Camille had always disagreed with Natasha and Lucian's move to test Thalde's reaction, thinking that it was too hasty, and she had to wait until Natasha almost had the support of a group of loyal nobles before she could do this kind of thing that would anger the church if she was not careful.
At this time, there was a slight strangeness on her serious and rigid face: "A secret letter has been sent from the Cathedral of Glory, reminding you to appease the nobles of the pro-magic council to limit yourself and not to go to the Royal Magic Tower of Holm too often, so as not to disappoint most of the devout and loyal nobles."
"That's it?" Natasha raised her right eyebrow, there was no problem with this reaction, but the problem was that it was too decent to see Sald's mind at all.
She also felt that Lucian's proposal was a bit risky, but she also understood that if she didn't cross the line a little, the situation around her would not be able to change. The current situation is like a pool of stagnant water, and if you don't let it move, it will be difficult to get the desired approach.
Camille still maintained a slightly strange expression: "Also, I encourage you to rebel against Lucian Evans, no matter what method you use, whether it is temptation or warmth, as long as you can make Lucian Evans defect from the Magic Council, join the court, and become a high-ranking member of the Night's Watch, that is the greatest credit, and the church will give you full support and reward."
A quasi-great arcanist, a genius magician who is regarded as the future of the Magic Council, if he really has feelings for a devout believer, such encouragement seems to be the kind of reaction the church should make.
"This reaction is a bit strange." Natasha paced back and forth, not understanding what Sald meant, he really believed in his piety, thinking that he could use his feelings to lure Lucian over, or just find an excuse to cover things up.
"It's hard to guess the old fox's mind......" Natasha subconsciously raised her left hand and touched the communication earrings, wanting to discuss it with Lucian, but immediately realized that Lucian should have returned to Alinge, so she forcibly stopped to avoid revealing the purpose of the temptation.
Slender and powerful fingers slid along the earrings, accidentally touching the earlobe, Natasha suddenly remembered Lucian's love for "it", the corners of her mouth suddenly curled up a smile, and her eyes became soft.
Camille turned her head to look out the window, as if she couldn't bear to look directly at this happy expression, and waited until a few seconds later, Natasha came back to her senses, and she continued: "Sald's reaction is a bit problematic, but it is still reasonable, but I don't recommend that you continue to test like this, be careful to play with fire. This temptation must be cautious and cautious, and sometimes it is better to wait for change."
"Aunt Camille, I understand that the most important thing at present is to improve your strength and strive to control the Sword of Truth as soon as possible." Natasha did not make aggressive judgments because of the joy of her mood, and said calmly.
After Camille closed the palace gate, Natasha stood on the desk, picked up the quill, took two deep breaths, and wrote the words:
"Protection, mercy, justice, mercy, ...... heroism."
Words representing chivalry flowed from the pen, gradually becoming obscure from the initial atmosphere and smoothness, as if torturing one's own heart, one's own beliefs, and one's own path.
After a long time, Natasha's words became single, leaving only two words: "Protection, Heroic", and the brushstrokes began to become clear, revealing an implicit firmness.
In this way, Natasha sorted out all the long-term experiences, the confusion during this time, the dawn she saw after confirming her heart, and the ideas that Lucian subtly instilled, and slowly found the source of her chivalry and faith, which was the protection of her loved ones, her family, her subjects, her enemies, her conspiracies, and her heroism in killing.
"Perhaps, this is the Lord in my heart."
Although the confusion and wandering of the past have not been completely eliminated, she believes that through the passage of time, she will be able to get out of this quagmire sooner or later.
At that time, it was the time when he was promoted to the eighth level and picked up the Sword of Truth.
At that time, it would not be like now, if you want to test Sald, you must first open the guardian spirit magic circle in the core area of Nexer Palace, or be with Lucian and cover it with his "Ring of Congers".
After moving her body, Natasha had a desire to fight for a long time in recent times, so she picked up the "Pale Justice", opened the palace door, and went to the specially reinforced "Knight Corridor", eager to vent her inner joy by exerting her physical strength.
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In the residence of the Duke of Flunburg.
The conservative nobles who had been waiting for a long time finally saw Rex come in, and they all stood up and asked, "Your Excellency, what is the church's attitude towards what happened last night?"
Rex sat on the sofa, his back straight, and frowned slightly: "Your Excellency Saint Salde reminds Her Majesty not to go to the Royal Magic Tower of Holm too often, and there must be a limit to appeasing the nobles of the pro-magic council."
"Just a reminder?" The gray-haired Count Baladei said very disappointedly.
Rex flicked his crimson velvet jacket: "I also encourage Her Majesty to use various means to tempt Lucian to betray the Magic Council."
"Isn't this giving sheep to tigers to eat?" The Duke of York said angrily.
In his opinion, Lucian will sooner or later become a great arcane magician, a legendary magician, and enter the highest council of the Magic Council.
This is not the time of the Dawn War when magicians are precarious, and he will not be unable to adapt to the current arcane system, let Queen Natasha encourage him, and will only be tempted and corrupted by his "fallen angel", it is better to let them draw a clear line.
