The news of the Dragon City Master personally raiding the Inquisition Hall to rescue the two recruits under his command did not spread.
Whether it was Dragon City or Holy Light Religion, both deliberately suppressed the news. For Holy Light Religion, a parish inquisition headquarters being overturned by a sword strike was not something worth boasting about. And for Bedivere, after many years of forbearance, it was actually not his intention to break out.
In terms of strength, no matter how strong Dragon City was, it was not as strong as Holy Light Religion. This was a huge church that had influence all over the continent. If it became serious, it could easily crush Dragon City. At the very least, it had not reached the point where it could openly challenge it.
However, no matter for either side, this brief calm was not the end. It was impossible to treat what had happened as if it never happened. The conflict between Dragon City and Holy Light Religion that had been handled in a low-key manner for so many years was only a matter of time before it erupted.
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"That's why they say that man proposes but God disposes."
In Dragon City's barracks, Wang Lu sighed with emotion.
Wang Lu was naturally the one who spread the rumors and made the adjudicator's office take action. He was also the only one who could provide the adjudicator with conclusive evidence that would allow them to break the balance they had maintained with Dragon City for many years. Of course, this behavior of betraying teammates was based on absolute safety. Not to mention that the real strength of Liu Li and Bai Shixuan was far higher than their performance as Dragon City recruits, so there was no need to worry about self-preservation. On the other hand, as long as Wang Lu could pass the news to Bedivere in time, with Bedivere's wisdom, he would inevitably guess that the inquisitor might use this point to make a big fuss. Thus, a surprise attack to save people was an inevitable choice. The worst case scenario was that Bedivere would use the two of them as sacrificial pawns, and then Wang Lu would personally make his move, cooperating with Liu Li and Xiao Bai to escape.
It was just that, even Wang Lu didn't expect that in the end, it would be Bedivere who personally made his move. And in the process of making his move, he happened to bump into Marina, which led to a huge misunderstanding.
"Does Bedivere really love his people like his own children?" Wang Lu was deeply suspicious. "They're just two new recruits, yet he dares to charge into the tiger's den himself. How did this hot-headed guy survive until today?"
Aya commented coldly, "I used to do the same thing."
"So he didn't learn his lesson? Your country is about to perish! What a good counterexample! "
Aya: "Wang Lu, it's immoral to casually poke people's wounds!"
"In short, this is called dodging the first time, but not the fifteenth time." Wang Lu sighed. "You see, I said at the beginning that I should seduce Marina and Irene to join our side, but you didn't agree. Now, with such a misunderstanding, Bedivere must hate Marina. Abandoning his wife and daughter was a sure thing. At that time, Madam Marina would feel deeply wronged and cry all day long. How could people bear to see her like this? After all, she is a kind woman, so I can only open my heart to comfort her and let her feel the warmth and firmness of a man again. You see, after going around in a circle, we are back to the starting point. "
"If you dare to do that, I won't spare you." Aya threatened lightly. "Their relationship as husband and wife is not that fragile."
Wang Lu shrugged and said, "Alright, but in any case, I guess Marina's faith in the church should be fragmented, right? After seeing the true face of an interest organization, most of the idealists would not be able to withstand the reality. "
In this regard, Aya also agreed. "Now she should deeply begin to doubt the nature of the church. I hope the next development can be smooth."
Wang Lu said, "Rest assured, as the church's Holy Woman, she has no way to go after breaking off with the church. As long as Bedivere is willing to accept her, would she refuse? And as long as she brings her daughter to our side, we have no worries at all. "
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Dragon City Cathedral, underground, in a dimly lit room with rough stone walls.
Marina quietly knelt in front of a Holy Light statue, softly reciting the Holy Light prayer. The soft melody continued to echo in the stone room, creating a comfortable atmosphere.
However, outside the stone room, there was a pair of big shining eyes full of worry, which seriously stared at Marina.
"Mom, it's … been three days."
Irene anxiously said to herself.
