Chapter Seventy-Eight: Waiting for an Opportunity
In the blink of an eye, it was the evening of the second day, and the nobles in power in various districts of Caanster City had gone to the court in gorgeous dresses. Tonight will be a lively sleepless night, as the grand ball to welcome the apostles of the Holy See is about to begin.
By nightfall, the nobles had gathered in the court's ballroom to wait for the king to solemnly announce the ball. The king seems to be a low-key man who doesn't like to hype up anything. Even when it was time for the ball to actually begin, he only walked up to the high stage with the papal emissary and let the papal apostle give a speech after making an announcement.
If you look closely, you will find that this apostle of the Holy See is the same Inspector who ordered Sain to kill Kate that night. He wore a bright cross brooch robe, unique to the apostles of the Holy See, and squinted to reveal a pious and gentle face. No one would have known that he was such a gentle man, a cold-blooded man who had come to carry out the Holy See's plan, to purge those who had come into contact with the Taboo Code.
Macallo, the name of this apostle of the Holy See, served as the Ombudsman of the Outer Church in the Holy See, exercising the duties of inspector of processions. In the Holy See, the various positions are very clear, and there is a distinction between the outer and inner churches. Most of the work of traveling to other places is done by members of the foreign church. It can be clearly understood that the personnel of the outer church have less rights than the personnel of the inner church.
In fact, it was not just McCarron, the ombudsman of the Outer Church, who left the Holy Land of the Church to purge people who had come into contact with the Taboo Code. In other kingdoms, or in any other place, there are already corresponding inspectors of the outer churches who go to the work of eradication.
The church's plan is the largest "free body" protest in history. The Church is secretly studying the alchemy of the Adora in the Forbidden Codex, hoping to have the same power as the Adora people did at the beginning, and to get rid of the gods of the heavenly realm, create their own gods, and gain true freedom.
Such a "great" plan was proposed by the current pope, who is said to be the greatest and wisest in history. Of course, such a plan must not be leaked in the slightest, so such a plan is known only to the Pope and several priests around the Pope. Inspectors of the pagan churches, like McCaron, merely carry out orders from above.
But don't think that McCarron is an old man and he's getting old. In fact, the result is just the opposite, in the Holy See, the more old people like him, the stronger the strength. Any member of the Holy See, even the lowest-ranking alternate servant, is chosen through the "pilgrimage canon". In other words, any member of the Holy See is the top elite of each country.
Assuming that McCaron became an alternate servant of the Holy See through the "Pilgrimage Ceremony" when he was young, then now that he has become the Inspector of the Church outside the Holy See, it is impossible to climb to such a position without increasing his strength several times.
McCaron came to the Kingdom of Rigia to carry out the work of erasure because he was a member of the Kingdom of Hellia. Since he is a person from the Kingdom of Relia, he must be more familiar with the Kingdom of Relia, and he can better ensure that he is foolproof when he carries out his mission. The tasks issued by the Holy See are inherently foolproof and cannot be defeated.
The church was not worried that McCarron would be soft on his people because he was from the Kingdom of Relia. Because at the moment when he chose to become a member of the Holy See, everything about him, his body, mind, his faith, had been consecrated to the Holy See, and the Holy See was everything to him. So when he received the order to assassinate Princess Kate, he could only sigh even if he didn't want to.
The commands of the church are absolute, and so is his faithfulness to the church.
When the ball began, the nobles danced with their dance partners. There were also many nobles wearing masks, and they couldn't see each other's faces, but it was in this way that they were more interested in inviting their dance partners.
Kate was naturally at the ball, wearing a beautiful angel winged mask, standing aside and waiting silently. In the process, even if many aristocratic sons invited her to dance, she refused them one by one. From time to time, she looked out of the ballroom door, or in all directions above the ballroom.
There was a worry in her heart, worried about Age.
Yesterday in the combat skills library, she very unceremoniously explained to Aggie the real culprit who solved the assassination, but until now she has not received a reply from Aggie. Her worries are complicated, ranging from the fact that Aggie will meet with her as she tracks down the real culprit of the assassination, and that Aggie will not accept her assignment and leave.
