Your Majesty, the Spectacle Has Missed the Country! - Chapter 399 Duke assassinated

"It's Pitzman..."

"Your Majesty Rez, we didn't find Pitzman in the palace, he seems to... escaped..."

Marshal Teodoro's words, like a sudden bomb, suddenly exploded in Rez's ears.

The original ambition and stability of victory disappeared without a trace in an instant.

"What did you say?!"

Rez felt a little confused in his head, that he was shocked on horseback.

Marshal Teodoro repeated:

"Pitzman, he seems to... escaped... We searched the entire Norman Palace, and we didn't find him..."

"Look! Even if you dig three feet in the ground, you have to find him for me!"

Rez said in a deep voice.

After all his hardships and painful losses, he finally managed to break into the city. If Pitzman were to escape... then the consequences would be unimaginable!

Because after all, the blood of this Alexander family circulates in Pitzman's body. If he fights for nobles and establishes another government in other parts of the empire, then the entire empire will not be peaceful!

This will only make Ryze's army exhausted, and it will be difficult for the entire empire to get a chance to recuperate.

Teodoro naturally also knew the consequences of Pitzman's escape. Upon seeing this, he was full of solemn expression and quickly replied:

"Yes!"

…

After experiencing the war, St. Lawrence, the city is full of ruins.

The surroundings of the Norman Palace are slightly better, but the civilian residential area on the edge of the city wall is undoubtedly the most chaotic place in the entire city.

For the soldiers who have just experienced a test of life and death, it is finally time to divide the loot and plunder.

They began to wreak havoc in the homes of the civilians. Although they would not kill the city, they also broke into the homes unscrupulously and stole all the previous belongings from the homes of the civilians.

after all…

This is a reward given to them by Ryze.

Without the temptation of heavy money, who would fight to die for the nobility?

Although the soldiers under Rez have experienced countless wars, they are not as disciplined as the Idars. In addition, Rez ordered the entire search of Pittman. Therefore...for two full days, Saint The civilians of Lawrence suffered.

You know, when it was time to defend the city, Pitzman sent countless young people to the battlefield.

Therefore, at this moment, the victorious siege army naturally did not have the slightest amount of restraint. There was an anger in their hearts. If civilians dared to stop them, then only sharp blades and butcher knives would be waiting for them.

Two days.

The time for Ryze to looting was two days. Only after tomorrow, the reconstruction of St. Lawrence will begin, and the civilians living in this city will survive this catastrophe.

However…

In this vast city, not all corners are full of plunder and chaos.

The surroundings of the Norman Palace, the Alfaro Avenue lined with mage towers, and the Wilson Cathedral in the north of St. Lawrence, these three areas may be the only areas in the entire city that maintain peace and stability.

The soldiers naturally did not dare to provoke those powerful wizards who could cast spells, and as the only important stronghold of the Church of Light in the capital of St. Lawrence, Wilson Cathedral was naturally also under the guardianship of the Holy Fathers, and it was safe and sound.

In the long night, the moon and stars are scarce.

As night fell, the high-hanging crescent moon shed a faint light in the night, and almost the entire outline of the city of St. Lawrence was shrouded in the dark night sky.

There is no bright light like the Principality of Idar. The few lights come from the surroundings of the Norman Palace, the outer walls, and the soldiers on duty patrolling the streets holding torches.

In the Wilson Cathedral north of St. Lawrence, Bishop Fleming held a bright candlestick and pushed open the door of the underground dark room in the flickering candlelight.

"Your Majesty Pitzman..." he greeted softly.

This dark room is very large, and the inside is extra spacious. There are not only the main hall used to receive guests, but also the study, bedroom, dining room, and even the small room where the attendants live.

Pittsman escaped from the palace, with few people, only four or five loyal personal attendants, and they didn't feel crowded at all.

When Bishop Fleming pushed in, Pitzman sat in a daze in the spacious main hall.

If he were to change to a weekday, he would naturally not have such a leisurely mind.

But... Now that St. Lawrence was breached by Ryze, and he was also brought to this dark room by Bishop Fleming, there was nothing to do, so I had time to recall everything I experienced in the past, and I had a rare leisure time. .

Seeing Bishop Fleming pushing in, Pitzman couldn't help frowning slightly.

