Chapter 872: Giants Enter the Children's Playground
Aiwass did not go to Xingti immediately, but waited in the Theocracy for a few more days.
After all, Fafna and Heleqin had just reunited, so it would be a bit awkward to separate them again. Heleqin hadn't even met his son yet.
And Fafna also asked Aiwass the same thing - because she saw that Heleqin's dragon spear was so rotten that it could not be used, so she planned to make a brand new lance for Heleqin.
As a long-lived dragon, she has mastered some of the dwarven magic craftsmanship, which is why she can forge equipment.
...As for what materials she planned to use, Aiwass remained in the dark for the time being.
However, Aiwass's mana couldn't sustain Heleqin in combat for long. Therefore, except for the time they met, Heleqin basically traveled without consuming mana.
But Rhine seems to prefer his father in ghost horse form rather than the elf ghost in silver armor.
It is said that he was quite afraid of Heleqin at first. For some reason, he kept avoiding him and did not dare to talk to him. But after Heleqin turned into a horse, he gradually started to play with him.
By April 4th, Rhine was already able to ride Helechin happily.
Although Rhine was an adult by elf standards, he was still a child as a dragon, and was somewhat naive.
Helechin was also very happy, dragging Rhine around every day. The father and son soon became close friends. It seemed that Helechin had made things clear with Fafnir, so Fafnir no longer dragged Rhine to exercise every day. This also made Rhine more grateful to Helechin and became closer to him.
It was not until April 5th that Helechin's new lance was forged.
With the end of Wei Zhe's holy day ceremony yesterday, the Church entered another month-long idle period.
Aiwass's previous arrangements also began to be implemented seriously:
As those ancient factories roared once more, a steady stream of Holy Tree Blood was extracted and poured into the various facilities. New warships began to be efficiently constructed, and those sealed, dusty ancient war techniques were once again activated.
Ever since the war ended and the Theocracy was established... and with the fall of the Holy Crown, the Theocracy's Paladin Legion has long lost its numbers.
With the Eternal Pope, the Theocracy is completely immune to invasion, nor does it need to invade other countries. Furthermore, Zhu Tiansi's intention is to be a "guardian" who observes the development of civilization, so the Theocracy does not need excessive military force. If the threat level is too high, it may cause people to panic or become hostile.
Because of this, the Theocracy has not publicly recruited new paladins for over three thousand years, relying entirely on successors to pass down the skills from generation to generation.
Even after the creation of the "Professional" system, the mystical skills associated with the Paladin class remained largely untold. The ability for Priests and Paladins to transform into each other was the sole reason for a select group of third-level human Priests, who had undergone rigorous screening and testing, to transition directly into the Paladin class. For example, Bishop Mathers became the Guardian of the Holy Sepulchre in this way.
However, the basic Paladin profession is still firmly under the control of the Theocracy.
This was to prevent the spread of the "Paladin" class, a uniquely Theocracy-style combat profession, outside the country—so as to avoid causing any trouble for the Theocracy. Even within the Theocracy itself, only a very small number of people could become Paladins.
Before the establishment of the Theocracy, the number of priests was far less than that of paladins.
——Until now, everything has been reversed again.
"If the Theocracy's purpose is no longer to observe and monitor, but to serve as a leader and guardian, protecting the world from major crises, then the Theocracy needs a stronger force—not just powerful individuals like the cardinals who serve as leaders, but a systematic armed force."
Aiwass said so.
The Tianshi's plan was bound to come to fruition, for the Tail Ring Ritual was born from the greed of the people. As long as someone aspired to become powerful, to become the ruler of the world, the Tail Ring Ritual would always take place...
Even if the Fallen Angels saw through this plot in advance and found a way to destroy the Tail Ring Ceremony of the Star Antimony, it would only be like what was shown in the painting, allowing the Ring Angels to eventually advance to the Endless Knot and then take away Aiwass's essence before the end of the world.
At that time, Aiwass would have no strength to fight against the Pillar God.
It would be better to follow the Tail Ring Ritual—using the fragments of the Celestial Master to allow the Beast of Sin to evolve again!
But if that's the case, there's another thing that has to be dealt with.
The pulled-down Celestial Master, in his quest to transform the material world into a realm suited to him, would almost inevitably cause devastation to all living things. While Aiwass's ultimate goal was to combat the apocalypse, that didn't mean these innocents could be sacrificed—just as the concept of "premature death" held.
This promotion ceremony strengthened Aiwas's resolve, but also made him aware of his own shortcomings. He was ultimately vulnerable to falling into the trap of "premature death"... because that was the same trap Huan Tiansi had fallen into, and in some ways, they were the same person.
