Act 53 The Countess

The undulating holy music under the towering curved vault finally came to an end. The twelve high-level priests wearing gold-rimmed red robes had pale faces and could hardly stand. The attendants and subordinate servants on the side hurriedly stepped forward to take over. They hold on. These high-ranking figures are either the regional chief priests in the surrounding areas of Rushta, or senior scholars of the scholastic school. They have a grand and respected status, which can be said to be second only to the figures on the dome of the Temple of Fire; Matching their status is their strength. Among them, Archbishop Christopher of the Cohen area, Anders the God's Favorite, and Sutton, the scholastic master, have already stepped into the side of truth, and are only one step away from the Holy See - Lu The residents of Shita are accustomed to collectively refer to the eleven people on the dome of the Temple of Fire as the Holy Seat. Over time, this saying has spread - in addition to these three people, the other nine people have also become enlightened. Normally, people with their status rarely preside over sacraments or rituals in person, but occasionally they do it easily, and they are never as embarrassed as they are now.

"It's really breathtaking." The person who looked at this scene and spoke was Vala. People who have never seen this supreme being can hardly imagine that the person in charge of the entire Temple of Fire would be such a somewhat aloof person. A kind-faced little old man, his beard and eyebrows have long been white, and his figure has shrunk a lot. He is wearing a red bishop's shawl with snow-white fur edges. His hands are behind his back, and he is trembling as if a gust of wind can blow him down. But only those eyes that were deeply sunken under the drooped eyelids, with a glint of light flashing from time to time, and the clear lines around the tight lips, can still prove that this old man who has controlled the temple for more than half a century has not shown that much Simple.

The world calls him the great priest who brought iron and fire. He is the only person among the Eleven Holy See who has experienced a complete holy war. There is a widely circulated proverb about him in Rushta - the Holy See will never be merciful, and he is talking about him. His character is by no means as kind-hearted as his appearance.

He stood on the altar with two other people, and the person he spoke to was a woman on the left behind him. This woman was very tall, wearing a short white shawl, a high crown on her head, and a golden flame in her hand. The emblem's scepter and long cloak have been dragged to the smooth ground paved with obsidian; her face is a bit too thin, and her cheeks seem to have been split with a knife and ax, so that the softness of the woman cannot be seen, and she looks too thin. Cold and stern, she has short platinum hair tied in a long thin braid at the back of her head, hanging on her shawl. This woman is Sidney Metfalika, the third in command of the Temple of Fire. She is also the fourth master of the Cruz Empire. There are countless legends about her since the year of Star Gathering. It is said that she fought against the fourth wizard leader of the Buga people and lost only by a narrow margin. Although the defeat was glorious.

Ordinary people often use the sharpness of a falcon to describe a person's sharp eyes, but such words seem weak in front of this lady. Her eyes are not only sharp, but more like they have substance. They can make people understand with just one look. What she means is that there is a ring of golden flames deep in her pupils, which is related to the divine power she has - the angel Akroma who holds the Holy Sword - in terms of attainments in the Holy Word of Judgment, no one in the empire can surpass it. Those on her right, including Vala, had to admit this.

The other person next to Vala has extremely gorgeous decorations on his silk robes and a kind face. He looks more like a businessman. This person is called Caesar. He is ranked lower among the eleven people. His name sounds very domineering.

But his people worked diligently but did not achieve much in history.

Sidney remained silent as usual. Even if the controller of the Temple of Fire spoke in front of her, she had no intention of answering. It was not unreasonable for the world to call her the Saint of the Lion Temple. But it happened that Vala admired her character very much. Compared with the era of the previous generation of great priests, because they had experienced the Holy War, the inheritors of the Temple of Fire of this generation generally looked younger - young people always seemed too young. Radical, but not calm enough, with the exception of Sidney.

"His Majesty issued an edict on the fourteenth day, and these people entered the city on the seventeenth day. Those in the scholastic school responded most actively, the high priest." Caesar reminded in a low voice.

Vara nodded. Of course he understood the hidden meaning in this sentence. Over the centuries, Cruz's imperial power finally reached its peak in the past hundred years. Sometimes he couldn't help but think, if he was born in his own country, How wonderful it must have been in the era before the teacher. At that time, the temple could not only develop its own power in small countries like Eruin and Antuobuluo, but also intervene in secular affairs. In the era of the most prosperous religious power, even the throne The inheritance rights are all in the hands of the great priest, but what about now?

The old man felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

"After this, I'm afraid that His Majesty's influence within the temple will increase again, High Priest."

"I understand," Valla shook his head. The scholastics have always been closer to the royal family. They have been wanting to reform the academic affairs since the Year of Thunder. They have long begun to accuse him, the great priest, even though he was involved in the Holy War. A group of people were later eliminated, but this obviously did not stop those lunatics. The Temple was indeed about to undergo changes, and he was becoming more and more aware of this, but the authority to preside over the changes must not fall into the hands of those who formed cliques for personal gain, otherwise there would be no tomorrow for the Temple of Flame.

