Chapter 1269: Ice Cave Ruins, Ragnar’s Iron Heart

The ruins in the ice cave existed in the Desolate Era.

It was a more barbaric time.

The ice here is mainly due to the original divine will of the era that contained the law of frost.

At that time, this divine will of the era caused fierce competition among countless strong men who practiced the rules of frost.

Including the ancestral frost dragon and the ice moss giant chief.

Among them, the remains left by the Frost Ancestor Dragon have been dug up by the church.

And it serves as a carrier for the coming of the Raven’s divine will.

Now he is lying quietly in Zong Shen's storage compartment.

The remains of the ice moss giant chief are still frozen in the bifurcated passages of the ice cave.

Due to the escape of the ice spirit, the excavation work of the ice cave has become extremely dangerous.

If you are not careful, you will be frozen into ice cubes.

And it's a very complete freeze.

It is unbearable for both soul and body.

Even a legendary strong man would lose half his life if he encountered him.

A demigod-level expert can withstand it.

But the Calamity Raven Church has not seen a demigod-level strongman for a long time.

I heard that the church on Calamity Island is not weak because there are few fights.

Plus some special reasons.

The number of strong men is actually greater than that of the Jackdaw Valley team.

Therefore, for the church, the risk of developing the ice cave ruins is huge.

After digging out the bones of the Frost Ancestor Dragon, their goal was achieved, and there was no need to take any more risks.

According to the church's plan, they may conduct a divine sacrifice in a few decades.

Ask the Raven God of Calamity to send down his power to take away the frost spirit here.

This hint of divine will poses a huge threat to "mortals".

But to the god who holds the power of the Frost Rules, it is just a ray of power.

However, now, the Calamity Raven Church must bite the bullet and restart the excavation and development of the ice cave.

Mai Raven had reached an agreement with Zong Shen before.

A few details were finalized.

This includes retaining Jackdaw Valley as the church’s base and not revoking the church’s inheritance.

And mobilize a total of 30,000 elite members of the Apostles to form the [Knower Group].

This chapter will swear allegiance to Zong Shen.

At the same time, a sacrificial ceremony must be carried out to make these warriors forget their faith.

In addition, the church has to hand over a batch of soldiers' specialties to Zong Shen every month.

After the Rain is about changing the destination of the long-distance teleportation channel, handing over 70% of the wealth and [Frost Dragon Crystal], and assisting in the excavation of the ice cave ruins where the out-of-control frost divine will is buried.

These are things agreed upon in advance.

Mai Raven did not shirk the blame.

But when the two of them entered the ice cave against the cold wind with the help of the [Raven Pendant].

There are already thousands of heretical and powerful excavation teams here ready to go.

Heretic Juli is a special branch among the apostles of the Calamity Raven Church.

All the soldiers among them, regardless of their arms type, are all tall.

They are generally over two meters tall, and their whole bodies are covered in muscles, full of the beauty of strength.

In fact, they are all products of baptism.

Through baptism, fertility and most emotions are given away.

In exchange for strong physique and strength.

Heretic giant warriors of the same level have 30% higher strength attributes than human soldiers.

In terms of physical strength alone, they are already approaching the dwarves who like to swing sledgehammers.

In a horizontal comparison of multiple races, only green-skinned orcs and trolls can stabilize the power of the heretics.

Because of their emotional castration, they are both good at fighting.

And these heretical giant warriors in front of them have already been given death orders.

They didn't even have armor or helmets, and they were wearing not-so-thick cotton clothes.

There is no weapon in his hand, only an ice ax with a long mouth.

Be prepared to die in the ice cave at any time.

This way, when they are frozen into ice sculptures, at least they don't have to pay for an extra set of equipment.

These are the experiences of blood and tears summed up by the Calamity Raven Church in the process of developing the ice cave ruins.

Thousands of heretical giant warriors stood together carrying ice picks, ice-breaking axes, chisels and hammers.

Zong Shen had the illusion that he was inspecting the construction team.

All I need is a safety helmet.

There are no lectures or any incentive process to drink chicken soup.

