From the first time he met Vera, Colin began to guess her identity.
He also thought about the secrets that she might have hidden under her identity.
She was the duke's adopted daughter, but she was sent to Yevel to study the arcane arts.
At that time, Colin was thinking about the reason why the Duke Of St. Hilde did this.
It was not until Marquis García revealed a corner of this secret that Colin finally understood why the Duke Of St. Hilde treated Vera.
But at the same time, he could not help but wonder who Vera's biological mother was.
Why didn't Marquis García marry her?
Why did he keep her identity a secret?
Now, he finally understood.
That was f * cking incest!
No wonder Marquis García could not marry her, and no wonder the Duke Of St. Hilde helped to adopt Vera as his daughter.
Moreover, when he thought about Empress Mydella's age and Vera's age, Colin could not help but curse Marquis García.
Beast!
If this was in modern society, he would definitely end up in the same situation.
He also finally understood who poisoned Marquis Adams to death.
In the beginning, the Duke Of St. Hilde and Marquis García had a secret promise that Empress Mydella must have known. Therefore, when the Duke Of St. Hilde broke his promise, Vera's biological mother decisively carried out her revenge.
However, Colin could not help but have a little doubt. It was reasonable to say that the Duke Of St. Hilde should have known something about Marquis García and Empress Mydella.
Once the news of the incest between the two of them was leaked, they would be completely finished.
Especially Mydella, her position as the Empress would definitely be lost, and the angry emperor might even kill her because of this.
Why did Empress Mydella still dare to be so arrogant? Not only did she poison Marquis Adams to death, but she also forced the Duke Of St. Hilde to write his will and made Vera the first heir of the Dukes Of The North.
Unless the Duke Of St. Hilde had something even more important in Queen Mydella's hands …
Just as Colin was imagining the grudges between the three siblings, Queen Mydella spoke again. "Colin, you are indeed smart! However, I hope that you can use your intelligence in the right place. "
"Yes, Your Highness!" Colin's attitude was obviously much more sincere.
Although Colin still had a lot of doubts about this mysterious queen, at least he was certain that she would not harm Vera.
In this regard, the two of them were indeed natural allies.
"Do you know why I chose this moment to be honest with you?" Queen Mydella took a few steps back and lay on her side on the ivory bed, revealing her alluring curves.
"It should be because of the baptism ceremony during the day." Colin no longer avoided the question and said seriously, "I am also guessing that Pope Gregory might have done something to Vera."
"Yes. The vision that appeared in the last stage of the baptism ceremony was not the normal process, but the Pope's magic. "
"What magic?"
"I don't know."
Colin couldn't help but look up, only to see Queen Mydella's helpless face. She was not deliberately not saying anything.
"The Church has many secrets, even the royal family can't completely figure it out." Queen Mydella continued, "There were actually two divine spells that Gregory used during the baptism ceremony. One was the gaze that you felt from him.
Did you think that it was the gaze of the God of Light? "
Seeing Colin nodding, Queen Mydella smiled disdainfully. "How could the God of Light cast his gaze on such a trivial matter? How could Pope Gregory summon the God of Light?
This magic is actually just a cover, the purpose is to attract everyone's attention and conceal the second magic that he really wants to use. "
Colin hurriedly asked, "There's another divine spell?"
"Yes. I don't know the name of this magic, but I know its effect. "
"What effect?" Colin asked a little nervously.
"It will make the subject gradually become closer to the Holy Light, and eventually become a fanatic of the Church!"
Colin's heart tightened, and he suppressed his worry for Vera. First, he asked doubtfully: "Your Highness, if you don't know the name of this magic, how do you know its effect?"
"Because Vera is not the first person to be affected."
"Oh? Who else has been affected by this magic before? "
Queen Mydella did not answer immediately, but asked: "Do you know why the Church and the royal family have been fighting since the founding of the Kingdom until now?"
Colin wanted to say that it was just a fight for power and profit, did it need more than that?
But in the end, he said sincerely: "Please help me."
"Because when the first pope baptized Garen, the son of the founding emperor, His Majesty Ghana, he used a similar method!" Empress Mydella smiled coldly and continued.
"At that time, His Majesty Ghana did not care, and he also thought that his son's baptism attracted the attention of the God of Light. But later, as time passed, Garen became closer to the Church, and even wanted to become an ascetic, and even join the Knights Templar!
At that time, His Majesty Ghana realized that something was wrong. After that, he personally went to the peak of the Holy Mountain to question the Pope, and even fought him. In the end, the Pope finally admitted to his little tricks under the threat of this Legendary Holy Knight, and personally removed the Divine Mark on Garen's body.
After that, Garen gradually returned to normal, and after he was crowned as the second Emperor of the Kingdom, he even more severely restricted the power of the Church, which completely led to a thousand-year battle between the Church and the Royal Family. "
"So this magic, besides making the subject closer to the Church, does it have any other side effects?"
"Yes. However, it is not a side effect, because it can actually strengthen the subject's sensitivity and affinity to the Holy Light.
