Volume 2: Empire Chapter 210: Forbidden City Peak
The Silver Manor in the Imperial Capital is now a temporary temple belonging to Sky City. Stationed in the temple are the First Saint Theresa and the Holy Angels she leads.
Except for the huge event on the night of their advent, this group of angels had been self-isolating in the Silver Manor. They did not employ any servants, and there were only thirty-eight angels living in the huge manor.
Outside the manor, believers of angels come to worship every day. None of them are allowed to enter the manor to accept the summons of the angels, but this makes them constantly reflect on themselves and think that their faith is not pious enough.
So these people with common beliefs spontaneously formed a community and prepared to further establish a church.
These people called themselves Knights Templar and worked according to their own schedule. They established a 24-hour patrol route around the outside of the Silver Manor.
The number of citizens of Saint-London joining the Knights Templar is increasing every day. They also actively promote that angels are a symbol of kindness and that believing in angels will surely receive their protection and keep evil and bad luck away.
This is in line with the spiritual demands of ordinary citizens, especially during this war.
As for the Knights Templar, spies from the Imperial Secret Intelligence Service have already infiltrated them. They are keeping records of the members in small notebooks and actively expanding the staff in an effort to get more spies into the core layer of the Knights Templar.
This can prevent the Knights Templar from being used by people with ulterior motives. If the Knights Templar are accepted by the angels in the future, it would be equivalent to placing spies around the angels.
It would also be very convenient if the Secret Service wanted to deal with the Knights Templar.
With the intentional indulgence of the Imperial Secret Service, the Templars developed very rapidly. The participation of some officials and businessmen gave the Templars money to order uniform uniforms and armor, and scholars also wrote the doctrines they needed to publish in the future.
Outside the Silver Manor are the Templar Knights, whose numbers are growing stronger every day. Of course, the angels inside the manor can see them.
But their purpose of coming to Saint Lun City this time was not to expand the influence of Sky City on the secular world, but to find the artifact that had been lost for a thousand years.
Keeping secrets is the first principle in completing the task.
Therefore, no matter how the Templar Knights displayed themselves outside the manor, the angels never responded. They set countless magic traps in the manor without warning, all of which were killing magic directly targeting life.
Under the main building of the manor, the angels opened up a wide, enclosed space. The sourceless holy light illuminated the entire space into a white jade color, and eight obelisks stood in eight directions. Under each obelisk stood an angel, who transformed himself into a statue, holding a light ball made of light elements in his hands.
The eight obelisks and the magic tracks on the ground formed a large magic circle. Sixteen angels stood at the nodes of the magic circuit, and the light connected them. They also turned into statues, holding balls of light in their hands.
All the angels chanted together hymns written in the ancient angelic language, hoping to use this method to elicit a response from the light sculpture.
However, there was no change in the entire magic circle, and it seemed that there was no gain today.
The angels returned to their original forms, and disappointment appeared on every angel's face.
"Holy Angel Theresa, did Archangel Gold really sense the aura of the artifact in Saint Lun City of the Golden Shield Empire?"
Theresa stood in the middle of the magic circle, with the holy relic she placed her faith in, the First Scripture, floating beside her. She was silent for a while before answering the question from her subordinates: "Archangel Ulysses, the Sword of Oath, also sensed the presence of the artifact in the Sky City, but the time was too short to make an accurate positioning, and could only determine a general direction.
Archangel Gold said that he sensed that the artifact was here in Saint Lun City. The time and direction were correct. Even if Archangel Gold was dissatisfied with our Holy Inquisition, he could not lie about the artifact.
I believe him.”
"But we have been searching for so many days, but we can't sense any information related to the artifact. If it is really here, with so many of us angels proficient in the ancient angel language casting spells together, no matter how deep it is hidden, there should be some feedback."
Theresa said: "If we had found the information about the artifact in a few days, it wouldn't have been lost for a thousand years.
The artifact is definitely not in the surface world. It and other artifacts must be trapped in a special space. Someone opened that space that night, which caused the artifact's aura to leak out. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to find useful clues if we search like this."
"What should we do?"
"We have to continue the exploration of the artifact here, but we can't stay in the manor any longer. We need to know what happened in Saint Lun City that night and who opened the space that trapped the artifact."
"But Saint Lun City is so big, we only have 38 angels, and we are not familiar with this place... If we rely on the humans here, the secret of the artifact will be at risk of being leaked."
This is a difficult problem.
