Heaven's Formula

"How do you prove what you said?" Li asked first.

"This technique is not a secret, and you can find it out with a little effort—of course, if the person inquiring is the Mage Tower or the Holy Palace, they will tell you that this technique belongs to the royal family of the Tower Court." Freddon said frankly, " I don't rule out that there are other high-ranking ethnic groups who will also perform soul transformation, but as you said, the empire is expanding, and they will never save a person from the Far East."

"I just want to let the master regain his freedom, and the master is probably the only one among the high-level blood clan who is willing to repay everyone for saving his life. I really can't directly prove this point, but you can also tell me about the rumors about Princess Mu Ye According to some books and reviews, she and her second brother Talius are completely different types of people."

"But she is locked up in Siristi after all..." Xia Fan shook his head. Jinxia couldn't leave for too long. The princess's non-appearance would arouse the suspicion of the public sooner or later. At that time, he was the only one who could preside over the overall situation.If there is a trip to the Natatin Kingdom halfway, it will be difficult to control the itinerary.

"No...she wasn't imprisoned in the mainland of the kingdom." Freighton interrupted, "Actually, Her Royal Highness is not too far away from us."

"What?" Xia Fan looked at him suspiciously, "Not far from us?"

"Yes, she was imprisoned in Hilla City."

Sheila... Isn't that the capital of the Holy Wing Islands and their original destination?

"How is this possible?" Olina retorted, "The goddess of the moon will hand over her princess to the believers of the sun god to be imprisoned. I have never heard of such a thing!"

"I was also surprised when I first got this news, but please believe me, this information was bought with a lot of money and blood, and it is absolutely reliable in a sense. And to imprison Princess Twilight in the city of Hilla, in itself It’s a double insurance—if there are blood clansmen who want to rescue the princess, they will be supervised and attacked by the church just by gathering in the capital.”

If you don't care about the face of the royal family, doing so will benefit more, Xia Fan thought to himself.The most venomous point of this move is that even if the new king stabilizes the overall situation and the atmosphere of political struggle slows down in the future, and some people call for the princess to be released, the Holy Wing Islands may not be willing to let this high-ranking ethnicity go easily.In this way, the new king can continue to put his elder sister in a cage while making a good gesture.

"I roughly understand the whole thing, but the envoy group can't give you an answer right now." He thought about it before replying, "After all, all the information comes from you alone, and I can't agree to your request until it's confirmed. "

"I can understand. Before you make a decision, I will wait for the good news." Fei Laiden did not force the result. After saluting his chest to everyone, he bowed deeply to Qian Yan alone, then turned and left the room .

Li walked to the window and looked out for a moment, "Someone is watching this building."

"Normal, this guy is the secret minister of Princess Natatin, and he will definitely be on guard after revealing his identity." Xia Fan said disapprovingly, "And it can make you notice the stalking at a glance, which shows that he prefers to put things out of the way." On the bright side."

"I'm not interested in Natatin's royal struggle." Li pulled the curtains, "I always feel that guy seems to be hiding something."

"But he at least provided a key clue to Qianyan's identity." Olina looked at the little girl and said, "If the magic weapon really has the effect of tracing the origin, we may be able to find the source of Qianyan's blood in Qiguo."

"I thought you hated vampires." Li raised his eyebrows.

"I did hate Natatin before, but after the battle with the twin demons, I found that the hostility in the past didn't make much sense." The dragon girl's tone was a little sad, "The gods guide our behavior and thoughts, but we have no respect for the gods." But don't know anything..."

After the news of Azure Fort's incident spread, the Church of Hera might usher in a violent turmoil, Xia Fan thought, or... the turmoil had already begun.

"Leaving aside the matter of the blood princess, what was the result of the rescue of Baiguoyuan's hired workers?" He changed the subject.

"The situation at the scene is very bad." Qian Yan sighed lightly, "Most of the more than 400 people have become bait for demons. It has been deeply eroded by the dead fog, and the probability of survival is basically zero. Fortunately, the factory only took away the workers who went to work at that time, and the family members of the hired workers in the shanty town escaped unharmed.”

"Where is the real culprit who summoned the demon? Have you found any trace?"

