Chapter 874 Arrival at the Narcissus Principality
April 6th, afternoon.
The Principality of Narcissus, the Territory of Protagoras, the Port of Basel.
Aiwass, wearing a luxurious black and red papal robe, slowly walked down from the elven warship with a corona scepter in his hand.
His long golden hair had grown back to shoulder length, and his emerald eyes, like gemstones, shone brightly. A large emerald gemstone shone from the chest of his robe. The papal robe was primarily black, but was adorned with crimson and bright gold thorns.
As for the Corona Scepter in Aiwass's hand...it was originally a decorative scepter that looked very cool, but not very powerful. But now it was just right with Aiwass's black and red robes - at least the style was a perfect match.
At this moment, Aiwass just got off the boat and people immediately knew that he was a big shot.
——The warship behind him is also proof of this.
"This is the Narcissus Principality..."
Aiwass sighed, "It's really my first time here."
This time, Aiwass did not take the passenger ship - probably the Theocracy would not dare to let their Pope take a ship.
That would be somewhat dangerous. In this world where "taboos" exist in the depths of the ocean, the sea is dangerous even for a Level 5 Transcendent. Not only is the sea endless, with no shelter or hiding space, but there's also the possibility of being attacked at any moment by the sea monsters that slumber beneath the sea.
Those are all monsters starting from the fifth energy level!
The ship Aiwass was aboard was the same warship Helechin had sailed for Avalon Island. It was a beautiful crimson, its material sourced from giant trees. The hull was also inlaid with a vast amount of gold and rubies, each covering nearly a square meter, and there were nearly two hundred of them. Naturally, these couldn't be naturally occurring rubies, but rather large artificial rubies synthesized using classical alchemy.
These rubies, which look like solar panels, are the "cannons" of the Theocracy's warships. They themselves serve as a kind of energy shield, and can also be activated and fired at any angle.
This ship is called "Cruel Preacher" and comes from ancient technology before the birth of Zhu Tiansi and the establishment of the Church.
The Heleqin ship had these weapons removed. After all, the Theocracy was still in a state of permanent neutrality at the time, and it was absolutely impossible to allow warships to enter the territory of the Giant Kingdom of Alctors - that would be disrespectful to the Alc people.
—Arcs are the scientific name for giants. This was the new knowledge Aiwass had learned from the Theocracy... a true history that he could never learn in Avalon.
Just as dwarves couldn't call themselves dwarves because they couldn't see how short they were, giants couldn't call themselves giants either. In Giant, they call themselves "Arkh." This term translates to "Earth-loved" or "Children of the Earth," and the Giant King is actually the "King of the Earth"—this is why they have a "royal family" but no other "nobility" or "fiefdoms."
This was partly because the giants hadn't yet established a feudal system, but the more important reason was that in giant culture, the Giant King wasn't the "King of the Giant Kingdom," but rather the "Master of the Land." This status was naturally bestowed upon him by the "Supreme Heaven who conquered the Earth." Other giants were "born from the Earth."
In the creation myth of the giants, the giants were born because the High Heaven was insatiable in its thirst. However, due to its immense power, no other race could withstand its might, so it devoured the solid earth. Its essence seeped into the earth's interior, and the world began to seep and rise—the pregnant, bulging earth—that is, volcanoes.
The first giants were born from volcanoes, and like volcanoes, they were always angry and dangerous. Therefore, giants were born with the power of fire and earth.
This is why the statue of the Most High is in such an exposed posture in the Giant King's Court.
The royal bloodline was the first to open its eyes and commune with the Supreme Being. Therefore, they were the eldest of all the giants. According to the giant tradition of respecting elders, the royal family was the oldest giant. Therefore, they naturally possessed the greatest power and authority.
Although humans see giants as barbaric, mad, and bloodthirsty... However, elves see giants as another race, equal to all others. They have their own culture and language, their own understanding of their race, and their own political system...
The Theocracy would eventually become completely hostile to the Titans, partly because the Titans considered the elves their imaginary enemies and actively prepared for war, and partly because Carstenning was killed by the Titans.
The trigger of this incident was that the elves living on the island of Avalon were massacred by giants.
The Isle of Avalon wasn't just home to giants. Before the creation of the giants by the High Heavens, it was a haven for serpent-men, elves, and a few winged beings. Some witches and fairies also lived here. Later, because the giants constantly stole the eggs of serpent-men and harpies and ate them, they were unable to defeat them. After several battles, they moved away.
The elves, on the other hand, respect the giants' traditions—for the world naturally divides between herbivores and carnivores, and harpies and snakemen prey on each other. "Don't eat talking animals" is part of the Ennead's doctrine, but not all races are required to adhere to it. Natural selection and the survival of the fittest are also part of the order of the wilderness; the elves need only observe and regulate.
For example, if the snake-men and harpies still remained on the island of Avalon, the elves would work hard to prevent them from becoming extinct.
But since they left, the elves no longer paid any attention to the giants, but only warned them not to go too far.
