Vol 9 Chapter 27: Arnold's Arrangement
Thousands of lakes, ruins at the bottom of the lake.
After returning from the Black Forest, Douglas did not immediately go to the place where "Aringe" was buried, but waited for news from Luntat with Arnold and Fernando. He only knew the strength and intensity of the church's counterattack and knew " In the end of the "Dark Blue Demon" Sharp, he can study the "City of the Sky" more safely, so that the magician who attended the party was arrested and the place where "Aringe" was leaked-it crashed there, and there was almost no way to cause it Move away in case of heavy movement.
"Master," Heart of Time "Ketonia left the Glorious Cathedral and returned to his villa in the city, and the church did not arrest the" Dark Blue Demon. "A magician reported to Arnold Ranta In the special city, they have no way to install spies inside the church and among the aristocracy, so they can only inquire about what is superficial.
With a white beard, Arnold gently nodded: "Ketonia has learned what happened from Rigg and will definitely tell Franz that the church did not say that Sharp was executed and that the arrest and interrogation were not conducted. Very Strange, it seems that things have changed, maybe the consequence of the Pope's battle with the Silver Moon ... "
He analyzed the reasons, but because of the distance between here and Alto, Tria, and Reims, the magicians could not arrange the theology of transmitting sound information in the cathedrals of important cities like churches. The battlefield, so the information is limited, the analysis is impossible, and can only be speculatively judged.
"Regardless of the reason, at least the church has compromised this time and compromised with the nobles. This is important to fuel their ambitions." Douglas said calmly, wondering whether it was joy or expectation.
"So I say that the church is good for us whether we kill Sharp or not," said Arnold, smirking, and turned to Fernando. "Don't go to Old Green for the time being. Sharp should now know that we are using him. It's time to get angry, let's talk for a while. "
Having said that, he laughed very narrowly and said narrowly: "Fernando, Count Pefos is just in Rentat, you can ask him. I want to know where the status of the nobility comes from. I want to know how strong the nobility , By the way, inquire about the situation over Aalto and find out the result of the battle between the Pope and the "Silver Moon". "
This time. The aristocratic sources of information are much richer than them. If you do n’t ask them, who do you ask?
"Count Peffers?" Fernando frowned, and frowned slightly. "I'm going to put on that belt again."
Arnold said with a smile: "What? Very exclusive? I think you were very interested before, and you are still studying how to improve the belt."
Fernando laughed twice: "Life is relatively short in terms of death, so why not try more different experiences in a limited life?"
"But no matter how interesting the experience will be, only the mysteries of the world and magic can last forever." Douglas was not clear about the transgender belt. So he expressed his point of view casually.
Arnold Haha laughed twice, and he didn't say much more than the elder.
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The night was silent, but the countless people of Earl Fosse's villa came and went like a day.
One knight came during the night, and then left the other, exchanging information with each other. Confirming his attitude, he did not stop at all. What happened tonight tonight was so appalling that they had to panic and give up their rest. Who would have wanted the Duke of Sharp to work with the magician to assassinate Cardinal Alfonso? Who would want to hear from His Excellency Ketonia in advance, and plan to kill all the magicians? Who would have thought that the prestigious "Heart of Time", therefore, fell into a trap, almost fell, and suffered the most painful defeat after fame?
And such a thing will inevitably set off a hurricane. Just the wind swept away will make them ordinary nobles lose everything, so how can they not panic and wait and see, do not seek their own lords and higher-level nobles Ask for a tone?
It is for this reason that the villa of Count Pefors is so lively.
Watching several subordinates and nobles leave in unison, Count Pefoss's tiredness appeared on his face. For a day knight like him, it was nothing if he didn't rest for a few nights. It was absolutely impossible to be tired because of this. He was tired. It is the mind. We must analyze the attitude of the church and the attitudes of other nobles and constantly adjust our position based on the information that changes from time to time, so as not to encounter unexpected events in this storm.
"Master, since the church has sent cardinals to appease Lord Sharp, things don't seem to change badly anymore. This is the grace of the Lord, and the demon's plot cannot succeed." The last nobleman in the living room bowed and saluted. , Ready to retire, he is the confidant of Earl Pefors.
In front of his confidante, Count Pefoss did not hide his exhaustion: "If there was not a war between Tria and Reims, maybe the results would be very different. We are strong and weak."
