Chapter 871 The Second Sublimation (1)
Chapter 871 The Second Sublimation (Part 1)
The Kingdom of Feisi, the capital
This is the capital of the Kingdom of Fiss and one of the largest cities in the Kingdom of Fiss.
As the royal capital, there is a battlement built on the towering city wall every ten steps, and the entire city wall is made of huge bluestone and is round.
Moreover, the arrow towers are built to make them more capable of attacking downwards.
The huge city gate is three meters high, the two doors are made of iron, and there is also a fence gate completely cast of pig iron.
Even the capital is in accordance with the general rules of the city. In the morning, when the front line of sunlight rises, the city gates open.
At dusk, when the sun sets, the suspension bridge will be lifted, and the gate will fall to close the door.
As usual, a team of guards stood at the city gate, wearing iron helmets and leather armor, with royal badges embroidered on them.
In the past, it was already morning, and the city gate should be quite lively, but at this time, everyone was trembling and looked at the city wall from time to time - there were heads there!
"God, what are these hanging on it? Why are there so much blood underneath?"
"Shh, whisper, can't you see what they are? What do you think they are? Let me tell you, this is a head! This is a head of all, this is a head of all!"
"Human head? Let's see, really, my god is really a human head! How come there are so many human heads?!" The middle-aged man who sighed, unfortunately witnessed the scene of many people hanging, his face changed color and seemed very scared.
"The heads of rebels are hung here. Have you never heard of them?" The person who introduced him looked at him disdainfully, a little curious about the ignorance of this middle-aged man.
"The head of the rebel? Oh, I went out for a trip some time ago. I just returned to the capital today. I don't know much about this." The middle-aged man hurriedly explained.
Hearing such an explanation, the previous onlooker nodded and said, "This is understandable."
"Then can you tell me what happened to these heads? As soon as I came back, I saw such a terrifying scene. It was so scary." The middle-aged man seemed to be still in a state of fear, and kept patting his chest and saying.
"Since you want to know, I will tell you that the masters of these heads are all noble rebels who never surrendered. They were escorted to the capital a few days ago. Because they did not repent, refused to admit their sins, refused to bow to the royal family and the victims of the war. Early this morning, they were collectively on the guillotine, and their heads were all hung here. I heard that they were all fed to the King's Griffin!"
"I'm really open today. When have you ever seen a noble master so miserable before..."
"God... so miserable... the royal family killed so many people at once, isn't it a bit too ruthless?"
"Shh! Sigh down, don't let people hear it! At that time, it will be bad for you to get into trouble."
"Don't scare me, I'm timid!"
"Hey, it's not here. There are more people hanging in the square. The people on this city wall are all people with relatively low identities!"
While they were watching and talking, there were also many leaders around who stopped to watch.
It was morning at this time, and the breeze blew, giving people a very good feeling.
However, on such a sunny day, the bloody smell continued to permeate the air.
The middle-aged man who was afraid of just now walked through the city gate and suddenly realized that the capital of the king was a big city after all, with magnificent buildings and wide streets.
The middle-aged man walked along the Central Avenue and aimed at the square.
This central avenue was built of bluestone, with various statues placed on both sides, but at this time, many statues were broken inside.
It can be seen that this is not accidental destruction, but purposeful destruction.
The middle-aged man sighed a little. Many of these statues were heroes from the country before. These heroes were transformed into nobles and were the ancestors of many noble families. Now they have been smashed.
Wait for a moment and the square appeared.
The square is surrounded by columns made of 800 white marble, each marble column carved with a badge, which was once the mark of the 800 nobles in the country. In the center of the square, the huge stone tablet represents the royal family.
Moreover, these stone pillars were once the symbol of a regional territory.
In that peaceful era, every day, flags of different colors would float on these stone pillars, and they fluttered in the wind, very beautiful.
Each flag once represented a territory.
Now, the flag has basically disappeared, and every tall stone pillar is hung with a bloody head!
The passing leaders, who were curious, looked at the flagpole carefully and would immediately be frightened and trembled all over.
These extremely ferocious heads were covered in blood, all of which were the lords of the kingdom.
However, there are also people who are excited about it.
Such people are usually oppressed more often and their emotions cannot be vented. When they first see those former nobles, they are even more miserable than themselves. The excited nerve in their minds will be immediately provoked and become extremely sad.
"How does it feel?" A carriage was parked next to this big square. The style of the carriage looked very ordinary, but around the carriage, there were many people dressed up in disguise, protecting them in secret.
In this carriage, there were two people, one with a strong old man and the other in his prime.
The old man with a tough body was about sixty years old, but he looked younger than his actual age.
His waist was very straight, and although there were traces of time on his face, his facial features were very straight, and his expression looked a little tired, but there was a faint look of pride in his fatigue.
"Father, are you doing this a little bit..." Seeing the heads hanging on flagpoles in the distance, the young man obviously didn't agree with it.
"Do you think I did too much?" The old man was a little disappointed when he heard his son's words.
"Father, I just think that there are too many people you killed this time. In fact, many of the nobles you killed have already regretted it. Why don't you give them another chance?"
The young man actually felt his dissatisfaction and disappointment about his father, but he still said everything he thought.
