In spring, Bracada is covered with snow and the weather is freezing cold.
The spring heat in Oufu is rolling and blazing.
In [Yanyu City], the troops of Elasia have been reducing their offensive for three consecutive days, and it seems that they have no way to deal with [Sin Castle].
Even the crossbows and catapults used for siege had been withdrawn from the front battlefield.
Although it has not been clearly announced yet, many hell soldiers in the [Fortress of Sin] are already cheering for the impending victory.
But Gru knew very well that Catherine had no choice but to give up.
Bending the bow and pulling the string, drawing the bow without shooting, is to aim at the target.
He clenched his fists and stepped back to gather strength for a powerful strike.
The tense atmosphere in [Yanyu City] has reached a high point.
Catherine was waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity that Qi Ge promised him.
To achieve the goal of confusing the enemy, more command is naturally needed.
Catherine has been more tired than usual during this period, which makes Gru feel even more distressed.
Gru was unwilling to meet Catherine.
This has to do with an agreement between him and Catherine.
That agreement made the relationship between him and Catherine very awkward.
She knew he was protecting her and she wanted to see him, but she pretended not to know.
He knew, and she knew, that he was protecting her, but he also had to pretend that he was not.
After all, Catherine is nominally a wife, and the queen of Erathia, so she still needs to keep a fig leaf.
Gru seemed to be content with his embarrassing identity.
"It's okay with me. As long as Catherine can still ride the unicorn, I will protect her.
But what if she can't ride it!!
Well, let’s talk about it later.”
Originally, such tacit understanding should have existed forever.
However, Catherine took the initiative to break the rules between them.
After finishing a day's work, Catherine drew all the curtains, locked the door, and then turned off the lights in the room.
In the darkness, Catherine's chest rose and fell several times. Finally, she took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and said softly:
"Gru, are you there?"
"I am here."
Without even a second of waiting, Catherine heard Gru's voice.
That familiar voice always made her feel extremely at ease.
In the silence, Gru's voice was not loud, but it made Catherine's heartbeat suddenly accelerate.
The two fell silent at the same time, and only the sounds of two heartbeats and two breathing were left in the room.
Gradually, the breathing sounds began to synchronize, and then the heartbeats began to synchronize.
The four voices became two.
"You looking for me?"
Gru broke the silence.
Catherine moved her mouth, wanting to talk about some romantic things before getting down to business.
Such as missing, such as gratitude, such as... love.
But she opened her mouth for a long time, but still couldn't say anything, so the words that came to her mouth became:
"Yeah. I'm looking for you.
Gru, I need your help."
"Don't say please. I'm not used to it."
Gru's breathing became heavier.
"Well, Gru, do me a favor."
Gru's voice regained its composure.
"Okay, go ahead."
“Please help me deliver a letter to Qi Ge.
The things on this letter are very important, and I don’t feel comfortable asking those chosen ones of the Yasha Gods to deliver it for me.
But I don’t know where Qige is, and after thinking about it, you are the only one left.”
"Another matter of beating Ofer?"
"Um."
"good."
In the darkness, Catherine felt the envelope in her hand being taken away in an instant.
She pinched her fingers but felt nothing.
"Don't worry, it's not a love letter, so you can't peek."
Gru, who was about to use his magic eye to penetrate the envelope, paused.
He answered in all seriousness:
"Don't worry, I'm not that stingy."
"Um."
There was silence between the two again.
Gru knew he should leave, but he didn't want to leave.
It was a rare occasion that Catherine took the initiative to break the rules, so he also wanted to say a little more.
After thinking it over, Gru finally sighed and said:
“Katherine.
Don't push yourself too hard, you're too tired."
Catherine smiled bitterly and replied:
"What can we do? Someone has to be tired."
"Why does it have to be you?"
"I am the queen."
King, should I be so tired?
Gru thought of Avili.
He is now the nominal supreme leader of Avili, a king without the title of king.
But in fact he did almost nothing for Avili.
But Avili has been running well.
Because there are talented people like Malodia, Jenny, Jenova, etc. who have been managing the operation of Avili.
This shows that the king does not have to be tired.
Gru sighed softly and said:
“In the final analysis, there are too few talented people in Erathia.
From ordinary people to officials, and even to heroes, even those legendary heroes.
They are all fools who believe in the church."
Hearing this, Catherine's heartstrings were touched.
"Why."
She smiled bitterly and said:
"In the letter Qi Ge wrote to me, he told me a story."
story?!
Gru suddenly became alert.
"What's the story?"
“Qi Ge said that in their world chosen by Yasha God, there are also many churches.
Especially in the past history of their world, many religions existed at the same time.
