Throne of the North.

Chapter 544: Magic War, the Power of Light

Before the Pan-Plane War of Gods, there were frequent wars between magicians.

The wars of magicians are often destructive and desperate.

Magic wars are often not visible to mortals. When a war breaks out, those wizard towers will work together to open a void battlefield and throw all the magicians from both sides into it, including the wizard towers of both sides.

In the battlefield of nothingness, magicians cast magic wantonly, using forbidden techniques without any scruples, until one side is completely wiped out, the surviving magicians gain victory and then exit the void.

The outside world will not feel any changes. At most, they will notice that the wind and waves are a little bigger. No one will know about the devastating magical bombardment in the void.

The reason for the war is simply a difference in ideas.

Different philosophies may be the most deadly threat to these magicians, because problems with philosophies represent distortions and errors in their own paths.

But magicians are pursuing the truth. Your philosophy will prove that I am wrong. Then is what I am pursuing still the truth?
How could the magicians not be angry and desperate, and then they thought of a way.

Your ideas prove that I am wrong, and my ideas prove that your path is wrong. Then we will know who is right and who is wrong after a fight. As long as your ideas are eradicated, there is no magic that can prove that I am wrong.

Therefore, if we cannot determine the winner in magic research, then we should eliminate all difficulties physically.

This is how the wizards have a smooth road ahead.

"Another reason why the great wizards of the magic academy neither agreed nor refused was because a magic war occurred in the early days a hundred years ago when the empire recruited a large number of magicians."

Avril talked about the past of the mages.

There's nothing wrong with that. In the past, it was a time when you wouldn't meet another magician for several years, but suddenly magicians are everywhere. Wouldn't there be more conflicts of ideas?

It is normal for a magical war of inherited nature to break out.

"The nobles of the empire expelled the Dawn Church, but the troubles within the empire still exist. The empire cannot replace the priests' position in the hearts of believers."

To be precise, it cannot replace the status of divine magic such as healing in the hearts of ordinary people, and many nobles need priests to help take care of patients in their castles. For example, when a noble lady gives birth, healing magic is more effective than anything else.

"The nobles need to study life magic and use magic potions to replace priests. A huge amount of materials and money are thrown to life magicians."

"During that time, a terrible war broke out."

"The leaders among them are the two Excellencies, Ivy and Blood God."

Ryan was surprised and thought about this period of time.

When the legendary life magician Lord Ivan appeared in the Andara Kingdom, Archmage McKen did not show much excitement, but they were wizards walking on the same magical path after all.

[Blood God] is the teacher of Grand Mage McKen and a legendary magician who created precious warhorses such as the Highland Warhorse.

The Highland Mage Group, led by that legend.

But he seemed to be dead.

"The most famous topic in the Mage Academy is the two paths of life magic."

"Your Excellency [Blood God] advocates using more powerful life force to infuse weak life forms, thereby increasing the life energy intensity of weak life forms."

"And Mr. Ivy believes that life lies in the evolution of the organism itself. He believes that the potential of every life is unlimited."

"Which of them won?"

Ryan asked curiously. Judging from the results, Lord Ivan should have won, but the Highland Warhorse was a piece of evidence.

"The argument was very intense at the time. Since there were no distinctions between magicians and their elemental types at the time, almost all magicians got involved."

"No one was able to convince the other, but in the end, His Excellency the Blood God won."

"Because the nobles have already completed the blasphemy, using the essence of divinity to strengthen their own bloodlines, and even created an extraordinary army."

"From the beginning to the end, there has never been a single example of a weak creature evolving into a god. All gods are born great."

"These two pieces of evidence overwhelmed the other faction, and then...the war broke out."

"Ivy dealt a heavy blow to the Blood God and won the magic victory, but because they could not solve this problem, they always took the lead in the research of life magic."

"Many times afterwards, Lord Ivy wanted to slaughter those life magicians, but was stopped by the Empire."

"After that, Lord [Undead] Brener differentiated the magicians into different groups, making life magic and other magics independent from each other. This conflict and war only existed between life magicians."

Is Mr. Alvin so powerful?

Ryan was shocked. He thought that even though he lost in theory, he was still able to beat the opponent. He deserved to be alive until now.

Lion believed that he had many enemies, both inside and outside the Empire.

Ryan was very curious about those magicians, not only because he had no talent for magic, but also because of one thing.

That is in the Thousand Lakes Province in the south, it has been confirmed that a large number of magicians participated in the war.

Among those knight armies, there are a large number of magicians used to fight against priests, and they are all life magicians. They specialize in defeating the healing and blessing spells of those priests.

The reason why this happened was because of the suggestion of Grand Duke Rodrigo. He sent many Rodrigo bloodline magicians to suppress the priests of the Vatican with a magical power called blood magic.

Another interesting thing is that the territory of Grand Duke Rodrigo is in the same province as that of the vampire Count William, and they are neighbors.

Blood magic has always been closely related to vampires in ancient times, but now it is controlled by human magicians.

It's amazing.

……

The Imperial Capital has also recently been discussing the influence of magicians on the imperial war.

