshipped as a holy object every day!