Chapter 421 Joint Statement (3150, stayed up all night, see if I can post another chapter tonight)
Armor and clothes were scattered all over the ground. In the cold wind, everyone looked at each other, completely unsure of what to do.
The "halo of honor" that Sullivan had just given out seemed to no longer have any effect.
A few knights reacted quickly and picked up their helmets from the ground to cover their vital parts.
The people in the Temple of Light did not dare to put down their weapons and could only hold their legs together in shock, anger and chill.
How could there be such a shameless magic?!
Yes, get close to nature.
Druids have always claimed to be close to nature, and many of them live in seclusion alone in the mountains. It turns out that this is how close they are to nature!
No wonder they choose to live in seclusion!
If you want to be close to someone, go ahead and do it yourself. Why are you forcing others to be close to you?
Compared to others, Cecil, who is a spellcaster, was even more horrified.
What kind of divine art is this! It can actually penetrate the radiant barrier!?
The Radiant Barrier is considered one of the most powerful five-ring divine arts, and can defend against all known divine arts in a small range.
In the thousands of years of history of the Temple of Light, no divine magic has ever broken this law!
How did this druid do it!?
Why has this shameless magic never been heard of before?
No, it didn't seem like a single divine spell just now. I clearly felt the superposition of two divine spells. The first divine spell first removed the divine spell binding on the Holy Light Oracle robe on my body, and the second divine spell exploded the robe.
It was already incredible that one divine spell could break through the glorious barrier, let alone two!
Fang Yu blew on his fingers with satisfaction. What’s two?
I have many spells that you have never known. If I were not concerned about the onlookers hiding in the mansion next door, I would at least perform some fencing skills on you two hundred people.
Anyway, this kind of thing is not uncommon in your Temple of Light.
Although Fang Yu's arcane knowledge still lacks some common sense, in many aspects, especially in theory, he has already reached the level of a true intermediate wizard.
After Cecil used the "Glorious Barrier" scroll, Fang Yu subconsciously began to analyze what the basic structure of this divine magic model should be.
There is no spell called Radiant Ward in the standard spells of the Great Arcane Age. It should be a new thing that appeared after the fall of the Great Arcane Age.
He was also very curious about how this magic with only five rings could defend against all kinds of magic.
"Absolute Defense" is a nine-ring spell, and it is also a single-target spell.
This radiant barrier is obviously a range spell, and a fifth-ring spell cannot defend against all spells.
Even defending against all spells of the same fifth ring is unlikely.
To achieve this effect, the model of this spell must be very simple and direct in its judgment structure.
As simple as... a table of known spells entered directly into the judgment structure.
So Fang Yu tried it, and it worked.
The effectiveness judgment mechanism in the Radiant Ward spell model is similar to a very simple keyword filter, and it will only be successful if it is completely consistent with the keyword.
Any homophones, variations, radical combinations...even just adding a space cannot trigger this filter. Only when they are exactly the same will they be filtered out.
In other words, any arcane mage in the Age of Great Arcane could, as long as he slightly modified the parameters of the spell model, the Radiant Ward would have no effect on the modified spell.
In the Age of the Great Arcane, this kind of spell is of course garbage and no one would use it.
But in the age of divine arts, this magic was unexpectedly useful.
Because all divine spells are essentially not cast by the caster, but are cast through "God". They are all standard spell models. The role of the caster is similar to that of an artilleryman. Every shell fired is standard, and the parameters do not change under any circumstances.
In this way, the "Glorious Barrier", which is the simplest method similar to "keyword filtering", has become the most powerful defensive spell of this era.
Unfortunately, both "undressing" and "unbinding" were created or modified by Fang Yu himself, and are not within the scope of the "Glorious Barrier".
"Undressing" is a zero-level desire spell created by Fang Yu, while "Unbinding" is separated from the three-level ritual spell "Remove Curse" that once removed the "blood disease" curse on Lu Jiayan.
Most of the armor and robes worn by knights and priests are common items and can be removed by using the "Undress" skill.
Cecil and Sullivan, as well as several other knights who are above level five, all wear wizard robes and armor that have magical effects attached to them. They must first use "unbinding" to dispel the magical effects on these equipment. Only after they become ordinary items can they be "undressed".
In addition to transferring curses from intelligent creatures to designated creatures, "Remove Curse" can also unbind the users of some alchemical items.
The reason why I said part and not all is because there are many ways to bind the identity of alchemical items, and binding achieved through spells is only one of them.
Fang Yu just used the identification technique to take a look and found that the divine equipment worn by these senior priests and knights were all bound by spells.
Then why be polite?
More than two hundred white-skinned pigs were shivering in the cold wind.
The ice and snow storm outside the barrier gradually disappeared, as if it had never been there, leaving only a thick layer of smooth and solid ice on the ground.