She didn't want Aegie to leave her. After going through some things with Age, she found that she was getting more and more used to Age's side, and whether it was talking back or something else, she developed a certain affection for Age.
Maybe she didn't realize that at the moment she was more worried about not whether she would be assassinated, but what kind of situation Aggie was in.
Takley, who recognized her at a glance, walked up to her and said, "Beautiful Princess Kate, may I have the honour to invite you to a dance?"
With that, he leaned down and made an inviting gesture to Kate. He wears a golden lion mask, which is in keeping with his domineering and tall image and personality. No matter how you look at it, he is a handsome and handsome young duke.
Kate would naturally recognize him, but she didn't accept his invitation. As a rite of etiquette at the ball, she leaned over slightly and pulled Dockley up and said, "I'm sorry, I'm not in the mood to dance right now." ”
"That's a real interruption. Tuckerley smiled at the corners of his mouth, indicating that it didn't matter. But his real expression was disappointed from the bottom of his heart. He felt like he was getting farther and farther away from Kate, which made him sad. Of course, he will not show the sadness of a big man, and he will smile when he is frustrated.
Since he was rejected by Kate, there was no need to continue to be embarrassed by her side, and he turned around and walked to another place.
Looking at Tuckerley's back, Kate's mind suddenly conjured up with the figure of Edge. She was thinking that if Aggie had heard her say to Tuckley, "I'm not in the mood to dance," I'm afraid Edge would have been sarcastic, "You, a woman who is not like a princess, can say anything like that?" - yes, if it was Edge, he would be so sarcastic.
"In his eyes, he must not look like a woman. Kate sighed as she looked at some of the beautiful aristocratic ladies in front of her.
At this time, she really wanted Edge to be around. If she could, she would also like Edge to invite her to a dance. In doing so, she would be able to belittle Age, who she believed was a rude commoner, who would never know how to dance. And when she shows her dancing side in front of Agey...... Well, how would Edge react when she was on the gentle side?
She laughed in her heart at the thought of these things for a moment—a mental activity she had never had before.
But to her disappointment, even though she kept looking at the door of the ballroom, she never saw Edge.
Orwell and Lisa also attended the ball. Orwell was dancing with Lisa. Lisa doesn't always reject people like Kate. Although she had been interested in Ageie before, it can be said that she had a good impression, but she was rejected by Eggie like that, and she didn't have much time to stay with Edge, and gradually, her good impression of Edgee diminished. Now she only sees Aggie as a friend.
However, she knows about Tuckerley's feelings for Kate, and she has been paying attention to Kate and Tuckley when she danced with Orwell just now. Seeing Tuckerly rejected by Kate, she was well aware of her brother's disappointment. But she couldn't help Tuckley, because Tuckley didn't need it, and wouldn't allow it.
In Orwell's mansion, Leah is alone in her room reading a book. It's just that she hasn't been able to calm down. Although she was holding the book, her eyes could not be focused on the page. Orwell went to the ball, and she, a maid, had no right to attend such a grand ball, so she had to stay alone in the mansion.
Of course, she didn't care about the ball, but about Edge, who came back during the day and left immediately. Ever since Edgie got involved with Princess Kate, he's been busy. It was from that moment on, that the time she spent with Aggie was greatly reduced, which made her very uncomfortable and a little lost.
She was worried about Aggie, especially tonight. She didn't know why, but she had a hunch that something big was going to happen tonight. Like the eve of a storm, the grand court ball is just a quiet scene in disguise.
On one of the highest towers in the court, Edge's clothes fluttered in the evening breeze. His long eye-covering hair also swayed, setting off his whole person with a bit of depth and tragedy.
From this tower, there is a panoramic view of the ballroom of the court. He stood on it, just waiting for an opportunity. As soon as Sain made a move, he would immediately dive down.
"Use the sky-breaking sword in your hand to shake the whole ball! Expose Sain's sins and protect the princess, and I will fulfill the responsibility!"
If there is a storm, then after the storm, there will be a rainbow of eye-catching beauty heroes!
The corners of Age's mouth smiled slightly, he had already booked this position. As for the so-called masters in the court, let's continue to hide and see it clearly!