Volume 2: Empire Chapter 190 Angels Descend
"Keqi, you must have drunk too much. You are embarrassing a barbarian in front of humans." A big barbarian pushed the barbarian Keqi aside, reached out and grabbed Luke's hand, and then found that under his grip, the other party did not react at all: "Strange..."
Luke smiled and said, "It's no use competing in strength like this. Let's just put a table on top and arm wrestle."
"Come on, set the table!" Mrs. Fekochik, who was watching from the side, immediately ordered the servants to move the table.
Two barbarians embarrassed themselves in front of humans in a row, which aroused the fighting spirit of other barbarians.
A special table was set up, and the barbarians lined up and took turns to come forward to arm wrestle with Luke.
Luke was having a great time at the Holy Mountain of Tedega Hills.
That same night, a group of angels descended upon the imperial city of Saint-Lun.
At night, dozens of angels radiated holy light in the sky above the city, like a group of meteors drawing white light trails from the horizon. Unlike the politeness of the first angels' descent, this group of angels was extremely ostentatious. They first scattered and descended to various places in the city, showing miracles to the secular people.
Then they gathered towards the palace at a low altitude emitting holy light.
The large-scale arrival of angels immediately caused a sensation in Saint Lun City. It was the first time for most people to see angels at such a close distance, and they were all attracted by the angels' heroic and holy image.
Many people even bow down to the angels in worship.
The whole city seemed to be entering a celebration.
Unlike the ignorant citizens, the imperial palace was in a state of preparedness.
The palace was urgently floated into the air.
The defense system in and around the palace was activated. The magic towers built around the palace projected magic beams of light toward the rising palace, forming a circle of complex golden barriers together with the magic towers inside the palace.
The royal knights and palace guards guarding the palace all took up their respective battle positions, magic cannons transformed and extended from hidden buildings, and the spires in all directions were filled with court mages.
It can be said that if it weren’t for the special circumstances when Fania forced the emperor to abdicate last time, he wouldn’t even be able to enter the palace.
The descending angels did not attack the Imperial Palace which was in a defensive state. Instead, they surrounded the Imperial Palace outside the defensive barrier. All the angels were wearing angel armor, holding angel swords in both hands and standing in the air. A pair of angel wings were spread out and fluttered slightly, and white light bands connected the nearby angels.
The scene was extremely tense, as if a war would break out at any time.
A female angel slowly descended from the sky outside the palace gate, only an arm's length away from the palace's protective shield. The female angel summoned a sword and held it in her hand, chanting in the ancient angel language, and the sword emitted a dazzling light. Then the female angel swung the sword at the palace's protective shield, and after a clanging sound of metal colliding, the seemingly solid protective shield actually shook violently.
This scene shocked all the guards in the palace. To them, the palace's protective shield was as indestructible as a wall of steel.
The royal chief knight Milscom walked to the gate of the palace fully armed, and the protective barrier opened a door.
Milscom stepped through the gate, saluted the female angel like a knight, and said politely, "This is the palace of the Golden Shield Empire. Sky City sent angels to come here at random without giving us any notice. Is there anything important?"
The female angel threw the sword in her hand into the air, and the sword shattered into pieces of light and disappeared.
Then the female angel summoned a thick book and floated it on her palm: "I am Theresa, the First Transmission of the Holy Scripture. You can call me Theresa or the First Transmission of the Holy Scripture. I am affiliated with the Holy Inquisition of Sky City and was commissioned by the Archangel Sword of the Oath to build a temple in the Holy Lun City of the Golden Shield Empire.
And I... am the guardian angel of the Cathedral of Saint Len.
Your Queen Regent should not be asleep yet."
Milscom frowned and said, "Hello, Holy Judge Angel Theresa. Regarding the construction of the cathedral in Saint Lun City, our Queen has already discussed it with Archangel Gold... and decided to meet again later.
Archangel Gold is now invited by the Moonlight Queen to visit the Moonlight Royal Court. If you are not sure, you can go to the Moonlight Royal Court to ask. "
Theresa said proudly: "What Archangel Gold agreed to with your queen has nothing to do with our Holy Inquisition. The construction of the cathedral in Saint Lun City was the order given to me by the Chief Holy Inquisition Angel Sword of Oath.
I am only responsible for carrying out orders and will remove any obstacles that prevent me from completing my mission!"
