In the living room on the second floor of the villa, Baron Austin, who had changed into pajamas, listened to the sweet voice of 'Nightingale' attentively with a glass of wine in his hand.
During the national funeral, he was too embarrassed to go to his mistress and could only kill time with 'Arcana Voice'. Also, he could hear a lot of interesting programs from the channel. Sometimes, it was much more fun than fooling around with his mistress.
In the Kingdom of Holm, except for the most conservative nobles and believers, it was a very fashionable thing to listen to the forbidden magic radio, especially in the parties of the liberal nobles. Whoever did not listen to it would be outdated and rejected by their circle.
"… From today on, our program will be modified to some extent. Next, you will listen to 'Holm Observation' hosted by me. You will be informed of the major events in the kingdom as soon as possible."
"… As you all know, our dear and esteemed Prince Patrick followed His Majesty King Feltis after his death. But what are the details of the event?" His Majesty King Feltis asked. This program will lead you to explore the truth behind the incident. "
Austin had been leaning against the sofa casually, but after hearing the introduction at the beginning of the program, he slowly sat straight, his face more and more solemn.
The exploration of 'Holm Observation' on the incident was still at the stage of speculation without any evidence. Now and then, some witnesses who popped up from nowhere were interviewed to prove that Prince Patrick was in a relatively good state during those days and would not collapse suddenly.
Although 'Nightingale' did not say it explicitly, she was implying that the Church did not like the prince's attitude of being close to magic and alchemy. It was easy to deduce the truth of the Church's assassination of the prince through logic.
Austin gasped hard. Recalling the situation reported by the liberals in the Parliament of Nobles, he became more and more suspicious. The prince had just hosted a party of the liberals a week ago. His physical condition was the same as before, without any obvious deterioration. His relationship with His Majesty was so bad. How could he have died of grief?
"Even the crown prince was assassinated …" Austin put the wine glass in his hand on the table and paced back and forth.
When he turned his back to the window, two shadows suddenly lunged in and restrained him who was only an official Knight.
"Who are you? How dare you attack a noble … a night watcher! "Austin saw the black gloves that the two men were wearing." You dare to arrest a noble directly? You are breaking the agreement between the Church and the nobles! "
Juliana flew in through the window and looked at Austin coldly. "The Church is too weak. Only we can protect the glory of the Lord."
"Are you trying to divide the nobles and the Church, weaken the power of the Church, and prevent the glory of the Lord from spreading?" Austin was not an idiot. He immediately realized that he had run into the legendary extreme night watchers who were crazy. Therefore, he did not forcefully express his intention to appeal to the court of nobles or the highest Inquisition in the Holy City. His words implied that he was weakened and could not defend the glory of the Lord more effectively.
"The Lord's power is infinite. He did not stop you. He is only testing us. If the nobles of Holm will retaliate even when you, a noble who has sided with the sorcerers, are eliminated, it means that they've all fallen, and there's no need to save them anymore. The royal power must kneel before the Lord. " Juliana hated sorcerers from the bottom of her heart. She pressed her hand on Austin's forehead coldly. "Repent in hell!"
"How dare you …" Holy light flashed, and Austin's head was pierced through. All the blood evaporated without staining the carpet.
Juliana put her left hand in a black glove on her right hand and said, "Sort out why we eliminated him and what crimes he committed. Submit them to the inquisition and the Parliament of Nobles."
"We will punish him openly on behalf of the Lord's will. We will not hide."
"Yes!" The other night watchers replied at the same time.
… …
Inside the royal magic tower of Holm, Lucien reminded Natasha in the end, "Be careful of Sardes. There's no telling what he's up to."
"If he's really influenced by the secrets of the World of Souls like you said, like the pontiff and the saints of the North Church at that time, perhaps his goal is to split the five parishes here from the Church and become the pontiff himself …" Natasha did not know whether the speculation was good or bad because she hadn't figured out her position yet.
Lucien shook his head. "Don't blindly refer to the past. Sardes is too cunning to do that. After all, the South Church can't afford another split anymore. Also, he's only been in office for two months. I'm afraid that he hasn't even convinced the red robe of the Holm parish yet. How can he split the church? It's needless to say that there are other saint cardinals guarding the parishes. So, don't be fooled by his performance so far. "
Natasha said in a low voice, "All in all, I'll test his purpose carefully. You have to be careful too. You're the easiest one to deal with among the experts who rank highest on the Cleansing List."
"Rest assured. I have the Congus Ring with me." Lucien looked at the iron ring on his left hand.
Because the left hand would nullify supernatural powers, Lucien had moved all the Holm Crown rings to his right hand, leaving only the legendary ring on his left hand that was not affected.
"It's great to have a legendary item!" Natasha pretended to be angry. "After I sort out my mind and make up my mind as a Knight, I'll have one too! By then, I'll bring the Shield of Truth over. I'll have the strongest defense and the strongest attack combined. You'll be jealous. Haha! "
She did not want Lucien to end the call in a depressed mood, so she joked optimistically.
… …
At dawn, Duke Rex, the president of the Parliament of Nobles, flew to the Radiance Church gloomily.
