In the living room on the second floor of the villa, Baron Austin, who had changed into a pair of pajamas, was sitting, listening intently to Ms. Nightingale's sweet and moving voice.
At the time of national mourning, he was too embarrassed to go to his mistress, so he could only rely on "Mysterious Voice" to kill time, and he could listen to many interesting programs from this channel, which was sometimes much more fun than fooling around with his mistress. In Huo
In the Kingdom of Ulmu, except for the most conservative nobles and believers, listening to this banned magic radio station is a very fashionable thing. Especially when gatherings among liberal nobles, this topic is indispensable.
You will fall behind and be implicitly excluded from the circle.
"... Starting from today, our program will be revised to a certain extent. Next, all listeners will listen to "Holm Observation" hosted by me, so as to learn about various major events happening in the kingdom as soon as possible.
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"... I believe all the listeners already know that our dear and respected His Royal Highness Prince Patrick was extremely sad after the death of His Majesty King Feltis and left with him, but what are the specific events and details?
The program will lead everyone to explore the truth behind the matter."
Austin was originally leaning back leisurely on the sofa, but after hearing the introduction at the beginning of the program, he slowly sat up straight and his face became more and more serious.
"Holm Observer" is still at the stage of exploring this matter without evidence and relying solely on appearance and positional speculation. From time to time, it interviews some witnesses who appear from nowhere to prove that Prince Patrick was in relatively good health during those days.
, although "Nightingale" did not say it explicitly, it hinted that the church did not like the prince's pro-magic and pro-alchemy industry attitude, making it easy for people to derive the truth about the church's assassination of the prince through logical deduction.
Taking a breath of cold air, Austin recalled the situation relayed by the liberal members of the House of Nobles. The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became. His Royal Highness the Prince had just hosted a party of liberals a week ago. His physical condition was still the same, with no obvious deterioration. He and
The relationship between His Majesty and the King is very poor. How could he die of excessive grief?
"Even the crown prince dares to assassinate..." Austin put the red wine glass in his hand on the table, stood up and paced back and forth.
When he turned his back to the window, two figures suddenly rushed in and quickly restrained him, who was only a formal knight.
"Who are you? How dare you attack the nobles...the night watchmen!" Austin saw the black gloves worn by the two men. "You dare to arrest the nobles directly? You are breaking the agreement between the church and the nobles!"
Juliana flew in from the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at Austin coldly: "The church is too weak. Only we can maintain the glory of the Lord."
"Are you trying to divide the nobility and the church? Will you weaken the strength of the church and prevent the glory of the Lord from spreading?" Austin was not a fool. He instantly understood that he had encountered the legendary extreme night watchman with a fanatical spirit, so he did not express it forcefully.
He had to appeal to the noble court and the Supreme Inquisition in the holy city of Reims, which would weaken his strength and make it impossible to defend the glory of the Lord more effectively.
"The power of the Lord is infinite. He is not stopping you, but is just testing us. If even the removal of nobles like you who have turned to magicians will cause a backlash from the Holm nobles, it means that they have all fallen. There is no need.
If he is saved again, the royal power must bow at the feet of the Lord." Juliana hated the magician from the bottom of her heart. She coldly stretched out her hand and pressed Austin's forehead, "Go to hell and repent!"
"You dare..." The holy light shined. Austin's head was directly pierced, and all the blood evaporated without staining the carpet.
Juliana put her black-gloved left hand on top of her right hand and said: "Please sort out why he was dealt with and what crimes he committed, submit it to the tribunal, and forward it to the House of Lords."
"We punish the Lord openly and openly. This is our duty and we will never hide."
"Yes!" the other night watchmen replied in unison.
In the Royal Magic Tower of Holm, Lucien finally warned Natasha: "Be careful with Sard, I don't know what he is planning."
"If he is really, as you said, influenced by the secrets of the world of the dead, just like the popes and saints of the Northern Church at that time, perhaps his goal is to split the five major dioceses here from the church and become the pope himself.
·····" Since Natasha's own position has not yet been sorted out, she doesn't know whether this speculation is good or bad.
Lucien shook his head: "Don't refer too blindly to the past. Salder is very scheming and may not do this. After all, the Southern Church can no longer bear another schism, and he has only been in office for more than two months. Even Holm
The cardinals of the diocese may not have been confused yet on what to use to divide him, let alone other dioceses guarded by Holy Spirit priests. Therefore, do not be fooled by his performance in a short period of time.
Natasha said softly: "In short, I will be careful to test his purpose, and you must be careful too. You are the best to deal with among the highest-ranking strong men in the purification sequence."
"Don't worry, I have the Ring of Kangas with me." Lucien glanced at the iron ring on his left hand.
Since the left hand would invalidate supernatural powers, Lucien moved all the Holm crown rings to his right hand, leaving only this unaffected legendary ring in his left hand.
"It's amazing to have legendary items!" Natasha said deliberately "indignantly", "When I sort out my heart, strengthen my chivalry spirit, and raise it to level eight, I will have it too! I will get the Shield of Truth when the time comes.
Come here, it will be the strongest defense and strongest attack in one, which will make you envious, haha!"
She didn't want Lucien to end the call in a depressed mood, so she joked optimistically in the end.
As soon as the sky dawned, Duke Rex, the Speaker of the House of Nobles, flew to the Cathedral of Glory with a gloomy expression.
"Your Excellency Saint-Salde, I need an explanation as to why the Night Watch directly eliminated a baron, an official knight, without the approval of Her Majesty the Queen and the House of Lords!" Rex looked at the inside of the study.
