Chapter Two Hundred and Five: Bertha Confesses

There are now six people in the room.

Liu Ci, the Marquis of Strave, the priest Veblen, the priest Moses, the priestess Bertha, and a middle-aged black-robed monk with a blank face.

The priest of Moses was probably the judge, the dervishes may have played the role of overseeing justice, the priest Veblen was the witness, and the marquis was the informant, so the remaining priestess of Bertha, apparently acting as a "witness" like Liu Ci.

Although Priestess Bertha was rewarded by the Holy See for the Eater of Souls, she didn't know anything about it.

And what about Liu Ci? Her conversation with Jenny, in the Holy See's cognition, will definitely be judged to be bewitched by dark creatures, how can it be used as a testimony. Rachel wrote that Priestess Bertha had been sent to serve in other dioceses, and now that the suspicions in the Eater of Souls incident had been revealed, even she had been recalled by the Holy See to testify in the Holy Land, which shows the importance that the Pope attaches to this matter.

Of course, it can also be seen as the importance that Edward Wren attaches to him. The bishops of the seven dioceses are second only to the Pope in the construction of the power of the Holy See.

"Now that all the parties are here, and the reputation of the Holy See and an archbishop is at stake, can you swear by the God of Light that everything you say is completely true?"

The atmosphere of the conversation was not particularly serious, and the priest of Moses was kind, and just asked Liu Ci and the others to take an oath according to the rules. The black-clothed monk had been locking on a few people with a vigilant gaze, and after Liu Ci swore an oath according to the lines of the others, the black-clothed monk with a serious expression finally retracted his vigilance.

The oath fell, and Liu Ci felt that there was something unspeakable in his sea of knowledge. There is no trace, but if a lock is pressed on Zhihai, it makes her heart tremble.

No wonder the attitude of the black-clothed monk immediately improved, Liu Ci felt that in this room, or the priest of Moses and the black-clothed monk present, played a certain role, and the "oath" she said was already similar to the demonic oath of a cultivator, and the heavens should be in the sky, and if it was violated, it would probably have an unpredictable effect.

Strangely, the Holy See didn't use this trick when interrogating her origins? Suppressing the strangeness in his heart, Liu Ci began to listen to the conversation of the priest of Moses.

He didn't ask Liu Ci first, nor did he ask the priestess Bertha, but the Marquis of Stleiff first.

"Mr. Marquis, you once vouched for your family's reputation to report to His Excellency Bishop Simpson in the Diocese of Amster, questioning the identity and origin of the commoner Liu Ci, and stating that she was closely related to the Soul Eater rebellion that occurred at the Amster School of Witchcraft and Wizardry two years ago.

Under the gaze of the priest of Moses, the Marquis of Straif nodded very calmly: "Yes, Lord Priest, I still insist on all my words now, as far as the information I know, Liu Ci's identity and origin are indeed ......"

Priest Moses raised his hand to interrupt the Marquis, "Sir, you have to understand, we are now talking about whether Bishop Edward Wren is involved with the dark creatures, in the presence of God, there is no inequality between nobles and commoners, Miss Liu Ci can be allowed to enter this building, that is, the Holy See recognizes her identity and thinks that the testimony she says can be trusted!" ”

The marquis froze for a moment, quickly hiding the gloom in his eyes, and naturally changed his tone with the priest of Moses: "As you wish, Lord Priest." In my letter of complaint to Bishop Simpson, I mentioned that this Miss Liu Ci had accepted a mission from the Amster School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as a mercenary and participated in the investigation of the Eater of Souls incident, which was confirmed by someone in the Amster School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As a person who was able to come out safely and soberly after facing the Eater of Souls, I think she should know part of the truth, and what she saw and heard in the Eater of Souls incident is directly related to the innocence of Bishop Edward Wren, so I came to the Holy Land Harbor from Rhineland, and Miss Liu Ci also set off from Amster and stood in front of you together. ”

The righteous words that the marquis said, Liu Citing wanted to throw his eyes at him.

I wonder if the priest of Moses did not like the marquis, and did not intend to be vague about his sources, but asked very clearly.

In the warm climate, and even a little cold room, Liu Ci could clearly see that there were fine beads of sweat on the corners of Mr. Marquis's forehead.

"My lord, my only son, Claude Strelf, is serving in the Knights of Light in the diocese of Selmont, he was sent by Bishop Edward to Amster to investigate the Eater of Souls incident, out of concern for Claude, I also began to pay attention to this matter, when Bishop Edward was accused of being involved with dark creatures, as a believer in God, I personally felt that I could not ignore the fact that a bishop was slandered at will, so I decided to stand up and provide clues for the Holy See."

The perfect starting point, in the speech, Claude was discarded, so as to avoid the impression that the only son would give the Holy See the impression that he needed to turn to his father for official business, and that he could not be of great use. He also did not forget to show his loyalty, as a nobleman, he put aside the important position of the city lord and traveled thousands of miles for the affairs of the Holy See...... Liu Ci's white eyes endured and endured, and finally rolled over.

"Then Miss Liu Ci, are you willing to tell the truth about your experience in the Soul Eater incident in front of God? Whoever the dark creature is involved in will not affect the veracity of your testimony. ”

Liu Ci couldn't figure out why the Marquis of Strave was sweating on his forehead, and when the priest of Moses turned his attention to her, Liu Ci realized the kind of coercion.

Completely different from the relaxed atmosphere of the conversation in the office last time, Liu Ci could feel the seriousness of the priest of Moses.

