Chapter One True God
Zhang Yizhen God
Winter is about to pass.
From winter to spring, it is the most likely time to make people feel lazy and irritable, and it is also the time when people are eager to take off their bloated clothes. But people who have lived in the north for a long time know that the real cold often occurs when spring is approaching.
This is an uneasy winter. But compared to the upcoming spring, this winter may still be a little too calm.
The peasants were not interested in war and the nobles' games of power. They were worried that there was too little snow this year, and it seemed that the harvest of the new year was difficult to guarantee. Regardless of their New Year's harvest, the noble lords would not lower their taxes. But they were all glad that they were not a citizen of the Principal of Alay. They heard that a new ruler was replaced there, a greedy and lustful female grand duke. The taxes in the Principal of Alay were surprisingly high. After paying the tax, the people there could only barely be starved to death.
But the civilians in the Principal of Are have little complaints about this.
They are also immersed in the dream of turning from small countries into powerful countries, enjoying the vanity and joy of expansion and annexation. Now in the Holy Alliance, except for a few three or two countries such as the Kingdom of Layton, they no longer take other countries seriously.
The latest topics discussed by the princes and nobles of the Holy Alliance are the massacres in Makur and the newly added Ticton tribes in the Roger army sequence.
When everything that happened in Makur reached the ears of the powerful and nobles of the Holy Alliance, the voices of supporting the Three Principles of Highland in the alliance immediately became much weaker. These principalities realized the determination and bloodiness of Roger for the first time. They knew that Makur's massacre was for the countries to see, and the meaning of it was very clear. Whoever dared to interfere in the affairs of the Principal of Are would bear the same consequences!
The rebels, which had secret support from several countries, gathered three thousand people in a short time, but were completely defeated by Rogge with three thousand troops within one day. After massacring all prisoners of war, Rogge then marched the mountainous areas to conquer the Ticton tribe that the Duchy of Snow Falcon had never conquered, and led the eight hundred extremely brave Ticton warriors down the mountain. This gave the Holy Alliance countries a new understanding of the military strength of Rogge and the Duchy of Are.
Under Rogue's leadership, the Principal of Alay was no longer a third-rate small country that could be ignored at will. If the Principal of Alay was a little larger and had a larger population, then in another ten years, it might take over the position of the Kingdom of Leiden and become the number one power of the Holy Alliance.
But now, no country in the Holy Alliance dares to win easily when facing the Principal of Alay. The powerful and powerful countries are not only worried about Roger's terrifying magic, the terrifying combat power of the Elf Guard and the newly added Tikton warriors. What they really fear is the elves killers that Roger has. The countries of the Holy Alliance have fought with the Aslofik Empire for many years, and no country lacks brave warriors and courageous generals. However, the most invincible generals on the battlefield are as fragile as ordinary soldiers when facing the daggers stabbed in the dark or the poison in the tea. After all, the brave generals who are not afraid of death are only a few. Most of the powerful nobles in the alliance countries still cherish their precious lives extremely. In the short decades of life, if they do not enjoy a little more wine and beauty, wouldn't they have lived this time in vain?
Therefore, in the face of the naked death threat that Roger had sent out with thousands of lives in Makur, the rulers of all countries began to shrink.
King Romon of the Kingdom of Leighton was completely fascinated by the elf Eclair and obeyed her everything. Although everyone knew that Eclair never talked about politics, no one suspected that she would defend the interests of the elves to the death. In other words, as long as the interests of the elves are involved, the most powerful king of Leighton, the Holy Alliance, will be completely on Roger's side. This situation must change, unless King Romon is dead. But people know in their hearts that even if the old king dies, this situation will most likely not change. Anyone who has seen Eclair is fascinated by her beauty, exquisiteness, melancholy and indifference. They have no doubt that no matter who the successor of the Kingdom of Leighton will follow the same path as King Romon after receiving Eclair.
Among the Holy Alliance, only the same powerful Kingdom of Rivi and Latory were worried about the situation and expressed their growing anger at the annexation of the Three Principles of the Highlands, claiming that they would never give up their efforts to support the restoration of the Three Principles of the Highlands. After the Makur incident, the kings of the two kingdoms began to order strengthening their combat readiness and mobilize their troops to prevent possible attacks by the Kingdom of Roger and Latton. They also increased the guardian power of the palace several times to prevent Roger's killers. But the two kings still had a sensibility and knew that the full-scale civil war in the Holy Alliance would inevitably trigger the intervention of the Aslofik Empire.
