For the rest of the time, he locked himself in his room and recalled this world. His dinner was sent directly by the servants.
With a strong desire to survive, Roland forcibly suppressed the fear and discomfort he felt towards the unfamiliar environment after he transmigrated to this world. He knew very well that the sooner he got more information, the lower the risk of being exposed.
It had to be said that there was nothing else in Prince Roland's mind except for fooling around with a group of noblemen. Roland tossed and turned, but he could not recall any valuable information, such as the nobility's experience, the political situation, the diplomacy of neighboring countries, and so on. As for some basic knowledge, such as the name of the city and the year of the big event, he also could not connect it with his knowledge of European history.
It seemed that this prince had absolutely no chance of becoming the king. Perhaps the King of Graycastle also knew this, so he threw him to such a terrible place. Even if he did whatever he wanted, it would not cause too much damage.
As for those brothers and sisters... Roland thought for a moment, and did not know whether to laugh or cry.
The eldest brother was strong, the second brother was very insidious, the third sister was fierce, and the fifth sister was too smart. This was the impression that Prince Roland had left. What should he say? After more than ten years of getting along, his final impression could be summed up in a few words. Which forces they had cultivated, who were their capable men, and what they were good at, he did not know.
It had only been three months since he came to Border Town, but the nobles here no longer concealed their contempt, which showed that Prince Roland was really not a leader. Fortunately, when he left King's City, Wimbledon III sent two people to help him, one civil and one military. Otherwise, he would really be in the dark.
Early the next morning, the maid Tyre repeatedly reminded Roland that the assistant minister wanted to see him. It seemed that he could not delay any longer. He touched the maid's buttocks according to his memory, and told her to inform Barov to wait in the living room.
Seeing Tyre walk out of the door with a red face, Roland suddenly thought, since it was farming, would it come with a system or something? He yawned and silently called the system dozens of times in his mind, but nothing happened.
Sure enough, novels are all lies.
*****
Barov, who was waiting in the living room, was already restless. As soon as he saw Roland, he came forward and asked, "Your Highness, why didn't you order the execution yesterday?"
"It doesn't matter if it's one day earlier or one day later." Roland clapped his hands and ordered the servants to serve breakfast. "Sit down and talk slowly."
It seemed to match the impression in his memory, he thought. The Chief Knight always liked to question him face to face when there was a problem, and the Assistant Minister would explain it to him in private. In any case, the loyalty of the two was reliable — although it was very likely for the sake of the King.
"A day late might attract other witches, Your Highness! This is different from the previous small matters. You can't act recklessly! "
"Why are you saying this too?" Roland asked with a frown. "I thought you could tell the difference between rumors and facts."
Barov looked confused. "What rumor?"
"Evil witches, the devil's emissaries," Roland said carelessly. "Isn't that just the church's propaganda? I want them to stay out of this, but I think it's better to do the opposite. They say that witches are evil, but we don't hunt witches. We also want to tell the people of our territory that this is a shameless rumor spread by the church. "
Barov was stunned. "But … but witches are …"
"Are they really evil?" Roland asked, "For example?"
The Assistant Minister was silent for a moment. He seemed to think that the Prince was deliberately making fun of him. "Your Highness, this issue can be discussed later. I know you don't like the church, but this kind of conflict will only backfire."
It seems that changing the stereotype can't be done overnight. Roland curled his lips, but he didn't continue to care about this point.
At this time, breakfast was placed on the table. There was a plate of fried bread, a plate of fried eggs, and a can of milk. He first poured a glass for the Assistant Minister and pushed it in front of him.
"You haven't eaten yet? Let's talk while we eat. " According to the maid, Barov had arrived at the Summer Palace at dawn, so he shouldn't have eaten yet. Although he decided to imitate the 4th Prince's way of doing things, he still had to change it little by little. The Assistant Minister was a good target, he thought, let your subordinates feel that you value them, so they will be more motivated to work for you.
Subjective initiative is always the most efficient, isn't it?
Barov took the glass but didn't drink it. He said anxiously, "Your Highness, we have trouble. Three days ago, the guards reported that they found a suspected witches camp in the western forest. They left in a hurry and didn't clean up the traces. The guards found this in the camp. "
He took out a coin from his pocket and put it in front of Roland.
It was not a common currency, at least in Roland's memory, he had never seen such a currency – it didn't even look like a metal product.
Holding it in his hand, he was surprised to find that this thing was heating up. It was definitely not the residual heat from the Assistant Minister's body, the temperature was at least 40 degrees. At this moment, it reminded him of a heat pack.
"What is this?"
"I thought it was just an evil thing made by a witch, but the situation is more serious than I thought," Barov wiped his forehead, "The pattern on it … is the Holy Mountain and the Magic Eye, which is the emblem of the Witch Cooperation Association."
Roland rubbed the uneven surface of the coin, guessing that it was probably made of ceramic. The center of the coin was indeed engraved with a "mountain" pattern – three triangles juxtaposed, with an eye in the center. The outline of the pattern was very rough, it should have been polished by hand.
He recalled the words "Holy Mountain and the Magic Eye" and "Witch Cooperation Association", but he couldn't find any relevant information. It seems that the 4th Prince added zero points to the occult.
Barov didn't expect Roland to know, so he continued, "Your Highness, you haven't seen a real witch, so you don't think much of them. Indeed, they can be injured, they can bleed, and they are not more difficult to kill than ordinary people, but they can't resist. The life of a witch who receives the Devil's call will become very short, but they will also gain terrible power that ordinary people can't match. Once a witch reaches adulthood, even the army will have to pay a heavy price. Their desire is almost impossible to suppress, and they will eventually degenerate into the Devil's minions. "
"Therefore, the Church established the Army of Judges, and if a woman is found to be a witch, she can be arrested and executed. The King also agrees with this, and in fact, these measures are very effective, the number of cases of witches wreaking havoc is much less than a hundred years ago. The legend of the Holy Mountain, or the Gates of Hell, came from the ancient books of that era. "
Roland chewed the bread, his heart sneering again and again. Although the background of this world was very different from what he knew, the historical development trajectory was still surprisingly similar. The Church, it's the Church again, he knew that religion is the Devil's minions, the real source of evil. Once there is a sign, they will be executed? In the name of God, the law, arrest, trial, and execution are all in one body, this in itself is a kind of depravity.
"According to the ancient books, witches can only obtain true peace by going to the Holy Mountain. There is no magic backlash, nor will they be trapped by the skyrocketing desire. There is no doubt that the so-called Holy Mountain in the book is the birthplace of evil, the entrance to Hell on earth. I think only Hell will not punish these fallen people. "
"What about the Witch Cooperation Association? What does it have to do with the Holy Mountain? "
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