The United Kingdom of Ruiwei is only the leader of the Kingdom of Windsor, but it is not a territory of the Kingdom of Windsor, let alone a vassal country.

Even if Ma Wei really took London and took the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny, the United Kingdom of Ruiwei would not obey his orders, but would choose to resist.

The United Kingdom of Ruiwei is also a nail between the Romanov Kingdom and the Windsor Kingdom.

If it is not uprooted, the flow between the two countries will be affected.

At the same time, Napoleon and Caesar will not watch the Church of Truth grow and grow, they will vigorously support the United Kingdom of Ruiwei and cut off the Romanov Kingdom and the Windsor Kingdom from it!

Katerina expected this, so she gathered the legions on the border, intending to join forces with Mavi.

The Kingdom of Windsor has troops stationed in the United Kingdom of Ruiwei, but Mavi can use his power to transfer them, and he is already Prime Minister, so it is not difficult to do so.

Without the help of the army of the Windsor Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Ruiwei alone may not be Katerina's opponent, because behind her is the Church of Truth, and it is the Bloodline and the Snake People and other transcendent races.

It's not a fair war at all.

There is no fairness to war either.

Mavi agreed to Katerina's plan, he would personally inform Dino and bring the message, and Login would also leave the town as a white wolf and rush in the direction of Lake Windermere.

The next day, early in the morning.

The lake was covered in mist, and Lawne drove his boat to the middle of the lake to collect the fish baskets that had been laid down the previous night.

What made him a little frustrated was that there was not a single fish in the fish basket, and he had seen more than a dozen in a row.

You know, Lake Windermere is the largest freshwater lake in the Kingdom of Windsor, with a wide variety of aquatic flora and fauna, and there has never been an Air Force thing!

Lawn questioned several other fishermen, and found that they, like himself, had not caught any fish!

Overnight, it seemed as if all the fish were gone!

"What's that!"

One pointed to the shadow in the mist not far away, it was a huge thing like a small mountain, floating on the water, and Lawn and the others had the courage to come forward, and almost didn't scream!

That's a water monster!

The slender neck, sharp teeth, fin-sized claw webs, the whole body was scarred, and there was a huge laceration wound in the abdomen, as if something had cut open the belly, and the internal organs poured out, exuding a fishy smell.

"It's a werewolf!" A fisherman looked at the wound on the monster's stomach and said with a pale face, "That's the werewolf's paw print!" They killed the water monsters! ”

"Why?" Lawn was puzzled: "Why did the werewolf kill the water monster?" They live deep in the forest and never enter the water, so why should they have trouble with water monsters? ”

The fisherman couldn't answer the question, and he didn't know why, but it must have been the werewolf who killed the monster, not for food, but for something else.

"This place is not good for long!" Someone said: "The corpse is still warm, the werewolf may not have gone far!" ”

As soon as they heard this, the fishermen did not care about the harvest, and hurriedly drove the boat back to the shore, and ran towards the town in groups, and as soon as they had taken two steps, a wolf howl was heard on their right, and they were so frightened that they ran to the left, and in a daze, they came to a boulder.

For the perennial fisherman, the terrain around Lake Windermere is so well known that Lawne does not remember that there was such a boulder on the edge of the lake, and a sword stuck in the top of the rock.

"There are words here!"

I don't know who shouted, and everyone followed the voice, only to see a line of proverbs engraved crookedly on the side of the stone:

[Whoever draws this sword is king.] 】

The appearance of the sword in the stone frightened the fishermen even more, they didn't dare to stay for a long time, and ran back to the town with a crawl and told the mayor of the town.

"What? The werewolf killed the water monster and a sword stuck in a stone appeared? ”

Looking at the fishermen who woke him up early in the morning, the mayor's first reaction was that they had seen it wrong, but after thinking about it, how could so many people be wrong at the same time?

The town of Bowness is located not far from Lake Windermere, and if there are werewolves in Lake Windermere, then the town will be in danger, and after a little thought, the mayor of the town goes to the town church, finds Father Riddle, and rushes with him to the lake.

At this time, the mist on the lake had dissipated, and the huge corpse of the water monster was lying quietly in the middle of the lake, and on the north side of the lake, a huge stone did appear, and a silver holy sword was inserted vertically on the stone.

Everything is exactly as the fishermen say.

Father Riddle looked solemn and said to the mayor: "The water monster inhabits Lake Windermere, there is another space at the bottom of the lake, and it is connected to the sea, the witcher cannot kill the water monster, but the water monster died at the hands of the werewolf, this is too strange, the person who killed the water monster must not be an ordinary werewolf, so the residents of the town should immediately gather in the church!" ”

"Good!"

