the last king of darkness

Chapter 252 Black Battlegroup
The presence of the Holy Church in the royal city has always been very low, except for festivals and fire ceremonies, there are basically no traces of them.

Archbishop Horus is also very low-key among the four rulers of the royal city. Many times, people can't even think of such a person.

But that's exactly what Horus wanted.

The core of the holy church is to protect the fire, and its ultimate duty is to assist the king.

To be the shadow of the king, to be invisible when the king is strong, and to stand up when the king is weak is the state that an archbishop should have.

Now, it has been 20 days since Wang merged into the holy fire, and the change still hasn't slowed down. This time, the changes in the spiritual world may have penetrated into the sea of ​​origin and shake the foundation of the holy fire.

The situation that was originally thought to appear in three to five years has already appeared now.

The flame program must be expedited.

Horus thought.

It is necessary to obtain new seeds of the holy fire and strengthen the source of the holy fire in order to support this increasingly prosperous human being.

He worked hard with such belief and took over all the daily affairs after the king entered the holy fire.

Trorian is a complex union. During the 1300-year history, they have received many alien human survivors. They have various traditions, and some strange surnames and customs have also been brought in in this way.

But 600 years ago, they never met any survivors again.

200 years ago, there was no communication with civilizations other than Trorian.

With each disaster, records of previous exchanges are lost.

Now Trorian has become the only light of fire in the vast darkness.

Under such circumstances, many people's concepts have quietly changed. The previously unshakable will of fire has been doubted, and the belief in defeating darkness has been shaken. Some people are tired of fighting for the glory of fire, and hide in the dead mountains The trend of thinking of enjoying a comfortable life gradually expanded.

They even felt that [-] million people were too many, and a territory with a radius of [-] miles was too large. They could shrink in a little bit and kill half of the people to ensure the eternal safety of Trorian and their status would never be shaken.

In this case, Wang's tendency to expand was strongly opposed by them, and Wang's attempt to gather more resources for further expansion was hated by them.

The expedition team of Fanxing Town, which demonstrated the feasibility of outward expansion, became a thorn in their side.

After Horus took over the king's daily affairs, he deeply felt the huge resistance from all aspects, and this resistance became extremely strong after losing the king's prestige and suppression.

Horus felt powerless in many things, and many times, his orders could not even leave the holy fire sacrificial field.

Horus tried every means to change this situation, but all had little effect.

Every day when I open my eyes, I see all kinds of bad news.

Negative and dark emotions gathered in his heart, making him just want to kill all the guys who got in the way. At this moment, he got a huge unexpected surprise.

Rhodes occupied Fanxing Town, ignited the fire of Fanxing Town, and took the first step of development.

The news came so suddenly, like a dream.

After Horus repeatedly confirmed its authenticity, he was overwhelmed by ecstasy like a tsunami, and he made up his mind in an instant to include Starry Town into Trorian's territory immediately.

And Rhodes is the official defender of Fanxing Town, and no one can stop it.

However, in the Supreme Council, he once again encountered strong resistance.

Opponents headed by Talinas and Manolobana strongly opposed this point, believing that they only occupied the main body of Fanxing Town, and did not clear up the surrounding areas and establish an effective defense system.

Once there is a change in the darkness, the fire in Fanxing Town will be extinguished soon.

This is an unstable and contested area, not Trorian territory at all.

At the same time, they also believed that with Rhodes' current qualifications, he was not suitable to control the super-large true silver mines under Fanxing Town, and should be owned by Wangcheng.

Of course, in order to make up for his loss and commend his achievements, he can be given 5000 silver ropes as compensation.

"It's about half his weekly salary," said Manolo Bana, rather benevolently.

Horus could barely contain his violent psychic powers.

Wangcheng has made a thorough investigation of all the resource points within two thousand miles nearby. The super-large true silver-rich ore vein under Fanxing Town has an annual output of at least 70 billion silver cables, which is equivalent to one-fifth of the entire Trorian.

To offer compensation of five thousand silver is simply a humiliation!
But despite Horus's arguments, the Supreme Council has never been their home court. If there is a king, his prestige can suppress most objections, but now that the king is deeply involved in the holy flame, Horus alone cannot control the situation .

Just when Horus was about to despair, someone in the elders suddenly spoke.

"I think that strict internal rules and order are indispensable for the existence of Trorian to this day. If a person loses the constraints of the rules and acts only on instinct, isn't he like a monster? Before going out, the Supreme Council So I made an agreement with the king, now just because one side has won an unexpected victory, can it be violated like this?"

Horus looked at the speaker in surprise. It was Elder Greer. He was the previous head of the city defense army. His overly conservative thinking made him very disgusted with any uncertain risky behavior. He has always been a staunch opponent of the expansion plan. How could he suddenly speak to them this time?

