After leaving the venue, the archbishop walked straight to the depths of the castle of the Holy Light City. He didn't say a word to the servants beside him all the way, and the clergy who had served him all the year round could also feel the anger in the archbishop's heart, and no one dared to open their mouths, everyone lowered their heads and silently walked towards the depths of the underground palace.

In the center of the city of Light there is a religious castle where the Pope and the Archbishop live above the first floor of the castle, and Archbishop Arthur Auerbach lives in the underground palace below the first floor. This dungeon has multiple entrances, and there is also an underground church, which is not open to the public on weekdays.

After the announcement of the news, the head of the Church Order, Satnam, immediately rushed back from the venue and entered the underground palace to meet the archbishop.

"My master, what are we going to do now?" said Satnam, kneeling on one knee, and behind him knelt the deputy head of the regiment, Rashad, both with their heads bowed in the dim candlelight.

Archbishop Arthur Auerbach did not answer, but the Knight Chief Riley behind him spoke, "It has always been your business to protect the Pope, and this time let the Pope make trouble in public, shouldn't you take full responsibility?"

"That's right, you also arranged for those young squires, why don't they have the slightest ability to adapt?, so that the Pope can speak casually?!" Kiro said coldly.

Satnam was already sweating profusely at this time, and he pressed his head even lower, not daring to say a word. The archbishop, who was sitting above, took off his hat and said as he wiped the dust on it with his hands: "Although the chief head and the chief mercenary group are just an empty title, the mercenary union wants more than just money, and you should all know this. ”

"That's right, today I actually asked the Pope to give us a disgrace in front of Marvin..."

"Shut up!" Archbishop Arthur Auerbach suddenly became angry, throwing the hat on his hand on the face of the knight chief Riley, who had just spoken, "Isn't it for you to curry favor with Christine, and the Pope will notice them?"

Riley quickly fell to his knees, then took the hat in both hands with trembling arms, and raised it to the archbishop's hand, not daring to say a word. He really regretted it now, in order to please the Duke's daughter, he especially put the position of Fed and Coce in the first place, thinking that he would let the archbishop, who also intended to please the other party, appreciate him, but he didn't expect it to be this result now.

The others didn't dare to say a word for Riley, they all knew very well in their hearts that the archbishop wanted to curry favor with Webster Tenemus, the archduke of the Duchy of Dramain next door, and it was rare that now the only daughter of the archduke, Christine Teemus, was in the Papal States, and she changed her face and committed herself to a small mercenary group under a pseudonym called "Kesi", which was really a godsend.

The archbishop and the leaders of the Knights of the Church had known about Christine for a long time. Half a year ago, the heir to power in the Duchy of Dramain fled from Mallot, the capital of the Kingdom of Salins, and fled alone. At that time, there were many rumors about the escape of the duke's daughter: some people said that Christine had already died, but in order to hide the truth, the Kingdom of Sahlins announced that the heir of the duchy had escaped and disappeared; others said that Christine's traces were found in Duro, the southern important town of the Kingdom of Sarins, and it happened to run into the bandit operation of the deputy commander Evan, and was later captured by Evan and returned to Mallot; and some people said that the Duchess had secretly returned to the Duchy of Dlaman to seek refuge from her father.

But this last statement is the least to be believed. You must know that the most powerful principality at the time, Draman, has been weakened a lot in terms of territory and strength after being attacked by neighboring countries several times. The entire Duchy of Dlamain has been supported by Archduke Webster, and it cannot escape the fate of declining. Then Archduke Webster made a decision that surprised the world - he regarded himself as the jewel of his palm, and once claimed that even if he exchanged the capital of the Principality of Noot, Evon would never be exchanged, the only daughter, Christine Tenemus sent Mallott as a hostage. You must know that Webster, the ruler of the Duchy of Deramain, has only such a daughter in his life, not to mention how much he loves this girl, but from a political point of view, this girl named Christine is definitely the person that the Duchy of Dlamain wants to protect with all its might.

At that time, the people of the entire duchy did not believe that Archduke Webster would really send Christine away, you must know that although Christine was only sixteen years old at that time, she had already begun to learn to be a ruler with her own talent and spirituality. And Christine is very close to the people, and on the day she was sent away, tens of thousands of people saw her off together, and she was reluctant.

Webster claimed that the reason why he sent his daughter to Mallotte was because the two countries were on good terms, and it was up to the next generation of rulers to learn about the customs of the neighboring countries, and Christine was still young, just learning knowledge and culture in a foreign country, and he could only be a qualified heir to the rule when he returned to China.