Knowing that the situation was critical, the mayor of the town hurriedly ran back, and Father Riddle circled around the sword in the stone, and after observing it for a moment, he jumped on the stone, grabbed the hilt of the sword with both hands and pulled it hard!

The holy sword did not move at all, as if it had grown with the stone, giving people an unshakable oppression.

After calling three or five strong men to draw their swords, but could not draw them, Father Riddle had to return to the town with the fishermen, after all, no one knew whether a group of werewolves would rush out of the forest and dismantle them to pieces.

Back in town, where the residents had gathered in the church square in the center of the town, and after a brief explanation, Father Riddle sent a message to the Holy See in London asking for help, and the next morning, two teams of witchers, led by Cardinal Yuribe, arrived on the scene.

"Lord Bishop, yesterday I asked the residents of the town to try it one by one, and I really couldn't draw the holy sword."

Father Riddle followed behind Bishop Yuribey and said, "I think this is probably a real sword in stone. ”

Bishop Yuribe, who did not believe in evil, glanced at the witcher behind him, and the witcher understood and stepped forward to draw his sword.

The first attempt, in vain, could not shake the holy sword at all.

On the second attempt, the witcher took out a bottle of Hercules' stick and took it, and his muscles became knotted, and he suddenly became infinitely stronger, and tried again. Still to no avail.

This is very strange, Hercules's club is a powerful potion, and the user is infinitely powerful, just like an ant, it can lift an object dozens of times heavier than itself, even if it can't pull out the holy sword, can't it even lift a stone?

The truth is that the witcher who took the Mighty Potion was indeed unable to lift the stone, and dug down half a meter only to find that the stone peeking out of the ground was only the tip of the iceberg, and more was buried in the ground.

"Lord Bishop, don't try, it's God's will!"

The mayor boldly reminded, "This is a sword in the stone!" Legend has it that the sword in the stone only appears in turbulent times! Only the true king can pull it out! It's a holy relic stained with the blood of the gods! ”

"Nonsense!"

Bishop Yuribe frowned and scolded, "How come I've never heard of the Sword in the Stone? This is nothing more than a myth made up by man! ”

"Not a legend! Not a legend! The mayor asked him to take out the newspaper from a few days ago: "Look, Lord Bishop, it has published a record of the sword in the stone, and even experts have found relevant documents!" ”

I glanced at the newspaper a few times, and found that there was indeed news about the sword in the stone in the newspaper, not only that, but a few days ago it was said that the expert found a historical document that recorded the sword in the stone, which proved that there were traces to follow.

Archbishop Yuribey glanced at the townspeople: "Have you all heard of the legend of the sword in the stone? ”

"yes, yes! We all know the sword in the stone! ”

"My grandmother told me about the legend of the sword in the stone since I was a child!"

"It's a fetish!"

In the face of inquiries, the residents of the town were surprisingly unanimous, and Mavik did not consult them in advance, let alone let Edward brainwash them, but they brainwashed themselves.

Who hasn't heard of myths as a child?

The news in the newspapers, as well as the confused memories of the residents, are all the devil's work of Ma Wei.

As early as a few days ago, Ma Wei asked Levine to promote the legend of the sword in the stone in the small town of Bowness, at first people did not care, and forgot about it after hearing it, but when the sword in the stone really appeared, they would feel extremely familiar, plus experts found relevant historical documents to prove that it has existed since ancient times, and the residents were even more convinced.

Of course, there is certainly some bragging in there.

After all, this is a good opportunity for the town to flourish, and even if it doesn't, the mayor will make it what it is.

Human nature is so untested that it does not stand the test.

Unanimously affirmed by the residents, Bishop Yuribey was no longer confident in his judgment, if this was really a relic of the gods, it was the asset of the church, and he could not destroy it without permission.

After thinking about it, Bishop Yuribey ordered the witcher team to stay behind and return to London alone, reporting the incident to the Pope.

I don't know who leaked the news, the news of the appearance of the sword in the stone in the small town of Bowness spread, and within a day, major newspapers reported on the sword in the stone on the shore of Lake Windermere, and the residents also began to discuss the ownership of the 'king'.

After receiving a positive answer, there was a rumor that the London Library had found a record of the Sword in the Stone, and at this time, no one doubted the authenticity of the Sword in the Stone.

Even some doubts were drowned out in the wave.

Public opinion, on the cusp of the storm, cannot be questioned.

People will only trust their own judgments.

Even if the truth is the opposite, they won't believe it.

