Although he and his party have experienced a journey to the sea that can be called a relaxing trip, because there are too many things in their hearts, Helen, the priest who returned to his hometown, has been living in seclusion these days. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

But even she noticed that the atmosphere in the imperial capital had completely changed.

She first learned that His Majesty the Emperor's old illness had relapsed, and she lost consciousness again.

The Holy See has issued an edict recalling the important ministers of the humerus and the relatives of the emperor.

In Helen's mind, Wright V was not only the emperor of the empire, but more importantly, he was the father of "Sister Isa".

Therefore, she herself could not let herself be immersed in the bitter or sweet memories of Said's experience, and the young priest, who could not sit idly by, rushed to Wende's residence by car as soon as possible.

She wanted the mysterious man to show off his amazing medical skills once again.

However, Wende's mansion had long since been empty, and there were even a few Templars guarding the gate.

She anxiously got out of the car to inquire about the whereabouts of Wende and his party, but was taken to the temple for questioning because of her suspicious appearance.

If it weren't for the carriage on which the Brontë family coat of arms was mounted, she thought that the knights might have taken themselves to the Inquisition of Light.

The interrogation continued into the evening.

Eventually, because of her status as a high priest and her innocent and illustrious family background, she was released after her grandfather, Reed Brontë, who was a cardinal, received news and came forward to spread the word.

Regardless of her physical and mental exhaustion, she went to her grandfather again as soon as possible.

But the reply she received was to hurry home and stay and stop getting involved in the matter.

The matter is concerned about the Venerable, so she naturally has no way to stay out of it like this.

And these days, rumors are rife in the imperial capital, all of which say that the Pope has assassinated His Majesty the Emperor, and wants to wipe out the ministers and relatives who are loyal to the imperial family.

I heard that another cardinal, Asa, was furious because of these rumors, but for several days the whole city was searched, and all the unlucky ghosts who "believed in rumors and spread rumors" were caught, and the culprit has not surfaced so far.

Combined with the information obtained, it was hard for Helen to believe that these rumors were really rumors for no reason.

The girl felt more and more helpless: "What should I do? ”

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The Wright Center, the Papal Quarter to the east of the Palais district.

Asa Mesa, His Majesty's most trusted cardinal, the de facto ruler of the Holy See of Wright, and the nominal number two of the entire Holy Cult of Light, was looking down at the materials that had just been sent in his hand.

"The Golden Dragon Legion really stopped standing still, and it really helped the wall. The situation is quite favorable for us. ”

This is his office, located on the east side of the temple, and the interior is rather rudimentary. Now it's full of papers, and it even looks very messy.

The cardinal's plain appearance, chubby and tired face contrasted sharply with the tower-like old man who sat across his table.

This old man was Ragerd Estman, the head of the Templar Order, the commander of the Legion of the Lightkeepers, one of the four legions of the Empire, and the commander-in-chief of the Legion of the Cathars.

The head of the regiment was dressed in civilian clothes at this time, although he was full of white hair, his tall figure was still tall and strong, and the bulging muscles all over his body seemed to contain the strength that was about to overflow. His expression was serious, unsmiling, and his whole body was like a huge rock, staring at the cardinal's lowered eyes, without saying a word.

After a long time, Asa seemed to have finally finished his work, and he took the teapot and poured it, only to find that it was already empty.

He sighed and complained about something, took the white sugar that was originally used for flavoring next to the teapot and dug a spoonful and put it in his mouth, and then he finally realized that there was a high-powered living person in front of him: "It's all said, that's an order from His Majesty the Pope to you, how can you and I influence his old man's wishes?" You had already persuaded him at the time, right? Did it work? ”

That's why we have to go and persuade him together. Her Royal Highness the Princess is not guilty. I refused to go against her. ”

The old man's voice was as firm as stone.

"How many times have you said it, if you don't go, who can convince the public?"

Asa was impatient, for the stubborn old man had exhausted his patience by sitting with him every day.

“……”

Sure enough, he was answered by the same silence as ever.

"You're disobeying. Don't you profess to be loyal to the Holy See and to His Majesty the Pope? ”

Seeing that the other party still did not answer, the cardinal sarcastically said: "Anyway, the troops have begun to assemble, and when the time comes, you will have to go, and if you don't go, you will have to go." ”

"What if I don't go?"

Asa looked up, rubbed his face, and whispered between his fingers, "A dwarf-like stone head." I don't know how you managed to get to where you are today. ”

Again, the other party did not say a word.

He relied on his near-Holy Rank strength, his loyalty to the Light, and his insistence on justice.

"If you don't go, you can go home and farm by yourself, or ......"

The cardinal pointed to the east: "If you want to send the whole family to the Inquisition of Light." ”

The other party is still indifferent.

Asa was about to say something, but suddenly he stopped and listened, and he kept nodding.

After a while, he smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know why Your Majesty would tolerate you to this point." ”

"Your Majesty has withdrawn the order?"

"Not really."

The cardinal shook his head and said, "After all, this matter started because the royal family planned to attack the Divine Cult, and we are just fighting back to defend ourselves. ”

"Oh, so what did the teleportation magic say?"

"His Majesty the Pope said that the princess was far south at the time of the incident and fought against the undead, and may not have been involved. Your Majesty has sent a messenger, if she is willing to cease all hostilities and come back to explain clearly. He also promised not to use force against the Cult and to accept the supervision of the Holy See. His Majesty is willing to swear in the name of God the Father that he will release his suspicions, protect Wright V, and continue to assist her as the Empress of the Empire. ”

The noble old man pondered for a while, stood up and bowed slightly towards the center of the Holy See: "This will avoid a war, and countless people may be saved because of it, thank you for helping me, Your Majesty." ”

"But Your Majesty still asked you, what if she is obsessed?"

"When the time comes, I will personally lead the army to bring her back."

The old man said with a firm expression.

"A wise decision."

In fact, the cardinal still has some words to say, and His Majesty the Pope has changed his attitude, not because of the old man's resistance, he will not go, but some people are willing to go.

The real reason is that for some reason this top-secret operation has leaked the news again, and rumors have spread all over the country, and it is difficult to ensure that those who have a heart will not take the opportunity to make a fuss about this matter.

Therefore, His Majesty the Pope had no choice but to change to a more moderate and safe alternative, and first call the princess back.

By the way, he took the opportunity to fool Rajelde, a martial artist with strong combat effectiveness and poor political acumen, so as to save him from getting in the way.

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After being shocked by the bold words of the priest Wende, Kevin, the young man of the "Silver Dragon Mercenary Group", was very excited for a few days, thinking that he was finally about to embark on the legendary journey that he had longed for since he was a child.

But these days, the priest seemed to be just traveling unhurriedly with these young men, and the group rented a carriage the next day, and the journey became more and more leisurely and comfortable.

Mr. Wende would often sit alone in the car and never talk to them about the "crusade against rebellion".

Kevin had been seeing Susan staring at Wende's car in a daze lately, so he followed the clerical officer's car and thought nonsense.

"What do you want to do, Mr. Wende? It can't really be bragging, right? ”