On the simple-looking desk, there are several pieces of draft paper scattered randomly with scrawled writings and scribbles on them. It has obviously been revised, added, deleted and adjusted many times.
Allen sat at the desk and quietly read the contents on the paper.
I saw it said:
"As we all know, changing the deep-rooted prejudices in a person's heart is more difficult than moving mountains.
"Therefore, when I came out of the library, I have been thinking about a question: How should I develop followers of the Dark Temple in the Braden Kingdom where the Light Church is at its peak?
"It would be easy to simply overthrow the Church of Light.
"I just need to find a place without people and practice quietly for decades. With the memory of my predecessor and the "Origin", it is not difficult to return to the peak of the year. After I come back, just like the Church of Light purges heretics,
Kill all the people who believe in the goddess of light, and the problem will be solved.
"But it's of no use to me.
"What I need is devout faith, not a pile of corpses.
"Therefore, I must change the outdated concepts in people's minds and let them understand that darkness does not equal evil, and light does not equal justice.
"The position of black and white only exists on the stage of drama. But in reality, light and darkness are just attributes of power, not signs of distinguishing good from evil.
"Of course, this is a long process.
"Just like in chess, what I need to look for is not a perfect move, but a complete plan.
"My plan is divided into three steps:
“The first step is to tear off the hypocritical mask of the Light Church;
“The second step is to show the positive image of the Dark Temple;
"The third step is to use the power of state power to turn the Dark Temple into orthodoxy.
"To be honest, the first step is actually not easy to complete. Although the Light Church's tax revenue is increasing day by day, history tells us that the people are very fearful creatures. As long as they can have a little food and clothing, they would rather live an ignoble existence than do anything.
Rise up and resist.
"Besides, the followers of the Church of Light are everywhere, and their spies are everywhere. If I make any big move, I will definitely be targeted.
"I spent a lot of time thinking about how to complete the first step of the plan.
"When I noticed Yak Nelga, a brilliant idea finally came to my mind.
"Yak Nelga, who came from a humble background, relied on betrayal and murder to enter the Church of Light. He does things unscrupulously, but he always counts every penny and lacks structure. As for his subordinates or colleagues, as long as they block his way, he will kill them at all costs.
Get rid of them; and for his superiors, he always flatters them in a stupid way.
"Because of this, he is now riddled with crimes and stained with misdeeds.
“I was once very curious as to why the Pope would put a bastard like him in the position of Archbishop of the Kingdom of Braden and delay in removing him.
"But now I think about it, the Pope doesn't want a subordinate who can do something on his own, he just wants a tool that can be handy, just like the kings in ancient times would deliberately use some villains.
"These 'villains' usually help them do things that may affect their reputation; when necessary, they can be asked to take the blame, and they can be easily disposed of by finding any excuse.
"I guess that's what the Pope has in mind.
"Recently, within the Braden Kingdom, there have been many conflicts between the old and new parties. The royal family and the church do not like each other. In addition, the Dark Temple suddenly started to cause trouble. Without the Light Church using some drastic measures, it will be difficult to stabilize the situation.
“It’s a pity that the Pope overestimated Nerga’s IQ and structure.
"In my opinion, a person like Nerga is not suitable to be alone at all. He is only suitable to be a bitch, help his master make money, and do some shady things.
"As the saying goes, playing chess is a battle with mistakes.
"Since my opponent made a wrong move, what I need to do is to seize this flaw, magnify it, magnify it, and magnify it again until it affects the outcome of the entire game.
"I plan to use Nerga as a typical example of the negative image of the Church of Light, and present it to the people of the Kingdom of Braden in a dramatic way.
"Dramatize! Dramatize! Dramatize! Say important things three times!
"Ordinary evil is impossible to attract public interest. In the Braden Kingdom, people do illegal and criminal things every day, but who has the mind to pay attention to the boring interrogation process of those cases?
"For most people, even if they are caught on the jury, they have to find ways to escape, let alone care about a case that is far away.
"Therefore, I had to turn a simple interrogation into a wonderful performance. It had to be unique, artistic and ritualistic, and be able to amaze, shock, and frighten people.
"As for the theme of the script, it can be decided based on the materials I find.
