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Chapter 1241 Magic Array; Palace Secret; Prince

It is indeed a good idea to board a ship at the mouth of the Rhine River on the edge of the bloody wasteland and travel to the imperial capital by water.

In just a few days, the fleet escorting Princess Helen sailed over three thousand miles, much faster than using a carriage.

According to this speed, in another seven or eight days, the imperial capital will be in sight.

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Early this morning, Zhou Chen was still reading in the luxury bedroom of the cabin, deeply understanding the secrets of the gods, when he heard footsteps approaching from far and near, and soon he heard knocking on the door.

"Come in, little John." Zhou Chen put down the book and said calmly.

"Squeak..."

The door was pushed open carefully, and the person who came was Helen's cousin, the deputy head of the Thorn Flower Knights, Little Duke John.

Today's John is not wearing armor, but is wearing the usual uniform worn by the nobles of the Dawn Empire, with a knight sword inlaid with gemstones tied around his waist, looking majestic.

"Master Chen, good morning." Little John bowed and said respectfully.

"Tell me, what do you want to learn today?"

With that said, Zhou Chen walked out of the study slowly, with a little helplessness in his tone.

This little John is a very clever boy.

Ever since he learned about Zhou Chen's super strength that could defy the sky and kill gods from Helen and Anakin, he kept visiting and humbly asking for advice, hoping to learn something about cultivation from Zhou Chen. the mystery of the

If it wasn't for Zhou Chen's firm refusal, the boy John would probably kneel at the door and stage a scene of apprenticeship.

Originally, for such an annoying guy, it was his luck that Zhou Chen didn't slap him to death.But he couldn't resist Helen's begging, and he reluctantly agreed to guide this kid John.

Therefore, these days, John has come to the door respectfully almost every day to accept Zhou Chen's guidance on cultivation, and Zhou Chen's attitude towards him has also changed somewhat.

This John is young, he is a strong knight, and he is not far from the so-called holy rank. According to the division of Dou Qi Continent, this kid should be regarded as a high-level Dou Huang.

And in the guidance these days, Zhou Chen just gave him a few superficial knowledge, and John's strength has improved a lot, which shows that he is very talented.

Moreover, this kid is obviously a supporter of Helen's department. As long as Zhou Chen is cultivated, it is not a problem to break through a holy level. In the future, Helen will have someone who can use him.

After all, he couldn't ask Emperor Zhou to do everything himself, that would be a shame.

At this moment, upon hearing Zhou Chen's question, Little John lowered his head hastily and cautiously, and said respectfully: "Master Chen, today, I want to hear your understanding of the holy rank, especially the most important thing about the promotion of the holy rank." I have heard my father and Master Anakin mention the 'rules' before, but I still can't figure it out."

"Alright, anyway, you are already very close to the holy steps."

Zhou Chen's eyes flickered, he nodded, and then he went out first, walking towards the wide deck.

Instructing cultivation often involves exchanging ideas, and you can't do it in the bedroom, otherwise it will make a mess.

Soon, the two came to a quiet and deserted deck, and started one-on-one teaching and counseling...

"Hey, how many times have I said that the most important step of the holy rank is to comprehend the rules of space and use the rules of space to defend against the enemy. You must use fighting spirit and spirit to communicate with the world..."

Looking at Little John who still failed to fully understand the rules of space after hours of instruction, Zhou Chen sighed, suddenly feeling the despair of his high school teacher back then, and his whole body felt a little depressed because of this.

However, in the eyes of other people, Zhou Chen still looks like an immortal with a rich spirit like jade and fluttering clothes.

Just like Helen who was standing behind him at the moment, looking at Zhou Chen with star-studded adoration eyes.

"Okay, okay, little John, let's practice here today. Haste makes waste. If you want to reach the sky in one step, the probability of falling from the sky is less than that of a meteorite."

Zhou Chen waved his hand to John who was comprehending the laws of space, motioning him to stop.

John, on the other hand, stopped regretfully, walked up to Zhou Chen and Helen who had just arrived, and bowed respectfully again.

At this moment, suddenly, a burst of noise came from the escort warship in front, and then, as the ship slowly stopped, Zhou Chen knew that the ship had docked.

