Chapter 207 Holy Fire Plan

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Humanity is like a small boat sailing on the boundless ocean of darkness. We don't know when we will face annihilation.

Rhodes, who had just witnessed the horror and weirdness of the spiritual world, understood this point more deeply.

Based on his current understanding, the spiritual world is like a deeper world, and disturbances from the spiritual world will eventually be reflected in the material world.

This kind of feedback is usually negative and can cause monsters to behave abnormally, leading to disaster.

According to Molly, the dark world is like the sea, there is a strange connection between monsters, and disturbances are transmitted like waves.

Peace is the best situation.

But under the calmness, in the deeper and bottomless sea, there are still more terrifying unknowns lurking. The changes in the deep sea cannot be known at the surface.

The White Tower is an organization that attempts to detect and predict those terrifying undercurrents.

From Molly's description, Rhodes guessed that the abnormal interruption of the doomsday in which the stars did not move may be related to the quantification of the [Dark Devourer].

The relationship between the spirit world and dreams may be much closer than imagined.

"I have to visit the White Tower when I have time."

Rhodes thought.

"Perhaps we can completely understand what quantification is, where exactly the dream bubbles are floating in the spiritual world, what is the distribution of the spiritual world areas, which areas are dangerous and which areas are relatively safe."

If these issues can be clarified, at least the threat from dream invasion will be much less.

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Two more days passed.

With Molly's help, Rhodes basically figured out Trorian's current situation.

Counting the most advanced sentry towers, the total area controlled by Trollian is approximately 200,000 square kilometers. The total length of the defense circle is more than a thousand miles, divided into six theaters, and thousands of various fortifications.

The number of humans living in this area is estimated to be close to 100 million, of which the Royal City alone accounts for half.

Due to the sense of security brought to people by the huge Los Wall and the ever-burning holy fire, there are more than 10 million illegal households in the royal city. The Lower City, especially the 10th to 13th districts in the outer city, are almost crowded by civilians. exploded.

The major human settlements are also very crowded, and new living space is indeed what they urgently need.

But Trorian's combat power is not enough. Currently, there are about 300,000 registered fire fighters, with the number of new ones added every year ranging from 6,000 to 20,000.

There are less than 200,000 combatants on the front line.

Production personnel, logistics personnel, retired personnel, and personnel who were fatally disabled and unable to fight accounted for one-third.

Resources are the biggest factor restricting the number and strength of fire holders. What the Royal City currently lacks the most is sun crystals.

This is just a general picture. More detailed and in-depth information cannot be covered in two days.

However, Dalin has appointed Molly as Rhodes' personal assistant and adjutant, responsible for handling all his daily and non-daily affairs. She will have a lot of time in the future.

"Above Heaven"

Two days later, Rod attended a memorial service for Theodore held by the Supreme Council.

In view of Theodore's huge influence in the royal city, news of his death was not made public, and the memorial service was restricted to only those with knowledge of the matter.

The memorial service was presided over by Armando, the first elder of the Supreme Council, and the participants included the king, Archbishop Horus, the first defense officer Da Lin and other important figures in the royal city.

Theodore never married, and his parents and relatives had long since passed away. The only person who could barely attend as a family member was Rod, the person who supported his soul at the last moment.

Although he did not have any blood relatives, the venue was still filled with mourning and crying sounds.

Due to the need for confidentiality, the memorial service was held at the Holy Fire Shrine.

Under the golden holy fire burning in the sky, the king said: "Your life has illuminated countless people, and your brilliance has guided countless people. May you rest in peace in the heaven of fire and see eternal Trorian become more prosperous." powerful."

Everyone said in unison: "May the fire last forever, may the heroes be immortal, may the fire be passed down from generation to generation, the spirit continue, and mankind immortal."

Everyone took off their hats and bowed.

The king sent the urn containing Theodore's relics into the holy fire. When the flames rolled up, the urn disappeared without a trace.

The sound of crying in the sacrificial hall became louder, and some people even fainted and fell to the ground.

Rhodes suddenly remembered something, quietly entered the dreamland, took out a ring and handed it to the king.

