When the nightmare of the old world dissipated and dawn came, the real world was welcoming the first ray of sunlight after the Chaos subsided. The storm of Chaos that once blocked the five continents quickly retreated back into the depths of the Sea of Carnos. Even the mysterious Kanaan realm, the ancient continent that had fallen for thousands of years, was revealed. The ancient ruins that had been completely distorted and mutated, as well as a variety of bizarre and lifeless sceneries. The whole world was like snow under the sun. After the snow melted, the real world was revealed.
On the mainland of Ansu, in White City, the capital of the Kingdom of Taros, King Rudolph III was listening to the reports of his ministers in a side hall of the Palace of the Golden Roses. His two daughters were sitting beside him, and Grand Duke Loen was sitting in another chair not far away.
The phenomenon of light erosion that had plagued one-third of the city had not subsided over time. It seemed that, as the scholar said, the powerful explosion of divine power had permanently changed the space-time structure around the Sunscorch Tower. So most of the area of the Palace of the Golden Roses was still uninhabitable. The royal family had chosen another location for the new Palace of the Golden Roses. But before the big project was over, the king had to continue to perform his duties in this side hall.
The atmosphere in the palace was solemn. Obviously, it was an extremely important matter.
General Gloen was speaking. "Your Majesty, the border has sent back news that the forces of Chaos have completely retreated to the Sea of Carnos. It seems that the intelligence of the premature termination of the tide of Chaos is accurate."
"According to the historical law, the tide of Chaos will last for ten years. Even if there are changes, it will only be more. This is the basic law of the operation of the Sea of Carnos." Alfred, the grand scholar, held an ancient scroll in his hand. His voice was not loud, but with the help of magic, it still rang through the palace. "The premature termination is incredible, and we have also observed many strange changes."
Rudolf III signaled the grand scholar to continue.
"We have observed that the power of Chaos did not stop after it retreated into the Sea of Carnos. It has been declining and dissipating. In the past, even after the tide of Chaos ended, the power of Chaos could be detected in the depths of the Sea of Carnos through observation facilities such as the Mifata. We have also observed several powerful energy oscillations in the Sanctum, and the Order barrier of the Sanctum had completely disappeared at one point. But in the last energy oscillation, the barrier was reignited, and the Light of Asurmen reappeared in the field of vision. Finally, the astrologers reported that they had briefly observed a huge crack in the starry sky. There were stars twinkling in the crack, and unknown astrology could be observed."
The three important pieces of information that the old scholar announced immediately caused a hushed discussion in the hall. The information revealed by the first two pieces of information made it easy for the ministers present to think of certain things, but the fact that they had struggled in the nightmare cycle for countless generations made them dare not hope in this direction, so they could only discuss in such a way, hoping that the others could give them some optimism.
Rudolph III coughed and interrupted the discussion. "Ahem, quiet. Grand Scholar, what do you think of these phenomena? "
"Your Majesty, the Chaos is fading. This is obvious, and it is completely fading in an unprecedented way." The turbid eyes of the grand scholar lit up at this moment. "We have reason to view this matter with the greatest optimism. It has completely retreated."
"Father, I also have a report." Veronica also stood up. "Since half a month ago, the Cult of Armageddon has been wreaking havoc around the border and the kingdom. But yesterday, all the sabotage activities suddenly stopped, and the cultists disappeared as if they had evaporated from the world. The spies I sent found traces of spontaneous human combustion in some of the secret ritual sites of the cultists. Considering that no one witnessed the escape of the cultists, I boldly speculate that due to the disappearance of the power of Chaos, these cultists have been completely wiped out from the world. "
There was another round of discussion in the hall. Rudolf III looked around at the ministers solemnly.
Several nobles who were supposed to be present were not present, and among those who were absent, at least two of them had something to do with the Cult of Armageddon.
Thinking of the situation mentioned by Veronica, the old king's face turned cold.
Grand Duke Loen supported his forehead with his hand. "Just half a month ago, we were still facing the darkest and most desperate situation in the World of Order. Every kingdom seemed to be at the end of its existence. I can't imagine why the Chaos suddenly ended. What happened in Sanctum?"
As soon as the grand duke's voice trailed off, a herald suddenly ran in, and the whispers in the hall instantly quieted down.
It was the king's exclusive herald, the herald who would only barge into the palace without prior notice in case of an emergency.
The herald came to the throne and handed a piece of intelligence to Rudolf III. The latter took the intelligence and glanced at it, his expression a little stiff.
There was a slight commotion among the ministers. They were curious about the intelligence that caused the change in the king's expression.
"A mass deflagration occurred in Hohenberg. All the direct members of the Kant family who were imprisoned in various manors awaiting trial were swallowed by the flame of unknown origin. The devouring process was extremely similar to the result of the monsters of Chaos being illuminated by the Light of Order. In addition, some members of the Tirian family, Count Henson and all his direct descendants, Viscount Tutani and some of his direct descendants, Viscount Ctemente, Count Roxson, and others, all spontaneously combusted."