In the past, wizards were high and mighty, flying around everywhere. It was difficult for mortals to see one. Even the nobles needed to issue invitations to invite magicians to their homes and treat them as rare guests.

Now the magicians have become part of the army, it’s exciting to think about it.

Based on the psychological suggestion that the status of wizards seems to have declined, people are very supportive of magicians participating in wars.

The nobles were the same, because they saw the victory on the southern battlefield. A part of the land in the north of the Thousand Lakes Province was no longer involved in the war, and the imperial army was steadily advancing towards the Kingdom of Carlos.

His Majesty the Emperor's will is simple: to destroy the Kingdom of Carlos, the number one lackey of the Dawn Church.

Why is the Kingdom of Carlos the number one lackey of the Holy See?
First of all, it is a historical issue. The Kingdom of Carlos became independent because of the Holy See.

The second is the geographical issue. The Kingdom of Carlos is right next to the Empire. If it hadn't held on to the support of the Dawn Church, it would have been kicked to death by the Empire long ago.

Didn't you see the miserable situation of the Andara Kingdom next door? The wise old king was helpless against the empire. It was hard to guarantee that it was not because of the pressure from the empire that the old king set his sights on the remains of the gods, which eventually led to the curse backlash and the loss of extraordinary power in the royal bloodline.

The war launched by the Dawn Church in the north this year has ended in failure, which has put an end to the Pope's idea of ​​launching an attack on the empire from the north. So there is only one way left, which is to march northward from the south.

"Northern Expedition is not a good word."

Ryan looked at the Imperial City in front of him that was as tall as a mountain. This city was definitely not something that ordinary slaves could build. It was too huge and even stronger than the Unicorn Fortress of the Sera Kingdom.

What kind of monsters is this kind of city used to fight against?

Ryan thought of the demons in the abyss. He had fought with those monsters in Exnel. They were indeed very difficult to deal with. The shorter city walls seemed to be nothing in front of them.

Entering the Imperial City, Ryan found that it was thousands of times more prosperous than the North. Along the way, Ryan saw many people taking their children to the magic academy to test whether they had the talent to be wizards.

Best of all, it’s free.

Ryan really wanted to tell them that free things are the most expensive. If they really had magical talent, they would probably have to spend their whole lives paying off their loans.

What the nobles paid was usury. Although it was not to the horrible extent of compound interest, for these civilian mages who might only be mage apprentices their whole lives, it was an astronomical figure.

The most important thing is that their families can't help at all.

It may not be a good thing, but who can blame the magicians for the great victory on the southern battlefield? These civilians will receive rewards from the emperor every day, making them think that they will have endless food in the future like now.

"The imperial capital is indeed rich." Ryan heard from his father-in-law that there are beggars on the west coast, and there are civilians who have to go to Matou for help when they are seven or eight years old.

There is no such thing in the imperial capital. His Majesty the Emperor would not allow such a thing to happen. But there is indeed countless wealth here. The leftovers of the nobles that fall off the table are enough for ordinary people to eat and drink.

"Slaves, come and see the slaves, brand new slaves captured from the Kingdom of Kalos!"

Passing by the slave market, Ryan saw many slaves captured from the Kingdom of Carlos. They looked around in fear, while the people in the Imperial Capital looked at them like monkeys.

As expected, the empire won the war once again, which greatly boosted the confidence of the people of the empire.

That was not the message Ryan received.

Holy Mountain was trying like crazy to get back at the Thousand Lakes Province for the defeat in the north. Countless believers from the Kingdom of Carlos were tearing at the Empire's army like mad dogs. There was indeed no war in a part of the Thousand Lakes Province anymore, because all the soldiers were crowded on one front with no way to retreat.

The emperor would not retreat, and the pope would not retreat, so the armies could not spread across the Thousand Lakes Province.

Victory? Yes, it happens, every day.

But at the same time, there will be some gaps and failures every day, and those places will become the points that the Vatican will publicize.

Neither side of the war will report sorrow, only joy.

It took Ryan a month to get from the Frozen Territory to the Imperial Capital. During this month, he heard that more than 100,000 people were killed or wounded on the battlefield in the south, and several cities were reduced to ashes.

The emperor is mad.

The Pope is also crazy.

This is a place where many nobles and clergy are trembling with fear. No war before has ever been as brutal as this one.

After arriving in the imperial capital, Ryan naturally had to meet the emperor. Early the next morning, Ryan went deep into the palace and had breakfast with Columbus III.

There were only three people at breakfast, Ryan, Elector Columbus, and Emperor Columbus III of Flor.

It was unclear how many pounds of food there were on the table, but it filled up three hundred plates.

"Your Majesty, and His Royal Highness the Emperor-Elect."

"Lion, your talent is that the empire has a rising star. The God of Light allowed you to be born to prove the greatness of the empire and the correct path."

The emperor was different from the last time he announced the lordship system. Faced with such praise, Ryan respectfully agreed.

The nobles don't need to be humble. The more straightforward they are in accepting something, the more it proves their ability.

Nobles all like to show off, which can demonstrate the glory and splendor of their families.

"Haha, this is what you deserve. I heard that you destroyed the Crusaders in the North without wasting too many soldiers, and killed their three legends. By the way, you also brought an ancient blood ally like Gerald to the Empire."

