Xiling Empire

Sandora and I spent almost a day at the edge of the galaxy. In addition, the general had been delayed for a while in the empire, so it was basically "disappeared" for a whole day, but since I started a little, Celine was vaccinated, and the latter did not have any doubt about our whereabouts this day, which is rare and fully proves that the fighting nun's trust in me and Sandora-after all, it is a very unusual time. The incident made the apprentice priests in the town frightened, and the entire town was almost forbidden to enter and leave.

And when Sandora and I came back, I also got good news: The Pope's decree from the Holy See ’s capital had been issued. Celine was given the opportunity to face the Pope, and as she expected, Sandora and I had to Follow up.

In fact, it did n’t matter if there was this invitation or not. Sandora and I could n’t find someone to go directly to the airborne saint, but that would be a bit confusing and troublesome, so we waited until today. And it turns out that this kind of waiting is valuable: if we did n’t wait patiently, we would n’t know from the techno-renaissance female leader that the pope ’s centennial change, and the real secrets may be in the hands of the cardinal. I'm afraid it takes a lot of effort. Now I do n’t have to think about anything. The invitation to the holy capital has been sent to me, and Sandora and I can just rest in peace and wait.

At dinner, Celine announced the news of the "pope summons". The single mother-in-law fighting nun who has been in work has the biggest change compared to a few days ago, although it has a feeling of extreme popularity, although the kind is always not The tired expression of waking up is lingering, but she talks and does things in a real way. I suspect she must have been like this when she was still an adventurer. The kind of lifeless atmosphere when I saw her a few days ago Needless to say, it is just the hard life that these years have brought.

"Leave the day after tomorrow. It will only be prepared tomorrow. The time is tight, but you shouldn't have any problems when you travel frequently." At the dining table, Celine nodded to me and Sandora while she gave the little girl Eluche pasta, "Because the Pope summoned himself, we can take the Church's Royal Wind Eagle, which saves time, and we can go to the holy capital in two days after taking a rest break. But you should not ride that kind of beast? Even if it is an adventure I ’m afraid that the opportunity to fly in the air is not so easy. I will apply to you to prepare a wind eagle with a closed pod. Miss Sandora looks ... very light. If you two are together, I won't be afraid. "

"It's okay, we are not afraid of 'flying,'" I waved my hand, thinking that the Royal Wind Eagle should be a means of transportation used only by the high-end people in this world. It seems that after losing superb technology, the church had to find some alternatives from the beast. Product, but its popularity must not be very good. At least formal clerics such as Celine can only get a "Flight Permit" when the situation is special. "You see Sandora, she has been flying around all the time. I also have flying experience. "

Sandola was lazily soaking in a huge soup pot at the moment, so she could satisfy her appetite from a spiritual level, but no matter what, I still feel like she is now a big balloon floating on the vegetable soup— — Of course, this cannot be said, otherwise she will inevitably jump in situ and splash the soup of everyone present. Her Majesty snorted and hummed a few times: "Yes. Flying is a very common thing, in fact, I definitely fly faster than any of your Royal Wind Eagles."

Celine looked at Sandora's ball with a strange life form, and looked at my mysterious "adventurer and scholar" who married a ball as his wife, and lowered his head to chop rice. It seems that it is not intended to continue to communicate with our abnormal duo.

"Mom, can I follow along?" The little girl Ai Lu bowed her head and became a good boy for a long time, and finally couldn't help but say a word. She glanced at the table and looked at Celine, her eyes full of expectation, "I want to see the Pope. People say that the Pope is eight feet tall and waist nine ..."

"Do n’t talk nonsense, respect the Pope," Celine immediately took a stern look at her girl, and then shook her head. "This is not going out to play, it is still the same as before, you go to Aunt Asari, I have arranged Now, you have been living in Asari's house for half a month. But I will probably come back before that, just to report some things, and the specific actions of the upper church members should be nothing to me. "

It seems that Ai Lu is not staying at home for the first time, and Celine will probably go to the Great Diocese or the Holy City to report on the roads every so often. (She is also the person in charge in any case, usually there is nothing to do. Every time I ’m going to get a card and get a salary in the New Year ’s Day, but the little girl still tries to show how she owes her 8 million all over the world: "But Aunt Asari's noodles can almost wipe out her teeth. . "

Celine's expression was stiff, and then she didn't look away. She didn't have much tone. "... You can't say that to your aunt's house. You have been taken care of by her since childhood. But she does have some problems with baking noodles. … Or make a temporary change to find your uncle Ford? "

Ai Lu's face turned green immediately: "Don't, Uncle Ford lied to me to eat spicy greens. It's hot and spicy."

What a harmonious and loving mother and daughter. Say Sandor enough? Are you soaked enough to let my noodles come in? Don't you chew the dough?

