Pelada Empire, Griffin Heart Imperial Capital.
Facing the light and dark shoal, and protected by three second-class secondary cities not far away - Alexandre, Adamus, and Milton, the Griffin Heart Imperial City, like the capitals of all camps, has a larger size than the known ones. Titan, the tallest fourth-level creature, also has towering city walls, and the same as other capitals, the normal state of a first-level city, with dense population, congested traffic, abundant trade, and aggregation of power.
However, if you ask any resident living in the Griffin Heart Imperial City what is there in the Imperial City that can compare with the capitals of all other camps and is worthy of being called a miracle, they will definitely answer loudly and confidently, piously, The seat of the papal family and the Louis family - St. Nicholas Church.
Named by the Pope himself, this church stands in the center of the Griffin Heart Imperial City. It is a masterpiece of human craftsmen’s lifelong talent, the crystallization of faith, and the accumulation of wealth. It took decades to complete the St. Nicholas Church. It is taller than the city wall. With a height reaching into the clouds and an area larger than that of a small town, the entire St. Nicholas Church is made of pure white marble, which is one of the best in a hundred, with uniform furniture and decorations made of blood wood, and the use of the highest quality light crystals as embellishments. Illuminate every spacious room and decorate the dome with huge crystal pieces.
The reason why St. Nicholas Church is called a miracle is that its secret lies in this crystal piece. Exquisite craftsmen use duplex crystals as the decoration of the dome, and combine the movement of celestial bodies, geographical location, light refraction and other factors to engrave scenes of major holy wars in history on each piece of duplex crystal.
When the sun shines down from the sky and passes through these duplex crystals, on the floor of the prayer room of St. Nicholas Church, the heroic fighting postures of countless fanatical believers who generously sacrificed themselves during the Holy War will be remembered over time. The changes in the lighting angle are presented one by one in the form of a "frame-by-frame animation" in front of the eyes of these believers who bow their heads and pray devoutly.
The believers who are lucky enough to pray devoutly in this church are all fanatically looking forward to the fact that one day in the future, they will be lucky enough to be engraved in a piece of duplex crystal in the church. The appearance can also be remembered forever.
This church of St. Nicholas was built only after Pope Martin Louis came to power. At that time, Martin Lewis, who had just returned from the battlefield of World War I, ignored the opposition of the public and pooled the country's wealth when the national economy was weak after the end of World War I. He spent countless manpower, financial and material resources, and finally built this "Church of Faith". Miracle". When this miracle was officially completed, all the people in the Parada Empire were proud of it. The believers of the God of Light throughout the continent were also greatly encouraged, and the people's piety became more and more determined. There is no longer any doubt about Martin Lewis's foresight, and his reputation has reached its peak!
From the moment St. Nicholas Church was built, for the Griffin Heart Imperial City, the structure of the entire imperial capital was constantly changing with time. The political, economic and cultural center of the imperial capital began to take St. Nicholas Church as its center. The center radiates to the surroundings. Every time it is expanded, the city will have a ring of city walls, from the innermost ring to the outermost seven rings, all around, layer upon layer.
The mansions sandwiched between the rings, as well as the nobles living in them, gradually used the number of rings to show and measure their status. It can be said that the three most important life goals of the nobles are completely tied to these seven links: the appearance of the nobles' relatives with the same surname, the marriages between the nobles' heirs, and the property distribution rights of the clan and branch heirs.
This common social phenomenon was collectively called the Ring of Griffin Heart by later generations of scholars!
At this time, in the center of the "ring of the gryphon's heart", above the main hall of St. Nicholas Church, an old man wearing a gold-encrusted papal robe with traces of time on his face was looking at him with his eyes closed. In the center of the church, a huge statue of the God of Light prays devoutly. Behind him, a beautiful girl in her twenties wearing a pure white nun's uniform kneels on one knee half a body away from the old man. , waiting to hear the old man's next revelation.
The identity of this old man is self-evident, the current pope of the Illuminati Religion, the political and religious central figure in the Pelada Empire, Martin Lewis. The girl behind him is the saint of the Light Sect, known as the representative of the Light God.
Joan of Arc is her name.
About a quarter of an hour later, a strong wave of spatial magic erupted from Martin Lewis's palm. After the wave ended, the old man made a sign of the cross on his chest and ended the prayer. His expression seemed a little tired. After slowly turning around, the old man's slightly hoarse voice reached Joan's ears word by word.
"God of light, I have just received the oracle. Archangel Michael has come to the world, and now together with Rex, he is on the way to the city of Alexandria. Joan of Arc, I will take you from the border, Thor The reason for the urgent recall of Stezhihe is that you, as a saint, can go ahead to greet them."
"God of Light, I will obey your will!" The girl lowered her head, her eyes shining with pious and firm belief.
The old man nodded, very satisfied with Joan's pious attitude. He continued: "The accompanying motorcade is ready, you can set off now. It is important to remember that Archangel Michael is the Seraph closest to the God of Light. , serving him is equivalent to serving the God of Light, you must not neglect it under any circumstances!”
"yes!"