Without relying on the local humans, and relying only on thirty-eight angels to search for clues, the situation will not be much better than what we can sense here.
"Let me think about it..." Theresa asked, "What's the reaction from the Golden Man?"
"The Golden Man from the World Bank's Saint Lun City branch once came to visit us, but we refused to see him. Now the Golden Man is looking for trouble with the Shadow Clan because of the death of their elder Chun, so he probably won't react so quickly in Saint Lun City."
"Other civilizations?"
"The Shadow Tribe is busy dealing with the Shining Gold Man, and the demons in Hell will argue for a long time about how to respond. The Dragon Tribe... The Dragon Nation should not have received the news yet, but they will definitely make big moves after they get the news."
Although the Dragon Kingdom is not unified, the situation is much better than in Hell where there is one demon per hill.
The dragons formed many small groups based on their families, colors, and places of residence. Each small group was led by a respected leader. If a major incident occurred, the old guys who had experienced ancient wars would come forward, and the dragons could gather together to solve the problem.
Thirty-eight Holy Judgement Angels suddenly descended upon the Golden Shield Empire's Saint Lun City, which at this time broke the tacit agreement of the five ancient civilizations. If the World Tree was added, the Dragon Clan would definitely react.
well……
Theresa somewhat regretted her rash arrival.
At that time, I only thought about finding the artifact as quickly as possible and protecting it. I didn't expect that the artifact was so close, but I still couldn't find it.
Now not only do we not know how to find the artifact, but we have also attracted competitors.
"we need to……"
Before Theresa could express her thoughts, an angel broke through the barrier and flew down from above.
He landed in front of Theresa and handed her a letter.
"The Moonlight Queen Qingkong of the Moonlight Royal Court arrived in Saint Lun City today. This is a declaration of war that a Moonlight Knight just sent."
Declaration of war!
Theresa didn't expect that Moonlight Queen Qingkong would send this thing to her as soon as she arrived in Saint Lun City.
Does she really want to challenge a Holy Judge Angel who participated in ancient wars?
Theresa took the letter, broke the seal with the Moonlight Queen's seal, and pulled out the letter inside.
"On the night of the full moon, on the peak of purple gold, a sword came from the west, and a fairy flew from the sky!"
this……
What does this say?
Theresa was confused by the few words on the paper.
The angel who brought the message said, “The Moonlight Knight said: Tonight at the highest point of the palace, the Moonlight Queen who just returned from the West is waiting there for Theresa’s Holy Judgement Angel to fight.
This battle is a friendly exchange and will not affect the friendly relations between the Moonlight Royal Court, the Golden Shield Empire and Sky City."
Clear sky!
Theresa had heard of Qingkong's name in Sky Castle and knew that she was an elf with very strong combat power.
But her strength is only in the secular world. Even though she inherited the authority of the previous generation of the World Tree and became the Moonlight Queen, Saint Lun City is far away from the Moonlight Royal Court and she cannot get help from the World Tree.
It is really presumptuous of an elf to dare to challenge the angels who have been active on the ancient battlefield thousands of years ago.
The angel who delivered the letter continued, “I heard that the last time that the Crown of Thorns followed Archangel Gold to Saint Lun City, she challenged Qingkong, but was easily defeated by Qingkong, and then was threatened by Qingkong to work for her.
After losing the artifact, our strength has declined a lot compared to the ancient war period. This time Qingkong invites me to fight... Let me go."
Theresa read the letter of challenge again and said, "Crown of Thorns is a new angel born after the war who has passion but no strength. He has never experienced real combat. It would be strange if he could win against an elf with rich combat experience.
Qingkong just came back from the Moonlight Palace, and he was so eager to challenge me. He must be looking for revenge for me leading you to besiege the palace.
Her previous victories gave her the confidence to beat me, so I would destroy her confidence with my own hands.
Let these low-level creatures see the gap between them and the angels. Even without divine weapons, angels are not something they can provoke at will!"
Theresa held the letter of challenge, and the white holy fire ignited, burning the paper to ashes.
In the city of Saint Lun, the Queen of Clear Sky and the Angel of Holy Judgement first spread the news of the duel with Holy Scripture Theresa, and it spread throughout the city at an incredible speed in just half a day.
Qingkong is an elf who has never lost since her debut and has killed many famous strong men. Moreover, she is not only strong, but also very beautiful. Her fan club has grown from Raging Waves City to Saint Lun City, and she has a huge group of supporters.
