After Becoming The Tyrant

The moonlight fell obliquely and at a curious angle on the mahogany table in the king's chamber, or more precisely, on a bronze mirror that stood on the table.

The devil wiped the mirror slowly with a black silk cloth, and the king watched his movements with a little interest.The king is no stranger to dark creatures, and even angels have seen them with their own eyes, but what the devil will show the king tonight is closer to people's fantasy of dark creatures in this era-wizards, crystal balls, illusions, and dreams. Category.

It started when the king received a letter from General John.

When seeing the debate of truth held by the holy court, the king couldn't help mocking that it was simply a farce covered in black cloth. What do they want to discuss the truth?Do you use the logic of a woman falling into the water and sinking?

"Would you like to see for yourself how this farce begins?" suggested the Devil graciously.

The graciousness in his words also carried the most obvious evil taste of wanting to make trouble. The king glanced at him, thought about it, and agreed happily.As soon as he nodded, the devil laughed. He and His Majesty had a good understanding in making trouble for the Holy Court.

Not counting other things, sometimes, the devil and the king do work hand in hand and cooperate happily.

"Your Majesty, well, the time is almost up."

The devil put down the silk he used to wipe the mirror, and he raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Allow me to have a drop of your blood."

The king’s pirate godfather, Charles, once advised the king that when dealing with hell creatures, it’s best not to agree to their requests easily, and of course it’s best not to give them anything that can be used to conclude a contract... The bad reputation of hell for so many years is terrible. It's not a lie.

However, now the king directly extended his hand.

The smile on the Devil's lips widened a bit, and he touched the King's hand with the rose ring, and the King, not even noticing the pain, took a drop of blood and dropped it on the surface of the bronze mirror.

"Let me do a trick for you," said the devil briskly, and he put his hand over the king's eyes.

The king only felt that his eyes suddenly went dark, and then it seemed that there was a cold river flowing in front of his eyes.Then, he heard the devil say yes, and moved his hand away.

The king opened his eyes, his eyes were white, and the silvery moonlight gathered on the table like a river and flowed into the bronze mirror.And the dim yellow copper mirror surface became as smooth as mercury, and then blurred building outlines appeared on the mirror surface.After a while, the picture became clear, and the king saw the Holy Court's "Hall of Truth".

It seems that the Holy See intends to elevate this debate to a similar status to the famous "Ecstasy Debate", held at the "Art Capital" Weibel University in Weil.

The devil explained softly to the king that Weber University did not have a hall that could accommodate enough audiences, so Duke Georgeson, who was in charge of this debate, vacated his private banquet hall.

In the case of the chief minister in the banquet hall, the Pope's special envoy held the holy book in one hand and put the balance in the other, sitting solemnly and dignifiedly, symbolizing his status as an arbiter and "justice".On the left and right sides of the cathedral hall, scholars from the secular world and scholars from the school of classics stand mixedly on both sides, which symbolizes that there is only truth in this debate, regardless of identity.On the surface alone, this is indeed an unprecedented debate on the truth. Enthusiastic scholars attacked and refuted each other, and made generous statements—if it weren’t for the fact that the scripts were all “heresy”, the theological priests praised it. Such words as killing the Quartet with the holy book.

"Excellent," said the king. "After the Holy Empire is broken, the priests will not have nowhere to go—the best actors in Metzl will have to bow down before them."

It is true that the Holy Court has polemicists who are not well-known on both sides of the abyss, but most of them are experts in theology and law. In terms of astronomy, mathematics and medicine, their talents are not enough.But in the current debate, the clergymen are all knowledgeable and knowledgeable. On the contrary, their opponents repeatedly ask stupid questions, which is extremely inconsistent with their scientific names.

The devil laughed approvingly at the king's acrid comment.

——Bet with the skull of the hell skull, those eloquent theologians, they may not even memorize the entire holy book.I think for today's performance, some people must have suffered a lot when reciting their lines.

The theory of heart blood circulation was refuted by the theory of aura, and the question of air composition was criticized as absurd... The atmosphere in the Hall of Truth was hot, and it would soon be the turn of the "heliocentric theory".The devil smiled and reminded the king, "It's coming."

The king sat up a little bit, watching what happened in the bronze mirror intently.

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The capital of art, the Great Hall of Debate of Truth.

Bishop Martin was wearing a black robe. He was the main force of the Holy Court in this debate, and he was also one of the few orators who were not so watery.He was a tall man, more a tragedian than a theologian.He was a cunning and formidable opponent to his former opponents, for his speeches were often as much sophistry as it was credible.Today, he has cleverly misquoted his opponent's words time and time again, adding meanings to them that were not there before, thus jumping the debate from science to the trap of paradox in an unobtrusive way.

This is also impossible. Although the Holy Court has made perfect preparations, in front of the audience, they still have to do their best to show an overwhelming posture to refute everything.

Whenever scholars from other seminaries could not justify themselves, Bishop Martin would immediately summarize his views and understanding in a powerful voice, in order not to let them leak too many lies in front of the audience.

As the debate draws to a close, Bishop Martin's opponent—if someone who secretly colludes can be counted as an opponent—is the last one left.

"Gentlemen, just as the Almighty emphasizes." Bishop Martin concluded his debate and challenged his opponent with a confident gesture, "The eternal and sacred sky is the domain of the Holy Lord, and His Kingdom is established In that far country. Because of this, the heavenly bodies are still, and the earth on which we stand is the center of the stars, and we are beloved children of the Lord. Shall we consider ourselves His outcasts? ?”

Martin looked at his opponent, waiting for his answer.

It was a medium-sized Weber University professor, Professor Bieber.