There are two religions among them, one is Catholicism and the other is Judaism.
A long time ago, there was a wealthy businessman named Giannotto. He was an honest, virtuous man, and a Catholic.
He had a good friend named Abraham, who was a Jew, very rich, and also a man of high moral character, but he believed in Judaism.
Giannotto heard that Jewish believers were hypocritical and was worried that his friend's soul would be lost in a hundred years, so he urged him to convert to his own Catholicism.
But Abraham believed that Judaism was the most sacred religion in the world, and he remained faithful to his faith until his death.
But Jannotto was not willing to give up and kept trying to persuade him.
Finally, Abraham compromised.
But the prerequisite is that he must personally visit the location of the Catholic cathedral and see with his own eyes what the Pope and the four cardinals are doing.
If it was as good as Giannotto said, he would convert to Catholicism.
Hearing this, Jannotto immediately felt guilty.
Because Giannotto knew clearly that the Pope and his staff led a dissolute and shameless life.
If Abraham had seen this, our hope of persuading him to change his religion would have been dashed.
So, Giannotto found various reasons to persuade Abraham not to go to Rome and to be baptized nearby.
But Abraham was determined and unmoved, and insisted on going.
Giannotto could do nothing but wish him a safe journey.
Abraham set off immediately. After arriving in Rome, he used business as a cover to secretly observe the lifestyle of the Pope, cardinals, bishops and other priests in the Vatican.
After a period of understanding, he found that the Catholic group, from top to bottom, was full of shameless people.
They are greedy for money and lustful, doing all kinds of evil, violating human ethics, indulging in homosexuality, and having no scruples, and have long lost their sense of shame.
They openly visit prostitutes, keep mistresses, and molest boys in broad daylight. They are all sex-hungry ghosts and drunkards.
What is even more incredible is that they are greedy and love money like their life. In order to make money, they do not hesitate to kidnap people and sell clergy positions. There are too many such examples to list.
After Abraham saw through all this, he immediately set off for home, not wanting to stay in Rome any longer.
Upon hearing that his friend had returned, Giannotto went to visit him and test Abraham's views on the Roman Catholic Church.
Abraham angrily recounted everything he had seen and heard there. At the end he said:
'It has long been a melting pot of all evils. Those so-called cardinals and archbishops are destroying Catholicism. They are the gravediggers of Catholicism.'
After hearing this, Giannotto was speechless and shocked.
Abraham continued:
'However, the reality is that no matter how these parasites try to destroy Catholicism, it still stands and is growing stronger and stronger.
This makes me believe that there must be a God providing support and foundation for it.
In other words, Catholicism is indeed greater and more sacred than other religions.
My good friend, I have made up my mind to convert to Catholicism.'
Giannotto was so happy that he could hardly express it in words.
He immediately accompanied his good friend to the baptism.
Soon Abraham became a devout Catholic.”
At this point, Catherine burst out laughing.
"Seven Pigeons said that he was quite sure that his world was different from ours.
There is no God in their world chosen by Yasha.
Moreover, Abraham in the story must have been well aware of this.
But Abraham still chose to join the Catholic Church.
This was not because Abraham was stupid, but because Abraham was too smart.
He knew very well that with his family background and abilities, as long as he joined the Catholic Church, he would soon be able to live a heavenly life on earth like those fallen people.
Gru, I used to think like you that there are too few smart people who can see through the true face of the church.
But it wasn't until I read Qi Ge's letter that I understood.
It’s not that there are too few smart people, but that there are too many smart people.
This is true even in a world without God, let alone a world with God."
Catherine smiled bitterly:
"In Erathia, fools like me, Mlak, and Qi Ge are a minority.
But there are always some stupid people who stand up, go against the wind, and do things that the smart people are unwilling to do.
Our country, our people, will have hope.”
Gru's Adam's apple twitched.
It was a dark night and he hadn't turned on his magic vision, but he always felt that Catherine was glowing.
What makes me so attached to her and even lose my mind is the holy light on her.
Gru said softly:
“Above God, there is the Mother Goddess.
Catherine, the Mother Goddess will see it."
"Um?"
Gru took a deep breath and said:
“ Mother Goddess will see everything you do.
Although you may not care, I want to say that everything you do will be rewarded.”
"Yeah. Hehe."
Catherine laughed.
"Reward? Maybe the Mother Goddess has already given it to me in advance.
For example, you?"
Phew~
A gust of wind suddenly blew open the curtains, causing Catherine's hair to fly.
Catherine gently pushed the hair from the corner of her mouth and complained softly:
"Running away at this time, you coward."
…
…
"Coward! Stop right there!"
"I won't! I'll just run.
