Volume 2: Funeral Song of Crows Chapter 10 Storm Contract
Joshua and his sister looked at the broken scorched earth in shock.
They knew that there were people in this world who could use magical powers, and they had even seen them. A few years ago, when there were robberies near Red Spring Town, the mayor raised money to hire a magic chanter who could ignite fire out of thin air.
After the robbers rushed into the town, the magic caster who was hired at a high price turned all the invading robbers into burning corpses.
Joshua still remembers the deafening explosions and flying flames that night, as well as the devastation after the battle.
But compared with what he sees now, what he thought was a "big scene" at that time was as ridiculous as a child playing house.
"This is amazing! He is just like the hero of the End Watcher in the story..."
Joshua couldn't help but mutter to himself. He had no , so he could only compare the legendary stories he had heard from the bards with the scene before him.
William, who was standing behind him, curled his lips when he heard this, but in the end he didn't say anything.
After that final powerful blow, Cass stood there in confusion for a while, then sighed, drew his sword, and hurried back.
He walked straight towards William, not even noticing the two children's eager and admiring looks, and apologized:
"I'm sorry, William, I just subconsciously ..."
"You failed the last round. I think your last attack has reached the legendary level of power, right? Do you feel that your mental state has been affected?"
Cas shook his head to indicate that he was fine.
"So what do you usually call me?"
William asked calmly.
The expression on Cas's face froze for a moment.
"No, Your Honor, I just..."
The expression on Cas's face kept changing. At first he was about to explain, but in the end he sighed and admitted it.
"You see, sometimes even you yourself are hard to realize this kind of influence . Remember, before you fully master this power, you must control the scale of the power. Any power you gain comes at a price. Since you have stepped into a realm that others may not be able to reach even after decades of hard training, you will inevitably face the backlash that others will not encounter."
William said, patting the other person's shoulder.
People in the Bronze Age recalled the remnants of mythology and discovered that they could use ritual magic to turn themselves into the shadow of mythology, thus ushering in the Age of Demigods; people in the Golden Age learned to restrain their power through oaths, and then entered the Age of Heroes; in the Platinum Age, wizard scholars further broke down the mysteries of mythological authority, created today's modern magic theory, and entered the Age of Mortals.
It seems that the inheritance of power is disappearing bit by bit, but in fact people are gradually getting rid of the influence of the past and creating their own path. At the same time, it also allows more and more mortals to be exposed to the mysteries of the world, rather than all power being held in the hands of a few people.
Humankind has also progressed step by step from the Bronze Age, a tribal era of eating raw meat and drinking blood, to the present stage where they can build an empire spanning the entire continent.
Of course, many things have been changed back in the last thousand years.
Thinking of this, William said to Cass:
"Let's go. According to what they said, the town has now been occupied by the Church of Edema. You will have another chance to practice later, but you have to get used to it quickly. In the future, it won't be just small fights like this."
William felt that he also had to hurry up and make arrangements.
The three Void Kings had destroyed their long-planned plan in the Holy Tomb before, and given their temperaments, they would definitely seek revenge. And it has only been less than two weeks, and such a large group of Moon Realm believers has emerged.
The Church of the Swollen, a sect of Camilla believers that spreads along with hunger.
People who are suffering from hunger can be transformed into a "hungry-forgotten" person under the "blessing" of Lady Hunger and Rot. Of course, the so-called "hungry-forgotten" person is a "swollen zombie" that can eat anything.
And this is just a prelude and a sign.
Since this year is the rotation year of Lady Hungry and Corrupted, she will definitely increase her efforts in the Blackwater Swamp. William must be prepared for the worst-case scenario that the other party will use the Moon Realm Rift to directly invade.
And with the current military strength of the Blackwater Swamp, facing an invasion... To say that it is worrying is an understatement. I am afraid that it cannot even withstand the kind of tentative small-scale invasion that happened a thousand years ago.
As for hoping that the empire could come to their aid...after William learned about the so-called chronology of disasters, he even felt that he had to be prepared for the entire top leadership of the empire to surrender to the enemy.
The most urgent task now is to repair the Moon Realm anchoring function of the Dusk Fortress, and to quickly build a magic network based on the faith of the Eighth Holy Spirit.
Otherwise, he would turn into a fire brigade, running around 24 hours a day and not be able to take care of the invasion of the entire Blackwater Swamp.
"Let's go to the sealed temple first."
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Platinum Palace, the Queen's bedroom.
After reviewing another file, Irene Riel, feeling a little tired, covered her mouth and coughed lightly a few times.
Perhaps it was because of her long-term illness that made her figure too thin, even her cough sounded a little ethereal.
At this moment, Irene's temperament was very different from the usual "Ominous Queen" who sat on the throne with a bronze crown on her head and was full of majesty in her every word and action.
It's more like what a woman of her age should look like.
When the maid behind her heard the cough, she hurriedly picked up the coat hanging beside her and tried to put it on the queen, but she raised her hand to stop her.
"No, I'm fine."
"Your Majesty, the weather in Chenyue has not yet warmed up, so you'd better keep warm. After all, your health affects the well-being of millions of people in the empire."
A deep voice sounded behind him.
Irene turned around and saw the Prime Minister of the Empire, York, smiling as he pushed open the door and walked in.
She seemed to have known that the other party would come and asked:
"Any news?"
The other party nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Irene first signaled the maids behind her to leave. After they were all gone, she slowly asked:
"That's how the other party responded."
"She told us to give it a try. She also wanted to see if the storm in the Broken Sea would really stop because of the wrath of the Eighth Holy Spirit. But she refused to listen."
York replied.
Irene nodded and said:
"I had expected this answer. I immediately drafted an order to inform the Second Legion to continue to prepare."
"Your Majesty, forgive me for being blunt, but is it too hasty to make the decision to attack Ava Continent now, especially when there is no way to quell the storm?"
"We can't delay any longer..."
Irene said as she stood up.
"If we can't control Ava before the Valley Moon, do you know how many people in the entire Jade Province will starve to death in order to complete the wine trade agreement with the Tribal Alliance of the Daemon Continent this year?"
As she spoke, she walked to the window, looked at the scenery outside the Platinum Palace and continued:
"As for the Broken Sea Storm, don't worry. It will soon stop completely."
In response, Prime Minister York asked in confusion:
"Why? It is said that the storm is the result of an ancient contract between the Shadow Queen of Ava and a Moon Realm Lord. As long as she is in power, the storm in the Broken Sea will never stop."
Queen Irene did not answer. After waiting for a moment, York did not intend to ask any further questions. Since there was nothing else to report, he bowed and prepared to leave.
But before leaving, he couldn't help but ask:
"Your Majesty, if you really control Ava Province, then Blackwater Province will also..."
Irene interrupted him.
"Blackwater Province is different. It is the promised land chosen by the Law of the Stars. We have no right to interfere."
As she said this, she closed her eyes.
"So the fate of Blackwater Province can only depend on the blessing of the Holy Spirit."
