After Nie Yuan left, Count Lilian sank down, she propped her chin and muttered to herself.

"A very good guy, in every way."

"Buck, where did you get so many secret and illustrious relatives?"

"No matter how much I hide it, I should be wary of you, but ...... It is also a force that is definitely worth wooing. ”

"Nie Yuan, ha, I hope you won't do anything bad."

"I'm even looking forward to having dinner with you next time."

Muttering, Count Lillian looked at the paperwork on the table again, muttered for a while, turned his head sideways to his subordinates who stood in the shadows behind his seat, and said:

"In addition to the nonsense to guide the future construction of Rui Eucalyptus City, the royal city also instructed me to return to the palace in the near future to participate in the knighthood ceremony.

But he never mentioned it, and completely revoked my derogatory, the implication was very obscure, so that I was not sure whether I could stay in the royal city after being promoted, or return to Ruiyu City, and continue to bear the title of marquis, and live here for the rest of my life.

Shadow, what do you think? ”

The courtier behind him, who was hiding in the shadows, replied:

"Just as the old king is seriously ill and has not been able to control the government for several months, the situation in the royal city must be complicated, and inviting you back now must have a different kind of deep meaning.

The subordinates thought that if they rushed back to the royal city, they might encounter some unexpected dangers.

But how to choose, it is still up to you, Lord Lilian, and your subordinates cannot make decisions on your behalf, but can only do their best to ensure your safety. ”

Lilian thought for a moment and said, "The content of the document leaves a lot of leeway, and the words seem to be high-sounding, but they are mixed with obscure signals everywhere.

Before the king died, some people couldn't hold it back, and the feud between my relatives seemed to have entered a white-hot stage.

Some branches, trying to co-opt any living force to reach a united front, I see only a deal in the paperwork, a deal about my future position.

The knighthood ceremony is just a 'deposit' thrown out by them, if I can satisfy some people, join their battle line, contribute to someone, shine, and help him take the supreme authority of the Bane Kingdom......

Then I am from the minister of the dragon, it is definitely not as simple as a marquis, and there must be a place for me in the central circle of the royal city.

If I can't satisfy them, then even if I eat this deposit, I will spit it out, and the best result is just to take the vacant title of Marquis, return to Ruiyu City and continue to eat and wait for death.

If......

The branch I chose lost the battle, haha, I and everyone in this branch were dead, with a thousand cuts, nailed to the pillar of shame in history.

You're right, Shadow, this trip is indeed very dangerous, and if I go back, I may not be able to come back alive. ”

The Shadow was silent for a while, and said, "That'...... Lord Lillian, if we don't wade into this muddy water, at least you can ensure your current status, and when the new king ascends to the throne, you will have an 'innocent body', and you can continue to try to return to the royal city in a safe identity and way." ”

Lilian laughed when she heard this, and said, "Where am I now? Shadow, do you think I have any status now? It's just an empty shelf that has been pushed out of the circle. ”

The shadow hesitated in his heart, "Then you have made up your mind and are ready to return to the royal city in the near future to participate in their battle?" ”

"Nope."

Lilian shook her head and said, "I'm going to delay it for a while, postpone the return date, and wait until they eat the dog, and the internal friction of self has reached a point where the situation is clear, and then go back to accept the promotion of knighthood." ”

The Shadow seemed to have caught something, and he said, "Do you want to wait for some branches to be completely eliminated, and some branches have risen strongly, and have the momentum to determine the overall situation, and then go back and choose which side to follow?"

This is indeed safe, although there should be no opportunity to compete for the center circle, but the situation is clear, and the probability of choosing the wrong one is greatly reduced. ”

"Wrong Shadow again."

Lillian smiled: "I don't want to go back to join anyone, even if I do, it's just a temporary void and a snake." ”

The Shadow wondered, "What do you mean?" ”

Lilian's expression gradually cooled, and she said, "After they persecuted my father to death and put Tracy to death, I made a decision on the way to Rui Eucalyptus City on my way to exile.

