Chapter 35 The aftermath of the war, the Conference of Nations
Three poles high in the sun, the sky is as blue as water.
When Ren returned to the Holy City, he found that everyone looked at him a little differently.
It is a kind of worship and awe that comes from the heart and even penetrates into the bones. It is like a mortal who dares not take the slightest offense when looking at the god and savior who can control the wind and rain.
Especially those extraordinary nobles. The more they know about them, the more humble and reserved they become. If he takes a casual look at them, they will be trembling and walking on thin ice.
He killed the evil god and saved the holy city and the empire. No one dares to ignore such achievements and achievements.
Moreover, what the soldier master killed was not just any ordinary evil god.
According to the church's senior officials, it was a main god, an evil god with powerful divine power. In the past, it was enough to easily sweep across the entire continent of Saigon.
Killing a dark lord was such an earth-shattering event that even the Storm War God and the Sun King had never had such a record.
Although this is due to the change of times, it still cannot be denied that the War Lord has surpassed the strongest human beings in the past generations such as the Sun King and the Storm War God. Especially after the death of the Sky Elder, he is almost the strongest person in the human camp. Perhaps
Only Pluto can compare with it...
Extraordinary nobles especially worship the strong.
Therefore, when Ren came outside the Glory Temple, both the nobles and celebrities of the empire and the bishops and knights of the church immediately saluted him.
"Salute to you, the great King of Stars, the invincible Lord of All Arms!"
Everyone put their hands on their chests, bowed their heads humbly, and said in unison.
Even the core members of the Holy See, the presiding judge of the Inquisition, pulled up his black sleeves and saluted respectfully, not daring to show any slights.
This made Renn feel a little emotional.
He had met the presiding judge once before in the Emerald Cathedral. At that time, the other party did not respect him so much and his attitude was a bit cold.
I have to say that people in this world are quite realistic. If you have big fists, everything will be easy for you. If you have no strength, you will not be respected wherever you go.
"You're welcome. Let's all disperse and go about our duties, cleaning the battlefield and rescuing the wounded."
Ren waved his hand and told these people to retreat.
Even though some people really want to come up and flatter me, they can only retreat after hearing this.
"Boss!"
Nana was collecting the corpses of spider demon pets at the side of the great temple. When she saw him coming, she smiled like a flower and threw herself into his arms like a swallow returning to its nest.
Although she knew the strength of the boss, she was still a little worried because the enemy this time was an old master god.
After all, the boss currently only has his own body active on the mainland, and both light and dark incarnations are not around. It is still a bit dangerous to encounter a strong enemy.
Ren rubbed her ears, comforted her a few words, and glanced around.
The church's losses this time were not small.
The square outside the Glory Temple collapsed and shattered, leaving only a large pit filled with rubble. A huge crack extended from here to the street on one side, almost dividing half of the holy city.
This is the destruction caused by the sword of the Ultimate Dragon Knight.
As the decisive sword that finally defeated the goddess Rose, its power was naturally extraordinary.
If the formations in this area were not still operating normally, and Nana tried her best to contain the aftermath of the sword, more than just a crack would have been created, and half of the holy city would have been razed to the ground by the sword energy.
The doors of the great temple and the sculptures and buildings in the front yard are also a bit dilapidated. The eternal radiance of holy power on the wall bricks has dimmed a lot. The corpses of spider demons are piled on the ground, stained with blood, and there are still a lot of cobwebs and venom left.
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Many priests and paladins were poisoned and injured, and some even died in battle.
Captain Richard was the worst. He was unconscious and was carried on a stretcher by several priests.
The presiding judge was seriously injured. He treated the wound hastily and was directing the logistics personnel to clean up the battlefield.
Nana was not injured, but was a little exhausted.
elder sister……
Arturia was also seriously injured this time. The silver silk saint's dress was damaged in many places, her snow-white shoulders were exposed, and her delicate collarbones were vaguely visible. The wound on her shoulder was still bleeding. The color of the blood was abnormal, and there was a faint trace of it.
It turns purple and seems to be poisoned.
Her face was pale and her lips were pursed in a weak manner, which made Ren feel very distressed.
"elder sister."
He didn't care about anything. He hugged his sister into his arms and placed his palms on the wound on her shoulder. A burst of starry fluorescence poured into her body with rich vitality and purifying power.
Her wounds healed quickly in the light of Stardew, and the toxins and blood stains were also removed.