If you don't chase me, I will stop!"
"Ouch! Come on, first mate! Don't get caught up!"
“Go, go, go!”
Cirno chased, and the seven pigeons ran away.
There was laughter and joy on the Blue Whale.
Adrian looked at this scene with some confusion. It was really beyond her expectation that the savior chosen by the God of Destiny and the God of Magic would have such a cheerful personality.
In the end, running on two legs could never outrun flying in the sky, and Qi Ge was caught by Cirno.
Cirno froze the seven pigeons' bodies, leaving only their heads.
She stepped on the seven doves' heads and complained angrily:
"Asshole! You pulled out all my mushrooms and left me hungry for six days!
I almost starved to death!!”
Qi Ge was confused:
"Six days?! How can I be hungry for six days?
The mushrooms on the fairy ring will grow back a week after all the mushrooms are pulled out.
Didn't I leave 7 jars of honey for you?
That should be enough to last you a week.”
Cirno puffed out her chest confidently:
"Who can resist putting honey there? I ate it all on the first day!"
Seven Pigeons: ...
Qi Ge asked doubtfully:
“You were able to get all seven jars of honey, so you should have gone out of the fairy cottage to have a look, right?
In other words, you know, I pulled all the mushrooms out.
Have you ever thought about how you will survive after the honey is gone? "
“Hehe.”
Cirno was even more confident:
"You don't really think I'm stupid, do you? Of course I thought about it.
I even calculated and confirmed that I wouldn’t starve to death in six days, so I ate! "
Seven Pigeons: ...
"Then you are really smart."
"Hehe, yeah. I think so too."
Qi Ge said cautiously:
“In that case, you see, you told me to pull it out casually, so I was a little casual.
And I also took into account the possibility that you might be hungry, so I left a few extra jars of honey.
You will be hungry because you make the decision of your own will after careful consideration and eat all the honey.
So, no matter how you think about it, you can't blame me."
Cirno opened her mouth blankly, paused on Qige's head and thought for a while, then said:
“That’s right.
Then I’ll let you go.”
The thawed Qi Ge stretched his hands to his head, wanting to catch Cirno but not daring to.
In the Arctic Ocean, the Ice Fairy clan controls the water element channel and the air element channel. Who dares to mess with them?
He could only say with a bitter face:
"Lord Cirno, can you get off my head?"
"snort."
Cirno flew away from the seven doves' heads and flew to Adriel's side.
She stood on Adrian's shoulder, chattering something, looking at Qige from time to time, sticking out her tongue and making faces at him.
Ah, this...
No matter how I look at it, it seems like he is saying bad things about me.
Tsk, bad woman, so narrow-minded, you deserve to be called mentally retarded.
"Seven doves, seven doves, seven doves."
Seeing the seven pigeons being liberated, Sylvia rushed over immediately.
She stretched out her hand and grabbed Qi Ge's neck, then clamped it hard under her armpit.
Qi Ge felt his right cheek pressed tightly against Sylvia's big softness.
If it weren't for the leather breastplate, this would have been a very erotic experience.
But now, Qi Ge just wants to break free quickly.
"Oh my, head, head, my head, it's been squeezed to death.
Sylvia, spare my life, spare my life!"
"Come on, let's talk alone!"
Sylvia pulled the seven pigeons all the way to the dark corner of the cabin where no one could be seen.
She did not let the seven pigeons go, but just smacked her lips and asked:
"Tell me the truth, when did you provoke Adrian ?
Damn it, having me, Adela and Sousa isn't enough, you want Adri too!
A philanderer.
The only beauty left in Erathia is Her Majesty Catherine. Are you trying to trick Her Majesty away too?!"
"Nonsense!"
The mighty Seven Pigeons, whose movements were restricted, categorically denied:
"There are obviously Will Skye, Taris, Seya, and Caitlin."
Sylvia is furious:
"How dare you think of that!"
Feeling Sylvia's sudden increase in strength, Qi Ge did not dare to continue to be playful and quickly begged for mercy:
“No, no, no, your neck is going to break, let go, let go.
I was wrong. I was wrong. "
Sylvia said seriously:
"Qi Ge, I am warning you.
It's okay with me, but Adela is not as easy to talk to as I am.
To be honest, in the whole of Erathia, the only one who could compare with Adela in appearance was Adri.
When many bards in Erathia make lists, they put Adela and Aedrid first and second.
Moreover, many people ranked Adrian first and Adela second.
Although Adela has been pretending to be indifferent, you must never underestimate a woman's jealousy and desire to win. "
Sylvia whispered:
"Ever since Adrid went to the North, Adela has never visited Adrid, not even once!
