An unprecedented "battle" had ended. The commoners had broken through the cathedral's defenses, and the priests, who had always been high and mighty, had been dragged out of the cathedral to face the wrath of the people. The commoners' accumulated anger had been vented, and it seemed that justice had been served. Everything seemed to have been settled.
But for the leaders and makers of all this, there were still many things to be done.
After the battle in the Louen Cathedral was over, the White Knight immediately took action. They first gathered various teams of brave mercenaries and adventurers to ensure the order of all the armed forces. Then they began to organize people to carry out the food stored in the warehouses of the Church District and transport it to the square for distribution. After the people received the food and the people's hearts settled down, a group of Louen citizens, mercenary representatives, and merchant representatives immediately went to the outer city to meet the Cecil Combat Regiment that had been waiting outside the city.
After the Cecil Combat Regiment entered the city, the situation could be said to have stabilized.
Amber and Leiter left the underground of the cathedral and went to Farland. They showed the remaining fragments of Belang's robe to the people and told them that the evil bishop had been completely annihilated by the White Knight's holy light. Although they did not see Belang's death, this result was enough to make the people cheer. After all, considering the actual situation of the supernatural power in this world, it was impossible to expect Belang's death. It was very unrealistic for Belang to die under the stones and sticks of the people. From the perspective of safety and security, the assassination of Bishop Louen by an elite team of White Knight was part of the plan.
After doing this, Amber and Leit did not stay in the square but quickly came to an inconspicuous house on the edge of the Church District.
This was a house that looked ordinary from the outside, but the soldiers and two White Knight guarding the door were enough to show that it was special. Amber pushed the door open and saw the tall and familiar figure in the central room.
"You really sneaked in." The half-elf walked over and patted Gwen on the arm. "I knew you wouldn't want to hide in the back for such an important thing."
Gwen, in full military uniform, had sensed Amber's breath before she entered the house. He turned around and looked at Amber, a little dumbfounded. "What do you mean by sneaking in? Can you not use your professional jargon to describe me?"
Amber crossed her arms and said, "You obviously entered the city with the team, but you have been hiding until now. What is it if not sneaking in?"
The corner of Gawain's mouth twitched as he looked helplessly at the head of the Military Intelligence Bureau who had just made a great contribution. According to the previous mission report and the actual situation in Louen City, this half-elf had been working diligently in the past few days, and he was also shrewd and experienced in controlling everything. Gawain thought that he would be able to see a mature and reliable Amber, but he did not expect that this fellow was still the same as before …
How should he put it? She was still a ruthless and cunning head of the secret service when she walked outside half a minute ago. Then, as soon as she entered the house, she suddenly turned into a goose. She even swayed to Hao Ren's side, stuck her head out and began to talk nonsense.
Annoying, annoying, and unself-conscious.
"Hey, why don't you talk?" Amber saw that Gwen did not say anything for a while and began to talk nonsense again. "No way, don't tell me you really took it to heart. Didn't I just say that you sneaked into the city?"
Gawain quickly shook his head to get rid of the image of a goose chattering in front of him. He glanced at Amber. "This is a very dangerous operation that could easily go wrong. Even if the White Knights and a large number of brave mercenaries are the vanguard, it's too easy for the civilians to go out of control when they attack the cathedral of the Superhumans. Especially when that Fran guy you mentioned just now??? As for Belang's suspicions … I need to come here personally to prevent any accidents. "
Hearing Gwen's words, Amber was a little stunned. Her pointed ears trembled slightly, and a strange smile appeared on her face. "Really …"
"Really what?"
"Nothing." Amber shook her head. "That Fran?? Something strange did happen to Fran. Frankly, it was a little dangerous at that time, but fortunately, it was just a false alarm. Big guy, where's the crystal? "
Wright had been standing quietly by the side without uttering a word since the beginning. Now that he heard Amber calling him, he did not care about the nickname Amber had given him. Instead, he took a step forward and took out the pale golden crystal that was still emitting a faint radiance from the container that he carried with him. "My Lord, this is it."
Gwen took the crystal with some surprise. "What is this?"
Amber spread out her hands. "Whether you believe it or not, this is Fran?? The remains of Fran … The rest of his body was burned by the holy light, and this is the only thing left. "
Gwen was shocked. How did the Bishop of the Holy Light in this world burn the Sarira? Could it be Fran?? Fran was also a senior monk …
But he did not say what he was thinking. Instead, he looked at Amber strangely. "What happened?"
Amber cleared her throat and began to vividly describe her experience with Leit. "Here's what happened. We found it underground …"
Gawain furrowed his brows slightly. He carefully listened to every detail of Amber's description. After removing the embarrassing part where the elf boasted about himself, he slowly reconstructed the scene of him killing Fran Merlin. The whole operation of Fran.
Then he could not help but feel a little emotional about the death of the interim Bishop of Louen.
It seemed that Fran?? Belant had indeed prepared an ambush in the prayer room. He had gotten a strange power from somewhere and set up a killer move in the room. But he obviously did not guess the white knights' action process. The white knights directly skipped the step of "stepping into the secret room to remove the mechanism and fight with the enemy" and chose to blow up the entire secret room before entering. So, Belan, who was lying in ambush, decided to ambush Belan. Fran was blown up half to death before he could take action.
