Chapter 164 ·Fate, the price of neglect

   Chapter 164 Destiny, the price of neglect

“What are you asking about the Evil God’s Choice Champion Archaon?” Eureka became interested, her beautiful crimson eyes narrowed, and her tone was a little surprised: “Few people know his details, and the person who knows him best has long since died. , a small amount of records of his life and deeds were recorded, and all the secrets left in the world were sealed up by the church in the Holy Relic Hall under the Sigma Cathedral in Altdorf, and the rumors disappeared.”

“Yes, there are more and more rumors about the destruction of the world, especially I heard the songs sung by the bards in Middenheim City, among which there is ‘the world destroyer rides a black horse and slowly goes south ‘, so, I want to make it clear.” Leron paused, changed his words slightly, and asked again.

Laren recalled in his mind the illusion he had witnessed not long ago, the chaotic army, the hordes of chaotic monsters, and the legendary three-eyed king Archaen. The too real intuitive feeling made Laren more cautious in his heart. .

“Although there are very few people in the world who know the legendary World Destroyer, you are very lucky to have a witch hunter who has accidentally read the writings in front of you.” Eureka smiled, and she continued: “For many years Before, I read a few words in the Forbidden Book Tower of Ersun in Prager, and combined with the deeds recorded by the Sigma Church, the legendary World Destroyer was an imperial man born two hundred years ago.”

   “Eureka, can you explain a bit more clearly? I want to know more about his past and identity.” Laren became interested, and he said seriously to the witch hunter.

“Well, regarding the origin of Archaen, we have to mention Nekorodono’s notes, a prophecy book of a pastor of the Justice Church who has long been insane. It is said that the original manuscript was sealed under the Hall of Relics. Rodono’s annihilation process.” Eureka briefly introduced: “In the prophecy book, there is a sentence ‘Forged from another world, six treasures will surely be possessed for him… On top of his head will be Seeing the monstrous demon eye. This man rides the demon horse back to the world…then the world will know that the war of the past has begun again…'”

   “Six Treasures. The King of Three Eyes” Lailun couldn’t help but ponder.

“According to the records of the Church of Justice, Archaen was born in a small fishing village in the Nordland of the Empire. During a Norsca Chaos Warband invasion, the Norsca Warlord, a Slaanesh champion warrior, forced Archaon Her biological mother, the poor victim woman named Victoria Rothschild, was not dead at the time, but died in childbirth nine months later.” Eureka said slowly: “When Archain was born, He was thrown by his fisherwoman’s husband into the Laurent Loren forest to feed wolves, only to be picked up by a priest who worships our Lord, who took the baby to a local church for adoption and named him Didric.”

“In his early years, thanks to the blood of his biological father Norsca, Didric was much taller and stronger than his peers. He was pious and brave, regarded dark creatures as enemies, and became a knight’s squire. Later, this brave man In a battle, the knight’s squire took back the family sword of the Kastner knight and returned it back to the knight’s family without fear of hardship. Titles and weapons and armor, become an imperial knight.”

“Like the early years of His Majesty Magnus the Redeemer, Didric entered the prestigious Order of the Two-Tailed Comet, savage and bloodthirsty like a Norsca, but with a demeanor that was exemplary of chivalry , so he quickly became the most outstanding knight in the Knights. No one could have imagined that this brave knight who beheaded hundreds of chaotic creatures was actually the prophecy of Necolodono, bringing the end to the old world. The Destroyer of the World.” Eureka sighed with some regret: “During a field mission, Didric rescued a Sigma named Giselle from the clutches of dozens of Beastmen. Sister, she was escorting the book of prophecy to the Sigma Cathedral in Altdorf, and by the order of the great chanter, she sent the book of prophecy to the seal.”

“And at a critical juncture, Diedric, who was seriously injured, summoned a team of Chaos Knights out of thin air. Chaos iron hooves trampled over the flesh and blood of the beasts. The two-tailed comet knight who arrested the sons of Chaos fought fiercely and bloody, and since then, news of the appearance of the Chaos Anointed, the Lord of the End, has spread throughout the Old World.”