"This is the relic of the chief dean, and he wants to give it to Kashan."

Wang took the ring, inspected it for a moment, and said gently: "There is a strange soul quality object inside, little Rhodes, why did Your Excellency Theodore give it to little Cassian?"

"The chief dean said that it is a special item of Kashan's soul, and it is a relic belonging to little Kashan."

Archbishop Horus suddenly said: "I understand, this is a relic passed down by the Kashan bloodline. Grandma Kashan once lent it to Lord Theodore. This property is returned to its original owner. Let me handle it. "

This episode passed quickly. As the memorial service came to an end, Armando, the first elder, came on stage to speak.

He asked everyone not to leak secrets. The Royal City would announce that Theodore was resting and recovering from his injuries. Jinworth College would elect a new acting chief dean. The Conjurers Society would also be managed by a new conjuration master. An exception will occur.

Don't worry, everyone, anyone who leaks the secret will be severely punished by the royal city.

After the wrinkled old man finished speaking, he looked at Rhodes with a warning look, as if he would leak the secret.

After the memorial service, Wang deliberately stayed with him.

"Little Rod."

he said with a smile.

"Congratulations, you have accomplished Trolian's greatest feat in recent years at the youngest age."

Rhodes thought of Tommen and Dmitri who were traveling with them again, and felt slightly sad, and said softly: "Success was achieved through the sacrifice of our companions."

Wang's expression also became serious.

"They did not sacrifice for you, but for everything they loved. If you can protect them, that is the best reward."

Rhodes' mood suddenly became much brighter and he smiled and said, "Thank you."

Wang returned the same smile.

"Little Rod, you have a special temperament, and communicating with you makes me feel relaxed."

Rhodes smiled and said: "As expected, you can see that the king's potential hidden in me is worthy of being the current king of Trolian."

Wang Shi smiled and said: "You don't have the soul characteristic of eternal burning. The most you can do is become the king's man."

"Forget it, Miss Qingyu has too many men..."

"So you have to work hard. The Internal Affairs Office of the Royal City has submitted a list of 133 potential partners for her. I will approve one for you now."

"Currently? You're the last batch, maybe I can consider it."

Wang forgot about the business for a moment and asked curiously: "Why?"

"The last batch, that's someone else's wife, I can accept it as Lao Luo next door. The first batch, that's the green prairie, one hundred and thirty-two greens in return, forget it, I have a bad heart."

Wang was stunned for a while before he figured out Rhode's logic, and said with a smile: "Boy, you are not petty. Who is Qingyu? It is almost impossible for her to marry you alone."

Rhodes shrugged: "Then forget it."

After chatting for a while, Wang changed the topic to the right track.

"In view of the success of this mission and the record in the Third War Zone, you have been absolved of all the guilt of publicly killing Gregor in the Inquisition. This is your new resonance crystal."

Wang took out a crystal from his arms and injected it with spiritual energy.

The numbers above flashed quickly, and the numbers finally summarized at the bottom were: Honor 20151, Guilty: 0

"I directly deleted your guilt. Based on your honor, Wangcheng will award you 201 iron medals. You can go to the Wangcheng Logistics Office to exchange these iron medals for the supplies you need."

"I suggest you exchange some weapon materials to make a soul weapon of your own."

Rhodes nodded and took the crystal.

Wang continued: "Based on your merits, I will recommend you to become the Hand of the King and serve as a third-level commander in the Supreme Military War Department. Then, I will use this to send you to Fanxing Town to carry out the pioneering mission."

"In this way, you can have the command of a battle group."

The surprise came instantly, and Rhodes said happily: "Is this your plan? Have you planned it a long time ago?"

Wang shook his head slightly.

"No, this is Your Excellency Theodore's plan. My original intention is to keep you in the secret branch to continue growing. You are too young and inexperienced to lead so many people. There is no precedent in this regard in the Royal City."

"But I believe in Theodore as much as they believe in me."

Wang paused and continued.

"So, as soon as you came back, I ordered you to be assigned to Dmitri's team. Only in this way can you have enough merit to become the Hand of the King, become a defender, and serve as the mayor and defense officer of Fanxing Town. long."

