"How's it going?" Raphael asked, putting on his bishop's robes.

The not-so-spacious room was filled with the upper echelons of the Angel's Covenant, and everyone's face had an expression of being like a great enemy.

"It's bad!" The bell standing at the front had a gloomy face and shook his head, "Silbert was arrested by the Duke of Miseda as soon as he accompanied Wendesor into Andore, and our men were also surrounded by the city guards, in order to avoid conflict, Silbert ordered them to lay down their weapons, and now they are all imprisoned in prison. ”

"At least they weren't executed on the spot! Did Duke Misseda put Marshal Wendsol in as well? ”

"No, it seems that the duchess wants to personally escort the marshal to Avias."

Tie the slightly loose bishop's robe slightly with a white strap, and Raphael took a two-handed staff from the weapon rack next to him: "Tiramisu, Mikael, are your findings in?" Was Count Presto really stabbed to death? Is the murderer really the Duke of Roseda? ”

Tiramisu nodded, opening his mouth to say something, but after a few strokes of his lips, he fell silent, and when Mikael saw this, he had no choice but to say, "According to our investigation, this was indeed the case at that time. This morning, it is said that someone entered the palace to tell His Majesty Arenas that the Count of Presto was plotting against him, and when the Count learned of this, in order to prove his innocence, he took the butler to the palace to confront him himself, and was assassinated while passing through Griffin Avenue. ”

"The murderer revealed on the spot that the true identity of Count Presto was the black dragon princess Onexia, and tried to force the count to show his true identity, and as a result, he killed all the count and his party on the spot." Tiramisu continued, "The bystanders at the time unanimously confirmed that the murderer was the Duke of Rosenda of the Oberline Kingdom. ”

Raphael paused for a moment: "What about the Duke?" You're not going to tell me he's just caught the wrong person after he found out, is he? ”

Tiramisu and Mikael glanced at each other: "In fact, according to the testimony of the bystanders who were present at the time, the Duke of Rosesda ...... after examining the bodies of Count Presto and his party."

"What's the matter?"

"I committed suicide on the spot!" Mikael sighed and said, "After we learned about the situation, we immediately arranged for people to go to the Duke of Rosselda's mansion and found it, found ......"

"It was found that Duke Rosseda's family is dead, right?" From Mikael's tone and expression, Raphael understood what the other party wanted to express.

Mikael nodded: "Yes, including Princess Rowling, the Duke of Rosselda's family was all killed!" ”

"Kill people and kill people!" Raphael said.

"What now, President?" Bell asked, "Because of this incident, His Majesty Irenus was very angry, and not only ordered the entire territory of the empire to be blocked, but also asked Marshal Berval to gather the imperial troops, and the imperial legions stationed in the various provinces were also put into combat readiness. In this case, I'm afraid that His Majesty Irenas will not believe what happened in Aston Province at all. ”

Raphael sighed: "That's for sure! Count Presto is a close confidant of His Majesty Irenas, in charge of the royal family's purse, and together with Marshal Berval, he is regarded as His Majesty's right-hand man, and now he has been assassinated in the street, and the perpetrator is still the great nobles of another country, in every way, this is an extremely bad situation! ”

"What about us?"

"Immediately let the people stationed in the Oberline Kingdom come back, now this situation, it's no longer the time to leisurely fight with those guys in Spirit Sword Villa!" Raphael walked out of the room and said to the bell, "I will go to His Holiness at once, and the position of the Holy See will determine which side we are on!" ”

"Do we need to recall reinforcements? Previously, in order to support Silbey, the Lexington sisters had already set off with the third and sixth elite groups! ”

"Recall them now! Also, inform all guild members that from now on there will be a state of emergency, contracted players must be on standby at all times, non-contracted members are not allowed to leave the team at will without a formal reason, and each team leader and deputy leader must ensure that one person is online at all times! ”

Bell asked hesitantly, "Will there be some fuss?" This is a plan we have developed in order to deal with the outbreak of a major war, do you think this will develop into a war between the kingdom and the empire? ”

Raphael stopped and glanced around, and the guild leaders around him all had disapproving expressions on their faces, obviously thinking that Raphael was a little too sensitive.

