The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 771 Halfway
  After crossing the central plain, the bustling scene gradually disappeared. At first sight, there was a bit more green and inky black. It was a piece of primitive jungle that had grown for who knows how many years.

A not-so-large team was walking on the artificially opened trade road. The leader of the team was a group of dozens of knights wearing dark red exquisite armor. Their strong arms never left the handles of their respective weapons. Very difficult to mess with.

Following closely behind were a dozen spellcasters wearing blood-red robes and red pointed hats, with magical auras rippling from the various accessories on their bodies.

A spacious carriage surrounded by white gauze, hiding the situation inside, was surrounded by these well-equipped and sharp-eyed warriors. It was obvious that the people or things inside were very important to them.

If a sharp-eyed and knowledgeable person sees this scene, they can probably guess the approximate origin of this group of people, because this group of people themselves do not seem to intend to hide their identities, which are vaguely visible on the left chest of their magic robe. You can see a holy emblem with five hands in a circle holding a scimitar. It is a priest who represents the God of War.

This is the team of War Church envoys who have come all the way from the distant Qiefeng Peninsula and are preparing to rush to Lionheart City to attend the coronation ceremony of the new king. They have been traveling for more than a month.

Judging from Li Si's own strength, the hundreds of members who followed him and protected him were actually a drag, slowing down his march eastwards.

But as the Pope of the War Church, in order to show the power and majesty of the War Church, the necessary ostentation cannot be avoided. Now this has been streamlined a lot. After all, the journey to Lion Heart City is more than ten thousand miles away and crosses almost half of the territory of human forces. If you bring too many people, it will not only be troublesome to consume supplies, but also cause endless delays. few.

"Your Majesty, after passing through this jungle, you will be able to see the Sulika Mountains bordering the Lion Heart Kingdom. In three days, we will be able to enter the border of the Lion Heart Kingdom."

Spencer, the deputy leader of the knights accompanying the team, lightly clamped his legs on the abdomen of the handsome unicorn mount beneath him. He used his arms and fingers to control the unicorn to the front of the car. His tall and straight body slightly bent towards the car beside the car. He approached the window and reported in a deep voice to the Pope sitting inside.

"Send people to reach the border of the kingdom first. I guess Saint Zachariah will not wait for us to go to Lion Heart City. You have people check the traces of their team."

Li Si lifted up the gauze, revealing a wise and peaceful face, looked at the surrounding dense coniferous forest, and slowly gave instructions.

"clear."

Spencer nodded slightly. In fact, he would do this even if His Majesty the Pope didn't say so.

"It just so happened that Bishop Glinton sent a team of troops to greet us at the Kansas Frontier. We can contact them in advance."

Li Si's brain was very active along the way, constantly sorting out the situations he might encounter after heading east to Lion Heart City, and how he should respond.

Now that he has decided to come to watch the ceremony this time, it is certain that he will offend the Church of the Victims, so Li Si and the War Church behind him must gain something.

The God of War has been stuck on the threshold of weak divine power, and has not improved much for tens of thousands of years. As long as his authority and divine power can be further improved, the influence and dominance of the Church of War in the secular world will not be so weak. .

Of course, this is more or less related to the fact that large-scale wars rarely occur between human countries. After all, Karigos, who controls the war, wants to improve his divine power. In addition to preaching to win over believers, the fastest shortcut is Wage war.

The War Church has secretly planned many disputes between countries and tried to provoke war, but in the end it was destroyed or suppressed by other churches and failed to succeed. It was also because of these practices of the members of the War Church that they aroused the resentment of other churches and kingdoms, causing them to be pushed out to the harsh environment of the Blewind Peninsula. Only a small number of Shepherds of the God of War were allowed to preach sermons and establish churches in some kingdoms.

It is rare for the Lion Heart Kingdom to suddenly show favor to the War Church, allowing and even supporting their church to preach and build temples in a powerful kingdom that is only a small distance away from the empire. This is a golden opportunity for the War Church.

Although he knew that the purpose of the other party's doing this was not simple, he just hoped to use the power of the War Church to fight against the deep-rooted Church of the Victims that had been operating in the Lionheart Kingdom for more than ten thousand years, but in the face of the olive branch thrown by the Lionheart Royal Family, The senior leaders of the War Church made their choice without hesitation.

As for the Lionheart Kingdom's invitation to participate in the coronation ceremony of the new king, its purpose is self-evident. Judging from the information currently possessed by Li Si, it seems that the Church of the Victims has not made concessions, so the coronation ceremony cannot be carried out. .

This is an opportunity for Li Si and the War Church behind him. If they can gain more favor from the Lionheart Royal Family and gain greater support from them during the coronation ceremony, then the War Church will be able to succeed after thousands of years. , once again having a foundation in the interior of the Heron continent, allowing the church's tentacles to extend further.

Moreover, the smell of war is floating over Feynman's world right now. Once the war of civilization begins, it will inevitably be a long and fierce journey. As the controller of war power, if the opportunity of this war can be grasped, breaking through the weak divine power will be an easy task for the God of War.

