The female devils I saved came to my door

After saying these words, the queen hiding in the dark felt warm in her heart.

After hearing this, Wuming nodded thoughtfully.

"Don't worry, just think of it as traveling with us." Charles comforted the nervous Wuming: "There's nothing to be nervous about. After we came to Lovnania, didn't it feel like we were traveling? "

The other queen, Lovna, also changed into a long-sleeved shirt and long skirt that were convenient for traveling. She rolled up her bright crimson hair and covered her bun with a white wide-brimmed hat.

She followed Ciel silently, waiting for Ciel to lead her to the end of the trip.

They arrived at the bustling station in the west of the capital, passed through the crowds, boarded the beautiful red train, and entered the first-class carriage near the front.

The spacious first-class cabin has four beds arranged up and down, which can accommodate four passengers.Charles also purchased four tickets and booked the carriage.

In addition to Wuming and Lovna beside him, there was also a ticket belonging to Sirna who did not want to show her face.

Amid the roar of pistons and steam engines, hot steam bursts from the front of the car decorated with the imperial emblem.Amid cheers from everyone at the station and loud farewells from passengers who stuck their heads out on the train, the train set off.

This made Wuming very excited. It was her first time taking such a lively means of transportation.

She lay on the window, opened the car window after Charles nodded, and let the strong wind blowing into the car blow her long golden hair away.

I had only seen the existence of trains in books in the past, and this seemed like a moving town running on the railway.All kinds of people suddenly filled this place, communicating and colliding with each other here, and being dragged by the steel giant that was burning with fire and spewing water vapor, heading towards the destined goal.

Within a week, they will arrive at the western border of the East Ipoli Empire, passing through the vast territory of the empire that has experienced wars, plagues and riots, as well as harvest, prosperity and development in the past thousand years, and arrive at Sirna of empire.

The former glorious city, now Sirnaria, is in the west.

That's where Charles knew the reason why he came to Arran and buried Monroe and Saint Ann IV with his own hands.

143. A brief introduction to the Western Ipolitan Empire

Western Ipolitan Empire.Compared to her sister country that expanded crazily and almost occupied the eastern part of the continent, this empire was far inferior to East Ipoli in terms of territorial area and population size.

West Ipoli's ruling territory only covers the peninsula, but no one will ignore her huge influence, not only because she has the most prosperous port and the most bustling capital on the mainland, but also because of her monopoly on magic research. And its absolute appeal to the mage community.

The founder of the country, Queen Sirna, after nobles from all over the continent passed away one after another, and after the collapse of the Holy See that monopolized massive magic books and ancient magic inheritance, based on the collapse of the old order, she gathered those who were confused after the collapse of the Holy See. Knights and bachelors reestablished a new order.In the area west of the mainland, authority worthy of people's reliance and worship has been re-established.

As the Lord of Glory City and the past cardinal of the Holy See, she retained the title of "Spokesperson of the Heavenly Father" of the old Eternal Holy See.But she does not intend to monopolize divine power like the Holy See in the past, and use religious authority to infiltrate influence into every kingdom and city-state across the continent.

Unlike her outgoing sister, Sirna's rule is more reserved.She did not think that her sister, who had led many riots and unified the East, had done such a great thing.

"My sister, she is indeed full of ambition, and she also has the ruthlessness and decisiveness often seen by those in power, and she has indeed cleared away many corrupt nobles.

"But I don't think her rule will last long. She is just one of the countless rulers in this world who rose up by chance and were destined to disappear in history. Her prosperous empire has also been established since the beginning of its establishment. laid the foundation for corruption.

"I will not follow Lovna's path, I will implement my rule according to my ideas, for my ideals.

“Magic is a tool given to us by our Heavenly Father. In the past, people only used it as a tool to maintain status, to exploit others, to dominate others.

"The spells that were supposed to heal others instead caused harm; the magic that brought about harvests instead caused famine; the power to suppress rebellions instead caused killings; the random awakening of magical talents still failed to break the generational inheritance of power... Magic It fails to bring real happiness to the world. Just like human beings themselves, our dreams are so clear and flawless, but our noble ideals bring pain instead.

