Secret: The years I served as a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

Chapter 360: Erosion of Authority
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Intis, Trier.

"It's not over yet." When her eyes felt the burning pain again, Irena looked away.

She stood on a balcony of the Cathedral of Light and looked out into the distance. It was not accurate to call it a balcony, it was actually a small raised platform on the outer wall of the church. The decorative platform was nearly 100 meters above the ground and was two meters square. It was impossible for ordinary people to stand on it, but extraordinary people could.

Unlike Backlund, the "capital of all cities" that always carries an lingering sense of majesty and history, when it comes to Trier, the first thing that comes to mind is often "art", "prosperity" and "romance". The inner city where the royal palace and parliamentary government are located is the most prosperous place. Usually, poets and painters with permission can be seen everywhere in the squares and streets showing their skills. Unlike the "government area" protected by guards and high walls, the inner city is a place that most nobles and wealthy people can access, and the middle class can also live in the periphery.

On ordinary nights, the warm yellow light of gas lamps illuminates the streets and alleys, and even if you pass by, you can smell the intoxicating fragrance of flowers and wine.

But now, Trier is filled with another kind of prosperity and bustle.

Backlund was under martial law at the moment. Due to the high-sequence battle taking place in the palace area, all people with some status had been immediately transferred to shelters. However, there were still people walking on the streets of Trier. Driven by responsibility and five times the salary, the Beyonders of the Steam Church ran around the city with their alchemical dolls, attracting the attention of the citizens.

However, as Trier's extraordinaryness has become generally known, alchemical puppets, huge metal facilities, and church members with incredible powers working on the project can be seen everywhere in the city this month, and the citizens simply watched and marveled without any further reaction.

The alchemical puppets were holding long black cables, and the Beyonders were directing them. Sometimes they climbed up the streetlights, and sometimes they took the pipes and went into the sewers. It was said that this was a new product of the Church of Steam and Mechanics, which could use the power of lightning, wind, and water for its own benefit.

It is said that the power of lightning itself can be used, and the wind and water carry energy when they blow, so they can drive windmills and waterwheels to grind flour. Irena didn't know, her craftsmanship was never very good, but she still thought it sounded amazing.

The Steam Church vowed that these devices would be cleaner than gas and have a wider range of applications. As for dangers - dangers? Haven't there been many cases where the gas was forgotten to be turned off, causing the entire building to go up in smoke? The church can guarantee that even if you forget to turn off the valve for electricity, the new energy will only allow you to go up in smoke! - However, using these types of materials is undoubtedly throwing stones in the faces of the Lord of Storms and the Church of Storms. The top leaders disagreed on the idea of ​​less trouble. So the Steam Church also went through several rounds of voting and meetings... In the end, it was the Lord of Storms who took the initiative to attack Intis that made them completely determined.

The sky is getting darker.

Irena stood on the small platform of the Cathedral of Light, which was emitting light under the sky that was so gloomy that it seemed like it would fall down.

She looked up at the sky and had a thought about how insignificant she was.

Then, the shadow under her feet slowly stood up, and a person in a bright red robe walked out.

Mr. A looked into the distance just like she did just now, and then suddenly exploded into a pile of flesh and shadows. Ms. D, who was half covered in blood, suppressed her distorted expression while she habitually performed purification and priest's soothing on the pool of flesh and blood, and pinched the flesh and shadows back into a ball.

"I just wanted to see which way the sun was going."

"As a result, I saw several symbols of evil gods."

Mr. A squirmed and said, "It should be afternoon now, but the sun is not here, nor in the sky."

"The Lord is definitely not here, nor in heaven." Irena cleansed the blood that splashed on her body. "Didn't the Lord say he went to a very far place? It seems he is going to where the Chosen Ones are. We just need to protect Intis."

A mass of flesh and blood gathered near Mr. A's head, and he "grew" out from the shadows. The flesh and blood made his body grow, and by the way, even the red robe grew out together.

You Rose Bishops are really... Irena turned her head away once again as if it was normal. She wondered why her rare time to slack off at work was always disturbed by her colleagues, but she also felt that it was not bad to have someone around in this situation.

It would be better if he wasn't a secret praying person.

"Do you hear the sound of water?"

Irena suddenly asked, "Listen, the sound of water is getting louder and louder. Is the drainage system damaged?"

Mr. A thought for a while with his brain that had never been soaked in knowledge, and nodded seriously: "Maybe."

