Return to the studios, Guinness Palace, 1 a.m.

Vanas, dressed in a long dark black dress, sat behind a large desk, and in front of her there were two people, one standing at the other.

Sitting was a middle-aged man with gray hair and a man in his early fifties.

He was dressed in a modest black suit, his gray hair was neatly combed, and his gray beard with just the right chin gave him an elegant look.

He wears white gloves and sits a silver-gray chest to the left of his body, emblazoned with the Church of the Holy Blood.

Beside him was a cold young man in a black trench coat with an expressionless face, standing motionless next to the middle-aged man like a statue.

Vanas looked at the two of them, and asked with an elegant and calm smile, "The archbishop of the Inquisition came to my study quietly in the dark, I don't know what happened?"

The middle-aged man smiled faintly: "How does the queen know?"

Vanath lifted his black nail polished index finger and pointed at the middle-aged man's white glove.

On the edge of the glove, there is a very inconspicuous golden pattern, which is a cross with a long sword and a large axe crossed on it, which is the symbol of the Inquisition of the Church of the Holy Blood.

Gold, the archbishop's signature color.

"Your Majesty has good eyesight, and he is worthy of being a descendant of General Guinness. After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he introduced himself: "My name is Laurie Burton, I belong to the Inquisition, I am the Archbishop of Execution, this one is my assistant, you can call him Dark Star." ”

Vanas nodded lightly: "Are you here to arrest me?"

Laurie smiled: "Your Majesty is joking, the Guinness family has proven its loyalty to the church for thousands of years. ”

"If it weren't for me, it would have been the one investigating Sug Sototh, right?" asked Vanath again.

Laurie nodded, "Exactly, we received some information confirming that Sug Sotos joined a cult and violated the beliefs of the March Goddess. ”

Vanas said directly: "There is indeed this thing, he joined an organization called the Evening Bell Church. ”

Hearing this, Laurie was a little surprised: "Since you know, why don't you report it to the church?"

"Why should I report?" asked Vanas directly and forcefully.

"Presumptuous!" the dark star on the side suddenly snorted.

Vanas's eyes instantly turned pitch black, and bursts of strange black aura seeped out of her skirt, swaying in the night like countless tentacles, waiting for an opportunity.

"Who told you to speak!?" Vanath seemed to be a different person, his voice was low and solemn, with bursts of solemn echoes, giving people an inexplicable sense of oppression.

Darkstar instantly pulled out a book from under his robe.

"Presumptuous. Laurie's voice rang out.

Darkstar hurriedly put away the book, bowed his head and didn't dare to say more.

Laurie turned his head and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty. Please don't mind. ”

The strong aura of death gradually subsided, and Vanas returned to normal: "Archbishop Burton, you have to put the church in a correct position. You know very well what a great price we have paid for this, and now the souls of our Guinness family still linger in this palace, and I am cursed to be like this, and the Church of the Holy Blood does not seem to have made any amends to our family. ”

Naturally, Laurie knew the secret, and said apologetically, "I'm very sorry, Your Majesty. This matter is indeed a mistake of the Church, and when I came out this time, His Majesty the Pope specially instructed me to ask for your opinion, and the Church will cooperate vigorously. ”

Vanas snorted lightly: "When Archbishop Emilia talked to me, he guaranteed Guinness's absolute autonomy, and the Holy Blood Church only has the right to preach in the country, and is not qualified to interfere with the royal power. Although Suge Sotos has secretly made some small moves, this is not harmful to our royal family, and it is even beneficial to our rule, since it is good, why should I report it?"

Laurie said bluntly: "A cult is a cult after all, and there is no problem for the time being, but after a long time, it is not beneficial for His Majesty's rule to let Suge Sotos demagogue and win over believers in the name of the church." ”

A slightly sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of Vanas's ruddy mouth: "Does Archbishop Burton really think that I, the emperor, am an idiot?"

"Of course not, don't get me wrong, Your Majesty. Laurie shook his head.

Vanas raised his chin slightly, and said with a confident and arrogant expression: "Sug Sotos does have some means because of his adventures, but after all, he is a low-level civilian who has just joined the church, and the political methods in this are very naïve and ridiculous. I have now inherited the curse of the god of death, and I have inherited some of my power. I now have absolute control over the city. His secret methods are all under my watchful eye, and it can even be said that I allow him to do it, so he can do it. The few believers he has developed now are my subjects. ”

When Laurie heard this, a gleam flashed in his deep eyes, and he exclaimed, "Your Majesty is really a good means. ”

"I insisted that Sug Sotos be the bishop here, which means that I have absolute confidence in controlling him, and I don't want the Holy Blood Church to interfere with my rule, you know?" There seemed to be some kind of black light in Vanath's dark eyes that was flowing slowly, very strange.

