Chapter 929 Darkness

On the afternoon of the second day, Gawain summoned Heidi, Carmel and other key high-level personnel, and officially announced the status of the Goddess of Magic and various information obtained from Julu Amorn at a closed-door meeting.

The double-layer thickened crystal windows cut off the roaring cold wind outside the house, and only the cold sunlight slanted into the house. The atmosphere in the small conference room with strict protection measures was more dignified than ever.

Gawain sat at the top of the long conference table, Hetty sat on his right side, the amber dissolved into the air as always, the magic net terminal was set up on the left side of the conference table, and Victoria Wilder and Berber were appearing above the crystal array. Devon Franklin's figures of the two grand consuls.

"It seems that the goddess of magic really won't come back... Although Miermina is still there, from the priesthood, the goddess of magic has 'fallen'," Victoria broke the silence, "After the fall of the white star, the world once again personally experienced the fall of the gods."

"Unlike the time 3,000 years ago, the belief in the goddess of magic does not have that much influence on society, and her 'departing' will not impact the existing mage system," Pittman on the side said, "I yesterday It has been discussed with His Royal Highness Hetty, and we should be able to get through this turmoil relatively easily."

"The premise is to take action as soon as possible," Hetty took over the topic and looked up at Gawain who was sitting next to him, "Ancestor, a few hours after the feedback from the goddess of magic disappeared, a mage noticed the abnormality and reported it to the local government office. Reports have been carried out, and now the reports from all over the country are increasing. They are still patiently waiting for the imperial capital to respond, but the news will soon spread among the people."

For a long time, mages have been the upper structure of human society. Their deep-rooted influence in society has not disappeared with the drastic social changes in this country. If these groups cannot be stabilized, it will become a big trouble.

For them, the effect of relying on saturated entertainment media to occupy the public's attention and relying on some public opinion controls to control the situation is limited, and may even lead to the opposite effect - after all, the gods that people believe in are gone, at this time It's obviously not appropriate for you to flood the sky with movies to add to the fun...

"First of all, let's announce the news of the fall of the goddess of magic as originally planned. This matter cannot be concealed, and the more concealed it is, the more it will cause backlash and chaos," Gawain nodded and said unhurriedly, "The reason for the fall of the goddess. No official explanation is required, nor should it be made clear. After this, we will have a national, large-scale, very solemn public event.”

The top executives of the Empire in the conference room and on the communication line might not have reacted for a while, and Baldwin Franklin, who was connecting, couldn't help but said curiously: "Public event?"

"The whole country mourns the death of the goddess of magic. I will write an article to express my condolences as the ruler of the empire. Then Victoria, you take the lead and lead the most prestigious mages to sum up the memory of the goddess of magic and her dedicated life for the people.

Finally, we have to set a finishing touch for the ceremony, get some sacred relics, symbolic relics and the like, and after they are burnt to ashes, the imperial dragoons will carry them into the air and sprinkle them into the rivers, lakes and seas - may he rest in peace. "

Gao Wen's low and serious voice fell, and everyone in the conference room looked at each other for a while. Obviously, they still haven't followed Gao Wen's train of thought, especially Heidi showed an unbelievable expression. All gods are destined to change from protectors of civilization to enemies of civilization in the long run, and what our ancestors have been doing is to fight against those gods who are gradually falling into madness, so a huge "mourning" project is in her view. It seems weird and unreasonable.

In the connection, the Grand Duke Bai Dewen said with a little hesitation and thought: "Is it to give the mages across the country a catharsis point and calm their emotions..."

"Not only that," Veronica, who was sitting opposite Gawain and holding a platinum scepter, suddenly spoke up at this time, with a somewhat stunned expression on her face, apparently already vaguely understanding Gawain's intentions, "I I see what you mean, Your Majesty, you need to make this a 'conclusion'."