Sard, who was sitting, said, his voice getting louder uncontrollably, "This will make all the nobles feel chilled. How can they trust the church? How can the church contribute to this issue? There is no difference between conservatives and liberals!"
Salder said calmly: "I just learned about this matter. I will let the person in charge of the tribunal deal with these night watchmen and give an explanation to the nobles. Rex, you also know that there are many extremists among the night watchmen.
It’s been less than three months since I took over the Holm diocese, and I still can’t effectively suppress them. I can’t destroy the relationship between the nobility and the church just because of a few mad dogs, right?”
Seeing Salde's good attitude, Rex's anger eased a little: "If it is just the private actions of a few night watchmen, and they can be severely punished, then I am sure to appease the conservative nobles, but... the liberal ones
It’s hard to say about the nobles and the Magic Council behind them. Moreover, Her Majesty the Queen has just been crowned and a noble encountered this kind of thing, which will make her resist the church and conservatives. I hope that your Excellency Saint Salde can control the church and don’t
Such an extreme situation will happen again.”
"I can only say that I will try my best to bring the Diocese of Holm under control within two years so that similar situations will not happen again. During this period, I hope that the nobles can pay attention to their words and deeds and protect their own safety. If they are found to have been churched,
The extremists in the country are targeting you, please notify me in time." Sard replied very eloquently, "By the way, you can compile the reaction of the nobles on this matter into information, and I will report it to His Majesty the Pope. No matter what,
The extremists are all devout clergy or night watchmen, and to deal with them, the consent of His Majesty the Pope must be obtained."
Rex nodded: "Okay, I will tell people to sort it out. Now I will go to Nexor Palace to explain it in front of Her Majesty the Queen, so as not to make her angry and leave a bad impression."
After watching Rex leave, Salde picked up the document on the table, which contained the list of those Night Watchmen who acted alone.
After reading it with a smile, Sard made a light stroke with his index finger, and Juliana's name disappeared. Then he picked up the quill and wrote: "...Due to the long-term situation of being suppressed by the Magic Council and the successive devouring of the Holy Light,
Incident, the attitudes of the clergy and night watchmen in the entire Holm diocese have been divided into many extreme situations. Some people doubt the need for the Pope to reform theology and magic, and believe that the blasphemers within the church should be eliminated, so that they can unite to fight against magic.
There are also some people in the Council of Masters who are similar to them, believing that the church is weak and the nobles are arrogant, so they must be radical in order to awaken other numb clergy."
"Other people question the need to confront the Magic Council and believe that the two sides can reconcile and live in peace while each takes a step back."
"This incident was caused by the second type of extremists. I admit that my control over the diocese is not enough, and I beg the Pope to send my old assistant, Cardinal Vera of the Diocese of Violite. Cardinal Amorton
I'm waiting for someone to come and assist me in order to calm down the matter as soon as possible, control the extremists, and avoid pushing the nobles to the side of the Magic Council."
"As for the decision on punishment, I believe that Cardinal Octave, who is in charge of the diocesan tribunal, has an unshirkable responsibility. I will remove him from the position of head of the tribunal and let Cardinal Amorton take over. However, due to the complicated situation in the diocese
Dangerous, he will still serve in the diocese..."
Looking through the documents submitted by the night watchman and listening to Rex's defense, Natasha had no expression on her face.
It wasn't until he finished talking about the church's decision that Natasha nodded slightly and said: "There is no shortage of extreme lunatics everywhere. We cannot destroy the relationship between the nobles and the church because of them. As long as the church is sincere, I think most nobles will
Everyone will accept it, but as for the small group of nobles, I will appease them."
Rex breathed a sigh of relief. It was indeed Her Majesty the Queen from Alto, the City of Psalms. She was obviously biased towards the church: "Her Majesty the Queen is wise."
Just as he was about to leave, Natasha suddenly said something: "The night watchman's document states that Baron Austin was listening to the 'Mysterious Sound' when he was arrested and executed, and it was playing a song that slandered the church and Duke Rex.
What do you think of the content of your assassination of my uncle, Prince Patrick?"
"This is undoubtedly a slander by the Magic Council, trying to sow discord between Her Majesty the Queen and the church and our conservative nobles! They have no evidence at all and rely entirely on nonsense and groundless speculation." Rex defended seriously.
Natasha raised her left eyebrow: "Have you listened to this show?"
"The intelligence officers listened and compiled the contents of the program into materials and submitted them to me." Rex explained.
Natasha nodded slowly without saying anything more: "Submit this kind of information to me first next time."
Only then did Rex realize that he had made a mistake and quickly said: "Because Her Majesty the Queen has just been crowned in the past few days and has many affairs, I will screen the information first and select the important ones, and then submit them directly to you."
"It's okay, I understand your kindness, Duke. If you have something to do, go ahead and do it." Natasha calmly asked Rex to leave.
When Rex left, Natasha's face suddenly turned serious.
Lucien took the elevator to the 33rd floor of the Arlinge Magic Tower, entered the teacher Fernando's demiplane "Thunder Hell" through the alien door in the study room, and was warmly treated by the little crystal tongue licking his hands.
——It claimed that it felt guilty for failing to fulfill its protective duties, so it became more and more flattering. However, Lucien accidentally discovered that it was counting how many awards "New Alchemy" could win.
Fernando's hair was a little messy. It seemed that in the absence of a lot of knowledge and experimental discoveries, the reverse engineering of fusion and fission was more difficult than Lucien imagined.
"You're so good. Please describe your feelings when you cast 'Eternal Blazing Sun.'" Fernando raised his bright red eyes and looked at Lucien, and then his expression became quite complicated: "You have a new paper?"