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Chapter 518 Festival
As time went by, the old Pope's health deteriorated day by day, and the fighting among his subordinates became more and more intense. There were even several bloody incidents at the foot of the Holy Mountain, which made the old Pope very angry. This made the others restrain themselves, of course, only on the surface.

Li Ming was still running around to connect with others, but with little success. Most of them turned to the stronger Bordon, and only a few die-hard fans still stood on Li Ming's side. The rest either planned to watch the fire from the other side of the river, or were hesitant and unwilling to wade into this muddy water.

At the same time, the demonic disasters in the outside world seem to be getting worse and worse, the continent is in turmoil, and undercurrents are surging within the church.

In such a weird atmosphere, the summer festival is about to come!

This is arguably the most important festival of the year for the Church of Light. On the day of the summer solstice, the holy mountain is open to the public, and there are grand parades and military review ceremonies. Even envoys from many countries come to watch the ceremony, which is also an opportunity for the church to flex its muscles.

Perhaps in order to boost morale amidst the demonic calamity, this summer festival was held on a grand scale, far exceeding usual levels.

With such a lively event, tourists from all over the world flocked to the Holy City. For a time, the prosperous Holy City was overcrowded, and all the hotels around it were fully booked, especially the hotels around the central square near the Holy Mountain. The prices were more than ten times higher than usual, and the rooms were in short supply.

Countless devout believers of the God of Light gathered here. Some of them felt that the demonic disasters raging in the outside world were extremely dangerous, but this place was, after all, the heartland of the Church of Light, a first-class safe place, and some of them had no intention of leaving.

The Pope has also ordered that the magic circle of the Holy City be activated on the day of the Summer Festival and operated at full power. In fact, it is equivalent to a drill. If a demonic disaster really breaks out under the Holy Mountain, how should the Church of Light respond?

Of course, it is announced to the outside world that this is to pray for believers and to gain the attention of the God of Light.

The last time the magic circle was activated was when the heroic team returned triumphantly after the eighty-eight demon gods were defeated. Citizens who witnessed that moment still vividly remember the majestic spectacle! The brilliant magical light enveloped the entire holy city, and the sky transformed into a rainbow of colors! Even the faint phantom of a sky angel could be seen dancing across the sky! It was truly magnificent and spectacular!
It's so lively that you might not be able to catch it once in your lifetime. If you miss it, wouldn't it be a shame?!

Therefore, the number of tourists and believers coming from other places to this year's summer festival is several times more than in previous years.

This made the guards under the church very busy. Fortunately, Li Ming had anticipated such a situation and arranged people to handle the affairs. Since he himself had a greater reputation among the grassroots, these grassroots guards had no complaints about working for him.

Even those soldiers who were so busy for days that they couldn't rest or even go home to take a shower would give a thumbs up when talking about the Son of God.

Of course, in reality, Li Ming did not do anything remarkable. He just took off his clothes to give others clothes and gave others food to give others food. It must be said that in such a world with strict hierarchy, Li Ming's approach is quite effective, and the effect of winning people's hearts is absolutely unique.

Of course, the result of doing so is that Li Mingtian becomes a thorn in the eyes of those powerful families. In the world of supernatural powers, such a move is not wise.

He was even secretly mocked by Bordon and the Cardinal Archbishop of the Inquisition for quite a while, but this was exactly the effect Li Ming wanted.
On the day of the summer festival, the weather was clear and the sun was high in the sky, which was a perfect day with no clouds in the sky.

Early this morning, the church's internal security forces were fully mobilized, guarding the entire Holy City with impenetrable security. There were absolutely no thieves, land grabbers, or hooligans, not to be found, at least not in the next few days.

Just before tomorrow's eve, before daybreak, teams of fully armed guards were dispatched to guard every corner of the holy city.

On the other hand, guards wearing distinctive armor of different styles appeared on the streets since some time ago.

This surprised Commander Dur very much. Although maintaining public order these days was a bit difficult, it was still maintained. This group of people were obviously not his own people, but they looked like they should be soldiers of the church.

"Could it be that these people were specially mobilized for the Summer Festival?" Commander Dur thought.

However, his years of experience soon allowed him to discover something wrong. These guards were dressed too formally. It didn't look like festive attire at all. Instead, they were fully armed, with swords at their waists, shields in their hands, and even some knights holding lances.

Commander Dur frowned with some doubts in his mind, then thought for a moment, immediately called a subordinate and gave him a few instructions, asking him to go around and see what the situation was, and then he went forward to negotiate.

But the result was that this defense area was taken over by them, and they were no longer needed to maintain order. Their tone was cold when they spoke, and there was no military order, only verbal notification.

Commander Dur became even more confused, so he asked the other party to show him the order from his superiors, but what awaited him was a sharp sword.

Then he took a few steps back with a grim face. Unlike the guards under his command, he was a veteran and experienced man. Naturally, he could see that the combat effectiveness of these guards was definitely not on the same level as his own men. If a dispute really broke out at this moment, he would definitely be defeated.

But soon, bad news came. The messenger who had been sent out before came running over with a flushed face and a little sweat on his forehead. It was obvious that he had been running all the way, and the signal he brought was not good.

This situation occurred not only in this area, but also in several surrounding areas. This foreign army seemed to have begun to consciously take over security.

Commander Dur murmured for a moment, his expression somewhat complicated. Being able to lead the guard team in the holy city of the Church of Light, he was no ordinary person and immediately smelled a hint of danger.

Then he immediately became tough and ordered the guards to ask their superiors again, but he did not retreat immediately. Instead, he stood in front of the knight who had just drawn his sword to threaten him.

"I won't leave here until I receive orders from my superiors!"

Commander Dur's face was as cold as ice. As a soldier, he would never leave his post without permission!
(End of this chapter)