Chapter 416 The Clouds of War

"I'm going to let you take over the position of pope after a while. There are many secrets, and it's time to let you know."

Nivea turned around and said again:

"Come with me and we'll go to the sanctuary to talk."

The two entered the sanctuary. The decoration inside was very simple, with a two-person tall statue of Elune in the center.

The idol was carved from a single piece of moon stone and was entirely silver-white. She raised her head and held up a translucent stone plate with both hands.

Inside the stone plate, there were waves flashing, like a river in a dream.

Nivea's expression became much more solemn. She considered her words and spoke slowly:

"The oracle sent down by the moon god is mainly a warning about our current situation. The situation facing the mainland is likely to be worse than the worst-case scenario we imagined."

She sighed softly, suppressed the powerlessness in her heart, and continued:

"The Moon God said that more than a hundred years ago, gray fog began to spread in the spiritual world.

Judging from the time, perhaps at the same time that the red moon phenomenon occurred on the mainland, the power of the law of pollution began to appear in the spiritual world.

In the spiritual world, gray fog always exists regardless of day or night.

At first, the gray fog was still very thin, and the law of the moon radiating outwards from the Kingdom of God could purify the gray fog. However, as time accumulates, the gray fog is generated faster and faster, and now the periphery of the Kingdom of God has been covered by gray fog. surrounded.

In the spiritual world, although the kingdoms of gods and gods are far apart, it is still relatively convenient and quick to send messages.

The spread of gray mist cut off the already rare connection between the gods.

There are still many deformed monsters living in the gray fog, and the Kingdom of God is slowly being corroded by the laws of pollution. The area of ​​the Moon God Kingdom is now about one-third smaller than in its heyday.

This is not the worst news, Moon Goddess said that as the Kingdom of God was eroded by the law of pollution, her spirituality also began to be contaminated.

The pollution is very hidden. If she hadn't discovered it in time, it would have been much more difficult to remove it.

In recent years, she has been fighting against this corrosion, and now it has finally been completely eliminated.

The Moon God warned us that as powerful as she was, she was corroded by the gray mist. The situation of other gods was even less optimistic. Perhaps only the Sun God's situation would be better.

Moon God is worried about unpredictable changes in other gods, so let us be careful about people from other churches. "

She spoke slowly, but Unika's heart rose and fell like the waves of the sea in a storm.

The initial joy of hearing the oracles sent down by the gods has disappeared at this moment. If the gods encounter such dangerous things, then the coming of the Kingdom of God to the world is not only not good news, but also a disaster.

A huge amount of gray mist that can corrode the gods is released from the spiritual world. Just imagining it makes people's hearts tremble.

Although the time when the spiritual world and the material plane meet will be very short, the negative impact will make people feel despair.

Nivea waited until the other party digested the content of her speech, and then said:

"Judging from the performance in the last holy war, the divine power of the Moon God and the Sun God is the first among many gods.

The reason is because their purification ability and tolerance to the law of pollution are the strongest.

The Lord of Storms and the Lord of Fire are at the second level, and the other three gods are at the bottom.

Unless there are special circumstances, except for the Church of the Sun God, the credibility of other churches needs to be carefully considered.

The situation on the entire continent is very unoptimistic. "

"Yes," Yunika's eyes became blurred, and she pursed her lips and nodded gently.

If the coming of the gods not only failed to save mankind, but brought greater disaster to the continent, she really didn't know how to lead the church in the future.

The power of the evil god is already very large. If the gods on our side make mistakes again, the future of mankind will be very dangerous.

Nivea suddenly raised her voice and said firmly:

“Eunika, if you become the pope, then you will be the spokesperson of the gods in the earthly world.

Everyone else can give up hope, but you can't, you are their light.

Please remember that no matter when, we must have 10,000 confidence and not be afraid of encountering an ‘in case’ situation.

Frankly speaking, the darker the world becomes, the more light we can see.

Stay strong, Luna is our backing, she has got rid of corrosion, she has not fallen, we will always be full of hope.

My child, may the moon guide your path, may you be the sharp blade and shield in the hands of my Lord, cutting through the dark storms.

