The King's Follower [Rebirth]

Edward did not disclose the abnormal situation in his own space to anyone, even William did not know about it.His own affairs, no matter good or bad, unless necessary, conceal as much as he can. The less others know, the safer he is. This is the experience he has accumulated in his two lifetimes.He has seen many such things. Some people get into troubles that they can't solve, so they can only turn to others for help, but in the end, they are held in the palm of their hands by that person, and they are controlled by others all their lives, or they get things that they can't control. The wealth, such as a windfall, or an extremely rare opportunity, so they flaunted it everywhere, and were killed in the end.

The variation of his own space is too abnormal, it can be said that it is unprecedented, rashly leaking information will only put himself in a dangerous situation, the space that can grow herbs that can condense magic crystals is very rare, and his space is not only a unit of land The yield of herbal medicine is high, and it can leapfrog to produce higher-level magic crystals. That is to say, his space is likely to produce ninth-level magic crystals that have not been seen for thousands of years.

Herbs that can condense magic crystals must be at least level six or above. Therefore, in the Salman Continent, although the magic crystals of the sixth level are not cheap, ordinary people can afford to save money, and the magic crystals of the seventh level , because the number of sub-orcs with the seventh-level space is very small, it is already a luxury that ordinary people cannot afford, and the magic crystals of the seventh-level intermediate and advanced levels have become special offerings for the royal family because of the scarcity of the number. , only a very small amount flowed into the market and became a sky-high auction item, especially the eighth-level magic crystal. Now there are only a few old priests and nobles in the empire who have reached the eighth-level space, and the magic crystals they produce must be stored. , in case of emergency, used at the most critical moment.

In the past few years, because he can only cultivate secretly, the advancement speed of Edward's space is not fast. After a few years, he has just reached the sixth intermediate level, but even at the sixth intermediate level, the one closest to the core in his space A few pieces of land have already condensed eighth-level intermediate magic crystals.Because of the slow promotion, Edward's space is filled with energy instead. The herbal plants in the land are growing very well. Although there are eighth-level herbs growing, the speed of congealing magic crystals is not slower than that of sixth-level herbs.

According to this situation, it can be speculated that when Edward's space level is raised to level seven, he will be able to condense level nine magic crystals. What about when he reaches level eight?Looking back at the entire history of the orcs in the Salman Continent, whether it is an orc or a sub-orc, the highest level is level nine, and the substances higher than level nine may be things from the gods, not something that a mortal like him can imagine up.

Edward didn't know what the space could grow when he was at the eighth level, and he didn't have the energy to understand it. Now he needs to turn his mutated space into a reasonable miracle, so that he can become the one favored by Orgona. A saint, only by putting the word "Holy" in front of his name, can he safely step down from the position of crown prince, and can he safely stay by William's side as a person with the blood of the Abros family, and continue to help he.

As for the ability to create miracles, I am afraid that no one can compare with the people of the church, and the more powerful the priest is, the more he knows how to do it.In terms of choosing which great priest to be his stepping stone, Edward chose to involve August.Like Edward, August has never revealed the problem of his space in recent years. He used to be in poor health, but later he always used this as an excuse to refuse others to detect his space. Later, he secretly operated and replaced the person in charge of the suborc. Since then, I have been close to the teacher who is practicing, and no longer mention the issue of space.Edward had suspected for a long time that some kind of mutation might have happened to his space, and he had been beating around for a few years.August's mouth was stricter than he thought, but in the end Edward caught a few loopholes and asked what happened.In short, there is indeed variation in August's space. Although I don't know what the variation is, it doesn't seem to be a good aspect, but it is not completely barren.

Therefore, for this kind of thing, it is safest to choose August, who is currently in the same hatred.

Auguste seemed rather flattered by this, "I thought you would choose to discuss this matter with Idris." He said frankly, "After all, since he came, my status has become lower and lower. , and the distance from you is getting farther and farther, I have to say, this is really a sad thing."

