Tyrant Code

The news that Bishop Aldrich Finn was assassinated by rebels was sent back to the capital, and half of the Holy See was shaken.

The reason why it is half... is because many people still don't know that Aldrich was quickly made a bishop.

The seats of bishops are fixed, and the number is determined according to the division of the empire's land.The Pope sits at the center of the Holy See, and he has an unshakable seat in his hand, and he himself appoints the candidate—only the Ministry of Supervision needs to confirm that the successor is qualified to be a bishop.

Aldrich Finn was barely qualified to be a bishop, so his succession was not procedurally blocked.However, before everyone could react, the new bishop fell into the hands of the rebels.

...So why did His Excellency the Pope send Aldridge to the battlefield?Just to deliver food thousands of miles away?

The members of the Pope's party looked at each other, subconsciously feeling that something was wrong, and at the same time wondering whether this was a move deliberately made by the Pope...?

They gathered in the pope's hall, whispering to each other from time to time, but no one dared to look up into the pope's face.

To their surprise, the Pope was only silent for a moment after receiving the news, without showing any resentment.

He was just wearing a light golden robe, sitting on the throne carved with sun patterns as usual.The uneasiness of the members of the Pope's party gradually dissipated in his quiet silence. They looked at the Pope on the throne with awe, as if admiring the never-setting sun.

"You don't need to panic." The Pope said and raised his hands, his hands looked as white as those in his 30s and [-]s, without any wrinkles that symbolized aging, "Aldridge just fulfilled his promise this time." His own wish. He sacrificed his life in order to unravel the difficult curse..."

"Didn't Bishop Finn be killed by the rebels? The culprit, Dao Lun, has also been executed?" Someone asked in surprise.

"Aldrich once wrote to me that there were some troubles in the frontier territory. Later, he found out that some kind of evil spell was responsible, and this evil spell even took the lives of two legionnaires. Only then did he discover The seriousness of the problem, and I worry about it day and night.” The Pope said gently, “I gave him advice and asked him if he needed to send more people, but he rejected my proposal... I heard that he finally broke the curse , there will be no new victims. It is a pity that that is the site of the rebels—even if Aldridge saved so many lives, the rebels did not care about his virtue and kindness. Dao Lun The earl is in collusion with the group of poor priests, and they can't wait to burn down the Holy See..."

The clergy sitting under his head were slightly taken aback, and then they sighed together tacitly:

"Bishop Finn is really a role model for my generation."

"He is as pure as a saint, and now he must be sleeping in the arms of the Lord and ascending to the kingdom of heaven..."

"Those rebels are ungrateful and really don't deserve to be human!"

So the news that Aldrich Finn died on the border in order to break the curse slowly spread.In fact, this rumor that Leedrich Finn acted a bit like a saint: he went deep into the enemy camp to save the rebels on the other side of the river, but was brutally killed by the rebels after saving tens of millions of lives... This is really not what a smart person should have. image of.However, when the Pope Party spread these stories, it also specifically mentioned the Moran Legion——

"I heard that several soldiers from the Moran Legion also died. Bishop Finn made up his mind to remove the curse because of the deaths of these soldiers."

"I've heard that too... But, when Bishop Finn was killed, the legion chose to stand by and said, 'If you want to die, it's up to you'—really, no one was sent to protect Bishop Finn ! If they sent a few people to protect the bishop, the bishop wouldn't die there, would he?"

"They are the legion, not the bishop's guard. How can there be any reason why they have to cooperate with what the bishop says? Besides, didn't the legion also avenge Bishop Finn? I heard that Doron's head was cut off and taken as a trophy. Sent to the capital."

"...but we still lost a merciful bishop."

Thanks to these rumors, the high points of the counter-insurgency campaign seem to be centered on the late Aldrich Finn.But the Moran Legion seems to have picked up a big bargain.

Goldo and Duke Demont returned to the capital first, and naturally heard these rumors.

*

On the first day Gordon returned to work at the king's court, Atrichia specially took a leave of absence to hand over the work to him.

Gordo looked through the files of the past two days, and found that when he was not around, Atricia handled these things perfectly.

