If there is one place that can be used as a landmark of the Divine Radiance Empire, it must be the Matra Necropolis located in the ancient capital of Divine Blessed Paradise. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 InfoCompared to the new capital, the city of glory, the architecture of the ancient capital is ancient and sacred, and it is a rare and well-preserved ruin-type city.

It is very close to the new capital, and it is also the center of the Shenghui Empire. A large number of retired bishops will choose to retire here, and if the Matra Necropolis is the central point of contact for the Blood Priests, as the small leader of the Blood Sacrifice Cultists said, Marianne simply can't imagine how many high-ranking people in the empire will be involved in the Blood Sacrifice organization.

"You're talking nonsense!" Marianne pointed at the old man with a heavy sword, her face was very ugly, "Do you think you can get away with a random place?"

"Is it necessary for me to deceive?!" the old man laughed wildly, "You Holy Radiance Empire have always thought that your faith is strong, but in fact, you are just a group of hypocrites who are also afraid of death and are struggling to survive!"

Marianne couldn't hold back her anger any longer, and with a sharp push of the heavy sword, she stabbed the old man through, and the evil Blood Sacrifice cultist died under the sword without a single snort.

"You get it, don't you?" said Egret as she looked at Marianne, who was panting with rage. "If the old bishops of the ancient capital are afraid of death and want to prolong their lives in this way of blood sacrifice, I am not surprised at all. ”

"Egret!" Marianne glared at her.

"Greed for life and fear of death is human nature in itself!" Egret continued to Marianne, "even if you have faith, you can't really ignore the fear of death completely. Somebody will take the plunge!"

"It's none of your Ambra's business anymore!" Marianne cried out, "The Blood Priest has been ambushed, and the next thing is our internal affair!"

"Nothing to do with Ambra?" Egret laughed, "Do you think I'm talking to you as Ambra's knight?"

"You can't decide. Marianne. Nina also spoke, "This situation must be handed over to Illian to deal with!"

Marianne's complexion changed several times, and finally she lowered her sword in a decadent manner. "I don't believe it, I definitely don't believe it!"

Although he said so, the credibility of this information is really not low. The Blood Sacrifice Cultists who were able to lurk in the Holy Radiance for so long, like weeds, cleared a stubble, and then emerged a stubble. Without internal support, it would never have been possible to develop to this point.

Marianne just instinctively didn't believe that those respected bishops, in their old age, would actually do such an unjustified act as supporting blood sacrifices.

The ancient capital, and even her retired mentor!

The group returned to the mansion and went directly to Illion's dwelling. Several important people of Egret were sitting at the conference table, and Illian had been briefed on the situation, and sat on the main seat with a gloomy face.

"Is that what the Blood Priest said?" Illion's reaction was similar to that of Marianne, with a tone of disbelief. "Brother Egret, what do you think?"

"It's probably impossible to say anything now, it's a little early. The egret thought for a moment and replied, "First of all, whether what this Blood Sacrifice Cultist said is true or false, I am afraid it will be difficult to distinguish and confirm without investigation. Secondly, if it really involves the high-level of the Divine Radiance Empire, then our strength alone will not be enough to deal with them. ”

"Therefore, if you want to deal with this problem, you must first unite the bishops or high-ranking members of the Order who can be trusted. On the part of the Knights, I'm not worried. After all, you and Marianne are there, but on the bishop's side, careful judgment is required. If the news leaks out, let the Blood Sacrifice Cultists be prepared. This attempt to find the root cause will become a joke. ”

Illian muttered, "I'll contact the Pope and Bishop Benjamin. But the exploration of the Matra cemetery must also be carried out at the same time. Without the evidence, even with the support of the Pope, it may not be possible to act justifiably. ”

"That's true. "The egret is a little impressed with Illian, and it seems that Illion has not grown these days. At least my judgment and vision have improved a lot.

"I'm going to be part of the investigation!" Marianne spoke first, "I'm sorry, Egret. I had some gaffes before. But I still don't believe that the pious bishops in the ancient capital can develop into sinful blood priests. So, I'm going to confirm my thoughts, that little boss is just biting back on the verge of death. ”

"It just so happens that without a familiar person, it is really difficult to break into the circle of the ancient capital. Egret nodded, "The investigation will be led by Marianne, me, Her Royal Highness Nina, and Fiona. ”

"As for Lulu, as the commander of the Knights, you still arrange the preparations for the battle. Always ready to set off to fight in the ancient capital. ”

The crowd deliberated for a while on the matter, and did not disperse until late in the evening. The egret sent Nina back to her room, before turning back to her room.

