Chapter 230: Sword of Dawn
"Why are you here! Aren't you already dead?" Morris jumped up in shock and asked. But Paladin showed a puzzled expression and bowed deeply: "What are you two? Am I not living well? But I am still good at using those weapons?"
Corleone, who had never had much affection for these executives whose hands smelled of blood, immediately coughed twice, glanced at the documents in Paladin's hand, and immediately interrupted Henry and the two who were about to speak, waving his hands in a businesslike manner. He said: "Master Craftsman, please come here. The venue has been decorated. If you need any equipment, please follow me."
Paladin immediately bent over with an innocent look, and said apologetically to the wide-eyed Henrys: "Although I don't know what happened. But I went back to Eagle City with Lord Viscount Kalechi. , and also went to see my brother...Ah, excuse me." Paladin nodded to Corleone. The latter immediately led the way, opened the door next to him and walked away.
Henry and the two watched blankly as Paladin's back disappeared among the shadows inside the door. Look at each other immediately. He walked quickly into Oaksville's office. Upon entering, Oxwell is seen holding a plan sheet about the Sword of the Dawn and perusing it. Seeing Henry walking in angrily, he immediately raised his head in surprise and said, "Oh, our ace, why didn't you say hello to me when you came back?"
"Director, this Paladin cannot be trusted! We clearly saw him die with our own eyes, but who knew that he suddenly came back alive! And he is not a firm believer in faith. When he was in the forest, he threatened us to hand over some ring. !”
"Ring?" Oxwell asked with a frown. Henry was stunned and said: "Yes, he threatened Norwin of Herlit to give him the ring on his hand. I just want the ring. I doubt him." ." "Do you have any evidence? It's just a ring, and it has nothing to do with you. Maybe it's someone's own grudge, and you're still thinking about it."
Oxwell lowered his head nonchalantly and continued to read the report. The young and energetic Maurice on the other hand immediately remonstrated: "Things are not what the director imagined. As long as we find Noven and ask for an explanation, we will know if it is a personal grudge. Director! This guy is full of mystery, and there are many The secret is buried in my heart. I just heard that Father Corleone, you specially created a department to let Paladin stay in office? "
"Yeah." Oxwell, who was a little impatient, agreed, but Morris didn't care at all and immediately said: "No, director. We don't know him at all, how can we keep him as a post? This is simply true. .”
"Why do you have such big objections to Paladin? Henry, it was you who sent the recommendation letter to recommend Paladin in the first place. Why are you regretting it now? I will monitor and observe him carefully. Don't talk about it anymore." "But the director is good. "Okay! Are you the director or am I the director? This matter is not mine, but something that His Majesty the Pope personally promised. Is it something you and I can change?"
A somewhat annoyed Oxwell immediately reprimanded him, but Henry immediately responded tit-for-tat: "Director, we are doing this for the gift of the true God and to fulfill our mission of eradicating heresy!" Fortunately, at this moment, Oxwell's faintly suppressed The long-lasting anger finally broke out.
He stood up suddenly, slapped the table hard, ignored the teacup that jumped up from the shock, and cursed: "Mission? I gave you more than a thousand executives. All of them belong to our tribunal. You and the other five are all top-notch experts. Especially you, who is known as the strongest executive officer of the tribunal. The tribunal has never mobilized on such a large scale, but in the first This was the first time I was defeated by the dirty Night Owl Society! What was in the letter you sent back, a potentially powerful enemy? You have never even seen the opponent, and you watched your compatriots being killed! You still have the nerve to come back with me What kind of gift from God!?”
After yelling, Oxwell returned to his position angrily. Looking at the two people who dared not say anything, he whispered in a disappointed voice: "His Majesty the Pope and other cardinals were furious when the defeat came. Those cardinals in charge of the priesthood who disliked us immediately attributed all the mistakes to me. You all I don’t know how His Majesty the Pope scolded me... Forget it, you are getting old, it’s time to meet your teacher. After you go, Maurice will be the chief of the first hall. "
This sentence gave Henry an incredible blow! He suddenly raised his head and looked at Oxwell, who had returned to calm, and deeply understood the meaning of the last sentence. He looked at it for a while, then silently took off his sword and hood. He also took off the coat of arms that symbolized his identity, turned around and handed it to Morris, who had no idea what was going on. But he couldn't help but look back at Oxwell, whose hair was full of silver, and said in a reluctant tone: "Take care."
Then he hugged Morris's neck and pulled him back. As the door slammed shut, Oxwell sighed helplessly. Throw that boring report aside. Looking at Henry who was nowhere to be found, there was forced sadness on his face. There was no way, he had to do this, the Holy See's biggest defeat in thousands of years, he had to let his subordinates take the blame.
On the other side, he went down four floors to a newly opened floor that was even lower than the underground tribunal. Gorgeous white stone paving, touching and elegant murals. There are pillars on both sides, papal flags hanging on both sides of the head, and candles and lampstands lined up behind the pillars. and the huge statue of Inos in the center. This is also a huge church. But the only difference is that the statue of Enos is no longer the old man wearing a cloth robe. Instead, he was wearing gorgeous and tight armor, standing in front of him with a huge sword in both hands, an unprecedented appearance of Enos!
Just hearing the clicking footsteps, Corleone led Paladin into the Sword of the Dawn department. Seeing this, Paladin was slightly stunned, then turned to Corleone who was smiling proudly and said: "Deputy Director, please note that I want hundreds of alchemy tables, as many test tubes, stoves, droppers, and beakers as possible. Gourds for grinding herbs, a large number of magic cores of various attributes, gloves, masks, engraving pens, alchemy books and notebooks. A lot of parchment, and pine flower stone slabs that can be used to engrave magic circles. Of course, there is also a laboratory that can be detached .”
"Yeah, I've written it all down." Corleone wrote quickly without any surprise. Paladin opened his mouth and couldn't remember what he needed for the moment. He smiled sheepishly and said: "There may be more needs in the future. That's all for now. I hope Don't be offended." "No matter where it is, it's just about manpower..."
Upon hearing Corleone's words, Paladin smiled a little mysteriously and said: "In terms of manpower, I think your Excellency and the Director have already prepared it for me. I just hope that as long as I develop useful props, those who can help Just don’t take my private life too seriously." Hearing this, Corleone was slightly startled, then looked up and down Paladin again and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, please, I will take you to see your bedroom. , and there are other rooms.”