Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 134 Divine Summoning, the Bishops' Shock!
In less than three hours, we went from the swamp territory to the underground space, and then to the plaza outside the Dawn City Temple.

At this moment, the six bishops of Truth gazed at the enormous temple before them.

The soldiers guarding the portal and even the monsters around it were all terrified.

"Where? Where am I???"

Oleg gazed at the vast, flat, and enormous plaza before him.

Then I looked around the square and in front of it at the huge steel and rock structure pillars, each of which was no less than 100 meters tall.

Furthermore, at the very front of the plaza, near the cliff face, there are eight giant pillars, each over 300 meters tall.

In the middle of this giant pillar, a hollow gate leading to the mountainside is also visible.

Just by glancing into the hollow gate, they could all feel the terrifying magical fluctuations.

Space and Exploration

"So, this is the world Your Majesty originally inhabited? Or is it just one of the worlds that has been explored?"

No one is a fool, but upon arriving here, Bishop Eamon, in a moment of shock, wore a thoughtful expression.

"No wonder the lord and his wife are so cautious; this matter is truly of great importance!"

"If the various ethnic groups on the continent found out about this, it would be disastrous!"

"By the truth above, Your Majesty has truly given us a tremendous surprise!"

"Surprise? I'd say more like shock!"

The bishops were filled with mixed emotions, but more than anything, they felt a sense of awe.

This is another world! A real other world!

The group followed the forest wolf out of the teleportation array, and two knight attendants immediately came to meet them.

"Your Excellencies, you must be tired from your journey. This way, please."

Knight Paul was the first to step forward, followed by more than a dozen soldiers and a group of various small magical beasts.

"When did contracting magical beasts become so easy? Almost everyone has one?"

"Even unranked magical beasts would find it difficult not to resist the contracts with humans, right?"

At this moment, a bishop looked at Paul with a puzzled expression.

After all, you can't just make a contract with monsters whenever you want.

Advanced magical beasts are alright, since they are much more intelligent, and when faced with a life-threatening situation, they often compromise and accept a master.

However, most unranked magical beasts only possess ferocity and lack rationality, at least in human perception.

Otherwise, monsters wouldn't be called monsters. Moreover, monsters are the children of the demon god, and under the influence of the demon god, their natural spirituality would resist the contracts of various alien races.

Even if a newly acquired magical beast outwardly agrees to acknowledge a master, there are many instances of spiritual backlash occurring during the process.

Since the spiritual and the soul are connected, if one suffers a spiritual backlash during the contract process, the resulting backlash is no joke and can endanger one's life at any time.

Therefore, on the continent of Auckland, even if the two are only one or two levels apart, many humans dare not easily form contracts with magical beasts.

Of course, these bishops also knew that Linko, the god's representative, belonged to the monster side, had many monster subordinates, and could even suppress monster groups.

But surely this benevolent ruler can't always send his proxy to bestow the blessing of contracted magical beasts upon all ordinary human soldiers?

Furthermore, the cost-effectiveness of contracting unranked magical beasts is simply too low, making it completely unnecessary.

Therefore, the bishop, who was unaware of the situation, asked the question.

"If I remember correctly, you should be Paul the squire, right? What exactly is the situation here? Where is the lord?"

Paul noticed the confusion and bewilderment in the eyes of the bishops.

He then smiled and said:
“Your Excellency, there’s a long story behind this, and I don’t know how to explain it.”

"As for the lord, he is currently busy with military affairs and cannot get away. Moreover, the one who summoned you this time is His Majesty."

"Therefore, Your Majesty, I think it would be better to let the bishops have an audience with His Majesty first before discussing anything else."

At this point, Knight Paul immediately gestured for the bishops to walk toward the temple.

"Your Excellencies, please."

Oleg, Emmon, and the other six bishops exchanged glances.

Each of them harbored doubts, or even feelings of unease.

But in the end, they didn't say anything more and started following Cavaliers' Paul forward.

However, it was Bishop Oleg who, having the longest-standing relationship with the swamp territory, spoke up again, seemingly in a casual tone, after looking around.

"Before we have an audience with Your Majesty, Sir Paul, could you please tell us exactly where this place is?"

"Of course, if it's inconvenient for you, then forget it."

Upon hearing this, Paul's expression turned thoughtful.

He looked at Oleg and the bishops, and finally nodded.

"To be honest with you bishops, I don't understand things that are too profound."

"However, I think the bishops have also noticed that this is no longer the world of the continent of Okra."

"This world is called the continent of Cartel. The situation is somewhat complicated, but we don't have enough time right now, so let's leave it aside for now."

"However, the area where the bishops are currently located is actually a newly opened territory and city under the guidance and favor of His Majesty the Lord."

Then Paul gave a brief account of the situation in Dawn City at that time.

"Over 400,000 people? Almost all of them were the Western Territories' citizens whom His Majesty saved during the beast tide?"

The bishops didn't seem to care much about the size of Dawn City.

After all, with divine favor, building a city couldn't be simpler.

What they cared about most was the population composition of Dawn City, as Paul had mentioned.

"This, Your Majesty, has truly surprised us."

"He can actually get certain overlords within the Monster Mountain Range to cooperate?"

