The opponent suffered a huge defeat. A magician, in front of Queen Medusa, did not even last a single face-to-face, and was instantly killed. The remaining people were killed and wounded, and most importantly, the leading seven
The super knight Geppede was also seriously injured, and the rest of the boats retreated one after another.
Du Wei did not order the pursuit, and Maximus did not seem to have any intention of asking Du Wei to order the pursuit, so he let the other party escape, allowing them to escape in embarrassment with their men.
And Maximus made a strange request to Du Wei: to release the two captured alive.
The Archdeacon Rams seemed a little dissatisfied. After returning to the cabin, he couldn't help complaining to Maximus: "My bishop...why are you still so kind? Haven't you seen that they have decided to
Put you to death! Alas... Even if you don't want to cause too much killing, you don't want to kill too many people. But at least we have captured a few alive just now. We can take them to the imperial capital and confront him in front of His Majesty the Pope. When the time comes,
Those guys who do bad things feel like they can’t default on their debts.”
After hearing this, Maximus just smiled slightly, and then patted Archdeacon Rams on the shoulder: "My old friend, things are not that simple."
Then he didn't explain much, but looked at Du Wei: "Grand Duke Tulip, I really made you laugh today, letting you see some ugliness in the temple. But please believe that these are just a few bad people.
Most of the clergy are still bathed in the light of God and are pure."
Du Wei smiled nonchalantly: "I don't really care about these. It's just that I am more inclined to the position of Deputy Bishop Rams. Why should we let go of those few survivors?"
Maximus' expression dimmed, and then he looked at Lao Yan and others behind Du Wei. Du Wei immediately understood, asked Lao Yan and the other guards to retreat, and asked someone to rearrange some tea.
On the deck outside, there were naturally sailors and guards cleaning the battlefield, and Rhine showed strength that surprised Du Wei. Du Wei became more and more fond of this fierce general. He also ordered to find a set of weapons from the cabin.
The new knight armor came out to reward this guy, and smiled at Rhine: "Rhine Knight, I admire your bravery very much. In order to express my friendship, I want to give you a gift. Well, I see you use it.
The weapon, that big ax, although sharp, was broken just now. And to be honest, I personally feel that your martial arts skills are not suitable for using this kind of thing. I want to give you a weapon so that when you fight in the future, you will be able to use it with ease.
It will be more convenient.”
Rhine was also very happy after hearing this, but then he scratched his hair in distress: "Your Majesty the Duke, but... I have tried many weapons, and they are all too light. Even this ax... Sigh. It's not that good.
It’s just for use. If the weight could be doubled, it would be almost the same.”
Du Wei smiled: "You may not know that I have a shop in the Imperial Capital that specializes in manufacturing some special weapons. If you are willing, you can go and have a look when you return to the Imperial Capital. I promise to give it to you
Prepare something you like."
Afterwards, Rhine also said goodbye and went out, leaving Duwei and the two bishops alone in the room.
"Master Maximus, now, I think we need to have a good talk." Du Wei looked stern and sat down calmly: "Personally, I don't want to participate in the internal disputes in the temple, but what happened today
.Even if I want to hide now, it's already too late, right? So, since I'm already in the game, I think I have the right to know."
Maximus had no expression on his face. He pondered for a while and glanced at Ramsay. Ramsay understood, nodded and said, "Your Majesty, how much do you know about the history of the Temple of Light?"
"History?" Du Wei frowned and thought for a while: "I think I still know a little bit, but what I know is mostly from history books. But, I think, I might as well tell the truth. I have never felt that history books are very important.
It's reliable. People who write history books will inevitably tell lies in order to beautify history." After a pause, he and the two bishops looked at each other, and the three of them smiled knowingly at the same time, before Du Wei continued.
: "Well, I know that the history of the temple should be a long time ago, but there are official written records, which should be from the founding of the Roland Empire 961 years ago. In the great His Majesty Aragon (mentioned
When he came to Aragorn, Du Wei said 'great' in his mouth, but couldn't help but cursed 'bastard' in his heart) In the process of unifying the continent and establishing the Roland Empire, he received a lot of help from the Church of Light, and in return,
After the founding of the country, His Majesty the Founding Emperor recognized the Church of Light as the only state religion of the empire and the only legal religion. It was also from that time on that the Church of Light gained legal orthodox status. That is to say, in the same year that the Roland Empire was established, the Church of Light
The organization of the Temple was formally established, with its headquarters in the Imperial Capital. Before that, although the Church of Light had always existed... But with all due respect, before the unification of the mainland, the Church of Light did not have an orthodox status on the mainland. At that time, the Church of Light on the mainland had no orthodox status.
There are many small countries, and there are many pagan religions, right?"
Ramsay nodded: "Your Majesty, the Duke, knows history very well. You are right. It is indeed written in the books... It can be said that the Church of Light assisted His Majesty Aragorn in unifying the continent, and His Majesty Aragorn
It also helped the Church of Light gain the only orthodox status on the mainland."
"This is a win-win result." Du Wei smiled.
"For outsiders, it is not easy to know this. After all, many things are not recorded in the books circulated outside." Ramsay sighed: "However, Lord Duke, things are not that simple.
, if you are interested... maybe I can tell you a few historical stories."
Du Wei laughed: "Story? Very good. What I like most is listening to stories."
