While Alison was waiting to eat the leg of lamb, most of the powerful people in the kingdom gathered in the Archon's Meeting Castle.

Grand Duke Adili, five dukes who are attached to and directly subordinate to him, commanders of the Kingdom's Guards, big businessmen, guilds and parliamentary presidents of some cities, scholars and other various figures.

Only those without a church.

"According to our latest news, Earl Ratched lost a great knight while capturing the witch. The remaining knights took the paper dolls back to life as the remains of the dead witch. Judging from the current situation, looking for

The witch identification will never happen again."

Gaius looked at the many representatives on both sides of the long table and said seriously, "As for the resurrection of the hero Sibley, it has also been terminated because the body itself has been purified by the bishop of the church."

"Ah? Such a thing actually happened?"

"Yes, why would people in the church do this?"

There were murmurs of discussion on the council table, but they soon suppressed their curiosity and looked at the leader, Archduke Adili.

The Grand Duke played with the silver soldier doll in his hand and silently observed the expressions of everyone present. When he saw them looking at him, he smiled and said, "The people in the church have always been disapproving of my method of centralizing power. How come they purify it?"

In order to meet the hopes of the lords, I originally planned to talk to him about the customs and customs of two hundred years ago after the hero is resurrected."

When everyone heard what the Grand Duke said, regardless of whether it was true or not, they all admired him from the bottom of their hearts. After all, when rumors of heroes appeared in the capital, they were really worried, and they were far from being as free and easy as the Duke.

When Gaius heard this, he didn't say much and continued to do his job. As the imperial consul, he basically came here to serve as an intelligence adviser to the Grand Duke.

"The church is indeed dissatisfied with this kind of interference with the deceased, but this result is just a 'accidental injury'. According to the information we have, a witch appeared on the field at that time, and the grace bishop was releasing divine punishment."

"Witch?"

"How come there is such a thing?"

"Has the border land become so corrupted that it can breed witches?"

Not to mention those big businessmen and guild members, even the parliament president was a little frightened when he heard the word witch. After all, people of their status have some understanding of the professional sequence. If the first three levels of witches believe in demons,

A degenerate, a witch who steps into the ranks of witches cannot be called a human being.

Those things that incorporate some demonic characteristics are generally called monsters.

He doesn't act according to common sense, is crazy and inhumane, and the most important thing is that he is a huge threat and has no taboos in doing things. Ordinary professionals still have the possibility to negotiate even if they encounter enemies. When they encounter a witch, it is difficult to recruit people.

It is said that this happened to two princes decades ago. One said that I knew the Pope very well and we always drank tea together. As a result, the tea was soaked and the meat was separated from the bones when it was taken out. The other said that the king

It was my father. As a result, the witch asked someone to send his head back home.

"Don't be nervous, everyone. This is the royal capital, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops here." Adili looked at the panicked people and comforted him, "And he is not a powerful figure who can be defeated by Bishop Shen'en."

"Besides, the witch is probably dead. You don't have to worry about this kind of thing. In short, the church has no reason to suppress us now, and the Imperial Bank has already given us a low-interest loan. As soon as the funds arrive, we can set off.

.”

"I can guarantee this, the military expenditure cannot be faked." Gaius continued after the Grand Duke finished speaking, "And you are quite powerful in cities around the world, so you must not make any moves that cause misunderstanding."

"This is natural. Restoring the ancient French country before the advent of the red moon, and reviving wealth like an empire, is what we have always been looking forward to."

The participants all nodded slightly after hearing this, expressing their full confidence in the Grand Duke's team.

At the same time, this is what they want.

Council counselors, citizen system, freedom to form guilds, elimination of the lord system, complete army and guard system, charter certificates no longer require bribes, you can wear clothes of other colors, no need to restrain your appetite, urban construction and renovation, complete public facilities, introduction of imperial technology

.

The most important thing is that they will not be invaded by debtor nobles in the middle of the night and hang themselves, nor will they be classified as an illegal organization for offending the nobles, let alone pay taxes to the church!

Most of the people left the meeting castle with their imagination and expectations for the future. In addition to Gaius, there were several Duke Guard commanders and a few other confidants left behind. After Gaius saw that the door to the conference room was closed, he

A letter was thrown to Carlo.

"read."

"Because supporting the Grand Duke to unify the Kingdom of Thorns poses a potential threat to the empire, the previously promised loan of 7 million gold coins was given."

"What happened to the loan?" The Grand Duke was shocked when he heard this and stood up suddenly to look at Carlo.

"The interest fee will have to be increased." Carlo looked at the Grand Duke, "The principal is 40%."

"Huh~" The Grand Duke breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, then sat back down, pointed at Carlo and said to the Grand Dukes around him, "Hit me."

"Yes!" Without saying a word, the princes went up and beat Carlo violently, gouging out his eyes, ears and kicking him everywhere, just like ruffians on the street.

"Forty percent, almost half." Adili looked at Gaius, "Do all the bankers in your empire do business with the monarch like this? The descendants of Judah in the kingdom don't dare to do this."

"Even if you only invest 80% of the capital in business, you will earn more than this in a year." Gaius said and looked aside, "Tell the Dukes to take a rest. The king has been uneasy recently and beat him.

If it breaks, no one will protect your safety."