In fact, various intelligences show that the Aslofik Empire has noticed new trends in the Holy Alliance, and their troops have begun to assemble on the Holy Alliance's border.
The powerful Aslofik Empire just suppressed the possibility of further civil war breaking out within the Holy Alliance, and also gave Rogue some extremely precious breathing time.
Although Roger has not had many troops in his hands, even if he is so popular, he only has seven thousand troops. However, two thousand elves can be regarded as the best archers of the human race. The killers and archers on the Dark Side of the Moon have the absolute advantage of riding and shooting warfare. Although the Novel Spartan Knights have only seventy cavalry together, one hundred and twenty knights will soon complete the initial training and become the reserve knights of the Knights. Of course, according to the standards of the original Golden Lion Knights, none of these new knights can meet Charlie's requirements. However, under Roger's strong request, Charlie had to lower the requirements and expand it in large quantities. He had to step up the training of the basic skills and fighting spirit of the reserve knights.
Charlie wanted to train a Golden Lion Knight again, but Roger's considerations were completely different. Under the command of the invincible Orpheic Roc, the Golden Lion Knight had only more than 500 cavalry after several years of development. Although the individual combat power is extremely strong, the number of too few has greatly reduced its overall combat power. If the fighting spirit of a single Golden Lion Knight is required to be reduced from level 10 to level 9, then the number can be at least doubled to one thousand knights. If the requirement is reduced to level 8, the number can be doubled to two thousand knights.
When he was a gangster, Roger had already understood the only way to defeat the strong with the weak: to surround Europe! He was not interested in defeating the more with the few, and he also knew that the more difficult it would be to pursue individual strength. So what he was more interested in was to increase the number of warriors.
After lowering the requirements, the Spartan Knights were able to replenish 200 heavy-mounted knights. These knights had the original Golden Lion Knight as their backbone. Under the command of Charlie, they already had the ability to turn the situation around the local battlefield in one fell swoop. But Roger did not intend to easily put this ace into the battlefield. Charlie and the Golden Lion Knights were like hens who were very good at laying eggs. As long as they were there, excellent heavy-mounted knights would be trained one by one. In Roger's heart, excellent knights and warriors were just consumables, and people like Charlie and the Golden Lion Knight were truly irreplaceable and were indispensable. So the fat man did not hesitate to put a set of precious dragon scale armor on them.
The eight hundred Ticton warriors made Roger feel excited!
Among the Ticton warriors, there are six hundred male warriors and two hundred female warriors. They are tall and mighty, and they are very handsome. Even the relatively low female warriors are about the same height as Androni, which means they are half a head taller than Roger.
The Ticton warrior is extremely powerful. Adult male warriors can easily swing a giant axe of 40 kilograms, and female warriors can also use the standard 15 kilograms of heavy infantry to axe at will. After repeated trials, the Ticton warriors can fully equip super-heavy steel armor weighing up to 100 kilograms, while the female warriors wear 80 kilograms of full-body armor without affecting the battle. This is completely a fortress for one activity! What's even more terrifying is that everyone has a spear throwing skill, and the lethality of the medium and close range is extremely terrifying. Roger himself deeply realized this on Maya's spear throwing. Because of its infinite power, some Ticton warriors who can use super-heavy hard bows are also archers who are not inferior to elves. The powerful lethality of their heavy arrows can completely make up for the deviation in the sight.
In short, these Ticton warriors are the most natural heavy infantrymen and are the natural nemesis of any cavalry. Their only disadvantage is that they are too small in number.
With the elves of the archer, the dark side of the moon, the Spartan Knights and the Ticton warrior, Roger is now in a small force, but his combat power is extremely strong. Moreover, he also has many strong men around him, Androni, Froya, Fengdie, Zagur, Frey, Raphael, etc. Of course, the Sius, who may not necessarily be able to make a move, can also be counted half. Judging from the number of strong men alone, the Principality of Alay can indeed be overwhelmed with the entire Holy Alliance.
The little Principality of Alei suddenly grew stronger in strength.
But Roger also has troubles.
Although his troops have strong combat power, they are too few. Needless to say, a great empire like Aslofik is going to war with second-rate powers like the Kingdom of Layton. The opponent can use Roger's favorite tactic of fighting more and fighting less. Fifty or sixty thousand troops came to fight ten to one, and naturally flooded Roger's pitiful troops.
But there is also a female grandfather Adeer in the Principal of Alay. Her madness surprised Rogge!