Do you have to wait until Her Majesty is already inseparable from the Queen before using radical means?
Duke Rex shook his head: "Your Excellency Saint-Salde is worried that adopting radical methods in this situation will cause Her Majesty to rebel and be more inclined to the nobles of the pro-magic council."
The Duke of York was a black-haired knight in his thirties, not as calm as those old men, and couldn't help but stand up and paced back and forth anxiously: "Are we going to let the situation develop like this? Her Majesty's tendencies are almost clear, balanced but more inclined to the Magic Council, and many nobles on our side are not firm, they are accustomed to following the royal power and their own lords, it is foreseeable that many nobles will gradually move closer to James, Russell, Haisong and others, the balance of strength will be reversed in the next year, we must prepare early."
Duke Rex stared at the Duke of York: "What preparations?"
The Duke of York looked around at the five dukes, three marquises, and five earls in the room, and then said vaguely: "When His Majesty the King was called by the Lord, we prepared how you did it, Your Excellency."
His family is Ketonia's family, so he dares to speak to Rex like this.
Rex's face changed: "York, I didn't do anything, I just accepted His Majesty's request to make Holm stronger, did you hear any rumors?"
Duke Sorenfinn coughed and interrupted Duke York's answer: "York, do you want the kingdom to be divided? Do you want every noble person in your territory to have bad intentions against you? Order is the foundation of our aristocratic existence, otherwise we would have been divided and swallowed up long ago, and being too radical will only lead to destruction."
He raised his hand, stopped the other nobles from speaking, and continued: "I think the current situation is tolerable, although due to the presence of Lord Hathaway and Lucian Evans, Her Majesty is likely to be more inclined to the Magic Council, but her other actions clearly state that she will not abandon us, she needs balance, she needs stability in the kingdom, this is the situation I want to see, not the ruined Holm."
"Anyone who tries to undermine the stability and unity of the kingdom is an enemy of the Sorenfinn family."
He spoke bluntly, and had no conversation skills among nobles, but this was based on the fact that another epic knight in the kingdom was his father, and no one else could imitate him.
"This is my opinion, I'll leave first if there's nothing wrong." After adjusting the black cloak, the Duke of Sorenfeng got up and left, and the other two dukes, two marquises, and three counts immediately took their leave.
The Duke of York kept watching Sorenfen leave, and finally snorted: "Stability and unity, he seems to have listened to 'The Voice of Mystery' and 'The Truth of the World'."
This kind of phrase with an obvious strange feeling was expanded from these two channels.
The Duke of Basatan gave the Duke of York a strange look, if you haven't heard it, how do you know where this phrase originated?
Then, he coughed lightly: "As far as I know, the Sorrenfin family privately cooperated with magicians to open an alchemy workshop, sharing a large amount of profits from magic crystal lamps, magic radios and telegrams, and they have a large field in xenoplane space.
The implication is that although most of the people in the Sorenfen family are still firm in their faith, this situation of "stability and unity" is something they "like to see".
The Duke of York spread his hands: "So, we have to prepare early."
The faces of Duke Rex and the others became gloomy, and Count Baladei pondered and said: "Maybe we don't need to do it, some people have been unwilling to ......."
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At night, strong winds blow through the streets of Rentat, dispersing the heat of the day.
Lucian, who has changed his appearance, and Africe, who looks like a little boy, are walking on the street, preparing to go to the "Church of Salvation" in the civilian area in the east of the city.
"Wait a minute, use dreamcasting to let me enter Richard's dream." Lucian said to Averis.
Although he himself knows this six-ring magic, below the legend, Avery is one of the "authorities" in the field of illusion and dreams, and it is safer to use it.
He was a native of the Holm Kingdom, grew up in the Rentat Monastery, and had never left here for more than a hundred years from a trainee priest to an eighth-level cardinal.
Originally, Lucian planned to let the Affairs Committee send people to tempt and lobby, and after confirming his ideas, he would recommend it to Natasha for final observations, but the information showed that the Affairs Committee had sent many magicians and enlightened nobles to persuade them, but they all failed shamefully - the Magic Council was not a closed and conservative circle, and it was impossible to wait for Lucian's proposal to get in touch with those appeasement factions.
Therefore, Lucian decided to meet Richard in person and have a relatively complete understanding of his thoughts and concepts, and in the future, this kind of thing will still be left to the trusted magicians within the committee to operate.
Avery took Lucian's specially made ice cream and licked it with his tongue: "No problem, you can do whatever you want in your dream."
Its crystal dragon hates heat.
When they arrived near the "Church of Redemption", Lucian and Africe found a corner to hide and cast spells remotely from it.
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After praying, Richard returned to his bedroom, and as soon as he walked out of the hall, he suddenly saw a young man in a black trench coat appear in front of him.
Squinting his eyes, Richard laughed, his white eyebrows trembling: "Dream? Who are you to want to lobby me?"
Lucian thought for a moment and said, "I would like to discuss with you, Bishop, about justification by faith."
Richard was stunned for a moment.
He was lobbied by many magicians and nobles, but they never discussed the doctrine with him.
(End of this chapter)