The Last King of Darkness

The Holy Church's presence in the royal city has always been very low, except for festivals and fire rituals, they are basically not found.

Archbishop Horus is also very low-key among the four leaders of the royal city, and many times no one can even think of such a person.

But that was exactly what Horus wanted.

The core of the Holy Church is to guard the fire, and its ultimate responsibility is to assist the king.

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

Now, it has been twenty days since Wang merged into the holy fire, and the change has not been delayed. This time the change in the spiritual world is likely to have penetrated into the sea of ​​​​source, shaking the foundation of the holy fire.

The situation that was originally thought to occur in three to five years has now occurred.

The torch plan must be accelerated.

Horus thought.

We must get new seeds of holy fire and strengthen the source of holy fire in order to support this increasingly prosperous human being.

With this belief, he worked hard and took over all the daily affairs after the king entered the torch.

The Trorians are a complex complex. In their 1300-year history, they have taken in many human survivors from outside, with their own traditions and strange surnames and customs.

But six hundred years ago, they never met any survivors again.

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

With disaster after disaster, records of previous exchanges were lost.

The current Trorian has become the only light in the darkness.

Under this circumstance, many people's concepts have quietly changed, the previously unshakable will of fire has been doubted, the belief in conquering darkness has been shaken, some people are tired of fighting for the glory of fire, and they are huddled in the mountains of death. The ideological trend of enjoying a comfortable life in a corner of the society gradually expanded.

They even felt that 100 million people were too many, and the territory of a thousand miles was too large. They could shrink in a little more and kill half of them to ensure the peace of Trorian and their status forever.

In this case, Wang's tendency to expand was strongly opposed by them, and they hated the law that Wang tried to gather more resources to prepare for further expansion.

The Stars Town expedition team that demonstrated the feasibility of expanding outward 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 particularly strong after losing the king's prestige and suppression.

Horus felt powerless in many things, and many times, his orders could not even get out of the sacred fire shrine.

Horus tried every means to change this situation, but to no avail.

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 these obstructive guys. At this time, he got an unexpected huge surprise.

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

The news was so sudden, it was like a dream.

After Horus repeatedly confirmed its authenticity, the ecstasy flooded him like a tsunami, and he made up his mind in a split second to immediately bring Star Town into Trorian's territory.

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

However, in the Supreme Council, he was once again met with extremely strong resistance.

Opponents headed by Tarinas and Manorobana strongly opposed this, believing that they only occupied the main body of Fanxing Town without clearing the nearby areas and establishing an effective defense system.

Once something changes in the darkness, the fire in Starry Town will be quickly extinguished.

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

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

Of course, in order to make up for his losses and commend his achievements, he can be compensated with 5,000 silver cables.

"That's half his weekly salary," Manolo Lobana said rather graciously.

Horus nearly failed to restrain his riotous psionic power.

Wangcheng has investigated all the nearby resource points within 2,000 miles. The super-large true silver rich veins under Fanxing Town have an annual output of at least 7 billion silver cables, which is equivalent to one-fifth of the entire Trorian.

To ask for a compensation of 5,000 silver is simply humiliating!

However, despite Horus' arguments, the Supreme Council has never been their home court. If there is a king, his prestige can suppress most opposition, but now that the king is trapped in the flame, Horus alone cannot control the situation. .

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

"I think that for Trorian to exist to this day, strict internal rules and order are indispensable. If people lose the rules and act only by instinct, isn't it like a monster? Before the expedition, the Supreme Council I made a promise with the king, and now just because one party has won an unexpected victory, can we violate it like this?"

Horus looked at the speaker in surprise. It was Elder Greer. He was the previous commander 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 expansion plans. How could he suddenly speak to them?

The latter nodded slightly to Horus with a friendly smile.

Horus also hurriedly returned a cracked wood smile.

Manolo Robana and the others' faces sank, and they reluctantly explained: "This is for the benefit of the royal city, and it is not suitable for individuals to have such a large wealth."

There was a sneer from the elders, and another elder said: "Lord Gula, is it inappropriate for you to say this? There has never been this clause in the laws of the king's city. Besides, we also have emergency regulations, and personal wealth is in crisis. I will also donate it 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 hurriedly: "That's right, Elder Brynden."

The opponents all realized that the situation was wrong, how could the elders who have always favored them have changed so much?

Justice Laiville hurriedly said: "Elder Brynden, of course I agree with your opinion, but Rhodes is too young, he has no family, no heirs, or even a legal wife, and his possession of this wealth may cause harm to mankind. Unnecessary loss, we are here for his sake."

As soon as the words fell, someone objected.

"Who said he didn't have a wife? He is the backup partner of the guardian Qing Yu, and has been approved by the king."

Laville sneered: "Oh? Are you talking about the candidate for the king who has 367 preparatory companions?"

Opponents suddenly roused themselves.

"Yes, although there is no stipulation in the law, our king should have basic moral conduct. A woman who indulges in body desires is not suitable to be a king at all."

"Master Jon is a qualified candidate for the next term!"

boom!

The first elder, Aman, repeatedly knocked on the table, and the old voice echoed in the hall.