We will eventually reach the glorious other shore under the leadership of the Moon God. "

The firmness in the Pope's words shattered the confusion in Yunica's heart, and her eyes became clear and translucent again:

"Thank you, Your Majesty.

I, Eunika Lorne, will surely become a light, piercing the endless darkness. "

Farouk Kingdom, Bly City.

It was late at night, it was already three o'clock in the morning, but the lights in St. Peter's Basilica were still bright.

In the Pope's Palace, Arthur's face was like an eternal glacier on the top of a mountain, cold to the bone.

Yesterday evening, shocking news came back that the Valley Province had fallen!

The Valley Province is the largest province in the kingdom and one of the provinces fully controlled by the royal family. The Taine River enters the Kingdom of Ribia from here.

Andorhal, the important city in the province, fell. Except for a small number of church leaders and some direct members of the big families who fled in airships, the entire city was slaughtered by the murloc troops.

What arrived at the same time as this news was a notification from the Kingdom of Rubia:

‘It has been found that the Storm Lord Church has abandoned the Hinterland Kingdom. Cthulhu’s minions have entered the Tyna River Basin and are heading upstream at an extremely fast speed. We hope that all allies will be informed and take defensive measures. ’

Arthur closed his eyes, feeling deeply powerless. The joy of receiving the oracle some time ago was also diluted a lot.

It would be at least ten years before the gods came, and he had to deal with the current situation personally.

Now it seems that the jihad covenant between the alliances is completely unreliable. Andre actually gave up the challenge directly. This has a huge impact on the morale of the alliance.

The collapse of the entire Hinterland defense line means that the evil god's minions will continue to enter the mainland.

Without this barrier, there is a high probability that the Kingdom of Rybia will not be able to delay the attack of the murloc troops. The situation in the kingdom will be corrupted and almost a foregone conclusion.

What he needs to consider now is how to retain more fire.

Lexis was anxious. He opened his mouth several times and finally said:

"Your Majesty, please give us instructions on what we should do next."

He used honorifics and stopped calling the other person brother. The situation had become serious enough that he had to stay alert.

Arthur rubbed his temples, stood up, walked to the map behind him, picked up the baton and said:

"If the Valley Province falls, the situation in the two adjacent provinces will also take a turn for the worse. Even if we want to reinforce, it will be too late.

All we can do now is to establish a new line of defense in Lehat Province to block the attack of the evil god's minions. "

This is the result of his analysis with the most rational attitude. Only in this way can the loss be reduced to a minimum.

"In this case, we will have to give up two more provinces. These places are absolutely controlled by our family. In this way, the family's control will be greatly reduced."

Lexis shook her head suddenly:

"Your Majesty, if you follow your method, the family will only have one area in Leihart Province under its control.

Our potential will be greatly reduced, and there is no chance that other big families will have different intentions. "

The weak royal family can only become a piece of meat in the eyes of others, and anyone wants to pounce on it and take a bite.

If too many clan members are lost, the family's war potential will be greatly reduced, and the gap between other families and them will be greatly narrowed.

Without a sufficient population base, it will be very difficult for a family to grow, because other families cannot stand still and wait for others to catch up.

“I understand all your concerns, do you think I don’t want to protect the other two provinces?!

It's too late, it's too late.

The murlocs are more powerful at night. You can see tomorrow's battle report. I don't know how far they can advance in one night.

After getting the news, I immediately spread the news. I didn't know if it was too late to save the cities closest to the River Valley Province. "

“Send someone to support you, didn’t you say that Croun Moya has advanced to the sixth level?!

Let him come. The church can afford the hiring price. Besides, it is also his duty to share the worries of our Lord. "

Lexis's face turned red from being anxious to speak. He didn't want to have another painful experience of losing family power.

Arthur's bloodshot eyes flashed with fatigue:

"Even if I asked Crown to join the war, there would not be enough time. It would take at least four days and three nights for our airship to reach Rhine City.

During this time, enough crazy fishmen dug through the Taine River Basin.

Reinforcements only make sense if we establish a good defense line in Lehat Province.

I have already drafted the letter that needs to be sent and will send it out shortly.