   “As a two-tailed comet knight who believes in our Lord, did Didric not rebel against his own destiny at first?” Lallen frowned.

  The knights of the Empire who can be selected into the Knights of the Two-Tailed Comet are all extremely devout men, and they are baptized every day to ensure that they are not corrupted by chaos.

“Of course he resisted, if it were me, he would definitely not be able to accept it.” Eureka couldn’t help shaking her head: “In fighting chaos, people must strengthen themselves to resist corruption, and avoid excessive pursuit of power and degeneration. To ensure a firm belief in feeling what you have experienced, you can’t be so stubborn that your will is unknowingly distorted by chaos, as is the case with the Witch Hunters, and so are the Knights of the Two-Tailed Comet.”

   “Didrick couldn’t accept his fate. He killed his former companions with his own hands and committed an unforgivable crime. After that, Didric committed suicide. He cut off his head with his own sword.”

“According to the records, he is obviously resurrected.” The witch hunter stated in a low voice: “Didrick committed suicide more than once. He tried hundreds of ways to die, but as a result, he still stood up intact, and the evil **** of chaos was wanton. Playing with his destiny, stimulating Didric’s spirit through constant resurrection”

  Lairen was only silent, Chaos’ arrangement of fate was like a cage that people could not escape.

“Afterwards, Didric went to the Sigma Cathedral to seek the guidance of the Lord, hiding all the way. After a long journey, Diderik came to the Sigma Cathedral. He knelt before the statue of Sigma and prayed hard, begging Sigma to give Any enlightenment or suggestion to let him know that he has not been abandoned by the gods he believes in, nor cursed to take a path that he never wants and will never choose.” Eureka paused, rare The ground showed a look of compassion: “But the only response to him was silence.”

  ”.” Laron opened his mouth to say something, but found it extremely difficult to utter every word.

He suddenly remembered what he saw in Bray Town. In a boundless space full of white light, the golden human figure was trapped in the alien space by countless magic chains, unable to move. Maybe, Laren saw It is the trapped human **** Sigmar.

“Then, Deedric, who was not enlightened, roared. He couldn’t accept the fact that he was abandoned. He crushed and killed nearly a hundred paladins and battle priests along the way, and rushed to Fremont IV, the great chanter of the church. In front of him, he questioned loudly and killed him with his hands.”

“The end of the prophecy reads, ‘Didrick roared and denounced Sigmar, the world, and his own destiny. He vowed to subvert the empire, tear down the gorgeous disguise of the state religion and false gods, and let the world recognize the face of his cowardly liar, There is no two-tailed comet knight Didric in the world, only Chaos Anointed, World Destroyer, and Lord of the End, Archaon, who wears the Octagon of Chaos.””

After    a long silence, Lallen sucked in a breath of cold air and asked only one question: “Eulika, do you believe Archain was voluntarily abandoned by my lord Sigmar?”

“No, I don’t believe it.” Eureka shook her head, her crimson eyes full of determination: “I understand one thing, chaos is eternal, so what Didric saw and heard in the end, we will never There’s no way to know. Maybe it’s better not to know.”

  Lyren just nodded silently, no more words.

After more than an hour, the clothes were slightly disheveled, and Eureka with a blushing face left Lailun’s manor in a hurry. Although the last step was not reached, the relationship between the two was not It goes without saying.

   After saying goodbye to Eureka, the young baron rested and was speechless all night.

   The next day, the carriage sent from the Church of Uric stopped in front of the manor. Laylen and Adrian sat in the carriage and drove quickly towards Middenheim.

In the morning, in the mild summer breeze, Lallen kept looking at the buildings outside the window of the carriage, visiting the holy city of Middenheim, and several cheetah knights arranged by the Uric Church followed him not far or near. behind the carriage.

Even in the wealthy area, the roads in Middenheim still look dirty. The holy city itself is a huge defensive fortress. The buildings on both sides of Middenheim are over-built and raised. Suspected, the small aisle in the middle was also crowded with shops, which appeared to be different in height and clutter.