"You must have no idea who he is." Qianyan nodded, "We found the body of Philip, the manager of Baiguoyuan, underground."

"The murderer... is Philip?" Xia Fan asked in surprise.

"The lord also used another scroll of prophecy that he treasured. This time, the retrospective was not disturbed. The scene completely recorded the process of him killing Gore and using the soul of the Holy Son to condense the demons."

"But this Philip is not the real Philip." Olina added, "After he was pierced by the thunder, he revealed his real body under the skin. Although his body was severely burnt, Formy still judged the opponent's identity through his teeth. Age. This person is about 70 years old, which is seriously inconsistent with the age of the manager.”

A 70-year-old human... is considered an advanced age in the world of magic.

"When did he replace the real Philip?" Xia Fan couldn't help asking, "Even Goyle didn't know anything about it? From this point of view, Azie is actually his..."

"Assistants, or accomplices." Qian Yan shrugged, "As for the question of when to replace them, no one can give an accurate answer. But one thing is for sure, they moved to Azure Castle with Azie and took over the management of Baiguoyuan Before, Philip was already the final implementer of the plan."

Xia Fan couldn't help leaning on the reclining chair and let out a long sigh. Unexpectedly, after checking, the real murderer was right in front of their eyes.

If Luo Qingqing was there, he should be able to tell at a glance that this person is an angry person, right?

I don't know where she is in Qiguo now, what kind of things she is doing?

……

In the next few days, Xia Fan was not idle for a moment.

He was successively invited by the Azure Fort business community, the aristocratic circle, and Lord Cleveland—after this war, the members of the envoys became the most eye-catching stars.Coupled with the relief actions of the Baisha, their reputation among the people has also risen again and again, and they can receive warm hospitality almost everywhere they go.

The opposite situation is the church. Although the jury has also paid a lot in the battle against the demons, the reputation of the church has plummeted.A protest team even appeared in front of the Jury's residence, demanding that they leave Azure Fort immediately - a flood caused tens of thousands of casualties, and the corpses cleaned up from the ruins were piled up in front of the incineration site, and the people will These losses are all attributed to the Church.

After all, they had never seen such a terrifying demon, not to mention that the demon had the face of the Son of the Holy Spirit.

In such a situation, Xia Fan saw Taxis Yongyi again.

Chapter 643 The Light Has Not Faded

"This is the artillery that bombards the demons?" From the first moment the girl boarded the White Sand, she was attracted by the long metal square tube on the bow deck-it looked so special, not so much The barrel is more like a steel column used to build a machine.

"That's right." Xia Fan nodded.

"Can I see what it looks like inside?"

"That's not allowed... it's Jinxia's top secret, and only officials from the Mechanism Bureau are entitled to access it."

"Really, it's a pity." Taxis smiled slightly regretfully.

Compared with the high-spirited appearance when she first entered the city, she was obviously haggard at this time, with bandages wrapped around her arms, the color of her hair was also slightly dull, and there were black circles under her eyes.It can be seen that the jury's aftermath work is not optimistic, and the situation is even more complicated when people's views on the church change.

Xia Fan didn't take her to the captain's cabin in the poop, but led her onto the front deck of the White Sand.The view here is wide, and you can have a panoramic view of the entire busy harbor area.Compared with a cup of elegant black tea with rock sugar, he feels that the sea breeze is more relaxing.

"Is your subordinate okay?"

"Not very good." Taxis leaned on the railing and looked towards the sea. "Six members of the jury died and four were seriously injured. I have entrusted the Cracked Tooth family to send the wounded to Xila for treatment. I don't know if they can Until then."

"Where's the guardian knight?"

She shook her head.

Sure enough, Xia Fan thought in his heart that even a dragon with a rough skin and thick flesh would not escape bad luck if he broke his wings and fell from the air.

"If it wasn't for them, we wouldn't be able to rush in front of the demons."

"..." Taxis said after a moment of silence, "Are you comforting me?"

"You can understand it that way." Xia Fan spread his hands.

She glanced at him a little surprised, "It seems that my cognition has gone wrong... none of the oriental people I have come into contact with before is as direct as you. There are also new types of artillery on the ship, and the attitude of elves towards you ...I'm a little curious now, after the air route was interrupted, what changes happened to your side."