There is no need to repeat the preparation for the next day's travel. Anyway, I do n’t have anything to do with Sandora. I just hold a travel bag and pretend that I have luggage. Anyway, I can pull out anything from this travel bag. From There is no problem from the wild survival knife to the wild survival island. Early on the third day, Celine sent Elro to a friend's house, then locked the hotel door and led us to the square in front of the church. Some huge "eagles" and several monks in black clothes had already Wait here.

The Royal Eagle of the Wind ... In fact, it is not as powerful as it is imagined. Although it has the name "Eagle", it actually looks more like a weird vulture. This giant bird with a length of several meters is not known. Is it a creature that already exists on this planet, or is a product of the transformation of the original ancient civilization (after all, their shape does not seem to be the result of natural evolution). In short, they are an alternative transportation after the world lost the plane and airboat. Tools, and seem to be the fastest. Each eagle has a seat fixed on its back, comes with a reliable strap and an original parachute backpack (God knows how it works). The Royal Wind Eagles were transferred from the nearby Great Parish. The black robes who came here were the church's "air knights". They served as guards and guides along the way. These air knights are unsurprisingly equipped with advanced weapons. People in this world call them holy armor, which is actually something like a particle rifle.

I imagine a group of medieval-style monks in **** robes riding on giant fantasy eagles. Shouting the slogan of the gods while fighting with particle rifles and small rockets, this scene is really a bit emotional!

Obviously, this kind of wind-pull thing rarely appears in this small town. Several imperial wind eagles have attracted civilians and bear children to come and watch. The little girl Ai Lu was run away by her mother in advance, otherwise this time Definitely making trouble at the scene. But all the civilians are standing far away from the Royal Wind Giant Eagle, and even the bear children consciously do not come together casually. It seems that people are quite afraid of these fierce creatures.

"It's been a long time since I've ridden this thing," Celine looked at the huge raptor in front of her, and couldn't help showing her nostalgic look. "The average adventurer didn't just have the opportunity to fly casually. I was still the original At the time of the church, every priest had to learn to fly before riding a period of time. But I learned the skills used in combat. Ordinary people simply ride on the road ... nothing. Difficulty, overcome fear, keep warm, make sure to tie the ropes, close your eyes and wait to reach your destination. By the way, your giant eagle is the one next to you. Although you say that you have had a flight experience, the church domesticated you. The eagles are much faster than the rental eagles that adventurers can reach. Remember to check the ropes. "

"Oh, no problem," I couldn't help but point to a small round basket with a lid next to my seat. "What the **** is this for? Why isn't someone else's eagle?"

"Uh ..." Celine's face was a little embarrassed. "This is a 'seat' for Miss Sandola. The church colleagues haven't figured out how to prepare a seat for a ball all night, the usual lanyard. It doesn't seem to be very safe. Let you fly all the way and we worry about accidents or make you too tired, and then ... bad? "

I thought about it, but did n’t dare let go when I held Sandora (afraid that Her Majesty the Regal rushed out and smashed her head): "Oh. Thanks for your kindness-but I think I just hold her, and Sandora will fly by herself , Be sure to believe that her flying skills are no worse than these birds. "

Although there are too many slots, after all, these church members are also kind. It is also difficult for strong men to let them study to prepare a seat for a ball. I wonder how many air knights almost got their heads bald in the face of this incredible request last night. So, let ’s just smile and envy, I believe the Queen of Sandora will not care about such a small problem.

Celine has a weird expression (in fact, she often looks weird when she sees the weird weird duo Sandora and I) nodded, then turned the bird around smartly, and waved vigorously: "Go ! "

So we embarked on a journey to the legendary city of lost gods. Time flies like an arrow and a moon, and in a blink of an eye ... Well, two days later, the group arrived at their destination in such a waveless manner.

I'm a little disbelieved that the journey is smooth! As an epic torment that has had something to do every time I hurried over the past few years, I have n’t encountered a natural disaster or a pagan hijacking this way, except that Sandora ’s ball has fallen from the sky a few times. By the way, Sandora also proved in actual action that she did fly very fast), do you believe it?

Believe it or not, we are here anyway: a great mountain city, the holy capital of theology.

The city is located in a cold place near the northern mountains, separated by a semi-circular mountain from the ocean. Crossing the mountains is the ocean. The opposite side of the ocean is an island chain called the magic pearl and the mysterious heritage. It is said that there are many ancient magic products on the large and small archipelago. The base of the lost **** is located on the other side of the mountain. Land, surrounded by mountains. The warm monsoon from the ocean is blocked by the mountains, and the sanctuary is located right in the middle of the mountains with lower temperatures. Here, half of the year is winter, but the time we have come is not bad. It is the summer of the entire continent. This is also the appearance of snow and ice melting in spring.

