Alien Knights

Randall sat beside Barbara, staring at the woman's pointed ears and those light blue halos like tattoos, without saying a word.

Barbara put her hands over her ears and whispered, "It's ugly, isn't it?"

Randall shook his head slightly: "No, I think it's beautiful."

"You must be lying to me..." Barbara blushed and buried her head between her knees: "I always thought you were dead."

Randall shrugged: "I can survive, thanks to Your Majesty..."

Barbara turned her face sideways and asked curiously, "Thanks to Your Majesty?"

Next, Randall told Barbara everything that happened these days.

The woman became more surprised as she listened, and finally exclaimed in a low voice: "You mean, His Majesty is that black dragon?! He saved you?!"

"That's right, and in Froststone City in the north, His Majesty is called the Son of the Gods, the god everyone worships."

Barbara suddenly remembered something: "That's right! I've always wanted to ask you, what is the kingdom of heaven?!"

"Huh? You also know about the kingdom of heaven? That is the God Realm where His Majesty lives. Sometimes, he will bring some people in for a visit or a meeting."

Barbara put her hands on her hips and glared at Randall: "Why didn't you tell me about this before?!"

Randall said helplessly: "The existence of the kingdom of heaven has always been a secret in Muxi City. To be honest, I don't know why His Majesty hides the fact that he is a god from the citizens of Muxi City..."

Barbara also looked puzzled: "Yes, I heard from others that His Majesty has not returned to Muxi City for more than a year, and he has entrusted all affairs to the cabinet to manage... What is he doing in the north? Why is he always Won't come back?"

Randall sighed and shook his head.

Not far away, Carroll sat on the low wall, watching Randall and Barbara cuddling together, whispering there quietly, with endless sadness and moaning in his eyes.

"God, why at this juncture, that guy who should have died, will appear here! Why?!"

"In the past few days, my relationship with Miss Barbara has finally improved, and I have carefully prepared a gift for him. Now, everything is messed up!"

"If I knew this earlier, I might as well have taken the opportunity to use it..."

With a big hand, Carroll pulled Aldernan, who was hiding behind him, in front of him, and said coldly to the werewolf, "Don't use my tone to say these dirty thoughts!"

Ardenan put his hands on his chest, drooping his wolf's tail, and said seriously: "Dare you say that you have never had such a thought?"

Carroll's hands increased strength, and the sound of Aldernan's bones bending could be faintly heard.

"Surrender! I surrender!" Aldernan immediately put on a smiling face: "My fault."

Carroll let go of Aldernan, took one last look at Barbara's back, stood up and said, "It's time to pack up."

Ardenan rubbed his sore shoulder and asked, "Are you really going to follow them to the north?"

Carroll glanced at the werewolf: "It's better than staying in this underground tomb."

The latter touched his chin, thought for a moment, nodded and said: "That's right."

Huggins looked at the group of strange-looking "people" in front of him, and said to Alfonso: "In addition to the guards you brought this time, do you need me to equip you with some knights?"

Alfonso shook his head: "No need."

Huggins hesitated: "Are you sure? Together, those few people can easily defeat the army of a small country."

Alfonso combed the parasite limbs on the top of his head, and repeated: "No need."

Huggins spread his hands: "Okay, you have the final say. I'll help you prepare the carriage and pass... By the way, Lord Emerson wants to see you before leaving."

Alfonso put on his helmet, put away his sword, nodded and said, "Exactly, I also have some questions, I want to ask him."

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The next day, Muxi Cathedral, the Hall of Pilgrimage.

Emerson stood in this newly built room, looked at the gorgeous cross on the altar, and asked Alfonso, "Is your majesty all right in the north?"

The latter hesitated for a moment, and replied: "Everything is normal in the north, but when I left, His Majesty was fighting a powerful enemy."

Emerson turned around and asked with concern: "A powerful enemy? How powerful is it?"

Looking at Emerson, Alfonso realized that although the prime minister was not old, he looked old.

The originally full head of gorgeous hair now has strands of silver. Brown age spots are particularly conspicuous on the cheeks, and wrinkles are like ravines all over the forehead.

Facing Emerson's question, Alfonso pondered for a while, and said, "According to what I know from the Heavenly Kingdom Conference, that enemy destroyed the entire northern city in less than a month by relying solely on his own strength. Hundreds of countries, including the two sworn enemies of the Diocese—the Kingdom of Ulster and the Kingdom of Connacht."

Emerson's expression tightened: "You mean, the two most powerful barbarian countries in the north perished because of this man?! Then His Majesty has not held a heavenly meeting for half a year, is it also related to this event? About the battle?!"

Alfonso lowered his head and replied: "My lord, I don't know. There has been no news from His Majesty in the past six months, and I am also worried that it is because of this war, but as a subject, my task is to try my best to complete the task he gave me."

Emerson sat down on the bench, closed his eyes and said weakly: "When His Majesty left, he entrusted this country to me and hoped that I would manage all affairs. But as time went by, I It’s getting more and more overwhelming.”

Alfonso recalled what he saw yesterday: "About the annexation of farmers' land..."

Emerson sighed softly: "That's just one of the things that have happened in recent years. In addition, there are many issues that I have never thought about before. For example, the recent religious criticism in Muxi City .”

Alfonso asked strangely: "Religious criticism?"

Emerson pointed to the door and said, "When you came to Muxi Cathedral, did you notice a phenomenon that the number of citizens coming to worship in the church is slowly decreasing."

"Reduced? Why?"

"With the discovery of those scholars at Muxi University, the Bible, which is regarded as the origin of religion, has been thoroughly criticized by them. For example, the geocentric theory advocated by the religious sect has now been put forward by the heliocentric theory proposed by Muxi astronomers. and the origin of blood in the human body, the Qicheng theory advocated by religious sects, was also defeated by the theory of circulatory system. In addition, there are theories of gravity, magnetic field, molecules, etc., which are also in the theory and experimentally, cornering the religious schools..."

"Terrence once said to me that with the development of science, the fog formed by religion will gradually be dispelled. In the end, religion will be driven away by science to the point where it cannot even have a foothold."

Emerson opened his eyes, looked at Alfonso and said, "Now, the belief system in Muxi City is collapsing little by little. People no longer believe in God. They call the pope a 'two-legged beast' and the priest We call them "villains of civilization". People no longer have awe of gods in their hearts, but instead use naked interests to measure the relationship between people, people and countries."

Alfonso clenched his fists and said to Emerson: "Despise God, despise the king! Use profit as a cover to annex the peasants' land! Have they forgotten the original intention of this country?"

"Your Majesty once told me that he worried that in a kingdom, whether the monarch is wise or not will directly affect the future of the country and the happiness of the people. At first, I also thought what he said was right. Only relying on the king alone, To decide all affairs of the kingdom will affect the inheritance of the kingdom due to personal preferences and the quality of the heirs. If you want to make decisions on state affairs, the best way is to listen to the voice of the people and respect the opinions of the public..."

Emerson stretched out his hand, pinched the base of his nose, and said distressedly: "However, the incident of embezzlement of farmers' land and the denial of religion made me gradually realize a problem. Once the shackles of kingship and religion are removed, the people will not If there is any reverence for anything, what they care about will only be their personal interests. Is such a country, such a society, really the ideal kingdom in my mind?"