In the underground space of the Silver Manor, Theresia, the First Legend of the Sacred Scripture, stood on the outer circle of a circular magic circle, with an angel sculpture standing in the middle of the magic circle.

Four angels wearing white armor stood around, holding swords, and four beams of white light shone at the angel statue. They seemed to be waiting for someone to arrive.

The five angels waited motionless for more than half an hour. Suddenly, a beam of holy light shone on the angel sculpture from above, and then the angel sculpture moved as if it had been given life. It unfolded its wings carved from clay sculptures.

, stepped forward step by step and walked to Theresia.

Facing the activated angel sculpture, Theresia saluted with great respect: "Great Sword of Oath! Welcome to the Holy Church of Saint Lun City of the Golden Shield Empire."

The Sword of Oath brought down a piece of power and said to Thearesia: "I just came back from hell, and then I heard about what happened on the Golden Island. I have long heard that the golden sandalwood is very powerful and is the same as me.

existence, I didn’t expect that she would actually fight to a draw with Elf Qingkong.

Is Tan not worthy of his name, or is Elf Qingkong really that powerful?"

Thearesia replied: "The battle between Tan and Qingkong took place in the space-time secret magic barrier, and I did not see it directly. But Qingkong is indeed very strong, and he is strong without the help of artifacts.

And her strength is still increasing rapidly. The last time I fought against her, the pressure she put on me... was the same as the pressure you put on me."

"I trust your judgment!" Sword of Oath said: "Qingkong's power does not belong to natural growth. She may have been endowed with 'divine power'."

"Divine power?" After hearing Sword of Oath's judgment, Theresia couldn't help but frown: "Did you discover something?"

Sword of Oath replied: "Archangel Gold's research on the World Tree has produced some results. The World Tree has a strong connection with the starry sky, which makes the World Tree not only qualified to be promoted to an artifact, but also a divine power that connects the starry sky.

source.

Do you still remember the last time when Calamity Attack attacked the Moonlight Palace, the World Tree mutated and spread a lot of seeds around the world?"

Theresia said: "I remember it and saw it with my own eyes."

"Sky City has obtained some seeds. Those seeds contain weak divine power, which can be transformed into the corresponding power according to the strong desire of the holder. Therefore, it can be determined that the World Tree is the source of divine power connecting the starry sky, and Qingkong serves as the authority of the World Tree.

The owner should have received the divine blessing from the stars."

Theresia said excitedly: "Your judgment is... that the World Tree is the source of divine power and the artifact?"

"Yes!" The Sword of Oath's expression was not as excited as Thearesia's, but showed a worried emotion: "The source of divine power is the gathering point of the original power. It can give strange powers to creatures that come into contact with the source of divine power. But this kind of power

None of them will be too strong. But the sources of divine power around the world were very active for a period of time, creating many extraordinary creatures that could compete with ancient civilizations possessing artifacts."

Theresia, who had experienced ancient wars, couldn't help but recall the strange and powerful creatures that suddenly appeared in that war.

"Sword of Oath...why did you mention the past?"

The Sword of Oath replied: "I went to hell this time to track down the traces of the fallen angels, and found out that they are all hiding in the black prison."

"The Black Prison! It is a legendary source of divine power in hell. Even the devil is not sure whether the Black Prison exists. Is the news you are getting false?"

"It shouldn't be false." Sword of Oath said: "In hell, I met a demon race that I had never seen before. It was all black and had wings with messy black feathers, just like fallen angels and hell demons.

A product of hybridization.

It says that it comes from the Black Hell and is called the Black Feathered Demon. It was created by the fallen angels using the source of divine power in the Black Hell. And in recent times, the rate at which the Black Feathered Demon is produced has been accelerating."

Theresia said worriedly: "You mean... the fallen angels formed an army in the Black Prison?"

"Yes, so I did not investigate further. I have sent a group of angels to search for other known sources of divine power to see if a large number of powerful extraordinary creatures are being produced there.

But seeing that the World Tree releases so many seeds with divine power, we can imagine the status of other sources of divine power."

Theresia murmured: "Is that war going to start again?"

"Many signs indicate that... we have to prepare for war. The Archangel Council has passed the Heroic Spirit Army expansion plan, and Sky City will increase the production of Heroic Spirit Arms. You seem to have said... the mechanical production capacity of the secular world is very large, and their

Can alchemy technology produce some components of heroic spirit weapons?"

Thearesia replied: "Yes, the Sword of Oath! While I was in St. Lun City, I visited the factory here. The alchemy technology here can fully meet the production of some components of low-level heroic spirits' weapons.

I heard that Nutao City has more advanced alchemy industry technology."

Sword of Oath hesitated for a long time before making up his mind and said: "Without revealing your identity, you can customize a batch of components for the heroic spirit weapons. After testing at the Archangel Conference, they will decide how to produce the heroic spirit weapons.

Another thing, I discovered some high-temperature and corrosion-resistant weapons and armor in the demon territory in hell. The source of these things seems to be Raging Waves City. We have told the Shuojin people about this discovery, and I believe that the Shuojin people will soon

Will intervene in hell to investigate this matter.

You look for an opportunity to tell the people of Raging Waves City about the Shuojin people entering hell...it seems like humans called Meteorite, they stir up trouble in hell to see if they can stir up the rats in the black hell."

Thearesia replied: "As you command, the sword of oath."