"This is what you thought of?" Xia Fan pretended to be helpless, "After resigning from the jury, you must be very suitable to be a history and archaeologist."

"Thank you." She said suddenly.

The moment these words came out, Taxis' tone became very light.

The two were silent for a while.

When she spoke again, it was already tens of breaths later, "I didn't come here to complain to you. Although such a heavy loss is rare, the dragonborn who joined the jury are all ready to dedicate themselves to the church. You are not part of the church, so I don't want to bring a heavy atmosphere on board."

Xia Fan was noncommittal, "If you came to thank me, I think it is enough."

"Of course it's not enough. As I said, the church never treats any kind people badly. The Hilla Church has sent an official invitation letter, please go to the church headquarters to accept the award." Takexis took out a golden official letter from her arms , and passed it in front of him, "Since you came to the Holy Wing Islands for the Son of Hera, I guess there are people waiting for treatment? Although the Son of the Holy Spirit has an accident, the church may use other methods to meet your requirements. .”

"You mean... the other members of the pope?" Xia Fan was slightly taken aback, "But I heard that divine protection is a double-edged sword..."

"It seems that you are fully prepared for this trip." Taksis took a deep breath and got out of the depressed state just now, "It is true that this magic will hurt yourself, but Hera's followers are good at resisting it." The erosion of demons, combined with holy water baptism and confinement spells, can eliminate the erosion little by little. As long as you don’t suffer too much at one time, the harm of this technique to yourself is completely controllable. After all, the son of the Holy Spirit will also take important positions in the church in the future. Perhaps relying on a group of sick children who have been destroyed by evil spirits to lead the world?"

"It sounds like it will take a lot of time to eliminate the influence. Is there really a high-level church member who is willing to save people?" Xia Fan accepted the invitation letter, still a little skeptical in his heart.

"There is no precedent for this matter, but I will try my best to fight for you." Having said that, Taxis' expression became more serious, "Your achievements are fully worthy of this reward, and the Pope also praised you in his reply, Therefore, the possibility of making an exception is not small. Even if it is not possible, there are many good things in the church treasury for rewards—such as artifact amulets that resist evil spirits from continuing to damage the body, and potions that prolong life, etc. "

Sounds like a pretty good deal.

Xia Fan thought to himself, if Hera Church is willing to make a move, there is no need for Feileiden's cooperation.

After all, robbing prison is not a good choice no matter what.

In addition, Olina wants to go to Xila to meet her younger brother, so it doesn't matter if everyone takes a trip to the capital.

"In that case, I will be disrespectful." He replied.

"It's fine if you're willing to accept it." Taxis's tone was also a little brisk, "I've already told you hello to the Earl, the White Sand can enter the inland waterway at any time and head north—this time it won't happen again. Someone stopped you."

"This has saved me a lot of work." Xia Fan put the golden official letter into his long sleeves, "I thought that the matter of the Son of the Holy Spirit and the gods would hit you hard, but you don't seem to be deeply involved. in."

Her haggardness is more due to the busy work all day and the injuries all over her body, but the look in her eyes still exists.

"If I am also lost, wouldn't I have failed the faith of those who are still willing to fight with me at the last moment?" Taxis leaned on the railing, looking at the workers who were working hard to rebuild in the dock area, " In fact, if you think about it carefully, the gods have only appeared in the last hundred years. Before that, the teachings of Hera have always existed. Everything we do is by no means meaningless. As long as the sun still rises, the church will Will do my duty to the last minute."

Xia Fan couldn't help feeling a little emotional, if all the believers were as firm as her, the disturbance of the demon would probably be over.However, the real dangerous enemy is not demons, but the group of promoters hidden behind the scenes.

From attacking the parade convoy to carefully selecting the inquisition team to arrive and then attack, the purpose of the opponent is obvious.

Now that the church has finally revealed its flaws, how could they miss this golden opportunity?

Next, the response of the Holy See of Hilla is the top priority.

Taxis must be aware of this too.

That's why she invited him to the capital so urgently—from the perspective of the church, the eastern forces are equivalent to an outside force. If they can stand on the side of the church, it will more or less give a little help to the restless believers. Confidence, and by the way, curb the ambitions of the opponents.