But if the War of Civilization begins, then the Church of War, whose power is all in the Western Peninsula, will inevitably become a supporting role in the war again. If it wants to achieve the goal of gaining the authority of the God of War and being promoted to divine power, it will most likely miss the chance again.

That's why the God of War, after listening to Li Si's prayers, decided to let Li Si personally go to the Lion Heart Kingdom, just to prepare for the war that would inevitably be launched in the next few decades.

Li Si kept thinking about it all the way, and after thinking about it all, he felt the importance of his mission even more. For the sake of the Lord who has served his whole life, and for the future glory of the church, he must gain something from this coronation ceremony. Even if he has to confront the Suffering Church head-on for this, it is still worth it.

After finally passing through the primitive jungle, a series of undulating mountains rose on the distant horizon, which was the natural dividing line between the two kingdoms.

Boom boom boom! !
  There was a faint tremor on the ground. Before Li Si could raise his head to ask, Spencer, who was responsible for the Pope's safety, had already come up and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, a cavalry brigade has appeared from the mountains ahead. Judging from their attire and organization, they should be the Knights of the Thorn of the Rose of the Church of the Sufferer."

"Hehehe, it turns out they can't hold it back anymore!!"

Li Si's eyes flashed and he said calmly.

"For your Majesty's safety, I think it is necessary to ask you to evacuate to a safe distance and let my people test out their intentions first!!"

Spencer's tone was a little heavy. According to the reports from the scouts in the sky, the knights who came were quite large, numbering at least a thousand people. As a member of the Knights directly under the church, every warrior among them is the best among the best. Even Spencer, who has legendary high-level strength, will have a very difficult time dealing with it. "No, I also want to see how Saint Zachary is going to stop me from going to Lionheart City."

Li Si shook his head slightly and rejected Spencer's proposal. After all, he himself is the strongest person in this team. Looking at the strong people in the entire Feynman world, there may be people stronger than him, but he can definitely win. There really is no such thing as risking one's own life.

Although there are not many people accompanying this mission, every member is carefully selected. Li Si is confident that these children will definitely be no worse than the knights who are coming from afar, plus he and Spencer are like The strong ones prevailed, and even if the Knights of the Rose Thorn were to mobilize, he was confident that he and his team could be safe.

"But……"

Spencer tried again to persuade.

"No but, it will be a matter of time before we meet. We can't avoid it."

Li Si said decisively.

"Understood, I'll get the team ready now!!"

"No, St. Zachary will definitely not be in this knighthood. Your being too cautious only makes it appear that we are afraid of them."

Soon, a longing figure appeared at the end of the business road, and streaks of yellow smoke rose from the ground, gradually approaching the team of War Church envoys who had stopped temporarily.

"stop!!"

With a loud shout, the neatly arrayed knights slowly stopped their progress, with only a few mounts sneezing and breathing heavily.

"Is this the War Church mission ahead?"

A heavy-armored knight walked out of the knights slowly. The four-meter-tall earth dragon mount riding on his crotch was very eye-catching. When the earth dragon mount approached the front of the War Church team a hundred meters away with heavy steps, it shouted loudly. The voice came from under the knight's fine steel helmet that covered most of his face.

"Exactly. What happened? Why is it blocking our way forward?"

Spencer lightly kicked the belly of the elegant white unicorn under his crotch. The close animal companion walked forward in tacit agreement, walked about fifty meters to the other party, and responded solemnly.

"I am Staffan, the current leader of the Knights of the Rose Thorn. By order of His Majesty the Pope of my church, I would like to ask you and your delegation to stay here for a while."

"Your Majesty, are you kidding me? Our envoys were invited by the King of Lionheart Kingdom to attend the coronation ceremony in twenty days. How could you, the Knights, allow us to stay without giving any reason!!"

"Not to mention, this time His Majesty the Pope is personally on an envoy and is in this procession. Unless the Pope of your church comes to meet you in person, you are not qualified to ask us to stay here!!"

"Step aside!!"

"I'm afraid it's hard to obey!!"

The two knew each other's plans. After a few words, they became a little angry and their tone gradually became cold.

"His Majesty Li Simian, for the sake of the friendship between our two religions, please allow me to meet you once to convey the message of His Majesty the Pope."

Seeing that Spencer refused to give in, the human knight named Staffan simply shouted loudly from a distance towards the luxury carriage guarded in the middle of the team.

"Hmph!! Is it true that you can see the Pope of my church whenever you want?"

Spencer glared, moved his body forward, blocked the other party's distant gaze, and growled coldly.

It's not yet time to fall out with the Church of the Victim, and if His Majesty Li Simian came forward to meet with the leader of the Knights, he might be in a bit of trouble, so Spencer wisely rejected the other party's invitation.

Staffan frowned slightly, and his eyes became increasingly unkind. Just when he opened his mouth to shout again, he suddenly felt a strange smell in the distant sky approaching quickly. He and Spencer looked at the sky in the direction they came from.

"Captain Staffan, the War Church envoys are distinguished guests personally invited by His Majesty. I wonder why you want to embarrass them?"

An intellectual and kind voice floated from afar, and soon an old human man in a snow-white robe floated over. After seeing the old man's true appearance, the face of Staffan, the human knight who had just arrived, became gloomy again.

(End of this chapter)