"Furthermore, Your Excellency Theodore also told me in the soul communication that you have the highest chance of success among the team."

"This is also true. We were originally prepared for the worst, and the estimated success rate of the mission was less than 30%, but you successfully completed it and became a hero to all of us."

Rhodes was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses. He suddenly remembered what Theodore had said to him in his dream.

“I’m doing something more meaningful than my entire life combined.”

Is this what he was referring to?

Could it be that Lord Theodore had already expected that my best choice would be to become the guardian of a region?

It is impossible for the entire royal city to revolve around me.

The existence of dreams cannot be exposed, otherwise it will lead to greater disasters.

Once I become a guardian, I have legitimate reasons to ask for high-end combat power from the royal city, and I can order them to serve me.

Of course, my current qualifications are far from enough to become a guardian, and my strength is not enough to protect the lives of countless people in the entire defense zone.

But I can do the next best thing and become a defender to protect the safety of a town.

In this way, I am qualified to form a team and ask for money and materials from the royal city.

When the time comes, I give the order, and everyone will naturally leave the monster's final blow to me.

Hahaha.

The most important thing is that defending a town, opening up territory for Trolian, and increasing living space for humans will definitely lead to divinity!

good!

As expected of His Excellency Theodore.

Your wisdom is as good as mine!

Rhodes smiled crookedly and almost missed what Wang said next.

"Fanxing Town is near Star City. It is an area still sinking in darkness. Once Star City is completely occupied by us, we will expand to all directions."

"If you have experienced the battle in the third theater, you should understand that isolated strongholds are useless. There must be subsidiary strongholds near a core stronghold."

Rhodes nodded slightly. He knew this very well. Whether it was the Old City of Baila, Leso City, or the Iron Armor Fortress, they were all laid out according to this defense system.

"Fanxing Town is such a stronghold, but it is not only a military stronghold, but also a production stronghold. You need to completely clean up all nearby monsters, ignite the fire of protection, and completely transform it into an environment suitable for human habitation."

Rhodes couldn't help but smile.

Yes, that's exactly what I want.

Wang smiled and said: "Don't be too happy. Expansion plans have always been unpopular in the highest council. It's best for you to find some like-minded partners, especially high-level combatants."

Rhodes beat his chest loudly: "Don't worry, as long as I climb up and shout, my followers will be like a cloud."

Wang Shi smiled and said: "I hope so, little Rhodes. Your Excellency Theodore's high hopes for you are far more than that. If you can set a foothold in Fanxing Town and successfully create a prosperous human territory, then, The Holy Fire Project will also allow you to participate. By that time, marrying your Qingyu sister alone may not be a dream anymore. "

Rhode's heart trembled, and he suddenly remembered that the king had told him that the holy fire was about to be extinguished, and asked softly:

"Is it related to the continuation of the Holy Fire?"

The king's expression became solemn, and the golden crown burned on his head, making him look like some kind of god descending to the world.

"Yes, everything I am doing now is for this plan."

"Otherwise, I would not choose to expand in the doomsday and the black tide, nor would I choose to hold on to the Star City. Many people have died for it in the Royal City, and many more will die."

Rhodes thought of all the unreasonable phenomena in the past and couldn't help but asked softly: "King, we will succeed, right?"

The king did not answer immediately.

He stood up and looked up at the flames reaching into the sky.

The majestic holy fire covered everything in sight, and the burning golden light refracted in the space, making the sacrificial site look like a golden paradise.

After a moment of silence, Wang said softly.

"If the sacred fire is extinguished, Trorian will usher in the third mass extinction in its history."

"Of the 100 million humans who survived the Dark Age, only one in 10,000 will survive in the end."

"Human civilization will be interrupted again. I don't know if it can be revived again, and I don't know if there are other human civilizations besides us. However, I must go on this road, no matter how many people die, no matter what I pay At such a price, both you and I must move forward."

The king turned around, and the majestic holy fire burned behind him. This incomparably magnificent golden flame could not hide his smile.

"As long as the will of fire remains, I believe that humans will one day light up the world again and burn all the dark ghosts and insects to ashes."