Ever since Laing's rise in the Old World and his slaying of the Chosen of Khorne and King of Skalinth, his existence had officially entered the sights of the Four Gods of Chaos.
There had always been countless conspiracies surrounding Laing, but no matter how troublesome they were, he had always managed to overcome them. (Most of them were solved by the Imperial Guard and Angran).
The Four Gods of Chaos also faced a problem, and that was their influence on the prime material plane was limited by the Great Guardian and the Great Maelstrom. It was still difficult for them to directly intervene in the mortal world.
Thus, the Evil Gods placed their hopes on the Cult of Chaos that was active and lurking in the mortal world.
But here came the question. Was it convenient for the Cult of Chaos to operate in the Kingdom of the Knight King on the other side of the mountain?
The answer was that it was not convenient.
The Brittany knights generally worshipped the Lady of the Lake. Very few of them worshipped the God of the Sea (Bordero), the Goddess of War (Carcassonne), and the Goddess of Mercy (Curona). The knights were usually the guardians of order and firmly controlled their territories, which made the corruption of Chaos very low among the nobles.
As for the serfs, it was needless to say, because they might not even understand what these strange fellows were talking about even after half a day.
Thus, it was especially difficult to cause trouble in Laing's territory. Firstly, there was no mass support, and secondly, there was no superstructure.
However, it was completely different in the Empire. As mentioned before, the Cult of Chaos in the Empire could be described in eight words: a hundred flowers blossoming and a hundred schools of thought contending.
The Society of Musicians was one of them. This cult was the largest cult of lust in the history of the Empire. Since the founding of the Empire by Charlemagne, it had followed the glory of the Empire and was constantly eroding the circle of nobles in the Empire. When people were obsessed with many achievements in architecture, art, culture, and so on, the Society of Musicians gradually spread among the nobles of the Empire. In the beginning, the Society of Musicians was only responsible for providing entertainment and food for the court. But as time went on, the Society of Musicians grew bigger and bigger, eroding many nobles and turning them into followers of lust.
Until near the time of the Three Emperors, a demon hunter accidentally discovered that the Grand Chanter of the Church of Justice in Nur was a follower of lust. Although countless nobles and clerics tried to kill the demon hunter and erase the truth, the demon hunter still revealed the truth to the public before his death. This shocked the entire Empire and they sent out an army to wipe out the Society of Musicians.
But after that, the famous plague, the Black Death, broke out. This left the Society of Musicians with one last breath, and they began to lurk in Nur. After learning their lesson, the Cult of Chaos was now very, very cautious. They did not participate in the internal affairs of the court, nor did they participate in the war. They believed that war was the business of Terrors, internal affairs were the business of Tzeentch, and the pursuit of health and longevity was the business of Nurgle. They only wanted to satisfy their own desires, which kept them out of the sight of the demon hunters and battle priests, at least for the time being.
And now, they had set their sights on something new.
In the darkness, a few voices were still talking.
"Ryan -Macado's strength is too strong. We can't place our hopes on a head-on confrontation." A distorted voice said, "We must protect ourselves and hide. Only then can we find an opportunity."
"We have confirmed the target's figure. He is indeed in the suite on the top floor of the Royal Hotel," another younger voice said. "But how are we going to carry out the plan?"
"Shut up. This is not something you should know. You need to carry it out, not understand it." In the shadows, a rather impatient voice said, "If we have a specific plan, we will tell you. But now, the fewer who know, the better."
"Now, let's see what we can do." The distorted voice echoed in the darkness. "This is Brunswick. It is very difficult for us to gather an army, and no one can deal with Ryan Macado. Even if we want to confirm the target, we have to take advantage of the fact that he is out with his men."
"No rush. We have a lot of time. This is the will of Lady Gentleness."
"We are in the dark, and they are in the light. There are many of us in the capital of the Empire. We have to wait patiently. And now, there is the best opportunity."
"The Royal Grand Wizard Competition?"
"Yes, wait patiently! We have collected this. "
At this time, a faint purple light finally appeared in the room. The carpet that was splashed with hot milk was placed on a table. A few black hands groped on the carpet for a while and picked up a golden hair from the carpet. "This is it."
