Chapter 416 The Clouds of War

"I plan to let you take over the position of Pope in a while. There are many secrets. It's time for you to know them."

Nivea turned around and said:

"Come with me, we will go to the sanctuary and talk."

The two entered the sanctuary. The decoration inside was very simple, with a two-person-tall statue of Elune in the center.

The statue is carved from a whole piece of moonstone, and is silver-white in color. She tilts her head back and holds up a translucent stone plate with both hands.

Inside the stone plate, there were ripples of light, just like a small river in a dream.

Nivea's expression became more serious. She carefully considered her words and spoke slowly:

"The oracle sent down by the Moon God is mainly a warning about our current situation. The situation facing the continent is likely to be worse than the worst case scenario we expected."

She sighed softly, suppressed the feeling of powerlessness in her heart, and continued: “The Moon Goddess said that more than a hundred years ago, gray fog began to spread in the spirit world.

Judging from the time, perhaps at the same time as the red moon phenomenon occurred on the continent, the power of polluting laws began to appear in the spiritual world.

In the spiritual world, the gray fog always exists, regardless of day or night.

At first, the gray fog was very thin, and the moon law radiating outward from the kingdom of God could purify the gray fog, but as time accumulated, the speed at which the gray fog was generated became faster and faster, and now the periphery of the kingdom of God has been surrounded by gray fog.

In the spiritual world, although the gods' kingdoms are far away, it is still relatively convenient and quick to transmit messages.

The spread of the gray fog severed the already scarce connections between the gods.

There are still many deformed monsters living in the gray fog, and the kingdom of God is slowly being corroded by the laws of pollution. Now the area of ​​the Kingdom of the Moon God is about one third smaller than in its heyday.

This is not the worst news. The Moon Goddess said that as the kingdom of God was eroded by the laws of pollution, her spirituality also began to be polluted.

The pollution is very hidden. If she hadn't discovered it in time, it would have been much more difficult to remove.

In recent years, she has been fighting against this corrosion, and now she has finally completely eliminated it.

The Moon Goddess warned us that even someone as powerful as her could be corroded by the gray fog, and the situation of other gods was even more grim. Perhaps only the Sun God was in a better situation.

The Moon God is worried about unpredictable changes happening to other gods, so he told us to be careful of people from other churches."

She spoke slowly, but Eunice's heart was as up and down as the raging waves on the sea during a storm.

The initial joy of hearing the gods' oracles had disappeared at this moment. The gods had actually encountered such a dangerous thing. The coming of the Kingdom of God to the world would not only not be a blessing, but would be a disaster.

A huge amount of gray fog that can corrode the gods was released from the spirit world, and the mere thought of it made people tremble.

Although the time when the spiritual world and the material plane intersect is very short, the negative impact caused is enough to make people feel despair.

Nivea waited until the other party digested her speech, and then spoke again:

“Judging from their performance in the last holy war, the power of the Moon God and the Sun God is top-tier among all the gods.

The reason is because they have the strongest purification ability and tolerance to the law of pollution.

The Lord of Storms and the Lord of Fire are at the second level, and the other three gods are at the bottom.

Unless there are special circumstances, we need to carefully consider the credibility of other churches except the Church of the Sun God.

The situation on the entire continent is very pessimistic.”

"Yes," Eunice's eyes became blurry, she pursed her lips and nodded gently.

If the coming of the gods not only failed to save mankind, but instead brought greater disaster to the continent, she really didn't know how to lead the church in the future.

The power of the evil god is already enormous. If anything goes wrong with our gods again, the future of mankind will be very dangerous.

Nivea suddenly raised her voice and said in a firm tone: “Eunice, if you become the Pope, you will be the spokesperson of the gods in the world above.

Others may give up hope, but you can't, you are their light.

Please remember, at all times, we must have ten thousand confidences, and not be afraid of encountering the "what if" situation.

To be honest, the darker the world is, the more light we can see.

Be strong, the Moon Goddess is our backer, she has gotten rid of the corruption, and as long as she doesn't fall, we will always be full of hope.

My child, may the Moon Goddess guide your path. May you become the sharp sword and strong shield in the hands of the Lord, and cut through the thorns in the dark storm.

