While the entire kingdom of Horry was in turmoil, the nobles of Haven Lite once again gathered in the secret rooms of the outer city, discussing the recent situation with nervous faces.

"You guys have been ...... lately. Have you heard of the Nightmare Society?"

"You've investigated here, too?" Immediately, the nobles responded, and an old man with gray hair nodded yes, "My spies on Koster's side have been tracking for a long time, and the information they have sent back shows that this incident may have a lot to do with an association called the 'Black Nightmare Society'. ”

"Does anyone know what that is? a local magical organization, or some new gang?"

However, the nobles just shook their heads helplessly.

A strange emotion flashed in Duke Colin's eyes, as if he had thought of something. But he did not speak, but imitated the blank expressions of the other nobles, staring wide-eyed, pretending not to know anything.

"Anyway, we've got to figure it out. After a moment of silence, the old nobleman could only speak again, "Now that the church has begun to transfer troops again, something big will definitely happen in a short time, we must prepare in advance!"

The others nodded, and suddenly someone asked, "Duke Colin...... Are that mage and His Majesty still in the country?"

Duke Colin immediately shook his head and said, "I don't know. ”

"Didn't you have a way to reach them before?"

"That was before. Duke Colin said with a serious face, "I haven't heard from them for a few weeks, and I may have left the kingdom. ”

"So...... Do you think this incident has nothing to do with them?"

"Not necessarily, maybe they did it, or maybe there was another reason. I'm investigating the Nightmare Society, too, but I've got as little information as you have. ”

In the face of such rhetoric, the other nobles couldn't say anything else, so they could only nod and give up asking questions. More than a dozen nobles present, all of whom had evil intentions, discussed "sincerely" for a period of time, and then broke up and left.

Duke Colin also walked out of the secret passage. It's just that he was halfway through when he was suddenly stopped.

"Lord Duke...... I have something to say to you privately. ”

Duke Colin turned around, and it was the old nobleman. There was no one else around, but the old nobleman's face was still very careful, looking back and forth from time to time, like a sentry on the head of the city.

The duke reacted immediately and smiled: "Your Excellency is hungry......? Let's go to the restaurant next door for a bite to eat. ”

The old nobleman nodded.

So, two minutes later, the two of them walked into the Wood family's property, sat in the secret private room of the dining room, and carefully closed the door of the room.

"My lord, it's absolutely safe here, please tell me if you have something to say. ”

The old nobleman also put away the vigilance in his eyes and slowly spoke: "Lord Duke, His Majesty the King and the mage who can't say his name...... I guess I'm still in China at the moment, right?"

When Duke Colin heard this, he raised his eyebrows: "Why do you ask that?"

The old nobleman knocked on the table and said in a low voice: "I understand the current situation, the church is constantly pressuring, and we have not been able to contact Your Majesty for a long time, and our former friends may have secretly fallen to the church. But...... Your Excellency the Duke can trust me, I am absolutely on His Majesty's side. ”

"Of course I believe you, sir. Lives are at stake, I'm sure all of us in the assembly!" Duke Colin continued to play dumb, "but I really don't know anything about His Majesty's whereabouts. ”

"Is that so...... the old nobleman showed a disappointed expression, "and I ask your forgiveness, Lord Duke, I have only recently received some secret news, which is very unfavorable to Your Majesty, so I am very anxious to convey it to Your Majesty." ”

"What's the news?"

"The Church has somewhere found a perfect stand-in, exactly like His Majesty, and has been quietly sent to the palace, ready to replace His Majesty after he is familiar with everything. The old nobleman lowered his head with a sad expression, "However...... Her Royal Highness was so unhappy with this that she had already taken her own life last night. ”

Hearing this, even if it was Duke Colin, he couldn't help but gasp.

"Her Royal Highness...... Really?"

"It's not entirely certain, but it's at least 80% certain. The old nobleman said slowly, "Now the church has suppressed all the news and kept it from being known." And at the same time, they seem to have prepared a stand-in for Her Royal Highness. ”

As Duke Colin listened, his expression became more and more serious.

"This cannot be tolerated. He immediately spoke, "We can spread the news of Her Highness's death, so that the church will not have time to prepare, and their stand-in will not be able to succeed in ascending to the throne!"

The old nobleman was a little surprised: "You...... Are you really going to do that?"

"Is there any other way?"

"You can inform Your Majesty of this news!" the old nobleman persuaded bitterly, "before the stand-in is fully prepared, we can still find a way to put the real Majesty back on the throne, and it will be too late...... Then it would be too late. ”

Duke Colin's face changed, and he said, "My lord, you still don't believe me? ”

Suddenly, the old nobleman showed a look of disappointment.

"Then we'll have to sit back and wait. As soon as the news of Her Royal Highness's death spread, the first thing the Church suspected was us. When the time came, the stand-ins moved out, and they proved that His Highness was not dead, and immediately afterward, the Pope rushed to our house with his soldiers. ”

"This ......"

The old nobleman looked at Duke Colin with some hope and asked, "Lord Duke, you must still have a way back, right? If we tear our faces with the church, what chance do we have of escaping abroad?"

“...... It's hard, I'm afraid. ”

"In that case, you must not tell anyone else this secret. The old nobleman sighed and said, "We can't do anything, and when you and I meet today, we should treat it as if we had just had lunch together, and nothing happened." ”

“...... Be. ”

In this way, after about half an hour, the old nobleman and the Duke of Colin left the dining room one after another and returned to their respective mansions. And after Duke Colin returned home, he almost didn't hesitate for half a second, walked into the study, spread out the letter, and began to write.

Within two minutes, he had quickly completed a short letter. After sealing it thoroughly, he took the letter and went to one of his secret casinos, where he handed it over to his cronies who managed the casino.

The letter ...... Within a day, give it to that person. ”

After doing all this, he turned away and walked down the desolate streets of Haven Lite, and couldn't help but look up at the sky and let out a long sigh.