If there is a chance, even if the chance is very slim, once I see the light of day, I will make all of them pay for it.

Needless to say, the masterminds, but also the Silent ones, continued to flatter the instigators after I left, as if nothing had happened.

But I remember everything, and no one escapes it.

I want all of them to feel the shadow of my pain at that time, and I want to make the Kingdom of Bane ...... Absolutely, after. ”

The tone is very flat, and he speaks extremely arrogantly.

However, the strength and determination that burst out of the words seemed to freeze the air.

The shadow was still stunned and did not speak, but Count Lilian suddenly smiled, washed away the cold appearance just now, became cheerful again, and said:

"It's wrong, it's not a final story, after all, aren't I also the blood of the Bane royal family?"

The dark shadow had already rolled up in his heart, and his tone changed, and he said:

"But...... But...... What are you going to do with them? ”

Lillian continued: "Shadow, although you spend most of your time by my side, and I absolutely trust you, do you really think that I have accumulated nothing over the years?

From the circle of Wang Cheng, I don't see any hope of enriching my wings, and I can only seek help from forces outside the circle.

A careful search of your memories reveals anything? ”

The shadow quickly searched in his mind, and suddenly thought of something, and said:

"Are they the mysterious people? The mysterious person who asked me to avoid talking to too? But you haven't met them a few times, only a handful, even if they are powerful, but are they trustworthy? ”

Lilian smiled: "They definitely won't help me wholeheartedly, but they have their own morality, and they usually won't be like my hypocritical relatives, full of lies and no bottom line."

I've worked with them a few times, and I've managed to build a solid relationship, and besides, I don't have any options, do I? ”

The Shadow replied, "Are you in contact with those people with your occasional letters sent across the country, and the magic circles you use for remote communication?" I don't know exactly how it will be unfolded, but since you have come to the conclusion that you can cooperate, I think they do have some reliability. ”

Lillian turned her head, looked at the shadow with relief, and said, "Got it, this is one of the reasons why I absolutely trust you, just like the paperwork just now." ”

When Count Lilian read the document just now, she did not shy away from the shadow behind her, and directly opened it and flipped through it.

But the Shadow still doesn't know the contents of the paperwork, and needs to tell him about it himself to understand the reason.

It's not that the shadow is stupid, it's that he doesn't peek at a word at all, and he doesn't snoop on any of his master's privacy without Lilian's permission.

Just as Lillian had exchanged letters with those mysterious people in front of him, or communicated remotely in the form of magic circles, he only now knew that the master had cooperated with those people several times.

If subordinates have to go through an assessment called "Loyal Dog Self-cultivation" before they can take office, then Shadow will definitely get full marks.

That's why Lillian trusts him so much.

The shadow bowed his head slightly, and said meekly: "This is the quality that subordinates should have, but I still can't help but want to remind you that those relatives of yours are not so easy to get along with, they ...... It's cruel, even if it's to your own relatives.

The subordinates don't know what the identity of the mysterious people you work with is, but they may still be far from fighting against the entire Bane royal family.

You still have to think twice, after all, if you fail to take the ultimate authority, the consequences will ......"

"Heh~"

Lilian's expression was relaxed, and she said, "Shadow, I have already realized it, after that day, I am no longer afraid of death, I am not afraid of losing, I am only afraid of ...... There is no hope in sight. ”

After that, Lillian said: "The energy of those people is actually not as weak as you imagined, they can do a lot of things, more than you think, it depends on whether I can pay the corresponding price."

It's because I've already made a decision that I'm going to go out of my way to win over outside forces, whether it's mysterious people you don't know well, or people you know, like those at Buck's bookstore.

I have even allowed some people to start a long-awaited ceremony of summoning the outer gods in the city of Ruiyu, helping them to blind the eyes of all churches and bear the consequences of the failure of the summoning. ”

"Summoning the Outer Gods Ritual?!"

The Shadow was shocked again, it turned out that Lord Lillian, without everyone knowing, was involved in such a huge incident?

It's still in the city of Ruiyu!

