"This makes me think of a question. Why didn't the seven towers bring other wizard towers when they fought against the gods? Was it really because they wanted to preserve their strength? Or did they feel that these people were not reliable enough and would become a burden?" Roland asked.
Xiao Chen had no answer to this question. So he asked again: "My other question is: since Gibran is dead, do you have the power to enter the Natural Temple in the capital?"
"I'm just a Silver Leaf Priest. I don't have as much power as you imagine." Roland said.
"It seems that Ganobi does not agree with this. I found that he was very unwilling when you said this." Xiao Chen looked at Gano and said.
Roland glanced at Ganor, who scratched his head embarrassedly.
"Gano is still too young, and young people sometimes lose their temper. However, I didn't lie to you. The Knights of the Fiery Sun and the Raging Waves that entered the capital this time both support the Divine Adventists. The two captains of the Knights were not injured and have strong control over the team. However, compared to the captain of the Fiery Sun Knights, Philemon, whose family once produced two Golden Branch priests and eight Silver Leaf priests, the father of Nadal, the captain of the Raging Waves Knights, was just a knight guarding a small temple, and there was no inheritance from his ancestors. When the Golden Branch priest Gibran died, both captains were not able to explain, but Nadal was the one who suffered the most in the end. So, there has been some small progress in our relationship."
Roland took a sip of wine and looked at Xiao Chen with interest: "What do you want to do with my help?"
"I want to rescue those imprisoned mages. I hope you can cooperate with me."
"That's an excessive request." Roland's face was hidden behind the wine glass, but his eyes were fixed on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen leaned forward and said, "Can you just sit back and watch as all the mages are taken away by the Shenlin Sect? Those imprisoned now are all your potential allies!"
"My friend, politics is not that simple. Do you want to convince me with such a superficial reason?" Roland asked.
"Of course not. I say this because with your wisdom, you will definitely be able to find the essential problem from such a complicated situation. You must have thought so originally, otherwise why would you come here to see me and expect a "good show"? I don't think I can change your attitude with just my words. So I'll just cut to the chase."
Roland smiled and pointed at Xiao Chen, and asked, "Gano, when is the farce that the princess is preparing scheduled to take place?"
"Tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock." Ganuo turned to Xiao Chen and Roger and said, "You may not know yet, your Liu Pengfei killed the queen and will be sentenced to death by hanging tomorrow."
"What?! Why would Liu Pengfei kill the queen?" Xiao Chen asked in surprise.
"Hungry fish will always bite the hook, and hungry beasts will always fall into the well. Liu Pengfei is so greedy for power, it is normal for him to fall for that stupid scheme." Ganuo said disdainfully.
"Where will the hanging take place?" Xiao Chen asked.
"As usual, it's in the market area. I guess the gallows will be erected tonight." Ganuo said, "Are you going to save him? This guy is not a good guy. Even an outsider like me can see that he doesn't get along with you."
"No matter what, he is my compatriot, and he came to warn Luo Ling about the danger of the situation."
"Xiao Chen has his own ideas. Don't impose your opinions on him." Roland said, "Anyway, that day was the day when their forces were most dispersed. Escape, rescue people, rob the execution ground, whatever you want to do, that day is the best time."
"What do you suggest?"
"Okay. Let me tell you what I can do. Tomorrow, I can adjust the garrison positions of the Raging Knights. For example, I can have them guard the city gates, or surround a house because of some false news, or have their base be 'attacked' and stay in the camp to investigate suspects. In short, I can try my best to avoid having them appear in front of you, but this is the bottom line. They can't do anything for you."
"You can also help me hold back Sword Saint Qianren for a while. Otherwise, as long as he is at the scene of the operation, the possibility of our failure will greatly increase."
"You actually let the teacher face a saint!" Ganuo said dissatisfiedly.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, "I didn't understand why Benegas wanted to assassinate Master Sasso. But after listening to the oracle today, I understood the reason. Saints and guardians of the royal family have now become dogs of the Temple of Nature. As the chief priest of the kingdom, Priest Roland has become the most authoritative person in the Temple of Nature in the capital after Gibran's death. Benegas has already knelt before the Temple of Nature, so how dare he be disrespectful to Priest Roland?"
"Delay Venegas? I can help you with that. But I hope you can also do me a small favor." Roland stared at Xiao Chen, "Kill Philemon!"
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Xiao Chen and Roger returned to the safe house, and the information brought back by Catalina confirmed that Liu Pengfei would be hanged tomorrow.
Xiao Chen and Luo Ling urgently convened a meeting of all staff members, including the three people from the Tower of Brilliant Wings, but they had different opinions on how to proceed.
Xiao Chen, Luo Ling, and even Li Tianrui all thought that they should save Liu Pengfei. Their reason was simple. After all, they were all Chinese. Regardless of whether they had the same stand on some issues, if they abandoned Liu Pengfei at this time, they would always feel uncomfortable. Moreover, they had also contributed to Liu Pengfei's approach to the princess, but the subsequent development was very different from what they expected.
But Mei and Anar of the Shining Wing Tower both thought that it was totally unnecessary to take such a big risk for such a person. It would be better to spend more energy on thinking about how to save the wizard imprisoned in the dungeon.
Mei analyzed for Xiao Chen: "All these people, once rescued, will definitely not be able to stay in the capital. The most likely thing is that they will follow you to your Chinese fiefdom. These people are invaluable to you. Every time you rescue a wizard, you will gain several more kinds of knowledge and inheritance. This is a great opportunity to expand your own strength! Do you really want to disperse your forces for that person?"
Xiao Chen said: "This is not a simple rescue operation. If we don't attack from both ends, we will not be able to deceive and mobilize the enemy's forces and make them run for their lives. With just a few of us, it is very likely that we will not be able to achieve our goals on either side and will get ourselves into trouble."
The two sides argued for a long time and finally adopted Xiao Chen's opinion.
"In that case, let's get started." Xiao Chen said after everyone made their choice, "Since they will arrange the venue today, let's go out and make good use of this opportunity."