At the same time, in the temple where the paladins were trained in the distant Randall, there was an unknown underground passage, and in the deepest part of it was a secret base known only to Viscount Germain and his closest henchmen.

After a busy day of training, Germain took the opportunity to leave the paladins and come here, he pushed open the door, looked at the girl who was lying on the bed and asked.

"How's it going?"

"She's come to her senses, sir. ”

At this time, there was a middle-aged man standing in the room, if anyone familiar with political affairs saw it, he would definitely recognize it, that person was the vicar of Randall's Protestant Church of Light, he had been bribed by Germain a long time ago, and was in charge of inquiring about a news in the Cathedral of Light, and at this time, he was healing the girl in bed.

"The power of the dragon's breath is so strong that although her life is no longer in danger, it is impossible for the burns on her body to be completely healed. ”

Looking at the bandaged girl again, he shook his head.

"I see, you go up and wait for me for a while. ”

Nodding, Germain motioned for the vicar to leave.

Then he turned to look at the girl on the bed, who looked in pain, her mouth open, gasping for breath, her short gray hair scorched by dragon breath, most of her body, even her right eye to the base of her ear, was bandaged in circles and rings, and the parts that were intact were exposed to the air and Germain's sight.

"Can you speak, Kuta?"

Germain is not a bandage control. Rather than admiring the girl's skin, he is more concerned about whether the other party can answer his question well.

The girl named Kuta is the same female assassin who tried to assassinate Leah some time ago, albeit in serious condition. Even making it difficult for her to pronounce it, but it still couldn't stop her, and the girl struggled and nodded, as if completing the task was more important to her than her injury.

"That's good. ”

Confirming the other party's status, Germain then asked:

"The assassination failed?"

Kuta nodded silently in the face of this sharp question. Although her expression remained the same, there was a hint of frustration in her eyes.

"Nothing, don't care. Originally, the assassination was just a strange card, and it was best if it succeeded, and it was not enough to affect my plan. ”

Germain shook his head, a good conspirator will never have just one card in his hand. And so he was, of course.

"Let me ...... Try again...... Mistress Germain......"

Kuta struggled to open her mouth. Her vocal cords, burned by the dragon's breath, made her hissed voice, and every word was accompanied by a burning pain.

As a well-trained Secret Guard, she rarely spoke, especially in front of enemies, but when it came to Germain, Kuta was not so incapable of communicating at all.

"I refuse. It's true that there are still some Evil Eye Essence potions left, but it's not a trick that can be used twice. What's more, the assassination is still a bit too ostentatious in the end. Lately at Golden Lily City, Duke Brown Farainne seems to have seen something. The Knights are surrounded by signs of being watched, and if they act again, they will inevitably be caught. ”

Germain shook his head.

So Kuta didn't insist, just closed his eyes in pain, not knowing if it was because he couldn't let go of his failure, or if the injury was too painful.

"Tell me what happened at the time of the assassination, don't miss a single detail. ”

Because when the other party was sent back to Randall by the secret sentinel arranged by himself, he was already in a coma, and until now, Germain did not know the detailed situation.

"Yes. ”

Kuta nodded, not caring that his long words would aggravate the injury to his vocal cords, and explained what had happened in as much detail as he could......

"It seems that Hanufain cares about that girl very much, so it will be even more difficult to do it on Avedra's side. And what you said was completely beyond my expectations......"

After listening, Jermaine frowned, the intention of the great sage, the deep dungeon, and the mysterious courtyard, this qiē are connected, even Leah, the person concerned, can't understand it, let alone Jermain.

"Forget it, anyway, you can rest first. ”

After thinking for a long time, Germain still couldn't figure anything out, got up and prepared to leave. Before leaving, he turned again.

"By the way, how did you escape from Barbaffin's dragon breath?"

"I don't know. ”

"Can't think of anything? even the slightest possibility. ”

“......”

Kuta shook her head, in fact, she couldn't figure out what was going on, only that she hadn't been burned to death by Dragon's Breath.

"Really......"

Glancing meaningfully at the girl, Germain opened the door and left the basement.

