Chapter 62: Before the Storm (Collect!Recommend!)
At night, in Sally's bedroom, Sally looked at the yellowed letter skin in his hand. This is the skin of an awakened body, and its owner can sense the content written on it, and this "chat software" is simply beyond this era. However, it is still necessary to "recharge" regularly, according to Eddie, this thing needs to be soaked in the blood once a month or so, it must be human blood, and the amount must be enough until it is full.
Now, he has officially joined the Silver Gate. Sally thought.
Since there is such a thing as a "hidden constitution", then all his previous worries are also nullified.
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The next day, a carrier pigeon from the north flew into the royal city.
Council of the Crown.
Alexander XI, sitting on his throne, watched the letter from the north, which was an urgent secret from a small northern town called Carter City, so that it could reach the king directly.
"Find the people of the Holy See!" said the king on the throne in a deep voice, with a kind of air of not being angry and arrogant. Alexander XI was a man in his forties, somewhat fat, with a full beard.
"Yes!" replied the official standing below.
"You know the problem, and before the people of the Holy See come, let's talk about countermeasures!" said the king.
Beneath the throne stood a dozen officials with serious faces, all of whom were powerful nobles in the royal city.
"Your Majesty, I think we should prepare in two ways. A thin man in his forties stood up below, and it was none other than Ladyce Mellon, one of the twelve great nobles of the royal city.
"On the one hand, send the Holy See to deal with the plague in the past, and on the other hand, send troops to accompany them and completely blockade Carter City before the plague is completely resolved. Alternatively, it would be possible to gather an army from a nearby city. Lattice said respectfully, then stood back.
The king nodded, and this was indeed his preparation. Although the nobles of Carter City have now blockaded Carter City, Carter City has fallen into a panic, and it is not known how long such a blockade will last. So, on their side, they also have to plan.
Plague is different from other diseases, and once it spreads, the consequences are unimaginable.
"Your Majesty, I think that this time it should be mainly the people from the military, and send people from the Holy See to assist them. Another slightly younger man, probably in his thirties, with a mustache on his chin, gave him a very shrewd look.
"Ridiculous. At this time, another old man in his sixties stood up and retorted.
"The Imperial Army's ability to fight is indeed unmatched, but healing is not what they are good at. ”
"That's why I said to let the people of the Holy See assist. The mustache retorted. The Holy See is indeed very experienced in this area, and there have been three large and small plagues in the Yas Empire, all of which have been presided over by the Holy See. During several plagues, the Holy See conquered the hearts of the people and helped the Holy See stabilize its position in the Yas Empire.
That's why this time, the king will directly think of finding people from the Holy See.
"Ryder Rens, tell me your reasoning. Then the king on the throne asked. In fact, there is no essential difference between what the mustache put forward before, but it just changes the relationship between the military and the Holy See.
"Your Majesty, you can let the people of the Holy See help solve the plague, but you can't let them gain people's hearts. Ryder said calmly.
And this is exactly the answer that the king wants, there are some things that cannot be said from his mouth, and this needs to be brought up by the people below.
"It would be better if a prince could be sent to deal with this matter himself. Ryder continued. Indeed, the prince is equivalent to the incarnation of the king, and he personally dealt with this plague incident, and the effect is self-evident.
The meeting fell silent. No one expected Ryder to make this suggestion. The prince sent out, and whether he returned or not was another matter. After all, no one is sure that the plague will be cured. If, then, it cannot be cured, then the role of the army will be revealed.
"Holy See, Holy Lady Angela has arrived. At this time, the voice of the summoner came from outside the royal court.
Ryder stood back.
"Your Majesty!" said the white-robed saint as she walked into the royal court and bowed to Alexander XI on the throne.
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Early the next morning.
A huge procession of knights left the royal city, and in the center of the procession were a dozen carriages, in which were all clergy, priests, nuns, and the like of the Holy See.
At the head of the team was none other than the third prince, Gran Alexander.
Grans was dressed in silver and white knight armor, riding on a war horse, and with his handsome face, he looked extremely heroic.
Next to Grans is Angela, the Holy See Saint.
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In Sully's estate, Sully was writing something on that cover.
The writing on the cover does not require ink at all, and it is written with a quill pen at will, and it will appear in blood-colored handwriting on its own.
By the way, each skin is numbered, and only knowing the number of the skin held by another awakened being can the Prophet help deliver the message.
The number of Sally's cover is 1007, and Ace's number is 927.
Is it possible to assume that there are at least one thousand and seven awakened bodies in the Silver Gate?
Sally didn't know, he asked the Prophet about it, but the price in exchange was "A thousand royal city humans, who must be strong men between twenty and thirty years old." ”
Sully refused, not because of kindness or anything.
It's just not worth it.
A thousand people, Sally is not sure that he will not be discovered. If he is discovered, he will say goodbye to his current life. Moreover, the father will surely think that he is a heretic, which is not what he wants.
Okay, then to change the question, Sally asks the Prophet about the Bloody Grail Stronghold.
After a while, rows of blood-colored handwriting appeared out of thin air on the yellow cover.
"The location of the Blood Grail is different every time, and there are about a hundred suspicious places. If needed, I can help you keep an eye on when and where they meet.
Price: Ten strong young men (within the Intramuros). ”
After a moment's silence, Sally wrote.
"Yes, but you must guarantee the accuracy and timeliness of the message. If the message is inaccurate, or if the meeting is broken up within 10 minutes of your message, then I won't be paid. ”
"Yes. In a moment, bloody handwriting appeared on the cover again.
"Waiting for your news!" Sally wrote above.
"Service fee: two humans (same as above). ”
"I'll give it to you next time. ”
"Good"
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When the conversation was over, Sally put away the cover in his hand.
In addition to the news of the bloody grail, Sully had another takeaway. "The people in the royal city, there is a problem. ”
The other party continuously emphasized that it must be a human within the scope of the royal city, maybe the awakened body of the Silver Gate knows the meaning, and the other party's emphasis is just to prevent some awakened bodies from taking advantage of the loophole, but Sally does not know. He hadn't eaten a human before.
"It seems necessary to catch a heretic and ask about it. Sally thought.
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