Tyrant Code

The "blind date banquet" organized by the king with great effort ended in such a hurry.

After the banquet, Goldo wanted to find out what happened to Helia, but he accidentally heard the news that "the king intended to betroth the Grand Duchess to Goldo Moran at the banquet".

...Why, didn't Xilia declare that she already has someone she likes?How can gossip be passed on halfway?

Gordon pinched the bridge of his nose weakly.

This rumor will spread in the capital, and most of it may be instructed by His Majesty the King.His Majesty the King doesn't necessarily want Xilia to marry him now, but he may just disagree with the marriage between Xilia and Paul, so he deliberately spread such news to show His Majesty the King's determination——

He would never marry his only niece, the jewel in the palm of the empire, to an unknown poor boy.If you want to marry, you will only marry young talents from famous families.

It stands to reason that Xilia's parents are gone, and she can completely decide her own marriage, but the king is her close elder and has supreme power... Now Xilia probably can't do her own uncle.

Although it's a bit of a drama, this is simply a living "Liang Shanbo and Juliet"!

Gordon twitched the corner of his mouth, then patted his head.When is this, he still has the time to care about his friends' gossip.

Obviously, he himself has fallen into a love crisis!

By the way, has Yatricia scheduled classes recently?Why don't you just skip work today and go to the temple to find someone...

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The king had just finished a relaxed and cheerful banquet, almost on the same day, the body of Bishop Aldrich Finn was finally transported back to the Holy See.

No one counted the number of days Aldridge had been bishop before his death, which must have been a sad figure anyway.But at any rate, he survived to the position of bishop before his death, and he could also enjoy some bishop-level funeral rites after his death.

Why is it a part?Because the Pope made a final decision, Bishop Aldrich's funeral was simplified.

Still blame Aldrich for dying too early.He has little prestige among the Christians.Many people were not familiar with this name yet, and as a result, they died in a huff. Even the priest who wrote his eulogy had to be silent for a while before he could barely recall some of Aldrich's life experiences.

Although the pope declared with great fanfare that "Aldrich died for the people of the border territories", he also understood the truth that it is too late.It is just right to bring up Aldrich as a model, but using him as a role model for everyone to worship will make his funeral look a little funny.

Now this solemn, heavy atmosphere...is just right.

According to the custom, the pope should perform the final purification ceremony for the bishop's body to show respect and regret.

Holding a string of rosary beads in his hand and a silver cup full of holy water in one hand, the pope chanted words, praying for the lost soul of Aldridge.

Then, he ordered someone to open the pure black coffin that was parked in front of him.

The dark-faced body of Aldrich Finn was revealed.

The Pope sighed, suddenly raised his voice, and began to say the prayer. The priests around him also shook their heads and sighed, and started to say the prayer.

The prayers of the priests overlapped, making the auditorium where the coffin was placed become as noisy as a beehive.The Pope bent down amidst the louder and denser voices, took the white handkerchief brought by someone nearby, soaked it in holy water, and covered the face of the corpse——

But there was only a sound of "呲啦", and the holy water on the white handkerchief boiled, and soon it showed a scorched black color as if it had been scorched by fire.

"Is this the aftermath of the curse?"

"No, the curse should have stopped after his death... This is clearly a trace of being severely injured by black magic!"

"So, Bishop Finn died of black magic, not a curse?"

"It's also possible that the black wizard took advantage of his danger and killed him when he unraveled the curse. In short, there are traces of black magic on him—"

"Bishop Finn must have had contact with a powerful dark wizard before his death!"

They looked at each other, discussing in surprise.

"Didn't the Moran Legion witness the death of Bishop Aldrich Finn? Didn't they notice the existence of the dark wizard? Otherwise, why didn't they report it immediately!"

"I heard that Casar Moran ignored Bishop Finn when he asked for support! I think he clearly knew the inside story of the existence of dark wizards. I wish Bishop Finn died there! Speaking of which, the rebels There are also many poor priests among them, and they know some magic, how could there be some kind of curse inexplicably born in the territory of the rebels?"

"There should be a curse. But it's a curse or something, maybe it's..."

