Froome was defeated, and the remaining demon hunting team and the punishment knights no longer dared to stay at the inn, and all retreated in panic.

The Austin Grand Wizard told the others to continue their training, calling Arthur and Joan to his room alone.

"I don't want to ask how you got into trouble with those guys in the church, and I don't have any reason with the church people, they should have just temporarily retreated this time, what are you going to do next?" Austin asked directly.

Arthur scratched his head in embarrassment, "I haven't thought about it yet, I didn't expect them to come to the inn to arrest people directly, I thought that as long as I prevented them from sneaking attack, I would be fine." ”

Austin scolded directly: "Confused! This is not Isaac, those people in the Inquisition will not be afraid of the Academy, and they may not give His Majesty Streich's face." ”

"You must leave Arrantis now, I will send you to the Wizards' Guild, and you will return to Isaac through the teleportation circle within the Guild. After returning to Isaac, you have two choices, one is to hide in the academy and not come out, and the other is to go to the Blizzard Legion to find Keno, and there are no special circumstances in these two places, and the church will not dare to touch you for the time being. Austin made the decision directly for Arthur.

Arthur said with some hesitation: "I want to stay and participate in this Imperial Elite Academy Tournament for the Academy, and I will go back as soon as the competition is over." ”

"No, the post house is now the tiger's mouth, and if the punishment knight comes again, there will not be only Frum as a general-level warrior, and I won't be able to protect you then. Austin refused without hesitation.

Joan on the side suddenly interjected: "Let Arthur live in the palace with me these days, although it is also a bit risky, but as long as the church does not want to have a head-on conflict with the imperial family, it will not dare to break into the palace and arrest people." ”

Austin stared at Arthur, "You have to think about it, if you get caught in the Inquisition, no one in that place will be able to get you out." ”

Arthur nodded solemnly, "I know, but I have a reason why I have to stay." ”

The Austin Archmage sighed lightly, "Then you go, go with Joan now, and I'll let you know when the game comes." ”

Arthur didn't hesitate, said hello to Golly and Huey in the courtyard and walked out directly with Joan, and saw Hassen and Heidi from the Holy Light Academy looking at the side courtyard gate.

Such a big movement just now naturally alarmed the Holy Light Academy in the east courtyard opposite, but for the conflict between the Punishment Knight and the Blood Yao Academy, the Holy Light Academy chose to stand by.

Arthur and Joan glanced at each other, then smiled at the other side at the same time.

......

North City, the palace of His Royal Highness.

His Royal Highness, who has rarely shown his head since the Royal Hunting Ground incident, personally greeted the guests at the gate of the palace.

His Royal Highness's guest was a thin, black-robed old man with a gloomy gaze. When the old man stepped down from the beast cart, Alex immediately stepped forward to salute, "I haven't seen you for a few years, but the teacher's body is still so strong! ”

Just like Joan studied at Isaac's Blood Academy all these years, His Highness Alex studied at the Holo Kingdom Death Academy when he was young. Alex's teacher is none other than the dean of the academy, Garfield, known as "Horror Garfield", a god of war powerhouse who has passed the peak of the war general. The Death Academy is recognized as the strongest academy in the Terran countries, and more than half of the champions of the Empire's Elite Academy Competitions have been won by the Death Academy.

The old man nodded with satisfaction and showed a hint of a smile, "Yes, you have indeed grown a lot over the years. There is no need for a banquet, find a quiet place, I have something important to tell you. ”

Alex didn't dare to be careless, and personally led the teacher into his study, which also had a secret room.

After Garfield entered the secret room, he spoke directly, "I am here on behalf of the king, I have heard about the recent events in the imperial capital, and the situation seems to be a little unfavorable for you." ”

Alex no longer hid the worry on his face in front of the teacher, "In the last royal hunting ground incident, Lao Qi was out of the battle for the prince because he was too deeply involved, and I was the only one among the princes who was not in the black fog, which inevitably aroused the suspicion of others. I just received the news that the Inquisition suddenly took action against Joan's friend, and what I am most worried about is that the Church of Light is also involved in this battle for the storage position!"

"It seems that you see the situation very clearly. You have to prepare early, if the emperor is not chosen by you, it is not enough to rely on the little army in your hands and the support of the Holo Kingdom, and the people on the side of the Second Highness have already begun to contact Holo and promised heavy benefits, but His Majesty Timothy did not express his position, let me ask you about your attitude. ”

"Thank you, teacher, and ask the teacher to convey my gratitude to Your Majesty for me, the second brother is absolutely not credible, only I can bring real benefits to Holo. ”

"The premise is that you want to become the next emperor, although His Majesty Timothy values feelings, but for the kingdom, what he really cares about is only interests, so there are some means for you to prepare in advance. ”

Alex showed a hint of hesitation in his eyes, but then turned into determination, "Don't worry, teacher, I've already started to arrange in advance." ”

......

The Imperial Palace of the Kingdom of Isaac.

The clash that took place in the Kingdom Post House in the morning was reported to His Majesty Streich as soon as possible.

"The Church of Light has also been brought in, don't you think the water is mixed enough?" Strazzy frowned deeply and said softly, "Is the capture of Arthur against Joan's battle for the storage position or has something been discovered?"

Jace whispered back from the side, "Chiro's side has cut off all the clues, it shouldn't be that there is a problem on our side." We suspect that the church is likely trying to involve Joan through Arthur, but it is not ruled out that it is directly from us Isaac. ”

"The Fisca family and Kiro won't do anything to hide from us, will they?"

"Absolutely not, there are always our people staring at them. And they also know that without our support, they will never escape the capture of the church. ”

Strachey nodded slightly, "That's good, the dark mage is a double-edged sword, don't use the sword to hurt your hand." Who's in charge of this on the church side?"

"The arrest and solving of the case after the outbreak of necromantic creatures has always been directly arranged by the Morent Sanctuary of the Inquisition, and that is a truly cold-faced and ruthless guy. ”

"Still a nuisance, Morient has never had a crush on us Isaac, maybe he's coming at us. ”

"Do we need to start our setup in advance?"

Strachey shook his head, "Don't worry, let's see, the first to jump out is usually the fastest to die." Let's bring a message to the emperor through Aru first, if the church dares to move my Isaac's people before the end of the alliance, I can only return home early. ”

Jace turned to set it up.

Neither Stray nor Jace, the chief of intelligence, had ever really thought that Arthur was really related to the Dark Mage. Arthur himself could not have imagined it, and inadvertently jumped into a huge chess game.