Chapter 404 Rings Game

"Can you tell me about the next plan now?" Selena asked Richard while lying on a chair with her legs twirled.

Richard sat beside him and drank a sip of Holy Light milk tea, smacking his lips: "It tastes good. The next plan is very simple: public opinion."

"Public opinion? I don't quite understand."

Richard held the archbishop in his arms and squeezed him casually, then slowly said: "We now have the largest circulation newspaper in the Eastern Kingdom, and what happened today will be written in detail in the newspaper. Then choose an eye-catching headline, such as the First Paladin is arbitrary and bullies the meritorious veteran, or shocking that Paladin Uther did such a thing, and the Holy Light stops crying. In short, our headline must contain words that are unfavorable to Uther."

"Will this work? People's belief in the Holy Light is still very firm, and distorting the facts will have an adverse effect on our newspaper, right?"

Richard pinched her face and said, "Of course people's belief in the Holy Light is firm, but that is for the Holy Light, not for him personally. Although our title says so, the content is still our usual realistic style. The words are more or less colored by our own subjective opinions, but it will not have any impact. Even if there are negative effects, we are the only newspaper in the world that can learn about news from all over the world. Can they not read it?"

Selena still frowned: "But will this have an impact on Uther?"

"Some people pay attention to the entire content of the newspaper, while others only pay attention to the headlines. Besides, if we take advantage of what happened yesterday, it might produce a good effect. Fording and Uther are both paladins of the same period. Fording can make mistakes, but what about Uther? The direction of public opinion is very scary."

Selena's eyes lit up. Richard continued, "You can also continue to make some changes to your speech yesterday. The starting point is which one the paladins should choose between the law and the knight's code. There are three paladins in the first batch, including Uther. Uther's position cannot be shaken, and we can only make some trouble for him. Unless they all die, it will be impossible for you to take control of the paladins."

"That's enough." Selena's eyes sparkled. "If there's even a little instability inside them, my tentacles will reach in. It's really unrealistic for them to disappear given the current situation, but I will try my best not to let them become an obstacle to our next plan."

Richard hugged Selena tightly and encouraged her. After talking about business, it's time to do some entertainment activities.

Suddenly, four brown-red tentacles with suction cups hung down from the ceiling of the room. Selica looked at Richard puzzledly and asked, "What is this?"

"This is called a sling ring. It's our new toy. Come and try it on."

The sling ring mainly tests the athlete's arm strength, but considering that Selena is a woman and works in a supporting profession, Richard added two more. These two tentacles will be wrapped around her ankles, so that Selena can successfully perform a variety of movements in mid-air.

"Well, this move can be given 9 points, full marks 10 points, let me adjust it for you."

Richard hung on Selena and corrected her movements, specific movements, hehehe.

Richard and his team performed the ring exercise all night, while Fording had returned to Hearthstone Castle with difficulty. It rained all day and night in Hearthstone Castle, and the road was very muddy. Fording fell listlessly on the horse's back, not caring about anything around him. His former captain Alton was leading the horse in front. Fording was deprived of not only the Holy Light but also the status he didn't care about. After Alton sent Fording home, he would serve the new master. Alton looked at his former master with worry. His shoulders drooped weakly on the horse's back. The rainstorm flowed down his cheeks like rain. Seeing his former master like this, Alton's heart was broken.

When they arrived at the gate of the big castle, sadly, no one came to greet them at the door, not even the old consultant who had followed him for decades. It was really disappointing.

Alton sighed, led the horse, and sent Fording back to his home. Fortunately, Fording did not live in the castle, otherwise he might have no place to live after being expelled. When

they arrived at the door, Alton supported Fording: "My lord, if you need anything, just tell me."

"Thank you." Fording looked at his captain in a hoarse voice. Alton nodded and turned away.

Fording sighed, opened the door, went in, closed the door, found a chair, sat down, and then completely collapsed.

Fording covered his face with his hands, his limbs trembled constantly, and endless emptiness engulfed his soul. He couldn't face his wife now. He heard from Alton that the news of his dismissal had just reached Hearth Keep, and his family might not know about it yet. Fording had never lied to her for so many years, but now he couldn't tolerate telling the truth. However, what was coming eventually came. When his wife Carandra went to see their child Taeran, she found Fording sitting in the dark and sobbing.

"Tirio, what happened?" Carandra ran over and asked anxiously. She held a bright lamp in her hand, and the pure white light bathed Fording's body. The lost shadow trembled on the wall. The gentle wife squatted down beside her husband.

"Where have you been these days? I'm almost worried to death. No one told me what happened?"

"I went to Stratholme with Dathrohan. It happened suddenly and I didn't have time to inform you." Fording lowered his head and spoke vaguely.

"Is that so? Tirion, you have been sneaking away all the time recently. If I didn't know you, I would have thought you were having fun with another woman." She said teasingly, but Fording started to look at her. She looked at his numb eyes and realized that something was wrong.

"My dear, what happened? What happened?"

"Taran fell asleep?" Kalandra nodded.

"I'm not sure how to tell you this, dear." Fording hesitated, and finally decided to tell his wife the truth. "Now I have been labeled a traitor and my title has been stripped away."

Kalandra's eyes widened in shock. His eyes told her that he was not joking, and what was even more surprising was that her husband looked so deflated. He had never looked like this since they got married, which frightened her very much. She shook her head, unable to understand and unable to believe that all this had happened.