BXBX NOVEL Chapter 269 - The Commander in Chief
“Why not? You look down on me?” Xiao Feng stared at him. He also did not think of this chatterbox was so well-informed.
“I dare not, archbishop. Your power was proved by our last exploration of City of Gloom, which was clear to all. And as the Lord of God, your identity will not be questioned in any way. In fact, I have business to consult with you.” Said Bishop Renault, and looking at Xiao Feng at last.
“That’s more like it. Go ahead, what’s the matter?” Xiao Feng nodded with satisfaction.
“Well, is it possible that I could join in this action and gain something from the battle achievement?” Bishop Renault whispered.
“Huh? You are too old. I didn’t expect you to be such utilitarian.” Xiao Feng was astonished. Bishop Renault and Bishop Kaiser were both old men with white hair and white beards who were dressed in red, but actually they were still young in mind.
“I can’t help it. I’m tired of being on the Bright Mountain for such a long time, but I’m not as lucky as Kaiser, who was assigned to rule a main city. So I have to find another way.” Bishop Renault said helplessly, as if he just did not want to fall behind Bishop Kaiser.
“Is the army of the Temple of Light not yet assembled? Is there any problem for your participation now?” Xiao Feng asked. If the army of the Temple of Light had not been assembled, then it would not be a problem for adding Bishop Renault in the team.
“Only one tribunal in Holy City assembled completely. The paladin order in each main city was still being mobilized. Besides, the Bishop’s team was also hiring. I just want to join the Bishop’s team and be the commander. But the commander of the tribunal, an old man, is not too nice. His status is also higher than mine. So I just come to you, the archbishop. You are the commander in chief of this coalition appointed by the Goddess of Light. I will have absolutely no problem if you appoint me as the commander of the Bishop’s team.” Bishop Renault said faithfully.
“Well, okay. But before I do this, please tell me about the hierarchy and the division of forces of the Temple of Light, and the size of this coalition.” Xiao Feng nodded and asked. He mainly wanted to know whether the forces of the Temple of Light dispatched were strong or not this time.
It was not a joke to go to City of Gloom. It would be ridiculous to dispatch a weak army and directly lose the battle. It was related to Xiao Feng’s mission of the second profession transfer.
Moreover, Xiao Feng was also interested in the hierarchy of the Temple of Light. He had been archbishop for a long time, but he still did not know what rank he belonged to.
“No problem. In fact, the Temple of Light is now divided into two systems. They are in different continents respectively. The Goddess of Light is the supreme being who can communicate with the divine world. She is in the Land of God by herself, so her status is also supreme.” Bishop Renault hurriedly explained to Xiao Feng as he heard Xiao Feng agreed to let him in.
“And under the Goddess of Light is his majesty the Pope, who is in the Land of Europe. He returns to the Bright Mountain only once every ten years to see the Goddess of Light.”
“Under his majesty the Pope are the archbishop and the presiding judge. The archbishop is in charge of the principal business of the Temple of Light, and the presiding judge is the commander of the tribunal. Then it comes to the bishop, who is in charge of the second shrine in each main city. And the paladin commander is in charge of the paladin orders in each second shrine.”
“Talking about the scale of this coalition, I heard that Temple of Light is led by a tribunal that directly belongs to Holy City. Five supporting paladin orders are then transferred and compiled together from each second shrine. They are the main force of this battle. And the Bishop’s team will lead their corresponding Ritualist’s team and act as aid on the battlefield, plus a bishops’ conference with a worship group under battlefield as aid, about 20,000 people. As for the Empire, I don’t know, but I can only make sure that their forces are at least 10 times as much as ours. The forces of us, the Temple of Light, is limited, so the Empire contributes a lot every time we unite. Unfortunately City of Gloom is just a stronghold of the Dark Legion, otherwise we can also request the Fairy Empire and the Orc Empire to join the coalition.”
Xiao Feng nodded, so it seemed that his title of honorary archbishop was not low. It was at the third level in the Temple of Light.
While the scale of the coalition let Xiao Feng frown. The Temple of Light only sent 20,000 people to the battlefield, even if the force from the Terran Empire was 10 times as much as this, there were only 250,000 people in total. Although it looked a lot, it was not enough in front of City of Gloom. Those people could not even encircle the four sides of the city wall when they lined up. It seemed that he must think of another way.
“Come on, take me to the tribunal that is going to fight in the war.” Xiao Feng shook his head and said. Now he could only get to know the forces on their own side. If everyone was as strong as a super boss, they would have the chance to win and the problem was not so big.
“Presiding Judge Kilo has already come.” Bishop Renault suddenly looked at the back of Xiao Feng and said.
Xiao Feng turned around and saw an old man. His hair and beard were both half white, but he walked steadily with a dignified and powerful momentum. His name, The Third Presiding Judge Kilo, was shown above his head.
“Your excellency, the third tribunal is assembled successfully. By the order of Lord Goddess of Light, we are at your disposal.”
