Chapter 385 Differences in Concepts

Looking back to Caledor's colony in Lustria, while the outside world was actively discussing who should be elected to join the Royal Guard, in the newly built Vaal Altar, the high priest was presiding over the blessing ceremony of the lapis lazuli.

The blind priest put his hand on the lapis lazuli devoutly and solemnly, and said complex prayers from his mouth. Several Vaal priests around him did the same, and cooperated with the high priest in reciting Vaal's name.

"Three times the anvil sounded. The first time it awakened the spirit that existed in the hearth fire."

"Fire the Soul of the Hammer a second time and infuse Vaal's power into it."

"For the third time, praise the God of Forging, and may he respond with fair skills!"

Imric, who was standing nearby, crossed his chest and raised his eyebrows. Although he had seen the Vaal Church's consecration ceremony for raw materials before, every time he saw it, it felt like some kind of irregular religious organization.

A burst of light appeared from the steel-forged statue of Val, which seemed to answer the church's prayers. This undoubtedly made the high priest and others more enthusiastic and continued to chant some words of praise.

As a Dragon Prince who has no faith in gods, he did not have any fluctuations in this situation. Instead, he considered matters related to Val.

As one of the three pillars of the Caledor tradition, the Val Church has undoubtedly provided countless help to the kingdom. The relationship between the royal family and the church is a bit strange, completely different from the church relationships of other gods.

The priests of the Temple of Hoth are a large group of scholars wearing robes, who are always studying the knowledge of the God of Wisdom, regardless of the so-called political situation. Not to mention the group of otakus in the Platinum Flame Temple. If the coronation of the Phoenix King had not required walking through the sacred fire, there might have only been some so-called priests who had been inspired by Asuryan to seek political power.

Even the Temple of Lilith, which is the most active in Ulthuan, to be honest, Imric feels that it is more like a place for men and women to seek happiness and does not have much influence on the so-called politics.

But the Church of Vaal is a bit strange. After all, in ancient times, the actual leader of the church was Caledor Dragon Tamer. This allowed a religious force that was relatively divorced from politics to have an extremely close connection with the Caledor royal family. This connection continues to this day.

Imrik looked at the high priest who was still praising the forging god with a slightly strange look in his eyes when he thought of this.

If Ulthuan's recognized number one god of Vaal knew that there was an incarnation of the blacksmith god in the forest of Athel Loren, and that in a sense it was the true symbol of the blacksmith god in the mortal world, I wonder what he would think.

And what is the attitude of Lord Dais towards Caledor is also a question worth thinking about.

The high priest who was operating did not pay attention to Imrik's strangeness. After all, he also knew that this brat had many thoughts. Although he felt some changes in his mood, he did not pay special attention to it.

After the sledgehammer hit the anvil three times and finished praising the forging god, the high priest eagerly took out a marker and planned to cut the precious lapis lazuli into a suitable shape.

"What are you still doing standing here? Come over here and take action." The words of the high priest interrupted Imrik's thoughts. The high priest would not be like others to this brat who had destroyed many of his collections since he was a child. Respect.

Imrik, who was instructed, had no choice but to show his hands. Although the position of the prince was highly respected, some people could indeed ignore this authority, such as the high priest of Var in front of him who had dedicated his life to Caledor.

Walking over and lifting the lapis lazuli with terrifying strength, Imric asked the high priest, "What are we going to do? We only have this piece of material."

"The specific length of the long-handled ax and hammer needs to be adjusted according to each person's habits and body shape. Since you are willing to invest a lot of resources in building the Flame Knight, armor will definitely be the best, and additional defensive equipment such as shields will suffice. Exempted." The high priest did not hesitate to speak out the plan he had been considering for some time, and continued to mark the lapis lazuli that had been turned over by Imric.

"If it is made according to the standard of sixty people, there will still be a piece of raw material half a centimeter thick, which is enough to make two good shields."

Imrik was a little surprised by these words, and even the movement of turning over the lapis lazuli was paused. He asked the high priest what he thought, "Who are you going to use this thing for? I don't have anyone who relies on swords and shields to fight."

Although he didn't mind having an extra piece of good equipment in his hands, Imrik still wanted the equipment of his new troops to be thicker.

I have a lot of good things in my hands, but most of them can only be used by myself. Others will be like scrap metal, otherwise they will not be happy for a long time because the Rune Language system has been cracked.

The high priest who continued to make marks did not raise his head and said smoothly, "I am the sponsor of this operation. I can't give all this precious material to your armed forces. I need to keep some of it to do experiments and prove some conjectures. .”

"Okay, okay, who makes you the head blacksmith?" Imric did not veto the high priest's idea. As long as he made what he wanted, it didn't matter what he did with this piece of lapis lazuli, it would be fine in the end anyway. It must fall into your own hands.

The high priest suddenly thought of something, stretched his head and motioned to the surrounding priests, asking them to go out now.

After the people left, the high priest said abruptly, "Are you still unwilling to let the two of them come out? You know this is a great help."

Imric knew who the two people he was talking about were the two court mages sealed in the palace mages tower by star iron chains.

He looked at the Vaal statue looking at him with emotion, "The condition of the two of them makes me a little worried. It will take some time to confirm whether it is normal, otherwise..."

After finishing speaking, he shook his head to express his helplessness at this matter. The two court mages were now in a bit of a daze. They had previously secretly studied the summoner's notes with their backs, trying to find space in them while ensuring the progress of the Rune Language system. The mystery once caused a lot of waves.

The Iron Wolf stationed in the palace not only helps decipher the rune language, but also supervises it. If necessary, he can take some emergency measures and must not cause more trouble.

The high priest was obviously not satisfied with this answer and snorted coldly, "Humph, if we are afraid of too many things, what difference will we make from before?"

But Imric didn't want to talk too much about this matter with him. At least when there was no serious crisis in Caledor, two talented court mages must not be thrown into the battlefield.

Unlike people from the military such as Masnot and Bruni, Hadaris and Daret were undoubtedly more aware of the special features of the shelter, and vaguely felt that they entered a projection world at that time, just a high-level level. reflection on the face.

They are trying to use their own abilities to analyze everything obtained from the shelter. They are not weaker than Luo Ning's spellcasting ability, which is their current strength, and this is only preliminary progress.

Rubbing the corners of his eyes with his hands, Imrik also felt a little tired. "Compared with the changes that the two of them can cause, I still hope that Caledon will be more stable. There are enough troubles to deal with now, and the current Getting things done is the most important thing.”

The high priest did not respond, but silently marked the lapis lazuli. The two court mages deciphered a whole set of enchantment methods that were different from the Asul rune system.

He didn't want such a valuable person to be locked up in the Mage Tower to study unimportant things. Instead, he should spread his influence in the country and convert everything he studied into something of actual value.

but……

Looking at the young man who was still playing with the lapis lazuli, the high priest sighed secretly in his heart. Caution and radicality appeared in the Dragon Prince at the same time. He didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

"Well, who makes you the prince? We all have to obey the authority of the Dragon Palace."

Imrik, who was being metaphored by the high priest, didn't care. If the old man was here, they would definitely fight. After all, he was the leader of the industrial system, so there was no need to care about such words.

"Get rid of this piece of lapis lazuli first. I will lead the army to attack the Druzi in the north later and see if I can bring you something back."