Then the half-dead guy pretended to be trying to resurrect and wanted to ambush again, but he miscalculated again. Amber believed in the Elves, Leit could break the Soul Steel Seal by himself, and the other White Knight were also strong men who had received the teachings of the New Church and had a high resistance to the God of Holy Light. Fran?? Fran?? Fran???? His last ripple was changed into Solitude, and then he was completely killed.
To be honest, his death was quite sullen. It was better to be stoned to death in the cathedral by the people. At least it could be in the newspaper, and if the pose was right, it might even be used in teaching materials.
Thinking of this, he felt even more sullen.
After Amber finished speaking, Leit added some details. Gwen looked at the crystal in his hand and fell into deep thought.
This crystal was indeed "dead", but it still exuded a faint heat and light. Countless shadows could be vaguely seen in the faint light, just like Fran's. Fran's hollow soul was still echoing in the crystal, refusing to admit his death in vain. When Gwen pointed the translucent crystal at the sun, he could see a layer of faint ripples covering the surface of the giant sun through the crystal.
The phenomenon of the ripples on the sun through the crystal proved that this crystal had a strong magic coherence. It was a crystal born in a strong magic environment and contained stable magic power.
Could a human's flesh and blood really produce such a crystal?
Or was it... Fran? Did Fran try to use some kind of crystal to enhance his power, but the ritual failed and the backlash caused him to become a monster of flesh and crystal?
Or... was it Fran? Belang was standing behind the door with a magical artifact made of crystal in his arms. He was ready to ambush the intruders when they pushed the door open. However, as soon as the door was opened, White Knight unreasonably threw a bunch of explosives into the room and blasted him and the crystal into pieces.
Gwen could not help but shudder. He felt that his third hypothesis was too demonic and ghostly. Although it seemed interesting to diverge his thoughts in this direction, in such a sword and magic world, it was better to think according to the local style.
Seeing Gwen's expression constantly changing, Leit could not help but ask, "Do you have any ideas?"
"I can't think of it at the moment …" Gawain said. However, halfway through his sentence, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration as if he had caught onto a clue that he had almost overlooked. "Wait … I think I remember now …"
Amber and Leit immediately quieted down, and Gwen finally succeeded in catching the flash of information after thinking for a moment. "Do you remember that Kamel and Nicholas described the early 'Abominations' created by the Kingdom of Gondor? The first failed 'Abominations' had a characteristic, that is, crystals grew out of human flesh and blood..."
"Abominations?" Amber's eyes widened. "You mean... Fran? Fran tried to transform himself into an Abomination? "
Gwen thought carefully. "Not necessarily... I suspect that this is just a by-product of some kind of failed attempt. According to the information provided by Kamel, all Gondor human descendants actually have the genetic element of the Abomination. In other words, as long as the external stimulation is suitable, perhaps every human can be transformed into an Abomination... But the Kingdom of Gondor's Abomination technology was finally successful. They stabilized and harmless this genetic element and safely implanted it into the human body. So for thousands of years, there has never been an Abomination phenomenon among ordinary people. But who can guarantee that it will never mutate? "
Amber and Leit both showed a thoughtful look. Gwen sighed softly. "Unfortunately... there are no clues left. I'm afraid we'll never figure out what happened to Fran? What happened to Belang's body … How could a mid-ranked Divine Official suddenly obtain such power? "
Leit's face showed a trace of apology. "My lord, we were too reckless..."
"No, there's no problem with your actions. That was indeed the best plan. The destruction of clues is inevitable. After all, it's a battlefield." Gwen waved his hand. "And Fran? Blasphemy is just my guess. Fortunately, you found this crystal. I can take it back and let Kamel identify it. Maybe we can find some clues. "
After putting this matter aside for the time being, Gwen breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Amber and Leit in front of him, and a smile appeared on his face.
"All in all, everything went well. You did a good job."
Leit immediately straightened up and said solemnly, "The holy light guides me."
Amber waved her hand. "It's not over yet. Louen may be chaotic in the future. Those rookies will help us."
Gwen nodded gently. He knew that everything was as Amber said. The incident in Louen may have come to an end, but the subsequent pacification and reconstruction work had just begun.
The angry people destroyed the oppression of the priests with a storm-like action. However, without timely and effective follow-up guidance and order construction, this action could easily turn into uncontrollable violence and long-term unrest. Now, with the efforts of White Knight, Cecil's soldiers, and civil representatives, the first phase of order stabilization work had been carried out smoothly. This action did not turn into an uncontrollable violence on the spot, but whether the city would fall into long-term unrest or not depended on the work of the Military Intelligence and the propaganda department.
The main urban functions of Louen must be rebuilt in the shortest time. A new management team must be set up that can be recognized by the local people. The city must be integrated into the Cecil system as soon as possible. In addition, the matter of Louen must be publicized to the whole territory as soon as possible to explore the positive impact of this action to the maximum extent possible. They must also be vigilant against the destruction and counterattack of the diehards of the old church...
There were a lot of things to be done, but fortunately, the most difficult part had been overcome.
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