Abraham Church.
In the middle of the night, it was freezing cold.
A clergyman of the church was awakened by the suffocation and got up to go to the toilet. He happened to see a thin figure wearing a black bird-beak mask who quickly ran out of Pastor Abraham's room and disappeared into the dark night.
He immediately realized that something was wrong and suddenly shouted, "Help! There's an assassin! Catch the assassin! Help!"
Suddenly, the clergy in the church woke up from their sleep.
They grabbed their weapons and got up to look for the assassin.
They searched for a while but to no avail.
"Where is the assassin?"
"Who said there was an assassin?"
The assassin Levi had already left the Church of Abraham, destroyed the bodies and quickly returned to Blackwater Valley.
Back in the shelter, Levi put his harvest on the ground, counted it, and couldn't help but be overjoyed!
This time, they harvested a total of more than 6,000 gold coins, as well as some of Abraham's various personal treasures, with a total value of more than ten thousand gold coins.
"It's only been a few years, and you've earned so much?"
"Damn it, being a charlatan in another world is really a lucrative business."
"But what's the point of an old dog making so much money and having no life to spend it? Why can't you just let it go?"
In fact, if possible, Levi didn't want to start so early.
He wanted to let the leeks grow a little longer.
But old dog Abraham did this before leaving, and he couldn't bear it anymore, so he had to swing his sickle and cut the leeks in advance.
It must be said that the profitability of the church far exceeds that of its own territory.
It is better to work hard on construction than to make money quickly by the churches coming up with various excuses.
No matter what era, making money honestly will never be as good as robbing money through various legal means.
Levi's assassination was very covert. After he sneaked into the church, no one knew that an assassin had sneaked in except the victims, the Glimmer Knight and Pastor Abraham. As for being discovered by the clergyman in the end, it was intentional.
He wanted to give other church staff the false impression that Pastor Abraham was being assassinated by the assassins of the Death Bird Voice.
With his strength that was almost that of a great knight, it would have been easy for him to assassinate a mere priest without anyone noticing. He deliberately waited for someone to get up at night and created a coincidence.
"The Breath of the Frost Giant is really useful."
The Glimmer Knight was a high-level knight after all, but he was instantly killed by Levi's Frost Giant's Sigh and frozen into an ice sculpture, but he didn't even do anything. This is the power of the Frost Giant's Armor. Even the big knight Demon Shark was hit, let alone a mere high-level knight.
As for old dog Abraham, he is not worth mentioning.
Levi crossed "Old Dog Abraham" off his revenge list.
Levi doesn’t dare to confront the church head-on now, but it is still possible for him to kill one of the old dogs.
And old dog Abraham must have made quite a few enemies outside over the years, so it would be reasonable for someone to hire an assassin with the voice of the dead bird to assassinate him.
"The church must be in chaos right now."
"But what does it have to do with me?"
"I am just a kind nobleman who donates to the church every year and is a noble friend of Reverend Abraham."
"If you want to blame someone, blame that damn bird of death."
Levi talked to himself.
In addition to these gold coins, Levi also found a piece of parchment in Abraham's residence.
The parchment does not contain the breathing method inheritance diagram.
It was a treasure map, and Levi took a look at it.
The location of the treasure on this treasure map seems to be his own territory.
“Could this be the reason why Abraham is obsessed with Blackwater Valley?”
The drawing of the treasure map is not very accurate and many parts are wrong.
For the next few days, curious Levi wandered around his territory for a long time according to the treasure map.
Finally, he found a treasure trove that was almost right.
And this place was exactly the Wolf King's lair that Levi had visited before.
Levi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he gradually understood everything.
"That old dog Abraham is trying so hard to get my Blackwater Valley. It turns out it's for this reason."
"I thought it was some kind of treasure."
Before old dog Abraham died, he would never have thought of this.
The treasure of the Mellon family that he tried so hard to get.
In fact, it has already been obtained by Levi.
Considering the power of the Frost Giant's armor, it is not an exaggeration to call it a treasure.
For mortals, this is priceless!
Three days later.
The news of the disappearance of Pastor Abraham and the Glimmer Knights also reached Blackwater Valley.
Levi immediately sent his sincere condolences to the church, expressed his deep sympathy for such a human tragedy, and severely condemned the murderer's actions!
A few days later, the news reached the church branch in Icewind City.