It seems that the fleet sailed into a small port again, ready to replenish food and fresh water.Every few days, the fleet will dock once.

Fighting on the deck, Zhou Chen looked at the scenery in the distance.At this moment, rows of green trees were planted on both sides of the river bank, and a large-scale port full of boats was stuck in the middle of those trees.

There is a dense flow of people in this port. Boaters, loaders, and small traders crowd the port. Cruise ships and boats are also scattered all over the river. It looks very prosperous.

Moreover, the sun was shining brightly at the moment, Zhou Chen, Helen, and John walked to the bow of the boat, looking at the scenery, coupled with the oncoming breeze, couldn't help feeling refreshed.

However, the good times didn't last long, and soon, the news of the arrival of the princess fleet reached the local city lord's mansion, and the city lord here immediately led a large number of nobles and officials, as well as teams of soldiers to maintain order and protect the princess. The city guards came to the port.

After all, in the interior of the empire, where the majesty of the royal family has not declined too much, and Princess Helen is here, these local officials naturally dare not neglect, and they must come to the port to pay a visit.

Of course, it would be even better if Princess Helen could be invited to disembark and have a banquet in the City Lord's Mansion or a certain nobleman's manor.At the very least, when they go out in the future, they can also brag to the nobles in other places that they were the ones who talked, laughed, and lived with the princess back then.

However, Helen was too lazy to pay attention to the flattery of these local officials and nobles, so she didn't see these people at all. She just asked Mrs. Alice to talk to them, and then planned to stay behind closed doors and stay on the boat. After replenishing the food and fresh water, we left quickly.

However, as the saying goes, heaven fails to fulfill people's wishes.When Mrs. Alice came back with a strange expression and reported to Helen that the city lord here had something important to ask to see her princess, Helen could only agree to let the city lord come on board.

After all, she is not one of those unkind playboys in the imperial capital.

When the city lord saw Helen and Zhou Chen, he immediately saluted everyone respectfully, and then said something carefully, hoping to get Helen's consent.

"What are you talking about? Someone wants to take my fleet to the imperial capital?" Helen said in amazement.

"Yes." The city lord shrank his head, for fear of offending Helen.

"Who is it?" Helen asked with a straight face.

"Your Highness, the ones who want to take the boat are Cardinal Constantine, the Red Clothes Magistrate of the Dawn Temple, and some of his followers. Of course, there are also a few of his friends." The city lord replied cautiously.

"What friend?"

Helen was keenly aware that there might be some problems with this so-called friend. After all, she is still the saint of the temple. If she is also a colleague of the temple, just ask her for a boat ride directly. Why be so obtrusive?

Hearing Helen's questioning, the city lord smiled wryly, and had to tell the truth: "Lord Constantine's friends are some very difficult people, and one of them is your...uncle."

"The one you're talking about...couldn't be Oberyn." Hearing this, Helen frowned and said coldly.

"His Royal Highness is indeed wise, and it is Prince Oberyn." The city lord lowered his head and said cautiously.

As soon as these words came out, Helen's heart skipped a beat. If it was that guy, he would be in trouble.

Like Helen, when he heard the name "Oberon", John on the side showed obvious hostility, looked at the city lord in front of him coldly, and asked: "Although this port is not big, there are many ships. Want to go with Princess Helen?"

"This... Lord John, it's like this. Magistrate Constantine received an order from His Majesty the Son of God from the headquarters of the Temple of Dawn on Mount Hylar, and is going to the imperial capital to investigate a matter, and Prince Oberyn was originally the magistrate My lord's close friend, just came from the imperial capital these days to visit the magistrate."

"Thus, the magistrate who received the decree planned to return to the imperial capital with Prince Oberyn. But... Prince Oberyn came all this way by land; and the magistrate's original boat suddenly happened. It's broken, and the other ships in the port are too small and crude, not worthy of the honorable status of the magistrate and His Royal Highness, so they are stuck here..."

"Oh, the other boats are small and crude, so they are not suitable for them, so you chose my boat?" Helen looked at the chubby city lord with a half-smile, her tone obviously dissatisfied.

