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Chapter 36, The Crisis Conference(1/2)

The Holy Empire Calendar 5017, early October.

Central Black Eagle Dynasty, Falcon Plain.

This is a huge city built on the mountain and located in the central government of the Holy Empire. The entire city is closely attached to the mountains and overlooks the great Falcon Plain. Two large rivers pass by not far from both sides of the city. The rushing river water releases powerful vitality like a waterfall falling from the Milky Way in the sky.

The Falcon Plain has an area of ​​more than 1 million square kilometers. The fine canals and canals form a river network system, connecting countless manors, orchards, towns and rural areas. The two rivers of the Warren River and the Sol River run through the emperor's direct leadership, transmitting the decree of the Black Eagle Emperor of the Holy Empire along the river network and the asphalt road extending from the capital to all parts of the Holy Empire.

It has the most fertile black soil in the world, the highest yield of grain, the most suitable and livable climate, with a wide range of fields and crowds of people, and endless travels. The land here once fell into terror and desolation because of the dark Messiah, and also regained its vitality because of the hard work of generations of black vulture emperors over the past few hundred years.

From the appearance, Saint White City is like a semicircle built against the mountain. The giant city is tightly leaning against the embrace of the towering peaks. From the inside to the outside, the city walls more than 20 meters high are clasped and tied one by one. A total of seven floors enclosed the imperial city. Each floor has an independent city wall and entrance. The attacker must break through the city wall layer after layer to continue moving forward. Following the mountain, the black and golden imperial city stands on the hillside of Saint White City. The eight-pointed sun holy emblem, black griffin emblem, golden libra marks and Jupiter's face patterns can be seen everywhere.

This is the Imperial Palace, the heart of the Holy Empire.

On the top of the mountain is a magnificent sky corridor building complex hanging on cliffs. This is the famous city of angels in the clouds, where the angels live. Although it is impossible to reproduce the glorious years of tens of thousands of angels protecting the capital in the past, the less than 500 angels left now still have strong deterrent power.

The Angel clan has the legendary level strength as long as it is adults, while the best ones are the destiny level and have unlimited lifespan. However, angels cannot enter the virtual realm to impact the extreme realm. This is an iron law, and the reason is unknown.

The two current archangel chiefs are Michael and Uriel, respectively, and they are the leaders of the angel clan.

The Holy Empire Palace is divided into two parts: The Onops Palace is the office area, the Laurel Palace is the living area, and the Nineteenth Cloth Banquet Hall is the entertainment area. The palace complex includes gardens, chapels, courtyards, corridors, barracks and residences of emperor entourages and servants.

"Dong~Dong~Dong~Dong~"

A heavy bell sound came from the palace.

"Dong~Dong~Dong~Dong~"

In the vast and far-reaching palace, an eunuch quickly walked into the palace with a black and red tapestry. In the palace, one whistle was 3 steps and one staircase was 5 steps. The Black Eagle Knights and the Black Eagle Royal Legion soldiers, all wearing heavy armor and kite helmets, looked at everything nearby with their scrutiny.

When he entered the palace gate, the eunuch looked at the side hall and found that the door was still closed. He quickly walked a few steps to the thick palace gate and knelt on the gorgeous black jade floor tiles: "Your Majesty, it's time to discuss matters."

No one responded.

"Your Majesty, the time for discussion is here. Lord Michael, Lord William, Prime Minister of the Empire, Marshal of the Empire von der Leyen, Lord Raven Otto, etc. are all waiting for you."

The eunuch's voice became much louder.

The bell echoes within the palace gate from far to near.

"Albert, when is it now?" An old and hoarse voice came from the inner hall with endless majesty.

The eunuch couldn't help but tremble when he heard this voice, and he quickly stabilized his body: "Your Majesty, it's already 2:50 p.m.."

"You're a little too late to shout at 2:50." The door opened wide, and the old man in the standard Black Eagle Empire Marshal's uniform walked out.

