Chapter 271 Raid
What Wavelin did caused a strong reaction in Katifan, and the effect was far beyond Lu Yi's expectations.
But even so, there are still a large number of people in the Vatican and among believers who unconditionally support Callisto.
Even though Pope Callisto's prestige has obviously declined, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Under strong pressure, the Holy See has always been safe and sound, even if this safety is only superficial.
Lu Yi did not go to visit him, but only sent someone to deliver a message.
He was so cautious that he even refused to write letters, for fear that something might be accidentally revealed between the strokes.
Although he consciously distinguished the strokes of the handwriting from the original during the Rand period, Lu Yi did not dare to be arrogant in front of Weverlin who was familiar with him.
If there is anything, just say it face to face, Lu Yi thought.
They never saw each other again until winter came.
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The Cold War is still spreading, and it is becoming more urgent with the arrival of the cold wave.
The small lake in the inner court began to freeze over, and the nights grew longer and longer.
Many times, the sun had already darkened before Lu Yi had finished reviewing his afternoon government affairs.
For Ares, the most obvious change was that Lu Yi began to unconsciously stick to him after he fell asleep. You know, in the past, Lu Yi was the only one who disliked his heat and kicked him off the bed.
This was nothing short of a sweet burden for Ares.
So late at night when they were sleeping in each other's arms, the arrival of the uninvited guest made him particularly unhappy.
What made him even more upset was that Lu Yi didn't allow him to follow him and ordered him to wait for him to come back in the bedroom.
Ares did not answer, but looked at him silently with his dark eyes.
Lu Yi patted his head and said half coaxingly and half threateningly: "It's so cold outside, how can the quilt be warm? Or do you not want to stay in my bed?"
Ares had no choice but to surrender and compromise: "Okay, I'll wait here, will you come back?"
"Of course." Lu Yi raised his eyebrows, "How could I waste my precious rest time?"
Lu Yi casually put on a long robe, waved away the servants who were on guard, and walked towards the corridor in the courtyard with the uninvited guest alone.
There was a small pavilion in the atrium, and the carved steel chairs were still covered with a fine mist from the midnight.
There are very few flowers blooming in early winter, and the only one or two winter flowers are currently just small buds.
Lu Yi casually lifted the hem of his robe and wiped the seat, then looked leisurely at the distant visitor who was standing beside him.
The hood was lowered, and Callisto's shoulder-length hair was half tied behind her head. Her cold light violet eyes were calm and peaceful.
"Long time no see, Lu Yi."
Lu Yi pulled the corner of his mouth, but still managed to say hello: "Long time no see."
His eyes swept across the tips of Callisto's hair, and the guess that had been hanging in his mind for a long time came true.
The divine power began to backfire, no wonder Callisto was anxious.
Lu Yi didn't quite know what to feel.
The confirmation of the backlash also means that Callisto has no way out, and they really only have a life-and-death outcome left.
"Do you have to become a god?" Lu Yi couldn't help but ask.
Callisto calmly asked back: "Don't you want to become a god? What is the difference between what you have done and my goal? It's just that what I have done has become a stepping stone for you, and you have reaped the fruits of victory."
"Then can I take it that you are admitting defeat?"
"It's not the end yet." Callisto shook his head.
But it will be soon, Lu Yi thought silently.
Callisto didn't know, but he knew it very well. Lu Yi had already obtained three-fifths of Chaos's god fragments, leaving only the last two pieces.
Mermaids, dragons.
"If thinking this way makes you feel better, please go ahead." Lu Yi said without comment.
"So you came here just to say something like that?"
"Of course not. I just want to tell you that tomorrow the army assembled by Kadifan will attack New Victory directly." Callisto looked at the distant and dark skyline and murmured, "The first wave of advance teams has probably reached the border town of the New Victory Empire?"
"If you rush over now, you might still be able to collect the body of the last person."
Lu Yi's face suddenly changed, he stood up and grabbed Callisto's collar.
"What did you say?"
Callisto smiled and took his hand.
"What? You want to kill me?"
The distance between them was suddenly shortened, and Lu Yi could even feel Callisto's breathing becoming heavier.
"Of course." Lu Yi gritted his teeth.
Fighting in winter, Callisto is really risking everything.
"That's a pity." Callisto said with regret, "You can't kill me, just like I can't kill you."
"You see, we are so special to each other."
"Stop talking, I feel a little nauseous and want to vomit." Lu Yi said sarcastically.
"You'd better get out of here right now. I don't have a second to waste on you now."
Lu Yi left Callisto behind, called out to the soldiers on duty at night, and walked quickly towards the government hall.
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Even though the response was immediate, the lightning raid launched by the Holy See still caused certain losses to New Victory.
No one expected that the Holy See would actually ignore the coming of winter and rashly provoke a war.
The army assembled at the fastest speed.
Lu Yi, who was far away in the royal capital, looked at the simulated sand table with an expressionless face.
