Victor held Catherine's delicate hand and said: "The Light Guard of Nachtigal is independent of the Cardinals, the monastery and the Knights of Radiance. It has its own establishment of paladins, priests and paladins... Isn't this just a small church?

?”

Catherine grinned and said: "Yes, the church has suffered a serious blow. As long as the light guards protect the pope, they can prop up the church's structure. However, the light guards cannot stay away from the pope. Nachtigal's external threats

The impact is extremely limited.”

Victor was dissatisfied with Catherine's views. He was more concerned about the secular side of Nachtigal. He even suspected that the first pope asked Nakhtigal to resign from the position of grand master of the Knights of Radiance. This was not only an alternative force to build the church, but also a

In order to preserve the blood of knights.

When the church encounters setbacks, Nachtigal's light guards can supplement the losses of other institutions and stabilize the church's situation. On the other hand, if the secular knight family encounters a blow, the descendants of Nachtigal can also serve as knights.

Instead, rule a city-state or form a kingdom.

As Nakhtigal spreads its branches and spreads the blood of knights, the church's influence on the secular world will continue to increase until it covers all city-states. This is probably the original intention of the first pope and the ancestors of Nakhtigal.

What is puzzling is that the Testir family has embarked on a similar path. Their descendants used the name of Frederick to create the Sasanian Empire. However, Nakhtigar did nothing. What is strange about this?

The heraldry of the York family is not comprehensive enough, I need more sources of information... Victor thought secretly, turned to Catherine and asked:

"Dear, not all descendants of the Paladin family can become priests. Do you know whether Nakhtigar established other secular regimes before the Iron Mountain Empire?"

Catherine blinked her eyes and said in embarrassment: "This... history is too long. I can't answer your question now. I will check it for you after I return to China."

Victor thought for a while, shook his head and said, "They are trying to conceal their identity, and it is probably impossible to find out... Unless the church is willing to publish thousands of years of ranger records, so that everyone can see how many rangers who founded the family are Nah.

Descendants of Tigal."

Catherine pushed Victor gently and said coquettishly: "Mr. Randall, I have finished speaking. It is your turn to give me advice."

Victor converged his divergent thoughts, smiled, and said: "After so many years, I doubt how loyal Nachtigal can still be to the Pope's lineage? But there is no doubt that the Pope is in Nakhtigal's hands.

A big card. One side of this big card is the Guardians of Light, and the other side is the Holy Mountain Monastery. More than 1,500 years ago, the Pope's Light Guards and the priests of the Holy Mountain Monastery were bloodbathed by the Pantheon.

They were squeezed out of the core of power of the Council of Cardinals due to the suppression of the regiment. After that, they took refuge in the Inquisition and took charge of the Eastern League dioceses, which was almost an exile."

"Looking at Nakhtigar again, because of the blood of knights, although they have recovered their strength, they have lost the support of the priests of the Holy Mountain Sect and can only stay dormant within the church without any say. The worst thing is that Testir

After taking power, no knight family dared to marry Nachtigal. Their knight bloodline was weakened. Except for the paladins who relied on the power of divine magic to maintain the ancient bloodline, the blood descendants of non-paladins became weaker and weaker with each generation and had no ability to fight against the knights.

Secular infiltration. This goes against Nachtigal’s original intention of giving up the Knights of Radiance and is unacceptable to them. Therefore, they came together with Neo West.”

"After more than 400 years of rest and recuperation, Nachtigal and Neovest launched a counterattack 300 years ago in an attempt to support the pope's lineage to return to power, which was the famous Holy City Rebellion. But it ultimately failed.

Already."

Victor stopped his analysis, looked at Catherine, and asked: "What was the reason for their failure?"

Catherine bit her lower lip and said, "They brought in the priests of the Holy Mountain faction. The priests of other factions in the church could not accept the return of the Holy Mountain priests to the center of the Holy See, and instead compromised with the Radiant Knights."

Victor laughed and said: "You see, it doesn't matter to Nachtigal whether the Pope's lineage is personally in power. The Pope must be a puppet. But Nakhtigal needs to find a cooperation within the Holy See that can represent their interests.

They chose the priests from the Holy Mountain sect.”

Catherine thought for a moment and said: "Do you think Carsten Nachtigal recruited free people from the Eastern Alliance and formed a mercenary army in order to cooperate with the priests of the Holy Mountain Sect again? However, three hundred years ago, Trigoval

The Inquisition imprisoned all the priests who participated in the rebellion in the Holy City until death, and now the Holy Mountain Monastery has no connection with the Pope."

"More than three hundred years have passed, and all hatred should be let go. I think His Majesty Carsten has accepted the reality." Victor shook his head and said, "I guess the thing is like this, Nakhtigar will never come back.

