The Golden Throne - Chapter 255

The high priest’s face was not pleasant anymore.

“So it is true. I thought all of the rumors were fake, but it seems that the kingdom has indeed come across ancient devices that are capable of such destruction. I could not believe my eyes when I read the report. But do you think that these tricks will work forever, young king? How many of those do you have? Do you think that you will have enough to go against the rest of the continent? There are many kingdoms that are willing to do anything to curry favor with the church. Surely, destroying a kingdom here and there will be easy for them.” the high priest said.

“Are you really threatening me? That is going to be a very precarious thing, old man. Very precarious. I am sure that the army had a lot of believers. Ask them. I know that they have seen the dragons in the sky, and the huge blast that destroyed a whole city. The dragons have not left, and the crown still has a lot of those weapons. We are the strongest kingdom in the continent by far. The church should at least have records of demons, but it is clear that you don’t. Or else, you would know that we were much more powerful than you think us to be. After all, we have already fought off many demons. Many demons.” Liu Feng said with a sneer.

“Your mother and grandfather are here. Do you wish to talk to them? I am sure that they will be curious as to why you tried to destroy the church.” the high priest asked.

“So this is the only thing that you had left? Do you want to tattle tale? So pitiful. You have opened my eyes as to what the precious God of yours teaches all of you. Well then, keep your eyes on the sky. Soon, that domain of god will be deprecated by yours truly.” Liu Feng said.

The high priest clenched his teeth.

“Feng’er? What are you doing here? Why is the church like this? Who attacked here? Where are the guards? The king’s safety is compromised and no one is even moving to take him to a safe place? What is happening here?” Liu Feng heard his mother’s voice.

“Mother. You are here. That is a surprising coincidence.” Liu Feng as he looked past the high priest towards the woman who was approaching him.

She ran towards him and patted his shoulder.

“Your Grace.” she bowed slightly towards the high priest.

“Do not bow towards the high priest, mother. That will lower the stature of the crown. You are, after all, the queen mother.” Liu Feng said.

“Do not be careless! He is a learned man, and he can help you with your reign.” Bai Daiyu snapped at him.

Liu Feng sighed.

“How the hell did I get a mother that is the classic definition of ignorant? And to think that she was at such a high standing place. This whole kingdom would have been damned if I wasn’t there.” he thought to himself.

“I shall be taking my leave. I am sure that the church is a very benowed institution, and repairing such a trivial and weak wall will not be a challenge. It was after the High Priest’s constant request that I was forced to blast it open. He was just reminiscing about how the church was devoid of light and missed having the bright lights. He said that the mana devices were too unreliable, so I took the liberty of giving them a good opening for the light.” Liu Feng smiled slightly.

He turned away to leave.

“Let me warn you again, Your Majesty. Jerusalem is not an easy place to mess with. The church will be sure to give you a fitting answer to your gesture, and the actions that you are about to take.” the high priest said.

“That is more than welcome, High Priest. In fact, I would love to see who the church would send here. I want to see what they will do after they see that heaven is not where God resides, but rather where the changes that I bring are.” Liu Feng chuckled as he left the church.

“Don’t get too cocky and complacent, child. I must warn you that over confidence is one of the things that causes the downfall of many geniuses. Many have thought that they were capable of greatness, but some got too close to the sun, and burnt their wings out.” Liu Feng heard Primitus suddenly say.

“Wait a minute!” Liu Feng suddenly stopped. “That story. I know that story. That is the story of Icarus. That is the story of Daedulus’ son, and he got too close to the sun, so his wings fell off.” he said.

“That is true. You listen well to many of your folklore.” Primitus agreed.

“But that is the problem. I didn’t listen to it in folklore here. I listened to that story when I was a kid, back in the… orphanage. Primitus, where exactly am I? I know that I am in the continent of Dicain, but am I on Earth? Are you telling me that this place has the same myths as Earth?” Liu Feng asked.

Primitus stayed silent.

“Great. The moment that I understand something, they go silent.” Liu Feng said with frustration. Now, he was outside the church. A lot of people were staring at him as he got down the stairs. They looked at him with concern and confusion.

“Must be wondering about that explosion.” Liu Feng thought to himself.

He looked at the carriage, all saddled up and ready to go. He approached it.

“Remember, Liu Feng. There are certain things that you are not yet fit to know about yet. There are certain things that you will know once you are strong about. Now, I hope that you will not hound my unsuspecting children with your difficult questions.” Liu Feng heard Zeus’ voice.

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