Chapter 168: The Dust Settles
The flame was pure white, and wisps of golden light radiated from it, exuding suffocating terrifying fluctuations.
This is the Holy Flame.
The holy flame burned his body, and his bones did not remain.
Looking at the pure white flames that were getting closer and closer, Viscount Marcus's pupils dilated, and his whole body trembled.
The great horror swept through his heart, his mind was blank, at this moment, let alone pretending to say a few bold words, he couldn't even say a word.
He thought that he could face life and death calmly.
However, he now knows that he can't.
He regretted it! He knew that now, he should not have secretly attacked the Holy See because of his greed! Unfortunately, it was too late to say anything today!
However, in a blink of an eye, the Holy Flame that exuded a terrifying aura had already fallen on Viscount Marcus.
The flames ignited instantly.
Viscount Marcus was transformed into a humanoid torch almost in the blink of an eye, and the screams rang out before they came to an abrupt end in less than a few breaths.
The holy flame is blazing, if it is not restrained by divine power, let alone Viscount Marcus, even if it is the stake rack, it will be incinerated into molten iron in the flames.
For a while, on the entire platform, in addition to the whirring sound of flames burning, only the sound of everyone's unconsciously accelerated breathing remained.
A wave of heat spread from the stake, and the skin on the faces of the people around him felt a slight tingle.
Looking at this scene, the clergy and knights on the steps felt physically and mentally comfortable and very happy.
Let him go against the Holy See, let him attack the priest, should!
The aristocrats in the square had mixed feelings.
Although Marcus's behavior of treating them as cannon fodder made them angry, they were also aristocrats, and they actually understood Marcus's thoughts a little.
Who doesn't want his territory to be bigger and richer to be a nobleman? In the final analysis, Marcus was just too bold and calculated to the head of someone who should not be calculated.
However, the things in front of them also made them see a little clearly.
That is, the Holy See cannot be an enemy!
At this moment, not to mention those nobles who were originally on the side of the Holy See, even those nobles who originally resisted the Holy See and responded passively gave up their original ideas and did not dare to risk angering the Holy See to stop the Holy See from preaching.
Above everyone's heads, a mass of faith power poured out, and in the blink of an eye, it converged into one faith channel after another and disappeared into the void.
Looking at the new believers in the Godhead, Wu Hui hooked his lips in a good mood.
It's good that most of the nobles have been converted, and there is no need to worry about hindering the next mission.
As for those who have not yet become believers, Wu Hui does not force them. It doesn't matter if you don't become a believer, as long as you don't hinder him from preaching.
But......
"Even if the first evil is removed, the accomplices cannot be spared. Wu Hui's heart moved, and he spoke again.
His gaze swept over the nobles in the square, his eyes were calm, as if he was cold and indifferent from the heavens.
The nobles were shocked by him and unconsciously became nervous.
The old nobleman, who had secretly talked with Viscount Marcus several times before, turned even pale, and dripping cold sweat unconsciously oozed from his forehead.
The Right Envoy of Light said that, could it be ...... He already knows?
Before everyone could react, Wu Hui had already raised his hand and tapped it lightly in the void.
In an instant, a few bits of white light fell from the sky like meteors and fell in the crowd.
Several nobles in the crowd were hit by white light, and a white mark instantly appeared on their necks. The sigil resembled a twisted thorn, and its surface emitted a faint golden light, which looked very strange.
"What's, what is this?"
The nobleman next to him looked shocked, almost subconsciously staying away from those nobles who had imprints.
The nobles who had been branded looked at themselves and at others, and suddenly understood something, and their faces suddenly became panicked.
"The right envoy of the light is to spare your life, your lord! The old man is just acting on orders, not voluntarily!"
The old nobleman's knees weakened, and he knelt directly on the ground, and his face instantly turned pale.
When Viscount Marcus was taken away just now, he had a bad premonition, and he didn't say a word for fear of being noticed. Unexpectedly, I hid around and hid, but after all, I couldn't hide and was pulled out.
He threw himself to the ground, and the whole person almost fell to the ground, crying and begging for mercy.
Seeing him like this, several other nobles who had been branded also reacted immediately, and hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.
For a while, the sound of cries was endless, filling almost the entire square.
The surrounding nobles also slowly reacted, but they were still shocked.
These people are usually people in their circle, and they chatted with them not long ago and communicated secretly, how could they be Viscount Marcus's people?
"Moore, you...... How could you?" a young nobleman looked at his companion in disbelief, feeling as if he had known him for the first time.
"I'm sorry~ I, my brother is in his hands, I ...... I can't help it......" My companion cried bitterly and regretted not falling.
"Ali, you...... Why?" a middle-aged nobleman looked at his companion with a look of hatred.
"I'm sorry~ It's me who was confused by the undead and confused ......"
Similar conversations rang out in different places.