However, perhaps due to the fact that the Supreme Heaven defeated the giant Nibiru and devoured his body, the giants also have extremely strong appetites, which repeatedly angers the elves.
In the end, these elves chose to completely oppose the giants and started a long war - but before the opposition, they cut ties with the Theocracy first, indicating that their actions had nothing to do with the Theocracy.
That group of elves were unwilling to live in the Theocracy because they were more aggressive, cruel, and radical than their own kind who were gentle and preferred peace.
They originally believed that their technology was far superior to that of the giants, but they underestimated the giants' bravery and strength. The "Nation Destroyers" and "City Breakers" were born in the last battle between the giants and these elves who were isolated overseas.
The eternal vanguard of the Candle Master, "Karstenning", was summoned to the material world. He was also a giant, but he was a devout believer in the Candle Master. He killed the giants who caused the massacre, and then lived in the Kastenning Temple for a long time, monitoring his violent compatriots.
A people of strength can only be persuaded by a greater force. After witnessing the immense power of "Carstenning," the Alc people gradually became more obedient.
They established nations and gradually found settlements. While the giants still devoured other races, they had begun using "civilized" methods like trade and farming, refrained from waging war, and gradually became more intelligent. Furthermore, when the Theocracy warned and punished them, they became compliant... Consequently, discussions and disputes arose within the elves regarding how to deal with the giants.
After all, the way of dedication does not distinguish between good and evil.
It was precisely because Carstenning hadn't been backstabbed to death that Helechin had to personally collect evidence of the Titans' crimes. His presence here indicated that the prevailing sentiment within the Church was not to start a war. Similarly, his willingness to risk his own life to gather evidence indicated that there were still many forces within the Church that were hostile to the Titans!
Now Aiwas can be sure that if Heleqin had driven the fully armed Theocracy warship "Cruel Preacher" directly to Avalon... he would not even have to die.
This ship even gave him a faint sense of threat, which meant that its firepower was absolutely lethal to at least the fourth energy level and below. It could even cause fatal damage to the fifth energy level.
Its range is immense. Its beam can directly reach over twenty kilometers. Enemies within this radius will be targeted and tracked by the extended and potent fourth-level spell, "Scorching Ray." The maximum number of targets simultaneously targeted depends on the number of divine spellcasters controlling the unit, while tracking also depends on manual skill... Focused attacks can allow nearly a hundred ruby lenses to simultaneously attack a single static target.
It itself was also an extremely powerful divine altar. Its ranged spellcasting could extend to a radius of over fifty kilometers—enough to cover half the city.
With it, Heleqin's followers could use their skills without having to go ashore to fight.
If their group did not go ashore, Heleqin would not have to stay in the human settlement for a long time waiting for supplies.
He was traveling alone, but with Pegasus by his side, he moved with incredible speed, just like Aiwass had done during the ritual—the giant couldn't catch up to him at all.
Although the original Winged Celestials possessed wings and could fly, the giants created by Supreme Heaven were also unable to fly. This was their fatal flaw... Any humanoid without the ability to teleport across space or fly would not be able to maneuver very fast. This was determined by the laws of nature. Unless they smashed through all obstacles along the way, that would also count as displacement.
With the cover of artillery fire, Heleqin could retreat at any time and come back after reorganization.
After all, this is the most powerful warship of the Theocracy, and it was the firepower that the elves used when they fought against ancient monsters such as demon beasts, sea monsters, and dragons.
After the war, only three "Cruel Preachers" remained. One was the one destroyed by Hlerchin, and this is the other. It was used as an escort for travels by two or more cardinals.
As for the more powerful "Oathbreaker Annihilator" type, due to its high maintenance costs, it was completely demolished long before the advent of humanity... Today, much of the technology has been lost, but fortunately, copies have been preserved. However, even with Aiwass's order, rebuilding it would be quite difficult.
There wasn't a single true "sailor" on board the ship. The eighty crew members were all priests of at least the third level, and there were also six of the Pope's personal guards.
They all stayed on the warship, ready to take action at any time.
Aiwass finally realized how terrifying the elves with strong martial virtues were...
This time, another cardinal was traveling with Aiwass.
"I visited this place six hundred and forty-one years ago."
Cardinal Galatea's cold voice came: "Do you need me to be your guide?"
The girl, with a temperament as white as snow and long pure white hair, had no expression on her face, like a doll.
She was the agent of the Twin Mirror, the Theocracy's only cardinal construct. As the leader of the Ancient Monuments Restoration Society, she had expressed a strong desire to visit upon hearing Aiwas's plans to visit an Amber Age ruin.
"...Then that's not necessary."
Aiwass was a little helpless.
Six hundred years have passed, and even the terrain here might have changed...
My cold is a little better today, I’ll try to write more!
This is the first chapter of 3,400 words. I will try to write more than 3,000 words for the second chapter and post it as soon as I’m done.
(End of this chapter)
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