When he became an adult, August justly rejected the several marriages arranged for him by the family, and expressed that he would stay with Edward as his clerk or staff member, and become a future member of the Crown Prince's Privy Council.Edward helped him get rid of those marriages, and on the surface he doted on him very much, but both of them knew that since he gained the power of the Conservative Party and the Green family, Edward, who no longer had August alone, gradually alienated him .August understands that this is only for the sake of balancing the power of the three parties, but he still feels very sad because of the emotion in his heart that cannot be appealed to the public.

Edward didn't know the twists and turns in his heart. He could only smile when he heard his complaints, which seemed to be true but not real. In this world, besides William, who else is closer to me than you?"

August sadly found that he was really happy and happy because of this false appeasement.

There are not many criteria for selecting stepping stones, only two. The first is to have enough influence among the people and the high enough status in the church, and the second is to have a handle that can be used.

The first criterion immediately reduced the list sharply, leaving only the pope and a few cardinals.The two got together and recorded everything they heard and heard in their previous lives, and mobilized three forces to concentrate on investigating the private lives of these great priests.

Those who can become Pope and Cardinal will definitely not be weak and kind lambs, waiting to be slaughtered by others. The investigation was in trouble for a while, until August suddenly remembered that the current Pope of the Cuthbert Empire, Auri II seems to have been accused of having a lover who was more than 20 years younger than him. The two have been together for more than ten years, and the Pope also violated the canon, had children with him, and formed a family .Although Fuore II tried hard to prove his innocence later, he was assassinated soon.Many people speculate that he actually committed suicide in order to protect his family.

If it is just a bishop, even a cardinal, if he builds a family and has children in private, at most he will be dismissed from the post of bishop, sentenced to a few years in prison, and fined a large sum of money. But the pope is different, becoming the pope, It means bearing the faith of the entire empire, becoming the connection and bridge between the secular world and Orgonla, which means that he has broken away from the identity of ordinary people and has become a representative and symbol of gods.Therefore, the pope's violation of the canon is a great felony. Although he will not be beheaded, the pope and his family will be expelled from the church and exiled to a poor village on the border of the empire, never to return for the rest of their lives.And being excommunicated from the church may not sound like a big punishment, but for the orcs on Salman Continent who believe in Orgonla, it is a punishment more terrible than death, which is a great humiliation And mental torture means that after death, the soul can only go to hell, and will never be redeemed by Orgunra, and even a heinous sinner has the right to ask a priest to do it for him before he is hanged. Mass, a prayer for the atonement of his soul.

Edward found time to visit the pope who lived in St. Leman's Cathedral. This is not surprising. The crown prince likes theology and always invites priests who have great theological attainments to visit the palace from time to time. , or personally visit the venerable priest, or even the Pope.In short, this seemingly ordinary meeting did not attract anyone's attention, and in the room, Pope Foore II, who was over sixty years old, was so shocked that his face was blue and he was holding his chest, almost falling ill. It was the name that the crown prince pronounced in such a panic.

"Olivia Greene." Edward said slowly, as if he was just repeating the names of a group of newly cultivated flowers, "What a good name, the name is as beautiful as its owner, isn't it, His Excellency Jeremy Greene is a good husband, isn’t he? Not only is he young and handsome, but he is also very sincere to you. He has been willing to hide in a shady place, waiting for you, which may be rare in a few months Summoned, guarding my daughter who doesn't even know who her biological father is, but never betrayed you, and never even thought of leaving you."

"What do you want to do?" Foore II knew that he had nowhere to escape, so there was no need to play dumb and add more jokes.

"Don't be so nervous, My Lord Pope." Edward waved his hand, as if he wasn't threatening the other party just now, "I just want to talk to you, by the way, please do me a favor."

Foore II stared into his eyes for a long time, and finally he calmed down, his face gradually returned to normal, although he was still pale, "His Royal Highness," he said coldly, "I can, at the age of 45, Defeating more than a dozen competitors older than me and becoming the pope of the empire depended not only on devotion to Orgunra."

"I know." Edward said with a smile, "So, I am not here to harm you, but to ask for your help. I am very glad that you have such a handle. After all, a pope who pays attention to his family is better than a pope who completely abandons his family." The Pope, who understands the feelings of mortals, is much more reassuring."