The Sun King's Evidence

When Raoun Leo Cornwall walked into the living room of the mansion wearing an elegant men's shirt and breeches, with the Cologne sword hanging on his waist that had been passed down by the Dukes of Connet, François and Ryan stood up to greet the Duke of Connet, whose title was "Lion Heart". Like them, he was a distinguished Knight of the Holy Grail.

"Long time no see, Lawn." Francois said with a smile: "Congratulations, you have returned from completing the trial."

"Long time no see, Mr. Lawn, it's an honor to meet you." Ryan also said: "You must have something important to discuss when you come to visit at such a late night?"

"Indeed."

Lawn's age seems to be about thirty, and his aura is stronger than that of Ryan's high-level legend. He should have reached the peak of legend. His blue eyes are full of piety and wisdom, but he is Somewhat annoyed, the clean and beautiful brown goatee was decorated very carefully, the white Holy Grail Knight cloak was worn behind his back, and the golden Holy Grail Knight badge hung on his chest: "Can I take a step to speak? This place... is not suitable."

Francois nodded: "Open that room."

The mansion owned by Duke Winford is not very big, but there is a room like this in the mansion. This room has only one door and faces gardens and pools on three sides. It is specially used for confidential conversations.

A round table was placed in the middle of the small room. The servant brought some fruit snacks and a few goblets, and then bowed out.

"What happened to make our Duke of Connet pay a special visit at this time?" Francois sat down calmly, and Ryan also asked strangely.

Neither Ryan nor Francois had a special relationship with the new Duke of Connet. Among them, Ryan was better. On his way down the mountain after defeating the Doomsday Bull, he met Lau, who was still a knight of duty at the time. Well, the two had a hearty chat, but Francois really had no friendship with Laune. According to the Duke himself, he had never even met Laune once.

"I am indeed a little embarrassed to visit late at night." Lao En nodded awkwardly, with a calm expression on his face. He continued: "It's just that I thought about it. Before I left office, my father told me to contact him if I had any hesitations. Monsignor Francois is discussing it, and Ryan happens to be here too."

"What's the matter?" Francois asked following Lawn's words.

"...Your Excellency Francois, Ryan, you should have heard about it, right? There have been some warehouse fires in the Principality of Connet recently?" Lawn said in a low voice.

Both of them knew about this, so Ryan and Francois both nodded. Two warehouses in the Principality of Connet recently caught fire, and a lot of food and stored materials were lost inside: "Do you know the reason?"

"Of course I know the reason." Raun's face was serious, and there was some annoyance in his voice: "It's my reason. After I became the new Duke, I immediately ordered a thorough inspection of the food, weapons, equipment, and material reserves in all warehouses in my territory."

"You are impulsive, Lawn!" Francois said immediately, and the Duke immediately pointed out Lawn's problem: "Yes, you should indeed check, but you should not check immediately, you should send your capable courtiers With your loyal retinue, first check the storage conditions of the major warehouses and who are the managers. If you announce with great fanfare that you will check all warehouses as soon as you take office, then something will definitely go wrong."

"Yes, obviously, the actual grain storage in these two warehouses is very likely to be eroded a lot. If Lord Lao En wants to conduct routine inspections, then the nobles responsible for managing the warehouses can also transfer aid to each other and move around, but Lao En Your Excellency, you want to thoroughly investigate all the warehouses when you come up, then..." Ryan shook his head one after another: "They couldn't deal with this problem, so they simply burned it down and died without any evidence."

"You should understand this, Lawn. You are also a duke. There are some things you need to know about. You can avoid this situation by appointing agents, magistrates and Poseidon priests to jointly manage like Bo Derek did. Or you can be like Berhemond and replace him every time he becomes arrogant." Francois continued: "You can just deal with him."

"I understand, Sir Francois, Ryan, I found this during a thorough investigation." Lawn took out a note: "This note is from a high-level vampire who was discovered during the thorough investigation. I will deal with it myself." He was arrested and this note was found in his residence."

Only then did Ryan and Francois pay attention: "This is words written in blood."

"It's the blood language." Francois shook his head: "Maybe we need someone..."

"Serve your master or die. You know that Gul's real master is not you." Ryan read directly.

"You also know the vampire language?!" Francois said in surprise.

"Yes, my Duke, there is only so much content on the note. It is like a warning." Ryan touched his chin, and the incompatible content made him feel very strange: "Other than that, there is nothing Nothing else.”

"Is this like a request for a merger?" Lawn also asked doubtfully: "A certain upper-level vampire requires a lower-level vampire to obey his orders? Then who is the master?"

"Whether they are vampires or undead, they all have only one master." Ryan said lightly: "The Lord of the Undead, Nagash."

After hearing the name, Francois and Lawn's faces became very solemn.

Ryan stood up: "Should I go directly to the Holy Grail Cathedral to report to Her Highness Morgiana?"

"Wait a minute, Ryan!" Francois shook his head quickly: "Lian, don't be impulsive. The effect of this may not be good, but there is a danger of alerting the enemy. Besides, what can we prove with just such a paragraph? You know, there are countless vampires lurking in the upper class of this country, and it will not do us any good to act rashly."

"I think so too. I think the vampires are planning something." Raun pinched his chin and asked Francois: "Could it be Kemmler Heinrich?"

Kemmler-Heinrich, the great wizard of the dead, twice tried to enter Britannia to find something. The first time he was defeated by the army led by Francois, and the second time Kemmler-Heinrich tried to enter Britannia to find something. Rishi learned his lesson, and he led the undead army to enter Britannia from the forest of Athel Loren...

Then there was nothing more. What was certain was that Kemmler was not dead.

"It's possible, doubtful, but not certain." Francois said. The Grand Duke seemed to be interested in this matter: "So, what is the vampire looking for?"

