Cardinal Jacob was lying in the rest room of the cathedral, with a wet wipe on his forehead. He looked at the subordinates around him and asked feebly: "That madman Leoric, and his two
Have you found your son?"
Several people looked at each other and shook their heads.
Jacob glared at his men and asked: "How far is our army from here?"
Someone replied: "I can arrive before the sun sets today."
Jacob nodded, and just as he was about to say something else, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, which made him frown.
A papal knight rushed into the room and shouted: "Your Majesty the Bishop! An army has entered the city!"
Jacob glanced sideways at the other party: "We're here now? How could our reinforcements come so fast?"
The Holy See Knight was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "It's not reinforcements, it's the Muxi Knights!"
"What?!" Jacob sat up from the bed in shock, and the wipes on his forehead fell to the ground.
Above the ceremonial hall of the Holy Acropolis Palace, Cumberland stood in the center of the hall, looking at the blood stains on the ground that had not yet been washed away, and smelling the thick and undissipable fishy smell in the air.
"How many died?"
Upon hearing Cumberland's question, the adjutant quickly opened the record book: "A total of one hundred and nineteen people were killed."
"Are they all prominent figures in the Holy Acropolis?"
"Yes, as long as the nobles who are qualified to participate in the inheritance ceremony are from famous families in the Holy Acropolis." The adjutant looked around the hall where dried blood was everywhere, imagining the cruel scene at that time, he couldn't help but shuddered: "
Judging from the list and confessions, when the King of Holy Acropolis carried out the massacre, he seemed to be committing random atrocities, but he had a very precise target. Almost all of the powerful figures and powerful warlords in Holy Acropolis were killed or injured."
Cumberland rubbed the hilt of his sword and asked: "Isn't there a nobleman who can take care of things alive?"
The adjutant flipped through the book and after a moment said to Cumberland: "Sir, there is a person who did not attend the ceremony due to illness."
"who?"
"This person should be familiar to you, Earl Gordon of White River Castle."
Cumberland scratched the back of his head and looked confused: "Earl Gordon?"
The adjutant covered his lower abdomen with his hands and made a squatting motion.
Cumberland's eyes suddenly lit up: "Oh! The head of the Holy Acropolis Mission! The guy who led his men to 'bomb the shit dinner'!"
At this moment, a group of people wearing church robes rushed into the ceremony hall. The leader shouted to Cumberland: "You are so courageous! How could you have such barbaric behavior under the rule of Heavenly Father?"
?!"
Cumberland followed the sound and saw a cardinal with a falcon-like face, his face red with anger, yelling at him.
The old knight looked condescendingly at the cardinal, his eyes widened with anger, and he snorted coldly.
Startled by the fierce look of the other party, the cardinal moved his steps back unconsciously, and his voice became three points lower: "I am Jacob, Cardinal of the Holy See. The Muxi Kingdom's unauthorized occupation of the brother city-state is an illegal act.
Disrespect to Heavenly Father! This is heresy!”
Cumberland smiled: "Who said we came to invade the city?"
Jacob was stunned: "You still want to quibble at this point?! Muxi City's army has already entered the city! Now, in the name of the Holy See, I order you to leave the city immediately!"
Cumberland nodded: "We will not station troops here, nor will we invade this city. The troops from Muxi City are here only for two things."
"Two things?!"
"First, we will do our best to protect the Muxi Mission from harm."
Jacob jumped angrily: "I have never heard of a country's army entering another country's city to protect its own mission!"
Cumberland turned his body sideways, motioned Jacob to look at the blood stains on the ground, and said sarcastically: "Muxi City gave the Holy Acropolis a chance, hoping that they would protect our country's mission, but look, what they did
How is it?"
Jacob opened his eyes wide and gritted his teeth and said, "Then you should take the Muxi envoy and leave the Holy Acropolis as soon as possible. Others here do not need your protection!"
Cumberland shrugged: "That won't work, because we have a second thing to complete."
"Damn it! What's the second thing?!"