The leader began to chant.
Halfway through the incantation, the leader of the group suddenly stopped. "Wait, I feel something is wrong! There is a problem with the spell. This is not the spell I want! "
No one answered him.
"Damn it! You guys? " The leader immediately took out a dagger with the Colored Sin emblem. His hand could not help but tremble. "Answer me!"
Still, no one answered.
Soon, the room returned to a deathly silence.
A week later.
"There was a large-scale murder in a very famous Von Slek house in the wealthy district of Brunswick. More than a dozen members of the Von Slek family were murdered. The murderer even stayed at the scene for a few hours after the murder." Sitting in the large suite of the Royal Hotel, Laing was reading the newspaper. He frowned. "This kind of thing can happen in the capital of the Empire. I think Karl-franz will have to send someone to clean things up."
"Karl is very angry about what happened." Emilia hugged her son and fed him. The Countess of the Empire felt that this family atmosphere was exactly what she wanted. "He has sent a lot of people to investigate."
"At this critical time when the Royal Grand Wizard Competition is about to begin, the Emperor will not allow any chaos to happen." Laing was still frowning. His blue eyes darted back and forth. "But there is something strange about this from the beginning to the end. The murderer did not do it for money, nor did he have any other purpose. After the murder, he stayed at the scene for a few hours before leaving. Why?"
"Mommy, I want meat, I want meat ~" Little Frey Derick whined in his mother's arms. At the same time, he shouted at Laing, "I want daddy to hug me, daddy, feed me meat ~"
"Okay, okay, let's eat meat ~" Laing quickly put down the newspaper and hugged his son. The little boy happily found a place to sit in his father's arms and pinched his father's face.
"Hahahaha ~" Laing's face was very hard. Frey Derick could not pinch his face and even felt pain. Tears welled up in his eyes, which made Laing and Emilia laugh. The Countess of the Empire suddenly felt very happy.
In the kitchen, Olica and Sylvia were frying steak. Emilia looked at Laing talking and laughing with her son in his arms. She suddenly thought of something and blushed. "Frey Derick?"
"What's wrong, mommy?" The little boy was very close to his mother.
"Say, do you think Mommy will give birth to another brother or sister for you?" Emilia's beautiful face was red. She was talking to her son, but her eyes were looking at Laing.
"I want a sister, I want a sister!" Little Frey Derick shouted happily. "Mommy, if it's a sister, what's her name?"
"How about Rem or Laing?" Emilia was still staring at Laing.
"Okay!" The little boy did not think too much. He raised his hands and said yes loudly.
Laing felt a little pressured. He hugged his son, but before he could say anything, the Countess of the Empire spoke first. "What do you think, daddy? What do you think? "
"Well …" Laing was a little embarrassed. "Emilia, it's hard to say."
"There's nothing hard to say. Then it's decided happily." The little maid waved her hand and decided the matter rather domineeringly. Laing could do nothing about it.
After a while, Sulia also came out of the room. At this time, the female knight had returned to her usual dignified, elegant, and graceful appearance. She said to Leon in a somewhat reproachful tone, "What were you guys talking about outside? It was so loud. I had a hard time coaxing my son to sleep."
"Look at this." Laing handed the newspaper to Suria. The female knight moved her long legs and sat beside Laing. When she took the newspaper, Suria's expression changed slightly. "This is not something interesting, Laing. The children can't be in danger."
"Aside from this, there's something else." Laing frowned. "According to Olica and Sylvia, on the day we went to visit the Royal Empire Zoo, a strange waiter came to our room. He was wearing white leather shoes, which is not normal for a hotel waiter."
"Wait … Isn't the day we visited the zoo the same day as the murder?" The intelligent female knight immediately realized that something was wrong. "I think this is related to the previous incident!"
"Calm down, Suria. This is Brunswick." Laing stood up. He thought for a moment and shook his head and sat down. "These two incidents may or may not be related, but we must not panic. For now, let's pretend that nothing happened. A week later, it will be the Empire's Grand Wizard Competition. At this juncture, the emperor will not give us the right to search everywhere."
