Chapter 581 80 Luna Coast City-State

Chapter 581 -80- Luna Coast City-State

The Theocracy is located in the central part of Miria Continent, on the Yunete Peninsula of the Luna Inland Sea, and is also in the south of the Western Yunete Empire.

Charlotte has seen the map of the Western Yunete Region. If we make an analogy, the location of the Falling Star Kingdom is very similar to Britain on the Blue Star, the location of the Crescent Peninsula is a bit like the Iberian Peninsula plus France, and the Yunete Peninsula where the Theocracy is located is a bit like an enlarged version of the Apennine Peninsula.

There are generally three routes to the Theocracy from the Falling Star Kingdom.

The first is to go through the Castel Territory to the northern border to the East Yunete Black Land, then go south through the Kingdom of Coria, then turn west to the Western Yunete Empire, and cross half of the Western Yunete Empire to the south to reach the Theocracy.

The second is to bypass the Crescent Peninsula by sea and land, enter the Luna Sea through the Luna Strait, and then land in the Luna Coast City-State on the Yunet Peninsula, then enter the Western Yunet Empire, and go north to the Theocracy in the south of the empire.

The third is to go directly through the Crescent Kingdom, enter the Western Yunet Empire by land, and then go directly to the Theocracy.

Of these three routes, the third is the shortest, the first is the longest, and the second requires a long sea route.

Of course, this trip was invited by the Theocracy, and the special teleportation arrays of the Holy Courts in various countries can be used along the way, so no matter which route is taken, you can reach your destination in time.

Considering the relationship between the Crescent Kingdom and the Falling Star Kingdom, Charlotte naturally would not take the third route. In addition, she planned to go to the Luna Coast City-State to explore the local ancient temples and faceless statues, so she naturally chose the second route.

As for the first route...she planned to take it on the return trip.

The second route is also the maritime trade route between the Falling Star Kingdom, the Luna Coast City-State and the West Yunite Empire.

Although the teleportation array cannot be used, there are fewer troubles and socializing that may be encountered by taking the land route. The only risk is some pirates from the southern continent active in the Luna Inner Sea.

Of course, for the Falling Star Kingdom, a maritime power on the Miria continent, these "Southern Barbarian" pirates that are a headache for ordinary merchant ships naturally cannot cause any trouble.

Charlotte set out from the Falling Star Port and boarded the flagship of the Falling Star Kingdom Royal Family, the Roman, and then set sail under the escort of the Falling Star Navy.

The mighty fleet bypassed the Crescent Peninsula, passed through the Luna Strait that divides the main Miria continent and the southern sub-continent, and then entered the Luna Sea, the largest inland sea in Miria.

Perhaps because of the choice of the sea route, there was no trouble along the way, it was smooth and calm.

The only episode was that they encountered pirates along the way.

Of course, after seeing the majestic carrack of the Falling Star Fleet from afar, the southern pirates who frightened the merchant ships and caravans fled on their own accord.

Usually, they just bullied the merchant ships. For these pirates, no one was stupid enough to really attack a fleet of a country loaded with magic crystal cannons.

It was a pity for Charlotte.

The days on the ship were too boring. She was still thinking whether she would destroy one or two pirate dens on the way.

When the prosperous port of the Luna Coast City-State came into Charlotte's eyes, it was already a month after departure.

The Luna Coast City-State is located on the west coast of the Yunete Peninsula, across the sea from the Crescent Kingdom, and is also the southern gateway to the West Yunete Empire.

Historically, this was also the ruling area of ​​the Yunete Empire, and it was also the rich southern region of the empire.

Later, the Yunete Empire split, and this place became part of the West Yunete Empire.

For hundreds of years, the imperial power of the Western Union Empire has been declining. In order to further strengthen the theocracy and suppress the imperial power of the empire, about three hundred years ago, the theocracy and the Crescent Kingdom supported the independence movement in the southern part of the empire.

Since then, many states in the southern part of the Western Union Empire have been completely divided. Among them, some states and city-states still belong to the Western Union Empire in name, but in fact they have become vassals of the theocracy, while other states, large and small, have united to form the Moon Coast City-State, which has completely become independent from the Western Union Empire.

It was also from that time that the theocracy realized the actual control of the Western Union Empire. Although the theocracy is also part of the empire in name, in fact, the imperial power has become a servant of the theocracy.

For hundreds of years after that, the history of the Western Union Empire has become a history of power struggles between the theocracy and the emperor of the empire.

Today, although the theocracy's control over the Western Union Empire has been much less than before with the weakening of the Holy King's Court, it can still influence the political situation of the empire.

For hundreds of years, in order to gain more initiative in the power struggle with the imperial family, the theocracy has never given up the effort to include the southern Luna Coast city-state as a vassal.

