Chapter 675: Between Light and Light (XIV)
Dragon Soul Tome.
The grand ceremony of praising the dragon soul of light finally kicked off after two days of various preparations that were either uneasy or expectant.
Everyone gathered in the hall of the white hall, lined up on both sides, and their faces were solemn and serious. The Dragon Soul Sacred Canon itself is not open to the people, so it will not be like the Midsummer Festival held by Lilitia in the Duchy of Moon, and the Dragon Soul of Light will go out to give any speech to the people, which can be regarded as a small resistance of the Council of Light, they are afraid that the Dragon Soul of Light will say something inappropriate to the people, and when the time comes, the world will be in chaos, then they will really have a headache. And the Principality of Moon didn't care about this kind of subsection, and nodded and agreed——— but Moon was just as uneasy and kind, according to their conditions, every time the Dragon Soul Holy Canon, everyone on the Continent of Light had to take a three-day holiday, in order to thank the Dragon Soul for the creation. This makes the Council of Light as disgusting as swallowing flies, and of course Rhodes knows what Moon has in mind, just as people on Earth can always remember Children's Day, Labor Day, and National Day very clearly, and a large part of the reason is because these festivals can bring them more or less benefits and holidays, and festivals like Youth Day that have no holidays to speak of will be mostly forgotten. The Duchy of Moon asked all the people in the territory of the Continent of Light to take a three-day vacation during the Dragon Soul Holy Canon, such a good thing will definitely be remembered by people, and no matter who asks at that time, they will know that these three days are a holiday to thank the Dragon Soul for the creation of the world, which is equivalent to completely shattering the idea that the Council of Light intends to completely erase the meaning of the existence of the Dragon Soul.
As a member of the Moon delegation, Rhodes stood at the front of the crowd, in the first row with Archmage Armond, while Marlene, Derrank, and Garling also stood in front. Others, such as Anne and Lijie, stood at the back of the crowd——— although in terms of identity, Lijie was also qualified to stand in front. However, she naturally did not like to be in the limelight, and she had to keep an eye on Anne, so as not to cause any trouble for her in such a solemn and solemn ceremony, so she grabbed Anne and hid behind her.
Although it is forbidden to open to the public, the lords and representatives of all territories under the protection of the dragon soul of light are still not a small number, but even so. Standing in this wide and bright white hall, the crowd did not look crowded at all, and on the arched dome, the sunlight poured down from the round stained glass windows at the top, bringing a solemn and psychedelic light to the whole hall.
Although it was a solemn and solemn occasion, Rod's mind was not on the upcoming grand ceremony, on the contrary, he looked at the crowd around him with interest, trying to find his familiar faces, and he really did not let Rod's efforts be in vain. Among these people, he did find many people he was familiar with, including friends and enemies——— but in general, enemies were the majority.
On the main hall, everyone was divided into two sides, and they were also vaguely divided into two camps, the anti-parliamentary camp led by the Duchy of Moon stood on the left side of the main hall, and the parliamentary camp stood on the right side of the main hall. It's bitter for those centrists, facing two behemoths. None of them wanted to offend, but it was impossible for them to stand in the middle to block the path of the Radiant Dragon Soul. can only hang far at the end, and distance himself from the two factions to make his position.
Among them, Rhodes paid the most attention to an old man, who stood at the end of the parliamentary faction with a thin body and a gloomy face, but kept a distance from the parliamentarian faction. At this moment, the old man was staring at Rod viciously, and when he noticed Rode's gaze, he snorted coldly, and then turned his head away, as if nothing had happened. But Rhodes knew it well. For what the other party would have such an expression.
Because this old man is none other than the patriarch of the Kelis family, Walter. Kelis, who is also the lord of Barcelona.
It's really a big gathering of enemies.
Looking at the old man, Rod shrugged his shoulders helplessly. He remembered very well that when he was in Deep Rock City in order to integrate the mercenary forces, he killed the third heir of the Kelis family, the unlucky guy who used his money to gather Emerald Tears and wanted to fight against him, but finally turned into a demon in the Fall Ritual, and then was buried all the way by Rhodes very intimately, and buried directly in the ore tunnel under Deep Rock City. Later, it was through this that Rhodes dug deep into the clues of the attack on the Land of Light and the Windtide Trade Route, as well as the intrigues and tricks in Parfield's territory. However, Rod was not too wary of the old man, and he even just glanced at the other party and quickly withdrew his gaze. If it was a different lord representative, then Rod might still take it to heart, but if the other party was from Barcelona, then Rod would just think they were farting.