Standard short-inch all-white hair, wide and clean forehead frowning, deep purple eyes in the deep sockets, a pair of eagle-like purple eyes emitted a bottomless light, the gorgeous and thick eight-character W-shaped beard and the beard on the chin were neatly clean, the thin lips were tightly closed, the high nose bridge became the focus of sight, the crow's feet at the corners of the eyes and the deep nasolabial folds at both ends of the nose all mean that he is old, but he still has a majestic beauty exclusive to men.

Black military boots, several golden spikes on the chest, marshal's epaulette, sun Eight-Rare Medal, and black griffon family heraldry reflect bright yellow light.

Seeing that everything was ready, the old man nodded without any emotion in his words: "Let's go."

The Sacred Empire Black Eagle Emperor "Sun Emperor" Isak Orger von Hohenzollern was the seventh emperor of the Sixth Black Eagle Dynasty. In the 4930th year of the Holy Empire, he took the crown from his father Henry XII when he was 90 years old and declared his ascension to the throne as the Sacred Black Eagle Emperor.

The power of bloodline is not as strong as before.

Isaac is 177 years old this year and his body is getting older.

At the same time, in the east of the Kingdom of Rezlan, the vassal state of the holy empire, the nomadic empire attila is dominating the Saran prairie, the Khan, the Dark Messiah, and the supreme Holy Seela, threatening the entire continent.

However, the comprehensive national strength of the sixth Black Eagle Dynasty in Isaac is far above the nomadic empire. It is a great country with a total population of more than 40 million. It ranks first in the world in terms of the number of strong people, total economic volume or productivity level.

More importantly, with the crowning of the great priest Cecilia returning from the virtual realm in the 5000th year of the Holy Empire calendar, the holy empire already has the capital to compete with Tiankhan Attila. The great priest Cecilia, who is less than 100 years old, is in the prime of spring and autumn, and she can guard the holy empire for at least 700-800 years.

Isaac's hard waiting finally saw the end. In the long years of watching, he finally had the opportunity to fulfill his unfinished dreams of his father - recasting the glory of the first and second dynasties, re-assigning the Duchy of Northumberland in the north, the Duchy of Wallace in the south, the Seven Shield Alliance in the south, the floating city cluster of the Light Elf Dawn Islands and the Dark Elf Dark Sea in the northwest to the subordinates of the Holy Empire.

Of course, there is also the Dwarf's Greenham Mountain Kingdom, but the Dwarfs don't have to worry. As long as these autistic dwarfs see the power of the Holy Empire, they will definitely surrender voluntarily.

But what Isaac never expected was that in the first step of recasting glory - conquering the Principality of Wallace, the Holy Empire suffered a major setback. The main army sent to recover the Principality of Wallace had not even entered the territory of the Principality of Wallace. The 20,000 vanguard troops had already lost and lost, leaving only more than 3,000 people to withdraw.

The original good situation could not be fought in an instant. After the victory of the Duchy of Wallace, it was even more prepared and asked all the forces on the mainland to mediate. The Holy Elf's Holy Elf's Supreme and the Holy Eagle's Supreme of the Seven Shield Alliance immediately came out to mediate.

Isaac was helpless, and the great cause of the Holy Empire was not impossible to dispatch troops. However, in this world dominated by order, everything should be famous. The excuse for starting a war has been used up. If the battle continues, then all the forces on the continent will stop the Holy Empire.

In fact, they had already stopped it secretly.

The glorious era has passed, and the Holy Empire is no longer as good as before, and it is impossible to go to war with all forces at the same time.

And at this time, another news came, and the oracle of Jupiter, the Lord of Heaven, told the Black Vulture Court that the legendary chosen one had appeared. If the seven seals were not stopped and the seven seals were revealed, then the time for the destruction of the world would come.

This is what we are going to discuss today.

Opnos Palace, Holy Springs Courtyard.

The long table has been set up, the emperor's position is empty, and the other four participants have already sat down.

The emperor walked and walked in the throne, accompanied by two attendants, and stepped into the courtyard of the Holy Spring.

The four important officials of the empire were already waiting. When they saw the emperor appear, they immediately stood up.

The head of the important minister was about two meters four meters tall. His body was slender and perfectly symmetrical. His long white hair tied up with a vertical ponytail, his slender golden eyes, his heroic appearance, and the four-winged wings behind his crescent mark on his forehead all illustrate his identity.