The latter nodded slightly to Horus with a friendly smile.

Horus also hurriedly responded with a cracking smile.

The faces of Manolobana and others darkened, and they reluctantly explained: "This is for the benefit of the royal city, and it is not suitable for individuals to hold such a large amount of wealth."

There was a sneer from the elders group, and another elder said: "Master Gula, it is not appropriate for you to say this? There has never been such a clause in the laws of the king's city. Besides, we also have emergency regulations. Personal wealth is in crisis. From time to time, he will also donate to Wangcheng, isn’t this the same as Wangcheng’s money? It’s just temporarily stored with him.”

"Are you right, Lord Horus?"

Horus nodded quickly: "That's right, Elder Brynden."

Opponents are aware that the situation is wrong, how could the elders who have always favored them have such a big change?
Justice Leviel hurriedly said: "Elder Brynden, of course I agree with your opinion, but Rhodes is too young, he has no family, no heirs, and he doesn't even have a legal wife. His possession of this wealth may cause great harm to mankind. Unnecessary loss, we are doing it for his sake."

As soon as the words fell, someone objected.

"Who said he doesn't have a wife? He is the guardian Qingyu's prepared partner, and has been approved by the king."

Leviel sneered: "Oh? Are you talking about the candidate for the king who has 360 seven reserve partners?"

Opponents suddenly cheered up.

"That's right, although there is no regulation in the law, our king should have basic moral conduct. A woman who is so indulging in physical desires is not suitable to be a king at all."

"Master Jon is the qualified next candidate!"

boom!
The first elder, Amon, knocked on the table multiple times, and his old voice echoed in the hall.

"Silence! What we are discussing today is not the inheritance of fire. It is strictly forbidden to bring up such matters on irrelevant occasions. Anyone who deviates from the topic will be severely punished."

There was a momentary silence in the Supreme Council.

One of the three highest consuls and one of the leaders of the opposition, Tarynas coughed and said:

"Elders, we are not opposing for the sake of opposing. For anything, there must always be critics. This is also the freedom that the king promised us. If there is no voice of criticism, then silence will be a crime. We will go back to the era that was so harsh that we couldn’t breathe. We have proved by facts that too strict control cannot improve the combat effectiveness of human beings. Everyone has a different soul, and they need to be in a free environment to show their strengths. potential."

Elder Brynden said in a deep voice: "Talinas, we all know this, please focus."

Tallinas said solemnly: "Rhode's victory is not his victory, but Lord Theodore's victory. He just used the soul ripples left by Theodore to steal the fruits of Lord Theodore's victory." , Therefore, the ownership of this true silver mine should belong to Lord Theodore, and since Lord Theodore is deceased and has no immediate family members, it should be managed by Wang Cheng."

"Correct!"

Manolobana went on to say: "Lord Theodore's soul ripple is so powerful that it has reached the level of a strategic-level weapon in the Royal City. Rhode's abuse of it in this way obviously violated the rules for using strategic-level weapons and caused great losses to the Royal City. , he should be investigated for the crime of abusing strategic weapons, and at the same time be ordered to hand over all the soul ripples left by Lord Theodore."

Horus shouted furiously: "Nonsense! You are just attacking a human new star just for your poor private property..."

Tallinus said blankly: "Master Horus, do you want to silence the voice of criticism? We are only allowed to sing praises, are you?"

"not me……"

"Then please point out what is wrong with what we said."

Horus froze for a moment.

Of course, the Holy Fire Project cannot be made public, therefore, Theodore's final soul communication cannot be made public, so many things are difficult to explain.

However, when he was at a loss for words, there was a voice of opposition from the elders.

Elder Patrick said: "Talinas, the soul ripples created by the magic talent holder using the spell cannot simply be regarded as a strategic weapon, otherwise, wouldn't the soul of the magic master be a super strategic weapon? This violates basic human norms!"

Elder Boros said: "Besides, unless there is a master of conjuration of the same level, the soul ripple cannot be transferred. Lord Theodore is dead, and there is no master of conjuration of his same level in the royal city."

Elder Viserys said: "Rhodes met Lord Theodore at the last moment, and was able to let Lord Theodore inherit his soul ripples. This is obviously the inheritance given to him by Theodore. According to the inheritance principle, the soul ripples belong to What Rhodes owns personally, how he uses it is his own freedom."

For the first time Horus experienced the power of numbers.

The strong opposition from the group of elders made the first elder, Amondo, hesitate.

And when an elder whispered something in Amando's ear, Amando also changed his mind, stood up and announced officially.

"Rhode has opened up a new territory for mankind and obtained a new kind of fire. According to the rules and the king's agreement since ancient times, Fanxing Town is a territory that Trorian cannot give up. Rhodes officially serves as the defender of Fanxing Town. He is fully responsible for all affairs in Fanxing Town, and because he belongs to the pioneers, he is officially granted the qualification to form a battle group."

