Chapter 625
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It was obvious that the muscular Zach was trying to scam him. Roddy really wanted to roll his eyes, but he could only show an eager gaze. In the end, he shook his head and said, "Ten silver coins is too expensive … If it's three silver coins —"
"Deal!"
Zach laughed. Roddy could only take out three silver coins with a bitter face. Then, he was pulled up by the knight who forced him to do a few meaningless starting moves.
"Hey, this is the first move. If you want to learn the rest, you'll have to pay extra!"
"Hahahaha …"
The surroundings burst into laughter. Rody pretended not to hear them and clumsily repeated the moves. He did not pay attention to the group of people in front of him. At that moment, he was thinking about the absorption of the dragon crystal. For the past few days, he had been continuously absorbing energy at night. He felt that his body was filled with more and more power. However, the accompanying headaches had also become troublesome. Every morning, he would wake up with dark circles under his eyes.
But this was not a problem. As long as he could advance to Level 30, Roddy did not care about any pain.
After Level 30, Roddy could have 'custom skills'. His combat power would increase by leaps and bounds.
"It'll be in the next two days."
He continued to make a starting move that was full of flaws. While he was being laughed at by the knights, he looked at the tent where Milnor and the Viper Cross' followers were at and squinted his eyes.
What would they do?
*****
"It seems like Efta did not notice our intentions."
A slightly hoarse voice came from under the black robe. In the spacious central tent, the three elders of the Viper Cross were discussing the upcoming operation in a low voice.
The one who spoke was Elder Dean. He was holding a copy of 'Cullen's Era' in his hand. The issue date was today. It was obvious that he had specially asked someone to find this newspaper from a nearby town.
The other two picked up the newspaper and flipped through it. There was only one piece of news that touched on religious issues. The title was "The Rose Cross will hold a prayer festival in the Holy Sanctum in August". The content was about the clean-up of the streets in the Holy Sanctum in preparation for the upcoming festival and so on.
The Age of Cullen had always stood on the side of the Rose Cross. It had criticized the Viper Cross as a cruel cult more than once. If it was just a simple attack from the public, the three elders wouldn't have taken it to heart. However, with the accuracy of the content of 'Cullen's Era', they knew that … this newspaper had a very powerful intelligence gathering method. Nothing in the kingdom, big or small, could escape its pursuit.
In terms of investigation results, Cullen's Era might not be as detailed as the Viper Cross's intelligence system. But in terms of coverage, the "Viper Cross" could not compare. That was why the Cullen Era didn't write about this cover-up operation, which was a huge relief to the elders.
They themselves did not realize what this situation represented.
"The resonance of the Viper's Kiss is even more obvious now … We need to seize the opportunity. This may be our only chance to turn the situation around … The Pope has been preparing for this for too long. This time, we can only succeed, not fail. "
Elder Dean said as he took out a red Magic Crystal. Its surface was glowing red, and it flashed rhythmically as if it was breathing.
"The 'Shadow Blade' is ready."
Elvis, who was shorter in stature, nodded. He had two daggers by his waist and was dressed like an assassin. He then turned to the skinny old man who had been silent all this while and asked, "Where is this so-called 'Sacred Army'?"
"I will treat the Holy Sanctum well."
The old man named Claude did not comment. "Let's hope the spy will do everything well."
The conversation between the three ended quickly. The assassin Elvis did not stay in the camp. Instead, he left the tent and disappeared into the night. Claude walked towards the camp of the 'Holy Army'. The bishop beside him reported the current progress in a low voice. He waved his hand and said, "These guys have no faith. They are willing to do anything as long as they can benefit from it. Let's spread the news that the 'Holy Sanctum' has hidden all its wealth in the city. Food, gold coins, and those heathen nuns … Let greed grow in their hearts. Don't worry about the rest. "
"Yes, Lord Cardinal."
On the other side, the tall and skinny Dean arrived outside Count Milno's tent under the protection of a team of guards. He politely stopped outside the tent and asked to meet with Count Milno, but the soldier told him that Count Milno was not feeling well and had gone to bed early. He could not meet with Count Milno.
"Oh, that's a pity."
Dean nodded expressionlessly. Although Milno was the leader of this army in name, Dean had used his actions to prove that he was the actual commander of this army.
He did not feel any guilt towards Milno who was angry at being controlled. War was not a game. If Charles II sent a trusted aide who had no military knowledge to command the army, then the 'Viper Cross' should not be blamed for seizing this opportunity.
"The Viper Cross is not a counterweight used for balance …"
He slightly clenched his fists, and a dark purple light surrounded him.
*****
At dawn, Cardinal Rubens did not wake up to pray for a long time like usual. Instead, he put on his dark red robe and small red hat that was unique to the cardinal and walked out of his simple room.
The morning fog had not dissipated yet, and the grass was still covered with morning dew. The patrolling guards of the Holy Sanctum were yawning, but when they saw Rubens in his formal attire, they immediately stopped and saluted.
Rubens nodded and continued to walk forward.
He first walked out of the church. The outer walls of the Holy Sanctum were neatly repaired, and the area of the inner city was not large. Other than the main body of the church, there was only a circular square and white stone pillars around it. At the end of the square was one of the entrances to the inner city. Rubens walked to the side of the square and waved at a young man in armor not far away.
Andrew was the captain of the guards in charge of the inner city. He was also one of Rubens's most trusted aides since he stepped into the church. In the early days, Andrew was only a temple guard in the parish where Rubens was. However, as Rubens became a cardinal, he was lucky enough to wear the 'Senior Temple Guard' robe, which symbolized honor, and became the guard of the core area of the Rose Cross.
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