Cumberland pointed with his finger to the throne directly above the ceremony hall: "We want to help Holy Acropolis complete the throne succession ceremony."
"What did you say?!" Jacob was surprised at first, then furious: "That's nonsense! How could it be Muxi City's turn to intervene in the succession of the throne of Holy Acropolis?! I want to report this matter to the Pope.
Let him judge your sins..."
Jacob walked quickly outside as he spoke.
Before he could take a few steps, a group of soldiers from the Muxi Knights sealed the doors of the ceremony hall, raised their shields, and prohibited anyone from going out.
Jacob looked at the bright sharp blade in front of him and shouted with anger: "What do you mean by this? What do you mean by this?!"
Cumberland stepped forward from behind, hugged Jacob's shoulders, and said "affectionately": "Your Majesty, since you are here, why are you leaving in such a hurry? Why don't you stay and be a witness..."
Looking at Cumberland's undeniable smile next to his ear, Jacob's face turned pale, and a drop of cold sweat slowly slid down his forehead.
An hour later, the surviving low-ranking nobles and officials in the city were "invited" door to door by the Muxi Knights to the ceremony hall.
Seeing the room full of Mu Xi's troops in armor, people stood close together in fear, not knowing what kind of things would be waiting for them next.
Earl Gordon of White River Castle stood beside Cumberland, speaking firmly to him.
"You want me to support your candidate for the throne?!" Gordon shook his head vigorously: "This is absolutely impossible!"
Cumberland touched his chin and said with a headache: "I haven't said who the candidate is yet..."
Gordon said categorically: "I only recognize His Royal Highness Sinclair as the legal heir to the throne of Holy Acropolis. I will not agree to any other candidates!"
Cumberland glanced at him: "If I'm not mistaken, you deliberately missed the throne election ceremony because of illness. Why was that?"
Gordon sighed softly: "I don't agree with some of His Highness Sinclair's political views, that's all. But this will not affect my choice. He is the best and only heir to the throne of the Holy Acropolis. I
I’ve always thought so.”
Cumberland, who was not good at arguing, waved his hand and said in a disinterested voice: "It's up to you. I hope you can continue to hold on to your current views after the ceremony begins."
Cardinal Jacob hid in a hidden corner of the hall and asked his men anxiously: "Has our army not arrived yet?"
A Holy See knight dressed as a servant approached Jacob and whispered: "The Holy See's army is outside the city, but the army in Muxi City has closed every city gate, prohibiting them from entering the city. The Knights of the Stigmata
There was a battle with the Morreda Believer Army and the defenders of the Muxi Knights. I heard that they couldn’t even get close to the city gate, and some people died..."
"Bastards! A bunch of reckless bastards!" Jacob's nose was almost crooked with anger: "In the kingdom of Heavenly Father, how dare you treat the holy shepherds like this! This is simply disrespectful!"
Jacob, who was furious, walked to the center of the hall desperately and shouted to Cumberland: "Invaders of Twilight City! What exactly are you planning to do? Do you plan to lock us here for the rest of our lives?
!”
As soon as these words came out, the nobles and officials of the Holy Acropolis in the hall immediately responded, and everyone unanimously cast hostile looks at the surrounding Muxi Knights.
Cumberland patted the sword on his waist impatiently and shouted: "What are you arguing about?! This ceremony is waiting for an extremely distinguished guest! As soon as he arrives..."
The adjutant of the knights hurriedly walked into the hall at this time, came to Cumberland's side, and whispered something to him.
The expression on Cumberland's face turned from anger to joy. He ignored the noisy crowd, took the guards around him, walked quickly to the door, and shouted loudly: "Everyone! Let us welcome the ruler of Muxi Kingdom together.
!The Son blessed by Heavenly Father!”
A young man wearing a king's ceremonial robes, with a warm smile on his face, slowly stepped into the palace door. He greeted everyone present, regardless of their title or official position, and greeted them familiarly.
This person is Todd Fisher, the king of Muxi Kingdom.