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No matter how famous and brave Hamilton is, he is only one person after all. Behind that gorgeous aura, Hamilton's real combat power is actually not stronger than Hampton.

Hampton alone was enough to deal with Hamilton, not to mention the presence of many high-ranking samurai around him.

This, coupled with the collapse of the Holy Spirit Temple, dealt a great blow to Hamilton's psyche, making him unable to fight any longer.

The Grim Reaper's spear was knocked off, there were a few more cracks in his armor, and Hamilton was firmly restrained by the court warriors.

They didn't use the forbidden ring on him, this kind of thing was too cruel after all, and Strick VI didn't want to really turn against the church, so he left a little bit of a line in his work. But the ring was meant to be worn by Hamilton.

The Holy Warriors are all magical warriors, and their attacks and defenses are mostly a mixture of magic and vindictiveness. In this respect, Xiui has always aspired to attain, but has never been able to be as free and free as the samurai of the Church. After wearing the forbidden ring, Hamilton's strength dropped by more than half, and with a few high-ranking samurai guarding it, Stricker VI finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, what do you think...... Is that appropriate?" Hampton asked in a low voice.

Stricker sighed: "There are a lot of things we don't have a choice of, or the choice itself is a risk. Or that we caught Hamilton today, which would greatly annoy the Holy See, but they were equally well aware that it would be irrational to go to war. Don't forget, the Reims Empire itself is a member of the Holy See. ”

Hampton nodded.

Indeed, the Church of the Holy Spirit is not a political organization like a state, it is a large and loose structural organization, and every country on Peking University6 is part of the church. If you really want to attack the Reims Empire, for the church, it is equivalent to a civil war, no matter who wins or loses, there is no winner in the end.

The Reims Empire did not intend to overthrow the Church, they were not in conflict in nature, only for the sake of a Hugh Igler. Such disputes can be resolved entirely politically. For example, the empire apologized to the church, then paid a certain amount of money, and then released Hamilton, and the matter was revealed. Unless the Pope is so stupid that he thinks he is the absolute master of this Big 6, and no one can disobey his will, he can't be stupid enough to start a war over this.

That's why Stricker dared to trust Huey - he could have done it himself without Huey's help, but at a higher cost.

"It's a pity that the matter started in a hurry, and I didn't expect to seize the opportunity to have a good talk with Xiu Yiglaire, otherwise it would have been stipulated at that time that there must be a teleportation circle in the alchemy handed over. Hampton sighed. On this issue, no one had a good negotiation with Xiu Yi at that time.

On the contrary, it was Strick VI who sighed again: "Actually...... That's what I thought of at the time. ”

Hampton said, "Your Majesty, since you thought of it at the time, why didn't you take the opportunity to ......?"

"Hampton!" Emperor Stricker said with a serious expression, "Do you want to threaten Xiu Yi with my own daughter's life to hand over the teleportation circle technology? If he doesn't hand it over, he won't be allowed to save it?"

Hampton was speechless for a moment.

Stricker said slowly: "There are some things that we can't do after all, even if it is an opportunity, we can only give up." I don't want to spend the days to come when Avril knows that someone is going to do anything to save her, while her father is doing some kind of alchemy to thwart the rescue. That would have cost me her forever. Even if the people knew about it, they would despise me. That's not a decision you should make as a father. ”

"You're right, Your Majesty!" Hampton bowed his head, "But Siegler destroyed the Arcane Tower, and Mistress Cage was furious. He had already learned of our cooperation with Huy Gler, and was very dissatisfied......"

"Destroy it and build another one, what's the big deal. Strick VI waved his hand impatiently: "The princess of the empire is missing, and the magicians of the Arcane Tower have made a great contribution to it. Whether they were premeditated or not, they have to bear the unshirkable responsibility. Nicolas Cage has no bargaining power on this issue. You send someone to tell Nicholas to hand over all those suspected of holding the princess hostage at once!"

"This ...... I'm afraid it's not right?" Hampton hesitated. After all, the Arcane Tower is not an ordinary organization, it is a joint organization of magicians, and its authority in the empire is extremely great. Nicholas, as a sanctuary, even the emperor had to be polite to him.

But the fact that the princess was held hostage did annoy Stricker. What about the Sanctuary? What about the magicians? This world is not something that can be solved by force alone. No matter how powerful your Sanctuary is, can you restore the collapsed Arcane Tower to its original state out of thin air? No matter how powerful a magician is, can he use magic to build a house? Can he conjure food? Can he use magic to manage the government and civilians?

The strength of the secular sphere is still based on the hard work of countless civilians. And at this point, neither the Magician Association nor the Church of the Holy Spirit can do without the existence of the functional department of the state organization. This is also the fundamental reason why the powerful end up bowing to secular power. In the final analysis, they are also laity, and it is impossible for them to completely detach themselves from the world, so they can only bow to the worldly power, at best, they have some privileges, become vested interests, but they cannot violate the basic rules of operation.

