Dawn Glow City, in the palace garden.
Otto Losi and Oro Tokat sneaked behind a rockery.
Of course, it's not completely sneaky - at least when they entered the palace area, they passed the gate in front of the guards. As long as they don't go to the restricted area of the palace, their actions will not be hindered in any way. All the guards know that the Losey and Tokat families have always been loyal supporters of the royal family, and they will also become the ministers in charge of the eldest prince after taking over the family.
"Hey, do you really want to do this?" Otto couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
If the Castle of Morning Light, which is often haunted by the Lord of Dawn, is considered a restricted area, then the palace in the castle is considered a restricted area within the restricted area. And they know a secret passage from the garden to the bedroom - this narrow underground passage should be one of the several escape secret passages in the palace. They explored it together with Andrea and Prince Anpain when they were children, and the four of them also took it. As his own secret base, occasionally a small party will be held there.
Of course, they were only about ten years old at that time, and even if they were discovered by His Majesty Moa, they would at most be reprimanded. But now that the two of them are adults, if they sneak into the palace privately, what will His Majesty think
"Please, the three should join forces to find out the reason why Am Paine became unfamiliar. Isn't this what you suggested?" Auro pouted, "Now that the critical moment is reached, you actually want to back off again?"
"I..." Otto opened his mouth and was at a loss for words.
"However, I really convinced you, and actually used Andrea's current situation to take the words of Lord Quinn. If it wasn't because you were her playmate since she was a child, if you were someone else, I think he is the most old man. What I want to do is kill people." Auro said, looking around, "Now is the best time to know the truth, do you want to do it?"
After hesitating for a moment, Otto nodded.
Because the news revealed by Earl Quin is really surprising.
Since His Majesty fell ill, the eldest prince has often received an alchemist in the palace, and he will also invite those who visit the sick out of the palace. I heard that His Majesty can wake up for an hour or two every day, which is the credit of that person using special medicine to suppress the disease. Andrea's father, as the former Prime Minister, naturally had the opportunity to enter the palace to ask His Majesty about political affairs. He had seen the alchemist once, and the other party was actually a young woman, and her whole body was covered under a black veil. Only her dull silver-gray pupils could be seen.
After hearing this, Otto suddenly thought of the church.
If he hadn't gone to Greycastle, he wouldn't have thought about it, but after seeing Roland Wimbledon, he heard the news about the church secretly cultivating pure people, trying to overthrow the regimes of the four kingdoms, and accumulating strength to face the doomsday battle. It had taken root in his heart.
He still didn't tell Earl Quinn of this information in the end. After all, this matter has a great impact. He must confirm that his guess is correct before making the next decision.
Knowing from the Count that the alchemist would appear today, Otto immediately thought of this secret passage that he often used as a child.
Since it is impossible to get the support of the eldest prince, he can only find the truth in this way.
Seeing him nodding, Auro immediately acted—pulling away the knee-high weeds, using a dagger to pry up a cover plate disguised as an ordinary stone behind the rockery, and the rusted iron railing soon appeared in front of the two of them. This fence is almost an arm's length and width, and it can only be opened from the inside with a key, but this is not difficult for the two people who have been prepared.
Oro took out a glass bottle from his pocket, lifted the lid, and poured the yellow-brown liquid in the bottle into the lock.
A burst of choked white eyes suddenly popped up, and the railing that was soaked in the liquid made a sizzling sound, like butter thrown into a hot pot.
This is exactly the molten iron water prepared by the master alchemist of Glorious City. A fist-sized bottle requires more than ten golden dragons, and the process did not turn the iron into a pool of black water in the blink of an eye, as the other party claimed. Two bottles, the lock shrunk two circles before it fell off the railing.
The two then bent over and climbed into the hole, and Auro didn't forget to turn around and close the slate.
After climbing ten steps, the passage is slightly wider, and people can stand and walk. Otto skillfully groped for the oil lamp hanging on the wall and lit it with flint. A faint light illuminated the stone walls and the vaulted ceilings—after leaving here for more than ten years, the secret passage remained the same, as if time had stopped here. Soft mats and wine glasses dragged in by the party.
As the road curved back and forth and climbed upwards, Otto Losey knew that he had entered the Castle of Morning Light.
The walls of the castle are divided into two layers, the inner and outer layers, which are like sandwich bread slices, and the empty part in the middle is reserved for the secret room and the secret passage. When the two reached the end of the secret passage, they were behind the fireplace in the bedroom of the bedroom.
Since the organ had to be opened from the bedroom, they couldn't directly enter the bedroom, but through the small gap in the trap door, they could roughly see the scene in the bedroom. And if it is quiet enough, you can still hear the voices of the people in the room talking.
Otto put out the oil lamp and put his eyes in front of the gap.
The fireplace is facing a big bed, and on the bed is the Lord of Dawn, His Majesty Degan Moore. The eldest prince, Ampein, was walking back and forth beside the bed, looking a little anxious.
The two looked at each other, nodded tacitly, and leaned cautiously on the trapdoor stone slab—obviously His Highness was waiting for the alchemist to come.
After about half an hour, there was finally a new movement in the room.
They immediately turned their heads and squinted.
I saw two women walk into the bedroom, one of them was the black gauze alchemist that Earl Quinn said, and the other was probably the alchemist's assistant, carrying a satchel, wearing a red and white robe and cape, with Beautiful curly blonde hair.
"You are late!" An Pein said displeasedly.
"Sorry," the blond woman stroked her chest, "something happened on the way, which delayed a lot of time."
"What are you talking about, just let his father wake up," the man in the black gauze replied coldly. "It doesn't matter if it is earlier or later."
"I can't say that, we still have to rely on the help of His Royal Highness," she took out a green porcelain vase from her broken bag. "Maintaining a harmonious relationship is good for us, isn't it?"
"Give me the medicine," An Pein took two steps forward, but was stopped by the black gauze man.
"You forgot our agreement? This medicine has to be fed by me to be effective, and in exchange, you must meet His Majesty's requirements."
Your Majesty!
Otto was shocked. This honorific is only used when addressing the Pope. Is the other person really sent by the church
He couldn't help biting his lips. So, the two people in front of him were not alchemists at all, but the legendary pure people