"The King of Graycastle!"
Lorenzo shuddered involuntarily.
The man, who had risen from an unknown lord of the border to the ruler of Graycastle in just a few years, was well-known in the church. No intelligence could explain how he had risen so quickly. Even the Holy City of Hermes, which was about to unify the continent, had been defeated by him.
Lorenzo could make such a quick decision to sever all ties with the church mainly because of Roland Wimbledon. In his eyes, the church and Graycastle had become mortal enemies. If he still called himself a bishop, he could be destroyed at any time. If he did not take off his bishop's robe now, when would he?
However, Roland had just ascended to the throne, so his attention should be on his own territory. Now that he had suddenly intervened in the border between the Kingdom of Dawn and the Kingdom of Wolfheart and made it known to everyone, his purpose was very suspicious.
"Are you sure?" The earl looked at Hagrid. "Tell me the details!"
"There's no problem with the credibility of this news. It has been verified by many parties," Hagrid said confidently. "First of all, the troops stationed at the foot of Cage Mountain are from Graycastle. Their clothes and outfits are exactly the same, which is undoubtedly the style of that strange army. Second, all the condemned prisoners in the Kingdom of Dawn have been summoned. Not only are they gathering in Cage Mountain, but they are also serving the King of Graycastle! "
"Cage Mountain... condemned prisoners..." Lorenzo paced back and forth. Suddenly, his eyes flashed. "Is he here for that thing..."
"Very likely, my lord," Hagrid replied with a nod. "No... I should say, it must be so."
"But how does he know about this?"
"It's not surprising that he knows. The person who discovered the ruins only relied on luck. I've always believed that those ruins don't exist in isolation. They may have some kind of connection. And Roland happened to be ahead of everyone else. "
Although the church had not been able to find out exactly how Prince Graycastle rose to power, there were several theories circulating among the church. Putting aside the nonsense such as the incarnation of God and the spokesperson of the Devil, there was one explanation that had a lot of believers: he had obtained the inheritance of a certain relic, and since then he had mastered incredible power.
Even though the three archbishops did not care about this, there were many believers who believed that this was the truth. Lorenzo was one of them.
Otherwise, what right did the other party have to be above the Holy City?
When it came to Cage Mountain, the most unbelievable relic was none other than the Cursed Temple.
In the past, the God's Punishment Army had swept through the entire Kingdom of Wolfsheart with the momentum of Thunder. The nobles of the Kingdom of Wolfsheart either died in battle or surrendered. Even the Queen of Clearwater and the King of Wolfsheart had not been able to stop the attack of the church. As the former bishop of Archduke Island, he participated in most of the logistics and mopping up work, sending the looted goods to the frontlines or storing them. During a plundering operation in Precipice Ridge, he happened to learn about this legend from a hundred years ago.
It was said that a group of villagers had stolen a batch of treasures from the Cursed Temple in Cage Mountain. Then they died one after another, and the treasures fell into the hands of the local nobles. The ancestor of the Earl of Precipice Ridge was very interested in this. He believed that it was not the curse that had caused all this, but the treasures that had been stolen. Therefore, after spending a lot of effort and effort, he bought some of the treasures from the Kingdom of Dawn.
After some research, and at the cost of more than ten lives, the old Earl had indeed found a different artifact. It looked ordinary, but it could produce a fatal light. The effect was very similar to a curse, and it could be called a weapon that could kill people without leaving a trace!
However, after a few attempts, it no longer responded as if it had used up all its energy and became a dead object. Although the old Earl had sent people to the border many times to search, and even took the risk of entering the temple himself, he had never found a way to restore it. Therefore, he wrote this story in his family history, hoping that his descendants could find the answer. The strange artifact was also kept as a family heirloom until more than a hundred years later, when the Church conquered Precipice Ridge, and it changed owners again.
At that time, although this artifact had aroused Lorenzo's interest, it was also true that the family history mentioned that it "no longer responded". After fiddling with it for a long time without any results, he packed up the treasures and threw them into the warehouse, planning to wait for the Holy City to collect them.
After all, not everything recorded in the family history was true. There were many noble families that boasted about their long bloodlines and amazing wealth. If they believed all of them, the church would not have been able to wipe out the Kingdom of Wolfheart and the Kingdom of Everwinter so easily.
However, after the fiasco in Coldwind Ridge, the good situation of the church took a turn for the worse. No one cared about the seized treasures, and Lorenzo had forgotten about it. Now that the steward mentioned it, Lorenzo suddenly remembered it.
If the King of Graycastle also came for the treasures in the Cursed Temple, then it was much more credible.
The Earl could not help but feel a little excited. "Go on!"
"Yes, sir," Hagrid nodded. Hagrid nodded. "Assuming that Roland Wimbledon got the information about the treasure from other ruins, then it's very likely that he knows how the treasure works, or even how to restore it. If we can find out this information, we can replace Scourge. "
That was right, a weapon that could release curses! Its deterrence would definitely deter the nobles in the Kingdom of Wolfheart, and Archduke Island would have more time to find the Holy Book.
Lorenzo stomped his feet. "Follow me to the warehouse, now!"
"Sir?"
"I have to make sure that the treasure is still on Archduke Island. Since it's so important, we can't let ordinary guards guard it."
...
To prevent the news from leaking, Lorenzo and his steward searched the warehouse for half a day. After eating a belly full of dust, he finally found the bag of "treasures" in an inconspicuous corner.
The earl was glad that he did not ask for help from a third person.
He opened the burlap bag and immediately noticed the strangeness of the "treasure".
Compared to the luminous pearls and exquisite statues that were also looted from the ruins, the "treasure" was as plain as a stone. It had a square outline, was no more than a palm wide, and had a very rough surface. Even granite, which had been polished twice, was smoother and more beautiful than it. If it were not for the sapphire pattern inlaid on it, no one would have been willing to bring it back.
The Earl of Cliff Ridge had indeed mentioned in his letter that it cost the least of all the "treasures" to buy.
But now, a square pattern on the stone was slowly flashing, and a soft blue light flowed from one end to the other, as if it was pointing the way.
The two of them looked at each other and revealed expressions of ecstasy at the same time!
The stone, which had not reacted for nearly a hundred years, had actually changed, and Roland's men had appeared in the Temple of the Cursed. It was unbelievable that these two events had nothing to do with each other.
If what they had just said was just speculation, after seeing this scene, the possibility had become very high!
Roland had indeed found a way to restore it!
"You have to go to the Cage Mountain," Lorenzo said as he carefully held the stone in his arms. "I don't trust anyone but you. You can have as much money as you want, as long as you can find out how to use the treasure. "
"I understand, sir," Hagrid replied with a hand on his chest.
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