That's when another unexpected twist occurred.

Although the old Duren of the shadow hunt immediately withdrew from the door, he was still hurt by the poisonous mist, and applied in advance to give up the title to his son and retreated to assist behind the scenes.

After thinking about it for a long time, Old Kent made the same decision, and in more than half a year, the skeleton of the white elephant had been built under his day and night labor.

This also means that with the departure of the older generation, Gaokan City has entered a new era in advance.

The investigation of the Julu Division and the appointment of the new division commander are expected to be out in two or three months, but since most of the Julu soldiers and junior officers are newly recruited, the Malfoy rebellion will not be too widely implicated, and the Mad Lion Legion will not be injured and lose its combat effectiveness.

"So, besides the person in the Northern Temple, there are other enemies hiding behind the scenes?"

Philip held a photograph of the scribbled letters Brad had left on the table as he had tried his best to leave on his deathbed.

In the secret room, there are only two remaining pairs of fathers, sons, daughters and sons-in-law of the Crazy Lion Family.

Francis's face was gloomy, and he did not have the joy of his ascension at all, and he looked at Philip with eyes that were not as appreciative as before.

Even if reason allows him to face problems calmly, it does not mean that there is no complaint in his heart.

In any case, the deaths of Brad and Jane are directly related to Philip.

This may also be one of the goals that the man behind the scenes wants to achieve, and the Snape family may no longer be an airtight monolith.

Bruce stared blankly at the pen stand in front of him, without focus, he still couldn't accept the fact that his grandparents were dead.

White Lawrence comforted his emaciated wife and persuaded her to go back to rest, but she refused.

This internal meeting is very important, it will determine the direction of the political strategy of the Lion family for the next hundred years, and determine the fate of everyone here.

"Phil, I heard that you were also attacked in the Holy City, what happened and what clues do you have?"

Looking at Philip, who was silent, White asked.

Philip took a deep breath and recounted everything he had experienced at Lily Lodge.

When they heard that he had directly suffered the full blow of the fifth-order powerhouse, and the bones and veins all over his body were shattered, everyone was moved, and even Francis looked over with concern.

"Don't worry, because of the ability to awaken and the presence of Afu, my injuries have recovered.

As long as you don't exercise vigorously in the last month, there will be no hidden dangers.

I know what you're suspicious, but Sophia won't be our enemy. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at his uncle and waved his hand: "Please listen to me."

Sophia is credible, but that doesn't mean the interest groups behind her are also credible, and I know that, of course.

Although the clues left by the grandfather are too short, anyone who enters this game of thrones can be our enemy.

What I can guarantee is that if Sophia is the opposite of the Snape family one day, I will protect the honor and legacy of the family with my life.

Until then, I'll do my best to avoid it. ”

"How can you guarantee it?" asked not Uncle Francis, but Aunt Lily, Brad and Jane died, and she was the saddest one when she was far from her homeland.

"Guaranteed with strength.

After this rebellion, I have entered the field of vision of the upper echelons of the Southern Temple, and have initially gained their trust and attention.

My ability Divine Punishment will play a pivotal role in the Temple Holy War in the near future, which means that as long as I don't die, it is not an unattainable dream to become a Paladin within ten years, or to be promoted to a Paladin within twenty years.

As long as I have absolute strength, it is the heaviest weight, and it is impossible for either Sophia or the group of people behind her to ignore this. ”

"Okay, okay, Philip is a loving child, we all know that. White stepped forward and played the round.

"Philip is right, now that we have chosen to join this Game of Thrones, we will face a completely different enemy than we have had hundreds of years before.

The enemy could come from the imperial capital, from other provinces, or even from the interior of the southeast, anyone could possibly do it.

We weren't prepared before, so we paid the price, but it was a little too much. ”

Although several people here understand this truth, he is the only one who has the position to say this.

White continued: "I don't know about the military, but the Prairie people are now in a big situation, and our focus in the next ten years should be more internal.

Resources, industries, intelligence, and personnel should all be planned and organized, and this is what we need to discuss at our meeting today.

Only in this way can the same mistakes be avoided and the interests of the family can be guaranteed. ”

Both Francis and Matthew nodded when they heard this, temporarily put aside the resentment in their hearts, and discussed it seriously.

