Chapter 180: The Root of the Bane (Fourth Update)
The next morning, all the nobles of the city of Lasses learned that the eldest lady of the Linches family had been robbed, and despite Talper's explanations, they could not stop the nobles' imagination. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The Marquis of Beverly expressed strong dissatisfaction with Talper, and Caesar was pushed to the forefront of public opinion, and his nominal fiancΓ©e was kidnapped, which was undoubtedly a humiliation.
Just as public opinion became more and more intense, Nafi swaggered into everyone's sight, without hiding, and lived in Hurricane Academy.
The aristocratic class was stunned.
Soon news came out that it was "Hurricane" Ivo who caused the incident, and as Nafi's friend, Ivo was just dissatisfied with her grounded treatment, so he forcibly took Nafei away and did not continue to live in Linches Manor.
This news eased the public opinion of the nobles, escaping the grounding was obviously a reasonable request, and Nafi had no intention of hiding at all, elopement became nonsense, this became a family affair of the Linches family, and Gold had no right to interfere, even if there was a marriage contract, they had no reason to interfere with Nafi's normal needs.
After Talper got the news, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and understood that Ivo didn't do anything to prevent Nafi from leaving his sight, but he didn't allow Talpo to interfere with her freedom anymore, which was the subtext of Ivo.
From the beginning to the end, Ivo was only dissatisfied with Nafi's grounded treatment and did not interfere with the marriage contract, thinking of this, Talper compromised, in fact he also felt a little guilty about Nafi.
However, despite this, there are still some unfriendly speculations circulating, pointing the finger at Caesar and Gold, believing that their marriage contract is difficult for the strongman, although this kind of thing is common in the aristocratic class, but people with a heart will still use this to damage Gold's reputation.
For a time, public opinion was very loud, but it was limited to the aristocracy, and it was clearly distinguished from the commoners.
Nafi gained her long-lost freedom, but she was not as happy as she expected, because after sending her to Hurricane Academy, Ivo left, and Nafi fiercely opposed the family's arrangement for the first time, and was terrified, hoping that Ivo would be by her side so that she could feel safe.
At this time, Ivo was in the Shadow Tavern near the royal capital.
In the early hours of the morning, Leon came to the door, informed him of the Brotherhood's assessment, officially accepted him, and gave him the badge given to the Ivo Brotherhood, as well as the location of some of the Shadow Tavern and how to enter it.
Ivo travels alone to the Shadow Tavern, wearing a mask to avoid being recognized.
In the Shadow Tavern near Lasses, where three Brotherhood Assassins rested and talked, Ivo chose a bounty from the Tavernkeeper, and each official member of the Brotherhood was to complete at least one order a year, otherwise he would lose his status.
The membership hierarchy of the Brotherhood is very simple, peripheral members (who passed the assessment, but did not pass the assessment), full members, elite members, cadres, and "blood ring" members. The "Blood Ring" is the core organization within the Brotherhood, the real high-level, decision-maker, the strongest, and the master assassin, and the "Blood Ring" is their honorific title, a crown representing glory.
Ivo's chosen bounty target is a mischievous minor nobleman in Lasses, and Ivo is not prepared to do it himself, so he gives the job to Paro and asks him to choose men from the Order to deal with the petty nobleman. I have to say that the power of the Dark Eye is very useful, if it weren't for the archbishop's ill-intentioned intentions and the hatred of the old man, Ivo might have been his bishop with peace of mind.
After handing the bounty to Paro, Paro took out a contract of faith, "Lord Bishop, this is a new faith contract created by the archbishop, everyone has to re-sign it, according to the rules, you must sign it first, and then it is the turn of the other believers in Lasses to sign it, this is an example." β
Ivo gave Paro a deep look, pushed away the faith contract, and said, "Paro, are you loyal to the Dark Eye, or are you loyal to me?"
Paro wondered, "Does it make a difference?"
Ivo said lightly: "I need a cronie, a real cronie, do you know what I mean?"
Paro's face changed slightly.
"You know who I am, I'm the son of the devil," Ivo said, holding his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky at forty-five degrees, without blinking, "but do you know what the son of the devil represents?"
Paro shook his head, though the Dark Eye had been looking for the Demon Child, he didn't know the truth.
"Son of the Devil represents......" Ivo turned his head suddenly, "Messenger of Purgatory!"
Paro was shocked, and his face was surprised.
Ivo said slowly, "The archbishop has turned his back on Lord Darkness, he has used the Dark Eye as a personal tool!"