"I want to get everything back on track, starting from letting magic bring prosperity and happiness."

Therefore, after the Ipoli Empire was officially established, she led her supporters to use the nearly ruined Glory City as the capital, renamed it Sirnaria, and established the rule of the Western Ipoli Empire.

Queen Sirna is the master of magic in the world, specializing in almost all high-level magic.

This queen systematically organized all the magic of the old Holy See and established the most prestigious academic palace and mage academy on the mainland.And it has adopted the slogan "No matter where they come from, all followers of Heavenly Father can accept guidance." It no longer only serves wealthy children from noble families. Anyone who has awakened to the magic of Heavenly Father can have the opportunity to learn the most profound and secret magic. .

She built her capital into a city of mages and a land of learning.

Her seven children with the same mysterious identity succeeded to rule the empire after her "death".They did not devote themselves to opening up new territories, but continued to encourage investment in magical research.The magic academy named after them is the place that all mages yearn for.

During these long millennia, mages who specialize in magic have developed alchemical potions that can double the harvest of the land, refined artificial organs that can replenish the missing parts, recreated extinct creatures from ancient times, and planted A tree house that grows on its own...

The West Ipolitan Empire also gained prosperity and prosperity through this.

This is Sirna's ideal, a country of miracles led by magic.

144.Destination

What Ciel and others were riding was an ultra-long-distance train connecting the two sister cities of Lovnania and Hilnaria.

The roaring train passed through plains, forests, mountains and villages on its long journey.The train skirts the vast lakeside, crosses bridges over fast-flowing rivers, and goes through deep mountain tunnels...

The territory of the East Ipolitan Empire is extremely vast, and the cultural customs of each province in the territory are quite different.Every town where the train stops has its own characteristics.

When the train stopped, Charles got off the train with his two female companions. They enjoyed delicacies with different flavors in different areas, visited churches, museums, and celebrations along the way, and saw people with different sounds and looks. Residents... When the train blows its whistle again, they will get back on the train and continue their journey.

It was the first time that Wuming experienced this kind of long-distance journey with stops and starts. Everything along the way was novel and interesting.

As the founding queen of the country, Lovna can also serve as their tour guide to introduce them to the customs and customs of these areas - after all, during the millennium of waiting for the Shire, except for the time of sleeping, Lovna has already traveled all over the place. Every city in the empire.

No one knows the folklore and culture of all parts of the empire better than she does.

Of course, there were other episodes during this journey.

The first-class cabin not only has comfortable seats, but also a spacious bed, which is spacious enough for two people to sleep hugging each other.

One night during this trip, as night fell, they went to bed to rest.There was a plump and elastic woman who quietly lay down behind Charles late at night, letting her plump breasts press tightly against her teacher's back.Feeling the teacher's hot body temperature, she leaned forward and gently licked Ciel's cheek - and her dark blue hair and the faint frankincense on her body also showed her identity.

The train drove through the night, swaying rhythmically, and the blue-haired queen's rapid breathing and violent heartbeat were also covered up.

She still didn't dare to meet Charles formally, so she could only vent her emotions in this awkward way.

Charles didn't make a sound, he just pretended to be asleep, tacitly letting Hilna hold him, letting her lightly open her red lips, leaving red lip marks one after another on his neck full of love. .

It wasn't until dawn that Sirna reluctantly disappeared.

Lovna always knew that Sirna was beside them.She also noticed the little moves her sister made behind her back at night.

When she woke up the next day, she approached Charles and stared at the strawberry marks that Charles had deliberately covered up for a long time. She lay in his teacher's arms and sniffed carefully, and after confirming that it was Hilna's scent, She stared at Charles with a dark face for a long time.

But she didn't accuse Ciel of anything, but expressed her attitude through actions.

He found an excuse to let Wuming go, locked the carriage, closed the curtains, loosened his bun, stretched out his slender legs to wrap around Ciel, and clasped Ciel's hand tightly, entangled like a snake. Her teacher did it again and again.

Not until his flaming passion was almost exhausted, until his eyes turned white due to exhaustion and he could only lie on top of Ciel, sticking out his tongue and gasping softly, did he give up.