Maybe it's the black wizard invited by Moran's army, who wants to bring down the rule of the rebel army!As for the legion, winning the battle is the foundation of their foothold, so naturally they will use any means.And Bishop Finn only fulfilled his duty of dispelling the darkness, but was implicated and lost his life!

After a few priests reasoned out such a "truth", the popes present all "suddenly realized", and then put on an unbelievable and angry look, shouting for the Pope to rule and give Bishop Finn There is justice in the spirit of heaven.

The Pope stared deeply at the shrunken and ugly face of Aldrich Finn after his death, and remained speechless for a long time, wondering if he had listened to the noisy opinions around him.

I saw the light in his eyes without sadness or joy slowly sinking, replaced by something firm and burning like a flame.

"Everyone be quiet!" A burly priest shouted, "Don't forget, just yesterday, His Majesty the King held a celebration banquet for the Legion in the palace. Now the Moran Legion is being admired, Even if we go forward to question, we will not get the truth!"

Everyone gradually stopped talking.The room fell into silence.

All eyes were on the Pope.

The Pope raised his head, his black robe swinging without wind.Standing in front of the white and silent statue of the Holy Lord, he said in a calm and firm voice:

"...Aldrich's death was definitely not an accident. Everything that happened before you today is ironclad evidence."

"The Moran Legion claimed that the leader of the rebel army killed Aldrich, but Earl Doran was just an ordinary nobleman who didn't know any magic—there must be a murderer who participated in the murder of Aldrich and is now at large. "

"Today is a sad day. We are sending off our most pious and lovable companions, only to find that the sun is covered by dark clouds, and darkness lurks in corners we cannot see."

"As a member of the Holy See, we have the responsibility to clean up the current mess, set things right, and for the deceased Aldrich Finn—so that his soul can rest in peace!"

"Lift up Aldrich's coffin. Let us go to the parliament, go to the palace, and meet our great and selfless majesty the king. He needs to know all this, and he must know it!"

Everyone was silent.

Hearing what His Excellency the Pope means, is he going to confront the king?But now the Holy See has no available troops, and the Knights Templar has remained silent so far. Even if they did this, the worst result may be to be forcibly driven out.

They knew well that the pope just couldn't stand the increasingly obvious oppression and contempt from the king, and wanted to take an opportunity to tear up a fight with the king-but the Moran Legion was really not a good target.Annoyed the Legion, maybe the group of sergeants could really blow up the Holy See with gunpowder.

"I understand your doubts." The Pope said gently, "I understand that since we want to seek the truth and pursue justice, we have to face the enemy's minions. Regarding this, I have already thought of a way—starting today , The Holy See’s financial treasury is completely open to you. No matter what method you can think of, as long as it works, it can be counted as a reasonable financial expenditure of the Holy See. In addition, the salary I have accumulated over the years will also be used to recruit mercenaries , we will recruit as many as there are—to ensure that the Holy See and everyone will not suffer any damage!"

Everyone was stunned.

This is the financial treasury of the Holy See... Wealth accumulated over decades and hundreds of years!Even the pope emptied his private treasury to recruit mercenaries and form his own security guard for the Holy See——

Who else can do this for the Holy See?

Although they all had some doubts or fears in their hearts, from the moment they detected the talent of light and stepped into the Holy See, they knew that their destiny was closely connected with the Holy See.

If you don't fight now, when will you fight?

Really wait until the fallacies of those poor priests spread to every corner of the empire, and all the priests resign and go home to live by drinking holy water every day?

Ask yourself, can they really give up their current glory and their current status?

The answer must be no.

It is not that they have not seen or heard of the struggle between the royal power and the Holy See.But this is the way the world is, if you just shrink back or give in, you will never be able to win a lot of power.

Decades ago, without the Pope's strategizing and sudden emergence, the bishops and priests standing in the Pope's Hall would not have the power they have today.How did people praise the Pope at that time?If the pope is the sun of the empire, then the king is the moon of the empire—

No matter how the royal power changes from generation to generation, the Holy See is the root of the Holy Lord's belief and should be respected!

Even if the sun is dim for a while, it will always emit a great glow that illuminates the earth!

People who originally fought only to defend their vested interests actually developed an inexplicable sense of mission after listening to the teachings of the Pope.

It's just that Aldrich Finn, who is still lying in the coffin, has a soul in the sky, what will be in his mind.