The aristocrat who sympathized with Lord Earl's last sentence sighed: "Yes, Lord Earl, the church's compromise makes us feel strong, but the real reason for their compromise makes us understand our weakness, if, If Her Majesty completely defeats the coalition of wizards, vampires, dragons, elves, etc., we ... "
Speaking of this, he was a little afraid, fearing that a night watchman would hide nearby, so he didn't say any further, and quietly resigned and left.
Count Pefos looked at the slowly closing door, his mind was undulating, like the tidal currents above the endless ocean. If there were no enemies such as magicians and vampires, what else would the church need to "support" the nobility and respect the nobility? The changes in the clergy's attitude in the last 100 years have it all! Like the beautiful and hot female magician said, the enemies of nobles are magicians, but the status of nobles also comes from magicians!
Suddenly, he turned his head sharply, looking out of the black Gu Long's window, and lowered his voice: "Now come, come in."
"I can only come in with the owner's permission." A slightly magnetic low-pitched female voice sounded, and the glass of the floor-to-ceiling window protruded inward, as if a transparent person was going to get out of the bubble.
But soon, a petite beauty in a red magic robe came out and the glass returned to its original shape.
Looking at the bright young girl, Count Pefoss did not have a joke, but rather solemnly and solemnly, "What are you doing?"
"Hey, where did you come from, you do n’t know? I remember you weren't such a fool?" After turning into a woman, Fernando felt that his irony was relatively softer. "We have communicated before, and now I want to know, Have your doubts been resolved? Do you want to know where the nobility comes from? Do you want to know how powerful your power is? "
Count Pefos' eyes have unique golden vertical pupils, just like Jinlong. He looked at Fernando and slowly said: "The answer to the question is not important. What is important is that you are too weak, even if the 'Death Lord' recovers, You are just as weak, and it is impossible for me to pursue the opportunity of failure. "
He had doubts about the status and power of the aristocracy before, but tonight he was thoroughly enlightened, but he understood clearly that he did not intend to share it with the magicians, and pointed out the core of the problem directly.
Fernando is very satisfied with this attitude, at least it shows that Count Pefos is willing to communicate with himself and others. This is a sign of cooperation. He smiled as if the light was shining brightly. "We are weak, But the coalition of magicians, blood, dragons, elves, etc. is not weak. If the nobles centrifuge again, the church can only protect itself. Of course, we don't need you to take risks and cooperate for the time being, but we hope that we can get a little help and let us grow up By then, you will find that we are no longer weak enough to cooperate with you. "
"The magician is stronger than the clergy." Count Pefoss said unquestionably.
Fernando, feeling the concern of Count Pefoss, did not continue the topic and asked, "I just heard that there was a war between Tria and Reims?"
"... Yes, Silvermoon, Abel, and Dracula joined forces to attack the Pope ..." After groaning for a few moments, Count Pefoss originally told what he knew.
Fernando, while listening to surprise, surprise, and excitement, secretly laughed at him. Providing information is in the scope of "a little help." Earl, you didn't agree to cooperate, but you "agree" long ago.
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"The Pope didn't do anything. The coalition still couldn't break the Reims, even killing a cardinal and an epic knight, and then was completely suppressed? The strength of the church was really terrible ..." Arnold also obtained some information from other channels confirms Fernando's gains, but even so, he can't hide his consternation, and he can't believe that the strength of the church is so strong!
In this world, legends other than clergy and nobles are almost united, but there is still no way to defeat the church that lost the pope-even the church still has cardinals and epics in the Great Holm area, the edge of the endless ocean, etc. The knights are guarded to prevent remnants of magicians and sea legends from messing up.
This is really a bit desperate!
"If the pope recovers, or if a new pope is crowned, when he can use descent, the coalition may collapse." Douglas said worriedly that there is no way to defeat the church, and even to suppress it, plus the pope, then Even worse.
Arnold nodded his head: "I can only hope that 'Silver Moon' will be restored before the pope recovers or the new pope becomes a god, so that confrontation can be formed."
"This is not a problem we can control." Douglas smiled slightly with a mockery. "It seems that this counterattack will not be too strong. At most the remaining epic knights and cardinals are moving. Mr. President, then I went to 'Allinge'. "
"Okay, don't be lazy, try to figure out something!" Arnold told him without seeing anything, and looked at Fernando, "I hope you can go to Alto, Tria, etc. The situation, to figure out who Griffith and Ivan are more hopeful to become the new pope, and look for some potential young magicians to come over, after all, they can not get involved in the battle between legends. "