You know about the Knights Templar, right? Most of the knights in the Knights Templar are civilians, because few of the nobles are willing to dedicate themselves to the Church and become a tool for others to use.
Therefore, the Church chooses some of the civilians with good qualifications to baptize them.
However, because of the inferior bloodline of the civilians, their affinity to the Holy Light is extremely poor, and even if they manage to become knights, their achievements are very limited. Therefore, this magic is needed to help strengthen their sensitivity to the Holy Light, and help them advance. At the same time, this is also a means of brainwashing, and this is the reason why the Knights Templar are so devout to the point of madness.
Of course, the knights born from this magic will not be able to advance to the Holy Domain, otherwise, I believe that many nobles will not hesitate to join the Knights Templar for the glory of the Paladin. "
"It is good that there are no other side effects." Colin was slightly relieved, and he let out a long sigh, and said, "So, if I want to remove the magic on Vera's body, I will have to look for Pope Gregory?"
"Yes." Empress Mydella nodded, "However, I advise you not to act rashly, Pope Gregory is not a simple person, and he is not as kind as he appears to be."
"I understand."
"In addition, I advise you not to tell Vera about this. This kind of magic has an influence on one's mind, and it is not something that can be resisted by one's own will. If she learns about it, it will only increase her anxiety and guilt, and it may even be counterproductive."
"Then what should I do?"
Empress Mydella looked at Colin seriously, and she stretched out one finger, "First of all, you must personally control the military and political power of the Northern Frontier. I believe that with your ability and Vera's trust in you, this should not be difficult."
She then stretched out a second finger, "Secondly, you must pay careful attention to Vera's mental state, and it is best not to let her come into too much contact with the members of the Church. If you can make her stay at home and concentrate on studying arcane magic, that would be the best.
Of course, you must be careful when you study arcane magic, and do not let the people of the Church see you.
After all, after converting to the God of Light, Vera should not be able to come into contact with the heresy of arcane magic anymore. "
When she saw Colin nodding, Empress Mydella finally said, "When the time is right, we can follow King Ghana's example and 'ask' His Holiness the Pope to personally remove the magic from Vera!"
When the time was right, of course, it was when the royal family could completely suppress the Church.
"Okay!" Colin nodded solemnly, "I will do as you say."
Empress Mydella nodded with satisfaction, and she smiled again, and the light in the room suddenly seemed to brighten a lot.
"Colin, I have always admired you, and I think that you are the key to our fight against the Church. I hope that you will not let me down."
"I will do my best!" Colin said in a deep voice, and then he said, "Your Highness, if you do not have any other instructions, then I will take my leave first."
"Wait!" Empress Mydella immediately stopped Colin, "You have forgotten the most important thing!"
"What is it? Please tell me."
"An alliance."
Colin was stunned for a moment, and then he asked doubtfully, "Do you want an alliance ceremony?"
"Ceremonies are all empty. The key is, what is the basis of our trust?"
Colin seemed to understand what Empress Mydella meant, and he asked tentatively, "Then do you want me to swear an oath to you?"
"I do not believe in oaths!"
Colin was a little embarrassed, and he asked again, "Then let's write a written agreement?"
Empress Mydella shook her head again, "That is just a piece of scrap paper."
Colin was at his wit's end and could only say, "Then do you have any good suggestions?"
Empress Mydella looked at Colin with deep eyes, and said, "Do you trust me now?"
"Of course!"
"Why?"
"Because you are Vera's biological mother, and I am Vera's husband."
Empress Mydella nodded, and then she shook her head, "Yes, but my blood relationship with Vera cannot be changed. You, on the other hand, can divorce at any time."
Colin narrowed his eyes and looked at Empress Mydella quietly, as if he wanted to see what kind of soul was hidden behind this beautiful face.
Empress Mydella saw that Colin was not speaking, and she smiled faintly, "Let me tell you why you trust me. Because you have something on me! "
This was indeed true.
After learning that Vera was Empress Mydella's biological daughter, and even the real murderer of Marquis Adams' death, Colin did indeed have something on Empress Mydella.
Therefore, even without Vera's relationship, Colin could ensure that Empress Mydella would not dare to do anything that would harm her interests.
Otherwise, as long as Colin made this secret public, Empress Mydella's fate would be extremely miserable.
However, this was only a one-sided trust.
Colin finally understood Empress Mydella's meaning, and he blurted out, "You also want to have something on me?"
"Yes!" Empress Mydella nodded, "This way, this alliance will be truly unbreakable!"
When Colin heard this, he could not help but admire the Empress's strange logic. This was the first time he had seen such an alliance.
But when he thought about it carefully, it did make some sense.
If both sides had something on each other, it would indeed be more binding than an oath or covenant.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I'm afraid I don't have anything on me to give you." Colin said with an innocent face, as if he was really a twenty-year-old who had never done anything bad.
Empress Mydella stretched out a crystal clear jade foot and slowly climbed up Colin's thigh, and at the same time, said in an extremely ambiguous tone.
"It doesn't matter, we can create something on you now!"
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