Be careful of a fire in your harem!"
Seven Pigeons: ...
There is such a thing!!
He really didn't know about this.
In her previous life, Adela had always been a very calm saint.
When Qi Ge took the quest from her, the quest line never intersected with the North .
If what Sylvia said was true, then...
“That doesn’t have any impact.
We, Qi Ge, are dedicated to the public and have absolutely no selfish motives.
What harem or no harem? That's not true. Don't talk nonsense."
Sylvia looked at Qi Ge with disdain:
"Even though you've become Adela's guardian knight, you still secretly write letters to Adelaide every day.
Your actions have fully exposed your ill intentions and ulterior motives!
By the way, what have you been doing during this time?
Didn’t you agree to take me to the Chaos Sea?
You've been preparing for so long."
"I have done a lot of things during this period of time."
Qi Ge gently patted Sylvia's hand and said:
"Let go, I'll tell you about it."
…
…
“If the large-scale war between Bracada and Negan continues, it will be detrimental to our entire Yasha world.
Therefore, I must find a way to end this war quickly.
To ensure success, I started from multiple places.
1. Under the name of Chengfeng, I told those Thunder Lords that the story behind this war was not as simple as Bracada fighting Nigan, but that there was a third force involved.
Moreover, behind this third force stands an extremely powerful true God.
In this way, if Bracada wants to continue attacking, he must always be wary of the influence of the Air Elemental Clan.
2. Muriel and I destroyed many mines and factories in the heart of Bracada, greatly reducing Bracada's long-term war potential.
The third and most important point.
The Thunder Lord Legion is Bracada's top legion. If it goes deep into Ofer alone, Bracada will most likely send troops to rescue it.
Even if those wizards and djinn are unwilling to rescue, the Thunder Temple will give the order and command the troops to rescue.
The fertility of Titans is not much stronger than that of Dragons. Titans cannot afford the loss of this Thunder Lord Legion."
After hearing what Qi Ge said, Sylvia was dumbfounded, and his mouth opened as big as an egg.
“In such a short time, you have accomplished such a big thing!!
Secretly manipulating a war between two major forces? !
Oh my God, Qi Ge, you are too cruel!
By the way, you also conquered the Dragon Queen Moril!
While trying to capture Muriel, he wrote a letter to Adrian.
Oh my god, Qi Ge, you are such a scumbag! "
Qi Ge’s face turned dark.
"Don't talk nonsense, the relationship between Muriel and I is purely an alliance.
I used a fake identity the whole time I was with her, if you ever have the chance to meet her, please don't expose me."
"Wait a minute, Qi Ge, you exposed Wei Cheng Feng. Isn't she in danger?"
"Don't be afraid." Qi Ge smiled slightly.
“Chengfeng is my follower, she and I can be considered one.
All prophecies that point to her will eventually point to me.
And all prophecies pointing to me will be blocked.
Don't forget, fate is my ally.
I estimate that Bracada will soon shift its target of attack.
This time, there may be a big scene where troops from three different directions attack Ofer at the same time.
When Over can no longer hold on, we and Adria will go down the river from the north of Over to pick the last peaches!"
Speaking of Adrian, Qi Ge suddenly remembered that he had just accepted a mission.
As he spoke, he clicked on the task to check.
[System prompt: Accept the task: Magic Shadow Second Ring]
Mission Name: Shadow of Magic
Second Ring: Crisis of the Ice Barrier.
Mission level: Golden Demigod level
Mission requirements: Guard the ice barrier.
Mission Reward: Unknown.
Mission Statement:
Adria shoulders the mission of the goddess of magic.
She has great magical powers and powerful specialties.
But because of his strength, Adrian was also envied and excluded by the cardinals of the church.
Although Adrid has absolute power in the northern part of Erathia, the northern part of Erathia is the most desolate and backward place in the entire Erathia.
Aidri is nominally the ruler of the North, but she needs the permission of the Church of Holy Angels before she can even leave the North.
Perhaps you can find a way to help her get into the core of power in Erathia.
The ice fairies in the far north of the Yasa world are happy to help you and Adrian.
But before that, it seems that there are still some things you need to solve.
Perhaps you can ask the ice fairies. 】
Seven pigeons:?
"Crisis of the Ice Barrier... Just from the name, I know this is going to be a very troublesome mission.
It was a mandatory second-level mission, and I wasn't even given a chance to refuse."
Qi Ge has a headache.
"When I was picking mushrooms in the fairy ring, was it destined that this day would come?
Dry.
really.
Every gift from fate comes with a hidden price.
There is also compound interest and violent debt collection that follows.
It’s easy to borrow but hard to return.”