We will eventually reach the glorious shore under the leadership of the Moon Goddess."

The firmness in the Pope's words shattered the confusion in Eunice's heart, and her eyes became clear again:

"Thank you, Your Majesty.

I, Eunice Lorne, will become a ray of light that pierces the endless darkness."

Farouk Kingdom, Bligh City.

It was late at night, already three in the morning, but the lights in St. Peter's Basilica were still brightly lit.

In the Pope's Palace, Arthur's face was like the eternal glacier on the top of a mountain, cold and chilling to the bone.

Yesterday evening, shocking news came back that the Valley Province had fallen!

The Valley Province is the largest province in the kingdom and one of the provinces under the complete control of the royal family. The Taine River enters the Kingdom of Ribia from here.

Andorhal, an important city in the province, fell. Except for a small number of church leaders and direct members of some large families who escaped on airships, the entire city was slaughtered by the murloc troops.

Along with this news, a report from the Kingdom of Ribia arrived:

'It has been found that the Church of the Lord of Storms has abandoned the Kingdom of Hinterland, and Cthulhu's minions have entered the Taina River Basin and are moving upstream at an extremely fast speed. I hope all allies will be aware of this and prepare for defense.'

Arthur closed his eyes, feeling powerless, and the joy he had received from the oracle some time ago was also diluted a lot.

It would take at least ten years before the gods came, and he had to deal with the current situation personally.

It now seems that the holy war covenant between the alliances is completely unreliable, and Andre actually gave up directly, which is a huge blow to the morale of the alliance.

The complete collapse of the Sintland defense line means that the evil god's minions will continue to enter the continent.

Without this barrier, the Kingdom of Ribia would most likely be unable to delay the impact of the murloc troops, and the situation in the kingdom would become deteriorating and almost certain to end.

Now he needs to consider how to preserve more fire.

Lexis was anxious. He opened his mouth several times and finally said:

"Your Majesty, please instruct us on what we should do next."

He used honorifics and no longer called the other person brother. The situation had become so serious that he had to be extremely alert.

Arthur rubbed his temple, stood up and walked to the map behind him, picked up the baton and said:

“If the River Valley Province falls, the situation in the two neighboring provinces will also take a sharp turn for the worse. Even if we want to send reinforcements, it will be too late.

All we can do now is to build a new line of defense in the Leihart Province to stop the evil god's minions from attacking."

This is the result of his analysis with the most rational attitude. Only in this way can the losses be minimized.

"In this case, we will have to give up two more provinces. These places are under the absolute control of our family. This will greatly reduce the control of the family."

Lexis shook his head suddenly:

"Your Majesty, if we follow your method, the family will only have one place under its control, the Leihart Province.

Our potential will be greatly reduced, and there is no guarantee that other big families will have disloyalty."

The weak royal family can only become a piece of meat in the eyes of others, and everyone wants to pounce on them and take a bite.

If too many clan members are lost, the family's war potential will drop significantly, and the gap between them and other families will be greatly narrowed.

Without a sufficient population base, it would be difficult for a family to grow, because other families would either stand still and wait for others to catch up.

"I understand all your concerns. Do you think I don't want to protect the other two provinces? It's too late. It's simply too late.

The murlocs are more powerful at night. You'll see the battle report tomorrow. I wonder how far they can advance in one night.

After receiving the news, I immediately spread the news. I don’t know if it will be in time to save the cities closest to the River Valley Province.”

"Send someone to help. Didn't you say that Clown Moya has already advanced to the sixth level? Let him come. The church can afford to hire him. Besides, it is his duty to help our Lord."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Lexis's face turned red from his haste to speak. He didn't want to have another painful experience of losing the power of the family.

Arthur's bloodshot eyes flashed with fatigue:

"Even if I ask Crown to join the battle, there is not enough time. It will take at least four days and three nights for our airship to reach Rhine City.

During this period of time, there were enough crazy fishmen to dig through the Taina River basin.

The reinforcements will only be meaningful if we establish a good defense line in the province of Leihart.

I have already prepared a draft of the letter that needs to be sent and will send it out soon.