Within two steps of the egret's entry into the room, his complexion changed, and then he closed the door, closed the curtains, and turned on the light.

"Are you always used to sneaking in late at night?" asked Egret suddenly.

"Do you always have so many questions?" a figure suddenly appeared from the room, still wearing a robe and hood. It was the mysterious woman from before.

"I always have a lot of questions, such as who are you, what is your purpose, why did you find me, etc. "But I guess these questions can only be guessed by myself." ”

"Maybe you can ask me and I'll answer?" the mysterious woman sat down on the sofa unceremoniously, as if she were in her own home.

Egret shook his head, "I'm still self-aware. There is no such thing as being able to fall in love with a beautiful woman. But I also don't like to talk around the bush. So you'd better state your purpose directly. If we can have something in common, it is not impossible to work together. ”

"You're really different from other knights, and it's strictly forbidden to deal with unidentified people during knight training. The first thing you should do in the face of someone like me is to arrest me. The mysterious woman chuckled.

"Let's not talk about whether I can catch you. Egret rolled her eyes, "Even if I could, I wouldn't have done anything to Ambra's royal knights." ”

The mysterious beauty was startled, and her body stiffened. There was silence for a while, and then she asked, "How did you judge it?" She surprisingly did not deny it, which made the egret look at it differently.

"The smell. You have the same smell as Lulu. I figured it out, and it wasn't the smell of perfume. Rather, it was due to the long-term training in the Royal Training Institute in Ambra, and the scent of celestial vanilla was stained on his body. This aroma cannot be removed, and it is extremely sweet. This plant was a favorite of Ambra's queen and concubines a hundred years ago. Other places have long since become extinct. "So you're only likely to have this smell if you've been in Ambra's palace." And according to your strength, what other conditions can meet these two points than the royal knight?"

Ambra's legitimate royal family is only Her Royal Highness Nina, who everyone knows and doesn't even need to explain. So of course, the Egret's judgment can be accurate to the target.

"You're observant. "But the decision to go to Matra to investigate was too hasty. I'm afraid you're going to have a hard time. ”

"So, you're familiar with the situation?" asked Egret curiously.

The mysterious woman paused. "It's not familiar. But you know something you don't know yet. ”

"For example, the origin of the Blood Sacrifice Cultists. and the true way of blood sacrifice. ”

The egret didn't interrupt the mysterious woman, but reached out and made a gesture of listening.

"The Blood Rites were originally founded by a group of researchers from the Ambra Empire. They have no scruples, they will do whatever it takes, just to increase their strength and longevity, and their actions are outrageous. Their ability is not only in the study of blood sacrifices, the reason why they can develop so easily and rapidly is mainly because they can control people's hearts. ”

"Do you know the Heart Stone?"

The egret's eyes tightened, and his gaze burst into fine light.

"You mean, one of the Miracle Jewels, the Puzzle Jewel?"

"Yes, but it's different from what you think, the Puzzle Gem or the Temptation Stone is just an inconspicuous stone. It's not even as big as a fingernail. The mysterious woman chuckled. "However, this group of people used it to control more than a dozen bishop-level high-ranking people in the Holy Radiance Empire at that time, providing them with great convenience to develop the scale of the Blood Sacrifice Cultists. ”

"Growing up in the Holy Radiance, sucking the cancer of flesh and blood?" the egret sighed, "I'm afraid the current scale is even more terrifying, right?

"The Puzzle Jade is not omnipotent. Otherwise, why wouldn't this group of people dominate the world?" the mysterious woman joked, "That thing doesn't work against the strong above the legal level. In addition, it can only be used once a year, and there is a problem with the success rate. Although this is powerful, it has many flaws, and even this group of people can't use it at will. ”

"And I was already a professional at the legal level before I found them, so they wouldn't waste it on me. ”

"The most important reason why I am telling you this information is to let you understand that in this place of the ancient capital, almost all the retired and idle bishops are already members of the Blood Sacrifice Cult, and you rush to investigate, but you are just going to die!" )