Only Philip sat there in silence, and only said a few words when it came to him.

The letters on the photo, if translated in Guward, could be Hank, or Haney, Hudder, or something like that, in short, there are hundreds of possible explanations.

It could be the name of a person, a place, or even a representative object.

However, Philip used the metaphysical theories he learned at the Graduate School of Theology in the Holy City to analyze them, and found that there was a sense in the darkness that these words were really inexplicably related to Sophia.

To be precise, it has something to do with her bloodline.

This analysis is not a guess at the meaning of the letters, but a series of complex and bizarre calculations based on the direction of the strokes and the position of Brad at the last moment.

Although there seems to be no scientific principle, and no one may be able to believe it, Philip is convinced, and this may be the last hint that his grandfather Brad left him.

In any case, the three men in the imperial palace far away, whether in public or private, Philip had no reason to let them go.

Tens of thousands of kilometers away, in the Principality of Dalikon at the heart of the Three Imperial Alliances, Hamilton lit the secret letter in his hand on the fire in the fireplace, and watched the parchment turn into a pile of ashes in the billowing green smoke, with a smug smile on his face.

Unexpectedly, the little blessing left to him by his father back then played a pivotal role in unexpected times, which made his thirst for power more and more urgent.

It's a really addictive feeling to manipulate the fate of others in the palm of your hand.

Regarding the speculation about the mastermind behind the scenes, Philip did not tell Sophia, not because he did not trust her, but buried the secret in his heart and waited for the day when the truth would be discovered.

Until then, it is the most rational decision to manage this relationship seriously.

People are dependent, whether they are children or adults, even if they lived in their thirties in their previous lives.

In the past, no matter what he did, he subconsciously felt that there would be an old man behind him silently supporting him and helping to finish when he got into trouble, but now, this old man is gone from him forever.

Philip suddenly realized that he should live as a grown-up and take on his responsibilities, even if it meant saying goodbye to the innocence and kindness of the past.

Two years have passed.

Today, the holy city of Floregon in the south is still the religious and economic center of the southern part of the continent, and there is no trace of the catastrophe anymore.

The rebellion lasted for more than half a year, but after the most dangerous July, the Southern Temple, which had spared its spare strength, sent the most elite knights directly under it to conquer the strongholds of the rebel families step by step.

The military is always in the service of politics, and how can the rebels, who are losing militarily, gain the initiative at the negotiating table.

It wasn't until February of the following year, less than five days before Philip's birthday, that the initial rebellion finally came to an end with the recovery of the last city.

In total, there were more than twenty-two large and small families, two hundred and seven priests and Templars of the bishop and below, and the number of Templars was too large to be accurately counted.

The highest ranks of these are three second-degree bishops and two third-level paladins.

At the end of the count, more than 290,000 people were killed and countless were injured.

After this battle, while the Southern Temple was injured and weakened, it also completely cleaned up the intricate tumors that were clinging to the body, and went into battle lightly, both cohesion and combat effectiveness rose to a new level.

Among them, the biggest beneficiary is not the families of the ancient lineage, but the fresh blood like Philip who joined the temple system from the outside.

For example, his titular teacher, Paladin Leonardo, because he turned the tide during the rebellion, eliminated the rebels in at least three principalities and dioceses, and was promoted to the fifth rank under the impetus of massive resources, he was promoted to the Holy Knight, and governed a huge diocese including four small and medium-sized principalities.

And Philip's Knight Branch, excluding the sacrificed and disabled, there are only fourteen students left, and the elimination rate of this class is as high as more than sixty percent, which is the highest in a hundred years.

However, because of their outstanding performance in the liquidation of the rebellion, and because of the many vacant positions that needed to be filled, these students were not only able to graduate as registered Templar Knights, but all of them were rewarded, and after graduation, they directly skipped the two-year apprenticeship knight stage, and directly received the title of Brave Knight of the third class, and were assigned to suitable positions.

Among them, Charlton and Robin, because of their excellent training results, outstanding combat achievements, and great potential, will receive the title of Brave Knights of the Second Class, and will be escorted to the Templar, or join the Elite Knights of the First Class directly under the Southern Temple.

However, this does not include Philip, in fact, even classmates such as Charlton and Big Head Sam have rarely been able to see him in the past two years.