The branch reported the matter to the headquarters and sent people to the Abraham Church to investigate.
As a priest sent here by the headquarters, Abraham has a relatively high status, so he has powerful Knights of Glory like the Knight of Light protecting him at all times.
But now all the priests and knights were killed, without exception.
This kind of thing has not happened for several years, so the church will naturally investigate it thoroughly.
However, Levi did it secretly, and it was impossible to trace Levi with the criminal investigation technology of this era.
And even if they really found out, Levi would not be afraid.
With his current strength and the vast world, there is no place he cannot go.
The chaotic Tuva Empire is a good place to go.
No matter how powerful your Holy Light Church is, you can't reach the Tuva Empire, which is the territory of the Storm Church!
…
On this day, Levi was practicing in the shelter.
Suddenly, Harris's alarm sounded above the shelter and was keenly sensed by Levi.
"Who is it this time?" Levi asked puzzledly.
When he appeared on the castle, he saw a group of people slowly approaching from a distance.
This group of people were wearing church clothes and looked like they were from the church.
Levi immediately went down to greet him. Not long after, a fat priest with a round head and big ears came to Levi on horseback.
The priest was accompanied by two official knights and a dozen cavalrymen.
"Lord Levi, I am the pastor of the church, Chalafor. I am here to serve as the pastor of Abraham Church and to investigate the cause of death of Pastor Abraham."
Levi's heart moved. He didn't expect that Charafo would come early because of Abraham's death.
"Welcome Pastor Chalafot. I just heard the news that my good friend, Pastor Abraham, was killed. I ask Pastor Chalafot to catch the murderer and bring him to justice, and give an explanation to the kind-hearted Pastor Abraham in heaven." Levi looked very sad.
"I will, but the bodies of Pastor Abraham and Knight of Glimmer have not been found yet, so the investigation is a bit difficult. The church's treasury has also been looted by the murderer, and we don't even have the money to hire a detective..." Charafor said lightly, touching his belly.
Levi thought, I burned the bodies to ashes with the Seal of Flame, so of course you can't find them.
But you fat pig, you just took office and you want to come and take some money from me, right?
"Okay, okay. As long as we can find the murderer and avenge Pastor Abraham, if there's anything I can do to help, Pastor Chalaf, just let me know." Levi sighed heavily.
With a smile on his face, Charafot thought that Baron Levi was really good. He liked such understanding people.
Finally, Levi asked his servants to fetch a dozen gold coins as "investigation funds" for Pastor Charafor. He smiled and said, "Pastor Charafor, this is a small gift from me. Don't think it's too little. I hope the church can get to the bottom of this matter as soon as possible."
Charafo took the gold coin with satisfaction and said, "We will be neighbors from now on. By the way, Baron Levi, I checked the church's account book and found that the taxes owed by Blackwater Valley have not been paid off yet. Don't forget it."
"Of course we won't forget. Don't worry, Pastor Charafor. We have already paid the taxes owed this year. I will definitely pay the full amount before the due date next year." Levi said.
Charafo patted his belly and left the Blackwater Valley with his men.
"Damn it, Abraham died and now Charaf comes. It really never ends." Levi cursed in his heart.
"Fortunately, I grabbed six thousand gold in advance. You may make a profit, but I will definitely not lose!"
Judging from the look on Charafor's face, Pastor Abraham's case was probably destined to be forgotten.
"Anyway, they can't find it on me. I'm wearing the Death Bird mask, and my body shape is completely different from now. There's no way they can find it." Levi returned to the shelter. The Death Bird Voice had harmed him so many times. Letting them take the blame this time can be considered Levi's return gift.
…
The 1010th year of the Holy Hui Calendar, the original month, the New Year.
Just when Levi thought that life would go on peacefully, something big happened.
The White Horse Knight’s wife found his dried corpse in his retreat. The White Horse Knight was dead...
Moreover, this incident did not happen this year.
It happened last year, but the royal family has been keeping it secret.
Many citizens still thought that the Knight on the White Horse was breaking through the legend.
Little did they know that the Knight on the White Horse had been dead for a long time.
Until this period of time, it could no longer be suppressed, and this incident swept the entire Emerald Kingdom in just one month.
Levi felt incredible when he heard it.
"How could that be? Even if he failed to break through to the legendary level, he wouldn't die..." Levi was puzzled.