Bishop Martin has a good idea of ​​what Bieber will say next.Bieber will cite some data to prove the correctness of the heliocentric theory.And he will pinpoint arithmetical and measurement errors in those data, thereby declaring Professor Bieber's conclusions invalid.Of all the scholars, Bishop Martin is the least worried about this Professor Bieber.

Because, unlike other scholars, this Professor Bieber himself is a villain who is corrupt and accepts bribes. As early as a few years ago, he eagerly defected to the Holy Court, and he is their own person.

Professor Bieber stood up, bowed to everyone, and then glanced at Bishop Martin.

While Bishop Martin was waiting for him to speak, he took out some papers: "Dear gentlemen, I have little knowledge about whether the celestial bodies are stationary and whether the heliocentric theory is absurd. There is something I would like to show you... these esteemed men, Mr Bishop Martin, Father Peter, Mr Duke Georgeson, wrote to me."

In the VIP audience, Duke Georgeson's face changed suddenly, and the smile on the complacent Mr. Martin's face suddenly froze.

Before the others could react, Professor Bieber had already stepped forward, holding up the letter in his hand:

"Gentlemen! Ladies! A heartbreaking thing has happened! What you have seen today is nothing but an elaborate rehearsal. Three days ago, my wife and son were under surveillance by the Judicial Bureau. You have It is not the truth that has been justly demonstrated, but a well-arranged deception. I am afraid that all the gentlemen here are as burdened by their wives and children as I am, and it is difficult to speak out..."

"He's talking nonsense!"

Duke Georgeson stood up with a "squeak" and pointed to Professor Bieber in the venue.

"How dare this greedy villain tell such a lie to insult me! Quick! Take him down!"

The hall was full of people, and when some other scholars were speaking, there were always people monitoring their words and deeds, but no one expected that Professor Bieber, who was with them, would betray him at the last moment.

"He's been possessed by a demon." Bishop Martin glanced at Professor Bieber waving the rebuttal they had strung together in advance, and immediately said loudly.

The audience was in an uproar, and a group of heavily armed guards pushed through the crowd and rushed into the hall.

"The truth cannot be profaned. In order to prove everything I said today, I am willing to die to prove that what I said is true!"

Professor Bieber shouted, and before the guards caught him, he slammed into the stone pillar next to him.

Blood splattered, and the picture seemed to freeze at this moment.

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"How is it? Your Majesty." The devil looked at the king with a smile, "Are you satisfied with the fun I have carefully prepared?"

"how did you do that?"

The king was a little surprised. Judging from the shocked expressions of Duke Georgeson and Bishop Martin at the end, Professor Bieber should be on their side.

"Because this Professor Bieber is also an out-and-out villain, I made a small deal with him." The devil spread his hands, "And his only eldest son is actually his beautiful wife. The product of a bishop's foolishness, he has nothing to do with his wife and children--he would like to let them die together."

"What kind of transaction can make people take the initiative to die?"

"Oh, this," replied the devil. "He's a half-wizard who secretly studies black magic—witchcraft comes back to him and he knows his time is numbered and he wants a place in hell. I'm enough for him." Small wish. It's a fair deal."

The king took a look at the devil, and had full doubts about the "fairness" in his mouth.

The devil shrugged. He promised to give that Mr. Wizard some power, but he didn't say that he wouldn't take it back after giving it?Isn't it normal for an undead to be torn apart by the lords of hell soon after gaining some authority?

"Shameless enough." The king lamented, whether it was Bishop Martin, Bieber, or the devil, what they did was shameless. "Unfortunately, it's just a farce."

Both he and the devil know that the last scene can only be regarded as a little trouble for the Holy Court-they can make up for it after the fact, such as finding out the usual tricks of Professor Bieber, destroying his image, and then claiming that the other party is the victim. Demon seduction—well, that's not exactly a fake.In the case that the Holy Court has awakened faith with miracles, this debate will only end in a complete victory for the Holy Court.

However, the seeds of doubt are always slowly planted.

"Haven't the bishops and gentlemen of the holy court noticed your actions?"

the king asked pointedly.

He noticed that the speed and power of the devil's actions in the world had been greatly improved compared to before.Or, the king suspects that even within the Holy Empire, there are some dark creatures driven by the devil.Otherwise, how did he find some fun for the Holy Court so quickly?

Although the devil regards himself as a loyal knight in front of the king, whoever really only treats him as an ordinary servant will have to pay a high price.

The king's concerns quickly shifted to other things: "Do wizards live in the world? Are there many of them?"

Ever since he knew the existence of Miss Witch among the Walwe Pirates, the king kept the group of "wizards" in his heart.It's a pity that what happened afterwards, whether it was the Black Death or the rebellion in the Northland, the founding of the Holy Court came too urgently and urgently, so that he was unable to take his hands off for a long time to do related things.

The devil undoes the trick on the mirror, and it becomes an ordinary bronze mirror again.Hearing the king's words, the devil understood what he wanted to do. After thinking about it, the devil suddenly smiled: "The number of wizards is much less than before, but... I think Your Majesty, they are your best now." Easy to get help."

"The Witch's Hammer."

said the king.

Obviously, after he promulgated this prey code in the holy court, he had the same idea as the devil.

"Yes. But it's more than that." The devil tilted his head slightly, as if sensing something, then looked down at the king, "Your Majesty, I think we can surprise the lords attending the banquet."

Just when the king was about to think about the meaning of his words, a crow landed in front of the king.The devil looked at him with a smile, obviously waiting for him to read the letter before saying what kind of surprise they could prepare for the lords who were about to attend the banquet.

The crow delivering the letter was much larger than usual.

The king recognized it.

It's the pet of the witch Grela on the ghost ship.

The king remembered that he had promised the lady witch a request. When she was ready, he would help her bring the sacrificed Volwe pirates back to the ghost ship.