[There are more things I don't understand than I think, but Kuta shouldn't be lying.] What happened in Mage City is really caring. 】

Kuta was an alchemist and dark guard he had trained since childhood, and Germain had no doubts about her loyalty. But it was really inexplicable that a small alchemist could escape from the dragon's hands, and then thinking of what he had heard before, Jermain suddenly felt that his conspiracy to dominate the king seemed to be inadvertently involved in a torrent that could change the entire world.

However, he quickly dispelled those inexplicable doubts, the current information is too little, and what Leah and the others encountered in Galois, I'm afraid only they know.

For Germain, at least, those things were far less important than his own plans. Push open the door and make your way to the living room of the underground base, where the vicar is waiting for him.

"Judging from the news sent back by Galois, Princess Isabella has completed the technology of carrying the Golem, although it is not enough to rely on this to promote the Archmage, but if it goes on like this, it will ......"

Seeing Jermain coming up, the other party quickly stood up and said. It stands to reason that the position of vicarin is obviously greater than that of a paladin, even if Germain has now been promoted to the head of the Order, and even just two days ago, he has just received the title of earl.

"Ah, I already know that. But it doesn't matter, even if the princess does become an archmage, I still have cards in my hand. ”

Germaine shook his head, his relaxed expression seemingly untaken seriously about the possibility of rejection.

Unlike Isabella and Leah, who were more focused on magic, Germain, who had been engaged in court politics for many years, had now created a large force to follow him.

"Do you have any good ideas, sir?"

Looking at the young man in front of him, the vicar did not dare to have any disrespect at all, when he first came into contact with Germain, he only regarded the other party as an honest and upright person, as high as his father, Bishop Albin.

With the idea of the future prince in mind, he began to woo him, and even tried to tempt him into the most corrupt part of the aristocratic circle, so as to seize some levers to build momentum for his future.

As a result, when he found out that his little abacus had not only been discovered by the other party, but even used in reverse, he had already fallen into the hands of Germain, and only then did he realize that he was wrong, and he was very wrong, what kind of upright knight is this, it is simply the devil hidden under the cross!

But it was too late, and then, as he is today, like a dog with a collar under a few fatal handles, had to follow Jermain.

"Idea...... By the way, what's going on in the south lately?"

Germain didn't answer, but digressed from the subject.

"The war in the south has become even more intense, and it seems that the Salman Holy Sect does not want to see the third young lady of the Fareen family grow up no matter what, and wants to divide the victory and defeat before then. ”

After a pause, the vicar replied respectfully.

"It's too anxious, Randall isn't the meat they have already eaten in their mouths, it's just wishful thinking to defeat us so easily. ”

Germain shook his head.

"But it's okay, the more fierce the fighting over there, the more it suits me. ”

In the end, he laughed instead.

"Huh?"

Obviously, the other party did not understand Jermain's thoughts.

"You should go back, Lord Bishop. After being away for so long, my father would have been suspicious. ”

Germain didn't explain, just fired the other party. Looking at the departing back, Jermain silently calculated in his heart.

"Are you really going to get out of my grasp, Isabella, and in that case, I'm going to have to use that trick. It's not a good idea, but it's just right.

It's just that...... If I do that, I will need to get the support of at least two of the three nobles, or just hold them firmly in the palm of my hand.

As for the Britt family, although they retain their ignorant loyalty, it is unfortunate that King Cliff does not seem to be very optimistic about them, no, it is better to say that the king should want to take the opportunity to bring down this great noble clan in the storm.

That's right, it's an opportunity......]

Picking up the water glass and taking two sips, Germain looked at the sky outside the window and continued to think.

[As for my father, ah, he's a great sage. But who says that a saint has no flaws at all, even if it is only out of mercy or justice, if he is careful to fan it from a small spark into a prairie fire, even a saint will turn into a devil in the torment of that karmic fire. 】

The sky was still shattered, but even the twisted nothingness, the indescribable chaos, was no more frightening and fearsome than Jermain's dark heart at this moment.

That is the evil called human desire, which is about to weave a terrible web in the shadow of Randall.