This is the monk's six senses, relying on the keen six senses, Liu Ci has avoided many life and death crises in the Morok Mountains, and she believes in her six senses very much.

With such a premise, Liu Ci had to make certain adjustments to what he wanted to say. Although there is a restriction of the oath, Liu Ci does not plan to explain it all, what is called "avoiding the important and light", she not only understands, but also has a very good grasp of the art of this conversation.

"At that time, I had just moved from Rhine City to Emst, and when I saw the mercenary mission issued by the Academy of Magic, I didn't know it was a dark creature, but I was just investigating the strange situation in the library...... Like those who are subject to the Eater of Souls, after investigating, not only did I enter the Dream City woven by the Eaters of Souls, where everything came to life, and I didn't see any flaws. It wasn't until the two Priests of Light in Amster, who led the knights to break the Dream of the Eater of Souls, that I came to my senses. ”

Liu Ci made an expression of trying to recall, while observing the "lock" in the sea of knowledge. What she said was not true, it was a side game with the oath, and there were several times when the "lock" was moving, but it was suppressed by the green lotus in the white jade pool.

This was a surprise that Liu Ci did not expect, and she was even more careless during the conversation.

"When I woke up, I found myself in a wide, dilapidated underground cavern with human bones on the ground and a bloody-looking altar. There are the bones of human women on the altar, and the surface of the skin is covered with strange patterns...... It's a lot like the rumored scene of studying dark magic. ”

Liu Ci paused slightly, and the priest of Moses muttered, "Then have you seen any evidence that the underground cave is Edward Wren studying dark magic?" What does the Soul Eater have to do with him? ”

Liu Ci organized the language before continuing: "Yes, while investigating the Soul Eater incident, I once found an abandoned old attic in the library of the Academy of Magic. The old attic is the entrance to the Eater of Souls Dream City, and in the attic there is a portrait of a human maiden, the author of which is confirmed to be a student of the Academy of Magic named Edward Wren decades ago. The Eater of Souls used to appear as a human maiden, and I think that's what she was before she became a dark creature. ”

Priest Moses nodded, "The portrait of the girl you are talking about, the Amster School of Magic and Wizardry has been submitted to the Holy See, please confirm whether it is this one." ”

The priest of Moses glanced sideways, and the black-robed monk took out a scroll from his wide robe. The priest of Moses opened it himself, Liu Ci looked at it twice, and said with certainty: "That's right, it's this painting, but when I saw it, the scroll was well preserved, and I could clearly see the face of a human girl...... It's exactly the same as the Eater of Souls. ”

Apparently not, the portrait was very dirty at that time, and only the outline could be faintly seen. But if you don't say that, it doesn't match your own testimony. As soon as Liu Ci opened his eyes and said nonsense, the "lock" in the sea of knowledge shook violently, relying on Qinglian's tireless efforts, exuding bursts of soft fluctuations, appeasing and suppressing.

"The signature on it is Edward, but there is no surname. The handwriting of Bishop Edward and Bishop Edward is not exactly the same, how can you be sure that this portrait was created by Bishop Edward Wren when he was younger? ”

The priest of Moses put away the scroll and asked new questions.

Liu Ci blinked, "Teacher Izzy Casey from the Academy of Magic told me. ”

The priest of Moses frowned, and the black-clothed monk standing next to him spoke for the first time: "Izzy Casey is also a key witness, but he fell off the cliff and disappeared during the Ordolun Rebellion. ”

I probably haven't communicated with people for a long time, and the voice of the black-clothed monk is like a cracked silk, which makes people feel very uncomfortable to listen to it.

The whole of Amster was rumored that Izzy Casey had defected and gone to the overseas continent, but the black-clothed monk said that he was missing, involving the sensitive topic of the Dark Council of the overseas continent, and the people present were very smart and did not get to the bottom of it.

However, in this way, Liu Ci's testimony is also her one-sided, and there is no Yizzy as circumstantial evidence. At least the Marquis of Streiff breathed a sigh of relief, such a so-called "evidence" that did not hit the nail on the head was not a fatal wound for an archbishop.

The priest of Moses was apparently not very pleased either.

Then the priest turned his gaze back to Bertha, who had been silent.

Bertha is the main force in the destruction of the Eater of Souls, and her testimony is arguably the most important. Whether Edward Wren's guilt is confirmed depends largely on Bertha's account.

Under the gaze of everyone, the expression of the priestess Bertha changed irrevocably.

Liu Ci knew that Hai Qinglian helped deal with the "lock", but the priestess Bertha did not.

In order to make things clear, the priestess Bertha had to tell the truth about the time. After confronting the Eater of Souls, her memory was slightly missing, a factor that seemed unserious but was especially important at this time.

Priestess Bertha's mood fluctuated violently, and she finally grasped the metal ring on her wrist, which was her holy weapon and gave her spiritual power.

"Priest Moses, I have not finished my words in the Eater of Souls, and I ask for your forgiveness, and I hope God will forgive me for my vanity...... I've had a missing memory of the experience I've had with the Eater of Souls, and I now think it's something that goes hand in hand! ”

Although the priestess Bertha was sweating profusely and didn't know what the Holy See would do with her, the burden that had been pressing on her heart disappeared at the same time. This made her feel both nervous and relaxed.

Liu Ci raised his eyebrows.

After discovering the "lock" in the sea of knowledge, she guessed that the priestess Bertha would confess.