He wants the central power of the Holy See. He wants the secular power of the Eastern Alliance. This can not only settle the in-law family Niovest, but also find a way out for the ordinary knights of the family. The so-called recruitment of mercenaries is to let Niovest

An excuse for the Ste family to enter the Eastern Conference."

"Carsten is the first paladin after all. He only wants a piece of territory like the Eastern Alliance. The Cardinals and the Knights of Radiance have no reason to object. However, the church is not willing to see the Light Guard expand its secular power. On the other hand, Su

The two kingdoms of Sri Lanka and Borui have been lying on the Eastern Alliance, sucking blood for hundreds of years, and are not willing to give up their back garden to Neo West."

"The key lies in Neo West's attitude. He is unwilling to go to the Eastern League, so Nakhtigar has no choice. Therefore, the Sus and Borui people tried to draw Neo West's attention to the south bank of the Goldwater River.

.The Cardinals and the Knights of Radiance could not openly refuse Nachtigal's small request, so they secretly added fuel to the fire, trying to separate Neowest from Nachtigal's camp, thus weakening the secular influence of the Light Guard.

.”

"If he had a choice, Neo West would certainly not go to the Eastern Alliance, which is full of devil grass. He is now trying to get the best of both worlds and wants to cross the river to expand south. However, the church is afraid that our Gambis will interfere with it, so it has not sent a formal note to the Kite Castle.

, but secretly testing our attitude."

Victor pointed at his nose and said innocently: "Test me... maybe there are other big families, but in short, they can't come directly to Kite Castle."

The matter is complex yet simple. More than ten years ago, Augusta protected the two earls who betrayed the Rand royal family. Emperor Neowest killed King Len. Augusta in the name of crusading against the rebellion. His behavior was completely

It is legal. It is also legal for the lord of Gombis to seek revenge for his lord. The problem is that once Gombis launches a war of revenge against the Lant Empire, it will force Nachtigal to resign as the chief of the Light Guards and join the Lant Empire. Nach

Tigal has lost his magical power and is still a legendary knight. No one wants the Lant Empire to have two legendary knights. The church does not want Sylvia to kill the two legendary strong men of mankind. Moreover, even if Gombey

If Si can win the war, Roland and Goron may not be spared. The August family will lose their two highnesses, and Gombis will basically collapse.

Launching a war of revenge is not an option to solve the problem. However, the church requires Gombis to reconcile with the Lant royal family, thereby stripping Neo West of its relationship with the Light Guard. The royal family members of Gombis cannot accept it emotionally, and Gombis’

The lords had no political stance for reconciliation.

Catherine was in a state of confusion. She didn't want to show indifference in front of Victor, and she was worried that her lover would suspect that she couldn't forget her past feelings and wasn't devoted to him. She was silent for a long time and said quietly: "My dear, I won't accompany you."

Go to the Earl of De Keyser... I firmly believe that with your wisdom, you can cope with all situations. I will wait for your return in Kegston."

"I……"

Catherine stretched out her hand to cover Victor's mouth, tilted her head, and said with a shy smile: "Your Highness Randall, I am not the queen mother of Gombis now, I am just your woman. Before you leave for Count Dekeyser

Before you take it, you have to stay with me."

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In the next two months, Victor and Catherine were inseparable, attending various social activities held by the Naville nobles, visiting the scenery of the Naville Basin, and spending a leisurely and beautiful time together. But Victor

There are always a few questions in my mind.

First, Nachtigal has a profound heritage and orderly inheritance. Its family history is older than that of the Radiant Church. Everyone knows how many secrets they know and how many secrets they hide. Why would such a family do anything to the barren and desolate Eastern Alliance?

interested?

Secondly, the wizard organization of the Eastern Alliance has the mage inheritance of the Alchemy Empire, but why didn't they take out the gold recovery potion in advance and had to wait until Alchemy Tower No. 7 came out? Or, those wizards just recently discovered an alchemy empire in the Eastern Alliance

remains?

Thirdly, the Masked Brotherhood, which is run by the wizard organization of the Eastern Alliance, controls a powerful armed force, and the arcane warriors under its command are almost unparalleled in the contemporary era. Is Nakhtigar’s coveting of the Eastern Alliance related to the wizard organization? Is it related to the Alchemy Empire?

Relics related?

There are currently no answers to these questions, but Victor has completed his main purpose of collecting rune crystals. It can be foreseen that the power of Alchemy Tower No. 7 will reach another level. No matter whether the opponent is friend or foe, he will have the advantage.

The simplest and most direct method is that as long as Victor keeps sending alchemy creatures to the Eastern Alliance, he can defeat them.

Time is on Victor's side, and all the mysteries can be left to be solved later. But in order to catch the tail of the wizard organization, one must keep an eye on the noble spokesperson they launched - Raymond Peter.

Victor quietly gave Mercury another order: try to drive a nail into Raymond Peter's side.
Chapter completed!