Although Kilo was aged, he was spirited. His silver heavy armor was shining. Xiao Feng could see that he was much stronger than Bishop Renault without carefully looking at him. Xiao Feng dared not to use the advanced scouting just because he worried about being discovered by him.
“All right, Presiding Judge Kilo, get you tribunal and let’s meet at a place called the Sunset Town first.” Xiao Feng thought for a moment and said.
“Yes, sir!”
Presiding Judge Kilo was an unsmiling man, or you can say he was stiff. He gave Xiao Feng a salute of paladins and turned away.
“Then I will appoint you to be in charge of the Bishop’s team. Choose more people as far as possible. There are still 5 supporting paladin orders. You can transfer people from wherever you want to the four paladin orders, but the people in the remaining one must be transferred from the supporting paladin order in Tianlong City, understand?” Xiao Feng then arranged Bishop Renault’s work. The paladin commander of the supporting paladin order in Tianlong City was Bolton. There was no reason not to bring him together as an old acquaintance.
“Yes, your excellency! Please rest assured!” Bishop Renault promised at once, looking flushed and excited.
“Wait for me in Sunset Town when all is assembled. Now teleport me to Imperial City. I’m going to contact the Imperial army.” Xiao Feng said.
“Archbishop, Imperial City is an important place in the Empire. There is no second shrine of the Temple of Light. Our transmission formation can only teleport you to the nearby of the city gate.” Bishop Renault said with embarrassment.
“There is no Temple of Light in Imperial City? Well, then the gate.” Xiao Feng was a bit surprised, but then nodded and did not care too much.
“The archbishop, please follow me.” Bishop Renault was relieved. He was afraid of doing poorly. He led Xiao Feng enter a transmission formation nearby hurriedly.
Imperial city had no other name. It was just called the Imperial City. While the area of Imperial City was very large. It was as large as the area of 5 main cities. So it was divided into the outer city and the central imperial city.
Because Xiao Feng did not light up the entire map of the Land of God, he did not know the exact location of Imperial City. But it should be in the middle of the Land of God from the coordinates.
The place Xiao Feng teleported to was just outside the city gate. As he just appeared, the scene in front of him was so magnificent and heavy. The ancient, thick, and majestic city wall immediately brought Xiao Feng a sense of oppression and let him exclaim.
This was just a corner of the wall, but it was enough daunting to watch. The wall not only reached the sky like the peak of the mountain, but also stretched as far as the eye could see.
The size of the main city was also not small, and City of Gloom was like a prostrate beast. But compared with Imperial City, they were really nothing. Perhaps only Holy City that was standing on the Bright Mountain was able to compare with it.
“Adventurers, Imperial City is only open to adventurers after the second profession transfer. Please come back after the second profession transfer.”
However, the huge and thick gate was closed. After Xiao Feng approached, the captain of the bodyguard among all the bodyguard NPCs came over and said politely to Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng slightly nodded. It seemed that Imperial City was also an advanced map which could be entered after the second profession transfer of the player.
Although Xiao Feng had reached the level of the second profession transfer, he had not yet completed the mission of the second profession transfer. So he did not meet the entry conditions.
“I am the archbishop of the Temple of Light. I come to see the Emperor to discuss the business with the coalition.”
Obviously, Xiao Feng was not in the category of ordinary players. He directly changed his title to the archbishop and showed his identity.
“Well, you are the archbishop of the temple. Please come with me. Your majesty has summoned the commanders of the armies of the Empire and is waiting for the arrival of commander from the temple.” The Captain Bodyguard said politely immediately, and then led Xiao Feng to the transmission formation in front of the city gate.
“Ding! You have found Imperial City! Fame points + 100!”
“Ding! You have found the central imperial city! Fame points + 50!”
“Ding! You have found the Palace Hall! Fame points + 50!”
A few system prompts showed up consecutively. The system map of Imperial City was lit up. Xiao Feng had appeared at the entrance of a golden and magnificent hall at the same time.
The Captain Bodyguard directly took Xiao Feng to the Palace Hall. This kind of transmission point was generally not open to players. Although Xiao Feng was the archbishop, he could only follow the NPC to be teleported here.
“Your majesty, here comes the archbishop of the temple.”
Once Xiao Feng stepped into the hall, he directly saw the Terran Empire, the Dragon Emperor, on the throne!
The Dragon Emperor was old, but he was as majestic and vigorous as Presiding Judge Kilo.
In addition to the Dragon Emperor, there was another majestic NPC in the hall. The name above his head was The Third Army Commander Tiger.
“I didn’t think the archbishop of the Temple of Light is actually an adventurer.”
The Captain Bodyguard left after leading Xiao Feng into the hall. The two NPCs in the hall, the Dragon Emperor and The Third Army Commander Tiger both stared at Xiao Feng. Then the Dragon Emperor was surprised and his dignified voice was heard.
“It seems that the prophecies of the gods are true. The Land of God requires the help of the adventurer to get through this disaster.”