Even with the newly annexed province of Rector, the population of the Principal of Are is only more than 6 million, but Adele actually forced 80,000 new recruits and trained them day and night.
Regardless of the training level of the recruits, the equipment required alone is not a small number. Fortunately, as long as King Romon does not die for a day, the Kingdom of Leighton is the most reliable ally of the Principal of Ale. In response to the difficulties of the Principal of Ale, King Romon completely ignored the opposition of the ministers and transported a large amount of food and equipment to the Principal of Ale. Of course, under the obstruction of those who are interested, the food that can be transported to the Principal of Ale was all old grains, and the weapons and equipment were all inferior leather armor, wooden shields, copper swords and iron spears. In short, it was only enough for 20,000 people to arm the armed forces.
The Holy Alliance countries, including the Kingdom of Layton, did not agree with Adele's madness. Not to mention how difficult the equipment of the 80,000 people is to be equipped, even the food consumed is definitely not a small amount. The snow this winter is particularly small, and the entire Holy Alliance will be a poor harvest in the new year. The famine in the Principal of Alay can almost be foreseen.
But what the countries of the Holy Alliance don’t know is that there is an Oracle City behind Rogue. After restoring his magic power, with the support of the huge vitality of the Silver Dragon Egg, the barrier of the ancient elves of the elves almost expanded to the entire valley. The elves are also proficient in natural magic and have unparalleled ability to control plants. Even in the cold winter, the grains in the valley can be ripe every month, and the grains produced can completely supply the needs of the 40,000 troops.
Now the elves of the city of Oracle are fully preparing for the special heavy armor of the Ticton warriors. This heavy armor consumes material labor hours and is very difficult to make, so you can only wait slowly. But once the Ticton warriors are armed, it is time when Rogue raises the butcher knife to the Holy Alliance again.
With the national strength of the Principal of Ale, if you support these 80,000 troops for more than a year, the treasury will inevitably go bankrupt. It can also be said that Adeer has forced Rog to the point where he has to make a gamble!
In order to concentrate financial resources to develop military strength, Adeer has concentrated all the luxury goods of the Grand Duke Mansion, preparing to pay for the cost of redeeming military food from the Kingdom of Layton. Now the outside of the Grand Duke Mansion in Dresden is still very grand and magnificent, but once you enter, you will find a rare shabby. There are no antiques and porcelains everywhere in the palaces of princes and nobles in other countries, and only two pairs of armor and swords were placed in the hall.
When he first returned to the Grand Duke's Mansion, Roger was also shocked. When he saw Adeer who came to greet him, he didn't know what to say. When he saw Adeer's conscription plan and military preparation progress reported to him, he couldn't help but feel dizzy. He was also a gambler, but he never thought he could be so crazy!
Rogge knew that the madly expanding the Duchy of Arey would definitely arouse the alertness of the countries of the Holy Alliance. Now he had to rely on the influence of the Kingdom of Layton to suppress the opposition voices in the Holy Alliance, and at least delay the interference of the countries for a period of time. At that time, his army training had been completed, so there was no need to see which country's face was on.
After sitting for a whole day, Roger finished reading the important official documents of the Principal of Alay over the past period. Now, except for books and necessary utensils, his study room is now in vain, and all the decorations are used by Adeer for food. Seeing all this, Roger smiled bitterly, and he immediately sent an elf messenger to the city of Oracle to mobilize jewelry. With the rich collection of the elves for thousands of years, the army of 80,000 people can still be maintained.
Although Roger is busy now, he is more idle than before. In terms of government affairs, there is Shire, military management, Charlie, and financial armament Adele also proves his ability. Now what Roger needs to think about is the situation in the entire north.
The days passed in a hurry.
Early that morning, Roger had just opened a document and knocked on the door softly. Then a servant walked in and said, "Sir Roger, there are a few people outside the Grand Duke's Mansion who want to see you. They look like a few magicians. They said that they will definitely meet them after reading this letter. Now the General Manager has already entertained them in the living room. Look..."
Roger did not comment, opened the letter and immediately changed his expression, and said, "Where are they? Take me over immediately!"
When he walked into the living room, four mysterious visitors were already waiting there.
They were wearing dark black robes, which looked like the standard dress of a magician. When Roger came in, all four stood up. One of the people in the middle took off his hat and showed his beautiful face. He smiled and said, "Sir Roger, we are meeting again. Are you satisfied with the gift we sent last time?"
"You are...Mora!" Roger whispered.
The girl who visited was Mora, the offering of the Eye of Wisdom back then, was also the second coordinate of Feng Yue in this world.