But everyone knows that this move is just in exchange for military asylum. Presumably, the Archduke Webster, who regarded his daughter as a priceless treasure, was also very sad and cried every night, but at that time, the Duchy of Dramain was surrounded by enemies, and even neutral and peaceful countries such as the Papal States began to put forward some unreasonable terms to suppress the principality. Delaman, the head of the Three Duchyes, was already at the end of his crossbow and had to find a backer.

The kingdom of Sallins is vast and rich, and of course they want to gradually annex the other kingdoms. It's just that although the three principalities have been fighting each other for many years, when they encounter foreign enemies, they will unite very tacitly, which makes it difficult for the Kingdom of Salins, who aspires to unify the continent, to stretch their hands. This time, Webster's proposal hit Mallot's heart, and King Byron Feremiz was overjoyed and sent his youngest son, Walter, to Wintercity as a sign of sincerity.

You must know that among King Byron's many children, he loved Walter the most. It is even rumored that he plans to depose the eldest and leave the kingdom of Salins to his third son, Walter, and let his eldest son, Bradley Feremiz, who should inherit the throne, give up the throne. Bradley was not only the heir to the kingdom, but also a brave general, and when he heard this rumor, he told his father that he did not want to fight with his brother, and Bradley exiled himself to the west of the kingdom, guarding the sea with the border guards.

Everyone knew that there were no enemies beyond the sea, but this move did put King Byron at ease and decided to send his youngest son, Walter, to study in Winter City for two years. He also "greeted" Archduke Webster and proposed that Walter's return from adulthood be the time to marry Christine as a princess. At that time, Webster could only agree, after all, if he couldn't protect the Duchy of Dlaman, then his daughter naturally couldn't protect it.

Originally, the plans of both countries went as planned, but who would have thought that just half a year later, the duke's daughter Christine fled and disappeared without a trace. Her personal maid, Koth, was the last to see her, but she didn't know where the duke's maiden, whom she had been watching day and night, had gone until she was executed.

The Papal States thought there must be some secret, but when they confirmed that the girl who had taken the name of their maid and was mixed in with a group of mercenaries under a pseudonym was indeed the heir to the Duchy of Dlaman, they knew that they had found the treasure.

It turned out that before the Potato Mercenaries were sent to the church for trial, some principalities who had traveled to the Papal States recognized Christine. Although the appearance of the duke's daughter has changed a little, and there is a deep scar between her eyebrows and eyes, after the duchy people found by the archbishop, this female mercenary in the potato mercenary group Kesi is indeed the duchess lady who escaped. In the end, the archbishop decided to let the group go first, and then kill all the principalities who identified Koss, and he had some time to think about how to make good use of this noble lady who had come to the Papal States.

Arthur Auerbach knew that if Christine was directly arrested and sent back to the Duchy of Deraman, he would not reap any benefits at all, and at most he would only get a thank you from the treacherous and cunning Webster! If she is given to other countries, it is difficult to predict whether what will be returned is good or bad. But ignoring this Christine at all is not a suitable solution, after all, the people that the Kingdom of Salins and the Duchy of Dramain want to find must be useful, so the archbishop decided to keep quiet for a while, and then curry favor with the other party a little to lower the duke's daughter's vigilance.

Who would have thought that the Pope would learn of this information and use her to slap himself! Arthur Auerbach was furious, and he wanted to know who had betrayed this information! It could have been the person who had identified Koss that day, or it could be the leaders of the Knights of the Church.

You must know that although the Church Knights are ostensibly loyal to themselves, given the delicate relationship between themselves and the Pope, there will definitely be some Church Knights who waver and secretly calculate in their hearts. This kind of thing definitely exists, but among them, will there be spies sent by the Pope?

Archbishop Arthur Auerbach thought of this, and he couldn't help but glance at the four men: the regimental commander Satnam, the deputy regimental commander Rashad, and the knight captains Riley and Kiro, all of whom seemed to be loyal.

The four of them were a little nervous when they noticed that the Archbishop, who had just been furious, suddenly fell into a terrible silence.

It was Riley who spoke first: "Your Excellency... You say, would the Pope still know something else behind our back?" he said to be sure that the Pope already knew about Christine.

"Well, he knows a lot more than you think," replied the archbishop coldly, "no matter what, let's do it in this crusade!"