"These heretics!! all wizards should be damned! Sooner or later, the Holy See will definitely eradicate them all!" Morin's voice sounded coldly from Thomas's side, and the smoke and dust in the dim corridor could not hide the angry murderous intent in his tone.

Thomas clenched the mace in his hand and slowly leaned towards the end of the hallway, wanting to see if there were any traces of the disintegrated wraith, and to see if he could find any clues to the strange black brand.

He said heavily as he walked: "You should know what the situation is within the Holy See, the game between Lord Otiro and the two major tumors is not easier than the battle with the dark wizard, this is not the time to have a conflict with the white wizard anyway, you have to control your mouth!"

"Those maggots that blaspheme the glory of God!The cancer that parasitizes the church! They are more damned than the dark wizards! Master Otiro will lead us to clean up these filthy parasites!" Morin's bruised face had begun to twist and deform with anger!

When Thomas heard Morin's resentful words, he paused slightly, and then walked forward again, sighing deeply in his heart, no one knows better than them in the internal organization of the church the disputes in the church at this time, and this kind of strife has reached the point of life and death! Can Lord Otiro really lead them to eliminate the 'Simonism' that has penetrated into the marrow of the church? And the terrifying and indulgent 'Nicholism', some cardinals have even secretly married and had children! Their power is so great that people are desperate!

At one point he stood behind Abbot Otiro, looking at his old back and listening to his teachings.

'This could be an internal war within the church that will last for decades or even centuries!' I fear that this chaotic situation will eventually bring the church to a ruin, and all we can do is do everything we can to protect the glory of the Lord, and that's it.'

Even His Excellency Otiro was full of pessimism about the road ahead, and it is conceivable that the difficulties they face have reached an indescribable level, and in such difficult circumstances, there are constantly black and white wizards who are constantly making things worse for them, and even trying to touch the holy relics of the Church!

Thomas walked around the corridor opposite, and then went to the next room to examine it carefully, but unfortunately found nothing useful, since there was nothing to discover, the two exorcists could only continue to walk upstairs along the stairs.

The third floor is basically the usual place for the owner of the castle to rest and work, including the bedroom and the most important study, the general small castle, the third floor is almost to the top, and there are few four-story cases, because this Romanesque style of architecture can not support too high height, and the towering giant castle in later generations is generally Gothic style.

The two of them took a long turn in a circle, but they didn't find anything, there was nothing too strange in the room except for the usual gloomy place, could it be that the one they had just eliminated was Francis's ghost? But the clothes didn't face it! Or did the target know that the two of them were not easy to deal with and deliberately hid? If so, it would be more troublesome, and it would not be easy to find a way to force it out.

Thomas came to the castle where it seemed to be a study, and the place against the wall was a heavy red oak bookshelf, on which were scattered some books and scrolls, Thomas took a few glances, but found nothing valuable, and the desk was also empty, maybe all the valuable things had been sold, and the only thing he cared about in the whole room was a statue placed near the corner.

This is a swan statue carved from obsidian, absolute master craftsmanship, the whole work is full of life, there is an illusion of body and soul together, the spread of wings gives people a sense of steaming upward, the loose abdomen and curved neck are a good expression of the external tightness of the body and the internal movement, giving people a perfect sense of coordination and lifelikeness. Maybe real swans aren't so beautiful!

This black swan statue has a bright red beak, Thomas carefully examined it, and did not find how this red was obtained, maybe it was red ore or dye, but these are not important, what makes him a little puzzled is that this sculpture is obviously very expensive, but it was not sold by John, who was short of money, obviously this thing still has some special meaning for the Bacon family, so that it was kept until the end.

What a black swan! What Francis Bacon died for! I didn't expect that an explorer like him would embark on a crazy road to the ocean because of public opinion from the outside world.

Thomas walked around the room for a while, and found nothing special, so he stood next to the spiral staircase and looked upward, although the floor reached the top after three floors, but the spiral staircase did not end, but continued to spiral upward, leading to a higher place, he and Morin glanced at each other and took a deep breath, and walked towards the top one after the other.

At the top of the roof was a small platform, the highest watchtower in the whole castle, and the walls around it had four windows that were wide and narrow on the outside, apparently used to release bows and arrows from the invaders, and standing here had a clear view of the surrounding scenery, and Thomas even saw the employers and the guys who were about to buy the castle waiting on the periphery, they were standing scattered and separated at this time, and they did not communicate much with each other, as if they were doing nothing.

The watchtower didn't find any anomalies, could it be that the target was within the search range of that wild wizard? The two exorcists thought in unison, that guy should have died, right? After all, most wild wizards are not as strong as they imagined, and you can often hear the news that a wild wizard has been killed by ordinary people or wild beasts, if it weren't for the fact that there are a few exceptionally powerful guys among them, and the number of wild wizards is also quite large, they have no value in being co-opted by Lord Otiro. Both the black and white wizards and the Holy See don't trust the overall abilities of wild wizards.

Since they couldn't find anything special upstairs, the two exorcists walked down the stairs downstairs, passing by the study, Thomas glanced at the statue in the room, and found that its tall body was still flying in a dark corner, like a descendant of a swan who clung to its former glory and refused to let go.

When the two exorcists returned to the first floor, they happened to see the wild wizard crow standing in the center of the hall, and both sides froze at the same time, and they asked in unison.

"Have you (you) encountered Francis's wraith?"