Chapter 7 God is not as good as a charter of indulgence
The bald old man, Benedict, actually lied to the fat businessman Thomas. Not only are he and the current Pope old friends, but the real purpose of his trip was to help the Pope find out about the legacy of the Prophet Cyril in the city of Greed. Before encountering the dwarf Kegong and the thief Best, Benedict's original plan was to secretly visit the ruins of the ancient monastery of Corial, which is closest to the city of Gride.
"The Duke of Del T.L.Ough. was a skilful man, and he took the initiative to confess his mistake in the expulsion of the Holy See from the previous emperor, and he prostrated himself at my feet in front of everyone as a sign of piety, with the sole aim of suppressing dissent with the help of our erecdotal power." He said nothing about moving the Holy See back to the capital, Ceza. He turned a blind eye to the Cortex heresy, and secretly weakened our influence. Now that the northern Desetes are raging, for the sake of the interests of the entire continent, we can only endure it for the time being. ”
"The Holy See. Benedict asked, somewhat puzzled, "What is your purpose in asking me to go to the Prophet's legacy?"
"Prophet Cyril was a powerful man, and he was one of the few powerful archmages at that time who was proficient in ninth-level magic. In today's world, there is no one who can use these magical powers. His legacy is important to us, not only to fight against the infidels, but also to be an important weapon to contain the emperor if necessary. As he spoke, the Pope told him some of the inside stories of the city defenses of Gread, and took out a portrait of General Iros, who was under Duke Borot, "As far as we know, this person may have secretly taken refuge in the emperor." You must be extremely careful, he is ruthless and forgetful for small profits. If necessary, you can teach him a lesson. ”
Benedict took the Pope's teachings to heart and took the general's appearance to heart.
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General Iros was suspicious at first sight of His Highness Albert at the Praetorian Guard garrison. He smoothly matched the face of Old Man Benedict with the handsome face of His Highness. The general had already heard that this highness was the fake son of Duke Borot, and he was cunning and cunning, and did not reveal his true thoughts at all.
When Albert asks to interrogate the old man alone, Iros will plan his plans and prepare to catch turtles and thieves in an urn. Considering Albert's martial arts and magic, he must be well prepared to be fully sure. So he ordered someone to quietly go and bring in the tavernkeeper, the necromancer.
At this time, everything is ready, just wait for the general to give the order.
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Benedict was so sad that he couldn't just recognize this son.
The old man trembled with his hands and untied the brocade bag from his waist and handed it to His Highness Albert to check, and asked excitedly, "Your Highness, is your mother's name Tonya?"
Albert shook his head, his face full of doubt. His mother's name is Charlotte, and she has never heard of Tonya. But the bag that the old man gave him was exactly the same as the one he wore around his waist, and even the date was exactly the same.
"My lord, where did you get this?" said Albert, surprised.
"It was given to me by your mother!" the old man's eyes were moist, and he couldn't help himself.
Albert was confused, and was about to learn more about it, when suddenly the Praetorian Guards outside the door swarmed in, and General Iros's bearded face was full of chilling smiles, and he shouted: "Your Highness, you have a good conversation with this old man!"
"What do you mean, Your Excellency?" asked Albert, straightening up.
"What explanation are you going to make for the bag that the old man gave you matches the one on your waist?" said the general triumphantly, "he is a tomb robber whom I have successfully captured, and it seems that you and he will have a hard time getting rid of it!"
"What proof do you have that I'm a grave robber?" Benedict asked, putting his hands behind his back.
"There are attempts to rob the graves, although they have not yet begun. His Majesty the Emperor will definitely praise me for being sharp-eyed!" the general laughed. The mountains are high and the road is far away, and all the situation is up to the general.
"Just a trick to say I'm in league with him?" Albert scolded.
"Of course, one trick can't say anything, but the faces of the two of you put together are proof of it! If you invite Duke Borot again, that scene!" the general shook his head excitedly.......
Iros knew that the emperor would sooner or later take the six electors, and Duke Borot was the biggest thorn in the emperor's eyes. Now this heavenly opportunity can not only mentally humiliate Duke Borot, but also truly convict him of conspiracy and vain attempt to rob the tomb. And considering that the old man Benedict is from the Monastery of Fort Salat, by the way, he can involve the Pope as well, killing two birds with one stone, effortlessly!
Benedict's only thought at this time was not to let Albert be threatened, so he resorted to a killer move: "General, I am indeed appointed by the Holy See! But how could the Holy See let me come to rob the tomb? The Holy See is doing things above board, and the Emperor admires him very much." Nowadays, heretics are rampant in the north, and heresy is rampant in the country. The Emperor was a religious believer and prostrated himself before the Holy See and confessed the fault of his predecessor for expelling the Holy See. It is too late for His Holiness to be grateful. He sent me to find the relics of the prophet Cyril in order to fight against the pagans of the north and recover the holy city of Roma. ”
Iros did not expect Benedict to make such a big deal about the topic, although the emperor secretly instructed to arrest the Pope, but when it came to the northern infidels, even the emperor admitted that he had to rely on the archmage of the Bojiao.
