Chapter 385: Differences in Ideas
Returning to Caledor’s colony in Lustria, when the outside world was discussing who should be recommended to join the Royal Guard, in the newly built Vaal Altar, the high priest was presiding over the Celestial Stone blessing ceremony.
The blind priest put his hand on the lapis lazuli devoutly and solemnly, and said complex prayers from his mouth. Several Vaal priests around him did the same, and cooperated with the high priest in reciting Vaal's name.
"Three times sounded the anvil. The first time awakened the spirit existing in the furnace fire." "The
second time ignited the soul of the hammer and poured the power of Vaal into it." "
The third time, praise the god of forging, may he return With fair skills!"
Imrik, who was standing nearby, crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows. Although he had seen the Vaal Church's consecration ceremony for raw materials before, every time he saw it, it felt like some kind of irregular religious organization.
A burst of light appeared from the steel-forged statue of Val, which seemed to answer the church's prayers. This undoubtedly made the high priest and others more enthusiastic and continued to chant some words of praise.
As a Dragon Prince who has no faith in gods, he did not have any fluctuations in this situation. Instead, he considered matters related to Val.
As one of the three pillars of the Caledor tradition, the Val Church has undoubtedly provided countless help to the kingdom. The relationship between the royal family and the church is a bit strange, completely different from the church relationships of other gods.
The priests of the Temple of Hoth are a large group of scholars wearing robes, who are always studying the knowledge of the God of Wisdom, regardless of the so-called political situation. Not to mention the group of otakus in the Platinum Flame Temple. If the coronation of the Phoenix King had not required walking through the sacred fire, there might have only been some so-called priests who had been inspired by Asuryan to seek political power.
Even the Temple of Lilith, which is the most active in Ulthuan, to be honest, Imric feels that it is more like a place for men and women to seek happiness and does not have much influence on the so-called politics.
But the Church of Vaal is a bit strange. After all, in ancient times, the actual leader of the church was Caledor Dragon Tamer. This allowed a religious force that was relatively divorced from politics to have an extremely close connection with the Caledor royal family. This connection continues to this day.
Imrik looked at the high priest who was still praising the forging god with a slightly strange look in his eyes when he thought of this.
If Ulthuan's recognized number one god of Vaal knew that there was an incarnation of the blacksmith god in the forest of Athel Loren, and that in a sense it was the true symbol of the blacksmith god in the mortal world, I wonder what he would think.
And what is the attitude of Lord Dais towards Caledor is also a question worth thinking about.
The high priest who was operating did not pay attention to Imrik's strangeness. After all, he also knew that this brat had many thoughts. Although he felt some changes in his mood, he did not pay special attention to it.
After the sledgehammer hit the anvil three times and finished praising the forging god, the high priest eagerly took out a marker and planned to cut the precious lapis lazuli into a suitable shape.
"What are you still doing standing here? Come over here and do something." The high priest's words interrupted Imric's thoughts. The high priest would not do the same to this brat who had destroyed many of his collections since he was a child. Respect.
Imrik, who was instructed, had no choice but to show his hands. Although the position of the prince was highly respected, some people could indeed ignore this authority, such as the high priest of Var in front of him who had dedicated his life to Caledor.
Walking over and lifting the lapis lazuli with terrifying strength, Imric asked the high priest, "What are you going to do? We only have this piece of material." "The
specific length of the long-handled ax and hammer depends on each person's needs. Adjust your habits and body type. Since you are willing to invest a lot of resources in building a flame knight, the armor will definitely be the best, and additional defensive equipment such as shields can be eliminated." The high priest will not hesitate to consider the plan for a period of time Say it, and continue to mark along the lapis lazuli that has been turned over by Imrik.
"If we make it according to the standard of sixty people, there will still be a piece of raw material half a centimeter thick, enough to make two good shields." Imrik was
a little surprised by these words, and even the action of turning over the lapis lazuli was paused. , asked the high priest what he thought, "Who are you going to use this thing for? I don't have people who rely on swords and shields to fight."
Although he doesn't mind having an extra piece of good equipment in his hand, Imric still wants the new troops to use it. The equipment is thicker. I have a lot of good things in my hands, but most of them can only be used by myself. Others will be like scrap metal, otherwise they will not be happy for a long time because the Rune Language system has been cracked.
The high priest who continued to make marks did not raise his head and said smoothly, "I am the sponsor of this operation. I can't give all this precious material to the armed forces. I need to keep some of it to do experiments and prove some conjectures. ."
"Okay, okay, who made you the head blacksmith." Imrik did not veto the high priest's idea. As long as he made what he wanted, it didn't matter what he did with this piece of lapis lazuli. Anyway, In the end, everything has to fall into your own hands.
The high priest suddenly thought of something, stretched his head and motioned to the surrounding priests, asking them to go out now.
After the personnel left, the high priest said abruptly, "You still don't want to let the two of them come out? You know, this is a big help."
Imrik knew who the two people he was talking about were sealed by star iron chains. Two court mages in the palace mages tower.
Looking at the statue of Vaal who was watching him with emotion, he said, "The condition of the two of them makes me a little worried. It will take some time to determine whether it is normal, otherwise..." After finishing speaking, he shook his head to express his helplessness about this matter
. The palace mage is now in a bit of a daze. He secretly carried his notes on studying the Summoner and tried to find out the secrets of space while ensuring the progress of the Rune Language system. This caused a lot of trouble.
The Iron Wolf stationed in the palace not only helps decipher the rune language, but also supervises it. If necessary, he can take some emergency measures and must not cause more trouble.
The high priest was obviously not satisfied with this answer and snorted coldly, "Humph, if we are afraid of too many things, how will we be different from before."
But Imric didn't want to talk about this matter with him too much, at least. When there is no serious crisis in Caledor, two talented court mages must not be thrown into the battlefield.
Unlike people from the military such as Masnot and Bruni, Hadaris and Daret were undoubtedly more aware of the special features of the shelter, and vaguely felt that they entered a projection world at that time, just a high-level level. reflection on the face.
They are trying to use their own abilities to analyze everything obtained from the shelter. They are not weaker than Luo Ning's spellcasting ability, which is their current strength, and this is only preliminary progress.
Rubbing the corners of his eyes with his hands, Imrik also felt a little tired. "Compared with the changes that the two of them can cause, I still hope that Caledon will be more stable. There are enough troubles to deal with now, and the current The most important thing is to handle the matter well."
The high priest did not respond, but silently marked the lapis lazuli. The two court mages deciphered a whole set of enchantment methods that were different from the Asul rune system.
He didn't want such a valuable person to be locked up in the Mage Tower to study unimportant things. Instead, he should spread his influence in the country and convert everything he studied into something of actual value.
but……
Looking at the young man who was still playing with the lapis lazuli, the high priest sighed secretly in his heart. Caution and radicality appeared in the Dragon Prince at the same time. He didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
"Well, who makes you the prince? We all have to obey the authority of the Dragon Palace."
Imrik, who was metaphorized by the high priest, didn't care. If the old man was here, the two of them promised to fight. After all, He is the leader of the industrial system, so there is no need to pay attention to such words.
"Get rid of this piece of lapis lazuli first. I will lead the army to attack the Druzi in the north after a while and see if I can bring you something back." (End of
Chapter)