Where is the third collapse? ! !

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In such a large area of ​​streets and alleys, theoretically there should always be a few vendors selling things along the way.

But looking around, the whole street was not only quiet and lonely, but occasionally through the cracks you could see children hiding behind the streets, looking at this side with strange, jealous, hateful and longing eyes.

They were dressed in rags and some were so thin that they were just skin and bones.

“That’s the weight of history.”

Fu Li sighed.

In 1470 AD, as the Collapse spread across Europe in the form of the Black Death, the Mandate of Heaven successfully intervened in the political circles of European countries under the pretext of [protection].

The rampant expansion of power brought greater prestige and power to the organization, but it also gradually corrupted the protective heart of the current Bishop of Heaven's Mandate, Nicholas Apocalis.

Subsequently, in order to take over more countries and interests, the leaders of the Mandate of Heaven planned a massive expedition, which was later called the Tenth Crusade by historians.

The road to the Eastern Expedition was smooth, not only sweeping away the heretics and stubborn old forces that refused to obey the will of heaven along the way, but even many stubborn deities that were the source of heretical beliefs fell at the hands of this unprecedented violent machine in human history.

Until the unstoppable destiny encountered the powerful empire dominating the east of the world.

At that time, the Shenzhou continent was ruled by Emperor Chenghua of the Ming Dynasty. Compared with his father, the famous God of War, this emperor who coined the term "ploughing the court and sweeping the holes" was a real hardcore ruthless man.

On one side was the leader of the Ming Dynasty's revival, and on the other side was the most elite force in all of Europe.

After several encounters, the armies of both sides finally made up their minds to launch a final battle in the Kipchak steppes in Central Asia in 1475.

(Yes, the original screenwriter's world of Honkai is just so awesome. Plus, the army's logistics can be sent to the Kipchak Steppe, which is even farther away than Xinjiang. Honkai can do anything.)

At the beginning, the two sides were evenly matched and had some wins and losses against each other.

Until Tianming, in order to break the deadlock, madly used the advanced Honkai energy weapons obtained through the research and development of the Box of God, as well as the Valkyrie troops as its trump card.

The balance of victory tilted towards destiny with overwhelming force.

Then, accompanied by the low roar of Fei Jin Xuan Ling, the ordinary woman fell in the center of the battlefield.

And then?

There's no after that.

In the end, the Cuman War ended with a tragic defeat for the Mandate of Heaven.

The remaining troops retreated back to Europe, and the defeat in the war brought extremely painful losses to the church.

In order to make up for these, the Mandate of Heaven issued indulgences and began to levy heavy taxes in the name of faith.

God only blesses the most pious people, but who are the most pious?

Of course, the more indulgences you buy, the more pious you are!

This was really tough for the ordinary people at the bottom of society. When the church went on the Eastern Expedition, it had already recruited a large number of civilians to ensure logistics. The journey was tiring, and coupled with the war, accidents happened frequently, and in the end only one in a hundred men returned alive.

The collapse of the family's pillars, the spread of numerous diseases including the Black Death, the sweeping destruction of the land by fate, the steel whips wielded by the nobles...

The texture of hibiscus is fragrant when cooked, and people compete to taste the wontons made with milk.

I would like to tell passers-by not to cover their noses, for the living are not as fragrant as the dead.

This is not an exaggeration. For the common people at the bottom of society, this is their daily experience.

This is human frying heaven.

Therefore, Fu Li has always sneered at those who boast about the sanctity of religion. If you have money, Satan will be kind, and if you don't have money, Buddhism will engage in armed conflict. Religion is originally the internalization of human spirit.

As for Tianming, regardless of its original intention, its current purpose is to allow those high-level officials to do bad things with a legitimate reason.

"Let's go."

As a real person, Fu Li would not spend too much time immersed in virtual scenes.

Kallen gritted her teeth, realizing that she could do nothing while living under someone else's roof.

She turned around and followed Fu Li with Otto, who was secretly relieved.

As they walked, several people realized that something was wrong.

"Shouldn't I lead the way?"

"Yup!"

Fu Li suddenly realized, slowed down his pace and gave the leading position to Otto who spoke, then activated the breath blocking to conceal his whereabouts.

Otto looked at him helplessly, and used the Void Manzang to mimic a prop with concealing aura for himself and Kallen to use.

The three of them took many turns and finally arrived at an inconspicuous two-story building before the sun set.

Runes to dispel idlers were engraved around the entire building, and their effectiveness was so strong that even Fu Li, a serious A-level, almost misjudged them.

The cute girl with silver hair was busy in the small yard in front of the house. Looking at the well-kept land, it seemed that she was planting some edible vegetables.

After standing at the door and gazing at her for a moment, Fu Li said, "She's a very clean girl."

"But you only look a little older than me, huh?"

Having said that, Vera couldn't help but smile.

Cleanliness is the highest compliment to a person.

But immediately, the girl's eyes lit up brightly when she noticed Otto and Kallen beside her.

"Brother Otto! Lady Kallen!"

She put down the small shovel in her hand and rushed over, throwing herself into Otto's arms and acting coquettishly.

"It's been a while, Vera."

The man stroked the girl's silver hair tied into short twintails, and said with a hint of affection and apology: "I'm sorry, I've been busy lately and haven't been able to come see you often."