Seeing this, everyone in the Holy See on the steps sneered in their hearts.
Why don't you regret making a move against the Holy See when you secretly make arrangements? Why don't you come out to warn or report when a pastor is attacked and finds that the matter has become serious? Now that the Holy See is in control of the situation, what's the point of talking about it?
Now that you have made your choice, you have to pay the price.
"If you can be pardoned with a few words of crying and a few words of repentance, what is the use of the code?" Wu Hui glanced at the group impatiently, his voice cold, "This is the sin mark of the guilty, and when the sin is atoned for, the mark will disappear by itself." ”
With that, he flicked his sleeves widely, and his figure suddenly disappeared without a trace.
"Holy Maiden, I'll leave the rest to you. ”
"Obey the orders of the right envoy. ”
The Holy Maiden of Light knelt down on one knee, respectfully received the order, and when she stood up, her eyes suddenly became fierce: "Come on, press these people into prison, and judge them one by one according to the severity of the situation." ”
"Yes, Your Highness. ”
The knights of the Holy See received the order, and then quickly divided a group of people and went down to escort the marked nobles.
In the Kingdom of God, Wu Hui opened his eyes, slowly sat up from the Taishi chair, and couldn't help but twist his neck.
He is now more and more proficient in pretending, and he almost instantly enters the state. Before the change, we have to think about it.
Sure enough, pretending to be forced to do this kind of thing, pretending to be used to it.
Thinking of the group of nobles in the Nether, Wu Hui was speechless for a while.
Speaking of which, he was able to find out about Viscount Marcus, thanks to these "friendly forces".
The God of Light is naturally not really omniscient and omnipotent, but compared to ordinary humans, he can use far more means. If nothing else, the Eye of God alone can help him gather information that is unimaginable to ordinary people.
After all, who can guarantee that there are not many followers of the God of Light among their own slaves?
Especially inside the Thorn Domain, where the Holy See was preaching vigorously, Wu Hui's Divine Eye could see almost the entire Thorn Domain. Even though there are still many scattered places, there are only a few servants under almost every nobleman.
Those nobles thought that they would be foolproof if they blocked the news from the outside world, but they didn't know that Wu Hui could extract the content they wanted from the massive amount of information just by thinking about it, and they had already revealed their stuff.
However, the servants in Viscount Marcus's family were supervised more thoroughly, and he didn't notice it at first, but he found out through the mouths of those nobles.
I don't know, what happened to the saints in the future?
With that in mind, he opened the Eye of God again.
On the light curtain, a table had been placed at the foot of the statue of Light, and the clergy of the Church of Light were putting a stack of contracts on it, and placing quills and ink beside them one by one.
"It's a contract. The Holy Maiden of Light stood aside with a scepter in her hand and explained, "The content of the contract is about the Holy See's missionary affairs in your territories. If there is no doubt, please sign the deed. By the way, a word of caution. ”
The Holy Maiden of Light said, slowly turning around, and a sharp light suddenly shot out of her blue eyes: "This contract is certified by my master, and once signed, it must not be violated." Otherwise, you do it at your own risk!"
Hearing this, the hearts of those nobles who had obstructed the mission of the Holy See were shocked.
With the precedent of Viscount Marcus and several other accomplices, none of them will ever doubt the Holy See's abilities again. At the same time, I also understand that after signing the contract, it is definitely not possible to make small moves like before.
Some nobles were not reconciled, and cautiously probed: "Then what if you don't sign a contract?"
"It's okay if you don't sign it. ”
The Holy Maiden of Light glanced at him, and before he could be pleased, she continued: "However, from now on, the Holy See's merit point exchange channel will be closed to you, and the same will be true for the Holy Mai's exchange channel. It's not just you, it's everyone in your territory, that's included. Are you sure you don't sign it?"
The nobleman's face changed, and his face suddenly became faster than turning a book: "Sign! Of course you have to sign! How can you not sign?! I'll just ask~ just ask~ hehehe......"
Although Shengmai is very precious, as a nobleman in the Thorn Realm, he has already secretly exchanged Shengmai, and has been paying attention to the merit point system, and has even accumulated some merit points through various means, just waiting for the merit points to be saved enough to exchange the things and attributes he wants~
If the exchange channel is closed, how can it be done?
Not to mention that it includes everyone in his territory. He dares to pack the ticket, if he dares not to sign it, in a few days all the professionals in his territory will definitely run out, and even the civilians will have to drag their families and sneak away.
He couldn't afford it.
The faces of the other nobles also changed, and they flocked to the table one after another, signing one by one very actively.
Seeing this, Wu Hui completely relieved his heart, casually closed the Eye of God, and lay back in the Taishi chair.
After such a suppression, the nobles in the Thorn Territory must not be able to make waves, and it is time for him to think about the affairs of the Kingdom of God.
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