Blood tax

The Senate and the Arcane Council expected Aaron to gather the power of all the God Hands to summon miracles and end world crises, civil wars, and rebellions.

This is no secret at all, after all, there is only one winner of the Chosen One's Sacrifice.However, the problem is that although the several God's Hands who are about to be taken away are not the most favored candidates of nobles and wizards, they are at least reliable relatives or important allies.

To take away the power from Griffith, Galadia, and Erza, the more rational way should be to pay a full consideration in exchange for cooperation, just like the cooperation between Galadia and Erza like that.Only in this way, can the three God Hands and their supporters, including but not limited to some nobles, armies, Extraordinary and elves, have the possibility of compromise...

"You have to be careful," Princess Mirantis raised her head and looked at the tall knight. "In public, they will respect you very much, but as long as you are out of the public eye, anything can happen. I think, Erza lost contact and someone is behind the scenes."

"Understood, what I want to know is..."

Before Griffith could finish his question, there was a hasty knock on the door.A herald shouted outside:
"'Light of Destruction' Admiral Baldwin, and 'God's Punishment Officiant' Venerable Avignon are here!

"Captain Griffith de Ravenelle, please come to the war room immediately."

Come so fast!Presumably, as soon as Griffith arrived in Germany, the two top commanders who supervised the battle in the Southern Army led the team.

Following these two demigods, there must be powerful transcendents and elite commandos directly under the Senate.

It's too late to run...

Senior generals and envoys from the Senate filled the war room.

If you want to avoid the blocking of Commodus's army, the large army will definitely not be able to do it, it must be such a capable army.

The third is a Sequence 6 "Sword Master", named Jeromeia.He is handsome and handsome, with an unruly smile all the time, as charming as a lazy cheetah.

As soon as this idea came up, the noble clergyman suddenly spoke!

The other is Horus Osiris, the Priest Path Sequence 6 'Word Bearers', the Alternate Punishment Bishop of Bayeran of the Church of the Holy Light.Griffith was impressed by his double-agent operations in Odessa.

They are great demigods, one of the arcane councils and rulers of the world.The frontline officer is Lordes Basilico Listener.

Lord Avignon waved his arm that could tear down the city gate:
"You have to understand, Xiaoyugan, I thought this nickname was very funny the first time I heard it,
"For someone like you, don't ask too much from the organization.

"But I really think we missed something important! Okay, okay, let me say the last two sentences!"

Griffith found that Amber was the only Extraordinary who came to him.The official explanation is that the current military strength is stretched, and it will be later that other Extraordinary people can be transferred to supplement his establishment.

Sooner or later, my authority will be confiscated... Griffith muttered in his heart.

……

"The elves of Canaan have an affair with him~ God damn it.

"I haven't mentioned the saint and the weirdness of Neopolis! And, I mean, after all this, I still feel like I'm missing something!
"Baldwin, tell me!"

In order not to attract the enemy, the entire commando took small boats.The moon gradually rose.On the surface of the mirror-like lake, the ripples and waves have an inexplicable strangeness.Griffith felt that the boat swayed slightly with the waves, and there was no one knowing what ferocious beasts were hiding under the dark and deep water.

After coming to this ruins, Griffith felt a strong sense of unease and urge to connect this place with the ruins under the Turan Swamp.

"Look at you, you are so close to the princess, if I were Commodus, I would be so angry that I would throw myself to the dark side!"

"The night in Odessa, you already got it," Mirantis smiled, as clear as a lotus flower on the snow-capped mountains, "In the upcoming war, the southern border will be your most loyal ally. Beacon Academy The demigod and most of the witchers in the South will stand behind you.

Four extraordinary people plus Griffith formed a complete extraordinary commando team, and each extraordinary person had a five-member extraordinary team under his command.Such a team has Sequence 5 wizards and high-level knights in charge, and has all-round defense, control and lethality, at least from the configuration point of view.

"Ahem, everyone knows that you defeated tens of thousands of rebels in Verona with a cobbled-up army of thousands, and killed a hand of God. At that time, you were only a low-level officer, and you were able to mobilize so many army."

"You are enough~" Miss Mirantis criticized softly with a smile.

"Eluza, whom we all love, has an extremely suspicious relationship with him. If I were the Pope, I would burn him to death today. Unfortunately, I am not, um. The ruler of Beacon Academy, the "foreseeer" Ge Rinffindale is even more suspicious! Hell, I've never been able to figure out what he's thinking.