This city is not as whole as I imagined, but divided into several areas scattered along the mountains, just like a large mountain excavated in sections and built into a city. The magnificent architectural reasons hidden in the mountains Scattered and less prosperous, but adding a touch of atmosphere to the mountain. The Royal Wind Eagle that we rode steadily landed on a rocky platform higher in Shengdu. Due to one transfer in the middle, this Royal Wind Eagle is no longer the group at the time of departure.

"Here is the Windcaller Stone Terrace. The church ’s Royal Wind Eagles are managed by the magic faction, so you will see many magical creations on the Windcaller Stone Terrace. Miss Sandora's 'Egg curse' must be It will be solved with the cardinals of the magic faction. "The two days of running did not seem to make Celine, a seemingly weak fighting nun, tired. As soon as everyone landed, she began to introduce us with interest. Here comes the situation. Because I was afraid of leaks, Sandora and I both admitted that we had n’t been to the holy capital, so she felt that as a church member and "introducer", she had to act as a half guide. "We have a rest here for a long time ... then go directly to the cathedral in the city. Oh, you can see the cathedral from here. The biggest black and white building is, is it amazing? "

Celine was happily pointing under the stone platform and following her finger. I saw a large building complex between the mountain shelters. The most conspicuous fact was the highest hall of theology called the "crown of knowledge". . It was a huge building with a circle of steep towers and arch guards, a bit like a Baroque church. The most striking thing was its color scheme—half black and white, clearly divided into two halves from the middle. It's like the two churches are put together!

"White represents science and technology, black represents mystery. The popes of science and technology and the pope walk in the 'crown of knowledge' to empower God to supervise the direction of knowledge in this world. Guide how believers should be cautious in contacting ancient wisdom," said Celine at A strange symbol was drawn on her chest, with a happy look on her face, "Maybe when Elw grows up, maybe she should be brought here to meet the world. That girl is thinking wildly at home all day about things that are out of bounds. She is in the country. After all, I ca n’t stay. In fact, I have a plan-I ’ll take her to the sanctuary when she becomes an adult. Anyway, the ancient tower ruins are already open. After a few years of excavation, it will become a wasteland. My mission That ’s it. After Leif ’s departure, there was n’t much to remember in the town. It ’s better to go back to the Holy City. This is where I grew up. ”

After several days of contact, I have found that Celine is actually a very good person, with a mild personality and not dull, and it is easy to open up to more trusted people. This is an ordinary single mother: life is a bit hard, and there is still some sadness in her heart, but there is another lovely child as a support. The burden of life may be heavy, but she can still support it. She lives an ordinary life She is working in an ordinary way and taking care of her children. She wo n’t know that she has inadvertently witnessed history, or even that she may become a pivotal part of history—that is, the Shadow City has been expanded. Maybe she can let her and Ailu try to settle down in a more prosperous and magical place? At least those weird ideas in Ellu's head would never be considered strange in Shadow City.

The wind-calling stone platform is called "stone platform". It is actually a very wide and irregular square. On one side of the square is an open field facing the sky. It is where the giant eagles and other flying camels land. Views are also built on the edge. Taiwan-like facilities, while the other side of the square is basically houses and shops. Most of the people who live in this city are church members, but because of the peculiar rules of the gods, even church members have to live like ordinary people on weekdays. They still have to work and do business in their own cities. The most commonly heard dialogue on the streets is: "The **** of technology is on top, Joseph Cardinal Ankang, are you selling carrots?" "The **** of magic is here." Now, Archbishop Roland looked good-looking—five pounds of copper. ”“ Why is it more expensive than yesterday? ”“ Oh, Cardinal Wilson, who delivered food to the market, knelt and rubbed the board at home. This dish was hired by myself. Come down from the mountain, you have to let me earn a hard money of copper plate ... "" Well, you old digger, in the name of the **** of science and technology, spare two coriander. I will go back below. ~ Www.wuxiaspot.com ~ God magic on! That's two you what?! "

Basically, the streets have the rhythm.

The pope meets visitors at night, so the church has arranged a place for our party to rest. After all, it is a tiring thing for ordinary people to blow the natural wind at high altitude for the past two days. Nor is it Superman). We were led by a few monks to a hostel in the inner area of ​​the wind-caller Shitai. This seems to be specially prepared for the pilgrims who visit the holy capital, but it is not a festival now. There aren't many tourists here, and the hostel naturally looks very deserted.

But there seems to be something happening on the holy city side?

Because the wind-caller Shitai is very high, you can easily see the scenes in the city below. I find that there are many rushed black robes or red robe monks on the wide roads cut or piled along the mountain. Clergymen only dress up like this when they are performing missions or going out as a spokesperson for the gods. They are usually dressed in casual clothes (like Celine when they first met), so these monks hurried on the mountain road. Apparently something was called up.

They were all converging in one direction: the cathedral in the center of the holy city. (To be continued ...)