Chapter 353 Conversation at Hatfield Manor

The metal clone stood at the door of the room, holding a round shield and a war hammer in his hands, vigilantly performing his guard duties.

Klauen said, “I will take care of these two seriously injured soldiers, and you and Archbishop Ivan will search for survivors.

Also, don't split up, we'd rather search more slowly than lose any more people."

There are only four silver-level transcendents left in the church, and they can no longer withstand much more twists and turns.

Flanders nodded: "I understand."

He had just tried to persuade Crown for a long time, but Crown did not change his mind, so he was a little depressed.

The change of the Pope happened too suddenly, and now the prestige of the cardinals is generally not high enough, and their desire to become Pope is not enough to reverse the situation.

In addition, the Saxon family will certainly not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If the king becomes the Pope, their lives will probably not be easy.

"Ivan, let's go."

After Flanders and the other man left, Crown began to treat the wounded.

He used his clairvoyance to straighten the soldier's broken bones, fixed them with a splint, then took out a scalpel and cut away the soldier's corroded flesh.

The evil beast actually possessed the ability to self-destruct, and the blood it sprayed was highly corrosive. The silver-rank archbishops were caught off guard, suffered great losses, and even paid the price with their lives.

Crown took out a bottle of water of life, used a secret method to completely activate the active factors in the water, then divided it into two portions and fed them to the wounded.

At this point, there was only one bottle of his treasured water of life left.

The seals in his hands changed rapidly, releasing a healing wind. The wounds of the wounded kept wriggling and new flesh and blood slowly grew.

After the seriously injured drank the water of life and received treatment, their originally pale and listless looks immediately improved.

He understood that this only temporarily stabilized the injured person's condition and further recuperation was needed.

Healing Wind is a status skill that can last for five minutes. When the time is up, he will release the skill again until the wounded's face turns pale again, which is a sign that the wounded's life source has been over-stimulated.

Crown stopped. The situation was critical and he could only heal them as quickly as possible.

The wounded were injured and their life source was over-stimulated, so they could not hold on any longer.

Now that his injuries had recovered well, he relaxed and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Crown listened to their steady breathing and breathed a sigh of relief. He sat cross-legged against the wall and summoned a golden wall.

[Healing Wind: 926/8000; Level 3]

Not bad! After only releasing more than ten skills, his proficiency increased by more than 400 points. It should be that the more serious the injury, the more proficiency will be increased after treatment. It also has something to do with the strength of the injured.

Thinking of this, Clown decided that after returning to Hamers, he must capture some powerful monsters to practice the Healing Wind. The chicken he bought could no longer satisfy his desire to quickly gain experience.

He closed the golden wall and began to visualize the Golden Light Mantra. A cool moonlight-like spiritual light shone from his body. The two wounded men subconsciously shrank their necks.

Firestone City, Hatfield Manor.

Without waiting for the waiter to open the door, King Arthur Saxon jumped out of the carriage and said to the butler who came up to him:

"Butler Ford, I want to see the family elders. Please ask them to go to the meeting room immediately."

The members of the Saxon family's Senate are all silver-level transcendents.

After saying this, he hurried inside without waiting for the butler's reply.

Ford realized that something big must have happened, so he immediately sent guards to notify the relevant people.

Arthur arrived at the meeting room first. He sat in the chairman's seat and pressed his temples hard.

Although he kept trying to calm down, his rapid breathing showed that everything he was doing was in vain.

After a while, three members of the Senate came together.

Lexis had a cynical smile on her face: "My dear brother, why are you in such a hurry? I just returned to the manor the day before yesterday and haven't had time to enjoy my vacation yet."

He has dazzling golden hair, and every strand of hair looks like cast gold. Coupled with his fair and handsome appearance, he is absolutely elegant.

The elders sat down on either side of Arthur and waited for the king to speak.

Arthur stopped what he was doing, his eyes lingered on everyone's face for a few seconds, and he said in a hoarse voice: "I just received a secret report that there is unrest in the city of Bly, and St. Peter's Cathedral is suspected to be attacked by evil creatures. The situation in the Vatican is suspected to be very unstable now.

The secret report was sent out three days ago. I don’t know whether the unrest has been suppressed now.”

Prince Lexis raised an eyebrow: "Do you have a more detailed report on the current situation in St. Peter's Basilica?"