"Excuse me, my lords, but you can't make bricks without clay."

but……

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Presiding over the work is the Sequence 4 paladin "Light of Destruction" Baldwin and the Sequence 4 clergyman "God's Punishment Officiant" Avignon.Demiknights are dignified and serious soldiers, and clergymen are, well..., like the other clergymen, seemingly good at physically purifying evil.

"I have nothing to say," the semi-sacred knight patted his chest, giving himself a sigh of relief, "I will give you a punishment when I return to Byelan, and seal your mouth."

"God's Chosen, Miss Amber Roserite is not clay," Mrs. Baldwin also pretended to appease, "She can stand up to ten people by herself."

Avignon waved his hand to signal him to shut up, and pointed to Griffith in front of the princess and many big men:
"This kid who doubts even the extraordinary path has many allies.

In addition, Lordes led 120 officers and soldiers of the "Advanced Assault Reconnaissance Unit".This is the Special Forces of the Republic Army, unlike the regular Legion and the New Army, these soldiers are completely specialized in equipment and training, and have thin ripples of psionic energy, seem to have Aaron's support - every advanced assault scout All have certain Extraordinary characteristic enhancements.

"My lord, I want to defend myself!" Griffith said hastily.

"Sir and ladies, I dare say something is wrong, but it's vague. The dark side of psionics hangs over us!"

"The entrance to the ruins is small, but the space inside is beyond our imagination. We don't know what kind of evil lies there."

Lordes, acting together, was equal to Griffith in the chain of command.He is also a guide who knows the ruins better, as in the academy, he explained in a harsh and cold voice.

Venerable Avignon also nodded, and silently glanced at the demigod knight.

The fourth Transcendent is Sequence 6 "Collector".There is no name, only a code name called "Joker".He was wrapped in a thick black robe, and the dull eyes and thin fingers that were occasionally exposed reminded people of the scary dolls in the abandoned house.

Sure enough, he was going to start on the way... Griffith's mind moved, and he pretended to complain a few words.

And Avignon's words have not yet finished:
"Hey, young man, as soon as you got here, you and the princess hid in the little drawing room and whispered. Don't be angry, Miss Diana, I can't stop talking, and everyone said I should stay Sermons in grassroots houses of worship.

Griffith was really surprised that the burly and noble-looking spokesperson for God actually talked so much.He wanted to make an excuse, but he didn't know how to say it for a while.

This Professor Hormonwatts once commanded Griffith in Raven, and now his psychic power has been enhanced a lot, and he has probably been promoted to the rank of Sequence 5 "Mysterious Lord".Together with Griffith, he leads the extraordinary commando into the sunken temple.

"The premise is that you have to bring Erza back."

The terrain of the temple is quite peculiar.From a distance, this is a large lake with a small raised black island in the lake.In fact, this island is the top of the sunken temple above the water.

"Don't underestimate the risks in the ancient ruins, young man.

In the silent hot wind, the half-destroyed and sloping thick stone is like a dormant beast. The rough shape and unrecognizable incomplete passage are like a big mouth, deep and dark.A strange smell is surging, and there is even an indescribable hissing sound, coming from the depths, lingering in the ears.

Griffith took a light breath and looked at the princess: "I need your friendship."

"The Sacrifice of the Chosen One is not held for the first time, and you are not the only hand of God.

"Go to the lost temple and find the secret and your companions. It doesn't matter if you can get back, or not. The Senate and the Arcane Council have already made preparations."

"Count Lamor has publicly supported him and wants to marry his daughter to him. That's a beauty!

I am not a wizard, and I am too close to the veterans of the military gate, and the power in my hands is too much compared to my age and status.Lord Avignon, such a big man must have unfathomable thoughts, and he will kill me when the time is right, but he won't say anything now...

"At a certain time that we don't know, maybe some lucky people who got the power of the gods fled here and hid.

"Griffith, let me tell you, this place gives me that feeling."

The moonlight was exceptionally bright, and the first commandos arrived at the ruins in the lake.The assault scouts jumped out of the skiff, waded ashore, and quickly established a small position.

Griffith took a look and found that these troops were different from any army he had ever seen.Soldiers wore special breastplates, helmets that covered their entire faces, and carried at least three types of flintlock guns.Each soldier has a grenade, and there are even pairs of soldiers carrying weapons such as small artillery.

Officers of Advanced Shock Reconnaissance have better armor, but are still agile.The rifles carried were all large-caliber short-barreled guns, and the saber and battle-axe were retained.