The city of Middenheim has a ladder shape as a whole. This holy city built on the White Wolf Fist Peak is divided into four layers by towering mountains and thick black city walls. Along with the upper edge of the main post road, it forms a distinct Divided by wealth and status, nearly 1.5 million people are crowded in this great city. From the windows of the carriages, all the heads are in sight. The dense crowd covers everyone’s sight, making it difficult for them to see farther. .

  There are many small alleys hidden in each street. There are restaurants, houses, pubs and shops. If you guess what is for sale, you need to rely on the signs on the shops to identify them.

   The campaign to purge the infidels is not over yet. We can see wolf **** monks and white wolf knights on every street, and every now and then a cry of despair can be heard from the end of the street.

“Because of negligence, more than 30 nobles died under the butcher’s knife of heresy in one night. It’s no wonder that the Uric Church reacted so fiercely.” In the carriage, Adrian, who was sitting facing Laren, looked at the trial movement outside the window. His face was full of exploration: “The bright and beautiful places are hidden deep in dirt.”

   “The nobles paid a price for their negligence, and the heretics buried with them are more than forty times as many as those who died.” Lailun’s face remained calm.

The city’s floating population far exceeds its population capacity, and the large farms around Middenheim can’t supply this extraordinary crowd. It is still summer, and it is much better. If it is the autumn harvest season, come here. Farmers and merchants who sell various crops in the holy city can block the urban area of ​​Middenheim.

   “Adrian, how are our Eternal Knights doing?” Laylen also arranged for the six Eternal Knights accompanying him to participate in the Judgment Movement, contributing to the eradication of Chaos Corruption.

In several operations, the Church of Uric had to be impressed by the Eternal Knights equipped with a full set of rune plate armor and rune weapons under Laren’s command. Their performance was much stronger than that of ordinary white wolf knights, and their offensive posture was relaxed. , The defense is impeccable, and the rune longsword and halberd he holds have greatly increased the killing ability of the Eternal Knight, which has attracted the attention of many imperial knights.

   “Very good, baron, as a religious knight order, we have successfully obtained the hostility of the White Wolf Knights and the friendship of the Cheetah Knights.” Adrian said humorously, his face filled with pride of being a member of the Eternal Knights.

   “That’s good.” Lallen nodded in satisfaction.

The hostility of the White Wolf Knights means that the performance of the Eternal Knights has even overwhelmed the Wolf Knights to a certain extent, while the Cheetah Knights belong to the Todd Blinger family of the Elector of Midden, and they are only loyal to Midden and the Elector himself also represent the wishes of the Elector and the nobles, similar to Emperor Karl Franz’s Rick Guards, who are both secular knights and do not belong to the control of a certain church.

“It is the honor of their commander to lead venerable knights to battle Chaos on the battlefield. To lead a team like yours is a glorious blessing that seems to come from the gods.” – Master Cheetah Knights Lupat Bilic.

The cheetah knights who followed Lallen’s wagon swiftly passed along the street, no one dared to stand in their way, and the coat of arms of spotted leopard skin, leopard head and kite shield was enough to keep any guards and pedestrians out of the way. They pass.

In order to reflect the nobility and power of the cheetah knights, the Elector of the White Wolf has equipped them with the best weapons, as well as gleaming fine plate armor, and the mark of Miden’s collar will be attached to the conspicuous place to show them. identity of.

  The recruitment of cheetah knights will not be limited by geographical areas. Noble young people from Midden and Nord can apply for participation as long as they want, so there is never a shortage of candidates. In the northern imperial society at that time, enlisting in the Cheetah Knights was a special honor, and many young northern nobles were even more eager to add to their youth careers. Where there are many warriors, people often join the Cheetah Knights.

In this dark and **** world, fists are the last word. There is no place in the empire that lasts for a long time. There are many enemies hidden in the huge territory. No matter whether they inherit or be elected to important positions, the nobles attach great importance to military merit and honor. Therefore, Lailun Respected in the northern provinces, it is a household name.

   After more than half an hour, the young baron arrived at the floating soil of the holy city.

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