After all, Xiao is a proven black magician and the most threatening heretic in recent years.
Fortunately, he died.
Otherwise, the relationship between the Brentanian Empire and the Holy See will become very tense.
"It was indeed a long process, but this time she didn't seem to intend to continue playing games with those politicians and the archbishops of the Vatican. Instead, she was going to overturn the table."
The gravekeeper sighed and said, "She is really going to do it now."
Dean Hodel was quite surprised: "Does your majesty have the confidence to challenge the Pope?"
The gravekeeper was silent for a second, then said, "No one knows what happened to her after she went to the abyss, but she is the first person recorded in history to return alive from the abyss. Perhaps she received some kind of power as a gift? It is only a matter of time before she advances to the god level."
Dean Hodel's fingers holding the black chess piece jumped as if they had been electrocuted.
"Of course, the ceremony she performed that day has attracted the attention of the Holy See. Last night, a Divine Grace Archbishop, two cardinals, and two brave men came from the Papal States."
The gravekeeper said: "This is a test and also a surveillance."
Dean Hodel thought for a moment and said, "After your majesty is promoted to the god level, will he be able to fight the goddess? Even if he is not good enough, it should be more than enough to beat the Pope, right?"
"I guess so."
The gravekeeper glanced at him and said, "Oh right, that guy is coming. I know you are useless, but not completely useless. You come to deal with the people from the Vatican. Don't let them see through that guy's true colors."
Dean Hodel looked at the sunlight outside the window and sighed.
"okay, I get it."
Dongdong…
There was a knock on the door.
"Dean..."
Secretary Zollman said outside the door: "The bishops from the Papal States sent you a gift through someone else, and said that after they meet Your Majesty, they will come to visit you."
Dean Hodel curled his lips: "I know..."
The shadow of the gravekeeper collapsed and turned into crystal light.
On the chessboard, black and white are playing against each other, and white has already overwhelmed the enemy.
Black king and black queen isolated on chess board.
o
o
After last night, the atmosphere in the capital has obviously changed today.
It is said that in the second half of yesterday night, all the shadow guards of the Control Bureau went out and arrested hundreds of people for no reason. Once they encountered resistance, they were killed on the spot without mercy.
Some of these people are just coffee shop employees.
There are also small bar owners and even mistresses kept by nobles.
Many people also suffered the tragedy in dance halls and theaters.
As a result, everyone in the city felt insecure.
However, in reality, these things had nothing to do with them, and those who were arrested were not innocent, because they were all spies of the old aristocracy without exception.
The Administration Bureau not only carried out external purges, but also internal purges.
Almost all members of the Second Inspection Department of the Bureau of Control were sent to the secret prison.
"Boss, the Second Inspection Department is considered useless. As for the new director, there is no candidate yet. If nothing unexpected happens, you will probably lose a competitor completely. This was one of the purposes of the director's plan last night." Dimon was servile and flattering.
Amber, wearing a neat military uniform, stood beside him with an expressionless face.
Li Xini sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, drinking the glass of lemonade, and hummed: "How is the director? Where is Miss Luciemia? Has she returned home?"
Dimon coughed dryly: "The director is critically ill."
"Critically ill?"
Licinius was shocked: "Is he going to die? Then who should I go to for compensation?"
He had been spending a lot of money recently and there were only a few gold coins left in his pocket.
If no one reimburses you, you will be left with nothing!
Dimon looked strange and replied, "Yes, but don't worry. This is the 576th time the director has been critically ill in recent years. We believe he can pull through."
Li Xini fell into deep thought, wondering if this was related to his use of the annihilation bomb.
"As for Miss Lucimia, she has now advanced to the fifth level and become a fifth-level shadow warlock. To be honest, we have no means to track her. But last night, the secret files of the Barron family were stolen, and it seems that Miss Lucimia did it." Damon said.
"Yes… "
Amber added: "Last night, when the Shadow Guards cleared the Second Inspection Bureau, they also found some recently dead bodies. It was obviously done by Miss Lucimia."
"That should be Sylvia, right? What the hell is going on?"
Li Xini slapped his forehead and felt a headache.
Let her be...
Anyway, after Licinius woke up from his sleep, he had already done divination in the gray fog.
The young lady won't be in any danger in the short term.
Damon and Amber looked at each other, seeming to want to say something but stopping themselves.
Li Xini found it a little funny: "You two know that you are wrong?"
Damon and Amber immediately bowed and saluted: "Sorry, boss."
"Although you are indeed concerned about my safety, I can tell you the truth that there is no one in this world who can threaten my life. I hope that the people under my command will take my will as the highest principle of action, rather than anyone else's."
Licinius paused and said, "Of course, I can also do without you."
Gulp…
Damon's throat rolled and a trace of cold sweat seeped out of his forehead.