"This is called 'the conclusion of the coffin'," Gawain saw that almost everyone at the scene showed a thoughtful expression after Veronica spoke, and a smile could not help but show on his face, "The goddess of magic is dead. no matter what the cause, whether he was a god or something, no matter what he did or what effect he did, in a word he died, the god no longer exists, the source of faith is gone, and we shall grieve In memory of him - mages can mourn, they can miss, but in any case, everyone will know clearly and clearly - there is no magic goddess in the world anymore.

"This mourning must be as solemn as possible, and it must have a wide enough influence and scale to form a universal consensus and public opinion, so that those who don't want to accept it must also accept it, so that those who want to question it can't find the object and reason for questioning.

"Of course, what the Duke of Baldwin said is also correct. This is also a 'confession' to the mages across the country, so that they can have a chance to express their emotions. We must guide their emotions to mourning, so that they have no time to go. Think of something else."

Gawain's voice fell, and everyone felt a sudden realization after being shocked. After all, the idea itself is not too unimaginable. Using funerals and other activities to attract attention and characterize events is a relatively routine operation. The key is The idea of ​​"having a funeral for God" is so bizarre that no one has even thought about it in that direction.

After thinking for a while, Heidi couldn't help but raised her head again and looked at Gawain with a strange expression: "Doing this... is it really okay?"

"Trust me, there's no better way than this," Gawain smiled and nodded to the always worried "Butler Cecil", "This will be our first funeral for the gods, If it succeeds in guiding, transitioning, and solidifying as I expected, this funeral will be a reference for the future."

For future reference... As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Hetty and others in the conference room suddenly became more strange than before. However, as he had witnessed two divine disasters with Gawain, he even saw the "pseudo-god skeleton" with his own eyes. A group of people, but they know that behind these words is probably the inevitable situation in the future.

As long as civilization is still advancing, as long as the cruel rules of this world are still in operation, other gods will surely fall, and after each god falls...Emperor Gawain Cecil will bury them beautifully. .

Even Amber, who was in the invisible state to observe the meeting, couldn't help but show his figure. He glanced at Gawain a little more, and sighed in his heart - the conclusion of the coffin... This is really an appropriate phrase.

As expected of the person who once opened the coffin.

Gawain waited for the people in the conference room to digest the previous topic, and Hetty, who was on the side, also completed the recording of the meeting process, and then cleared his throat and said: "Next, we should discuss about Typhon's side. problem."

"There is another god of war over there who may have gone mad," Veronica said indifferently, "In an academic sense, this is a valuable observation sample, we can intuitively understand what happens when the god falls into madness. The characteristics gradually revealed and the subsequent series of influences on the world.”

"But it's not just an academic question," Gawain said, "it's time for us to write a letter to Rosetta Augustus - the 'abnormal changes' of the goddess of magic Mirmina might be a good opening topic... …”

...

The mist shrouded the imperial capital of Typhon, and the indifferent sunlight penetrated through the clouds and fog, creating the mood of dusk in the fog in the city below. The cold wind also began to blow. Only in the royal garden protected by the greenhouse barrier, the greenery was full of greenness and the warmth was still there.

Matilda Augustus stepped into the royal garden in the atrium of the Obsidian Palace, and the warm breath rushed towards him, quickly dispelling the chill brought back from the outside. She walked down the cobblestone path into the garden, and in the dim light of dusk, she saw her brilliant father standing under a pine tree with orchid leaves, and seemed to be watching the flowerbed under his feet. .

It was a poor flowerbed.

"Father," Matilda stood a few meters behind Rosetta, bowing her head, "I came back from the Cathedral."

Rosetta didn't look back, just gave a faint hum and asked casually, "Did Malm Dunit receive you in the inner sanctuary?"

"Yes," Matilda nodded, "and still according to ceremonial specifications and procedures."

"At least it looks normal on the surface, doesn't it?" Rosetta nodded, still not looking away from the nursery. "Tell me what you have seen. We urgently need to know the situation in the Cathedral."

"I directly asked the Pope about recent rumors about churches in various places-because these rumors have spread, it would be abnormal if you don't ask," Matilda nodded and replied, "His Majesty Malm did not give a positive answer or explanation, It's just that someone is maliciously attacking the Church of God of War, and the Cathedral has already launched an investigation into the diocese where the rumors appeared... This is a reply that fits his identity and the situation at the time.