The reason is simple, the Dominion of Basel, is a very undesirable existence.
Unlike other centrists who do not want to provoke themselves or want to take advantage of the situation from across the strait, the Dominion of Barcelona became a member of the centrist not at all, but out of necessity.
Because it is a rare existence in the entire Continent of Light that is not welcomed by both parliamentarians and anti-parliamentarians.
Originally, Barcelona was a member of the anti-parliamentary faction and was considered an ally of Moon. The Dominions of Barcelona have a long history of rebelling against parliament, and they have amassed a lot of wealth in a land of commercial wealth. Therefore, Barcelona has always been obsessed with splitting out of the Land of Light and becoming an independent country, and for this reason they also rebelled against the Council of Light, and at that time, the anti-parliamentary faction led by Moon also joined it.
In the face of Basel's rebellion, the Council of Light naturally adopted the strategy of sending troops to suppress it. But the next scene surprised everyone.
At first, the army of the Dominion of Basel was able to fight the Council of Light, but after a long time, they could not resist the attack of the Council of Light, and retreated. As a result, the forces of the Council of Light set foot on the territory of the Dominion of Basel. However, the general who was in charge of leading the rebel army at that time did not give up because of this, but led his soldiers to continue to fight guerrilla warfare in the territory of Basel, and on the other hand, he sought assistance from Moon and other countries. At that time, many of the anti-parliamentary territories also agreed to the general's assistance, planning to send troops, and if things went well, then it would set off a sparkling resistance war, and maybe even more territories would become independent from the Land of Light.
Pity............ And that's just if.
Just when the anti-parliamentary lords gathered their armies and prepared to make a big move. A piece of news came that stunned everyone——— Barcelona had surrendered.
This news was like a bolt from the blue, making it difficult for many people to accept, and some even thought it was a joke. But it is true, in the face of the aggressive military posture of the Council of Light's army, Basel did not choose to wait for reinforcements to the end, on the contrary. As soon as the Council of Light struck a fierce blow, the group of goods immediately softened. Not only did he surrender immediately, but he even took the initiative to hand over General Lorraine, who led the rebels——— who was of course sentenced to death in the end.
This kind of black comedy of hyper-unfolding made all the anti-parliamentarians, including Moon, star, staring at each other, and they didn't know what to say, only to realize that Barcelona was a paper tiger, shouting fiercely, and when he really did it, he immediately softened. So a war of independence, which was likely to be on a huge scale, was stillborn, and what made the anti-parliamentarians even more hated was to express their heartfelt feelings. Bhasa actually handed over all the information and letters of the previous anti-parliamentary faction to the Council of Light. This also led to the disgrace of the anti-parliamentarians being suppressed by the Council of Light for a long time, but fortunately there was the Duchy of Moon in front, otherwise they would have died long ago.
It is precisely for this reason that the Dominion of Basel is quite unpopular among the anti-parliamentary camp. Enemies are meant to be hated, but traitors are used to hate......... Since then, many of the anti-parliamentary territories have severed ties with Barcelona, and for a long time there has been no contact between the two sides.
According to this statement. In the eyes of many people, Barcelona is already a lackey of the Council of Light, right?
Wrong again!
Although independence failed. However, Barcelona still remembers the "great feat" of becoming independent from the Land of Light, even within the Land of Light, the wealth of their territory is considered to be the largest in the entire Land of Light, and this money will be used by the Council of Light to help those poor territories. This made the Barcelonians very unhappy, and they believed that because they had paid a good tax, they should enjoy the favor and support of the Council of Light. Instead of borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, they used their money to help the poor people, so they always wanted to be independent. But this time they learned to be honest, and now they are just talking about it, but the problem is. Their talk is not just about chatting with people in private, almost every lord of Barcelona will say in public that they want independence, and not only that, but many of the big names of the Dominion of Barcelona will also use their own ways on different occasions to express the view that Barcelona should be an independent country and not a territory of the Land of Light. This annoyed the Council of Light, and disgusted them to death, but there was nothing they could do about them. After all, they just said that they were not raising troops to resist, and this was not illegal. But listening to them all day long is as annoying as a swarm of flies flying around in your ears, and not only that, but at many large gatherings, the Dominion of Basel will fly their own flag instead of the flag of the Nation of Light, which makes the Council of Light embarrassed. Even within the council, there are many people who complain about why they didn't directly abolish this goods that look like the third grandson in the first place, which led to such a trouble now.