The first elder is the highest level after the king. At some point, even the king's words are not as effective as him.

So it's settled.

Everyone replied in unison: "Yes, Your Excellency the First Elder."

Armando turned and left the hall, leaving the rest of the details to the people below.

The opponents also left the venue with gloomy faces.

A large group of elders rushed forward and shook Horus' hand with smiles on their faces.

"Congratulations, Your Excellency the Archbishop, we have selected a general."

"It is worthy of the name of a new star."

"Although he is young, he does things decently and understands righteousness. I believe that the real silver veins will be better utilized in his hands."

"No no, Elder Patrick, it is Fanxing Town. Fanxing Town will develop faster and quickly become a prosperous human settlement."

"Yes, you are right."

"We have already helped him think of the name of the battle group. According to his kindling, let's call it the Black Idiot Battle Group."

"Haha, that's a good name."

"By the way, how is the ownership of Fanxing Town divided?"

"Draw to the No.12 defense zone, isn't the guardian Qingyu his fiancée?"

"That's right, that's right. With his achievements, Your Excellency Qingyu should give him a position in the main palace. No matter how many princes there are, they should be managed by him."

Amidst a barrage of compliments, Horus made the only useful suggestion.

"The name of his battle group is still called the Black Battle Group."

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Rhodes soon received an official appointment from Wangcheng.

It wasn't until now that he figured out that the defender was the highest office in a town.

The mayor can only be regarded as the deputy in handling routine affairs, and the consul is only the manager of the deputy.

At the same time as the official appointment, there was also a long letter from Horus.

Horus wrote a lot of things in the letter, but the main meaning is to let him stick to Fanxing Town, stabilize the situation, gain a firm foothold, and lay a solid foundation. Don't act rashly, so as not to lose the hard-won results.

He also warned him that the king was unable to provide help for some reason, and he could only rely on himself. The wind direction in the king's city was very strange, so he must be careful.

But Rhodes is not worried, the most difficult first step has already been taken, and then he has a lot of ways to firmly bind the big shots in the king's city with him.

When the interests of multiple parties are aligned, everything is easy to handle.

The trouble now is in the dream.

The existence called the old master is still invading the dreamland, and the book of knowledge wanders around the obelisk worriedly every day, and goes to the square of stars to check the trajectory of the stars from time to time.

But unfortunately, the trajectory of the stars is quite slow, and the last short distance of the moment when the stars shine may be longer than imagined.

Divinity must wait until the stars shine to be acquired by dreams.

Rhodes once asked the book of knowledge what divinity is, and the answer of the book of knowledge is:

"The power of dreams."

This made Rhodes even more curious about what kind of existence the dreamland was.

You must know that the term "dream" is just a synonym. Its original text is a string of incomprehensible words. Rhodes just directly translated this line of words into "dream".

The book of knowledge told him that dreams must have more divinity in order to resist such intrusions, strengthen the suppression of intruders, fly faster in the spirit world, and have stronger purification capabilities.

What Rhodes is currently doing is enough to obtain a lot of divinity, but what makes it anxious is that the stars have not returned to their positions, and the dream cannot obtain this power.

This made Rhodes also realize that there is a very deep connection between the dream and the stars.

But the stars in this world seem to be different from the stars he understands. They have some strange and mysterious power, which can affect everything in the world in some incomprehensible way.

The existence of the sun and the moon is even more incredible, they are completely different from the common sense that Rhodes is familiar with.

For example, there is no time difference, no relative position, no matter from any direction, the position of the sun in the sky will never change, and night will always be night, which does not mean that another area is daytime,

Unfathomable, incomprehensible.

Moreover, the sun and the moon can affect not only the physical world, but also the spiritual world.

Time is also consistent in both worlds, with no one-second difference.

And Rhodes' trouble now is that in order to leave the River of Eternal Death and the Abyss of Darkness and arrive at the City of Disorder as soon as possible, they chose an unsafe route. The dream void disturbed many people who were silent in the depths of the spirit world during the flight. Unknown exists.

This phenomenon is especially evident at night.

Dreamland will be chased by many monsters from the spirit world, and Rhodes must stand in front of the Light Stand and manually manipulate the dreamscape bubbles to get rid of their pursuit.

It wasn't until late at night that he had time to lie down in the rocking chair and take a nap.

Rhodes was relatively idle at first, but with the arrival of official appointments and the arrival of a large number of miners, countless affairs rushed to his face.

This was exhausting for him, and the Book of Knowledge told him that it would take at least 20 days before they reached the city of disorder.

In other words, these 20 days are his dangerous period.

Grass!
Rhodes angrily said the name of his second tinder.

(End of this chapter)