Laurie nodded: "Yes." But this time I hope that Your Majesty will cooperate with us, because Suge Sotos is now involved in a very important case that needs to be brought back to the court for interrogation. ”

"I don't have any opinion whether he will go or stay, but if you take him away, I don't want you to stick a nail in me. Vanas said lightly.

Laurie asked tentatively, "......What do you mean?"

"After Sug Sotos leaves, I will be the bishop here, and you don't need to send anyone here. ”

"This ......," Laurie pondered.

"This is a very important matter, and I need to discuss it with the central center before making a decision. Laurie said truthfully.

Vanas didn't bite the bullet out of it: "It's your problem, I'm concerned about my interests and the authority of the royal family. ”

"Rest assured, the church will give you a satisfactory answer to this matter. Laurie swore by it.

Vanas nodded, "When are you going to do it?"

"There is no rush for the time being, we need to investigate him in detail, and then we need him to carry out a mission. Laurie seems to have been prepared.

Vanas sighed, "Anything else?"

Laurie groaned for a moment and asked tentatively, "That one is still here, isn't it?"

Vanas sneered, "I wish he wasn't here." ”

Laurie smiled awkwardly, picked up the box and got up and said, "I'm sorry for today, thank you for your Majesty's cooperation and support." You can rest assured that the royal power of Guinness will not be violated in any way. ”

With that, the two of them saluted respectfully, took two steps back, and disappeared into the darkness.

Watching the two of them leave, Vanas leaned back in his chair, a sneer with sarcasm on his lips.

Outside the palace, along with the pitch-black mist, Laurie appeared on the street with a dark star.

"Archbishop, is she credible?" asked Darkstar tentatively.

Laurie touched his chin: "There is no problem logically and motively, Suge Sotos didn't know that we suddenly came to investigate him, this kind of one-sided inquiry, very credible." ”

"But it's not absolute, Sug Sotos will arrive in Guinness tomorrow, and we'll monitor it then. Laurie said, flicking his hand, and a handful of small black things like paper cranes disappeared into the night.

Dark Star said with a little displeasure, "This kind of small thing actually let you do it yourself, isn't the church making a big fuss?"

"Sug Sotos was tied with the expert level and the master level of Nell, and even if Nell had reservations at the time, this powerful profession and knowledge were enough to be shocking. Emilia planned to use Suge's outside card as her hole card, but she didn't expect to be lured out by Nell in advance. ”

"The Law of Death, the bells, and the sound waves, is it really the heir of that one?" said Darkstar, his expression slightly shocked.

That one, there are a lot of legends left in the world, the god of death, the ferryman of Hades, the judge of sin, the lord of the valley, the undertaker of the gods, etc., etc.,

Laurie looked at the sky: "That's why the saint asked me to come over, if there is an accident, I must kill him in advance and preserve the integrity of the soul, so that I can refine the complete knowledge and career structure." ”

Dark Star whispered, "It always feels ...... to let you, a lord-level Shadow Hunter, deal with an expert-level little person."

"Less complaining, more action. Laurie said, not talking.

Darkstar shrank his head and followed behind him with a look of shame.

At the same time, on the borders of the kingdom, in a brand new castle of lords.

Su Ge sat on a chair and drank a cup of coffee, with a satisfied face: "This is life." ”

In front of him, the owner of the castle, a viscount lord in his forties, bent down and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, those two people from the Holy Blood Church did not come through the normal level, but came through the mountain road on the other side, fortunately, the werewolf nose is very useful, and they smelled that unique smell of blood." ”

"But I only smelled it, and I didn't know what it looked like, what rank or what I was like. ”

This viscount is the lord who has come here in the last two months, and has been appointed by Vanas himself under the authority of Suge.

He was one of the first minor nobles to support Vanas at the banquet and is now a fanatic of the Evening Bell Church.

Su Ge put down the cup and nodded with satisfaction: "It's a good performance, you just need to know that they are coming." ”

"Thank you for your magnanimity. The Viscount's body bowed deeper, and his expression was full of joy.

Suge walked over and patted him on the shoulder: "Do your job, and the light of the Lord will always shelter your family." ”

"Yes!" the viscount was even more excited.

What an honour it is to be patted on the shoulder by His Majesty the Pope!