Nicolas Cage apparently made such a mistake, not only did not hand over Adoris and others, but even tried to ask Stricker VI for Huey. This is no longer a matter of Xiui, but a matter of national dignity. No matter how powerful the Wizards' Association is, it cannot, and cannot be, exist beyond the country. Otherwise, what is the point of the existence of the state?

So Stricker VI immediately issued an ultimatum to Nicolas Cage and demanded that he hand him over, which was already the result of his extreme tolerance.

At this time, the Lord of the Sanctuary actually did not have the courage to confront the Empire, because he was successfully plotted by Xiu Yi - the collapse of the Holy Spirit Temple completely ignited the anger of the church knights. They are frantically concentrating in the direction of the ruins of the Arcane Tower, preparing to attack the Wizards' Guild to the death. They believed that it was the people of the Arcane Tower who destroyed the Temple of the Holy Spirit, as only the magicians of the Arcane Tower could unleash so many powerful bursting fireballs. Similarly, the Arcane Tower did have a reason to do so, as Nicolas Cage was snubbed at the Royal Coliselle and angrily killed dozens of Holy Knights. It is likely that he felt that he was still angry, and after seeing the Arcane Tower collapse, he simply took action to dismantle the Holy Spirit Temple himself.

In any case, such a reason is indeed reasonable. As a result, the Church of the Holy Spirit was furious and went to trouble the Arcane Tower, and the whole of Winrington was thrown into chaos.

The old emperor was very good at choosing the right time, but it was the Lord of the Sanctuary who made the wrong decision at the wrong time.

Therefore, in this game, the Arcane Tower is destined to be the winner.

Hamilton was locked in a carriage at the back of the royal line.

Despite the Forbidden Ring, Hamilton had no inconvenience in his movements. Considering his special status, even Stricker VI did not dare to embarrass him too much. He only ordered four high-ranking samurai to strictly guard him, not allowing him to leave, and temporarily restricting his freedom.

As for what to do in the future, it will not be decided until after negotiating with the Church of the Holy Spirit.

Although he still maintained as much respect for Hamilton as possible on the surface, it was an absolute shame for the patron of the gods, who had always been arrogant and arrogant, to be disgraced by Huigler as soon as he came out of the horse, and even become a prisoner of the empire in the end.

He roared wildly in the carriage: "Strick, you are responsible for your actions! You are an insult to the church, you are a blasphemy against the gods! The light of heaven will one day cleanse this sinful country!"

Sin Nation?Miyea pursed her lips slightly. If the Reims Empire is a kingdom of sin, then what is the Church of the Holy Spirit? Aren't they sustained by these kingdoms of sin?

Essentially, every person in power doesn't like the clergy, especially those who put the status of the gods above worldly power.

They are fighting for power with the world.

And those who have been in power for a long time have become accustomed to self-centeredness and self-will, and will never like to be told by other beings. Of course, on the other hand, the existence of the Church can concentrate the will of the people, and it can make the nation call with one voice and have a common goal. It is even possible to make good wishes to the people when they are in hardship, so that they can believe that the suffering of this life is the source of happiness in the next life, so as to stabilize the country.

In this sense, the existence of religion has a positive significance.

This is also an important reason why the church of the end of the day was obviously more pragmatic and more concerned about the people's livelihood, but it was not as good as the church of the Holy Spirit in real development - they did not give believers a good future, but reminded them that the future was cruel and painful.

As a result, believers' nature of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages when choosing religion led them to choose the Church of the Holy Spirit more often, so that the Church of Doom eventually fled to Nanda6 and learned from the past, revised its doctrine, and re-developed it.

So Prince Mieya's disdain for Hamilton is very justified - religion is a tool for the powerful to deceive and govern others, but in the end it deceives the powerful themselves. Did that Hamilton really think he was the spokesman of the gods? Did he really believe that there were gods in this world?

"Idiot!" Mieya slowly spat out the two words.

"If you're talking about the Divine Patron, he's a fool. A voice rang out behind Mieya.

Looking back, it was Prince Frank Richard, and beside him was the beautiful Lady of the Dark Temple, Emilia.

"Why are you here?" asked Mieya, curious.

Richard shrugged: "I can't help but come after such a big thing." ”

"Your tone is strange, are you worried?"

"Of course, you can't help but worry. Richard nodded seriously: "I heard that our allies made some decisions behind our backs?"

"Yes, I'm bothered by that too. Miyea nodded unabashedly: "Things have changed dramatically, and he has made some agreements directly with my father instead of us." ”

"That's not good. Richard said.

"That's true, but what can I do? We can only watch this situation, not interfere. ”

"If that's the case, there's no need for us to come over. ”

Mieya asked: "What do you want to do? My friend? I want to change the plans of our allies? No, it will kill my sister, it will kill me, and people like him will not accept our control, you and I know that very well." ”

"If you can't control people, you can control the situation. If you can't control your friends, then you can control your enemies. Richard said meaningfully.

Miyea was shocked: "What do you mean?"

Richard nodded to Amelia, who casually released a silent barrier. Richard then said to Mieya: "Our allies have sent us a chance, a good opportunity. It would be a pity if you didn't grasp it. ”

"Where's the opportunity?"

