Kind Death-(1)

Author: Tang Jia San Shao
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: There are five countries on Tianyuan Continent, namely the Tianjin Empire in the north, the Huasheng Empire in the south, the Luosi Empire in the west, and the Suoyu Federal in the east. The area of land, not very large and shaped like a hexagon, located at the center of the four major countries and bordering them, is the most famous Holy Church in Tianyuan Continent. Among the four major kingdoms, only the Luosi Empire and the Huasheng Empire have poor relations, while the other countries can live in peace. Every year, each country must pay a certain amount of protection money to the Church to cover its expenses. The people of the Tianjin Empire are almost all Caucasians, with tall figures and blonde hair and blue eyes, while the Luosi Empire and the Huasheng Empire are all Mongoloids with black hair and black eyes. The only federal state on the continent, the Suoyu Federal, has a relatively diverse ethnic composition, including Caucasians, Mongoloids, and strong Black people. Many alien races also live within the Federal. In terms of comprehensive strength, the Suoyu Federal, composed of six ethnic groups, is the most powerful, while the other three countries have similar military capabilities. In addition to the main human population, there are some rare races on the continent, such as the kind-hearted elf race, the irritable dwarf race, the singing and dancing winged race, and the rare half-beast race that survives only in dense forests, as well as the mysterious dark magic race and the legendary dragon race. These less numerous races are scattered among the various countries and have coexisted peacefully with humans for thousands of years. However, due to differences in living habits, alien races generally live in sparsely populated valleys or forests and rarely come into contact with humans. Although the Holy Church occupies only a very small area on the continent, it holds a supreme status. Except for a very few atheists, almost all humans are loyal followers of the Church. Clergy are a respected profession. In the Holy Church, the highest authority is the Pope. Below the Pope are the four Red Robe Priests, who assist the Pope in managing Church affairs and are known as Cardinal Priests. Below the Red Robe Priests are twelve White Robe Priests. If more than half of the Red Robe and White Robe Priests believe that the Pope has made a major mistake, they can impeach the Pope. However, due to the extremely strict requirements for the promotion of Popes, no impeachment of a Pope has occurred since the Church's establishment. Below the White Robe Priests are senior priests, mid-level priests, ordinary priests, and preparatory priests. Priests are also called monks or priestesses. Clergy in the Church are not averse to marriage, but their partners must be loyal followers of the Church. There is another reason why clergy are respected: they are all light magic users. To be promoted to the position of White Robe Priest, monks must have a level of light magic mastery above that of a light magic guide. There are never more than three digits of magic guides on the continent. The power of the Red Robe Priests is even more unfathomable. There is a legend that if the four Red Robe Priests and twelve White Robe Priests of the Church act together, the power of their light magic can be equivalent to the combined strength of all the countries on the continent. The promotion of Popes is usually selected from among the Red Robe Priests and requires extremely strict