"Dear Your Excellency Commander Aeolis, please think about it carefully, not counting Leo himself, after all, the Northern Territory is too far away from us, so who are standing behind him? I remember that this information was your report to His Holiness the Pope......"

Hearing the cardinal say this, he thought about it a little, and Aeoris changed slightly, and stood there a little cramped and uneasy

"Yes, you should have recalled, the Lancasters, the Hohenzollerns, the Merovingians, even if the Church can ignore their opinions, do you know how many open and hidden allies these three families have in the imperial capital, in the entire empire? So, dear Commander, do you still have to stick to your previous ideas? ”

"I'm sorry, I'm ...... Well, my lord, what you said is very right, but what should we do now, the authorization given to us before the crown is only 2 million gold coins, and if you apply for more money temporarily, you won't have time to catch up at all."

Letting Aioris, who was still standing, sit down, the cardinal first asked his entourage to shout the price of 2 million, and after signaling everyone to go out, he squinted and thought for a long time before asking a question that seemed inexplicable to others

"How's the knight doing?"

It seemed like a question, but Aiolis replied without hesitation, "Still imprisoned in the most secret place of the church, my deputy head personally leads people to guard in shifts, well, all the most reliable people, there are no problems in terms of security!" ”

"Very good...... resting his head on the soft backrest, the cardinal's mind went back to a month ago......

"Your Excellency...... We did our best to be ...... But...... Sorry, we really can't do anything else, Griffin's injuries are too serious, I'm afraid I'm going to return to the arms of God soon......! ”

In the Church's Templar station, a dying Templar was constantly oozing blood from his mouth, nose, and even the corners of his eyes......

As long as anyone with a discerning eye could see from the knight's pale complexion and the slowly chilling body that gradually stopped trembling, I am afraid that in a few minutes, he will completely lose his vitality and return to dust

Even in the earth with good medical conditions, I am afraid that such an injury can no longer be saved, let alone in a world with poor medical conditions, just when the priest who rushed to hear the news was about to lead the prayer......

There was a crisp cracking sound in an inconspicuous hanging pouch around the knight's waist, and the companion holding the knight couldn't help but be curious in grief and gently untied the rope tied to it, and a perfectly spherical blue gem covered with cracks rolled out......

The relics of the dead are not to be desecrated, and the knight who saw this did not think much about it, but carefully took the jewel and placed it on the chest of his companion, which could barely see the undulation, and stood up with tears in his eyes, and they were to follow the priest and see him off with him

But at this moment, the cracks on the gem continued to expand, and finally completely shattered under the interference of no external force in the eyes of everyone, and then countless thin fragments like cicada wings seemed to gradually melt, turning into a trace of blue liquid that slowly but resolutely penetrated into the knight's body

In the horrified eyes of everyone, the spear inserted into the chest was slowly pushed out of the wound by a force, but strangely no blood flowed out, and the wound the size of an adult's fist was closed at a speed visible to the naked eye until it was completely healed

After only a few minutes, the knight's face known as Griffin began to reappear bloody, and he subconsciously opened his mouth to spew out a few brown blood clots, and his breathing became long again, and the rhythmic rise and fall of his chest underneath the heart's powerful beating sound could be heard clearly......

"Oh God!!" Ioris, who was also present, was the first to react and rushed forward, reaching out without mercy to sweep away Griffin's broken breastplate, only to be surprised to see that there was no trace of the fatal wound in sight......

Unwillingly, he reached out and pressed it a few times, but unexpectedly the action woke up the knight on the ground, Griffin slowly opened his eyes, as if he had just woken up from a long dream, and his eyes were still blankly looking at the man who was touching his body, and at the same time, the big hand that was groping his chest like an invasion made him angry......

Subconsciously howled, and in the midst of everyone's stunned eyes, he stretched out his foot and kicked Aioris out of the air...... Only then did he reach out and touch the position of the long sword at his waist, and roared in disgust

"Damn, which bastard dares to touch Lao Tzu while I'm sleeping~"

……

After a long time, everyone held back their laughter, not daring to look directly at the pale-faced group leader and Griffin, who was embarrassed to touch his head, Aioris asked angrily

"I'll clean you up after this matter, Griffin, now tell me what's going on, your injuries and the matter of this magical gem, you don't have anything to hide, you have to tell me completely......"

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"Cough~coughcough" The heavy coughing sound woke up the cardinal who was caught in his memory, turned his head to look at Aioris who was covering his mouth and was about to continue coughing, first stunned, and then smiled embarrassedly

"Okay, Captain, I'm sorry I'm a little distracted, what's the matter with you?"

Looking at each other speechlessly, Aioris pointed to the bottom of the auction hall and said, "My lord, that Leo has increased the price to 2.2 million gold coins, and the entire auction will be waiting for us to continue to follow up during the time you are distracted, and the servants outside the door have already come to inquire 3 times!" ”

"Oh? Then give up, I can't do anything if I don't have enough funds, Ultraman, that old fox, he will never offend the Duke of Lancaster for our convenience, I know this guy too well......"

"Give up? Are you sure, adult? ”

Aeoris shouted, so loud that the cardinal frowned

"Yes, you heard it right, I will personally explain all the results to His Majesty after I go back, it's just a gem, believe me, we have a chance to get more in the future, let's let this Leo be proud for a while, maybe soon he will understand that the real power of the church is not something he can imagine!"

Standing up, before leaving the door, the cardinal thought of something again, and explained to Aeoris, who had followed

"There must not be a single piece of information leaking out about the gems, this is our biggest secret and hole card, and the meaning of the crown is ...... He didn't want to see some people anymore, and it was very disturbing to him, and I thought that maybe it was God's will as well! ”

First frowning, Aiolis bit his lip tightly and thought nervously, and the cardinal opposite did not urge him, and finally he stomped his foot hard

"I see, the knights who have seen these before will soon be killed in an operation, and the bishop's words, if you have authorized it, I guarantee that he will be burned at the stake of the Inquisition by night at the latest, for adultery and corruption......

"You are a wise man, Lord Eoris, it is not for nothing that His Holiness has placed so much trust in you for many years, your request is very reasonable, and my approval of the bishop will be delivered to you in person later!"

Nodding, he was the first to walk out of the door of the box, and glanced meaningfully at the box next to him, and the cardinal smiled

"Let's go out, wait a little at the door, I think I need to meet with Lord Leo to pay him the respects I deserve on behalf of the Church, and I would like to know how many of these gems he has on him...... Hehe! ”

(To be continued.) Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ)