Dust of History Chapter 63: The chaos begins

"You are my biggest piece of good news this year." Seeing Asa come out of the teleportation formation, Oufu's short staff officer was greatly relieved. He has been walking around beside the teleportation array all the time, his already exaggerated face has been piled up with worry and anxiety into a big, round bitter gourd. It wasn't until I saw two blue teleportation lights shining from the teleportation array that I felt relieved.

Suddenly returning from the stormy city of Erathia to the starry wild highland, Asa's mood was also relieved. He smiled and said: "One teleportation scroll can be exchanged for the biggest piece of good news. It seems that this itself is also good news."

"From my point of view, this is good news, but from Oufu's point of view, it is not. Fortunately, I was able to bring you back, otherwise it would be a real loss." Lord Borugan sighed tone. "Mr. Sedros spent countless energy to obtain these two scrolls, and they can use extraordinary strategic means in extraordinary times. Because of the perennial war, Erasia's control over the transmission of magic scrolls is very strict. They never thought that we would Two people raided Erathia's royal city. But now they must be aware that even if they don't close the teleportation magic circle in the future, the protection of the magic circle will not be as easy as it is now."

Asa was stunned, and then realized that it was not that simple to let Jessica return to Erasia, and wasting a scroll that might turn the situation around at a critical moment in order to save herself with an extremely slim chance , even he himself had to admit that this was probably a bit of a 'waste'.

"You said that I am the biggest good news this year. Could it be that killing Eschael is not as good as the news of my return?"

"The death of the cardinal is certainly beneficial to us, but it is far less beneficial than the benefit of you, the captain of the secret army, being alive."

Asa said to him proudly: "Seeing that you are so sad, let me tell you another piece of good news by the way. When we came back, we killed a court magician named Saiya by the way, and then the knights of the Kingdom General Ou Ling may be in big trouble. They actually wanted to kill the temple knights they didn't like when they were chasing me..."

Master Borugan listened carefully to Asa's story about how he rescued the female knight, the spirit in the bull's eyes lifted up, but then he fell silent again in thinking, and finally turned into a wry smile: " Under the current circumstances, this is really not good news..."

"What do you mean? Why? I thought you'd be delighted to hear that."

"Whether it is the news alone or the news of Eschael's death alone, I will be very happy. But the combination of the two news is different." Borugan-sama sighed. The big face like a sesame seed is even more sad and bitter. "Many times. The effects of things of the same nature are not just superimposed, but also affect each other, that is to say, they are not added, but multiplied. Two negative numbers are multiplied. Then it is not a negative number."

"Negative number? What do you mean?" Asa frowned and looked at the dwarf in front of him.

"If it was simply the death of Bishop Eschael, Queen Catherine would take this opportunity to weaken the church's power in Erasia, which could have temporarily eased the situation in Oufu, but now the general murdered the temple The failure of the knights has exacerbated the conflict between the queen and the church to the extreme, to the point where it is completely irreconcilable. Celeste will never tolerate this situation. The Pope would rather give up Euphon than tolerate a betrayal Her own Erasia. And Queen Catherine also knows this, so Catherine has only two choices now, one is to completely turn against the church, and the other is to completely submit to the church." Lord Borugan paused, the two big But God looked at Asa and asked, "Which one do you think Catherine will choose?"

"So that's how it is." Asa thought for a while and smiled wryly. Then he asked: "Could the church turn a blind eye to the murder of the temple knights by her men?"

"Isn't it? They are all political veterans. Could it be that they still can't see the direction of the general trend and the relationship between them, and instead waste energy and time on these trivial things?"

"Then I have told the female knight about Eschael's identity, and asked her to bring the news back to Celeste. Is this useless?"

"I don't know what's the use. I only know that they can't spread it around. So even if it's useful, it's probably not very useful." Mr. Borugan shook his head and sighed. "Let's go, don't guess about them for now, we still have our own business."

Celeste. Glorious Castle, in Lancelot's room.

The paladin frowned and looked at the pile of small things in front of him, among which a silver skull mask and two teleportation scrolls were the most conspicuous. There are two small purple skull marks on the two ports of the teleportation scroll, and the faint silver light emitted from the skull mask shows that it is actually made of Mithril, and the craftsmanship and production methods are extremely precise and meticulous. , the magic fluctuation attached to it shows that it has been attached with some kind of magic, whether it is a magic item or a treasure, it is a priceless treasure.

Of course, its most valuable is not in itself, but in the meaning it represents.

"These were all found from the body of Bishop Eschael and the secret place in his room. I have specially identified the scroll and the mask...they are all real. And This letter," Taliss took out a blank piece of paper from her pocket, there were only a few lines on it, and it was obvious that she hadn't finished writing it yet. The temple knight seemed to be struggling to hold the paper, as if the paper was so heavy that she couldn't even lift it up, her fingers and voice were trembling slightly. "Written to Nopolinot, it seems to be talking about reducing the amount of donations to the church this year, because a lot of magic items are needed to make gargoyles and flesh puppets. I have found several handwriting on this letter. A person who specializes in authenticating handwriting will appraise it, these... do not seem to be forged, they are indeed Master Eschael's handwriting..."

Lancelot sighed, his eyebrows frowned, slowly shook his head, looked at Taliss and said in a voice: "Do you know that you collected the relics of a cardinal without authorization?" It is beyond your duty to make judgments."

Talis did not expect Lancelot to have such a reaction at all, she hurriedly said loudly: "But these things are too..."

"Stop talking, does anyone else know about these things?" Lancelot said lightly.

Talis replied: "No. These things are really amazing. It's too... unseemly. I dare not let other people participate. I only showed the words to the people who authenticated the handwriting, and they didn't know the words. I know the content of this letter. I am the only one who knows about it now. I dare not send these things to the court or directly to His Majesty. So I will show you first."

"You did a good job. Remember in the future that these things and these things should never be known to others." Lancelot put away the mask and scroll, and looked at the unfinished letter letter, with a sigh. With a flick of the finger, the white paper that was enough to shake the entire church turned into a dusty fine powder and scattered down.

"You...you..." Talis opened her eyes wide, watching the paladin's every move in disbelief.

Lancelot looked at his disciple, his face and voice were the same calm, and he said softly: "You should also know that if these things come out from the mouth of a temple knight, it will be harmful to him." The damage done to the entire church is nothing compared to the rumors spread by heretics. This is also the purpose of the person who told you these things.”

"But this...this...don't even His Majesty want to keep these things a secret? That person said...says...Master Adela...is the same as Bishop Eschael. If it is true In this way, His Majesty is not very dangerous..."

Lancelot said lightly: "Do you think His Majesty needs you to remind?"

"He knows?" Talis's expression was more incredible than seeing a mouse swallow an elephant with her own eyes. She was startled for a while, and slowly looked at her teacher. "In other words, these are all true? And you... also knew?"

"No, I don't know." Lancelot shook his head. "It's just a rough guess. Now you don't know it's them until you tell me."

"This...how is it possible. How can you allow...His Majesty the Pope...the Necromancer..." Talis was incoherent. I know what is going on in my head right now. She had been shocked by her own discovery. Even if the evidence was indeed beyond doubt, she still couldn't believe it. This is like a child who is unwilling to believe that there is a heinous murderer in his family even in the face of conclusive evidence. But now Lancelot's reaction is not just a blunt admission, but the metaphor of this reaction is even more unbelievable.

The patron saint of the Church of Light, the only man in mainland China who can bear the title of "Holy Knight" has almost equated with the word "justice". But he knew that the necromancer was in the church but he was indifferent. And according to what he said, not only he himself knows, but even the Pope, the leader of all believers on the mainland, is the same.

Talisbo thought she was going crazy. She originally thought that the identity of the cardinal was earth-shattering, but compared with these, it was just a wave in a rough sea.