"it does not matter!"

Vera shook her head, reluctantly left Otto's arms, and gave Karen a standard skirt-lifting salute.

"Lady Kallen, long time no see!"

"Vera, sister, I wish you could just jump into my arms like you did to Otto."

The Saint Lady looked regretful.

It was obviously the cub I picked up!

"But I heard that during the previous Destiny Meeting, Sister Kallen said that she fell in love with a girl named Yaezakura."

Vera looked embarrassed. "So, Sister Karen, like other boys, likes women. There's an old Eastern proverb about keeping men and women away from each other. If I were to have any contact with Sister Karen, wouldn't that damage her reputation?"

"Let's not talk about where this messed up chain of logic came from. You just rushed into Otto's arms!"

Seeing that the child she brought home didn't kiss her, Karen angrily pointed at Otto and said, "Isn't this guy a boy?"

Vera said innocently: "Brother Otto is Brother Otto!"

"I!"

"Alright, alright, you two, let's go inside and talk, okay?"

Fu Li came out to smooth things over: "There is also a little girl with a naturally dark complexion."

"Call me by my name, Otto Vera or Vera."

The silver-haired girl corrected him seriously.

"Okay, Vera, I'm curious, you don't seem surprised by the arrival of your second sister and brother?"

It's been so long since the jailbreak, Tianming and his gang should have noticed what was happening deep in the dungeon.

Even if Vera's whereabouts were kept hidden, the girl would have to go out to buy groceries and daily necessities for such a long time.

Along the way, didn't she hear rumors such as [Karen Kaslana escaped from prison] and [the young master of the Apokalys family was kidnapped]?

"Surprised? Wanted?"

Vera blinked. "But I heard from the patrolling knights that Sister Karen just eloped with Brother Otto!"

"I see."

Fu Li's thoughts turned and he quickly reacted.

The current Bishop Niklas, Otto's father, could not help but worry about the escaped Kallen making a comeback.

Even if he looked down on Kallen, those high-ranking officials who participated in the Eastern Expedition of the Destiny and witnessed the battle between the Holy Maiden of the Destiny and the Red Kite Immortal on the Kipchak Steppe would never do so.

However, compared to this, Niklas currently needs to integrate Kaslana's forces in order to deal with the Castle Council's relentless pressure.

The Castle Parliament, an organization composed of European nobles.

The organization had been eyeing the power of the Mandate of Heaven, and with the aftermath of the failure of the Eastern Expedition still lingering, the church was exposed to the scandal of conducting human experiments.

This gave the Castle Council ample reason to impeach the three major families in order to destroy the system in which the three major families held power together and achieve the goal of forcing Tianming to hand over power to the parliament.

It was for this reason that Bishop Niklas set his sights on Kallen, attempting to stabilize the Kaslana clan, which had become disunited after the Eastern Expedition, by marrying her.

Once the news of Otto and Kallen's elopement is released to the public, and their engagement is confirmed, he can interfere with Kaslana openly.

Since both parties were not around, there was no one who could refute these rumors.

If either Otto or Kallen loses patience and shows up, Niklas can also send a large number of elite troops to arrest them.

In reality, the old man’s calculations were quite good.

Unfortunately, this is just a data slice that records past history. Knowing this, the two people would not care about such an illusory thing.

"that?"

Vera looked at Fu Li worriedly, as if wondering why he suddenly became silent.

"I'm fine, actually now—"

Fu Li gestured, trying to explain the current situation to her in a light and easy-to-understand way.

"Um……"

Soon, Vera fell into deep thought.

At this moment, the three of them seemed to see a faint light blooming from the outline of her body, and even saw complex and intricate neurons, blooming and annihilated creatures, and countless magnificent stars.

"Ahh, never mind."

Fu Li scratched his head: "In short, just treat me as a good person."

"I understand, Mr. Nice Guy."

I understand this.

The girl smiled slightly, revealing a row of white and healthy teeth, so adorable.

Kallen stood aside with her arms crossed, thinking that the two children were quite a good match.

"Otto."

She turned her head: "Fuck!"

I was frightened by the man's demonic expression.

There are always those who, upon seeing their daughter/sister interacting with other boys, become enraged and wish to kill that bastard with their own hands.

Otto really treated Vera as his own daughter. Not only did he teach her to read and write himself, but in the future he would let the Valkyrie teach her fighting skills.

Even though Vera's talent was limited and she was destined not to become a Valkyrie, Otto still showed great patience.

In a sense, this girl is the last bit of humanity that Otto Apokalys had left after Kallen's sacrifice.

The moment Vera died, Otto had completely transformed into a monster.

Become the tearless fool who, according to the judgment of the clock of destiny, may drag all mankind into the abyss of destruction at any time.

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Chapter 31: Fu Li: I used to like Kiana

This is probably the influence left by previous civilizations. Even if you are in medieval Europe, you can always see some products that normal people think were only born in modern times.

For example, Yaesakura's over-the-knee stockings, Kallen's white stockings, and Vera's black stockings.

Otto said with a sullen face: "Don't look at it, your eyes are about to fall out."

"Don't get me wrong, brother. I'm just curious about the craftsmanship of this thing in this era."