Early in the morning, under the sunlight.
A brown-haired, green-eyed, golden-armored knight was staring at the river below the valley. The morning sun shone through the hazy mist, projecting beams of gentle light.
Behind the knight stood a petite but mature woman. She was only slightly above average in terms of looks, but there was a resolute temperament between her brows, making her look valiant and heroic.
The knight closed his eyes and slowly opened them again. He exhaled. "I should have guessed it."
The woman did not say anything. She just stood behind him quietly, watching the knight who was not burly, but looked tall and big in her eyes. At least, that was how she saw it.
"His Majesty Rex has a blood connection. If His Highness had really died, even if His Majesty had kept it a secret for some reason, he would have made corresponding adjustments and actions, especially against the heirs of the royal family. There has been no movement for the past few months. Now, I can finally be sure." Although the knight's face remained cold, his eyes shone with excitement. The decadence of the past few months was swept away, and his spirit seemed to have undergone some kind of qualitative change.
"Since that person … has such a noble status," the woman said, "why doesn't he return to the empire?"
"Ina, His Highness's great talent and bold vision is not something you or I can guess. What we can be sure of is that it has something to do with the mysterious disappearance that year, and it is very likely to involve the secrets of the royal family." The knight shook his head slightly. "However, with His Highness's current strength, I think it won't be long before he appears in front of his enemies in an unimaginable manner and takes back everything that he has lost."
Ina nodded. "Indeed, that person's strength has reached the peak of the Saint level. He single-handedly fought against the three strongest Beast Kings in the Plain of Nightmares, and those three Beast Kings even transformed into Behemoths. Although I did not see the final result with my own eyes, I can almost be sure that he won. "
His Highness's strength … might not be limited to just this, Samuel added in his heart.
As a Golden Knight of the Long Huang Empire, one of the two great empires, and also a "prospective" Dragon Knight who had passed the primary screening of the Dragon Valley, he had much more insider information in certain areas than a mercenary (merchant) like Ina. For example, information related to the Holy Mountain of Light.
Apart from that, to be able to remove the Blood Oath of Light while being unscathed, it was very likely that he had already surpassed the Saint-tier and entered the realm of Demigods.
"It's very likely that he's walking on an extremely difficult and dangerous path." Ina bit her lip and finally spoke her mind. "There's something that you might not like to hear, but I still want to say it. Now that you've passed the Dragon Valley's preliminaries and are valued by Rex The Great, and the Blood Oath of Light has been broken, then …"
Ina was a very smart woman. Although Lucio had always been unwilling to say anything related to "Master", she had already vaguely guessed something from some of his actions back then, as well as some of the Church's subsequent reactions.
"I know what you're going to say." Samuel frowned and interrupted Ina's words. "No matter what, His Highness will always be my Lord. The contract between me and His Highness has been deeply embedded in my blood. Even if the power of the Blood Oath has dissipated, the glory and the oath will not change, unless … my blood runs out."
Ina smiled bitterly. "So that's the answer. Actually, my life was also saved by him. I came here on behalf of his companion to pass on the message. What I said just now seems ungrateful. You can pass on the message to him. If he needs it, my life can be returned to him at any time. "
"You know I won't say that. Besides …" Samuel turned his head and shook his head. "No matter what, this time, thank you."
Ina stared into his eyes and smiled a little reluctantly. "Should I say 'you're welcome'?"
Politeness between some people meant that they were unfamiliar with each other.
Samuel did not dare to look her in the eye. He lowered his head. "I'm sorry."
"I should be the one saying sorry." Ina did not continue to argue and sighed softly. "I'm sorry that I couldn't attend your engagement ceremony the last time."
"You … What are your plans for the future?"
"Recently, the Church of Light seems to have mobilized its army and stationed themselves in the Plain of Nightmares. They are in a stalemate with the Orcs. Even without this incident, the Orcs' trade route would definitely not be able to continue. It seems that it will not be easy to resume my father's old business. Fortunately, I made some money from the deal with the Orcs previously. I plan to go to the Rayo Empire to try my luck. If it doesn't work out, I'll go back to being a mercenary. "
"Let's forget about the mercenary's dangerous life." Samuel tightened his grip on the longsword. He finally said, "Actually, you can come to the Long Huang Empire."
Ina's eyes brightened. She stared at him for a long time and finally shook her head. "We'll talk about it in the future if there's a chance. I'll leave first. Say hello to Joanna for me. I'll visit her when I'm free."
After saying this, Ina strode forward without looking back. She walked so fast that she was afraid that she would change her mind if she slowed down. However, compared with the anxiety she felt when she came, she suddenly felt much more at ease for some reason.
Watching Ina's departing figure, Samuel took a deep breath, put away his unnecessary thoughts, and slowly pulled out the longsword from the scabbard. The light blue blade had a faint fish-scale-like texture, which looked simple and mysterious.
Flying Centipede, a legendary high-quality weapon, made by His Highness himself.
Not only the weapon, but his strength, glory, and even life were all given by His Highness.