"How is that possible?" exclaimed Paro.
"The archbishop has absolute control over the Eye of Darkness, and the invalidation of the faith contract this time is too strange," Ivo said lightly: "Except for the archbishop, who can tamper with the contents of the contract? Maybe the gods can, but they never personally interfere in all the changes in the main world, so only the dark lord can tamper with the contract!"
Palo looked confused, stunned by Ivo's remarks.
"The Archbishop has absolute control over the Dark Eye, and there is no way he can tamper with the contract and lose that control. β
"The Dark Lord's inability to manifest his spirits, and his subtle expression of displeasure with the Dark Eye reminds me that the Archbishop's selfish desires have outweighed his devotion to the Darkness!"
"In the Order, no one can oppose the archbishop, on the surface the seven bishops have the same power, in fact only the archbishop dictatorship, don't you find that the activities of the dark eye over the years have become more and more strange, the dark Lord needs faith, soul, but the archbishop has been deliberately controlling the size of the order, and the profits earned by the order eventually flow into his purse, this operation lost too many manpower, so the archbishop let us preach. Ivo was astonishing.
Seeing Paro frowning and pondering, Ivo smiled secretly, there were many loopholes in this statement, but he was not worried that Paro would be suspicious, as long as he pointed out a possibility and made up some reasons and reasons, even if he didn't believe it, he would be more or less guided to his thoughts, and he had the luck mentality of "maybe it's true".
"What do you want to do, my lord?" said Paro, hesitantly.
"I want to change the Dark Eye, put the Order on the right path, and break the archbishop's control over the Order. Ivo shook his fist fiercely, pretending to be indignant, "I want the followers to strengthen their faith in the darkness and give their faith a home, I want to set off a revolution from within, all corruption breeds from within, I want to remove the cancer in the Dark Eye, and find the original goal for the Dark Eye!"
"This road, destined to be hostile to the archbishop, is like a thorn in the road. β
Ivo suddenly looked directly at Paro, "You have followed me for three years, are you still willing to continue to follow me and embark on this path of reform?"
Paro was shocked by Ivo's "righteous words" and stayed on the spot, and at this moment, in his eyes, Ivo's image was radiant.
Paro half-knelt on the ground and said respectfully, "Paro Laker, willing to obey your wishes, the dagger will always be pointed at the place of your sight, and in the name of the dark elf race and darkness, I will dedicate you to the highest loyalty, and will never violate it." β
Ivo was overjoyed, and put his hands on Paro's shoulders and looked him in the eye, "I believe in your loyalty, you have always been my right-hand man, and I am grateful to you." β
Without waiting for Paro to be flattered, Ivo turned his head again, "However, this secret reform cannot take any risks. He took a dark blue parchment roll from his bosom and handed it to Paro.
"This is a new faith contract," Iwhar paused, "a contract directly under the Demon Lord!Yes, you guessed it right, this is the contract that Lord Darkness personally gave me, and this is the source of all my speculation!"
"I'm the only one other than the archbishop who has access to the darkness!"
On the dark blue faith contract, there was a strong demonic aura, and Paro could feel that this was the high-ranking coercion of the demon lord. At this moment, he had no doubts about what Ivo said, and signed his name.
Ivo smiled: "Paro, you have to get all the followers of Lasses to sign a new contract, this is a great opportunity to weaken the power of the archbishop, remember, only those who are worthy of wooing can be told the truth, you know the members of Lasses better, I give you the choice." Remember, secrecy is paramount, and we must not expose it until we can stand up to the archbishop. β
"Your wishes will be carried out. Paro saluted respectfully, took the dark blue parchment, and hurried away.
Ivo had a strange smile on his face.
Internal turmoil has always been the cause of an organization's collapse, and his counterattack against the Eye of Darkness is not as violent as a thunderbolt, because thunder doesn't last long, it's more like rotten rust that spreads unnoticed.
The bane has been planted, and now it is only necessary to water, fertilize and ...... Await.
As for the dark blue contract, it has no effect, it is just a demonic parchment scroll with the breath of Demacia, and Lao De's current strength is not yet able to make a contract, but it is only used to improve persuasion.
After fooling Paro, Ivo returned to the Hurricane Academy, and as he walked through the gate, a man dressed in court attire stopped him and said, "I am the King's Affairs Officer, and Your Majesty wants to see you." β
Ivo's eyes flashed, after two years, the king wanted to summon him again?
(To be continued.) )