Chapter 563: The victory of the new era over the old era, the war of national destruction
When the news of victory in the Southern War reached the Frozen Territory, Ryan was thinking about a question.

The Holy See is powerful. Everyone knows that the Holy See is powerful, and no one will question it.

So why did such a powerful Holy See experience failure again and again in this newly launched war?
Although the Vatican’s speeches were full of victories, the nobles were not completely kept in the dark. They could see it. They could see the Empire’s repeated blows and victories over the Vatican.

It is true that there were victories and defeats between the Holy See and the Empire, but in fact both sides suffered heavy losses.

However, as the co-leader of the continent, the Dawn Church could be beaten like this, which had already affected its prestige and unshakable position.

But the Holy See is still very powerful. Why is this so?
Perhaps Ryan is not the only one who has such suspicions. All the nobles in the entire Norris continent will have doubts in their hearts.

Ryan thought about it for a long time, and finally a few days before the God’s Grace Festival, he finally figured out something when he saw the bustling scene in Lingdu City because of the upcoming God’s Grace Festival.

The time node should still be counted as the Pan-Dimensional War of Gods, which was one hundred and thirty or forty years ago.

That was a very, very critical time.

What was the Flor Empire like before that?
It was far from being as vast as it is today, with a land area of ​​more than 20 provinces, and it also did not have as many people as it does today. The entire Flor Empire may have had a population of less than five million.

What was the empire like at that time?

It is oppressive, decadent, fragile and ignorant.

Under the Vatican system, nobles need to strictly abide by the rules in front of others and maintain their dignity and status. Everything has rules and regulations and must be done meticulously.

In such an oppressive environment, the nobles were unable to release the evil within themselves that held power.

Anyone, any person, after enjoying the beauty brought by power, will inevitably have evil in their heart. No matter how big or small, good or bad, it will change because of power.

However, according to the rules of the Vatican, purity and holiness are everything that the Lord of the Dawn represents, and the nobles cannot do anything that offends the gods, otherwise they will be pushed onto the cross and burned to ashes.

Such repression caused the nobles of that time to be extremely confused regarding men and women, because only in bed could the nobles be free from the control of the Dawn Church.

This was the situation of the nobles in the empire at that time, and it was almost impossible for them to leave their own territories. A baron would only leave his village or town two or three times in his entire life, and they could not see what the world was like.

Even earls and nobles found it difficult to see the full picture of the world, and perhaps even the king or emperor at the time was the same.

The slavery era under theocracy and monarchy allowed the Dawn Church to seize everything in the world.

Before which time node did this empire belong, and what was the empire like after the node of the pan-dimensional war of gods?
The most intuitive place is the appearance of civilians.

There was no clear distinction between civilians and slaves before, but after this point, an absolute distinction between civilians and slaves emerged in the empire.

Free people, or slaves, finally appeared at this time. Free people were no longer killed wantonly. Even though the nobles still had many ways to play with the free people, they still could not oppress them directly at the level of rules.

For example, now there are two classes in the nobles’ territory: civilians and slaves. This, to a certain extent, has prospered the development, economy and military of the nobles’ territory.

The free people had relative power, but they were the smallest change in the empire.

Of course, the biggest changes were among the nobles.

As blasphemous nobles, the nobles of the empire are undoubtedly all blasphemers. Ryan has not yet figured out the specific situation. Anyway, the Flor Empire before and after the time node is very different.

First of all, things like promiscuity were effectively solved because the nobles had more freedom and things to do, and such things were really just a tremor in the face of real power.

Then there are people from all walks of life. Small nobles, such as barons and viscounts, can visit each other as usual. They appear in prosperous cities, attend banquets in other noble castles, and visit the castles of great nobles to learn humbly and show their respect for them.

Even the emperor of the empire, Columbus, showed an extremely people-friendly side. He began to discuss all matters, big and small, with the nobles. In the past, they could only make decisions about their own territories, but now they began to make decisions for the entire empire. This led to a greater improvement in their cognition and knowledge.

In other words, it feels like my IQ has improved.