Theresa threatened with violence.
When Knight Milscom heard that Theresa had no respect for Archangel Gold, he knew that the situation was not something he could handle.
"Holy Angel of Judgment Theresa, our Queen is already waiting in the palace. We can discuss anything. Please follow me..."
Knight Milscom made the invitation. Behind him was a door in the palace's protective shield that had opened, and inside stood the palace guards who were ready for battle.
Theresa chuckled, flapped her wings slightly and floated into the palace, with the holy book that she held in faith floating beside her.
The other angels did not make any unusual movements. They all stayed firmly in the airspace they occupied, forming a very stressful formation.
Milscom only needed to take a quick glance to know that these were all experienced angels. Although there were also Holy Judgement Angels in the Gold Archangel Corps, they were like immature children compared to the group of angels brought by Theresa .
Theresa has entered the palace alone, and has great confidence in her own abilities.
Knight Milscom retreated into the palace cautiously, and the shield closed again. The angels still did not make any move, allowing Theresa to enter the depths of the palace.
At this time, all the lights in the palace were turned on, especially in the main hall, which was as bright as day.
Queen Christina sat on her throne, her demeanor dignified, not revealing her inner turmoil. The royal knights below the stage were divided into two rows, their armor shining and majestic.
Princess Agatha arrived through a special channel.
"Your Highness!" Agatha saluted Queen Christina. "I have ordered all the Imperial spies on duty in the capital to assemble and be on standby. The city guards can also enter the city at any time."
Queen Christina asked Agatha: "Do you know why the angels came to Saint-Lon without any warning and surrounded the palace?"
Agatha shook her head. "I don't know. The working style of this group of angels is obviously very different from that of Archangel Gold. According to our standards, Archangel Gold is an elder that people respect from the bottom of their hearts."
Queen Christina nodded and said, “Yes, talking with Archangel Gold always gives people new insights.
These angels are very powerful. If a battle is unavoidable, can the palace be defended?"
“This…” Agatha said helplessly: “There has been no record of any large-scale battles in Sky City in the past thousand years. Without any reference, I have no way to predict.
If war is unavoidable, we can only fight to the death to defend the honor of the Golden Shield Royal Family and the Empire."
Agatha was so pessimistic about the defensive battle that Queen Christina couldn't help but sigh: "If only Meteorite and Clear Sky were here! Unfortunately, Clear Sky went back to the Moonlight Court, and Meteorite... do you know where Meteorite is? He doesn't seem to be in the team that returned to the Moonlight Court with Miss Clear Sky."
Agatha replied, "I don't know either. The battle report from Raging Waves City says that the Armored Assault Division of Raging Waves City has successfully captured Songta Harbor. Meteorite should be in Raging Waves City coordinating the war in the North, but he disappeared at this time. I think he must have something more important to do and he has to do it himself."
"It seems...we can only rely on ourselves in this crisis."
"First, let's hear what the purpose of these angels is."
Not long after waiting, a guard came in to report: "The Angel of the Holy Judgement of Sky City has sent a message to Saint Theresa requesting an audience..."
Without waiting for notification, Theresa had already walked into the hall.
She ignored the war-minded royal knights and walked straight to the throne. She said to Queen Christina, who was sitting on the throne, "I came to Saint Len City on the orders of the Archangel Sword of Oath to fulfill his promise with His Majesty Augustine to build a church in Saint Len City."
After saying this, Theresa glanced at the empty throne.
Queen Christina did not expect that the angels came down in such a threatening manner just for this purpose. She said to Theresa: "I have already discussed with Archangel Gold about building a church in Saint Len..."
Theresa stopped Queen Christina from continuing: "I accepted the order of the Archangel Sword of Oath. I came in this way because I want you to know my attitude."
Queen Christina and Agatha looked at each other.
It's just a holy temple. Is it necessary for Sky City to take such an attitude?
He even went so far as to expose the contradictions within the archangels.
Seeing that Theresa was so determined, she was willing to use force to achieve her goal.
Queen Christina decided to take a step back and avoid the sharp edge, and then see what the real purpose of the Sword of Oath was in building the temple in Saint Len City.
"Regarding the construction of the cathedral in Saint Lun City, since it is an agreement between Your Majesty and the Sword of Oath, we are of course willing to accept it. However, the cathedral needs to be admired by the world, so the site selection and architectural design need to be taken seriously.