The sergeant said, "Two places were attacked in total. The soldiers we sent out reported that the two Vatican teams bypassed the city-states along the way and were heading towards the capital."
"If they want to fight, then let them fight."
The infrastructure and material reserves of Xinshengli have been significantly improved. Lu Yi is unwilling to continue fighting in winter just because he doesn't want to see meaningless deaths, but this does not mean that he is afraid of fighting.
"There is no news yet about the mages who have withdrawn from the Magicians Association. Do you want to urge them?"
Lu Yi shook his head. "If they want to remain neutral, then let them remain neutral. As long as they don't help the Holy See, we won't have to do anything more."
Lu Yi knew that the Holy See was constantly putting pressure on the Magicians Association, and that Braceside College had been closed as a result. This was enough to illustrate their attitude.
No one yearns for war, especially the Magicians Association, which has always been responsible for balancing the power of magicians. Even though they haven't done much in recent centuries, they will never allow themselves to get involved in a war.
Moreover, the president of the Magicians Association is still alive, so no matter how bad the situation is, there is still room for maneuver.
After all, this is just a contradiction between the Holy See and New Victory, an irreconcilable conflict between Lu Yi and Callisto.
In addition to some empires that wanted to profit from the war, the Magicians Association would not mess around.
Only Lu Yi and Callisto will fight to the death.
The backlash of divine power forced Callisto to race against time, and his only antidote was in Lu Yi.
But obviously, Lu Yi is not selfless enough to sacrifice himself for others.
If Callisto was going to die, then let him die. He wouldn't mind giving him a helping hand so that he could die more easily, Lu Yi thought.
[So the most cost-effective way now is for you to quickly get the remaining two pieces of the Godhead fragments.] 857 encouraged.
[If you get all the godhood fragments, Callisto will be no match for you! Go for it——]
Lu Yi didn't think about it for long before accepting 857's suggestion. After all, compared to a war with hundreds of thousands of deaths, it was more cost-effective to get rid of Callisto.
Lu Yi fiddled with a thick book silently, opening and closing the pages back and forth.
There is an osmanthus bookmark inside.
Lu Yi no longer remembered when Callisto gave it to him.
The person who sent it might have been careless, and the person who received it might have also casually put it in a book.
Lu Yi had almost forgotten the existence of this bookmark. He had long thought that the osmanthus bookmark was lost.
But I didn't expect that at this time, I would accidentally see this insignificant osmanthus bookmark.
He just flipped it casually because he was bored, just like he casually clipped it at the beginning, and the bookmark appeared in front of him again.
But everything has changed.
Whether it is the person who sent this bookmark or the person who received this bookmark.
He is acting himself, and he is also acting himself.
Maybe it was a wrong fate from the very beginning.
In the end, Lu Yi did not throw away the bookmark. He calmly closed the book and put it away.
The temperature dropped even lower in winter, and what burned in every battle was not wood, but the lives of the soldiers.
"Your Majesty, Duke Klein is already waiting in the side hall." The guard said respectfully.
Lu Yi nodded, stood up and walked towards the side hall.
I'm afraid Lulton and the others didn't expect that they would need their help so soon?
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Unlike the gods who had long been confirmed to have disappeared, the dragons slowly and quietly disappeared after Ragnarok.
Precisely because there is no trace left outside, no one can be sure of the current status of the dragon clan.
Did they find a beautiful land of Canaan and live in peace? Or did they disappear completely in the ocean currents of history like the gods?
No one can tell.
But the legend about dragons is always circulated eagerly by every adventurer and every bard.
The legendary dragon clan with pearls, gems and gold as their caves is the ultimate dream destination for countless explorers.
This yearning was once again pushed into a new wave after King Lu Yi of the New Victory Empire issued a bounty order for the land of the Dragon Clan.
Countless explorers headed towards the possible dragon land. At the same time, countless true and false news poured into the New Victory Capital.
Every explorer swore that he had discovered the real dragon territory, but almost everyone who said so had their news proven to be false.
Canaan and Frog returned to their old ways.
They searched through tens of thousands of royal books for clues that might be related to the dragon clan.
"This is not a place for pleasure... Damn landlord!" Canaan collapsed and buried himself in a pile of books that had no end in sight.
Flo quickly flipped through the pages of the book in her hand and urged, "Hurry up and get to work. Why didn't I see you complain when I was counting the gold coins?"
"I just don't understand why Lu Yi is so anxious to find the dragon clan... Is this thing really still alive?"
"Lu Yi must have his reasons for doing this, but he is just not willing to tell us for various reasons. Instead of wondering why, you might as well find out useful information as soon as possible and let him answer you."
"Alas, I never said I beat you."
Canaan rubbed his hair and continued to study hard.
The dragon-hunting craze is still in full swing.
And under the walls of the new Victory Capital.
A hooded, dusty figure holding a treasure is looking up in shock at the new look of the city.
“Oh my god—”
"What on earth is this for? Is this a new victory?"
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