In the palace garden of the City of Glow in the Kingdom of Dawn.
Otto Luoxi and Oro Tokat sneaked to the back of a rockery.
Of course, it was not completely sneaky — at least when they walked into the palace area, they passed through the gate in front of the guards. As long as they did not go into the forbidden area of the palace, they would not be hindered. All the guards knew that the Luoxi and Tokat families had always been loyal supporters of the royal family, and after they took over the family, they would also become the ministers in charge of the prince.
"Hey, are we really going to do this?" Otto could not help but feel a little nervous.
If Dawn Castle, where the King of Dawn frequented, was a forbidden area, then the bedchamber in the castle was the most forbidden area of all. However, they happened to know a secret passage from the garden to the bedchamber — this narrow underground passage should be one of the several secret escape routes in the palace. When they were young, they had explored it with Andrea and Prince Appen. The four of them even regarded it as their secret base and occasionally held small gatherings in it.
Of course, at that time, they were only about ten years old. Even if they were discovered by His Majesty Moya, he would at most reprimand them. But now that they were adults, what would His Majesty think if they sneaked into the bedchamber?
"Come on, wasn't it you who proposed that the three families work together to find out why Appen became a stranger?" Oro curled his lips. "Now that we've come to this critical moment, you actually want to back out?"
"I..." Otto opened his mouth and was speechless for a moment.
"But I really have to hand it to you. You actually used Andrea's recent situation to get information from Lord Quinn. If it weren't for the fact that you were her playmate since childhood, I think the old man would want to silence you the most if you were someone else." "Now is the best time to find out the truth. Are you going to do it or not?" Oro asked as he looked around.
Otto hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and nodded.
Because the news revealed by Earl Quinn was really surprising.
Since His Majesty fell ill, the eldest prince often met with an alchemist in the palace, and he would also ask the visitors to leave the palace. It was said that the reason His Majesty could stay awake for two to four hours every day was because of that person's special medicine to suppress the disease. As the Prime Minister, Andrea's father naturally had the opportunity to enter the bedchamber and ask His Majesty about political affairs. He had seen the alchemist once. She was a young woman, and her whole body was covered by a black veil. Only her dull silver-gray pupils could be seen.
After hearing this, Otto suddenly thought of the Church.
If he had not gone to Graycastle, he would not have thought of this. However, after meeting Roland Wimbledon, the news of the Church secretly training the Pure Ones and trying to overthrow the Four Kingdoms in order to accumulate power for the Battle of Armageddon had taken root in his heart.
In the end, he did not tell this information to Earl Quinn. After all, the impact of this matter was too great. He had to confirm that his guess was correct before making the next decision.
After learning from the Earl that the alchemist would appear today, Otto immediately thought of the secret passage that he often used to come and go as a child.
Since it was impossible to get the support of the First Prince, he could only find the truth in this way.
Seeing him nod, Oro immediately got to work. He pushed aside the knee-high weeds and used a dagger to pry up a cover disguised as an ordinary stone behind the artificial hill. A rusty iron railing soon appeared before the two of them. This fence was about the length of an arm and could only be opened from the inside with a key. However, this was not a problem for the two, who were already prepared.
Oro took out a glass bottle from his waist bag, opened the lid, and poured the yellowish-brown liquid in the bottle on the lock.
A burst of choking white light suddenly appeared, and the fence that was stained by the liquid sizzled like butter thrown into a hot pot.
This was the molten iron water made by the alchemist master of the City of Glow. A fist-sized bottle cost more than ten Golden Dragon coins. However, the process was not as the alchemist claimed, which could turn the iron into a pool of black water in the blink of an eye. After pouring two bottles, the shrunken lock finally fell off the fence.
Then the two bent over and crawled into the hole. Oro did not forget to turn back and close the slate.
After crawling for about ten steps, the passage became a little wider and was wide enough for people to walk on. Otto skillfully fumbled for the oil lamp hanging on the wall and lit it with flint. The faint light illuminated the stone walls and the arched ceiling. After more than ten years of leaving here, the secret passage remained the same as before, as if time had stopped here. When they passed by the lounge halfway, they could still see the soft mats and wine glasses that they had brought in for the party.
As the path curved back and forth and climbed upward, Otto Luoxi knew that he had entered the Morning Light Castle.
The castle wall was divided into two layers, like a sandwich. The empty space in the middle was reserved for secret rooms and secret passages. When the two reached the end of the secret passage, they came to the back of the fireplace in the bedroom of the bedchamber.
Since the mechanism had to be activated from the bedchamber, they could not directly enter the bedroom. However, through a small gap in the trapdoor, they could roughly see the scene in the bedroom. And if it was quiet enough, they could also hear the voices of people talking in the room.
Otto extinguished the oil lamp and put his eyes close to the gap.
The fireplace was facing a large bed, on which lay the King of Dawn, His Majesty Deacon Moya. The eldest prince, Appen, was pacing back and forth beside the bed, looking a little anxious.
The two looked at each other, nodded tacitly, and carefully leaned against the stone slab of the trapdoor. Apparently, His Highness was waiting for the alchemist to come.
After about an hour, there was finally a new movement in the room.
They immediately turned their heads and squinted.
Two women walked into the bedroom. One of them was the black-veiled alchemist mentioned by Earl Quinn, and the other was probably the alchemist's assistant. She carried a satchel, wore a red and white robe and cloak, and had beautiful blond curly hair.
"You're late!" Appen said unhappily.
"Sorry," the blond woman said with her hand on her chest, "something happened on the way and we were delayed."
"Don't talk so much. We just need to wake up his father," the black-veiled woman replied coldly. "It doesn't matter if it's earlier or later."
"You can't say that. We still have to rely on His Highness's help." She took out a green porcelain bottle from her satchel and said, "Maintaining a harmonious relationship is good for both of us, isn't it?"
"Give me the medicine." Appen took two steps forward, but was stopped by the black-veiled woman.
"Have you forgotten our agreement? This medicine has to be fed by me, and in exchange, you have to meet His Holiness's requirements. "
His Holiness!
Otto was shocked. This honorific was only used when addressing the Pope. Was she really sent by the church?
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