“So the next thing to do is to collect materials.
"The first material is not hard to find.
"Isabella told me that Soren Arande, the magistrate of the Northern Tribunal, did not die in the explosion. On the contrary, he escaped through the teleportation array when the trial house was about to collapse.
"This is very different from what Archbishop Nerga said to the outside world.
"What Nerga declared to the outside world was, 'Thoron Arande colluded with the Black Temple, betrayed his colleagues, and eventually died of injuries.'
"There are many doubts. Nerga obviously lied about this matter.
"As for why he lied, I have a bold guess.
"Logically speaking, the 'Holy Light Array' of the Northern Tribunal can suppress or even imprison all powers, including magic, divine arts, physical strength, etc.
"But in the past two years, Isabella has been able to change her appearance and deceive everyone in the trial, which obviously means that there is a loophole in the 'Holy Light Array'.
“The Dark Temple was able to easily break into the Tribunal, largely because of this loophole.
"And Sauron Arande, after this battle, must know the existence of the vulnerability, and may even know the cause of the vulnerability.
"So, why is there a loophole in the 'Holy Light Array'? Could this be the reason why Nerga chose to lie?
"So, I asked Butler Fred to find more information about the 'Holy Light Array', not only its attributes and functions, but also its construction history, investors, repair process, etc.
"Butler Fred told me that when my father, Earl William, donated 50,000 pounds to the Church of Light, someone proposed that the money be used to strengthen the 'Holy Light Array' in the Tribunal. As for whether the money was of any use.
On the 'Holy Light Array', he had no idea.
"However, as a donor, I am qualified to check the whereabouts of the money, and I do not need to register it.
"I checked quickly. I checked through Howard without alerting Nelga.
"As expected, Archbishop Nerga made false accounts and used the money to please the Pope.
"I have to complain, Archbishop Nelga's skills in making false accounts are really poor. People like me who have only read introductory accounting textbooks can see through it at a glance. I guess the reason why he has not done so for so long
Exposed, probably no one else dares to check his accounts!
“As for Sauron, he was killed by Archbishop Nerga in private, probably because he knew this secret.
"When I went to see Howard one Wednesday, my suspicions were confirmed by the undried blood on the floor tiles of Hagia Sophia.
"Actually, at that time, I used my improved retrospection magic to see Sauron's death process through the blood stains, and even the scene of Nelga disposing of the body later.
"But in order to make the trial more convincing, I took Butler Fred to the mountains to find Sauron's urn. After all, images can be faked, but the real thing doesn't lie.
“That’s it, I prepared the first material for the script.
"...
“As for the second source, it’s a little harder to find.
"As far as I know, the Pope sent an envoy named Clark to the capital of the Kingdom of Braden. Nerga's attitude towards the Pope's envoy was quite respectful.
"But Envoy Clark didn't stay here for long. It seemed that he simply handed over some tasks and then left.
"One of the tasks is to invite Howard to join the Church of Light.
"As for other tasks, I'm not sure.
"However, based on the intelligence collected by the family from all over the country, I discovered that since the departure of Messenger Clark, the frequency of the Sistine Prime Minister entering and exiting Hagia Sophia has doubled, and Alexandria personnel have been frequently mobilized, and ships bound for the Kingdom of Ferrand have
It has become more numerous.
"These abnormal data made me suspicious.
"However, what really made me suspicious was what Teacher Wald said to me unintentionally.
"Mr. Walder once approached the Minister of Maritime Affairs and expressed his wish to stay in the warehouse where the magic cannon is installed for a few days to study the alchemy skills of the magic cannon. However, the Minister of Maritime Affairs told him that the warehouse was recently occupied by an officer from Alexandria.
The officer hoped to have a deeper understanding of the properties of the magic cannon so as to devise new tactics.
"I'm a person who doesn't want to believe in coincidences.
"When all kinds of doubts were added up, I firmly believed that there must be a ghost in Alexandria.
"So, I asked Saint Isabella to pretend to be Major General Hans's new secretary and go to Alexandria to gather information for me.
"The white rose she pinned to her chest has been given the magic of communication by me. As long as the rose is there, we can contact each other anytime, anywhere, exchange information, and flexibly adjust our plans.
