Throne of Magical Arcana

Camille has always been disapproving of Natasha and Lucien's move to test Sard's reaction, thinking that it was too hasty, and why should Natasha almost have a group of loyal nobles to support him before he can do such a thing? Being careful would anger the Church, but basically she would not object to the decisions Natasha made, and she tried to cover up the traces of their established relationship as much as possible.

At this time, there was a slight strangeness on her serious and rigid face: "The Cathedral of Glory sent a secret letter, reminding you that there is a limit to appease the nobles who are pro-magic council, and don't go to the Royal Magic Tower of Holm too often, lest most people The pious and loyal nobles are disappointed."

"That's it?" Natasha raised her right eyebrow. There was no problem with this reaction, but the problem was that it was too well-behaved, and she couldn't see Sard's thoughts at all.

She also felt that Lucien's proposal was a bit risky, but she also understood that if she didn't cross the line a little bit, the situation around her would not be changed. With the magic council and the church, all nobles would choose to wait and see instead of blindly cling to. The current situation is like a pool of stagnant water. If it is not moved, it will be difficult to get closer.

Camille still maintained a slightly strange expression: "Also, I encourage you to instigate against Lucien Evans, no matter what method you use, whether it is temptation or warmth, as long as Lucien Evans can defect from the Magic Council, join the tribunal, and become a night watchman High-level, that is the greatest credit, the church will give you full support and rewards."

If a quasi-grand arcanist, a talented magician who is regarded as the future of the Magic Council, really has a relationship with a devout believer, such encouragement seems to be the response that the church should respond to.

"This reaction is a bit strange." Natasha paced back and forth, not understanding what Sard meant. Did he really believe in his own piety and thought that he could lure Lucien over with his feelings, or did he just find someone else? Make excuses to cover things up.

"It's really hard to guess what the old fox is thinking..." Natasha raised her left hand subconsciously, reaching for the communication earring, wanting to discuss with Lucien, but immediately realized that Lucien should have returned to Allinge, so she forcibly stopped, Lest the purpose of temptation be exposed.

Slender and strong fingers slid along the earrings and accidentally touched the earlobe. Natasha suddenly remembered Lucien's love for "it", a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and her eyes softened.

Camille turned her head and looked out the window, as if she couldn't bear to look directly at this happy expression. After a few seconds, Natasha came back to her senses, and she continued: "There is something wrong with Sard's reaction, but it still makes sense. However, I do not recommend that you continue to try this way, be careful to play out the fire. This kind of temptation must be cautious and cautious, and sometimes you would rather wait for changes.”

"Aunt Camille, I understand that the most important thing right now is to improve your own strength and strive to grasp the sword of truth as soon as possible." Natasha said calmly without making a radical judgment because of her joy.

After Camille closed the palace gate, Natasha stood behind the desk, picked up the quill, took two deep breaths, and wrote the words:

"Guardian, Mercy, Justice, Mercy, Valor..."

Words representing chivalry flowed from the pen, gradually becoming obscure from the initial atmosphere and smoothness, as if they were torturing their own heart, their beliefs, and their own path.

After a long time, the words in Natasha's pen became single, leaving only two words "Guardian and Brave", and the strokes became clear, revealing a kind of implicit firmness.

In this way, Natasha sorted out her long-term experience, the confusion during this period, the dawn she saw after confirming her mind, and the thoughts instilled by Lucien subtly, and slowly found the foundation of her chivalry and belief. The source, it is the heroism to love, to family, to the protection of subjects, to enemies, to conspiracy, to killing.

"Perhaps, this is the Lord in my heart."

Natasha put down her quill, looked at the full article of protection and bravery, and felt a sense of transparency that the dust in her heart was wiped away. Although the confusion and wandering in the past had not been completely eliminated, she believed that, with the passage of time, sooner or later, she would Can get out of this quagmire.

At that time, it was time to advance to the eighth level and pick up the sword of truth.

At that time, it will no longer be like now. If you want to test Sard, you have to first activate the guardian magic array in the core area of ​​the Nexus Palace, or be with Lucien and use his "Ring of Congers" hidden.

After moving her body, Natasha had the long-lost desire to fight recently, so she picked up "Pale Justice", opened the gate of the palace, and went to the specially reinforced "Knight Corridor". Express your inner joy.

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In the residence of the Duke of Flensburg.

The conservative nobles who had been waiting for a long time finally saw Rex come in, and they stood up and asked, "Your Excellency, what is the church's attitude towards what happened last night?"

Rex sat on the sofa, straightened his back, and frowned slightly: "Your Excellency Saint Sard reminds Her Majesty the Queen not to go to the Royal Magic Tower of Holm too often. There must be a limit to appease the nobles who are pro-Magic Council."

"Just a reminder?" the gray-haired Earl Balady was very disappointed.

Rex flicked his crimson velvet coat: "I also encourage Her Majesty the Queen to use various means to lure Lucien to betray the Magic Council."

"Isn't this giving sheep to tigers?" the Duke of York said angrily.

In his opinion, sooner or later, Lucien will become a great arcanist, a legendary magician, and enter the highest council of the Magic Council. Even if magicians have a long lifespan, Douglas should still occupy the throne of the speaker for many years, but it is better than rebellion. Good to join the Night's Watch.

This is not the period of the War of Dawn when magicians are precarious, and he will not be unable to adapt to the current arcane system. If Queen Natasha encourages him, he will only be tempted and corrupted by his "fallen angel". It is better to let them draw the line limit.

Do we have to wait until Her Majesty has been so fascinated before using radical methods?

