Chapter 8: Lightning Bonding
When King Richard and Hydra are at a stalemate, Valentine's sudden appearance saves the awkward situation in time, he came with Pope Damasus, and both men have no expression on their faces, only occasionally 'showing' a stiff smile.
Benedict had a hunch that something big was coming, because he had never seen his colleagues look so solemn.
King Richard immediately took the opportunity to stand up and greet him, "Your Holiness, please."
"Your Majesty, there is an underground organization in Aston called the Blind Eye Cult, and they worship a very rare creature that may be a powerful weapon against the Desserts and the Mind Flayer." Damasus was completely unpolite and went straight to the point.
"Oh." Richard was surprised, he was bewildered and dissatisfied that he could hide such a big secret under his nose.
Grand Master Maria, the Grand Master of the Knights of the Purple Rose, couldn't sit still, and she interjected, "In that case, this cult should be exterminated, and that creature can be used by us."
"The chief is really a heroic man among the 'women', so decisive and domineering, it is really admirable." Valentine replied teasingly, "Everyone noticed that the young cardinal was talking with squinted eyes." The so-called fighting poison with poison is probably the most evil thing in the world is none other than the Mind Flayer. Even the ancient dragon or the huge beast lurking under the Sea of Terror will be three points weaker than it. The vast buildings have fallen and the trees have decayed. The most fundamental reason is internal corruption. The Orlint Empire was so powerful back then, and it was not the end of the end that it had finally disappeared. Since the kind of creatures worshiped by the Blind Eye Cult have the ability to compete with the Mind Flayer, then if we go against them, I am afraid there will be no good fruit to eat."
"What does the Bishop mean, that your side is willing to confess heresy." Maria also replied.She is one of the most powerful people on Hope Island.This Purple Rose Knights was prepared by Richard's grandfather.Finally, in Richard's father's generation.It gradually took shape.Now it has almost become the right-hand man of the kingdom.All members of the Knights enjoy extremely high judicial immunity.They can basically be exempted from the judgment of the kingdom's laws.Unless it is a felony such as treason and murder.Otherwise,They can maintain super-national treatment for life.。
As the saying goes, three feet of ice is not a day's cold. Richard's ancestors originally conceived the idea of building an 'elite' British army, so that they could participate in the political struggle on the mainland in a timely manner on the premise of ensuring the relative independence of Hope Island. They offered a series of preferential conditions, attracted a large number of 'elite' British talents, and 'handed over' great power to these people.
Richard's chief staff officer, Forss, had secretly expressed concern about this, but the young king seemed to have a 'heart' in mind, and he just smiled and said a few perfunctory words, which meant that you don't care, I have my own plans.
Now that Maria and Bojiao were arguing, everyone at the feast was hoping that the king would come forward and say something to soothe the atmosphere.
Disappointing and bewildering, Richard didn't, and the Knights of the Purple Rose seemed to him like a kite off the string, no longer under its jurisdiction.
Hydra, the 'woman' owner of Thrushcross Cottage, took the initiative to take on this embarrassing burden, and she said to Valentine, "Your Excellency, can you tell me about that magical creature?"
Valentine had actually noticed the radiant Hydra as soon as he entered the banquet, and now that he had the opportunity to set it up, it would be a good thing for him: "Miss, I don't know if you have heard of a book called "The Origin of All Things" jointly compiled by several old-timers of the Bojiao. It is full of pictures and texts, and it covers almost all the plants and animals known in the world today, and each generation of popes adds some of their own thoughts, so that the book now has nearly thirty volumes, and because the transcription work is very tedious, there are only three complete editions of the book so far, one is in the custody of the Holy See, one is in the archives of the Holy See, and the other is dedicated to the Emperor of the Tamborance Empire."
"Not only have I heard of it, but I also happen to have a fragment in the library." Hydra said with a smile.
At this time, Pope Damassus had gone to the next chamber with King Richard to discuss something, and neither the staff nor the head of the regiment Maria could go in to observe.
Young Valentine seems to have driven away the seriousness and gloom of the moment, and he and Hydra are talking and laughing, and they have the taste of finally meeting a confidant.
Valentine had never imagined that the 'female' owner of a manor could be so knowledgeable, so young, so pure-minded, as if he had suddenly unearthed a relic that the prophet Cyril had never made public, and would never let it go.
Hydra would also like someone to stick to her, because in fact, this is the first time this has happened, and the people around her know that they are toads, so they are all more or less invisible.
The two young men completely fell into a state of self-forgetfulness, they talked from astronomy to geography, from emperors to beggars, from heaven to nothingness, and from demons to good and evil.
The conversation and laughter of the two covered the entire Thrush Villa, causing the grand butler who was looking at each other coldly to shake his head again and again: "How can a learned cardinal be so ignorant."
What happened next, to Hydra, was like a dream, and she couldn't remember exactly what she had been through. Anyway, that night, Valentine was left in her room.
Two young hearts weave together, completely abandon worldly arguments and prejudices, and they fall in love.
At least, the whole of the manor was talking about it the next day.
Their 'woman' and a cardinal appeared in public, hand in hand, so affectionate and sweet, that some people behind their backs began to complain about their stupidity, because if they had known that it would be so easy, they would have become the man of the manor.
King Richard and Pope Damasus did not sleep all night, they only asked the servants to bring the necessary tea and snacks, and no outsiders were allowed to disturb other matters.
Valentine is an exception, or he and Hydra together are an exception.
When Richard was debating whether to exterminate the Desserts, or whether he should unite some of them against the Mind Flayer, the door, which had been closed for several hours, was gracefully pushed open.
The two people at the 'door' are like a newlywed, with their fingers interlocked and their bodies close together.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I will marry Hydra."
"What." Damasus almost fell from his seat, after all, he was too old, and after staying up all night, his strength was a little out of place.
"I'm going to marry Hydra as my wife." Valentine repeated it very calmly, and the tone was calm and did not allow the other party to question.
Richard couldn't make it clear, because he couldn't take care of the affairs of the Liberal Arts, but he felt that it was a relief to himself, so that someone would always change the way to make him and the 'female' owner of Thrushcross Villa become a couple.
"Your Majesty, the Prophet Cyril made this rule in the first place, mainly to inform the world that the cause of erudition is incomparably sacred, that everything that is valued by the world can be discarded, for there is no greater glory than to serve God himself. Morale-boosting, however, the situation has changed dramatically, our liberal arts have taken root all over the continent, many people dream of being able to enter monasteries and churches to study, and the restriction of not marrying for life is inhumane and will keep out a large number of good people. The rules are made by people, and people live in the real world, and I am willing to break the convention, set this precedent, and be the first person to eat crabs.
This statement is a mixture of sophistry and strong arguments, but Pope Damassus was stunned that there was no way to refute it. On the one hand, his 'essence' was almost exhausted, and on the other hand, Valentine was his most important cardinal, and the future of Boism might be tied to him.
Now that the invisible obstacles have been removed, the wedding has become the most important part to consider.
Hydra had wanted to be more pompous, but Valentine felt that it was safer to keep things simple, and in the end, the young cardinal was undoubtedly victorious, because Hydra was a very talkative girl, and since her father's death, Valentine was the only one who really came closest to her.
The combination of natural strength and maverick combined with superior intelligence is the most attractive thing about Valentine.
Attention was not focused on whether a polydoc monk could start a family, as expected, but on the question of the rise and fall of Thrushcross Lodge. The door is not the right door.
'Want' to know what's going on, and listen to the next time.