Tome of Blood

Chapter 641-140- Will He Come?

Louis V was much younger than Charlotte remembered.

If he looked like an old man when I saw him in the Crescent Palace a few years ago, he now seemed to have a second spring. Not only had his gray hair regained its color, but even the wrinkles on his face were almost gone, and his once cloudy eyes had become as sharp as an eagle's again.

He doesn't look like he's in his sixties or seventies, but rather like he's in his thirties or forties.

The only thing that remains unchanged is temperament.

As the most prestigious king of the Crescent Kingdom in hundreds of years, he exuded supreme power just by standing there.

As for the nobles in the dark room, there are eight of them, all of whom are the current cabinet ministers of the Crescent Kingdom.

Except for two cabinet advisers with nominal positions, the cabinet with real power is here.

They were either traditional royalist aristocrats or new nobles promoted by Louis V after the political purge of the Crescent Kingdom two years ago. They were also a direct manifestation of Louis V's achievement of absolute power.

Whether it was Louis V or all the nobles present, they all had one common characteristic.

That is, on their chests, they all wear a shining sun badge.

That is the symbol of Helios, the sun god.

It is also the deepest secret of the Crescent Kingdom’s top leaders.

Almost at a glance, Charlotte understood the confidence of Crescent King Louis V to turn against the Holy Court for so many years, and the real reason why Louis V was able to rise quickly during the Star-Moon War.

Louis V...had actually already defected to the Temple of the Sun and became a believer of the sun!

However, the atmosphere in the entire dark room at this moment was not relaxed, on the contrary... it was even a little depressing.

"The information from the Theocracy has thoroughly confirmed that the one in the Crescent Moon is indeed the incarnation of the gods! His power has surpassed that of legends, and he has reached a reconciliation with the Holy King's Court..."

A great nobleman looked at the parchment scroll containing information in his hand and read it in a solemn voice.

After saying this, he couldn't help but look at the king on the throne, his expression even showing fear:
"Your Majesty... We need to change our plans! He is a god! A god walking on earth! If we rashly make an enemy of a god, only destruction awaits us!"

"He...even killed...killed..."

At the end of his words, the nobleman looked at the statue of the sun god behind Louis V, with great fear and confusion on his face.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Louis V who was sitting silently on the first seat. They seemed to be thinking of the same thing, and their expressions were either horrified, confused, or anxious:
"Yes! Your Majesty, we must not do that! We must not become enemies with Luo Xing and Him at this point in time!"

"Even...even the light of the 'sun' was extinguished in His hands..."

"A god! That is a god walking on earth! A god that even the great sun god cannot fight against!"

“He even reconciled with the Holy King! Your Majesty! Rather than conquering the Falling Star to take back Roman, it is more important for us to ease the relationship with the Holy King as soon as possible. Otherwise... I am afraid we will be attacked from all sides!”

"..."

The nobles looked anxious, with their pupils filled with fear and panic. They were obviously frightened by the news sent back by the Theocracy.

Looking at the frightened nobles, Louis V's expression was quite calm.

"Is this what... all of you mean?"

His eyes swept over all the cabinet ministers present.

The nobles lowered their heads, not daring to look the king in the face, whose power was becoming increasingly unfathomable. However, their evasive glances said it all.

Louis V slowly withdrew his gaze and said in a calm but unquestionable tone:
"Pacifying the Falling Star and recovering Roman is the national policy of our Xinyue. Everything has been prepared and the plan cannot be changed."

The nobles all changed color:

"His Majesty!"

Looking at their cowering and terrified appearance, Louis V snorted coldly:
"A bunch of rubbish! No wonder you guys can't defeat the nobles after all these years!"

"I know what you are afraid of, what you are worried about. You fear the power of the gods, and you are terrified because the sun is going out..."

"but--"

At this point, Louis V suddenly paused, picked up the sun badge on the table, rubbed it in his hand, and sneered:

"But who told you that the sun's light was really extinguished?"

The nobles were stunned.

They couldn't help but raise their heads and look at the king on the throne, and then... their eyes widened.

In the dark room, the dim magic lamp cast its light on Louis V.

On the forehead of Louis V, a golden light was shining and a golden sun emblem was faintly visible.

The emblem glowed faintly and emanated spots of divine power, adding a sense of holiness and transcendence to Louis V.

"God... the mark of God's favored one?!"

“The one favored by God?! You are actually the one favored by God?!”

A noble exclaimed.

"Your Majesty! Could it be... Could it be that my Lord is not dead?"

“Have we not lost God’s protection?”

A noble was surprised.

Louis V glanced at them and said meaningfully:

"As long as the holy light does not die, the sun's radiance will not die..."

"You don't need to worry about the gods' affairs, and you don't need to worry about how to deal with the one who fell from the star. What you need to do is to do your part."

At this point, his expression became indifferent and his tone became cruel:

"Within one year, the Third Star-Moon War must be launched! Within three years, the Falling Star must be destroyed, and the Dark Night Cult... must be destroyed!"

"Your Majesty, is this... the Lord's oracle?"

Some nobles couldn't help but say.

"Do not."

A ray of golden light flashed across Louis V's pupils, and he smiled slightly, a smile that even made the nobles in the dark room feel a little strange:

"This is my oracle."

The nobles were stunned when they heard Louis V's presumptuous and offensive words.

They looked at the king on the first seat in some astonishment, but lowered their heads under the other's oppressive gaze, as if there was some kind of will and instinct preventing them from facing the king's gaze directly.

They were confused and their expressions changed.

Some nobles who had a religious background and knew some of the secrets of mythology opened their eyes wide, were shocked, and had some vague guesses about this.

And in the end, under some inexplicable pressure, their thousands of words turned into the same response:
"Everything... is subject to your... will!"

Louis V smiled.

He picked up the goblet on the table, drank the sweet wine in one gulp, and then ordered coldly:

"Send the imperial edict down, ordering all the nobles of the kingdom to come to the palace to meet the emperor immediately..."

Hearing what Louis V said, the nobles were horrified and looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Does it also include Him?"

It is the way to go against the family.

Louis V said meaningfully:

"I mean, 'all' of the kingdom's nobles."

"But...but...will He...come?"

Someone couldn't help but ask.

"Of course He won't come. After all, in His opinion, Castel is probably no longer a vassal of the New Moon. A god will not pay attention to the summons of a mortal king. Of course... it is precisely because He will not come."

Louis Fifty said lightly.

"So, what if she comes?"

someone asked again.

But this time, it was a clear and beautiful female voice.

Almost instantly, the cabinet ministers' hair stood on end, and even Louis V froze in place.

In the Crescent Cabinet.

There is only one "woman".

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I feel much better now. I will take my time to recover and write more slowly. There shouldn't be any major problems, so I will update in advance (laughing and crying)