Lancelot naturally saw that his disciple was confused. He didn't explain directly, but put his finger into the ink bottle on the desk, it was stained with ink, and then he stroked the desk, a thick ink stain lay across the desk. Then he pointed to the black scratch and asked Talis: "What color is this?"

"It's black." Talis looked at Lancelot's answer, and she could still tell it no matter how bewildered she was.

But Lancelot shook his head and said, "No, it's actually a mixture of all the colors."

Talis nodded. It doesn't need to be a professional painter or painter, anyone with a little common sense knows that if the pigments of various colors are mixed completely, it will become a mass of black like ink.

A ball of light mixed with fighting spirit and white magic power floated on his finger. He asked his apprentice again: "What color light is this?"

"White light." Talis replied honestly.

"No. This is a mixture of all colors of light. I have seen it in dwarf artisans. If you refract it with a triangular glass mirror, the white light will radiate into seven colors of light. If you put it again When the seven-color earth light gathers together, it will become white light again."

Talis looked at Lancelot blankly. She seemed to be able to sense the hidden meaning in these words, but she couldn't clearly capture them.

"Like this seemingly simple black and white, in fact, the essence of anything is not so simple that it is easy to distinguish each other." Lancelot flicked his fingers, and all the ink on his fingers disappeared instantly. The white ball of light also dissipated into the air together. His voice and eyes slowly became serious. "It's really easy and convenient to bring everything down to a simple concept. Such a complicated world can appear very clear, giving people a sense of security and direction. It's a pity .The facts can’t be solved by simple concepts of good and evil.”

"I...I don't understand." Talis bowed her head. Although she could understand what Lancelot said, she couldn't accept it.

"I know you won't understand. It took me ten years to understand." Lancelot smiled wryly. "Understand that there is no absolute justice and light. Just like the dark night is actually the shadow of the day. Everything in the world is interdependent, and light and darkness are opposite, but from a certain angle, it may be the same It is nothing more than a kind of thing. Only darkness can produce light, and only light can create dark shadows. It is inevitable. What we can do is to maintain a relative balance and let as many people as possible The place is shining with light."

"No, it's impossible. Teacher, although I respect you very much, I absolutely cannot agree with your opinion." Talis raised her head abruptly, her eyes fixed on Lancelot. The confusion and confusion in those eyes just now have been completely replaced by a steadfast, yet somewhat hopeless light.

Lancelot smiled. Said: "I am not teaching you now, but just telling you my opinion. This should also be His Majesty's opinion, and it is indeed the case."

"It's impossible." Talis's body was trembling. Even more trembling than when she just found out the Necromancer's mask from Eschael's body. Although she couldn't accept what her teacher said, she knew very well that Lancelot would not lie to herself, which meant that these incredible things did exist, and they were acquiesced by His Majesty the Pope. For her, who has always distinguished the light and justice from the dark and evil, this fact is not much better than the collapse of the sky.

Lancelot looked at Taliss all kindly. It was as if he was looking at himself many years ago. "You leave Celeste, and don't bother with the affairs of the church for the time being."

Talis froze for a moment, shook her head and said, "The battle with Oufu is imminent now, and... Now that I know all this, how can I leave."

"Whether you know about these things or not, they have already existed for a long time, and it is precisely because you know these things that you cannot accept them, and you will cause trouble for yourself. I know your revisions, and you are absolutely hiding them in your heart. You can’t live with these things, but if these things are leaked out, you probably know it yourself. After all, most people are just like you, unable to accept these facts.” Lancelot smiled wryly and shook his head and said: “ Regarding the war with Oufu, now your heart has been confused and your faith has been shaken, so it is useless to stay. Your talent is actually very good, and you can't even defeat those who are inferior to you. You know this Is it why?"

Talis shook her head.