"Isabella lived up to her trust and discovered the safe where Major General Hans hid his secrets.
"In order to help her open the safe, I specially designed the spell 'Master Key'. This way, Isabella, who doesn't know magic, can still use magic to open the safe.
"In this way, I successfully obtained the letters between Prime Minister Sistine and Major General Hans.
"Relying on these letters, I can undoubtedly make a big fuss. I can oust the Prime Minister. I can use the Prime Minister to deal with Nerga, and I can see all the ugly things Nerga does.
"To give the simplest example: I guessed that after the secret was leaked, Nerga would definitely kill Prime Minister Sistine to silence him. So, I sent Isabella to act as a passerby of all kinds and lurk around the Prime Minister. The result was as expected.
As expected, the assassination actually happened, twice more.
"...
“And the third piece of material is very interesting.
"It was this interesting material that made me decide to title the script 'The Seven Deadly Sins'.
"Think about it, a Archbishop of the Church of Light committed the seven deadly sins in the "Light Canon". How ironic and dramatic is this?
"Andre Field, the son of a poor street girl in the Dongcheng District of the capital, managed to get into the University of Cambridge (without a scholarship), and then managed to get into the Master's Tower with last place.
"Obviously, this background made him feel very inferior and made him a severe patient of imposter syndrome.
"When I met Andre, I thought this was strange.
"I'm very curious. The tuition at the University of Cambridge is so expensive. An outstanding student like Howard has to work hard to earn a scholarship. How can a relatively ordinary student like Andre support himself?
"This matter is not difficult to investigate.
"As a shareholder of Iris Bank, I soon discovered that President Lynn of the University of Cambridge was transferring money to an anonymous account. After several transfers, it arrived in Andre's account.
"Why would you, a dignified prince of a country, give money to a poor boy secretly?
"Obviously, Andre cannot be Principal Lynn's own illegitimate son. Principal Lynn is in his twenties and Andre is eighteen years old; and based on various signs in the family intelligence, it is very likely that Edward Lynn is not the illegitimate son of Principal Lynn at all.
Like women.
“Could that be the illegitimate son of Principal Linn’s father, King Ferrand?
"King Francis V of Ferrand has always been known for his romance. There are many real illegitimate children in the Kingdom of Ferrand, and Andre also has similar blond hair.
"I've heard rumors like this.
"But I quickly dismissed the idea.
"After all, the mistress of Francis V was either an aristocratic woman or a theater star. How could she find an ordinary street girl in the slums of Dongcheng District?
"Those rumors must have been spread deliberately by someone.
"However, this reminded me of a key point.
"I suddenly discovered that Andrei and Yaconelga have similar gray eyes and small eyes, but they both hide inferiority, caution and ambition.
"And it sounds more reasonable for the archbishop who took the oath to go to the slums of Dongcheng District to steal forbidden fruit.
"So, I specially asked Andre to be my roommate, took three of his hairs, and asked Howard to take three of Archbishop Nelga's hairs, and used magic to perform a paternity test on them.
"They are indeed father and son!
"I then secretly visited Principal Lin En and confirmed this matter again from him.
“As expected, Archbishop Nerga has a shady deal with the Ferrand royal family!
"Principal Linn is a smart man. As a favored person of the Church of Light and a quasi-prince of the Braden Kingdom, he had long wanted to find an opportunity to kick Nerga away and take over the power of the church in the Braden Kingdom. I spent almost no effort.
, and successfully persuaded him to cooperate with me.
"Okay, now 'jealousy', 'wrath', 'greed', 'gluttony', and 'desire' are all here.
"The material of 'laziness' is not hard to find, and the archbishop's practice of vegetarianism is nothing new.
"'Arrogance' is easy to deal with. Just find something to provoke Nerga and use it to your advantage.
"...
"There are only two things that are difficult to solve.
"The first thing is that I need someone to be my internal coordinator in the Church of Light.
"Howard is obviously the best candidate. His destiny star is the Morning Star. Both the Pope and the Archbishop have invited him by name. And out of some intuition derived from Godhead, I think Howard will definitely be able to lift the 'Havel of Judgment.'
.