He is Michael, one of the two archangel chiefs of the Angel clan. He is the peak archangel of the Destiny Level and the epic hero of the Angel clan. This archangel chief has been walking in the mortal world as the spokesperson of Jupiter, the Lord of Heaven, for a long time until the great priest returned from the virtual realm in the 5000th year of the Holy Empire. However, because the great priest was not active frequently, Michael was more under the great priest as a representative of the gods. In addition, the archangel was also the emperor's private military adviser.

But in principle, angels must not interfere in mortal affairs. Michael will only give some personal opinions on these matters. This archangel has always had an ultimate goal - to kill the devil and avenge the whole family who died in the first Blood Moon Battle.

The second important minister was the Imperial Prime Minister William, William Albert von Waldek. He was not tall and looked obese. Although his hair and beard were also well taken care of, his temperament was still slightly weak.

The title of Prime Minister of the Empire has a long history. In the era of the First Dynasty, the first Holy Falcon Emperor Romany was full of martial virtues to defeat everything and suppress it for a lifetime. No one was his opponent. That era was the era of Romany alone, shining through ancient and modern times.

However, the first Holy Falcon Emperor was too good at fighting. His cultural level was relatively poor in the decades before his founding. At that time, the gods in heaven often showed saints. They brought civilization to mortals. A group of priests made their own words for the Holy Falcon Empire. A clerk was specifically responsible for following Emperor Romani to listen to his oral narratives and writing the emperor's decree with his pen.

Over time, these priests gradually evolved into the imperial cabinet system, and the position of clerk also evolved into the imperial prime minister.

Faced with this imperial emperor who ruled the Holy Empire for almost 90 years, the imperial prime minister Count William dared not take it lightly at all. The emperor had 22 imperial prime ministers before him, 15 of whom were ruined by the "Sun Emperor" and squeezed out all his value and threw it home for retirement or waste reuse (external chores). Among the remaining seven, they were also in a down-and-out position and could not say that they had a good end. There were only one who could barely be considered a good end. After being prime minister for 3 months, he died of illness.

Even so, the position of prime minister still attracted all imperial nobles.

William knew that he was lucky. When he became the Prime Minister of the Empire, the emperor was old and his energy was not as abundant as before. Queen Antonina's death had a great blow to the emperor and he was also lazy in internal affairs. Only then did he be able to serve as the Prime Minister for 11 years was not sent to the garbage dump (referring to embassies in various places) as fertilizer waste.

The Imperial Marshal von der Leyen von Longdested, a veteran with great military achievements, has a large bald head, a standard W-shaped mustache, and has experienced many battles.

The Raven Grand Duke Otto Riven, with blonde hair and blue eyes, long hair tied into a single ponytail on his left shoulder. He looks about twenty years old, fair skin and very handsome, wearing a white striped shirt, a purple suit vest and a light black tuxedo, a purple tie, black gloves, black trousers and leather shoes.

The Grand Duke of Raven Otto is the emperor's hardcore loyal minister and a legendary strongman. But what is interesting is that this Otto encountered the same difficulties as the emperor in his offspring. His five nephews are fighting for inheritance.

The emperor came to his seat and sat down: "I asked you to come today to discuss the latest matters."

"Your Majesty, Wallace's terms of peace talks are almost consistent with ours." said Otto, the Grand Duke of Raven. He took out a few scrolls, but the emperor raised his hand and said he didn't need to take them over: "Those things are not important, and the conditions for peace talks are only some details, and I have my own arrangements."

"Yes, your majesty." Otto lowered his head.

"What we are going to discuss today is about the prophecy of the Seven Seals. Michael, you are the Archangel, the elder among the angels. Let's talk about it." The Black Eagle Emperor leaned on the back of the chair and narrowed his eyes slightly: "What the hell is going on?"

"Your Majesty, the exact news is that the first seal of the seven seals has been unveiled." Archangel Michael looked solemn: "Organ of Lord Heaven, we must find the chosen one before the fourth seal is unveiled! Otherwise, the world will go towards inevitable destruction!"