He immediately took off his coat and put it on his sister's shoulders to cover the slightly exposed spring sunshine.
Artoria's pale face returned to normal. She found that the behavior between the two was too close and ambiguous, and her face became slightly hot. She reached out and pushed him and said angrily:
"Pay attention, everyone is watching."
Ren was stunned for a moment before he noticed something strange in the eyes of the people around him.
The presiding judge turned his head and pretended not to see it. The nobles of the empire had ambiguous eyes but remained silent in a tacit agreement. Some old bishops with more traditional ideas looked a little ugly and hesitated to speak. The paladins and nuns also had subtle expressions...
It is said that the Soldier Master and Saint Kate are just distant cousins and should not be so close.
But at this moment, the soldier master was so gentle that the love in his eyes almost overflowed, as if he were treating his own sister and wife...
"!"
Realizing that everyone was looking here intentionally or unintentionally, Ren's hands froze for a moment, hesitating slightly, he still had the courage to help his sister put on her coat.
The strange looks from the people around her made Artoria feel guilty and shy. Her pretty face turned red and she couldn't help but glare at her brother and said:
"What are you doing? Still not letting go!"
Renn then released his hold on his sister's waist, took a few steps back, and pretended that nothing happened.
You still need to pay attention to your image in public places.
The saint is the spokesperson of the church, a symbol of nobility, purity, and kindness. Generally speaking, she should not be too close to any man, as this will damage her image.
Even if the church's top leaders dare not say anything, they still have to consider the feelings of a large number of ordinary believers.
Ren is thick-skinned and doesn't care about public opinion, but he doesn't want his sister to be criticized by hundreds of millions of believers, so he needs to exercise restraint in public.
"Ren, you'd better be careful in public and don't ruin the reputation of the saint."
Raphael also gave a tactful reminder.
This is because the soldier's fist is big, otherwise the bishop and the paladin would have drawn their swords and killed people just now.
Arturia fiddled with her bangs with her bare hands, regained her composure, and prepared to take off her brother's coat.
"Don't take it off. Your clothes are torn and you're a little exposed. Only I can appreciate your body." Ren said in a voice message, which was quite domineering.
Arturia's little hand holding the coat froze, and she immediately turned her head away. Her ears were red. She turned her back to everyone, feeling ashamed and angry. She refrained from grabbing her brother's ears, and hurried into the great temple.
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After a while, she changed into the intact purple saint's robe and came out. Her face was as normal. She walked to the side and started singing with a group of priests and nuns.
"The Lord of the Heavens sits, the goddess of radiance."
"You are kind and fraternal, like sunshine and rain, you love and protect all believers regardless of high or low..."
"I sing praises to your name. Under your radiance, there will be no shadows, no worries, and all pain will be healed..."
Green-gold holy texts emerged one after another as the crowd chanted, and the pure holy light energy surged and gathered over the temple, finally turning into a burst of vibrant light rain and spreading to every corner of the holy city.
Every injured person was bathed in the healing light and was healed.
Of course, the effect of this large-scale treatment is not very strong. If the injury is serious, such as the comatose old captain Richard, he will need more detailed treatment to recover.
My sister started busy rescuing the wounded and cleaning up the mess.
She is the only one of the church's top brass who is in good shape, so these tasks are inevitable.
Ren looked at her for a while and didn't try to tease her again.
Not long after, the Pope, Emperor Ugo and Queen Isabel arrived here with several ministers.
The emperor was very enthusiastic this time. He grabbed Mr. Lei's hand and praised him fiercely, saying that he was a peerless genius, a god descended from the earth, wise and courageous, invincible, and flattering without repeating it.
In the end, Ren was a little embarrassed.
He scratched his head and said modestly:
"Although what you said is true, I am used to keeping a low profile, so let's stop here."
Ugo: "..."
pope:"……"
Ministers: "..."
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The atmosphere was a little weird for a while.
Renn looked at the emperor who was weak and seriously injured and said:
"I understand what you mean. Within these two months, I will stay in the Holy City for meditation."
Ugo breathed a sigh of relief immediately.
There is a reason why he is so enthusiastic and even flattering. The core formation of the palace was destroyed and he himself was seriously injured. During this period, the Holy City and even the entire empire will be in a weak period, making it easy to be targeted.
Two months was enough for him to recover.