When Bishop Fleming took him to escape from the secret road before, Pitzman didn’t have time to think about why there are interconnected secret roads in the church and the palace, but he was determined to regain control with the support of the Holy Religious Army. Throne.

But when he finally came to the underground darkroom of Wilson Cathedral, he had time to regain everything that had happened before.

And this thought,

Naturally, my mind was full of doubts.

For a long time, the Church of Illumination has never interfered in secular affairs, and it has never cared about events such as the change of the throne.

after all…

The Norman Royal Family and the Church of Illumination, between the two are theocracy, the other is the monarchy, it can be said that they are not related to each other.

But nowadays, Pittman not only heard the rumors about the association between the church and the Odin Empire a few days ago, the Bishop Fleming of the Diocese of St. Lawrence has even directly received himself into the church.

The nobles who had supported themselves in the past have defected, but the Bright Church, which had been unable to fight with them before, took the initiative to stand up.

Although Pitzman is not very smart, at least he is not a fool.

so…

Anyway, he didn't believe in what the church told him.

"When I wanted to go out just now, why did the Holy Cleric Army outside the door stop me?!"

Pitzman said somewhat displeased.

Although Bishop Fleming has always been respectful to himself, to be honest, from the soldiers of the Crusades, Pitzman can't see the respect for the Norman royal family at all.

Hearing this, Bishop Fleming couldn't help but smile, and replied softly:

"All this is for your majesty's safety. Rez is a treacherous nephew who kills kings and fathers. If he ignores the status of the Bright Church and sends troops into the church without authorization, how can he protect your majesty's thoroughness?"

"You said before that the Church of Illumination will help me regain the throne, right?"

"That's natural. As long as your majesty can do what we say, I wish you back the throne with ease." Bishop Fleming said confidently.

"According to... what you said?" Pitzman asked coldly.

Upon hearing this, Bishop Fleming nodded.

"We will arrange for you to leave the city as a soldier of the Holy Cadet Army. After you leave the city, you will first go to the Holy City to meet the Pope's crown. At that time, the Pope's crown will naturally give you pointers."

"See you?!"

Pitzman stood up suddenly, glaring at the bishop in front of him.

As the royal family of the Norman Empire, as the emperor of the Norman Empire, to "visit" a so-called theocracy leader, Pitzman really knew what it meant.

"Your Majesty calms down, I just came here to inform you, I hope we can cooperate closely in the future."

Seeing Pittsman glaring, Bishop Fleming knew that there was no possibility of continuing the conversation, so he simply turned and walked out of the dark room, leaving only Pittsman and a few attendants to furious in the dark room.

"Take care of him, don't make any mistakes, let alone miss the plan under the pope's crown!"

Walking out of the door, he gave orders to the soldiers of the Crusades on both sides, and then Bishop Fleming regained his smile and walked towards the stairs leading to the ground.

"clear."

…

Western Empire.

A team of noble chariots with many entourages has just crossed the Chishui River, which borders the Carter Plateau in the Stu'an Basin, and is on a muddy dirt road, heading towards the Carter Plateau, which is just around the corner.

Looking around, Mr. Lin's attendants and attendants add up to a size of one to two hundred people. If it weren't for a party of aristocratic giants, they would definitely not be able to support a fleet of this size.

Moreover, in addition to the numerous entourages and attendants, there are even fifty or sixty fully armed elite knights in front of and behind the convoy.

Although the armor they wear is completely different from the standard armor of the imperial army, it is better than the standard armor in terms of workmanship and defensive capabilities.

The knights who opened the road in front of the convoy held colorful flags in their hands. Those flags were painted with different patterns and emblems and fluttered in the cold wind of early winter.

Among these many flags, the most eye-catching one is naturally the Cheetah emblem of the Carter family.

Yes,

This is the motorcade of Fabien Asimov, Duke Carter.

Just a few days ago, he had just been in the Stuan Basin and personally met another great duke in the western part of the empire, Mankien Brad, Duke of Rune.

Although the road was a bit bumpy, Duke Carter didn't feel so uncomfortable.

You know, his car is made by the best craftsmen in the western part of the empire. It is not only extremely luxurious, but also inlaid with gems and plated with gold leaf. Whether it is viewed from a distance or close up, it gives people a kind of not close. Aura.