Amber had a blank expression on her face, but she felt her heart beating faster.
Everything that happened last night was as terrifying to them as if they had seen a ghost.
No one noticed how the boss disappeared.
Like a ghost, it passed through the barrier.
When he appeared again, he was already on the outskirts of the royal capital, dozens of kilometers away.
In the face of their boss's wisdom and tactics, they felt themselves as naive as children.
"This is just the first time, and it won't happen again."
Licinius said seriously: "No one can stop me from doing what I want to do."
"Yes, boss." Damon and Amber said seriously.
Licinius glanced at the clock in the room and said calmly, "Let's go, it's time to go to school. After a few days, those traitors should confess, right? Inform the brothers, don't let anyone go. As for the two of you, count all those suspected of treason in the academy, and follow me to arrest them."
"Okay, I'll do it right away."
Amber immediately turned around and went to the Control Bureau to pick up the person.
"Going to the academy to arrest people again?"
Dimon hesitated for a moment: "Boss, this will affect your relationship with your classmates..."
"Don't worry, I'm going to improve my relationship with my classmates this time. Didn't I make a fool of them all last time? This time, I can bring them some gifts."
Licinius turned and yelled, "Noren!"
With a loud bang...
Noren came out of the basement carrying a huge box in one hand.
"You stupid savage! Be gentle, these are all my treasures!"
Li Xini said seriously, "I reminded you last night to be more economical in the battle, but you ended up destroying more than fifty machine guns and using up all the bullets! We just bought a house, and now we only have 27 gold coins left in our savings!"
This Barbarian Chakara model is good in every way, except that it is a bit too expensive.
Norn also showed a solemn expression, realizing the importance of lack of money.
When she looked at the iron box on her shoulder again, her eyes changed.
It was as if it was her life and property.
Dimon was stunned: "Boss, do you want to take the money that the brothers got from the house..."
"Need not!"
Li Xini waved his hand and said, "If I sell these deodorants and perfumes, I will become rich overnight."
"Deodorant perfume?"
Dimon was shocked.
"Well, only this deodorant perfume can remove the bathroom smell on them. Is it not too much to sell it for 10,000 gold coins per bottle
Isn’t this faster than raiding a house? Raiding a house will also encounter resistance, and you have to find out where their private money is hidden, submit an application to the procuratorate, and share the money with others.”
Li Xini spread his hands and said, "When I sell perfume, they not only rush to buy it, but also come to thank me. Oh, so in that case, do you think I should do a hunger marketing and let them bid?"
Dimon was stunned. What kind of capitalist is this!
At this time, the gate of the house at No. 56 next door was pushed open.
A black-haired girl came out carrying a backpack, glanced at their yard intentionally or unintentionally, then turned around and went to buy a piece of toast across the street. The hem of her magic robe fluttered in the wind, revealing a pair of slender legs wrapped in black stockings and wearing round-toed black leather shoes.
She just bit the toast in her mouth and turned away.
In the sunlight, her skin was crystal clear and looked like an ice sculpture.
"Neighbor?"
Licinius pointed at the girl's back and said, "She looks like a student of Trinity Seminary."
Dimon scratched his head and said in confusion, "We have investigated before. No. 56 was originally owned by a newspaper company, which was run by several nobles in the capital. Before you moved to No. 57, no one had lived next door for a long time, and we don't know when the girl moved in."
o
o
In front of the magnificent palace, sat an extremely graceful and elegant figure.
Viltiana Via Salvatore, the first female emperor in the history of the empire, wore a crown that symbolized glory and imperial power, a red-gold cloak, crossed her legs, and supported her chin with her hand.
She is so beautiful that she does not seem like an ordinary person. She is like a god above the clouds, high above.
His dark golden eyes looked down at the ministers below.
Old Neil, the palace steward, stood beside her, sweating profusely with nervousness.
On both sides of the red carpet stood several of the most powerful noble members of the royal capital.
The head of the Medici family.
The head of the Bazel family.
The head of the Xavier family.
The head of the Valerius family.
The head of the Barron family was unable to come in person because he was critically ill.
Apart from that, the members of the Privy Council lowered their heads and exchanged glances expressionlessly.
The vice-president of Trinity Theological Seminary, Sword Saint Phyllis, was also among them.
She is also a member of the Privy Council.
The supreme commander of the military was Archduke Joachim, who was responsible for guarding the north.
It was impossible to attend the Palace Council.
General Cyrus, who openly disobeyed military orders in the border war and was suspected of intervening in black magic rituals, is currently recuperating in the Jingyi Prison in Florence and cannot attend.
Therefore, in addition to several major generals, the military was also represented by a military governor.
A Divine Grace Archbishop, dressed in a moon-white robe, stood in the center of the red carpet.