Irena also realized that it was useless to ask. She raised her hand and wove a ray of sunlight. The golden light flew away, flying in the direction of the Steam Church. "Their Beyonders are still laying cables. If there is a problem with the underground river, they should react immediately."

When the God of Steam and Machinery left, he left behind a huge canopy of sky. This canopy of sky protected Intis from being disturbed by the spiritual power of the gods and blocked most of the negative effects, allowing the people of Intis to still walk on the streets without worrying about sudden death or being struck by lightning. This can be seen from the fact that when Mr. A peeked at the battlefield of the gods from under the canopy of sky, he saw an explosion instead of being polluted.

Directly in front of them, a team of "Mechanical Hearts" were walking around a street lamp.

Several mechanisms on the alchemical doll's back moved to form several stable steps. A member of the "Mechanical Heart" stepped up the steps, raised his hand to take off the lampshade of the gas street lamp, unscrewed the screws, removed the lamp holder, and handed it to another person in an orderly manner.

Gradually, a lot of people gathered around. The citizens of Trier looked up, watching the actions of the "Mechanical Heart" in surprise and curiosity. The braver children stared at the two-meter-tall multifunctional alchemical doll, probably thinking about how to join the Church of Steam and Mechanics and how to get such a doll.

Next, they began to experimentally modify the street lamp.

A simple power grid had been laid in a small area around it. The Beyonder of Mechanical Heart jumped off the alchemical doll and cut open the lamp post with its help, replaced the pipeline, and put the thin cable wrapped in black gel in. Then, he took out a curved tubular object from the suitcase. It was transparent and seemed to be made of glass, and there were strange metal wires inside.

People widened their eyes with curiosity and moved closer, wanting to take a closer look at what it was.

"After debugging it several times in the laboratory, it was successful." said an extraordinary person.

"It's different. The current and voltage in the laboratory are stable, but there may be deviations outside." said another person.

"Let's try it first. After all, this is the most important thing at the moment."

The Extraordinary holding the tubular object murmured a praise to the God of Steam, then he stepped on the back of the alchemy puppet to a higher place and connected the object in his hand to the specified lamp holder, wires and metal ties. This thing was much larger than a gas lamp, so a new lampshade had to be customized.

After the installation, they exchanged a few words among themselves, and then one of them opened the box connected to the circuit, took a deep breath, and pushed one of the switches upwards.

Stab it, stab it!
Silvery-white electric current and blue sparks flashed by, but before people screamed at the power of the foreign god, the transparent tube suddenly lit up, and the black metal wire in the center of the lamp burned red, and then suddenly lit up with a bright white light.

The light illuminated everyone's face, illuminating those expressions that were frozen with surprise or shock.

——The world suddenly changed at this moment.

The sky was still as dark as the dawn, the thousand-year-old capital of Trier was still here, and there were still ordinary humans and ordinary extraordinary people. But at this moment, they were surrounding a bright lamp that had never been seen before with expressions and eyes that were almost like pilgrimages. This lamp was lit with the inviolable power of God, emitting unprecedented light and brightness. It was controlled by a few ordinary-looking black metal wires, and its operating principle was not much different from that of a gas lamp, but it was much brighter than a gas lamp that could only illuminate the ground. Even a child who had just learned to walk had the strength to press the switch.

Then, one new street lamp after another lit up, illuminating the entire street.

People even found it difficult to open their eyes, and for the first time they felt that the street lights seemed a little too dense.

The white light also illuminated Irena's eyes.

It was a cold, metallic light, the exact opposite of the sun, but not offensive. "It looks familiar," Mr. A said, "like the moon that day."

"Yes, it is a bit similar." Irena and Mr. A rarely had something in common. "Perhaps, it will have a special meaning..."

The Beyonder from the Mechanical Heart team was the first to react, because the light tube began to heat up and burned his palm. He quickly moved his hand away, jumped off the alchemical doll, and shouted, "Success! Quick! Tell me!"

"Oh, okay, okay!"

"I've already seen it."

A voice that was so steady that it seemed a little cold rang in the ears of this team.

Bonois Gustave appeared at the end of the street. He raised his hand, and the ground of the entire city began to ripple like water.

Trier came alive, the metal supports underground slowly woke up, and the steam trains that had been idle at the station turned on their headlights.

Including street lamps, countless metal pipes and metal frames came to life. The urban planning and reconstruction drawings prepared by the Steam Church were imprinted in Bonova's mind. He took a half step forward, and his ten fingers were like playing an invisible piano, methodically changing the surrounding environment and the nature of the facilities.