You must know that in a few cases, if the ritual of summoning the outer gods fails, it may lead to a result that is even more terrifying than the source of the disaster getting out of control!

The void rift that was torn open by the ritual, I don't know what an unimaginable aura it will overflow!

Not to mention the doorway, it is definitely not as simple as Lord Lillian said, she helps the believers of the outer gods, hiding from the eyes of the church, and must take an extremely huge risk.

Once discovered, it is doomed.

Because the Kingdom of Bane defines the mysterious church that believes in foreign gods as a cult, unlike other kingdoms, it still has a certain tolerance for it, as long as it does not do anything that violates the law, it can allow the existence of moderate branches of some mysterious sects.

The Bain Kingdom did not distinguish which branches were good and which were bad, and they were directly killed.

As a result, Lillian-sama, has she been secretly in contact with this sect?

If she could really hold the ultimate power, she would indeed be able to allow some branches of the Mystic Sect to make some deals with the Mystic Cultists at the cost of their open existence in the Bane Kingdom.

But the danger is also extremely high, if she is not careful, not only will the royal circle work together to erase her, but the orthodox sects will not give up.

There are many, too deep and complex stakes.

It seems that Lillian, as she said, is really determined to break the boat......

Shadow thought of what he and his colleagues had done not long ago, under the arrangement of Lord Lillian, and what seemed to be irrelevant, but in fact, he recalled later that he was completely deceiving the Orthodox Church, and couldn't help but secretly worry about his master's future in his heart.

In such an act, even if she grasps the supreme authority, will the Orthodox Church really let her sit in that position......

Lillian didn't think it was anything, and went on to explain to the Shadow:

"Yes, the ritual of summoning the outer gods failed, and the outer gods did not accept the breath of the creatures as sacrifices.

But those people are not for nothing, at least from the void, they have drawn enough energy, and the energy they need has also brought our cooperation one step closer.

Heard......

They grabbed a rare undead monster, took out his heart, drained his blood, and sewed it on his chest, hoping that the undead would always be able to keep the chest alive as a carrier of the arrival of the outer gods.

I don't know more about the inside story, after all, no matter how bold I am, I still need to get out of the way, and I can't personally participate in that kind of ceremony.

They didn't say much, they just told me about the process. ”

The Shadow knew the cause and effect in Lillian's story, and there was nothing more to say at the moment.

He knew that he would definitely not be able to persuade Lord Lillian, so he could only do his best to assist his master in everything he wanted to do.

Shadow said in a deep voice: "No matter what choice you make, I will support it, but the people of the Mystery Church, they can't appear on the streets of the Bane Kingdom openly, let alone directly become your staff or doormen, and get involved in the battle of the royal circle."

So even if they will dedicate some resources to support you, what about the bright side?

Once your relatives perceive the threat and no longer hesitate to express their malice to you, how can they help the mysterious cultists who dare not show it in front of others? ”

Lillian replied, "So, I wouldn't have let them perceive the threat so early, postpone it for a while, and return to the royal city after the situation is clear, showing that they have no intention of intervening in the fight, and only want to protect themselves, there is also such a consideration."

Besides, in addition to the Mystic Sect, don't I have some accumulation outside the royal circle, such as those local magnates, such as some high-level members of the Chamber of Commerce, such as members of the Buck Bookstore. ”

The shadow was silent for a while, and said, "This kind of power is difficult to come to the stage in the battle of the royal city circle, they will not and dare not get involved in it. ”

Lilian laughed and said: "Of course I know they don't dare, but what I have lowered is not only the vigilance of the royal circle, but they are the same, when I really show my purpose, then, it will not be so easy to get on my chariot and want to get down."

At that time, even if I let them come and go freely, my relatives will not let them go.

Only...... One road followed me to the dark.

Supplemented by the support of the occult sect, perhaps, what if, perhaps, can see the light of day? ”

The Shadow now completely cleared the veins in Lillian's heart, sighed, and asked tentatively:

"Now I can see that there is indeed great potential behind Buck's bookstore, and it should be no worse than the local elite circle, and it is still the easiest to pull into your command, because they seem to be rootless duckweed, and there is no other good place to go.

