Chapter 407: The Entrance to the Ancient Pa.s.sage
In the Silver Platter Kingdom, the Holy Church had expelled the power of the mage in the wilderness and officially brought this rich kingdom under their control. It could be said that the entire country used the Holy Church as the spiritual and religious hub.
As the saying of Holy Church, let the glory of the G.o.d of light spread throughout the land.
Of course.
It was very simple for Kant.
It was just another G.o.d similar to the G.o.d of war, Edmund, who had obtained the wors.h.i.+p of a kingdom.
The difference was only the strength of the support. One had to know that in the Dukedom of Leo, although the faith of the G.o.d of war, Edmund, was the national religion, its influence was not too great. The church of the G.o.d of war was also a force that existed by relying on the n.o.ble system.
It was under the control of Grand Duke of Dukedom of Leo
The Silver Platter Kingdom was a little more complicated.
The inheritance of the royal power was in this rich kingdom. Because the old king was seriously ill and the successor who was about to be replaced him was weak and sickly, there was a small setback in the authority of the royal family.
This made the power of the top-tier n.o.ble, and the religion begin to rise abruptly.
Especially the Holy Church.
They expelled the mage who had originally been subordinate to the top-tier n.o.ble.
It could be said that they had already occupied the majority cla.s.ses of the Silver Platter Kingdom, especially the many lesser n.o.ble and lower-tier civilians were supporting the Holy Church. In an extremely short period of time, they had grasped the power of the Silver Platter Kingdom in their own hands.
Other than not being a top-tier n.o.ble and not receiving a strict conferment ceremony, it could be said that the Holy Church had the equal power to the king!
“But that’s fine.” Kant muttered.
The power that the Holy Church possessed could also restrain the power of demons.
It could even restrain the power of the undead. After all, this so-called Power of Light contained the same dense positive energy, including the holy energy and the scorching heat of the fire element. It was the nemesis of all negative energy of the evil type.
This power might be able to restrain the attacks of the demons and the undead at the critical moment. At the very least, it was much stronger than the Dukedom of Leo.
But it really had reached that stage, the situation was absolutely going into a worse scenario. After all, the first target of the demons and the undead was Kant, who was in the middle of the Nahrin Desert and the Senwaya Range!
If even he could not withstand it, it would be even more difficult with the power of these feudal kingdoms to resist them.
Kant’s expression turned cold.
Although his current situation was not good, it was not a desperate situation.
However, all the signs had completely indicated that the bottom of reality hid absolute danger. For example, the Crimson Sect that was still lurking in the East County could already be considered as the spokesperson of the demon forces!
If not for that, those ordinary humans wouldn’t be considered a threat.
But look at Viscount Gibran’s appearance after his transformation.
His entire body was purplish red.
There were goat horns protruding out of his forehead.
His entire body was bloated and carried a strong sense of violence.
His eyes were filled with evil, chaos, madness and bloodl.u.s.t. Only the highest level of rationality from the humans and Kant’s powerful King’s Power made him retreat in the end, Escape to Mountain of Death as a place to wait for Kant to walk into his trap.
That was the lair of the Crimson Sect, perhaps even the lair of the demons!
“It’s getting more and more interesting.”
Kant gritted his teeth.
He spurred his horse forward. On the banks of the Resniston River, many farms were closing their main doors. Inside the watchtower on the main doors, there were also militia who lit torches, carefully guarding against the possible appearance of the water bandits.
Although they did not know what exactly happened in the East County, they were worried about the water bandits.
No one dared to block their way.
So many cavalries were trekking in groups.
If there was nothing wrong, they would not dare to come out and stop them.
These militiamen were already helpless and did not dare to fight the water bandits, who were poorly equipped and only relied on their ferocity and bravery. Now, with so many cavalries, they would be annihilated if they fought these cavalries.
One had to know that there were at most thirty to fifty militiamen in a farm.
Any more than that would be the n.o.ble’s serfs.
Of course, the militiamen were also the guards, supervisors, and people who supervised the serfs to do their work. Defending against external enemies was only part of their job. In front of a truly large group of water bandits, they would probably just turn around and flee.
As for the serfs, who were equivalent to human-shaped livestock, whether they lived or died had nothing to do with the militiamen.
In fact, those n.o.bles didn’t care at all.
Slaves weren’t worth much.
Having a farm was just to ensure their own food base. The ones who really earned money were the trade caravan from the Dukedom of Leo, as well as the fleets that relied on the river to shuttle between the human kingdoms.
These were the best ways to earn great silver coins.
“Things won’t be so smooth in the future.” Kant looked gloomy.
He reined in his horse slightly, and the cavalry behind him immediately slowed down.
Rolf rode over from behind and asked, “Lord Kant, what’s wrong?”
“It’s right in front.”
Kant said, “The way to leave.”
