On December 13, 323 in the continental calendar, in the manor of the Graces family in the northwest of Triumph City, the capital of the Hig Empire, a major event occurred that was enough to change the future political pattern of the continent.

Because this incident happened at the funeral of the hero of Higg, Gracys, the history books also called this incident the "Gracius Funeral Incident". If the former dragon knight knew that his funeral had indirectly contributed to the Holy See's comprehensive takeover of Higg's power, I wonder if he would rather be in the wilderness than return to his roots.

The day after the incident, that is, on December 14, Boothman Rolland issued successive orders for personnel appointments and dismissals.

A number of officials who were dissatisfied with the Holy See, including the Marquis Blatter, the Minister of the Higg Army, were dismissed, and the Marquis Blatter, General Geraint, and Viscount Benn were stripped of their titles and imprisoned for a number of serious crimes. The vacated positions of these dismissed men were quickly filled by a group of officials close to the Holy See, the most notable of which were two of them, one was Beverly, who not only succeeded Blatter in the re-charge of the Higg military headquarters, but was also promoted to duke, and the other was Lieutenant General Clark, whose rank was promoted to general, and became the commander of the Guards Corps guarding the imperial capital of Triumph City, officially promoted to a heavyweight in the Higg military, in addition to the titles of General Camp and Vincent, Lord of Lua, were promoted.

After Beverly came to power, the reorganization of the entire Higg army began, with a group of officers who opposed the Holy See stepping down and a group of officers who supported the Holy See coming up. However, there is an exception, that is, General Ford, who was promoted by luck all the way, was not affected in this round of purge. At that time, many people didn't understand why Busman Rolland's single-handed Ford would be spared, but later they realized that the main purpose of keeping Ford was to appease the neighboring country Juss, and if the main general in charge of the border was replaced, it was likely to cause a strong reaction from Youss, and it was obviously irrational to provoke Youss at a time of turmoil in Higg. Three months after the incident, General Ford received a secret letter from a partner in the North, and after reading the secret letter, Ford entered the imperial capital with a large bag of gold coins that he had earned from smuggling in the past year, where he first visited Admiral Clark, and then met with Minister Beverly at his private estate on Clark's recommendation. After returning from the imperial capital, although General Ford's money bag was deflated, he was relieved and could continue his proud military career.

Immediately after the reorganization of the officers, the War Department issued a series of orders to reorganize the army, the most notable of which were two: first, the Higg army would encourage priests to serve in the army and allow them to preach in the army, and second, the Higg army would hire a group of officers from the Templar Order with rich combat experience to reorganize, reorganize, and train the existing Higg army.

These two orders marked the complete control of the Higg army by the Holy See, and the Higg Emperor was completely reduced to a puppet in the hands of Raphael and Blatter. As a result, the two major regimes of the Holy See and Yuss completely lost the buffer zone in the middle, and inevitably moved towards a head-on confrontation.

How the Holy See will go north, and how Yuss will respond, has become the focus of attention of all forces on the continent for a while.

On the second day of Gracis's funeral, Raphael held a small celebration at St. Triumph's Basilica, attended by a small number of people, all but a few heavyweights in the Higg court.

After a few rounds of toasting, Raphael's face turned red, this was the most exciting day since he became the bishop of the diocese of Hig, the coup plan went so smoothly, it can even be said that it was perfect, from today on he will be the real master of the vast land of the diocese of Hig, even the emperor will be the only one to follow, it can be said that he has reached the pinnacle of life. But this thing is still a little unsatisfactory, or there is still a small tail, and the next thing he has to do is to put this tail away.

"There's good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

After receiving a toast from all the guests, Gutsian walked up to Raphael. Of all the guests, he was the only one who dared to speak to Raphael in such a casual manner.

"Bad news, there's so much good news these days, I'm tired of hearing it. ”

Raphael affectionately pulled Gutsian to the side and sat down, then said with a smile.

"The priestess named Jean was not found. ”

Gutsian was talking about the end.

"Where's the magician?"

Raphael

"Didn't show up, we interrogated and investigated, Benn said one moment that the magician was a merchant, another said that he was a mercenary, and finally he confessed that he was a helper sent to him by Blat, but we searched all the records of Higg's known magicians, and found no corresponding person, and now the identity of this magician is a mystery. ”

"Could it be someone from Yus's side?"

"It's not like, according to the news from Terrence that this magician even risked his life to cover Viscount Benn, and Yus's people wouldn't work so hard for a worthless viscount. ”

"I might have a way to get that magician to show up. ”

Raphael listened to Gutsian's analysis, and a cruel smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Then it's all up to the Bishop. ”

Gutsian stood up.

"Isn't there another piece of good news?"

"That's right. Judging from the confessions we have received so far, the identity of the saint has not been revealed, so our previous concerns are unnecessary. ”

"That's great. The knight has worked hard these days, and he should have a good rest. ”

Raphael stood up and smiled sincerely, as long as the magician does not take the saint as a hostage, then there is nothing to fear, all that remains is to catch the magician, and this matter can end perfectly.

While Raphael and Gutsian were talking at the leisure of the reception, the protagonist of their conversation was also eating and having a conversation.

After a few days of recuperation, Allen's injury finally healed, he didn't have to use crutches, he could still trot, he could also jump, so he decided to say goodbye to Baden City and continue the next trip, go to Triumph City to meet Steven and others, and go to see Viscount Benn by the way, I believe that his family must have a good time under the care of Marquis Blatter, who is the head of the Higg Army.

When Viscount Benn left Baden, he arranged a lodging for Allen and his wife in advance, and there were special servants in the lodging to serve them, so that they had a rich food for dinner, salads made of various vegetables and fruits, thin and crispy baked potato chips, and fluffy whole wheat bread. But there is no Eren's favorite meat, and of course there is no wine, so he just ate a few bites of dinner today, but the girl's appetite is good, and she has to taste every food, and then she has to comment a few words, it seems that she is the most authoritative gourmand in the world.

"I'm going to leave tomorrow and go to Triumph City. ”

Alan put down the knife and fork in his hand, wiped his mouth with a napkin, a habit he had recently developed, and then looked up and said to the girl sitting opposite.