"You are the crown prince. You have to know that sometimes, being kind and ruthless is not a virtue. It is inevitable to hold the power firmly in your hands and kill some people. As for what you said, why do I still kill them if some nobles have regrets? Do you really don't understand this?"
After sighing, the old man continued, "You must know why these nobles are regretful now? It's not because their lives are all in my hands? If I hadn't pinched them, then the heads hanging on the flagpole now would have been you and me!"
"Father..."
"I know what you want to say. I have indeed taught you before, to learn how to be king, to show your kindness appropriately, to contact your ministers more, and to read more history books."
"But if you just put these theories on certain things, you will easily do something wrong. No reason is rigid, not impossible to adapt, and not unchanging. You have to think carefully about what is suitable for doing this and what is suitable for doing that."
The old man taught some of his ideas: "If this civil war was not our strength, what would you think we would end up with?"
"This... we will be killed, the royal family will be subverted, and they will elect a puppet king." The young man quickly answered.
"Yes, they will kill us, and our royal dignity will be destroyed. Maybe you will think that I was so cruel this time. All the nobles have cut their heads. But if it were them to decide our destiny, we would die even worse."
"But, the aristocratic bloodline is the foundation of the country after all. Killing so many people at once is our foundation in the future..."
"Don't you understand yet? If there was still some room for the royal family to clean up the nobles that day, but after five years of civil war, the blood feud between the nobles and the royal family could no longer be resolved, and only one party could be destroyed can it end."
"The most important thing is that since we believe in His Highness, we have no way out. If we shake it again, we will be abandoned by both sides. Only a more terrifying fate than death."
"I'm sorry, Father." Seeing that the old man showed a horror expression on his face, the young man lowered his head.
"Okay, I've just said so much. Now, let me tell you, why do I kill all these nobles?" the old man asked.
"Well, their sharp conflicts with the royal family are irreversible. If such a person is forgiven, it will cause the majesty of the royal family to decline and will not be surrendered by the forgiven ones." The crown prince replied carefully.
"Yeah, that's right, keep going." The old man nodded and said.
"Take this opportunity, you can further hold their territory into the hands of the royal family and successfully extend the control of the royal family to the whole country." The young man continued.
"Yeah, it's very good." The old man then showed a happy expression again: "It seems that you have finally realized something."
"As for the foundation you mentioned, I will also enfeoff some meritorious ministers as nobles."
"But the real power of each county will be obtained by the officials appointed by the royal family, and from then on, the entire kingdom will be in the hands of the royal family."
"Fortunately, the gods and the continent focused on the elves before, and after the magic disaster, the strength of various countries was greatly damaged and could not interfere, so we could unify the whole country."
"No matter what, the country has been unified and the civil war has subsided. We must work hard to govern, even if we restore our national strength to cope with the difficult international environment." The king said with relief: "Now, let's go to the Great Temple. There is a sacred ceremony waiting for us."
He let out a sigh of relief and the king said to the young man.
"I wish to listen to the arrangements of my father." The young man replied, "This has been decided long ago.
Soon, under the protection of a large number of people, the carriage arrived at the Grand Temple.
The Grand Temple had marble steps, and the group got off the carriage and went to the temple. The sunlight shone through the glass, dyeing everything in the hall beautifully.
Inside, a line of pastors had been waiting for it. The only thing that was astonished was that the image of the god was vague and not carved.
"Praise my Lord, you are here."
"Yes, my Lord's servant, I'm here." The king said seriously.
"Then hold the ceremony!" a bishop said seriously.
The ceremony was very simple, and everyone prayed and praised, and the king said respectfully: "My Lord, my Lord, under your protection, I have unified the kingdom. Behold, the kingdom and the orthodox, so glorious at this time!"
As soon as this sentence was said, the stone statue in front of me actually cracked instantly, and a layer of stone chips covering the outside kept falling down, and the color of gold appeared inside!
In an instant, the statue emitted waves of golden light. Everyone present felt that their body and mind had been improved.
The priests were promoted one level on average, while the king was ten years younger.
The crown prince also felt that his body was full of strength.
As the golden light dissipated, the originally blurred face of the statue clearly appeared in the form of a man.
The king and all, bowed together: "Praise my Lord Adit, you are the kingly and the orthodox god, and your way must be extended to all nations on earth."
Almost at the same time, in the sky at noon, even the sun could not hide its brilliance, and a bright star slowly rose.
"My Lord Adit, hold your throne (King of God) high up until heaven." Many people in the city looked at the slowly rising star in the sky and bowed down one after another.
The middle-aged man had to kneel down, but he was surprised in his heart: "There is another new god who ascended his throne to heaven. This era is a miracle!"
In the royal capital, although the stars rose and golden light continued to fall in the sky, the residents of the city knelt on the street, looking at the visions between heaven and earth in fear, calling the name of God.
Almost at the same time, people from every part of the mainland raised their heads and looked at the scenery.
Many powerful beings looked up at the sky, with various expressions flashing in their eyes.
And in the sky, the Kingdom of God continued to rise, a new god with his eyes closed in the center ignored the praise of many prayers, and only said in his heart: "Dear friends, I am back."
Yes, the past god of darkness, the current kingship and orthodox god, Eddit, will officially return on this day.
Chapter completed!