In the face of the embarrassing situation of the Council of Light, the anti-parliamentarians are naturally happy to watch a good show, but the so-called once bitten by a snake for ten years is afraid of the well rope, if they want to watch a good show, it is okay for them to recruit Basel back to the anti-parliamentary faction, don't even think about it.
Thinking of this, Rhodes retracted his gaze, he narrowed his eyes, the atmosphere above the hall was so solemn at this moment, even the anti-parliamentarians not far away from him were solemn at this time, everyone knew that this time it was not just as simple as dividing camps——— it could even be said to be the only choice between friend and foe.
"Woo..............."
At this moment, the horn sounded, and hearing the heavy horn sound, Rod quickly withdrew his eyes, and even the others, at this time, turned their heads solemnly and looked at the door in the distance of the wide bright red carpet. Soon, under the gaze of everyone, the gate slowly opened, and then, I saw two pairs of battle angels holding high the banner of the dragon soul of light and walking out of it.
Unlike the Duchy of Moon, in the Land of Light, the War Angels walk almost with their tails between their legs. Although the war angels rarely appear in the Duchy of Moon, it is because Lydia chooses to be self-disciplined, after all, the war angels flying all over the sky have a bad impact on the people. However, in the Duchy of Moon and other territories outside of Light, the War Angels are still very respected. Because they have great strength and a kind heart, they can help people eliminate many threats. However, in the Land of Light, it is different, after years of tireless brainwashing by the Council of Light, the people of the Land of Light are extremely wary of the War Angels, and they almost regard the War Angels and the Devil as the same existence. There is no willingness to accept their kindness at all. They think that all the help of those angels is ulterior motives, in order to make them approve of the angels' rule, but as human beings, they must not give up their dignity!
Because of this, the war angels in the country of light basically do not appear in front of people, and even Rhodes heard that almost two-thirds of the war angels in the entire war angel army have been assigned to Lydia's name, of course. Nominally, it is to eliminate evil and maintain goodness and peace, but Rhodes also knows very well that in the face of this treatment, even the Buddha has three points of anger. War angels are not respected in the country of light, so they can simply go to a place where they can be respected, as for fighting evil or something, it is simply an excuse——— who in the entire continent of light does not know that the nobles of the country of light are the most involved with those black magic, evil arts and devils?
Seeing the battle angels coming out, everyone's expressions became more serious. Rhodes even felt as if the air in the entire hall had frozen, which made him feel uncomfortable. Soon. Two columns of banner-carrying angels came to the crowd, forming a barrier to separate them, and then two angels with white horns flew in, and they circled over everyone's heads, and then quietly landed on both sides of the empty throne in front of them. Then the horn sounded again.
"Uh......h Woo...... Woo..............."
Two long and one short.
Soon, a petite figure appeared in the middle of the gate in full view of everyone.
Leigh.
Sure enough, it was her.
Seeing the girl in front of him, Rod raised his eyebrows. A smile flashed in his eyes, but it quickly faded away.
Compared with yesterday's dress, today's Li is dressed very solemnly and gorgeously, the white silk robe hangs straight to the ground, dragging behind her more than three meters long, not only that, the girl also wears a wide three-legged hat on her head, not only that, the girl also holds a white scepter in her hand that is much taller than her, and Li's side is followed by the three archangels such as Lydia.
Lydia wore a feminine and luxurious gown as always, while the other two archangels were different. Standing to the left of Lydia, the archangel Slynn was wearing a wide white robe that looked like a judge's robe, her age looked about thirty years old, although not as young as Lydia, but she had a mature and steady momentum, at this moment the archangel of wisdom looked gentle and calm, and in her hand was a heavy, red-backed and gold-edged tome.
That's the legendary Book of Ten Thousand Laws.