He knew that Caesar's words were a reminder that he should not meet Her Majesty the Queen's request this time. Although the imperial power penetrated into the temple, the Temple of Flame still had the power to decide its own internal affairs. His decision was called "in vain". The Supreme One, who seemed to be eternal, put his hand into the interior of the temple, which had already caused dissatisfaction among many of the eleven people. There were only him, Sidney and Caesar present today, and it was obvious that Sidney had no intention of fighting for power, Caesar was submissive, and the others were obviously very dissatisfied.

"But that's the Azure Spear." Vala sighed. Their Queen was too difficult to deal with. Sometimes he wondered whether it was Cruz's luck or Yan's luck to have such a Queen. The misfortune of the temple - the azure spear is a sacred object in the mortal world. The azure knight shattered the sky and brought the object of the second era. In the poem of Cang, it is described as the hope of mortals, the one that changes destiny. Holy Spear - It is conceivable that if any temple possesses such a divine weapon, if it is recognized, it will greatly increase the prestige of the temple, and it is impossible for him to refuse it, both publicly and privately.

Caesar also closed his mouth. Of course he understood the meaning. He couldn't help but look back at his colleagues. Even Sidney, who always had the same expression on his face, had a sparkle in his eyes at this moment. of light.

After all, it is Holy Spear Cangqiong——

"It's a pity that the person holding the gun is a mountain man." Caesar thought with regret in his heart. If he hadn't already known that the holy gun was transported out of Eruin and had the owner before that, otherwise he would not have known it. You must think that this was planned by the supreme queen; because as we all know, among the countries under the rule of the Temple of Fire, only the mountain people do not believe in the teachings of Gilt. They worship the spirits of their ancestors and nature, so they are Call them barbarians, but they are such barbarians and are recognized by the Holy Spear.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, you are handing over something that can change your destiny to a foreign race just to suppress the temple. You are playing with fire and harming yourself - how can a mortal hold the future in his hands? The gods will definitely punish him." La felt helpless in her heart and couldn't help but murmur to herself.

None of the three people spoke, silently watching the crystal in the center of the hall become thinner layer by layer, and finally disappeared. The girl inside closed her eyes tightly, holding a spear in her hand, and broke through the ice as if she had lost her center of gravity. He knelt on the ground, then fell down, unconscious on the ground filled with layers of magic circles.

Vala looked at the pieces of crystal fragments falling to the ground, and vaguely seemed to see the disintegrated temple. The scholastics no longer stood with them, and the local priests were also at odds. Williams' failure was even more serious. It was a heavy blow to the temple's prestige outside the empire. He couldn't help but get angry when he thought about that incompetent guy. It was extremely embarrassing for a dignified leader of the Templar Knights to fall into the hands of a junior. Unfortunately, it wasn't just him who was losing it. The face, or the face of the Cecil family, is also the face of the temple.

He then thought of the little Count Tonigel of Eruin, the rumored grandson of Sword Saint Darus, and couldn't help but muttered: "Why is it this guy again? He is really haunted."

When Caesar heard this low murmur, he couldn't help but shuddered and his face changed. Of course he still remembered the drastic change forty years ago, and the decline of the temple seemed to have started with that unfair trial. He looked at the great priest next to him, and suddenly thought that the reason why the great priest so readily agreed to Her Majesty the Queen's conditions was probably not just because of the Azure Spear. He suddenly remembered that as early as last week at the royal banquet, , Her Majesty the Queen seems to have vaguely revealed the origin of the newly promoted countess and her relationship with Count Tonigel of Eruin.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but almost shed a cold sweat. He quickly tensed up his face, as if he was afraid that the supreme being next to him would see his thoughts.

But Valla didn't pay attention to him at all. Instead, she turned her head and said to Sidney: "Sidney, take the count down to bathe and freshen up. Be nice to her."

Priestess was startled, then nodded coldly.

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The girl was dressed like a princess. She was wrapped in a baroque-style light yellow dress. Her long fiery red hair was flowing down, like flowing scattered flames. Her slender neck and weak collarbone were exposed in the air. A thin mithril necklace passes through a flame diamond and clings to it. The flowing amber color sets off the healthy-looking skin. The fluffy skirt is full of rose-like pleats. The multiple folded sleeves, the tulle lining and the huge bow on the chest almost dress her up like an exquisite doll. The waist that tightly frames her almost makes her look like an exquisite doll. He strangled her waist and left her breathless. Akane looked at all this with some confusion, her amber eyes filled with uneasiness.

The experience she had experienced this day seemed like a weird dream to her. She dreamed that she was sleeping in a huge piece of amber, during which she experienced many things and saw all kinds of strange scenery - but most of the time, She was covered with black cloth, or locked in a box without seeing the sun. Occasionally when she felt uneasy, there would be a voice chatting with her, but the number of times was not particularly high. The person in the Azure Gun The young lady was so proud that she wanted to come to a conclusion in two sentences to prove that she was a fool.

