The city of St. Sal, in the Temple of Light, is the temple of the sword of kingship, which is called the temple of holiness, and holds the sword of God, with a view of the kingdom of heaven on both sides, and on the front, a legendary picture of the gods on the throne of mankind, the sword of Akhnaton, the ancient king of mankind.

The original sword of kingship is inserted on the wall of this mural, and only when the Church of Light is a huge ceremony and the monarch is crowned, the sword of kingship will be invited from here, and the Pope holds him, representing the legitimacy of the Church of Light.

There are many guards near the holy temple, and there will be special clergy entering here every day, wiping and maintaining and inspecting the sword of royal power, and everyone's identity must be the designated person, and only they are allowed to enter and exit all year round, and no one else is allowed to approach, even if it is these clergy, every time they enter and exit, they must go through multiple checks.

And at this moment, Pope Hodep stood in the center of the holy hall, standing at the feet of His Crown Pharos, his face was so black that he was about to drip water, and he had no face or courage to raise his head to face the gaze of the gods, and a large number of guards and knights and clergy around him all fell to their knees, not daring to say a word for a long time.

Everyone knows that Pope Hodp is already in the stage of rage, and many people involved are already trembling, sweating profusely and at a loss.

Hodpe held the sword of kingship in his hand, although it looked exactly the same, but it had been confirmed that this was a fake, the real sword of kingship, which had already been dropped by someone, and it took several days before they reacted and found out that something was wrong, it was because the clergyman who dropped the sword of kingship disappeared.

Hodup clenched the imitation sword of kingship, and as soon as he squeezed his five fingers, he saw the white light coming up along the palm, and the entire long sword instantly split and shattered, and Hodup turned around: "All the dereliction of duty, drag it down, everyone will be strictly interrogated, don't dirty the temple." ”

Immediately I saw dozens of judges from the Inquisition Department come in and drag down the trembling guardians of the Holy Temple and related personnel, everyone knew that if they were taken away by the people of the Inquisition, they would never see them again, and whether they betrayed the Church of Light or lost the sword of royal power, they must also be held responsible.

Cardinal Atholl, the purple-clothed deacon on the side, spoke, although this is the best opportunity for Pope Hodepp to attack, losing the sword of kingship, Pope Hodep must bear the main responsibility, the divine grant of kingship, the symbolism represented by the sword of kingship, is definitely not something that can be summed up in one or two sentences, its importance to the Church of Light, second only to the Holy Maiden and the mask of Pharos.

If you take advantage of this to attack Pope Hodep and win the support of other members of the Cardinal Council and even His Highness the Holy Maiden, you can drive Pope Hodepp from the position of the Pope, which is definitely an important opportunity for other members of the Cardinals, but at this moment, the sword of royal power must be retrieved first, no matter who ascends to the position of the Pope, the sword of royal power must not be lost, and all the members of the Church of Light present will definitely not tolerate the loss of the sword of royal power.

The purple-robed cardinal deacon Arthur hesitated for a moment, but still gave up his plan to question Hodeck immediately, but first found the sword of royal power and said: "The Inquisition Department has been notified to pursue and investigate this matter, and Sean should have news soon." ”

Sean, the director of the Inquisition, had already walked in from outside at this time, and a serious black priest's robe carried the logo of the Inquisition, which was enough to become a nightmare for everyone in the Church of Light and the surrounding countries, and Sean's serious face had a dark eagle-like temperament.

When Hodepp saw Sean walk in, he immediately asked eagerly, "How is it?" Any news? ”

Sean walked up to Hodepp: "Your Majesty, according to the investigation, Peter Rodman, who stole the sword of kingship, fled towards the Tutan dynasty, but I got the news that the day before yesterday, that is, the day he got it, he had secretly met with several people, according to the investigation, these people are likely to be from the Cretan Empire, and the sword of kingship may have fallen into their hands at that time. ”

"Peter Rodman's escape to the Tutan Dynasty is just a pretense to distract our attention and attention, and according to my guess, this incident is likely to be the operation of the Dark Council, which is another conspiracy against our Church of Light."

Hodup could no longer hold back the anger in his heart: "These filthy rats, blasphemers hiding in the gutter, have actually struck their minds on the sword of royal power this time. ”

"And what makes me most ashamed is that they even succeeded, they even broke into the interior of our church, into the core area of our Temple of Light, what is this? Are they already in control of the interior of our temple? ”

The furious Hodepp glanced at everyone, and everyone lowered their heads, including the senior clergy present: "Check, everyone must be reviewed, I want to find out how many chess pieces they have planted in us, and those rats of the Dark Council, this time they must be completely eliminated." ”

Sean nodded, the loss of the sword of kingship this time, if it spreads, it will be a major blow to the prestige of the Church of Light, and even the coronation of the monarch is carried out through the sword of kingship, if the sword of kingship is lost, how should the next coronation ceremony be carried out? Without the sword of royal power, the coronation ceremony carried out by the Church of Light will definitely be picked on and shirked by those noble monarchs.

Sean immediately said: "According to my investigation, their original purpose was to target Her Majesty the Holy Maiden and the mask of the gods, but because something went wrong, they gave up the plan, and there is indeed a problem within us, and the sword of royal power is likely to have flowed into the Cretan Empire, I will personally go to the Cretan Empire to investigate this matter, but I need the assistance of His Majesty the Iliad VIII." ”

Hodepp looked at Sean, his eyes changed, revealing a somewhat panicked look, and it took a long time to calm down: "Very good, very good, these guys are simply bold, and even more hateful are traitors among us, I will ask Her Highness the Holy Maiden to come out of the Great Temple and personally investigate our interior, Sean, this time the matter is very important, I really need you to go in person, it seems that the Cretan Empire has begun to get out of our control, this time you go over, not only to investigate the traces of the sword of royal power, It is also necessary to find out all those who oppose and create conspiracies, and catch them all. ”

Hodup felt that it was not enough: "I will also order Charz to lead the Knights of Light to assist you, remember, you must recover the sword of royal power, and you are not allowed to leak any news." ”

Sean frowned: "I'm afraid this is difficult, the nobles and the monarchs of various countries, I'm afraid they have already gotten the news, and they will soon spread the news that we have lost the sword of royal power." ”

Hodepp hurriedly said: "We won't admit it, so do you know the importance?" ”

Sean nodded heavily: "Don't worry, Your Majesty the Pope, I will definitely chase the sword of kingship back and let it return to the light of the gods again." ”

The Knights of Light stationed near the Cretan Empire dispatched again, after the last siege of the Wizarding Alliance, the church canceled the Knights of Light's separate stationing privileges, and replaced them with three legions for rotational defense, but the representativeness and legend of the Knights of Light are still not comparable to other legions, and they are still the most elite legion representatives of the Church of Light.

At the same time, the news of the theft of the sword of kingship of the Church of Light began to circulate in various countries, and many people began to talk about it in the streets and alleys, the sword of kingship, in the hearts of everyone, is a symbol of the divine right of kings, and it is also a symbol of the legitimacy of the church.

But it's more just rumors, and there aren't many people who believe it, but as the rumors increase, more people become suspicious, and with some ill-intentioned people fueling the flames, everyone seems to know about the theft of the sword of royal power.