"This is the joint credit of Ryan and His Majesty. Without His Majesty's order, how could the Crusaders be completely annihilated?"

Ryan Shunpo said that he also brought three legendary tokens to present to His Majesty the Emperor.

The emperor was very happy, and the Volvo next to him also laughed.

"Lian, the war in the South is not optimistic."

Volvo's words made Columbus III's smile disappear. The king, who exuded the majesty of an emperor, looked at his child with dissatisfaction.

Ryan understood that this was the Emperor Chosen's challenge to the Emperor's power. The young lion needed to prove to his father that he was capable of becoming the Lion King. Of course, this challenge had to be limited. For example, Volvo could not directly oppose the Emperor.

But he could use his own point of view to indirectly prove who was right and who was wrong between himself and the emperor.

For example, at this time, the emperor did not want to hear the unfavorable news about the war in the south. The imperial army was trampling on the believers of the Holy See. This was the political correctness that the emperor needed.

"Do you think there is any way to achieve a greater victory in the war?"

Volvo asked, causing Ryan's scalp to tingle, he didn't want to answer this question, not even if he knew how to fight.

"Your Highness, forgive Ryan for not even knowing the environment of the southern lands, let alone where the Empire's army is fighting the Church. I also don't know what power our enemies have."

Ryan shook his head and quickly changed the subject.

"I heard that my father has also ordered the army to go to the south. Is it true that the war over there cannot be advanced into the Kingdom of Kalos?"

"The Empire's war should not be fought on Empire's soil."

Columbus III also put down the silver plate heavily. He also cared about this. This was the reason why the nobles persuaded him. The war broke out on the land of the empire, especially those nobles in the Thousand Lakes Province. They were just about to point at the nose of him, the emperor, and curse him.

As long as the battlefield cannot enter the Kingdom of Carlos, the emperor's behavior cannot be considered correct, and the nobles will sooner or later disagree with him.

The nobles are loyal to the emperor, and the emperor also needs the support of the nobles.

Ryan's words were undoubtedly moving in the direction of denying the emperor, and he even stood opposite to Volvo. As the commander of the rebuilt West Sea Fleet, the Emperor Elector Volvo also needed war to prove that the fleet he rebuilt was as powerful as the navy of the past.

But there was no way. No matter what, Ryan would never be a lackey of the royal family. He was a nobleman, a lord of a land.

Looking at the expression of Columbus III at this moment, he understood why the emperor had been using those wandering nobles so smoothly recently. Only those people would become his firm executors and lackeys.

The times are indeed progressing.

Ryan looked at the two royals in front of him who were offended by his words, and he was not very scared. There was no such humble relationship between the nobles and the king.

This breakfast ended somewhat unpleasantly.

While staying in the Imperial Capital, Ryan went to check on his shop in the Imperial Capital. His reputation from the North had been almost exhausted last year. Although the shop was still hot this year, it did not have the irrational popularity of last year.

Because there are new things happening every day in the imperial capital, the old things are always drowned out, and people are chasing the hot events happening at the moment.

"These peasants may not know that you have just defeated the army of the Church of Dawn once again."

Beard said in front of the carriage, at this moment he felt superior to the people in the Imperial City.

They really didn't know, because the emperor would not announce the victory in the north until tomorrow, thereby rewarding Ryan and Count Pascal.

Oh, by the way, there are two descendants of Gerald, that is, the descendants of the two earls.

At this moment, he was in the carriage following Ryan.

"Mr. Kemon, I think the knight armor makes you more like an adult."

Looking at Kemon in front of him who was wearing aristocratic clothes, Ryan laughed, making the latter blush. He was too young to support such a loose, long dress-like outfit.

The next day, Ryan went to the palace in formal attire. As expected, the Emperor once again loved his people like his own children and summoned a large number of civilians to watch the ceremony.

"In the north, a baron from the Flor Empire bravely defeated the conspiracy of the Church of Dawn. Those evil redeemers were loyal to the Church, but eventually died under the swords of the knights of the Empire."

"This is the will of light. The immortal God of Light favors every citizen of the Empire. He has granted us a glorious victory and allowed us to wage a just war against the Dawn Church, which has become a heresy."

"We will win!"

The emperor roared passionately, and most of his legendary power, which came from being an emperor, was probably used as a megaphone.

Ryan didn't mind, because the louder the emperor's voice was, the higher his prestige as Baron Ryan would be.

For example, at this moment, Ryan walked step by step from the back of the nobles to the front to accept the emperor's coronation. The nobles looked at him with complicated eyes.

It was not a coronation of nobility, but a coronation of light. In the name of the God of Light, Ryan was given a sacred blessing.

Bathed in the golden sunlight, Ryan was a little surprised. It turned out to be a real blessing from the gods. Ryan just felt warm all over his body.

He is more perfect and powerful.

"Let us praise the will of light and the heroic barons of the empire. The Flor Empire will surely defeat the Church and let the immortality of light spread over every inch of the world!"

The emperor was cheering, his subjects were cheering, and the nobles had smiles on their faces as bright as the rising sun.

(End of this chapter)