Since that day, Marina returned to the church in a sorry state, and then came to the underground of the church, which was used for penance and punishment. Every prayer in the stone room would bring great pain to the spirit. For a weak-willed priest, after praying for a while, they would not be able to bear the pain and would either stop praying or simply faint.
However, Marina persisted for three days and three nights. Her white robe had long been soaked with sweat, and her plump skin now showed a dry color. Her two dry lips were still rhythmically moving, but her breath of life was getting weaker and weaker.
This was the repentance of burning her life.
"Mom, it's, enough." Irene said with a sobbing tone from outside the room. The little girl tried to move forward, but was resisted by an invisible force. "Who, who will save Mom?"
While speaking, Irene suddenly heard an old sigh, and then the restriction on the stone room's door was suddenly broken, and an old figure walked in.
"Marina, it's enough."
Archbishop Rowan's voice interrupted Marina's prayer. The woman opened her eyes and wanted to get up, but she couldn't help but sway.
The old man stretched out his hand and placed it on the top of Marina's head. A gentle holy light enveloped her, quickly restoring her vitality and physical strength.
Marina was not pretentious. After nodding her thanks, she stood up and said, "In these three days, I have been repenting and thinking."
Rowan said, "Tell me, I'm listening."
"Your Excellency, I want to ask you, in this matter, did I really do anything wrong?"
The Archbishop looked at Marina with a complicated gaze and did not speak.
Marina said, "For the past three days, I've been using the Holy Light to interrogate myself. What I've done has violated the will of the Holy Light and the teachings of the Church … But I haven't found the answer. The holy light is kindness, the holy light is universal love, the holy light is to distinguish right from wrong, not to compromise, not to distinguish black from white, and not to achieve the goal by any means necessary! "
"I know that this world is far more complicated and cruel than I thought. We, the Holy Women of the church, are often scolded for being ignorant of worldly affairs, like vases and mascots. But I think, perhaps this world has become complicated because there are too many people who are proficient in worldly affairs. If everyone can be ignorant of worldly affairs and treat others with sincerity, how can there be so many contradictions? "
"I remember when I was in the monastery, one day, a team of inquisitors escorted a group of ragged barbarians through the monastery to stay for a night. In the evening, they showed off their martial arts to the nuns, saying that with only a dozen people, they destroyed a heretic tribe and killed until blood flowed like a river. At that time, the sisters were puzzled and asked them, 'The holy light is benevolent, why do they have to kill so cruelly?' They laughed and then explained that there were many fools in this world who refused to accept the Holy Light and obstructed the spread of the Holy Light. If they could not be killed, there would be many people who would not be able to receive the Holy Light's illumination. In order to spread the holy light, moderate force is necessary … now that I think about it, that's not right, right? Is the purpose of the holy light to spread itself? Can it do anything for the sake of the goal? Sometimes I even think, if there is only faith in the holy light in this world, and no church, would it be a little better? "
Marina said while looking at Archbishop Rowan in a daze. Her heart was restless. These were her heartfelt words, but they were also rebellious words. With these words alone, Rowan had enough reason to abolish her status as a Holy Woman.
However, Rowan did not do so, but also confided in her, "Your doubts, in fact, I have also had them. These questions have troubled me for decades, until the end of my life, I barely found the answer."
"There is an insurmountable gap between faith and reality. We expect the world to be like the sea of holy light, with endless happiness, without the slightest bit of darkness. However, the reality is not like this, there are too many problems that need to be solved, which is not something that can be achieved by faith alone. The holy light may be omnipotent, but we are just ordinary mortals, and can only solve problems with mortal means. "
"But …"
"But, those means go against the will of the holy light? The will of the Holy Light was superior, ideal, and perfect. However, reality was incomplete, which was why there were so many differences between the will of Holy Light and the will of the Holy Light. Fish in the water are born to swim, but we humans need a long time to learn and train, during which, we are bound to make a lot of mistakes. Therefore, all of our efforts are for the sake of making this world perfect one day, and this process will inevitably be accompanied by contradictions and pain. We cannot be discouraged because of temporary setbacks, but we must firmly believe that tomorrow will be better than today, and then redouble our spirits to fight for a better future. "
Marina did not know what to say. Rowan's words, in fact, were obviously in conflict with the doctrine, but after listening to his words, the haze in her heart was dispelled a lot.