There are also... complicated processes such as land acquisition, construction, decoration, etc.
This will take a lot of time and it won’t be built in a few years.”
Who would have thought that Theresa would say: "The temple... you can build it slowly. The Silver Manor has no owner now, so my angels and I can use the Silver Manor as a temporary temple.
Her Majesty the Queen only needs to announce the legitimacy of the Saint Lun City Cathedral."
The fact that Sky City was so anxious to build the Cathedral of Saint Len made Queen Christina believe that the angels' purpose was not just to build a cathedral.
"Silver Manor is involved in an important case within the Empire. It is under investigation by the Imperial Secret Intelligence Service."
Theresa smiled and said, "It doesn't matter what kind of manor it is, as long as I and the angels I brought can move in. Tomorrow morning, the Golden Shield Empire must announce the establishment of a temple in Saint Lun City."
At this time, Knight Milscom walked behind Queen Christina and whispered to her the number of angels that had descended this time.
When Queen Christina heard that there were thirty-eight angels descending this time, her expression changed. What on earth was going on that required Sky City to send thirty-eight angels to Saint Lun City, and they were all very powerful Holy Judgement angels?
However, since Sky City has shown such a powerful force at once, it is obvious that it is determined to take over the Holy Temple of Saint Lun City. In such a situation, it would be extremely ignorant to refuse stubbornly.
The spring war officially began in the northern border of the empire. This spring is extremely important for the future direction of the Art County Alliance War.
On the southern front of the empire, the Northern Legion and the Barbarian Legion reached a ceasefire.
At the Crescent Oasis in the western border of the empire, the second prince Alex sent people to the imperial capital many times to gather information and secretly contacted many officials.
At this time, there must not be any signs of instability in the core of the empire.
Not to mention becoming enemies with Sky City or even going to war with it.
"Okay..." Queen Christina said to Angel Theresa, "I heard that Her Majesty Queen Clear Sky invited Archangel Gold to the Moonlight Royal Court to discuss the construction of a temple in the Moonlight Royal Court. The return of angels to the secular world is a great thing for kind people.
As the Queen Regent of the Golden Shield Empire, I agree to Sky City's request to build a temple in Saint Lun City of the Golden Shield Empire. Before the construction of the Saint Lun City Temple is completed, the guardian angels of the temple can move into the Silver Manor.
From then on, the Silver Manor was given to the angels as a temporary temple.
Agatha, will there be any problem in completing the handover of Silver Manor tomorrow morning?"
Agatha replied, "Your Highness, no problem. I will send someone to finish the unfinished work overnight and ensure that the angels have a comfortable and clean place to stay tomorrow."
Queen Christina asked Theresa, "Is Theresa satisfied with the Angel of Judgment?"
Building a temple in Saint Lun City was a request from Sky City.
The Silver Manor was a gift from the Golden Shield Empire.
Theresa didn't care about Queen Christina's verbal advantage over Sky City. For her, completing the mission of the Sword of Oath was the most important thing.
Only by legally entering the city of Saint Lun can the angels secretly search for the lost artifacts.
In order to keep it secret and prevent other ancient civilizations from discovering the information that the artifact had revealed in Saint Lun City, all the angels stationed in Saint Lun City this time are angels who have participated in ancient wars.
Only they understand the power of the artifact and know how important it is to the angels.
Having achieved her goal, Angel Theresa bowed to Queen Christina and then turned and left.
Soon, news came from outside that all the angels surrounding the palace had evacuated, and the palace slowly landed after being confirmed to be safe.
After the palace was shaken and stabilized, Queen Christina ordered Agatha: "The Secret Service must find out the real purpose of these angels' arrival."
Agatha replied: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Queen Christina continued to give orders: "Knight Milscom, we are too passive in the face of Sky City. The Empire may face unconventional wars in the future, and we need warriors and weapons that can fight against angels.
As the chief knight of the royal family, you cannot just be a royal bodyguard. I will leave this matter to you. Put some pressure on all scientific research institutions in the empire."
Knight Milscom saluted Queen Christina and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will complete the mission you have entrusted to me."
The Queen gave another order: "Send someone to the Moonlight Royal Court as soon as possible to tell Her Majesty the Moonlight Queen what happened in Saint Lun City. We can't find the meteorite, but she will definitely find it!"