"Do you think it's just a misunderstanding? As long as His Majesty Irenas calms down, this matter will be resolved peacefully? ”

Tiramisu hurriedly came out to play a round: "President, we are not against your decision, but this time the situation is very special, the other kingdoms have not yet expressed their position, we will enter the state of combat readiness first, it is likely that other guilds will miscalculate!" ”

"You reminded me of that!" Raphael pointed at Mikael, "Immediately notify all the guilds that have signed an alliance agreement with us, and ask them to immediately enter combat readiness!" ”

"This ......"

"Listen, this matter is not as complicated as you think, there is only one key point, that is, whether Count Presto is the Black Dragon Princess Onexia!" Raphael slammed the staff in his hand to the ground, stood still and said, "If Count Presto is wronged, then His Majesty Irenas must give the nobles of the empire an attitude, this is not something that can be solved by a few words of verbal condemnation, if you can sit back and watch your right-hand man being assassinated on the street today and be indifferent, then what nobleman is willing to obey the orders of the royal family?" Where is the prestige of the Empire? Where does the majesty of the royal family remain? In order to declare the prestige of the Empire, and at the same time to appease the other nobles, His Majesty Irenas will inevitably punish the Oberline Kingdom, and the Almeria Empire, as the in-law of the royal family of the Oberline Kingdom, do you think that Her Majesty will sit idly by? ”

"And what if Count Presto is confirmed to be the Black Dragon Princess Onexia?" It was Solian who said this, and as the Minister of Logistics, once the entire Angel Covenant was put into combat readiness according to Raphael's orders, she would inevitably have to be busy replenishing the various troops, so she didn't want this to happen.

Raphael glanced at Solian, the other party's business ability is indeed excellent, but politically it is relatively naïve.

"If the Earl is indeed the Black Dragon Princess Onexia, then it means that the Arnas Empire has been completely infiltrated by the evil Black Dragon, and a Black Dragon Princess can actually become the emperor's right-hand man, and she is also in charge of the royal family's money bag, you can imagine how many people in the entire empire have already defected to the Black Dragon Legion, and then it will not be a matter of His Majesty Irenas wanting to go to war, but the entire human race will have to purify the entire Arnas Empire!"

"Haha, I think this one is small, right? Count Presto was assassinated in the street, and I don't believe that the dignified Black Dragon Princess would die so easily! Mikael said.

"Are you really sure that the one who was assassinated was the real Count Presto?" Raphael said.

"You mean ......"

"Alright, don't waste any more time! Whatever the outcome, war is inevitable! Instead of frowning over this war, think about how you can profit from it! Raphael walked out of the room.

Watching Raphael leave, the people who stayed behind frowned and looked at each other one by one, no one spoke, no one left, and the room fell into an eerie silence.

"Do you really want to do that?" Tiramisu asked, "The construction of the province of Venabrion is just on the right track, and the initial investment has not yet begun to pay off, and if a war breaks out so soon, it is necessary to draw a large number of people and funds, what about the territory?" ”

"And that's not all!" Mikael said angrily, "If this result really happens, it will mean a civil war for the Terrans, what is the position of our player guild?" Fight against whom? Fight NPCs or fight other guilds? ”

"Silly? You don't have to see if you can beat NPCs! The Guangcheng Guards are not something we can easily deal with, and now the players are generally only up and down the third order, at most they are high-level cannon fodder, and the cavalry will knock us down with a single charge! ”

"Then go fight other guilds? Joke! Do you want to mix it up in the future? NPC civil war, we players also civil war? Let people of other races see jokes? Which guild will be willing to follow us in the future! ”

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, so what do you say? Hands up in surrender? ”

"If you want me to say, you shouldn't have attached the guild to the name of the Holy See of Light in the first place! Well, now, if the Holy See decides to go to war, we will have to join the war, isn't this a kidnapping! ”

"It's easy to say! If you didn't do this, you thought you could develop so easily? It's really standing and talking without back pain! ”

After the silence, it is a gossip of quarrels and complaints, no one wants to put a good business and fight to the death, after all, death is not a momentary thing, the pain of death experience and the loss of soul energy are enough to make most players fearful, not to mention those players who are rich in wealth.