Rogge immediately remembered the embarrassment when he led the crowd to encircle the Eye of Wisdom, and his face couldn't help but turn red. But he has become much thicker in recent years and immediately returned to normal. He smiled and said, "It turns out to be the Saint Mora. I really didn't expect you to come here in person. The Demon-Eye Tyrant you sent someone to send me the last time was too timely. Thank you very much. But please don't blame me for being abrupt and rude. Why did you help me with such a big favor? I remember that I had encircled you back then."
Mora chuckled, and a little golden light on her forehead continued to rise and fall with her laughter: "That day, Lord Rogge, hehe! Hehe! Well, I came to you this time to get the will of our God. The seal of the Demon-Eye Tyrant was also based on her divine metaphor."
"Wait, the Demon Eye Tyrant was originally a creature that should have lived in the underground abyss. How did it come to the ground? And as far as I know, the Demon Eye Tyrant should not have survived in the ground world for much time."
Mora sighed lightly and said, "This should start with Lord Amoro. Master Baran, the elder in front of the Eye of Wisdom, accidentally discovered part of the body of Lord Amoro who was sealed: an eye. The one who guarded this eye was the Demon Eye Tyrant, and he didn't know how he escaped to the ground world. When Baran discovered it, the Demon Eye Tyrant was already dying. But it told Lord Baran that it was the divine servant of the great Lord Amoro, who had been guarding this eye. Lord Baran took it home, and according to its requirements, he created an environment that would allow it to survive and provide it with food. In return, it also provided several powerful magic for Baran."
She took a sip of tea and continued: "Lord Baran is a great magician. A few days after he placed the demon-eyed tyrant, he sensed the will of Lord Amoro. It was not easy to resurrect Lord Amoro, and it was difficult to do it with his own strength. So he summoned several magic apprentices and founded the Eye of Wisdom. After that, he sensed the oracle of Lord Amoro several times, and successfully contacted the will of Lord Amoro through the methods provided by the demon-eyed tyrant."
Speaking of this, Mora's golden eyes darkened, and she obviously remembered that she had also been the sacrifice of this "method" that day.
But she still smiled and said, "Because of this, Lord Baran always believed that this demon-eyed tyrant was really a servant of the gods. Until that day's summoning ceremony, we finally received the favor of the true god. Our true god, the goddess who is far higher than Lord Amoros, finally came directly to this world."
Thinking of the girl with gray robe and silver eyes that day, Roger's heart thumped and the fat on his face trembled unnaturally. For some reason, when facing her, he always had fear that could not be himself, and his heartbeat was inexplicable. Could this Audreh be really a god?
Mora sighed lightly and said, "I was lucky to be chosen by the goddess and become her direct spokesperson on earth. She was in this world's beacon, and she also changed from a sacrifice to a saint of the Eye of Wisdom. When Carmon accompanied me back to the headquarters of the Eye of Wisdom, the Demon Eye Tyrant refused to recognize my identity as a saint, nor did he admit the great goddess Audreh. But I had the favor of the goddess, and the mental control of the Demon Eye Tyrant could not affect me at all, but it could affect Baran. During that time, with the help of Master Carmon, I also summoned a group of believers of the Eye of Wisdom to try to compete with Baran."
"But our power is still weak, but the oracle wants us to seize the body of Lord Amoros, so we can only persist. Fortunately, the Demon-Eye Tyrant cannot leave the magic circle too far, and my power is growing every day, so I support it. It was not until recently that the great Audreh once again came to the world. Her omnipotent divine power instantly destroyed all believers with indecisive faith and sealed the Demon-Eye Tyrant who disguised the God servant. In this way, I truly took over the Eye of Wisdom and sent the Demon-Eye Tyrant to you based on the Oracle."
Rogli looked at Mora and the three magicians behind her in surprise. He had no bad memory and still vaguely remembered that day when he had met these magicians in the Eye of Wisdom branch.
Morra smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Rog, that day was the three of them who put me on the altar. But now, we are all faithful believers of Audrech. In the face of faith, everything in the past is no longer important. Moreover, I would like to thank them. If they had not brought me to the altar, I would not have received the favor of the true God, and would have the honor to contribute a part of the great cause of Audrech..."
Roger asked with a smile, "So what are your purpose this time? Could it be that I will join the Eye of Wisdom?"
Morra smiled and said, "That's right."