Hearing this, the city lord immediately sweated profusely from fright, almost crying without tears, and said with chattering teeth: "Your Highness, the only ship that meets the requirements in this port is your fleet... I am also desperate, they He gave me a death order, saying that if I can't find the boat within three days, I will be hanged. Today is the third day... You also know how terrifying those guys at the Temple Tribunal..."

Speaking of this, the city lord said with snot and tears: "Your Highness, the people in the temple have been oppressing us. Many nobles who had conflicts with them were charged with blasphemy and tied to the stake. Burned to death. Not to mention civilians... Please have pity on me, I still want to leave a useful body to serve His Majesty the Emperor, and I don't want to die at the hands of those gods..."

When the city lord cried out like this, Helen's face suddenly turned ugly, and John and Mrs. Alice's faces turned ashen.

Helen is called the saint of the temple, but she is actually a hostage left by the royal family in the temple.Therefore, over the years, she has spent most of her time at the temple headquarters in Hyrule Mountain. Therefore, although she has heard about what the temple is doing in the empire and across the continent, she is not very clear.

But Helen never imagined that the temple was so rampant in the empire, not only dared to threaten an imperial city lord, but also dared to frame and kill the common people and nobles of the empire at will. This is a complete contempt for the royal family and all nobles!

Could it be that the power of the imperial family has declined to this point?

Helen suppressed her anger and fell silent.After listening to the words of the city lord, her sense of the temple had indeed been reduced to the lowest at this time, but she also knew that once she refused to let Constantine board the ship, she would immediately offend the magistrate.

Although the royal family will have to confront the temple sooner or later, she is still unwilling to offend the temple in such an open and aboveboard manner.

A cardinal magistrate in red is already a powerful figure at the top of the pyramid in the Dawn Temple!

Since the "Year of Disaster" more than 60 years ago, the Lord of the Dawn defeated several pantheons and seized the faith of most parts of the Ikadiva continent. The Temple of the Dawn has divided the entire continent into more than 40 countries. regions, and sent many cardinal consuls and magistrates to manage the faith in these regions.

Of course, these red-clad consuls and magistrates also have tasks such as collecting taxes, recruiting believers, promoting doctrines, maintaining the military presence of the temple, and so on.

Of course, most of these tasks are in charge of the red-clothed consuls, and the red-clothed magistrates from the Temple Tribunal have only one task, which is to arrest, kill, and judge all heretics! !

Of course, such a violent position naturally requires a powerful priest to hold it, otherwise the heresy may be tried before the trial of the heresy.

Therefore, all the judges in red at least have the strength of a fifth-level great knight and a great magician, even if they are holy ranks, there are not a few of them.

Helen had also heard about this Judge Constantine. He was decisive, ruthless, and his strength had broken through the holy rank decades ago. Among the many judges in the temple, he was also able to The existence of the top five!

In the future, with the age, strength, and achievements of this Magistrate Constantine, he may even take over as the presiding judge of the Tribunal, one of the three giants of the temple. It would be unwise to offend such a ruthless character.

So, after thinking about it, Helen still thinks that if you can't bear it, you can make a big conspiracy, and you can just take a boat...

However, before making a decision, Helen still looked at Zhou Chen, gestured with her eyes, and asked "Master Chen" for his opinion.

But Zhou Chen nodded, not objecting to Helen's intention.In fact, Zhou Chen also wanted to see with his own eyes how capable the people in the Temple of Dawn were.

Seeing that Zhou Chen agreed, Helen forced a smile, looked at the poor castellan in front of her and said, "Well, anyway, my ship is big, and other ships in the fleet can also put down their entourage. I just don't know, Constance When will Magistrate Ding and my beloved Uncle Oberon arrive at the port?"

"At most half a day, no, half a day won't work."

Hearing Helen's promise, the city lord who survived the catastrophe immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly replied: "The magistrate and his followers have been waiting impatiently for a long time, and they will definitely come as soon as possible."

"Okay, that's half a day. Go back and tell Magistrate Constantine that we'll wait for him for a long time. If he doesn't come, we'll weigh anchor and leave." Helen said flatly.

"Yes, yes, I'll go right now."

The city lord nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, then rolled over and scrambled off the boat, and ran towards the port...

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