From pioneer lord to king

Chapter 160 Holy See Judgment Army【4K】

Ryan led the troops on the road like an outing, unexpectedly walking slower than the mob, and became the last one to arrive.

When the orderly and imposing soldiers entered the city, the cloud on Chelsea's face dissipated a little, and finally there was a reliable person, and he finally saw the right person.

As soon as Ryan entered the city, he saw Cheers waiting to be greeted, but he didn't look very happy.

Just as he was about to go up to say hello, Cheers gave him a bear hug directly. His enthusiastic attitude made Ryan a little confused, and he didn't know whether he should push him away.

"Hahaha, Ray, you really didn't disappoint me." Cheers patted Ryan on the shoulder with a face full of satisfaction, making him a monk who was only two feet old and confused.

Looking at the suspicious Ryan, Cheers smiled wryly and said: "Take your people and follow me, and you will understand when you arrive at the station."

On the way to the station, Cheers also introduced Ryan to the current status of the battlefield. He talked a lot, but in summary, it was very chaotic, very chaotic.

Since the rebel army was defeated in Jinsui City last time, it didn't take long for the rebels to show up again and began to stir up trouble everywhere.

Why is it so chaotic, because it is not only the rebels who are doing things everywhere, but also bandits, wandering knights, mercenaries and even the private army of nobles.

It can be said that the entire Gothic province has become a mess, and the forces of all parties are like a hodgepodge, and the smoke is everywhere.

"How does His Royal Highness plan to deal with it?" Ryan was surprised, and did not expect the current situation to be so complicated.

"Hey, we can't guess what His Highness is thinking, but I have already received news that the Holy See of the Holy Light is going to intervene in this war."

Cheers sneered and threw out a piece of news that Ryan had never considered.

"The Holy See of the Holy Light?" Ryan looked surprised. He didn't have much contact with the Holy See, and he knew very little. He only knew that although they had powerful military power, they rarely intervened in the human kingdoms.

Because the pattern of monarchy granted by gods was completely changed in the war a long time ago, most of the human countries were out of the control of the Holy See, and the monarchy and theocracy became independent of each other.

Although I don't know why those gods tolerated this kind of thing, but the Holy See has indeed never interfered in the affairs of the countries.

And this time the Holy See is about to officially intervene in the rebellion. Can His Majesty the King and the nobles in the country agree?
As if seeing Ryan's doubts, Cheers chuckled and said: "This time, the Holy See sent a bishop, and also mobilized apologists from churches all over the kingdom to form a trial army of more than 5000 people.

He had arrived in the Gothic province three days ago. It is said that the Holy See, His Majesty and His Royal Highness have reached a certain consensus. "

"A bishop unexpectedly came?" Ryan raised his eyebrows, surprised in his heart. The king and the nobles in the country would allow a bishop to enter. It seems that they have reached some incredible agreement.

There are many churches of gods in this world, but the church with the largest scale and the most believers is the Church of the Holy Light handed down by the Lord of the Holy Light, which is commonly known as the Holy See.

The Holy See is headed by the Pope, just like the king of the human kingdom, who is the spokesperson of the gods in the mortal world, and there are four cardinals under him who are responsible for handling the daily affairs of the Holy See, which are commonly referred to as cardinals.

And because the Holy See has a vast sphere of influence, covering almost all human kingdoms, twelve bishops are divided according to the region, which is equivalent to the full authority of the Holy See in that area.

Under the bishop there are regional archbishops in various provinces, bishops of churches and churches in various counties, and under the bishops there are priests, priests, monks, etc., and the hierarchy is as strict as a human country.

These priests are all existences who have mastered the essence of the teachings and powerful magic arts. They are not only powerful transcendental beings, but also walking missionaries.

In layman's terms, the higher the position, the more gifts you get, and the stronger the appeal when you chant the scriptures, and the bishop is an extremely terrifying existence.

They only need to simply chant scriptures to gather a large number of fanatical believers. The teachings they preach cannot be tolerated by every monarch, and the existence of the bishop is strictly restricted.