The reason why it seems is not because the brain has really gotten better, but because of various environmental shocks and pheromones that are far superior to before, making the brain more flexible.

In the past, sparrows didn’t know about crows, so when they opened their mouths, they could only say: “Your feathers are so black.”

Now that I know there are birds like crows in the world, I can just say ~ You are like the crow meditating on the crooked tree in the south.

The empire underwent a dramatic change after the Pan-Dimensional War of Gods, especially after the blasphemy. They also gained powerful military and economic strength. The nobles coordinated the resources of the entire empire and even the world to build various huge fortresses to resist the orc alien races that previously required the entire human civilization to fight against.

The Flying Dragon Legion and the Violent Elephant Legion were also established. These extraordinary legions belonged only to the empire and not to any individual noble.

The great nobles frequently appeared in the palace of the imperial capital to discuss the major affairs of the entire empire. The wisdom of individuals may vary, but the wisdom of the group is definitely the most comprehensive.

Therefore, under this system, the Senate became dispensable, efficiency, correctness of decision-making and fairness were improved, and the empire took another step forward.

Ryan thought for a long time before he realized that the powerful Church had failed time and time again, while the Empire, in general, had always had the upper hand for hundreds of years.

These are two different eras. Ryan believes that it is not the strength of the empire that has defeated the Holy See time and time again.

Rather, it was the changes of the times and the progress of civilization that defeated the Dawn Church of the old times.

In the hundred years since the Pan-Dimensional War of Gods, the civilization of the Empire has made scientific progress, crushing all the irrationalities of the old era in all aspects, allowing the Empire to win the disputes with the Holy See time and time again.

If you use a simple and vulgar description, then there is only one sentence.

Sir, times have changed!
The victory or defeat between the Empire and the Holy See did not come from the Empire itself or the Holy See itself.

Rather, it is the victory of the two terms, the new era over the old era.

It was not the empire that won, and it was not the church that faced defeat.

It is the level of civilization and social form they represent.

Why is it that today, more than a hundred years later, no one can see this clearly?
In fact, it is very simple. Everyone is confused by the authorities, only Ryan is an outsider. In the past, because of the empire’s betrayal, the Dawn Church blocked the communication between the empire and the southern lands, so that the southern lands can only know a limited amount of what the empire is like. They only know that the empire has become stronger, and the Church seems to have weakened after the Lord of Dawn fell asleep.

Strong and weak, such a simple perception is obviously wrong.

The empire was forced to close its doors to the outside world, preventing the world from adapting to the new era. So it seemed that every attack by the empire on the Holy See excited the nobles, and the emperor felt that he was about to achieve unprecedented merit and gain glory that was unprecedented and unparalleled.

From his perspective, I can indeed understand his urgency and excitement.

Isn’t the pinnacle of royal power just having one foot halfway in the long river of history?
When Ryan understood the true secret of this victory, he was relieved. Facing the nobles who came from all directions to ask why they did not choose to go to the south to fight, he was no longer nervous and calmly let these nobles who had followed in his footsteps wait.

“Victory does not come overnight, just as the glory of our bloodline comes from a long history.”

The significance of the Flor Empire’s conquest of the Kingdom of Carlos is completely different from the significance of the Andara Kingdom’s betrayal of the Dawn, and even the significance of Gerald’s backstabbing of the Dawn.

When the Empire caused the Kingdom of Kalos to fall, it meant one thing.

The Flor Empire, which belongs to the new era, will be completely exposed on the land in the south of mankind. The Flor Empire, which has undergone earth-shaking changes in the past hundred years, will be completely exposed on the Norris continent, allowing everyone to see the new era and the new world.

The progress of the times, the changes in civilization, and the differences in social forms have made the empire so powerful.

Once the lock of isolation is broken, the world will be severely impacted. The new era human stage belonging to them will only truly…arrive after the fall of the Kingdom of Carlos.

The Festival of Grace was approaching. On the day before the Festival of Grace, Ryan returned to the Frozen Territory and retracted his thoughts.