Cecil's face flushed red, he was filled with shame and anger.
If suicide was not strictly prohibited in the Temple of Light, he would have wanted to snatch the sword of the knight next to him and slit his own throat on the spot.
Failed, this mission must have failed.
And failed in such a humiliating way!
Thinking of the possible ridicule and mockery they would suffer for the rest of their lives because of this humiliation, everyone in the Temple of Light turned pale.
Only the blood of this druid can wash away this nightmarish shame!
I must report to the Archbishop that no matter what the cost, I will lead my men to destroy Albery!
Cecil clenched his fists.
The glorious barrier above everyone's heads flickered, and it was obvious that it was about to lose its effect.
"Commander Sullivan, retreat!" Cecil gritted his teeth, made a quick decision, turned around and said to Sullivan, who also looked as pale as death.
"What gave you the illusion that you could walk?"
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang...
The thick ice on the ground exploded, forming four nearly ten-meter-high ice walls on the block, enclosing everyone in the Temple of Light.
Sullivan, who was wearing no clothes, had veins bulging on his neck. He swung his sword and a flash of fire hit the ice wall, but it was of no use except for splashing a few pieces of ice.
"Druid!" Cecil turned around suddenly and saw the tall silhouette illuminated by the light in the third-floor window of the official residence, and his anger was about to burst.
"Druid! You are blaspheming the God of Light! You are provoking the Temple of Light!"
"You will regret this! The Cathedral will make you pay the price!"
"There are no cowards who surrender in the Temple of Light! Even if we die, we will return to the Kingdom of God! Light is eternal!"
Cecil's eyes were fanatical, and his face was abnormally flushed. Under his encouragement, the low-ranking knights who had been a little shaken in their expressions became firm again.
"The cathedral you are talking about, is it this cathedral?" A roll of parchment floated out from the lighted window and opened automatically.
With a whoosh, the parchment in the air grew in the wind and soon grew to a size of several square meters, and every letter on it was shining with golden light.
"Eternal Contract!"
There was a commotion at the scene, and almost everyone recognized the thing instantly.
This is a top-level contract that all parties involved must abide by once it is signed, except for the gods!
"Joint statement from the Temple of Light, the Temple of Wealth, the Wanfang Trading Company, and the Grand Duchy of Albert regarding the independence of the Alberi Autonomous Territory and the advancement of the four-party comprehensive strategic partnership?"
What is this?
After reading only a few lines, Cecil's expression changed drastically.
How is that possible?
If this agreement really existed, why did Archbishop Caramon send himself to investigate Albery and the Temple of Wealth?
"I don't know if the Grand Cathedral you mentioned will make me pay, but I'm sure the seal of the Grand Cathedral's Holy Council will make you pay."
"The day after signing the agreement, they blatantly violated it, betrayed the Eternal Oath, and attempted to overthrow the independent territory of Albery."
"You will be deemed blasphemers by the Cathedral. Are you sure your kingdom of God will still accept you? Poor fellows."
Fang Yu tapped his finger lightly, and the solid ice wall twisted and deformed like liquid, gradually shrinking its range, wrapping up everyone inside and forming an extremely large ice ball.
Primary plastic energy essence.
The ice ball, with a diameter of nearly ten meters, was crystal clear, and one could clearly see more than two hundred men frozen densely packed inside.
Some braver residents had gathered around and were pointing at the ice hockey with excitement.
Fang Yu snapped his fingers, and the ice ball instantly broke into pieces, and Luo Nan fell to the ground.
A patrol team, led by Lyell Machus, dragged these believers of the Temple of Light, who had completely lost their fighting ability and were only breathing their last breath, out of the ice like frozen fish. They tied a rope around each of them and threw them into a carriage on the side of the road.
Looking at the dozen or so carriages speeding towards the Elbery Extraordinary Shelter, Fang Yu touched his chin with satisfaction.
Haha, grandpa is right. Any large organization will never be a monolithic entity.
It is always easier to take down a strong city from the inside than from the outside.
This time, I should consider myself a great gift to the reformists of the Temple of Light, right? The rest of the matter can be completely handed over to the Temple of Wealth and Flavius.
There is no other way. Estria believes in the Temple of Light. Only with the cooperation of the Temple of Light and the financial support of the Temple of Wealth can the mineral vein in the original furnace be effectively mined.
However, Flavius's ability is still a little lacking, he is not responsible enough, and he likes to pass the blame too much.
If he had handled it properly this time, nothing like what happened today would have happened.
Fang Yu frowned. There was still a year before the next Holy Election Ceremony. When the Holy Election took place, he still had to find a suitable candidate to succeed Flavius as Pope.
Forget it, there is still a year left, plenty of time to consider candidates.
Fang Yu looked in the direction of the Temple of Wealth, turned around and started the switch.
(End of this chapter)
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