"The first seal has been revealed? How could it be?"

"The Seven Seals Prophecy? But... it has been more than four thousand years, and this has never happened."

The Marshal of the Imperial Palace and the Grand Duke of Raven here were both confused by the news. They did not pay special attention to it as Michael imagined, but instead raised doubts.

The reaction of the crowd made the Archangel Michael's face even more serious.

In fact, he was a little unbelievable when he received this news, but the previous rifting incident that swept across the entire Holy Empire automatically connected everything. The Lord of Heaven told him that the chosen one had arrived, just under his nose!

The Worship Cult is eager for the fulfillment of the Seven Seals prophecy! They are confusing and preventing the Holy Empire from discovering the true Selected One!

"My Excellency Michael, it's not that we doubt you, but..." William, the Prime Minister of the Empire, pondered: "For more than four thousand years, the seven seal prophecies have been just prophecies. How could it happen suddenly now? Could it be... a mistake?"

"How could it be wrong? This is the oracle of the Lord of Heaven!" Michael stared at the Prime Minister of the Empire with golden eyes: "The first seal has really been revealed. If we allow the chosen ones to continue, the destruction of the world is close."

"Yes, you're right, Lord Michael." Prime Minister William had a dense bloodshot in his eyes. He also said with voluntary advice: "Then the question is, where is the chosen one in your mouth now? Who is it?"

Michael's voice was suffocated, and the Archangel stood up and angrily said, "This topic should not be asked by me, but you should ask you. The Lord of Heaven asked you to send people to monitor those possible targets very early, but what are your people doing? Not only did they find out after the appearance of the Selected One, but they were easily grasped by the Worship Cult! 80% of the dispatchers in a rifting incident were killed collectively. Is the church allocated tens of thousands of Jin Aiju every year to raise a group of waste like you?"

The Prime Minister of the Empire was speechless in the face of Michael's questioning.

But William had his own way, and he leaned back: "I can resign at any time in the cabinet. Your Majesty, as long as your Majesty agrees."

"Now is not the time to say this!" Archangel was ruined by the words of the Prime Minister of the Empire. He said in a deep voice: "I ask the cabinet to issue a statement to delegate authority and give the court the greatest power to find the chosen one, and not to let go of any suspicious target."

"The seriousness of this matter is far beyond your imagination. Everyone, and your Majesty, please be sure to take it seriously!"

"If secular regimes are not able to respond, they should be handed over to the church of the gods of heaven, and the cabinet should respond immediately!"

Everyone present was silent, and they subconsciously turned their eyes to the imperial emperor who had closed his eyes and said nothing.

We really need to relax the restrictions on the power of the church and let them search for the "selected person" among the people?

Once the angels and the judges are fully dispatched, it will undoubtedly cause a fatal blow to the imperial power and even the interests of the nobles. Angels have always been a group of dying minds that cannot tolerate sand. Most of the people in the judges are diodes that "you don't want to believe in God of Heaven and don't want to die, which makes everyone embarrassed." Once power is delegated, it means a "great purge" spread throughout the entire holy empire.

In addition to the gray interests of the nobles, the entire sacred empire's economy will also suffer a fatal blow. How many people dare to say that they are not afraid of investigating this kind of thing?

The influence of imperial power and secular power will be reduced, tax revenue will be greatly affected, but the influence of the church will increase significantly!

This does not conform to the tacit understanding between the two sides. Since the first Holy Falcon Emperor, the Holy Empire and the Gods of Heaven have only been cooperative. The imperial royal family has never been a rubber stamp in the hands of the Gods of Heaven!

"The opening incident seems to be no accident."

The Emperor of the Empire, who had never said a word from the beginning, finally spoke. His eyes were slightly opened and a strong sense of majesty and oppression suppressed everyone attending the meeting. Everyone shut up and waited for his decision.

"The Chosen One? The Seven Seals Prophecy? Did you tell the great priest the crown prince?" The emperor's voice was calm and profound, with an unquestionable decisive decision: "Michael? This is not like you, you should notify Cecilia as soon as possible."

"Not yet." Archangel could only reply truthfully: "It was my negligence."
To be continued...
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