Wuming, who had been locked outside the carriage for a long time, was very embarrassed, but he could only pretend not to know about Lovna's little actions.

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Every time the train stops at a station along the way, some passengers will leave, and there will always be new passengers getting on... Sometimes the train will become empty, but at the next station, it may suddenly become lively.

By the time they crossed the border of the Eastern Ipolitan Empire, the passengers in the car had completely changed.

Many mages wearing felt hats and robes appeared on the train, and some alchemical creatures appeared in the train - dexterous black cats with wings on their backs running and jumping in the corridor of the train, and dazzling schools of colorful fish followed the train. Swimming, gem-encrusted tortoises carry their owners' luggage...these are the pets created by mages.Their presence makes the interior of the train seem like a strange dream.

These mages are also eager to rush to Sirnaria and go to the magic city.

"This is the first time I've seen so many mages!" Wuming teased the black cat that got in through the car window, looking forward to it.

The train was so lively at this moment, and she couldn't even imagine what Hilnaria would be like.

Luovna curled her lips.No opinion was expressed.

Finally, after several weeks of traveling without stopping, the train finally arrived at the final destination of the trip: the former glorious city, now Sirnaria.

When the arrival whistle sounded, the slightly shaking train finally stabilized, announcing that the end of the long journey had been reached.The bus full of mages cheered and got out of the bus with their dexterous or cumbersome, beautiful or naive alchemy pets.

Wuming also looked at the city expectantly.

She was not disappointed here.

For thousands of years, the research and study of countless generations of mages have built this ancient holy city, which was once destroyed due to unknown reasons, into a city like a child's dream.

The sky in Sirnaria glows with a dreamlike crimson, and the sunlight shining through the colorful clouds shines on the giant trees surrounding the city that are larger than the buildings and palaces.

Those giant trees are homes planted by mages.The horizontal branches are intertwined pathways, the dense canopy is the guarantee of warmth in winter and coolness in summer, and the spacious tree hole is a comfortable residence.A considerable number of magicians live in these miraculous tree houses designed by Sirna during her lifetime.

The wide and straight road in the center of the city connects the ancient and sacred magic academies, the bachelor's palace with a huge collection of classics, and the elegant and solemn history museum.Every building is magnificent, every building has a perfect structure, and every door, window, column, relief, and painting is a masterpiece exquisitely conceived by artists.

In the broad and bright square are scholars who are debating and communicating.There are huge groups of snow-white whales swimming in the sky, carrying mages with precious time on their backs, going back and forth among the various buildings in the city, like white clouds floating above the city.

The splendid Imperial Palace stands in the center of the capital - thousands of years ago, there used to be a sacred church called the Glow Cathedral, but now, the sacred Eternal Holy See is still absent, and the ruined church has been rebuilt and renovated.Only the knowledge accumulated by the old Holy See has been passed down to this day, laying the foundation for the prosperity of today's empire.

Wuming felt a sense of familiarity here.She really wanted to take Charles's hand and ask him to let her take a tour of the city.

But she also knew that Ciel and Lovna didn't come here just for fun - Ciel said that there was a past that Lovna and Sylna wanted to know.

She could only suppress the expectations in her heart and follow the serious-looking Ciel and Lovna as they walked through the spacious and bright streets of this city.

"Master Charles, where are we going?" She was very curious.

"To face my past." Ciel gave a very riddle-like answer.

After all, a long time had passed. Looking at this city that was completely different from the Glory City in his memory, Ciel almost forgot how to get around.

However, the feeling in the dark still led him to the destination.

It was a cemetery located in the south of Cirnaria City.

This place used to be located outside Rongguang City, an unknown tomb.However, after the establishment of the West Ipolitan Empire, the city continued to expand. The former city walls were torn down, and the unknown graves outside the city were included in the city, becoming a public cemetery.

There are hundreds of tombstones of different sizes scattered on the grassy plain.There are many such cemeteries, scattered in every corner of the city. They were all incorporated into the city during the city's expansion. They are as sparse and ordinary as parks.