Roger was stunned and laughed: "Miss Mora, you are not so naive that you think a demon-eyed tyrant can buy my faith, right? The offer price must be higher. I am a magician. It is very difficult to make a magician believe in a god without fame. And anyway, the demon-eyed tyrant has been used by me, and even if I want to pay it back, I can't pay it back!"
Mora chuckled, her body exuded an ethereal temperament, and this smile made her even more beautiful.
"Lord Roger is indeed as the great Audreh said. Although he is very capable, his rogue's skills are even more first-class! Don't worry, I did not force you to join the Eye of Wisdom this time. The great Audreh said that she will come to talk to you in person."
"What!" Roger jumped up immediately. Looking at Mora who was sniping, he immediately realized his disobedience, sat down heavily, and snorted as if nothing had happened, showing that he was not afraid at all.
Morra smiled softly again and said, "There is nothing to be ashamed of fear in the face of the great Audreh's divine power. Lord Rogge, I came this time to ask you to allow me to spread the teachings of the Eye of Wisdom and develop believers on the territory of the Principal of Alay. In return, our believers will fully support your rule. You know, we already have fifty thousand believers in the Kingdom of Leighton and will soon be able to preach publicly. Whether we have our support is not an insignificant little thing for you."
Roger pondered, and this suggestion was very heart-warming. With the precedent of the Church of Light, he knew very well that the power of faith and knew very well how great the potential and influence of religions with a large number of devout believers would have. But religion is a double-edged sword, which will indeed help its own rule in the early stages of its development, but once it grows stronger, it will be difficult to control. If it is not done properly, it will lift itself off the throne.
More importantly, the belief in the Eye of Wisdom seems to be a problem. The former god Amoro looked at it, but it was not very powerful. Of course, Rogge knew that any demon that needs to be sealed was not a good-looking lamp. At least these things are difficult to completely eliminate, which is enough to show their strength. Although Rogge himself is not so easy to be completely killed, there is still a big gap with these demon creatures.
But Roger's knowledge is no longer comparable to that of the past. He once saw a piece of scale of the demon general Artes, and he also fled side by side with Elysis, a princess of the demon race, and even saw the armor-dressed Pig King fighting to death. In his heart, he felt that the demon race seemed to be just like this. How powerful can a middle and lower-level demon race have?
As for the current goddess Audreh, judging from her feelings that day, she was not a powerful god. Roger even doubted whether she was not as powerful as the Pope.
But isn’t a god that is not too powerful exactly what he needs? Rogue thought.
At this moment, Roger had turned countless thoughts, and he smiled and said, "As long as the Church of the Eye of Wisdom supports me, I can allow you to develop believers in my territory and give you the right to build your own temple. As for whether to tax you, let me talk about this matter when I have seen the great Odrech."
Morra stared at her eyes wide in disbelief and said, "Mr. Roger! What are you talking about? Are you going to tax the believers of the great goddess Audreh?"
Roger smiled and said, "I haven't made the final decision yet. It's just an idea."
Rogge, who once served as the guardian knight of the Church of Light, knew the importance of whether or not money was sufficient to religious dissemination. He was determined to jamm the eye of wisdom from this. At least, this would be a good bargaining condition.
Morra was an ordinary girl back then. Now she reunited, and it seems that she has cultivated the level 10 Dou Qi and has made extremely fast progress. It is obviously related to that Odaireh. As for the three magicians behind her, they are all magicians of level 7 or 8, and their magic power is not weak.
These are resources, Roger thought to himself.
Mora stared at Roger with interest and looked around, and suddenly smiled, "Lord Roger, the ones who are deeply favored by God, are indeed different. You have seen Odairech's Fengyi that day, but now you dare to bargain! I really admire you!"
Roger's heart was thrilled again, but on the surface he was still very calm and did not show any timidity.
Morra stood up and said, "Well, Lord Rog. I know that you are busy, so I won't waste your time. Since you promised us that we can spread teachings on the land of the Principal of Are, when can we get a formal permit?"
Rogliu thought for a while and said, "Miss Mora, please settle down first. I will tell the general manager of the Grand Duke Mansion about your contact information. I will ask them to complete all procedures as soon as possible. It is estimated that within a few days, you can officially spread the doctrine and collect believers. As for these days, it will not be wasted. You can first choose a suitable place to be the temple of the Eye of Wisdom. As for other things, let's talk about them later."
Morra stood up, bowed to Roger Yingying, and said, "Mr. Roger, I admire your courage and courage very much. It seems that you have determined to bargain with Odrech. I will convey your meaning to the great goddess truthfully."
Chapter completed!