Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 872: The Giant Enters 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 was a bit awkward to separate them again. Heleqin hadn't seen his son yet.

And Fafna also asked Aiwas in the same way - 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 to build it, Aiwass remained in the dark for the time being.

However, Aiwass's mana could not support Heleqin in combat for a long time. Therefore, except for the meeting, Heleqin was basically in a traveling state 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, and for some reason he kept avoiding him and didn't dare to talk to him. But after Heleqin turned into a horse, he gradually started to play with him.

By April 4, Rhine was able to ride around happily on Helechin.

Although Rhine was an adult according to the age of an elf, he was still a child as a dragon, and was somewhat naive.

Heleqin was also very happy, and he dragged Rhine around every day. The father and son soon became close friends. It seemed that Heleqin had made it clear to Fafner, so Fafner no longer dragged Rhine to exercise every day. This also made Rhine more grateful to Heleqin and became more intimate with him.

It was not until April 5 that Helechin's new lance was forged.

And with the end of Wei Zhe's holy day ceremony yesterday, the Church entered another month-long idle period.

Aiwass began to seriously implement the arrangements he had made earlier:
As those ancient factories roared again, a steady stream of Holy Tree Blood was extracted and poured into various facilities. New warships began to be constructed efficiently, and those sealed, dusty ancient war techniques were once again used.

Ever since the war ended and the Theocracy was established... with the fall of the Holy Crown, the Theocracy's Paladin Corps had long lost its numbers.

With the Eternal Pope, the Theocracy has no chance of being invaded, nor does it need to invade other countries. In addition, Zhu Tiansi's intention is to be a "guardian" who watches the development of civilization, so the Theocracy does not need too much force. If the threat level is too high, it may make people panic or hostile.

It is also for this reason that the Theocracy has not publicly recruited new paladins for more than three thousand years, and the tradition has been passed down from generation to generation entirely by successors.

Even after the birth of the "professional" system, the mysterious skills related to the Paladin profession were not passed on. Only by relying on the characteristics of priests and paladins being able to transform into each other, some third-level human priests who have been screened and tested can be directly transformed into the advanced profession of paladins - for example, Bishop Mathers became the "Guardian of the Holy Tomb" in this way.

But the basic Paladin profession is still firmly under the control of the Theocracy.

This is to prevent the "Paladin" combat profession, which is unique to the Theocracy, from spreading to the outside world - so as not to cause any trouble to the Theocracy. Even in the Theocracy itself, only a very small number of people can 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 purpose of the Theocracy is no longer to watch and supervise, but to act as a leader and guardian to protect the world in the face of a major crisis, then the Theocracy needs a stronger force - not just the cardinals and other strong men who serve as leaders, but a systematic armed force."

Aiwass said so.

The plan of Huan Tiansi will inevitably come to fruition, because the Tail Ring Ceremony was born out of people's greed. As long as someone wants to become a strong person and the king of the world, the Tail Ring Ceremony will always come to fruition...

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 into the Endless Knot and take away the essence of Aiwass before the end of the world.

At that time, Aiwass would have even less power 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 being, in order to transform the material world into a field that he is adapted to, will almost inevitably cause the destruction of all living things. Although Aiwass's ultimate goal is to fight against the apocalypse, that does not mean that these innocent people can be sacrificed - just like the concept of "early death".

This promotion ceremony made Aiwas more determined, but also made him realize his own shortcomings. He was still prone to fall into the trap of "early death"... because that was the trap that Huan Tiansi had already fallen into, and from a certain perspective, they were the same person. The tricks that worked for Huan Tiansi also worked for Aiwas.

Now that he has regained consciousness, Aiwass realizes that this matter must be dealt with - even if he can deal with the arrival of the celestial being, the arrival of the celestial being itself will bring disaster.

The coming of the Fallen Angels would cause a large number of demons to invade the material world. However, it would be impossible for Aiwass to eliminate them all by his own strength. First of all, the phantom demons were not afraid of death. Secondly, his mana was limited. Moreover, one person could not defend against all demon armies.

If he wants to preserve his strength to fight against the Fallen Angels, he must have allies and partners.

And it is most appropriate for the Church to do this.

When the Fallen Angels come, different Angels may come from all over the world at the same time. No matter how strong Aiwass is, he can't be in multiple places at the same time to protect everyone. He can't teleport and defeat all the Angels before they cause a disaster. So it's selfish for him to keep this secret and want to "exclusively own the copy".

As the saying goes, it is better to teach a man how to fish than to give him a fish. At this time, it is not appropriate to keep the "doomsday crisis" as a secret, and enjoy the loneliness of being the only savior... Instead, it should be shared. At least the existence of the doomsday itself should be shared, so that people can be prepared and the machine called the Eternal Church can start to warm up and operate in advance.

The world cannot be saved by just one person. If the world needs the sacrifice and sweat of one person to save it, it should have been destroyed long ago.

Even the sun, which illuminates the heaven and 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 there is the sun gives us hope for tomorrow.

All Aiwass needs to do is to 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 toughest bones!
Today, the Theocracy has once again activated the three Paladin Legions of "Defenders", "Purifiers" and "Teachers", as well as the "Protectors", an additional legion outside the path of dedication, and has begun full-scale recruitment.

The recruitment requirements are adults and middle-aged, regardless of gender, origin, race, or career. However, all soldiers need to undergo a strict will and moral assessment.

Even if they can't take part in the Tiansi War, they can always help to clear up 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 of fighting, and you can basically win without having to fight; in some games the friendly NPC soldiers are very weak, and they will definitely die if you ignore them; in some games both sides just fight each other for show, and if the player doesn'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 "Disaster of Trees and Amber" ended and they gained the friendship of the elves and the help of the Theocracy that 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 mobs, they can still protect civilians and fight against natural disasters.

We have to give people some hope... at least it shouldn't be that the other side is overwhelming while our side is empty.

As the Theocracy's actions became increasingly undisguised, 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... the elves are really going to do something big.

Some great things that cannot be accomplished even with the help of the fifth-level cardinals and the papal guards;
Something big that would require the use of ancient technology that had been forgotten from past wars.

It was like a giant stepping into a children's playground.

Humans did not witness the glory of the elves' 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 that the Eternal Theocracy has awakened, this stagnant world has begun to flow again.

The course of history changes at this moment.

(End of this chapter)