In the luxurious carriage, the Duke Carter frowned tightly, and his heart was full of worries.

The western part of the empire did not suffer too much from the struggle for the throne. In addition to the influx of refugees, the chaos of the war did not bring much impact and trauma to this land.

But…

Since a few months ago, the concentration of magic power in the western part of the empire began to gradually decrease at a relatively slow rate.

In fact, at the beginning, Duke Carter didn't pay much attention to this phenomenon.

After all, the concentration of magic power in any place cannot be the same forever, and the flow of magic power in the air is also a normal phenomenon in the eyes of the mages.

If a natural phenomenon such as a magic storm appears in any place, it will definitely affect the concentration of magic within a certain range.

But the problem is... this kind of natural fluctuations will always have a cycle, even if it takes only half a day, the originally reduced magic concentration will be increased again.

But the decrease in the concentration of magic power in the western part of the empire seemed to have no end, and the rate of decrease in the concentration of magic power was also accelerating.

Even worse,

Originally, Duke Carter thought that the concentration of magical power only happened in his own territory.

But the messenger from the Duke of Luen from the Stuan Basin,

It surprised him suddenly!

In just a few months, the concentration of magic power in the western part of the empire has been reduced by a quarter!

This…

It is definitely not a normal phenomenon!

If you change to another nobleman, then you can only watch the decrease in the concentration of magic power and don't know what to do.

But,

This is the western part of the empire,

The most affected by the reduction in the concentration of magic power are undoubtedly Duke Carter and Duke Luen, the two largest aristocrats in the western part of the empire!

Behind each of them, there are dozens of mages to serve them, and even the mages of the Ethan School whose influence covers the entire western part of the empire have more or less connections with these two nobles.

therefore,

Under the leadership of Duke Carter and Duke Luen,

The nobles and wizards throughout the western part of the empire were mobilized, vowing to thoroughly investigate the hidden secrets behind the reduction in the concentration of magic power.

And with their strong control over the western part of the empire, they really found something!

For example... the church!

According to the information collected by the two great dukes, after countless comparisons, Bishop Olsson of the Religious Inquisition finally entered the eyes of the nobles in the western part of the empire.

The magic of the western part of the empire is slowly gathering towards the Cecil Mountains in the western part of the empire at an extremely slow speed.

And Bishop Olsson, who belongs to the Religious Inquisition of the Church of Illumination, led a group of priests and soldiers into the Cecil Mountain range just around the time when the concentration of magic power began to decrease!

More importantly...

These sergeants not only did not wear the sacred army armor they were usually proud of, but they also wore civilian-like rags on their bodies!

"What exactly is the church going to do?!"

Sitting in the carriage, Duke Carter's thoughts were mixed, and his head was a mess.

Although Duke Luen had some resistance to the existence of the Church of Illumination in the western part of the empire, Duke Carter still had a glimmer of expectations for the church in his heart.

perhaps…

Is this just a misunderstanding?

Moreover, during this interview, the many opinions and ideas that Duke Luen put forward made Duke Carter more or less hesitant.

Because in these proposals, in addition to recruiting refugees, there are also many other content such as recruiting soldiers, training the army, building ordnance, and building fortresses.

In the eyes of the peace-loving Duke Carter, this is simply...indescribable...

To know,

News of the fall of St. Lawrence had not yet reached the western part of the empire.

Therefore, in his opinion, the practice of the Duke of Luen by UU Reading www.uukanshu.com is likely to break the neutral and restrained position of the western aristocracy and participate in the struggle for the throne.

But when the Duke Carter was in deep thought, the carriage under him suddenly slammed, and the Duke Carter's forehead slammed into the carriage of the carriage.

The pain in the forehead made Duke Carter quite upset, he couldn't help but roared: "Damn! What are you doing?!"

only…

The attendants who hadn't waited for the attendants outside the carriage to reply, just at the moment his words fell...

An extremely sharp crossbow arrow,

In a flash, he broke open the wooden planks of the carriage, passed through the flying sawdust, and nailed the Duke Carter's chest fiercely.

Pouch!

Duke Carter only felt a tearing pain in his chest, blood drenched...