The people of Cirnaria will not be afraid of these dead, nor will they be overly respectful of these dead, but just regard them as part of the city.

Here, Ciel found the tombstone he was looking for.

The tombstone appears to have been recently recast, and the writing on it is clearly visible.

"Katlin Monroe and her husband are laid to rest here."

This is the tombstone of the last Pope St. Ann IV and her husband, and they are buried here.Now that the true name of the last pope of the Eternal Holy See has been lost, and Ether Munro has been erased from history, only a few people know their story.

145. Goodbye St. Ann IV

This is the tomb where St. Ann IV and Monroe are buried together.

Of course, after thousands of years, their coffins and corpses have long since decayed and merged into the earth under the tombstones.

The tombstone is engraved with the pope's real name, and the name of her husband, who no one remembers, is hidden. Therefore, no one passing by will know that in such an ordinary cemetery, the person who almost changed history is buried. the last pope.

The cemetery is not deserted. The dark green lawn is obviously taken care of by special personnel, and ornamental flowers are planted around it. There are many benches at the entrance of the cemetery facing the street for people who come to the cemetery to pay homage to the deceased.

Lovna couldn't help but frown slightly after seeing this tomb.However, she didn't say much, she just stood quietly behind Charles, waiting for his explanation.

Wuming looked at the name engraved on the tombstone, and she felt some silent kindness. She bent down and squatted in front of the tombstone, and gently touched the words "Katlin Monroe and her husband are buried here." , then stood up and looked at Charles.

"Master Charles... why are you here?" she asked hesitantly.

"Like I said, face the past and let me tell you the truth."

After saying that, Ciel simply sat down opposite the tombstone and placed the sword case containing the heavy sword "Ether" on the lawn. Lovna and Wuming also sat down next to Ciel, like travelers resting in the park. .

It was mid-afternoon, and a breeze suddenly blew from the slightly hot cemetery, like the whispers of the deceased.

"You... should all know that a thousand years ago, Sirna returned to Ipoli from the Holy See, and then left without saying goodbye and returned to Glory City."

Luovna and Wuming both nodded.

Similarly, the listener Sirna who did not want to show her face also stood in the distance and nodded slightly.

"After that, when she returned to Glory City, she met Saint An IV."

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That year, Sirna finally returned to Glory City under the escort of the knights.

At that time, the Holy City, which was revered by the Holy See as the City of Eternal Glory, was still in a state of collective excitement.

The Pope's research has made progress, and her Netherworld magic has become more sophisticated. Even if the seven children underground continue to resist her, the Pope can extract the power of the Netherworld from those seven children to create a more brilliant, powerful, and lasting creation. The "miracle" comes.

Just one month before Sirna returned to Glory City, she once again used the magic of the underworld to create an illusion that was fake and real.

Countless gorgeous vegetation grew again in the plains surrounding Glory City. Gorgeous flowers broke through the hardened land and bloomed wantonly on the surface, like colorful blankets covering the earth.

Subsequently, the Pope re-summoned the souls of thousands of deceased people, allowing those slightly dull but still sane souls to reunite with their living family members and express their sincere feelings to each other in this paradise garden-like beauty.

The believers gathered outside Glory City once again witnessed the spectacle of the deceased coming back to life, and they became even more enthusiastic and excited.

The Pope no longer hid. She appeared in front of believers for the first time, and loudly announced "God's will" to the crowds of believers outside Glorious City: Everything you see is a true miracle. Grace from the Father to mortals.Embrace those who have returned from the dead and cheer for their return. This is the happiness you deserve.

As the scriptures say, human beings will take this as an opportunity to cross the chasm of death and gain true eternity.

Although the believers did not understand the Pope's difficult words, they heard that the Pope said that these opportunities are the grace of God, so there is nothing to worry about.

The sound of cheers and praises like a tsunami echoed throughout the holy city.

Some believers cheered, some laughed loudly, but most of them kept sobbing.Not only were they happy to reunite with the deceased, they also felt that their long and bleak life had finally received a response from the gods, and that life finally had meaning.

The real miracles acknowledged by the Pope himself are the best gift for these believers to persevere to this day.