Richard's eyes drifted to the carriage beside Mieya.

"He?" said Mieya.

Richard's voice became erratic: "Yes, don't you think this man is a very good weapon? He has some very special qualities, tough, strong, and the most rare thing is ...... He has a fearless spirit of sacrifice. ”

Mieya's eyes contracted, he lowered his head and thought for a while, and finally looked up at Richard: "That's right, my friend, you reminded me. I think we can make things a little more beautiful. ”

"What do you mean......"

"Since it's a tragedy, someone has to take responsibility. The greater the tragedy, the more it takes a big person to bear it. ”

Richard laughed, "It's good, that's it." ”

The two Highnesses got together and began to mumble to each other. Soon, their opinions were unanimous.

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By the time a large group of wolf-like guards and a handful of Justice agents arrived at Padget's home, the building was empty.

With a slight flick of his head, several agents rushed into all corners of the place, looking for possible clues.

In terms of current clues, the agents are actually more professional than Xiu. Xiu Yi is very clear that professional things need professional people to do, and in this regard, he doesn't mind giving others some room to wield, and even learn how to deal with other people's problems.

Maybe he would need to flee in the future, and he could have known beforehand.

Huey himself walked around Padget's living room with his hands behind his back.

He looked laid-back, just hanging out, but in fact the whole person was in a wonderful state. The spirit is like a gossamer, attached to the air, moving around, spreading like a thread to the whole building. He could clearly sense that two agents were rummaging through Padgett's wife's room, one agent was knocking around the study, trying to find some secret doors, and several agents were outside asking neighbors about the whereabouts of the owner.

The spirit continued to wander, expanding across the street, and some disturbing conversations affected Xiui's feelings, and he realized that this was his limit, and had to stop a little and reclaim his spirit.

What he is currently using is a soul spell inherited from the West University 6, called Dissociative Perception, which extends his sense of sight and hearing by attaching his spirit to some tiny particles in the air, which does not see far away like the vision of the wind, but is omnipresent, and can detect all the hidden behaviors around him. It's just that a large amount of information rushes into the brain at the same time period, which will cause a heavy burden on the human body, so you need to temper your soul ability. The higher the soul ability, the more information can be gathered, and the wider the scope of collection.

Speaking of which, soul spells are not a taboo in Western University 6, on the contrary, many magicians are keen to study soul spells, and in their opinion, this is the most mysterious spell and the most powerful. It can control people's minds and decide their fate, and what could be more terrifying?

A top-level soul spell can even directly turn a person into a slave of his own, completely surrendering from spirit to will at his feet.

Perhaps this is why the Church of the Holy Spirit is so afraid of soul magic? It is the prerogative of the Church to brainwash people, and no one except the Church is qualified to teach others what to do and what not to do. But soul mages are different, they influence people's brains, control people's minds, control people's destinies, and their power is even higher than that of the church. That's what the church can't bear.

To put it bluntly, the taboos and evils proclaimed by the church are all related to their own interests.

Interestingly, the glory days of soul spells were the reign of the Temple, and the Church of the Holy Spirit was actually part of the Temple's lineage. Later generations inherited the knowledge and mantle of their predecessors, but subverted the achievements of their predecessors.

In this sense, the Church of the Holy Spirit is the real great rebellion.

After the sigh, several detectives hurried back. One agent said, "Master Glare, nothing is there. ”

When the agent called Xiu Yi Master Greer, not only did Xiu Yi sound awkward, but the agent himself was also awkward. God knows that the wanted criminal they desperately pursued a few months ago is now standing in front of him, and not only can he not arrest him, but he must obey his command.

But Huey was numb to it.

He said in a flat tone: "There is no present, it is the greatest present." ”

This sentence confused everyone, but Huey walked to a corner, and there was a painting hanging on it, which depicted Padgett and a woman holding a child, which was supposed to be a portrait of a family portrait.

Looking at the portrait, Xiu Yi said leisurely: "This is Pagett's home, and from this portrait, they live happily together. Did you know that women are family-loving creatures, and they don't easily abandon their homes. Especially after the death of their husbands, the home is their most important umbrella, which can shelter themselves from the wind and rain. What can make a woman leave her home in such a hurry? There is only one answer, and that is danger, great danger. ”

He turned his head and looked at the agent behind him: "Padgett's wife knows what happened, so she took the child to avoid trouble in advance." But what puzzles me is that it hasn't been that long since it happened, so how did she know about it? And why can't you talented agents of the Legal Affairs Department find any clues? Maybe it's because you're incompetent, but it's more likely because someone knows how to deal with reconnaissance. Obviously, Padget's wife is not that kind of person, and she can't possibly know what is a clue and what is not. ”

"What do you mean ......"

"Raschel has come, and it is he who has taken Padget's wife and children. In terms of time, it is impossible for him to be much faster than us. So...... He must be around here!"

Everyone was shocked, and Xiu Yi had already looked at the Lilegula Mountains not far away.

At that moment he understood.

"He's right there. ”