The Sword of Oath thought for a while and said: "I have nothing else to do here for the time being. I heard that the dragon sent another group of dragons to Shenglun City, and the Shuojin people also strengthened their branch in Shenglun City.

Notify the Inquisition immediately if you need support.

The artifact is more important than anything else."

"I will definitely try my best to find the artifact."

Without waiting for a response, Thearesia raised her head and looked at the Sword of Oath. He had already withdrawn his power, and the angel sculpture had turned back into a dead object.

After the conversation ended, Theresia felt that the burden on her shoulders became heavier, and the pressure of the approaching war made her feel like something was blocking her chest.

The troubled times are about to begin. Can the angels persevere without the artifact?

It was completely dark outside, and the street lights illuminated the city. The mirror image of the palace in the center of the imperial capital shone brightly, making the palace even more majestic and majestic.

A royal carriage, escorted by a group of royal knights, drove up to the royal court. The guarding palace guards confirmed the identity of the people in the carriage, and then immediately saluted and quickly let them go.

The royal carriage passed through a layer of light film and disappeared into the mirror image of the palace.

In a side hall of the palace, Queen Christina and Princess Agatha were having dinner and discussing things.

At this time, the palace official walked in: "Her Royal Highness the Queen, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, and the Marquis of Falling Star are here."

"Let him come in quickly. Prepare the tableware for the Marquis of Falling Star and ask the chef to make a few dishes that the Marquis likes. Agatha..." Queen Christina asked Agatha: "The Falling Star seems to like the crispy grilled shrimp balls.

.”

Agatha smiled and said: "Yes, if he is hungry, he can eat a full plate."

Queen Christina said to the attendant beside her: "First make crispy grilled shrimp balls."

The attendant took the order to go to the kitchen, and Luke had already walked in with the chamberlain.

"Your Royal Highness the Queen, Your Royal Highness the Princess, good evening!"

Queen Christina pointed to the seat next to her and said: "Sit down, you are the busiest person in the empire now. You have only come to work now, and you must not have had dinner yet.

Let’s eat something first and then talk about things.”

Luke sat down and the waiter placed the tableware for him.

He was indeed hungry, so Luke was not polite and asked the waiter to bring him a piece of steak without any regard for etiquette. He spread the sauce on it and then cut it into big bites.

Agatha was afraid that Luke would choke, so she asked the attendant to pour him a glass of liqueur.

With something in the stomach, people feel much more at ease.

After finishing a piece of steak quickly, Luke wiped his mouth with a napkin and drank a glass of sweet wine. Seeing the Queen and Agatha looking at him, he couldn't help but smile and said: "The steak cooked by the royal chef is still as delicious as ever. You just

What are you talking about?"

Agatha said: "Her Royal Highness the Queen and I are discussing how to arrange the snow regiments that will be transferred from the north to participate in the military parade, and the road in front of the palace needs to be reinforced. In addition, during the military parade, the protective barrier of the palace will be lifted, and the on-site security will be tight."

The focus of the CIA’s work.”

Luke said: "The cabinet is dealing with how to arrange the snow troops when they arrive in the imperial capital. There will definitely be military camps for our heroic troops to be stationed by then.

The money needed to reinforce the road in front of the Imperial Palace has been transferred from the Ministry of Finance to the Imperial Bank, and the construction team is in place, so the rest of the work will go quickly.

As for the security during the military parade...I have intelligence here, and some people are planning to cause big things."

The chef brought the cooked food, and Queen Christina waved everyone away.

"Just now Agatha also said that some fallen officials have been gathering frequently recently, and Gabriel even led a group of people to find Alec. It's just that they kept it secret very well, and the Secret Service has not obtained any useful information yet.

information."

After Queen Christina finished speaking, Agatha added: "If I can't get the exact information, I can only arrest people for interrogation, and I must not let them ruin the big thing."

Luke ate and said: "Catching small characters won't yield anything, and catching big ones will have too much impact. If they bite randomly, they won't be able to control themselves and implicate innocent people, but instead they will be helped."

After I got the news, I sent people to keep an eye on the World Bank branch in Saint-Lun. Every night, large amounts of money were transported in and out by truck. Some accounts were also discovered at the Imperial Bank, and a large number of them were transferred in a short period of time.

Abnormal income.

The Secret Service can use the insiders among the World Bank employees to find out what new business the World Bank has developed in the city of Saint-Lun. There must be people who have frequent business dealings with them during the period when the empire is sanctioned by the World Bank.

Unspeakable things.

Follow the capital chain to find someone, guaranteed to be fast and accurate."

Agatha asked in surprise: "The World Bank is also involved? How did you guess it?"

Luke smiled and said: "It's all leftover from my time in Raging Waves City. These officials who have lost power have no soldiers. If they want to do something big to overthrow us, they can only incite the people at the bottom and create chaos from the bottom up."

However, although the empire's economic system is in some difficulties, the cabinet has introduced various subsidies and compensation measures to prevent damaged people and factories from going bankrupt and starving to death. They can't attract too many people by simply shouting slogans and creating anxiety.

Then we suppressed it.

If you want to build momentum among people, the fastest way is to... give out money!"

After hearing what Luke said, Agatha immediately thought of the incident in Raging Waves City in which he used the destruction of Raging Thunder Tower to instigate a demonstration of 100,000 people.
To be continued...