The church's staff transfer has always been simple and crude.

chicken soup? nonexistent!

In order to respect God, everyone is here!

The power of faith is powerful, but it is also blind.

Because of this, the church's apostolic group burst out with strong fighting power.

Even if they risk death, as long as they are for God, they can move forward without hesitation.

The same is true at this moment.

The current formation was just a formality, the purpose was to let Zong Shen see that the Calamity Raven Church was fulfilling its contract.

By the way, remind him not to forget the agreement and not to try to push the envelope.

Zong Shen could roughly understand what this guy meant.

Mai Raven is very smart, he is neither ignorant nor blind.

It was for this reason that he could become a bishop and not these devout believers below.

"Now that everything is ready."

"Then let's get started."

The out-of-control frost spirit is mainly active in those two channels.

And in places like temples, God's will rarely goes wild here.

I don’t know if it’s because of the influence of the raven god of disaster and frost.

Zong Shen ordered calmly.

It's over now. It's good if half of these heretical giant warriors below survive.

It’s hard to even survive half of it.

It all depends on luck.

Every time they knock off a piece of ice, they are knocking on death's door.

This metaphor is not an exaggeration at all.

The out-of-control frost is unpredictable, and the freezing is triggered randomly.

Regardless, sacrifice is a foregone conclusion.

Zong Shen didn't have much compassion in his heart.

They were originally pawns and cannon fodder cultivated by the church.

Even if he doesn't die in the ice cave, he will soon die on a battlefield charging for the church somewhere.

The withering away of life happens every moment.

In this continent full of crisis and strife.

Countless creatures are born and rise, and countless creatures become lonely and die.

Zong Shen's pity was meaningless.

He just needs to take care of himself and his subordinates.

Charity was once a virtue, but it was not a good thing.

Most philanthropic people do not live long.

After he spoke, Mai, who was wearing a red velvet robe, raised a hand.

"To honor God!"

he shouted in a fighting voice.

The Heretic Giant Warrior below answered uniformly.

"To honor God."

When he waved down his raised arm, these thousands of heretical giant warriors turned and headed towards the passage.

The steps are almost the same, which makes the ground resonate.

The blue-white ice trembled slightly.

Mai Raven leaned slightly towards Zong Shen.

"Master God, please."

The same location will not trigger Divine Will twice in one day.

This is also the experience summed up by the church through the lives of countless Apostolic Legion soldiers.

So as long as they follow these apostles, nothing will happen.

Zong Shen nodded, he already had some ideas on how to conquer this divine will.

But whether it can be done depends on the specific situation.

And this hint of divine will is extraordinary.

It is out of control and out of touch with its absolutely neutral nature.

Out-of-control rules should be destroyed.

You must know that the significance of most rules lies in stability, whether it is the element system or the basic system that constitutes the world.

Unstable rules are not the creation of the world, but the disaster of its destruction.

Zong Shen was convinced of this.

He followed Mai Raven, and the Heretic Giant Warrior opened the way, and slowly walked into the freezing cold passage.

…

At the same time, in the northeast of the mainland, the Kingdom of Nord.

In the Imperial City of Sageson.

Ragnar Lodbrok, King of the Nords, sits on a throne intertwined with the symbols of ax and hammer.

More than ten magic projections appeared in front of him.

Each of the images above is a bird's-eye view of a large battlefield.

These are the areas where the Lodbrok royal family and the Trivasin family are at war.

Supporters on both sides were called upon.

A protracted tug-of-war began around the edges of power.

Unlike the Kingdom of Avalon, a civil war has not yet broken out.

The war here in the Nord Kingdom has long been in full swing.

After nearly a month of war.

The royal family and the Trivasin family each had their own wins and losses.

The scope of strength and the front lines are also in a state of interchange.

Two huge cities and thirty-nine state cities have been destroyed in the war.

There are countless villages and settlements affected.

The refugees who lost their homes would soon be taken away by slave-catching teams.

Although this is strictly prohibited for both parties.

However, the commanders of the major fronts only responded to this.

They all received orders to gather the refugees.

But in fact, at least 70% of the refugees fell into the hands of slave traders.

