The atmosphere on the holy mountain is harmonious and cozy, because most of the dangers in the world cannot threaten them. Perhaps a heavy rain that wets their clothes is considered a disaster.

So although the reply sent from the Holy Mountain to the city-state of Fanit was ambiguous, it can be summarized in one sentence: There is no need for that, you can just play by yourselves first. If you really need it, at least you need more evidence and ask the swordsman Degni to come to the Holy Mountain.

Of course, it will take some time for this news to reach the city-state of Fanit. In fact, the key figures in the city-state of Fanit, except for Leit, Qin Xiaoxia and the bishop, did not have much hope for the reaction of the Holy Mountain of the Church.

The Cathedral of Fanit City-State. After a period of investigation and exploration, intelligence has been continuously gathered. At this time, the Central Cathedral of Fanit has become a gathering organization. Even the mayor of Fanit City-State has sent people here.

Although there was no goal or clue before, when the information came from the direction of Qinggele Empire, it immediately became full of doubts.

A well-lit reception room in the cathedral seemed to have become a similar intelligence gathering point, with several long tables filled with information.

"What exactly does the Qinggele Empire want to do?"

Bishop Neillo looked at the latest intelligence, which said that the Qinggele Empire had been making frequent military moves recently and the imperial army was quite active.

Moreover, it seems that more "sacrifice" projects are brewing in the country, and some large cities with relatively good economies are preparing to build altars.

Of course, none of these altars have been subjected to the Church of Light.

Leyte was also puzzled by the interface.

"And there are rumors that a miracle occurred during their sacrifice, and the Qinggele Empire Emperor Vogfu regained his youth? Is this possible?"

Leit said as he looked towards Degonni, who was in a state of deep thought.

"What was this Vogfu's previous condition? Did the old enlightener break through? If he has realized a new realm, his body and soul will also evolve. In this case, it is indeed possible... If he can reach that..."

Leit listened to the analysis of the Sword Saint with some sweat on his face, and finally couldn't help but interrupt him.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency the Sword Saint! The old emperor is just an ordinary person. He even started to walk unsteadily before. His frail appearance and the end of his life are a reflection of him."

Degonni suddenly looked up at Leyte.

"Can you confirm the accuracy of the news? If it is true, his situation has already changed the law. No one can do this unless he is truly god-level... or, at least, an existence equivalent to a miracle..."

Degonni glanced at the people present, then looked at Paladin Leit again.

"Just as you've felt before."

Hearing this, Leit couldn't help but recall the strange scene that happened after he wiped out the bandits at the border of the Qinggele Empire. The corpse of the dead bandit spoke to him.

"Sacrifice... I hope it's not what I think!"

…

What Qin Xiaoxia's alias Sword Master did was not just shooting himself in the foot.

Although more summoning rituals of the Qinggele Empire will be helpful for the World Mother to anchor here, as Vogfu increases his actions at home, it is almost 100% certain that the world consciousness or world power of this world will react more and more violently.

Qin Xiaoxia, who has experienced the gradual changes of the earth, understands that in addition to the collision of the world's forces, the living creatures living in this world will also be affected.

The scale will definitely get bigger and bigger.

Instead of waiting for uncertain variables, it is better to take the lead yourself and make the direction of change more controllable.

People like Vogoff are too ambitious and too difficult to control. In Qin Xiaoxia's mind, this guy will be abandoned sooner or later.

…

More than a month has passed since the previous sacrificial ceremony, and it is already early spring in this world. Due to the laws of the winter solar star, a day is actually longer. Converted into Earth time, almost two months have passed.

In this season when all things come back to life, a new pest has appeared in a wilderness in the southern part of the Qinggele Empire.

“Buzz buzz buzz…”

A small group of winged locusts, each as big as half a palm, flew in a group and pounced on a shrub-like plant, followed by a second group and a few scattered individuals.

Their wings and bodies are yellow-gray in color, which makes them very visually conspicuous when flying.

"Creaky, creaky..." "Creaky, creaky..."...

The sound of chewing leaves never stopped, and the insect jaws kept biting at the leaves and even some tender stems.

These locusts are not only huge in size, but also have an exaggerated demand for food.

Some of the females had large abdomens, and as they expanded and contracted, you could vaguely see densely packed insect eggs inside.

In just about half an hour, the small shrub was eaten up completely, leaving only rough stems and not even a trace of tender buds left.

The changes on Earth in recent years have been very prominent under the leadership of Mother World. Although it is difficult for lower-level animals to give birth to higher-level new individuals, their overall change efficiency is the highest.

The locusts on Earth have naturally evolved, although most of them are still just small insects. In today's world where the wild is full of exotic beasts, the possibility of a disaster is not as great as in the past. But the situation will be different in a different environment.

Two months ago, the grass and trees in this wilderness woodland began to sprout to welcome the spring, but now many of them have been eaten bare.

In such a short period of time, the two small locusts that had survived have become adults and reproduced for several generations. With the accumulation of layers, the number of adult and larvae of locusts in this generation has reached a certain level.

Their reproduction speed is much faster than what was written in previous biology textbooks.

Under the influence and pressure of the harsh wild living environment on Earth today, small insects such as locusts have to adjust their evolutionary direction in order to survive.

On Earth, plants mean food. When food is plentiful but dangers are lurking everywhere, constantly increasing reproduction and digestion speed to win by quantity is an evolutionary choice often taken by weak organisms.

On this side of the Qinggele Empire, except for the bordering woodland, other places are relatively barren, with only sand and boulders. On the contrary, the neighboring Kingdom of Lensogt has green fields, so the locusts naturally multiply and eat them.

Just like many non-professional fitness enthusiasts, they have a big appetite and exercise a lot when they are working out, and they keep a good figure. But once they slack off but still maintain a good appetite, their figure will swell up like a balloon.

These locusts have few natural enemies here, at least not as dangerous as they are on Earth, but their ability to eat, digest, grow and reproduce is just as good.

In a small village on the border of the Kingdom of Lensoget, several farmers were pulling a cart carrying crops dug from their fields into the village.

With a buzzing sound, several locusts flew by, and two of them landed on their cart.

"Go away... what kind of bug is this! Get out of here!!"

"Pah~"

When I slapped it, the locust just shook a little and didn't get slapped away. Instead, it made a "crunching" sound and bit off a lot of vegetables.

"Bang~"

Another farmer hit the locust hard with a short stick on the cart, and one locust flew away. The other locust panicked and flew away before he could do anything.

After the first locust was sucked into the air, it simply turned a few circles, then spread its wings and flew away. It was obvious that it was not seriously injured.

"I've never seen this kind of insect before..."

The first farmer looked at the two vegetables, each of which had a small gap missing, and thought about the locust's jaws quickly gnawing at them, and he shuddered for no apparent reason.