"Even if Your Majesty can control a few overlord magical beasts, or even have them secretly cooperate in saving the people of the Western Territory, the difficulty involved must be considerable."

“After all, Your Majesty’s proxy is not strong enough…” Just as a bishop was about to speak with some surprise, Oleg suddenly interrupted him.

"Be careful what you say, we've arrived at His Highness's temple!"

"Let's go, everyone. If you have any questions, I believe His Majesty will naturally provide the answers."

At this moment, the group was already standing at the main entrance of the temple.

The temple gates were vast and empty, and looking inside, the dim light of magic crystals dotted the surroundings.

Everything seemed so peaceful and sacred.

“Your Excellency, please come in. Paul is waiting outside the door.”

Paul was meticulous. After speaking, he ordered his men to form two lines, one on the left and one on the right, to stand on either side of the great temple.

At this moment, both Oleg and the high-ranking Emon exchanged a glance.

Then, taking a deep breath, the bishops all fell silent and walked together toward the interior of the temple.

The entire temple was larger than they had imagined.

It can be said that the rock and soil inside the temple, from the mountainside to the summit, have long been hollowed out.

Inside, massive gray steel pillars stand in a staggered pattern, supporting the entire space.

Within the vast space, both the ground and the walls in the distance have a strong metallic texture.

The place was desolate and empty, and the echoes of footsteps were clearly audible.

The further they went in, the more the bishops could feel a terrifying magical fluctuation, and even an unimaginably dense surge of magical energy.

The Timberwolves led the way, aloof like a peacock, never engaging in any behavioral or even spiritual communication with the bishops.

"The temple contains an unimaginable amount of magic crystals."

Sensing the fluctuations, even those bishops who didn't mind the extraordinary power they sensed were able to predict them.

After all, these bishops had seen their share of grand events; they were all too familiar with this phenomenon of intense magical energy surging.

The bishops looked extremely solemn and uneasy throughout the journey.

They dared not use any supernatural powers, and like ordinary people, slowly followed the forest wolves deeper into the temple.

Turn left and right, and it will be about ten minutes later.

Finally, in the cold and dim temple, the bishops saw a bright light after turning a corner.

Magic Crystal!!!

Those were the scattered magic crystal lights on the ground.

And it wasn't just one or two crystals, but a mountain of magic crystal mines.

The magic crystal ore glowed with different colors and properties, and its dazzling light even illuminated the surrounding space around the edge, which seemed to have yet another portal.

Even before entering the main hall, the scene before one's eyes is enough to demonstrate that His Majesty's representative has already acquired wealth far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

As the bishops approached the main hall's entrance, their eyes filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

Finally, the bishops also saw more magic crystals.

After passing through a massive wall and portal resembling the entrance to a temple, the entire main hall was finally revealed!

Magic Crystal!!!

An unimaginable number of magic crystals!
Moreover, all of these magic crystals are mid-to-high-level magic crystals, with mid-level magic crystals being relatively few in number.

The most numerous of them are high-level magic crystals.

The magic crystals were piled up densely on the ground, at least several meters thick.

Meanwhile, the Timberwolves nonchalantly stepped onto the magic crystal and led the bishops up the slope of the magic crystal.

Finally, when the bishops reached the top of the magic crystal pile, they were able to see everything clearly.

Looking around at the radiant space, I felt a rich, magical power, as if I were immersed in water.

Within the space of this main hall, there is currently an area of ​​at least ten square kilometers that is completely filled with magic crystals.

The terrifying number of magic crystals, and the magical environment so dense that even a single breath could invigorate the spirit.

The bishops were already dumbfounded.

"This!!! Even the combined war reserves of the three great empires might not be this much, right?"

Looking at the current scene of luxury.

Eamon finally couldn't help but exclaim in shock.

This immense wealth completely shocked even the bishops who had seen many grand occasions.

Ultimately, at its peak, the Church of Truth only controlled the faith and power of one kingdom.

They knew all too well what the Eagle Kingdom was like.

The wealth of magic crystal mines possessed by its royal guards, and even by the Church's two original protectorates, is far less than one-tenth of what is here.

Of course, this does not mean that Linko's magic crystal reserves actually exceed those of the Eagle Kingdom.

After all, although the Eagle Kingdom only has one high-level magic crystal mine, it still has quite a few mid-level magic crystal mines.

The total wealth of the public sector across the country is certainly no less than that of Lin Ke.

However, the advantage of Linko lies in the extremely high quality of its magic crystal ore.

Based on the current impressions, it gave several bishops the impression that Linco's wealth could even rival that of a royal family of one of the three great empires.

As for whether this wealth can compare to that of an imperial royal family, no one can say for sure.

But consider the Monster Mountains; while their territory is smaller than that of human nations, it's not much smaller.

Furthermore, the Mountain Dragon and the Crimson Dragon occupy one of the seven major mountain ranges deep within the Monster Mountain Range. Logically speaking, the amount of magic crystals they can provide should indeed be more than that of an ordinary human kingdom.

This is why Lin Ke currently possesses such a terrifying amount of war-prepared magic crystals.

Just as the bishops were shocked by what they saw, they finally saw it for the first time.

In the middle of the main hall, which was filled with magic crystals, a huge creature that had been lying on the magic crystals like a small mountain and was hard to notice had slowly raised its body.

(End of this chapter)