"But our son is here!" Suria said unhappily. The female knight was very concerned about this matter. "Laing, this is not something a father and mother should do …"
At this time, lunch was ready. Olica and Sylvia brought it up. Today's lunch was Rik steak, broccoli, and tomato pasta with bread and corn soup.
"Madam, don't think too much. Eat first." The dark elf put the steak in front of Suria. Olica said respectfully, "Today's lunch is Rik steak."
"Thank you." Suria had to put away her serious expression and thank Olica. No matter the situation, Suria, as the daughter of a noble and the wife of a duchess, had to maintain a perfect image. At the same time, she also asked Devonshire to do the same. The five-month-old baby was often made to cry by his mother.
"Here's the cutlery, madam." Olica handed over a knife, fork, and spoon. The cutlery was wrapped in a soft napkin. Suria reached out to take the napkin and slowly opened it.
When the napkin was halfway opened, Sulia's expression changed slightly. She immediately closed the napkin again and took out the cutlery from the napkin. "Okay, I got it."
Lunch began in the dining hall.
… I'm the dividing line for the steak …
At the same time, in the Old World, Empire, Tarabek, Blood Pine Forest.
The Empire's Great Alchemist led an army of about eight thousand people and slowly marched down a relatively wide path in the forest. They were already very close to Brunswick.
Just a month ago, this army had wiped out an Army of Chaos in the northern part of Kislöw, successfully preventing the other party from releasing the Ancient Dragon Malevolence, Sun Eater. The Great Alchemist had also officially won the trust of the Empire's army with this battle. This was because when thousands of molten metal streams fell from the sky, when the Army of Chaos's proud Chaos plate armor and weapons turned into lead and clay, and when the terrifying Chaos Eggs turned into gold-plated statues during their charge, it was difficult for the Empire's army not to treat Gelt as the Empire's savior and reliable partner.
More importantly, the Great Alchemist was a popular person under Emperor Karl-franz and was trusted and relied on by the emperor. Originally, some Empire generals had some complaints about this, but when they saw Gelt take the lead on the battlefield and shout 'For the Empire', the Empire generals felt ashamed of their previous superficial thoughts. No one questioned Gelt's loyalty and faith.
And unity was the key to this army's victory and successful return.
But now, what appeared in front of Galt was the Supreme Headmaster of the Academy of Light, Brother Tefrick Ordo, and thousands of soldiers under his command. The Supreme Headmaster of the Academy of Light was riding on an Imperial Pegasus. The army under his command was obviously hostile. This army blocked the road and did not show any signs of moving aside. They aimed their sharp halberds, muskets, and black cannons at the army that had just returned from the expedition.
The Empire army under Gelt was clearly indignant and incredulous at this scene.
A month ago, for the Empire, for humanity, and for the Old World, they had fought the Army of Chaos to the death on the mountain pass of Kislöw's Eastern Province. In the cold and thin air of the plateau, in order to prevent the Army of Chaos from releasing the Ancient Dragon Malevolence, these soldiers shouted the names of the Empire and Emperor Karl-franz without any complaints and defeated the Army of Chaos.
But now, the wounded and exhausted soldiers couldn't even return to their homes.
The army was shaken. Seeing this, Gelt immediately rode out on his pegasus. Under the metal mask of the Great Alchemist, there was a sound like metal rubbing against metal. "Ordo, are you here to welcome me?"
"I have a suggestion, Gelt!" Ordo rode on his pegasus. The Supreme Dean of the Academy of Light said calmly, "We are all fellow humans. Can you and your army be stationed in the Blood Pine Forest for a week or two? Don't worry, I have already arranged for all your food and provisions. "
"Wow!" The returning Empire army was in an uproar. What was the Dean of the Academy of Light trying to do?
Gelt's voice was calm. "So, you don't allow me to return to Brunswick?"
"This is all for your own good, Great Alchemist." Ordo nodded. The Supreme Dean of the Academy of Light said loudly, "That is not a place suitable for you. This is good for you, good for me, and good for everyone."
"Then … what if I say no?" The Great Alchemist's voice was still calm.
"Then I can only say sorry!"
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