Angels have been active in various historical legends since humans entered the civilized stage. The holiness, power and kindness of angels made them the spiritual sustenance of humans in the ignorant period.
Even after entering industrial civilization and becoming more enlightened, humans still have a stronger affinity for angels than other races. Therefore, most ordinary people are very happy when angels descend upon them, believing that this is the beginning of good luck.
Therefore, when the news that Qingkong and the Holy Judge Angel Theresa were going to have a duel above the imperial palace spread, it immediately caused a sensation throughout the entire city of Saint Lun.
After nightfall, citizens who had just finished their day's work flocked to the palace, wanting to witness what was sure to be an exciting battle.
However, the Imperial Secret Service and the Public Security Bureau set up a blockade in the Imperial City District, strictly prohibiting people from the Upper City District from entering the Imperial City District to prevent unnecessary casualties among the people when Qingkong fought the angels.
Although the people were disappointed, they still gathered around the outskirts of the imperial city, looking up in the direction of the imperial palace. They were happy to see a little magical light.
In the Imperial Palace, all the palace guards and royal knights were standing at their posts, ready for battle.
The Empress of the Empire was humiliated here, so when Queen Christina heard that Qingkong wanted to challenge the angel to a fight, she immediately proposed to use the royal palace as their duel venue.
If Qingkong can defeat the angels here, it will definitely bring a great sense of honor to the entire empire, and it will also be able to wipe out the shadow left by the angels descending and surrounding the palace.
If Qingkong loses, as long as the loss is not too ugly, it will be a very good thing for the empire.
The palace activated its protective shield and concentrated its magic power to create a large, solid, flat dueling field above the palace complex.
The interior of the palace and the top floors of the surrounding high-rise buildings were all filled with magicians and scholars of various sciences. In addition to preventing the energy from the duel from harming innocent people, they also had to record the duel in all aspects without blind spots.
This is a battle between the world's top forces, and it has extraordinary significance for the future development of weapons and transformation technologies.
In the museum with clear sky, all the faculty and students of the Saint-Lun City branch of Oulu College came to the rooftop. Although it was a bit far from the palace, after several alchemical instruments were set up in the direction of the palace, as the instruments were turned on, the scene of the palace was immediately pulled into the nearby airspace.
The Thorn Crown Malus also stood with the teachers and students of Oulu College. He was wearing the college's assistant teacher's uniform and his expression was no longer as arrogant as before.
The background and knowledge of the world's top academy made Malus understand what it meant to be a frog in a well and to be complacent. Humans are very weak in front of angels, but when trillions of humans gather their wisdom like dust and sand together, they form a vast ocean of knowledge.
As for Sky City, its knowledge system has hardly changed in the past thousand years. Since the end of the ancient war, it has been living off its past. The ancient angels are busy looking for artifacts, while the new angels are intoxicated by the glory of the past every day.
Very few angels seriously understand the secular world that they look down upon, and do not know what kind of civilization these inferior races have created.
Malus was somewhat grateful to Qingkong for cutting off his wings. Only after losing his wings could he lower his posture and look at this heart-stirring world with a level gaze.
"I saw Professor Clear Sky. She was standing there."
“I saw that, too!”
"Professor Ban , can you adjust the view a little closer?"
Bruce Ben adjusted the equipment on the edge of the building and shouted to the noisy students, "Stand in the protective circle set up by the professors. I promise that you can see Professor Qingkong clearly."
But honest Bruce Ben couldn't control these students. The students were still extremely excited, and from time to time someone would release magic fireworks into the sky.
Jennifer held the sheriff and stood at the front, looking at the magic mirror, and said with a little worry: "Can Miss Qingkong defeat the Holy Angel?"
"Of course!" The sheriff was more confident than anyone else: "Her Majesty was very strong before, and the current Her Majesty is even stronger than before! What about the Holy Scripture and the Holy Judgement Angel? It's not like Her Majesty hasn't won before."
As the queen's mount, the sheriff felt that he was second only to the queen and of course above everyone else. He spoke without hesitation, saying that the Thorncrown Malus was right next to him.
Malus knew the nature of this black cat, and he was a half-baked Shadow Clan, so he didn't bother with such a small matter. However, Malus still reminded: "The first Holy Scripture Theresa is different from me. She participated in the ancient war and lived until the end of the war. She is much stronger than me.
It is not wise for Professor Qingkong to challenge Theresa."
The sheriff raised his beard and said, "What do you know, kid? Just watch the show!"