"Thank you, Your Excellency."
"May the holy light be with you."
— —
Man proposes, but God disposes.
Dragon City Archbishop Rowan, in any intelligence information, was a serious and rigid person who lacked change. He abided by the dogma all his life, and was equally strict with others and himself.
So, no one expected that when Marina's faith in the church was on the verge of collapse, an Archbishop would come forward and save Marina's faith.
However, man proposes, but God disposes. Just as the Archbishop Rowan felt a little relieved, feeling that the storm had passed, a new storm began to brew in a distant place.
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It was a sea, a boundless platinum holy sea, the sea contained all the beauty and happiness of the world, the ultimate yearning of countless people.
However, in the midst of the light, a dragon appeared. It was a giant dragon that was pitch-black all over. Its body was abnormally huge, and when it spread its wings, it was like a dark cloud that covered the sky. Every scale on its body was like a city in the mortal world. Just looking at its figure would make people tremble in fear. Even compared to the incomparably vast Holy Sea, the giant dragon was not inferior.
The black dragon flapped its wings, floating on the Holy Sea, and then, it opened its mouth and took a deep breath. Suddenly, the sea boiled, and the platinum energy crazily poured into the mouth of the Black Dragon, forming a huge whirlpool.
The Holy Sea rapidly shrank, but the Black Dragon's appetite would never be satisfied. Moreover, as it continued to devour, it became bigger and bigger.
Before long, the Holy Sea was sucked dry by the Black Dragon, and suddenly, the whole world fell into darkness.
At the same time, in the Holy City of Holy Light Religion, an old man in a golden red robe suddenly opened his eyes. Beads of cold sweat slid down from his forehead and covered his cheeks.
Beside the old man, a slightly dull voice asked, "Holy One, what did you see?"
The golden red robe Holy One was silent for a long time, and then said, "The World Annihilation Dragon is one step closer."
"World Annihilation Dragon?" The person who asked the question seemed extremely confused. "Holy One, your World Annihilation Dragon Dreamland has lasted for more than two hundred years. After two hundred years, the once flourishing Bretton Dragon Clan is no longer a threat. The only hidden danger that suddenly appeared was locked in the King's Treasure House by me some time ago. The threat from the dragon should have been eradicated. Could it be that there are other Dragon Clan bloodlines in the continent? "
"I can't figure out the mystery of it, but according to what I saw in my dream. The life and death enemy of my Holy Light Religion must be the Bretton Dragon Clan. After the purification war, I haven't had a dream for a long time, but now that the World Annihilation Dragon has reappeared, it must mean a crisis. "
"However, there are only two Dragon Clan remnants that can be called a threat. One is in Dragon City, which has lost its spirit, so there's no need to worry about it. The other one seems to have appeared out of nowhere, but has been trapped in the King's Treasure House by me, with no possibility of escape …"
"King's Treasure House, are you sure it's foolproof?"
"How could there be any mistake in the Golden King's inheritance? If you don't trust me, I'll take you to see it … Speaking of which, after so long, those several absurd heretical bastards should calm down a bit. "
While speaking, the scene changed. The Holy One's bedroom suddenly turned into a vast and desolate space, which was an independent space on the fifth floor of the Golden King's Treasure House.
However, as soon as the golden red robe Holy One came in, she heard a series of jaw-dropping sounds.
"Ah … faster, don't stop!"
"It's, it's going to be born!"
"Yes, Junior Sister! I can't believe that with this self-created Six Directions Rapid Birth Method, it's actually possible to give birth in three months. In this way, it won't be long before we can go out! "
"Mm, Senior Brother, let's do it again!"
…
Boom!
The space in front of them suddenly shattered. The golden red robe Holy One directly broke through the space and returned to her bedroom.
"This is what you want to show me?"
"What the hell, Holy One, please don't misunderstand, I also didn't expect this!"
While speaking, the manager of the King's Treasure House almost went crazy.
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