The remaining 30% are old, weak and sick.

In exchange, the former officers at all levels received benefits.

After the war started, no one cared about the lives of the refugees at all.

It is worth mentioning that the lords whose territories were located near the battle lines were not idle.

They chose to join the Nord royal family or the Trivasin family according to their location.

Undertake different combat missions and follow the small lords responsible for each area to participate in battles of varying sizes.

Thus gaining military exploits.

Some lords with outstanding performance have even been awarded the title of Lord Knight.

He is considered a half-step aristocrat.

War has its own tasks.

The rewards are great, but the risks are not low either.

However, in the process of participating in the battle on the front line, the lords often enriched themselves.

Hiding ordnance and taking prisoners were commonplace.

So recently, the Nord lords from both camps have started colluding again.

There is no blood feud between us, and we can completely communicate with each other.

Wherever you are going to be attacked, there is oil and water.

Or the war missions undertaken by both sides can be used to irritate each other.

In this war, there are too many loopholes for the lord to exploit.

The chaotic pre-war administration made them a duck to water.

Although the mortality rate is not low, the lords who can survive without exception make a lot of money.

Strength and development level have increased steadily.

The gains from staying at the front for one day were worth their original ten days.

Therefore, the turmoil in the aboriginal situation was both an opportunity and a new round of screening for the lords.

Lord Youzi, a veteran here who has been familiar with the war, will have stronger actual combat capabilities and psychological quality in the future. This is a kind of growth and experience in itself.

The fighting on the front lines was intense, but it was nothing to the natives.

In the history of several major human kingdoms today.

It is normal for some wars to be fought for hundreds of years. In the beginning, the fighting was always fierce due to the anger of both sides.

Later it will become dull and dull.

Some wars have been fought for generations without any result.

How long the war lasts depends entirely on how long it takes for the anger above to dissipate.

The current situation is actually that the Lodbrok royal family has a slight advantage.

After all, the royal family still has the support of two-thirds of the territory and power of the entire kingdom.

Moreover, King Ragnar is in his prime, and there will be no legitimacy crisis yet.

Although it has a large territory and extensive influence, this advantage is not very prominent when concentrated on local battlefields.

The scope of the battle line was only so large, which made the battle zone fixed.

And both sides come from the same origin.

On the local battlefield, no one side has an absolute advantage over the other side.

Anxiety is also inevitable.

At the moment in the palace.

King Ragnar was looking at the situation on the battlefields with slightly raised eyebrows.

After experiencing this period of calmness, the anger in his heart had subsided a lot.

But this is not a reason to let go of the Trivasin family.

Assassination is a capital offense at any time.

In particular, the Queen carefully planned to send away the legendary bodyguard who was supposed to be by his side.

He also manipulated space transmission.

Being restrained, the Queen was also unable to send out legendary level or even guardian level assassins.

But those two epic-level mercenaries could still pose a life-threatening threat to him under the circumstances.

Looking back, King Ragnar was still a little frightened.

If it weren't for the young man named Zong Shen, he might really have to reveal where he was.

Once he dies, orthodox authority will be challenged.

His sons and daughters will certainly not be able to settle down anywhere.

Compared to the aged Guther Pendragon.

Ragnar had children earlier.

This is because when Guser was young, he was a hands-on monarch.

He always wished to visit various places to personally inspect developments and battles.

Wait until you are older before you start having children.

But no matter what, the first thing Ragnar did after returning to the imperial city after escaping with his life was to place all his children under house arrest.

Especially his and Queen Shandina's children.

Children can be regenerated, and the conspiracy must be stopped immediately.

Nowadays, the royal family and the Trivasin family are at war with each other.

It is very likely that among those descendants there are those who are biased towards the mother clan.

These are all hidden dangers if they are left around.

After experiencing a life-and-death crisis, Ragnar had a profound enlightenment.

The king has no family ties.

A king who is fettered by family ties will eventually be bound by family ties.

The best example is Guser.

Ragnar actually had a good relationship with the old King Guther.

But he used Guser as a negative example.

A king should have the majesty of a king.