The core formation of the palace cannot be rebuilt overnight, but they can give up the offensive capabilities of the nine floating cities, temporarily let them serve as the energy source and nodes of the magic formation, and then change the core formation of the Glory Grand Temple and the Emerald Cathedral.
Get through this gap period.
These layouts and changes will also take a month or two to complete.
Therefore, the emperor hopes that Ren can stay for a while, sit in the empire, and deter the dark camp.
After this battle, Ugo was indeed a little scared and wanted to hug his thigh.
Renn didn't want the Holy City to end. Even for the sake of his sister, he was willing to stay for a while. He asked:
"Who is the traitor?"
If there were no traitors who interfered with the operation of the formation, the Holy City's losses would not have been so great. With the dragnet-like prohibition formation + the floating city's magic cannon, Goddess Rose would not be able to gain anything even if she dared to break through.
When the traitor was mentioned, the emperor's face turned ugly.
This is not a glorious thing.
"Go to the temple and say it."
Ugo asked the ministers and the queen to leave first, and walked into the great temple with the commander of the army and the pope.
The three of them walked through several palaces and came to a quiet room.
Ugo sat at the table, sighed and said:
"I'm not afraid you will laugh if I tell you this. The thing is, my daughter..."
He told everything he knew about the situation without hiding anything. The matter was too involved and the consequences were so bad that even if it involved a royal scandal, it would be difficult to cover it up.
Of course, his confession was limited to the Pope, military commanders and other big shots.
Ordinary people only need to know who the traitor is, and they will not be told the details.
"Alvis, the original son of darkness?"
Ren heard the name of an old acquaintance and felt a little dazed.
When he first came to Saigon mainland, he was very confused and at a loss. He always felt that he was a lonely ghost and was a little out of tune with everything around him.
As a hybrid of demon and human, Alves is also in an awkward situation. The strong men in the dark camp discriminate against hybrids like him, and the human camp cannot really accept him. He doesn't like fighting, and he is incompatible with the whole world and has no one to rely on.
Helpless, like a lonely ghost.
Maybe it was the similar situation and similar loneliness that made the two of them feel like old friends at first sight.
They don't have many interactions, but they have a good relationship, and it feels like the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water...
"Pity."
Renn didn't say anything more and sighed.
Alves is not an ambitious person. He has always wanted to live in seclusion and escape from the world. However, due to several changes in his bloodline, his power became very consistent with the origin of darkness, so he was favored by the Demon King.
This also led to his tragedy.
He was unable to get rid of the Demon King's control and could only passively accept his "training" until he could no longer look back...
"Olivia's matter was my dereliction of duty. If I had been more attentive, discovered her anomaly earlier, and handled the matter properly, I wouldn't have suffered the bitter consequences today."
Emperor Ugo mistakenly thought that the commander of the army was feeling sorry for Princess Olivia, and immediately reflected on himself, with a look of shame on his face.
As for whether he really regrets not caring about his daughter and wanting to seek justice for her, only he knows.
Anyway, the Pope felt that Ugo's guilt was a bit fake.
The support of a daughter and a brother who is a high-level legendary strongman is more important. Ugo knows very well that he is a qualified emperor and politician, but not a good father.
As for Lane, he has no particular opinion.
Olivia was really pitiful at the beginning. She didn't do anything bad, but she was ruined by two scumbags, and she was unable to take revenge.
She was indeed crazy later on, a real rapist, and a terrorist.
Different people may have different opinions about what happened to her.
Ren understood why she went crazy and why she wanted to drag the entire Holy City with her to be buried, but he would not clear her name, and there was no need.
Because Princess Olivia herself doesn’t want to clear her name, nor does she want to survive.
She had the opportunity to escape with Alves. Given his character, Alves would sympathize with her and take her with him to escape.
But she did not choose to leave, but waited to die where she was, burned to ashes by the energy leaked from the cracked formation...
Renn didn't think much about Princess Olivia and asked instead:
"What's going on in the floating city?"
"The traitor is the sixth prince Victor. He and the Dark Lord Ramon of the Ghost Clan sneaked into the floating city, killed the guards and Prince Tim, and controlled the magic cannon to attack the temple and the Emerald Cathedral..."
It was the old pope who answered.
At that time, he also rushed into the floating city above the palace and solved this group of people.
"Why did Prince Victor betray the empire?" Ren asked curiously.
"I don't know the specific situation very well. The situation was urgent. After my persuasion failed once, I took action."