"In fact, your protection is not enough." The Grand Duke said, but he still waved his hand. After several Dukes came back, he looked at Gaius, "If it weren't for a group of people from the Dark Holy Night this morning,

If I suddenly change sides, I won’t even have a place to discuss matters.”

"It is indeed a troublesome organization." Gaius nodded after hearing this, "The first-level intelligence agent I brought here is almost dead."

"Then that's your problem. If you don't have the first level, you can ask the second level." The Grand Duke interrupted him and looked at him with a frown.

Dark Glory Holy Night, a secret organization supported by the Thorn Flower Royal Family in the early days, controls the summoner path, and has always abided by the ancient contract of "Anyone who destroys the dynasty must be killed", so much so that after the little king was kicked out, the Grand Duke just drank water.

You have to be careful if there is a magic circle if the cup is low.

This was originally used to deal with the church, but I didn't want to bear the pressure that I shouldn't have to bear.

"I did have this plan before." Gaius raised his eyebrows when he heard this and explained to the Grand Duke, "But fortunately today, an organization called Demon Hunters was suddenly established in the capital. They have villains, mercenaries and even retired ones.

There are warriors, down-and-out nobles, professionals who can't get missions, and even cultists."

"Those at the bottom of the royal capital seem to be specifically aiming to attack the Holy Night of Darkness. They are looking for people in the streets and alleys. When they encounter those hateful summoners, they will fight them. They may even risk their lives. There are even some who can survive clearly and just rush in.

In the past, they fought against the summoner's monsters, but before the council, they actually destroyed six dens in the royal capital, seventeen magic summoning rituals, and even captured one of the hell summoners, and then ended up missing."

The Grand Duke sighed after hearing this, and then looked at Gaius, "I know this. A total of 720 low-level residents of the royal capital died. It is false to say that they were demon hunters, but they are indeed warriors, and they may not be able to do so in the future.

They are used by me, so when they help me clean up those guys in Dark Glory Holy Night, can you not target their leaders?!"

When he said this, the Grand Duke was already angry.

Hearing this, Gaius looked at Adili in silence with his eyes widened, and after a while he said, "Your Excellency, the hell summoner demolished our empire's containment bureau branch in the royal capital."

"Then what? Are you sure you want to go against me?" the Grand Duke asked.

"If you are sure you want to accept that kind of thorn traitor, then there is nothing I can do about it." Gaius stared at the archduke who was about to fall out, his cheeks trembled twice, and finally he sighed, "I just hope you won't regret it in the future.

."

"Tell me about the Prophet's Church." The Grand Duke did not continue the topic, but asked others.

Gaius was stunned when he heard this, and then sighed, "They have their shadow in all the southern territories, even in the cities. They have mastered many destiny risers and sent guides to guide their destiny. Although there are many in number, currently the most

The strong one is just a baron."

"Alas~" The Grand Duke raised his head and sighed after hearing this, "These troublemakers, in the past, I couldn't hear a single news from them in several years."

"That's just because your intelligence personnel are so bad. In fact, they moved to the kingdom a few years ago and have been plotting to overthrow the Kingdom of Thorns." Gaius looked at the Grand Duke and was speechless, "It just happened that you were sitting there.

It’s just this location.”

The Grand Duke nodded slightly, his eyes were very sad, and he felt like he was taking the blame.

He closed his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows. Tolaman, one of the four dukes behind him, looked at Gaius and said, "If you have nothing to do, you can go down first."

Gaius nodded after hearing this, and was about to stand up when he heard the Grand Duke shout, "Hold on, tell me what's bothering you, otherwise I won't feel at ease."

"Okay." Gaius nodded.

"Really?" The archduke suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Gaius.

"It's not a big deal, it's about the little king." Gaius said.

"Oh, is he not dead yet?" The Grand Duke was immediately distracted after hearing this, "Remember that he was thrown to the grassland by his brothers, right?"

"It's at Edward's place," Gaius said, "but the latest news is that Edward took him to the Earldom of Ratched and mastered a cursed object, which contains a complete method for tyrant professional advancement."

The Grand Duke nodded when he heard this, and then looked at the Dukes around him, "You must remember, you will have to grab this thing when you crush Lachid."

"He disappeared." Gaius shook his head slightly when he heard this, "Also missing with him were the Bishop of Divine Grace and a bodyguard of an earl."

"Change the topic." The Grand Duke felt a little tired.

"Staff who fight against the Empire's four and eight guards must be charged."

"The door is over there, you can go."

At the same time, Edward was leading two penguins with his child on his back across the Lached Wilderness toward the southeast, muttering, "People nowadays look down on ordinary professions at all, and they can't learn mysterious professions. What kind of witches are they?"

Ah, prophet, puppet master druid, it’s hard to find opportunities.”

"Quack~" a penguin shouted, I don't know if it was the bishop or the guard.

"We must choose a desolate area, find a fool knight, and cultivate a tyrant, we have to mass-produce, sweep the floor, chop wood, herd horses and sheep, torture whatever we want, in one word, miserable!"

"Don't think it's cruel, just this may not lead to awakening!"

"We only single out the scourge of the empire. This is the challenge!"

"I think it should be worth 18,000 no matter what. I don't ask for a high rank, but I ask for a large number of people!"
Chapter completed!