Seeing that book, Rhodes shrank his gaze slightly, he naturally knew the existence of this book, the Archangel of Wisdom, as a follower of the dragon soul of light, naturally has its unique strength, it is rumored that the book of ten thousand laws records the treaties and laws of creation, and even the regulations for the operation and development of the entire world are also recorded, and in the game, there are even players who rumor that this book of ten thousand laws can modify the laws of this world world to a certain extent. If the rumors are true, then Sling's strength is definitely comparable to Lydia's. But what is puzzling is that despite having such a powerful artifact, the presence of this archangel has always been very low, and in the game, she disappeared without a trace until the dragon soul of light died completely, and before that, she rarely appeared on the battlefield and in front of the public. No one knows what the real job of this wise archangel is.
And the Seraph Chief Boulder walking on Lydia's right is completely different, he is a handsome and dashing man, his red hair rises like a flame to the sky, and unlike Lydia who laughs happily and Sling, who has a soft complexion, Boulder has a serious face, his eyebrows are furrowed, his thick lips are pursed together, and he looks sternly at the people in front of him, anyone who feels his eyes can feel that he is as unapproachable as a burst of heat.
But well...... In Rhodes' opinion............ This archangel ...............
Thinking of this, Rhodes set his eyes on a long sword made entirely of flames at Boulder's waist, and the raging flames condensed into the form of a blade on the hilt, burning incessantly, exuding a scorching temperature, but not igniting his white armor and cloak at all. Then, Rod groaned slightly and withdrew his gaze.
And at this time, surrounded by the three archangels, Li slowly walked to the throne at the front of the main hall, turned around and sat down. It can be seen that the girl's expression is very serious and serious. But Rhodes could sense that there was something else hidden under Leigh's serious, serious expression.
It can be seen that she was really hit hard before.
Thinking of this, Rod couldn't help but raise his head, and at this time, his eyes inadvertently made contact with Lydia, and then, Rod saw Lydia wink at him playfully, and there was a bit of appreciation in his eyes. This made Rod stunned slightly, but soon, he understood what was going on.
It seems that there is a good show to watch today.
At this moment, I saw Lydia step forward, she smiled and looked at the people in front of her, and spoke.
"Ladies and gentlemen, today, is the sacred dragon soul holy scripture, under the protection of the dragon soul of light, we have gathered here, in order to thank the dragon soul for protecting us from chaos and evil, and here to offer our most sincere greetings and respect to the supreme existence on this continent........."
With that, Lydia turned around and half-knelt on the ground towards the girl in front of her.
"Your Majesty, this is the supreme honor and respect that your people have offered to you, and under your protection, your people can live such a happy and peaceful time. We may encounter difficulties and setbacks, but as long as we have your protection, then we will eventually come out of the shadow of failure and darkness and return to the light of divine light. ”
As Lydia spoke, Archmage Armond also walked out with a serious face, holding a beautifully decorated box respectfully in both hands, and came behind Lydia, then lowered his head and stretched out his hand respectfully. Everyone knows that this is the scene that occurs every time in the Dragon Soul Temple, and Lydia will offer the wealth from Moon, which has always been taken for granted by the Council of Light.
Soon, the old councilmaster straightened his clothes, strode out from the other side, and came to Lydia, first nodded to them, and then stretched out his hand...............
"Please wait a minute."
However, at this moment, a childish, crisp voice sounded.
Everyone looked up and looked at the girl sitting on the throne in surprise, and Li showed a rare uneasiness at the moment, but soon, the expression on her face disappeared and returned to normal. Then the girl spoke.
"Sling, please take me to receive this gift, as Lydia said, I think it's time to offer this wealth......... It's time to do something more meaningful. ”
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked!!
And the old council leader was even more gloomy, not only him, everyone looked at the girl sitting on the throne with wide eyes and disbelief, many of them participated in the Dragon Soul Holy Book not once or twice, in everyone's memory, this girl sitting on the throne was just an ornament, she had never even spoken before, but today, she actually spoke, not only that, but she even made such a decision in front of everyone!!
As we all know, the wealth that the Principality of Moon gives every year is used by the Council of Light to fill their financial deficit, but now, the Dragon Soul of Light actually wants to take this money that belongs to her, so what about the Council of Light? What about the Land of Light? No, more importantly.........
Why is it that at this time, in front of everyone, the dragon soul of light would say such a thing?
Is she planning to take back her rightful power from the Council of Light?!! (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )