Of course, the situation in the embassy area was similar to before. Kolunsal's attack had destroyed more than half of the buildings here, and half of the courtyard where the teleportation portal was located had collapsed. However, the courtyard was relatively large, so it could still be used even if it had collapsed. However, it was a civilian house, after all, so it was a little too lowly for an embassy.
Of course, the good news was that the surrounding civilians had been evacuated, so there was no longer a problem of holdouts. They wouldn't dare to come back even if they were ordered to. Therefore, the work of demarcating the embassy area went smoothly, and the place was immediately vacated.
Everyone frowned when they walked in. After all, the house was too dilapidated, and it was a mess inside. When Tugam came to search, he had taken away the corpses, but he had searched the house again. Hence, the scene was all kinds of mess, and the place was filled with all sorts of things.
"You will stay here for now," Li Huailin said to the team of soldiers he had brought with him.
"Your Majesty, can we work here?" Geert, who was at the side, asked worriedly. The conditions were too poor. Although he didn't have to come here, he was still worried about his subordinates.
"Work? What kind of work are we going to do now? "Li Huailin asked curiously." We haven't even started yet, and … "
Before Li Huailin could finish his sentence, he saw that Melghis's reaction was a little strange, and he kept looking in one direction. Li Huailin followed Melghis's gaze and saw that Melghis was indeed looking at the room with the hidden teleportation portal.
"As expected of a Saint-tier." Li Huailin nodded. Previously, Willandic had told him that the Defense Boundary he had set up was different from the Defense Boundary used by mages. It was not constructed with ordinary magic power. Therefore, it was difficult for ordinary mages to detect the situation here. However, experts could still detect it. Li Huailin nodded. It was obvious that Melghis was considered an expert.
"Melghis, what's wrong?" Li Huailin asked.
"Your Majesty, this house is a little strange," Melghis said.
"Hmm …" Li Huailin nodded, then walked to the side and said, "Come here."
Seeing Li Huailin's expression, Melglings knew that Li Huailin knew about this. He thought there was some danger, but it seemed like there was no need to worry. Hence, he walked to the side. Li Huailin probably wanted to talk to him in private.
"Melgreens." Li Huailin whispered, "You should have sensed that there is actually a secret room in this house, which is now hidden by magic."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Melgreens nodded. "I also felt some energy fluctuations just now, but the other party should be using some special concealment spell. Even I can't feel it clearly, so I can't find the specific location. I reckon it'll be more convenient for Mage Saint Koma and the others to find it. Or do you want me to try it out? "
"I'm not asking you to find this room." Li Huailin immediately said, "I know what's in the room, but I can't let anyone know, so I asked you to look over here."
"I see." Melglings finally understood. At first, he was also puzzled that he had to be the one to set up an embassy here. This was really unreasonable. However, he understood now. Since Li Huailin asked him to look after it, the thing in this room must be very important. Hence, Melglings immediately nodded. "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. With me here, no one can get close."
"Alright, I'll leave this matter to you." Li Huailin nodded. Li Huailin felt more at ease leaving it to Melglings. After all, a Saint-level person was much more reassuring than a Defense Array.
"But Your Majesty, what exactly is inside?" Although Melglings knew that he should not ask, he was still very curious and could not help but ask.
"I wouldn't be so nervous if I could say it, right?" Li Huailin said. "Anyway, it's something that no one can know."
"Alright, I understand." Melglings nodded. He understood what Li Huailin meant.
As for the others, Li Huailin couldn't be bothered to explain it to them. In any case, Li Huailin immediately arranged for these soldiers to guard the surroundings. These people were basically trained in reconnaissance. Li Huailin had specially selected these people.
As soon as the arrangements were made, someone immediately reported to Li Huailin. "Your Majesty, there seem to be a few people watching this place."
"Got it." Li Huailin nodded slightly. His people were really good. They immediately discovered the Knights of the Dark Church. "Let them watch. It doesn't matter as long as they don't get close."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, there are people coming over." Geert also reported. "Bishop Xerrod of the Dark Church has brought a few people to visit."
"Xerrod is here?" Li Huailin nodded slightly. He had clearly come to visit the Dark Church, but he ended up coming here directly. No matter how he looked at it, it was a bit strange. He reckoned that Xerrod had also come to ask what was going on. At the same time, he also wanted Li Huailin to quickly go to the Dark Church. "Let him in."
"Your Majesty …" Geert whispered in Li Huailin's ear. "Xerrod seems to have come prepared. The other party has brought a person covered in blood. It seems to be the one we were caught yesterday."
"Oh?" Li Huailin was a bit stunned. The other party actually brought the spy he had sent. It seemed that they wanted to ask about the relationship between him and this spy. Li Huailin nodded slightly and said. "Let him in."
Geert quickly went out and then came back with a few people. There weren't many people, altogether five people. Two of them were holding the spy sent by Li Huailin. The other party had been interrogated to the point where he couldn't even walk, so he was directly dragged in. As for Xerrod, there was only a civil official beside him.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Emperor of the Continent." Seeing Li Huailin, Xerrod hurriedly saluted.
"Bishop Xerrod." Li Huailin nodded, then immediately turned his gaze to the spy boy. "What's the matter with this person?"
"Your Majesty, our people caught this guy near this house. I don't know if he is your Majesty's man." Xerrod immediately asked.
"My man?" Li Huailin was slightly surprised. Then he looked at the spy boy. "I don't know him."
"What does Bishop Xerrod mean?" The nearby Geert stood up and said. "Don't say that this person has nothing to do with us. Even if he does, you still beat him like this. Do you want to be our enemy? Could it be that this human has committed a crime? "
"No, no, no, Sir Geert." Xerrod immediately said. "Of course, I don't want to be the enemy of His Majesty the Continent's Emperor. On the contrary, I brought this person here mainly to show my attitude."
"Huh?" Not only Geert, even Li Huailin was surprised. "What attitude?"
"Your Majesty, can I pledge allegiance to you?" Xerrod paused and then suddenly bowed and said.
"Eh?" Li Huailin and Geert were both startled. They hadn't expected this, or rather, they hadn't expected it. Geert's reaction was very fast. He immediately asked: "Bishop Xerrod, what do you mean?"
"I thought about it. At present, if our Dark Church wants to compete with His Majesty, we should not be able to do so. It would only be courting death. Whether it is from my point of view or from the point of view of the Dark Church, joining Sir's subordinates is the best choice. "Bishop Xerrod said.
"Hehe … …" Li Huailin also didn't understand the situation. Yesterday, Logan came to his side to pledge allegiance, and today, Xerrod also came. What is your Dark Church doing? If you really want to pledge allegiance, can't you just hold a meeting and then all of you join? Can't you just do it one by one?
However, Li Huailin still didn't believe Xerrod's pledge of allegiance. First of all, the name above Xerrod's head was dark red, indicating that the other party's favorable impression of him was indifferent. And Xerrod himself was a candidate for the next Pope. In simple words, he was the Crown Prince. You said the Crown Prince rebelled … … This is strange. Obviously, you don't need to do anything to inherit the throne, so why are you courting death?
It seems that Xerrod felt that the other party was trying to sound him out. The other party even brought along the spy he had sent. Was he trying to see if he would accept this person or not? After all, the other party also knew that under normal circumstances, he would definitely not accept this person. He would only pretend not to know him, that's all. Therefore, he was trying to see if he was going to fake surrender to see his attitude.
After thinking for a bit, Li Huailin suddenly said: "Do you really want to join my side?"
"Of course." Bishop Xerrod immediately said.
"But now that you've done this, I can't help but believe you," Li Huailin said.
"Time will prove my loyalty … …" Xerrod replied.
"… …" Li Huailin was speechless. Why did he say this again? Did you and Logan agree? In any case, Li Huailin continued, "Although you said so, it's a bit difficult for me to believe you immediately."
"… …" Xerrod thought for a bit, "May I ask Your Majesty, how can I prove my loyalty?"
"Hmm, hmm … …" Li Huailin nodded. This Xerrod was really a bit reliable. He understood the thoughts of a superior. "I can give you a chance. Like this, you help me get rid of this Tugam, and I will consider trusting you."
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