Arthur shook his head and sighed:

"Osman has been operating in the church for more than a hundred years. We have bribed senior church members and have gradually been marginalized. The remaining intelligence members are all small characters and cannot pass back more accurate intelligence."

The Saxon family spared no effort to place their own people in important positions in St. Peter's Basilica, but the Pope refused with various reasons. The people they bribed were also transferred to non-core positions by the Pope, and their intelligence personnel never entered the power center of the church.

Prince Lerol tapped the table with his fingers and asked uncertainly:

"Aren't those cardinals holding a meeting at this time? Why hasn't the archbishop of our royal controlled area sent back any news?"

In the three provinces controlled by the royal family, if the cardinals did not accept the royal bribe, they would inevitably encounter various difficulties and would not be able to carry out their work.

“At the beginning, the Council of Cardinals had not yet been convened. Osman only summoned the silver-level transcendents to hold a Council of Cardinals.

The cardinal we bribed is not qualified to attend this meeting.

According to confirmation, these three archbishops are likely to have returned to the embrace of the gods.”

Arthur paused, and his voice suddenly became excited: "I think this is a good opportunity. No matter what happens in Bly City now, the power of the Holy See will inevitably be greatly weakened.

This is the best opportunity for us to strive to regain the throne of Pope. We can use this incident to exert public pressure and force Osman to abdicate early.

If he abdicates, the remaining cardinals will not have enough prestige to be nominated as pope. If we lobby some archbishops, we may be able to get the long-lost pope position. "

Prince Sein shook his head: "Your Majesty, I disagree. Doing so would be equivalent to completely breaking off relations with the Ottoman Empire, and would also be detrimental to the stability of the situation.

After all, Osman does not have long to live, and who knows whether this dying man will become insane after being provoked.

Besides, our current preparations are not sufficient.

In addition, a large number of murlocs were found in the Valley Province, where the Taina River leads directly to the Kingdom of Hinterland.

This proves that the situation in the Kingdom of Hinterland is already very serious. We are completely unable to stop the attack of the evil god's followers. If the murlocs continue to go upstream along the Taina River, the situation we face will become increasingly difficult."

"I agree with Arthur. This is a good opportunity to regain the glory of our ancestors," Lexis retorted. "We can gather our troops while keeping a close eye on the situation in Bly. If the opportunity is rare, it is worth taking some risks."

"But what about the River Valley Province? The three provinces we control all have parts of the Taina River. If the murlocs overrun the area, how can we resist them?"

Lexis shrugged, spread his hands and said:

"If you want to accomplish great things, some losses are inevitable. If we take back the Pope's position, the twelve provinces of the entire Farouk Kingdom will be back under the control of the royal family. It's a good deal to exchange three provinces for twelve."

"Well," Arthur nodded with satisfaction, "I agree with Lexis's point of view. It is necessary to make small sacrifices to gain greater benefits.

Just follow his advice, on the one hand, we need to gather our troops, and on the other hand, we need to pay attention to the development of the situation. If there is an opportunity, we will go to the Vatican to help the "friendly forces". If they can control the situation, we will not suffer any loss. "

Sean said: "If Osman is still alive, I don't agree to send out troops. The church currently has five-level extraordinary people, and their strength is too strong."

Lexis smiled frivolously, "Uncle, have you lost your courage because of Osman's pressure? The fifth-level extraordinary person is indeed powerful, but we can avoid a head-on conflict with him."

"Humph," Sean sneered and did not answer.

Arthur made the final decision: "I will consider Uncle Sean's advice, but the current situation cannot be delayed any further. We must first gather our troops and dispatch better intelligence personnel to the Vatican to collect the latest intelligence."

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Lexis stood up and said, "Your Majesty, let me go to the Vatican. On the one hand, I am strong enough, and I believe those cardinals will not dare to neglect me too much. This way, it will be easier to collect intelligence."

Arthur thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but you can't conflict with the people in the church. Be more tolerant in everything."

"I understand. I'm not a three-year-old child. How could I not know this?"

Gray fog was creeping over the city of Bly, wrapping it tightly.

The magic circle of St. Peter's Basilica was damaged and the sacred fire in the bell tower could no longer be lit. Only the small churches could still light the sacred fire.