"The Pope himself didn't look any different, and our conversation was in line with normal circumstances, but I clearly felt a bit of a weird... atmosphere in the cathedral.

"There is a tense and oppressive atmosphere that hangs over the entire cathedral, and although every priest I see seems to be fine, that atmosphere does exist, and it is the same in empty places. Give People feel as if... the tense and suppressed aura is emanating from the cathedral itself.

"I had a conversation with some priests without attracting attention. The ordinary priests in the great church obviously knew the rumors everywhere, and their answers were no different from those of His Majesty Malm. But there is one thing that I feel very Strange... Some of the priests seemed a little emotional when they answered me, as if they were offended in some way - but I can be sure that there is nothing wrong with what I said and did, and the questions asked about those rumors were calm and even Biased towards the vocabulary of the Church of God of War."

The latter anomaly mentioned by Matilda sounded like an unimportant detail, but Rosetta turned around with a serious expression on her face: "You think the 'excitement' of the priests is... Something else'?"

"It's just a vague feeling," Matilda said. "Their emotions come on suddenly, and then there are nervous, slightly blank apologies that I can always feel when talking to them. Ruowu's eyes move around, and those priests sometimes have a hoarse voice... I think their emotions seem to be affected by some external factor, and that factor makes me very uncomfortable."

"What else did you see?" Rosetta frowned. "Have you found anything about the Cathedral itself?"

"...Some corridors in the cathedral are a little dark," Matilda thought for a while, and said in an uncertain tone, "I don't know if it's my own illusion, there are countless candles in the cathedral. Fire, and the new magic spar lamp lighting, but I always feel that it is very dark - a kind of 'darkness' that does not affect the vision, as if on a psychological level. I checked with the attendants, and it seems that it is only me. This feeling, no one else noticed anything unusual."

Rosetta's brows furrowed a little. He stared at his daughter without saying a word for a long time.

Due to the influence of the curse that originated from two centuries ago, the members of the Augustus family... are somewhat different from ordinary people in terms of "perception", especially in some areas involving gods, they can often see and hear There are some things that ordinary people can't detect, and it is precisely because of this that he will let Matilda check the situation of the Cathedral.

Matilda is clearly aware of this.

But the young imperial pearl is not as "experienced" as her father - she observes only those details, and does not dare to draw the dire conclusions that Rosetta Augustus did.

"Father," she couldn't help but say, "do you think..."

"The influence of the Church of God of War in Typhon is... deeply rooted," Rosetta suddenly broke the silence and said something that seemed inexplicable to Matilda, "It's like an ancient tree rooted for thousands of years, its roots It has become a part of this whole land, and everything that grows on this land is affected by it to some extent.”

Matilda opened her mouth and wanted to ask something, but suddenly heard undisguised footsteps coming from the side, the black-haired head maid stepped into the garden at some point, when the footsteps sounded , she has come ten meters away.

"Diana," Rosetta looked at each other, "what did the rogues find?"

"Those priests in the accident may have very blasphemous and twisted forms of death, so the bodies were secretly and quickly disposed of. Many witnesses have been controlled by the local church. The wanderers tried to confirm the status of those witnesses, and it has been confirmed. At least four priests are insane due to their spiritual pollution," the head maid Diana reported in a calm and flat tone. "In addition, it has been confirmed that churches in some areas have reduced the size of their weekly prayer meetings and closed in the name of church repairs. Some of the facilities of the church - the relevant order came from the Cathedral, and it was personally ordered by Malm Dunet, and not through the Cardinals. It is an anomaly in itself for such a thing to be ordered by the Pope himself."

Matilda listened to Diana's report and suddenly couldn't help opening her eyes--

The Church of God of War has always operated independently and in a closed manner, and the imperial power has nothing to do with them, but when...the rogue agents affiliated to the imperial family have been able to investigate the secrets within the church to this level?

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