Now, let us discuss carefully how to keep the fishmen out of Lehard Province. This is the most important thing. "

The terrain of Leihart Province is quite high, which is conducive to defense. About half of the Arthur family members live here. As long as this place can be preserved, the family still has the capital to make a comeback.

He must contain the momentum of the murloc attack outside the province, otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous.

Lexis nodded, took a deep breath, and said:

“Most of the elites of the family are in Leihart Province, and coupled with the geographical advantages, the defense is relatively simple.

What I'm worried about is that if the number of clan members killed reaches a certain level, the meaning of defense will be much less. "

Hamers City, Moya Castle.

The roar of the airship broke the pre-dawn silence. Crown was awakened by the sound and could not help but frown slightly.

He was awakened not long after he fell asleep, which made him feel unhappy.

However, he still got off the bed and walked out of the bedroom to the corridor.

He has given instructions for the airships that come and go from the castle, and sailing is prohibited at night.

Now that there are airships blatantly violating the ban, there must be a reason why they have to do it, and he wants to hear that reason.

Sure enough, it didn't take long to see the new butler Lord rushing over.

After seeing Croun, he felt happy, bowed slightly and said:

"Bishop, His Excellency Revegaz has brought a very important situation. He must meet you now and tell you that it is related to the safety of the castle."

Lord sneered at this statement in his heart. Under the brilliance of the Moon Soul Spiritual Light Formation shrouded in the castle, the defense was stronger than that of Rhine City. He could not imagine where the danger to the city would come from.

However, as a steward, he did not dare to neglect, so he hurried over and wanted to wake up the bishop.

Now that the Bishop has woken up, that's for the best.

Crown was deeply surprised by Rivergaz's visit. The branch of the Good Luck Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce would still take some time to be built, so there was no reason for the other party to come in such a hurry.

As for what the other party said about the safety of the castle, he didn't even take it to heart.

If Moya Castle, which has a four-month spiritual light formation and a sun and moon altar, is still in danger, he dares to say that the Holy See of each church is also in danger.

The defense here is theoretically stronger than that of the Holy See.

"Take him to my study."

"As commanded."

Crown came to the study, thinking about what kind of news the other party would bring to him.

The sound of hurried footsteps was getting closer and closer. Rivergaz pushed open the ajar door and walked into the room. His expression was sad and his eyes were gloomy. He could not see the shrewdness of a businessman or the vigor of a high-level transcendent at all.

"Bishop, may you travel unimpeded in the strong winds and thunderstorms."

He was stunned, the wry smile on his face became even stronger, and he said with a wry smile:

"Bishop, Your Majesty Andre gave up on defending the Hinterlands. The Lord of Storms tried to retreat to the secret base in the mountains. Now the murloc troops have invaded the interior on a large scale.

The Rhine City is located in the mainland's river network system, so you should take action early. "

Crown frowned, this incident was completely unexpected.

However, what he is most worried about is not the deterioration of the current situation, but whether the supply of warm jade ore will be affected.

No matter how the situation evolves, he can only passively accept it. Whether he cares or not cannot prevent what is coming.

But if the Nuanyu mine is cut off, many of his ideas will be seriously affected.

Building enough sun and moon altars is one of his next strategic goals.

“Has the supply of ore been affected?”

Rivergaz shook his head and said:

“Not at the moment, that’s the only good news at the moment.

Most of the mines for mining warm jade are on high mountains, and fishmen have no interest in climbing mountains.

We cannot guarantee whether mineral mining will be affected in the future.

Therefore, we recommend that you store enough raw ore to prepare for emergencies. "

The Chamber of Commerce wants to exploit the mines destructively to avoid risks.

Their investment in the Kingdom of the Hinterlands was in vain and they suffered huge losses, so they urgently needed to open up new markets.

The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish, and the more war-like the time, the more valuable the goods.

Crown nodded calmly: "You can use all available power to mine warm jade ore. As long as the quality meets my requirements, I will buy it.

In addition, I ask your Chamber of Commerce to start delivering strategic materials to the castle. "

The war has begun, and escaping will only make the enemy's attack more rampant.

He hoped to make better preparations before the flames of war reached Hamels City.