"If he reaches the Church of Light, he will become as powerful as the soldiers who reach the bottom line.
"But... maybe it's because I'm more hypocritical, and I don't want to treat my friends as pawns.
"friend.
"Yes, they are friends.
"For the God of Darkness, this seems to be an extremely ridiculous concept.
"The memory fragments of my previous life told me that 'friends' are weaknesses, shackles, fetters, restraints, and the biggest obstacle to becoming strong.
"But I have to admit, I am a hypocritical person.
"During the entrance examination for the Mage Tower, I saw what I feared most in the demiplane of Merlins.
"Lonely.
"The empty palace, the lonely throne, the coldness that penetrates the heart.
"That's the eternal theme of the end of the road.
"So I left the choice to Howard himself, maybe out of respect for his friends, or maybe just to avoid responsibility.
"Howard is a kinder, more selfless, and more responsible person than I am.
"When he returned home and saw the miserable lives of his neighbors, he determined to change the rotten church.
"However, perhaps because he wanted to leave himself a leeway (the vows of the Light Church were simply too harsh), he followed my suggestion and slightly modified his vows to join the church.
"This makes me happy.
"Because I know that a person like Howard will be a good friend and a terrible enemy.
"But no matter what, he eventually followed the path he was destined for.
"The second thing that needs to be addressed is the attitude of the royal family.
"In this whole plan, the attitude of the royal family is very important. The document to remove the prime minister needs to be signed by the Queen, and the royal family needs to be leveraged in the parliamentary debate. Moreover, the royal family is the largest shareholder of the Braden Morning News.
"I need to guide public opinion through the Braden Morning News.
"Perhaps in the near future, I will also use the power of the royal family to turn the Dark Temple into the state religion of the Braden Kingdom.
"Compared with all the complicated plans before, the way I made the queen my own is simple and crude.
"The key to solving this problem is how I can implant an idea in her subconscious without being noticed, just like the original God of Darkness implanted an idea related to magic in my mind.
“To be honest, I don’t really like this way of doing things.
"After all, I am also a victim of this spell.
"The original owner of my body, because of a simple idea in his mind, has been obsessed with illusory magic for more than ten years. He has been in great pain because he couldn't get what he wanted.
"Furthermore, the melon that is forced is not sweet. Once the caster discovers a problem, it will be counterattacked.
“In contrast, I prefer the style of doing things according to the situation, coordinating interests and letting everything fall into place.
"But there's no time.
"I can't possibly spend ten days and a half to bargain with the queen, build trust, and then go to great lengths to tell her, 'The Church of Light is all a lie.'
"So I chose to put the truth of history and my identity as an 'envoy' directly into her mind.
"The Queen is a smart person and she quickly chose to obey.
"...
"The only surprise in this plan is that Archbishop Nerga was able to borrow the power of the goddess of light to see my existence!
"But that doesn't matter.
"Every complete plan has half that is redundant.
"I have prepared a plan in advance
"Use the method of 'castling the king's car' to reverse the situation.
"So I asked Isabella to pretend to be me, and I pretended to be the coachman, and then we took her to the church.
"Although we had the intention of killing Nerga, in order to lower his vigilance, I ordered Isabella to use words to confuse him and make Nerga think that my motive was just to fight for the new party and the Mage Tower.
Interests, just want to gain more chips at the negotiation table.
"Because Isabella is not as familiar with the major forces in the Braden Kingdom as I am, so I prepared a small piece of paper for her in advance with some lines written on it. If Nelga asks, she can answer it fluently,
No flaws exposed.
"At the same time, I also asked the Queen to temporarily agree to hand over the Sistine Prime Minister to the Church of Light for disposal.
"In this way, Archbishop Nerga will have the illusion that I am done with the situation and relax his vigilance.
"And I can also hide in the darkness and make the final arrangements for this trial.
"...
"As of now, everything is ready, just waiting for trial."
After reading this, Allen smiled, picked up a pen from the table, and wrote this line on the last page:
"Plan accomplished. Everything went well."
Then he stood up and threw the papers, including all previous backups, into the fireplace.
The orange flames were like hungry beasts, devouring the writing on the paper cleanly.
(End of this volume)
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