The world stage of the new era will not begin after the fall of the Kingdom of Carlos.

“I’m afraid it will be… the day the king dies.”

Divine Grace Day.

The Emperor of the Flor Empire will, in the name of the Emperor and with the crown of the Grand Pope of Light, judge the crimes of King Caan Diaz of Carlos and sentence him to death for stealing the bloodline and honor of the Carlos royal family.

Ryan didn’t expect that he could hear the legend of the guillotine in this world. Unfortunately, he had no way to go to Carlos City to observe it in person.

No one had any objection to this, because when Count Olson appeared and received the support of the Empire, and after the Kingdom of Carlos was defeated by the Empire in a direct war, the position of this son-in-law of Carlos bloodline was no longer stable.

The only ones who might have objections are the nobles on the land of the Kingdom of Carlos.

Because no matter what the outcome is, they are the most direct victims…

Wealth, land, power, dignity, honor, everything will disappear, and the chaotic land filled with all the filthy words of human civilization will pounce on them.

It was already evening when Ryan received the news. The emperor’s order seemed to have been sent urgently. The flying monsters in the sky seemed to confirm Ryan’s idea that the changes in the empire made the times progress.

In the changing times, everyone is undoubtedly confused about whether they are standing on the surface of a boulder or in a turbulent river, and Ryan is no exception.

In the castle of Rhino Horn Mountain, it is still quiet, as if it cannot feel the changes in the world at all. It lives in peace with the world, and is only accompanied by the North.

Ryan wrote the letter and called Dean Rose to use alchemy to seal it to ensure that only one person could see the message in it.

“This……”

Dean Rose was obviously able to see the handwriting above, and couldn’t help but look at Ryan with fear.

Ryan’s eyes were deep.

“If the corruption of the Dawn Church is beyond imagination and it still cannot change itself after the fall of the Kingdom of Carlos, then I will have to find a way to kill Count Olson, an old friend who will be crowned as the King of Carlos tomorrow.”

“It’s not that he will become my enemy in the future, but that he will definitely become my enemy.”

“Count Olson, no, tomorrow’s King Carlos, he fled the Kingdom of Serra all alone and has now become the king. Where do you think his royal family came from? Where is his most trustworthy army? Where are his allies who are most loyal to him?”

Ryan looked at Rose and smiled as he answered his own question.

“Yes, it is the Kingdom of Sera.”

“The North will be in chaos by then. It’s ridiculous. I, Ryan, have spent so many years to stabilize the entire North. Once Olsen becomes king, he wants to shake my foundation.”

“If you say he doesn’t die, then who will die?”

Dean Rose took a deep breath and once again added another seal to her own seal. It was the power of shadow magic that came from the shadow python under her feet.

He rarely used the power that he once feared as the devil to ensure that the news of this letter would not reach the hands of others.

This letter was of course written to a noble who must be Ryan’s ally. There was only one such person, and that was Earl Clayton, who maintained the interests of both parties through blood ties.

The message on the letter was also very simple, that is, if the Holy See did not kill King Carlos tomorrow, it was hoped that Earl Clayton could find a way to kill the old guy who had experienced many vicissitudes of life and returned as a king.

It would be best if the Vatican could kill him. There is no way that this letter could reach the front line and appear in the hands of Earl Clayton today or tomorrow. Ryan hopes that the dust will have settled by the time it reaches the Earl’s father.

Ryan, alone in the castle, was a little upset.

He has been in this world for many years and has gradually adapted to the frequency and behavior of this world, but now he is suddenly told that the world is changing, so he must also make changes and cannot move forward at the established pace.

How could this not make Master Ryan nervous?
Tomorrow the guillotine will chop off King Caan Diaz, and who knows how many more nobles’ heads will be chopped off in the future.

During Ryan’s tense night, the Grace Day finally arrived on a snowy day.

The sun is shining brightly, even in the north. On the day of Grace Day, all the snowstorms disappear, and the sun in the sky is bright and beautiful, as if the great being will be watching His people on this day.

(End of this chapter)