"You are also lucky. The king heard that you were sick, so he specially transferred some troublesome matters to the parliament. What I have in my hands are all innocuous and minor problems. "Atricia said, "The person who asked you for sick leave reported lung disease, blood stasis, coughing up blood, and overwork. The king heard that you were recovering from illness, and he might summon you. Remember to pretend to be a little bit when the time comes. "

Goldo: "... Huh?"

It's just a sick leave, why are you coughing up blood? !

"Did you forget that you can also heal magic?" Atrice gave him a white look, "If it wasn't a serious illness that hurt your bones, how could you ask for sick leave? Fortunately, you had a fever when you were young , I almost lost my life, and I was the one who cured you at that time, and I said it was the sequelae of your illness when you were young, but you are still young, and you can make up for it if you take good care of yourself."

Goldo: "..." So he has a "sick and weak" character in such a fair way?

"How busy you were a while ago, everyone in the king's court can see it. You may not have noticed, but in fact, three or four people have already applied for transfer because they couldn't hold on." Roman took out his glasses and smiled He wiped it off, "There are two others who just stayed up all night working until they passed out."

Goldo: "..." So, some time ago, their King's Court has become a well-known social animal department?

No wonder Burrien was hesitant to talk every time he saw him coming home, with "Brother, why don't we quit and go back to our hometown" written all over his face.

"Now we have slowed down." Gordon nodded and said, "There won't be so much work for the time being."

Yatrixia nodded: "Speaking of which, your father and the others will soon return to the capital, right?"

Gordon: "Yes."

Casar Moran also needs to make a campaign report to the King and Parliament.But there was nothing to worry about in the battle report this time, because the legion's suppression of the rebels was quite successful—those who deserved to be killed, those who deserved to be arrested, and they didn't waste any military pay from the king.Compared with the previous battles, the loss of troops of the legion this time can be negligibly low.

Even the parliament has nothing to criticize.

Oh, you said that a bishop died, so let's forcefully replace the red wine at the celebration with white wine to express our condolences to the bishop.Trust us, we won't laugh too loudly.

Gordon fell back and leaned against the back of the chair.He thought of Earl Doron's great trust before he died... Then how should he treat that territory?

Seeing him in a daze, Yatricia raised her eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong?"

Gordon thought about it, and told him and Roman what happened in the past two days.

After hearing this, Roman's face turned pale, and he almost crushed his glasses: "How could this be... Wait, did I hear something terrible again?"

Aldrich Finn, was killed by Goldo and Earl Doran?

"I've said it many times, Mr. Roman...you have to get used to it, don't be so surprised." Gordon rubbed his brows and sighed.

Roman covered his mouth: "Wait a minute, I want to calm down—how dare the Pope spread such a story? It's simply confusing black and white!"

"The reputation of the current Holy See has fallen to the lowest point in the past ten years. At this time, a character like Aldridge appears, which is also useful for winning people's hearts." Gordon is very open, "But these stories are all They are imaginary, and have limited effect. Only when the Holy See gives up taxing the common people and becomes an ascetic with two sleeves, everyone will completely believe them."

"This rebellion was originally provoked by the previous bishop. Even if Aldrich died because of it, it was just barely filling a hole for the Pope."

"You said that the source of the curse this time was planted by the Pope?" Atricia frowned slightly and asked.

Goldo: "Yes. Any questions?"

Atrium: "Then how much power has he absorbed now?"

Goldo: "It's just the life force of ordinary people, which has limited effects except prolonging life... But what does he need so much life force for?"

After hearing the words, Atrichia gave a low laugh: "Maybe he can't hold it. He needs a lot of magic power, but he can only exchange it with vitality... His own lifespan is not enough for him to burn."

Under special circumstances, a magician can burn his own life in exchange for excess magic power.But this is a state of overload that cannot last.

For the pope, these life forces are like crude oil, which can bring the energy he wants at critical moments.

He did not hesitate to support a fool like Aldrich to absorb life force... This in itself is not a perfect choice.It can only show that he is eager to do something now.

Goldo and Atricia looked at each other and understood the unfinished meaning in each other's eyes.

If the pope has fallen into a thirst for vitality... then for them, it is really excellent news.