Chapter 929： dark

On the afternoon of the next day, Gao Wen summoned key senior personnel such as Hetty and Kamal, and officially announced the status of the Magic Goddess and various information obtained from the giant deer Amon at a closed-door meeting.

The double-layer thickened crystal window isolates the cold wind screaming outside the house. Only the cold sunlight is slanted into the house. In the small meeting room with strict protection measures, the atmosphere seems more dignified than ever.

Gao Wen sat at the head of the conference table, Hetty sat on his right side, as usual, amber melted into the air, a magic net terminal was set on the left side of the conference table, and Victoria Wilde and Cypress appeared above the crystal array The figures of the two magistrates of Devon Franklin.

"The goddess of magic seems to be really not coming back ... Although Mirmina is still alive, from the priesthood, the goddess of magic has 'fallen'," Victoria broke the silence, "After the white star fell, the world once again personally Experienced the fall of the gods. "

"Unlike the time three thousand years ago, the belief of the magical goddess did not have so much influence on society, and his" departure "would not affect the existing system of mages," Pitman said, "I yesterday Having discussed with His Highness Herty, we should be able to weather this turbulence more easily. "

"The premise is to take action as soon as possible," Hetty took the topic and looked up at Gao Wen sitting next to him. "The ancestors, a few hours after the magic goddess' feedback disappeared, a mage noticed the anomaly and sent it to the local government office. Reports have been conducted, and reports are increasing all over the country. They are still waiting patiently for a response from the emperor, but the news will soon be spread among the people. "

For a long time, mages are the superstructure of human society. Their deep-rooted influence in society has not disappeared with the drastic social changes in this country. If this part of the group cannot be stabilized, it will become a big trouble.

In them, the effects of relying on saturated entertainment media to occupy the public ’s attention and relying on some public opinion control to control the situation are limited, and may even cause the opposite effect-after all, the gods of the people ’s beliefs are gone, this time It ’s obviously not suitable for you to put movies all over the place ...

"First of all, according to the original plan to announce the news of the fall of the magical goddess, this matter can't be concealed, and the more concealed, the more it will cause rebound and confusion," Gao Wen nodded and said quickly, "The reason why the gods fell. No official explanation is required, nor should it be explained clearly. After that, we will conduct a nationwide, large-scale, and extremely solemn public event. "

The high-level empire in the conference room and on the communication line may not have responded for a while, and the connected Belvin Franklin couldn't help but curiously said: "Open event?"

"The whole country mourns the death of the goddess of magic, and I will write my own condolences as the ruler of the empire. Then you will take the lead in Victoria and lead the most prestigious mages to summarize the life of the goddess of magic and devotion to the people. Finally, we will give the ceremony Set up a finishing touch, get some holy things, symbolic relics and the like, burn them to ashes, and carry them by empire dragon cavalry to the rivers and lakes-may he rest in peace. "

Gao Wen's deep and solemn speech fell, and everyone in the meeting room looked at each other for a while. Obviously they had not kept up with Gao Wen's thoughts, especially Hertie showed an incredible expression-she often touched the rebellious plan, and naturally knew from In the long run, all gods are destined to change from protectors of civilization to enemies of civilization, and what their ancestors have always done is to confront those gods who are gradually falling into madness, so a huge "mourning" project is in her eyes It seems weird and unreasonable.

Grand Duke Patvin in the line said with a hint of hesitation and thought: "Is it to give the mages across the country a vent point to calm their emotions ..."

"Not only that," Veronica, who was sitting opposite Gavin and holding a platinum scepter, suddenly opened her mouth with a sudden expression on her face, apparently already vaguely understanding Gavin's intentions, "I Understand what you mean, Your Majesty, you need to make this a conclusion. "

"This is called" covering the coffin "," Gao Wen saw that almost everyone on the scene showed a thoughtful expression after Veronica opened her mouth, and she couldn't help showing a smile, "Goddess of Magic 'died 'No matter what the reason is, whether he is a **** or something, no matter what he did and what influenced it, in short he died, the **** no longer exists, the source of faith has disappeared, and we will painfully To mourn him-the mages can grieve and remember, but in any case, everyone will know clearly-there is no goddess of magic in the world.

