Chapter 485: Vicious Proposal
Just when Henry and Larry staged a farce because they were fighting for the initiative of the Knights, there was also an uproar within the upper echelons of the Church of Light. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Cardinal Owen, who fled back to the Church using the Teleportation Scroll of Light at the most critical moment, is facing the most critical moment of his religious career, and the Inquisition presided over by Cardinal San Francisco is investigating and trying his guilt against all the knights of the Order who fled to fight and turned their backs on all the knights of the Order, resulting in the surrender of the two Knights.
Cardinal Owen, who once dominated the world, is now under miserable house arrest in the Church, forbidding him to have any contact with the outside world except for three meals a day. At the same time, the church also made efforts to search for the whereabouts of Captain Ian, who escaped from the battle, if it weren't for Cardinal Owen and Captain Ian fleeing at the same time, I'm afraid that the two knights would not be easily instigated by Henry to surrender.
This incident is already the most serious scandal since the establishment of the Bright Sect, and it has greatly dealt a blow to the great image that the Bright Church has always wanted to establish, and this defeat is afraid that it will be hyped up by the countries of the mainland, at least the major military academies will use this battle as a negative example to educate their officers.
Not to mention His Majesty the Pope this time, even all the people of the Bright Sect poured into the streets, clamoring in unison to hang those responsible. Fortunately, Cardinal Archbishop Owen has a relatively transcendent status, and he has cultivated many descendants in the church for so many years, and his reputation among the people is also quite good, so no one has asked him to be hanged by name for the time being.
The first hearing of the Inquisition was held in private, with the exception of Cardinal St. Paul's presiding over the meeting, with only a few aides participating, but the church's top brass was all present, after all, even the pope felt that this matter had to be taken seriously.
"Cardinal Owen, according to the information available to the Church, you escaped at the same time as Captain Ian at the most critical moment in wartime, causing the two major knights of the Church to lose command and then lead to a rout, do you have anything to defend against this?" St. Paul asked Owen in a serious voice. St. Paul, who was serious by nature, was the best person to preside over the court, and his loyalty to the Church was unquestionable, and his rigorous and meticulous attitude led many of the condemned prisoners to bow their heads without justification.
"No, I'm against blaming me entirely for the failure of the Knights of the Church!" Cardinal Owen naturally didn't sit idly by, he had already quietly inquired about the subsequent development of the matter from various sources, so he decided to take it a long time.
"You know, without my dedication to presiding over the magic circle and the blessing of divine magic, those trainee knights of the Knights of Light would not be able to resist the elite soldiers of the Pritz Legion. If I am responsible, I would like to accuse the Captain Ian of the Knights of Light of disregarding the interests of the Church and perfunctory behavior of the Church, and his behavior of filling the Knights with a large number of trainee knights is a perfunctory crusade of the Church and a desecration of the Church! The most fundamental reason for this rout is his perfunctory!
His Majesty the Pope frowned slightly, and the Cardinal Church of St. Paul exclaimed: "What we need to do now is to explain your problems, not to accuse others!"
Seeing this, Cardinal Owen naturally accepted it, and did not continue to bite Captain Ian.
"When I presided over the magic of the circle, the enemy launched a cavalry raid on our army, and the deputy head of the Knights of the Holy Judgment, Henry, led the team to intercept the enemy, but the enemy army was too cunning and advanced in groups, and a group of light cavalry went around to the rear to launch a surprise attack on me, and in the last resort, I chose to avoid it for the time being. But the enemy's cavalry is so strong that the knights of the Judgment who are responsible for protecting me are powerless to stop them. Later, my horse was wounded by a shot and crushed me under the horse as it fell, so I used the Light Teleportation at the last moment to teleport myself back to the church in order not to be captured and threatened by the enemy. ”
Speaking of this, Cardinal Owen took a breath and rested before continuing: "During the battle, I have done all my ability, even at the cost of squeezing out the last trace of divine power in my body, but it is just that the tactics of the knights have gone wrong, so it has led to my dangerous situation, and I teleport myself at the most dangerous time according to the rules of the church, which is in accordance with the rules of the church, and I am in line with the regulations of the church!"
According to Cardinal Owen, what he did was in line with the Church's protection of the higher echelons and was not responsible for the defeat. But such an outcome is unacceptable to many of Cardinal Owen's political enemies.
Cardinal Abraham immediately stood up, saluted the Pope, and then said in a loud voice: "Even if Owen's actions are in accordance with the regulations, as the supreme leader of the crusade, he still bears unshirkable responsibility for this defeat! Since Cardinal Owen flatly denies his guilt, then I propose! The God of Light personally judges Cardinal Owen whether he is guilty or not, and it is most appropriate to send him to the execution table to accept God's verdict!"
As soon as Cardinal Abraham's words came out, they immediately caused waves among the top echelons of the church. Cardinal Owen glared at Abraham angrily, what the hell is the execution table, he is naturally very clear as a high-ranking member of the church.
In the name of the God of Light, the Church set up a stone platform at the top of the sacred mountain, and threw the prisoners who committed heinous sins on the platform.
Countless people in the church throughout the ages have succumbed to death on the altar. You know, this is the second highest mountain in the entire Alpha Continent, and in the middle of summer, exposure to the sun can cause people to die of dehydration quickly, even the skilled Cardinal Owen may not be spared.
Abraham's proposal was a vicious one, but it was not surprising to the church's top brassips, and there were not too many people who opposed it. After all, if Cardinal Owen dies on the execution table, the vacant cardinal seat will be popular with everyone, and everyone will have the opportunity to take the throne.
"No, let's wait a little longer, let's find Captain Ian first!" Surprisingly, His Majesty the Pope rejected Abraham's proposal after a moment of silence, which made many bishops look disappointed.
The overjoyed Cardinal Owen glared at Abraham viciously, and at the same time kept in mind the bishops who couldn't help but show a disappointed look, and when he went out, he would definitely settle accounts with them one by one.