After all, if he goes out for a walk, a lot of people under your rule will run away with him. If you are the king, do you panic?
Ever since, apart from the countries under the full control of the Holy See, the monarchs of all human nations have jointly formulated a contract to restrict the development of the Holy See, and the bishop is mainly restricted.

In normal times, they can only stay in the church and cannot show up, let alone preach, otherwise they will be deported.

That's why Ryan was so surprised when he heard that the bishop came in person. Compared with the thousands of people of the trial army, he was nothing.

After all, the Holy See has hundreds of churches across the country, and each church has a certain number of Holy Light Warriors and Holy Light Knights as apologists. It is not easy to gather thousands of people.

Cheers looked around, and then said in a low voice: "It's no secret that this rebellion was caused by the apostles of the evil god. According to the news, this matter is far from that simple.

Rumor has it that an evil artifact has appeared! "

"The evil artifact is here!" Ryan's heart was really shaken. In this world where extraordinary power exists, there are also weapons that contain extraordinary power.

And those who have the ability to forge this extraordinary weapon are called master craftsmen. Every master craftsman is a distinguished existence, no matter what race he is in, he will be a guest of honor.

Among them, the most dazzling ones are legendary master craftsmen. They are themselves legendary superhumans, so the supernatural weapons that have been built with countless treasures and painstaking efforts are naturally extraordinary.

This kind of weapon is called a divine weapon, also known as a battle artifact. It is said that it has the power to compete with the gods. Although this may be a bragging statement, no one can underestimate the powerful power contained in the divine weapon.

As far as Ryan knows, the reason why the orc kingdom was unable to truly destroy the kingdom of Tistan, apart from the containment of various forces, the main reason is because the kingdom of Tistan has an artifact of the kingdom, which was the kingdom of Tistan after the division of the Dawn Empire. The greatest legacy inherited by the kingdom!
The reason why it is called a battle artifact is because each one has the ability to reverse the situation on the battlefield. The Kingdom of Tistan has reversed the crisis of subjugation several times by relying on that one artifact, which shows how terrifying its power is.

Although the evil artifact has the word evil, it is no less terrifying than the Zhenguo artifact, and it is even more prominent in some aspects, because it is written by the supreme evil god!
If there really is a killer weapon of this level in the world, then there is a reasonable explanation why the rebellion was so difficult, and why the big figures in the kingdom allowed the Holy See's bishop and the trial army to intervene.

The Holy See and the Evil God are absolute deadly enemies, the kind that is absolutely impossible to reconcile. The supreme pope of the Holy See has launched actions to destroy the Evil God’s Apostolic Council more than once, but they have not done their best. The big reason for this is because the Evil God presence of the device.

But now, the appearance of the evil artifact in the land of rebellion is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Holy See. As long as this evil artifact can be left behind, it will break an arm of the evil god's apostles. Great help.

As long as you are not a fool, you will know what to do, even if you pay some price for it, it is worthwhile, and this is also a good thing for the big shots of the Tistan Kingdom.

"I didn't expect the current situation to be so complicated. This battle is not as easy as the expedition to Andis." Ryan sighed. The current Gothic province is a huge whirlpool, and all kinds of ghosts and snakes are gathered. Pulled in.

But in terms of his strength and background, he is just a small shrimp in this vortex, and it is difficult to turn over the waves. For this reason, Ryan has repeatedly warned himself that he must be wretched and wretched, and don't really capsize here.

As they spoke, the team arrived at the temporary camp in Aterdam City. The dilapidated houses here had already been demolished and replaced by thousands of tents.

The aristocratic army of the entire Linton County has gathered here, a legion of nearly ten thousand people.

And Ryan finally knew why Chelsea said he understood when he arrived at the camp.

He looked around and saw messy tents, listless soldiers, dilapidated weapons and equipment...

Ryan's eyes widened suddenly, and he murmured, "This isn't a refugee camp, is it?"