The old pope recalled it, and then added, "When Prince Victor saw me at that time, he was very frightened and nervous, and could hardly speak. The Dark Lord Ramon said without concealment that the Demon Emperor promised to give Victor a lot of gods.
Sex and a godhead helped him ignite the divine fire and become a god, making him the prince of the demon clan.
Seeing Prince Victor's panicked and guilty look, I feel that the truth is almost the same."
"That's it?"
Ren's face twitched slightly.
Just because the Demon Emperor promised to grant him divine status, he betrayed his family and became a traitor?
What if the Demon Emperor turns his back on him later?
He wouldn't think that an ordinary magical contract was binding on a powerful god, would he?
Emperor Ugo also shook his head and sighed:
"Victor is the son of my brother, Duke Milorad. He is ambitious and very thirsty for power. I am not surprised that he would be tempted."
"Has he suffered any injustice?" Ren asked.
If I remember correctly, princes have palace titles and no actual fiefdoms.
Prince Tim, who was killed by Prince Victor, was not weak. He was at least a mid-level legendary powerhouse. And since he holds the title of Prince of the Imperial Palace, he must be the emperor's brother, so he is also Prince Victor's uncle...
The emperor shook his head: "Not as far as I know. Victor is arrogant and domineering and likes to be in the limelight. It would be great if he doesn't bully others."
"..."
Ren was speechless for a while.
There are only two words to describe this kind of stuff - heaven-defying.
"In addition to these two groups of people, there should be some insiders." The Pope said.
Without anyone to respond and cooperate, Princess Olivia and Prince Victor may not be able to approach the palace and the control center of the floating city so smoothly.
"I understand that we will investigate carefully, and anyone who is suspicious will be interrogated and monitored repeatedly."
Ugo said coldly, with murderous intent in his eyes.
After hearing this, Ren stood up and said: "Let these things be announced later."
"This...Olivia's matter will also be announced?" Ugo looked a little hesitant.
It's okay to expose Prince Victor's case. He doesn't deserve sympathy. Using him as a negative example can also warn some wavering losers and tell them that being a traitor will not end well.
But the matter about his daughter is a bit difficult to talk about. It involves a royal scandal, and he wants to omit the cause and effect...
"Everything is announced."
Ren opened the door to the secret room, glanced back before going out, and said calmly, "Death is like a lamp going out. Princess Olivia is dead, the Duke's Palace has been washed clean by blood, and all the parties involved are gone, so why not announce it?"
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Let the world decide what is right and wrong. If you keep it secretive, you will end up at a disadvantage."
'You are a true god-level boss, of course you don't care, but I'm not that detached yet!'
Ugo was a little reluctant, but when he met the soldier master's sharp eyes, and because he now had someone to ask for, he could only lower his head and said with a wry smile:
"I see."
It doesn't matter if you don't agree. If the military leader doesn't keep it secret, he can't keep it secret.
That's all, this time the Singer family suffered an unprecedented setback and was destined to be disgraced and criticized by the world.
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Because the news was not blocked, the scandal of the royal family soon leaked out.
The people and nobles in the holy city were very angry and said anything.
You must know that not only the palace was destroyed in this battle, but after the floating city was controlled by the enemy, the forts fired randomly, affecting many innocent people.
According to incomplete statistics, over 10,000 people were killed or injured, and the economic losses were immeasurable.
The news that the Holy City was attacked by the two evil gods of the dark camp and almost fell quickly spread throughout the empire, spreading to the Central Region in just one day, and then shocked the entire continent.
"Is there any mistake? The Holy City almost fell?"
"Yes, the evil god is so terrifying. It is the royal city of an empire and the headquarters of a church. A city so well-defended by such experts was almost destroyed."
"Those two evil gods don't seem to be the Big Four, right? The dark camp has become stronger again?"
"It's desperate. An empire has been attacked. What are we, small countries, going to do?"
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The impact of this incident was so great that the whole world was shocked and high-level officials in various countries were panicked.
After Emperor Ugo asked for the opinions of the war masters and the Pope, he decided to convene a "Conference of All Nations" and invite royal members from various countries to the Holy City to discuss how to deal with the dark camp in the future.
Countries across the mainland responded one after another, saying that they would attend the appointment and would send important representatives even if the king could not come.
Because of this series of major events, the Holy City has become the focus of attention across the continent, and the limelight has even overshadowed the war in the southern region of the continent.