This is a person who stood at the pinnacle of the era, comparable to the Imperial Fists.
While deep in thought, Levi remembered the last words spoken by the old man from the Mellon family during the journey to the Holy City.
"It must have been done by the church." Levi guessed.
"This is a negative example of being too ostentatious. From now on, I have to be powerful and low-key. I can't be too proud. The first bird to stick its head out gets shot. I can be very powerful, but I can't be famous, because that will only make the church target me."
The Emerald Kingdom can only have one faith, and that is the Heavenly Father.
Mortals, don’t dream of becoming...a god.
Although the little prince died, it had little to do with Levi. He continued to stay at home and gain experience.
However, just a few days later, when he went to Frozen City to deliver goods to Earl Silver Mountain, another big news came crashing down on Levi.
"The king is dead too. The father and son went to meet the loving Father in Heaven one after the other..."
"He died peacefully in his sleep. There was no poisoning, and no other signs of murder. It seemed like he died of old age. But some people suspect that it was... the work of an evil spirit!"
"Even the king was attacked by evil spirits? What are those great knight-level guards around him doing?"
"It's getting more and more chaotic. What is going on?"
Levi hurried back to the territory, and he felt the breath of a huge storm coming.
He couldn't think of any other way to deal with the situation except to keep getting stronger.
In the final analysis, although he is very strong.
But in the current political circle of the Emerald Kingdom, he is just an insignificant little character, not a big shot.
For many things, if you are not in that world, you will never know what the big shots are thinking no matter how hard you try.
The primordial moon, the middle of the month.
Before the king's body was buried, someone claimed to have found traces of the "snow demon" on the border between the Emerald Kingdom and the Kingdom of Eternal Night.
The Duke of Black Mountain, the Earl of Silver Mountain, the Earl of Iron Lake and several other northern nobles jointly put pressure on the Emerald Royal Family, demanding that the royal family launch a conscription of nobles across the country, to form a northern coalition army to resist the snow demon army that was about to march south.
The royal family is also confused. Now the royal family's rising star, Edward the Knight on the White Horse, is dead, and even the old king is dead. The church has not even had time to perform the ceremony of divine investiture on the crown prince.
Now the great nobles headed by the Seven Knights of the North are asking the royal family to mobilize the whole country and send troops to the north to resist the snow monster. Isn’t this a joke?
Even if the royal family is willing to do this, the nobles in the south who are still far away from the snow demon will not be happy.
After all, it would be too frivolous to waste manpower and resources to launch an expedition without even seeing the shadow of the snow monster.
In this matter, almost all the northern nobles stood on the same line. Since they were relatively close to the Kingdom of Eternal Night, they were the only ones who truly felt the horror of the snow demon disaster.
In the absence of a response from the royal family, during the Moon of Germination, the Duke of Black Mountain, the head of the great nobles in the north, began an unprecedented mobilization of his vassal nobles. He was going to single-handedly conquer the army of snow demons that were about to invade the north.
The Duke of Montenegro required all the lords and vassals under him to provide him with sufficient troops and supplies.
A month later, a Montenegrin coalition force consisting of thousands of cavalry and tens of thousands of infantry was initially formed.
While the southern nobles were watching the show, forces under the banner of "chaos and freedom" began to riot in their territories. The long-dormant "Wild Brotherhood" added fuel to the already chaotic situation.
Shortly thereafter, the Bloody Earl of Green Forest Province and the Silver Veil Earl of Blue Sea Province, two great nobles in the south, launched a surprise attack on the neighboring great noble territories without any warning. They violated the peace treaty signed by all the nobles under the witness of the Emerald King and launched an unjust war of aggression.
Several months later, the army of the Duke of Montenegro did not appear on the northern border of the kingdom. On the contrary, this powerful army from the north had already moved southward at some point and suddenly appeared on the fertile plains of the Blue Sea Province and the Green Forest Province.
The appearance of the snow demon in the north is just a rumor. The real intention of the Duke of Black Mountain is to unite his minions in the south and encroach on the fertile territories in the south.
The church did not stop this behavior, but just fought fiercely with the "heretic" Wilderness Brotherhood and turned a blind eye to the impending civil war.
In just a few months, various forces appeared on the scene, and the entire Emerald Kingdom was thrown into chaos.
In the Blackwater Valley, Levi was feeling the atmosphere of chaos while working like crazy in the shelter!