Warhammer: Return of the Dragon

Chapter 385 Differences in Ideas

Looking back at Caledor's colony in Lustria, when the outside world was discussing who should be nominated to join the royal guard, the high priest was presiding over the blessing ceremony of lapis lazuli in the newly built altar of Val.

The blind priest put his hands on the lapis lazuli piously and solemnly, and said complex prayers from his mouth, as did several Vaal priests around him, cooperating with the high priest to recite the name of Val.

"Strike the anvil three times. For the first time awaken the spirits that exist in the hearth."

"Ignite the Soul of the Hammer for the second time, injecting Vaal's power into it."

"For the third time, praise the god of forging, and may he return fair skills!"

Imrik, who was standing next to him, crossed his chest and jumped his eyebrows. Although he had seen the consecration ceremony of the raw materials by the Vaal Church before, every time he saw it, he felt like some kind of unscrupulous religious organization.

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

As a Dragon Prince who has no belief in the gods, he has no fluctuations in this situation, and instead considers things about Val.

As one of the three pillars of the Caledonian tradition, the Vaal Church undoubtedly provided countless help to the kingdom. The relationship between the royal family and the church is even more strange, and it is completely different from the church relationship of other gods.

The priests of the Temple of Hoeth are a large group of scholars in robes, always studying the knowledge of the God of Wisdom, regardless of the so-called political situation.Not to mention the group of nerds in the Platinum Flame Temple, if it wasn't for the Phoenix King's coronation to step through the sacred fire, maybe only some so-called priests who had received Asuryan's revelation would seek political power.

Even the most active Lilith Sanctuary in Ulthuan, to be honest, Imric felt that it was more like a place for men and women to seek joy, and it didn't have much influence on so-called politics.

But the Church of Vaal is a bit different. After all, in ancient times, the actual leader of the church was Caledon the Dragon Trainer. This made a religious force that was relatively detached from politics have a very close relationship with the Caledonian royal family, and this This connection continues to this day.

Thinking of this, Imrik had a slightly weird look in his eyes, looking at the high priest who was still praising the forging god.

If this Ulthuan-recognized No. [-] God of Vaal knows that there is an incarnation of the Blacksmith God in the Athel Loren Forest, in a sense, it is the true symbol of the Blacksmith God in the mortal world, I don’t know what he will think.

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

The high priest who was operating didn't care about Imrik's strangeness. After all, he also knew that this brat had a lot of thoughts. Although he felt that his mood had changed, he didn't pay special attention to it.

After the sledgehammer struck the anvil three times and finished praising the forging god, the high priest impatiently took out a marker pen, intending to cut this precious piece of lapis lazuli into a suitable shape.

"What are you still standing here for? Hurry up and fight." The words of the high priest interrupted Imrik's train of thought. For this stinky boy who destroyed many of his collections since he was a child, the high priest would not be like other people. Respect.

Imrik, who was instructed, was quite helpless. Although the position of this prince is highly respected, some people can indeed ignore this authority, such as the High Priest of Val who has dedicated his life to Caledor in front of him.

Walking over and lifting the lapis lazuli with terrifying strength, Imrik asked the high priest, "What are you going to do? This is the only material we have."

"Long-handled axes and hammers, the specific length needs to be adjusted according to each person's habits and body size. Since you are willing to invest a lot of resources in building flame-born knights, armor will definitely be the best. Additional defensive equipment such as shields can Exempt." The high priest did not hesitate to say the plan that had been considered for a period of time, and continued to mark along the lapis lazuli that had been turned over by Imrik.

"If it is done with the standard of 60 people, there will be a piece of raw material half a centimeter thick, which is enough to make a good shield on both sides."

Imrik was a little surprised by this. He even paused when turning the lapis lazuli, and 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 to make the equipment of the new troops thicker.

I have a lot of good things in my hands, but most of them can only be used by myself. Others are just a piece of scrap iron, otherwise they will not be happy for a long time because the rune language system has been cracked.

The high priest who continued to mark did not look up, and said casually, "I am the patron of this operation, I can't give all this precious material to your armed forces, I need to keep some of it to do some experiments and prove some conjectures .”

"Okay, okay, who told you to be the head blacksmith." Imrik didn't veto the idea of ​​the high priest, as long as he made what he wanted, no matter what he did with this piece of lapis lazuli, it would be fine in the end anyway have to fall into their own hands.

The high priest suddenly thought of something, straightened his head and signaled to the surrounding priests to let them go out now.

After the personnel left, the high priest said abruptly, "You still don't want to let the two of them come out? You know, this is a great help."

Imrik knew who the two people he was talking about were the two court mages who were locked in the court mage tower by star iron chains.

Looking at the statue of Vaal staring at him with emotion, "The state of the two of them makes me a little worried, and it will take a while 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 are already in a state of bewilderment. Before, they secretly studied the summoner's notes on their backs, trying to find out the meaning of the space while ensuring the progress of the rune language system. The mystery once caused a lot of waves.

The iron wolves stationed in the palace are not only helping to decipher the rune language, but also supervising, and can take some emergency measures if necessary, so as not to cause more trouble.

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

But Imrik didn't want to talk too much about it with him, at least when there was no serious crisis in Caledor, he must not send two talented court mages into the battlefield.

Unlike people from the ranks like Masno and Bruni, Hadaris and Darrett undoubtedly had a better understanding of the special features of the shelter, and vaguely felt that what they entered was a projected world, just a high-level location. reflection of the face.

They are trying to use their own abilities to analyze everything that Sanctuary has obtained. It is not weaker than Luo Ning's spellcasting ability, which is their current strength, and this is only a 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 Kale will be more stable. There are enough troublesome things to deal with now, and the current Getting things done is the most important thing.”

The high priest did not respond, but silently marked on the lapis lazuli, and the two court mages cracked a whole set of enchanting methods different from the Asur rune system.

He didn't want such a valuable person to be locked up in the mage's tower to study some unimportant things, but he should spread his influence in the country and convert everything he studied into something of real value.

but……

Looking at the young man who was still fiddling with lapis lazuli, the High Priest sighed inwardly, cautious and aggressive appeared on Prince Long at the same time, and he didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing.

"Well, who made you the prince, we all have to obey the authority of the dragon court."

Imrik, who was metaphorized by the high priest, didn't care. If the old man was here, the two of them promised to fight. After all, they are the leaders of the industrial system, so they don't care at all.

"Get rid of this piece of lapis lazuli first. I will lead the army to attack Druzzi in the north after a while, and see if I can bring you something back."

(End of this chapter)