But this was also discovered after Old Buck's relatives gathered in Rui Eucalyptus City, and how did you, when Old Buck was only one person and the most depressed, how did you see his potential and decide to fund him? ”

Lillian thought for a moment and said, "Intuitively, when I first saw his cloudy eyes, I thought this guy must be full of stories.

I didn't expect him to give me a lot of surprises one after another, so I tolerated him and owed so much debt to me.

And the arrival of his relatives was a complete surprise, especially Nie Yuan, whose bottomless profound intellect would definitely be of unimaginable help to me.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have said that he would have become my personal staff, not only because of his looks and temperament, but also because of his unique attractiveness, or even because he has extraordinary intelligence.

The most important thing is that he has an extraordinary understanding and cognition of the 'Outer God Whisper', which must be a solid foundation for my in-depth cooperation with the Mystic Sect! ”

Shadow heard that he couldn't agree more.

Indeed, in the current situation of Lord Lilian, it would be a great risk to rashly pull someone who is not very familiar with him and become his personal staff.

She is not a reckless and impulsive person, on the contrary, she is very cautious in key places.

The reason why she is willing to take that risk must be because she thinks someone is very worthwhile for her to do.

If it can become a bridge for in-depth cooperation with the mysterious sect, then paying a big price to try to keep Nie Yuan will definitely be a good deal.

The shadow nodded and said: "That's true, if Nie Yuan can surprise you, then it will definitely give the mysterious sect a greater surprise, after all, no one values the gold content of the 'Outer God Whisper' more than them." ”

Lilian smiled: "That's right, I even think that with Nie Yuan joining, the Mystery Church doesn't have to deal with that dirty and inferior undead monster, he definitely has extremely profound guiding suggestions for ancient knowledge like the outer gods, which makes people want to explore what extraordinary experiences he has had in the past years." ”

"Looks like you really value him, Lord Lilian, though...... He really deserves to be valued. ”

"Hah...... Are you kidding me, Shadow? ”

"The subordinates don't dare."

……

The other end.

Nie Yuan didn't know that after he left, Count Lilian and her guardian shadow also started such a conversation, so that if he listened to it, he would definitely be able to burst into a mouthful of food.

He played with the Rubik's Cube worth three gold coins, and while secretly complaining about the smell of Zhumen's wine and meat, he leisurely and Nancy toured the streets of Rui Eucalyptus City.

I experienced the customs of another world, but I didn't rush to the place where the church was.

Because when he came out of Earl Lilian's house, it was not yet the time for the daily chanting of the Moonlight Chapel.

He had two purposes for this trip, one was to verify whether he was lost in the ethereal singing every time he heard the chant.

Last time, I was almost dragged by the chant, and directly pushed open the door of the church, and announced openly, Lao Tzu is the saint you are looking for.

It was Nancy's pull that woke him up.

Before fully understanding the situation, he directly occupied the identity of the descendants of the ancient gods with the outer gods, and declared that he was a believer in the main god.

It's undoubtedly risky.

Either way.

So he also told Nancy that if something was wrong with him, he would remember to pull himself back to Buck's bookstore.

He didn't say much about the reason, and Nancy didn't ask much, so he just agreed.

And the other purpose is to verify that if you are so demented when you hear the chant, then go directly to the Moonlight Church and face the breath of the Moonlight Goddess, whether anything extraordinary will happen.

However, he has reservations about this purpose for the time being, and he will not necessarily try it.

At least you have to let yourself, at the risk of not being manipulated by the chant, in order to gradually probe.

After all, you have to eat the meal one bite at a time, you can't rush into danger, you have to be cautious.

It's almost stuck in time.

In the Moonlight Chapel, the elders are presiding over the gathering of the faithful in preparation for the daily chanting of hymns.

Nie Yuan also led Nancy, like a simple passerby, and stepped into the street where the church was located.

Prepare to hug, the ethereal chant that is about to sound.