The tricks that worked on Huan Tiansi also worked on Aiwass.
Now that he has regained consciousness, Aiwass realizes that this matter must be dealt with - even if he can solve the problem of the descending celestial being, the arrival of the celestial being itself will bring disaster.
The arrival of the Fallen Angels would cause a massive influx of demons into the material world. Aiwass alone would be unable to eliminate them all – firstly, the Phantoms were not afraid of death, secondly, his mana was limited, and one person alone could not completely defend against the entire demon army.
If he wants to preserve his strength to fight against the Fallen Angels, he must have allies and partners.
And it is only fitting that the Theocracy should do this.
When the Fallen Angels arrive, different Angels could descend simultaneously from all over the world. Even if Aiwass were powerful, he couldn't be in multiple locations simultaneously to protect everyone. He couldn't teleport and defeat all the Angels before they could wreak havoc. Therefore, his continued pursuit of this secret and his desire to "exclusively own the copy" would be selfish.
As the saying goes, it's better to teach a man how to fish than to give him a fish. At a time like this, it's not appropriate to keep the "doomsday crisis" a secret, burying it in your heart, enjoying the solitude of being the sole savior... Instead, it should be shared. At the very least, the very existence of the apocalypse should be shared, so that people can be prepared and the machine called the Eternal Theocracy can begin to warm up and run.
The world cannot be saved by one person alone. If the world requires the sacrifice and sweat of one person to save it, then it should have been destroyed long ago.
Even the sun that illuminates the sky and the earth cannot bring light to all parts of the world at the same time.
The sun will eventually set and move to another part of the sky. But even if we can't see the sun, we know it exists; knowing that it exists gives us hope for tomorrow.
All Aiwass needs to do is provide hope to the world - people who are prepared and have hope will save their own world.
And he only has to chew on the hardest bones!
Today, the Theocracy has once again activated the three Paladin Legions of "Defenders", "Purifiers", and "Teachers", as well as the "Protectors", an external legion outside the path of dedication, and has begun full-scale recruitment.
Recruitment requirements are for adults and above, and younger than middle-aged. There are no restrictions on gender, background, race, or career. However, all soldiers must undergo a rigorous assessment of their willpower and morality.
Even if they can't participate in the Tiansi War, they can always help to clear out the chaos - even in the game, a war of this scale always requires a coalition force or something.
Maybe in some games the friendly soldiers are more capable and you can basically win without fighting; in some games the friendly NPC soldiers are very weak and will definitely die if you ignore them; in some games both sides just fight each other for show, and if the players don't show up, the fight will last forever without anyone dying... But no matter what, it is impossible for the protagonist to fight against an entire legion alone.
Even when fighting against the Fallen Angels in the game, it was only after the "Tree and Amber Disaster" ended and they gained the friendship of the elves. With the help of the Theocracy, the adventurer team had the opportunity to approach the Triumph Palace instance where the Fallen Angels were located, despite being intercepted by the overwhelming demon army and the traitors who had defected to the Fallen Angels.
To put it another way, even if these people can't even clear out the chaos, they can still protect civilians and fight against natural disasters.
We must always give people some hope... at least it shouldn't be that the other side is overwhelmed by the enemy while our side is empty.
As the Theocracy's actions became increasingly brazen, panic began to spread further in other countries.
They began to realize that the Theocracy was serious this time.
It's not a joke, nor is it just a change of past customs... but the elves are really going to do something big.
Some major tasks that are still not enough to be accomplished by relying on those fifth-level cardinals and the Pope's guards;
Something major that requires the use of ancient technology that has been forgotten in the past war era.
It was like a giant stepping into a children's playground.
Humans did not witness the glory of the elves in their heyday, but this was not the case for other races.
Before Zhu Tiansi established the church, the people of the giant tree were known for their bellicosity.
And now, with the awakening of the Eternal Theocracy, this stagnant world has begun to flow again.
The course of history changes at this moment.
Chapter 2 will probably be a little later, because I just discovered today that I seem to have a cold...
I've been sneezing and having a runny nose for four days now, and I always thought it was rhinitis. I used to get rhinitis around this time, so I didn't pay much attention to it. But these past two days, my stomach and arms hurt every time I sneeze, and I haven't had a stuffy nose, so I thought it was strange. I asked someone and found out I had a cold. No wonder my head feels so groggy and my work efficiency is so low.
If I hadn't had a little phlegm today, I might not even have realized I had a cold until it subsided naturally...
(End of this chapter)
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