Now, let's discuss how to keep the murlocs out of the Leihart Province. This is the most important thing."

The terrain of the province of Leihart is quite high, which is conducive to defense. About half of Arthur's family lives here. As long as they can preserve this place, the family still has the capital to make a comeback.

He must contain the momentum of the murloc's attack outside the province, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.

Lexis nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "Most of the family's elite are in the Leihart Province. Coupled with the geographical advantage, the defense is relatively simple.

What I am worried about is that if the number of casualties among our tribesmen reaches a certain level, the significance of defense will be much smaller.”

Hammers City, Moya Castle.

The roar of the airship broke the silence before dawn. Crown was awakened by the sound and couldn't help but frown.

He was awakened shortly after falling asleep, which made him feel a little unhappy.

But he still got out of bed, walked out of the bedroom and into the corridor.

He had instructions for all the airships coming and going from the castle, and they were forbidden to fly at night.

Now that a flying ship is blatantly violating the ban, there must be a reason why it has to do so, and he wants to hear that reason.

Sure enough, not long after, the new butler Lord came hurriedly catching up.

He was delighted when he saw Clown, and bowed slightly and said, "Bishop, Lord Rivigaz has brought a very important message. He must see you now, saying it concerns the safety of the castle."

Lord scoffed at this statement in his heart. The castle was shrouded in the light of the Moon Soul Spirit Light Array, and its defense was stronger than that of Rhine City. He couldn't imagine where the danger to the city would come from.

However, his ethics as a steward prevented him from being negligent, so he hurried over to wake up the bishop.

Now the Bishop is awake, which is for the best.

Crown was deeply surprised by Rivergaz's visit. The branch of the Good Luck Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce would take some time to build, and there was no reason for the other party to come in such a hurry.

As for the other party's words concerning the safety of the castle, he didn't take it to heart.

If Moya Castle, which has four Moon Soul Light Arrays and a Sun and Moon Altar, can still be in danger, he dares to say that the Holy Sees of various churches are also in danger.

The defense here is theoretically stronger than that of the Holy See.

"Bring him to my study."

"Yes, sir."

Crown came to the study, wondering what kind of news the other party would bring him.

The hurried footsteps were getting closer and closer. Revigaz pushed open the half-open door and walked into the room. He had a sad face and dim eyes, without any trace of the shrewdness of a businessman or the sharpness of a high-level transcendent.

"Bishop, may you have smooth sailing in the winds, thunder and rain."

He was stunned, the bitter smile on his face became more intense, and he said with a bitter smile:

"Bishop, His Majesty Andre has given up defending Hinterland, and the Lord of Storms is planning to retreat to a secret base in the mountains. Now the murloc troops have invaded the inland on a large scale.

Rhine City is located in the river network system of the continent, you should prepare for it early."

Crown grinned. This was totally unexpected.

However, what he was most worried about was not the worsening of the situation, but whether the supply of warm jade ore would be affected.

No matter how the situation evolves, he can only passively accept it. Whether he cares or not, he cannot prevent what is about to happen.

But if the supply from the Nuanyu Mine stops, many of his ideas will be seriously affected.

Building enough Sun and Moon Altars is one of his next strategic goals.

“Has the supply of ore been affected?”

Rivegaz shook his head and said:

“Not at the moment, that’s the only good news at the moment.

Most of the mines for mining warm jade are located on high mountains, and the fishmen have no interest in climbing mountains.

We cannot guarantee whether it will affect mineral mining in the future.

Therefore, we recommend that you store enough raw ore in case of emergency."

The Chamber of Commerce wants to avoid risks by conducting destructive mining on the mine.

Their investments in the Kingdom of Sintland were wiped out, resulting in huge losses, and they urgently needed to open up new markets.

The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish; during war, the more valuable the goods are.

Klauen nodded calmly: “You can use all the power you can to mine the warm jade ore. As long as the quality meets my requirements, I will buy it.

In addition, I request that your Chamber of Commerce begin transporting strategic materials into the castle."

The war has already begun, and escaping will only make the enemy's attack more rampant.

He hoped to be better prepared before the war spread to Hammers.

(End of this chapter)