However, due to the constraints of the Crescent Kingdom and the Kingdom of Coria, this effort has not been realized so far.

But even so, the Luna Coast city-state is also the most powerful area of ​​the Holy Royal Court. As part of the central diocese, there are many churches and believers here. It is also an important source of religious tax revenue for the Holy Royal Court.

The Luna Coast city-state is not large, about the equivalent of 1.5 Castel Territory, only 180,000 square kilometers, consisting of eleven city-states, four counties and two small principalities.

However, the population is nearly twice that of Castel Territory, close to 10 million.

Unlike other major countries in the Miria continent, the Luna Coast City-State practices an aristocratic republic system. The Senate elected by the 17 states that make up the Coast City-State governs the city-state, and the chief governor of the city-state is elected from the 17 ruling families.

The place where Charlotte landed is the capital of the Luna Coast City-State, the largest economic and trade center in the southern part of the Yunet Peninsula, and also the largest state in the Luna Coast City-Catalia City.

Catalia City is a port city that is as prosperous as North Port.

When the mighty Falling Star Fleet entered the Catalia Deepwater Port, the City-State Senate and the Holy King's Court, who had already received the news, had sent envoys to wait at the port.

"Respected Queen of Falling Star, Saint of the Royal Court, His Majesty Castel, High Priest Alberto of Catalia, Third Consul of Coast City-State Giuliano di Piazza, welcome to your arrival."

On the dock, the High Priest of the City-State in white priest uniform and the nobles of the City-State in gorgeous aristocratic robes saluted Charlotte respectfully.

High Priest of Catalia is an old priest, and the Third Consul representing the Moon God Coast City-State is a black-haired noble who looks to be in his forties.

They were quite enthusiastic about Charlotte, the Queen of Falling Star who came from afar, and the team welcoming the envoys filled the entire dock.

The Kingdom of Falling Star is at least one of the top five powers in the Miria Continent. In the early days of the Star-Moon War, it was once the strongest country in the western part of the continent. Even though it has declined compared to earlier years, its status is still very important on the continent.

In addition to Charlotte's status as a saint, and the trade between Luoxing and Luna Coast City-State, it is normal for her to be warmly welcomed by the Coast City-State with a strong religious atmosphere.

"Your Majesty Castel, the chief consul of the city-state, Lord Canossa, and the high priest of the church, Lord Calabretta, have prepared a dinner in the City Lord's Mansion and are waiting for your arrival."

The third consul of Luna Coast City-State, Giuliano, said enthusiastically.

Charlotte nodded slightly and smiled gently:

"Thank you, Lord Canossa and Lord Calabretta for your enthusiasm. It is also my honor to come to Luna Coast City-State."

"Your Majesty Castel, please."

The envoy of Luna Coast City-State made a gesture of invitation.

Charlotte nodded, elegantly boarded the gorgeous carriage prepared by the city-state, and then entered the city of Catalia under the escort of knights and city-state guards.

When Charlotte arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, the nobles of Luna Coast City-State were already waiting here.

Charlotte has attended many noble welcome banquets and is already familiar with them.

However, compared with the nobles on the Crescent Peninsula, the banquets of the Luna Coast City-State are more grand and the food is richer.

In the Miria Continent, the food of the Luna Coast City-State is already very famous. In comparison, the food of the Falling Star Kingdom is much more monotonous.

Here, Charlotte also met the ruler of the Luna Coast City-State, Chief Archon Catherine di Canosa, and the highest-level clergyman of the Luna Coast City-State, High Priest Calabretta.

Catherine di Canosa is a young woman who looks to be in her twenties, but Charlotte, who has already browsed the relevant information in advance, knows that she is at least fifty years old.

The reason why she looks so young is that she has elven blood in her body and is a half-elf.

Not only that, the Chief Archon of the Luna Coast City-State is also a powerful extraordinary person, whose strength is close to legendary and has reached the peak level of the Blazing Sun.

As for the representative of the Holy Court, Archbishop Calabretta, his strength was even stronger than that of Chief Consul Catherine.

Although this white-haired old man had restrained his aura, Charlotte could clearly sense the dazzling divine power in his body, which was about the same strength as that of the Archbishop Charles de Loren of the Crescent Parish whom Charlotte knew.

Obviously, this was a legendary clergyman.

Perhaps it was because they were close to the hinterland controlled by the Theocracy.

Charlotte could sense that the clergy here were more than one level stronger than those of the Crescent Kingdom and the Falling Star Kingdom, and were obviously one level higher overall.

On the other hand, the nobles of the Luna Coast City-State had much weaker extraordinary power, and the most powerful was only Chief Consul Catherine di Canosa.

However, what surprised Charlotte was that she also felt a familiar aura among the nobles of the Luna Coast City-State who attended the banquet.

The aura of the blood race.