"Quiet! What we are discussing today is not the inheritance of fire. Such matters are strictly forbidden to be brought up in unrelated 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, Tarinas coughed and said:

"Elders, we are not against it for the sake of objection. For any matter, there must always be critics. This is also the freedom that the king promised to create for us. If there is no voice of criticism, then silence will be a crime, and Wang Cheng will We will return to the times when we were so harsh that we couldn't breathe. We have proved with facts that too strict control cannot improve the combat effectiveness of human beings. Everyone has a different soul and needs to be in a free environment to play their role. potential."

Elder Brynden said in a deep voice, "Talinus, we all know this, please focus on it."

Tarinas said solemnly: "Lord's victory is not his victory, but Lord Theodore's victory. He just used the soul ripple left by Theodore to steal the fruits of Lord Theodore's victory. Therefore, the ownership of this true silver vein should belong to Lord Theodore, because Lord Theodore is deceased and has no immediate family, so it should be managed by Wangcheng on his behalf."

"right!"

Manolo Robana went on to say: "Master Theodore's soul ripple is so powerful that it has reached the level of a strategic-level weapon in the king's city. Rhode's abuse in this way obviously violates the rules of using strategic-level weapons and has caused great losses to the king's city. , he should be held accountable for misuse of strategic weapons, and ordered to hand over all the soul ripples left by Lord Theodore."

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

Tarinas said blankly: "Lord Horus, do you want to silence the voices of criticism? Only allow us to sing praises, eh?"

"not me…"

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

Horus suddenly got stuck.

Of course, the Torch Plan can't be made public, so Theodore's last soul communication can't be made public, so many things are difficult to explain.

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

Elder Patrick said: "Talinus, the soul ripples created by the conjuration qualifiers using the incantation cannot simply be regarded as a strategic weapon, otherwise, wouldn't the soul of the conjuration master be a super strategic weapon? This violates basic human norms!"

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

Elder Viserys said: "Rod met Lord Theodore at the last moment and was able to let Lord Theodore inherit his Soul Ripple. This is obviously the legacy that Theodore gave him. According to the principle of inheritance, Soul Ripple belongs to What Rhodes personally owns, how he uses it, is his own freedom."

Horus experienced for the first time the power of a multitude.

The strong opposition from the elders made the first elder, Armando, a little hesitant.

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

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

The first elder was the highest ranking second only to the king, and at some point, even the king's words didn't work for him.

So it's settled.

Everyone answered 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 stage with a gloomy face.

A large group of elders came up and held Horus's hand with a smile on their faces.

"Congratulations, Your Excellency, Archbishop, we have a go-getter."

"It deserves the name of a new star."

"Although he is young, he does things decently and understands righteousness. I believe that the true silver veins will be better used 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 come up with the name of the chapter. According to his fire, let's call it the Black Rice Bucket."

"Haha, that's a good name."

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

"To the twelfth zone, isn't the guardian Qingyu his fiancee?"

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

In a flurry of compliments, Horus offered the only useful suggestion.

"His chapter name is still called the Black Chapter."

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Rhodes soon received the official appointment from Wangcheng.

It wasn't until now that he figured out that defenders were the top job in a town.

The mayor can only be regarded as a deputy who handles routine affairs, and the consul is only the manager of the deputy.

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

Horus wrote a lot of things in the letter, but the main meaning is to let him stick to the town of stars, stabilize the situation, stand firm, and lay a solid foundation.

He also warned him that Wang couldn't provide help for some reason, and he could only rely on himself. The wind direction in Wangcheng was very strange, so he must be careful.

But Rhodes is not worried. The most difficult first step has already been taken. Next, he has a way to bind the big figures in the king city firmly with him.

When multiple parties have the same interests, everything is easy to do.

The trouble now is in a dream.

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

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

Divinity must wait until the stars shine before it can be obtained from the dream.

Rhodes once asked the Book of Knowledge what divinity is, and the Book of Knowledge answered:

"The power of dreams."

This made Rhodes even more curious about what the dream was like.

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

The book of knowledge told him that dreams must have more divinity in order to resist such an invasion, strengthen the suppression of intruders, fly faster in the spiritual world, and have a stronger purification ability.

What Rhodes has done so far is enough to gain a lot of divinity~www.wuxiahere.com~, but what makes him anxious is that the stars have not returned to their positions, and the dream state cannot obtain this power.

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

But the stars of this world did not seem to be the same thing as the stars he understood. They had some kind of peculiar mysterious power that could 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 orientation, 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 day,

Unpredictable and incomprehensible.

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

In both worlds, the time is also the same, there is no one second difference.

The trouble for Rhodes now is that in order to leave the River of Eternal Death and the Abyss of Darkness as soon as possible and arrive at the City of Disorder, they chose an unsafe route. The dream bubble during the flight alarmed many silent people in the depths of the spiritual world. Unknown existence.

This phenomenon is especially noticeable at night.

The dream will be pursued by many monsters in the spiritual world. Rhodes must stand in front of the light stage and manually operate the dream bubble to get rid of their pursuit.

It wasn't until the night was over that he was free to lie down in the rocking chair and take a nap.

At first Rhodes was relatively leisurely, but with the arrival of the official appointment and the arrival of a large number of miners, countless affairs came to him.

This time he was exhausted, and the Book of Knowledge told him that it would take at least twenty days for them to reach the City of Discord.

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

Grass!

Rhode said angrily the name of his second Tinder.