This earth-shaking change only brought about minor earthquakes, and people would not even realize what was happening if they did not see it with their own eyes.

Under his macro-control, changes began to occur everywhere in Trier at the same time. Gas street lamps went out one after another, automatically disassembled and reorganized into the latest electric lamps. The ground was separated like a zipper pulled open by an invisible hand, and cables and pipes were naturally buried. The gas meter hanging on the wall was rapidly self-updating in a corner invisible to the user. The steam train shed its bulky shell, boiler and external combustion engine like a snake, and the new shell that gradually grew out was infinitely close to the appearance of the "subway" in Roselle's creative manuscript...

A few minutes later, Trier's facilities had been completely renewed, and the whole city instantly took on a more "old-age" look. Even the distance between street lights had been adjusted to the most appropriate distance.

After confirming that all the equipment in the entire city could operate normally and that electricity would be available to households within the next two months, an abstract door appeared next to Bonova. He walked in and headed to another large city in Intis.

As soon as He left, another person appeared in the crowd.

An old man wearing a strange mask stood there. His appearance was very abrupt, but the people around him did not feel surprised at all, as if this person had been standing here from the beginning and was only noticed now.

The old man's mouth corners were raised, and he was in a good mood. He looked at the "Electricity Safety Manual" in his hand, and his smile became more obvious.

"What a clever trick..."

He closed his eyes and sank into the ocean of collective minds, delivering normal usage instructions to the hearts of people around him like a postman, along with a short essay on "Analysis of Electricity and How the Authority of God Can Be Utilized."

The panic and anxiety in people's hearts quickly subsided, and they gradually began to take an interest in this new energy source. More and more people gathered around the "Mechanical Heart" team, praising the God of Machinery while curiously asking whether they could use similar energy in their homes.

After walking a few steps, the old man slapped his head and a new bicycle suddenly appeared beside him.

He rode on it, took out a dark green mailbag from somewhere, and rode away leisurely in the ocean of subconsciousness.

Sometimes He appears in the ocean of subconsciousness, and sometimes He walks into other people's dreams. Letters of mail are delivered, turning into words and a potential thought, slowly influencing the thoughts of the citizens of Trier.

Electricity, as a new energy source, began to be accepted by the people of Trier.

And in the next short period of time, the number of people accepting it will increase exponentially.

……

Astral realm.

The huge metal creature that was as motionless as a statue was also slowly changing. The "Perfect One" symbolized the development of technology, and all technological developments would also be fed back to Him.

His metal shell, which had a strong sense of the times, began to show a silvery-white luster. The newer smelting techniques created a stronger metal, and the appearance of God also began to change. The dim searchlight light gradually became pure white and clear, the billowing black smoke gradually became thinner, the boiling boiler and the huge amount of white steam gradually flashed blue electric sparks, and the faint wind and water were also imprisoned in it.

The operating circuit of the God of Steam and Machinery conveyed a pleasant message. The number of prayers and his own abilities were slowly increasing. The Hidden Sage retreated from the battle, which made His furnace core brighter.

Next, all we have to do is wait for Medici's signal.

In his chest, the original witch still bowed her head, tied to the metal stake, and the fire of the sun's judgment made Chike unable to move. Medici, who had unimaginable rich experience in schizophrenia, was fighting a mental battle with him.

In the spiritual world.

The Original Witch and the God of War sat opposite each other with a table in front of them, and each of them held a few cards in their hands.

Chick smiled like a cobra showing its fangs. He took a card from his hand and threw it onto the table:
"The Backlund Plague."

Medici snorted disdainfully: "Pain? Or despair?"

He put the other cards aside casually, held a card between his index and middle fingers, and turned it over:
"A feast of betrayal."

boom!
The two portraits behind the Original Witch suddenly caught fire. The peerless beauty with black hair and black eyes in the picture slowly deformed. The flames burned her long red hair, and the smile on the beauty's face gradually changed from gloomy contempt to arrogant disdain.

In terms of "pain" and "despair", the scope and subsequent impact caused by Medici far exceeded that of the relatively low-key Original Witch.

Chick had a feeling that if he competed in the role of "Doomsday", he might also be defeated - because the Banquet of Betrayal was the most horrific doomsday that had occurred on earth in the past five eras!

"Medici, you've played this card five times."

Chike's snake hair hissed: "...Is there nothing else that the great God of War can do?"

The Red Angel laughed and said:
"Don't worry."

TBC
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Knowledge Monster: What? They just started using electricity?
Demon of Knowledge: Why didn’t I discover this place a hundred years earlier...

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