The Duke of Rex shook his head: "Your Excellency Saint Sard is worried that adopting radical measures in this situation will make Her Majesty the Queen rebel, and she will be more inclined to the nobles who are pro-Magic Council."

The Duke of York is a big dark-haired knight in his thirties. He is not as calm as those old men. He couldn't help standing up and pacing back and forth anxiously: "Are we just going to let the situation go on like this? Her Majesty's tendency is similar. I have already understood that it is balanced but more inclined to the Magic Council, and many nobles on our side are not firm. They are used to following the kingship and their own lords. It is foreseeable that many nobles will gradually move closer to James, Russell, and Haisong. There will be a reversal in the next year, and we must prepare early."

The Duke of Rex stared at the Duke of York: "What preparation?"

The Duke of York looked around at the five dukes, the three marquises, and the five earls in the room, before he said cryptically, "When His Majesty the King was called by the Lord, we will prepare as you did, Mr. Speaker."

His family is Cthonia's family, so he dared to speak to Rex like that.

Rex's face changed: "York, I didn't do anything. I just accepted His Majesty's entrustment to make Holm stronger. Have you heard any rumors?"

The Duke of Sorenfell coughed and interrupted the Duke of York's answer: "York, do you want the kingdom to be divided? Do you want every noble in your territory to treat you badly? Order is the existence of our nobles." foundation, otherwise we would have been divided and devoured by others, too radical will only lead to perdition.”

He raised his hand, stopped the other nobles from speaking, and continued: "I think the current situation can be tolerated, although due to the existence of Her Majesty Hathaway and Lucien Evans, Her Majesty the Queen is likely to prefer the Magic Council, But her other actions are clearly showing that she will not abandon us, she needs balance and the stability of the kingdom, this is the situation I want to see, not Holm in ruins."

"Anyone who tries to destroy the stability and unity of the kingdom is the enemy of the Sorenfin family."

He speaks bluntly and does not have the conversation skills of nobles, but it is based on the fact that the other epic knight in the kingdom is his father, and no one else can imitate it.

"This is my opinion. I'm leaving first if there's nothing else to do." After straightening his black cloak, Duke Sorenfell got up and left. The other two dukes, two marquises, and three earls immediately followed suit.

The Duke of York watched Sorenfin leave, and finally snorted: "Stable and united, he seems to have listened to the 'Voice of Mystery' and 'The Reality of the World'."

This kind of phrase with obvious strange feeling is spread from these two channels.

The Duke of Bassatan gave the Duke of York a strange look. If you didn't hear it, how do you know where this phrase originated?

Then, he coughed lightly: "As far as I know, the Sorenfen family secretly cooperated with magicians to open an alchemy workshop, and shared a large amount of proceeds from magic crystal lamps, magic radios and telegrams, and they were in different places. The multi-dimensional space has a large and vast field, and the promotion of alchemy materials such as Jinkela has allowed their family to accumulate a lot of wealth just by increasing food production."

The implication is that although most of the Sorenfein family are fairly firm in their beliefs, they "like to hear and see" this "stability and unity" situation.

The Duke of York spread his hands: "So, we have to make preparations early."

The faces of the Duke of Rex and the others became cloudy and uncertain, and Earl Balady said after pondering: "Maybe we don't need to do it, some people have been unwilling..."

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At night, a strong wind blew in the streets of Rentat, dispelling the heat of the day.

The changed shape of Lucien and the little boy-like Afris were walking on the street, preparing to go to the "Church of Salvation" in the downtown area in the east of the city.

"Use the dreamcasting technique later to let me enter Richard's dream." Lucien said to Afris.

Although he himself knows the six-ring magic, but below the legend, Afris is one of the "authorities" in the field of illusion and dreams, and it is safer to use it.

Through the information, Lucien discovered that this Richard is a very popular cardinal in the Diocese of Holm. He is a native of the Kingdom of Holm. He grew up in Rentat Monastery, from a trainee priest to an eighth-level cardinal. He has not left here for more than a hundred years. Many of the priests and bishops in the middle and lower levels of the diocese are taught and promoted by him. However, because he is too gentle, he interprets the "Holy Scripture" differently from the church. Kicked out of the inner circle of the Diocese of Holm after preaching publicly, it is a very worthwhile contact.

Originally, Lucien planned to ask the Affairs Committee to send people to test and lobby, and after confirming his idea, he would recommend it to Natasha for a final observation, but the information shows that the Affairs Committee sent many magicians and enlightened nobles to persuade him, They all failed shamefully - the Magic Council is not a closed and conservative circle, and it is impossible to wait for Lucien's proposal to get in touch with those appeasers.

Therefore, Lucien decided to come to see Richard in person to have a more complete understanding of his thoughts and concepts. In the future, this kind of matter should be handed over to the trustworthy magician in the affairs committee. His most important Still feel at ease to improve strength.

Afris took the ice cream specially made by Lucien, and licked it with his tongue: "No problem, you can do whatever you want in the dream."

It's a crystal dragon that really hates the heat.

When they arrived near the "Church of Salvation", Lucien and Afris found a corner to hide, and let it cast spells remotely. Now the church is praying at night, and the complete magic defense array has not yet been activated.

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After praying, Richard returned to his bedroom. Just as he walked out of the hall, he suddenly saw a young man in a black windbreaker appearing in front of him.

Squinting his eyes, Richard laughed, his white eyebrows twitching: "Dreamland? Who are you, trying to lobby me?"

Lucien thought for a while and said, "I want to discuss the issue of justification by faith with you, Bishop."

Richard froze for a moment.

He was lobbied by many magicians and nobles, but they never discussed the doctrine with him.