In this way, the Kingdom of Horli spent another week of undercurrents.
After the death of the king, the whole country mourned. The conflicts of the past seemed to disappear at this moment, and everyone became harmonious. The church and the nobles jointly held a grand funeral. Even if there was no body, the king's former robes were buried and built together with the queen's tomb. .
But in the dark, unknown things are quietly brewing.
For example... If anyone cares to pay attention to the Magic Academy thousands of miles away, they will find that the bustling academy seems to be gradually becoming deserted. Many students and teachers have begun to go out on missions, but no one knows where they have gone on missions.
There are also rumors among the people of Horli Kingdom, which are covered in an atmosphere of mourning, and the rumors are getting stronger and stronger, and the name is spreading more and more widely - "Black Nightmare Society".
Everyone has heard that it is a non-governmental organization that truly supports His Majesty the King. It has been encircled and suppressed by the church several times, but it has only grown stronger. And His Majesty’s death was not at all what the church had announced.
No one knew what the truth was, but people began to realize that something was going on. The Horli Kingdom suddenly calmed down, but a perhaps even more shocking explosion was brewing under the water.
Silence, silence... Everyone seems to be waiting for the turning point to come. Many people somehow feel that the lead has been drawn, and all they need is an opportunity.
A week later, the opportunity presented itself.
"Your Highness the Princess...want to inherit the throne?"
When most people saw this announcement, their first reaction was to be stunned. What they were thinking of was not religious conspiracy theories or puppet politics, but... if a child who couldn't even speak well became the king of a country, would the Kingdom of Horli be destroyed
In fact, most people do not know anything about the core of power. And when a monarch who is completely beyond their acceptance comes to the throne, no one will be confident about it.
They just feel that their country is really going to end.
Therefore, on the afternoon of the announcement, four riots broke out in the country. Especially in the countryside, there was even a situation where a whole village of people ran away to become bandits, and the calm water surface was completely broken.
It was at this time that "Pravda" entered the stage of history.
"Why does Her Majesty the Princess ascend the throne? The secret behind the death of Her Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen... All the secrets you want to know, the top secret news from the royal capital, come and take a look!"
"The Kingdom of Hori has reached a critical moment of survival. Don't you know anything? Come and buy a copy of Pravda. Regarding the true face of the church and what they have done, the rise and fall of the country is in your hands! "
Countless guerrilla hawking teams suddenly appeared across the kingdom. They usually cover their faces, carry baskets, and loudly sell newspapers along the street, attracting the attention of countless people at once. And they are often very familiar with the local terrain. As soon as a priest or guard approaches, they will rush directly into the nearby alleys and disappear without a trace.
Through contacts when buying newspapers, people learned that they were members of the Black Nightmare Club.
For a time, various hot topics were superimposed, and "Pravda" sold extremely well. Even ordinary people close to the church would get a copy of it out of uncontrollable curiosity. The content in the newspaper caused quite a stir among the people.
The tragedy of the church's persecution of innocent people, the truth about the king's death, the power struggle within the capital... These things were all sealed tightly, and it was impossible for civilians to have access to them. But at this moment, they were suddenly exposed to everyone, and people began to realize, " How many deep sins are buried behind the word "Church".
The people were all shocked.
"The meal is ready, it's so rich! Well... tonight, let me lead everyone in prayer, right?"
"...Good boy, no need."
"Why? Yesterday and the day before yesterday, my sister recited the prayer. Dad, don't you even trust me? I have memorized it a long time ago, and I will never pronounce a word wrong."
"No, no, that... From today on, we will no longer pray."
In front of the dinner table, on the pillow, outside the church... similar scenes repeated themselves over and over again. The news of the princess's succession and "Pravda" destroyed the faith in the hearts of countless people. As the most mediocre common people, they did not take to the streets to protest, nor did they go to the church door to paint graffiti, they just... didn't believe it.
Of course, when things develop to this point, the church will definitely not stand idly by.
The morning after Pravda was released to the market, the government listed it as a banned book and made it a capital offense for anyone who hid it privately. However, even such a strict order could not stop its spread. People from the Black Nightmare Society covered their faces to sell, and people also covered their faces to buy. The truth spread bit by bit in the sneaky streets.
Moreover, the succession of the princess was a big event, involving a lot of energy, and there were bandits everywhere in the Hori Kingdom, and more and more people were making trouble. For a time, the church had no energy to conduct raids across the country and completely banned "Pravda".
In about three days, they only captured five members of the newspaper-selling guerrilla group. And when they tried to use memory searches to find out other people, they found that the internal system of the Black Nightmare Society suddenly became strict. Each grassroots member only knew very little information. They arrested a few newspaper sellers and checked everything. Not coming out.
Therefore, they could at most curb the spread of "Pravda" a little bit, but they could not completely suppress it.
"The number of people in churches in various places has dropped by more than half than before. If this continues, we won't even be able to gather people for daily morning prayers. We must arrest all those guys selling newspapers!"
In St. Peter's Basilica, the priest held messages from various places in his hands and communicated with an old bishop with a worried look on his face.
However, the bishop looked even more worried than he did.
"Who doesn't want to arrest them? But... that only requires manpower!"
"Why is there no one? Where is the Royal Army? What is His Majesty the Pope doing? As long as the Royal Army and the Paladins are sent out, those people will never dare to be as arrogant as they are now."
"The Royal Army... has been dispatched."
The priest was shocked: "They were sent out? What did they do?"
"Go and suppress the rebels." The bishop's face looked as ugly as if he had stepped on a piece of dog poop. "The news is still blocked, so you don't know, but in the past few days, at least six rebel parties have appeared in the country, with a total number of They are all around 5,000 to 10,000. We have even lost contact with some remote towns.”
When the priest heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. When he came back to his senses, his whole face turned a little gray.
"The anti-thief army... aren't they just a bunch of rabble? How could it get to this point?"
"We thought so at the beginning." The bishop took a deep breath and spoke in a suppressed voice, "But who would have expected... there are many powerful mages hidden among those rabble!"