Countless tourists flocked to the town of Bowness by train, and the clever mayor saw the business opportunity and immediately started a handicraft industry, allowing women to sew the clothes of the stone sword, let the men make the handmade products of the stone sword, and also fenced the Windermere Lake, and charged an entrance fee to enter, and by the way, opened a 1 shilling to draw the holy sword.

Under the vigorous promotion of the mayor, the legend of the sword in the stone spread more and more, and in less than a week, it became popular in the Kingdom of Windsor, and more and more tourists came to the shores of Lake Windermere, and even 'foreign friends' appeared, but even so, no one could pull out the holy sword.

The mayor of the town made a lot of money, and the sword in the stone became more and more popular, and finally attracted the attention of the church's high-ranking people and the king.

As the king's representative and potion dealer, Mavi followed Archbishop Brandon to the shores of Lake Windermere to investigate the sword in the stone.

"The Sword of the Stone, also known as the Sword of Kings, cannot shake the dominance of the Holy See, but it can threaten the king." Archbishop Brandon said: "This is not good news for His Majesty Shukri I, who has just ascended the throne, unless he is the destined king, but."

Archbishop Brandon stopped talking, but the meaning was self-evident.

Obviously, neither Archbishop Brandon nor Ma Wei believed that the second prince was the destined king.

First of all, the second prince does not have the demeanor of a king, and secondly, he is incapable and does not have the courage of a monarch at all.

Luck is good, but the king can't rely on luck, strength is a must!

The reason why the Holy See sent Archbishop Brandon and Mavi was because Archbishop Brandon and Mavi were closest to the king, and subconsciously, the Pope also hoped that the sword in the stone was fake, so as to maintain the stability of the situation to the greatest extent.

Therefore, the purpose of Archbishop Brandon and Mavey coming to Lake Windermere is to be a rumor-buster, proving that the Sword in the Stone is fake!

If Archbishop Fowler is sent here, what if he secretly asks the fourth prince to draw the holy sword?

When the time comes, will you follow the guidance of fate and let the fourth prince ascend the throne, or will you continue to let the second prince be the king regardless of fate?

Either way, it is not what the Pope wants to see.

Under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, Ma Wei and Brandon came to the boulder, scraped off some stone dust for examination, and found that it was granite with extremely hard nature, and there was nothing greasy.

Climbing the rock, Archbishop Brandon began to study the holy sword again, and after testing, the holy sword and the stone did not fluctuate magically, it looked very ordinary, and there was nothing strange about it.

If you can't find a flaw, then create a flaw, Archbishop Brandon turned his mind and quietly launched a magic spell to corrode the inside of the boulder.

This is a technical job, and in full view of everyone, Archbishop Brandon did not dare to directly destroy the stone and forcibly take out the holy sword, because the proverbs make it very clear that the one who pulls out the holy sword is king, and it is not counted to take out the holy sword in other ways!

Therefore, Archbishop Brandon came up with a crooked idea, using ecclesiastical magic to corrode the inside of the stone, and the exterior is still the same as it was, but the inside has turned into powder, so that it is easy to pull out the holy sword?

If everyone can pull out the holy sword, the legend of the sword in the stone will be self-defeating.

But what he didn't expect was that he had already corroded the inside of the stone, but he still couldn't pull out the holy sword.

"It's weird"

Archbishop Brandon was confused, he was confident in his magic control, and was sure that only the internal structure of the stone was destroyed, and it stands to reason that the holy sword should be easily drawn.

Ma Wei also tried it, and with a lot of effort, he couldn't shake the holy sword in the slightest - he didn't use any force at all, and he didn't dare to use force, for fear that Saka's rhizome would loosen and let him pull it out.

"Archbishop Brandon."

After trying to no avail, Marvi pulled Archbishop Brandon to the side and whispered, "This sword in the stone is too strange, I think it is very likely to be true." ”

"Nicholas, why do you think the same way?" Archbishop Brandon frowned and said, "Your Majesty, let's help it with one hand!" If the sword in the stone is real, then his position as king is threatened! ”

"That's right, but why can't we seal the sword in the stone?"

Ma Wei narrowed his eyes and said, "As long as no one draws the sword, isn't there no so-called king?" ”

"That's the way to do it." Archbishop Brandon said, "But what about the people? ”

"Leave them alone, as long as a church is built on top of the sword in the stone, people will gradually forget, who is the king, it should be the church that has the final say, right?"

Archbishop Brandon nodded approvingly: "You're right, the king should be chosen by the church, how can you let a broken stone sway?" Let's go back and report the plan to the Pope! ”

"Okay."

(End of chapter)