"Mr. Saint Sardes, I need an explanation. Why did the night watchers eliminate a baron and an official Knight without the approval of Her Majesty and the Parliament of Nobles?" Looking at Sardes who was sitting in the library, Rex raised his voice beyond his control. "It will chill the hearts of all the nobles. How can they trust the Church? How can they contribute to the Church? On this issue, there is no difference between the Church and the Congress of Magic! "
Sardes said peacefully, "I just learned of it too. I'll ask the people in charge of the inquisition to deal with the few night watchers and give the nobles an explanation. Rex, you know that there are many extremists among the night watchers, and I've only taken over the parish of Holm for three months. It's hard for me to suppress them effectively. I can't ruin the relationship between the nobles and the Church just because of a few rabid dogs, can I? "
Seeing that Sardes' attitude was good, Rex was more or less relieved. "If it were just individual night watchers who acted on their own and were punished severely, I'm confident that I can appease the nobles who are close to the Church. However, it's hard to say for the nobles who are close to the Congress of Magic and the Congress behind them. Also, Her Majesty has just been crowned, and such a thing happened to the nobles, which will make her resist the Church and us. I hope that Mr. Saint Sardes can control the Church and prevent such an extreme situation from happening again. "
"I can only say that I'll try my best to bring the parish of Holm under my control in two years. In the meantime, I hope that the nobles can pay attention to their words and actions and protect themselves. If you are targeted by the extremists in the Church, please inform me immediately." Sardes replied very nicely. "Right, you can compile the nobles' reactions about the incident into files. I'll report it to His Holiness. In any case, the extremists are devout clerics or night watchers. To deal with them, His Holiness has to agree. "
Rex nodded. "Okay, I'll ask someone to sort it out. Now, I'll go to the Nekso Palace and explain to Her Majesty in person, in case she is infuriated and leaves a bad impression. "
Watching Rex leave, Sardes picked up the files on the table, on which was the list of the few night watchers who acted on their own.
Reading it with a smile, Sardes swiped his index finger, and Juliana's name disappeared. Then, he picked up his quill and wrote, "… Because of the suppression of the Congress of Magic and the consecutive swallowing incidents of holy light, the clerics and night watchers in the parish of Holm are divided into many extremes. Some of them suspect that it is necessary for His Holiness to improve theology and divine powers, and they believe that the blasphemers inside must be eliminated before they can unite against the Congress of Sorcerers. Some of them, like them, believe that the Church is too weak and the nobles are too arrogant, and they must be radical in order to wake up the numb clerics.
"Some of them question the necessity of the confrontation with the Congress of Magic and believe that the two parties can live in peace as long as they both make concessions.
"This incident was caused by the second type of extremists. I admit that I don't have enough control over the parish yet. I beg Your Holiness to send my old assistant, Vera Amelton from the Diocese of Orvarit, to help us settle this matter as soon as possible and control the extremists so that similar incidents where the nobles are pushed to the Congress of Magic will not happen again."
"As for the punishment, I believe that Octave, who is in charge of the inquisition in the parish, is responsible for it. I will remove him as the head of the inquisition and let Vera Amelton take over. However, due to the complicated and dangerous situation in the parish, he will still work in the parish …"
… …
Reading the files submitted by the night watchers and listening to Rex's explanation, Natasha was emotionless.
It was not until he finished talking about the Church's decision that Natasha nodded her head and said, "Extreme lunatics are everywhere. The relationship between the nobles and the Church cannot be damaged because of them. As long as the Church is sincere, I believe that most nobles will accept it. As for the minority of nobles, I'll appease them."
Rex was greatly relieved. The queen from Aalto, the City of Psalm, was obviously siding with the Church. "You are very wise, Your Majesty."
Right when he was about to leave, Natasha suddenly asked, "According to the files of the night watchers, Baron Austin was listening to 'Arcana Voice' when he was arrested and executed, and it was playing the content that slandered the Church and accused you of assassinating my uncle, Crown Prince Patrick. What do you think?"
"It is undoubtedly the slander of the Congress of Magic, who is trying to sow discord between Your Majesty and the Church and most nobles! They have no evidence at all. It's all nonsense and groundless guesses. "Rex defended himself solemnly.
Natasha raised her left eyebrow. "You listened to the program?"
"The intelligence personnel listened and submitted the content of the program to me," Rex explained.
Natasha nodded her head slowly and did not say anything. "Next time, submit such intelligence to me first."
It was not until this moment that Rex realized that he had misspoken. He hurried to say, "Because Your Majesty has just been crowned and you have a lot of work to do, I have to filter the intelligence first and pick out the important ones. I'll submit them to you later."
"That's alright. I understand your kindness, Your Majesty. You can go now." Natasha asked Rex to leave without saying anything.
It was not until Rex walked out of the palace that Natasha suddenly became solemn.
… …
Lucien took the lift to the thirty-third floor of the Allyn magic tower. Through the Portal to Alternate Realm in the library, he entered "Thunder Hell", Fernando's demiplane. He was treated warmly by Little Crystal, who claimed that it was even more obsequious because it failed to fulfill its duty of protection. However, Lucien accidentally discovered that it was calculating how many awards the new alchemy could win.
Fernando's hair was somewhat messy. It seemed that the reverse engineering of fusion and fission was even more difficult than Lucien imagined because of the lack of knowledge and experiment findings.
"Perfect timing. Describe how you felt when you performed 'Eternal Blaze' again." Fernando raised his red eyes and looked at Lucien. Then, his face became rather complicated. "You have a new paper?"
Lucien was holding a stack of papers in his hands.
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