Chapter 356: Shock
Cecil was waiting for his return in the prayer room of the Grand Priest Alonso, looking at his prayer room at leisure, which was still as simple and low-key as before, Cecil had long known that these big men with great ambitions were very simple in their private lives, but Cecil preferred to deal with those officials who liked pleasure. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoBecause if a person is too greedy for their goals, they will not care much about these details of life, so Cecil is more willing to deal with corrupt officials in the kingdom when he is a lord.
At this moment, a footstep came from outside the house, and the footsteps were heard as an old voice. It must have been the Grand Priest Alonso, and Cecil hurriedly took three steps and two steps to meet the Grand Priest, ready to meet the Grand Priest at the door, but before he could reach the door, the door was pushed open with a "creak". Cecil was taken aback.
In came a wrinkled old man, unlike the eternally energetic face of the Grand Priest Alonso, this old man looked listless, but the scepter that symbolized the Grand Priest in his hand surprised Cecil! Who is this old man? Why is there a high priest's scepter in his hand?
Obviously, the old man was not much calmer than him, and a person appeared in the personal worship room of the great priest for some reason, and it was also in the largest temple of the dignified kingdom, this kind of thing seemed to him to have never thought of, fortunately it was a paladin who appeared, if it was a demon, it would be a big scandal, so he stood still and asked, "May I ask who your Excellency is?" Is this the Temple of Dawn in the Kingdom of Thorolan? Is this the worship room of Grand Priest Alonso? ”
"Young man, now it's not you asking me, I'm asking you." The old man was also a little dazed by Cecil's series of questions, he didn't expect that this young man would preemptively ask himself so many questions, as if it was himself and not the other party who needed to be checked. "But I can tell you your questions." The old man in front of him straightened his clothes and said tremblingly.
"This is indeed the Temple of Dawn in the Kingdom of Sololan, and this is indeed the worship room of the former Grand Priest of Alonso." The old man bit the word "former" of the former great priest very hard, and deliberately emphasized it when he got here.
Cecil chuckled in his heart, something happened to Alonso? This made him feel a little big: "May I ask what happened to Grand Priest Alonso?" “
"Young man, should you answer me before you ask me a question, who are you? Q: What can be reached directly into the worship chamber of this high priest? What is your relationship with Alonso? The old man on the other side was obviously very dissatisfied with Cecil's anti-guest and kept asking him questions, and finally had the opportunity to ask Cecil in turn.
"In the Lower Cecil. Augustine, a fiefdom baron, was in the county of Vodro, in the province of Samara. A month ago, I was instructed by Grand Priest Alonso to go to the abyss to complete a very important task, because the act was secret, this matter was only known to me and Grand Priest Alonso, and the coordinates of the scroll of return to the city that I returned from the abyss were set in the worship room of the Grand Priest, all for the sake of the secrecy and effectiveness of the operation. Cecil realized that it may have been during this period that the Grand Priest Alonso had spoken out and that he had to deal with it carefully, so he answered the other party's questions in one breath in a very comprehensive manner.
"Really?" The old man said to Cecil very arrogantly, "The Grand Priest Alonso colluded with the blasphemous sect in a vain attempt to subvert the Temple of Dawn, and also wanted to desecrate the Lord of Dawn. He also wanted to resist stubbornly, and even wanted to assassinate the king, but was repelled by the priests of the King's Guard, the Elok Empire, and after killing the three priests, the king and the Archpriest of Clifford have officially deposed the Archpriest Alonso, the old man is called Acria, and he is the new Archpriest here. ”
The old man's demeanor was unusually serious when he said this, but it sounded like a bolt from the blue to Cecil, although Cecil knew that the Grand Priest Alonso was more or less likely to collude with the Blasphemy Sect, and he knew from the fact that he sent Sandru to carry out the mission with him, and he knew that this guy must know the Blasphemy Sect, but he never expected that after he went out for a month, the form would take such a sharp turn, and the Grand Priest Alonso would become a traitor. Isn't it troublesome for himself who is closely connected with him?
"Cecil has seen the High Priest, Alonso's collusion with the Blasphemous Sect is really a great crime, the King and Lord Clifford are wise and powerful, it is really a blessing for the temple to remove this great evil, Cecil is willing to work for Lord Acrea and jointly expose Alonso's sinister plot." Since Alonso is already a reservoir dog, Cecil sold him as soon as possible, although it is not clear at all what happened, but it is clear that the first priority now is to completely disassociate himself from Alonso.
Cecil is generally reluctant to fight in political battles, and it is impossible for him to make any big waves with his small size, he thought that the Grand Priest Alonso could cover himself, but where did he think that this backer was so unstable, and he would fall down when he said it, it was really pitiful for himself who wanted to bear his shadow.
How do you know that this Archpriest of Acrea didn't buy Cecil's name at all: "Baron Cecil, you are the number one person on our hunt list, don't you think that as a member of the inner circle of Archpriest Alonso, you are a wanted criminal in the kingdom like him, and you didn't clear yourself until a month after his downfall, is it a little too late?" “
These words hit Cecil's heart like thunder, but he was still flattering his allegiance, but he didn't expect that the other party had already beaten himself into Alonso's party, and he was also a "core member of Alonso's party", it's really, when did he become the party of Alonso's great priest? Not to mention any core members, but political struggle is like this, sometimes saying that you are you or not, at this time it is indisputable.
"My lord, I am wronged, although I have a regular relationship with Grand Priest Alonso, how can I say that I am in the same party as him? Since his allegiance to the kingdom, he has been loyal and conscientious to both the temple and the kingdom, and I hope that the high priest will be able to see it. Cecil was still trying in vain to argue.