Inside the church, Flanders described the current situation: "There are no survivors in the cathedral. We found some priests and crusader warriors in the distant blocks, the highest of which is only the second tier.

In addition, the secret passage inside the prayer hall has been cleared, and the exit is in the wasteland outside the city. Osman's trace disappeared by the river, and we have no idea where he is now. "

Klauen frowned. He released the time rewind at the place where Osman last appeared, but found that the other party became transparent, merged into the water and finally disappeared. The water flow took away all the smell, and he lost the opportunity to locate the enemy.

"What should we do next?" Ivan asked.

The situation is currently very bad. He is feeling very uneasy. The Pope has betrayed him, his comrades have died tragically, and the church has reached a very dangerous juncture.

If it cannot get through this safely, the Kingdom of Farouk will inevitably fall into conflict.

"We must re-elect a pope," said Flanders.

"Sir Crown is not going to take the position?" Ivan was surprised. The injured Leo Duma and Drago had the same expression. In their hearts, the position of Pope must be taken by the strongest person at present.

Crown waved his hand:

"Don't mention this matter again. If I really want to become the Pope, I will definitely not shirk my responsibility."

With his growth rate, when the kingdom of God comes, he will most likely advance to become a Stigma Gold. There is no point in being the Pope, and it will leave him with less time to gain experience.

Flanders said: “If Crown has no intention of becoming Pope, then the Saxon family will definitely fight for this position.

We don't have much advantage against the royal family."

Leo said in a low voice: "What I am worried about is that if a member of the royal family becomes pope, they will retaliate against us and make us stay in an unstable diocese."

Drago shook his head slightly and said:

“I don’t think so. Even if the Saxon family becomes the Pope, they will be given important positions as long as we support them.

The threat of the evil god is getting closer and closer, and several dioceses including the Rhine Diocese are already facing the threat of the evil god's followers.

It would be pure idiocy for the royal family to start a quarrel now."

"That makes sense," said Clown. "The greater the external pressure, the easier it is to unite internally. The huge Farouk Kingdom must unite to be more confident in facing the evil god."

The royal family also wants to make their family rule longer, so they won’t do anything that would dig their own graves. If they really do that, I will definitely not submit to them!"

"Well said," Flanders smiled. He had completely given up on Crown becoming the Pope.

After he was freed from his worries, his mind became more alert: "The most urgent task now is to clean up St. Peter's Basilica. It is now covered in blood. If believers see it, it will definitely greatly affect the image of the church.

They think that we can't even protect the Holy Land, so we can't protect their safety?!"

Clown asked, "How many believers know about Osman's affairs?"

The Ottoman Incident has the greatest impact on the church and must not spread.

They could only announce to the outside world: "St. Peter's Basilica was attacked by the evil god's followers. Pope Osman led the people to fight regardless of life and death, sacrificed his life for the church, and died on the front line of killing the enemy."

Thinking of this, he felt a little sick.

After a brief silence, Flanders spoke sadly: "I don't think any of the believers will know, because those who are qualified to know are dead.

The reason why those strange evil beasts grew so fast is because a large number of extraordinary followers had their life essence extracted."

He studied the magic circle in the prayer hall for a while, and after discovering that Osman actually mastered such a vicious magic circle, he restored the general cause and effect of the whole incident in his mind.

The magic circle can actually extract the life essence of living things and then provide it for itself or other creatures to take. He understood why Osman was able to break through to the fifth level.

Based on this, he began to speculate that the mysterious disappearance of high-ranking nobles in the city of Bray was most likely related to Osman.

First, lure the target with something that the person cannot refuse, and then kill it when it grows to a certain size. If you raise cattle and sheep, when they are fat and strong, that will be their doom.

Clown's expression was slightly cold. He let out a long breath and said:

"If I meet Osman again, I will make him pay for what he did."

With his growth rate, when he meets the enemy again, he will definitely be far superior to the other party.

He can raise the level of the two spirit controllers to level five, which will significantly improve their combat effectiveness.

Flanders nodded. He could hear the determination and murderous intent in Crown's words.

He smiled with relief and said:

"We can split into two groups tomorrow. One group will be responsible for cleaning up the church, and the other will be responsible for finding more survivors and comforting the people."

(End of this chapter)