"Alright, shut up! Are you all idle and have nothing to do? Do you feel that the salary you receive is too much and you want to deduct a little? The bell couldn't help but roar.

Bell, who was the vice president, spoke, and the others had to leave, leaving only Bell, Tiramisu, and Mikael in the room.

"Bell, do you really want to do what the president commands?" Tiramisu asked.

"What else can I do?"

Mikael lowered his voice and said, "Why don't we convene the board of directors and discuss it?" ”

Although the Angel Covenant is a shelf set up by Raphael, as the entire guild grows bigger and bigger, the demand for funds naturally increases, and Raphael alone is obviously unable to support it, so at Yu Bin's suggestion, Raphael turned the entire Angel Covenant into a similar existence to a company very early, and sold a part of the shares to those who are willing to provide funds, so that the guild can grow rapidly.

With the acquisition of the Venabrion Province of the Angel Covenant, this trend has also turned into a rolling torrent in an instant, and many investors and large organizations who are optimistic about the Angel Covenant have invested funds at any cost, and in order to ensure their rights and interests, the board of directors has naturally been established.

"I don't mind, but do you think it helps?" Bell glanced at Mikael, "Not to mention that the chairman himself owns more than sixty percent of the shares, as long as she insists, even if everyone else is against entering a state of combat readiness, it is meaningless!" What's more, if the situation really develops as the chairman said, who will be responsible for the losses caused by the ineffective response at that time? Are you? ”

Mikael squirmed his lips a few times, apparently unable to say anything as cruel as "I'm responsible, I'm responsible."

"Then, it seems that we can really only follow the president's orders!" Tiramisu sighed, she knew that the board of directors had always wanted to get more shares from Raphael, a greater right to speak, but they refused to sell it at all, and what was worse was that the entire Angel Covenant could not leave Raphael, whether it was the support of the Holy See of Light or the lordship of Venerberyon, it was rigidly bound to Raphael, and abandoning Raphael, the president, meant giving up these best interests, no one would make such a stupid decision.

"It's good that we still have some time." Bell said, "First recall the Lexington sisters, and also, gather back all the scattered personnel as soon as possible, and let the heads and deputy heads of each regiment immediately count the list of personnel, and as for the combat readiness order, I think it can be issued after the president returns from the Holy See!" ”

"Okay, I'll be responsible for informing those alliance guilds, and besides, let's see if you can talk to other friendly guilds and don't cause any misunderstandings!"

"Well, that's it!"

While the bells were discussing how to minimize the damage, Raphael had already arrived in the Holy City through the teleportation array, and as a bishop, she had the qualifications to teleport directly to the Holy Mountain, so coming out of the teleportation array was the Cathedral of Light on the top of the mountain.

"Welcome back, my child!" Meladel looked at Raphael who walked out of the teleportation array with a kind face, "His Majesty the Pope is in the Audience Hall. ”

"May the light always favor you, teacher!" Raphael respectfully bowed to Meladel, which made the former cardinal nod in satisfaction.

The two of them walked down the hallway towards the Audience Hall as they talked about the assassination that had taken place in the Arnas Empire.

"The envoys of the Kingdom of Oberleen have already seen the Pope's crown, and King Gilinus seems to have sent someone to Dalaran to ask for support, but I'm afraid it won't work very well." Meladel said with a worried face.

"This matter is beyond the control of the Oberline Kingdom, and even His Majesty Irenas may not be able to do anything about it!" Raphael said, "Does His Holiness want to mediate? ”

Meradel shook his head: "In the current situation, the Holy See cannot directly intervene, and the same is true for Dalaran. ”

"So, war is inevitable?"

"Yes, my child!" Meladel looked at Raphael's pretty face, sighed and said, "Whether it is to appease the anger of the nobles or to find the truth, this war will break out, all we can do is to let this war end as soon as possible, the movement of the entire continent has become more and more weird, and human beings cannot waste their energy on this internal struggle." ”