Hodeceus quietly hovered next to the crystal mine, facing the Sacred Mountain that had changed drastically. The earth-shattering changes had subsided, but the real chaos and turmoil had just begun. Under Ophra's leadership, the knights and wolf riders who had successfully evacuated from the caverns of the Holy Mountain returned to the base camp in Hodeceus and met up with the generals and bishops who were stationed there. However, the leaders of these parties were in a dispute over the next action to be taken.
Ophra had not had time to change out of her armor. She, Uruk, and several generals were still stained with blood from the battle with the monsters. The marshal sat at the head of the long conference table like a god of death, calming the atmosphere. The seat next to her was supposed to be the pope's, but now it was empty.
"It has been confirmed that the pope was martyred." Orben looked at the empty seat next to Ophra. His face was covered with runes and did not show much emotion, but there was a hint of stiffness and solemnity in his voice. "Even the pope could not have survived an explosion of that scale, and there was no trace of the pope's soul after that."
The door of the conference hall was pushed open, and a tall figure in a robe flashed in. It was an archbishop. He had just finished comforting the ordinary soldiers and believers in the floating city with the other monks, and now he seemed to be wrapped in the noise from outside the conference hall. "The situation outside is a little chaotic. The scene of the pope's martyrdom had a great impact on some of the believers, and after the pope's martyrdom, the evil god escaped unscathed. We must first find a way to explain this."
"What about the goddess's revelation?" Ophra turned her head to look at the silent bearded ascetic. Since the pope's martyrdom, the devout believer had been in a state of meditation to talk to the goddess, using the special spiritual skills of the ascetics to restore the connection with the goddess. Ophra hoped that the long prayers of the other party would have some effect.
Big Bearded raised his eyelids slightly. "The goddess's voice is vague, but it can be confirmed that His Holiness had a long talk with the goddess before the martyrdom. His actions should also be the will of the goddess."
Cardinal Orben immediately nodded. "Alright, let's start with that …"
"The church's explanation will come later. The more urgent problem now is how to explain it to the king," Prince Hoffman suddenly interrupted. His forehead was still shiny and dripping with sweat, but this time he did not bother to wipe it off. "The king needs to know whether the kingdom is still safe. The black thing has escaped, and it escaped unscathed. You can explain that it was the pressure of the Goddess that made the evil god escape. But this can only be used to appease the ordinary people. The king needs a clearer answer: will the thing come back? If it comes back, how do we deal with it? "
Prince Hoffman's question was sharp. It was a far cry from his usual nice-guy image, which was always rubbing his forehead and smiling. But this was his real style in this position. At the same time, Uruk spoke, "It's also very chaotic on our side. The collapse of the Sacred Mountain had a huge impact on the tribal nations. Moreover, we still have to explain about the Evil God hidden in the Sacred Mountain. So for a period of time, the tribal nations need to withdraw some mercenaries in Holletta. "
Due to racial talent and cultural factors, the werewolf tribal nations usually exported excellent soldiers and commanders as an important economic lifeline. Their mercenaries could be seen everywhere in the southern part of the continent. The tribal nations and Holletta had been on good terms for a long time. When Geddon III rose to power, he even had a group of loyal werewolf warriors with him. Therefore, there were a large number of werewolf foreign corps in Holletta's regular army, and some of them even held official positions.
Ophra frowned. "This will have a great impact on Holletta, and it's not in line with the original agreement."
"We will not tear up the agreement, but this is a special case," Uruk said with a straight face and a very serious tone. "We will only withdraw some of our soldiers. First, we will solve the problem of manpower shortage in our own country. After the collapse of the main peak, some of the nearby towns have been affected, and other places are also at risk of being affected by avalanches and aftershocks. "
Uruk looked at Ophra for the last time and did not say a word. Anyway, Holletta was a big country, and there was no shortage of manpower, right?
After Uruk was done, the other bishops and generals began to talk about the chaos that was about to happen. Some talked about the morale of the army, some talked about religion, some talked about diplomacy, and some talked about whether the textbooks should be changed after the collapse of the Sacred Mountain, because the highest peak of the southern continent would have to be remeasured again … The last one was about education. Ophra had a headache and pressed her hand between her eyebrows. She did not want to get involved in this situation at all. She realized that she had rashly gathered all these people together for a meeting without thinking. She only wanted to solve all the problems as soon as possible, but she had forgotten that the more people there were, the more serious the situation would be.
"Tsk … I'm really not suitable to deal with this …" The female marshal was having a headache. "The death of every king was not so chaotic …"
Cold sweat on Prince Hoffman's forehead this time really came down, and he could not even wipe it off. "This … Your Excellency, this is not the right time to say this …"
"I know," Ophra sighed. Suddenly, she looked up and knocked on the table. "Quiet!"
Perhaps because the conference hall was too big, the first time she knocked on the table did not have much effect. Several ministers in the distance were still in a heated discussion with the generals. Ophra saw the situation, picked up her long sword, and slammed it on the table with the scabbard. "I say, you all …"
Before she could finish, there was a loud crash, and the whole table was broken into pieces.
Two ministers who were arguing across the table fell to the ground on the spot. They were so engrossed in the argument that they had basically climbed onto the table.
Ophra looked at the situation and was a little embarrassed. "The quality of the table is not very good?"
The old werewolf Elson rolled his eyes. "Don't make excuses. You've smashed a lot of tables."
"Well, that's it," Ophra waved her hand indifferently. "Without this thing in the way, it will prevent you all from lying on the table and arguing while drinking tea. Do you need me to remind you? This place is Hodeceus! It is the most powerful floating city the kingdom has ever created. Those who can stay here, even if they are just ordinary soldiers, are the most elite in the kingdom. But there are so many elites, and they are in such a mess? Are you trying to say that you are not qualified to board this floating city? "
As soon as the king's healer spoke, everyone suddenly fell silent. Ophra nodded with satisfaction. "It would have been better if you had said this earlier. Let's put everything on the table and solve them one by one. Let's give in if we need to, and carry out if we need to. I don't care if anyone here is complaining about the losses they've suffered. Even if the losses are huge, think about that black fortress from before. As long as it comes again, everything that you value will be worthless. "
After that, she looked at Uruk and Cardinal Orben. "I'm sorry, I may have overstepped my authority. I can't interfere with the affairs of the church and other countries, but I still want to remind you that in the eyes of the black fortress, it doesn't care which religion or country you are from."
At the mention of the 'Black Fortress', Cardinal Orben's expression turned solemn. "The crux of the problem is that Evil God's weapon. Its power is clearly above that of mortals, and the Pope's sacrifice did not really destroy it, only banishing it. If it comes back, then all our efforts will be in vain. "
"Didn't you say that those foreigners have gone to deal with this matter?" Prince Hoffman looked at Ophra. "Why haven't they heard from them yet?"
"This …" Ophra did not know how to explain. "There should be a reply soon. They should be able to succeed. After all, they were the ones who killed the First Born. "
Ophra did not have much confidence in what she said. After all, she still did not understand the power and background of Hao Ren and his people. She did not even know the origin of the black fortress. She could only rely on the trust accumulated from the previous few incidents to believe that the foreigners had the ability to destroy that thing. At this time, she was wondering if she should call Becky over. The muddle-headed mercenary had been with the foreigners for the longest time and knew more than Big Beardy about what they were capable of. But just when she could not help but want to ask Becky about it, a white light suddenly lit up the conference hall.
"Don't worry about the black spaceship." Hao Ren led a large group of people out of the white light. "Now there is something more important to tell you."
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