"This is because you lack inner strength. No matter how good a person's mind is, no matter how high a martial skill is, it doesn't matter, because these are far from the decisive things. As a person, the most important thing is the inner strength. Power." Lancelot paused, sighed and said. "You are different from other temple knights. You have been in Celeste since you were a child, and you have spent your whole life practicing, learning magic and fighting. But pure faith cannot afford such heavy things as light and justice. I I have always wanted to find a chance for you to leave here, forget your identity as a temple knight and practice in the outside world. Now is the opportunity. You have learned many things that you could not accept before, and your heart is full of confusion. This kind of confusion It’s not anyone’s teaching that can help. What you need is to experience and comprehend in the joys and sorrows of success and failure. Young courage is a sword, a battle, and the courage to challenge everything that you don’t agree with. But the real mature Courage is the ocean. Face everything and embrace everything. Then you can breed vitality in it. Dare to face the present itself, instead of dividing reality into the concepts you have defined. It is when you gain inner strength .Only when you reach that point, will you understand what I just said, and why your majesty and I did that.”

Talis was silent for a while, and finally nodded. "I see. Teacher. But where should I go."

Lancelot thought for a while, and replied: "Go east."

The next day, as soon as Talis stepped out of the gate of Glory Castle, she met Bishop Adela at the gate.

The Red Bishop obviously hadn't slept all night, his expression was haggard and tired, and his usual gentleness and calmness had long since disappeared. Bishop Eschael was suddenly assassinated. General Orin's attack on her reported by Talis caused unprecedented turmoil in Celeste. However, due to the decision and arrangement of His Majesty the Pope, the cardinals were called to discuss overnight, and these matters did not have much actual impact on Celeste.

"The Knight Commander Lancelot has already applied to His Majesty to let you go out to practice. To be honest, I personally don't think this is an appropriate proposal in such an emergency, but I believe Lord Lancelot You have your own considerations. And His Majesty the Pope has approved it, so I wish Taliss you a smooth journey." Although Bishop Adela looked very haggard, he still gave the female knight a smile as kind and beautiful as possible.

"Thank you." Talis did not dare to speak too much. nodded.

"Regarding the attack on you by General Erasia Dioling, I was ordered by His Majesty to go to Erasia overnight to inquire and investigate. Queen Catherine attaches great importance to this matter and is very sorry. According to the investigation, General Ou Ling actually just missed in the dark torrential rain, and he personally expressed his remorse and remorse for his miss. Queen Catherine also punished him. I hope you don't mind."

"Yes, I understand." Talis nodded. If it hadn't been for the conversation with Lancelot last night, she would have been surprised and argued that this matter would have such a weird and funny result. But she now understands that there must be more clues behind these seemingly incomprehensible events. But now, she unconsciously became very wary of this red bishop whom she was familiar with~IndoMTL.com~ She didn't dare to reveal too much in front of him.

Bishop Adela probably didn't care much about her reaction because of lack of spirit, and continued: "Queen Catherine is also very sad and indignant about the assassination of Bishop Eschael. The murderer has been found out, Oufu What he has done is indeed unforgivable. Erathia's army has been fully mobilized, and it will immediately develop with other religious countries to the wild highlands. The eradication of that evil orc lair is just around the corner." Adela screamed in the sky With one sound, two tears rolled down from his eyes, and his voice was full of undisguised sadness and anger. "Master Eschael, just watch from the sky, I will definitely make them pay with blood."

Talis looked at the back of Adela who turned and walked towards the Castle of Glory, her heart was full of confusion and confusion. The originally familiar building and figure now looked a little scary and strange. She took a last look before walking out.

At the same time, in the city of Oufu thousands of miles away, in the conference room of the city hall, Cedros, Gru, Lord Borugan and the leaders of various orc tribes gathered together.

Although Cedros didn't have any expression on his face, his normally full-bodied voice had become dry. He looked around and said, "Tell everyone a bad news. According to reports from the spies ahead, the church headed by Erasia The army has assembled and is preparing to march towards Oufu."