“In front?” Rolf frowned.
In front, it was still the vast river surface of the river.
Under the moonlight, the waves were s.h.i.+mmering. Occasionally, a few merchant s.h.i.+ps could be seen forming a team, taking advantage of the moonlight and stars to slowly drift over the river. There were also guards looking at Kant and the others on the sh.o.r.e warily.
Obviously, they were also afraid.
However, Rolf didn’t care about these merchant s.h.i.+ps. Instead, he asked, “Lord, I didn’t see it.”
“It’s not the river surface.”
Kant smiled. “The small river ahead.”
“The small river?”
Only then did Rolf realize that on the horizon ahead, on the north bank of the river, there was a slender river flowing over. It seemed to be only ten meters wide. Compared to the river of about 300 meters, it was indeed a small river.
Perhaps this was also a branch of the river that provided water.
“Let’s go.”
Kant shook the reins and turned to head north.
At the end of his line of sight, which was the source of the small river in the north. It was a protruding hill surrounded by barren hills and rocks. It was like a remnant of the mountain range, or a mountain peak made of rubble.
It was a very inconspicuous small place. The surrounding land was barren, and there wasn’t even a farm.
But it was there.
It was precisely the entrance of the ancient pa.s.sage.
Kant could clearly sense that there was a faint divine power circulating at the top of the mountain.
It had a burning feeling that belonged to the sun. It was the divine power of the so-called sun G.o.d that had been pa.s.sed down since ancient times, and it continued the glory that had dissipated.
After leaving the port, they rode their horses and galloped here for about four hours.
It was the border of the East County.
After the mountain.
They continued to look west and saw the wilderness.
The river that originated from the mountain had clearly demarcated the border. The land to the west had started to become barren. The soil was slightly yellowish and had the appearance of a desert. At night, there was frost that could be seen.
If they continued to look west, they would see the barren and cold wilderness.
It was a place where uncivilized barbarians lived.
Kant’s goal was to find the ancient pa.s.sage at the source of the river, which was the mountain top. At that time, they would be able to return to the “Aaron” City in the Senwaya Range.
This was also very simple. After riding for less than half an hour, they had already arrived at the hill.
A crack about half a meter wide appeared.
Below it was a spring.
A faint golden light emerged from the crack, as if there was something mysterious inside.
However, the crack was not very wide. It was only the size of a fist. This was also the reason why no one had noticed the abnormality here for a long time.
But Kant was different.
His mind had once followed the golden light to this place.
He knew that inside the crack was the ancient pa.s.sage!
“Whoosh –”
The Sword of King in his hand was pulled out, and a powerful King’s Power suddenly erupted. As Kant swung his sword, the entire mountain rock was instantly split open. With the powerful extraordinary power and the invincible sharpness of Sword of King, the rock that had been cut into pieces was cut down.
As the rock rolled down, the half-meter-long and a fist-wide crack suddenly opened up. As a faint golden light appeared inside, a large black hole appeared in front of everyone.
Moreover, Kant’s action was not over yet.
He continued to swing his sword.
The entire hole was destroyed by the powerful King’s Power, or rather, it was changed.
The hole completely appeared in front of them. The 10-meter-wide stone road and the 20-meter-wide subterranean river took up most of the hill. Moreover, one could vaguely see the 10-meter-wide river beside it, it was the subterranean river that originated from the ancient pa.s.sage. If they could remove the obstructing rocks, the river would become wider.
The flow of time had cut off the ancient pa.s.sage. Logically speaking, this place should be an exit. After all, on this hill, there were many strange rocks and traces of the Senwaya Range.
These rocks came from there.
And then they were transported here.
As expected, a building similar to a temple was built here.
Just like on the peak of the Senwaya Range, when Kant had been before, he was still protected by a special magics, but after losing that power, it instantly turned into ashes.
The temple there was tainted by the power of the demons, but there was none here.
However, time did not let this temple go.
The former glory finally collapsed. The originally exquisite pillars were also turned into stones under the ravages of time.
The combination of many stones, the close combination, the weathering, the erosion of soil, the omnipresent wind and rain, and the cover of vegetation finally turned this place into a hill.
“The next time you come here, this will be a new village.”
Kant smiled.
He turned his head to look at the cavalry behind him and directly rode his horse into the stone road of the ancient pa.s.sage, at the same time, he ordered, “Rolf, you take 500 Elite Desert Bandit and stay here, and 10 Lion Knights to ensure the safety of this place. I will be back soon.”
“Yes!” Rolf immediately nodded. This was not a mission for him.
So many troops stayed behind.
There were also powerful Lion Knights who could run amok in this place.
To the East County, this was a remote place. It was close to the wilderness and a corner that did not worth the attention. Even Kant would not care about the development of his force here. They would even be secretly happy that there was finally someone who could help suppress this place and help to defend against those barbarians!