The general was well-informed, and he knew the name of the prophet Cyril. Nineth-level magic is no joke, even those so-called high-level magicians of the Dessert people will not use more than seventh-level magic. The general had been in contact with the archmage of the Cortes heresy in his early years, and the third-level magic used by those people had already stunned him, let alone the ninth-level!
"You said that the Pontifical Majesty personally sent you, is there any evidence?" asked the general.
Benedict took out the papal mantle from his gray robe, a chartered indulgence written by the Pope himself. This coupon passes through the land of the doctrine, and even the emperor has to pay three points of respect, and the holder of this coupon represents the Pope himself. Since the Pope's infallibility has long been ingrained, it also means that Benedict himself, who holds this voucher, has no possibility of being arrested at all, because the Pope will never make a mistake.
When the general saw this coupon, he hurriedly stepped forward to apologize to the old man, and said in a loud voice: "My lord, why didn't you show this coupon earlier?
Benedict laughed: "The general waited me down from the dungeon, with the intention of letting us be pawns to explore the tombs of the ancient empire, how can I be embarrassed to go against your hospitality? Besides, the dungeon is indeed not far from the tomb!"
The general's face was flushed, and his plan was seen through by this old man who knew the world well. He controlled the anger in his heart, and said with a smile on his face: "My lord is really temperamental, and the lower official is ashamed!" he said, shouting to his subordinate Praetorian Guards, "What are you doing in a daze, go to the dungeon and release those few people!"
Benedict took advantage of the situation and suggested: "The general is appointed by His Majesty the Emperor to guard this city, and of course, the most important thing must be to guard the treasures underground. The Holy Seeing has ordered me to come and search for the relics of the Prophet, and the General can help me, so that I can not only please the Holy See, but also give His Majesty the Emperor a weapon against the Deserts, so why not?"
The general did not hesitate and agreed. Albert sneered on the side: "Your Excellency, didn't you just plan to arrest the two of us to invite merit?
"Your Highness, the humble post has been exhausted recently, and the eyes are dizzy, and it is inevitable to recognize the wrong person, look at Your Highness Haihan!" Iros kept accompanying.
Albert looked furious, and without saying goodbye to the general or speaking to Benedict, he hurried out after throwing back the bag.
His mind was now in turmoil, and his mind kept thinking of his father, Duke Borot, and the loving gaze of his mother, Charlotte.
Duke Borot's wife gave birth to only two daughters, and then she did not have any more children. After Tonya was married into the Duke's Palace, Mrs. Zheng died of illness within two years, and Tonya was naturally corrected and renamed Charlotte.
As the Duke grew older, he was no longer able to have children, and Albert became his sole male heir. Despite all the rumors from the outside world, the Duke himself still regarded him as his own, and repeatedly declared in public that he was his own son.
Albert was also once deluded by rumors. He ran to ask his mother, Charlotte, who reprimanded him severely, and then to his father, Duke Borot, who told him that whoever he heard said this in the future could stab him to death with a sword, and that such treason was not allowed in the principality. Because the male heir is involved in the fate and future of the country, how can he be maliciously slandered.
Albert never thought about it since, until Benedict's appearance today.
His Royal Highness was young and vigorous, and decided to set out overnight to rush back to Soro, the capital of the Duchy of Borot. He had to ask his parents what was going on.
General Iros did not hinder, and here Albert divided his power and went for the best. And this handle is held in the hand, although it is not good to have a seizure now, there will always be a time when it can be used in the future.
The dwarf Kaigen and the thief Best were very worried when they saw that Benedict had not returned after being taken away. Kagun's brow furrowed in a rare wrow, and he complained in a low voice, "Damn! I hurt the old man." I shouldn't have dragged him into the tomb robbery. I'm afraid he's in a different place now!"
Best was already nervously fidgeting, but when he heard the dwarf say this, he cried even more, and complained again and again that the dwarf was dragging him down.
The elven druid girl in the next cell comforted him.
Best cried and said, "Sister Melanie (this is the name of the druid), you don't know, my mother is looking forward to me marrying a daughter-in-law and having a baby, so that I will be glorious in the future." If she had knowledge underground and saw that I had not only become a thief and imprisoned in a dungeon, but also been condemned as a traitor and beheaded, her old man would have turned into a ghost in the middle of the night and came to me!"
"Crying and crying all day long, like a mother-in-law, not as good as a mother-in-law!" shouted Kagun.
While the three of them were arguing, Benedict came down with a few Praetorian Guards, and when Kai Gen saw it, he couldn't figure out what was going on, so he shouted, "Old man, why don't you have anything, what's the matter with the Praetorian Guards behind you?"
"Do you need to say it?" said the thief Best with a crying voice, "He must have been tortured and sold all of us so that he could get out of it himself!"
"The old man is not such a man!" scolded, Kagun.
Benedict smiled and said, "I'm here to let you out, the general has already allowed us to go to the grave to check, and not only that, but he will also send the Praetorian Guard to help us." ”
Both Kagen and Best were stunned when they heard this, and Best burst into tears and laughed, "God has eyes, my prayers have worked!"
Benedict patted him on the head and said, "If God could hear your prayers, would there be anything about our teachings?"
Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.