Chapter 153 Magic Tower Academy

The emerging nobles dared to openly oppose the Church of Light and expel the bishops and priests of the Church of Light, largely because of their high degree of autonomy.

Coupled with the distance from the core parish of the Church of Light, the new bishops and pastors were expelled before they could gain a firm foothold.

In fact, the Guangming Church can make 70% of the people in the Dashang Dynasty believe in the Goddess of Brightness, and the remaining three achievements are from the territories of these emerging nobles.

These emerging nobles not only announced the expulsion of the Church of Light, but even united to form a new alliance of nobles to jointly resist the Church of Light.

Gregory II was not worried but happy. He had always wanted to preach in the territories of these emerging nobles, and now it just gave him a reason to start a war.

In the 305th year of the Holy Calendar, Gregory II ordered the Archbishop of Judgment Slyon to lead 5,000 priests and 150,000 Judgment Knights to start a five-year expedition against these emerging nobles, known in history as the "Bright Crusade".

At that time, half of the extraordinary power of the human race was concentrated in the hands of the Church of Light. They had priests who could use the magic of light, as well as a large number of first- and second-order knights.

Although the other half were under the Great Shang Dynasty and the major nobles, they were scattered all over the place and could not be organized together to form a unified and effective command.

But the Church of Light is different. They are gathered together because of the same belief, and their cohesion is very strong. It is far from what the newly emerging nobles can handle.

The Knights of Judgment defeated the army of the Noble Alliance three times in succession, and all the emerging nobles who led the rebellion were captured alive in the city of St. Gallis.

But Gregory II did not execute them, but let them repent devoutly under the statue of the Goddess of Light in the Cathedral of St. Lophis, and accept baptism and convert to the Goddess of Light.

In order to survive, the emerging nobles could only be forced to submit to the powerful power of the Church of Light.

After Gregory II forced the nobles to convert their beliefs, he did not let them return to the territory immediately, but let them declare independence, establish a kingdom with a large territory, and establish a principality with a slightly smaller area.

The nobles were stunned. They resisted the Church of Light. What they were afraid of was the terrifying influence of the Church of Light, which would eventually lead them to the same fate as the big business royal family and become puppets.

But Gregory made them both kings, and they were also recognized by the goddess of light and had the right to rule.

What they need to pay is to accept the blessing and coronation of the Church of Light, to accept the garrison and supervision of the Knights of Judgment in the country, and the church has the right to collect religious taxes in their country.

The temptation for these nobles was so great that they only thought about it for one night, and everyone agreed.

Gregory II is extremely clever. These new nobles were originally far away from the areas where the Church of Light was difficult to influence and control. Even if they were all killed, there was no guarantee that their successors would be obedient, and they might even lead to their territory. the collective resistance of the Chinese people.

Putting them back would not only show the kindness of the Church of Light, but also make their alliance disintegrate automatically. It would also be submissive to the Church of Light, allowing the Church to preach in its territory, which is far more profitable than killing them.

In the year 310 of the Holy Calendar, Pope Gregory II crowned forty-six kings at the same time in the Cathedral of St.

Since then, the Shang Dynasty has officially split into dozens of countries, large and small, and the succession and dismissal of kings can only be carried out through the ceremony of the Church of Light.

Each king had to go to the city of St. Gallis and be crowned by the Pope at the Cathedral of St. Lophis before he had the legitimacy of his rule.

The Church of Light can appoint and dismiss the king and officials of all countries. The church has the right to carry out missions and activities anywhere in the country, and the king cannot refuse it for any reason.

Since then, in the human kingdom, the power and prestige of the Church of Light has reached an unparalleled height, and the entire human kingdom is under the control of the Church of Light.

Everyone is trembling under the rule of the Church of Light, no matter whether it is kings, nobles or extraordinary powers, none of them can resist the rule of the Church of Light!

"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

This famous saying is also common in the Western Fantasy World.

What the Church of Light has at this time is absolute power, and of course it cannot avoid corruption.

Leon III succeeded as the new Pope, and his power has also expanded to the extreme, and no one in the human race can disobey.

The life of the upper echelons of the church began to be very rotten, and they lived a life full of money and money every day.

They strictly demanded middle and low-level priests and ordinary people, but they themselves became corrupt and declined, oppressing the people of all countries.

In order to snatch the wealth of the people, they used all kinds of tricks and methods to scavenge the little gold coins and food accumulated by ordinary people. Even the kings and nobles of various countries were made miserable by the Church of Light.

At this time, the twenty-seven people from the Transcendent Academy returned to the Yani Continent.

Under the guidance of Chen Luo, Chris and others knew how the world works, and their vision surpassed that of most people in this world.

At this time, when they returned from their studies, they were all arrogant and arrogant, let alone a Church of Light that they didn't care about. Even if the Goddess of Light really existed, they might not have much respect.

When they saw the evil deeds of the Church of Light, people like Chris hated it even more.

They decided to go back to their respective hometowns first, and then agreed to meet at Fort Buddy a year later to discuss how to deal with the Church of Light.

In the year 325 of the Holy Calendar, some of the original twenty-seven students were unable to arrive due to various reasons, and only seventeen finally arrived.

These seventeen people established the Mage Alliance in Buddy Fort, and established the first magic tower on Yani Continent here, and began to recruit students to teach magic and warrior skills.

The Magic Tower caused a stir when it appeared in Fort Buddy, because it was the first time the world had seen the magic of magic.

The mage can fly into the sky, and can control powerful abilities such as flame, ice and lightning, which makes countless people yearn for it.

And although it is called the Magic Tower, there are also instructors who teach warrior skills.

Compared with the masters who must awaken their talents before they can cultivate, warriors do not have a high threshold. As long as they pass a certain amount of hard training and learning, they can become strong and strong even if they cannot get started.

As a result, in less than a year, the magic tower caused a sensation in the entire continent, and they were even known to the Orc Kingdom.

And precisely at this time, the trouble of the magic tower also came.

Although Leon III lived a life of intoxication, he was very sober. When he learned about the reputation of the Magic Tower Academy, he was keenly aware that this academy would most likely threaten the rule of the Church of Light.