Every name that the old king said was like a heavy hammer hitting the hall. All the ministers vaguely guessed the truth and broke out in a cold sweat. Those who had dealings with these nobles were even more dizzy. The phenomenon of the 'spontaneous combustion of the cultists' that Princess Veronica mentioned was completely linked to the situation in front of them!
"The royal family will investigate the above persons and confirm their connection with the Cult of Armageddon as soon as possible."
Rudolf III said so, but in fact, all the people present knew that some things did not need to be investigated at all.
Some people were shocked that the Cult of Armageddon had infiltrated to such an extent and lurked in the kingdom for so many years. Some nobles who had a long history or were knowledgeable were not too surprised by the situation. They knew that since the beginning of human civilization, these Cult of Armageddon believers had always been entangled and infiltrated in every kingdom of Order like the shadow of civilization. The upper echelons of the kingdom had long known about the existence of these people and maintained a difficult and delicate balance. But even these people who knew the inside story did not expect that these 'ghosts' that had haunted the world of Order for 10,000 years would disappear just like that. Did the sun just shine on them and then evaporate them?
Could it be that, as the grand scholar Alfred said, the Chaos had completely retreated?
Beside Rudolf III, Veronica and Ania looked at each other subconsciously.
All these things happened after Hao Ren and Lady Gloom left the capital. Could all these changes have something to do with them?
Just as these thoughts were spreading in the hall, another royal herald appeared at the door!
When the golden-red uniform appeared in front of the ministers, the entire council hall suddenly fell into a strange silence.
The herald was holding a white crystal in his hand. The crystal was surrounded by runes and exuded a strong sacred aura.
The Sacred Stone was a special crystal made by the high-ranking bishops of Fidelinopolis of Sanctum with powerful divine power. It came from the broken fragments at the foot of Mount Asurmen and could be said to be the strongest and most holy substance in the world. Its function was to maintain the connection between Sanctum and various secular kingdoms in emergencies. The powerful divine power allowed it to penetrate the interference of the storm of Chaos under any circumstances, even if the entire continent was engulfed by the storm.
In the Dark Ages, it could be said to be an insurance policy for emergency help.
But with the mysterious changes in the Theocracy, the early withdrawal of the church army, and Sanctum unilaterally cut off the communication for unknown reasons (in fact, Asurmen's lack of energy had caused the signal transmission to be interrupted), the Sacred Stone had lost its function. For the past two months, it had been lying quietly in the headquarters of the royal arcanists, and no one could do anything about it.
But at this time, the Sacred Stone lit up again. It was a message from Sanctum!
Rudolf III and the herald whispered a few words, and then Rudolf III's face turned serious. He ordered the herald to place the Sacred Stone on top of a silver column in front of the throne.
The light of the Sacred Stone became more stable and expanded rapidly, forming a clear and large holographic image above the column.
Calaxus, wearing the pope's robe, stood in the holographic image, along with Hao Ren and a few faces that Veronica did not recognize.
"Is that the pope?" Rudolf III was puzzled when he saw the holy robe on Calaxus. "Isn't that Auguste VII?"
Veronica exclaimed in a low voice. "Hao Ren? Is it really him? "
At the same time, the Sacred Stone of each kingdom of Order was sent to the local rulers.
Holographic projections appeared in the palaces of the monarchs of each kingdom, and the voices of Calaxus and Hao Ren were conveyed to the entire world of Collow.
"Rulers of Collow, kings and protectors of the secular kingdoms, leaders of the various intelligent races, I am Calaxus, the successor of the pope of Sanctum. I stand on the peak of the sacred mountain of Asurmen and declare to you:
"Lockmarton, the nightmare and threat that haunted the world, has been completely destroyed. Its soul, mind, body, and all the sinful products related to it have been completely and permanently wiped out by the Sanctum Expeditionary Force.
"The Sanctum Expeditionary Force and the messenger of the goddess have jointly attacked Lockmarton's lair, and the Forgotten Abyss has been purified.
"The guide of our faith, the protector of the soul, the shepherd chosen by the goddess, the loving father Auguste VII has died in the purification war.
"The War of Chaos ends today. There will be no more cycles of Chaos, no more nightmares, and the Sea of Carnos will enjoy eternal peace. All secular kingdoms should work together to complete the recovery and reconstruction of the world.
"At the same time, because of the sacred covenant between the goddess of creation and the foreign gods, I announce that Hao Ren, the observer, protector, and inspector of the worlds, is the second pope of Collow. He is the messenger of the foreign gods, and he has come to help our world because of the agreement between the gods. From today on, he has all the authority and status equal to the pope of Sanctum, and is responsible for guiding the reconstruction of Collow.
"Now, let him speak."
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