"This mourning must be as solemn as possible. It must be broad enough and large enough to form a universal consensus and public opinion, so that those who do not want to accept it must also accept it, so that those who have doubts cannot find the object and reason for the question.

"Of course, the Duke of Baldwin is right, this is also a" confession "to the wizards of the country, so that they can have the opportunity to vent their emotions. We must guide their emotions to mourning, so that they have no time to go Think about something else. "

After Gao Wen's voice fell, everyone felt a sudden enlightenment after the consternation. After all, this idea itself was not too unimaginable. Using funeral-like activities to attract attention and characterize the event is a relatively routine operation. The key is The fact of "holding a funeral for God" was so unbelievable that no one thought about it in this direction.

After thinking about it, Hetty couldn't help but looked up again, looking at Gao Wen with a weird expression: "Is it really okay?"

"Trust me, there is no better way than this," Gao Wen smiled and nodded at this always worried "Cesir Housekeeper", "This will be our first funeral for the gods, If it succeeds in guiding, transitioning, and solidifying what I expected, then this funeral will become a reference for the future. "

For future reference ... As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Hetty and others in the meeting room became stranger than before. However, as they had followed Gao Wen, he witnessed two catastrophes, and even witnessed the "false **** skeleton" with his own eyes. A group of people, but they know that behind these words is probably the inevitable situation in the future.

As long as civilization is still advancing, and as long as the cruel rules of this world are still in operation, there will be other gods falling, and after each **** falls ... Govern Cecil the Great will be buried in their sights .

Even Amber, who was in the invisible state listening to the meeting, couldn't help but emerged. He looked at Gao Wen more and sighed slightly in his heart-the conclusion of the coffin ... This is really an appropriate phrase.

Worthy of being the one who once uncovered the coffin.

Gao Wen waited for the people in the meeting room to digest the last topic, and Hetty on the side also completed the record of the meeting process, and then cleared his throat and opened the mouth: "Next, we should discuss Tifeng ’s side. There is a problem. "

"There is another God of War that may have been crazy," Veronica said indifferently. "If it is only an academic sense, this is a valuable observation sample. We can intuitively understand what happened after the gods fell into madness. Gradually revealed characteristics and a series of subsequent impacts on this world. "

"But it's not just an academic issue," Gao Wen said. "We should write a letter to Rosetta Augustus-the magical goddess Mirmina's" abnormal changes "may be a good opening topic ... … "

...

The mist shrouded Tifeng ’s imperial capital, and the indifferent sunlight passed through the clouds and mist, creating a mood of dusk in the fog in the city below. In this autumn season, the courtyard of the Obsidian Palace and the open-air corridor It began to blow the wind that was getting colder and colder. Only in the royal garden protected by the greenhouse barrier, it was green and warm.

Matilda Augustus stepped into the royal garden in the atrium of the Obsidian Palace, and the warm breath rushed towards him, quickly dissipating the cold brought back from outside. She walked deep into the small radial garden paved with cobblestones. In the dim sky near dusk, she saw that her father, who was very talented, was standing under a blue-leaf pine, as if looking at the flowerbed under her feet. .

That is a flower garden that is not growing well.

"Father and Emperor," Matilda stood a few meters behind Rosetta and lowered his head. "I'm back from the Great Church."

Rosetta didn't look back, but just gave a faint hum, and asked casually: "Is Malm Dunnett receiving you in the internal church?"

"Yes," Matilda nodded, "and still follow the ceremonial specifications and procedures."

"At least on the surface everything looks normal, doesn't it?" Rosetta nodded, still looking away from the nursery, "Tell your knowledge, we now urgently need to know what is happening in the Great Church."

"I asked the Pope directly about the recent rumors about the churches around the world-because these rumors have been circulated, and if they don't ask, they are abnormal," Matilda nodded. "There is no positive answer and explanation under the crown of Malm. It is only said that someone was maliciously attacking the Ares Church, and the Great Church has launched an investigation into the diocese where rumors have appeared ... This is a response to his identity and the situation at the time.