No matter for what reason His Highness "Arthur" lifted the blood oath, Samuel. Ktribut would abide by his oath to follow His Highness forever and cut off all the thorns that blocked his way, even if this road would be full of blood.
It was just that his sword was not sharp enough. It had to be further sharpened. He must pass the second round of screening in the Dragon Valley and become a real Dragon Knight!
Starlight Kingdom's White Star City.
Following the arrival of a large number of Knights of Light two days ago, another group of clergymen from the church entered White Star City. Although the number of people in this group was not large, it was said that they were all elite referees from the church's inquisition. The purpose of coming to White Star City was naturally to investigate the murder case that occurred in the White Star City's Temple of Light.
This murder case caused a great sensation in White Star City and the surrounding areas. If the Church of Light had not blocked the news in time, it would have spread throughout the Starlight Kingdom and the entire human world.
Three days ago in the morning, dozens of corpses were found hanging in the square of the Temple of Light in White Star City. The person in charge of the church, Priestess Crimea, was among them.
The most surprising thing was not Crimea's death, but a piece of magical bloody words on the square.
The bloody words announced the various sins that the priestess had committed when she was alive. According to the bloody words, Crimea had colluded with a bandit guild in the city and had captured a large number of young men and women for her and a few trusted subordinates to rape. The most outrageous thing was that Crimea had to drink the fresh blood that was released from the throats of young girls every day. It was said that she could maintain her appearance and youth with the help of some secret technique.
These bloody words were not baseless. This was because the underground chamber of the Temple of Light had been dug open by the "murderer" who had killed Crimea. There were piles of bones inside, and many young men and women who had been imprisoned had been released.
As for the clergymen who had not participated in the crime, they were not harmed at all.
The unexpected murder case finally brought to light the truth of the disappearance case that had been troubling the White Star Territory for many years. Other than Crimea's corpse, there were also the accomplices and the members of the bandit guild, as well as the young men who had been released and returned home. The evidence was conclusive. No one would have thought that this priestess who had a good reputation was a devil whose hands were stained with blood.
The impact of this incident was very bad. If the city master had not sent troops to protect the Temple of Light in time, the Temple of Light would have been torn into ruins by the angry citizens.
The archbishop of the Starlight Kingdom reacted in time. He immediately sent a Knight of Light to White Star City and reported to the Holy Mountain of Light urgently, controlling the situation that was about to escalate.
In a remote house in the Starlight Kingdom, Venus City.
"The effect of this incident has far exceeded our expectations." Bilia raised her glass to Shura on the opposite side. "I have to say, your plan is too beautiful."
Shura raised his glass. "To our new bishop, Miss Solange."
"Solange" was Bilia's alias in the mysterious church. Not long ago, during a siege of the Black Death Apostles by the Church of Light, the original bishop, Angelique, "unfortunately" died. As the archdeacon, Bilia took over the bishop's position.
Bilia smiled and clinked glasses with him. "To Your Excellency, Guardian."
A bishop was equivalent to a clergyman of the church, while a guardian was a military position. Bilia had already recommended Shura, so it should not be too much of a problem for him to become a guardian.
Bilia elegantly took a sip of wine. "Why don't we get rid of those innocent people of the church? Regardless of whether they participated in Crimea's game or not, for us, every additional life of a Light believer will increase the power obtained by the gods, and our contribution will increase by a lot. "
"No, in this matter, we have to play the role of justice." Shura raised a finger. "It's true 'justice'. We have to expose the sins of those clergymen, not kill the innocent, and even distribute the money that the sinners have plundered to the poor who need it."
"Don't you think that this kind of thing is meaningless?" Bilia frowned. "Our doctrine is destruction, not charity …"
"Have you forgotten the conditions of the archbishop's competition?"
Shura's nonchalant question shocked Bilia. She seemed to have understood something, and her eyes shone with a strange light.
"You're now a bishop. Although you're a new bishop, you're also one of the seven bishops of the East Division. You also have the qualifications to compete for the archbishop's position. Do you still remember that promotion mission? Now is the best time to greatly weaken the power of faith in the entire Starlight Kingdom. " Shura seemed to have a card up his sleeve. "As long as we create the same incident in various places, the faith in the Church of Light will greatly decline. However, we need to pay attention to the fact that we need to expose those clergymen who have really committed the crime. This is because the truth is the most undeniable and undeniable. Fortunately, for the decaying Church of Light, there are definitely many such targets."
"That's right!" Bilia's eyes shone even brighter. "We have to hurry up, or else the other bishops might imitate our actions."
"What we have to hurry up now is our time to enjoy ourselves, future Miss Archbishop …" Shura stood up with a strange smile. "By the way, I've already killed that lover of yours called Robbie. I don't have the habit of sharing women with other men."
Bilia was slightly taken aback. She then said nonchalantly, "That kind of loathsome thing … So what if he's killed? I admire powerful men. If you can continue to be powerful, I'll be your most obedient woman and companion."
With a coquettish smile on her face, Bilia walked in front of Shura and slowly knelt down. She then moved her head closer to something.
In the courtyard, lewd sounds soon rang out.
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