Ramsay coughed and slowly began to speak:
"It is true that the Temple of Light has a history of nine hundred and sixty-one years. However, the existence of the church far exceeds this number. The specific time when the Church of Light was established is no longer available. However,
, before the Roland Empire unified the continent, the Church of Light was indeed not the only religion believed in on the continent. The gods worshiped by many religions were not the goddess of light... Oh, may the great gods forgive them, those poor pagans. Okay.
Okay, let’s get back to the topic, um… In fact, the Church of Light has a long history. When it comes to assisting His Majesty Aragon in unifying the continent, we have to mention one person. This person is the first Pope in the history of our Church of Light, His Majesty.
His Majesty Slemya Badros. Oh, this name is a bit difficult to pronounce. However, when future generations mention this great Majesty, they will have an affectionate and respectful title for him. We all call him 'Smart Mathews' or
'Prophet Michael'.
Before the Roland Empire unified the continent, there were many religions on the continent. But the largest one was still our Church of Light. Unfortunately... our Church of Light has the most believers, but it is not the most powerful one. Because, that
At that time, the Church of Light was not united internally. There were even dangerous signs of division. In the final analysis, it was because, although everyone believed in the great Goddess of Light, they had some differences in their understanding of the doctrine and how to spread the teachings of the Goddess of Light.
There is also great ambiguity in methods..."
Having said this, Du Wei secretly laughed in his heart: Any differences in understanding of doctrine are just high-sounding words and are nothing more than uneven distribution of interests and power.
"At that time, there were three sects within the Light Church, namely the Yeni sect, the Mosaic sect, and the Montenegrin sect. Among them, the Yeni sect advocated cruel treatment of heretics, and at the same time, the Yeni sect believed that the power of the church
It should be above the king and secular power, the divine authority is above all else, the divine authority should be the only master in the world, and advocates the use of force to eliminate all existences that dare to challenge the authority of the church... Well, we think these propositions are too cruel.
The Mosaic sect advocates spreading faith through enlightenment and persuasion. By the way, Maximus and I are both Mosaic. We advocate improving one’s self-cultivation and influencing people with the greatness of the goddess’s teachings, and we advocate
The church should remain pure and should not have any interaction with secular powers."
When Du Wei heard this, he thought to himself: The Yenis and Mossas are just so-called hawks and doves.
Thinking of this, he asked again: "So, where is the Black Mountain Sect?"
"The Black Mountain Sect was a relatively small sect at that time, but its strength was the most powerful, because the Black Mountain Sect was a typical ascetic sect, advocating self-cultivation, not interfering in anything outside, and striving to improve their understanding of the goddess.
As for the understanding of the teachings, I don't care about outsiders at all. Therefore, they are also called the 'Ascetic Sect' or the 'Hermit Sect'. Although these people are small in number, because they practice the hardest, they are among the Black Mountain Sect.
The magicians are the most powerful. They generally keep aloof from the world. As long as they do not interfere with their own practice, they are unwilling to participate in anything outside. However, if someone is an enemy of the Church of Light, that is
The only weakness of the Black Mountain Sect is that if anyone dares to threaten the safety of the church, the Black Mountain Sect will use its powerful strength to destroy all enemies who dare to challenge the church. Therefore, the Black Mountain Sect can also be regarded as the greatest protective force of the church.
However, their proposition is not to actively invade, but to passively defend."
"The three sects have been fighting for hundreds of years, but it was mainly a dispute between the Yeni sect and the Mosaic sect, while the Montenegrin sect was mainly neutral. But about a thousand years ago, the situation changed.' Wise Michus
'Appeared, and his appearance changed everything."
Du Wei nodded: "I probably understand. This Michus, the first Pope, his appearance unified the disputes within the church? And then His Majesty Aragon formed an alliance?"
"It's probably like this. His Majesty Michus is extremely smart, he has powerful magical powers, and he is a naturally excellent leader. Legend has it that he is knowledgeable, amiable, good at persuading others, and has a strong personality.
With his efforts, the three factions within the Church of Light were finally united by him... Of course, or in other words, they were united 'temporarily'. A united force was formed, which was then distributed throughout the
With the help of believers of the Church of Light from all over the continent, the Roland Empire's army was invincible. Everywhere they went, they received strong assistance from the Church of Light. Soon, the Roland Empire unified the continent, and His Majesty Aragon officially established the empire. At the same time,
Congratulate me as the first emperor of the empire, and declare the Church of Light to be the only legal religion on the continent of Roland, and all other religions are evil pagans."
Du Wei couldn't help but ask: "So...this Majesty Michus, which sect does he belong to? Is it the Mosaic sect, the Yeni sect? or the Montenegrin sect?"
As soon as this question was raised, Ramsay and Maximus looked at each other with bitter expressions on their faces.
"No one knows." Maximus, who had been silent all this time, sighed: "This is the issue that has caused quarrels within the Temple of Light for more than nine hundred years!"
Du Wei was a little surprised: "Why?"
"Because until now, no one can confirm which sect His Majesty Michus belongs to." Ramsay also sighed: "And according to records, His Majesty Michus himself never publicly admitted that he belonged to any sect.
Man, if he keeps silent, no one else can force him to question him."
"If the sect of His Majesty Michus can be determined, then I am afraid that there will be no internal disputes in the temple for more than nine hundred years. Over the past nine hundred years, no one knows how much blood has been shed during the internal fighting... Outside the Imperial Capital Temple
I don't know how many so-called 'heres' were burned to death at the stake... Sigh..." Maximus sighed, his expression gloomy.