"The pope himself doesn't look any different, and our conversations are in line with the normal situation, but I clearly felt something weird in the Great Church ... the atmosphere.

"There was a tense and repressive atmosphere that enveloped the entire Great Church. Although every clergyman I saw seemed okay, that kind of atmosphere did exist, and it was the same in empty places. People feel as though ... the tense and repressive breath is emitted by the Great Church itself.

"I talked to some priests without attracting attention. The ordinary priests in the Great Church clearly knew the rumors everywhere, and their answers were no different from those under Malm. But one thing I think is very Strange ... Some priests were a little emotional when they answered me, as if they were offended by some kind of things-but I can be sure that there is nothing wrong with my words and deeds, and I have used the questions raised by those rumors very peacefully. The vocabulary is biased towards the Church of God of War. "

The latter anomaly mentioned by Matilda sounds like an unimportant detail, but Rosetta turned back, his expression on his face was very serious: "You think the" excited emotions "of those priests are ... Something else'?"

"It's just a faint feeling," Matilda said. "Their emotions came suddenly, and afterwards there was a nervous and slightly dazed apology. When I talked to them, I always felt If there is a non-existent line of sight moving around, and sometimes the voice of the priests will suddenly be hoarse ... I think their emotions seem to be affected by some external factor, which makes me very uncomfortable. "

"What else do you see?" Rosetta frowned. "Did you find anything about the Great Church itself?"

"... Some hallways in the Great Basilica are a little dark," Matilda thought carefully, and said in a uncertain tone, "I don't know if it is my own illusion, there are countless candles in the Great Basilica Fire, and new magic stone lamp lighting, but I always feel that it is very dark-it is a kind of "dark" that does not affect the sight, as if it is a psychological level. I checked with the attendants, it seems that only I have produced it myself No one else noticed this feeling abnormally. "

Rosetta frowned a little, and he stared at his daughter without speaking for a long time.

Due to the influence of the curse that originated two centuries ago, members of the Augustus family ... are somewhat different from ordinary people in terms of "perception", especially in certain areas involving gods, they can often see and hear Some things that ordinary people cannot perceive, and it is for this reason that he asked Matilda to check on the situation of the Great Church.

At this point, Matilda himself clearly knew.

But this young empire pearl was not as "experienced" as her father-she only observed the details, but did not dare to make terrible conclusions like Rosetta Augustus.

"Father and Emperor," she couldn't help but say, "You think ..."

"The influence of the Church of God of God in Tifeng ... is deeply ingrained," Rosetta suddenly broke the silence, saying something that seemed inexplicable to Matilda, "just like a thousand-year-old tree with its roots It has become a part of this whole land, and everything that grows on this land is more or less affected by it. "

Matilda opened her mouth and wanted to ask something, but suddenly heard an uncovered footsteps coming from the side. The long-haired maidservant stepped into the garden sometime when the footsteps sounded , She has arrived ten meters away.

"Diana," Rosetta looked at each other. "What did the wanderers find?"

"The priests in the accident may have a very blasphemous and distorted death, so the body was secretly and quickly disposed of, and many witnesses have been controlled by the local church. The rogue tried to confirm the status of those witnesses. At least four priests are crazy because of mental pollution, "the maid chief Diana reported in a calm and plain tone." In addition, it has been confirmed that some local churches have reduced the size of the weekly prayer meeting and closed in the name of church repairs. Part of the church ’s facilities—the relevant orders came from the Great Church, which was personally taught by Malm Dunit, and did not go through the Cardinals. The Pope ’s personal teaching of this kind of thing was an anomaly in itself. ”

Matilda listened to Diana ’s report and suddenly could n’t help but open her eyes—

The God of War church has always been independent and closed, and the imperial power has no way to deal with them. But when ... The rogue agents under the royal family have been able to investigate the secrets inside the church to such a degree?