It's just that the east and the west are separated by an endless sea. I'm afraid only the gods can answer how effective her efforts will be.

Xia Fan thought for a while, but finally did not say these words.

At least at this moment, Taxis still lived up to the name of the sun.

Even if it was dusk soon, he wanted this light to last longer.

Chapter 644 The Evil Horse Controversy

The island of Yama, in the Izha Prefecture.

People are gathering together to discuss the government affairs of various places and the situation on the island.

Sitting at the head of the lobby is Chiba Oroko, the queen of evil horses.As the No.15 generation, she has governed the evil horse for more than [-] years. Before Dongsheng publicly plotted for chaos, the kingdom was considered stable.However, after experiencing the competition of various forces, she was clearly unable to do what she wanted. She had lost weight for a few rounds, and the number of times she spoke in meetings became less and less. Most of the time, she let trusted people make decisions for herself.

May Yao is one of them.

Although she had returned to her homeland a month ago, it was the first time she had returned to Izhe Mansion since she went to the mainland.

Compared with a year ago, there were significantly more people attending the meeting, and the voices were much louder, which shows that the situation is changing for the better—Dongsheng’s momentum is no longer what it was before, even if it can’t win completely in a short time , completely wiped out the rebel princes, but at least Yixie and the surrounding areas will no longer be threatened by the enemy.

However, there was no joy in her heart.

The topic soon turned to the issue of population migration.

"Your Majesty, I don't think this matter can go on any longer." A middle-aged man in a long gray coat spoke first, "Jin Xia asked to relocate 2 people a year, and thousands of people would be transferred to each town. If Sending them away, who will cultivate the fields? Who will defend the kingdom? What's more, Jinxia is only a city, can it really accept so many outsiders? The victim of the transaction, if something happens, I will be ashamed to face His Majesty."

Wu Yueyao set his sights on this person—Mashi Fujiwara, a major vassal of Yamaguchi, who manages the land of Bali to the north of Izhe, and is regarded as the core figure supporting the great witch.

After he took the lead, other participants also responded one after another.

"Yeah... It's hard to find thousands of people. The battle with Dongsheng lost a lot of young people, and now many places are deserted. Can we wait a few years before moving?"

"Will we not be short of people in a few years? I don't think this agreement should be signed at all!"

"Master Qi, this is a bit too much, after all, they did help us repel the enemy's attack."

"Why don't you ask Mr. May to talk to that side again, and add some silver taels as compensation?"

"Will you pay for the increased silver taels? I can't afford that much anyway."

There was an uproar in the auditorium.

The evil horse queen just sat on the sidelines and watched, and did not intervene in the disputes of the people. It seemed that in her opinion, such discussions were conducive to the check and balance of power.

At this time, an old man with white hair brought the topic to Wu Yueyao, "Master Wu Yue, what do you think?"

His opening silenced the discussion.

As the assistants of queens in the past, the Minamoto family has always been a prominent family in the Yama Kingdom. Although the current Patriarch Genkuji is old, he is still Chiba Oroko's most trusted minister.

"The connection with Jinxia depends on you alone. It can be said that no one here knows Jinxia better than you." He stroked his beard and said unhurriedly, "Do you think if we want to revise the alliance treaty, What kind of reaction will there be?"

Wu Yueyao couldn't help but think of everyone in Jinxia City.

Especially Master Xia who gave her a glimmer of hope when she was desperate.

There is no doubt that the other party is the friendliest ruler she has ever seen.

She couldn't imagine the scene where Jinxia would meet the evil horse in battle.

"Probably...you'll be very disappointed." Wu Yueyao said softly.

"Pfft—disappointment? What's that?"

"Ahem, didn't Lord Wuyue say that the other party would only sulk?"

There was a burst of laughter at the scene.

"That's it?" Yuan Jiu frowned, "Do you think they will not take any sanctions, or support Dongsheng or Anjia instead?"

"I think... the possibility is very low." Wuyue said calmly, "Jinxia needs to deal with the pressure brought by the Privy Council of the other five countries, and she has no energy to take care of the Yama Kingdom for the time being. Of course, such a breach of contract will also make us completely lose Continental allies."

After a moment of silence in the venue, a voice rang out, "Then what else do we have to worry about?"