It was dark.
The grand banquet in Ice Rock City finally came to an end.
However, the nobles who left the banquet one after another had different expressions.
Some are excited, some are apprehensive, some are looking forward to it, some are fearful...
Doomed to sleepless tonight.
Carrier pigeons soared from Ice Rock City and scattered across the northern border.
They will pass on a shocking news-the eldest son of the Duke of St. Hilde, the Marquis Charles, under the questioning of the Marquis Garcia, announced to give up his title!
Charles's title was originally fictitious, without any corresponding territory.
What it really represents is actually the inheritance of the Duke of St. Hilde!
Giving up this title means that Charles has given up his right of inheritance.
Of course, strictly speaking, only when the Duke of St. Hilde approved Charles' request would he be officially deprived of the title of Marquis and completely lose his right to succession to the duke.
However, what is really intriguing, or even more frightening, is that Charles voluntarily gave up his title under the persecution of his own uncle.
Since Charles will not inherit the dukedom of the St. Hilde family, who will inherit it
Is the Duke's second son
Or, the Duke's brother
It stands to reason that, as the Duke's younger brother, Marquis Garcia's line of succession is behind the Duke's three sons, and even behind the Duke's adopted daughter Vera.
But now, no one is sure who will be crowned the Saint Hilde family title.
And that golden lion flag, will it become a black lion
A terrible storm has quietly approached the northern border of the empire.
Some people rejoice and try to take this opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
There are also people who are worried and frightened by the crisis hidden in it.
Colin walked quietly on the streets of Ice Rock City, thinking about how the Angelet family should deal with this coming storm.
To be honest, he didn't want the northern border to be in chaos at this time.
This is not because of how loyal he is to the Duke of St. Hilde, or how sympathetic he is to the Marquis of Charles, nor because he is worried that Vera will be involved in this turmoil, but because he knows very well that if the northern border falls into civil strife at this time , then who will be the biggest beneficiary.
No doubt, it will be trolls!
You know, the 300,000 troll army on the ice field of the sky has not withdrawn far, maybe they are staring at the northern border on the border now!
Once the Marquis Garcia and the Duke of St. Hilde fight, the troll will definitely take the opportunity to go south again.
People in the northern border will definitely be devastated!
Colin didn't care about the power struggles of those superiors, but as a human being, he definitely didn't want to see the northern border become a place where trolls ravaged.
But it is a pity that other people's slight words cannot change the current situation.
I can only hope that the Duke of the North, who is far away in Winter City, can retain a trace of reason and make appropriate concessions.
Colin returned to the hotel, took off his armor, and fell asleep.
When I woke up, the sun was just right.
Although the atmosphere in Ice Rock City was slightly tense, there was no chaos, as if everything last night was just an illusion.
After breakfast, Colin went out for a walk and walked the cat along the way.
Of course, Xiaobai was reluctant to be walked, but Colin insisted on pulling him out.
After the protest was ineffective, the angry Xiaobai got into Colin's clothes and continued to catch up on sleep.
In fact, Colin is not really wandering the streets aimlessly, he has a purpose—the Church of Radiance.
The church of the Radiance Church in Ice Rock City is not far from the west side of the Su Duo family castle. It is a tall tower made of pure white rock. sky.
Colin is no longer as afraid of the Church of Radiance as he was when he first traveled through time.
After all, he had already drank holy water, and even advanced because of it.
In fact, when he successfully advanced to become an official knight and was able to arouse the energy of the Holy Light, Colin already had a guess—
The vampires in this world should not be restrained by the church.
So, he walked into the door of the church in a grand manner.
The guard at the gate saw that Colin was dressed gorgeously, so he didn't stop him.
In the empty prayer hall, there were no people, only rows of tables and chairs, and the sculpture standing in the front row.
The sculpture is naturally the image of the Lord of Radiance.
This is a middle-aged man in a plain robe, with long hair and a shawl, holding a scepter in his right hand, and pointing forward with his left hand. The only strange thing is his face—
There are no facial features on it!
According to the church, the reason why the Lord of Radiance has no facial features is because he can be anyone's image—an elegant nobleman, a poor commoner, or even a lowly slave.
Ke Lin looked up at the legendary god who protects mankind, but a sense of inexplicable familiarity suddenly appeared in his heart.
He thought for a long time, but he couldn't figure out where this familiar feeling came from.
"Dear knight, is there anything I can do for you?"
Just as Colin was thinking about the sculpture of the Lord of Radiance, an old voice suddenly woke him up.
"Hi, dear pastor, please call me Colin."
The old pastor's cloudy eyes flickered slightly, and he said with a smile: "So it's Knight Colin, I've heard of your name."
Colin was a little surprised, obviously he didn't expect that he was so famous now
The old pastor seemed to see Colin's doubts, and explained with a smile: "Archbishop Raven has been here before and mentioned you to me."
Only then did Colin suddenly realize that he had left a deep impression on Archbishop Raven.
Probably because he was thinking about drinking his whole bottle of pure holy water.
Humph, petty bishop!
Ke Lin slandered in his heart, but on the surface he looked deeply honored: "I didn't expect Archbishop Raven to still remember me. I'm really honored."
"I don't know what's the matter with Knight Colin coming here?"
"It's like this. I actually want to buy some holy water so that I can save myself if I get seriously injured next time."
Since the last advancement, Colin had the idea of teaching holy water, and it was rare for him to be free at the moment, so he naturally wanted to get some holy water to drink.
"So that's the case. Then please follow me." The old pastor nodded and led Colin through the prayer hall to the back hall.
In fact, it has long been the norm for churches to sell holy water.
Moreover, the price is extremely expensive.
Not only was the church not ashamed of this, but it justified its justification—"The gift of the gods requires a price."
The two soon came to a small room in the back hall.
The furnishings in the house are simple, only a holy water pool the size of a bath tub is arranged in the center.
The water surface in the pool is as smooth as a mirror, with a milky white holy light.
This is of course holy water, but it is diluted.
Colin resisted the urge to loot the church, and handed the water bag to the old pastor: "Please fill it up for me."
"OK."
"Gudong... Gudong..."
The old pastor quickly filled the water bag, and then returned it to Colin: "Knight Colin, a total of thirty gold coins."
It's dark!
You must know that these holy waters are diluted, not the undiluted pure holy water that Archbishop Raven gave Colin to drink.
As for how many times to dilute.
According to Colin's understanding, the common practice of the church is a thousand times higher.
Therefore, the true content of all the holy water in the holy water pool of the church in front of him is probably not as good as the concentrated bottle in the hands of Archbishop Raven.
Now, the holy water that Ke Lin bought with a huge sum of money is probably diluted with one or two drops of pure holy water.
Colin felt a pain in his flesh, but he had no choice but to hand over thirty gold coins to the old pastor.
Let's see if it works first.
Colin bid farewell to the old pastor and left this "black shop".
(end of this chapter)