MTLNOVEL Chapter 636 - 354 - Have You Granted it to Me? Pure Light! _1
Chapter 636: Chapter 354 – Have You Granted it to Me? Pure Light! _1
Under the leadership of the Six-winged Archangel, even in the City of Light, there probably wouldn’t have been anyone daring enough to intercept them, let alone the fact that this was Dyson’s territory.
They had previously used the decree of the Pope to force those of wavering resolve to take sides. Now that the Great Angel had appeared, the legitimacy of the Pope’s decree seemed questionable.
But questioning such things was a matter for the leadership. Ordinary Paladins, soldiers, and priests had no such complex thoughts in their hearts. They simply knelt in submission.
One Six-winged Archangel, two Four-Winged Angels, and eighty Second Order Two-winged Angels; it had been many years since the Master Plane had seen so many angels. They flooded into the sky, heading straight for the place with the strongest energy reaction.
“This is the Magic Crystal Cannon, huh? Let me have a look, Ange come closer.” said Negris.
Ange walked straight over and pressed his palm against the Magic Crystal Cannon, pushing it into his spatial storage.
Well, that was it. All three of the small Magic Crystal Cannons had been confiscated and the cannon operators now found themselves unemployed.
Negris looked around for a few times but lost interest after noticing Durken casting a glance. He couldn’t help but ask, “Aren’t you an alchemist? Don’t you have any interest in the Magic Crystal Cannon?”
Durken replied: “I’m not interested. It’s the same as the old Magic Crystal Cannon, which I can make myself. But it has a slow firing speed, wastes an enormous amount of energy, and can only be used against fixed targets.”
The Magic Crystal Cannon was invented many years ago but never became widespread because of the difficulties in manufacturing and various other shortcomings.
There was no need for the Magic Crystal Cannon to hit fixed targets. Wizards were far more useful.
“I once considered using the Magic Crystal Cannon as a defense for the world’s transfer stations, but I found it useless. Instead, I had to resort to using mechanical constructs,” Durken explained.
“I see,” Negris suddenly lost interest.
“Now what? Do we march on the City of Light and tether that Pope to the Fire Execution Frame?”
As the only normal human who had witnessed everything first-hand, Luther was overly excited seeing Ange and Anthony leave enemies subjugated wherever they went. He could hardly stop himself from blurting out.
He hadn’t even had time to draw his sword.
“Of course not, we continue the disaster relief,” Anthony replied.
The refugee camps that Anthony had set up at the border had significantly alleviated the famine in the Western Region. Yet, it was far from enough. Even the upcoming harvest season might not alleviate the famine, as in many places, unquenchable hunger had forced people to completely devour tree bark, grass roots, and other plant life.
It was foreseeable that the aftereffects of this famine would continue to cause unrest in the Western Region for the next few years.
But never mind, now that Anthony had arrived, and their Holy Pope had arrived, the mercy of the gods had arrived.
Senlide took the lead, and a regiment of Bards flooded into the Western District. Each pair of Bard was protected by forty Paladins, accompanied by five Second-Order Angels and a team of two hundred food transporters.
“Gentlemen, listen to my tale. The despot Guliani turned a blind eye to death, allowed famine to spread. Archbishop Dyson, having seen the error of his ways, summoned the Holy Pope Anthony. The Six-winged Angel showed divine might, our Lord An spread God’s decree, the faithful believers set the path…” The new form of singing instantly attracted a crowd of onlookers, and the story they sang spread like a storm.
The gist of the story was that Guliani, being debauched and indifferent to plight, had allowed the spread of famine unchecked. Archbishop Dyson, unable to stand it, had called Holy Pope Anthony to bring justice.
The Holy Pope Anthony not only came himself but also brought the Six-winged Angel and Ascetic Monk An, who delivered God’s decree on the spot and brought food to the starving people.
At this point, the Bard raised his hand and the covers on the transportation carts revealed enormous piles of grain.
Well, those who had half-believed the Bard’s story instantly became convinced upon seeing the food, just like the time when Ange threw a sack of grain in front of a Minotaur matron, asking her, ‘Got the faith?’
In addition to the various relief teams, Anthony also borrowed a team of Dragon Knights — well, borrowed from Ange.
More than a hundred live Dragon Knights were dispatched at top speed to confiscate the wealth of those landlords, nobles, and royal houses who had hoarded treasures, engaged in forced buying and selling, illegal monopolies, obstructed trade routes, and hindered the movement of disaster victims, ‘causing numerous refugees to die on their territory’. Anthony had noted them down in his small booklet.
In the past, he could only announce rewards, certainly there were many who defied the rules. Therefore, Anthony could only jot them down in his booklet as he was unable to do much about them at the time.
Now that he had the opportunity, of course, he would settle scores as soon as possible. The food and money garnered from looting their properties could be used for local disaster relief. Otherwise, a lot would have been lost if we were to transport all the food from the east and we saved as much as we can.
The whole process went smoothly. The only problem was that Ange couldn’t personally harvest the faith at the scene, which made Anthony feel guilty. “Sir, we don’t have enough time. There are too many places that need relief. Once things steady a bit, we can go and harvest faith.”
Ange didn’t mind and shook his head, showing the Planting God Statue. “It’s growing.”
Ange had found a pattern. Every time he distributed food on a large scale, the Planting God Statue would experience a significant growth.
Hence, even if he wasn’t at the scene, he would still be able to harvest a considerable amount of faith. He just wouldn’t be able to harvest the faith network.
Anthony had guessed at the ability of the Planting God Statue previously. Now it was confirmed once again. Seeing this, he couldn’t help but ask, “Is this amazing? Is this growth a one-time thing? Or can it continually strengthen the Planting God Statue after one time?”