Cheers couldn't get angry at all, and said with hatred: "This time, apart from the more than 3000 people in my headquarters and the more than [-] people you brought, only the troops of the Baron Maple Leaf can barely Use it, and the rest are characters like rogues."

Ryan can fully understand Chelsea's anger and helplessness. He is the supreme commander of this force, and he will take them to make contributions next.

But among them, only half of them are capable of fighting. How can we keep him from getting angry?
What made him even more helpless was that although these nobles belonged to his jurisdiction, it was the nobles' internal affairs to dispatch any troops.

Even if you know that they are deliberately hiding their strength, but as long as the opponent bites to death, this is his main force, and you can't do anything about him.

"Okay, let's not talk about it for now, your station is over there, next to mine. Let the soldiers rest and rest, we will go north after a few days of rest here.

Come to my tent tonight, I have a council of war. "Cheers pointed to an open space, and then hurried away with his guards.

The arrival of Ryan and others really attracted a lot of attention. Not to mention the morale and equipment of the troops, but the hundreds of horses made many people salivate.

Horses have always been a relatively scarce resource in the southern border. Many cavalry under the command of a small lord can't even make up a centurion, and the appearance of so many horses in Ryan's team really made several nobles jealous.

Facing the eyes of these people, Ryan didn't say anything, and let Allen take the team to camp on his own. These are all pig teammates, so stay away from them, so as not to be contaminated with pig smell.

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On a piece of land that has been ravaged by the flames of war, a team that stretches like a long dragon is silently advancing. Most of them are wearing golden armor, and they seem to be shrouded in a holy light from a distance.

In the middle of the team was a huge cart pulled by eight snow-white unicorns. Every step they took would leave a fluorescent footprint that would linger for a long time.

This is the Judgment Army formed by the Holy See. They are a team gathered from several provinces in the southern border. They responded to the Pope's call and came to this land full of killings and sins to participate in the war against the apostles of the evil god.

At the rear of the team, a large number of ragged refugees hung far away. Their faces were full of piety, and they followed the traces of the team, bowing at three steps and knocking at nine steps.

They are all devout believers of the Holy Light. They believe that suffering is a punishment from the gods. They need to pay for their sins with a devout heart before they can return to the embrace of the gods.

They believe that the Judgment Army is an envoy sent by the gods, and the land they step on will be purified and blessed. As long as they pray and worship devoutly in it, they can wash away their sins.

Regardless of whether it was a mud pit or a sharp stone, they would kneel down and kowtow without hesitation, and then prayed devoutly. Some believers even sincerely kissed the ruts made by the bishop's carriage.

This incomprehensible behavior, they have continued all the way, many people have fallen, but more will join.

The army of judges and the bishop in front were indifferent to what happened behind them. Only in the early morning of each day, they would provide these believers with a small amount of bread and almost useless holy water.

In addition, even if someone falls behind them, they will not have any reaction.

For all of this, no believer is dissatisfied, even if hundreds of people die along the way, in their view, it is part of the redemption...

Inside the large carriage, an old man with a benevolent look was sitting quietly. He was wearing a gorgeous purple robe, and his whole body was shrouded in a layer of holy light. to be close.

This is the bishop in charge of the Kingdom of Tistan and the leader of this team!
A knight of holy light riding a tall horse rode to the side of the carriage and said respectfully: "My lord, the Jinsui City is not far ahead. According to information records, the first time the evil artifact appeared in the world is here. .”

Hearing this, the old man opened his eyes, and a golden light flashed in his eyes. He said in a soft voice, "That's right, it's here. I've already smelled its evil aura."

The knight asked respectfully, "Are we going to enter the city?"

The old man smiled lightly and shook his head, "No, if we enter Golden Harvest City, those big shots in the Kingdom of Tistan won't be able to sit still."

Immediately, he looked at the rampaging black energy in his palm, and whispered softly: "Is it really [Nightmare Bell], you can't escape this time..."

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(End of this chapter)