"A book, a book that records the magical achievements of Nagash, Lord of the Undead." Raun suddenly said: "You must remember that I was dressed in rags, broke into my father's banquet, and asked him for a favor. Something to help with.”

Ryan and Francois both nodded. This matter is relatively famous. All the Holy Grail Knights know about it. Even all the great nobles in the kingdom except the Holy Grail Knights know about it. Fortunately, Lawn finally succeeded in becoming The Knight of the Holy Grail is a good talker, otherwise it would be a joke.

"At that time, a necromancer named Metron led an army of the undead and marched towards the capital, Curona, from the underground river on the north bank of Connet." Lawn recalled the past, and his The corners of his eyes were full of grief: "I found out about this. I knew no one would believe me when I said that the undead marched from the underground river, so I returned to my family's castle alone and asked my father for help."

"Sixteen knights rushed into the underground river in the cave with us. We suffered huge casualties. In the end, everyone died in the battle, but there were still hundreds of undead troops. Even my best friend Burka De was also burned to death by the necromancer Metron using a spell, and turned into a ball of molten iron, leaving me alone." Lawn said sadly: "In despair, I rushed forward and hugged him. Following Metron, I fell into the underground river and sank into the underground lake. Amidst the desperate cry of the evil wizard, I learned that his goal was to obtain the remains of Nagash left in Britannia. One of the nine volumes of spiritual books.”

"Then, when I woke up, I found myself at the bottom of the lake but not drowning. I knew it was the lady who saved me. I could even feel her power healing my wounds, so I held on tightly. The sword she blessed pierced Metron in the water." Lawn ended his memory. It was obvious that the Holy Grail knight felt very guilty for the sixteen family knights who were willing to follow him but all died in battle.

"Salute to you, Lord Lawn." Ryan was in awe, and Francois also expressed his respect.

A knight who can be recognized by the Lady of the Lake is unquestionable in the Eight Knightly Virtues and Strength.

"So, to sum up, the undead came to Britannia to find one of the nine books of Nagash, the lord of the undead, and their current goal is to concentrate their strength?" Francois said towards Lawn said: "In this case, you and I will send out personnel to investigate this matter first. Her Highness Morgiana is not easy to contact, so Ryan will be in charge. Once any news comes out, immediately notify the Knights of the Holy Grail branch in Kurona. I will also personally dispatch the knight commander Eugene!"

"I see!"

At this time, there was a rumble of thunder outside.

"It's raining." The patter of rain rang out. Ryan and Francois sent Lawn out of the mansion gate. The newly appointed Duke of Connet rode away on his horse. Even in the rain, this The Holy Grail Knight walked very quickly and disappeared around the corner.

"Be prepared. This knights meeting may not be peaceful. Lawn is a trustworthy person." Francois walked to Ryan and whispered: "If he is not loyal, Louis will not trust him." If the Duke's position is given to him, the lady will not recognize him."

"I'm not worried about this." Ryan shook his head. He always felt that something was wrong: "The Holy Grail was given by the lady, so naturally I wouldn't worry about it. I'm just worried... If what the vampire is looking for is not the Nine Books, or something else. What is it?"

"What do you mean?" Francois also thought thoughtfully. The wise Duke had fought vampires many times, and he knew that this creature was the most cunning: "Looking for the Nine Books is just a cover?"

"No, I mean, the nine volumes are indeed priceless treasures for vampires, but...could there be something else attracting vampires?" Ryan began to have some associations.

He thought of Morgiana being subjected to a powerful undead curse, and even more of what Morgiana said about the attack in Berleon and the Night of Blood.

Is this related to the vampires' plan?

No one knows.

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More and more knights began to pour into Kurona, preparing to participate in the Knights Conference. Ryan and others estimated that at least five to six hundred young knights errant would participate in this knights conference.

Young knights from the Principality of Winford also came to the registration point to sign up, and knights errant from twelve principalities signed up here.

The registration site was very crowded. Young and passionate knights-errant kept shouting their names and showing their coats of arms. Behind the white boulder arch, a white-haired Marquis was presiding over the registration ceremony. The long queue of knights lined up for two blocks. In order to express their piety and virtue to the lady, all the knights lined up in person, even the Duke's daughter. Sulia stood far away from the crowd. In the middle, waiting for the team that is advancing at a very fast pace.

Ryan, Francois, and Julius were standing far away. Among them, Francois saw the white-haired nobleman, and a strange smile flashed on his face: "It's really difficult for him. .”

"It's hard for him? My Duke, who is he?" Ryan asked curiously, because he found that even Julius, who had a serious and rigid personality, looked like he couldn't help laughing.

"His name is Charles, he is Richard's eldest son, he is also the Marquis of Le-Angoulant, and the first heir to the Duke of Le-Angoulant." Julius explained: "From a certain point of view, He is still the crown prince and crown prince, and as long as Richard appoints him as his heir and Her Highness Morgiana agrees, he will be the next king."

Crown Prince? He looks like an old man in his seventies? Ryan thought to himself, this guy doesn't even have a few hairs on his head, how can he still be a king?

"Is he really the eldest son of His Majesty Richard? Why do I think he looks older?" Ryan complained.

"That's because his strength is not good enough. He is only an elite mid-level. At the age of seventy, he naturally looks very old." Francois took over the conversation, and there was always a strange smile on his face. : "He was established as the first heir to the Duke at the age of three, and was named Marquis Le-Angoulant at the age of ten."

"But from that time to now, sixty-seven years have passed. The toddler in the past has become a gray-haired old man, but Charles still hasn't been able to wait until the day when he inherits the title of Duke. Well, he At the same time, he is still waiting for Richard to pass the throne to him."

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