Then she 'saw' herself being transported into a magnificent temple, where many priests were performing a ceremony around her, and her ears were filled with the low hum of chants, and then , and then she felt as if she had woken up, and there was a lady wearing a white divine robe guiding her in the hazy state, and then the lady asked several maids to serve her to bathe and change clothes; she had never experienced such a scene in her life. , almost petrified. She wanted to escape several times, but was stopped by the lady every time. The strength she was proud of was as weak as a child in front of the opposite side, and was unbearable. hit. She remembered that each time the other party looked at her intently and recited a prayer casually, and then it seemed as if an irresistible pressure fell from the sky, penetrated the dome of the church, and was directly exerted on her body, making her unable to move.

At this moment, she was sitting on a long-backed chair - that chair was extremely luxurious, almost like a carved wooden throne. Even in the lord's castle, she had never seen such a beautiful chair - ——Looking blankly at herself in the floor-length mirror in front of her, although the beautiful person in it didn't look like her at all; several maids were surrounding her, dressing her up carefully, Qian knew she couldn't resist, Just let them play around like a puppet.

Several maids looked at their new master and compared the beauty in the mirror. They carefully combed her long hair and put on sparkling earrings, or whispered to each other and occasionally let out a low laugh, which made her smile. Fever on face. She still hasn't figured out what exactly this place is, why she came here, and why she put on such weird clothes. She wants to contact Oweina, but the young lady in the Azure Gun There seemed to be something else important today, and the questions in Akane's heart fell into disarray. Fortunately, she felt that she could still feel the presence of the Azure Spear, which made her feel a little more at ease.

The maids surrounding her are all cute and cute, and they have obviously been carefully selected. However, most of them have long or short hair of different shades of red, and their origins and bloodline can be understood at a glance. Qian looked at these people of her own race whom she had never seen before, and listened to them talking softly in her ears. It was really difficult to get rid of them and get angry at the moment, so she could only endure her temper--of course, this is also She understood that the somewhat too strict Priestess was still outside.

"My lord," a round-faced maid said in a somewhat envious tone, "you are truly our princess, the most beautiful girl among the mountain people."

"What...did you call me..." Qian was not very good at dealing with strangers, but she couldn't help being surprised when she heard this sentence, and asked this sentence almost in a daze.

"By the way, Lord Earl, you don't know yet - you are the only earl personally consecrated by His Majesty the Emperor in the past few hundred years. Your fief is said to be the most beautiful land in the kingdom, among the four borders. On the wild side—"

"Yes, yes, I have seen the maple forest there before. Oh my god, it is so beautiful. I can see that His Majesty admires you very much," the maids chirped. "The key is, you are still close to us mountain people." The land of Wallachia, I really want to go home and see it in my dreams.”

Qian was confused. She looked at these girls inexplicably, not understanding what they were talking about. She was born in Chablis, and there were many mountain people there. When she was a child, she seemed to have heard about the hometown of the mountain people. ——Legends of the mountains of Wallachia, but those were all distant dreams. When she listened to them talking about fiefdoms, His Majesty, and Lord Counts, she felt that her mind was in a mess, and she couldn't think of anything for a while. .

But she could see that these girls worshiped her sincerely, and they chattered to her: "Your Majesty, I heard that your Majesty intends to dedicate the autonomy of that land to you after you bear allegiance with your sword. It belongs to you - the land in your hands is equivalent to returning to the hands of our mountain people. For thousands of years, the independence and independence that our mountain people have dreamed of can finally be realized in your hands!"

The girls were discussing enthusiastically, but as they talked, their voices gradually became lower.

The situation of the mountain people in the empire is not much better than that in Eruin, or even worse. The Cruz people regard them as barbarians, and the nobles capture the mountain people like wild beasts - the men and women of the mountain people. Once they are driven out of the mountains and forests, they will be locked in a cage like wild beasts, driven away from their homes, and sold to various places. Those with better conditions can become servants of the nobles, and most of them die in some unknown mine. among.

Who is willing to leave their hometown, but the history of the mountain people's resistance has become a legend centuries ago. Within the empire, except for a few clans attached to the empire, most of them hid in the mountains and forests and lived their lives. A life like a wild beast. But even those who are left are still inferior to others and may be arrested at any time for various reasons and become slaves.

These seemed to be the common experiences of these girls. There was a moment of silence in the room. Several girls could not help sobbing. The round-faced maid choked and said: "Your Majesty, do you know that today because of you? ——We mountain people no longer have to leave our homes and families, nor will we be hunted down by the Cruz people like wild beasts. My lord, your reputation will definitely spread throughout the mountains of the empire. One day you will definitely He is the hero of the mountain people——"

Akane opened her mouth.

She felt that she must be dreaming. She couldn't help but grab the armrest, as if she wanted to stand up unsteadily - the glass shoes under her feet were really unaccustomed to her, and she walked like a puppet - The maids on the side quickly supported their swaying Princess, to prevent her from stepping on the hem of her skirt and falling to the ground. This is not something that has never happened before. But Qian looked around and finally asked calmly: "I don't quite understand what you are talking about. Lord, where is he...?"

"Lord, aren't you?"

Qian shook her head vigorously and was about to retort, but at this moment someone knocked on the door outside, and then Sidney's voice came in: "Count Mitra, if you have finished dressing up, someone wants to see you."

The maids suddenly became quiet, and each of them seemed to have suddenly turned into a puppet, because they understood that only who would be here at this time.

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