Chapter 60: The Emperor's Arraignment
It came so suddenly, too unexpectedly.
If Peggy hadn't followed quietly, then Aske would have finished condensing the laws of war at this time, resurrected like a nobody, and then asked the girls who had just gotten up with a smile in the sunshine of the Hearthfire Island in the early morning:
"How's it going, did you sleep well last night? By the way, I just condensed the laws of war, and now I'll give you a science popularization of what the laws are......"
However, Peggy followed, and the fate of the whole world went in a different direction:
The city of Verona is gone.
The sky above the trenches was shrouded in mutations, and the stinking rain of blood was still falling, and the living creatures would be slowly devoured when they got the blood.
The mutation comes from the fall of the demigods, and is the embodiment of the chaotic rules in a small area, in short, this area is currently inaccessible, and must wait for the night watch organization to bring professional equipment to deal with it.
The Holy See doesn't know what the attitude is, and the emperor's camp is completely confused, almost like the boss who fought the level to the end, and suddenly the boss died in front of him.
Big surprise.
Surprises are surprises, and of course, they can't really be regarded as benefits falling from the sky. According to the testimony of the two dragons, Emperor Otto urgently summoned the Crimson Sword mercenary group, mainly the regiment leader Aske, the party Miss Peggy, and the Duke of Bavaria as the guarantor of the mercenary group, and his daughter Miss Eleanor.
The emperor summoned the message, so naturally he couldn't help but go. However, the people who were called have not yet fully sorted out their clues, so along the way, Aske can only confirm the details of last night with Peggy repeatedly, while smiling bitterly in his heart.
Didn't I just die for one night, why didn't I ...... Alas, Peggy.
You're always able to give me something new.
The Night's Watch mutation was the same this time, and so was this time.
As if seeing that the head of the regiment was in a bit unhappy, Peggy could only carefully apologize and admit her mistakes, for fear that the head of the regiment would continue to be angry with her.
"Anyway, don't say anything to the two of you later." Aske commanded, "Eleanor didn't know anyway, Peggy, you said that yesterday the spirit was out of control and I don't remember anything." ”
"Understood." Peggy nodded hurriedly, she was obedient to death at this time.
When they arrived at their destination, several bladed warriors stepped forward and were about to take the three of them over to search the security check, only to see Bruno, the dragon of fantasy, walk out of the building.
"No need to check, they didn't bring any dangerous objects." Bruno said.
To be precise, for these transcendents, their very existence is the most dangerous thing, and there is no need to search for it.
So the Blade Warriors nodded and retreated, and Bruno pointed to the inside of the door and said:
"Let's go."
The three of them followed Bruno on their way, only to hear the demigod say:
"Although there are some surprises, I still have to say, you guys did a great job."
"Thank you, Your Excellency, for the compliment." Asker said quickly.
"Don't be polite to me, language doesn't mean anything to me." Bruno pointed to his head, and it was self-evident what he meant, "Also, in addition to Verona City and the Templars, those prison guards also died in yesterday's mutations. ”
The meaning of this is also very clear, it is not easy for Bruno, a living prisoner, to do it casually. However, the other party is dead, as a demigod of dreams and minds, Bruno can naturally dive into the subconscious ocean, salvage the superego memories of these prisoners after their deaths, and check whether the other party's mind has been manipulated or tamed.
Since this incident was first reminded to him by Asker, the demigod deliberately revealed the incident, which actually sent a signal of friendly cooperation to Asker.
Asker's mind was spinning on this side, and Bruno had already seen through his thoughts, and he didn't point it out, but just nodded approvingly, and continued:
"At present, the prison guards headquarters have sent us a stern note, but His Majesty has not responded to it at all as a third-party diplomatic provocation directed by the Holy See. In addition, the demigods of the major families of the empire have arrived, and everyone is very interested in the mysterious power that wiped out the city of Verona last night......"
He glanced at Peggy and said with interest, "Of course, that includes me, too." ”
"I'm ......," Peggy said, remembering Asker's words to her, "I lost control last night, and I can't remember the mysterious powers you talked about." ”
"Good reason, good." Bruno said meaningfully, "There is no psychic sequence among the demigods who have arrived this time, so you can just say that and let your head deal with the inquiries of the other demigods." ”
Peggy: ..................
She looked at Asker with an aggrieved expression that was about to cry, and the latter patted her on the head and said again to Bruno:
"Thanks for the reminder."
He said this sincerely, and Bruno smiled and signaled that the group had arrived.
The three of them walked into the room, which was the meeting room where the emperor had held a meeting with the dukes, and at this time, not only the heads of all the families had already arrived, but there were also many strangers - as if they were demigods who had just arrived from the major families.
Eleanor even saw her ancestor, Otto the red-haired Flame of the Furnace, standing behind her father, the Duke of Bavaria, winking at her subtly.
Before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she saw His Majesty the Emperor stride over and put his arm around Asker's shoulder—a gesture of friendship and closeness from the Frankish elders to the juniors—and the Emperor introduced him to the demigods present, and laughed heroically:
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the leader of the Azure Sword Mercenary Regiment, Your Excellency Asker! Last night, he led people to attack the city of Verona at night, completely erasing the entire city! I guess Innocent is already sitting in his Lateran Palace, ready to flee Sicily! ”
The dukes laughed cooperatively, but the demigods didn't. It's not that he doesn't give the emperor face, but the eyes of all the demigods are staring at the little girl of the blood clan present.
There are not many demigods in this world, and it is not too little, all of them are old monsters who have lived for hundreds of years. Due to the fact that the demon tide has been at a low point for a long time in history, the demigods cannot freely exert their strength, so even if there is a conflict of interest between them, they cannot fight, and can only deal with it through proxy wars or negotiation and communication.
Over time, most of the demigods formed a social circle of regular communication with each other. The demigods of the HRE Empire had their own gatherings, and the demigods of the West Frankish kingdom also had their own private salons, and the two circles together were the Great Circle of the Demigods of the Frankish Nation, which was juxtaposed with the circles of the other demigods of the Normans, Solomons, and Syriss.
The smaller the circle, the faster the news circulates in it, and the slower the news circulates across large circles. Now about Peggy's massacre, the demigods of the HRE Empire are already well known, and there may only be a few demigods abroad, and they have guessed some clues from the limited clues.
As for what the specific law is, there are not many demigods in the world who can guess the truth except for Apperius, the leader of the Astral Order who pursues the truth of death, and Agrippina, the master of Peggy who cooperates with him.
So, of course, some demigods began to probe it.