July 19, 1501, scorching sun month.


    At this time, it has been nine years since kairandier, the capital of the Empire and the holy city, was attacked and celebrated by the black dragon of the wings of destruction. In these nine years, too many changes have taken place in the world.


    Prince Keith, who was a child at that time, has now become the emperor of the Empire, Keith the great.


    However, the summer celebration is held on July 20 every year, which has been a custom of the German Empire for many years to remember the once brilliant emperor Theoden.


    Today is the day before this summer''s celebration. Empress dowager dalena is 41 years old, but she is still as beautiful as ever, as if years have never left any trace on her face.


    She was alone in a garden in the palace, watching the scenery in the garden and the stars in the north, and fell into deep sadness.


    The mood was like a flood. Suddenly, the defense line in her heart fell, and dalena cried alone.


    Today''s empire is really stormy. It''s like this broken drum. Everyone has to hammer it. In this great empire, dalena doesn''t even have anyone to trust.


    Emperor Keith has grown up to be an adult, but he has become extremely cruel. Dalena has been under house arrest in the palace, and dalena has only heard of his atrocities.


    But there was no way. Dalena couldn''t control the emperor Keith. He was backed by the chief magic adviser. All the people who resisted him died. Alonso was also loyal to the emperor Keith. Although she was dissatisfied with the emperor''s atrocities, she could only obey.


    At the beginning of May, the Empire received the news that Prince port was captured, blocked and looted. These barbarians in the North bypassed kairandier and went south to loot the richest area of the Empire.


    At that time, when the troops sent to support saw the city, it was a scene they would never forget in their life. There were dead bodies, stumps, naked dead women, houses burned to ashes, the stench of bodies and ravens, which turned it into a scene of hell on earth. The once affiliated port of prin no longer existed, but a ghost city.


    When they found the body of old dregg who had been executed by the blood eagle, they could imagine how much pain he had suffered.


    This is the city of sorrow, this is hell on earth.


    Fortunately, not all the people here are dead. Around a large hotel in the west of the city, there are still many German people alive, but it is under the jurisdiction of a dark young man.


    The powerful intelligence agencies of the Empire could not find the source of this man, but he acquiesced in his actions in view of his ability to protect one of his people.


    After all, the next reconstruction work still needs people. Since the young man can manage these people and let them join the reconstruction work, it''s still very good.


    The news at that time was brought back by a bishop of a local church. The Pope personally came to tell emperor Keith.


    After hearing this, the little emperor was furious and immediately ordered Blackstone castle to launch a large-scale counter attack on the kingdom of Northland. Although the Empire has not recognized the legitimacy of the kingdom of northland, it has to face up to the strength of the kingdom of Northland.


    At that time, marshal Alonso advised hard, and also sent troops to the north to attack the kingdom of northland, but in the end they failed, and Emperor Keith had to give up the matter.


    At this time, some religious fanatics claimed to eradicate all pagans. Those who did not believe in the seven gods were the enemies of God. They arrested people in the city, especially witches who knew magic.


    At the same time, in addition to the rebellion suppressed by Alonso, a group of nature worship groups have emerged in the city. They compare nature to God. The followers of believers are ordinary people who love peace, and they also secretly form their own armed forces.


    For a time, the dark tide under the Empire was surging, and many forces were eyeing the aging empire.


    These days, the palace belongs to the room of chief magic adviser Morse.


    This room is very large. It can be regarded as an independent palace. It is a private space for Morse.


    The room is actually a tower with six floors.


    Morse lives on the top floor. His office is usually on the third to fourth floors, and the fifth floor is his private library and alchemy research place.


    On the floor where he lived, a transparent stone ball was placed on a standing stone pillar. At this time, Morse was here alone. He was looking at the stone ball. You know, he had worked hard to get it.


    This stone ball looks nothing special like an ordinary stone ball. It can only be said to be smoother.


    However, when Morse put his hand on it, the stone ball suddenly turned light blue, as if the light of light blue flame reflected an image on the transparent stone ball.


    It turned out that Morse could see some images through the stone ball, and these images are actually what is happening in a corner of the continent at this moment.


    The chief magic adviser, Morse, wearing a large black magic robe, injected magic into the stone ball, which turned light blue in an instant.


    Through the stone ball, Morse saw that at this moment, in the depths of San Antonio cathedral. Several torturers were interrogating an undressed witch. They kept abusing her.


    These religious fanatics seem to be asking about the captured Witch and some of her companions. The woman may not be a witch. She was very afraid, but it seemed that she really didn''t know the whereabouts of the people the torturers wanted to ask. She was shaking with fear.


    But the torturers did not show mercy and continued to torture the woman. Finally, two tall and strong masked men walked into the secret room, and then there was a heartrending scream in the secret room.


    Morse saw all this and smiled. As he expected, the people of the church were indeed attacking the people of the witch Council.


    Ordinary people don''t know much about the witch Council, and even many people don''t know the existence of this organization. But this organization has not only existed all the time, but also has a much longer history than the history of the Empire.


    Even Theoden''s achievements are inseparable from the witch Council. Therefore, as the secrets of the Empire, ordinary people can''t know these things. Only the top of the empire can touch them.


    Morse also climbed from the bottom to his current position before he touched the secrets of these empires. For these, Morse is more like an outsider at the theatre.


    He wanted to see what the people of the order were going to do.